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Here on the East Coast, the only thing being covered on the morning and local news is the impending hurricane coming straight at us, and that certainly gets boring after a while. Trust us. So you can imagine our delight when we saw a segment on local fashion!
Only it wasn't about fashion. No, it was about how New York women were more concerned with looking stylish during the storm than bothering with an emergency kit or stocking up on dry goods. We'd like to point out that they were conducting the interviews in SoHo's shopping mecca. So, okay: it's fine that you interviewed women as they were in and around shops, but it's not okay to imply that the entire city's lady-population is more concerned with being an "Evacuista" than protecting themselves from potential danger. (This girl bought all of her food and emergency supplies — and a few bottles of wine — last night.) And one more thing: can we all agree to never utter the word "Evacuista" again?


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Vinaigrette: In a non-reactive bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup avocado oil, the yuzu juice, basil, half of the minced garlic and a pinch of sea salt. Cover tightly and set aside. The Shrimp: In a large non-stick skillet, heat 2 tbsp avocado oil until very hot. Add the shrimp, remaining garlic and a generous pinch each of sea salt and pepper. Saute quickly, stirring constantly to prevent burning, until the shrimp turns opaque and the garlic is slightly browned, about 3 - 4 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. To Assemble: Toss the greens with some of the vinaigrette and mound a portion on one side of each plate. Add a little vinaigrette to the shrimp and mix to coat.
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Garnish with halved tomatoes and additional basil leaves, if desired. Optional serving suggestions: Add blood orange or grapefruit segments for an additional burst of citrusy freshness.
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I'm still here, peeking around the corner from time to time. My first day back to work was yesterday and I was sore and exhausted by the end of the day. Sitting doubled up at a computer all day doesn't do wonders for post-hysterectomy pieces and parts. Today I'm really trying to ignore the fatigue.
Sadie is still with us but she seems to be going downhill a bit. Her belly is getting swollen with fluid again and sometimes she gives me a look like she is frightened. It tears my heart out. Overall, though, she's not in pain and her discomfort seems to be minimal, so as long as she's in good spirits and being mischievious we'll hang on.
Right before I came back to work I got a new car. I was close to the end of my lease on my Acc0rd and was ready to trade and purchase this time. After much research over the past few months I decided on a Mini C00per and am extremely happy with it. Believe it or not it's roomy inside and quirky as hell--just like its quirky little driver.
Thursday we make the sale of Daddy's property and house. :-( I hope I get through that with out breaking down in front of everyone.
I'm easing into my internship as well. I think this semester will be better than the last one as far as pressure and flexibility in hours. I'll get to work on the weekend some which will help a lot.
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1) Biological analogies are often credited for inspiring innovative design concepts, but not often reported is how the source of biological inspiration was found. Such analogies could be identified by consulting biologists and databases that catalogue biological knowledge to support design. Instead, my laboratory has developed tools and methods that search through information in natural-language format, e.g., books, papers, etc., to find and apply biological analogies relevant to any given problem. I will describe the benefits and challenges specific to this approach.
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Li Shu received her S.M. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has held research fellowships at the Technical University of Denmark, AlliedSignal Aerospace Canada Inc., Eastman Kodak, Naval Ocean Systems Center, and Naval Training Systems Center. She received the CIRP (International Academy for Production Engineering Research) F.W. Taylor Medal and numerous best paper awards for her work on biologically inspired design, and held leadership positions in both the Design Society and the ASME Design Theory and Methodology community. Dr. Shu's research interests are in creativity in conceptual design, systematic identification and application of biological analogies in biomimetic design, and identifying and overcoming obstacles to personal environmentally significant behavior.


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We knew things were hard for BlackBerry and that this was going to be a harsh year for the company that practically invented the "smartphone" business. But the cold shoulder that BlackBerry's new handsets have received—its Z10 touchscreen phone in particular—now comes with a price tag that seems to seal the company's fate.
That price tag, called the "Z10 Inventory Charge," is $934 million—the vast majority of the approximately $1 billion in losses that the company reported in an SEC filing yesterday. The bad news may complicate the $4.7 billion bid made for the company by Canadian private equity firm Fairfax Holdings, which is pending based on a look at BlackBerry's books. And with phone sales off by nearly a billion dollars from the same period last year, it's possible that the flop of the Z10 will lead to BlackBerry's exit from the cell phone business.
The company has already said that it plans to move away from the consumer market entirely, focusing on the "enterprise and prosumer market" and "end-to-end solutions." Given that the software business—and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 in particular—is about the only thing bringing in a positive cash flow at BlackBerry, that may be the company's only choice going forward if the go-private deal collapses.
We've written off BlackBerry before. But given the company's precarious position as it prepares for a sale, it's increasingly doubtful BlackBerry will emerge from this year in a form that even vaguely resembles the company that changed its name from Research In Motion at the beginning of this year. As if to prove how hard off BlackBerry is, a rumor that Cerberus Capital Management (the same "distressed asset" investment firm that oversaw the death spiral of Chrysler after it was cut loose from Daimler-Benz) was interested in looking at BlackBerry's books today caused BlackBerry's stock price to spike upward, though far short of the $9 a share Fairfax has offered.
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For those who have been fans of the BlackBerry—and I count myself among them, despite some of the pessimistic things I've said about the company—the Z10's failure to gain traction is just another in a series of unfortunate product launches that date back to the late jump into the tablet market with the PlayBook. But the Z10 launch makes the PlayBook failure pale in comparison, if only because so much of the company's future was bet on the BlackBerry 10 launch.
That bet included shipping mass quantities of its new BlackBerry 10 handsets to phone carriers and retailers in the hope that the long-promised launch would bring BlackBerry's faithful customers running in for an upgrade. But as the company admitted in its SEC filing yesterday, once the phones were on the market for a few months, "the sell-through levels for BlackBerry 10 smartphones decreased… due to the maturing smartphone market and very intense competition."
Of course, if you're in the market for a cheap touchscreen handset, the Z10 flop may be your gain. BlackBerry is planning on "re-targeting" the Z10 as an entry-level handset for a "broader" set of customers. In other words, the company will be selling $934 million worth of the phones at fire-sale prices.
BlackBerry actually blames itself for some of the harsher-than-expected competition, claiming that delays in the release of features for BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 kept business customers from committing to the new phones early. BES 10, the company's enterprise security and management platform, didn't ship until just before the release of the Z10. BlackBerry's analysis seems to be that while enterprise customers (that the company could have counted on in the past to scoop up boatloads of new handsets) were waiting, many of them got impatient and jumped ship to Android or Apple or just sat on their hands and waited for things to play out.
But BlackBerry also had moved to make BES 10 compatible with Android and iOS phones in an effort to shore up the software business against an onslaught of other mobile device management platforms. That may have actually added to the Z10's woes, as organizations decided to take advantage of that new functionality with someone else's phones.
The incredible shrinking business model
As it turns out, BES 10 is one of the few bright spots in BlackBerry's overall business. If anything, BlackBerry's software has kept the company's hardware business from being totally annihilated up until now. The move to make BES and the BBM messaging platform open to other phone platforms may make them a viable, but much smaller, business unto themselves—which is why BlackBerry has moved to make BBM an independent subsidiary. But without the differentiation provided by BES and BBM, the only thing that BlackBerry has left to hang hopes for a handset business on is the "end-to-end solutions" pitch. And there's someone much bigger with more cash that is moving into that business with them: Microsoft.
Microsoft's move to acquire Nokia's phone business isn't just part of a move to become a consumer products company. The deal also puts Microsoft in a position to offer end-to-end management from server to desktop to tablet to handset through its System Center tools. And it gives the company the ability to offer mobile hardware optimized to work in the Microsoft enterprise ecosystem without having to invest in another management platform.
That's bad news for BlackBerry. Most of BlackBerry's customers already have licenses for Microsoft management tools; if Microsoft can do 80 percent of what BES and BlackBerry 10 can do for enterprise customers in terms of mobile device management and security, that will be incentive enough for them to move away from BES and the BlackBerry platform entirely and consider Windows Phone instead of BlackBerry 10.
In other words, Microsoft is hoping to leverage the same economics that it used to take over corporate networks, dislodging Novell. And BlackBerry is looking a lot like the Novell of mobile—a distressed platform that niche customers cling to because of that one feature they need to fulfill a very specific business mandate. That may be a recipe for survival as a private company, but it isn't exactly a path to recovery.


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Jackie Evancho, the tiny child with the extraordinarily big voice and perfect pitch, will release her Syco/Columbia Records CD/DVD debut, "O Holy Night," on Nov. 16. The CD features Jackie singing Christmas favorites "O Holy Night" and "Silent Night," as well as new studio recordings of "Pie Jesu," and "Panis Angelicus," songs millions of people first heard the 10-year old Pittsburgh prodigy sing on "America's Got Talent." The set also includes a DVD with her "AGT" performances, her audition video, and a new interview with the singer.
Although this summer's edition of "America's Got Talent" introduced the world to Evancho and her astonishing vocal talent, her musical story begins before her life-changing appearance on the talent contest. The starting point came from what seemed like just another outing for the Evancho family: a trip to the cinema to see "The Phantom of the Opera."
"We went to see it in the movie theater. It was very, very good," Jackie told Pennsylvania television station WPXI. "It was a very long movie and we were mesmerized by it." Her mother, Lisa, purchased the DVD and something in Andrew Lloyd Webber's score resonated in Jackie, igniting a passion in her soul. Still, as she sang the melodramatic tunes from the film around the house in her shimmering soprano, "We really didn't think [her voice] was anything out of the ordinary," says her dad, Mike. "She's our oldest daughter; there were no other seven-year-olds to compare it to."
Mike and Lisa remember the night they realized that Jackie didn't have just a nice voice, she had a remarkable gift. "At her first little talent competition, we invited my parents," Mike recalls. "She started to sing, my folks looked at each other like 'What's going on here?' Plus with the crowd reaction, then we knew."
After coming in second place to a 20-year old opera singer, Jackie entered more contests as her talents blossomed. She caught the attention of Grammy-winning producer David Foster, when she won a regional competition that allowed her to sing as Foster accompanied her on piano. "He thought her voice was extraordinary," Mike says. She performed the National Anthem at the Pittsburgh Pirates 2010 home opener, as well as at an event honoring Chuck Yeager.
It seems unfathomable now, but Jackie's appearance on "AGT" came after other brushes with the show were met with rejection. She auditioned twice for "AGT" in person in Philadelphia and the producers passed on her. It wasn't until her parents submitted a YouTube audition for "AGT," almost on a whim, that she finally found her home on center stage.
"I saw a video with ["AGT" host] Nick Cannon saying they were doing YouTube auditions," Mike recalls. "We decided to put something up and then we forgot about it."
The viewers who watched Jackie's stunning audition submission couldn't forget what they'd witnessed. She earned the most fan votes through the YouTube competition, awarding her the twelfth spot among the slate of "AGT" contestants for the show's fifth season.
Her first on-air performance, in which she sung Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro" was transcendent, shocking and delighting the surprised audience. That debut appearance remains a highlight for Jackie. "She thrives on stage and the applause and to have these judges recognizing her, it did mean a lot to her," Mike says.
The judges were instantly smitten. "I can't believe that from this tiny body, this huge mature voice you have," said Sharon Osbourne. Piers Morgan said, "This is one of the most extraordinary performances that I've ever seen on 'America's Got Talent'." Howie Mandel simple stated, "You're an angel. You're a superstar."
She further wowed everyone with her subsequent performances of "Time to Say Goodbye," made famous by her idols, Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman; Webber's version of "Pie Jesu," and, in the finale, the classic "Ava Maria." Her sterling appearances sent sales of her self-made independent release, "Prelude to a Dream" soaring up Billboard's Top Classical Crossover Albums Chart, where it peaked at No. 2.
The "AGT" runner up has nothing but fond memories of her time on the show. "It was amazing to be on 'America's Got Talent' because it's really helped me to reach my dreams," said Jackie. "It's helped me to show off my talent and helped me to realize how fun what I do is."
When it came time to make her first post-"AGT" recording, there was no question that she would continue in the classical crossover genre. Including traditional Christmas carols seemed like a natural fit.
"It seemed appropriate for her voice as an introduction outside of 'America's Got Talent,'" Mike says. "We have to find what's appropriate for a 10-year old girl."
Working with producer Marius DeVries, who produced another one of Jackie's favorite artists, Josh Groban, in the legendary recording studios at Los Angeles' Capitol Tower, Jackie knocked out the recordings in three days.
While other girls her age are singing pop ditties they hear on Top 40 stations, Jackie has an inherent understanding of her talent. "I never really had a pop voice," she told WPXI. "But even if I had a pop voice, I would have gone with classical because it's different from what many other children do, because with classical you're able to show emotion in it."
She also continues to cultivate her other musical abilities, learning to play both the violin and piano. She's already mastered the theme to "The Godfather," according to her mom.
Next for Jackie will be a full album of classical crossover material that she will start recording in early 2011. "It won't just be the songs that everyone seems to repeat," Lisa says. "It will be covers of existing material that perhaps has new arrangements to it." Jackie is also starting to write lyrics, but for now, Lisa stresses, "it's school work and family life and her career."
Plus, she has to have time to play with the family's pet menagerie, which she cataloged during her "Tonight Show" appearance as nine hermit crabs, two guinea pigs, three dogs, two cats, a lizard, three frogs and four ducks, leading host Jay Leno to ask if she lives on an ark.
Keeping her extraordinary life as normal as possible is vital to Mike and Lisa. "She gets in trouble like any other 10 year old," Mike says. "There are times she can't play with her friends because her homework isn't done…She has to do the normal chore stuff: clean her room, straighten up."
But most 10 year olds haven't decided what to be when they grow up. As Jackie told WPXI, "my dream is to make a career out of this." Yet, even at a tender age, she unselfishly realizes her success can inspire others. "If they have a dream, they should always go for it because that's what happened to me and my dream came true."
And that dream is just beginning.
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Fragments of a Rainy Season is the the first live John Cale album to feature him performing solo and "unplugged" – before that term became a mid-'90s buzzword.
In contrast to the jaundiced punk truculence of Sabotage/Live (1979) or Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1986), Fragments gives us Cale at his most melodic and moving, a mellowed and certainly a soberer man in a Yamamoto jacket and a lopsided haircut running through a selection of his prettiest songs.
It's a Cale many of us love deeply, a man alone at a concert-hall Steinway revisiting the pop-rock of 'Paris 1919' and 'A Child's Christmas in Wales', as wistful and whimsical as any '70s singer-songwriter holding court at L.A.'s Troubadour club. It's the Cale who disavowed the spiky nihilism and decadence of the Velvets, inspired instead by melodicism of Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson (to whom he'd paid haunting homage on Slow Dazzle's brilliant Beach Boys pastiche 'Mr. Wilson'). It's the Cale who improbably took a staff job at Warner-Reprise in L.A. and – for an all-too-brief moment – became part of the Burbank producers' mafia alongside Lenny Waronker and his laid-back chums. (Lest we forget, 1973's Paris 1919 featured members of Little Feat and the Crusaders among the backing musicians.)
We can also hear this Cale, significantly, on the adaptations of three Dylan Thomas poems recorded on 1989's Eno-produced Words for the Dying. Cale's compatriot had inspired 'A Child Christmas in Wales', and on Fragments – stripped of their original orchestrations – we get deeply affecting performances of 'On a Wedding Anniversary', 'Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed' and the famous 'Do Not Go Gentle.' The material is perfect for Cale, who's never been a rock singer and who always sounded like some heavy-browed poet who's unexpectedly broken into song.
Fragments additionally gives us one of Cale's most enduring heartbreakers, the deceptively conventional '(I Keep a) Close Watch'. On 1975's Helen of Troy it's string-saturated and sub-Jimmy-Webb; on 1982's harrowing Music for a New Society it's a ballad stripped back to elemental woe. From Cale's 1974 Island debut Fear come the disarming singalong of the gleefully paranoid title track and the languid "European vision of the Old West" – as he introduces it here – that is 'Buffalo Ballet'.
Arguably the emotional high point of this album is 'Dying on the Vine', written in the mid-'80s with author/journalist Larry "Ratso" Sloman. Where the original on Artificial Intelligence is strained and rhythmically clunky, the version from the Brussels show that produced Fragments is a song of almost unbearable tenderness. Here is the tormented Welshman at large in his adopted America, "living my life like a Hollywood" while dying (in a play on L.A. street names) on the Vine of alcoholism – and picturing his mother back in the South Wales village where she'd raised him.
No less tender is 'Style It Takes' from Songs for Drella, the surprisingly touching album about Velvet Underground mentor Andy Warhol that Cale had written with his old accomplice/adversary Lou Reed after the artist's death in 1987. One of the five Drella songs on which he took the lead vocal, 'Style' is very much a solo Cale piece in the 'Close Watch' vein, a personal tribute to the strange and sexless Pop Artist who'd given the Welshman such an important break. Always an awkward fish out of water in the amoral milieu of Warhol's New York, Cale was nonetheless forever branded by the experience of knowing and working with him – to the extent that on 'Style' he even affects an imitation of Andy's fey, emotionless speaking voice as he prepares to shoot one of his 16mm films. What one hears above all in the piece is Cale's compassion for this loneliest of artistic mentors.
Cale being Cale, Fragments isn't all rueful tenderness. The deceptively jaunty 'Darling I Need You' is flippantly introduced as a song about "religious awakening in the southern part of the United States", while Elvis' 'Heartbreak Hotel' is no less gothic in the solo version here than it is in the Grand Guignol horror show of the original on Slow Dazzle. 'Guts' is as close as Cale ever came to Lou Reed at his most withering.
It's easy to forget that – years before Jeff Buckley and The X-Factor – he was the first artist to recognize the hymnal majesty of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah', or that it was his original 1991 reading of the song that popped up on the soundtrack of Shrek.
So there you have it: an album that reminds us what a tuneful bugger Cale be when he surrenders to his best melodic instincts and risks the vulnerability of honest emotion. "It will be rain tonight," the sleeve note quotes Shakespeare's Banquo from Macbeth. "Let it come down," replies one of the men who are about to murder him.
On Fragments of a Rainy Season – fragments of pain from a long and sometimes mystifying career – the rain comes down in buckets.
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- The Mighty John Cale Announces UK Tour in October
- John Cale Releases Video For 'Catastrofuk' - Watch Here
- John Cale Signs to Double Six and Announces Forthcoming EP


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LSU will face TCU to open the 2013 season at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
LSU will be making its second appearance in the Cowboys Classic. The Tigers opened last season in Arlington, Texas, by beating Oregon. TCU, from nearby Fort Worth, will be making its first appearance in the five-year-old marquee season kickoff game.
The game will be played Saturday, Aug. 31 and be televised by ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
The Horned Frogs from the Big 12 and the Tigers from the Southeastern Conference have played eight times, but not since 1968. LSU leads the series 5-2-1.
This season, Alabama and Michigan played the season opener at Cowboys Stadium. Alabama won 41-14.


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Hitman's E3 trailer, which showed a squad of sexy ladies dressed as nuns being slowly and methodically beaten to a pulp, created a bit of stir.
So much so that the developers of the game, IO Interactive, have apologised for its content.
"We're sorry that we offended people – that was truly not the intention of the trailer," IO's Tore Blystad told IGN.
"Of course we understand, this has been a very big topic for us and we've been reading as much as we could of the articles and responses. We were surprised that it turned into such a huge topic. Something similar happened with our Sniper Challenge pre-order bonus... We just wanted to make something cool, it wasn't the intention to stir up anything."
And there you have the reason I didn't like it. This is what they thought was cool? When people want someone to blame for the dire content in so many blockbusters, you sometimes have to stop pointing fingers at "evil" marketing and "stupid" publishers and sometimes point them at the people actually making the game.


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Antipyrine and benzocaine combination is used in the ear to help relieve the pain, swelling, and congestion of some ear infections. It will not cure the infection itself. An antibiotic will be needed to treat the infection. This medicine is also used to soften earwax so that the earwax can be washed away more easily.
In the U.S., this medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Infants, especially infants up to 3 months of age, may be especially sensitive to the effects of the benzocaine in this combination medicine. This may increase the chance of side effects. However, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older children than it does in adults.
Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults. Although there is no specific information comparing use of antipyrine and benzocaine in the elderly with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of antipyrine and benzocaine combination. Make sure you tell your doctor if:
You may warm the ear drops to body temperature (37 °C or 98.6 °F) by holding the bottle in your hand for a few minutes before applying the drops.
To use:
If you are using this medicine to help remove earwax, the ear should be flushed with warm water after you have used this medicine for 2 or 3 days. This is usually done by your doctor. If you have been directed to flush the ear out yourself, make sure that you have learned how to do it correctly. Follow the instructions carefully.
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
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Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. The following side effects may mean that you are having an allergic reaction to the medicine.
Stop using the medicine right away if any of them occur. Check with your doctor if any of the following effects continue or are bothersome:
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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now, this — this! — has a very
sam ervin, circa 1973 ring to it!
more of this — yes!
[and, in case you missed
round one. . .]
June 7, 2007
The Honorable Dick Cheney
Vice President
United States of America
Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20501
Dear Mr. Vice President:
We call on you to recuse yourself from involvement in any issues relating to the criminal prosecution of your former aide, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, including the issue of a potential pardon, and to refrain from further public comment on the prosecution. These requests are prompted, in part, by your reported comments in which you stated your hope that "our system will return a final result consistent with what we know of this fine man," and by reports that Administration officials expect you to press for a pardon in internal White House debates.
The reasons for my request are several. First, at trial, evidence was elicited of your involvement with Mr. Libby in connection with the events that formed the basis of his prosecution. As the federal prosecutor stated in his closing argument, the evidence at trial revealed that there was "a cloud" over certain aspects of your conduct. Accordingly, your comments may be seen as blurring the distinction between the institutional interests of the Office of Vice President and your personal interests in the ultimate results of the prosecution.
Second, your comments would appear particularly inappropriate because post-trial proceedings are ongoing. Mr. Libby has announced that he intends to appeal his conviction, and his motion for bond pending appeal is before United States District Judge Reggie Walton at this time. The Executive Branch must speak through one voice on matters of criminal prosecution. We would hope a sitting Vice President would not suggest that the Government seeks any result other than that sought by the prosecutors representing the Department of Justice, or imply that the decisions of the trial court – both as to the validity of the verdict or the proper sentence – should be undone.
Thus, in light of your personal involvement in the facts that gave rise to the charges against Mr. Libby, and your apparent stake in a favorable outcome for him, we strongly urge that you recuse yourself from any further involvement – direct or indirect, official or unofficial – in any future issues that relate to his prosecution. It would be deeply divisive, and invite deep cynicism and disrespect for the legal process, were the American people to conclude that Mr. Libby undertook actions that subjected him to criminal liability to protect you, knowing or believing, or having the facts ultimately reveal, that you would thereafter take steps to protect him from the consequences of his criminal conduct.
We would appreciate your response at your earliest convenience.
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Game developers use Adobe Flash Professional and Stage3D APIs to launch animated 3D game on Renren, China's leading social network.
Independent developer uses Adobe gaming technologies to deliver exhilarating multiplayer experience for web, mobile, and board games.
Idle Games brings an unprecedented blend of art and engineering to large-scale, real-time social gaming with the power of Adobe Gaming technologies.
Innovative game developer uses Adobe Gaming technologies to create deeper and richer online game play for social media and mobile platforms.
Independent game developer CUKETA releases Age of Defenders using Adobe Gaming technologies and delivered to mobile and desktop platforms with Adobe AIR®
Frima Studio brings its Zombie Tycoon game console to browsers using new capabilities in Adobe Flash technologies to deliver astonishing 3D experiences to a vast new audience.
Pro 3 Games used the Flash Platform to create Delta Strike, a futuristic game featuring rich 3D action, realistic graphics, and enhanced sound effects.
Four million people worldwide are challenging friends on the virtual battlefield of Tanki Online, a free 3D-action multiplayer game developed with the Flash Platform.
China-based Gamegoo uses the Flash Platform and Stage 3D to rapidly develop visually rich online role-playing games with enhanced 3D elements.
To drive excitement and preorders, RED used the Flash Platform to create an online version of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars for LucasArts.
Enterprising broadcast content developer uses the Adobe Flash Platform to bring broadcast audience involvement to new heights.
Innovative government agency delivers more efficient, responsive citizen services with powerful One Touch system built on Adobe solutions.
EPIX drives innovation with the Adobe Flash Platform, giving subscribers unprecedented access to premium HD content while connecting with friends, family, and fans on devices everywhere.
Agency uses the Flash Platform to build a dynamic and captivating online game for LucasArts' LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, creating an immersive experience that informs visitors and drives game sales.
eDocker enables publishers to transform Adobe InDesign® projects from print to screen in minutes, using the Flash Platform to deliver remarkable digital flip-page experiences.
Leading provider of game technology uses the Flash Platform to provide developers with robust tools for building unique and immersive MMOs, social games, and virtual worlds for the browser and mobile.
Green social media dashboard built on the Flash Platform uses web, kiosk, and mobile to deliver dynamic energy use statistics, inspiring consumers to conserve resources.
Expert visual effects team employs Adobe Flash Platform to originate an enchanted place based on child development principals — where adults and children thrive together.
Odopod combines rich-media experiences created in Adobe Flash Professional with an HTML5 website designed using Adobe Illustrator® and Photoshop® to reach and engage customers.
Department of Defense software developers deliver mission-critical solutions in support of U.S. military operations worldwide with the Adobe Flash Platform.
IQ Interactive helped the UPS Racing website increase online leads with the Track Side Challenge, a fun racing game delivered with Flash Player.
Venerated publication leverages the Adobe Flash Platform to bring more than a century of content to life for audiences worldwide.
Juxt Interactive created the online Sprite Slam Dunk Fan Faceoff game in just over a month using Adobe Creative Suite® and the Flash Platform.
StruckAxiom built an interactive installation piece for PepsiCo in just two weeks using Adobe Creative Suite and Flash Player.
Award-winning health insurance provider uses the Adobe Flash Platform to create a unique interactive online service empowering customers to lead healthier, happier lives.
Online video content provider draws together passionate audiences and powers fundraising efforts using the Adobe Flash Platform.
Video portal for Germany's ZDF national public television station transitions to Adobe Flash Media Server to improve the online viewing experience.
Leading interactive agency chooses Adobe solutions to advance next generation of Adobe TV to discerning creative audiences.
Versus brings Tour de France to the Internet with breakthrough interactive experience powered by the Adobe Flash Platform and Level 3 content delivery network.
Major league website delivers immersive baseball experiences to millions of fans using the Adobe Flash Platform.
Virtual concert hall brings world-renowned classical music performances to a global audience using the Adobe Flash Platform.
Leading business intelligence software company accelerates innovation and boosts adoption with the Adobe Flash Platform.
United States' 11th largest school district transforms the learning experience for students, teachers, and administrators with Adobe software.
The Acesis Performance Improvement Platform uses Adobe solutions to automate medical case review, improving patient safety and quality of care.
M6 Web selects the Adobe Flash Platform for M6 Replay, its television on-demand service.
Realistic online golf game created with Adobe Creative Suite Web Premium software is available to all via Adobe Flash Player.
Abarth successfully relaunches its brand with innovative, web-based race car experience delivered using the Adobe Flash Platform.
CCTV.com uses the Flash Platform to bring the 2008 Beijing Olympics to tens of millions of viewers, on demand.
Developers integrate full complement of Adobe solutions into a powerful rich Internet application that helps protect the U.S. food supply.
Virtual world and real life collide in seamless multimedia experience based on Flex and Flash Player.
MySpace reaches millions of viewers around the globe with exceptional quality and reliability using Adobe Flash Media Server and Adobe Flash Player software.
PointRoll stays ahead of the competition with Adobe technologies for creation and delivery of rich-media ads.
Interactive advertising firm uses Adobe software to create interactive branding experiences for forward-thinking fragrance company.
Revision3 develops and delivers pioneering Internet content using Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Adobe Media Player software.
Enterprise application created with Adobe Flash Professional and ActionScript® enhances on-demand project and portfolio management software
Pre-eminent design school incorporates Adobe technology throughout mobile design curriculum to prepare students for creative leadership careers.
Central office against Illegal narcotics trafficking rebuilds critical information data system using a rich Internet application powered by Adobe technology.
FedEx provides a convenient way for customers to monitor shipments directly from their own computers using Flash Platform.
Leading language training provider uses Adobe Flash Player to integrate speech recognition into interactive online platform, giving learners instant feedback on pronunciation.


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LEGOLAND California Star Wars Days is just around the corner and they have just released a few sneak peeks of their newest addition to the Miniland Star Wars area — the Death Star.
It may not be planet sized, but its plenty big. 13 feet high, 8 feet wide and it weighs almost a ton! That's some serious stats!
One thing I love about these pictures is that it answers that often asked question — are LEGO Models hollow?
As you can see its not hollow, but due to the shear weight of the model and the fact that its a sphere, there is some serious bracing on the inside! The cross sections help hold the model together. When Master Builders make bracing on the inside, the bricks don't all have to be the same color because except for rare occasions like this, you never get to see the inside of the model. For buildings and less complicated models, there isn't this level of bracing, some of the smaller buildings are just hollow shells. So now you know 😉
CARLSBAD, Calif. (Feb. 11, 2015) – The LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Death Star Model Display has arrived to LEGOLAND® California Resort! The planet shaped LEGO® model, made out of more than a half million LEGO bricks, stands 13-feet high, 8-feet wide and weighs more than 1,900 pounds. The LEGO Death Star is the largest LEGO model to be added to LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland and opens to guests on March 5.
Under the watchful eye of R2-D2, a team of builders used a fork lift to maneuver the massive LEGO model into position high above LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland, which opened to guests in 2011. The LEGO Death Star is designed from the version featured in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The new model display also features the famous trench run scene where Luke Skywalker maneuvered his X-Wing fighter through the combat zone to destroy the Death Star. Below the LEGO Death Star, guests are invited to use their imaginations to construct their own LEGO starships at building stations, while LEGO X-Wings, Tie Fighters and Y-Wings circle overhead.
The unveiling of the new LEGO Death Star on March 5 kicks-off the fan favorite, LEGO Star Wars™ Days event on March 7 and 8, where guests can spend the day participating in Star Wars™ related activities. LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Death Star Model Display is included in the cost of admission to LEGOLAND California Resort.
I'll be at Star Wars Days so I will be able to give my impressions of the model first hand in just a few weeks.
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This site is the archived OWASP Foundation Wiki and is no longer accepting Account Requests.
To view the new OWASP Foundation website, please visit https://owasp.org
Projects Reboot 2012 - OWASP Eliminate Vulnerable Code
1) Project name: Eliminate Vulnerable Code Project[[1]]
2) Description: Eliminate Vulnerable Code Project is geared at identifying and removing vulnerable code samples from the public domain. The project has 4 main areas of interest:
i) Internet Web Forums
ii) Educational Institutions
iii) Printed Materials
iv) Open source software
3) Project Team Leader: Waqas Nazir and we already have about 15 contributors for the project.
4) Re boot type: Type 1
5) Goals of the reboot: The goals for the reboot are divided into the following main areas:
i) Internet Web Forums: The Evc Probe scanner needs more rules to be added to scan for other development languages. Currently it is only looking for a small set of issues in .NET and Java code. The hope is to add 50 more checks.
ii) Educational Institutions: Work with at least two educational institutions to review their software development curriculums to identify any insecure code being used to teach developers.
iii) Printed Materials: Review at least one software development book to identify any insecure code being used as references.
iv) Open source software: Identify 1 high impact open source software to begin static analysis and manual review with the help of OWASP members.
v) Prime sponsor: List OWASP as a prime sponsor on [2]
6) Timeline: The timeline for the aforementioned goals is as follows:
i) Internet Web Forums:
50 % milestone = 25 new checks (August 30th, 2012).
100 % milestone = 50 new checks (September 15th, 2012).
ii) Educational Institutions:
50 % milestone = work with and complete analysis of first curriculum
100 % milestone = work with and complete analysis of second curriculum
iii) Printed Materials:
100 % milestone = Identify and work on one software development book to identify insecure code being used as reference.
iv) Open source software:
50 % milestone = Identify 1 high impact open source software for review and create the review team with OWASP leaders (August 15th, 2012).
100 % milestone = Document and complete initial analysis (September 30th, 2012)
v) Prime sponsor: 100 % milestone = List OWASP as a prime sponsor on | https://evc.digitsec.com/sponsor.aspx
7) Budget:
USD 10 K for prime sponsorship of EVC Project.
Sponsorship benefits are listed here: [3]
25 % of the funds will go for developing new checks for the Evc Probe scanner.
50 % of the funds will go for the development of the review process for educational institutions, printed materials, and open source software.
25 % will go towards organizing the reviews and co-ordination of the review activities.


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Kerry hopes Russia won't sell missiles to Syria
ROME (AP) — ROME (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a "destabilizing" factor for Israel's security.
Kerry said the U.S. has expressed concerns about what such defensive systems in Syria would mean for Israel's security. He wouldn't address what the missiles might mean for Syria's civil war.
He spoke to reporters in Rome after the Wall Street Journal reported that Russia was preparing to sell the weapons to President Bashar Assad's regime.
Coming just days after Kerry hailed what he described as a U.S.-Russia breakthrough on Syria, the report suggested Moscow may already be angling to further strengthen the Assad regime two years into a war that has killed more than 70,000 people.
"We have previously stated that the missiles," Kerry said, "are potentially destabilizing with respect to the state of Israel."
"We have made it crystal clear that we prefer that Russia would not supply them assistance," Kerry told reporters alongside new Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino. "That is on record. That hasn't changed."
White House spokesman Jay Carney, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, said, "We have consistently called on Russia to cut off the Assad regime's supply of weapons," including air defense systems that destabilize the region.
"The provision of additional weapons to the regime will not hasten a political solution," Carney said.
Israeli officials said they have asked Russia to cancel the imminent sale to the Assad regime of advanced ground-to-air missile systems.
Such weapons would enhance the Syrian government's defensive ability and make it even harder for the U.S. and other governments to consider even the possibility of trying to enforce a no-fly zone in the country or otherwise intervening militarily.
Russia rarely comments publicly on arms sales or transfers, and there has been no official word on the deal in Moscow.
Even before Syria's 2011 uprising, the Israelis warned about a sale of S-300 batteries — which can target manned planes, drones and incoming missiles. Moscow had held off on the deal under persistent U.S. and Israeli pressure.
The S-300 would be a state-of-the-art upgrade for Syria's aging Soviet-supplied defense system, which was easily circumvented in 2007 when Israeli jets bombed a suspected nuclear reactor site along the Euphrates River in northeastern Syria.
And it would only add to reservations in the United States and other Western nations about a more forceful, military intervention to end the war. With the advanced aircraft interception technology, Syria would be able to present a far more robust defense than Moammar Gadhafi's Libya offered two years ago.
The Wall Street Journal put the deal at $900 million for a package of four batteries, six launchers and 144 operational missiles. The missiles have a range of 125 miles, it reported, citing the Israeli-provided information, adding that the materiel would start arriving over the next three months.
Russia remains the Syrian government's most powerful international ally.
Kerry met earlier this week with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow to find a path forward. Kerry and Lavrov announced afterward that they would convene an international conference in the coming weeks to try to bring representatives of the Assad regime and the opposition to the negotiating table.
The enhanced Russian military support, if confirmed, would fly in the face of American claims that Moscow is demonstrating a new cooperativeness.
Moscow, with China, has repeatedly foiled Washington on Syria, blocking three U.N. Security Council resolutions against the Assad regime. It's unclear how its recent calculus has changed, even as U.S. officials point to statements by Lavrov and other Russian officials showing less support for Assad's continued leadership.
Kerry, however, offered only strong praise for Russia and said the focus now needed to be on how to corral the warring parties into peace talks —and not on which governments are providing which sides with weaponry.
He said he was "grateful" for Putin's "willingness to try to move to a new paradigm" of peace talks between the Assad regime and the Syrian opposition.
Lavrov, Kerry added, made a "very important" statement by declaring that Russia isn't tied to "any one person" in Syria, suggesting it was comfortable seeing Assad leave power.
Syria "needs to emerge from the war in an inclusive, pluralistic democratic government that is protective of minorities and the rights of all Syrians," Kerry said.
"The current path in Syria is simply unsustainable," Kerry said. "The current path will only lead to greater bloodshed, greater destruction, greater instability, a greater humanitarian crisis, a greater challenge for stability of neighboring states, with the potential of extremists becoming stronger and with the potential of chemical weapons falling into the hands of dangerous people."
Those worst-case scenarios should motivate everyone to return to the negotiating table, he told reporters.
Moscow has been the source of most of Syria's military hardware since Assad's father and predecessor, Hafez, courted the Kremlin decades ago.
It has provided Syria with 36 Pantsyr mobile surface-to-air missile systems and at least eight Buk-M2E mobile SAMs. The Pantsyrs are considered particularly effective against attacking aircraft and feature a combination of 30mm cannons paired with a radar and anti-aircraft missiles on the same vehicle.
And other obsolete systems have been upgraded, and Kerry's predecessor, Hillary Rodham Clinton, sparked controversy last year when she accused the Russians of preparing to deliver attack helicopters.
Russians officials have insisted to their American counterparts that they are only honoring old contracts that are nearing expiration.


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Cheese and mushroom casserole with chicken
This casserole is simple and delicious, and makes a perfect snack during a picnic (bento anyone?)—you should use it as a basic idea for a casserole, since the pasta sauce is the stable and the most important piece of the meal. It's also a very tweak-able recipe! :-)
Baked cake doughnuts
Traditional-made doughnuts are made with yeast dough, and deep-fried to make a fluffy, delicious spongy cake. It requires a lot of work to cook them, though, but for quick snacks (Sunday breakfast maybe?) the easier way are the baked cake doughnuts—which are spongy, fluffy and delicious too! You can enjoy them bare (like cakes), or glazed (like traditional yeast doughnuts), or stuffed if you overfill the form by any chance! :-)
Chocolate spread
Is there anything nicer on a Saturday breakfast than a delicious crisp bread roll with some rich, deep chocolate-flavored spread? I invented this recipe after playing with butterscotch, and it makes a superb sweet, yet bitter, aromatic spread. And the best part is that you can make it in no-time on your own whenever you want!
Whole-grain bread rolls
There are not many things that can beat the whole grain bread, unless it's 8 delicious little whole grain breadrolls ;-) These are perfect for breakfast, and you can easily prepare and bake them in one evening, for e.g. Sunday breakfast! :-)
My fool-proof recipe will be a great fun, and a good addition to your baking arsenal.
Meringue hearts
Let this special someone know you've got your eye on them with a cute, delicious, sweet meringue heart. You only need a couple of eggs, and some sugar, and of course red coloring. These are irresistible and will make an everlasting impression (because everyone loves the person that brings sweets, right?).


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Consumers willing to pay more for locally grown apples
A 2008 study found that organic apples represented 4.6% of total apple sales in the United States, up from 3.5% in 2007. In Vermont, apples have been the most important fruit crop for many years, playing an important role in the state's economy—so important, in fact, that apples were named the state's official fruit in 1999. Vermont apple growers, facing a host of challenges such as increasing production costs and intensifying competition from imported apples, are looking for ways to succeed in the emerging organic food market.
Qingbin Wang and Robert Parsons from the University of Vermont's Department of Community Development and Applied Economics and Junjie Sun from the U.S. Department of the Treasury collaborated on a research study to assess consumer valuation of "major apple attributes", especially ''locally grown'' and ''organic,'' and to examine the differences in preferences between consumers who had purchased organic food and consumers who had not. The study, published in a recent issue of HortScience, contains practical information that may help guide apple production and marketing decisions.
Of the nearly 64% of the survey respondents who said they had purchased organic food, the average household expenditure on organic food was $69.30, or 19.9% of their average monthly food expense. "This data suggests that Vermont is likely one of the leading states in organic food consumption in the country", noted the team. Data also indicated that most organic food consumers purchased their organic products from supermarkets (66.9%), farmers' markets (51.9%), natural food stores (50.2%) and food cooperatives (44%)—information that may be encouraging for small producers who are not able to sell their products through supermarkets because of quantity and other restrictions.
The research found "significant differences in preferences" between respondents who had purchased organic food and respondents who had not purchased organic food, but both groups showed a strong preference for local (Vermont) apples compared with apples from other regions. The survey results also indicated that many consumers, especially people who had purchased organic food, are willing to pay significantly more for organic apples produced locally and certified by the Northeast Organic Farming Association. "This is important information for both organic and conventional apple growers in Vermont, showing that if they market their apples as Vermont-grown, they may be able to sell them at higher prices", concluded the scientists.
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(Anchorage, Alaska – October 30, 2008) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a $15,000 settlement with Anthony Lerma for violations of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). The violations occurred at Mr. Lerma's construction site located at 5151 Lake Otis and East 52nd Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska.
EPA alleges that Mr. Lerma violated the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Storm Water Construction General Permit. The Permit is required for discharges of storm water from any construction site with at least one acre of disturbed land. Violations included:
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Storm water from the site runs into Campbell Creek. Campbell Creek is a tributary of Campbell Lake. Both Campbell Creek and Campbell Lake are considered waters of the United States.
According to EPA officials, Mr. Lerma's financial condition factored into the final penalty determination. Mr. Lerma has admitted liability to all the allegations set out in EPA's complaint, and has declared that he is now in compliance with all permit conditions at the 5151 Lake Otis and East 52nd Avenue site.
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McKenzie, to paint "The
Keepers of Love". Willie Mae Brown is a member of the descendent
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Our Story
The Stillwhite journey began back in 2010 after Bruno & Ingrid Szajer's own wedding. Bruno asked Ingrid what she was going to do with her wedding dress as they were stuffing it under the bed.
Unimpressed by existing services, serial entrepreneur Bruno couldn't help himself but build a dedicated platform which allowed brides to sell their wedding dress. With a keen eye for fashion and a tight grasp on social media Ingrid began letting the world know about the new service, Stillwhite.
Today Stillwhite brings together brides and newly-weds from 116 countries to buy and sell their dream wedding dress in a simple, safe and fun environment.
It's been an incredible journey so far, and it's only the beginning.
Company Facts
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- Head Office
Sydney, Australia
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Sydney startup Stillwhite has helped women buy and sell $10 million worth of pre-loved wedding dresses
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Tracking the Sun X: The Installed Price of Residential and Non-Residential Photovoltaic Systems in the United States. 2017. LBNL-2001062..
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Understanding the Impact of Distributed Photovoltaic Adoption on Utility Revenues and Retail Electricity Tariffs in Thailand. USAID Clean Power Asia, 2017..
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PDC attendees got the Windows 7 pre-beta build, and MDC attendees will be getting Windows 7 Beta 1, but what about other Microsoft enthusiasts? Well, Redmond is planning a public beta in early 2009, but beta testers will likely get their hands on a Beta 1 before the public beta (rumor has it that January 5 is the day). This week, Microsoft has started sending out invitations to potential testers who would like to join the "Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 beta program" (I've included an excerpt of the e-mail sent out to testers at the bottom).
After explaining that only those willing to file bug reports and participate should accept the invitation, the e-mail notes that the microsoft.beta.win7.lobby was opened up early in order for testers to "begin renewing acquaintances with previous participants as well as meeting new testing peers." Redmond also asks testers to complete three surveys and notes that every tester who completes them prior to January 1, 2009 will be put into a drawing for "some Windows 7 logo'ed toys" (five winners). I encourage you to read over the information below as it clearly answers questions many have been asking me and other Microsoft bloggers.
What you will get if you choose to participate
- Early access to downloadable beta copies of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
- Access to private newsgroups to discuss the beta with other testers and with Microsoft staff
- Access to various online events that will highlight new features and allow you to interact with the development team
- The ability to report bugs and track their status
- An opportunity to help us build a better Windows by assisting us in finding and fixing issues
What we will ask of you if you choose to participate
- We request that you download, burn to DVD and install Windows and/or Windows Server on at least one PC
- We ask that you actively participate in discussions on the newsgroups and share your opinions with us and others
- We also request that you file bugs if you encounter them as well as respond to surveys as you can.
- We may ask you to consider being a press reference or invite you to share your Windows 7 user experience with others
Things you should know about Windows 7 and the beta program
- The beta will be available in English, German, Japanese and Arabic. A language pack for Hindi will also be provided
- Availability will be via download only. No media will be provided so you'll need a DVD burner to create installation media
- PCs that support and run Windows Vista should allow you to run Windows 7.
- Servers that support and run Windows Server 2008 should allow you to run Windows Server 2008 R2
- Participating in the beta does not necessarily mean you will receive a free final product.
- Participation is strictly voluntary but we ask that if you do accept this invitation you report bugs as you see them as well as actively participate in the newsgroups and other events.
- Spots are limited and from time to time we may remove inactive participants in order to make space available for others who are willing to actively provide feedback.


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Accurate specification and detailing are key elements to ensuring projects meet performance, budget and time-frame expectations.
As a specifier, you want to ensure that you select the best and most appropriate products for your project. At Fisher Windows and Doors we make things easy for you with our digital resources, specification documents and trusted franchise brands. And, of course, our top-of-the-line window and door suites will give any project the edge.
Here you will find easy access to our complete range of Altus Window Systems CAD resources. The intuitive resource will help you choose the right product for your project.
We give you access to useful online resources
We understand the importance of accurate specification and detailing. That's why we offer you free and easy access to a complete range of CAD resources for our window and door products. The advantage of using our CAD resources is they're all available on our website with no login required.
Our large database of drawings allows you to mix and match the products that you want, add cladding, change wind zones, to easily filter to the exact detail required for your spec! The ease of use and up-to-date detailing means you'll be able to provide certainty that what you have is accurate - and hopefully receive fewer questions from your client, the builder or consenting authority.
You can also easily access documents covering warranties and compliance through to product size limitations and thermal performance.
Also available are our Masterspec Details. The specification documents provide a structured template for everything you need to think about when specifying Fletcher window and door systems.
Masterspec is New Zealand's leading specification system, and its resources can be easily adapted to meet the needs of any project. The Masterspec specification documents we have available provide a structured template for everything you need to think about when specifying our window and door systems.
Masterspec can be used for commercial, industrial and larger residential projects. The standard version has been designed specifically with the New Zealand construction industry in mind. It can be used with two different operating systems: Masterspec Link, which uses Word connected to your browser, and Masterspec NextGen2, which is an intuitive online platform. The benefit of using Masterspec NextGen2 is that you can draw keynotes from your Masterspec specification - or create your own - using the Masterspec MasterKey tool.
We give back to the construction community
Attending events is another way of meeting our team. We are firm believers in the benefits events can have for everyone in the construction community. If we are to continue to be leading providers of window and door solutions for our customers, we need to interact with members of the construction industry to share knowledge and expertise. We're always excited to learn more about how we can improve our products, and to share our stories with others who can learn from us.
We partner with research and consultancy organisations in the construction industry to offer informative seminars and talks with our architectural experts, where you can learn more about what we do and the latest industry developments.
We offer sustainable window and door solutions
We're very passionate about developing products and working on projects that are sustainable. For you as a specifier, this translates to being able to select from a range of products that aren't just well-designed and innovative, but are good for the environment.
Our industrial strategy is centred around the principles of lean manufacturing. We are rigorous in selecting suppliers who embody our values, and adopt green policies that are consistent with our own.
Wherever possible, we use zero or low VOC products. We set ourselves and the people we work with challenging environmental targets. Reviews and reports on our environmental performance are conducted on a regular basis.
Get expert help when you need it
With our CAD resources and Masterspec details easily available online, you can plan and collaborate on your projects at the click of a button. These tools are designed to help you select the right products.
However, when you require some help finding what you're after or need sound advice on which products to use, you can always contact our technical support team and we'll provide you with the suite recommendation, the accompanying CAD details and the calculations in a timely manner.
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As part of its public health objectives, Meaningful Use 2 requires doctors and hospitals to report sizable amounts of information.
The idea is that when significant patterns are forming — an outbreak of a certain disease, for example, or a peculiar cluster of symptoms — they'll be apparent right away.
But someone has to be in position to receive the data.
The responsibility falls to local and public health departments. Agencies around the country should, theoretically, be preparing for the immunization records, laboratory results and other information they'll soon be getting.
Just how many will be ready, though, remains to be seen. Many cash-strapped departments lack the IT infrastructure for what's being asked of them — and the money allocated by the government hasn't amounted to much, according to a 2012 American Journal of Public Health article by Drs. Leslie Lenert and David Sundwall.
In fact, the authors wrote, the federal effort "has created unfunded mandates that worsen financial strains" on health departments.
There's a caveat, though: The mandates aren't really mandates.
"Nothing compels them to do it" except the desire to do the right thing, said Frieda du Toit, owner of Lakeside, Calif.-based Advanced Business Software. "Some directors are interested, some are not. The lack of money is the main thing."
In our recent interview, du Toit, whose company specializes in information management solutions for health departments, added: "One customer asked me: 'Am I going to be punished in any way, form or fashion if I don't support the efforts of my hospitals and care providers?"
Her firm's Web-based Public Health Information Management System serves cities and counties throughout the United States, including in California, Texas and Connecticut.
The federal government's goal is for public health agencies to be involved in four administrative tasks to support MU2, according to the Stage 2 Meaningful Use Public Health Reporting Task Force. The task force is a collaboration between the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nonprofit public health associations and public health practitioners.
The first step is to take place before the start of MU2 — that's Oct. 1, 2013, for hospitals and Jan. 1, 2014, for individual providers.
The tasks:
- Declaration of readiness. Public health agencies tell the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services what public health initiatives they can support.
- Registration of intent. Hospitals and providers notify public health agencies in writing what objectives they seek to meet.
- On-boarding. Medical providers work with health departments work to achieve ongoing Meaningful Use data submission.
- Acknowledgement. Public health agencies inform providers that reportable data has been received.
For doctors and other eligible professionals, MU2 calls for ongoing submission of electronic data for immunizations. Hospitals are to submit not only immunizations but also reportable laboratory results and syndromic surveillance data.
Health care providers whose local public health departments lack the resources to support MU2 are exempt from the reporting requirements.
In Meaningful Use Stage 3, which health IT journalist Neil Versel wrote is likely to begin in 2017, "electronic health records systems with new capabilities, such as the ability to work with public health alerting systems and on-screen 'buttons' for submitting case reports to public health, are envisioned," according to Lenert and Sundwall.
The authors noted: "Public health departments will be required not just to upgrade their systems once, but also to keep up with evolving changes in the clinical care system" prompted by the regulations.
They proposed cloud computing as a better way. Shared systems and remote hosting, Lenert and Sundwall suggested, could get the work done efficiently and affordably, albeit at a cost to individual jurisdictions' autonomy.
As EMR adoption grows, it would be a shame not to take advantage of the opportunities for public health. The entire health IT effort being pushed by the federal government is, after all, geared toward improving the health of populations.
Without money for the job, though, public health agencies' ability to support Meaningful Use will likely always be limited. It looks like a good time to think about committing significant funds, embracing cloud-based solutions or both.