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December 30, 2016 Articles
When Technology Knows More Than You
What really gets you excited about technology?
Personally, it's one simple (yet complex) thing: technology blows my mind when it knows (and does) more than a human ever could. Maybe this is why stuff like YouTube, Twitter, etc… never really blew me away. Streaming videos online or following people in 120 characters or less… not exactly stuff we didn't see/imagine before. Not exactly transformative technology. Sure, it's lots of smarts, and it's two types of online technologies that I love deeply, but it never got me excited. Had either of those platforms not gained traction and an audience, it would not have surprised me. The technology that is "transformative" (as I would define it) is when it does something that no human could do/think/act on.
That's the promise of Big Data.
Professionals often confuse lots of data for big data. The promise of big data was this: the ability for technology to take multiple data sets and manipulate them at a rate and pace that would never be humanly possible. If that was all, it would be impressive… but that's not all. Then, the technology would be able to provide insights and opportunities that no human could have never surmised. To me, that's mind-blowing. To me, that's what's exciting about technology.
The promise of self-driving cars.
Many people tell me that they are very worried about being a passenger is a self-driving car. I used to feel like that. Not anymore. Candidly, I can't wait for all of you to be off of the road. Seriously. Years ago, I was fortunate enough to be a passenger is one of Google's first self-driving cars on a public road with non-Googlers. It was a truly transformative experience. I went from, "there's no way I trust a computer/Google with driving me anywhere," to, "how soon can we get all humans off of the road?"
Quite simply: the computer removed human emotion and experience from driving. It doesn't get tired. It's never "in a mood." Its doesn't get distracted by things like the radio, a text message, a fight with the kids, or a squirrel. The technology was doing so many things at once, that it was – in a word – overwhelming. Couple that with the fact that the onboard sensors are able to read the world around it, at a much greater distance than the human eye can see (miles/kilometers into the distance) and you can imagine the power. It transforms everything we think we know about getting from one place to another. It transforms everything we think we know about roads, infrastructure, traffic, lights, logistics and so much more. I know… I know… it's not perfect, and it's not ready for prime time, but it's coming. As Futurist Kevin Kelly likes to say, "the future happens very slowly and then all at once."
Watch technology do something miraculous.
There's a viral video making the rounds now. It shows a Tesla vehicle initiating its front-collision warning alert. This technology not only alerts the driver, but it also brakes the car – a full second before a collision ahead of the vehicle even happens. It's both terrifying to watch and – at the same time – a miracle of modern technology. Would the driver have braked had the technology not been in place? Maybe yes. Maybe no. Would the technology have hit the brakes in a million other scenarios just like this one? Probably… without fail.
This is what makes technology great. There is a new world of possibilities when technology knows more than you.
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Richard Chirgwin's Blog: Opel Coverage: Why is WiMAX Obsolete?
A day after the news story broke, there isn't much to add to the facts themselves: the Australian government cancelled the contract for the Opel (Optus / Elders) consortium to build a broadband network combining ADSL2+ and WiMAX; the Opel partners are upset; the opposition is outraged; and Telstra is gloating; and so on.
The decision to unplug the Opel contract received plenty of media attention, as you might expect. And, as might also be expected, the mainstream media has managed some bloopers in its coverage of the affair. I thought I'd pick out a few highlights.
WiMAX outdated? Nonsense: there is legitimate debate about whether the technology is the best one for a particular application, but that has nothing to do with the alleged obsolescence of WiMAX. WiMAX is, for all its faults, a current and ongoing technology development.
Hogan simply doesn't fully understand the technology. Yes, mobile WiMAX is a newer standard than fixed WiMAX. But that doesn't mean the requirement for fixed wireless applications will disappear. Again, we have a confusion between two questions: "Does the world have a use for fixed wireless broadband data services?", which anyone familiar with this industry would answer "Yes"; and "Is fixed WiMAX the best technology for fixed wireless broadband data services?" for which the answer is "Some people say yes, others say no".
I agree that it would be silly for the government to fund two networks, and I also agree that the way HFC was rolled out was a disaster. But neither of these make a general rule about infrastructure duplication. Mobile networks are duplicated, yet they're a commercial success – and as we see in most telecommunication markets, infrastructure duplication (another word is "competition") drives prices downwards, which is why it's cheaper to buy a data link from Sydney to Melbourne than from Brisbane to Cloncurry.
If "WiMAX obsolescence" is the pack-line from Fairfax, News Limited's favourite line is that Optus is a "lazy competitor": this came from both John Durie and Terry McCrann. The Australian, however, has had the good sense to stay away from the WiMAX technology debate!


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BookLocker Was My Gateway For Landing A Traditional Contract WITH an Advance! – By Michael Brian Murphy
NLD from the Inside Out: Talking to Parents, Teachers, and Teens About Growing Up with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities started out in 2006 as an expansion of my senior thesis at Clark University. I wanted the book to be for teens with NLD, primarily because I wish I'd had a book like this while I was navigating adolescence. I know my family and teachers could have used some guidance too. And who better to give expert advice to NLDers on surviving family life, high school, college, or the workplace than fellow young adults with NLD who were succeeding in these areas?
So I created a website, nldfromtheinsideout.com, and designed a survey with more than 80 questions about growing up with NLD. Amazingly, more than 100 people were both concerned and gracious enough to reply! After completing the book, I found it was "too specialized" for the mainstream press. One rejection letter even told me, "Once you've sold 5,000 copies, we'd be glad to take a look."
Fortunately, I found BookLocker, who published NLD From the Inside Out in both POD and ebook formats, with a generous royalty rate. Angela and Richard and their whole team provided excellent customer service: helping me navigate all the pitfalls of a novice author, and even went to bat for me when Amazon.com started causing problems for publishers (http://antitrust.booklocker.com/).
As soon as the first edition was published in 2008, I was flooded with emails from parents and NLDers seeking my advice – on how to find NLD-aware doctors, therapists, and colleges. I was asked to help students write papers on NLD, to help parents to craft Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), to speak in remote locations, to conduct webinars, and once, to serve as an expert witness in a custody hearing! I realized that I hadn't nearly covered all the material, and so I wrote and published a Second Edition with BookLocker in 2010, which eventually reached readers in 37 countries.
It was soon clear that, even with more reader awareness about NLD, and the disabilities laws changing, yet more information was needed. So I sought out a traditional publisher specializing in learning disabilities, who gave me a contract (and advance!) to publish the Third Edition this summer.
Despite moving on, I'll definitely continue to recommend BookLocker to aspiring authors. And in the future, I wouldn't hesitate to do business with them again.
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Michael Brian Murphy, BA, MAJS, spent his public school years in Special Education classes, not knowing exactly why. After finally being diagnosed correctly with NLD at age 24, he devoted himself to learning more about the disorder, in order to educate others. He lives in the Boston area.
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2014/2015 Legal Year: Adamawa Governor Pledges To Rebuild Court
Oct 7, 2015 Our Reporter Law, News 0
Adamawa State Governor, Jibrillah Bindow
As part of activities to kick-start the 2014/2015 Legal Year in Adamawa State, Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla Bindow has pledged to reconstruct the dilapidated police roundabout court building.
He stated this during an event to mark the commencement of the 2014/2015 legal year held at the High Court Complex in Jimeta.
Governor Bindow said that for justice reforms to be effective, the justice system in the state needs to be fast tracked.
"I promise to reconstruct the police roundabout court as well as provide enabling environment for the judiciary to perform its statutory role to the state and society at large," Bindow said.
He explained that the judiciary was an important arm of government and would be accorded the due respect and called for patience as the administration was barely three months in office.
The governor assured that the promise made to Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, (JUSUN) was gradually being fulfilled to enhance credible judicial system in the state.
In his remark, Chief Justice of the state Justice Ishaya Kida Banu, said similar event took place 10 years ago and lamented the deteriorating situation of the judiciary in the last few years in the state.
He called on government to respect its promise made to JUSUN and commended the government for providing operational vehicles to the justices and khadis to enhance their duties.
Justice Banu also told the governor that retired justices were yet to be paid their entitlements adding that implementation of agreements earlier reached with the judicial workers would greatly assist in placing the judiciary in the right place to discharge its responsibility to the society.
He called for the autonomy of the judiciary to enable it discharge its role effectively.
Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Bala Silas Sanga, described the law as a tool for social engineering and noted that without respect for the rule of law, no society can progress.
He stressed that the state will soon commence the domestication of some federal laws in the state while e-law library have been established for use by lawyers in the state.
According to him a committee have been put in place to realise this objective.
State Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Barrister Baba Kano, said the ceremony was an avenue for the judiciary to evaluate the outgoing year as well as plan the year ahead.
He said the union had taken measures to check activities of quacks, pointing out that "there is room for improvement."
At the event, Justice Banu inspected guard of honour mounted by the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force.
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I have been extremely impressed with the job college basketball interim head coach Greg Gard has done since taking over for Bo Ryan on December 15. Gard has had the greatest impact at the offensive end of the floor where there has been an improvement in points per game (69.4 to 65.7), field goal percentage (.412 to .458), three-point field goal percentage (.329 to .358), bench points per game (9.5 to 14.3) and points in the paint (25.3 to 28.0).
Gard has also improved upon Wisconsin's depth since taking over last month. Specifically, over the last four games, Wisconsin's starters have played 71.3% of the minutes per game, whereas the same starters were averaging 80.8% of the minutes per game under Ryan (12 games).
As a result, the Badgers are getting more production from their reserves, particularly from redshirt sophomore Jordan Hill, who has scored 27 points in 89 minutes since Gard took over. Hill failed to score a point in 27 minutes of playing time under Ryan (12 games) earlier this season.
Amateur sports bettors will likely overreact to Wisconsin's pedestrian 9-7 record this season, but 4 of those seven losses have come by two points or less. The Badgers' four home losses this have come by a combined 11 points, and Wisconsin was tied or within one possession in the final two minutes of all four games.
No college basketball team in the nation has more freshmen on its roster than Wisconsin (8), but that lack of experience has not adversely affected the Badgers' defensive mentality. In fact, over their last nine games, the Badgers have held Oklahoma, Purdue, Temple, Marquette and Indiana to season-low point totals.
For the season, Wisconsin has been 11.3 points per game better than average defensively (63.9 points per game to teams that could combine to average 75.2 points per game), which is good enough to contain a very good Maryland attack that is 9.5 points per game better than average (79.5 points per game against teams that would combine to allow 70.0 points per game).
My math model only favors Maryland by one point, while my secondary math model projects this matchup to be even. Wisconsin has won six of its last 8 games against teams ranked in the top-5 of the AP poll over the last three season, while also compiling a 35-13 SU record against AP top-25 teams at the Kohl Center.
I like what I've seen from Wisconsin lately, especially since Gard took over in December. The Badgers have been competitive in almost every game this season, and I look for them to secure a signature win before the home faithful Saturday afternoon. Grab the generous points and invest with confidence.


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| E.J. brings his Bulldog heart to San Francisco
Elise Jordan
E.J. brings his Bulldog heart to San Francisco
Elise Jordan 12:00 am, Oct 15, 2001
Playing pro football just kind of happened, said Eric Johnson '01, the former Yale star and current starting tight end for the San Francisco 49ers.
An NFL career was never the former Eli wide receiver's dream or objective, and at the end of his final and record-breaking Yale season, Johnson's draft prospects were questionable.
A combination of hard work and chance culminated in Johnson's transition from Ivy League star to NFL starter.
Coming out of high school, Johnson, known as E.J. to Yale fans, preferred basketball to football. He started putting his focus on football when recruiters began paying attention to his exploits on the gridiron.
And "the NFL thing," as he called it, did not even fully come into the picture until the summer before his senior year, when he began to realize he might be drafted.
At the end of Johnson's Yale career, Bulldog head coach Jack Siedlecki did not expect the wide receiver to be drafted and thought he might have a better chance as a free agent.
Johnson, an American Studies major who choose Yale because he wanted a strong education, was not sure what direction to take after graduation, so he went to a few investment banking and trading interviews.
But at the advice of his New Haven-based agent Joe Linta, Johnson decided the best approach to ensure a draft day selection would be to put on some weight and switch positions.
And the 6-foot-3-inch, 230-pound wideout did indeed begin to add bulk to his frame.
Johnson started an intensive training program with current Chicago Bear and former teammate Than Merrill '01, and the pair traveled to Dallas for physical training and nutrition education. A rigorous workout schedule and six meals a day fleshed Johnson out to a more lineman-like 255 pounds.
In a matter of months, the Eli record-breaker was no longer the prototypical Ivy League receiver, but a prospective NFL tight end.
"I knew that was the best way for me to have a chance to play," Johnson said. "I wasn't going to be able to play wide receiver because of [my lack of] speed, and [I] knew that I could probably put some weight on."
Yale quarterback Peter Lee '02 remembers the pair's regimented routine.
"Those guys were really religious for that three month period," Lee said. "They would get up every day at 6 and work out and would work out again in the afternoon preparing for when the teams would come and test them."
Johnson set a number of goals for himself and credited this for his concentrated effort.
"I guess in the off-season I like having a goal and something that I like doing that I can work at," Johnson said. "I don't want to spend my time going through the motions."
Johnson's training was characteristic of his work ethic throughout his Yale football career.
"Eric was the first guy at practice, last guy to leave type athlete," Siedlecki said. "He loved being out there, and he loved working on the little nuances of the game."
The coach recalled a story of how the women soccer players who lived below Johnson in his apartment building complained to Siedlecki that the constant punt drops they heard through their ceiling were driving them crazy.
Johnson's practice paid off with a three-year contract that totals $926,000 — a figure which should compensate for his not pursuing an investment banking job.
He was drafted by the 49ers in the seventh round at the insistence of general manager Bill Walsh. After seeing Johnson on film, Walsh saw traits in Johnson similar to those of former 49er and Pro Bowl tight end Brent Jones, another converted receiver.
San Francisco tight end coach Tom Batta attested to Walsh's propensity for scouting untraditional talent.
"Attribute it to Bill Walsh," Batta said. "Bill has an eye for talent and has been able to do a good job with it."
Siedlecki said that Walsh likes cerebral people.
"Many pros live off their superior athleticism. Eric, while being a great athlete himself, brings a great understanding of the game and its little nuances," Siedlecki said. "He will continue to improve because of that. I think Bill Walsh sensed that and was willing to take a gamble."
Lee also said that Johnson's meticulous preparation give him an edge.
"He is just a great guy you want as a teammate," Lee said. "He was obviously one of the most talented guys on the team, but he was just as much one of the hardest workers."
When preseason training started, Johnson lost what he calls "bad weight" by conditioning and hit his current weight of 250 pounds.
But during the mini-camp, he was the fourth tight end and had to concentrate on learning the new offense and plays.
"I just kind of took it day by day and got help from the coaches," said Johnson. "I was just trying to learn what I could learn."
Johnson's Ivy League career and his little NFL experience do not make for easy comparisons.
"It is hard to compare because I wasn't at Yale weighing 250 and playing tight end," said Johnson.
Still, he thinks the level of change is something every rookie player experiences no matter where he played college football, and Johnson's main challenge seems to be making the transition from receiver to tight end.
"Now you have to block 300-pound guys," said Batta. "But he has accepted it and worked hard at making the change."
The size increase, said Batta, has been the key to Johnson's success to date.
"You don't see [players switching positions] too often," said Batta. "It is a gamble you take, and sometimes it works out."
He is known on the team as a pass-catching tight end, but Johnson does not feel he has fully established himself yet.
"I still have a lot to prove on that end," said Johnson. "Hopefully, I will get some more chances to catch some balls and make some plays."
But judging from his past performance and former coach's opinion, Johnson has the goods to prove himself.
"He had the greatest hands I have ever seen," said Siedlecki. "His control of his athleticism was great to watch every day."
Now Johnson talks with confidence about his the future, and his poise contrasts with the inevitable anxiety rookies have before stepping on the field for their first professional games.
"I didn't know what to expect. Once you get in there you react and are playing football," said Johnson. "I felt a lot more comfortable on the field than five hours before the game."
And since the exhibition opener in San Diego, he has gained more confidence with each game.
"I feel like it is night and day from the first preseason game," Johnson said. "I feel like I keep improving every week and have made some big steps."
Batta talked of this progression and said Johnson is in an ideal position because he has been able to step in as a reliable member of the 49ers' offensive line.
Batta feels optimistic about Johnson's future.
"He has to continue to have a good attitude, work on his blocking, and stay healthy," Batta said. "I look for him to have an outstanding career in the NFL."
Siedlecki thinks his potential for professional accomplishment is unlimited, pointing to Johnson's relative youth in comparison to his fellow rookies.
"He is the youngest player on the 49ers roster, just turned 22 two weeks ago," Siedlecki said. "He only played four years here. Most pros played in programs where you redshirt a year and then play four."
And if he continues to work with the dedication he has shown, Batta thinks Johnson — who has 12 catches for 79 yards through the 49ers' first five games — will continue to progress steadily.
"When you look at the great athletes that make it in the NFL, they have great work ethic," Batta said. "He has to continue that."
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Recognising that something or someone is not for your highest and best and letting it go. If it gets to the stage where work consumes all your time, is draining you, leaving you feeling unfulfilled and not allowing you to have the happy, healthy relationship that you so want, then it may be time to let that go.
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Q: lsapp.test on browser not giving the index page instead localhost/lsapp/public/ gives the home page I have set up the environment for virtual hosts using Apache. I am facing three problems.
1) I am unable to go to the index page by using lsapp.test on my browser (I have set lsapp.test for 127.0.0.1 and also the same for the localhost. It gives a 404 error.
2) If I go to localhost/lsapp on the browser the whole directory is visible (I assume which means my virtual host is not working as it should be)
3) On the browser, http://localhost/lsapp/public/ leads me to my root.
Web.php is as follows:
 Route::get ('/', function() {
      return 'Hello World';
 });

Gives me Hello world on the browser as expected. BUT the problem is if I try to navigate to my about page through
 Route::get ('/about', function() {
     return 'about';
 });

It gives 404 error. I have been breaking my head for the past 2 days. This could be a simple problem but so far I haven't figured out a solution.
I have checked the httpd-vhosts.conf file in Apache folder and hosts file in System32>drivers>etc if I have done the right settings and it looks fine.
This question does not require codes
lsapp.test on the browser must go to the home page. Also, I must be able to browse other pages.

A: Your document root should be lsapp/public/ and index.php must catch all request.
Apache Vhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/your-project/public

See:
https://laravel.com/docs/master/deployment
https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/install-laravel-on-ubuntu-for-apache/

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The City at Peace Guided Curriculum is a two-pronged, youth-driven approach steeped in examining unequal social conditions and leads to the creation of strategies to interrupt negative behaviors based on a non-violent approach and developing performing arts skills and technique, empowering youth to create a positive change in their communities.
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Appoint official for inquiry into misgovernance charges: Education ministry to DU
The Union education ministry has asked Delhi University (DU) to appoint a representative for the visitorial inquiry to be held into a litany of charges related to administrative misgovernance against suspended vice-chancellor Yogesh Kumar Tyagi.
According to a person aware of the development, the Union education ministry has written to DU officials referring to a specific provision in the Delhi University Act that mandates a representative of the university be held in case an enquiry is held.
It is learnt that the office of President Ram Nath Kovind, who is the Visitor to central universities, had raised the issue.
After the President's office flagged the issue, the ministry is learnt to have informed the university that sub-section (3) of Section 7 of the DU Act, which pertains to the matter, needs to be followed in case of an enquiry.
The ministry has also told the varsity that mandatory compliance of the provision is important to ensure that any challenge at a later stage can be defended.
According to the sub-section concerned, the Visitor shall in every case give notice to the University of his intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made, and the University shall be entitled to appoint a representative who shall have the right to be present and be heard at such inspection or inquiry.
Accordingly, the DU has been requested to appoint a representative who shall be present and have the right to be heard at the enquiry.
The ministry has also sought clarification regarding some other aspects related to the enquiry from the varsity, the person cited above said.
The ministry has pointed out that Section 45 of the DU Act provides that any dispute arising out of a contract between the University and any of its officers shall at the request of the officer, teacher or varsity itself be referred to a tribunal of arbitration.
The ministry has sought to know from the varsity its view on whether this provision has a bearing on the present case.
Delhi University (DU) Vice Chancellor Yogesh Kymar Tyagi was last month suspended and the process of initiating an enquiry into a range of charges of misgovernance and dereliction of duties began after a nod from President Kovind.
According to an order issued by Union ministry of education joint secretary Chandra Shekhar Kumar, all orders issued with the approval of Yogesh Kumar Tyagi during the period of his absence on medical grounds, after pro-VC Joshi assumed charge as acting VC on July 17 this year, were set aside and to be treated as null and void.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges in the Boston Marathon bombing by a federal jury that now must decide whether the 21-year-old former college student should be executed.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing by a federal jury that now must decide whether the 21-year-old former college student should be executed.
Tsarnaev folded his arms, fidgeted and looked down at the defence table as he listened to one guilty verdict after another on all 30 counts against him, including conspiracy and deadly use of a weapon of mass destruction. Seventeen of those counts are punishable by death.
The jury took a day and a half to reach its verdict, which was practically a foregone conclusion, given his lawyer's startling admission during opening statements that Tsarnaev carried out the attack with his now dead older brother, Tamerlan.
Two shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bombs that exploded near the finish line on April 15, 2013, killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 other people, turning the traditionally celebratory home stretch of the world-famous race into a scene of carnage and putting the city on edge for days.
In the next phase of the trial, which could begin as early as Monday, the jury will hear evidence on whether Tsarnaev should get the death penalty or spend the rest of his life in prison.
In a bid to save Tsarnaev from a death sentence, lawyer Judy Clarke has argued that Tsarnaev, then 19, fell under the influence of his radicalized brother. Tamerlan, 26, died when he was shot by police and run over by his brother during a chaotic getaway attempt days after the bombing.
Prosecutors, however, portrayed the brothers — ethnic Chechens who moved to the U.S. from Russia more than a decade ago — as full partners in a plan to punish the U.S. for its wars in Muslim countries. Jihadist writings, lectures and videos were found on both their computers, though the defence argued that Tamerlan downloaded the material and sent it to his brother.
The government called 92 witnesses over 15 days, painting a hellish scene of torn-off limbs, blood-spattered pavement, ghastly screams and the smell of sulphur and burned hair. Survivors gave heartbreaking testimony about losing legs in the blasts or watching people die. The father of an eight-year-old boy described making the agonizing decision to leave his mortally wounded son so he could get help for their six-year-old daughter, whose leg had been blown off.
Killed were Lingzi Lu, a 23-year-old Chinese graduate student at Boston University; Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old restaurant manager; and Martin Richard, the eight-year-old. Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier was shot and killed during the brothers' getaway attempt.
Some of the most damning evidence included video showing Tsarnaev planting a backpack containing one of the bombs near where the eight-year-old was standing, and incriminating statements scrawled inside the dry-docked boat where a wounded and bleeding Tsarnaev was captured days after the tragedy.
Witnesses testified about phone records that showed Dzhokhar was at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth while his brother was buying bomb components, including pressure cookers and BBs. A forensics expert said Tamerlan's computer showed search terms such as "detonator," "transmitter and receiver," while Dzhokhar was largely spending time on Facebook and other social media sites.
Also, an FBI investigator said Tamerlan's fingerprints — but not Dzhokhar's — were found on pieces of the two bombs.
Clarke is one of America's foremost death penalty specialists and has kept other high-profile defendants off death row. She saved the lives of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and Susan Smith, the South Carolina woman who drowned her two children in a lake in 1994.
During the penalty phase, Tsarnaev's lawyers will present so-called mitigating evidence they hope will save his life. That could include evidence about his family, his relationship with his brother, and his childhood in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan and later in the volatile Dagestan region of Russia. Prosecutors will present so-called aggravating factors in support of the death penalty, including the killing of a child and the targeting of the marathon because of the potential for maximum bloodshed.
Not all survivors, however, found closure in the verdict.
"It's not something you'll ever be over. You'll feel it forever," Karen Brassard told reporters after the verdict. She was injured during the bombings along with her husband and daughter.
Brassard described Tsarnaev as "arrogant" and "disinterested" throughout the trial. She said she believes the guilty verdict was a foregone conclusion.
"There was far too much evidence showing that that's what happened, so [the jury] had no other option."


This extra wide Argos Home TV unit is perfect for contemporary homes. With 2 open shelves in the centre and easy access for cabling at the back, you can get multiple consoles set up in no time. There's a cupboard at each end for you to tuck games, DVDs and spare leads out of sight. Finished in a smooth gloss, each cupboard features a contrasting chrome handle. With an extra-long top, larger TVs are easily accommodated and look perfectly proportioned above the unit.
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Size H 43.1, W 180, D 38.9cm.
Largest height of media equipment sections 14.8cm.
Suitable for screen sizes up to 75in.
Maximum weight of TV 40kg.
Great design, make the room looks really fresh.
It's a beautiful piece of furniture.
Argos have certainly found some great designers. I have a very sleek, piece of furniture that does not look like it arrived flat packed. My guests comment all the time and ask where I purchased it. Managed to put it together on my own but that probably because I have long limbs. It recommends two people in instructions.
Absolutely in love with this, it is so glossy, sleek and smart. The shade of grey is perfect and it looks great with our 65" TV. The assembly though was quite exhausting, it took about 2 hours between two of us - but totally worth it.
Hello - this doesn't look very glossy in the pictures - how glossy is it please?
This Hygena Hayward 2 Door Wide TV Unit - Gloss Grey is a smooth gloss rather than a mirror gloss.
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The Diamonds, a Canadian vocal quartet that rose to prominence in the 1950s and '60s, will perform on Dec. 14 as part of the "Sundays at Neel" series hosted by The State College of Florida Foundation. The concert will feature classic hits, including "Little Darlin'," "The Stroll," "Silhouettes" and "Why do Fools Fall in Love?"
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The concert will be at 2 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center, SCF Bradenton, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton. Tickets are $30 with a $120 six-show subscription available that will include "Let's Hang On" Jan. 11, Tony Pace Feb. 8, The New Christy Minstrels Feb. 15, Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" March 1 and Colcannon March 22. For more information: 752-5390 or www.scffoundation.net.


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Hair is a major part of a woman's identity. Whether we choose to straighten it, curl it, dye it or rock it au naturel, feeling good about our hair can take our confidence level from zero to 10 with a single brush stroke. It's no wonder so many of us spend tons of money on shampoos, conditioners and other products to keep our hair game on fleek.
But it turns out, maintaining a flawless mane is less about what we're putting on our heads and more about what we're putting in our bodies. Just like our skin and nails, our hair is affected by the foods we eat. "Both are a barometer of how well (or how poorly) you're feeding the body," dermatologist Jessica Wu, M.D., author of Feed Your Face and skin and beauty expert for Daily Glow, told Huffington Post.
So if celebs like Jennifer Aniston, Priyanka Chopra or Tracee Ellis Ross are giving you major hair envy, fill your plate with these foods to get the thick, shiny, healthy hair you've always wanted.
Delicious on anything from salads to tacos, avocados are chock full of nutrients that are essential for hair health. "Avocados are rich in healthy fatty acids, vitamins and antioxidants that can improve your hair from the inside (root to tip)," Rochelle Graham, CEO of the natural hair product line, Alikay Naturals, told me an interview. "The nutrients in avocado, including vitamin E, can help stimulate hair growth as well as prevent hair loss."
What's more, avocados are source of monounsaturated fat, which is a healthy fat that can help lower bad cholesterol when consumed in moderation. Avocados also get bonus points for being vegan-friendly.
Coconut water lovers, rejoice. There's a new reason to continue your love affair with this sweet, refreshing beverage. "Coconuts have vitamin B, vitamin C, and vitamin E," says Graham. They also have a high amount of a fatty acid known as lauric acid, which Graham explains helps to promote hair growth.
Eating coconuts may also be beneficial to your waistline. According to Authority Nutrition, coconut oil may be effective in reducing hunger and revving up the metabolism, which can promote weight loss.
I love me some ahi tuna, so I was excited when Alexandra Caspero, MA, RD, a nationally-recognized nutritionist and member of the HUM Nutrition team, explained that eating fatty fish on the regular could be good for my hair. "Salmon, sardines, and mackerel are packed with healthy omega-3 fatty acids, essential fats that we must get from food," she told me. "Not only are they helpful for reducing risk of heart disease, they also keep hair shiny and full."
Rima Kleiner, MS, RD of Dish on Fish, is also a fan of fatty fish, particularly salmon. "Salmon is an excellent source of nutrients that promotes healthy hair," she said. "The omega-3s can help hydrate your hair follicles for growth, and the protein and biotin can help strengthen your strands and prevent breakage."
Chia seeds have been steadily gaining popularity in the health industry, with many experts dubbing them a superfood. Chock full of protein, potassium, calcium, fiber, zinc and other essential nutrients, chia seeds have numerous health benefits — including helping you develop lustrous skin and nails. "Similar to fatty fish, chia seeds are a (plant-based) source of omega-3 fatty acids, an essential nutrient for healthy, shiny hair," says Kleiner.
For an easy way to get more chia in your life, Kleiner suggests adding them to smoothies and oatmeal.
A cup of strawberries contains a whopping 84.7 milligrams of vitamin C (that's more than an orange), which can fight off colds, improve heart health and help you reach your hair goals all at the same time. "Strong hair starts at the roots, with a healthy supply of blood vessels that nourish the follicles, making hair strong and able to withstand heat damage (blow drying, curling, etc.)," explains Kleiner. "Since vitamin C is an important part of collagen production, needed in structuring blood vessels, make sure you are getting enough."
Other vitamin C rich foods to keep on your radar: "Citrus foods are a great source as are tropical fruits and bell peppers," Kleiner notes.
Inexpensive and high in fiber, black beans are a great source of plant-based protein that can have major health benefits for our hearts, bones, digestive systems and hair. "High in protein and iron, black beans are a beneficial food for strong hair," said Kleiner. "Protein is needed to build, strengthen and repair keratin, a key component in the structure of hair and nails."
If you want healthier hair, ditch the pancakes when you go out for breakfast and order eggs instead. "One of the few food sources of biotin, eggs also contain protein," notes Kleiner. "Biotin is an essential nutrient in the development and growth of strong hair." She adds, "Since the yolk contains most of the nutrients in eggs, forgo the egg white omelet and go for whole eggs instead."
From carrot juice to soup, carrots are a hair BFF, according to FitHair Expert and wellness guru, Alexandria Williams. "They're an excellent source of vitamin A, which assist in scalp health," she explained to me via email. "Carrots also play a role in sebum production, which directly helps hair growth," she added.
So while you probably don't want to go too crazy chowing down on the carrot cake, you could swap your midday bag of chips from the office vending machine for some carrot sticks, instead. Your hair, and your waistline, will thank you.
A hot bowl of broth is one of my favorite meals during colder, winter months. It's also one of Williams' favorite items for healthy hair. "Bone broths are typically simmered for a much longer period than regular stock," she said. "They also contain at least 10 grams of protein per serving, and a significant amount of collagen and minerals, which directly help with healthy hair."
Now that we know what foods to load up on, are there any that could be sabotaging our healthy hair goals?
"There aren't specific foods that may damage hair directly," HUM nutritionist Caspero told me. "But having a diet that's unbalanced in essential nutrients won't help with trying to achieve beautiful hair. As most of these nutrients are typically found in nutrient-dense foods (vegetables, fruits, lean protein), a diet that's heavy in processed foods may not see the same results." Therefore, she recommends increasing fruit and vegetable intake to 4-5 times per day, and adding in more nutrient-rich foods, for ultimate results.
Supplements are another great way to ensure nutrition, says Caspero. "It can be difficult to get in the recommended nutrients per day to assist with healthy, strong, shiny hair. For my clients with these beauty goals, I often recommend a supplement to help cover their needs. My current favorite is HUM's Hair Sweet Hair, a vegan gummy that's packed with biotin, zinc, PABA (helps maintain hair color), folic acid (supports cell growth) and fo-ti (a root used in Chinese medicine for healthy hair). It contains all of the recommended nutrients for healthy hair and is simple to enjoy in gummy form."
Wellness guru Williams is also a fan of supplements, saying, "Multivitamins are a great way to cover the necessary vitamins you might be missing. My favorites are Garden of Life My Kind line as they are plant-based, Non-GMO, organic and both gluten and soy free."
When you can eat your way to healthy locks from the inside out, who needs a whole arsenal of hair products?


NCAS-supported studies in urban meteorology issues - other than those solely concerned with air quality - are concentrated largely at the Universities of Reading (PI Prof. SE Belcher) and Southampton (PI Prof. IP Castro); the two groups work closely together and summaries of their work can be seen in the two sections given below.
The interpretation of measured data from field experiments in urban areas is often not straightforward owing to a lack of basic understanding of turbulent flow characteristics over groups of buildings. Moreover, recent interest in urban air quality has made it important to understand unsteady turbulent processes on small spatial and time scales. High resolution numerical modelling has been used to elucidate the dominant turbulent processes that occur in urban areas. Turbulent eddies generated by the edges of buildings are shown to be important in mixing within the urban canopy. In particular, shear layers at the rooftops of buildings impact intermittently upon buildings further downstream and drive a recirculation in front of the buildings. Hence, they may play an important role in ventilation within the building canopy.
For further information, see the Urban Meteorology pages at the University of Reading.
Snapshot showing the structure of the shear layer over building tops, visualised by contours of spanwise vorticity in a vertical plane through the middle of a building. Instantaneous wind vectors are also shown. Note the recirculation in front of the next building (just on the right of the domain shown), caused by intermittent impinging of the shear layer. Vectors are plotted at reduced resolution for clarity. Mean flow is from left to right.
Some of the DNS codes used at Reading were originally developed by Dr Glyn Thomas of Southampton University.
The Southampton group aims to advance fundamental understanding of fluid flow, turbulence and dispersion phenomena using numerical simulation (e.g. large-eddy simulation and direct numerical simulation) and wind tunnel experiments, and then use improved understanding and better models for more applied problems, e.g. scalar dispersion and heat transfer within and above typical urban environments. The group is also currently investigating the coupling between weather-scale flows and the urban boundary layer, in which meso-scale flows (e.g. UM data at BADC) are used to drive street-scale computations.
Wind tunnel experiments are undertaken using HWA, LDA and PIV for flows over generic rough walls or, in particular, flows within and above urban-like groups of obstacles. The data provide both fundamental insight into physics and appropriate validation for numerical simulations, which are conducted at Southampton and at Reading.
Commercial CFD codes and an in-house DNS/LES code (originally developed by Dr Glyn Thomas and modified for scalar dispersion by Dr Sergey Yakovenko) are used for numerical simulations of flows and scalar transfer over generic arrays of obstacles in collaboration with the Reading BL group. At Southampton a typical real urban geometry is being studied – the DAPPLE site in central London - and codes for scalar transport from an area surface source (which is in an analogy of weak heat transfer) are being validated by comparisons with dispersion experiments. We are also studying the importance of the oncoming wind direction on in-canopy urban flows. The group is responsible for installing one of the LES codes on HECToR making it accessible to the other NCAS users.
Prof. Ian Castro, Dr Glyn Thomas, Dr Zheng-Tong Xie and Dr Barathi Boppana.


This study looks at the sources of anti-Japanese sentiment in today's China. Using original survey data collected in June 2014 from 1,458 students at three elite universities in Beijing, we quantitatively investigate which factors are associated with stronger anti-Japanese sentiment among elite university students. In particular, we examine the link between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s nationalist propaganda (especially patriotic education) and university students' anti-Japanese sentiment. We find that nationalist propaganda does indeed have a significant effect on negative sentiment towards Japan. Reliance on state-sanctioned textbooks for information about Japan, visiting museums and memorials or watching television programmes and movies relating to the War of Resistance against Japan are all associated with higher levels of anti-Japanese sentiment. The findings suggest the effectiveness of nationalist propaganda in promoting anti-Japanese sentiment. We also find that alternative sources of information, especially personal contact with Japan, can mitigate anti-Japanese sentiment. Thus, visiting Japan and knowing Japanese people in person can potentially offset some of the influences of nationalist propaganda.


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A series of developments on Wednesday shed new light on the lengths Russia went to exploit social media, and Facebook in particular, to spread disinformation and generate political division among the American public.
Facebook recently came under the microscope after it emerged earlier this month that fake accounts linked to Russian entities used the platform to spread fake news and bought $100,000 worth of inflammatory ads leading up to the 2016 election.
The company still does not know the extent of Russia's purchases or whether these unidentified ad buys remain on the site. Facebook has since confirmed that Russia-linked groups did more than buy ads and post memes — they tried to organize anti-immigrant, anti-Clinton rallies in Texas and Idaho.
Wednesday's developments indicate that Kremlin-backed entities went even further than what was previously reported.
'Russia knows no ends and no limits'
In one instance, The Daily Beast learned, operatives supported by the Russian government created a Facebook group impersonating a California-based Muslim organization, called United Muslims of America, to sow anti-US sentiment among American Muslims by targeting politicians across the spectrum.
Pro-Kremlin trolls used the group to push fabricated stories, like one claiming Hillary Clinton admitted that the US "created, funded and armed" Al-Qaeda and ISIS — which she did not and the US did not — and that John McCain was the true founder of ISIS — which he was not. Both Clinton and McCain are frequent and vocal critics of Russia and its President Vladimir Putin.
In addition to spreading disinformation about Democratic and Republican politicians, the group also used Twitter and Instagram to spread divisive memes and messages.
Though Russia's interference in the US election was aimed primarily toward helping Donald Trump clinch the presidency, this development indicates that "Russia knows no ends and no limits to which groups they would masquerade as to carry out their objectives," Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee, told The Daily Beast.
Rep. Eric Swalwell in a press conference on Capitol Hill. AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Indeed, though Russia backed Trump's candidacy during the election, the report noted that the fake Facebook group's biggest swell in activity came after the president ordered a missile strike on Syria's Shayrat airfield in April. Trump made the decision after a deadly chemical attack, allegedly carried out by Syrian President Bashar Assad, killed scores of civilians in a northwest province of the country.
Russia is a staunch ally of Assad and repeatedly warned the US against taking harsh action following the chemical attack. Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said that the US' missile strike constituted "aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international law."
On April 9, three days after the strike, the fake UMA Facebook account posted a meme signaling its opposition to the move, according to the report. The $93 million that the strike cost, the social-media posting said, "could have founded [sic] Meals on Wheels until 2029." The group posted more than a dozen memes afterward — both on Facebook and on Instagram — opposing US intervention in Syria.
The real United Muslims of America organization, Swalwell said, "seek[s] harmony between the US and the Muslim world."
"Many of these individuals I have heard first-hand denounce terrorist attacks across the world, including those carried out by Muslims," Swalwell said. "To see their name hijacked by the Russians, if true, and carrying out Russian goals of undermining the U.S. is disturbing and not who they are."
The fake UMA group organized several real-life events, according to The Daily Beast, though it's unclear if it successfully drew an audience. Fifty-nine people were marked as having attended one event in September 2016, while 20 were marked as having attended another in June this year, though the report said there's no evidence that anyone showed up.
Consistent with the overall goal of creating discord
Liberty University student Jeff Long, of Washington DC., wears a Black Lives Matter t-shirt as he looks for a seat prior to a speech by Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Steve Helber/AP
On Wednesday evening, CNN followed up with a separate report with details about a Facebook ad Russia bought during last year's election which was centered around the Black Lives Matter movement and targeted specifically towards the cities of Ferguson and Baltimore.
The ad was bought by the Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll factory based in St. Petersburg.
Both cities made headlines in 2014 and 2015, respectively, when two young, unarmed black men were killed following encounters with law enforcement in what critics said was an example of frequent police brutality toward predominantly African-American communities.
Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by Darren Wilson, a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014 after Brown allegedly robbed a convenience store.
Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old from Baltimore, was arrested in April 2015 and died a week later from injuries that were sustained when he was being transported in a police vehicle.
The incidents sparked massive nationwide protests and calls from Black Lives Matter, as well as other civil-rights groups, for law enforcement to be held accountable for their actions.
The Russian-backed Facebook ad appeared in late 2015 or early 2016, sources told CNN, and though it was meant to appear supportive of Black Lives Matter, it may also have conveyed the group as threatening to some residents of those cities.
"This is consistent with the overall goal of creating discord inside the body politic here in the United States, and really across the West," Steve Hall, the former CIA officer and CNN National Security Analyst, told the cable network. "It shows the level of sophistication of their targeting. They are able to sow discord in a very granular nature, target certain communities and link them up with certain issues," he said.
Cyberwarfare as a way to support informational goals
The Internet Research Agency, the Russian company that bought the ad, is known for its activities in the informational space.
From his research on the company last year, journalist Adrian Chen discovered that Russian internet trolls — paid by the Kremlin to spread false information on the internet — were behind a number of "highly coordinated campaigns" to deceive the American public.
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It's a brand of information warfare, known as "dezinformatsiya," that has been used by the Russians since at least the Cold War. The disinformation campaigns are only one "active measure" tool used by Russian intelligence to "sow discord among," and within, allies perceived hostile to Russia.
From his interviews with former trolls employed by Russia, Chen gathered that the point of their jobs "was to weave propaganda seamlessly into what appeared to be the nonpolitical musings of an everyday person."
Indeed, "the Russians generally look at cyberwarfare as a way to support informational goals, like shaping an election," Paulo Shakarian, the CEO of CYR3CON, a cybersecurity threat intelligence firm, told Business Insider in July. The belief is rooted primarily in Putin's long-held view that cyberwar is a way to influence the informational battlefield.
Russia's objectives were also likely bolstered — intentionally or not — by Trump himself.
"Part of the reasons active measures have worked in the US election is because the commander-in-chief has used Russian active measures at times against his opponents," former FBI special agent Clint Watts told the Senate Intelligence Committee in May, pointing to Trump's citations of fake-news stories pushed out by Russian-linked entities last year.
"[Trump] denies the intel from the United States about Russia, and he claimed the election could be rigged — that was the number one claim pushed by RT, Sputnik News, all the way up until the election," Watts said. "Part of the reasons Russian active measures work is because they parrot the same lines."
Facebook, for its part, appears to have been slow to act in the wake of Russia's actions.
Former President Barack Obama tried to warn the platform's CEO and co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, about the threat of fake news and its effect on the 2016 election less than two weeks after Trump won the presidency,The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Nine days before Obama warned him about the effect fake news had on the November result and the problem it would pose in future elections, Zuckerberg struck down the notion as a "crazy idea" that "surely had no impact" on the end result.
Following the president's warning, Zuckerberg acknowledged the problem but said fake news wasn't widespread on Facebook, according to The Post. He added at the time that there was no easy solution to the issue, according to those familiar with the matter.
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Most Wi-Fi access points that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) are affected.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) provides simplified mechanisms to configure secure wireless networks. The external registrar PIN exchange mechanism is susceptible to brute-force attacks that could allow an attacker to gain access to an encrypted Wi-Fi network.
WPS uses a PIN as a shared secret to authenticate an access point and a client and provide connection information such as WEP and WPA passwords and keys. In the external registrar exchange method, a client needs to provide the correct PIN to the access point.
An attacking client can try to guess the correct PIN. A design vulnerability reduces the effective PIN space sufficiently to allow practical brute force attacks. Freely available attack tools can recover a WPS PIN in 4-10 hours.
For further details, please see Vulnerability Note VU#723755 and documentation by Stefan Viehböck and Tactical Network Solutions.
An attacker within radio range can brute-force the WPS PIN for a vulnerable access point. The attacker can then obtain WEP or WPA passwords and likely gain access to the Wi-Fi network. Once on the network, the attacker can monitor traffic and mount further attacks.
Check your access point vendor's support website for updated firmware that addresses this vulnerability. Further information may be available in the Vendor Information section of VU#723755 and in a Google spreadsheet called WPS Vulnerability Testing.
Depending on the access point, it may be possible to disable WPS. Note that some access points may not actually disable WPS when the web management interface indicates that WPS is disabled.


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Yes, it is close to home – I'm Estonian, so the scenario was the same in my country as it was in Lithuania. And in Latvia. And in Ukraine, and so on. Just replace the nazis SS with the communists NKVD and you get it why I referred to the Schindler's List. Brilliant acting, brilliant cinematography, everything worked really well together. Thanks! Please indulge yourselves and get some real cinema experience.A story of Lithuania, or other Baltic states is usually unseen, somewhere in the sidelines. Howeve this movie brings it forward and it's captivating, also cinematographically very beautiful. Could not hold back tears during the movie, but would watch it again and definitely recommend it. I hope this movie reaches the attention it deserves.I have cried most of the movie – so touching and sensitive it is. Most of Lithuanians are well aware of the facts: people banishment to Siberia, their horrible travel and terrible living conditions there, deaths, illnesses, we've read books, we have listened stories of survivors. But to see this story on screen is as hard, as empowering – this trauma our nation carries through generations it keeps us strong and it keeps vulnerable at the same time.


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Paperwork mistakes and cutbacks dimmed the image of speed cameras in Victoria, Australia.
Speed camera operator Tenix announced it will cut back late night ticketing operations in light of recent attacks on those operating the mobile units in the state of Victoria. Operations will run from 5am to 8pm instead of 11pm -- a low-volume and therefore low-profit time of night.
In Wodonga, traffic camera police issued a court summons and $544 fine on war veteran Glenn Walters, 56, even though he had done nothing wrong. On March 14 at 10am, Walters was stopped at a police roadblock near a shopping center. Walters' Ford station wagon was fully registered at the time -- but not according to police records. Walters was slapped with a big fine and forced to abandon his vehicle. Police were not interested when he explained that he was innocent. Instead, he was told him to get VicRoads to sort out the mess. On May 15, police reissued the notice and in late June he was told he would have to go to court unless he paid up.
After the story appeared in the Border Mail newspaper, police joined VicRoads in apologizing for the error. VicRoads had temporarily suspended his registration for 48 hours in order to process a refund -- they had done this the day he was stopped at the roadblock.


Toyota has again been named the world's most valuable automotive brand, maintaining a Top 10 position in the Best Global Brands 2013 report published by Interbrand.
Toyota's brand is now valued at $35 billion USD – or more than £21 billion pounds – up 17 per cent on the 2012 report's figure. Mercedes-Benz and BMW were the next-highest car brands in the list, in 11th and 12th place respectively.
Interbrand again attributed Toyota's brand value growth to global hybrid leadership, as well as its strong global sales performance and efforts to engage with customers.
In June, Interbrand named Toyota the number one Best Global Green Brand across industries for the third consecutive year, comparing the company's actual environmental performance against perceived performances by customers.
The full hybrid Prius and overall hybrid vehicle sales continues to be a strong influence in the company's brand valuation. Worldwide sales of the Prius have now surged past the three million mark while global full hybrid sales now stand at some 5.5 million.
In Europe, sales of Toyota and Lexus full hybrid vehicles have exceeded 600,000 units since the Prius was first introduced to the market in 2000. So far this year, Toyota takes a 75 per cent market share for hybrid vehicles in Europe, with close to 20 per cent of all Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold powered by hybrid.
Through to the end of 2015, Toyota will launch 15 new or redesigned full hybrid products worldwide, including a fuel cell driven model, like the NS4 concept pictured above.
Thank you for your post and good to hear your comments regarding your new RAV4.
The RAV4 has proven to be an extremely popular vehicle among owners and keep us posted on how you get on. Are you going to plan a special trip somewhere?


As a Mom, I treasure my time alone. I admit it. Sometimes I need a break from the family.
But my favorite alone time indulgence is heading to a spa. There are no distractions or emergencies to distract from the peace and quiet. It's my refuge, a place I can go alone or with the girls to just leave everything behind. Close my eyes, relax, and recharge.
When I visit Disney it has become a tradition for me to time to visit the Disney spas, but what about at home? You would be amazed at the oasis' of tranquility that are right in your back yard. All you have to do is look.
In the Houston area there is a diamond in the rough that can be used as a day experience or a weekend with the girls. It's the Woodland Resort and Conference Center.
Don't let the word Conference Center in the title scare you off – this resort has a wonderful resort offering. You can tell that the resort is in a state of change as much of the resort looks quite corporate but if you dig a little deeper you will discover so much more.
There are wonderful pools to lounge by. A family oriented Forest Oasis Waterscape pool complete with a 30-foot Forest Tower water slide, Puffy's Sprayground spash pad, and waterfall. There is also a lagoon pool closer to the spa and fitness center that is more adult oriented.
In addition to the pools there are also trails to walk or bike along, two championship golf courses to play, and of course there is the spa.
They are also growing the resort side with a $60 million expansion that includes new accommodations and a 1,000 foot lazy river, and restaurant to open later this year.
Did I mention the spa? This is what I recommend going there for. They have a Nature Best Spa Package that includes 2 spa treatments, a one night stay, and a breakfast buffet.
My sister and I took advantage of this resort package and we have decided it may need to be regular occurrence. We both had Refresher Facials and a 50 minute Swedish massage.
I don't think I could speak higher of the spa attendants. They listened to what you wanted and executed perfectly. I have had many messages and this ranked highly on my list. We both have been to many spas and were pleasantly surprised at how trained they were.
But what I loved most about the spa area was the number of nooks and crannies to hide in. They had corners for reading, sitting by or in the hot tub, and even an area with a roaring fire. Wherever you lounge you will be offered a complimentary glass of wine to completely unwind.
They are also happy to cater to any need you have. We were told it was no problem to have lunch/dinner ordered to the spa and there was no rush to leave. You easily could spend 4-6 hours here indulging yourself.
For dinner you can eat on property or head over to the Woodland Market Street for dinner and shopping. This area is full of trendy restaurants and shops. You can eat on one of the many patios and enjoy some wine while people watching. This area can easily take you into the evening. The hotel is happy to arrange transportation for you since it is so close so I recommend letting them do the driving.
When you wake up the next morning head down to the Woodland Dining Room for probably one of the best buffets breakfasts I have ever had. They call it the Grand Breakfast and they are not kidding. They had homemade granola, fresh cream, Eggs Benedict, a pancake bar, an omelet station, etc. etc.
And before you begin try the fresh made banana bread they bring to the table. You will be stuffed! So enjoy the view of the 200 acre lake, relax, and enjoy an extra cup of coffee before you head home.
Take in look in your area for these hidden gems to get away for some solo or girl time. But if you are in the Houston area I would definitely recommend the Woodland Resort and Conference Center. I know I will be back.
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What a great looking and sounding place! To answer your question, with 5 little kids at home I recharge by crawling into my bed at 8pm, LOL! I'd love to visit this resort, though!
Lookes like a nice place to stay, to have fun and to work!
Wow! That looks SO relaxing!
I'm going to HAVE to go to spa one day soon.
What a beautiful place to stay at. The pool looks amazing.
I can't wait for an oasis of tranquility! Can't wait for our vacation. Should be something like this!
We need one of those in my area of NY.. Looks like i could use some time..
HeidiPortzlineStrawser Yes, I need to go back.
kungphoo1 I am sure there is something equivalent. You just have to look.
Oh wow i could totally use this right now! I want to go there!
Wow, this place looks and sounds amazing!!
I love Disney, but I've never been to one of the spas. It sounds (and looks) incredibly relaxing! I've also been known to hide out in the bathroom, hahah.
Disney and a spa? I didn't even know! Perhaps when we save up – I would love to try this!!
Lol. This isn't a Disney spa. This is one a bit closer to my home in Houston. But Disney does have GREAT spas. Highly recommend trying one after a couple of days touring the parks.
It sounds like heaven. I will have to add it to my to go list.
I love my alone time too and let me tell you, this looks like the perfect place for alone time.
Sounds like a fantastic place to stay. I sure wish I was there now..it is 10 degrees in Wisconsin and we are expecting 4 – 6 inches of new snow! Woodland looks like a dream to me!
My friends and I do Girls Weekend every year and try to go to a new city each time. We haven't made it to Houston yet so I'll have to keep this place in mind. Glad you reviewed it because the conference center part definitely would have scared me off.
Sounds like a great place to relax and recharge your batteries. Something I really would like to do myself.
This sounds wonderful! I would love to indulge at a spa like this. I know they exist, especially in Phoenix and Scottsdale. I'm going to have to look into it. Thanks for the inspiration.
I recharge at home with some proper me time. Whether that's watching a movie, knitting, or reading alone. Or pampering myself. That resort looks amazing.
tinasue1379 Some of the best spas I have ever been to are in your area!!! They are magical.
17sirens I wish I could get proper me time at home. I am quite jealous. And I love the knitting. I crochet (not talented enough for knitting) and also believe it is very calming.
This looks like such a great place to relax and enjoy! I definitely will be looking into it!
Mary, the spa sounds lovely! I recharge at home by pouring myself a glass of wine and putting my feet up! 🙂 Visiting from the Sweet Tea Social- have a great week!


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As America struggled to regain its balance in the aftermath of the American Civil War, Maggie Lena Walker did her best to actively effect change by finding solutions to the social and economic problems facing blacks and especially black women. Taking charge of the flailing Independent Order of St. Luke in 1899, Walker transformed the organization into a vibrant and thriving economic engine for blacks. With a vision of economic self-sufficiency, she established a newspaper in 1902, chartered the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in 1903, becoming the first woman bank president in the United States, and opened a store run by and for blacks. Throughout her life, Walker persevered and thrived despite personal, social, and professional obstacles.


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Home News Online Poker News New Animated Poker Series "The Micros"
New Animated Poker Series "The Micros"
James Reporter
If you play online poker and have played micro stakes, you'll enjoy watching a new animated series called "The Micros" which was created by Jay Rosenkrantz AKA "KRANTZ" and John Wray AKA "JimmyLegs". "The Micros" follows three online poker players who have dreams of making it big in poker. In the pilot episode, the hero, Chase Berger, is playing heads-up in a $1 million tournament. After months of frustration, a break-even online microgrinder and his friends finally have a shot to break into the big leagues.
The show is geared to online poker players who play a lot. The show starts with Chase Berger, a player who has deposited $200 on an online poker site and after 854,722 hands has only won $3.48, facing a big decision whilst holding a pair of kings on an ace-high flop. The show also stars Berger's friends and fellow micro-stakes grinders Tommy Phuoc and Rose Ballenger. Phuoc is a winning player but is scared of moving up in stakes, and Ballenger turns out to be a complete maniac with no bankroll management skills. The three characters cover the major player stereotypes that frequent the online micro stakes games.
The viewer then discovers that the decision Berger is facing is one that could net him $1,200,000 as he is heads-up in the "Mega Millions" tournament that he has entered using his entire bankroll! Will he fold? Will he call or shove? Will he win?
You can watch the episode below:
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Rosenkrantz is the executive producer of the acclaimed online documentary "From Busto to Robusto" and is also working on another film project called "Boom: The Incredible True Story of Online Poker." Rosenkrantz was also a part of the TV show "Two Months, Two Million" on G4. Wray is the co-creator of the short films "The R4v3n" and "The Ballad of Jackie Mayfair".
Krantz and company have used the Xtranormal software that is readily available for free online and has already spawned off dozens of quality videos.
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Southern Californians charged with Chinese…
Southern Californians charged with Chinese export scheme
PUBLISHED: January 19, 2018 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 27, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Southern California men have been arrested on federal charges that they illegally exported computer chips with military applications to China.
The U.S. attorney"s office says part-time Los Angeles resident Yi-Chi Shih and Kiet Ahn Mai of Pasadena were arrested Friday. It"s unclear whether they have attorneys.
Federal prosecutors say the men conspired to have a U.S. company make special high-speed computer chips that were illegally exported to a Chinese company connected to Shih.
Authorities say the chips have a number of commercial and military uses, including radar and electronic warfare applications.
If they are convicted, the two men could face years in federal prison.
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Badges? We don't need no steekin' badges!
It's private property. Owner requests law enforcement to enter property and check out suspicious activity. No warrant needed.
FBI agents failed to inform (tame?) judge of visit and evidence gathering (of unknown type, amount, etc) in the sworn affidavit for the warrant.
Judge recognizes the defect in the affidavit (probably after it was pointed out by a very expensive, but thurough defense attorney), and issues ruling.
Law enforcement takes note, and modifies it's behaviour appropriately (judge crossed off of 'tame' list).
BTW who benefited? The original perp walked, the perp's competition was rolled up, convicted & evicted, and the casino looks bad because it can't/won't keep confidential it's clientele's activities.