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2001 and 2010
Written by a high free mason, Arthur C. Clarke, shows a Masonic belief system semi-obscured in allegory. Really tells a new world order beginning in 2001, ending with Part 2 - 2010.
For follow up on final story, see Arthur C. Clarke's book 3001.
New Age Magazine
(Formally retitled "Scottish Rite Magazine" following complications with the churches in the 1990s)
November 1969
Buzz performs a zero-G variant of the Hidden Hand
(Without the benefit of a top-coat)
Lucifer Rising
A Monolith
A Stereolith
The Monolith on Europa
(and Elm)
As Above, So Below
2001 : Anno Lucis
2010 : The Year We Make Contact
Arthur C Clarke is still going to be Sir Arthur but the ceremony may have to wait for his reincarnation in another galaxy. That seemed the implication of the announcement from the seaside home of the prophet of the Space Age yesterday, as the impact of the Sunday Mirror's story slowly sank in to this sleepy corner of the global village.
On Sunday the newspaper declared Clarke to be a self-confessed paedophile. He was quoted admitting as much, and a Sri Lankan "friend" - head of current affairs at the Sri Lankan Broadcasting Company - alleged that Clarke was still having sex with boys "a few months ago". Clarke claimed he had not been sexually active for 20 years.
Yesterday it was announced that he had requested the conferment of his knighthood to be postponed, to avoid embarrassing Prince Charles. The request was accepted. The ceremony was due to be at the British High Commission tomorrow. Clarke was also said to be discussing the Mirror's story with his lawyers. In Sri Lanka, even the astrophysicist operates at a sedate, pre-modern pace, so 36 hours after the Mirror's story broke it was my duty to bring it to the attention of the director of the institute that bears Clarke's name. Professor Sam Karunaratne was visibly stunned.
"I can't even believe that a person of the calibre of Dr Clarke would be descending to things of this nature," he said. "It's unimaginable ... People are going to be, what do you say, flabbergasted about this."
I also showed the story to Sri Lanka's most energetic campaigner against paedophilia, Maureen Seneviratne, who was equally appalled. "It was the general opinion in the country that he was gay, but a paedophile... it's beyond my comprehension. He is one of the people that nobody could touch. A highly reputed figure, very influential."
There are seedy aspects of foreign involvement with Sri Lanka. Elsewhere in Asia, paedophilia means sex tourism. In Sri Lanka some Europeans have come into the country posing - and even performing - as businessmen or philanthropists. They set up homes close to the idyllic west or south coast beaches, and also close to communities of impoverished former fishermen. They then win the trust of local boys and begin abusing them, paying them tiny sums of money in return.
A German man is serving a two-year sentence and two other cases are going through the courts, and up to 100 suspected paedophiles are deported every year. Ms Seneviratne's organisation Peace (Protecting Environment and Children Everywhere) believes that as many as 7,000 children are involved in the trade at any one time. "Previous governments didn't even look into it, because all they were concerned about was tourism," said Ms Seneviratne.
"When we began working on the problem six years ago people thought the foreign paedophile was a wonderful fairy godfather giving out presents - so why were we rocking the boat? People were only outraged when the facts were brought to light."
The government of President Chandrika Kumaratunga has now taken Peace's research to heart and a presidential task force is investigating. Clarke has indeed been a wonderful fairy godfather for Sri Lanka. He set up the Arthur Clarke Centre for Modern Technologies 15 years ago with the money he received with a Marconi International Fellowship, and in a country that is still in many cases crushingly poor it is an inspiring success. Thanks to the centre, and Clarke's generosity with his contacts, many Sri Lankan scientists punch well above their nation's weight in research and development.
Whatever Clarke's past activities, his friends at the centre insist that he now lives a life of intense respectability.
The point is further emphasised in the novel 2061 : South Africans in Space.
" Even in this diffused light, it glittered strangely, and Floyd could see that it had a vicious edge
'The sharpest knife in the known universe, said van dr Berg happily.'
'We've been through all this to find a knife?'
Van dr Berg started to laugh, then found it wasn't easy inside his mask.
'So you still dont know what this is about?'
'I'm beginning to feel I'm the only one who doesn't.
Van dr Berg look his companion by the shoulder, and turned him to face the looming mass of Mount Zeus. From this distance, it filled half the sky - not merely the greatest, but the only mountain on this whole world.
'Admire the view just for one minute. I have an important call to make.
He punched a code sequence on his corset, wails for the READY light to flash, and said: 'Ganymede Central 109 - this is Van. Do you receive?'
After no more than the minimum timelag, an obviously electronic voice answered:
'Hello, Van. This is Ganymede Central 109. Ready to receive.'
Van dr Berg paused, savouting the moment he would remember for the rest of his life.
Contact Earth Ident Uncle 737. Relay following message. LUCY IS HERE.
LUCY IS HERE. End message. Please repeat.'
Perhaps l should have stopped him saying that, whatever it means, thought Floyd, as Ganymede repeated the message. But it's too late now. It will reach Earth within the hour.
'Sorry about that, Chris,' grinned van dr Berg. 'l wanted to establish priority - amongst other things.
'Unless you start talking soon, I`ll begin carving you up with one of these patent glass knives.'
Glass, indeed! Well, the explanation can wait - its absolutely fascinating, but quite complicated. So I'll give you the straight facts.
'Mount Zeus is a single diamond, approximate mass one million million tons.
Or, if you prefer it that way, about two times ten to the seventeenth carats. But l can't guarantee that it's all gem quality.' "
49 Shine
As they unloadcd the cqulpmcnt from Blll Tee and set it up on their little granite landing-pad Chris Floyd found it hard to tear his eyes away from the mountain looming above them. A single diamond bigger than Everest! Why, the scattered fragments lying round the shuttle must be worth billions rather than millions.
On the other hand they might be worth no more than well scraps of broken glass. The value of diamonds had always been controlled by the dealers and producers but If a literal gem mountain came suddenly on the market prices would obviously collapse completely. Now Floyd began to understand why so many interested parties had focused their attention upon Europa the political and economic ramifications were endless
Now that he had at last proved his theory. Van dr Berg had become again the dedicated and single-minded scientist anxious to complete his experiment with no further distraction. With Floyds help - it was not easy to get some of the bulkier pieces of equlprnent out of Bill Tee's cramped cabin - they first drilled a metro-long core with a posable electric drill and carried it caieftlll back to the shuttle.
Floyd would have had a different set of priorities but he recognized that it made sense In do the harder tasks first. Not until they had laid out a seismograph array and erected a panoramic TV camera on a low heavy tripod did van dr Berg condescend to collect some of the incomputable riches lying all around them.
'At the very least,' he said as he carefully selected some of the less lethal fragments they'll make good souvenirs)
Unless Robbie's friends murder us to get them
Van dr Berg looked sharply at his companion he wondered how much Floyd really knew - and how much, like all of them, he was guessmg.
Not worth then while now that the secrets out. In about an hour's time the Stock Exchange computers will be going crazy!'
'You bastard!' said Floyd with admiration rather than rancour.
'So that's what your rnesssage was about'
'Theres no law that says a scientist shouldn't make a little profit on the side - but I'm leaving the sordid details to my friends on Earth Honestly Im much more interested in the job were doing here. Let me have that wrench please...'
Three times before they had finished establishing Zeus Station they were almost knocked off their feet by quakes. They could 89 them first as a vibration underfoot then everythirtg would start shaking then there would be a horrible long drawn-out groaning sound that seerrld to come from every direction. It was even mrborne, which to Floyd seemed strangest of all. He could not quote get used to the fact that there was enough atmosphere around them to allow short range conversations without radio.
Van der Berk kept assuring him that the quakes were still quite harmless but Floyd had learned never do put too much trust in experts. Though the geologist had just been proved spectacularly right as he looked at Bill Tee heaving on its shock-absorbers like a sloop~classed ship, he hoped that Van's luck would hold for at least afew more minutes.
That seems to be it said the scientist at last to Floyds great relief.
Ganymede seemed to be getting good data on all charnels. The batteries will last for years with the solar panel to keep recharging theyn.
"For a moment il seemed as if the mountain was rising again - but it was the camera tripod toppling over The very last scene from Europa was a close-up of a glowing wave of molten sulphur about to engulf the equipment.
Gone for every lamented Willis. Riches infinitely greater than all the wealth that Golconda or Kimberley ever produced! What a tragic, heartbreaking lossy
'What a stupid idiot!' spluttemd Dr Kreuger. 'Doesn't he realize..'
It was time for another letter to Nature. And this secret would be much too big to hide.
56 Penurbation Theory
From: Professor Paul Kreuger, FRS, etc.
To: The Editor NATU RE Data Bank (Public access)
Subject: MOUNT ZEUS AND JDVIAN DIAMONDS
As is now well understood, the Europan foliation known as Mount Zeus was originally part of Jupiter. The suggestion that the cores of the gas giants might consist of diamond was first made by Marvin Ross of the University of California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in a classic pa er The ice layer in Uranus and Neptune - diamonds in the sky?' (Nature val 292 No. 5822 pp 435-6, 30 July 1981). Surprisingly Ross did not extend his calculations to Jupiter.
The sinking of Mount Zeus has produced a veritable choir of lamentations all of which are totally ridiculous - for the reasons given below.
Without going into details, which will be presented in a later communication, l estimate that the diamond cone of Jupiter must have had an original mass of at least 10*28 grams. This is ten billion times that of Mount Zeus.
Although much of this material would doubtless have been destroyed in the detonation of the planet and the formation of the - apparently artificial - sun Lucifer, it is inconceivable that Mount Zeus was the only fragment to survive.
Although much would have fallen back on to Lucifer, a substantial percentage must have gone into orbit - and must still be there.
Elementary peturbation theory shows that it will return periodically to its point of origin. lt is not of course, possible to make an exact calculation but I estimate that at least a million times the mass of Mount Zeus is still orbiting on the vicinity of Lucifer. The loss of one small fragment, in any Case most inconveniently located on Europa, is therefore of virtually no importance. l propose the establishment, as soon as possible, of a dedicated space-radar system to Search for this material.
Although extremely thin diamond film has been mass-produced since as long ago as 1982 it has never been possible to make diamond in bulk.
Its availability in megaton quantities could totally transform many industries and create wholly new ones. In canicular, as was pointed out by Isaacs et al almost a hundred years ago (see Science, 151, pp. 682-3 1965) diamond is the only construction material which would make possible the So-called "space elevator", allowing transportation away from Earth at negligible cost. The diamond mountains now orbiting among the satellites of Jupiter may open up the entire Solar System; how trivial, by comparison, appear all the ancient uses of the quartic-crystallized form of carbon!
For completeness, l would like to mention another possible location for enormous quantities of diamond - a place, unfortunately, even more inaccessible than the core of a giant planet...
It has been suggested that the crusts of neutron stars may be largely composed of diamond. As the nearest known neutron star is fifteen light years away and has a surface gravity seventy thousand million times that of ours.
And this can hardly be...
" And it had all happened long before the human race existed.
Although some mysterious accident had befallen Discovery in orbit around Jupiter, there was no real evidence that it involved anythmg more than a shipboard malfunction. Although the philosophical consequences of TMA-1 were profound, for all practical purposes mankind was still alone in the universe.
Now that was no longer true. Only light minutes away - a mere stones throw in the Cosmos - was an Intelligence that could create a star and for its own inscrutable purpose destroy a planet a thousand times the size of Earth. Even more ominous was the fact that it had shown awareness of mankind through the last message that Discovery had beamed back from the moons of Jupiter just before the fiery birth of Lucifer had destroyed it:
The brilliant new star which had banished night except for the few months in each year when it was passing behind the Sun had brought both hope and fear to mankind.
Fear because the Unknown especially when it appears linked with impotence could not fail to rouse such primeval emotions.
Hope - because of the transformation it had wrought in global politics.
It had often been said that the only thing that could unite mankind was a threat from space. Whether Lucifer was a threat no-one knew but it was certainly a challenge.
And that as it turned out, was enough.
Heywood Floyd had watched the geopolitical changes from his vantage point on Pasteur, almost as If he was an alien observer himself. At first he had no intention of remaining on space once his recovery was complete. To the baffled annoyance of his doctors that took an altogether unreasonable length of time.
Looking back from the tranquillity of later years Floyd knew exactly why his bones refused to mend.
He simply did not wish to return to Edith: there was nothing for him down on the dazzling blue and white globe that filled his sky.
There were times when he could well understand how Chandra might have lost the will to live.
It was pure chance that he had not getn with his f test wife on that flight to Europe. Now Marion was part of another life that rntght have beloved to someone else and their two daughters were amiable strangers with families oftheir own.
But he had lost Caroline through his own actions even though he had no real choice in the matter. She had never understood (had he really done so himself?)
Why he had left the beautiful home they had made together to exile himself for years on the cold wastes far from the Sun.
Though he had known, even before the mission was half over that Caroline would not wait he had hoped desperately that Chis would forgive him. But even this consolation had been denied his son had been without a father for too long. By the time that Floyd resumed she had found another in the man who had taken his place in Carolines life. The estrangement was complete he thought he would never get over it but of course he did - after a fashion.
His body had cunningly conspired with his unconscious desires.
When at last he returned to Earth after his protracted convalescence to Pasteur he promptly developed such alarming symptoms - including something suspiciously like bone necrosis that he was immediately rushed into orbit. And there he had stayed, apart from a few excursions to the Moon completely adapted to living in the zero to one-sixth gravity regime of the slowly rotating space hospital.
He was not a recluse - far from it. Even while he was convalescing he was dictaling repots. Giving evidence to endless commissions, being interviewed by media representatives. He was a famous man and enjoyed the experience while it lasted. "
"So I did it and...there was a something, like a flower, like a chrysanthemum in orange and yellow that was sort of spinning, spinning, and then it was like I was pushed from behind and I fell through the chrysanthemum into another place that didn't seem like a state of mind, it seemed like another place.
And what was going on in this place aside from the tastefully soffited indirect lighting, and the crawling geometric hallucinations along the domed walls, what was happening was that there were a lot of beings in there, what I call self-transforming machine elves.
Sort of like jeweled basketballs all dribbling their way toward me.
And if they'd had faces they would have been grinning, but they didn't have faces.
And they assured me that they loved me and they told me not to be amazed; not to give way to astonishment."
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U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team Names Captains
Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje (Fraser, Mich.) and Erin Popovich (Silverbow, Mont.) will lead the team for the women, while Dave Denniston (Longmont, Colo.) and Jarrett Perry (Wichita, Kan.) will anchor the team for the men.
All 38 members of the team cast votes for two men and two women to guide the team in Beijing.
"I think we've got a great group of captains," U.S. Paralympics Team Head Coach Julie O'Neill said. "Three of four of them have already been captains on major teams."
Popovich, Angelelli-Kornoelje and Perry have all been captains on either Paralympic World or National Teams. All three of them medaled in Athens, with Popovich taking home seven golds. Denniston may be new to the leadership role, but he has plenty of experience in international competition.
Perry was surprised he was nominated but could not be any happier with the other selections.
"I was excited because I think they all deserved it and I think they will all bring something to the table from their lives," Jarrett Perry said.
O'Neill is very pleased with all four of her new captains, as she believes they all bring experience and leadership to the team.

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Nine Truckee road, rehab projects to be aware of this summer
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Several projects ranging from roadway widening to trail construction are planned this summer in Truckee.
"Our strategy with all these projects is to develop requirements for the contractors that will result in minimal delays to the public, but to give them maximum flexibility in how they chose to pursue the work," said Dan Wilkins, public works director/town engineer for Truckee.
Since only two projects — No. 5 and 8 — had contractors as of Wednesday, details for the remaining projects such as hours of work could change.
Below is a summary of projects:
1. The next — and potentially — final phase of the Glenshire Drive road project is scheduled from early July into early October. From Donner Pass Road to Olympic Drive, the 24-foot-wide road will be increased to 32 feet, with two 11-foot wide travel lanes and two 5-foot paved shoulder/bike lanes. In addition, drainage culverts will be replaced and stormwater treatment infrastructure will be installed. Work will be done at night, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., Monday through Friday, with some Saturday work possible, but daytime work isn't ruled out. For nighttime work, Glenshire Drive will likely be closed to through traffic. Olympic Heights residents will be allowed to use the old Greenwood neighborhood as a detour, with other traffic directed to Interstate 80 and the Hirschdale exit. Cost: About $2.5 million, with funding coming Measure A, the predecessor of Measure V, the town's half-cent sales tax that funds town roadway improvements.
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2. Dependent upon securing Caltrans approvals and getting utility relocations done, similar work on the remaining section of Glenshire Drive from Olympic Drive to roughly 1,000 feet east of the Highland Avenue intersection is planned for late August through October. Most work will be done in the day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, with some Saturday work possible. Alternate one-way traffic flows will be in effect, with a maximum 5-minute delay. Cost: About $1.25 million, from Measure V and a Highway Safety Improvement Program grant.
3. Approximately 4 miles of roadway, including Brockway Road from Estates Drive to West River Street, will be repaved in August and September. Work will be done during the day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, with Saturday work possible. Up to 10- to 15-minute delays possible, with alternate one-way traffic flow. Cost: About $2 million, primarily from Measure V.
4. From mid-July through October, work on a portion of the Brickelltown upgrade is planned. Sidewalks and sctreetscape improvements will be installed between Spring Street and McIver Roundabout. Depending on when the town can acquire an easement from Union Pacific Railroad, work could be done on the south side of the road between the old Flying A gas station to High Camp Home this summer. If not, that work would be done next summer, along with a second phase of the project. Work could be done either during the day or night, depending on the contractor. When businesses are open, the town will require access to them is maintained. At night, when businesses are closed, alternate one-way traffic flow and in limited instances of road closures would be allowed. Cost (for this year): About $3 million, from Redevelopment Successor Agency bond funds.
5. Starting in mid-May, work will begin on a pedestrian railroad crossing project at Bridge Street in downtown Truckee. During construction, anticipated to take a week, the crossing at Bridge Street will be closed to through traffic, day and night, and detoured to McIver Roundabout. Cost: About $65,000, from Measure V.
6. In late June through early August, slurry seal projects will be done in Tahoe Donner, Glenshire, subdivisions surrounding Donner Lake and the old Greenwood subdivision for a total of about 45 miles of roadway. Work will be done in the daytime, Monday through Friday, with possible Saturday work. Minor traffic impacts, with one day impacts on any individual road. Cost: About $1 million, from Measure V and a special parcel charge for Tahoe Donner and Glenshire.
7. Dependent upon an easement securement, work on the first phase of the two-phased Trout Creek Trail project will start in July through October. Work on the 10-foot wide paved trail, which would connect Northwoods Boulevard to downtown, will likely be during the day, Monday through Friday, with no traffic impacts. Cost: About $2 million, from a special Tahoe Donner parcel charge.
8. Work to complete the Truckee River Legacy Trail Phase 3B has begun. The town recently approved an early completion incentive for the 2.2-mile trail section, but it does not guarantee that it will be completed before this fall. When complete, it will connect Glenshire to the Truckee River Regional Park. No impact to vehicle traffic. Cost: $3.74 million budgeted in fiscal year 2013-14, with a $2.9 million California River Parkways grant and other funding sources.
9. Depended upon an easement securement and utility relocation, the Trout Creek Restoration Project would start in mid-July through early October. Work will be done during the day, Monday through Friday, with possible weekend work. There will be minimal traffic disruptions. Cost: $1.5 million, covered by Redevelopment Successor Agency bond funds and Prop 50 funds.
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Details about Ninja Gaiden 3's Collector's Edition came through a whole back but Tecmo's finally seen fit to show everyone what it looks like. As mentioned before, you'll get a two-figure Duel of the Masked set and a downloadable demo from Dead or Alive 5, the upcoming entry in Tecmo's fighting game series. There's a soundtrack CD and art book in there, too.
The characters you get in the DoA5 demo vary depending on where you pre-order from. Reserving the regular edition at GameStop will make NG3 lead Ryu and Hitomi in the downloadable Dead or Alive 5 demo stage, as opposed to the Ayane and Hayate pairing for Amazon pre-order customers. Getting the Collector's Edition gives all four characters to play with in the DoA5 demo. Ninja Gaiden 3 comes out in March.


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Ten Uighurs, three Hans and two Mongols working for the Ministry of Public Security in Xinjiang and six Uighur separatists were killed on the morning of April 23,2013, in an incident in the Selibya Township in the Bachu county, in the Kashgar area of China's Xinjiang province. The area of the incident is near Xinjiang's borders with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
2. The Information Office of the Xinjiang Government has projected the incident as a "severe,violent, terror incident" which has been brought under control. It has projected 15 of those killed as police officers and social workers helping the police in maintaining security.
3. In its announcement, the Information Office has given the following details of the incident: The incident happened after three community workers found several suspicious people and knives in a local house.They reported the details to their supervisor but were then restrained by suspected terrorists.When police and community workers arrived, they were ambushed by attackers inside and outside the house. The attackers, who had killed the three community workers who had been held captive, then set fire to the house. By the time police brought the situation under control, 15 people had been killed by the gang. Six gang members were shot dead at the scene, bringing the death toll to 21.
4.The "China Daily" has quoted MutalifWubuli, commissioner of Kashgar prefecture, as saying that eight suspects have been arrested. It has also quoted Qi Baowen, commander of the Xinjiang Armed Police, as saying that the consequences of the incident are relatively severe because there are many casualties.
5. Last month, courts in Kashgar had sentenced 19 people for theiralleged involvement in organized terror activities and for spreading extreme religious information via the Internet and cellphones.
6.In March, the local Ministry of Public Security had started what was described as "Social management in communities" under which Uighurs were recruited as community workers to help the police in the maintenance of security. "It is the foundation of maintaining stability in the region,"XiongXuanguo, Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Xinjiang, had said in a media briefing.
7. The incident of April 23,2013, appears to have been in retaliation for the jailing of 19 Uighurs last month and to deter the local Uighurs from co-operating with the police in dealing with separatism.
8. In a commentary on the incident carried on April 25,2013, the "Global Times" of the Communist Party of China said: "The latest clashes show that Xinjiang has a long way to go in its anti-terrorism efforts. But it's worth pointing out that this case will not pose a threat to the overall stability of Xinjiang. The public expects social harmony and prosperity…..Although Xinjiang has experienced several violent clashes in recent years, social confidence in Xinjiang and the confidence of the whole country toward the region have remained stable. The situation in Xinjiang since the July 5 riots in 2009 has improved and no violent cases have impeded that process.As the sources of violence in Xinjiang haven't been eradicated, its occasional occurrence cannot be fully prevented. Xinjiang has learned to manage the situation despite some isolated violent cases. It has been investigating and eradicating the internal and external sources of violent terrorist attacks.We should firmly act against violent terrorists. Terrorists should not be permitted to have the misconception that they are carrying out a "holy war" or simply fighting against the regime. They must be clear that they are making enemies of all the Xinjiang people and the Chinese people."
9.The Xinjiang authorities have not so far blamed the Pakistan-based Islamic Movement of Eastern Turkestan for the fresh violence. They are apparently worried that as the US-led Western troops thin out from Afghanistan,violence by different separatist groups could increase in Xinjiang adding to internal instability.Hence, their interest in co-operating with India in monitoring the ground situation in Afghanistan.
10.The Chinese face a two-pronged threat to their peripheral security--- from the growing anger of the Tibetans in the Tibetan areas and from the Uighurs in Xinjiang. Their hopes that rapid economic development of these areas will dilute the threat have been belied so far.
11. In view of China's insensitivity to India's core interests and major concerns in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, it will not be in India's interest to co-operate with China in relation to its peripheral security problems. ( 25-4-2013)
( The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Associate of the Chennai Centre For China Studies. Twitter : @SORBONNE75)


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Have you ever trapped your keys inside of your car or, worse yet, completely lost your car key, without a duplicate key to be found? Emergency — the most qualified of all the auto locksmith Adswood offers — can help with this uncomfortable situation and provide speedy help that gets you back on track.auto locksmith Adswood
Opening car doors and replacing keys has become more complicated due to today's new technologies used for car locks and ignitions. That's why it's important to rely on a locksmith company with the capacity to help with both the older style of car locking equipment and the most current lock and ignition devices. No matter what your auto locksmith problem is, Emergency can handle it.
Our locksmiths have the up-to-date training and experience to successfully pick, repair, or replace most any type of lock or ignition. Because of this, we can quickly restore your car to a usable state, while always being careful to avoid damage to any part of your vehicle.
So relax, knowing you can always call Emergency for your auto-related needs. Our auto locksmiths are able to help you no matter what kind of vehicle you drive. So if you're stuck in a rut, don't get discouraged – get help from Emergency. We can do the following:
Our mobile units are fully equipped to respond to your emergencies and will provide efficient, courteous help within minutes, 24/7. Our technicians can also advise you on the best ways to ensure your auto-related security in the future. For instance, you should replace keys as they become worn, or repair your lock if it is even mildly difficult to turn. You can trust that with Emergency, you're in expert hands and your safety is priority #1. Let us show you why we are referred to as the best auto locksmiths Adswood!
Locksmith Adswood
Emergency is the go-to locksmith for your commercial security needs. We are the locksmith Adswood businesses count on time and again to deliver industry-grade security and protection. Locksmith AdswoodWe've successfully installed security systems for many different types of organisations including apartments, large corporations, industrial complexes, retail parks, and small businesses. The size doesn't matter. If you own a business, you need it protected. That's where we come in.
Our locksmiths undergo the most rigorous training programs of any local group. As a result, we're prepared to quickly understand the individual security needs of your organisation, design a solution that fits those needs, recommend the correct products and brands, and then complete a professional installation of your solution. With fully stocked trucks, our locksmiths can maximise your businesses security during one field call.
We can help your business by delivering any locksmith solution, including:
The experts at Emergency can guide you through the entire process of securing your business, from initial concept and design through to installation and even repair and maintenance. We can help you with custom solutions that are designed from the ground up, and emergency situations that arise with no warning. And if you call us, we'll be there within 45 minutes.
Nobody understands better than we do how important the security of your business is. We treat every client's business like it is our own, because our reputation depends on it. When our customer call us back and hire us again for new jobs, we know that we've earned their trust. And that's what we want to do for your business. We are the most trusted commercial locksmith Adswood. Call us today and let us help you secure your company.
Locksmiths Adswood
When you think about the security of your home, do you have confidence that your locks and security system would hold up under extreme circumstances? If you had to ponder that scenario, then you don't have the peace of mind that comes with securing your home with the help of Emergency — home of the best locksmith in Adswood has to offer. When you need your locks to hold up in extreme circumstances, you need Emergency. locksmiths Adswood
Starting with an evaluation of the current state of your security system and locks, we will walk you through an analysis of how your home could be safer, better protected, and more secure. We can offer recommendations for potential repairs, replacements, and upgrades, while explaining the benefits of your different options. Our employees trust their own homes to the professional locksmiths at Emergency, because we treat every home like it's our own.
We can help you secure your home in Adswood, and help you if…
You're locked out of your residence – If you're locked out, don't be alarmed. Just call us and we'll have a technician to your residence within 45 minutes to get you back inside. Any time of the day or night, call Emergency and a real person will answer the phone and send you help.
You're in need of repair services – If your locks or security system are not working properly, call us and let us repair them. We can fix common locks, electronic locks, keypad entry systems, intercoms, security gates, safes, and much more. If it's broken, fix it with Emergency.
You need new equipment installed – Our highly trained and skilled locksmiths can help you install your new locks or security system, whether you purchased them through us or not. If you need new equipment, our locksmiths drive well-stocked trucks so we can meet your needs with one easy stop.
Emergency is home to the locksmiths Adswood residents trust with their home security needs. Let us help you too.


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Moms are busy and mine was no exception. When I was growing up, my mum all the time waited until the last limited to get us outfits to wear for Halloween. Probably out of necessity, but that is when I discovered how much fun homemade Halloween costumes could be to make.
Leaving our costumes up to Mom normally meant picking out some cheap plastic costume from the local drugstore and going with that. Though this was okay, it was not ideal. One year, my younger brother then in second grade, had to dress up for a school Halloween party.
Halloween Costumes
My mum had surely no time to help him with an outfit, as she had a newborn. So, I took over making our Halloween costumes from scratch and, I might add, with impressive results! Honestly, I think that is what launched my desire to develop costumes for movies.
These days having a boy dress up as a girl is probably a pretty common idea for home made Halloween costumes. Still, it was not quite as common when we were kids - especially in our small Texas town. Actually, it is kind of funny when I look back.
I took some of my old clothes and other things I could find in my room to make my sweet limited brother into a very convincing finding girl. About the only thing I had a problem with was his hair since I did not have a girl's wig for him to wear. I did have abundance of everything else for his get-up. One look at him and everybody cracked up with laughter.
If you want to make your own Halloween costumes, you can normally find things nearby your home to start. You can fill in what you do not have straight through a collection of uncostly sources. Check out these engaging creative costumes. Remember, you are starting from scratch, so get started with that homemade Halloween costume now!Homemade Halloween Costumes: Start From Scratch and Make Outrageously Funny Homemade Costumes


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BNL Blood Drive
Next Blood Drive: September 5, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brookhaven Center (Bldg.30). No appointment is needed. Please call Patricia Edwards at x3665 if you have questions or concerns.
Brookhaven National Laboratory – a legacy of caring…
Brookhaven National Laboratory has been organizing Blood Drives for the past thirty years. Our employees and guests have generously rolled up their sleeves to anonymously give of themselves to individuals in our Long Island Community. In partnership with the Long Island Blood Services (LIBS), a division of New York Blood Center, we encourage donations of life-giving blood to our friends, neighbors and families in dire need in hospitals throughout Nassau, Suffolk and Queens.
These hospitals require approximately 800 units of blood each day to meet routine needs. We take our role seriously; therefore supervisors and managers are fully supportive and encourage staff to participate in this vital process. We welcome you to our Blood Donation web site and invite you to take a few minutes to review the site, prior to scheduling your blood donation.
Many of you have been steadfast blood donors, and we, along with thousands
of unknown families, thank you for your selfless support. For those of you
who are contemplating donating blood for the first time we are sure you will
find that the joy of knowing that you have provided hope and health to
others, far outweighs the time and slight discomfort involved. Thank you for
your interest and hope to see you at our blood drives.
Donor Eligibility Requirements
To be a blood donor you must:
Need a ride? Call the BNL Courtesy Van on extension 2714. The Van is available to transport you to and from the Brookhaven Center.
Before You Donate
Blood Drive Schedule
The next blood drive is scheduled for September 5, 2019 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Brookhaven Center, Bldg.30.
No appointment is needed. Please call Patricia Edwards at x3665 if you have questions or concerns.
You give a very special gift of life by donating through platelet apheresis (ay-fer-ee-sis). Platelets are essential for blood clotting. They are routinely needed to support cancer therapy, open heart surgery, blood disorders and organ transplants. Platelets must be transfused within five days, requiring the supply to be constantly replenished. Because platelets are quickly replenished by your body, you can donate every 3 days, but no more than 24 times a year.
Please call 1-800-688-0900 to make an appointment at the following apheresis centers.
Port Jefferson Station Site
|Bohemia Center
3125 Veterans Memorial Highway
Ronkonkoma, NY 11716
Last Modified: August 22, 2019
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I've talked about dress up dolls before, but that was about a year ago, when I was still in the midst of my addiction. Some people have cigarettes, other people social networking, and I had an incessant desire to play dress up games. And it's not even like you win anything, I just had an insatiable compulsion to style. But whatever, it happens (does it?), and I've since faced my problem and cut down my dress-up gaming to maybe once or twice a month. I've become substantially more discerning as well–no more spending precious free time all too thoughtfully trying to decide what kind of shirt to place on Tracey Morgan (yes, even Tracey Morgan has his own fashion game).
One of the best things about playing these games is seeing some of the bigger sites try to seem "in the know" in terms of alternative styles, which results in cringe-worthy choices at times–like a Pink Floyd tee appearing in a street punk dress up game (yes, street punk dress up games exist as well) or the distracting fact that a large majority of dress up sites have an "Emo" style category. Is that really still a thing? Didn't the stylized emo culture just morph into some murky thing involving dubstep and bronies? I don't, maybe for another blog post entirely…
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One Good Tern-Mortar and Pestle With Strainer by Clive Bullivant
Clive Bullivant Spotlights The One Good Tern Mortar and Pestle With Strainer
Clive Bullivant, the architect of the displayed work Clive Bullivant's ONE GOOD TERN Mortar and Pestle with strainer points out, The unique design of this mortar and pestle is intended to be a focal point on any kitchen work surface. It incorporates the use of coloured silicone to form safe grips on the stoneware components whilst bringing colour to an otherwise plain object making the product an eye catching feature of the kitchen when not in use. It adapts to fulfil its primary function of grinding ingredients but the lid reverses to fit securely over the mortar bowl transforming to a strainer allowing liquids such as lemon juice to be added when making pastes. .
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Some Improvement In The Weather
Rain More Scattered & Light
Slow, but steady improvement in the weather. Several advisories and watches have been discontinued! We still have several flood warnings for individual rivers across the area. The Milwaukee River, Rock River, Fox River and Root River Canal are still in flood.
Steadier rains and thundershowers have ended in favor of lighter, more scattered showers. Good news for area rivers and basements! Highs today will be in the upper 30s on northeast winds 15-30mph. Spotty showers persist tonight and tomorrow.
With colder air coming in later tonight, some of the spotty showers will mix with wet snow. Minor, grassy accumulations are possible by Friday morning. Flurries and patchy, light snow will likely pass through Friday night as well.
Saturday brings at least some sunshine! Highs remain in the low 40s before we see slightly warmer air Sunday. Chances for rain increase again for Sunday through Tuesday with cooler than normal highs.
I'm not sure I really want to see pictures of any snow or ice! But, we do like your photos....upload them to ulocal.


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The Aston Martin V12 Zagato has already won the concept class at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Lake Como, Italy. Now it's going racing.
The modern interpretation of the famous DB4GT Zagato will head to the Nürburgring in Germany, where it will compete in the 53rd ADAC ACAS H&R; Cup VLN race on May 28. Aston CEO Ulrich Bez will lead a two-car team that eventually will take on the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring, June 25-26.
"The Nürburgring is where we sign off every new model in terms of dynamics, and there can be no better place for the new V12 Zagato to be finally tested," Bez said. "The 24-hour race is the ultimate road test and a fitting introduction for the V12 Zagato."
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Here's your first look at Jason Momoa in all his Conan-y glory and there's no denying that the man has the look down pat.
Momoa looks tan, rested and ready -- to say nothing of ripped and stringy-haired in this first peek from Nu Boyana, the Bulgarian film studio where principle photography for "Conan" has just finished up.
A grainy version of this same pic went up on the film's Facebook page about six weeks ago, as well as an action shot taken from far enough away that it could be just about anybody.
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Now if we could just get some pics of Rose McGowan as Marique.
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McCain, Obama clash over causes, cures of crisis
"It's my proposal. It's not Sen. Obama's proposal," McCain said at the outset of a debate he hoped could revive his fortunes in a presidential race trending toward his rival.
In one pointed confrontation on foreign policy, Obama bluntly challenged McCain's steadiness. "This is a guy who sang bomb, bomb, bomb Iran, who called for the annihilation of North Korea - that I don't think is an example of speaking softly."
He spoke after McCain accused him of foolishly threatening to invade Pakistan and said, "I'm not going to telegraph my punches which is what Sen. Obama did."
The debate was the second of three between the two major party rivals, and the only one to feature a format in which voters seated a few feet away posed questions to the candidates.
"It's good to be with you at a town hall meeting," McCain jabbed at his rival, who has spurned the Republican's calls for numerous such joint appearances across the fall campaign.
They debated on a stage at Belmont University four weeks before Election Day in a race that has lately favored Obama, both in national polls and in surveys in pivotal battleground states.
Not surprisingly, many of the questions dealt with an economy in trouble.
Obama said the current crisis was the "final verdict on the failed economic policies of the last eight years" that President Bush pursued and were "supported by Sen. McCain."
He contended that Bush, McCain and others had favored deregulation of the finanancial industry, predicting that would "let markets run wild and prosperity would rain down on all of us. It didn't happen."
McCain's pledge to have the government help individual homeowners avoid foreclosure went considerably beyond the $700 billion bailout that recently cleared Congress.
"I would order the secretary of the Treasury to immediately buy up the bad home loan mortgages in America and renegotiate at the new value of those homes at the diminished value of those homes and let people be able to make those payments and stay in their homes," he said.
"Is it expensive? Yes. But we all know, my friends, until we stabilize home values in America, we're never going to start turning around and creating jobs and fixing our economy, and we've got to get some trust and confidence back to America."
McCain also said it was important to reform the giant benefit programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
"My friends, we are not going to be able to provide the same benefit for present-day workers that present-day retirees have today," he said, although he did not elaborate.
The two men also competed to demonstrate their qualifications as reformers at a time voters are clamoring for change.
McCain accused Obama of being the Senate's second-highest recipient of donations from individuals at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two now-disgraced mortgage industry giants.
"There were some of us who stood up against this," McCain said of the lead-up to the financial crisis. "There were others who took a hike."
Obama shot back that McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, has a stake in a Washington lobbying firm that received thousands of dollars a month from Freddie Mac until recently.
Pivoting quickly to show his concern with members of the audience listening from a few feet away, he said, "You're not interested in politicians pointing fingers. You're interested in the impact on you."
But that didn't stop the two men from criticizing one another repeatedly as the topics turned to energy, spending, taxes and health care.
Obama said McCain was going to require taxes on the health benefits workers receive from their employers at the same time his plan would wipe out the ability of states to enforce their own regulations to require tests such as mammograms.
McCain countered that under his rival's plan "Sen. Obama will fine you" if parents fail to obtain coverage for their children but had yet to say what the fine would be. "Perhaps we will find that out tonight," he said.
Obama quickly followed up, saying that McCain "voted against the expansion" of the children's health care program the government runs.
The two men prefer dramatically different approaches to easing the problem of millions of uninsured Americans. McCain favors a $5,000 tax credit that he says would allow families to find and afford health care on their own.
Obama wants to build on the current system, in which millions receive coverage through the workplace, with government funding to help uninsured families obtain coverage.
The debate also veered into foreign policy, and the disputes were as intense as on the economy and domestic matters.
McCain said his rival "was wrong about Iraq and the surge. He was wrong about Russia when they commited aggresion against Georgia. And in his short career he does not understand our national security challenges. We don't have time for on the job training."
Obama countered with a trace of sarcasm that he didn't understand some things - like how the United States could face the challenge in does in Afghanistan after spending years and hundreds of billions of dollars in Iraq.
The audience was selected by Gallup, the polling organization, and was split three ways among voters leaning toward McCain, those leaning toward Obama and those undecided.
Tom Brokaw of NBC, the moderator, screened their questions and also chose others that had been submitted online.
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Tree Care: Keeping a Real Christmas Tree fresh is fairly simple if consumers learn to separate proper tree care information from bad advice, old wives tales and urban legends. Every year, NCTA answers hundreds of questions about how to care for a Real Christmas Tree. Misinformation about proper tree care can reduce the enjoyment of a Real Christmas Tree.
Tree are Renewable, Recyclable, and "Green": Consumers can quickly, easily and conveniently learn how, when and where to recycle their Real Christmas Tree after the holidays. Tree recycling programs are very common, but also localized. Many communities have found creative ways to use Christmas Trees post-harvest: from common chipping programs to marshland reclamation to beach restoration. Because farm-grown Christmas Trees are a 100 percent biodegradable plant, they can be recycled in many different ways – none of which you could do with a plastic tree, which is totally non-biodegradable. For every tree harvested, one to three new seedlings are planted on average.
Innovations in the Real Tree Industry: Some consumers are looking for a more convenient way to enjoy a fresh Real Tree during the holiday season. Christmas Tree professionals are responding by providing services that offer alternatives to the traditional way of buying a Real Tree. Real Trees can be purchased by catalog or online at grower websites, and delivered direct to the consumer. Some businesses even offer rental of Christmas trees. Other convenience services include baling trees (making transporting and bringing into the home easier), shaking trees, and drilling the stumps to make it more stable in certain kinds of tree stands.
Trees for Troops: The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, the charitable branch of NCTA, will be sponsoring the Trees for Troops program for the 14th consecutive year. Since the program began in 2005, Trees for Troops, with support from FedEx, has delivered more than 208,000 Real Christmas Trees to military families across the nation and around the world. The program will kick off with an international shipment after Thanksgiving, and Trees for Troops Weekend will be held in December, during which consumers may purchase and donate trees to be delivered to military families.
White House Christmas Tree: Winners of the National Christmas Tree Association national tree contest have provided the official White House Christmas Tree since 1966.
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Judy Blume Set to Release New Novel in 2015 — Her First in 17 Years!
Judy Blume is back! The 76-year-old writer who gained YA fame by penning relatable hits like, 'Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret' and 'Superfudge' is releasing her first book since the '90s. The currently-unnamed book will be Blume's fourth adult novel, following her most recent release, 1998's 'Summer Sisters.'
Her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, confirmed that the book is expected to release in 2015. Carole Baron, Ms. Blume's editor at Knopf, spoke to the New York Times about the book saying, "It's pure Judy Blume, writing about family and about friendships, about love, about betrayal. It's quintessential Judy."
Blume also expressed her own excitement in a statement released by Knopf saying, "I'm both thrilled and terrified, my usual feelings at this point. I'll be hiding out this summer revising, my favorite part of the process."
Blume most recently made news when she announced her breast cancer diagnosis in August 2012 on her blog. We're glad to hear she's still working, sharing her wisdom with readers and staying healthy!


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Procter & Gamble forms part of global pledge to switch to sustainable PET
The Plant Pet Technology Collaborative (PTC) is a strategic work group that also involves development specialists from four other leading global companies, Coca Cola, Ford Motor Company, H.J. Heinz and Nike.
The initiative will be focused on the development and use of 100 percent plant-based PET materials and fibres for a variety of consumer products.
PET is widely used across most consumer industries
In the consumer world the material is probably best known for its use in plastic drinking bottles, but is extensively used for the packaging of personal care products used in just about every product category, but most commonly in hair care and skin care.
Conventional PET is a light-weight and flexible material that is easy to work with and relatively cheap to produce, but its carbon footprint is enlarged due to the fact that the material is produced using significant amounts of fossil fuels.
"Fossil fuels like oil have significant impacts to the planet's biodiversity, climate and other natural systems" said Erin Simon, senior programme officer of packaging for World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
"Sustainably managing our natural resources and finding alternatives to fossil fuels are both business and environmental imperatives. It's encouraging to see these leading companies use their market influence to reduce dependence on petroleum-based plastics. We hope other companies will follow their lead."
Initiative sparked by Coke's PlantBottle
The PTC initiative is being led by Coca Cola, which has already developed the PlantBottle, a plastic bottle that has been developed by using plant by-products, a process that is said to significantly reduce the carbon footprint for the product.
On the back of the success of the project, Coca Cola has licensed the technology for use by the Heinz company in the manufacturing of ketchup bottles throughout North America.
The aim of the collaborative project is to build on the technology developed by Coca Cola with the PlantBottle, to see if the material can be expanded into a host of other applications for a cross section of industries, including PET packaging for cosmetic and personal care products.
The PTC members have committed to the project and say they are united in the aim of researching and developing plastic materials based on plant by-products through common methodologies and criteria such as life cycle analyses and universal terminology.
Global bioplastics market set to double by 2015
The global bioplastics market is set to double by the year 2015 and this initiative underlines the fact that some of the biggest industry players are already adopting the material because it is a more sustainable and highly viable alternative to PET.
The European Bioplastics association estimating that in 2011 700,000 tonnes of bioplastics were produced worldwide in 2011, a figure that is expected to explode in coming years, leading to a production total of 1.4 million tonnes by 2015.
With the majority of this growth expected to come from demand for packaging used in fast moving consumer goods, cosmetics players, both big and small, are expected to contribute significantly to this growth, as they tap into the trend for sustainably sourced products with greener credentials.


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Siri Creators Have a Much Smarter Bun in the Oven
Aug 13, 2014 6:49 AM PT
The inventors of Apple's Siri personal assistant have launched an independent effort that could make their first offspring look kind of dumb.
Billed by its creators as "the global brain," Viv aims to radically simplify the world by providing an intelligent interface to everything.
"They are trying to abstract Siri's [natural-language processing] interface so you could apply it into other applications and domains," Raj Singh, CEO and founder of Tempo AI, told TechNewsWorld. "For example, what if I wanted to integrate a Siri-like interface into the Yelp app or the Expedia app?"
Currently, "there isn't a good facility to do this," he said.
'You Can Ask Anything'
One of the big differences between Siri and Viv is that whereas Siri is capable only of performing tasks that it was programmed for, Viv will be able to teach itself, according to Wired.
Viv Labs cofounders Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham all worked on Siri before launching their new venture. They reportedly hope consumers eventually will access its artificial intelligence in much the way we do electricity.
While Nuance has natural language processing capabilities, it's "mostly constrained NLP -- you can only ask certain things in certain ways" -- as opposed to unconstrained, which lets you ask anything, Singh explained.
"The latter is a much harder problem, and certainly if there is a great SDK/tool-set that could be used that can readily enable this integration, it would enable the Siri modality (NLP voice) to be integrated into any platform," he said.
Kasisto, AskZiggy and Expect Labs are other contenders in this space, Singh noted.
'A More Helpful Response'
"It's really about more flexibility and greatly increasing the range of requests and kind of assistance that such an agent could provide to the user," Ross Rubin, a principal analyst at Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld.
Most of the advances taking place in this arena since Siri's arrival have been focused on expanding the intelligence of such agents on a domain basis, he noted. "Apple, for example, has added intelligence about sports."
Viv appears to be designed "to provide a more helpful response about things that today's agents would throw up their arms about -- if they had arms," Rubin said.
Charged with the task of helping a user find a good wine to pair with a certain food en route to his brother's house, for example, "it needs to understand the path to the house, what wine would go well, and what wines are likely to be in stock in-store or in the region," he pointed out.
'Much More Personal'
The term "artificial intelligence" means different things to different people, said Dan Miller, Opus Research founder and senior analyst.
Siri dates back to the era when search engines were turning into "purchase engines" while putting a natural-language interface in front of the transaction, he told TechNewsWorld.
"Even for the most passionate Siri devotees like myself, you do discover the limitations," Miller said.
Now, by refining the intelligent-assistant concept to include machine learning, Viv aims to bridge the gap between "what you articulated and what your intent really is," he suggested.
"What strikes me about this is, to take the rapid recognition of intent to that programmatic level and put an emphasis on machine learning, Viv could become much more personal more quickly," Miller said. "I think it raises the bar in machine learning in a way that can smooth over some of the known deficiencies in Siri, Google Now and Cortana."
'A Gold Mine'
What Viv is targeting is "more advanced commands that require more depth or analysis," Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst with Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "In other words, figure out how to do what I ask."
Improving artificial intelligence is "an evolutionary process that will take generations -- electronic generations," he added, but "true personal assistants will be a reality and a gold mine for those that get there first."


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Leilanis carries a wide array of Hawaiian accessories, ranging from housewares, to flags and signs to hang in your home, to Dakine bags and backpacks.
Looking for Silk Leis for your next Luau? Or Hawaiian Flower hair clips for an event or competition? We have those too.
Our housewares include mugs, bowls, magnets, and bottle openers, all with Hawaiian scenes and themes to celebrate Aloha all throughout your home.
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Brad Goreski has made quite a name for himself since fleeing from under the wing of his mentor and BFF Rachel Zoe—he's even got a new series on Bravo called It's a Brad, Brad World—but that doesn't mean he doesn't sometimes miss talking to his old boss:
I left my job as style director working for Rachel Zoe, but we don't speak to each other. I would love to be able to speak with her. Everybody asks me if I've seen the baby. I have not seen the baby because I have not been invited. ... I kind of have an idea why, but I think that those reasons are unjust. I feel like I have conducted myself with honesty, with dignity, and with grace, and I will continue to do so, no matter what is said about me.
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If you have 45 minutes, listen to Chris Leinberger's presentation in Kansas City about walkable housing development. He makes a strong argument for building more walkable centers for those that want it – exactly the sort of thing Marin and Sonoma are planning around their SMART stations and exactly the way our towns were built a century ago. (SGA)
Marin County
- Caltrans has allocated another $112 million to widening Highway 101 between Sonoma and Marin, not quite enough to bridge the $177 million gap in its billion-dollar widening project, duplicating much of SMART's future service. (NBBJ)
- Golden Gate Ferry workers went on a surprise strike last Saturday to draw attention to stalled contract negotiations. Terminal attendants want a raise as compensation for new duties they took on after ticket takers were laid off, while sailors and captains want private quarters aboard the ferries, among other complaints. (IJ)
- The Board of Supervisors spent $75,000 in discretionary funds this quarter on items ranging from high schools to the opera. Where did your Supervisor invest discretionary funds this quarter? (IJ)
- As expected, Novato will move ahead with its downtown office plan, voting 3-1 to proceed with construction. (Pacific Sun)
- The Drake's Bay Oyster Company has been farming oysters in Drake's Bay for over a century, but the National Park Service may not renew their lease. Though the arguments for and against renewal have revolved around science, the basic question is philosophical – whether a wilderness area should have commerce. (Pacific Sun)
- A nifty tool developed by the Greenbelt Alliance shows the various greenfield developments on open space. Though it doesn't seem comprehensive, for what it has it's quite useful. (Greenbelt Alliance)
- If your bike was stolen recently, it may be in police custody. Hundreds of bikes were found after SFPD busted up a ring of thieves, and they've released pictures of the merchandise. (SFist)
The Greater Marin
- As it turns out, Marinites aren't the only ones who value their walkable town centers. Homes in walkable neighborhoods command significantly higher prices than places that are not. Even Des Moines, IA, is getting in on the action. (NYT, Des Moines Register)
- The explosive growth and new-found prosperity of Washington, DC, is based on childless singles and couples, who each net the District about $6,000 more per year than those with children. (These are the same folks Marin excludes due to density policies.) Now that these singles are getting married, can Washington adapt? (Atlantic Cities)
- About 25,000 San Franciscans were forced off the road when a handful of people driving private automobiles, with police escort, pushed their way into a street fair on Sunday. The action ended the celebration and opened the way for through traffic. (Examiner.com)
- The Golden Gate Bridge was never in danger of collapsing on its 50th Anniversary, despite the spooky sight of a bridge flattened by the massive crowd in the middle. (Mercury News)
- How hard would it be to rebuild the Golden Gate Bridge were it done today? Given environmental review, agency oversight, and a more contentious political environment, it's safe to say it would be tough. (IJ)
- The tallest building in the West will redefine San Francisco's skyline and serve as the centerpiece of the new Transbay Terminal. The building was approved over objections from people concerned about shadows. (Chronicle)
- The sector plan for Santa Rosa's northern SMART station is coming together nicely, with a great deal of effort to move people away from cars, reconnect the street grid, and apply the kind of density this sort of project can support. Not everyone is happy, however, with Coddington Mall managers especially concerned over new rights-of-way called for in the plan. (Press-Democrat)


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I am working now on a book manuscript which looks not just at this regime, but also at the broader nature of southwestern legal history in the nineteenth century. I want to trace what is distinctive about that legal culture; what were its influences and its contributions; what makes it distinct from other regions in the U.S. The foreign relations angle is an essential part of this larger story. A large part of what makes this region's legal history so distinctive is its proximity to a neighboring foreign sovereign. Here in my talk I proceeded to share three observations about the intersection of foreign relations, legal history, and borderlands, in the interest of opening up the general discussion. First, I have found that international politics permeate legal life along the border, not just political life. This makes the border a particularly fruitful place for studying the legal history of international relations. Along the border, foreign relations become not just a matter of conversations between distant elites but a matter of daily life, and they are interwoven in the local legal system. We see this in the regular practice of law: in the types of controversies that arise, the options available, and the ways that they are resolved. Importantly, we see it also in the perceptions of those who are not legal professionals. Ordinary residents have a surprising fluency with international law and foreign politics.
A second, and related, point has to do with the causal relationships between the local legal context and international relations. There is rich ground to explore here. In the late nineteenth century, the United States government struggled to control a fluid and resistant borderline. I would argue that part of what made this enterprise so difficult was the presence of diverse and distinctive legal cultures all along the border. In this sense, we have what I like to call the "many borders of the borderlands." The border was defined, for the most part, not by boundary markers and maps but instead by whether and how local officials did or did not recognize and enforce it. The third and final observation I shared during my talk deals with the distinctive interplay between international relations and borders. What I have found in my own work as well as in the work of others is a contradiction. Borderlands are often misunderstood, ignored, or marginalized by the sovereign power in the center. We certainly see this in the U.S/Mexico borderlands of the nineteenth century. I have found that during the 1850s in El Paso, for example, local residents had to step in to attempt to enforce the law and handle diplomacy, since the state was largely absent (see discussion of this in my chapter in this book). Contrast this characterization to another one: the border as a highly sensitive diplomatic space, where one misstep could lead to war and loss of territory. In this sense borders are overdetermined spaces, treated as vital instruments of the nation state. We see both of these narratives in the borderlands of the nineteenth century: sovereign powers in Washington, D.C., and Mexico City both ignored and obsessed over their shared boundary line. How and why could both of these approaches hold true? We continue to see these contradictory impulses along the border today, with the border fence being but the most recent example.


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Analog TV is the predecessor of DVB. In some countries like Germany Analog TV is not available anymore and is exchanged by DVB-T, in other ones Analog and Digital TV are expected to live in peaceful coexistence for a while. If you own ancient hardware like analog camcorders or want to archive your old VHS archive you may be interested in using an analog framegrabber card in the future, too.
TV standards
ITU-T defines monochrome television systems designated A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N. (A, C, E and F are no longer in use). They are esentially the same, but differ in the number of lines per field (405/525/625/819), frame rate (25/29.97), channel width, visual band width, vestigial band width, video modulation polarity (+/-), sound modulation type (AM/FM) and sound frequency offset (-6.5/-3.5/+4.5/+5.5/+5.996/+6.5/+13.5 MHz).
A color TV system is obtained by adding one of the three color systems: PAL, SECAM or NTSC. Theoretically one can combine any picture system with any color system. In practice only some combinations are used, and one color system is used mostly with one resolution and frame rate. (These are given below.)
Example: PAL-I, the I television system with PAL color is used in Britain.
PAL (Phase Alternating Line) is a color system standard for analog TV. It is the most widely used analog TV standard in the world, used almost everywhere except the USA, Russia and Japan. The usual resolution is 625 Lines, 50 half frames per second, 4:3, though some regional differences exist. There is a 16:9 extension of PAL called PALplus. See Wikipedia for much more detail
SECAM (Sequential Couleur A Mémoire) is a standard like PAL, but nowadays not widely used. (France, Russia, formerly used in Central and East Europe) Typical resolution: 625 Lines, 25 frames per second.
NTSC (National Television System Comitee) is widely used in America, Canada and Japan. Typical resolution: 525 Lines, 60 half frames per second. Less quality then PAL, therefore sometimes called Never The Same Color. ;-)
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- Hauppauge PVR 250/350 and similar cards based on the cx23415/cx23416 chip using the ivtv driver, please have a look at Chris Kennedys site. These cards are really good and have an onboard MPEG encoder (both cards) and an MPEG decoder with TV-out (PVR 350 only). Both of them are supported by ivtv. May these forum might be interesting for you too: link
- Hauppauge PVR cards, the predecessor of that cards mentioned before with an old-style unsupported Visiontech Kfir MPEG hardware encoder. Barely supported under linux with the pvr driver, better check the current project status before you spent too much money for these cards.
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Four years ago, at age 19, Darion (name changed) tested HIV-positive. The Black gay Florida college student was "petrified." "I thought my life was over," he says. "So I tried to ignore it."
Even scarier than his diagnosis: What if his religious parents discovered he was "poz"?
"I was in college and on their insurance," he recalls. "I didn't see a doctor or get any meds until I moved out on my own. That was two years later."
Darion is one of an escalating number of Black gay and bisexual men -- "men who have sex with men," or MSM, in public-health jargon -- testing positive for HIV. The statistics are sobering: Their rate of new HIV diagnoses is more than 44 times higher than that of other men and more than 40 times that of women, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.
In June 2008 the CDC reported being "especially concerned" about Black MSM ages 13 to 24. A steady stream of health departments has reported similar findings: New York. Chicago. Charlotte, N.C.
And infection rates have been increasing at "alarming" rates among young Black same-gender-loving men across the South, the CDC reported in 2009. "We need to make sure that HIV infection does not become a rite of passage for young Black men who have sex with men," The New York Times quoted Dr. Alexandra Oster, one of the CDC study's authors, as saying.
Knowing Your Status Is Key to Safety
Unprotected sex, complacency among younger men, multiple partners, ineffective prevention strategies and the high prevalence of other STDs contribute to climbing HIV rates.
Perhaps the most dangerous risk factor? Not knowing.
"It appears Black gay and bisexual men are less aware of their partners' serostatus," says Jim Pickett, director of advocacy at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. "And more do not know their own serostatus."
A recent Chicago Department of Public Health survey found that 30 percent of Black Chicago MSM were HIV-positive. Two-thirds were unaware of their status. The higher HIV prevalence, combined with the "relatively closed sexual networks" in which Black MSM have relationships, increases the likelihood of exposure, says Pickett, echoing trends seen in national data.
"Oh Yeah, I Have HIV"
Darion, now 23, says, "I was having unprotected sex and knew it was wrong. But he said he loved me, and I thought he wouldn't hurt me. After about six months the symptoms began. "Uncontrollable throwing up, night sweats, dizziness," he says. "I thought I knew in the back of my head. Testing was confirmation."
Darion told his then-boyfriend, who said, " 'Oh yeah, I have HIV and I'm on meds.' Real nonchalant, like he forgot," Darion recounts.
"Too afraid" to tell his parents and "too paranoid" to visit a doctor and risk having medical bills sent to his parents, "For two years I was just in denial," Darion recalls. "But I've grown up. I have a wonderful doctor, I can tell him everything and I take my meds."
He also told his mom, who has become very supportive.
Darion describes his diagnosis as a wake-up call. "I've tried to talk to some younger boys here. I've seen so many kids in Jacksonville who are positive, even as young as 15, from doing it raw," he says, using slang for unprotected sex.
An estimated one in 13 young MSM in Jacksonville/Duval County has HIV, according to the Florida Department of Health, causing the Duval County Health Department to spearhead a new "Get Tested" campaign.
The Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network "is now trying to reach young Black gay men before they become part of that statistic," reports The Florida Times-Union. "They're seeking out popular students to promote safe sex."
"When you're young, you think you're invincible," Darion says softly. "And Black people -- and Black gay men -- need to have more conversations in our community, about testing, sex and getting tested."
Rod McCullom has written and produced for ABC News and NBC, and his reporting and analysis have appeared in Ebony, The Advocate, ColorLines and other media.


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If you don't like making the bed, here's a good excuse not to.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem have associated the act of applying a fitted sheet to the mattress with a malady called "sheet fitting palsy."
They've identified the injury in people who spend a long period of time repeatedly trying to pull a fitted bed sheet over the corner of a mattress.
Caused by continuously flexing the wrist, the injury results in a tiny stroke in the artery of the hand and blood clots that cut off blood flow to the median nerve, producing numbness or weakness.
A case study was described by Wake Forest neurologist Dr. Francis Walker and colleagues in the September issue of the journal Clinical Neuromuscular Disease.
The victim was an active 73-year-old woman who was unable to slip the last corner of a fitted sheet over a mattress and had to ask her granddaughter for help. Sometimes she noticed a "pins and needles" feeling in her hand, but didn't think much of it. After she shook her hand, it would go away.
A few weeks later, when she tried to make the bed again, she tried without success to get the fitted sheet on. To her surprise, her thumb dropped down, limp, when she moved her hand from the bed corner. She couldn't tie her shoe or button a sleeve with her right hand.
Dr. Mary Lyles suspected acute carpal tunnel syndrome and called Walker to perform nerve conduction studies and an ultrasound.
Walker's study showed something few physicians have seen, the report said. "High resolution color flow Doppler showed a rare persistent median artery that had blood flow in it in the forearm, but not at the wrist where it was next to a swollen, injured median nerve."
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How to Make a Fabergé Egg With Your Kids
Do your kids love to do creative crafts?
Would you like to learn how to make one-of-a-kind decorated eggs that last forever?
You and your family can create your own Fabergé-inspired works of art from real eggs. It's easy and fun, and the results are beautiful.
In this article I'll show you how to use authentic Fabergé eggs as the artistic inspiration to decorate your own Fabergé-style egg. First I'll show you how to hollow out a real egg so your work of art will last forever.
What Are Fabergé Eggs?
These lavish Easter eggs were created by legendary artist and goldsmith Peter Carl Fabergé. He was the goldsmith to the Russian Imperial Court between 1885 and 1916.
Fabergé eggs are also called Imperial eggs since they were created for the Russian Imperial family. The Imperial Easter eggs are regarded as one of Fabergé's greatest artistic achievements. They are also considered some of the world's greatest commissions of art.
You and your kids can decorate your own eggs, inspired by the Fabergé eggs that are worth millions.