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Nicotine is the main ingredient in tobacco products and is used to help people quit smoking.
The drug works by providing low levels of nicotine, which may lessen nicotine withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings.
Nicotine is available in different brands (Nicorette, Nicoderm, Habitrol, Nicotrol, Nicorelief, Commit) and is sold as both an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine and a prescription drug.
It comes as a patch, gum, inhaler, or nasal spray.
Nicotine is also being studied for helping other neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, mild cognitive impairment, and Tourette's syndrome.
Some research has suggested that the drug may also improve attention and symptoms of depression.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved nicotine as a gum in 1984.
Stop smoking as soon as you begin your treatment with nicotine. Continuing to smoke while using this drug may be dangerous.
Talk to your doctor about which form of nicotine is best for you. You might not be able to use the nasal spray if you have sinus issues; the gum or lozenges if you have dental or mouth problems; or the patch if you have certain skin conditions.
If you're using the nicotine patch, it may burn your skin if you wear it during an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). Remove the patch before having this test.
Before using nicotine, tell your doctor if you have:
Nicotine can harm an unborn baby. You shouldn't take this medication if you're pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
This drug can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. You shouldn't breastfeed while taking nicotine.
Tell your doctor if any of the following side effects become severe or don't go away:
Call your doctor immediately or get emergency medical help if you experience any of the following serious side effects:
Tell your doctor about all prescription, non-prescription, illegal, recreational, herbal, nutritional, or dietary drugs you're taking, especially:
Make sure you take nicotine exactly as the label instructs. Don't take more or less of the drug than is recommended.
Nicotine patches are placed directly on the skin. Apply the patch to clean, dry, and hairless skin on the outer part of your upper arm, chest, or hip.
The patches come in different strengths and can be worn for different lengths of time.
Choose a different site on your body to apply the patch each time you put on a new one. Don't use the same area twice in one week.
You can wear your patch while bathing or showering.
Never wear two patches at one time.
Chew the gum slowly and stop chewing it when you notice a tingling sensation or peppery taste in your mouth.
Keep the gum between your cheek and gum until the taste or tingling sensation almost stops. Then, chew again and repeat this process for about 30 minutes.
Remove the gum after 30 minutes or when the taste or sensation stops returning.
Make sure you chew the gum slowly. Chewing it too quickly can cause side effects such as hiccups, nausea, or stomach problems.
Don't swallow the gum, and don't eat or drink for 15 minutes before using the gum or while it's in your mouth.
You will probably chew at least 9 pieces of nicotine gum each day for the first six weeks of treatment. Don't chew more than 24 pieces in a day.
Stop using nicotine gum after 12 weeks of use.
Let the lozenge dissolve slowly without chewing or swallowing.
You might notice a tingling or warm feeling in your mouth. Move the lozenge from one side of your mouth to the other as it dissolves.
Don't eat or drink 15 minutes before or while you are using a nicotine lozenge.
To apply the nasal spray, tilt your head back slightly and insert the tip of the bottle as far into your nostril as you can. Spray once in each nostril.
Don't swallow, sniff, or inhale while spraying the solution.
Wait a few minutes before blowing your nose.
To use the nicotine inhaler, inhale deeply or puff in short breaths.
As you inhale, the nicotine turns into vapor and is absorbed by the mouth and throat.
If you suspect an overdose, contact a poison control center or emergency room immediately.
You can get in touch with a poison control center at (800) 222-1222.
Nicotine is often used as needed, so you might not be on a dosing schedule.
However, if you use the medicine regularly and miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember.
If it's almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and continue on your regular schedule.
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Anderson 31st, Lady Flames 35th at USA Triathlon Nationals
April 13, 2013 | Tempe, Ariz.
Liberty University sophomore Joseph Anderson finished 31st out of 1,001 total runners, including 595 men, in the Olympic distance race at this past Saturday's USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships in Tempe, Ariz.
The race started with a 1,500-meter swim followed by a 40-kilometer bike stage and 10K run.
Anderson got faster and moved up in the field as the championship triathlon went on, improving his place in each of the three phases.
He completed the swim in 21 minutes, 42 seconds, ranking him 109th after that event. His cycling time of 55:13 was the 67th-fastest in the field and his 10K running time of 36:06 ranked 23rd among men. Overall, he crossed the finish line in 1:55:11.
"He did particularly well," Liberty head coach Beth Frackleton said, noting Anderson finished near the fifth percentile. "Any time you can place(close to) 30th out of (nearly) 600, that's pretty good."
Arizona's Ben Kanute, who came in first out of 68 finishers in the draft-legal sprint, also won the main event in 1:46:36.
Blake Williams (299th in 2:13:43) also competed for the Flames along with Stephen Magee (439th in 2:13:43), Scott Miller (548th in 2:26:11), and Josiah Slaydon (622nd in 2:30:37), with the top four times counting toward Liberty's team score.
"The competition was challenging in both of the male and female field, with the top 10 to 15 athletes elite, Olympic-level athletes," Frackleton said. "For triathlon, this is it. This is the best of the best of the best, all in one field. This is the most competitive collegiate age group race that you can find."
The University of Colorado (3,926) edged the University of California (3,924) by two points to capture its fourth consecutive combined national team title, though California actually won the women's team competition and finished runner-up among the men. Liberty finished 36th out of 104 teams with 2,002 combined points, with its women 35th with 1,113 and its men 41st with 889.
Whereas the men's race started at 7:40 a.m., the women didn't get into the water until nearly 11 a.m., when the temperature in Tempe had soared to close to 90 degrees.
Katie Mullaly was Liberty's top female finisher in 2:29:05, placing her 134th in the women's field of 406. Lane Ruchte was a close second for the Lady Flames, finishing 140th in 2:29:50.
"The two girls placed well, being in the top third of the field, and everybody improved," Frackleton said. "This was their first Olympic distance for a couple of them, so to be in such a competitive race in such extreme heat, I was proud that they all finished."
Liberty's final three athletes were Jeannette Larsen (300th in 2:48:12), Hannah Baldino (317th in 2:52:10), and Zole Dobrzanski (339th in 2:55:42).
"It's definitely been a rebuilding year but thankfully, some of the younger ones were able to go and get exposure to see what the competition is like from across the country," Frackleton said.
For complete results and team scores, visit the USA Triathlon website.

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President Obama has new priorities. That means new spending.
In his State of the Union, he said, �The American people don�t expect government to solve every problem.� But then he went on to list how, under his guidance, government will solve a thousand problems, including some (like climate change and a loss of manufacturing jobs) that are probably not even problems.
The president bragged about creating �our first manufacturing innovation institute� in Ohio and says that he will create 15 more. Politicians claim actions like this are needed to solve the �decline of manufacturing� in America. John McCain, Mike Huckabee and Pat Buchanan also fret about this. But what they call �decline� is myth. There is no decline in manufacturing.
The Federal Reserve says that U.S. manufacturing output is up from 2000, and up almost 50 percent from 1990. Yes, manufacturing (SET ITAL) employment (END ITAL) is down because automation and government�s labor rules led companies to automate and produce more with fewer employees, but that�s OK.
Manufacturing jobs are no better than other jobs. Few parents today prefer their children work in factories rather than offices.
When the need for people in one type of industry decreases � say, making wagon wheels � they are freed up to work in other areas. What America needs is a flexible economy that provides new jobs. For years, we had that.
Workers who lost factory jobs found new work in the fast-growing service industry. Creating software, movies and medical innovation is just as valuable as manufacturing and often more comfortable for workers. Anyway, politicians don�t know where new jobs will appear.
�Yet the president wants 15 �manufacturing hubs,� which I guess will be like Solyndra cities,� lamented Deroy Murdock, one of three libertarian reporters who came on my show to react to our president�s plans.
Murdock�s right. Politicians should accept the fact that making things is something the market does pretty well on its own. This month, the Energy Department�s inspector general reports that, three years after being awarded a $150 million federal grant, a taxpayer-backed battery plant in Holland, Mich., has not produced a single battery. At one point, the company�s workers were paid to do nothing.
�Then we have a �college scorecard� that Obama will bring,� said Murdock. �U.S. News & World Report updates which colleges do a good job, but (now) government will do that?�
Then came the president�s call for more spending on preschool.
�I am sympathetic to people wanting to shove their kids out the door,� joked Katherine Mangu-Ward, �but Head Start, our pilot program for universal preschool, has a not-great record. We spend $8 billion to get very, very little in terms of results. ... We suck at education.�
Well, government does.
Michael C. Moynihan was disappointed that President Obama�s speech contained no talk of significant reform of Social Security and Medicare. �Even in this sort of dire circumstance: no change whatsoever.�
Both parties are guilty of avoiding our �dire circumstance,� said Moynihan. �There was a big announcement in 2011 � $300, $400 billion in spending would be cut, (but) this was a mirage, there were no spending cuts. ... (What) cuts in Washington mean is that you reduce the rate of increase a little.�
Instead of letting obsolete government programs die, bureaucrats come up with new excuses to keep spending. �Like the Rural Electrification Administration,� said Murdock. �That was put in by FDR to bring power to Appalachia. (Now) they put in broadband Internet.�
The Washington Post reports on a federally supported program that is so bad that even President Obama wants it cut. The Christopher Columbus Fellowship spent 80 percent of its money on overhead. Three Republicans introduced legislation to end it, but the subsidy lives on, because one senator, Thad Cochran, R-Miss., likes it.
So America continues to move toward bankruptcy. Instead of addressing that, the politicians will spend (SET ITAL) more. (END ITAL)
Instead of announcing 15 new �manufacturing� hubs, the president should just announce 300 million �do whatever you want with your own money� hubs. Then American citizens can do as they please.
That would actually do some good.
John Stossel is host of �Stossel� on the Fox Business Network.


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All internet content is unfiltered at the Berkeley Public Library
The Berkeley Public Library's "Children and Young Adult" computers have a No-Filtering Policy for the Internet. Consequently, all sorts of pornographic material can be accessed intentionally or accidentally by children. A friend, who is aware of my concern for youngsters, sent the following email – "I recently saw a TV show in which young people were being interviewed regarding their experience with online pornography. The more macho males led the discussion with a cynical attitude of "Oh yeah, it's out there--so what?" with very little thought to its meaning or consequences (these are teens, after all). Finally, a quieter lad, genuinely moved, spoke up saying, "When I was twelve, I saw an online pornographic image. I wish I could go back and unsee it.""
I do not understand how pornography on "Children and Young Adult" computers finds sanctuary at the Berkeley Public Library.


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Oversight chairman says $1 trillion a year awarded to "cheats and fraudsters."
Agencies are making insufficient use of suspension and debarment procedures to deny contracts to unethical applicants, the House oversight chairman said on Thursday as he released for discussion draft legislation aimed at centralizing the government's policing of bad-actor contractors.
"In the 21st century, we must have zero tolerance for fraudsters, criminals, or tax cheats receiving taxpayer money through grants or contracts," said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. More than $1 trillion a year, his statement said, is awarded in contracts and grants "to companies and individuals that are or should be banned from receiving taxpayer funds."
Despite congressional oversight, administrative action and public scrutiny in recent years, Issa said, the Government Accountability Office has found that six of 10 agencies that each spent more than $1 billion per year in federal awards lacked effective suspension and debarment programs. Some recipients, he suggested, may not be properly listed on the System for Awards Management (which until November 2012 was called the Excluded Parties List System).
The bill would replace 41 agency offices with a central civilian board for suspensions and departments coordinated by the General Services Administration. It would consolidate regulations governing suspension and debarment procedures; raise standards for transparency in treatment of interested parties, particularly small businesses "with limited legal resources;" and provide for an expedited review process. "The board would also save money," Issa said, "by sharing administrative resources with the already centralized Civilian Board of Contract Appeals."
Contractors have long been wary of proposals to make suspension and debarment mandatory. "The current suspension and debarment procedures give the government broad authority to properly respond to a wide range of violations," the Professional Services Council said in a 2011 letter to Congress. The group opposed legislation that "strips companies of their due process rights and strips [agency officials] of their ability to use their expert judgment to determine the most appropriate course of action to protect the government's interests."


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Dirt Racing Suspension - Fine Tuning a Hobby Stock
A Bank President Gets A Circle Track Tune-up
When I learned that my friend, and bank president, for some thirty years needed help setting up his dirt hobby stock car, I jumped at the opportunity. This little project would allow me to apply the technology we preach here in CT to a car with limited adjustment capability. Once we got into the car, I was surprised by our discoveries.
Joe Epton, Jr. from my home town of Ormond Beach, FL, has been dirt racing for six years, starting in the Pure Stock four cylinder division. I have watched him race at Volusia Speedway Park and he is very smooth and calculating, just what I would have expected, but he is in no way slow. With a good car, he can run in the top five in a division that routinely fields 25 or more cars in each race, and has won heat races and features.
Joe is no stranger to stock car racing. His dad was NASCAR's first chief scorer and timer for years starting way back in 1946, and his mom, Juanita "Lightnin'" Epton, started working in the Daytona ticket office in 1958 and is still connected with the speedway.
His racing career began with racing karts early on, but he soon realized he did not have the financial support to go full-time racing. Later on in life, he decided it was time to just go racing like he had always wanted to do, and he is realizing his dream on the dirt at Volusia. How cool is that? His crew consists of Charley Kinsey as crew chief, Roger Rose, Ron Koch, a local motorsports editor, and Charley, Jr.
The problem with this new car that he had built late last season was that it would not turn well (imagine that), and as a result would push on entry and go loose on exit. There are probably more than a thousand teams in this country that have the same problem. So, I saw an opportunity to jump in there, do an evaluation and try to fix it.
I normally work with late-model teams, often on asphalt and sometimes on dirt. It is a known fact to a small group of individuals that I helped a lot of asphalt teams win races and championships. And as for dirt, back in 1998 I developed a particular different kind of setup that ended up winning both the Dream and the World 100 at Eldora, drawing the wrath of CJ Rayburn whose car was featured in those wins.
The late-model cars have a lot more leeway in the rules and more opportunity for adjustment in the design than this class. That makes this job more difficult for sure, but also more of a challenge, and I love a good challenge. We will be looking at major issues and finally setting the car up with what has worked for me historically in this class.
The car is a 1985 Monte Carlo and has the metric four-link rear suspension, a stock frame throughout and must use stock type springs in their original positions. Shocks must be mounted in the stock positions and the car must have all stock suspension parts. As in most "stock" classes, teams are allowed to trade stock pieces from other model year cars as long as the brand is the same. This class also runs large Hoosier racing tires all around, where as the street stock classes are only allowed one racing tire on the RF.
The first order of business was to weigh the car on the scales and measure and record the ride heights and the spindle heights for future reference. We wanted to maintain the original ride heights after installing new springs so the geometry would be the same, and we needed to know the spindle height so we could check for proper clearance and make sure there was no bind of the ball joints while the car was on jack stands.
We proceeded to break the car down and remove the springs and shocks to see what we had. To get the front springs out, we had to remove the upper ball joints. This gave us a chance to inspect everything up close. My helper, Kenny Hellyer, was very familiar with the mechanics of these cars and was a definite asset in all of our re-design work.
The first problem we noticed was that the shocks on both sides in the front were rubbing on the inside of the height adjuster that was put into the car not to jack weight, but to create the ride height that was necessary to avoid bottoming out. The rear of the car had legal spring height/weight jacking adjusting bolts.
The shock contact was so bad, that one shock was leaking and both housings were bent severely. These were aftermarket twin tube shocks and still seemed to be working. I tried the standard method of checking them by placing one end on the floor and pushing in from the top. The shocks were so stiff that they barely moved.
I don't know if someone chose really stiff compression numbers, or if the shocks might have been bent, but these units were not helping the situation. On dirt, we must have shocks that will allow the car to run over the holes and bumps and move fairly easily. They must control the springs, but not be so stiff as to cause the tire to skip or bounce.
I inspected the front geometry and noticed that the car builder had used the taller Impala spindles, which reduced the lower control arm angles. He also lowered the upper control arm mounts to gain more angle. Both of these changes are highly recommended for this class. Using taller spindles actually improves both upper and lower arm angles.
The geometry I saw looked a lot like previous cars I have fooled with in the stock classes, and I knew the moment center was close to where it needed to be, at or very near the centerline of the car. Had this work not been done, we could have expected the MC to be somewhere outside the car making the front end overly stiff.
The cambers were not what I would have expected or chosen. The LF was a little less than 1 degree, and the RF was around 5 degrees. This is typical of a car that transfers a lot of load to the RF, as that tire is forced to carry most of the front load and work hard to turn the car. The LF doesn't need camber because it isn't working very hard. We needed to make camber changes to reflect how the front end would work after the re-design.
We reset the cambers to a positive (+) 2.0 on the LF and minus (-) 3.5 at the RF. Once we re-spring the car to allow a more balanced setup, the LF tire will definitely be working harder and take some of the load off of the RF tire. So, we needed more LF camber and less RF camber. Our tire contact patch will be optimal with these changes.Inspection of the caster settings revealed that the RF caster was in the negative range (upper ball joint forward of the lower ball joint) and the left side was positive. That would cause the steering to want to turn right, maybe good for sliding the car through the turns, but we were going to make this car turn well, so I opted for a different plan.
We moved the right upper ball joint back to create about 2 degrees of positive caster that matched the left side caster. This way, the steering would be neutral and the driver could steer both directions without feeling a difference in resistance.
We were a little worried about possible binding of the ball joints with the increased upper control arm angles. So we cycled the spindles beyond what they would see on the track and found we had plenty of clearance. Always check to see if there is any binding or tightness in your suspension while you have the springs and shocks off the car.
Next, we checked out the spring rates that were installed in the car. The fronts were marked as: LF = 1100 lb./in. and the RF = 1200 lb./in. The front springs had a half round of the coil cut off, so the actual rate, although we did not measure them, was obviously higher than they were marked.
The rear springs were: LR = 225 and the RR = 150. The rear had too much spring split, even for a Metric 4-link rear suspension with a high roll center. With the front spring rates being so high, this combination in the rear caused a lot of load to transfer to the RF on entry and through the middle of the turns overloading that tire. That would definitely help cause a push.
After careful consideration, we installed the following springs: LF = 900, RF = 850, LR = 225, and RR = 175. The front reverse spring split with the softer RF spring helps corner entry and promotes front roll angle, while the reduced spring split in the rear facilitates the high metric moment center while not going too far to help control the rear roll.
Here is a further explanation of this. For a balanced setup, we need for each end of the car to desire to roll to about the same angle in the turns. We have discussed this concept for over four years now in Circle Track. A high moment center reduces the desire to roll, so if we don't soften the RR spring, the rear will be stiff and not allow compliance.
That would overwork the RR tire and cause a loose off, if not totally loose, condition. Running a RR spring that is too soft compared to the LR spring would have the opposite effect. The rear would want to roll over more so than the front and the car would be tight, or tight/loose off. There is an optimum spring split, RR softer, that will keep the car close to a balanced dynamic state and help the car on entry, through the middle and provide more bite off the corners.
Because the front shocks were hitting the spring height adjuster, we needed to make a correction. We noticed that the stock hole where the top of the shock was anchored was positioned at the factory well towards the outside edge of the inside of the spring on both sides of the car. With stock shocks and springs, this would be okay for clearance, but with our setup and equipment it was not.
The fix was to create a new "stock" hole farther inward and closer to the center of the spring. We reinforced this new hole by welding a washer on top of the frame. This provided a good bit of spacing between the spring spacer and the shock body.
To make sure we were good with the rules against using front weight jackers, we welded the height adjuster so it wouldn't turn. This made it a spacer rather than a weight jacking device. We also installed a new set of shocks provided by the team that were more inline with what should be used on this type of car.
I reviewed the existing tire sizes versus the tire pressures they had been running. The sizes were LF = 83.75, RF = 83.75, LR = 84.5 and RR = 85.0. This only allowed a 1/2-inch of stagger in the rear, not nearly enough for this track. This would also facilitate a tight car.
The tire pressures were: LF = 17psi, RF = 23psi, LR = 15psi and RR = 14psi. The RF was high and the RR was low on pressures. The fix was to try to change the tires around while repressuring the tires so that we could get front and rear stagger.
I traded the RF tire and the LR tires. This put a larger tire at the RF and a smaller tire on the LR. We re-pressured the tires to: LF = 18psi, LR = 16psi, RF = 22psi and RR = 16psi. With those pressures, we now had a front stagger of 1.00 inch and a rear stagger of 1.50 inches.
When we weighed the car before making any changes, the cross weight was at 53 percent. After installing the new springs, changing the front cambers, moving tires around and adjusting tire pressures, we re-set the cross weight at 48.5 percent, or about 75 pounds of left rear weight.
With only 48.2 percent rear weight, the car did not need the 53 percent cross which represented 216 pounds of LR weight. This was yet another reason why this car was way too tight. It was cross weight tight and was driving off the LR tire under acceleration.
Another thing I noticed and corrected was the placement of lead in the rear of the car. The car builder had placed a considerable amount of lead well behind the rear end on the rear hoop that protects the fuel cell. Although fairly common, this tends to act with a cantilever effect and increases the polar moment. Polar moment is defined as a force trying to rotate or swing the rear end to the outside wall during cornering.
Some teams will experience a more neutral car by placing lead behind the rear end, but this is more likely a crutch for a tight car and although it helps the car into and through the turn, it will make the car loose off. It is much better to set up the car correctly and get the front to turn with a balanced spring setup and proper moment center and cambers. That way, you get into and through the turns better and still have more bite off.
It is always a good practice to keep all lead mounted inside the axles. We may decide later on to move it out, but for now we remounted the lead in front of the rear end and high in the car. A higher center of gravity is desirable on dirt cars for dry and slick tracks.
Once we got the springs installed, the tires mounted, the cambers set, the air pressures set and the ride heights and weight distributed like we wanted, we stood back and took a look at the car. It just looked better right away. I've seen lots of hobby stocks, and this one looked like it was ready for the track.
We had to wait until after Speedweeks at VSP was over as the Hobby Stock division races were put on hold. The first chance we got to run the car, Joe noted that this car was now even better than his original Hobby Stock. The difference was that it turned better, which allowed him to maneuver past guys that were hanging it out trying to point the car to get off the corners. And it had much more forward bite than before due to the more straight ahead attitude.
With his smooth and relentless style, this car was just what he wanted. If you prefer to sling the car in sideways, fight to get control and then hope for some semblance of bite off, then you might not want to copy us. Good luck and good racing, now back to the Late Models.


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Twelve Weeks to a 13.1-Mile Race
THE HALF MARATHON IS A FRIENDLY DISTANCE. Beginners, who have gotten their introduction to road running in a 5-K or 10-K, can look to the half as the next step upward. Experienced runners like half marathons, because racing 13 miles requires somewhat less time commitment than does a full 26-mile marathon. They can recover more rapidly.
The excitement around half marathons often is the same as at a marathon--except you get to go home early. Also, you can use half marathon races as part of your training for later marathons. Knowing your time at the half marathon gives you a good idea of what to expect when you run the full marathon. This is why more than twice as many runners now run half marathons vs. full marathons.
All you need to do to complete a half marathon is to dedicate yourself for 12 weeks leading up to your race. Simply follow the training schedules for Novice 1, Novice 2, Intermediate and Advanced runners available here on my Web site. And if you would rather walk a half marathon than run it, I've created a special program for you. Click here!
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The aim of the conference is to assess the Police (and Customs) Co-operation Centres (P(C)CCs') technical and operational capacity to identify the gaps to be addressed in order to provide for better co-ordination, co-operation and real time information exchange mechanism among the border security and management services in the region.
This roundtable is organised by the TNTD's Border Security and Management Unit (BSMU) and Strategic Police Matter Unit (SPMU) in close co-operation with the Office of the Coordinator for Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEAA) and aims at taking stock of past and ongoing initiatives on integrity and countering corruption in border and law enforcement agencies in South-Eastern Europe in an effort to enhance co-ordination of future joint activities in this sphere as well as mutually complement each other's endeavours in promoting integrity in border and law enforcement agencies in the region.
This seminar, organized by the Transnational Threats Department's Border Security and Management Unit, aims to facilitate exchange of experiences in providing assistance to refugees at the border, as well as the best practices on integrating the refugees' protection related elements into the regular border security and management procedures.
This report, produced by the SPMU, contains an executive summary , summaries of each sessions, an agenda and a list of participants of the workshop that took place on 20-21 October 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The report contains recommendations that address the most urgent bilateral and sub-regional border issues as well as the essential areas of cross-border concerns.


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She is her own worst nightmare. When you meet Sue, she does not make eye contact. She does not offer to shake your hand. She may fixate on the buttons of your shirt, but cannot say your name. Sue Rubin has autism, a complicated disorder that causes her to act in many strange ways. For researchers, doctors, and psychologists, autism is mysterious and complex, its causes and cures still unknown. But this is not a film about experts or theories. In Autism is a World, Sue takes the audience on an extraordinary journey inside autism to explain what she feels and does. How she relates to others. What it has been like to go to college and run her own life. This is a view of autism as it has rarely been seen--from the inside out.
As a child, Sue did not give her parents much hope. She hit herself. Pulled hair. Bit her own arms and hands. She could not speak. At age four, Sue's parents took her to UCLA to explore the possibility that she might have autistic tendencies. The answer was clear and quick: forget tendencies, Sue is severely autistic. As Sue interviews eminent Harvard researcher Margaret Bauman, we learn it is a disorder still barely understood.
Until she was 13, most believed Sue to be retarded. Repeated tests put her IQ at 29the level of a 2 year old. Rita says that her hopes for Sue, then, were modestto keep her out of an institution, to educate her in special classes, to someday help her get a job cleaning tables off or something like that that retarded people do. But then, just before she was 13, Sues psychologist, Jackie, introduced her to facilitated communication. Jackie and Rita worked with Sue tirelessly and, slowly the person trapped inside her silent, strange behavior began to communicate and to emerge into the world an aware, intelligent young woman. When Sue was retested months later, the results were stunninga 133 IQ. Sue entered regular high school classes.
Today, Sue is a junior at Whittier College with a history major. We see her in class, hear how hard it is to control her behaviors during the lecture, and find that she loves learning. We watch as she painstakingly and independently types her words. And, we meet Aishling, a friend since high school, and, for the last 7 years, part of Sues complicated network of support staff who make her life possible.
Sue takes the audience through her daily lifethrough fun excursions to bet on the horses at Santa Anita, trips to the store to shop for groceries, and struggles to do what, for most, would be mundane tasks like making a salad or tying her shoes. We learn that Sue clutches at plastic spoons because they bring her comfort. We see her play for long stretches at the sink in a trickling flow of water during which, she says, the autistic side of her brain takes over. It is a startling juxtapositionthe clear, intelligent, articulate words of a woman who is behaving in the world in exceptionally strange ways.
Sue has become a tireless disability rights advocate. We watch her write a speech for a conference on autism. During the long process of writing, Sues support staffer Lisanne keeps her focused. Here, Sue demonstrates her wit, intelligence, and compassion. She starts by telling her audience, If you think living with autism is difficult, try getting into college and ends, in a tender moment, with a very personal offer to help others with autism who hope to follow in her footsteps.
As the film moves to its conclusion, it comes to a wrenching emotional climax. After years, it is time for Aishling and Lisanne to leave Sues staff and pursue other interests. In meetings with psychologist Jackie, with her mother, with staff coordinator Janine and with Aishling and Lisanne, it is clear that Sue is struggling and that the change is painful.
Sue shares her final thoughts as the film concludes. Her words are simple: The last thing I want to clarify is that no matter how much social interaction one has, one will never be free of autism. The tendencies to be and act in certain ways may subside but I will always be autistic.
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Jolt Awards 2014: The Best Testing Tools, June 03, 2014 The best testing tools of the past 12 months
Finalist: Zeenyx AscentialTest 6.4
AscentialTest tests a Web application using an approach that hews closely to the user exercising the keyboard and mouse to work through the functionality. It does so without the keyword-driven scripting language that characterizes other competing Web application testing products. Rather, the developer simply drags an object from the page under test into the AscentialTest workspace. The product looks at the underlying HTML of the object and figures out what is underneath. It then presents a mechanism for collecting testing values for that object, even objects as complicated as multidimensional tables. External spread sheets containing collections of test values are thus eliminated (as well as their maintenance and coordination) by this drag-and-drop approach.
The result is an abstract test "step," which can be combined with other "steps" for other objects to develop a complete test package for the many pages of an app (or even just a single page). Steps combined into libraries of step sequences can be constructed for new pages without needing extensive analysis of those new pages.
In the process of working with AscentialTest, I discovered that the reusability of the step approach means that if there is a change to one step, all pages that use that step are implicitly updated saving me considerable work. AscentialTest is an original solution and a very effective way to test Web apps without endless manual effort.
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Veterans benefits chief says all such claims will be processed by mid-June.
The Veterans Affairs Department has processed 22,000 out of the 42,000 disability claims that have languished for two years or longer, Allison A. Hickey, VA's undersecretary for benefits, told a House VA Committee hearing today.
The 51 percent reduction occurred after VA kicked off a project on April 19 to eliminate the oldest claims in the backlog within 60 days. Hickey said the department expects to meet that goal.
VA decided to speed up processing of old claims by making a provisional decision to authorize payment to veterans who would then have a year to file additional evidence to support their case. Hickey said that only 5 percent of the old claims rated over the past month had a provisional rating.
Once VA clears out the oldest claims, Hickey said the department will start to work on claims backlogged between one and two years; officials expect to clear those within six months.
VA had 873,680 pending disability claims as of May 20, with 584,308 on file more than 125 days.
Hickey said the Defense Department has helped speed up processing of old claims by giving claims examiners direct access to the Pentagon's electronic health record to search for additional medical evidence, if needed, to support claims. She added that for the past several months, Defense personnel have been co-located at Veterans Benefits Administration headquarters to assist in locating service medical records needed to support pending claims.
The Veterans Health Administration has put doctors on overtime to help winnow the oldest claims. Medical personnel have been conducting physical exams on weekends and some have been deployed to help with exams at hospitals that serve large veteran populations, Hickey said. The agency's average processing time for returning completed exams has remained at 30 days or less since August 2011.
Hickey said Defense has agreed to provide a complete medical record to VA for personnel it discharges as of June 1, a step that will help process new claims quickly. She defined "complete" as documentation that includes the service treatment record and records from private clinicians who provide care for service members under the TRICARE insurance plan.
If Defense fails to provide the complete medical records, Hickey said she will kick them back with a request for the missing information.
While members of the committee praised Hickey and the VA for cutting the old claims backlog in half, committee chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., cautioned that "VA must not shift resources and manpower away from processing new claims just to clear out older ones."
"Every veteran deserves a thorough, fair and timely evaluation of their claim, regardless of when it was filed," he said.
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KOffice 2 Alpha 8 Reviewed
KOffice, like most KDE applications, has the unique selling point that the same codebase can be compiled and run on various platforms. The latest KOffice alpha release has attracted extra attention since it ships Windows and Macintosh binaries. This naturally means a much larger audience will be able to try it out and kick the tires. Techworld has an article up where they give a good overview and plenty of screenshots. Have you already tried out a KOffice alpha release?
Re: How can you not like this
By Michael "agree"... at Wed, 2008/07/09 - 5:00am
How far have table support improved in kword. Last time I checked it was broken. I can't think of a word processor that does not make good tables. Any idea ?
By Ask at Wed, 2008/07/09 - 5:00am
Re: tables
Table support was removed and will very likely not be reintroduced for 2.0. This time we want to do it right.
By Boudewijn Rempt at Wed, 2008/07/09 - 5:00am
I've installed and tested KDE for windows at my job (love having kate at hand).
Overall looks good. Thanks to all that are making this port become reality.
By Iuri Fiedoruk at Wed, 2008/07/09 - 5:00am
Re: Sugestions
"Thanks to all that are making this port become reality."
Your're welcome. You'll also say "thank you" in a practical way, if you report some of the issues and describe wishes on the bugs.kde.org, and/or discuss them on the kde-windows mailing list (http://www.kde.org/mailinglists/). You'll also discover that most of your points are already on the TODO list of developers, or they are just aware of them.
Regarding konsole, we're depending on the native shell, so all you can have is http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/KDE_on_Windows/Tools#Console_2
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Name: DAZ Studio Pro Version: 126.96.36.199 Mac Platform: Intel OS Version: OS X 10.6 or later Processor type(s) & speed: 32/64-bit processor Requirements: 32 bit: • Intel Macintosh® • 1.6 GHz min (1.8 GHz or faster recommended) • Mac OS X 10.6 or above • 1 GB RAM min (2GB recommended) • 1GB free hard drive space for installation • OpenGL 1.6 compatible graphics card with at least 128 MB RAM (Hardware accelerated OpenGL 2.2, or higher, compatible recommended with 256MB+ RAM) 64 bit: • Intel Macintosh® • 2.00 GHz Core 2 Duo (2.4 GHz or faster recommended) • Mac OS X 10.6 or above • 2 GB RAM min (3GB+ recommended) • 1GB free hard drive space for installation • OpenGL 1.6 compatible graphics card with at least 128 MB RAM Web Site: https://www.daz3d.com/daz_studio Overview DAZ Studio is a feature rich 3D figure customization, posing, and animation tool that enables anyone to create stunning digital illustrations and animations. DAZ Studio is the perfect tool to design unique digital art and animations using virtual people, animals, props, vehicles, accessories, environments and more. Simply select your subject and/or setting, arrange accessories, setup lighting, and begin creating beautiful artwork. With DAZ Studio you can... - Create custom 3D characters and avatars - Create graphic design elements - Produce illustrations for books, comics, and graphic novels - Quickly make your own editorial artwork - Design virtual environments with animated fly-throughs Create Professional Quality Graphics with DAZ Studio How you get started with DAZ Studio depends on what you want to accomplish. If you are a graphic designer or a user of another 3D platform like Maya or Poser, and you need custom 3D art, then you need to explore our digital warehouse of 3D characters, accessories, and environments. DAZ Studio lets you use anything from our huge catalog to create impressive, custom digital graphics at a fraction of the cost, time and hassle. See what other professionals are doing with DAZ Studio. What will you create with DAZ Studio? - Writing a fantasy novel and need a hero? No Problem. - Need to storyboard some lighting effects? No Problem. - Need to create a flexible and complex character for an online short video? No Problem. - Need a low cost realistic model and don't have time or budget to hire one? No Problem. - Have something lodged in your imagination that just must come out? No Problem. What's New in DAZ Studio Pro 4.9: • With Daz Connect, you can browse your content, install right from the cloud. • Uninstall what you're not using, receive product updates and even purchase new items right from within Studio. • 4.9 is more convenient and efficient with even faster, more intelligent downloads. • Smart Content is Smarter. Making your content easier to navigate and locate. • Your renders will look better than ever with updated versions of both NVIDIA Iray® and 3Delight render engines.


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Study uncovers gene's contribution to asthma susceptibility
New research from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has uncovered the role gene ORMDL3 plays in the disease asthma. ORMDL3, a gene recently linked to asthma susceptibility, has now been linked to the body's ability to recruit inflammatory cells during an airway allergic reaction. Study findings appear today in the journal Nature Communications.
U of M researchers including Srirama Rao, Ph.D., (P. Sriramarao), CVM professor in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and associate dean for research, as well as professor in the U of M Medical School's Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, has identified a function of how ORMDL3 regulates the recruitment of inflammatory cells to airways, thus causing airway inflammation, in a mouse model.
Sung Gil Ha, Ph.D., a CVM post-doctoral fellow and the study's lead author, and colleagues have identified factors that up-regulate the ORMDL3 gene in specific white blood cells such as eosinophils during allergic asthma. Eosinophils are white blood cells intended to help protect the body from parasites; however, in the case of certain types of inflammation including exposure to allergens, instead of providing protection, they can cause tissue damage leading to asthma or other allergic disorders.
Not much is known about the function of ORMDL3 in asthma. By silencing or over-expressing ORMDL3 in eosinophils, the group has identified molecules regulated by the gene. These molecules enable eosinophils to congregate in airways where they cause allergic inflammation.
When turning the ORMDL3 gene off, researchers found lower levels of integrins expressed on the surface of eosinophils, meaning a decreased ability of eosinophils to migrate and cause inflammation in the airways.
"While exciting, our finding is just one piece of the puzzle," said Rao. "The more we understand about various asthma susceptibility genes including ORMDL3, the better positioned we will be to strategize new treatment options."
The discovery provides momentum for future understanding of the pathogenesis of asthma and role of genetics in inflammatory allergic reactions. This research is not only relevant for asthma but potentially other allergic disorders such as those of the GI tract and skin. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology estimates the number of asthma suffers internationally at 300 million with 250,000 annual deaths attributed to the disease.
Genetic disposition can influence the severity or susceptibility to an asthmatic reaction to allergens or environmental factors such as stress and cold.
The ORMDL3 gene studied by U of M researchers has been linked to asthma in various ethnic groups worldwide.


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- Document on one leaf in three hands. On top, a contract signed by Dudley Saltonstall promising to "carry to North American for sale" a "negroe girl named Mimba." On bottom, a reciept for the sale of the slave Mimba dated June 4, 1763. On back, verification of sums received by Dudley Saltonstall. Signed by John Joy of New London [Connecticut] and dated October 13, 1763.
- Ship manifest of "negroes, mulattoes, and persons of color taken on" the Schooner Caribbean of Bremen, Maine, from the port of Alexandria to Charleston, South Carolina. Includes names of ship's Master Hatec L. Allen, shipper John B. Rountree of Edgefield South Carolina, collector Edward Green and one slave, Rachel Reivs (?).
- Manuscript draft of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts], dated March 12, 1856, to "Gerrit Smith, Lewis Tappan, William Goodell and others" dated March 12, 1856, explaining the reasons that Spooner has not joined the Liberty Party. At end, an additional note addressed to Gerrit Smith, requesting that he read the letter and then foward on to Goodell if he thinks it proper.
- Remarks given [probably by Samuel or William Vernon] regarding a case against Captain Thomas Rogers, who is accused of producing falsified trade books and trading to his own benefit in Barbados, Cape de Verdes, St. Christopher, and Isle de Los. Includes copy of inventory of goods provided Rogers by the owners of the ship, as well as a list of goods found to be deficient. Note at right, "Remarks to be make aware of in y'e [the] action for breach of orders."
- Manuscript copy of a correspondence between Edmund Jackson and Hon. Robert C. Winthorp, in which Jackson asks for Winthorp's position on slavery before his election to United States Congress. Includes Winthorp's response dated November 2, 1840, in which he replies that he "cannot regard it as desirable or expedient to attempt any alteration of the Constitution in relation to slavery."
- Account record for the sale of 75 slaves from the cargo of the Brig Othello, sold by Captain George Dunbar Sweet for Samuel and William Vernon of [Newport], Rhode Island. Includes names of purchasers. Followed by account record for the Brig Othello to Francis Mairez and David Cooper [of Jamaica] for provisions taken on board between July 18, 1775 and August 22, 1775.
- Manuscript copy of a letter dated June 27, 1770, from Adams & Griffin of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island regarding remittance of payment to London merchant Thomas Adams. Followed by a letter that includes further billing from Perkins Buchanan & Brown of London and a discussion of projected agricultural markets for the upcoming fall. Adams & Griffin note that slaves "are in the greatest demand, and the first that arrive will sell at a good price."


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Traxxas Slash 2wd and Thunder Tiger Tomahawk Vx
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Traxxas Slash 2wd and Thunder Tiger Tomahawk Vx
My new video of my Slash wheelies and jumps in slo mo!
Check out my other vids!
Best bash video I have ever seen.
my slash running the the newly painted proline desert militia body on a 2S lipo battery. only mods are the springs, shock oil
there's no life like a LOW LIFE!
Drag It!
Stampede VXL, Stampede 4x4, Rustler VXL
Here is an old video from the last summer.
had some fun today. heres some videos of bashing back in the sandy section on the stock tires on 2s battery. first coming down a big hill with a jump at bottom, second of driving in the bowl
there's no life like a LOW LIFE!
Drag It!
heres my brother driving my slash at the quarry
heres the video of us in my brothers suburban driving back out of the quarry
and heres some wheelies for everyone
there's no life like a LOW LIFE!
Drag It!
Traxxas Slash 2wd and Thunder Tiger Tomahawk Vx
Stampede VXL, Stampede 4x4, Rustler VXL
I put my GoPro inside the Slash body and cut out the windsield for a clearer view... So ride along
"enjoy your ride"
Another vid of my Traxxas Slash!
Here's something you don't see everyday. This Proline baja bug has been nicknamed the "Smash"
I Wanna Go Fast!
heres the latest bashing footage
there's no life like a LOW LIFE!
Drag It!
Getting huge air and goofing off at the local skate park. I wish my buddy was filming when I hit a ramp at 90 degrees and broke the front part of the chassis in half...
Traxxas Slash 2wd and Thunder Tiger Tomahawk Vx
A Baja Monter Bug in the snow.
My brushless Slash and my son's Stampede (with my Hawk body on it) playing around on a local track. The track was hard and loose and it was hard to control my Slash on almost bald stock tires. Filmed with my GoPro and one scene with a Sony camera. Be sure to watch it in HD.
Dave - Stampede, Slash, Rustler and Hawk
Speed run in the rain...
Another one...
Short video of testing my new 1/8th scale paddle tires in snow.
this is a video i did awhile back soon as it gets warm out ill make another video but with other trucks on the track
A little longer snow driving video than my previous one!
iJumpRC just posted brand new video with Short Course Trucks on lil' practice course with a big jump. Let me know what you think.. If you like it, I have a few more good videos on my youtube channel.
This is a video from the inside of my Slash while I am driving it at a local RC Park
A quick vid I made testing out the new GoPro Hero3 Black.
Be sure to watch it in glorious 720HD!
XO-1, Roadrunner Slash
Building a RC track in my backyard! Featuring Slash VXL, Slash 2wd, E-Revo, and stampede!
A buddy's Ofna LX-2E and my Slash platinum Snow bashing at our local skate park today.
Made a little video of a friends slash
Stock Spec 2wd Traxxas Slash Late Model A-Main race. Track is Allens R/C Cars in Rochester, IL.


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'Beware of Christians' Director Praises Jesus, Wins Prize on 'The Price Is Right'
Will Bakke, one of four college students behind the documentary film "Beware of Christians," received a big surprise last month when he was called to "come on down" to contestants row on the CBS game show, "The Price Is Right."
On the pre-recorded show, which aired Tuesday, Bakke not only wins a prize but also tells everyone watching that he loves Jesus.
"I think whenever we have an opportunity at all, even on a game show, to just praise Jesus and share him instead of us, it's what we're all about ... It's all about him," he told The Christian Post on Tuesday.
Bakke is the director of the film "Beware of Christians" which follows the quest of four college students including himself and his friends Alex Carroll, Matt Owen and Michael Allen as they seek to find out what it really means to be a Jesus follower. They left America behind for a six-week journey across Europe, where they discovered that the Christian culture in the U.S. doesn't always match up with what Christianity is all about.
"We tend to paint reality the way that it should be instead of the way that it is," Bakke said of the Christian film industry. "So I think when you watch our film we're not trying to shove the Gospel down your throat, we're just simply asking these questions about what we would really look like to have a real relationship where everything is invested, not just the easy parts of our lives."
The filmmakers are currently touring in cities across the U.S. to promote the documentary. The tour began in Texas, but has expanded to many other cities as the documentary has grown more and more popular.
During one of their stops in California, the filmmakers got tickets to participate in a taping of "The Price is Right."
They arrived outside the studio at 6 a.m. on Feb. 6 to make sure they would be among the 300 people in the show's audience, and after six hours of waiting, signing forms and talking to the show's producer, it all paid off when Bakke was told to "come on down."
Bakke was one of the first contestants called down to "contestants row," but was one of the last to make it onto the stage. After guessing the price closest to the actual price of a set of mountain bikes, he was finally called onto the stage, where he joined the show's host, Drew Carey.
"I am not good with betting on grocery store items. I've been on the road for the last year and half so it's like I hardly ever get to a grocery store," said Bakke, who played the "Pick-A-Pair" game where he had to guess which two ordinary grocery store products were the same price. He chose correctly, and won a trip for two to Colorado, which includes mountain biking lessons.
Unfortunately, he didn't make it to the show's "Showcase Showdown" where he could have won even more prizes, though he took the opportunity while on stage to say hello to his family and friends, and mention Jesus.
After FoxNews.com ran a story about Bakke's game show experience on Monday, the "Beware of Christians" website became overwhelmed with visitors.
Carroll, who served as the co-producer of the film, told CP that their site has been viewed 50,000 times in the last two days and thousands of people have called, sent emails and ordered DVDs of the film.
"Yesterday was the craziest day of our lives," said Carroll.
When asked what he wants people to take away from the film, Bakke said, "There is a huge difference between just calling yourself a Christian, and all of the things that come with that label, and actually living out a relationship with Jesus that looks so radically different from what American Christianity believes."
The documentary addresses many topics that college and high school students must face – sex, materialism, alcohol, wealth versus poverty and more – but Bakke says students shouldn't try to address these issues on their own. They need to realize that their hearts, not just their actions, are broken.
"You've got to allow [Jesus] into all of those parts of your heart and, if you do that, he'll change you from the inside."


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Blake's two "prophetic" books arrived in NYPL's Berg Collection in 1941, as part of the Owen D. Young Collection, one of the two most extensive collections of English and American literary manuscripts and printed books formed during the first half of the twentieth century. (The other great collection belonged to W. T. H. Howe, which Albert Berg had bought some months earlier.)
Additional books related prints by Blake in the Berg Collection are: The Book of Thel (1789 [1790?]); Songs of Innocence (1789 [1790?]); Visions of the Daughters of Albion (1793 [1794?]); proof impressions for Illustrations of the Book of Job (1825); seven plates for Illustrations of Dante [n.d.]. Except for the Job, which was part of the original Berg brothers' collection, all of these books had belonged to Young. In addition, the Print Collection of the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, and The Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle both hold other copies of some of these works.
Blake's usual categorization as a Romantic poet is not unwarranted. Certainly, he shared with other Romantics the belief that nature embodied truths more profound than the rational mind could apprehend, and that humanity's willful dissociation of itself from nature was the cause of most of the world's ills. But Blake embraced an exaltedly visionary view of the world and a mythic form of expression unique to himself. He also sought a means of rendering his works in a print form that might rival the dynamic, organic interplay of text, decoration, and illustration found in the best medieval illuminated manuscripts.
The technique Blake discovered that enabled him to achieve this end is usually called "relief etching" to distinguish it from intaglio etching, in which the lines to be printed are lightly incised into a copper plate with an etching needle and are deepened and thickened when the plate is dipped in acid. Blake, however, created his plates by first painting his texts and the lineaments of his illustrations and decorations upon copper sheets with a very fine brush dipped in a clear acid-resist liquid. (He said that the technique had come to him in a dream.) After painting the text and decoration, he immersed the plates in acid, which ate away their unpainted (that is, unprotected) areas. To print, he then inked the resulting relief portions of the plate (i.e., the lines of text, illustrative figures, and decorative lines), placed a sheet of paper upon the plate, and pressed it firmly (using the back of a spoon), thereby transferring the ink from the plate's text and decorative elements onto the paper. In most of his books, all of the pages in each of the copies printed would then be water colored, usually in the identical color schemes, but embodying significant tonal differences.
Blake also worked for other printers, and in such cases, he would engrave or etch the plates in the conventional manner (i.e., incising lines into the plate with a burin and etching needle). In this manner, he executed, for example, the illustrations for Job and Dante's Comedy.
"The Blake Archive" (2004) <http://www.blakearchive.org/main.html>
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There's a lot of unbelievable technology in cop shows and movies -- computers that can zoom in and "enhance" a tiny section of a video frame; machines that can isolate a particular background voice from a muffled recording in a matter of seconds. Most of this stuff is pure fiction, fabricated by the writers to move the plot along. But one of the most outlandish TV cop tools, a special chemical that reveals invisible blood traces, is entirely real.
In this article, we'll find out how this strange compound, commonly known as luminol, reveals hidden crime scenes. As we'll see, this chemical is just as cool as it sounds, but it does have drawbacks and limitations not usually addressed on TV.
What Does Luminol Do?
Much of crime scene investigation, also called criminalistics, is based on the notion that nothing vanishes without a trace. This is particularly true of violent crime victims. A murderer can dispose of the victim's body and mop up the pools of blood, but without some heavy-duty cleaning chemicals, some evidence will remain. Tiny particles of blood will cling to most surfaces for years and years, without anyone ever knowing they're there.
The basic idea of luminol is to reveal these traces with a light-producing chemical reaction between several chemicals and hemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying protein in the blood. The molecules break down and the atoms rearrange to form different molecules (see Microsoft Encarta: Chemical Reaction for more information on chemical reactions). In this particular reaction, the reactants (the original molecules) have more energy than the products (the resulting molecules). The molecules get rid of the extra energy in the form of visible light photons. This process, generally known as chemiluminescence, is the same phenomenon that makes fireflies and light sticks glow.
Investigators will spray a suspicious area, turn out all the lights and block the windows, and look for a bluish-green light. If there are any blood traces in the area, they will glow.
The Chemical Reaction
The "central" chemical in this reaction is luminol (C8H7O3N3), a powdery compound made up of nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen and carbon. Criminalists mix the luminol powder with a liquid containing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a hydroxide (OH-) and other chemicals, and pour the liquid into a spray bottle. The hydrogen peroxide and the luminol are actually the principal players in the chemical reaction, but in order to produce a strong glow, they need a catalyst to accelerate the process. The mixture is actually detecting the presence of such a catalyst, in this case the iron in hemoglobin (see Microsoft Encarta: Catalysis for more information on catalysts).
To perform a luminol test, the criminalists simply spray the mixture wherever they think blood might be. If hemoglobin and the luminol mixture come in contact, the iron in the hemoglobin accelerates a reaction between the hydrogen peroxide and the luminol. In this oxidation reaction, the luminol loses nitrogen and hydrogen atoms and gains oxygen atoms, resulting in a compound called 3-aminophthalate. The reaction leaves the 3-aminophthalate in an energized state -- the electrons in the oxygen atoms are boosted to higher orbitals. The electrons quickly fall back to a lower energy level, emitting the extra energy as a light photon (see How Fluorescent Lamps Work for more information on light production). With iron accelerating the process, the light is bright enough to see in a dark room.
Investigators may use other chemiluminescent chemicals, such as fluorescein, instead of luminol. These chemicals work the same basic way, but the procedure is a little bit different.
How Investigators Use Luminol
If luminol reveals apparent blood traces, investigators will photograph or videotape the crime scene to record the pattern. Typically, luminol only shows investigators that there might be blood in an area, since other substances, including household bleach, can also cause the luminol to glow. Experienced investigators can make a reliable identification based on how quickly the reaction occurs, but they still need to run other tests to verify that it is really human blood.
Luminol in itself won't usually solve a murder case. It's only one step in the investigative process. But it can reveal essential information that gets a stalled investigation going again. For example, hidden blood spatter patterns can help investigators locate the point of attack and even what sort of weapon was used (a bullet makes blood splatter very differently than a knife does). Luminol may also reveal faint bloody shoe prints, which gives investigators valuable information about the assailant and what he or she did after the attack.
In some cases, luminol leads investigators to more evidence. For example, if luminol detects trace amounts of blood on a carpet, investigators may pull up the carpet and discover a lot of visible blood on the floorboards below.
One problem with luminol is that the chemical reaction can destroy other evidence in the crime scene. For this reason, investigators only use luminol after exploring a lot of other options. It is definitely a valuable tool for police work, but it's not quite as prevalent in crime investigation as presented on some TV shows. The police don't walk into a crime scene and start spraying luminol on every visible surface.
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Abstract: This paper develops a theory of consumer boycotts. Some consumers care not only about the products they buy but also about whether the firm behaves ethically. Other consumers do not care about the behavior of the firm but yet may like to give the impression of being ethical consumers. Consequently, to affect a firm's ethical behavior, moral consumers refuse to buy from an unethical firm. Consumers who do not care about ethical behavior may join the boycott to (falsely) signal that they do care. In the firm's choice between ethical and unethical behavior, the optimality of mixed and pure strategies depends on the cost of behaving ethically. In particular, when the cost is (relatively) low, ethical behavior arises from a prisoners' dilemma as the firm's optimal strategy. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7706
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Abstract: This paper identifies several distortions which create barriers to entrepreneurship. First, in addition to the innate entry cost, there are entry costs caused by regulation. Second, union wage policies raise the opportunity cost of entrepreneurship. Third, inefficiencies in the transmission of tacit knowledge between generations of entrepreneurs can arise: with access to within-family ownership transfer, the outside market for entrepreneurship operates as a lemon's market. This problem becomes relevant when the economic life of a business idea exceeds the active life of an entrepreneur. barriers to entrepreneurship, tacit knowledge, occupational choice URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7711
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Abstract: We consider the effects of income redistribution when people can migrate from one country to another, and when land within each country is heterogeneous. Taxes related to income can then affect property values, and can induce migration, which further affects property values. We show that under these conditions a utilitarian government should never equalize after-tax incomes. If migration is impossible, it may even transfer income from the poor to the rich, reducing the rents earned by absentee landlords. The redistributive tax on the rich may be higher or lower when the rich can migrate than when they cannot. A Rawlsian government in the absence of mobility will equalize after-tax incomes. Under mobility, Rawlsian governments cut their taxes if and only if the relative pre-tax income of the poor is sufficiently low. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7689
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Euripides2 will cover the electronic systems integration value chain, from materials, equipment and technologies, through components, modules, up to embedded, mechatronics, enmeshed and implanted systems.
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Raising the productivity and competitiveness of European businesses through technology. Boosting national economies on the international market, and strengthening the basis for sustainable prosperity and employment.


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METRO Group is also using IBM's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and the EPCIS standard for supply chain tracking enterprise-wide.
"Smart Freezers" for Fresh Meat
At METRO Group's real,- Future Store in Toenisvorst, Germany, the company teamed with IBM for a new quality assurance system in the store's "Master Butchery" department. IBM's InfoSphere Traceablity Server software serves as a repository for all information about the meat -- its expiration date, Electronic Product Code, type, and of course, its provenance, so that meat can be traced in the event of any recalls. A second IBM software product -- WebSphere Premises Server -- captures the RFID data from each meat package.
The IBM software automates the process of identifying items nearing their expiration dates and alerts staff when the store is low on a particular meat item. In the past, these tasks have been performed manually by employees, who visually scanned shelves for items about to expire, and surveyed the freezer frequently to determine which meats needed to be restocked. Using IBM's RFID technology, METRO Group can improve customer satisfaction and boost sales by ensuring that its freezer is stocked with the meats shoppers are looking for.
Getting Hot Items on the Shelves
METRO Group is also working with IBM to allow suppliers using the EPCIS standard to track items destined for the company's real,- stores across Germany. METRO Group's goal is to provide suppliers with visibility into the whereabouts of items targeted for special promotions such as advertising campaigns or tie-ins to sporting events or movies.
The tracking process begins with the supplier, which tags items prior to shipping. The supplier can then track items through shipping, arrival at METRO Group distribution centers, and delivery -- right to the shelves of individual real,- stores. The supplier can determine whether an item that is part of a special promotion is on the shelves of the right store at the right time, and they can take corrective actions if items are not where they should be.
On METRO Group's side, all information concerning each supplier's promoted products -- EPC code, order number, and other key information -- can be stored using the InfoSphere Traceability Server. As METRO Group's suppliers begin using EPCIS-standard software themselves, both METRO Group and its suppliers will be able to securely share information on tagged items. This will provide suppliers with a clear view of where their products are after they are shipped. For consumers, this means that the products they want are more likely to be available on the shelves of a real,- store.
According to ABI research, RFID systems revenue for the retail industry will grow 19.6 percent between now and 2013; from $228.4 million in 2008 to $558.2 million in 2013.* Michael Liard, research director for RFID & contactless at ABI Research, said: "The use of RFID in retail remains an exciting segment of the market. By using RFID, retailers everywhere have the opportunity to rethink their supply chain and in-store approaches. With the help of RFID technology retailers can use real-time information and improved data visibility and accuracy to transform their supply chains into adaptive business networks as well as to enhance the in-store consumer experience."
Retailers around the world are increasingly focused on finding new ways to provide a high level of service to customers while continuing to drive cost and inefficiency out of their supply chains. METRO Group is widely known for its innovative use of RFID technologies to improve customers' total shopping experience. To continue this effort, the retailer is tapping IBM's retail industry expertise and industry leading RFID software to meet its needs for two critical initiatives.
METRO Group has selected IBM's Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) software, InfoSphere Traceablity Server, to track items as they move through its supply chain. The software is fully compliant with GS1 EPCglobal's EPCIS standard for sharing RFID information among trading partners. By using software that meets those standards, METRO Group is creating a system it can use to share information on product movements with any trading partner that also uses an EPCIS-compliant solution. In addition, METRO Group is enhancing its ability to track items, such as meats, within its stores.
Commenting on his company's expanded relationship with IBM, Gerd Wolfram, managing director, MGI METRO Group Information Technology GmbH, said: "IBM is a strategic partner in our quest to use RFID technology to give consumers the best possible shopping experience. As a leader in the creation of the EPC Information Services standard, IBM has the technology and expertise needed to make our latest RFID projects a success for our customers and suppliers."
"METRO Group continues to be a pioneer in using RFID technologies to create a better experience for both customers and suppliers," said Martin Wildberger, vice president, RFID solutions, IBM. "With these projects, METRO Group is offering consumers a better shopping experience while providing greater supply chain visibility to suppliers."
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As regular readers will be well aware, Garr Reynolds is in London this week for the Presentation Zen European Seminar 2012, and the world premiere of his new seminar, the Presentation Zen Storytelling Masterclass, both in association with Ideas on Stage. As in 2010 and 2011, we are extremely proud to work with Garr and bring his unique approach to presentations to a wider audience in Europe.
Garr also sees this as an opportunity to meet like-minded people, fans etc, so each year we also organize a 'tweet-up', which is simply a time and place where Garr's fans can come along, buy a drink and chat with him. No tickets, no entry fee, nothing formal – just a meet-up, but organized via social media, hence the name 'tweet-up'.
As Garr will be giving a short talk at the Apple Store in Regent Street, all about Keynote, from 6-7pm on Tuesday 6th November, we're organizing the tweet-up just after that, and just around the corner. It will be at an eclectic place called Flat Planet, which serves drinks of course but which is famous for its excellent organic flatbreads. We've reserved the basement from 7.15pm to 9.00pm so please come along, get a drink and/or a flatbread, and come down to chat with Garr.
I'll be there too of course, so if you are in the London area, come and join us, and by all means come and enjoy Garr's talk at the Apple Store beforehand.
Address: Flat Planet, 39 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7JG (next to Liberty)
Time: Tuesday 6th November 2012, 7.15pm – 9.00pm
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Does anyone know a good and free hyper terminal I can use to connect to it? I want to be able to send /r and /n as I need so the Arduino serial monitor is not good enough (unless I don't know how to).
Why do you say that the serial LCD Sparkfun sells needs an Arduino? They are stand-alone and don't need anything else to work@PaulS & liudr, that drop-down box is on 0022 aswellJust use Coolterm, uses post 2000 technology, has a clean interface and raw and ascii view, selectable enter representation, etcPutty lacks some key functionality as a serial terminal, and the others where before 2000 when last updated
It will be similar to the serLCD sparkfun sells except it still needs an arduino to control.
that relays every key press to the serial port, including tab, and back space or even ctrl
Quotethat relays every key press to the serial port, including tab, and back space or even ctrl"Ctrl" is a modifier like "shift", and is not sent by a serial terminal as a separate code.


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Mike Mason
Class of 2011
Major/Minor: History, Political Science
Michael Mason '11 may well be on his way to becoming Maryland's next senator.
In the summer of 2010, Michael interned for the Maryland General Assembly, the state government system for Maryland comprised of the Senate and House of Delegates. He worked for the Senate under Barry Glassman, a 1984 graduate of Washington College who represents District 35, Harford County. As a legislative intern, Michael met with lobbyists, handled casework, and even drafted a piece of legislation. Michael worked three days a week in Annapolis on animal abuse cases, health care files, tax issues, independent issues and constituency issues.
Politics run in Michael's family. His grandfather, a Cecil County Commissioner, encouraged Michael's interest in public service. Michael chose Washington College for its political science department, where he has benefited from the guidance of his thesis advisor, Melissa Deckman. Professors Joseph Prud'homme and Christine Wade have also played important roles as teachers and mentors, encouraging him to get involved at every opportunity.
In his freshman year, the political science major began working for Maryland Congressman Wayne Gilchrest's reelection campaign. The highlight of this experience, he says, was the "Around the Bay in a Day" tour, when they visited every county in the First District to get in touch with the community.
As Class President, Michael has helped to organize class fundraisers, culminating with the Senior Class Gift to The Washington Fund. With a 50% participation rate, the Class of 2011 presented a check for $3500 to President Mitchell Reiss after the Senior Luncheon in May.
Michael received an internship at the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience to assist with public outreach, and he secured a research grant from the Center to work in Washington, where he explored the implications of financing elections and political campaigns.
Michael, who works for a lobbying firm in DC, hopes to run for local office by the time he reaches 30. The man clearly has his eyes on the future—"Senator Mason" has a nice ring to it.
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UnNews:Release of new Elder Scrolls game results in mass existential crisis
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14 November 2011
SOMEWHERE, America -- The release of Bethesda's eagerly anticipated new Elder Scrolls game has resulted in a national crisis, say the nation's psychologists. As the sequel to the wildly popular role playing game, "Oblivion", "Skyrim" offers players an astounding 3 decades of gameplay and has won praise for its depth and realism. However, the game's stunning design has shattered the barrier between fantasy and reality for thousands of hapless gamers.
Skyrim, a marvel of modern gaming, allows players to explore a wartorn Scandinavian-themed world, fought over by the rebel Stormcloaks and the totalitarian Empire. The game is so immersive, many players have ceased to interact with friends and family and simply play Skyrim for days on end. "He just won't pay attention to me anymore," said Betty Ostrich, a disgruntled wife of a Skyrim player. "I've tried everything. I even tried baking him his favorite type of pie, but he just waved me off and told me he already has three pies in his 'inventory'. I don't even know what that means."
As gamers are forced to withdraw from their XBoxes by concerned friends and family members, many have proved unable to readjust to the physical world. Some still believe they are in Skyrim, while others believe they've simply been transported to a realm of Oblivion. Due to their intense psychological trauma, enrollment in psych wards has spiked by an amazing 978% over the past week. "These people cannot cope with the reality that a world exists apart from the continent of Tamriel," said psychiatrist Susan Biscuit. "Many of our cases have forgotten their original names and refer to themselves by titles such as "Thurgalfor, the Nefarious" or "Salian, Scourge of High Rock".
The release of Skyrim has also coincided with a significant spike in the rate of violent crime. In Portland, Oregon yesterday, several confused Skyrim players converged on a LARPing convention and proceeded to slaughter dozens of defenseless, awkward role players. The LARPers styrofoam weapons and cardboard armor were no match for Nord broadswords and Wood Elf bows and arrows. When interviewed after the crime, the Skyrim players said they mistook the LARPers for servants of the dragon god Alduin. Also, one eyewitness account describes one of the Skyrim players casting energy bolts from their fingers. This has prompted concerns that Skyrim somehow gives players the ability to channel magic in real life.
Even more concerning, a delusional Skyrim fan attempted to assassinate President Barack Obama this morning. After being subdued and brought into custody by Secret Service members, he informed authorities that he was a Breton warrior and that he was enraged that the nation had elected a "Redguard monarch". Much to the nation's surprise, President Obama, himself a rabid Elder Scrolls fan, issued an executive order demanding the man's decapitation. In a totally badass public execution that took place at the Washington Monument, a hooded John Boehner chopped off the offending Breton's head. It is currently displayed prominently on a pike in the Oval Office. At a later press conference, Obama simply proclaimed, "For Hammerfell!" Scholars agree that this rash act by the president has set back Breton-Redguard race relations by at least several decades.
As the nation dissolves into chaos, Bethesda executives have yet to comment on the hellish situation their game has unleashed. This, however, is most likely because they are too distracted by the outrageous amounts of money they have received from purchases of Skyrim. We will continue posting updates as this story unfolds.
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The Flying Dutch will continue their climb toward being a title contender in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) under a new head coach.
Greg Stafford, a volunteer assistant coach of the Flying Dutch the past two seasons, succeeds Eva Dean Folkert so that she can devote her time to serving as co-director of athletics.
The 2008 Flying Dutch finished third in the MIAA standings after placing fourth in 2007 and sixth the year before.
The pre-season roster includes three freshmen, seven sophomores, two juniors and one senior.
The lone senior is captain Cassie Sneller of Holland (Hamilton HS). She was also the captain in 2008. Sneller was an All-MIAA second team honoree last fall finishing seventh in the conference player standings at 83.4 strokes per 18-hole round.
Two returning sophomores achieved All-MIAA honors in their first collegiate season. Megan Scholten of Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids Christian HS) was a first team honoree as she placed third in the conference player standings (81.2 strokes per round) while Sasha Burau of Grand Blanc (Grand Blanc HS) received second team recognition behind a 12th place finish (88.4 strokes per round).
Other returning letterwinners include sophomore Emily Atsma of Caledonia (South Christian HS), junior Katie Blodgett of Traverse City (St. Francis HS), sophomore Margaret Livingston of Kalamazoo (Portage Northern HS), sophomore Andrea McCarty of Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS), sophomore Lindsey Springstroh 0f Lisle, Ill. (Downers Grove North HS), and sophomore Lauren Zandstra of Flushing (Flushing HS).
The Flying Dutch play a fall and spring schedule. The fall schedule, which determines the seasonal MIAA champion, will include four 18-hole jamborees and a 36-hole championship round. The spring schedule, consisting of three 18-hole rounds, determines the MIAA qualifier to the NCAA Division III championships.
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Mac App Store
Another World finally makes it to Macs
Eric Chahi's classic adventure-platformer has been ported once again, and now you can get it from the Mac App Store for $10.
Mac App Store headlines
Mac App Store downloads top one million first day of launch
Apple has announced that over one million Apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store day one.
Mac App Store cracked on day one
Seriously, don't people have anything better to do?
Report: Mac App Store to launch at 5.00pm GMT today [Update]
Update: The store is now available to download if you get the latest Mac OSX software update. Thanks, Quiiick.Original Story: The Mac App Store is set to launch later this evening, according to a report from The Loop.


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The former chief of staff to Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty is suing his former boss, claiming he was pushed out of his job illegally.
The aide, Chris Gray, accused Haggerty in a lawsuit filed Friday of misusing his office to line his pockets with public money and firing him when he got in the way.
Gray worked in the District 1 office for 27 years, including 15 years under Haggerty, who was elected to represent Livermore, Dublin and Fremont in 1997. The supervisor fired him in June for unspecified reasons related to his work performance.
Gray, 56, said Haggerty had been looking for a way to get rid of him because of his age, poor health and because he had been complaining for years that Haggerty was flouting the law.
The supervisor misused and misappropriated public money, according to Gray's lawsuit, which accuses the supervisor of violating the Whistleblower Act, the Fair Employment and Housing Act and the California labor code.
Specifically, according to the lawsuit, Haggerty required staff members to work on his re-election campaign and run personal errands, such as chauffeuring his children and taking care of his pets. Gray claimed that collectively the he and the rest of the District 1 staff spent an average of 20 hours a week on tasks that had nothing to do with their job descriptions.
"This is nothing more than a disgruntled employee trying to get a payoff," said Shawn Wilson, Haggerty's current chief of staff. "It is sad that it has come to this."
Haggerty also dismissed the claims but said he could not comment because it is a personnel matter being litigated.
Gray included the allegations in complaints filed with the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Alameda County grand jury. Both responded that they would look into the allegations.
The lawsuit did not specify a dollar amount but demands compensation for lost wages and benefits Gray would have accrued since June.
He filed a $10 million claim in October against the county, which rejected it, paving the way to the lawsuit.
On Tuesday, Gray said he tried to resolve the problems privately. He said he complained to Haggerty, Haggerty's personal attorney and former County Counsel Richard Winnie and Donna Ziegler, who replaced Winnie.
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BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts child welfare officials concluded that there is no evidence of abuse and neglect in the case of a 9-year-old rapper who drew national condemnation for appearing in sexually suggestive videos.
Brockton police in February asked state child welfare officials to look into possible abuse after watching videos featuring Louie Rivera Jr., who goes by the stage name Lil Poppy, following a feature story about him in the local newspaper.
The videos showed the boy cavorting with scantily-clad grown women in nightclubs and singing about drugs and a luxurious lifestyle.
A state Department of Children and Families spokeswoman said a thorough investigation into the fourth-grader's father, Luis Rivera, has been closed after finding no evidence to support abuse or neglect allegations.
"The decision followed interviews with members of the family, school officials and medical professionals," said the spokeswoman, Cayenne Isaksen.
The family's lawyer said he was not surprised by the finding, calling it "complete vindication."
"I think DCF knew all along that he was in a good stable home," attorney Joseph Krowski said. "The family is relieved that it's over and expected that it would go this way."
The publicity has done wonders for the boy's career, Krowski said, with multiple offers to appear on national television.
"There's calls from all over the world coming in constantly so there's a lot to sort through," Krowski said. "I think the family wants to wait until the school year is over, but the media comes with being in the music industry."
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Whenever I come out Atheist .. they assume I must have no ethics or morals whatsoever and that I am willing to do just about anything --- like lie, cheat and steal.
Anyone else have this happen to them?
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What kind of logic is that?! I hate how atheism supposedly makes you a "bad person." I'm still in the closet, so I wouldn't know what this is like...
It's because of their belief that all morality stems from god. Therefore, by their flawed logic, if one doesn't believe in god, then one doesn't believe in morality. But it's not true, people can be good without god and we're living proof.
I agree with Chris. Look them in the eye and insist we can be good without god. If they don't "get it" ask if they personally have a sense of right and wrong, even for a completely novel situation, or if they need to look up an action in their holy book to tell if it's right. If they know they have an inherent moral sensibility, why not admit it's human nature?
I will do that! Thank you Ruth and Chris!
That's a double-edged argument. The religionists could argue that the very fact that an inherent moral sensibility is possible in humans, is "proof" that we are all made in god's image, and that there is a divine spark within all of us. Then, atheism would be a denial of such a spark. An atheist could be "good", in the sense of being a decent person, in spite of his/her theological orientation. But the atheist would still be guilty of the ultimate hypocrisy - acting in accordance with god's intent, while denying the author of that intent.
The refutation is that standards of morality vary greatly between cultures and epochs. What some cultures regard as empathy and charity, others regard as betrayal of the tribe. Human equality is a comparatively new concept and is largely missing from all religions, especially the Abrahamic ones. By this reasoning, if our internal moral compass is divinely-inspired, then god seems to change his mind an awful lot - and such a god is hardly worth worshiping.
Good argument Michael! Firstly, if the conversation has started because the theist has accused the atheist of being immoral, then they would have to admit that we can all be moral whether we believe in god or not. Then at least we are in a stand-off. The most they could accuse us of is not believing in god, and as you say to them this appears to be perhaps a hypocrisy (but I wouldn't say "the ultimate hypocrisy", and even hypocrisy may be the wrong word since we never said one thing and did another). And you mean "response" or "counterargument", not "refutation". Your counterargument is a solid one, actually very good indeed, but it is not proof in the mathematical or even in the logical sense. People mistake logic for reasoning when they are actually quite distinct. Also, you might want to throw cannibalism in there, and polygamy, and marrying first cousins, etc., all of which show that morality is a difficult thing to pin down.
No doubt!
Yes, Mr. M - that response is exactly what I am talking about here. They assume I am an evil and a vile person because I am Atheist.
Have these people even bothered to give you their definition of "evil" and "vile"... It might turn out that the only thing in their minds that makes you evil and vile is the lack of belief! In which case, they are not really talking about morality anymore and their whole argument fails. Just a thought.
Ah, and before I forget, remember something Christopher Hitchens used to say: "We don't get our morals from religion, religion gets their morals from us". (Or something like that)
I love that quote Alfredo. I really do appreciate you sharing that. I really do believe that.
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