Chicago Auto Show | A Savings WOW!
It's Chicago Auto Show time again in the Windy City and every year, it just seems to get better. This year is no exception. I had the opportunity to walk the floor during media preview day (before the large crowds descended) as a guest of She Buys Cars, Hyundai and Genesis. The one thing that really stood out to me is how they've really incorporated more family-friendly activities throughout the show floor, so if you've hesitated to attend the Chicago Auto Show with your kids – don't worry, there are things to do and see that will keep them happy and occupied.
This play area is part of the Chrysler Pacifica booth.
This is a lifesized Batmobile made from LEGOs.
Another thing worth noting is the variety of vehicles you will see at the Chicago Auto Show. Whether you are interested in compact cars, pickup trucks, speedsters or family vehicles, you'll find it all there. You can climb into some of the vehicles and see how it would feel to ride in it. You can also take some of the vehicles for a test drive. There are test tracks where you'll feel how it's like to be in the car through different driving situations, like up a steep hill or around a sharp curve.
What I noticed the most is how many automakers are including the technology trends in their newest car models. For example, when we visited with Hyundai, they showed us how the new Hyundai Elantra models are able to communicate with your Amazon Alexa. Imagine talking to your Amazon Alexa to start your car and have it set to a certain temperature before you even take a step into your car!
As a busy mom, I also appreciate how safety has become a top priority for many automakers. For example, some have added more cameras around the body of the car so you can see obstructions on the sides and front, not just behind you. Since my oldest will be driving in just a couple of years, it gives me peace of mind that automakers are trying to develop ways to keep drivers safe when either the car senses that you are drifting out of the lane you should be in or someone in the lane next to you is drifting too close to you.
Visit the Toyota Drive Center to take your own ride through this course.
At the Chicago Auto Show, you'll also have the chance to see luxury car models and concept cars. Some of my favorites are the Genesis G90 and G80.
While you are at the Chicago Auto Show, make sure to stop by State Farm and check out their tiny roadhouse that is part of a pickup truck. You'll be amazed at how much they fit into this tiny space.
Visit the Chicago Auto Show's website to buy tickets. The show runs until Monday, February 20th at McCormick Center.


This tutorial will explain How to redistribute routes in the configured OSPF area in Screenos (Juniper Firewall).
Go to Network > Routing > Virtual Router > Access Lists.
Go to Network > Routing > Virtual Router > Route Maps.
Go to Network > Routing > Virtual Router (OSPF)>Redistribution Rules and select the source protocol, from which the routes will be re-distributed to OSPF.
Redistribute the 192.168.1.0/24 network to the 0 OSPF area. OSPF has to be correctly configured, prior to configuring the route export.
192.168.1.0/24 is the route import from the trust-vr; so, the protocol type is imported. Other protocol types include BGP, connected, and static.


Restful sleep is vital to recharge our bodies and maintain our health. The image to the right is real data from our Overnight Sleep Screening device. It measures Percentage of Oxygen (SpO2) and Pulse Rate (PR in Heart Beats per Minute).
At the moment in time that the Blue Line appears in this 1 hour view, oxygen levels are steady above 95% and the heart rate is at a restful 57 beats per minute.
In contrast to the waveform data above, this 1 hour view is from a person with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
OSA occurs when the soft palate and tongue relax , collapsing the airflow for at least 10 seconds. Here oxygen levels become erratic, dropping way below 90%. The pulse rate races above 80 beats per minute.
This image is a 10 minute view of the graph above. At the moment of time where the Blue Line appears, the oxygen level is dangerously low at 79%. When oxygen levels drop, the body responds by increasing the heart rate. At the same moment the heart is pounding at 82 bpm, far from the restful rates required for healthy sleep.
At the next breath, oxygen levels rise and heart rates slow down. This continual rise and fall of oxygen and pulse is typically only seen in sleep apnea. The side-effect is daytime sleepiness and exhaustion. It's easy to see how sleep apnea can lead to heart disease and stroke.
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In particular are the five potential returnees from last year's bronze medal-winning team. On home ice in Buffalo, N.Y., last year, forwards Ryan Poehling and Josh Norris and defensemen Mikey Anderson, Quinn Hughes and Dylan Samberg helped the U.S. secure its third-straight medal in the event – an unprecedented feat.
But while the accomplishment of a third-straight U.S. medal in the event is historic, it wasn't golden, and that's the goal entering 2019. With one IIHF World Junior Championship experience under their belt, the five returnees hope that experience – and its disappointment – helps fuel a golden effort this year.
The days leading up to the start of the tournament in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, are about building the team chemistry required to compete at the highest level.
Mikey Anderson leaves the ice following warmups ahead of a preliminary round game against Finland at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Poehling had three points (one goal, two assists) in seven games in the tournament last year and learned what it takes to get through the grind of so many games in a short period of time.
He's hopeful that experience can help his teammates prepare for it this year.
Team USA has claimed 11 medals in the IIHF World Junior Championship, including four gold medals (2017, 2013, 2010, 2004). Team USA's rich history of success in this tournament is something Anderson and the rest of the group don't take lightly.
With only days remaining before the start of the tournament, the confidence to compete for a gold medal is there.
The players who were around for the bronze medal last year are happy they were able to help represent their country and come away with a medal. However, they know there is unfinished business left for them to complete.


It's a bit crazy how such a seemingly basic thing such as a plumbing drain can lead to so many questions. That is, until you consider how vital those drains are to your day-to-day life and well being. From your morning shower, to the dishes, to the laundry and, y'know, the toilet, we all take for granted how important a properly functioning drainage system is to our everyday lives.
While we aren't exactly regularly discussing plumbing drains at dinner parties or anything, it comes up more often than you would probably imagine. And with more than 40 years in the business, we have gotten our fair share of questions. In this blog, we will attempt to answer some of the most common questions people ask about their drains.
HOW DO DRAINS WORK IN A HOUSE?
When it comes to the drains in your house, there is much more than meets the eye. Your plumbing drains work in concert with traps, vents and gravity to do their jobs. When wastewater hits your drains, it must first pass through a trap. This is a u-shaped piece of pipe that holds standing water to keep gases from working their way back up your pipes. Then, through a series of large-diameter pipes, the water makes its way to the main stack, which eventually curves into the main sewer line which serves as the ultimate exit from your home. All of the drainage pipes inside your home branch off from that single line. Vent pipes are also connected to the system to prevent suction. These pipes connect the drainage system to vents on your roof that allow air to flow in.
WHAT HAPPENS TO WATER WHEN IT GOES DOWN THE DRAIN?
It depends. Assuming that you are using a city system rather than a septic tank and that everything is in good working order (no plumbing leaks or clogs), your wastewater will eventually end up in a local body of water. But it has to go through a few steps first. Wastewater treatment plants act as the middleman here. Depending on your community, the wastewater goes through multiple processes to get it as clean as possible before it is released back into the wild. However, wastewater treatment plants are set up to clean organic matter. So whatever you do, do not toss hazardous chemicals down your drains!
HOW TO CLEAN A DRAIN PROPERLY?
This is a little more nuanced than one might think. On the one hand, there are proactive steps a homeowner can take to make sure that drains remain clean. Lifting the stoppers for thorough cleaning on a weekly basis is a good place to start. Additionally, running hot water down the drains after each use and boiling water down the drain on occasion can also be helpful. But please, if your drains or pipes are blocked, DO NOT add more debris into the pipes trying to force out whatever the original blockage was. This only leads to a bigger blockage, and potentially, a bigger cost as well. You might be surprised how often people believe this to be a wise solution.
On the other hand, as far as typical maintenance goes, pipes are prone to accumulate hair, hard water, grease, etc. This is true, even for the most vigilant homeowners. Over time, it is bound to happen. This is why to truly properly clean a drain, professional maintenance on a regular basis is advisable. While a professional plumber will be able to speak to the ideal cleaning schedule and technique based on an in-person consultation, sewer jetting every 18-24 months is the gold standard and typically what it takes to keep drain pipes in tip-top shape.
In a nutshell, you will want to take certain steps on a daily basis to keep drains clean, but go for a thorough professional job roughly once or twice a year, depending on the condition of your pipes.
Auto fluids like motor oil, antifreeze, etc.
Bottom line, treat your drain pipes well. Just because it disappears out of sight does not mean that everything is fine. If you have any doubt about whether or not something should go down the drain, it is probably safer to dispose of it another way. When in doubt, throw it out.
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Nonsense, says Simione's divorce attorney, Susan Brown. Jason Simione is crazy in love with 28-year-old Megumi "May" Simione, and although he's locked up due to her complaint, he is worried about her and won't say a bad word about her.
May Simione, on the other hand, filed a restraining order against her husband shortly before his arrest Monday, saying he's bipolar, and a threat to her and their son.
Plenty of people seem eager to speak for Simione, offering opinions and recollections that bolster the more benign interpretation of their friend than the sinister one his wife, her relatives and police have offered.
Many are in law enforcement or were colleagues on the Hollywood Fire Department, where Simione worked for 15 years before founding a company that makes weapons-related accessories for the military and rescue squads.
On the other side: May Simione's own words to investigators and judges, police reports that his mother filed in 2006, May's brother, who spoke to a Miami Herald reporter in two lengthy interviews, and plenty of witnesses who overheard Simione saying President Barack Obama should be assassinated because he is black.
One of the people on Simione's alleged hit-list was his brother-in-law, Kazhito "Kazu" Haga, who called the couple's relationship "rocky from the start." While Jason Simione bragged to his buddies that he met May, a pole-dancer and stripper, while on vacation in Hawaii, Haga says the couple met when May was working as a restaurant server in a Kona resort.
"He told her how beautiful she was and they struck up a conversation," said Haga.
Yes, his sister has a stripper pole at her Dania Beach home, but she uses it for exercise, not to titillate men.
Simione may have claimed that he bought his beautiful wife her breast implants, but Haga says his sister already had them before she met Simione — not that it's anybody's business.
May's family arrived in the United States from Japan in 1987, when she was 2. She moved to Hawaii about nine years ago.
May and Jason maintained a long-distance relationship about which Haga said his family had concerns.
His sister described Simione as successful, self-made and loyal, character traits upon which his friends and detractors agree.
But Simione is also "rude and brash and mean to everyone, from strangers to family,'' Haga added. He once witnessed Simione "wind up and punch the dog,'' a huge male mastiff/Cane Corso mix named Titan, "straight in the face," he said.
Simione's friends say that's all an act, like the intentionally offensive comic Andrew Dice Clay.
"Jason is indeed a foul-mouthed, loud character,'' said one buddy, a police officer who hangs out with Simione at a Hollywood cigar shop, where a lot of divorced man congregate to complain about their exes.
May and Jason married in Hawaii on June 25, 2011. His cousin, Fort Lauderdale photographer Ron Wood, who shot the ceremony, said they couple had postponed their wedding from a previous date because May hadn't signed the prenuptial.
Simione had made a great deal of money on patents for military items and rescue devices. Among them, the Red Sled, a rescue litter, and a sleeve soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq can change out while hot.
He brought his bride to his homes in Dania Beach and Stuart, and to make her happy, he added a room onto his Dania Beach house for her mother, Naoko Hitomi.
But wanting to control May, he wouldn't let her out of the house without him and didn't want her to work, Haga said.
Baby Jett was born in November 2012, and soon after, May and her mother began fearing for the child, Haga said.
May's family also began to worry about the arsenal Simione kept in the home. He believes that some natural disaster is coming or the U.S. government might fall, so Jason Simione turned his house into a fortress where his family and friends would be safe.
He stockpiled food and survival supplies, including tons of sushi-grade rice for his wife and mother-in-law, one of his close friends said.
His mother kept the baby in her room for safety, Haga said.
But Jason Simione began complaining to his friends that May and her mother wouldn't let him near his son. He also began making accusations against wife, Haga said. He'd find a napkin from a restaurant and decide she was cheating on him; he found a piece of lingerie he didn't recognize, and said she was a prostitute.
As the marriage began to crumble, Simione started "doing crazy things," said Haga, including putting a GPS tracker on the truck and flattening the tires.
In February, May tried to leave. Her brother flew in from California. With their mother and Jett, they piled into the Range Rover that friends say Simione bought for his wife, and took off.
"She feared for [Jett's] life,'' said Haga.
Jason Simione told friends he was worried May would take the baby and flee to Japan. He found her teen-age passport, so old it is now void.
May Simione filed a restraining order against her husband, saying she was a victim of domestic violence.
It wasn't the first time someone had accused Simione of having a mental illness.
In December 2006, Hollywood police responded to a domestic complaint, filed by Donna Peplin, who identified herself as Simione's mother.
Peplin's photography business is right next to Simione's Bulldog Tactical Equipment, 3706 SW 30th Ave., in a warehouse complex. Peplin told police that her son, whose company makes gear for the military and rescue squads, had sprayed the fire extinguisher all over the floor and furniture and poured oil on the walls. Peplin said "she was afraid of her son due to him having been diagnosed with a mental disorder," the officer wrote in his report. Peplin said her son is on medication, but he was not taking it. The officer wrote he advised Simione to stay on his side of the business and not enter his mother's establishment.
A woman identifying herself as Peplin's assistant said last week Peplin wasn't talking to the media.
On April 18, the court dismissed May Simione's protective order request. She sought a new protective order on Aug. 10 for herself and Jett.
She told them reports had been filed to BSO and the Department of Children and Families.
This came after an incident earlier in the week in which her husband, holding Jett, had gotten into a fight with one of his employees. May Simione had not witnessed it, but heard from others that her husband threw the baby onto a table, causing the child to get a gash in his head.
"Child services is working on this. There has [sic] been many witnesses," she wrote.
Jason Simione told his cigar buddies about the same fight. He said he was reprimanding an employee for smoking pot when the fight began. Simione said he fired the worker.
That's about when another employee contacted May and her brother, telling them Simione had offered to pay him $150,000 to find a hit man to murder them.
But when police searched the Dania Beach home, they didn't find any steroids, only a prescription testosterone supplement and an over-the-counter "super vitamin" which is mainly given to race horses, said BSO Det. Ricky Libman.
Jason, who is 5-foot-8 and 252 pounds, gets his bulk and strength from hitting a speed bag for two hours a day, a friend says.
Haga said he believes Simione loves his sister and son. But he also thinks Simione is capable of dangerous things.
May Simione has filed for an injunction to freeze her husband's assets. Her fear, her brother said, is he could come up with the $5 million bond to get out of jail.
The courts will hold a hearing on the issue Aug. 22.


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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has no shortage of detractors. Whenever a beloved film or film series receives a new treatment or installment, most people – myself included – are bound to vocalize their qualms. We said why can't they leave well enough alone? We said why does everything have to be CGI? With the fourth Indy flick, we said a whole bunch of stuff that shouldn't be reprinted. So yeah: Crystal Skull is the weakest Indiana Jones for a few reasons. But let's find something nice to say about it for a change, shall we?
Harrison Ford returns to one of his most famous characters after a quarter-century hiatus (he appeared in one or two movies in the meantime) and most of the old crew returns with him: Steven Spielberg directs from a story by George Lucas, composer John Williams scores the film, and Karen Allen revives the role of Marion Ravenwood. Cate Blanchett plays (ahem, overplays) the primary antagonist Dr. Irina Spalko, and the best things about her are her hair and her name. Among the other new additions to the Indy legend is the consistent use of CGI, which was used sparingly in the first three adventure films in favor of practical effects. It feels at times as if somebody wanted to cram as many CG shots into this thing as possible, and many of those instances are very unfortunately unconvincing. Also: aliens.
Peter Weir's first American film was the Harrison Ford vehicle Witness, released to commercial and critical acclaim in 1985. The Australian director was originally set to make his stateside debut with The Mosquito Coast, but a last-minute loss of financing would leave time for Weir to make a very different kind of picture first.
As a "Harrison Ford movie" — a label which immediately evokes Raiders and Blade Runner — Witness probably falls flat. John Book ain't an adventurer, an action hero, or a possible cyborg (or is he?) and Witness ain't a popcorn blockbuster. You can imagine the studio executives wincing as they reluctantly finance something that, frankly, looks excruciatingly boring as an abstract. Man goes to Amish country. Protects small boy. Woohoo.


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Watch The Tesla Model S P85D Trounce The Old P85 In A Drag Race
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How much quicker is the P85D compared to the former range-topping Tesla Model S? The dual-motor EV utterly humiliates it in a drag race.
The 691 Horsepower Tesla Model S P85D Does 0-60 In 3.2 Seconds
Elon Musk concedes that "the Internet is very good at figuring out secrets." So yes, the D in the…
The crew from Drag Times lined up the new P85D and the old P85 to prove what we already know: all-wheel drive matched with instant-on torque is freaking amazing.
From a standstill the P85D doesn't just fly away from the P85 – it leaves it for dead, using all 691 HP (and underrated torque) to pull 1.29 G, while the 415 HP, rear-wheel drive nearly disappears from view.
First Tesla P85D On A Dyno Put Down Way More Torque Than Advertised
The Tesla Model S has kicked out some wacky power readings, but it looks like somebody was able…
From a 35 MPH roll the results are far less dramatic, but even with the P85 driver jumping the start, the P85D just walks away. It's nuts, and with that powertrain fitted to the Falcon-winged Model X, it's going to be even nuttier.
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this is THEY WALK AMONG US, the TFL approved fanlisting for GENRE: ZOMBIE movies; arguably the best kind of horror movie you can get where blood-thirsty, flesh-eating monsters are concerned.
Not sure what a fanlisting is? No problem! According to thefanlistings.org, it's basically a list of people who love a certain subject, be it a food item, place, or in this case, the movie genre that focuses on zombies. It's a way of showing your love to the rest of the world. Zombie Movies make the world more aware, so spread the word!
Additionally, extra thanks goes to Kryz, who kindly let me adopt the fanlisting from her, and who also adopted it from Emma; thank you so much! I am forever grateful for the oppurutnity!
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Ugh, why do these things have to update every month and not ever like, week, or something, like manga.
The new one with the next part of the story should have been released.
But I cant really say anything since I have no translations but can guess that Pk is still in the alternate universe? So really, if the tower goes down in that universe prematurely then I suppose it'll be alright.
Ah right you don't know the story, silly me.
Anyway no, it isn't for the alternate future (not really alternate...), it's for the present!
He he he, then I'll do just that!
N: It's been so much.
N: Or maybe just one night.
R: Open your eyes, Avenger!
R: Surprised to see me?
R: Your favorite chronopirate! The scourge of the time! But you can just call me Raider!
A: Ehi! W-where is Duckburg?
A: How did I end up here? What do you have in mind, you clown?
R: You should thank me, Avenger! I came to you to save you... and save the future from a frightful destiny!
A: Don't call me Avenger! I'm done with this stuff.
R: That's what you think! Some stories never ends!
A: Lalalalaahhh! Sorry I can't hear you, I'm under a tunnel!
R: The day the Avenger was defeated.
A: You have all my attention!
R: I resqued you to change the history course by hiding you from those who want to destroy you... here where no one will ever come to look for you!
A: But what does that mean? I ceased to be the Avenger quite some time ago! Who'd still bear a grudge against me?
R: The answer isn't difficult! Look around and you'll understand who's your real enemy!
A: Some crazy interior designer?
R: Don't be scared! I surprised them and knocked them down properly!
A: But what are those aliens doing here?
R: This is one of their orbitating space stations invisible to earth's revelation systems... the first of a long serie!
A: First you... then them! This is not a dream, it's a horrible daydream!
R: This is the last place in which they'd to look for you! Brilliant, huh?
A: You always had the poor habit to appear out of the blue, but I want to know everything from the very beginning! What's even happening?
R: I'll tell you everything, but meanwhile wear this! It's an original piece directly from the twenty-third century!
R: Consider it as my welcome back gift! When one's talking about serious business, he needs to have a proper look!
A: I'm... confused! It's been a long time and so much has happened!
R: ...and now you'll revert and be it again to save the entire universe from these parasites!
A: But we beated them down! Their empire was turned to ashes!
R: Well, it turns out there was still some dust in the corners! There was still a colony of this cosmic scum on the earth!
R: After being scattered and separated, the evronians had a reunion and organized their revenge!
R: You were their first objective and once they destroied the Avenger they didn't find any more obstacoles in conquering the earth!
R: I came from the future and saw what they were capable of! By saving you we'll bring a new hope to humanity!
A: Well, if you expect me tostay still and remain here, you miscalculated!
R: I expect you to remain alive! That'd be a great beginning!
A: Wear the glad rags, Avenger! We've got visitors!
R: Don't move! This squad has arrived in the wrong moment, but I can take care of them without any problems!
A: Forget it! I want to do my part too!
R: With that hole in your costume?
A: Holy mackerel! I wore it back-to-front! This is what happens when you urge me to hurry!
R: They're coming! Leave it to me!
Evronian: Analysis completed, master! The structure is entirely operative!
Zoster: The station's commander will better have good reasons to justify his silence!
A: Glab! Who are they even? (formato famiglia ??) evronians?
Z: The Avenger is here!
T: Tracers ready to go!
R: Run, Avenger! I'll catch up with you pronto!
A: URGH! Those things are down with me!
R: Their genetic relevators are calibrated on you, earth duck! You can't hide! You can't escape!
Tracer: You can only beg!
R: Sorry, friend... but we have different agendas for today!
A: Genetic relevators? You should have warned me!
R: How could I even do it? They didn't exist in the twenty-third century!
T: Here ends your race, Avenger!
R: Don't listen to him! He's just trying to put you off!
A: Well, he's definely succeding!
A: Wasn't there the extransformer shield together with the costume and the cape? It might have come in handy in this situation!
R: …there's only one thing you can do in this situation... run!
A: And where? Wasn't this the safest place?
R: Thinking about it there's an even better place where nobody's going to look for you!
A: And what is it?
Z: What are you waiting for? Fire!
R: Duckburg! That's the twenty-third century. Year 2255!
R: You traveled the time a lot into the Avenger's shoes!
A: Yeah... and I saw tomorrow's Duckburg! It was a wonderful and immense city!
R: Look at Grrodon the emperor!
A: I've met him a long time ago! He was the last evronian on earth, an old tired and rancourous warrior!
R: The story took another course, remember? For the evronians he's the great liberator!
A: I think I need some explanations!
R: You'll know everything in a moment! Now we have to go away from here before some squad stumbles in your cape!
A: Pheeew! We've been lucky! That evronian's relevator didn't locate me!
R: They don't need those anymore in this epoch... since the Avenger no longer exists!
R: You were defeated in the twenty-first century! Disintegrated! Nuked! Atomized!
A: Ok, I got it! What happened then?
R: ...and billions of people's vital energy has been engulfed by the evronians!
A: That Grrodon! I wouldn't have bet a penny on him the first time I met him!
R: Legions of coolflames works for the empire and thanks to them Grrodon was able to realize his most ambitious endeavour!
R: Look at the sky, Avenger! What do you see?
R: And what about the moon?
R: Turn down that punter! Didn't you recognize me?
Punter: Positive scan. Subject: Raider. File JXZ 654165 ABU. Access allowed.
Positive scan. Subject: The Avenger. File: PKK 660066 DITZ. Access allowed.
R: …and Odin Eidolon, our leader!
O: We've been waiting for so long for you to be here... and you finally are!
R: And this is a hero! Hence shut your beak and open your ears!
O: I'm happy to see you again! Hope you had a good journey!
A: Sure! I visited an orbitating base, risked my life in an apocalyptic future and there wasn't even traffic!
O: I see your disappointment, but you also know that we acted like this to save your life!
A: And I'm glad you did... but now I need to understand!
O: You want me to talk about the evronian's supremacy? The earth's resistance?
A: ...now I want to know how it began!
O: Launch memoblock! Activate prime monitors!
O: Everything started with Grrodon, the last evronian on earth!
O: Grrodon is a (mutaforma ??) who assumed the visage of an official of the american army... the lieutenant mccoy!
O: It's been like this, until Grrodon ended up in a maximum-security militar prison... and there he met a special person!
O: The professor Morgan Fairfax!
A: Fairfax! I faced him a couple of times and I don't hold a good memory from the experience!
O: ...and under the rage and madness of that scientist, Grrodon would have build his empire!
O: To lay again the foundations for a new kingdom the evronian needed warriors... and he found them!
R: Wow! You know so many precious people, Avenger!
A: ...but that's where those aliens born and grow!
O: The army destroy some of those orchard... some, but not all of them!
O: Defending it, it was her! The loyal disciple of the cosmic lords... preacher of the Evron's kingdom... Nebula Faraday!
O: Thanks to the genetic tracers they had no problems finding you!
O: And this has been the Avengers end.
O: No defense was helpful! No alliance could stop them! No sacrifices changed this destiny!
O: One month later, the humanity kneeled down to emperor Grrodon!
O: And the emperor now was ready to realize his biggest project!
O: The ancient Evron, as you probably know, was a spaceship-planet, a world that'd travel the universe searching for other planets to prey on!
O: Thanks to Fairfax's projects, the emperor created some titanics gravitation engines, using the earth's energy!
O: And that's how the earth left the solar system behind beginning its new one-way journey.
R: The earth's change of position cancelled the effects of the microcontraction (??), the phenomenon that interrupted time travelling!
R: So for me it was possible again to move between millennias and I took contact with Odin Eidolon!
O: ...and the Raider was the solution we were looking for!
A: To save me from the evronians? Is it going to be enough to the change the course of the events?
O: ...and you'll be the one doing it! Take this!
O: That's the key to the omega chamber! The Ducklair Tower was your refuge for a long time! The palace had a secret level... and in its heart there was an even more secret level!
R: But you won't be able to hide for long! There's Grrodon and his warriors waiting for you... and then Fairfax and Nebula Faraday! Do you think you can get by it?
A: Do I have any choises?
R: No you don't, but I wanted to ear you saying that!
O: I believe in you, Avenger!
R: It's the twenty-first century, get down! From now on we've got to walk.
A: You know a whole lot of things about me!
R: To find out your secret identity and come and get you home I had to study you for a while and I think compliments are in order!
R: I mean... work lacks! And you're full of debts... but you can linger on a family without giving up! That's what makes you a true hero!
A: Thought it was the cape!
R: Is this the omega chamber?
Evronian: Good yostly! The DNAlert!
Evronian: Patrolman Nerbon to territorial unit! I got a trail! I repeat! I got a trail!
Angus: I know your rat ons, Soapy! Call me again in ten minutes, I'm in my donuts break! Yeah, I know that ten minutes ago I was also in my donuts break.
A: I always do a donut break between a donut break and the other! What is it, you want to teach me how to be a journalist?
A: This is the tower's deepest level! What should I do now?
R: Odin gave you a key, did he? Use it!
A: Did you just bzzzzed?
R: Why should I say bzzzzz?
R: You just have to know how to search them!
R: The most deadly you could hope to find!
R: And then vehicles, comunication systems and everything you need to survive during an apocalypse!
R: A biogenerator! Regenerates cells and tissues, overcomes viruses and infections! It's the eternal youth machine!
R: With this gem in my hands and all the time of the world by my side, who needs the horrible future that waits for us?
A: But what are you talking about?
A: Y-you... you cheated on me!
R: Now it's up to you! A desperate mission waits for you, but with some time and some luck you'll manage to succeed!
R: ...but the past still have to come!
A: You'll pay for this betrayal, Raider! I will find you wherever you'll go!
R: ...in any case, I won't stay here! Goodbye, Avenger!
A: I've been so stupid! I hoped the Raider finally got in the good side while that rouge only stays by one side... his!
DT: Emergency ongoing (??): four hostile presences detected.
DT: Evronians. Tree warriors and a reinforced unit.
A: Thank you for the information! Is there an emergency exit anywhere near?
Section's perimeter compromised. Protection program activated.
A: Wait-wait-wait! What do I have to do?
E: He's hiding under there! He's on trap!
A: Faster! Faster! What's inside? Some defeating ray? An evronian-snapper?
Omega protocol ready to be activated.
Scans for the second part are up.
"Potere e Potenza" chapter 2: the reboot of a certain character tries to turn Donald into a EXXXXTREME!EDGY!90sMarvel!GRIMDARK!Anti-Hero, but Pikappa doesn't let him.
He keeps the upgrades, though, at least for now.
I kind of nosebleeded at this second issue.
That new outfit. :') I approve of this.
I'm an Italian fan of our PK/Duck Avengers since some years (not really a fan from the beginning, but I've recovered most of the series, and I'm working up my way from the beginning recently). So far, I'm following Might and Power, and besides some slight nuissance over the whole save/disintegrate the DT discussion (more on how it was conducted than actual interest for the tower's fate: as much as I like the old status quo, having it destroyed would be a really nice twist, and a way to close forever the idea of a full return to PKNA's status quo, unlike how most mainstream comics tend to work), I'm loving those first two episodes of this story: PK feels exactly like it did years ago, and Artibani didn't lose his touch as far as stories are concerned, and the same goes to Pastrovicchio. I'm really curious to see how the rest of the story will go from here, but I'm quite sure it won't disappoint!
Well dudes, I voted for destroying the tower though I'm all for preserving it too. I guess really I want to see what the writers have in store for us, if they are so positive we won't regret the decision then I say let's see hoe this thing go. And remember, there are alternate universes at our hands to use and what not in case tbings turn out bad.
Welcome to the forum, Viroro. These are good days to be a PKer.
Thanks XD And yeah, it definitely is a good time, after so many years of wait!
@Eccentric: One is still, first and foremost, an artificial intelligence: he already left the Tower in some occasions (Shadows on Venus, for one), and in O.G.R.E. (during the third series, even if it wasn't the same One) he has shown that he can divide himself on various Calisotan computers to preserve his self in case of assault on the Ducklair Tower, so, I think One's safety is quite likely, even if the DT will be no more. I assume we will see One again at some point, though, but it could be as soon as towards the end of this storyline, to as late as a dozen stories in this new cycle. We can just wait and see at this point.
Ah, your right, Viroro. I suppose our only worry is One NOT coming back and the lost of what truly make PK its awesome self.
Also, welcome to the forums! Though we're not as active as the Italian forums. Its nice little place to discuss and fangirl/fanboy over.
I'm personally clamoring for One to return in some form. Even if I liked PK^2 overall, I think he was also a big part of the identity of the original series, and one of the characters that deserve to return the most (the other being Lyla, I never liked how she pretty nuch disappeared from existence as far as the story was concerned after the flashback in The Burden of Memories...). Someone on the Papersera forum actually suggested the idea that this could lead to a One forced to be kept in an hardware that doesn't allow him to express his full potential, leading to a more limited and struggling One, an idea I think would be pretty interesting to see.
Speaking of which, Artibani hinted in a recent event in Italy that if the 'disintegration' bit wins the Tower will 'leave the scene', but on the topic of it exploding or not, they said 'we're banal but not that much'. Whatever will happen, we don't have to take the 'disintegration' bit litterally, even if we will surelly understand what he meant in two weeks.
EDIT: By the way, the site was recently linked on the facebook page of PK. I'd link the page but I'm not allowed to do so yet, so just look for PIKAPPAOfficial if you want to see!
What I really liked about PK2 was how our hero was put in a more vulnerable position by being without most of his allies. But yeah, I do wonder where the hell Lyla went after her short appearance in "Blackout".
Also, a spoiler image for the third part has surfaced. View at own risk.
I'm just glad that old characters keep popping up. But on that topic, when the hell's Lyla gonna show up already? Youse savin' the best for last or sumthing?
So, who wanted the DT destroyed just won. The fuzz people is doing about it right now in the official page is hilarious and amazing (by which I mean: people is arguing and there's some kind of caos). This fandom is so alive again.
Well, let's hope the Channel 00 guys evacuate the building in time.
Or we may have sentenced Angus to death.
It's Angus. You can't kill him even if you try XD Even in the killfest that was the last issue of PK - Pikappa, he's the only character besides Donald to actually survive in the new reality. You've got to give credit for the journalist's survival skills.
Man, the ending to Pikappa was such a clusterf*ck. It basically screamed "rebooting was a bad idea!"
My biggest worry when this new series started was that they were gonna ignore PK2 altogether and do some reset bullsh*t with time travel. Now, I really do love the second series, but I do know it generally wasn't as well received by readers.
Now then, there has so far been a reference to Everett Ducklair leaving for Corona with the ship on top of the tower, but still, anything can happen. Is there any guarantee our hero will stay in the time he currently finds himself in?
I do wanna see the characters from PK2 again. Especially the Starcorp people. I love those guys. And especially the girl. You all know how much. Ehem.
I also hope they get more into his retirement. I wanna know why he stopped being Paperinik. There was no indication of him retiring at the end of PK2. Well, still early on, guess I'll have to wait and see.
He he he, and yeah, it's funny how Tyrell was only used for one single story when the previews indicated he'd have a bigger part.


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Madumbi Leadership Team
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Slavik hails from St. Charles, Illinois, where she attends St. Charles East High School. The 6-1 setter was tabbed the 2018 DuKane Conference Player of the Year after posting 616 assists and team-best 249 kills to lead St. Charles East to its first sectional title since 2011. Slavik was also named a 2018 AVCA Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention recipient this year. Additionally, Slavik won a club national championship with Sport Performance Volleyball's 18 Elite team 18 open (division).
Clark is a 6-2 middle blocker from Wheaton, Illinois, where she played for Wheaton North High School. At Wheaton North, Clark was named to the DuKane All-Conference Team during her junior and senior years. Clark led the Falcons her junior year to their second consecutive regional championship. During the 2018 club season, Clark played for Sport Performance's 18 Kahl Team and won a national title in the Premiere division.


The Xbox Kinect accessory for the Xbox 360 changed Microsoft's fortunes. The company suddenly got recognized as an innovative company and bagged quite a few awards for the Kinect. One of the factors responsible for Kinect's success are the community projects. Microsoft has not sued any of the hackers unlike Sony and in fact released a SDK for developers to play around with the Kinect. But what's next?
should have a working knowledge of radiometry, photometry, and optical testing, and apply these skills to identify critical to quality metrics for imaging and illumination systems.
[…] will also be responsible for qualification of injection molded lenses, accessory components, camera module, and solid state light sources.
responsibilities of this position are focused on specifying, designing, implementing and verifying subsystems in the sensor electrical design. This includes owning the part selections, schematic capture, PCB layout, BOM, and cost analysis of the subsystem design.
The subsystems include high speed busses (RGB, IR, USB, I2S), memory, audio/video interfaces, system clocking, power and thermal management, and misc. analog/digital circuitry.
This job application talks about the internal circuits of the Kinect.


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I am what you would call, a creature of habit. If you come to my house on any day of the week, you'll find me eating pretty much the same breakfast, at pretty much the same time. I love my coffee with lots of milk first thing, then I work for a little bit until I get hungry, and then it's always oats + dairy. I never get bored because I'm constantly trying new fruits and flavors to mix in. I make hot oatmeal in the winter, but whenever it's warm – or if I just know I'm going to be too busy to make it in the morning, I love overnight oats.
It's my go-to breakfast because it's easy, filling, and healthy. Oats are pure whole grain goodness with lots of cholesterol and blood sugar lowering fiber. And the 1% low-fat milk I use to make my oats, plus the fat free Greek yogurt I always mix in give me the twenty grams of lean protein I aim for each morning, to keep me full and fueled until well into the afternoon. Did you think I'd forget about the good dose of calcium, D and other minerals in that dairy too? Not a chance!
So when Quaker Oats and the National Dairy Council challenged members of the Recipe ReDux to share our favorite ways to eat the powerful combination of oats and dairy – well let's just say, this one was a no-brainer for me.
One of my favorite oat and dairy combos is a twist on Morning Glory Muffins – you know those really sweet and delicious ones that are full of healthy nuts and fruit, but not so healthy flour, sugar and butter… This tastes just as delicious as the muffins, but it's a whole lot better for you. I make a big batch and keep it in the refrigerator for the week. Feel free to substitute lactose-free milk if you're lactose intolerant. The Greek yogurt is very low in lactose.
Mix all ingredients together well in a large mixing bowl. Transfer to a lidded container, and refrigerate overnight or for up to a week.
Do you ever make overnight oats? What's your favorite oats and dairy combo?
I love, love, love oatmeal. My go-to breakfast in the morning. So simple but honestly one of my favourite breakfasts ever!
Same – funny that I never ate oatmeal until about 3 years ago, and now I have it every day!
Oh my goodness … this sounds so easy, yet healthy and delicious!
I'm bad about eating breakfast as I'm just not a morning person … I think this recipe solves all my problems!
It's definitely easy! I'm not a morning person either, so most of the time it ends up being brunch for me 🙂 Thanks for visiting Kimberly!
Oh I love this!! I am a creature of habit, too. I have oats every single morning. I've been doing overnight oats too and I love all your add-ins. Reminds me of carrot cake 🙂 Must try soon!
I always think of oats as a vehicle for add-ins!
I've yet to try overnight oats but these look really divine and I do love Morning Glory Muffins!
Give 'em a try – I promise you'll love them!


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Chinese studying Western methods of genocide for use against East Turkestan Muslims
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Jumada' al-Akhirah 13, 14222001-09-01
China is studying how European immigrants to North America wiped out the indigenous peoples and seized their country. The idea seems to be to find tactics for its war against the people of East Turkestan (officially Xinjiang province), who are Muslims fighting for independence. Beijing's decision to abandon its stick-and-carrot strategies follows its alliance with the 'Shanghai Five' against Islamic movements in the former Soviet Union and China. Beijing must also be encouraged by the silence of Muslim and Western countries over its atrocities in East Turkestan and Russia's brutal repression of Chechnya.
The news that China is thinking of adapting American genocide tactics does not come from Muslims sympathetic to the cause of East Turkestan, or hostile to China or the US. It comes instead from an American academic who specialises in Asian affairs, and whose views have been quoted in articles by American journalists. Dru Gladney, a professor of Asian studies at the University of Hawaii, was quoted in the International Herald Tribune: "There is a feeling that the Chinese government has given and given and given to Xinjiang, and all they get is criticism," she said. "Now they have abandoned that tactic and are studying how America settled the West and decimated the Indians. They risk making the same mistakes we made."
It is disingenuous (at least) to describe the process of wiping out a people as a "mistake", but to say the same of the deliberate planning of an extermination is even worse. Beijing has already tried another method of 'ethnic cleansing' by settling large numbers of Han Chinese in the region, to turn the Muslim majority into a minority on its own ground. The Han Chinese enjoy a monopoly over the region's resources and jobs, and non-Han who complain are either deported or imprisoned. In 1950 the Han Chinese constituted 5 percent of East Turkmenistan's population, but now they make up 38 percent of the region's 17 million people, thanks to Beijing's resettlement programme. The Muslim majority consists of the Turkic Uighurs (49 percent); the rest are from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
But according to fresh media reports, Beijing is also extending its resettlement programme. The effort is part of a new plan to step up the exploitation of the region's oil and gas resources in the interests of Beijing and the Han Chinese in East Turkestan, with the Muslims ruthlessly excluded.
China is now feeling confident of its ability to quell the struggle for independence, thanks to the full cooperation it has got from its Central Asian neighbours and Russia, which comprise the Shanghai Co-operative Organiz-ation. Regional officials admit publicly that the four Central Asian members of the Shanghai group cooperate fully with them, even to cracking down on Uighur activists in their own countries. The officials were quoted in the International Herald Tribune report as saying that Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan "now routinely extradite alleged separatists back to Chinese soil." According to the report, three deported to China from Kazakhstan last year are "believed to have been executed".
In return for this cooperation, China is helping the security forces of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, which feel unequal to the task of ending the emergence of Islamic groups in the region. To the dictators who govern the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, such groups are a threat to the dual foundations of their absolute power: corruption and the automatic respect for central authority. As most of these dictators used to be senior dictators of the KGB, their automatic response to dissent or to Islamic activism is repression. That explains why they do not hesitate to cooperate with Beijing in its crackdown on the fellow Muslims of Turkestan.
The immediate victims of such cooperation are the independence activists who have fled repression to set up training or information organisations in neighbouring Central Asian states. Such organisations not only support the fighting in East Turkestan directly, but also provide information about Chinese atrocities in the region for the international media. Their removal means an end to the flow of funds and trained fighters to the independence struggle inside the region. It also means the severe curtailment of news reaching the outside world about events in the area: a curtailment that Beijing is bound to exploit in carrying out its plans of genocide and "economic development."
But although Beijing may have cause for celebration and East Turkestan's Muslims may feel despondent, the independence movement, which has existed for many years and outlived many upheavals, will not vanish. Indeed, the increased repression may well backfire in the long term.
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Footage from Katy Perry's sold-out California Dreams Arena Tour 2011 has been posted at the singer's YouTube channel. "To say that you have a sold-out arena tour in the first five years of career, it's not supposed to happen like that," Perry said. Watch it via YouTube below.


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John Wayne's Widow and Granddaughter Recall the Western Film Icon's Softer Side
Jan 4, 2015 12:00 pm·
By Closer Staff
Get to Know Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's 2 Daughters!
Here's What Happened to Ann B. Davis of 'The Brady Bunch'
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Henry Winkler Has a Happy Day With Son Max in Rare Public Outing
Pilar Wayne answers the door of her Orange, Calif. home with a paintbrush in her hand. She's in the middle of painting another portrait, one of many spread out across her house. Her favorite subject: John Wayne, her beloved husband from 1954 until his death in 1979.
"He was absolutely the love of my life," she gushes to 'Closer,' "My husband was so sweet and giving. There probably will never be another John Wayne."
On-screen, he was The Duke — a rough-and-tumble hero in the Westerns and World War II movies. But in real life, he was born Marion Morrison in 1907 in Winterset, Iowa. "I never was and never will be a film personality like John Wayne," he maintained, adding, "I make a living out of him."
John Wayne in March 1974.
And a good living it was. He was one of America's top box office stars for decades. But he concentrated on his career to the detriment of his family, and his first two marriages ended in divorce.
Related Story: 'Beverly Hillbillies' Star Donna Douglas Dead at 81
"He didn't do some things right in his first couple of marriages," his granddaughter Jennifer Wayne (whose mom, Aissa, is the oldest of John and Pilar's three kids) confides to 'Closer.' "So he made family so important with my grandma. He really loved her."
To read the full story on John, pick up the new issue of 'Closer Weekly,' on newsstands now!
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Steep Hill Expands To Oregon
The cannabis lab testing company is opening a lab in Portland, Oregon.
Last week, Steep Hill announced they are expanding into Oregon with a laboratory in Portland. According to the press release, the company has licensed its testing technology to Dr. Carl Balog, a renowned pain and addiction physician.
Steep Hill has expanded significantly over the past year, including new laboratories in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C. and Hawaii, among other states. The Berkeley-based company works in lab testing, research and development, licensing, genetics and remote testing. In 2008, Steep Hill opened the first-ever commercial cannabis-testing laboratory in the country.
Jmîchaeĺe Keller, president and chief executive officer of Steep Hill, says this is a development that will help them better understand cannabis chemistry and its medical applications. "We are pleased to announce our expansion into Oregon and especially pleased to partner with Dr. Balog, a physician who brings years of pain and addiction experience to the Steep Hill body of expertise," says Keller. "In addition, Dr. Balog plans to use his specialized knowledge to aid Steep Hill's research and development efforts to broaden our understanding of cannabis chemistry and to explore its wider medical applications. In partnering with Dr. Balog, we hope that Steep Hill will be able to help physicians around the United States to curb the opioid epidemic by offering Steep Hill Verified™ medicinal cannabis as an alternative to a crisis that plagues this country."
Examination of cannabis prior to testing- credit Steep Hill Labs, Inc.
Dr. Balog, now owner and medical director of Steep Hill Oregon, says medical cannabis could be an excellent harm reduction tool, and hints at it being a possible tool in the opioid crisis. "I deal with the consequences of the opioid epidemic on a daily basis as a pain and addiction specialist," says Dr. Balog. "The growing trend of using cannabis products as an alternative to opioids highlights the need for regulated testing. Because of the variability of marijuana preparations, testing ensures that scientific rigor is applied in a standardized way. I am dedicated to ensuring that patients have access to safe, tested cannabis, free from contaminants and to verified labels that can be trusted for their content."
They expect Steep Hill Oregon to be open for business in the second quarter of 2018.
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This is great news, Steep Hill is one of the only moral testing companies. They will tell you the truth about your cannabis potency, not lie like other assholes in the industry.
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from __future__ import division
from builtins import range
from past.utils import old_div
import scipy

# see VdmPairwise for definition of r2PC12 and dtMatPC12
# 1. make cluster instance
# PC12cluster = cluster.HierarchicalClustering(range(48), lambda x,y: getDist(x,y,r2PC12/dtMatPC12))
# 2. set desired linake method (see cluster.py for different options)
# PC12cluster.setLinkageMethod('single')
# 3. getlevel returns the clusters of items with requested distance of one another.
#    You must run this before you can ask for the topology
# PC12cluster.getlevel(0.1)
# 4. get topology (formatted as a nested tuple
# PC12topo = PC12cluster.topo()
# 5. convert topo into a permutation list
# PC12permList = FlattenIt(PC12topo,r2PC12/dtMatPC12)
# 6. get permutation matrix from permutation list
# PC12permMat = makePermutationMatrix(permList)
# 7. permute your jacobian
# PC12permJac = scipy.dot(jacPC12,PC12permMat)

def getDist(ind1,ind2,distMat):
    """
    distMat is a distance matrix.  distMat[i,j] == distance from i to j
    """
    return distMat[ind1,ind2]

def FlattenIt(x, distMat):
    """
    Takes topo output from hierarchical clustering and orders the list at the bottom
    level to correspond to the optimal permutation.
    """
    if isinstance(x, int):
        return [x]
    a = FlattenIt(x[0], distMat)
    b = FlattenIt(x[1], distMat)
#    print a, b
    d00 = distMat[a[0],b[0]]
    d01 = distMat[a[0],b[-1]]
    d10 = distMat[a[-1],b[0]]
    d11 = distMat[a[-1],b[-1]]
    dMin = min(d00, d01, d10, d11)
    if d00 == dMin:
        a.reverse()
    elif d01 == dMin:
        a.reverse()
        b.reverse()
    elif d11 == dMin:
        b.reverse()
    a.extend(b)
#    print a
    return a

def makePermutationMatrix(permList):
    """
    Takes a list defining the permutation and makes the appropriate matrix.
    """
    permList = scipy.array(permList)
    n = len(permList)
    if 0 not in permList:
        permList = permList - 1
    permMat = scipy.zeros((n,n),'d')
    for ii, jj in enumerate(permList):
        permMat[ii,jj] = 1.
    return scipy.transpose(permMat)

def normColumns(mat1):
    """
    Normalizes each column of a matrix.  So far just for display purposes.
    """
    n = len(mat1[0])
    mat2 = mat1.copy()
    for ii in range(n):
        mat2[:,ii] = old_div(mat2[:,ii],scipy.sqrt(scipy.dot(mat2[:,ii],mat2[:,ii])))
    return mat2

def colorAlignColumns(mat1):
    """
    Multiplies columns by +/- 1 to make them have positive dot product with neighboring
    columns.  So far just for display purposes.
    """
    n = len(mat1[0])
    mat2 = mat1.copy()
    for ii in range(n-1):
        if scipy.dot(mat2[:,ii],mat2[:,ii+1]) < 0.:
            mat2[:,ii+1] = -1.*mat2[:,ii+1]
    return mat2


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Dr. Timothy Weil's lab holds an emphasis on basic behavioral principles and applications while seeking ways to combine those with the more recent behavioral developments of Relational Frame Theory. The lab particularly seeks ways to incorporate RFT principles into more traditional Verbal Behavior models to increase the effectiveness of this training with targeted individuals.
The lab also seeks ways to use an ACT based approach to increase the effectiveness of traditional behavioral approaches with a variety of populations including parents and individuals diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. Specifically, the lab seeks to deliver ACT based behavioral interventions in a protocolized way as to make it accessible to other behavior analysts.
In addition, the Lab supports all forms of traditional behavior analysis research in applied settings (including clinics, group homes, and adult day training facilities) involving a variety of different populations (from children and adults diagnosed with developmental disabilities, individuals with a traumatic brain injury, parents of individuals with traumatic brain injury, as well as typically developing populations of all age ranges) and skills.
Dr. Weil's staff page may be found here and information about the USF ABA Master's program may be found here.


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55 Universities Reject Push for Academic Boycott of Israel
JTADecember 30, 2013
At least 55 American universities and colleges have rejected the American Studies Association membership vote in favor of an academic boycott of Israel.
The number was tracked by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
"This remarkable response is a clear declaration that American academia will not be party to the efforts to promote the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement," Robert Sugarman, its chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, its executive vice chairman, said in a statement.
The Conference of Presidents said it wrote to each of the institutional members of the ASA outlining why the boycott call is an unjustifiable and blatantly discriminatory act.
"The response is very encouraging and we are grateful that so many took the time during a holiday week to respond," the group's leaders said. "We continue to urge the rest of the members to speak out against the action and to disassociate from supporting the ASA."
Two-thirds of the 1,252 ASA members who voted approved the boycott, according to an ASA announcement on Dec. 16, a day after the deadline for online voting. At the time of the vote, there were 3,853 eligible voters, meaning one-third of the ASA membership participated.
Four universities withdrew their membership in the wake of the vote: Brandeis University, Indiana University, Kenyon College and Penn State Harrisburg.
Earlier this year, the Association for Asian American Studies announced it would mount an academic boycott of Israel. On Dec. 15, the Native American Studies Association urged its members to boycott Israeli educational institutions. The Modern Language Association next month will debate an academic boycott of Israel.
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Appleton school board adopts budget
Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten
The Appleton school board approved the 2015-16 budget and certified the tax levy Monday night.
The tax levy will rise 2.7 percent compared to $67.9 million.
The levy rose more than expected after a state aid deduction was announced in mid-October.
Overall spending in the district is down 6.2 percent to $193.9 million.
APPLETON — School property taxes in Appleton will jump more than anticipated for 2015-16, after the school board approved the budget and certified the tax levy Monday night.
The tax levy across all funds will increase $1.8 million from 2014-15, or 2.7 percent, according to budget documents. The $67.9 million figure is higher than what school leaders anticipated. They had to adjust the budget after the state Department of Public Instruction announced state aid deductions on Oct. 15.
The aid deduction impacts all public school districts with students who attend private voucher schools. Starting this year, the DPI takes money from a district's state aid for every new voucher student. The Appleton Area School District will lose $664,064 in state aid, the most of any public school district in the Fox Cities.
Board member Jim Bowman said while he knows the district is doing the best thing for students, he knows taxpayers will feel it in their checkbooks and wonder why.
"We're compensating for a voucher loss that may or may not be remembered by them (taxpayers)," he said. "So I'm concerned any time the taxpaying public sees a tax increase and doesn't fully understand the reason for it. It could impact us 5-10 years from now if enrollment increases, we need to build a school and we go out for referendum. I would expect them (taxpayers) to remember."
As a trade-off, schools can increase their revenue limits based on the number of new voucher students. Revenue limits are comprised of state aid and property taxes, so with aid lost to vouchers, many school districts will raise property taxes to make up the difference. Appleton can levy an additional $883,496 for its general fund as a result of the state aid deduction.
The tax rate, which was initially projected to fall 7 cents from last year, will instead rise 6 cents per $1,000 of home valuation.
The overall impact on a $150,000 home is $1,470, an increase of $39 in school property taxes, according to Post-Crescent Media analysis. The calculation assumes the home's value keeps pace with the district-wide increase of 2 percent. Before the DPI announced the aid deduction and revenue limit increase, taxes on a $150,000 home in Appleton were expected to be $20 less.
This year's voucher students will count toward next year's state aid calculations. If the number of students with vouchers remains the same, the result is a wash for the district. More students would mean deductions.
Meanwhile, spending in the district is expected to decrease 6.2 percent to $193.9 million dollars. The drop is due to referendum projects completed during 2014-15 that are no longer on the docket.
Jen Zettel: 920-993-1000, ext. 539, or jennifer.zettel@gannettwisconsin.com; on Twitter @jenzettel


13 months: Wild Child, Toddzilla 2.0!
Tomorrow Rex is 13 months which means we are getting very close to baby #3's arrival – less than 2 months hopefully! Rex generally remains a very jolly, happy little feller most of the time. We are so blessed! Just for fun, here's Landri's 13 month blog – time flies!
Let's start with what he looks like these days. He usually ranks in the 75-85th percentiles among his peers in height, weight and head size. He's got a cute little Buddha belly still, and nice wrist rolls. His thigh rolls aren't as pronounced as Landri's were at this age, but he does have some nice, dimply, thunder thighs on him. He's starting to show that he does in fact have a neck as he slims down slightly from his latest new cardio activity (which is a toddler "run," where he leads with his belly button if you can visualize that; it's quite entertaining to see). His fingernails are almost always long, sharp talons, as I can only manage to pin him down to cut his nails about once a month (he HATES being restrained). I've decided that Rex is a calico – his hair is definitely orange in some spots, blonde in others, and there's even one patch that is actually white (platinum). Scott gave him his second hair cut this month – a buzz cut – and it looks really cute on him. He has two bottom baby molars coming in and another bottom tooth as well, bringing his teeth total to 9. This is helping him start to perfect his chewing skills. I caught him chewing on my wooden kitchen stools this morning (yes, exactly like a puppy), so I'm guessing that's teething. His crib also looks like a beaver lives in it.
So onto what this little dude likes to eat… Totally unlike Landri was and is, Rex does NOT like raw fruit – at all. He is finally getting to where he may eat a few bites of banana, but that's it. He does, however, generally really enjoy my daily superfood smoothies that I make from this awesome cookbook that my dear friend Maria gave me for Christmas. On the days that I share with him, he will pound an entire smoothie in a matter of minutes. And in order to balance out loving his mother's delicious vegan smoothies, Rex takes after his father with his intense love of all meat, all ways. He also isn't very picky when it comes to food. For example, when he found a small piece of pizza on the floor under the table from last night's dinner that somehow didn't get swept up, he happily gobbled it down before I could stop him. Gross. Which goes along with the theme of what little boys are 99% of the time. And that is very, very gross. LOL!
Rex is always covered in food head to toe. He rubs his dirty hands all over his face and hair on purpose, making himself filthy at every meal. He always tries to eat rocks/leaves/etc, getting dirty mud all over his face which then drools down his belly. He's always got dirt and mysterious nastiness under those talon fingernails of his. He falls down a lot and it always seems to be in puddles and mud. If there is grossness anywhere, he is attracted to it like a magnet. Baths are a necessity for this boy and I've started stripping him after dinner and washing him in the kitchen sink almost nightly, not to mention his baby wipe baths several times throughout the course of each day.
Rex's language skills are still slowly developing. He understands very small directions (although the word "no" does NOT appear to be in his vocabulary at all), mostly that involve putting things in baskets/hoops/boxes/containers/etc. He loves to say "Buh-bye!" when leaving, and likes to cheer for himself, "Yay!!!" while clapping. He knows his milk sippy cup is his "Baba," but calls most things, "Mama" including the dog (still his favorite living creature on earth). He loves to growl and roar and will copy certain words/sounds that we make. But most of the time he just babbles nonsensically, nonstop. It's really cute!
So I mentioned that he is good at putting things in boxes etc. This isn't new, as I've blogged about it before, and it comes from his love of basketball, which is still probably one of his favorite activities. He is also really good at it, as well as cleaning up (putting toys away) and throwing things in the trash (whether you want him to or not). Several times a day I need to check the trashcans in whatever room we are in, as there are likely to be a handful of toys/books/etc that he has thrown away.
Rex has two major developmental opportunities that he needs to work on. The first is definitely listening. He doesn't really listen at all. He loves to ignore directions. It's like he just thinks they don't apply to him! Second, he has developed a very bad habit of throwing food. It's seriously his FAVORITE thing to do and makes a GINORMOUS mess. And since meat seems to be his chosen food, it seems like the floor is always littered with half chewed chunks of meat everywhere. It's a vegan's worst nightmare, LOL! As far as his dislikes go, I mentioned earlier that he doesn't like to be restrained, and that definitely still holds true. This makes for not only difficulty in cutting his talons, but also in changing his diapers (especially the big meat-induced poopy ones), buckling him into the stroller or car seat, and/or dressing him.
And also along the lines of undesirable toddler traits, Rex has a few tendencies that make our lives a bit scary at times, and probably very scary in the future as he gets a little older, stronger, more skilled and even more brazen. Rex gets into everything. Rex climbs everything. Rex has no fear and no sense of personal safety. He tries to open doors, drawers, and cabinets. He tries to walk down the stairs by himself (he does NOT have the skill to do this yet). Rex tries to run away in parking lots and streets. He's kinda violent, and loves to throw everything (Landri's dolls, his toy cars, food as mentioned earlier – basically anything he can get his hands on). He also hits everything – the floor, the air (especially when mad), the table, the walls, the door, me, his sister…anything in his way. As you can see, this family has acquired an additional Toddzilla – and that's Rex, Toddzilla 2.0.
M: What is Rex's favorite thing to do in the world?
M: What is Rex's favorite thing to eat?
M: What do you say? This is the "Scott Says" segment of my blog!
S: Teensy Fruits <a processed, packaged fruit snack>.
M: True. I think he also likes meat a lot.
S: Yeah. He liked those ribs at Easter!
M: And his corn dog! He ate one and a half corn dogs!!!
S: Uhh… I don't know.
S: Umm…I don't know, I like a lot of things.
S: He's a happy boy! I like him!
M: Do you think he will be nice to the new baby?
S: Uh, yes, but I think he'll be rough with the baby.
M: What else would you like to share about Rex?
S: What else would I like to share? Nothing.
PS. Here's a video of the kiddos just for fun.


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Q: How would i enable the Firefox apparmor profile in 22.04 Ok so I found this on the "How can I enable AppArmor for Firefox?" line on the Ubuntu wiki which is out of date because Firefox is now a snap.
I think the profile is enabled but first where is the profile with snaps I am not sure.

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*Is the Firefox profile enabled in snap?

*Where are snap AppArmor profiles?

A: While the documentation states (incorrectly) that apparmor profiles are stored in /etc/apparmor.d, this is not true for some profiles, especially for snaps. As explained on the snapcraft.io forum in 2017:

Ubuntu's apparmor init is patched to understand
/var/lib/snapd/apparmor/profiles and will load cache files from
/var/cache/apparmor for those profiles (this concept dates back to
Touch and snappy v1 (but they of course used different profile
directories)). Profile caches for snappy end up there and apparmor
init makes sure these are loaded on early boot.
Note this will be problematic for non-Debian/non-Ubuntu systems that
(will) use apparmor (eg, openSUSE).

The alternative location where snaps' apparmor profiles are stored is not documented on any Ubuntu site at present. I request that Ubuntu correct this omission, since their wiki page is immutable, and I can't correct it myself.

A: Yes the AppArmor Firefox Profile seems to be enabled, by default, at least on my 22.04 machine,
because I see some entries for Firefox in the kernel log files, entered by AppArmor:
zgrep firefox /var/log/kern.log*

Result (simplified, oneline -> multiline):
/var/log/kern.log.1:Jun 28 17:47:16 xxxx kernel: [ 6901.642471]
apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="snap.firefox.firefox"
name="..." pid=7330
comm="firefox"
requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1001 ouid=0

I think the apparmor profile for the Firefox snap is in
/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.firefox
and I think you can add your own rules in
/etc/apparmor.d/local/usr.bin.firefox
which by default only contains these comments (on my 22.04)
# Site-specific additions and overrides for usr.bin.firefox.
# For more details, please see /etc/apparmor.d/local/README.

But I do not know how to do that, adding custom rules.

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*The /etc/apparmor.d directory is not used for snaps (see my answer).

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Nigerians who were stranded in Moscow, Russia at the end of the 2018 World Cup Tournament would be evacuated on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed.
In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, Dr Tope Elias-Fatile, Ministry's Spokesperson, said over 230 stranded Nigerians had been cleared to board an Ethiopian Airline flight to Abuja on Friday.
According to him, this development is in accordance with the directive of the President to evacuate the stranded Nigerians in Russia.
According to him, the Ministry and Nigerian mission in Moscow in collaboration with the Ministry of Aviation have been monitoring the process of the evacuation.
"As at the last count, over 230 stranded Nigerians had been cleared to board an Ethiopian Airline flight to Abuja.
"The aircraft would depart Domodedovo Airport in Moscow with the stranded Nigerians at 08.30 hours Friday, July, 20th and arrive Abuja at 16.00 hours same day," he said.
He noted that over 150 stranded Nigerians were among the fans who travelled to the Russian Federation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament that besieged the Embassy of Nigeria in Moscow on July 12th.
The fans according to him, were stranded after the events due to lack of funds for their upkeep as well as allegation that some airline travel agents cancelled return tickets of their customers without their knowledge.
"Consequently, the Mission submitted a formal complaint to host authorities against the airlines that brought the stranded Nigerians to the Russian Federation.
"The Mission also made arrangements for the feeding and accommodation of the stranded Nigerians in hostels around Moscow," he said.
Naija News recalls that President Mohammadu Buhari had on July 16 directed the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Aviation to evacuate the Nigerians to Abuja immediately.


We apologize for the delay in getting this release out the door. As a bonus for the wait we have AMIs that are available in additional regions (ap-northeast-2, ap-south-1). We'll be adding additional regions (the remaining missing regions) next release.
Additionally, this will most likely be our last release of Fedora 27 Atomic Host. Very soon Fedora 28 will be released and we will be picking up with our releases in the Fedora 28 stream. We will have plenty of announcements and content around Fedora 28 release time so watch this space for that!