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3 Rules for Understanding How Value Leads to Better Performance
The first rule is "Better Before Cheaper": being price competitive is far from irrelevant but when it comes to position in a market, exceptional performance is caused most often by greater non-price value rather than lower price. There are two dimensions of value along which any company can differentiate itself: price value and non-price value. Research reveals that exceptional companies typically focus on non-price value, even if that means they have to charge higher prices. Price-based competition is a legitimate strategy. Competing with better, rather than cheaper is systematically associated with better long-term performance.

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Do you still have an extra can or two of pumpkin in your pantry from Thanksgiving? Or maybe you're like me and you buy a dozen cans as soon as it hits the shelves so that you don't run out. I'm down to three cans and thinking I should pick up a few more because I really don't accept that I can only use pumpkin in the fall. Especially when I can make things like these blondies. These are so rich and delicious and they are easy to make as well.
The original recipe called for chocolate chips but I think the butterscotch is a better combination. You could use white chocolate if you prefer as well.
Butterscotch Pumpkin Blondies
Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 cup butterscotch chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 pan with foil and spray with baking spray.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, soda, and salt and whisk together and set aside. In a second mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about two minutes. Beat in egg, vanilla and pumpkin. Mixture may appear slightly curdled at this point but its okay. Add dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just incorporated. Stir in butterscotch chips.
Spread batter in prepared pan and smooth out the top with a rubber spatula. Bake about 35-40 minutes until edges begin to pull away from side of pan and toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean. Cool completely in the pan. Invert out of pan onto wire rack, peel off foil, cut into squares and transfer to a serving plate.
Note: As per FTC requirements, the butter in this dish was provided by Real Butter, as part of a Tastemaker promotion sponsored by Real Butter for holiday baking. I received a gift package of butter and holiday baking supplies. However, the opinions above are strictly mine and are not affected by this promotion.


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The ODT has a new site, and on it one of there reporters throws inuendo at DPF's company, Curia.
At University, the first time round, I majored in rugby and cricket, and minored in "social studies".
Somewhere along the line, one or two tidbits of knowledge were assimilated.
In industrial mathematics, one lesson was repeatedly rammed home: there are lies, damned lies and statistics.
…Without going through it in detail, it found that 48% of parents with children under 12 said they had smacked their children in the past year.
Launching the poll results, Family First national director Bob McCoskrie said: "For a new law to be ignored by so many people who are willing to risk a police or CYF investigation indicates just how out of step with reality this law is."
He might equally have said: "Fifty-two percent of parents have abided by the new law, when a year ago, 78% said they would not."
He could have made the point that of the 48% (out of about 250 parents of children under 12 in the total respondent sample of 1018), few, if any, had been prosecuted under the new law, and fears it would lead to a rash of prosecutions have proved groundless.
Mr McCoskrie could also have been a little more transparent about who conducted the research on his organisation's behalf.
It was a company called Curia Market Research. Curia is owned by David Farrar. Mr Farrar, in another guise, runs the Right-leaning Kiwiblog.
He has consistently [that's actually arguable – S1] opposed the child discipline amendment and other Labour-led initiatives, including the Electoral Finance Act. He is perfectly entitled to do so.
…So, let me see if I've got the hang of this.
Prominent pro-smacking lobby group employs prominent pro-smacking "activist" to provide market research designed to emphasise a statistically validated message?In today's spin-spun world, that's probably par for the course.
All the same, it does lend Family First's most recent headline-making poll an interesting twist.
David Responds.
I would also make the point that the vast majority of our polls for clients are not for publication. They are for their internal decision making. The quote about making sure the questions asked will be of maximum benefit is not in relation to getting the result you want, but having non-leading and non-biased questions. It is in fact the exact opposite of what you imply. One of the largest parts of my job is rewriting draft questions from clients into more neutral language. I could regale you with stories of questions clients have wanted to ask.
Family First have published my full report to them, which allows you to see the exact questions asked. Rather than imply biased questions on the basis of my personal views, why not actually critique the questions asked as they were available to you. If someone wants to argue the questions are leading, then I would happily debate that, but it is hard to debate implications.
Ouch. Read the whole thing.
David does well to shine the brightest possible light on some very dishonest writing. Frankly if I owned a newspaper and a reporter wrote a piece implying what this guy did, when the answer to his questions were publicity available, He'd be shown the door.


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Black Sabbath Guitarist Tony Iommi Issues Statement on Lymphoma Diagnosis
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath has issued a thankful and optimistic statement regarding his recent lymphoma diagnosis via his official website. Earlier this week the guitar legend revealed the news through a band-issued press release, prompting an outpouring of support and concern from fans and peers alike.
Lymphoma is a cancer attacking the network of lymph nodes connected by blood vessels that drain waste products and strain cancerous cells from the body, according to WebMD. Iommi states he's "overwhelmed" by the encouragement he's received from around the world, and eager to get on with his treatment.
He also mentions looking forward to getting back to work on the first Black Sabbath album to feature all four original members (Ozzy Osbourne, Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler) since 1978′s 'Never Say Die.' His bandmates will join him in the UK to facilitate this work.
It does seem as though this news will quite possibly affect the band's massive tour plans, which are currently set to begin May 18 in Moscow. Reports surfaced recently suggesting the band pulled out of a planned headlining appearance at this spring's Coachella festival in Indio, Calif. There has been no official word on any tour plan changes from the band as of yet.
Here is Iommi's statement in full:
My fans, friends & colleagues -
I just want to say how overwhelmed I am with all your messages of support, thank you so much.
Well it's not what I wanted for Christmas, that's for sure, but now I can't wait for the test results to come in and get going with the treatment.
It's really good that the guys are coming over so that we can continue working on the album as things are going great in the studio.
Well, not much else to say at this time, so thanks again.
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* Was this a luxury? Sure. But it was also the steppingstone to a more aware, thoughtful existence. College was the quarry where I found it.
* Move over, Wisconsin, North Carolina wants in: Tea Party Legislature Targets University of North Carolina In Major Assault On Higher Learning.
* Walker aide: UW System cuts are flexible, complaints unwarranted. Oh, okay.
* The Art of the Deal, or the Man Who Would Be King: University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross.
* The UW: Update from the Struggle.
* How is it anything more than laughable that an otherwise reasonable person could believe that this shooting had more to do with a parking space than skin color and religion? How could it be that there is not only silence but active efforts to complicate and explain away something as utterly predictable as white man plays God? Any single instance of white supremacy, whether it is this shooting or the maintenance of de facto segregation in my city, is over-determined. There are dozens of "just so" arguments that stand ready to supplant a direct identification of racial violence at work. White supremacy itself is a coward who hides behind historic contingencies.
* Inside Edition Used The Chapel Hill Homicides To Set Up A Segment On How To Find Parking At The Mall.
* The study, published this week in Science Advances, is based on hand-curated data about placements of 19,000 tenure-line faculty members in history, business and computer science at 461 North American institutions with doctoral programs. Using a computer-aided, network-style analysis, the authors determined that just 25 percent of those institutions produced 71 to 86 percent of tenure-line professors, depending on discipline. Here's a link to the full article, which has a definition of "merit" (as/against "prestige") I can't make heads or tails of.
* The grievously neglected American poet Winfield Townley Scott, who had once loved Lovecraft's work and written beautifully about it, eventually came to feel that Lovecraft's fiction was "finicky," "childish," and "antagonistic to reality." But its very childishness and hatred of reality are central to it. If, as Thornton Wilder once claimed, no true adult is ever really shocked, that being "shocked" is always a pose, then Lovecraft never achieved adult status. But he held on tightly to the truths of adolescence: that the universe does not wish us well; that love is not to be found anywhere; and resurrection, if it ever truly occurs, would be a catastrophe.
* If you aren't reading Jason Shiga's Demon, you really should start; chapter 11 just went out to subscribers and it's great.
* The social network's ideal model is for ads to make up about one in 20 tweets that the average user sees — the same level that Facebook strives for. "We're well below that now," he said. I'm sure if you keep up what you're doing you'll get there faster than you think.
* Also on the comics beat: The few that have been able to reach him believe him to be a deity – one who turned the scorched desert into a lush oasis. They say he can bend matter, space, and even time to his will. Earth is about to meet a new god. And he's a communist.
* Universities are struggling to determine when intoxicated sex becomes sexual assault.
* An undergraduate student was found responsible for sexually assaulting Camila Quarta, CC '16, in April 2013. Since then, 481 undergraduate students have taken courses in which he has served as a teaching assistant. I have mixed feelings about the desire to use employment as a proxy for justice, but preventing this sort of thing from happening does seem to me to fall well within the requirements of Title IX.
* At LARoB, the deeply unpleasant task of historicizing incest.
* To Restore Academic Integrity in Sports, Hold Head Coaches Accountable. "Restore." You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means…
* Shocked, shocked to find out admissions are being manipulated at a university.
* I'm Brianna Wu, And I'm Risking My Life Standing Up To Gamergate.
* When Girls of Color Are Policed Out of School.
* MetaFilter post on the Coup in Yemen.
* Why Jon Stewart Was Bad for the Liberals Who Loved Him. I've come around to the inevitable conclusion that this is all just a very clever viral marketing campaign for Hot Tub Time Machine 2.
* Do humans need air to live? Look, I'm not a scientist.
* Tricknology is the word she used to describe how the AHA got its way. Hightower and her neighbors wanted to see an end to the stigma associated with living in public housing. They wanted the projects to become as they once were: stable family neighborhoods where "you didn't know you were poor." But the AHA had other plans. It had chosen to view public housing as unfixable.
* Good Magazine has your guide to the legendary Saved by the Bell Hooks Tumblr.
* Hey, gadgets: stop snitchin'.
* The Weird Specifics Of Marvel And Sony's Secret Spider-Man Deal.
* The FBI is targeting tar-sands activists.
* By Age 40, Your Income Is Probably as Good as It's Going to Get. I've had a lot of interesting conversations on Twitter and Facebook in the last few days about the extent to which this applies to (a) academics in general (b) tenure-track academics (c) tenure-track academics in the humanities (d) tenure-track academics in the humanities today as opposed to a generation ago. But I've resolved to go ahead and be completely depressed by this fact simply in the interest of precaution and due diligence.
* Uber and Airbnb monetize the desperation of people in the post-crisis economy while sounding generous—and evoke a fantasy of community in an atomized population.
* South Carolina Inmate Receives 37 Years In Solitary Confinement For Updating Facebook.
"If a South Carolina inmate caused a riot, took three hostages, murdered them, stole their clothes, and then escaped, he could still wind up with fewer Level 1 offenses than an inmate who updated Facebook every day for two weeks," the EFF said in its report.
*Chief backs up officer who shot at suspect, failed to report incident.
The police officer was wearing a body camera during the incident but it was not turned on.
Oh, what terrible luck!
* NYPD Beat the Shit Out of a Brooklyn Street Vendor, Then Lied About It.
* Mother Has Miscarriage After Cop Beats Her Because He Didn't 'Appreciate Her Tone.'
* Casting some bodies as inherently rational and others as incapable of true speech makes those with bodies most at risk for harm unable to protest.
* The arc of history is long, but: Putin Banned From 'Mighty Taco' Restaurant.
* Also the arc of history is long, etc., Little League Team Stripped of Title.
* Arc of history etc. etc. Montana GOP Legislator Wants to Ban Yoga Pants.
* Oh, I give up: Internet Neo-Nazis Are Trying to Build a White Supremacist Utopia in Namibia.
* All-time classic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereals, Hitler edition.
* An oral history of that scene on last week's The Americans. Standard rules apply, do not click, pretend it never happened.
* The Lincoln Memorial could have been a pyramid. See all the forgotten proposals. Wash that "good Vox" taste out of your mouth with this "bad Vox" chaser: The best hope for federal prison reform: a bill that could disproportionately help white prisoners.
* Amazing Photo Of An Intoxicated Gorilla About To Punch A Photographer. Exactly what it says on the tin.
* Hulu thoughtfully removes any obligation you may have felt to care about its upcoming 11/23/63 adaptation.
* Somber news this Valentine's Day.
* And the premiere for the improbably effective Better Call Saul is up on YouTube, if you missed it and want to hop aboard the think piece train before it leaves the station.
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How Much Confidence Is Enough?
There's a fine line between being confident and being arrogant.
There's a fine line between being confident and being arrogant.
As you stand on the start line, dozens of questions go through your head.
Will I achieve my goals? Did I train hard enough? Am I wearing the right clothes for the weather?
You're not alone. Every person at a start line has different mental games they play to stay focused, pumped up, and confident.
"Everybody knows they're supposed to be confident," said Dr. Alan Goldberg, a sports psychologist and director of Competitive Advantage. The only problem, he said, is that it's not that easy. "You can't just tell yourself to be confident."
Time and again, studies have found that confidence is one of the most important tools in an athlete's arsenal. The more you believe that you will run fast, the more likely you are to run fast.
"The most consistent finding in sport psychology research is the direct correlation between high levels of sport confidence and successful sporting performance," said Dr. Kate Hays, a sports psychologist with the English Institute of Sport and who has worked with a number of Olympic and world-class athletes.
When Hays and her colleagues interviewed top-level athletes, they found that what was important was where the confidence came from.
"An athlete that bases their confidence entirely on winning will suffer a confidence knock when they do not win," Hays said. "Thus, it is important for athletes to derive confidence from several sources in order to make it more robust."
Often, real self-confidence came when the athletes focused on themselves and their processes and their goals — as opposed to worrying about things outside their control. The best antidote is to build confidence through training and preparation, which helps you hone your goals.
Race goals, therefore, should be process- and performance-based. For example, Hays said an 800m athlete might make it a goal to get in a good position for the first 200m, run a specific pace in the middle, and focus on the sprint in the last 200m.
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"They will want to win, and that might well be the goal that motivates them, but having a goal to win will not help them run the race," Hays said.
In the study, the athletes typically struggled with confidence after poor performances, poor preparation and training, injury, or from psychological factors such as a coach putting them down.
Too much self-confidence, which can simply become arrogance, can also be counter-productive, especially if it makes you go out too fast or overestimate your abilities. Studies have found that stock traders will often experience a boost in confidence after good stock performances, leading to increases in testosterone. But high levels of testosterone have been linked to increases in risk-taking and, often, poor stock performance in the long run.
"It is really hard to say how much is too much confidence, or what is just the right amount," said Deborah Feltz, a Ph.D. in the Department of Kinesiology at Michigan State University.
Some doubts and stress can be good motivators to push you to train toward your race or your goal, just as some tough days can make you stronger — mentally and physically. That, therefore, builds your confidence and helps you construct attainable goals.
"However, when the actual competition is about to occur, you don't want to have any doubts about meeting the goals that you set for yourself," Feltz said.
While confidence may be important, it can't be forced. It is a result of everything else that you're doing.
"Confidence is a byproduct of other mental factors that are more important," said Goldberg, referring to things like focus and being in the moment. Confidence is not necessarily a byproduct of telling yourself to be confident.
What about all that positive self-talk you've been trying to engage in during races?
"It's an exercise in futility," Goldberg said.
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You'll never be able to stop yourself from thinking negative thoughts. And then it turns into a cycle: a negative thought, followed by a positive self-talk pushing it down. "It's a waste of energy," Goldberg added.
"There is a huge difference between being confident and being positive," Hays said. Positive self-talk is only useful if it's accurate and based on what you have actually done and what your goals are for the race (remember: goals should be process-driven, not result-oriented).
Instead, it's important to focus on the process and the feel of running. Don't think, Goldberg said, feel. Because of how our brains work, thinking too hard — even thinking about your stride or your arm position — puts you in the wrong part of your brain. Feeling — letting your shoulders loosen, unclenching your fists, feeling your stride — puts you in the right part of the brain. Then you'll be in the zone.
"You can't be confident," Goldberg said. "You can feel confident."
About The Author:
Kelly Dunleavy O'Mara is a journalist/reporter and former professional triathlete. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and writes for a number of magazines, newspapers, and websites. You can read more about her at www.sunnyrunning.com.


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Brazil's booming southern states – Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul – are often strangely absent on tourist itineraries of the country. The cities of Curitiba and Porto Alegre will host 2014 FIFA World Cup matches, and the region is already a huge draw for Brazilian, Argentine and Uruguayan tourists. Yet it can be a hard sell for European and North American travellers – it lacks the glamour of Rio but often sports the same prices thanks to the booming economy. After an obligatory pilgrimage to the mighty Iguazu Falls most Western travellers simply move on. So what makes those sudamericanos stick around? Here's ten reasons I can think of immediately…
Travelling all the way to Brazil to visit a German beer festival might seem strange, but this is Deutschland done with Brazilian flair. Blumenau's annual Oktoberfest is the biggest German festival in South America, attracting over 500,000 revellers to its vast beer tents, folk dancing, shooting matches and German singing contests. With treats like cuca de banana (Brazilian banana cake) to mop up the suds and the white-sand beaches of Floripa and Balneário Camboriú a short ride away, it's unmissable.
Praia Mole is one of the most gorgeous beaches in Brazil, a strip of pristine sand beneath low-lying cliffs and dunes. It gets busy in summer, but despite its popularity commercial activity has remained blissfully low-key. The next beach south is the equally enticing Praia da Joaquina, equally popular with surfers and sun-seekers alike. Both beaches are a short drive away from the fashionable bars and restaurants of Florianópolis.
Seriously. The German connection once again provides the allure at the small Alpine-like resort towns of Gramado (famous for its Natal Luz Christmas lights festival) and Canela. 'Café colonial' down here means a vast buffet of cakes, pastries and cold cuts, usually served as a sort of afternoon tea. Try it at Bela Vista Café Colonial in Gramado or sample the schnitzel, wurst and apple strudel at Strudelhaus in Canela.
There's a long list of art galleries and museums worth seeing in the south but this place, 3km to the north of Curitiba's old town, probably tops them all. Designed by the Brazilian architect after whom it was named and resembling a giant, silver eye, the galleries themselves are as much the attraction as the Modernist art on display.
Everyone loves a scenic train ride, and this is one of most enchanting on the continent, winding around mountainsides, slipping through tunnels and traversing one of the largest Atlantic Forest reserves in the country between Curitiba and the coast at Paranaguá.
Famed for its golden beaches and tranquil setting, the idyllic 'Island of Honey" in the Bay of Paranaguá is a hit with backpackers and surfers looking to enjoy the simpler things in life and the island's waves, some of the most gnarly on the Atlantic coast.
As the home of Brazilian churrasco (barbecue), Porto Alegre boasts some historic (and belt-busting) culinary delights. Barranco has been a meat lovers' paradise since 1969 – try the celebrated (and gargantuan) vazio, the classic steak cut of the south, and the all-you-can eat "salad sidecar". Banca 40 in the Mercado Público has been justly lauded for its bomba royal ice cream dessert since 1927, while nearby Gambrinus is the city's oldest restaurant, knocking out typical gaucho food – lots of beef –since 1889.
The other natural showstopper in the south lies within the largely untouched wilderness of the Parque Nacional dos Aparados da Serra: the dizzying canyon of Itaimbézinho. Some 5.8km in length and 720m deep, its upper walls are wrapped in mist and cloudforest, while the canyon floor is a mass of subtropical vegetation.
The highlight of this jungle-smothered reserve is the mesmerizing, other-worldly Cascata do Caracol, a stunning waterfall that plunges dramatically over a 131m-high cliff of basaltic rock in the middle of the forest.
Dramatized in the tear-jerking movie The Mission, the Guarani War of 1756 devastated much of the south as the Spanish and Portuguese sought to exercise control over semi-independent Jesuit missions. Rio Grande do Sul is home to seven now ruined Jesuit Missions, with four in an excellent state of preservation. The best place to base yourself is the town of Santo Ângelo, where you can access the haunting mission of São Miguel Arcanjo, founded in 1687.
Stephen Keeling was in Brazil on a research trip for the new edition of Rough Guides' South America on a Budget.
Top image: Araucaria trees, Itaimbezinho Canyon, Cambara do Sul, Rio grande do Sul © Bernard Barroso/Shutterstock


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102 Year Old Edith Pittenger Laps At Indianapolis Motor Speedway
"Let's do that again," said Edith Pittenger as she leaned into the cockpit to thank Mario Andretti for the high-speed two-seat Indy car ride around the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"It's a date," the auto racing legend replied.
Nearly 40 family members gathered trackside May 13 to cheer on the resident of Muncie, Ind., and mark the special occasion.
"She did this when she was younger … 96," said her son, Jay Pittenger.
That was 2008 with two-time Indianapolis 500 Mile Race winner Arie Luyendyk behind the wheel of the stretched Indy car to set an unofficial record for the oldest person to take a lap on the famed 2.5-mile oval. Now, at 102 years old, the spry great-great-grandmother sent a message to potential challengers.
"That was fun; come and try it," said Edith Pittenger , who raised her arms as Andretti sped over the Yard of Bricks that mark the start-finish line.
The two-seater ride six years ago was a Christmas present from family members, while this excursion was organized by Indy Racing Experience co-owner Scott Jasek.
"My family knew it was something I wanted to do back then, and it was so much fun I wanted to do it again," Edith Pittenger said, "and it was just as much fun this time."
Edith Pittenger attended her first Indianapolis 500 in 1948 when her son, Lynn, was an usher, returned for more than two decades with a gaggle various family members in tow. The 1969 race stands out in her memory – the year Andretti led 116 laps en route to victory for car owner Andy Granatelli.
Andretti, who will be recognized on Legends Day (May 24) on the 45th anniversary of his victory, joined Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles and the large family contingent in congratulating Pittenger.
"It just shows that you can be too young to ride but you're never too old," Andretti said.


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You don't have to be afraid of the dentist when Dr. Gaby is your dentist!
Welcome to the office of Aberdeen Dentist, Dr. Gabriella Taube! As the owner of our well established dental practice in Aberdeen, NJ, Dr. Taube is excited to invite patients to Smile at First Sight Dental. Smile at First Sight Dental is now recognized as one of the most comfortable, comprehensive dental practices in the New Jersey. We are a leading dental office that offers a wide range of services, including cosmetic dentistry, family dentistry, periodontics and emergency dental care. Contact us online or give us a call at (732) 696-7500.
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Aberdeen ( (listen); Scots: Aiberdeen [ˌeːbərˈdin] (listen); Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain [ˈopəɾ ˈɛ.ɛɲ]; Latin: Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and has a 2020 population estimate of 198,590 for the city of Aberdeen, and 227,560 for the local council area making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. The city is 93 mi (150 km) northeast of Edinburgh and 398 mi (641 km) north of London, and is the northernmost major city in the United Kingdom. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters.During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which may sparkle like silver because of its high mica content. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in 1969, Aberdeen has been known as the offshore oil capital of Europe.
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Robert Powers accused of setting fires at Fort Pierce motel
Police say central Fla. man caught on surveillance video
A central Florida man faces arson charges after police said he set fire to two parked cars outside a Fort Pierce motel.
Fort Pierce police said Robert Powers, 46, of Avon Park, was caught on surveillance video lighting a fire near a dumpster in the guest parking lot of the Days Inn.
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The video shows a man milling around near the dumpster and then returning with a bucket a few minutes later.
Detectives said there were two other fires at the hotel around the same time that are still under investigation. One fire was lit in an unoccupied room, and another was outside the motel.
Nobody was injured in the fires, but damages were estimated to be $20,000.
According to the arrest report, Powers admitted to being the man in the video during an interview with detectives. He told them "he should get a trophy for trying to put the fire out and warn all hotel guests."
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Debian Security Advisory
DSA-2748-1 exactimage -- denial of service
- Date Reported:
- 01 Sep 2013
- Affected Packages:
- exactimage
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 721236.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2013-1438.
- More information:
Several denial-of-service vulnerabilities were discovered in the dcraw code base, a program for procesing raw format images from digital cameras. This update corrects them in the copy that is embedded in the exactimage package.
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 0.8.1-3+deb6u2.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 0.8.5-5+deb7u2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.8.9-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your exactimage packages.


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Local comedy Lost In Thailand has grossed a whopping $77.8m (RMB485m) after eight days on release in China, blowing away the peak box office season's bigger budget films.
Distributed by Beijing Enlight Pictures, the film opened on December 12 and has since broken several records including biggest December opening day box office ($6.25m), biggest daily box office for a mainland Chinese film ($14.9m on Dec 15) and biggest daily admissions for a mainland Chinese film (2.78 million admissions on Dec 15).
It also set the record for a Wednesday release and clocked up the highest number of daily screenings for a mainland Chinese film (33,000 screenings on Dec 15).
Local actor and comedian Xu Zheng stars and makes his directing debut with the film, which also stars Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang. The comic road movie revolves around a businessman who flies to Bangkok to find his missing boss, with a rival in hot pursuit and a happy-go-lucky travel companion.
The film is out-grossing the season's blockbusters such as Back To 1942 and The Last Supper, both released in late November, which had grossed $55.56m and $11.93m respectively as of December 16.
Ang Lee's Life Of Pi had grossed $85.62m as of December 16, while the 3D re-release of 2012 had grossed $21.68m.
However, the competition hots up again this weekend with the opening of Jackie Chan's Chinese Zodiac and Andrew Lau's The Guillotines.


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Snowball Science
It's not just a myth: No two snowflakes are alike. Ken Libbrecht, a physics professor at Caltech, became obsessed with the physics of the snow crystals that constantly covered the ground during winters in his native North Dakota. He tells PM that snow is a lot more complicated than you might think--humidity, temperature, pressure and particulates all affect crystal formation. The crystals forming the fluffy powder that experts skiers crave are thin plates only a few microns thick. According to Libbrecht, they form leafy branches that don't want to stick together, which is why snowballs made of powder disintegrate before you can throw them.
The ground temperature has the most to do with making a good snowball fight. You may know that wet snow packs better than dry snow, but the scientific reason is that melting snow can help to form "ice bridges" that join two crystals together, while snow at very cold temperatures remain separate. So the best temperature for a snowball war is just below freezing--you can't make snowballs out of slush, and you can't make them when it's 20 below either.
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However, you're not totally beholden to nature's whims--there are ways you can still engage in some friendly snowball-throwing competition even with less-than-perfect packing snow outside. First off, use your head: figure out places where the temperature might be a few degrees warmer, and you might find better packing snow than your competitors.
Then, use your hands: If your snowballs aren't forming particularly well because it's particularly frigid, you can use your own body heat to help the formation process. That's not to say you should go bare-handed and exchange freezing fingers for better snowballs. Simply choosing gloves over mittens can make you a deadlier snowball-flinger. Not only do gloves allow you to grip your projectile much better, they also don't keep your hands quite as warm as mittens do, and that little extra escaping heat can help snow crystals form those ice bridges they require to pack together, Libbrecht says.
Weapons of Mass Domination
Even with good packing snow, stockpiling a horde of snowballs takes time. But new toys can speed up the process. Flexible Flyer sells a snowball maker that can form nicely rounded snowballs with one fell scoop--it's basically two long spoons, crossed like a pair of salad tongs. Of course, a nice ladle and a hand for packing will probably get the job done just as well.
If you need tools not only to make snowballs but also to throw them, there's the Snofling. This long plastic implement has a round hole in the end in which you can scoop snow--you then throw it at your friends as though you were playing lacrosse. However, the snow fighter who needs a little bit more power can get the Snowball Blaster, a gun that packs and shoots snowballs. This blue plastic monstrosity features a press on the top that instantly forms three perfect spherical snowballs from the snow you pile on. Anyone hoping for automatic firing will be a little disappointed, though--you can only load one snowball at a time into the slingshot cannon, and in our tests it was a feat of strength to pull back and fire the Snowball Blaster, severely limiting how far it can shoot. If that doesn't quench your thirst for power, you could always go the potato-gun route and just substitute snow.
If you're old-fashioned, or if suffering through midwinter brings out your inner medieval warrior, there are other ways to enlist technology in your wintry warfare. For Halloween, PM covered pumpkin-launching catapults, so why not build one to launch snow assaults on your enemies? And then there's the ultimate weapon--a homemade trebuchet. Just make sure you have enough space to fire your snow-flinger, and that you use snow and only snow--bombardment by ice balls or snow packed with gravel is no fun for anyone.
Build an Impenetrable Fort
Slightly wet snow is best for an old-fashioned front-yard snowball fight. But if you're going to get serious this season and take winter warfare to the next level, the obvious choice is to build a fort and organize your forces. Anybody can pile the snow in his yard into a makeshift wall or barrier, but serious building with snow requires a little forethought, says Bert Yankielun, author of How to Build an Igloo and Other Snow Shelters.
Yankielun is a veteran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, and according to him, you can make a killer snow fort even without the tightly packed and homogenous snow that's best for buildings. To help nature along, pile up all the snow that you want to use--the weight will help it pack closer together. Stamping on the show can congeal it even more, but doing that with regular boots can give the snow an uneven density, Yankielun says, sort of like stone with weak veins in it. To get the homogenous snow that's best for building, he recommends trampling it with snowshoes, which spread out the force over a greater area.
Once you've compacted the snow on your own, let it sit. If you're constructing a simple wall to shield you as you fire snowballs, building it the day before the snowball war can help sintering, the process in which the crystals bond together. For a bigger structure like the igloo, Yankielun builds a "sheet cake" about 10 x 10 ft and 18 in. deep. After letting it sit and solidify, he cuts the snow into bricks. He says he often uses a snow saw, which is widely available, but you don't need a fancy saw for a one-time build--you can use a cheap old carpentry hand saw. Just make sure to grab one from a garage sale or flea market rather than using the nice one from your shop. According to Yankielun, "one pass through the snow and ice, and it's no longer good for specialized carpentry."
Andrew's from Nebraska. His work has also appeared in Discover, The Awl, Scientific American, Mental Floss, Playboy, and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn with two cats and a snake.


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Apple TV adds NBC Sports channel with live event streaming
Apple has refreshed its channel lineup on the Apple TV to include NBC Sports Live Extra. The channel provides "thousands of live sporting events that air on NBC, NBCSN and Golf Channel" for free. Aside from live content, the channel includes loads of highlights and replays of sporting events to view at no charge; NBC Sports Live Extra users can activate the full channel (including content from CNBC, USA, and NBC) by verifying a cable subscription.


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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
A Conversation with Michelle Obama
Yesterday in Miami, I had the incredible opportunity to talk with the First Lady. The event is still somewhat of a surreal experience in my mind; a blur of Secret Service agents in pink ties and over in the blink of an eye. But I will forever remember the moment when she walked into the room and how she immediately walked over to all of us where we were sitting on the couches. We all jumped up, of course, and she took a moment to greet each one of us with a warm hug and welcoming words, thanking each of us for taking the time to talk with her. She was warm and friendly, trying to put all of us at ease as she talked about her morning and her daughters.
As a Latina mom, I was struck by two things. First, this was, I believe, the first time anyone in the White House had reached out to Latina moms to talk about the issues and worries that so many of us deal with in our day-to-day lives. And second, Mrs. Obama was the perfect person for us to talk to because she is also a mother who obviously puts her kids first. And she seemed genuinely interested in what we had to say.
To our delight, we were also joined by Katherine Archuleta, Obama's National Political Director. She was also warm and gracious, and shared with us the story of her daughter, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 19 years old. And I think Ms. Archuleta really helped us to relax with the knowledge that we would be talking with another Latina mom who has the same fears and hopes as we do.
The picture above is a screenshot of the livestreamed conversation. You can watch the whole video here. We were repeatedly told that Mrs. Obama wanted a conversation, not a question and answer session. She wanted to know what our biggest concerns were. We were not coached, though we moms did meet for breakfast earlier that morning to get to know one another and talk about the issues we were going to address.
I have to say I loved talking with Melanie, Yvette, Shirley, and Maria. They are hard-working mothers who love their children madly and care about our country. It just so happened that all of us have young children more or less within the same age range. And more importantly, we all felt a tremendous amount of responsibility to bring up issues that other moms like us across the country were worried about.
I really feel like we just skimmed the surface, barely touching on some of the biggest concerns we have for our future and our children's future. But I'm so grateful to be one of the people who were invited to START the conversation. Thirty minutes is nowhere close to enough time to share the concerns, struggles, and issues that we as a community are thinking about.
Issues like how we need to recruit more bilingual teachers and counselors to help our kids succeed. And how we need to see more dual-language programs available across the country. How all parents should have the right to choose where their kid is going to go to school and how all schools should be graduating 100% of their students. And how better systems need to be in place to help us detect actual learning disabilities in our children.
Issues like how there needs to be more resources for Latino families with aging parents. Our culture is not one to just stick our aged in a nursing home, but rather we take on the responsibility of caring for our padres and abuelitos even if it means bringing them into our own homes, juggling this additional work-load with our own job/careers, child-rearing, and marriages.
And we also must talk about how we need to support our DREAMers, who through no fault of their own, lack a simple paper granting them the official title of "CITIZEN" of this wonderful country that they love and to which they are already loyal.
I am forever grateful to Mamiverse for inviting me to participate in this historic event. As a result I am moved and motivated to keep fighting for my own children and their future. To remember that one person's actions can affect many. It's up to us as individuals as to whether we do good or otherwise.
I don't think it is right for me to tell anyone who they should vote for. But I want to encourage each and every one of you to use your voice. It is our right and our responsibility as citizens of the United States of America to vote for the people that we think should be running our country.
And it is our responsibility to think about what issues are most important to us and to know the candidates and where they stand on those issues. We have to weed through the lies and think about who really is thinking about what is best for each of us. We cannot decide NOT to vote and then turn around and complain about who is in power and what they're doing or not doing.
Educate yourself. Know the issues. Then raise your voice and make it count.
Un abrazo...
by Monica
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We love Egyptian recipes! There are so many delicious ancient Egyptian foods, ingredients and dishes to explore and today we're bringing you one more. Um Ali, also called Om Ali, is a sweet and creamy bread pudding dessert that has become a traditional modern Egyptian dessert. It brings so much joy to the palate, but it has a surprisingly dark history. It was actually created in the 13th century to celebrate the murder of Shajar al-Durr, a sultana. Click here to read the entire sordid affair.
Thankfully, you don't have to be celebrating something so dark and dismal in order to enjoy this traditional sweet. It can be served cold or warm depending on the season and it's made with ingredients you most likely have in your kitchen right now. For a fancier and more complex version, visit click here. Enjoy some Um Ali this holiday season!
p.s. Click here for a list of our other Egyptian recipe posts.
Um Ali
- 1 package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar, divided
- 4 cups milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Place the pastry sheets in the baking dish and place the dish in the oven. Watch it closely. When the top layer turns crunchy and golden, remove it from the oven. Continue until all the sheets are cooked.
- Preheat the oven's broiler.
- In a bowl, combine walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins, coconut and 1/4 cup sugar. Break cooked pastry into pieces and stir into nut mixture. Spread mixture evenly in 9×13-inch dish.
- Bring milk and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Pour over nut mixture.
- Beat the heavy cream with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread evenly over nut mixture in dish.
- Place dessert under oven broiler until top is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.


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Our ski and snowboard rental "Only Ski" is waiting for you in La Thuile - Les Suches, directly on the the slopes at 2200m, to rent skis, snowboards, boots, helmets and other accessories.
Book your equipment online with a 10% discount. Pick it up easily on the slopes. All the quality of Rent and Go, equipment always sanitized and constantly renewed.
You can also book and pick up the equipment at our branch ski rental Only Ski Express at Entrevès.
A landmark in La Thuile since 1988, Only Ski also offers: sale, mountain bike hire and repair, sale and rental of clothing, snowshoes and sledges, ski depot (*), laboratory. Possibility of delivery to the hotel.
La Thuile is one of the most renowned ski areas in the Valle d'Aosta, connected to the Rosière by 80 slopes suitable for every level of difficulty.
(*) Ski depot service is available at 7€ per night, but it cannot be booked directly online, it is available on request. You can book the equipment online and leave a note in the reservation, during check-out. Or contact the rental (see below)
High-end skis for excellent performance
For medium or high speed skiers
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Pictures are just for sample purpose. Our skimen are highly qualified and will advise you on the best model. You choose the category, we take care of the rest!
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25 Feb 2018
Congratulations to all the staff of Rent and Go Sport Edy, Vigo of Fassa, for being so professional, for their availability, courtesy and for the passion they put into their work. We have been renting from them for several years, they always improve!!
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Was my first time with Rent and Go. Perfect rent. Fantastic skiis. Very good customer care. Will recommend.
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Despite the period of high season, it was all very fast and with high quality equipment; staff was friendly, helpful and prepared
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Not only they rent, they're also great adivsors about what to choose to have a great skiing experience
You can place an online reservation for your ski rental, you'll get a discount up to 20% (depending on the shop) and your equipment will be reserved. Plus, you can save time by filling in all the required data and optionally save them into your Rent and Go account, to speed up your future reservations.
How to book online? Simple:
For any help contact us, write at email@example.com, we reply quickly!* our guys at the shop will provide the most suitable model
The price includes:
The equipment can be picked up the day before after 4.00 pm (and before the shop closing time). The service is free but must be requested in advance, in the check out notes or by contacting the rental.
Many Rent and Go rentals offer the storage service, a safe and warm place, convenient to the facilities, where you can always find skis and boots dry.
In some rental points it is possible to book the deposit directly online (choose the dates and go to the "Services and accessories" panel).
For other rental shops, you can just request it in the online booking notes and you'll pay it on site. If you need more informations just contact us
All Rent and Go rentals offer the possibility to rent the top of the equipment for the whole season. Choose your skis of choice from among a selection of models by the market's leading brands. Select the skis that best fit your level of skill.
Pick them up at the beginning of the season, and then at the end of the season, decide whether to return them or purchase them for a moderate additional fee.
Find out more and request this service by accessing the Seasonal Rental page
To obtain a full refund of the reservation, we recommend to select the "Rent and Go Easy Booking" optional service in the shopping cart, a 5% supplement with a minimum cost of €5 that guarantees you'll be able to cancel for free the reservation up to 24 hours from the first day of skiing, getting a refund of the money and with the possibility to modify your reservation for free without management costs.
Without this optional service, refunds are still possible but variable cancellation costs will apply depending on the case, with a minimum of € 30 per skier. For more informations you can read our Rules and rental conditions and more details on the Support page. Contact us for any doubt.
By selecting the "Theft and Damage Regulatory Agreement" service in the cart you can insure your equipment against damage, breakage and theft.Coverage valid up to 75% of the value of the equipment (franchise 25%). Only available in some stores. If this option does not appear in the cart, it means that the store does not have this service. For these shops, in case of theft or damage to the equipment, the customer will be responsible, as per the rental agreement.
By booking online you get the online discount up to 20% and the guarantee of having the equipment reserved for you.
By subscribing to the Rent and Go newsletter (during check out or through the form down at the bottom of the website) you will periodically receive our news and offers dedicated to you (discount codes, coupons, initiatives ..).
Price deals with hotel, cards... cannot be combined with the online discount, they are valid only for the rental on site. We recommend to book online to speed up your future rental's procedures and to enter Rent and Go digital world.
Rent and Go's 70+ ski rentals are in the best ski areas of Italy, right by the slopes and next to the best hotels. Book your equipment online with discounts up to 20% and withdraw it conveniently in our rentals right by the slopes.
For our little skiers we've created a special line of products and services, making their day on the slopes even more fun without sacrificing safety.
Come and discover the world of our mascot Renty, who you'll see on skis and ski boots, on gloves, and in the play areas in our rental points.
Junior boots from the children's lines of some of the top brands in the sector and helmets and backguards for the complete safety of your child.
To meet the needs of our female clients, we've selected a wide range of products from the women's lines of some of the top brands in the sector.
Our aim is to offer lightweight and manageable skis, warm feet, and security—and all of this with style. From ski boots to helmets, from back protector shells to gloves, the Rent in Rose selection is designed to combine safety and elegance with the pleasures of femininity, even on the slope
The rental cost includes preparation of the ski gear, the equipment is curated and prepared every time down to the last detail by our highly skilled skimen team who use only state of the art equipment. If you bring your own skis, you can still take advantage of our service for the list price fee.
We know skis and can advise on the right equipment, and set it up correctly, perfectly regulating and calibrating the ski binding. We rent also additional products for safety on the slopes, these equipments are cutting edge and are selected by us among the leader brands in the ski sector. Back protectors, helmets, goggles, and other protective equipment are always in stock and recommended with our rentals.
We'd like to remind you that helmets are mandatory for children and teens under 18 years old. By the way, did you know we were the first in Italy to rent helmets for children, ten years before the law required it?
Rent and Go is high-quality rental also throughout summertime: a wide range of bikes and accessories available for rent, to fulfill every need of families and passionate. Service available in some of our stores, access the "Services / Mountain Bike" page to find out which ones.
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Rent and Go is a group of 70 ski rentals founded in 1996 worldwide protagonists in the ski during the years '70-80: Erwin Stricker, Kurt Ladstätter and Gerhard Königsrainer.
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Washington/Kabul – Two weeks after Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded the withdrawal of all U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) from Wardak province by this date, the issue remains suspended in negotiations between U.S. and Afghan governments.
U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel planned to discuss the matter with Karzai Sunday, but the meeting was postponed after a security incident in Kabul.
Negotiations between the U.S. military command in Kabul and the Afghan government over Karzai's demand were going on last week as an investigation by a joint team of Afghan and U.S. Special Forces officers into human rights abuses by forces said to be linked to the SOF unit in the province continues.
"I can tell you that ISAF [International Security Assistance Force] and Afghan leaders are meeting," ISAF spokesman Air Force Lt. Col. Lester T. Carroll told IPS Friday, and that Karzai's demand for SOF's withdrawal from Wardak "is being discussed."
Attaullah Khogiani, spokesman for the governor of Wardak province, told IPS Saturday that the U.S. SOF unit is still in its base in Maidan Shar district, and that a joint U.S. SOF-Afghan government investigating team looking into complaints by Wardak's population about Afghan armed men linked to the SOF unit has demanded more time.
The Karzai government has given the team three days to complete its investigation, but the team is saying it needs more time than that, according to Khogiani. The joint team is meeting with the families of victims of the crimes by the mysterious armed force in the province that has been blamed on the SOF, he told IPS in an interview.
The identity of the Afghan forces that have imposed a reign of terror in Wardak that prompted President Karzai to demand the withdrawal of the SOF from the province remains a mystery to Afghan officials and residents there.
Khogiani and other officials and residents of Wardawk interviewed by IPS in recent days say the Afghans are certain that the armed Afghans who have carried out murder, torture and extrajudicial detention of civilians in Wardak have been working for the SOF unit stationed there. But they still don't know who they are or where they came from.
U.S. SOF units have been responsible for recruiting, training, arming and monitoring Afghan Local Police (ALP), which have committed abuses in the past. But many people in Wardak believe the armed Afghans terrorising the villages could not be ALP, because they are not from the villages themselves and in fact appear not to be from Wardak province at all.
Abdul Rahman, who commands a police checkpoint and is a village elder and district development council member in Maidan Shar district, told IPS that the armed men behind the abuses in that district are believed to be from an Afghan task force organised and supported by SOF in Kandahar and Helmand provinces.
Mohammad Jan Sarwary, a tall young man working for a mobile phone
company who lives in Narkh district, told IPS the armed force that entered his village in mid-February are not local police recruited by the SOF but Afghan task forces who are staying with SOF in the base.
"The people say they are Afghans who had been trained by the Special Operations Forces," said Sarwary. "From their dialect we believe they are from Kandahar or Helmand provinces."
Sarwary said a relative in his village told him that the militiamen had forced one of the residents to sit on an improvised explosive device with a gun pointed at his head. They threatened that if any of the members of the force were attacked by anyone in the village, they would blow up that individual.
Another possibility, which has not been raised by Afghans, is that the "counterterrorism pursuit teams" trained by the CIA and acting outside any Afghan chain of command have been carrying out operations in Wardak.
Afghan presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi announced Feb. 24 that Karzai had ordered his ministry of defence to "kick out US special forces from Wardak…within two weeks."
The spokesman said it had become "clear that armed individuals named as U.S. special force[s] stationed in Wardak province engage in harassing, annoying, torturing and even murdering innocent people."
Faizi mentioned the disappearance of nine people in "an operation by this suspicious force" and a separate incident in which "a student was taken away at night from his home, whose tortured body with throat cut was found two days later under a bridge."
The spokesman later clarified that he was referring to "[t]hose Afghans in these armed groups who are working with the U.S. special forces…."
ISAF spokesman Brigadier General Gunter Katz immediately claimed that a review had already confirmed that "no coalition forces have been involved in the alleged misconduct".
But the Los Angeles Times reported a U.S. official as confirming that four of the nine had been seized in joint U.S.-Afghan raids last November and December.
SOF commanders have reportedly brushed off the charges of abuse. Coalition officials told the Wall Street Journal Feb. 25 that the accusations were part of a Taliban propaganda campaign. "The fact is," one official was quoted as saying, "we are badly beating the Taliban there."
Hazrat Mohammad Jan, deputy provincial council chief in Wardak, told IPS, "We have gotten many complains from people across Wardak, especially from Narkh and Maidan Shar districts, over the last five months."
The complaints have involved both the unidentified Afghan forces and the SOF units. The Afghan intelligence agency, police and governor's office were all aware that the SOF were conducting raids and detaining people, but were powerless to stop them, according to Jan.
The inability of the government to respond to people's complaints has created distrust of the government, Jan said.
Jan said Afghan commanders in Wardak and Kabul brought in elders from the areas terrorised by the men allegedly associated with the SOF to meet with the SOF commander in Maidan Shar and tell him about the abuses they have been suffering. When that did not bring any improvement, Jan said, they went to Kabul to plead with the SOF commander in Kabul. That didn't help either, according to Jan.
Finally a delegation of Wardak people went to Kabul and complained to Karzai himself. Karzai then sent a representative to Wardak to get detailed accounts of misconduct by SOF personnel in Narkh and Maidan Shar, Jan said. After an official of the attorney general's office also visited the province and heard similar accounts, Karzai made the decision to order the SOF out of the province.
The perception that U.S.-sponsored militias from outside the province are committing widespread abuses has spawned conspiratorial explanations in Wardawk.
Police officer and village elder Rahman said he believes the SOF units are deliberately allowing the people they trained to carry out actions to "make people in the province insecure", so that "the people will react strongly."
"2014 is near and the SOF is going to leave," Rahman said, "and that's why they are turning people against government, and also disrupting the transitional process and bargaining to get permanent bases and immunity" – a reference to two issues still under negotiation.
Karzai's comment on Sunday that the U.S. and the Taliban were colluding to create insecurity reflected a similar conspiracy theory.
In the background of the controversy, meanwhile, are negotiations between U.S. and Afghan officials on U.S. Special Forces operations after the 2014 transition begins.
A Memorandum of Understanding signed May 12, 2012 between the U.S. military and the Afghan Defence Ministry was trumpeted by the Obama administration as giving the Afghan government control over such operations.
But a little-noticed provision of the agreement defined the "special operations" covered by the agreement as those operations that are "approved by the Afghan Operational Coordination Group (OCG) and conducted by Afghan Forces with support from U.S. Forces in accordance with Afghan laws."
That meant that the SOF was still free to carry out other raids without consultation with the Afghan government, leaving the issue of their future still to be determined.
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2009 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Top 10 Last-Round Fliers
The 2009 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit continues today with our final installment of the Top 10 Lists Owners Fantasy Always Wanted But Were Afraid to Ask For. As an added bonus (how much do we love our readers?), here is an archive of all the Top 10 Lists:
Top 10 Contract Year Players
Top 10 Injury Benefactors
Top 10 Fourth Outfielders
Top 10 Sleepers
Top 10 Closers in Waiting
Top 10 Utility Players
Top 10 Flops
Top 10 Sources of Cheap Steals
Top 10 Rookies
When you get deep into your draft, it starts to become a bit of a crap shoot. But if you're going to take fliers in that final round, why not select one with the RotoRob seal of approval? Here is a list of 10 players we like as last-round fliers.
1. Dexter Fowler, OF, Colorado Rockies: Fowler is my favourite sleeper rookie, though as Dickie V would say, "HE'S A RIP VAN WINKLE, BAY-BEE!!!" Which when translated into English (and Canadian, eh) means he's a deep sleeper. Colorado has a lot of bodies out there even with Matt Holliday and Willy Taveras gone, but the team has pretty much proven to me they have no love for Ryan Spilborghs or Steve Smith, and Fowler has a ton of upside as he'd likely hit atop that Rockie lineup if he got the call.
2. Mat Gamel, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers: Yeah, I know his work at the hot corner makes Ryan Braun look like a young Scott Rolen, but the Crew has the uninspiring duo of Bill Hall and Mike Lamb penciled in ahead of Gamel. Sticking with the Braun example, Milwaukee broke camp in 2007 with Craig Counsell and Tony Graffanino at third base, but made the switch to Braun by late May. If Gamel gets the chance, he could make an impact around midseason.
3. Josh Fields, 3B, Chicago White Sox: Let's go back to back with third basemen as Fields finally has a clear path with Joe Crede and his ailing back out of the Windy City. Fields hit 23 bombs in 2007 but washed out last year, thus dropping him off the radar of many a fantasy owners. He has had a very respectable spring and could be a steal if he re-emerges as the player everyone thought he'd be last year.
4. Alexi Casilla, 2B, Minnesota Twins: The Twins' second sacker quietly posted a .281-7-50 line in fewer than 100 games and has plus speed (18 steals in 21 attempts over the past two years) to boot. The presence of Nick Punto and Brendan Harris means that Casilla may not be an everyday player when all three are healthy, but I'm rolling the dice on Casilla late in deep drafts.
5. Carlos Villanueva, RP, Milwaukee Brewers: Villanueva has had a rocky spring, but he went 2-2 with a 2.12 ERA and 62 Ks in 59 1/3 innings out of the bullpen last year. Plus, now that Trevor Hoffman is hurting, the ninth inning role is in his sights to open the season. He'll probably end up as a set-up man for most of 2009, but don't underestimate how quickly a 41-year-old closer can fade.
6. John Baker, C, Florida Marlins: Did anyone else happen to notice how well he played as a rookie last year? After posting an impressive .321 mark with Triple-A Albuquerque, Baker hit .299 with five home runs and 32 RBI in 61 games with the Marlins. I like him late in NL-only leagues or as your No. 2 backstop in deep mixed leagues that start two catchers.
7. Micah Hoffpauir, 1B/OF, Chicago Cubs: You're just going to have indulge me here as I know Hoffpauir doesn't carry the major league credentials of most of the players on this list. However, he hit .342 in limited work for the Cubbies last year and posted a .362-25-100 line for Triple-A Iowa. He's a flier to be sure, but just take a look at Chicago's outfield. Alfonso Soriano has missed 80 games the last two years, Kosuke Fukudome was a bust once pitchers figured him out and Milton Bradley couldn't stay healthy if they played the game with a whiffle ball in zero gravity. I just love Hoffpauir's potential.
8. Joe Crede, 3B, Minnesota Twins: Crede signed late this offseason, so is flying under the radar to an extent. That, combined with the competition that Brian Buscher is providing and the fact that Crede is coming off back surgery is causing many people to overlook him. But the fact is, Minny needs the pop that Crede can provide, so if he's still sitting there in the final round, he could prove to be a very astute selection.
9. Randy Winn, OF, San Francisco Giants: This is a player that simply never gets any love, yet is consistently an attractive waiver wire choice early in the season once people remember he exists. Why not beat your fellow owners to the punch by actually drafting Winn?
10. Jared Burton, RP, Cincinnati Reds: Francisco Cordero is hobbling with a foot injury he suffered last fall and is getting lit up like a Christmas tree this spring. Burton, meanwhile, is completely off of most people's radar, yet he stands to provide a fantastic return should Cordero get knocked out. We think Burton is worth the gamble.


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EA isn't to blame for the decreased focus on horror in Dead Space 3, the market is.
That's according to former Epic and Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, who argues in an extensive blog post that out-and-out horror is simply not compatible with modern gaming business models.
What will suit it, however, is the proliferation of digital delivery methods.
In the $60 disc based market horror doesn't fly – it's the ultimate 'Campaign Rental' that's played for two days and traded in and I'm sure EA knows this," he wrote. When we're fully digital we'll see more true horror games coming back. Look at Amnesia and Slenderman on PC."
Cliffy B also embarks on a spirited defence of Dead Space 3, which despite critical and to a certain extent commercial success has (surprise surprise) faced the wrath of the online internet shouting posse.
At the end of the day this franchise feels like it's starting as a solo experience, a solitary and confined horror game, and now it's evolving into much more than that," he argued. You can either fight it or embrace it. I choose the latter, as at the end of the day it's FUN."


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Spoiler Alert: Stop reading if you haven't watched Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead!
Spoiler Alert: Stop reading if you haven't watched Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead! The AMC drama is no stranger to shocking deaths (RIP Shane and Dale!), but Sunday's episode packed a punch with two cast members biting the dust. After a rogue prisoner unleashed a hoard of walkers on the survivors, T-Dog (IronE Singleton) sacrificed himself for Carol (Melissa McBride) by becoming zombie chow, while Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) succumbed to complications while delivering her baby. We caught up with Callies to get her take on the series' most heartbreaking episode to date.
TV Guide Magazine: What was your reaction when you heard the news?
Callies: I knew it was coming and on a show like The Walking Dead, you kind of assume that it's always coming. I got the episode, read it, put it down and couldn't really do anything for half an hour. And the great blessing was [director] Guy Ferland. Guy and I go back to Prison Break, I love him. He shot Jon [Bernthal]'s death, so apparently they bring him in to kill leading characters! Guy and I spoke about wanting to shoot it with enough elegance that it wouldn't be gross and have heart.
TV Guide Magazine: What was the mood like on set?
Callies: We were all a little shaken up. It was an interesting day because IronE died that morning, so my whole focus for the morning was dealing with my friend and colleague. It was difficult because Chandler [Riggs] and I hadn't really rehearsed the scene beforehand because, in a way, we've been preparing for this scene for two and a half years. I came out of the set in rehearsal and virtually the entire cast stopped by just to be there. I didn't know they were coming — we all did that for Jon — but for some reason I just wasn't thinking about it and it was really moving to look out there. Andy [Lincoln] and Norman [Reedus] were a little bit freaked out by the delivery. They've both got kids and I came out after we shot a couple takes of that and they both looked green and were kind of shaky. I took it as a compliment. [Laughs]
TV Guide Magazine: It's a very unusual death within the world of The Walking Dead: she doesn't get attacked or bitten, it's just a natural complication. How did you feel about the way she went?
Callies: Lori has more control over her own death than anyone else who dies on the show. It's hard for me because it's a death for Lori that is a victory, ultimately, for her. She got the baby to term and now she can leave this group of people with a gift of hope and renewal. That's the most important symbol you can leave them with. Lori's had this death sentence from the beginning, but the opportunity to say goodbye is a luxury most people don't have on the show and I think Lori says goodbye to Rick in a lot of ways beforehand.
TV Guide Magazine: Including that scene on the bridge at the end of episode 2, which in retrospect turns out to be the last conversation they've ever had.
Callies: Yeah, and the hardest thing about shooting that scene was not making it about that. Lori and Rick don't know that they're not going to see each other again. Andy and I built all of the work we did together for the whole third season around that scene. We're not going to look at each other and he's going to reach out and just put his hand on my shoulder. And that's the moment where you go, "they would have been OK." It's a part of why that moment means so much to Lori. She says to Hershel she expects to die so to just have that — he reached out to me! — that's enough. That was the scene that really messed us both up, and then [in episode 4] we had this look across the field and we hadn't really expected it to be emotionally as difficult as it was. I love Andy Lincoln, Andy Lincoln is going to be in my life for the rest of my life, but I'm never going to lay eyes on Rick Grimes again. We shot the scene, barely got through it and then we just met in the middle of the field and collapsed into each other for a second. I'm always fascinated by the idea of what goes through your head right before you die. There's this great Emily Dickinson poem called "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died," and it's all about a woman who's in the process of losing her life and the thing that grabs her attention is a fly. And I think that last thought in [Lori]'s head is "I'm really going to miss him," which is kind of oddly detached because she's going to peace, she gets to be free of this. She knows her son is enough of a soldier to survive, she knows the baby will be raised in a world where the baby will be a soldier from birth. But Rick was the last man alive and I'm really going to miss him.
TV Guide Magazine: What will you miss most about your Walking Dead costars and crew?
Callies: It's a culture on set unlike any other set that I've ever been on. We built a great community and we did it consciously. Andy, Jon and I were the first actors in town, we spent every weekend together, all of our free time going over the scripts and finding a way to work together. As more actors came into town, we brought them into that. If we're going to do a zombie show, then we all run the risk of falling flat on our faces. The only way we can do it well is by having a really safe environment so we can take big risks, look like an a--hole and fail. That is the hardest thing to create. Ten days after I'd left The Walking Dead, I was on another set and I talked to Bernthal. He's been an angel through this because he did it first and knows how hard it is. He was on the phone with me every day going into work and coming back, and the last thing he said to me before I left for Detroit to shoot this movie, he said, "Do yourself a favor and forgive everybody right now on the next set for not being the cast and crew of The Walking Dead. They're all going to be good people, you're going to love them, but you cannot walk in there expecting Greg Nicotero and Andy Lincoln because you can't do it." But I'll also miss Lori, I have loved playing her.
TV Guide Magazine: What do you think will be Lori's legacy in the group?
Callies: I think Lori and Rick evolved together from when they were very young so that he could be the gas and she could be the brakes [Laughs]. I think in a way she became a part of Rick's conscious and he's going to have to recalibrate without her. Lori was the first one to say we have to bury the dead, it's not your decision who lives and dies. Lori was the one who said things that were uncomfortable and hard to say but needed to be said. And maybe that's the voice that Rick's going to have to start hearing again.
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Big Data and EMC Isilon Drive Bioinformatic Breakthroughs at Columbia University
Renowned University Deploys EMC Isilon Scale-out NAS for Center of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Streamlining Data Access and Accelerating Vital Research Programs
Aug 16, 2011, 09:00 ET
SEATTLE, Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced that Columbia University's Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics ("C2B2") has deployed EMC® Isilon® scale-out NAS to support the advanced, computing-intensive demands of its ground-breaking research programs. Using the EMC Isilon X-Series and NL-Series Platform Nodes combined with the EMC Isilon SmartPools™ and SmartQuotas™ software applications, C2B2 has dramatically increased system performance and flexibility, streamlining researchers' access to data, while reducing operational expenses and big data management complexities.
"We were using a traditional NAS system that struggled to support the huge amounts of input/output demands on the 400 CPUs in our computing infrastructure," said John Lowell Wofford, director of IT services for Columbia University's C2B2. "We knew that we'd soon outgrow that number by at least ten times. After switching to Isilon, we no longer had to worry that our system couldn't handle our research demands. We knew that we could independently scale capacity and performance, so that we buy only what we need, when we need it."
The Isilon storage system that C2B2 employs now supports some 4,000 CPUs, which can handle the heavy I/O and data analysis demands of C2B2's research into such areas as computational biophysics and structural biology. In addition to C2B2, the Isilon system also supports the storage needs of Columbia University's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Institute for Cancer Genomics, and the J.P. Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center. By leveraging Isilon system capabilities these research centers reduce cost and IT complexity by sharing a computing and storage infrastructure that's flexible enough to match a broad range of tasks.
Genomic databases, such as the ones C2B2 employs, are typically directories with an enormous amount of files that require a heavy amount of namespace reads to index. Wofford notes that 40 percent of the read-write requests on the C2B2 system are namespace-related. The Isilon X-Series' intelligent use of SSDs for metadata and file-based storage speeds namespace-read performance, providing a "huge improvement" over C2B2's previous computing/NAS system infrastructure.
The Isilon system enables C2B2 to speed researchers' access to data and streamline big data system management. "We're processing big sets of genomic data, doing molecular biophysical simulations and sequence analysis, which can lead to new drug discoveries and advances in basic science," said Wofford. "Despite the fact that we have nearly one petabyte of data, the EMC Isilon OneFS® operating system is so easy to manage, we don't need a dedicated storage administrator. Aside from the cost savings, we're able to free up our IT people to focus on other initiatives, such as our virtualization infrastructure."
"Columbia University's Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics is leading the way in the scientific community with its ground-breaking research programs," said Sam Grocott, vice president of marketing, Isilon. "We are happy to provide the storage foundation for its computing-intensive demands, so C2B2 can focus on the important discoveries at hand and not on managing the headaches of complex big data infrastructure."
About Isilon
Isilon, a division of EMC, is the global leader in scale-out NAS. We deliver powerful yet simple solutions for enterprises that want to manage their data, not their storage. Isilon's products are simple to install, manage and scale, at any size. And, unlike traditional enterprise storage, Isilon stays simple no matter how much storage is added, how much performance is required or how business needs change in the future. We're challenging enterprises to think differently about their storage, because when they do, they'll recognize there's a better, simpler way. Learn what we mean at http://www.isilon.com.
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com.
EMC, Isilon, SmartPools, SmartQuotas and OneFS are trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used are the property of their respective owners.
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Save Our Shores director rows across Monterey Bay
As Executive Director of Save Our Shores, Laura Kasa dedicates her days to protecting our beaches, oceans and marine wildlife.
She had never sailed across the Monterey Bay that she fights so hard to preserve -- until Wednesday.
Kasa rowed a small, 17-foot wooden boat 25 miles across the Monterey Bay, starting at the Santa Cruz Harbor and ending at the Monterey Harbor.
"This is important because so many of us that live here enjoy this sanctuary, but I don't know that everyone is aware of how much we really need to protect this sanctuary" Kasa said.
She made her rowboat voyage with ocean advocates Matt McFadyen and Cameron Webb.
McFadyen and Webb have helped lead teams on sailing journeys around the world.
They used Wednesday's voyage across the Monterey Bay as a test run for a longer trip in July, a journey they're calling Beyond the Circle.
McFadyen and Webb are going to paddle a 17-foot boat 2,000 miles through the Northwest Passage to the Arctic Circle.
They're hoping to learn more about the region and raise money for Save Our Shores and The Coastal Watershed. "You know we have to think about our future generations, how are we going to hand this beautiful ocean to our children and the next generations" says McFadyen.
For more information or to donate to Beyond The Circle, go to beyondthecircle.com or click here.