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I have been following the advances in shoe technology over the past decade. The global footwear market is growing at a stable rate of 2% a year, and it is expected to reach $212 billion in 2018. New research gives birth to new technologies, and the information about shoes is growing every day. From Adidas' Springblade technology to Nike's Flyknit invention new models are released every year. In this ocean of information how can consumers identify the product that is right for them in order to make wise buying decisions?
When you are swamped by too much information, what matters is to organize this information in such a way that it becomes knowledge. We live in an information-rich world, but it is often a challenge to find the information we want amidst all information "noise" and "fog". AKTORS.org (Advanced Knowledge Technologies For Shoes) aims at helping people find information about shoes that is usable so that they can make the right buying decisions.
From the moment that we wake we just seem to be surrounded by a wealth of information that comes to us from a variety of sources. But, when it comes to shoes, if you take a look at the information that you collect, you will tend to see that most of it is pretty useless and the nuggets of information that are actually important are smaller than you realize. However, those nuggets are what we have to find and it can be tough when it is swamped by everything else. That is where things such as the semantic web can help and, to be honest, we do need all of the help we can get.
So how do you know the information that is important and that which should be forgotten?
Well, to be frank, any information that solves an issue or answers a question that you have, either personally or with your business, can be deemed to be important. However, that does of course mean that you also need to know what the problem is in the first place to then be able to pick out the key information that will provide you with the solution.
In other words, "knowledge" depends on your ability to identify an issue, know what to look for, and to then discard the rest. Sounds easy? Of course it does, but the problem is that it isn't.
You need to remember one thing. We talk about "information technology" rather than "knowledge technology" and that in itself should be a clue as to how difficult this can be.
However, in the broad topic of footwear, AKTORS.org offers a solution as it enables consumers to deal with information in a manner that is more suitable to their needs.
Turning Information into Knowledge of Advanced Shoe Technologies
Shoe technology has impressively advanced over the years. Let me mention two shoe brands whose research has resulted in advanced shoe technologies.
Nike Flyknit
Named best shoe invention in 2012, the eco-friendly Flyknit is the epitome of the light shoe (160g) with the best form-fitting. It has an unparalleled precision fit because it consists of only one material: a thread that is knitted around your foot. Traditional athletic shoes consist of multiple parts and materials that are cut and sewed together at the expense of proper from-fitting.
Adidas Springblade
Instead of the traditional foam in the outsole, Adidas came up with the idea of 16 polymer blades. Springblade technology functions like a spring. The blades absorb the energy from the user's weight, and they release it as the user walks, resulting in explosive energy in every step.
Turning Information into Knowledge of Savings And Coupon Deals
As a 31-year-old man, I love to stay active. I go jogging every day before heading out to work and have an energy-packed smoothie to start my morning off right. Four or five days a week I also like to hit the gym to stay nice and toned. There are a lot of pretty ladies who go to the gym too, so I try to my best to look good while I'm working out. Through research and personal experience, I've found that FinishLine.com has some of the best selection of any other retailer.
FinishLine.com is one of the top retailers in the world for a guy like me who loves to stay active. Their selection of footwear, apparel and accessories are available for men, women and children of all sizes. Finish Line's personal mission statement says that their goal is to connect fashion-conscious individuals with the best selection of brand name apparel for sports inspired products, and that's exactly what they do for me. Not only do they have a great selection, but they have an incredible staff as well.
At their website, you can browse their inventory of athletic apparel and you'll be able to find some of the best deals around. Not only are there sales going on regularly, but you can also find a variety of Finish Line discount codes on the net to save even more money. I've been able to take advantage of these sales by having a Finish Line coupon code or one of the Finish Line promo codes.
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Some of the Best Shoes Around
I'm a sneaker head and love ensuring that my shoes look as great as the rest of my body. Whether I'm going for a jog, hitting the gym or just having a casual day on the weekend, I like to make sure that my shoes are stylish. FinishLine.com has a wide selection of shoes from some of the most popular brands, so I can always find a new pair when I need them.
Some of the brands they carry include:
- Nike
- Adidas
- Puma
- Reebok
- Asics
- Converse
- Sketchers
- Air Jordan
I've been known to play a little basketball with some of my buddies on the weekends, so I decided to buy some Jordans. I was able to find a pair of black and red Jordan CP3 VIIIs for a fraction of what they typically cost. Usually this type of shoe is upwards of $130 and with my Finish Line coupon code, I was able to pick them up for less than $60 before taxes. They also sell a variety of other Jordan products so I can make sure I'm matching my brands at all times.
Coupons for a Variety of Products
Whenever I'm getting ready to replace my running shoes or by some new athletic wear, I browse around online for Finish Line coupons that I can use on their site. FinishLine.com has weekly deals, and sometimes I can find discounts to save up to 50 percent on items they've already marked down. On occasion, I've even been able to find 50 percent off coupons for basketball shoes as well as shoes for my nieces and nephew.
My family and I also love to go hiking whenever we can, so we need to make sure we have some good hiking boots to handle the trails we go on. There are usually coupons for Finish Line hiking boots where we've been able to save anywhere from 10 to 20 dollars per pair, which is great because sometimes hiking boots can be quite expensive. For free shipping of thousands of Finish Line items, check also Deal Catcher.
Where I get my Casual Clothes
The best part about Finish Line is that not only can I get athletic clothes and shoes, but they also sell a variety of casual wear as well. When I'm not wearing my Air Jordans or Nikes, I love to wear my Converses when I go out. Finish Line also has a ton of t-shirts that fit me perfectly and are made from great material. I was even able to find a shirt on sale with Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny from the classic movie Space Jam so I could impress the ladies at my local bar.
When I need shirts, pants, shorts, jackets or shoes, I go to FinishLine.com to find what I need and get a great deal on my new clothes. During the holidays, I often just tell my family to go to FinishLine.com and buy me a gift card so I can restock my closet.
Finish Line has a partnership with the University of Indianapolis. With its headquarters in Indianapolis, Finish Line provides high quality merchandise that represents the university of Indianapolis.


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nmalhot brauchte ein neues Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 18 Designs von 10 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We run several massive multiplayer games from our domain itch.com. Currently each game has a design, but there is no design for the main itch.com site. We need a vibrant, active, aggressive look that isn't overly playful.
Premium Multiplayer Games
Desired Color Scheme:
Black/Gray, Blue, Red
Desired Style:
Aggressive, Vibrant, Active
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
We need a homepage design for itch.com. Entrants should focus only on the homepage but when we select a winner, we would need the winner to mock up colors for our forums so they are consistent with your homepage design. We would expect these color specifications to be included as part of the work for winning the contest and wouldn't be making additional payment for this work.
We make browser-based multiplayer games, not video games so things like joysticks or console controllers wouldn't make sense in the design.
Some sites that are similar to us in terms of providing a hub site for several different games they offer are: http://www.bigpoint.com and http://www.swirve.com. Flash game sites like miniclip.com and newgrounds.com are definitely NOT what we are.
1) a login/password form
2) a "latest news" section
3) a "top games" section that will list our current games: Wild Isle, Oil Empires, Race Kings, Karate RPG, and Cosmic Jack. For each game, we need room for a graphic (dimensions can be anything that fits the design .. do not be limited by the size/shape/style we currently use), a short 1 sentence description, and possibly an active players counter. The design should expect a minimum of 5 games in this section but allow upto 10.Â
4) a "new to itch?" callout with room for a 2 sentence description: "itch.com is a premier multiplayer online games portal. Register free and gain access to all our award-winning multiplayer games."
5) header tabs for "My Itch", "Games", "Members", "Blogs", "Galleries", "Forums", "Calendar"
6) a "member pulse" section that will list recent blog entries, forum posts, and in-game actions all jumbled together. We envision a different icon for Forum vs. Blog, vs. Game and then a short headline with a date/time and member name with their small avatar (80x80 or smaller) since all of these will be directly related to activity of a member.
The target demographic for our site is male, 18-30 years old.
We're looking for something aggressive but not over the top. It needs to appeal to adults.
We're leaning towards blue, gray, red as the main color. Definitely we wouldn't want green, yellow, orange, purple as the main color.
We're okay with our current logo. We don't love it or hate it. I doubt we'd want something completely different from the current logo but you're free to modify to fit your design.
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Could bill stop Sheriff's Office from flying drones?
Orange County buys 2 surveillance drones
Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies recently spent $50,000 on two surveillance drones, but if Sen. Joe Negron has his way, the devices won't ever get off the ground.
The senator is spearheading a bill that will be discussed in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee on Tuesday. He said police agencies should not be able to spy on residents using remote control unmanned aircraft. Privacy advocates agree.
"The danger that these unmanned drones present is that without strict rules in place to protect individual privacy, they are another step toward a state of constant and permanent police surveillance," Baylor Johnson, of the American Civil Liberties Union, said.
The sheriff's office argues the two drones will only be used if there is a potential loss of life and only when the drones present an optical advantage.
"It's important for people to know that these things will not fly willy-nilly all over town," Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jeff Williamson said. "They will be used for critical incidents, critical incidents only, where only one person would be able to deploy them."
FAA rules state that drones must be flown in the line of sight of the operator, less than 400 feet above the ground and during daylight conditions. The ones that could be used by the Sheriff's Office won't be like the ones equipped with weapons in Afghanistan or military drones along the coast.


text: Still wines from all over the world! Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast consumes the sugars in the grapes and converts them into alcohol. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different types of wine.


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Santa Claus has been around for a very long time. And given his North Pole residence, he's likely taken note of the effects of climate change both at home and while traveling via low-emissions reindeer power. So it should come as no surprise that the beneficent St. Nick has gone green.
Santa spoke to Scottish newspaper The Courier after getting to a shopping center via elf-powered rickshaw in a green version of the traditional Santa suit (the color green -- no word on whether it was made from bamboo, Tencel or hemp). "This year I wanted to arrive at the shopping centre in a form of transport that does not cause pollution," he said. Since everybody knows Santa typically travels via reindeer-pulled sleigh, he must be referring to their natural gaseous emissions. "I really hope that all the children who come to visit me this year will help me spread the Christmas message -- that it really is time to give something back." So far, though Green Santa isn't taking much action beyond his words.
Elsewhere in Scotland's beautiful, Gothic capital city, plans are underway for The Edinburgh Ethical Fayre in December, where Green Santa will make another appearance. Vendors will sell goods made from recycled materials as well as Fair Trade crafts. This news was delivered by an "ethical elf", who is pictured dressed in a green-colored elf outfit. In yet another Scottish green move, this year Edinburgh will refuse the traditional gift of a Norwegian Christmas tree (a goodwill gesture in return for Scotland's support in WWII) in favor of a locally sourced tree.
A Fair Trade gift fair is also being held in London, again with the Green Santa. This one will give out recycled and eco-friendly gifts to kiddies.
Local Christmas celebrations around the U.S. are also taking a few cues from Green Santa. The trend that started gaining ground last year (most notably at the White House and Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree) of using energy-saving LED lights for municipal and other public light displays continues. In fact, this year, NYC's Rockefeller Center's LEDs are solar-powered. And the largest professional provider of Christmas decorations in the U.S., Christmas Décor, is transitioning to LEDs in its 375 locations in 48 states. On the smaller-scale displays is a changeover to LED this year in a city square near my own hometown, Morristown, N.J. There they've also recycled the Santa house instead of building a new one. (Though it's surprising they didn't do that sooner. Seems pretty wasteful to build a new one every year.) The Perth shopping center mentioned above is also embracing LED lights.
Now all Green Santa needs to do is invent a solar-powered Wii, and everyone can have a Merry Christmas.
This article originally appeared in Plenty in November 2008. The story was added to MNN.com.
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From the time I was a young boy, religion was a very important part of my life. I remember my father's look if I was acting up during Mass, and I knew that I should be quiet and listen to what the priest had to say. My father died when I was nine, but I had absolutely no doubt that he had gone to heaven and took comfort in the fact that I would see him again.
Around this same time, I began to have feelings for other boys. Although my mother never talked about homosexuality, I remember hearing derogatory things about gay people and I did not want to be one. I hid these feelings for a couple of years, and then in seventh grade I was reacquainted with my best friend from years earlier. Our friendship grew and we began an intimate relationship.
I recall hearing our parish priest preach that he could understand aid for homeless people, but aid for people with AIDS was taking things too far. He was basically saying that they were getting what they deserved and no one should try to help them.
During these years, I felt extremely conflicted. I was an altar boy and was very close to our parish priest. I recall hearing him preach that he could understand aid for starving people or for homeless people, but aid for people with AIDS was taking things too far. He was basically saying that people who were dying from AIDS were getting what they deserved and no one should try to help them. I also remember a family friend -- a doctor -- saying that AIDS was God's way of getting rid of homosexuals.
When I was 19, I remember making a conscious decision that I would never tell anyone about my feelings. My friend went off to college and never mentioned our relationship again. I began to drink and drug to bury my feelings and prayed that God would make me straight. I gained a lot of weight and struggled for many years with a food addiction. At age 25 I decided that I needed to get sober and had several meetings with a priest, who I tried to talk to about my feelings toward men. I had heard in Alcoholics Anonymous that I needed to be honest about who I was. He told me that it was wrong and that I needed to pray to God for help. This kept me in the closet for another six months, until my older brother came out to me. I also came out to him, but I believed that being gay was wrong, and that I had to leave my church and my friends behind. (Several years later, I saw that same priest coming out of the "dunes," an area in Provincetown where men go to have sex. I resented him for a while, until I realized that he was as much a victim as I was.)
For years, I had sex with men but could never stay in a committed relationship because I did not believe I was worthy of being loved. I had anonymous sex just to feel good, but I was so ashamed of my behavior I compartmentalized my life. In my mid-30s, I got involved in the equal marriage rights issue and built strong relationships with several politicians -- I like to believe that I had some influence over several votes. I remember standing in the Massachusetts State House in 2004 with thousands of equal marriage advocates, singing songs, standing side by side with Senators who were putting their careers on the line to fight for my civil rights. At the same time, I remember thinking, "If they really knew what I have done, they would not be on my side."
Guilt and shame were eating me up inside. Shortly after that, after many years of sobriety, I picked up crystal meth for the first time and became addicted right away. Not only did it give me energy and a false sense of self confidence, but I also lost weight and was the thinnest I had ever been. Over the next couple of years, my life got progressively worse. I contracted HIV, withdrew from friends and family, and left a great job. I was physically and spiritually bankrupt and suicidal. Memories of my priest talking about people with AIDS haunted me. I had a lot of shame about my HIV and I started to believe what I had heard as a child. Using meth made these feelings go away and seemed to be the only way to make my life tolerable. My health deteriorated from my drug use, but I felt it was from my HIV and accepted this as my fate. Being at the lowest point in my life and not sure what to do, I asked my family for help and this is where my life took a dramatic turn.
I checked into an addiction treatment facility, where I heard someone explain the difference between religion and spirituality. He said that religion is for people who do not want to go to hell and spirituality is for people who have already been there. Since that time, I have been through several treatment programs and several relapses. I have learned a lot about recovery, spirituality, and loving myself for who I am.
Today, I have been clean and sober for over 18 months. I attend Alcoholics Anonymous or Crystal Meth Anonymous meetings almost every day. I work regularly with my sponsor and I take my HIV medications regularly and consistently. I believe in a loving, nonjudgmental God who takes care of me each and every day. I no longer pray for material things, but rather ask God to give me guidance so that I may find my purpose in life. I used to go to the Jesuit Urban Center in Boston, because they were gay-friendly. But a nun there christened the baby of a lesbian couple and the cardinal cracked down on them, so I stopped going. I don't belong to any church or religion today.
Finally, I no longer feel guilt or shame for anything that I have done in the past. The Ninth Step Promise in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous says, "No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others." I do believe that just as "coming out of the closet" was easier for my generation than the previous generation, it will be still easier for the next. If my story helps someone else, then today is a good day.


text: Think being environmentally friendly is expensive? Think again. By Cameron Huddleston, Former Online Editor April 22, 2010 As I write this, my daughter's preschool class is marching in honor of Earth Day at the park a few blocks away with signs like "We Compost" and "We Have a Rain Barrel." Environmental awareness is a big part of the curriculum at her Montessori school. They also recycle and plant vegetables that they eat at snack time. Their environmental efforts also save the school money. They water plants with water from the rain barrel rather than turning on a hose and running up the water bill. Several seed packets and a few tomato plants produce plenty of veggies at a fraction of the cost of buying them at the grocery store. And I'm encouraged to pack my daughter's lunch in reusable plastic containers rather than sandwich bags -- which saves me money. Sponsored Content Sure, some green products are more expensive than their non-environmentally friendly counterparts. But going green doesn't have to break your budget. In fact, it can be quite budget friendly, as you can see from my daughter's school. For example, if you leave your car in the garage and bike to work instead, you can save money. To see how much, use our tool. Advertisement You can save hundreds of dollars a year in household energy bills, thousands of gallons of water and thousands of pounds of carbon-dioxide emissions with some smart moves and a small investment in energy-efficient products. See 13 Ways to Trim Energy Use and 16 Ways to Stop Wasting Water for ideas. You can get a tax credit through 2010 for certain energy-efficient home improvements, such as installing new windows and doors, certain insulation projects, roofs and high-efficiency water heaters. And through 2016 you can get a credit for 30% of the cost -- with no limit -- of geothermal heat pumps, solar panels, solar water heaters, small wind-energy systems and fuel cells. See Slash Your Utility Bills: Power Up on Your Own for details. Coupon Sherpa -- one of our favorite sources of paperless coupons -- also has a great Eco Frugal Life Guide with loads of tips on decreasing your carbon footprint while lowering your bills.


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The Graduate Studies Program at the Albany Medical College is offering three research programs for undergraduates interested in furthering their training in science, and in exploring career options in research. Programs are available during the summer in which students will have their own research project, be advised by a faculty mentor who will provide guidance and insight, and will be able to take advantage of a variety of Enrichment Activities designed to illuminate the profession of a researcher in the biomedical sciences. Stipends are available for these summer opportunities on a competitive basis.
All three programs use a common application which can be downloaded from this link: http://www.amc.edu/Academic/GraduateStudies/documents/SummerTrainingApplication2008final.pdf


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Does the Constitution Have a 14-Day Clause?
The following commentary is cross-posted on The Volokh Conspiracy.
Have you heard of the "14-Day Clause" of the Constitution? If not, you should take a look at the Supreme Court"™s opinion yesterday in Maryland v. Shatzer. Shatzer is an intriguing example of how the Supreme Court makes rules in the area of criminal procedure. It"™s particularly notable in that it introduces a very rare (but not unprecedented) numerical rule to implement constitutional protections.
Shatzer is a case on the law of police interrogations when a suspect is in police custody. It"™s one of the dozens of spinoff decisions from the 1966 blockbuster Miranda v. Arizona, also known as the "you have a right to remain silent" case. The specific question in Shatzer is whether a detained criminal suspect who has asked to speak with a lawyer can ever be questioned again without a lawyer present. In a 1981 case, Edwards v. Arizona, the Supreme Court held that when a detained suspect asks to speak with a lawyer, the police cannot try to persuade him to change his mind. They have to stop the questioning, and they cannot restart the questioning, even after time passes and the suspect has met with his attorney, unless the suspect reinitiates the questioning on his own.
The issue in Shatzer was whether that rule continues to apply if the suspect has been released from police custody and is then rearrested. In particular, do the police have to honor the earlier request for a lawyer? The Miranda protections don"™t apply when a suspect is no longer in custody. When the suspect is arrested again, however, he regains his Miranda rights. The question is, does the break in custody reset the clock on the effect of the suspect"™s earlier request to speak with a lawyer? Or does the fact that the suspect is released from custody make no difference at all, such that the police are forever barred from approaching the suspect without a lawyer whenever he is in custody?
Two practical points make answering this question unusually hard. Point One is that the police need clear rules that answer the question with certainty. It doesn"™t work to give the police complex legal tests to apply on the fly: They need clear rules to know what they can and cannot do. Point Two is that the two obvious candidates for clear rules each create absurd results. If you say that any break in custody, however short, resets the clock, then the protections are meaningless. If a suspect asks to speak to an attorney, the police will just "release" the suspect for 30 seconds, re-arrest him, and then restart the interrogation. That doesn"™t work. On the other hand, if you say that the break in custody has no effect at all, then all sorts of strange consequences follow. A request to speak with an attorney in one case will inoculate the suspect from police interrogations for the rest of his life for all of his unrelated crimes. A request to speak to an attorney at the age of 18 in one case would bar questioning a half-century later for something entirely different. That doesn"™t work, either.
So what to do? What clear rule on how long the break must be to reset the clock is workable here? Enter the 14-day rule, announced today in Shatzer in a majority opinion by Justice Scalia:
We think it appropriate to specify a period of time [at which time the clock is reset]. It seems to us that period is 14 days. That provides plenty of time for the suspect to get reacclimated to his normal life, to consult with friends and counsel, and to shake off any residual coercive effects of his prior custody.
The 14-day limitation meets Shatzer"™s concern that a break-in-custody rule lends itself to police abuse. He envisions that once a suspect invokes his Miranda right to counsel, the police will release the suspect briefly (to end the Edwards presumption) and then promptly bring him back into custody for reinterrogation. But once the suspect has been out of custody long enough (14 days) to eliminate its coercive effect, there will be nothing to gain by such gamesmanship""nothing, that is, except the entirely appropriate gain of being able to interrogate a suspect who has made a valid waiver of his Miranda rights.
As a matter of policy, I think that"™s a pretty good rule. But why precisely 14 days? That is, 336 hours, or exactly 20,160 minutes? There is no 14-day Clause in the Constitution. (I checked.) Why not 15 days? Or 13.491 days?
As far as I can guess, the only reason 14 days was chosen is that it"™s easy to remember and seemed in the right ballpark. Jews started measuring seven days as a time period in the 6th Century BC; the Romans then adopted it, measuring time in 7-day weeks; and two-thousand-odd years later, on February 24, 2010, a majority of the Justices on the Supreme Court thought that one of those was too short, three was too long, and two seemed about right. And how did the Justices know that 14 days would be about right? Based on their extensive experience being arrested, perhaps? Presumably not. But no matter. Fourteen days seemed about right, and so the 14-day rule became the law.
If you"™re wondering how Justice Scalia could end up writing an opinion that sounds so legislative "" picking 14 days out of thin air "" you need to know Justice Scalia"™s history with Miranda. Justice Scalia intensely dislikes the entire line of Miranda cases. The Court has sometimes referred to the Miranda rules as "prophylactic." That is, they are rules created to protect the Constitution, and enforced as constitutional law, but not necessarily constitutional rules themselves. In his dissent in Dickerson v. United States, Justice Scalia argued that this entire approach was illegitimate. He would overthrow the entire line of cases as an illegitimate power grab.
It"™s not clear how many Justices continue to see Miranda as just "prophylactic" after Dickerson. But Justice Scalia still does. And he has long had a special dislike for the Edwards rule in particular. (Remember, that"™s the rule that the police have to stop interviewing someone, and can"™t restart questioning, if he asks for a lawyer.) In a 1990 dissent, Scalia described the Edwards line of cases as "prophylaxis built upon prophylaxis, producing a veritable fairyland castle of imagined constitutional restriction upon law enforcement."
But if you can"™t beat "em, join "em. Or at least join "em if that means you get to write the opinion that substantially limits the effect of the Edwards rule. And if you"™re going to write an opinion that you see as merely "prophylactic," presumably you"™re not bound by your usual approach to constitutional interpretation. With apologies to Chief Justice Marshall, it is not a Constitution you are expounding. So explicitly policy-based rulemaking becomes more understandable, even if it"™s jarring coming from Justice Scalia.


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Owner of The Three Broomsticks
'Madam Rosemirta was the landlady of the Three Broomsticks pub in the village of Hogsmeade. Rosmerta was put under the Imperius Curse, cast by Draco Malfoy in 1997, and helped him against her will to smuggle cursed items into Hogwarts Castle. It is likely she later redeemed herself by fighting in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Early lifeEdit
Nothing is known about Madam Rosmerta's origins, or of her life before Harry Potter went to Hogwarts. She is a popular figure among the wizarding community of Hogsmeade and an acquaintance of many of the Hogwarts teaching staff, including Albus Dumbledore.
Career as a bartender at The Three BroomsticksEdit
- "Naturally. Never saw one without the other, did you? The number of times I had them in here -- ooh, they used to make me laugh. Quite the double act, Sirius Black and James Potter!"
- —Rosmerta mentions that she was barmaid when James and Sirius visited the pub.[src]
She is older than the generation of James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, and Lily Evans, as she mentioned being the barmaid even when they were all still at school. Rosmerta lived and was the barmaid of the Three Broomstick's during the First Wizarding War; she was a listener of gossip and believed the rumours that Sirius Black had turned his friends, the Potter family, over to Lord Voldemort to be true when news broke out they had been murdered and that the war was over.
1993-1994EditIn 1993, Madam Rosmerta was angered when Dementors were in Hogsmeade to catch Sirius Black because their presence was scaring away many of her customers. She hosted an informal meeting between Minerva McGonagall, Cornelius Fudge, Filius Flitwick and Rubeus Hagrid discussing Sirius Black and his friends.
In 1997, however, it emerged that Rosmerta had become an unwilling agent of the Death Eaters. In order to fulfil his mission to assassinate Albus Dumbledore, Draco Malfoy had managed to place Rosmerta under the Imperius Curse. He used her to pass on a cursed opal necklace to Hogwarts student Katie Bell, who accidentally touched the necklace and was herself subjected to the very harmful curse intended for the Headmaster. Rosmerta also poisoned mead that was intended to be given to Dumbledore through Horace Slughorn in the guise as a Christmas present, but it was unintentionally drunk by Ron Weasley, who was saved by Harry Potter's quick thinking; Harry had shoved a Bezoar down Ron's throat to save his life. Malfoy communicated with Rosmerta through fake galleons like the ones Hermione Granger used for Dumbledore's Army.
After Harry and Dumbledore had been to the cave to retrieve a locket they believed to be one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, they apparated to Hogsmeade, where Madam Rosmerta alerted them to the presence of the Dark Mark above the school and gave them brooms on which they could travel rapidly back to Hogwarts, where Draco's plan could be brought to completion. Harry Potter eventually cleared her name as he felt that that investigation on Albus Dumbledore's death may link to her.
It is likely Madam Rosmerta was part of the Hogsmeade reinforcements that arrived at Hogwarts Castle during the second part of the Battle of Hogwarts. It is unknown how she participated in the war. This battle resulted in the end of the Second Wizarding War.
Rosmerta was the Romano-Celtic goddess of fertility and abundance, known as the "Great Provider". In Latin, it means "good purveyor" or "great provider".
Physical descriptionEdit
- Hermione Granger: "Ron, what are you looking at?"
- Ron Weasley: "Nothing"
- Hermione Granger: "I expect 'nothing's' in the back getting more firewhiskey"
- — Hermione Granger catches Ron Weasley trying to catch Madam Rosmerta's eye[src]
Rosmerta is an attractive woman, described as "a curvy sort of woman with a pretty face". On one occasion, she was seen wearing glittery high-heels. Several Hogwarts pupils, including Ron Weasley, have fancied her.
Behind the scenesEdit
- Madam Rosmerta was portrayed by British actress Julie Christie in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. She only appears twice in the film; once at the Three Broomsticks and again, on close observation, when Harry and Hermione go back in time. Her role was reduced to this film alone as she did not appear in any of the subsequent film adaptations of the novels.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Flashback on Disc 2)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ As the Marauders' generation was in their mid-30s while Harry was at school, this would imply that Rosmerta was, at the very least, in her 40s, if not older.
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4


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Perfect pet shoes to keep your pets' paws safe and in style. These dog shoes feature with casual style denim exterior, fasten with shoe lace. Anti-skid rubber sole of these dog shoes for safe walking.
- Fashion accessory for your pets to step out in trendy style
- Casual sneakers, fasten with shoe lace
- Rubber sole ensures a non-slip walking
- Keep your dog's paws clean, comfortable and well protected
- Material: Denim and rubber
- Shoe Size (L x W): Approx. 2 x 1.5 inch (5 x 3.8 cm)
- Size: 5
- Color: Denim blue, white
- Sold by 4pcs / set
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The weather in Marrakech is sunny nearly all year round, with pleasantly warm, dry summers and mild, slightly damp winters. The climate in Marrakech is hot, semi-arid, and often typically Mediterranean. Despite the proximity of the formidable Sahara Desert, Marrakech does not have a desert climate. The average temperatures range from 54°F (12°C) in the winter, to 84°F (29°C) in the summer. The hottest months of the year are July, August and September, when temperatures can reach 100°F (38°C); however Marrakech's humidity is low, making temperatures are generally bearable. Winter can bring heavy downpours of rain, which leave the streets of the old town very muddy, and winter nights can be cold, but those visiting the city at this time should still get plenty of sun and will be rewarded by seeing the Atlas Mountains at their most beautiful when they are capped with white snow. Marrakech is a year-round destination but spring (March, April, May) and autumn (October, November) are considered to be the best seasons in the city as it is warm and sunny but not swelteringly hot.
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USN-1263-1: IcedTea-Web, OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
16 November 2011
icedtea-web, openjdk-6, openjdk-6b18 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Multiple OpenJDK 6 and IcedTea-Web vulnerabilities have been fixed.
Software Description
- icedtea-web - A web browser plugin to execute Java applets
- openjdk-6 - Open Source Java implementation
- openjdk-6b18 - Open Source Java implementation
Deepak Bhole discovered a flaw in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) implementation in the IcedTea web browser plugin. This could allow a remote attacker to open connections to certain hosts that should not be permitted. (CVE-2011-3377)
Juliano Rizzo and Thai Duong discovered that the block-wise AES encryption algorithm block-wise as used in TLS/SSL was vulnerable to a chosen-plaintext attack. This could allow a remote attacker to view confidential data. (CVE-2011-3389)
It was discovered that a type confusion flaw existed in the in the Internet Inter-Orb Protocol (IIOP) deserialization code. A remote attacker could use this to cause an untrusted application or applet to execute arbitrary code by deserializing malicious input. (CVE-2011-3521)
It was discovered that the Java scripting engine did not perform SecurityManager checks. This could allow a remote attacker to cause an untrusted application or applet to execute arbitrary code with the full privileges of the JVM. (CVE-2011-3544)
It was discovered that the InputStream class used a global buffer to store input bytes skipped. An attacker could possibly use this to gain access to sensitive information. (CVE-2011-3547)
It was discovered that a vulnerability existed in the AWTKeyStroke class. A remote attacker could cause an untrusted application or applet to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-3548)
It was discovered that an integer overflow vulnerability existed in the TransformHelper class in the Java2D implementation. A remote attacker could use this cause a denial of service via an application or applet crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-3551)
It was discovered that the default number of available UDP sockets for applications running under SecurityManager restrictions was set too high. A remote attacker could use this with a malicious application or applet exhaust the number of available UDP sockets to cause a denial of service for other applets or applications running within the same JVM. (CVE-2011-3552)
It was discovered that Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) could incorrectly expose a stack trace. A remote attacker could potentially use this to gain access to sensitive information. (CVE-2011-3553)
It was discovered that the unpacker for pack200 JAR files did not sufficiently check for errors. An attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted pack200 JAR file. (CVE-2011-3554)
It was discovered that the RMI registration implementation did not properly restrict privileges of remotely executed code. A remote attacker could use this to execute code with elevated privileges. (CVE-2011-3556, CVE-2011-3557)
It was discovered that the HotSpot VM could be made to crash, allowing an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly leak sensitive information. (CVE-2011-3558)
It was discovered that the HttpsURLConnection class did not properly perform SecurityManager checks in certain situations. This could allow a remote attacker to bypass restrictions on HTTPS connections. (CVE-2011-3560)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 11.10
- icedtea-6-jre-cacao - 6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10
- icedtea-6-jre-jamvm - 6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10
- icedtea-netx - 1.1.3-1ubuntu1.1
- icedtea-plugin - 1.1.3-1ubuntu1.1
- openjdk-6-jre - 6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10
- openjdk-6-jre-headless - 6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10
- openjdk-6-jre-lib - 6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10
- openjdk-6-jre-zero - 6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- icedtea-6-jre-cacao - 6b22-1.10.4-0ubuntu1~11.04.1
- icedtea-6-jre-jamvm - 6b22-1.10.4-0ubuntu1~11.04.1
- icedtea-netx - 1.1.1-0ubuntu1~11.04.2
- icedtea-plugin - 1.1.1-0ubuntu1~11.04.2
- openjdk-6-jre - 6b22-1.10.4-0ubuntu1~11.04.1
- openjdk-6-jre-headless - 6b22-1.10.4-0ubuntu1~11.04.1
- openjdk-6-jre-lib - 6b22-1.10.4-0ubuntu1~11.04.1
- openjdk-6-jre-zero - 6b22-1.10.4-0ubuntu1~11.04.1
- Ubuntu 10.10
- icedtea-6-jre-cacao - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.10.2
- openjdk-6-demo - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.10.2
- openjdk-6-jdk - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.10.2
- openjdk-6-jre - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.10.2
- openjdk-6-jre-headless - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.10.2
- openjdk-6-jre-lib - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.10.2
- openjdk-6-jre-zero - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.10.2
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- icedtea-6-jre-cacao - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.04.2
- icedtea6-plugin - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.04.2
- openjdk-6-demo - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.04.2
- openjdk-6-jre - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.04.2
- openjdk-6-jre-headless - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.04.2
- openjdk-6-jre-lib - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.04.2
- openjdk-6-jre-zero - 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.04.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart any Java applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.


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This lesson plan invites students to learn more about the historical significance of President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, as well as the time period and people involved. After reading the Gettysburg Address in its entirety, students work in small groups to closely examine one sentence from the speech. They conduct research to learn more about the Civil War and the context and significance of Lincoln's speech. Using an online tool, students create a multigenre project consisting of three types of writing and a drawing to communicate what they have discovered about the meaning and significance of their assigned sentence from the speech. The class then creates a display of the Gettysburg Address, with students' multigenre projects posted near the applicable lines. Finally, students use the class-created display as a resource for individual writing in which they paraphrase the Gettysburg Address, giving the main points.
The Gettysburg Address: This U.S. government site features images of the Nicolay draft of the Address, historical background information, and a transcription of the text.
Multigenre Mapper: Students can use this online tool to create multigenre, multimodal texts, including three types of writing and a drawing, in response to the Gettysburg Address.
Reading comprehension is often linked to understanding. However there is more to comprehending than simply "getting" what you read. In his article from Voices from the Middle, Robert Probst takes a look at his own comprehension and the strategies he uses while reading. He concludes, "Comprehension is too complex to be effectively assessed with anything so simple and reductive as a test, and it isn't achieved by concentrating solely on the text itself, though of course that does require close attention. Instead, to comprehend requires a concerted effort to see through the text to what lies beyond. And that demands an imaginative and committed reader." To achieve this kind of reading, students need the opportunity to examine texts closely and explore the underlying significance. This lesson asks students to do just that by closely examining the text of the Gettysburg Address and exploring its historical context and significance.
Further Reading
Probst, Robert E. "Responding to Reading: You Know What I Mean?" Voices from the Middle 11.1 (September 2003): 56-57.


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First day of school is an exciting and nerve-wrecking occasion for kids, even if they've been through a few years of school. Here are some ideas for making it a bit more fun and special for them:
- Have a small surprise ready. There's nothing like a little surprise to distract your kids from their nerves about starting school. And it doesn't have to be anything big. A new reusable water bottle with a design they will like or a fun keychain to attach to the backpack are just two ideas.
- Involve them in the morning routine. How about asking your kids what one or two things they'd like to do as part of the morning routine? Perhaps it can be their job to get the milk on the table or they can opt to make their bed after breakfast instead of before. Helping them feel like they have a say in how to make mornings less hectic can actually get them to do it.
- Leave a special lunchbox note. Even if your kids are in the mom-leave-me-alone stage, they'll love seeing a special note from you in the middle of their school day (even if they don't mention it).
- Make a break-the-rules breakfast. Is there something your kids love for breakfast that you don't usually have? Yes, we mean that sugary cereal or chocolate-chip pancakes that are reserved for rare or special occasions. First day (or week) of school fits the bill, in our humble opinion.
- Take a fun photo. First-day-of-school photos are special, but how about asking your kids to do something super silly? It will create a fun memory and help calm the nerves. Win!