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The UK Border Agency's own staff don't trust the million pound bioscanning e-Gates installed at nine British airports, and in some cases actively discourage passengers from using them, said a damning report published today by the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee.
MPs on the committee said that they had seen for themselves that the e-Gates system, and IRIS (the iris recognition immigration system), a fore-runner of e-Gates – don't work:
It has been alleged that some of the machines, including iris scanners, are malfunctioning and that "Agency" staff have actively discouraged people from using e-Gates. Members of the Committee have seen for themselves the closure of this facility and confusion of staff about how to manage and direct the flow of travellers, with staff only able to advise that 'it's not working'.
Quoted in the report, Rob Whiteman, chief exec of the UK Border Agency admitted that staff felt "threatened" by the eGates and didn't really understand them:
"We need to explain to staff the reasons why we think automation is a good idea, and win them over, to help people feel that it is part of making the "Agency" more efficient," Whiteman told the committee.
The committee recommended that the agency provide convincing evidence, for its own staff as well as the general public, that the e-Gates system is no less reliable than passport checks carried out by a person.
The Border Agency's costly iris scanning programme came in for some particularly heavy criticism from MPs. The announcement in February that the machines would be mothballed meant that the £9m plunged into the system only served to work patchily for six years.
"Its sole value appears to have been that it provided data for the e-Gates," rages the Committee.
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This money could have been better spent on border staff — at least 60 immigration officers could have been employed with the money spent on IRIS. The Committee recommends that, in order to avoid another costly investment in equipment which will not last, the "Agency" publish the data it has collected on the e-Gates trials which it is currently running.
The committee also have demanded that the border agency informs it about what the UKBA intends to do with the hundreds of thousands of retinal scans of Brits and UK visitors that it has collected over the years. ®
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I've Grown Accustomed to Your Wet Nose
I used to be scared of dogs. Probably because when I was a one-year-old, a dog tried to maul me. While my parents were looking at houses, a neighbor's dog came a few inches from what I can only assume to be swallowing me whole. And I was a pretty big baby.
As I got older and less swallowable, the incidents continued. I'd temporarily gotten over my fear of dogs by playing with B-V, a fellow resident of 84th Drive. But B-V died when I was four, and B-V Jr. was a crude replacement. A crude four-year-old-eating replacement. I was also upset because I could spell B-V, but the word "junior," to a four-year-old, should not be spelled like the word "jirr."
My dog problems culminated a few years later when I was playing catch with my older brother Adam. We'd been out a while and decided to sit for a few minutes. With no warning other than a bunch of barking and a loud collar jangling, a large dog bolted towards my brother. The dog easily knocked Adam over, no small feat to me considering how large a 12-year-old looked to eight-year-old me. After defeating the leader of the pack (a two-person pack, but a pack nonetheless), the dog headed straight for me in an attempt to finish the job. I did the only thing I could. I ducked. Did Kujo bite me? Scratch me? Shoot me with the laser beam attached to his collar? Worse - it jumped over me, kicking me in the head as it landed.
That's right - I am the only person in the world to have been jump kicked in the head by a dog.
As I got older (see 20s, early), I began realizing my fear of dogs was irrational. I am bigger than most dogs, and thus they should be afraid of me. But it's not COMPLETELY irrational. In a fight, a dog has less to lose. You can't reason with a dog. And dogs don't follow the 11th commandment of "though shall not bite thy opponent in the crotchal area." Nevertheless, I'm now okay with most things of the dog-al persuasion.
My friend Josh helped this process, since his dog Herbie was a total wuss. Herbie was a great dog, and a big dog, but the meanest thing he ever did was chew on our socks. Have you ever had someone you go drinking with, but you know the only contribution he'd make in a bar fight would be to open the door while he's running away? That was Herbie. He got into a surprising amount of bar fights for a dog.
The next big step was recent, when I was staying in Michigan with family friends. They had two dogs, Chewbacca and Annie. (I love that "Chewbacca" doesn't come up as a new word in spell check). Aptly named, Chewbacca was a loving, yet large and hairy beast, while Annie was a little red-headed brat. After five days of playing with these dogs, I'd grown attached to them. So it was perfectly natural that as I was opening the front door to leave, Annie bolted out and made me chase her for a mile. No, she did not escape by hiding in a laundry basket.
I finally got tired and stopped running - and so did Annie. So I turned around, and she started coming towards me. I stopped again, and she started walking away again. So I started walking back to the house, and she began following me. And that's when I realized it - I'd dated so many girls like that. When Annie finally came close enough for me to grab her collar, I looked her in the eyes and said, "I think we should see other dogs. It's not you, it's me."
Right now, I'm staying in a friend's place in South Carolina, and she has the biggest small dog I've ever seen. It's tiny - I could probably punt it clear across the street - if my friend wasn't watching. But it's bark could wake the neighbors. Okay, it couldn't wake the neighbors. Because who could fall asleep with all that barking?
My friend does what any dog owner does when her dog gets too loud. She shushes it. Now THAT is irrational.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Am I disturbing you, human? I can see why you're having such a tough day, what with you being the one not on a leash. I'll try to keep it down. arf! arf?"
But even with all the barking, no ability to reason, and her desire to bite me in the crotch, I'm actually going to miss her when I leave.
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"What if soldiers give us trouble?" says the southern Simon.The concepts of going the extra mile and turning the other cheek are so deeply ingrained in our culture it's possible to think of them as common sense rather than radical teachings. But I find myself moved by these ideas again and again when I think about them in their possible context as counterpoints to the accepted order of the world in Jesus' day.
"The laws of their kingdom say an armed soldier can make an unarmed man carry his pack for a mile," says Jesus. "But if one does, go two miles to show him that in God's kingdom, it's the strong who will help carry the burdens of the weak.
"The laws of their kingdom say a soldier can slap us with the back of his hand, like he would strike a slave," says Jesus. "But if one does, turn your face so he has to slap you with an open hand, the way he would challenge an equal!"
What do I find so beautiful about these sayings? In two simple pieces of advice, Jesus gives his disciples concrete actions they can perform which hint at their belief in a whole different way people could relate to one another. Two simple ways of reacting that highlight the contrast between the dominant mindset and the culture of the Kingdom of God.
Reading today, I find myself just a little envious of those early saints and their gestures.
I don't believe in the dominant assumptions of our age about how power and happiness and progress work. And I do believe that there are better ways we can relate to each other, ways more in line with the Godliness in each of us.
But what gesture do I have today which can compare with the power of going the extra mile or turning the other cheek? What simple actions can I take to show and share my belief in a real alternative to the ways of this world?


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I was recently processing a bunch of pictures that I took of this couple for their engagement photos. Painting layer mask after layer mask, I thought, I need to write a tutorial on this.
Painting layer masks is something that I do a lot.It allows you to break the image down into zones and give those zones different treatments. Sometimes it's color, or contrast, or saturation, or maybe some selective blurring. Whatever the reason, being able to paint layer masks is really helpful.
So here we have a pretty decent shot of this young couple. There are a few things that I know I want to do to it right away. I want to bring the background down a bit. I think it's a little overexposed. I also notice that their complexions are very different. She's on the yellow side, he on the magenta. So, right from the start I know that I want at least two layer masks: one for the background, and one for him, to make him more yellow so that his skin tone matches hers better.
NOTE: In this tutorial I'm assuming that I don't have to explain to you the mechanics of layer masks in any detail. If you don't understand how layer masks work, or you get confused partway through this tutorial, you might want to check out our Layer Masks Mechanics tutorial.
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Over the last decade, one of the growth industries within the church has been that of counseling. Various models of counseling are on offer out there in the theological marketplace, some obviously laced through with secular psychology, others more self-consciously based upon biblical principles. I have neither the time nor space nor interest to offer critiques and assessments of the material content of these various approaches; what interests me at this point is the phenomenon of such counseling.
The origins of biblical counseling arguably lie in the seventeenth century, when Catholic and Protestant theologians produced books of cases of conscience, that is, books which took specific moral questions ("Should I gamble?" "Is it legitimate to be in business with a non-Christian partner?" "Can I lend money at interest?" etc.) and provided biblically grounded answers to them. In other words, they took general biblical principles and tried to apply them to specific situations.
That is the basic principle which holds today. Although many of the specific questions have changed ("Should I sharpen my sword on a Sunday?" is not a pressing concern for most Christians today), the basic idea is the same: individual Christians have specific problems; counseling seeks to address those problems by applying biblical principles. So far, so good.
What intrigues me, however, is the veritable explosion in interest in the area over recent years, an interest that sparks two questions in my mind: is this current Christian fascination with counseling simply the priorities of the world around dressed up in a Christian idiom? And what does this say about the nature of church?
I have not time to address the former question here; suffice to say that I suspect it is not susceptible to a simple answer. It is also intimately connected to the way one answers the second. What is interesting is that Scripture says very little about the kind of one-to-one application of the Word which biblical counseling represents; rather, the focus in the New Testament (and, indeed, in the Old) is upon the Word of God coming to the people as a whole and impacting the community of believers as a whole. When Paul preaches in Acts, he speaks in specific contexts; but he does not engage in micro-applications to every one of his hearers, or even, on the whole, to obvious subsets within the crowds who listen to him. The same can be said of his letters, although here there are frequent applications towards the end to specific groups (widows, young men, etc.) and even on occasion to specific people (Euodia and Syntyche, etc.). But the burden of his ministry and the vast majority of sentences in his letters are devoted to expounding the Word of God in the most general and glorious terms. He seems confident that the Word will find its own application as it is preached, and that is because what he proclaims is not simply information, but the very speech of God, which transforms that with which it comes into contact. Thus he does not need to overload on specific instances of how the Word should be applied to specific people or situations. This is also one of the reasons why what he says is of perennial relevance: it does not become dated or fade away as the generation to whom it was originally addressed dies out.
All of this leads me to ask the obvious question: does the rise in biblical counseling, and the growth in the number of biblical counselors, signal a crisis in confidence, not simply in the pulpit, but in the Word of God to achieve its purpose? Now, do not misunderstand me: I am not saying that counseling has no place, nor small group; but surely, if the biblical pattern is representative of healthy church life, then 95 percent of the problems addressed by counseling should actually be addressed and solved by simply proclaiming the perennial Word of God. Is it perhaps the case that fewer people would need counseling if more people actually listened prayerfully to what their pastors were telling them from the pulpit every Sunday morning?
Next time you find yourself in need of counseling, ask yourself: is this the result of exceptional and unforeseen circumstances that require peculiar wisdom and sensitivity which can only be found in one-to-one discussion with another Christian? Or have I screwed up because I haven't been paying attention to what the pastor has been preaching these many months?
First published in the Monthly Record of the Free Church of Scotland, May 2009. The author teaches at Westminster Theological Seminary. Reprinted from New Horizons, January 2010.
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Former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce came out strongly against Proposition 121 in a statement to all voters published by the Arizona Secretary of State.
"Don't be fooled", the nationally known author of Arizona's SB1070 says.
Americans love choices and we ought to have lots of them, especially in our politics and candidates. Telling Arizonans that they are only allowed to have two candidates to choose from is un-American. This initiative discriminates against smaller parties and Independents. It actually will discriminate against Republicans and Democrats too. Because most districts are very Republican or very Democrat, voters in those districts will have two candidates from the same party to choose from. In roughly 20 of Arizona's 30 legislative district, you won't even have two parties to choose from, so Democrats in Republican districts will only have two Republicans to choose from and Republicans in Democrat districts will only have two Democrats to choose from.
Russell Pearce claims initiative supporters want to change the rules because they want to change the type of candidate who wins. Pearce was defeated in 2011 by Jerry Lewis, a Republican, in a recall election that all voters, not just Republicans, to vote. He was the first sitting Senate President in American history to be recalled.
Pearce claims that "rigging the rules to ensure that only a specific type of candidate can win is un-American and very dangerous for Arizona."
Frank Henry, election integrity activist in the Verde Valley of Arizona thinks the elections are currently rigged by election laws written by the two political parties. Although they let other voices, like third parties, be heard but the election is rigged so that neither they nor an independent candidate can win. In its 100 years as a state, not a single third party candidate or independent has ever been elected to statewide office or the legislature.
Henry notes that:
By law, non-Party candidates must be listed last on the ballots, need four to five times as many signatures to get on the ballot, and must pay for the voting list that is given free to the recognized political parties.
He then asks, "How is a proposition that gives all voters equal access to vote in every election "un-American?" And "how is it un-American for candidates to have equal access to be placed on the ballot?"
In contrast, non-partisan top-two elections take place in every Arizona town and municipality and at the school board level since statehood. Are these elections "un-American?" he asks.


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Book Title: In Search Of Being
Author: George Gurdjieff
Format: Hardback | 288 pages
Publication Date: 08 Jan 2013
Are we able to say that life is governed by a group of conscious people? Where are they? Who are they? We see exactly the opposite: that life is governed by those who are the least conscious, by those who are most asleep. Provocative ideas such as these have attracted generations of thoughtful people to the methods of self-study and inner work devised by Gurdjieff, one of the most radical spiritual teachers of modern times. According to Gurdjieff, the wars raging at this very moment are nothing more than millions of sleeping people trying to annihilate millions of other sleeping people. Contrary to popular belief, there is no such as thing as progress and evolution as long as humanity remains asleep. Two hundred conscious people could change the whole of life on the earth, Gurdjieff says. If we want to become those conscious people, we must learn how to change ourselves. With the help of self-knowledge and an understanding of our relation to the universe, we can awaken to a higher level of being--if we wish to change ourselves. All of Gurdjieff's fundamental principles and methods of transforming the intellect, emotions, and body, in the system known as the Fourth Way, are presented in this book in his own clear, precise words preserved by his closest pupils. Arranged in an orderly sequence of passages drawn from two primary source books--P. D. Ouspensky's In Search of the Miraculous, and Views from the Real World, recorded and arranged by Mme. Jeanne de Salzmann--this material is an indispensable introduction for those determined to undertake the efforts and practices necessary for awakening consciousness. All the basic concepts and methods are covered, including: - man is "asleep"
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Women like porn too, it turns out. No, seriously. Some really do.
Facebook, however, apparently doesn't like that fact.
On July 27, 2010, Facebook removed the Our Porn, Ourselves Facebook campaign page. After the page was removed, anti-porn organization Porn Harms claimed victory and thanked Facebook for the deletion, on the organization's Facebook page and their Twitter feed. Our deleted group had roughly 3,500 members, most of whom were women (I combed through the member logs frequently). Our page had over three times the members of Porn Harms' anti-porn page.
According to Facebook the deletion was in response to reported violations of Facebook's Terms of Service, among which include obscenity. As I am an active and high-profile figure in the online social media space, I am not a newcomer to social media, or implementing Terms of Service. I also knew that someone was persistently trying to get every piece of art removed from our gallery — regardless of the content, nearly every user-uploaded photo was mysteriously being flagged and removed.
Wanna place bets that Facebook's censorship (and yes, deleting something as obscene that has absolutely no obscenity is very likely a specious excuse, and therefore outright censorship outside the boundaries of the terms and conditions of use of the site) was done entirely at the behest of the anti-porn folks whose proverbial lunch was being eaten, judging by the member counts of the two groups?
Hat tip to @antiheroine (Skepchick Jen) for tweeting about this — yet another example of someone cheating at the rules of the intertubes to get their way when reality contraindicates their favored positions.
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Pretty Sure It's Already Divisive
When you've been fighting over the same thing for well‐nigh 90 years, there's a good chance some new policy won't suddenly make it divisive. Nonetheless, that's what an L.A. Times article, citing critics, suggests about a new law in Tennessee allowing in‐class discussions critical of evolutionary theory and other scientific topics:
The measure will allow classroom debates over evolution, permitting discussions of creationism alongside evolutionary teachings about the origins of life. Critics say the law, disparagingly called "The Monkey Bill," will plunge Tennessee back to the divisive days of the notorious Scopes "Monkey Trial'' in Dayton, Tenn., in 1925.
You don't have to be Charles Darwin—or God—to figure this one out: the law was passed because the topic is already divisive. Government‐schooling defenders might not want to acknowledge that, and they have been able to keep it slightly hidden by having discussion of creationism de jure forbidden in public schools, but hard evidence reveals that Americans are mightily torn.
Time after time, surveys expose the deep split. Most recently, a 2010 Gallup poll found that 40 percent of Americans believe that "God created humans in present form"; 38 percent accept that "humans evolved, with God guiding"; and 16 percent believe that "humans evolved, but God had no part in the process." Those numbers have stayed pretty consistent since 1982, the first year for which Gallup has data.
Clearly, whether you want to acknowledge it or not, Americans are already very divided on evolution, and have been for quite some time.
How has what peace we've had been kept? Generally, by avoiding evolution in the schools. As Berkman and Plutzer have found, about 60 percent of high school biology teachers either completely avoid or soft‐pedal evolution so as not to stir up controversy.
Public schools haven't been happily chugging along, teaching rigorous evolutionary theory and eschewing any alternative explanations for human origins. A large number have been either teaching evolutionary pap, or nothing.
One of the major arguments government schooling defenders employ against school choice is that choice would lead to a balkanized, divided America. To make that argument, they have to ignore the history of American education—it was largely government‐free for about two centuries, and public schools were long grounded in homogeneous communities—and assume that if you force diverse people together they will give up their conflicting values and ultimately engage in a gigantic, society‐wide group hug.
Our endless battling over evolution—not to mention incessant fighting over countless other matters—reveals that that just doesn't happen. You cannot force conscience uniformity, and you can't have peace or rigor without educational freedom. Tennessee is just helping to make that clear.


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The variables will be displayed as a Tree, with variable names as the root, and their value(s) as children. They can be used in any expression with only their name :
The variables will be displayed as a Tree, with variable names as the root, and their value(s) as children. They can be used in any expression with only their name :
New variables can be created in a number of ways :
New variables can be created in a number of ways :
Revision as of 05:52, 27 September 2011
Since 3.2, Acceleo offers a full-featured live request interpreter. We will focus here on detailling all of this view's possibilities.
First things first, what are all of these menus and fields for?
Language selection
The title of the interpreter features a drop-down menu that allows the user to select the language of his expressions. By default, Acceleo provides the interpreter for itself, but any third-party plugin can come and add its own language to the list. More on the extension in the Extensibility section.
The expression section allows users to enter and edit expressions for the selected language. It can be fully customized by language providers and can thus become as powerful as a full-fledged editor for that language. Completion proposals and syntax highlighting are available by default for the Acceleo interpreter.
The expression will be interpreted on the fly as it is typed if the Real-time toggle is activated (located at the upper-right of the view, 6 in the above breakdown). Otherwise, users can call for the evaluation at any given time through either :
- Right-click in the expression view, then hit evaluate
- Hit the Evaluate icon of the expression section
- Use the CTRL + SHIFT + D keyboard shortcut
This section displays the result of evaluations in the form of a tree. There are multiple possibilities as to the result look-and-feel :
- Collection result : each of the collection's values will be displayed as one row of the result tree.
- Single object : if the result consists of a single, plain object, it will be displayed as the only row of the tree.
Each row of the tree can be displayed in a number of ways, depending on the object's type. The objects are usually displayed as they would in their own editors, but two types of generated objects are displayed in a special manner :
If the result is a string, its very first line will be displayed as the Tree's row.
If the string is longer than a single line, its full length can be seen in two ways :
- Hover : Hovering the mouse over the row
- Popup : Double-clicking the row
The interpreter allows you to generate "files". No file will actually be generated on disk; instead the interpreter will display them in their own special way, with the icon corresponding to their type (as known to Eclipse) and their content as a child row :
A double-click on the "file" row will open a read-only editor for the file, along with all of the syntax highlighting this editor may have. (partial exemple of a "java" file opened through this action below)
The variable section of the interpreter view is hidden by default, and can be shown or hidden at will through the Show variables icon of the view.
The variables will be displayed as a Tree, with variable names as the root, and their value(s) as children. They can be used in any expression with only their name :
New variables can be created in a number of ways :
New variable wizard
A wizard to create new primitive variables can be initiated through a right-click in the Variables view and selecting the New Variable action.
The wizard itself consists of a single page that allows users to select a name for the new variable, and a primitive value (String, Boolean, Integer or Float).
If the selected name matches that of an existing variable, the new value will be added to that existing variable's list of values.
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In selecting Raul Castro as the new president of Cuba Sunday – after Fidel Castro resigned this past week after nearly 50 years at the post – Cuba's power structure chose continuity and consistency.
Raul Castro has effectively held the job for the past 19 months, since his brother Fidel Castro underwent abdominal surgery, with little disruption politically or socially. Coming from the same ideological fold, Raul created the Cuban Revolution alongside his brother and has been his "right-hand man" ever since.
Raul Castro is also known as a pragmatist and delegater, traits that fit his personality, analysts say. But, they note, he doesn't command the same type of support that his brother has for a half century.
Cuba experts expect his presidency to be marked by a collaborative approach that draws on the expertise of those around him, including a rising cadre of younger leaders. But on Sunday, none of those leaders moved up the ladder. In fact, hard-line communist party ideologue Jose Ramon Machado Ventura was named first vice president, or Cuba's No. 2.
While no one expects much change, if any, on the political front, the new government is expected to inch toward economic reforms that many consider necessary to the viability of the island nation.
"Symbolically there is a sense that they will be in good economic hands managerially," says Susan Eckstein, a professor at Boston University and author of "Back from the Future: Cuba Under Castro."
Many expect the first economic changes to take place in the agriculture sector. Reforms include raising prices on products for farmers to increase production of milk and beef and give them legal rights to their own land.
In a speech in July last year, Raul Castro made several bold statements about the state of Cuba's economy. William LeoGrande, a Cuba expert at American University in Washington, says that criticisms of the inefficiency of bureaucracy and inefficacy of public transportation are signs that changes could come in a post-Fidel Cuba. Raul Castro has already made some moves to address such issues, including buying a fleet of Chinese buses and paying off the debt the government owed the country's farmers.
The government also announced that cash, often paid under the table to Cubans working for foreign corporations, will be taxed – a recognition that the salary structure is inadequate, he says.
Faith in Raul Castro's ability to manage the economy emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990, which was supplying Cuba with oil and was a key trade partner. As a survival mechanism, Fidel Castro called it a "special period" of austerity. But the era also included opening up state enterprises, particularly in tourism and agriculture. The economy collapsed by more than 30 percent in this period, and while poverty is still rampant, the economy eventually stabilized.
Raul Castro and Fidel Castro have worked side-by-side since their attempt to attack the Moncada Army barracks in 1953. They rose to power together six years later, forcing dictator Fulgencio Batista from power on New Year's Day 1959. Observers say that Raul was always seen as more of a hard-liner, but he showed little of the flare that has made Fidel Castro an international icon, and that has sustained his presidency.
Many analysts expect Fidel Castro to stand in the way of any deep reforms, as long as he continues to exert influence in essays published in the state-run media. Raul Castro has given speeches suggesting economic reforms or a willingness to negotiate with the US under certain terms, only to be contradicted by his older brother days later.
Alvaro Vargas Llosa, a senior fellow at the Independent Institute in Washington, says Fidel Castro's opinions cause an executive paralysis – and no one expects him to stop opining while he is alive. Just days after he resigned last week, Fidel Castro published comments ridiculing the US election and US calls for political change in Cuba.
"It is psychological pressure on the system to keep it as it is," says Mr. Vargas Llosa. He points to the fact that Raul Castro's rhetoric – on both the economy and the negotiating table – has not matched his actions. "He has not done anything to back those words and it can only be because of the paralyzing effect Fidel's [opinions] are having on the bureaucracy."
As the transformation is officially sealed, some hold out hope that under Raul there will be more room for a new generation of leaders. They include:
• Carlos Lage: As one of six vice presidents, many say he has carried out the day-to-day chore of running the country, particularly the economy. Analysts have long seen him as the third most powerful man in Cuba, after the Castro brothers. A doctor-turned-technocrat, he is considered the architect of the revamped economy after the Soviet Union fell.
• Ricardo Alarcón: He was reelected Sunday as the head of the National Assembly, a post he has held since 1993. Before that he spent most of his life in foreign affairs, as Cuba's former ambassador to the United Nations and as foreign minister. He is among the most prominent politicians in Cuba. Still, his reelection to head the National Assembly was considered significant because of his age, 70. Some expected a younger, more reform-oriented leader might replace him.
• Felipe Perez Roque: He was the youngest contender for a vice presidential slot, so would have been a nod to younger Cubans. But observers say he is an ideological stalwart, a "yes man" of sorts to Fidel Castro.
These three are often named as the most serious contenders for president once Raul Castro, who is 76, steps down. Even if he remains healthy, observers says it is unclear whether he wants to hold onto power as his brother did.
In the next few years many observers expect a more collaborative government, born of reality and style. No one can replace the role that Fidel Castro alone filled. "And Raul is more consultative, more willing to delegate authority," says Mr. LeoGrande.
Some analysts disagree. Vargas Llosa says the only real power, after the Castro brothers, lies with the military, which continues to be run by Raul Castro and which controls most economic activity. He calls his surrounding team "puppets." He says a younger general might emerge as the next leader.
To solidify a real transformation, though, change must come from the top down and the bottom up, says Ms. Eckstein.
She says many in the younger generation – those who grew up with the collapse of the Soviet Union and whose opportunities have contracted as a result – are disillusioned. "They didn't participate in the 'making' of the revolution," she says. "Most have family members in Miami."
Some analysts say this sentiment could fuel expectations for change that the next government would have to contend with. But no one expects the type of social movements that formed in Eastern Europe. "Civil society is so incipient," she says.


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Caligent necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 80 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
I am looking for a modern logo for our new body building e-commerce store, 911 Muscle Shop.com.
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- Looking for darker shades of color such as black, gray, purple, blue, etc. I have not yet made up my mind as to the color combinations, but my last choice would be red as we already have another related site using that color predominantly.
- I would like the fonts used to be clean, smooth, and professional.
- At this time I do not have any preference if you split up the words 911 Muscle Shop or keep them together. Whether you do or not, you may include ".com" somewhere in the logo just as long as it is aesthetically pleasing.
- Aim for masculinity when picking and choosing a color and direction.
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Budget Race Engines - Build Your Own Race Engine, Part 2
Completing The Foundation
In last month's Circle Track, we kicked off a brand-new series detailing how you can save money (which can then be invested in better parts) and gain more control of your racing destiny by building your own race engine. We laid the foundation by detailing how to prep the block for machine work, install freeze plugs, measure and pre-fit the rod and main bearings, fit the rings, and install the camshaft and crank. This time around we'll complete the short-block (the block with the crank, camshaft, rods, pistons and timing set installed).
If you remember, the engine is a Chevrolet 350 based on what's typically called the "Limited Late Model" class. Flat-top pistons, 23-degree cast iron cylinder heads, stock stroke and journal sizes, dual-plane intake and a two-barrel carburetor. You get the picture. We chose this class because we believe it's right in the sweet spot where most racers live. We're not yet at the level of cost-is-no-object exotic components, but we're above the most basic level where intelligent modifications and part selection will definitely give you an advantage.
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Amazon has announced the follow-up to the Kindle Fire, the aptly named Kindle Fire HD, at an event in Santa Monica on Thursday.
The new model, which sports a similar design to the previous Kindle Fire, will come with either a 7-inch or 8.9-inch screen, and look to take on the iPad.
Focusing on the power of the screen, it will feature a 1920 x 1200 resolution screen with a 254ppi. Amazon has also added a polarizing filter in an attempt to cut down glare for those who want to use it in daylight.
In a move to highlight the Apple iPad's single speaker, Amazon has said that the Kindle Fire HD comes with Dolby Digital Plus stereo speakers. It will also have two Wi-Fi antennas to help boost Wi-Fi performance around your home.
Storage-wise, you will get options from 16GB.
On the software side of things it's a slightly changed interface with some new tricks, the most exciting of which for parents is Kindle FreeTime. The feature lets you set different time limits for different kinds of content for your kids. Books? Unlimited. Games and TV? Limited.
Other software features include X-Ray for Movies, Immersion Reading, and Whispersync for Games a service that like Apple iCloud syncing would allow games developers to store game progress in the cloud.
X-Ray for Movies, just like X-Ray for books is a feature that uses the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) to name the actors for you while you are watching the movies.
On the measurements front it will measure 8.8mm thick and weigh 566g.
The 7-inch Kindle Fire HD will cost $199, while the 8.9-inch model will cost $299 and ships on 20 November.
There will also be a 4G LTE version for $499. It will come only with a 8.9-inch screen and 32GB of storage. For a subscription of $50 a year Amazon will offer the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE users 250MB of data a month 20GB of cloud storage, and a $10 store credit card.
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Unforgettable Art Supply Moment No. 18 - Lou Bortone
posted: August 6, 2012
"My Most Unforgettable Art Supply Moment" is a series of short interviews with seasoned artists who have survived substantial combat in the great war of the graphic arts. Each participant was asked the same five questions.
Lou Bortone in 1958, his first year at WBZ-TV.
Emmy Award-winning Executive AD
Lou Bortone's
37-year career at Boston's WBZ-TV began in 1958 as an assistant in what was then the station's one-man department. "When I was in my senior year at Massachusetts College of Art," they offered me one night's work posting on-air election returns," says Lou. That turned into a full-time job working 3-11 pm, which allowed him to finish college. His responsibilities grew over the years along with the burgeoning TV industry.
"I was offered promotions to higher positions twice, but turned them both down, mainly because I didn't want to leave the Boston area and because I loved being involved with the actual art," he adds. "We worked in three areas: print for audience and sales promotion; video (of course); and set design. It was exciting, and there was never really a dull moment."
As cable crept in and much less local programming was done, the art department was reduced to mostly doing news graphics. "Boring!" laughs Lou. He happily retired at 63. WBZ was originally owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting, then sold to CBS, and is now owned by Viacom.
1. Can you recall for us your worst most unforgettable art supply experience?
By the time 1976 rolled around, a good many of us had switched to waxers for mechanical paste-ups, rather than the more unforgiving rubber cement. I was president of the Art Directors Club of Boston then, and gave myself the job of laboriously assembling a same-size paste-up of the Club's lobster dinner poster announcement onto a 30" x 40" sheet of Foamcore. It was a cold December day, and two blocks from the local silk screen house, a strong winter wind did its best to grab the mechanical from my hands. I struggled and sort of regained control, but not before the countless waxed pieces of type (as well as a giant lobster photo in many parts) went swirling down the street on their own. Miraculously, the pieces ended up wedged under a large dumpster, and I was lucky enough to rescue every piece. The print house owner and I managed to reassemble it on a large table with the help of hours of Scotch tape. I used up my entire month's supply of swear words in one day!
2. Other than your first answer, is there an art supply that you've hated having to use more than any other?
Besides the waxer, I quickly grew to despise spray glue (although it may have made my life easier on the lobster poster).
3. On the other hand, can you think of an especially favorite art supply that you miss the most that has unfortunately left us for that big art supply heaven in the sky?
It's difficult to pick out just one! I had a special drawing board made for me by my local art dealer. It had a metal border along one side, which facilitated the use of a cam-lok T-square. A simple twist, and the T-square was locked in place. It was especially handy for mechanical drawings of set designs for the scenic builders.
Other favorites would be a Kensol hot press as well as a Polaroid 46-L transparency film and copy stand set up for on-air art. We could make black and white slides pretty fast. Most missed, though, would have to be a Bolex single-frame movie camera we rigged up for limited animations. We mounted it on the Polaroid copy stand, and away we went! It was so successful, that I was able to convince the station to buy us an Oxberry 16mm animation stand and camera.
The Oxberry stand.
4. Are there any other art supplies that you've just plain thrown away that you wish you still had?
I haven't tossed anything that I wish I still had.
5. At one time or another, a lot of us have purchased something that we thought was soooo cool when we saw it at the art supply store, then we ended up never ever using it. Has this ever happened to you?
We bought and soon threw away that little useless blade sharpener gizmo that X-acto came up with. I notice that others here have felt the same way about it.
It amazes me today to look back on all the tools and supplies we were lucky enough to have at hand. I felt very bad for some of our suppliers — after the Mac, customers just stopped using their services. Typesetting seemed to get hit the hardest.
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South African Radio Interview with Curator Lou Brooks
posted: August 4, 2012
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Going "Zippytone" for Forgotten Art Supplies
posted: July 9, 2012
The Museum has received "possibly its greatest honor of all time," according to curator Lou Brooks, when it was recently acknowledged by none other than
Zippy the Pinhead
himself! Today's July 9
daily comic strip treats readers to a quick tour of Zippy's very own collection of forgotten art supplies, along with a "tip o' th' pin to Lou Brooks" (see panel 3) by strip creator Bill Griffith.
"I'm speechless. Zippy is exactly the type of person the Museum's trying to reach. His is the perfect forgotten art supply attitude," says Brooks. The original art is now part of Brooks' personal comic art collection.
Griffith began the actual strip in
The Berkeley Barb
in 1976, and it was soon syndicated nationally as a weekly strip. Today,
is distributed worldwide to more than 100 newspapers by King Features Syndicate.
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Unforgettable Art Supply Moment No. 17 - Glen Mullaly
posted: June 13, 2012
"My Most Unforgettable Art Supply Moment" is a series of short interviews with seasoned artists who have survived substantial combat in the great war of the graphic arts. Each participant was asked the same five questions.
Glen Mullaly
claims he was born with a pencil in his hand. "After four unsuccessful attempts, doctors managed to transplant it to just above my right ear", he adds. Now he draws "neato" pictures for kids of all ages from his "swanky" studio on the west coast of Canada. Straddling the old-school era (first paid job at age 14 in 1982 was a spot illo of a superhero for a used-car-lot newspaper ad) and digital era (current jobs include a children's animated e-book for Oxford University Press) has not only given him the advantage of a solid mechanical foundation that he uses in his digital work, but also Spray Mount lungs and xylene-addled brain cells. Find out more at
1. Can you recall for us your worst most unforgettable art supply experience?
Since attempts at cutting Rubylith in high heat and blood-spurting X-Acto blade injuries have been covered, I'll mention the horrors of Zip-a-Tone/Letratone cutting (the adhesive type, not the rub-on variety). I was always trying to make each expensive sheet last (if I remember correctly, they were close to $20 each by the time I stopped using them in the mid-to-late 1990s!) by using EVERY POSSIBLE SQUARE INCH OF THE DARNED THING! Of course, that meant filling the necessary areas with many smaller sections cut and fit together jigsaw puzzle-like. Apparently I had more time than brains as it always made the job go much longer than needed. And as the years have passed since every one of those beloved black and white illustrations is now covered with an aged layer of shrunken Letratone with wide channels where the spliced sheets have pulled apart from each other. And I won't even go into running out of the percentage screen of Letratone I needed mid-job late at night after the stores had closed, with a deadline looming first thing the next morning. Yep, pull out the Rapidograph or Pigma pen -- it's time for hand-drawn tone dots! Ah, the good old days…
2. Other than your first answer, is there an art supply that you've hated having to use more than any other?
As mentioned by plenty o' other folks, the clear winner in the loser department is 3M's Spray Mount. I still have a can of "black death," and pull it out once a year or so for a job. But no more spraying at my drafting table and coating everything within an eight-foot diameter. Now, it's out in the garage with the doors, open, fans going, and a mask. And it's still horrible. I can still feel my arm hairs coated in the stuff. Excuse me while I go and wash up…
3. On the other hand, can you think of an especially favorite art supply that you miss the most that has unfortunately left us for that big art supply heaven in the sky?
I miss the old formulation that Pelican used for it's graphic white. I'm sure it was chock full of leady goodness, but it flowed, covered and flexed so much better than the current concoction. I have a penchant for attempting to customize my art supplies and tools, such as my fleet of heavily customized Sanford Pro-Touch II mechanical pencils I've used to draw everything in the last 15 years. Or my Japanese Zebra neoprene inking brushes, cheap and direct from Hong Kong (I swap out the blotchy water-and-dye-based ink for ammonia-based Pigma pen ink that stands up to smudges and graphic white so much better). I've even tried to add a few secret ingredients to the new Pelican stuff -- but it's just not the same. On the other hand I've probably added a few years to my life without the lead. I guess it's worth it. Maybe.
4. Are there any other art supplies that you've just plain thrown away that you wish you still had?
I tend to hang on to those usually expensive tools and supplies, but every once in a while I stumble upon a new technique that requires a tool that I've got rid of, not thinking I'd ever need it. The problem seems to crop up as inevitably as the changing of the seasons, or the raising of the prices at my local art supply store.
5. At one time or another, a lot of us have purchased something that we thought was soooo cool when we saw it at the art supply store, then we ended up never ever using it. Has this ever happened to you?
No. I have an uncanny ability to purchase only the exact amount of the perfect supplies needed for the job at hand. On a completely unrelated topic: if anyone happens to be in the Victoria BC area next weekend I'm having a giant art supply garage sale. Items for sale include highly inaccurate
matte cutters
and wavy
paper trimmers
; dozens of sheets of partially used
; boxes of incorrectly judged hardnesses and thicknesses of
mechanical pencil leads
; reams of expensive and obsolete
bubble jet printer paper
bought during a short-lived inking experiment; $500 worth of
I've used exactly twice in the 10 years since bought; complete sets of almost-but-not-quite-dead
markers; 50 (fifty I tells ya!)
Mars graphic 3000 duo pens
from the late 1990s that I stocked up on when they decided to change the design of the pen (only to switch to a different inking tool a year later); a
compass rule
for drawing REALLY BIG CIRCLES (used only once by a little old artist on his way to church; that
blue flexible ruler
thing that broke after three unsuccessful uses; and unfortunately much, much more.
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How I Spent My Art Supply Summer
posted: May 26, 2012
Simone Weissman strikes a scholastic Cornell summer pose. Photo @ Simone Weissman.
Back in the '70s when Museum enthusiast
Simone Weissman
enrolled in Cornell's summer architecture program for HS students, they immediately hit her up with this list of supplies required for the program. It's an excellent detailed example of some of the typical stuff we all used back then. Simone confesses that she still has most of them in hiding, but examples of all of them can be found here in the Museum collection.
One 36"
wood t-square
; one 12"
45/90 triangle
; one
30/60 triangle
; one student
architecture scale
; two 2-mm
lead holders
; one Alvin
rotary lead pointer
; one 3/pak 2-mm
2H lead
; one 3/pak 2-mm
F lead
; one 3/pak 2-mm
2B lead
; one
SS 24"; one white vinyl
2/ct; one
drafting brush
; one
Sobo glue
8 oz.; one
Masterbow compass
; one 18" x 24" black/green
cutting mat
; one
sketch trace roll
12" x 50 yards yellow;
drafting tape
; five sheets of 1-ply
32" x 40"; one
stainless steel square
3" x 4"; one 2/pak General's
2B draughting pencil
; one
erasing shield
; one Fantasia 6-pencil
sketch set
; one Dahle 2-hole
pencil sharpener
; one HD
with grip L-2; one 6/pk
Olfa blades
LB6B; one
X-Acto #1 knife
with safety cap; one 15/pk
X-Acto #11 blades
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Art Supplies of the Gods #8
posted: May 26, 2012
©1964 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and the estate of Leslie Stevens.
A Martian (Carroll O'Connor) assists his boss Martian (Barry Morse) in calculating time and the universe by using an extraterrestial "device" that we know better to be an adjustable triangle. From the first season episode of
The Outer Limits
(1964). The show was constantly battling shrinking network budgets, and necessity is the mother of invention!
Art Supplies of the Gods
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Art Supplies CAN Be Funny!
posted: May 2, 2012
Being a long-time member of Elwood Smith's Punsters Society, I've heard more than once that "a pun is the lowest form of humor, but a poem is verse." But back in the Paleolithographic Era of Illustration, I found a way to lower the humor bar even
when editor Jill Bossert and publisher Jerry McConnell experienced temporary insanity long enough to invite me to conceive and design the book for the Society of Illustrators second Humor Show, as well as serve on the jury. What's that?
exactly was the show? 1988, okay, mister? Now you know... so don't ask me again!
Anyway, I asked best pal Jim Wilson to design some Johnson Smith-style art supplies for the front of the book, and this is what he came up with. I still hand out a trick push pin now and then to a "rookie". What a riot! A more inclusive view of the spread is shown below, featuring a map of illustration stars' homes as well as a couple of illustrator bubble gum cards. By the way, I did the best I could with patching together flatbed scans of such a large book, so hope it's satisfactory.
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Art Supplies of the Gods #7
posted: March 31, 2012
Photo ©1944 Universal Studios.
Apparently using no art supplies except for an H-frame studio easel and a small brush, artist David Stuart (Lon Chaney) creates a remarkable likeness of model Tanya Czoraki (Acquanetta) in
Dead Man's Eyes
(1944) -- the third entry in Universal's
Inner Sanctum
series. Say, whatever became of all those great paintings seen in so many classic films from back then?
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Art Supplies of the Gods #6
posted: March 9, 2012
Photo ©1958 by Latimer Productions.
A scene from "The Alibi Witness," a 1958 episode of
M Squad
one of TV's greatest cop shows of the '50s. Chicago Det. Lt. Frank Ballinger (Lee Marvin) carefully examines a damning piece of murder case evidence: a wooden t-square! Meanwhile, his deadpan voice-over narration explains, "The unlocked door... the money packed in a bag... blood on a broken t-square. The man had been dead for days."
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Unforgettable Art Supply Moment No. 16 - Jack Tom
posted: February 21, 2012
"My Most Unforgettable Art Supply Moment" is a series of short interviews with seasoned artists who have survived substantial combat in the great war of the graphic arts. Each participant was asked the same five questions.
Graphic designer/illustrator/educator
Jack Tom
grew up in San Francisco during the clamorous headband-and-sitar years of the '60s. "At that time, my ambitions had been focused on becoming a herpetologist and working in research for a museum someday," says Jack. "That all changed when someone on the street gave me a handbill for a rock concert at the Avalon Ballroom. It changed my life forever. From that moment, I knew I wanted to draw pictures for a living."
While working for a multimedia company, he visited New York City in 1976. The visit convinced him that in order for his career to reach its full potential, he needed to move east. The next year, he was living in New York and working at
McCall's Magazine
as designer of the magazine's "Right Now" eight-page monthly insert. A few years later, Lou Dorfsman hired him on as Senior Designer at CBS.
"At McCall's, CBS, and later on at
Business Week,
I was able to work with pretty much any top illustrator that I chose," he continues. "Most of them were in New York in those days, and they all turned out to be a tremendous influence on me. I found myself moving more and more along the same path, and soon I was a fulltime freelance illustrator/designer."
In 1985, he eventually launched Jack Tom Design, now headquartered in Bridgeport, CT. He has served as president of the Connecticut Art Directors Club, and presently teaches Communication Design, Typography, and Illustration at Western Connecticut State University as well as at Norwalk Community College. To find out more about Jack and to see his work, visit
Jack Tom Design
The actual 1967 handbill that changed Jack Tom's life: "Van Morrison plus The Daily Flash and Hair - all at the Avalon October 20-21-22." It's been on Jack's wall ever since, as evidenced by the thumbtack hole top center.
1. Can you recall your worst most unforgettable art supply experience?
Yes, or at least it was a hazardous art supply experience. When I was at
a new adhesive product came on the market: 3M Spray Mount. We were using one-coat rubber cement to paste up mechanicals and the rubber cement required drying time, but spray mount was immediate. The spraying area was in the trashcan next to my chair. Anyway, after a year, I noticed a silhouette the shape of my body on my black chair... it was created by the spray particulars from the spray mount landing around me and the rest was landing on
and, of course, I was inhaling it...
2. Other than your first answer, is there an art supply that you've hated having to use more than any other?
Yes, I hated using Pantone overlay film products...it was much more tacky and more expensive than Cello-Tak and Zip-a-tone. But Cello-Tak and Zip-a-tone colors were being slowly discontinued and getting harder to find, so I was stuck using Pantone. After going digital, I gave away my Pantone color sheets to Randy Enos. They were getting very expensive by then, so I hope my Pantone overlays came in handy for him.
3. On the other hand, can you think of an especially favorite art supply that you miss the most that has unfortunately left us for that big art supply heaven in the sky?
I used to love using Rapidographs and Rotring technical pens. They were a pain to use at times (clogging and cleaning), but they made great lines. I also miss using Letraset rub-down type. I still have a few boxes of both Letraset rub-down and Formatt cut-out type and dot screen sheets.
4. Are there any other art supplies that you've just plain thrown away that you wish you still had?
I had a good set of Magic Markers and Pantone markers, over 80 colors. I had to throw them out because they eventually dried out. There are times when I'm doing a tight sketch, and I just don't feel like scanning and coloring it digitally. The markers would come in very handy.
5. At one time or another, a lot of us have purchased something that we thought was soooo cool when we saw it at the art supply store, then we ended up never ever using it. Has this ever happened to you?
Chartpak came out with an X-acto blade sharpener called Quikpoint. I was at CBS at the time and someone ordered a few for the designers. We thought it was the answer to reusing the X-acto blades, but it sucked, and it never did restore an X-acto #11 to its former self. So, we just kept on buying the 100-blade bulk pack.
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Those with an eye out for April Fool's Day jokes found Google's latest contribution on its Google Japan blog, hunting for wild Pokemon on Google Maps.
The video (also available on YouTube) says that Google is seeking applicants to become the "world's best Pokemon master," according to Google Maps vice president Brian McClendon. In order to do this, applicants must master the Google Maps Pokemon Challenge.
Despite it being a goof, it really is a game that works on both iOS and Android and can be found on the Google Maps app. Users should update Google Maps and tap the "Search" function. A new "Press Start" option will appear with a Pokeball icon, which means the game awaits, according to The Next Web. The Pokemon can be added to the game's Pokedex.
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Obviously Google must have gotten permission from Nintendo to go a little "old skool" for April Fool's, and we think it's probably going to be greatly appreciated -- not so much as a joke, but judging from the reviews, for the augmented reality game play.


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BOULDER — A Boulder County Sheriff's Office K-9 who retired due to medical problems has died, the office announced Tuesday.
Duce partnered with Deputy Eric Robinson beginning in February 2005. They were deployed nearly 300 times, including 40 bomb searches, according to the sheriff's office.
They assisted in searching the Aurora theater after the July 2012 shooting, provided protection for several national and international dignitaries and used during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.


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Ab Coaster Holdings Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Icon Health & Fitness Inc. alleging that Icon's Ab Glider infringes on the intellectual property rights of Ab Coaster, in particular its abdominal exercise machine patents.
Icon's Ab Glider is sold under its Pro-Form company in retail stores. FreeMotion Fitness is the commercial product arm of Icon Health & Fitness, Logan, UT.
Ab Coaster, Chester, NJ, sells its product in the retail and commercial market.
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Gagnon also said: "In addition to protecting its proprietary rights, Ab Coaster Holdings Inc. seeks to protect its dealers and customers from infringing products that are distributed illegally and in direct competition with authorized products, including the Ab Coaster. Ab Coaster Holdings Inc. values its vast intellectual property rights and will take all necessary actions to vigorously enforce its intellectual property rights and prevent infringers from any activity in violation of its rights in order to protect the goodwill it has built with its dealers and customers."
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Laura Hannah necesitaba un nuevo diseño de camiseta y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 59 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
netTrekker is a leader in the educational technology market - we've been around for 10 years. We sell an educational search tool to K-12 schools and districts. Our product delivers safe, easy access to educator-approved websites and other digital resources to use for research and school projects. Our end-users are teachers and students. The people we sell to are generally school level or district level administrators - think principals, or district Technology Directors who buy our product for their school or district. Because we're in the education technology industry, we try to maintain a current, fresh, "Web 2.0" look to our marketing, while at the same time reflecting a company that is reliable and trusted by educators and students. We're looking for a t-shirt design for t-shirts that are given away when we go out to school districts to do sales presentations, customer training, or as give-aways at tradeshows and conferences.
K-12 Educators. The t-shirt will be given to our customers and prospects, who are generally school district administrators - technology directors, library directors, curriculum directors, principals, and tech-savvy teachers. So, things you might normally associate with education like apples, and crayons, and pencils are not the right fit for this audience. They are generally tech-savvy and have embraced many different technology devices - iPhones, laptops, etc. so overly "cutesy" is not appropriate.
Looking for a 2 color t-shirt design for both front and back of t-shirt. T-shirts will probably be white, light blue, or bright orange. The primary PMS colors in our logo and other designs are:
-PMS 151 orange
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Design should complement this color palette, and work as a 2-color design if possible. Looking for a fun, fresh design – not traditional "education" look. Think Apple computers, NOT Sesame Street or Leapfrog.
Our company tagline is: Engaging students through personalized learning.
The design should reflect this positive message of our tagline somehow. Open to possibly including other quotes or messages that would appeal to this education technology audience. Our audience is tech-savvy and professional, but they are also educators who at their core care about helping kids learn.
Including tagline somewhere on shirt is preferred, but not required.
Logo & style guide available in a variety of formats here – logo is required somewhere on shirt.
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March for LIFE, March for Ron Paul!January 22nd, 2008
Today is the March for Life in our nation's capital, Washington D.C.! Last year I joined the March for Life in San Francisco, and after today I will have marched for life on both coasts! There is no issue more important to me than the preservation of Life – and this falls into politics as well with abortion and war (see entry below) – which is why I encourage you all to vote "Dr. Ron Paul for Life".
Here's a great Ron Paul for Life video:
When it comes to the other candidates, all of the Democrats are for abortion and of the republicans – both Guiliani and Romney have been vocal and resolute for abortion "rights". McCain while opposing abortion as birth control (but not incest/rape) he is adamant on federal funds for embryonic stem cell research in this EWTN video however EWTN says Ron Paul is a great Right-to-Life candidate. The problem with abortion "rights" is that no one has the "right" to murder. No one has the right to take your life and you have no right to take another's. This stems from the very Philosophy of Liberty. Also, no other candidate promotes all "Pro-Life" issues like Ron Paul, who by principle is against: abortion, the death penalty, federally subsidizing embryonic stem cell research and unjust war (following the Christian "Just War Theory"). See just how compatible Dr. Ron Paul and Pope John Paul II are on Pro-Life issues!
Abortion is a matter of "principle", not "privacy". Dr. Ron Paul (OBGYN) is "the man of principle" and the ONLY Pro-Life and Pro-Peace candidate running for the Presidency. The Philosophy of Liberty is to protect both Life and Liberty – you cannot protect Liberty without protecting Life! (the ultimate liberty).
- Ron Paul Pro-Life Related References
- Ron Paul 2008 – Life & Liberty on the issue
- Pro-Life Action Must Originate from Principle 2003 article
- Being Pro-Life Is Necessary to Defend Liberty 1981 article
- Pro-Life Politics article
- Catholics for Ron Paul great blog for many issues
- Ron Paul 2008 – National Right to Life Convention video
- Ron Paul for Life video video
- EWTN: Ron Paul Right-to-Life candidate video
- ABC News : The View : Ron Paul : Abortion video
- Ron Paul View on Abortion w/ Colmes video
- Ron Paul: Is abortion a privacy issue? video
- Ron Paul on Pope John Paul – Politics and Life/War great video!
- Philosophy of Liberty intro sketch video


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CBS 'Under the Dome' Will Pay Homage to 'The Simpsons'?
The moment CBS announced it would take Stephen King's 2009 thriller 'Under the Dome' to series, certain fans rallied behind a cry of "Simpsons did it" given that the 2007 feature-length adaptation of America's favorite animated family featured a similarly domed premise. Both domes proved mere coincidence, with a 2010 'Simpsons' episode even addressing the similarity, but how will CBS' upcoming summer series pay homage to 'The Simpsons' in turn?
Acclaimed author Stephen King might have begun contemplating life 'Under the Dome' in 1976, though it wasn't until 2009 that his novel adaptation arrived in stores, two years after 'The Simpsons Movie' coincidentally featured the town of Springfield encased under a conceptually similar dome. A 2010 episode saw Mr. Burns encasing the town within a dome once more, calling attention to both the previous film, and Stephen King's actual novel in the process.
So how will CBS' upcoming adaptation of 'Under the Dome' return the favor? "We do make a reference to The Simpsons Movie," showrunner Neal Baer told Entertainment Weekly. "We have a 'recharge party' in episode 3 and the kids are watching it. We make a verbal reference [in the script]."
Written by 'LOST's' Brian K. Vaughan and with original 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' helmer Niels Arden Oplev directing, 'Under the Dome' follows King's book of the same name, focusing on a small New England town that finds itself inexplicably encased in a transparent dome with no hope of penetration. Inside, the residents of the town battle increasingly apocalyptic conditions as they struggle to understand what's happened to them.
In addition to 'Breaking Bad's' Dean Norris and 'Bates Motel' star Mike Vogel, the cast includes 'Twilight' star Rachel Lefevre, Colin Ford ('Supernatural'), Natalie Martinez, Alex Koch, Britt Robertson, Nicholas Strong and Jolene Purdy.
Will you tune in for 'The Simpsons' reference when 'Under the Dome' premieres on CBS June 24? What do you hope to see from the new series, after checking out the trailer below?


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No To Jerwood? 3 Years Later
Published on by Reece Webb (author), Reece Webb (photographer)
The Jerwood Gallery - the popular and controversial Hastings landmark entered its third year of business, but has Jerwood made a positive impact to the local community?
Women in the Tattoo World: Tattooed Women Outnumber Men in New Poll
Published on by Melissa Small (author)
When we think of Tattoos we mostly see them on tough looking men and on a few women. But according to a poll set for release on Tuesday 19th of May, women are getting bolder and getting more tattoos these days.
Hastings Students Encourage 'Disengaged Generation' to Vote
Published on by Darcey Haynes (author), Darcey Haynes (photographer)
In a seemingly disinterested generation, university students state the importance to vote.
Are people wasting their degree potential?
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Hastings Campus students are disappointed with their nightlife compared to the other University campuses.
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Article on the disappointed University of Brighton students at the Hastings Cam


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Every girl's wardrobe always has room for a new bag! There are so many types of women bags and each of them plays a really important role both practically and fashion-wise in our lives. Treat yourself better by getting good ladies bags from ZAFUL.
Wearing a bag for women is not only practical, it is also key to expressing yourself. If you do not need your hands free for a coffee or your phone, give your look a professional, formal feel by holding you tote bags with both hands in front of you. Keeping your hands in front can also hide any problem areas, and even create an tender feminine look. Adjust the length of the chain of your shoulder bag to allow it to sit under your arm. This will give you the image of a girl ready to tackle the world, with your hands free to catch whatever life throws at you. Simply hook your clutch bag over your wrist and put your hands in your pockets for a carefree style. Making the strap long, wear your crossbody bag or sling bag on one strap across your body. This will give you a cool look, whilst giving you easy assess to what is inside your messenger bag.
We can select bags based on not only their pattern, but also their usage. If you find yourself constantly traveling for business, don't forget to prepare an overnight bag before take-off. It is much more convenient than bringing a trunk. We ladies always take a lot of little gadgets with us and we don't want everything to look messy in our purses. This is where a coin purse becomes handy. You can keep change and buy a coffee without delving into your handbags. Wanna take a towel or a sun block spray to the beach? A beach bag can do everything smoothly.
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We know that Scientology uses a myriad of techniques in order to lure unsuspecting victims into their "church". Free stress tests are probably the most common, but even more manipulative methods exist. Narconon is a Scientology front posing as a substance abuse treatment program. The audacity of such a group, one that prohibits any form of psychiatric medicine, using completely unscientific methods to treat very serious conditions, all for the sake of gaining members for their "church" and ultimately making more money. There a few activities more distasteful than this. Just take a look at the extent of the criticisms of their approach.
Well, today I learned of yet another Scientology front. LITE is an English school for foreigners. Here and here you will find an expansive list of the "church's" schools worldwide.
The LITE program in the Czech Republic states:
"The study technology of L. Ron Hubbard addresses these issues. It's the first truly functional technology, enabling you to study and understand any subject. It's not mechanical studying, but true understanding of the material and the ability to use in practice what one has learned."
Here is what academic researchers think of the "Study Tech":
- In a paper entitled The Hidden Message in L. Ron Hubbard's "Study Tech"', Professor David S. Touretzky, Principal Scientist in the Computer Science Department and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University and historian and researcher Chris Owen. MBE, claim that 'study technology' is a disguised effort to proselytize for the Church of Scientology. "Scientology jargon and religious beliefs . . . are inseparable from Study Tech."
- Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Clark said that the Scientology methods of learning comes to: "Train the child to be either a willing subject of tyranny or to be a tyrant himself."
Although the media has begun to cover Scientology in the United States and England, their activities are not yet widely known around the rest of the world. The Scientology schools capitalize on people's lack of awareness and their desire to learn English. Posters and advertisements promoting the LITE school can be found in public transport stations and elsewhere. Several prominent Czech newspapers (Dnes, Metro) have written articles promoting the school probably unbeknownst to its connection to Scientology.
Here is a site in Czech that deals with some of the controversies surrounding the Lite School.


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Hi all, I have a programming assignment that is described as follows:
Use recursion to implement a method [B]boolean find(String t)[/B] that tests whether a string is contained in a sentence: [B]Sentence s = new Sentence("Mississippi!"); boolean b = s.find("sip"); // Returns true[/B]
Here is what I have done so far in my Sentence class:
import java.util.ArrayList; public class Sentence { public Sentence( String newWord ) { word = newWord; } public boolean find( String find ) { if( !(word.substring( 0, find.length() ).equalsIgnoreCase(find) ) ) { String shorterWord = word.substring( 1, word.length() ); Sentence shorterSentence = new Sentence( shorterWord ); shorterSentence.find(find); } else if( word.substring( 0, find.length() ).equalsIgnoreCase(find) ) { result = true; } else if( word.length() == find.length() && !(word.substring( 0, find.length() ).equalsIgnoreCase(find) ) ) { result = false; } return result; } private boolean result; private String word; }
What I have done is I have tested the substring from the start of the word to the length of word I am trying to find. If it does not match, then I take away the first letter to form a shorterWord, create a new setence and use the find() method on this word.
I'm pretty new to recursive thinking and I thought I had done this correctly, but it does not yield the results I'm looking for. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks in advance.
Here is my tester class:
public class SentenceFinder { public static void main(String[] args) { Sentence s = new Sentence( "Mississippi!" ); boolean b = s.find( "sip" ); System.out.println( b ); } }


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I need to migrate my CentOS server onto another with an identical system distribution. I don't know yet how different is hardware the besides amount of memory and GHz (posted separate question about that)
I've been compiling lot's of libraries by hand on my original server, installing them to standard location and did not keep a record :). (there is no one to fire me for this - I only lose time and money here and hopefully - learn something)
Migration will also involve moving user stuff, setting permissions, file ACLs. (here is question on moving user accounts, but there's nothing about facl)
Is there anything in the world that can help me re-create the beast on the new host?
Are there any tools that allow such migrations in a more orderly fashion? (preventive or more active tools)
Obviosuly I'm no sysadmin - but I hope to learn more. Thanks.
There was a similar question about migrating windows server - in my case it's linux.