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The USA’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is about to host the annual Oscar Awards. These are the movies that I watched and can comment on.
Also, let’s check what will be said about the Will Smith “incident” from last year.
Every year I try to compile a list of games, books, and movies I experienced. For the complete list, check the Ratings. Here we go (sorted by rating)!
Slow year, I assume.
No one this year :(
Just a list of movies that I’ve seen this pandemic year.
I was wandering in the giant wasteland of TV shows, changing channels every 15 seconds, when I noticed that animation Sing was about to start. I decided to give it a try, but I had no expectations about it. For me, it would be another cashing animation movie.
When it ended I felt super surprised about how good it is. I was crying like a baby, but it is something I do often. 😛
The movie is about a theater owner that dreamed about having a great and successful show but got failure after failure. Deeply in debt, he decided to create a singing competition. It attracted hundreds of contestants, which one with a unique style. The narrative is very predictable, but nevertheless very emotional one. The main theme is believing in your dreams. But there is a bit of father-son relationship for some characters. They don’t run away from the typical stereotypes. And there a very few surprises along the way.
Visually stunning, the song selection is very nice (could be great, however) and the characters are very well realized. My personal favorite is the chameleon assistant. 😛 The cast is very good here, with solid performances. Some of them I did not notice who as whom. I don’t know if the actors actually sang for the movie, but I doubt it.
Very good pop corn time movie to watch with the family.
Just after watching a fun and light comedy with Sing, another channel started to show Queen of Katwe. I heard good comments when it was in theaters, so I decided to keep up the marathon.
It tells the story of Phiona Mutesi, a real life girl from the village of Katwe, in Uganda, that end up being a very good chess player. It is a very typical against-all-odds and follow-your-dream kinda story. The poor girl has to face all the prejudice for being women and poor (but not about being black, because the whole movie is basically on Uganda, which such thing is nonsense) to get a place under the sun.
Her unexpected success transformed the lives of her family and of the many people of her village. She became a celebrity at very young age, which influenced her personality. Year after year, she started to behave as a spoiled kid, believing that she was invincible. With the family support, she realizes the most valuable things in life in the end.
The acting of the protagonist, from Madina Nalwanga, is excellent. The entire media focused the attention to the beautiful Lupita Nyong’o that plays Phiona’s mother, but the real star here is Madina. Phiona is portrayed as a timid, introspective girl, but Madina played in a way that it still makes the character very, very likable. You cheer for her. Even being in a chess match!
The other kids are also surprisingly good. It is always a challenge to work with children.
My main complaint with the story is the sub-plot of her older sister. I don’t know if the book that was based on uses this character to a greater purpose, but in this motion picture this subplot, while gives hints about the whole situation of Phiona and her mother, does not go anywhere relevant.
The visuals are great. The poverty is displayed in a way that brings emotions but is not there to provoke shock. The African colors and styles gives it a very distinctive and beautiful look.
Bruno Massa é político, programador e fotógrafo.

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Saturn ION Quad Coupe 2.2i 16V Ecotec 140hp review
Saturn Ion is a compact car, which was first presented by the American General Motors automotive company under the brand name Saturn in 2003. This model is based on the platform GM Delta. The Saturn Ion replaces the previously released models of Saturn S-Series. Model Ion is available in two body versions: coupe and sedan. Modifications to the body compartment was called "Quad Coupe" for the presence of a small door at the rear of the car. Features relating to the salon, it is worth noting dashboard, which is located midway torpedo, rather than behind the steering wheel. More specs and user manual for Saturn Ion Quad Coupe you can see in next overview.
Saturn ION Quad Coupe 2.2i 16V Ecotec 140hp specifications
Year of release: 2003 - present
Body type: Coupe
Curb weight: 1248 kg.
Engine and transmission
Power: 140hp @ 5800 rpm
Maximum torque: 145Nm @ 4400 rpm
Nutrition Distributed injection
Location Front, transversely
Gas mechanism DOHC
Location / number of cylinders: row / 4
Bore x stroke: 86 mm x 94.6 mm
4 valves per cylinder
Compression ratio 10
Length 4699 mm
Width 1725 mm
Height 1422 mm
Wheelbase 2621 mm
Track front / rear 1494 mm / 1483 mm
The front helical spring
Rear helical spring
Size of tires 195/60 R15
Type of Gear-rack
The minimum diameter of 9.9 meters turn
Number of transmissions (meh. box) 5
Number of transmissions (automatic. box) Variator
Ratio main pairs 3.84 (4.36)
Front ventilated disc
Urban cycle l. 100 km. 9.1 liters. (9.8 liters).
Extra-urban cycle l. 100 km. 7.1 liters. (7.4 liters).
Fuel tank capacity 50 liters.
Maximum speed: 175 km/h


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Victoria is Australia's second smallest State and covers only 3% of Australia's land area but has the second highest population of all States and Territories. Victoria's mainland and islands have a total length of 2,512 kilometres coastline which is about 4.2% of Australia's 59,736 kilometres of coastline. Australia is the driest inhabited continent and Victoria is no exception although the state capital Melbourne has the reputation to have 4 seasons in one day. Victoria is located in the southeast of mainland Australia and includes the most southern point on mainland Australia at Wilsons Promontory National Park.

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Melissa Etheridge was supposed to play 11 dates this month in support of her recent album Lucky. Instead, she’s lucky she had a cancer screening. The rocker has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is canceling her upcoming shows, her publicist announced Thursday. The 43-year-old, who last week signed a deal to star in an ABC sitcom, has already been receiving treatment, she said in a statement. ”I am fortunate to be under a wonderful doctor’s care and thankful that this was caught early,” said Etheridge, who will undergo surgery soon. ”I am looking forward to a quick and full recovery.”
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Millions in Puerto Rico lost power this weekend after Hurricane Fiona hit the U.S. territory. Meanwhile, lawmakers are frustrated with not having seen permitting reform text.
This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, I’m Rachel Frazin. Someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.
Fiona slams Puerto Rico, entire island loses power
The entire island of Puerto Rico lost power Sunday as Hurricane Fiona hit the U.S. territory with dangerous winds and flash flood conditions.
The Category 1 storm knocked out Puerto Rico’s power grid when it swept through the southwest coast, affecting the entire island.
As much as 25 inches of rainfall accumulated in some areas of the island over the last two days, according to the National Weather Service.
The power outages at one point affected all of the nearly 1.5 million customers tracked on the island by the site PowerOutage.US. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi (D) confirmed in an update Sunday that the island’s full electrical system was down, affecting Puerto Rico’s entire 3.2 million population, according to translations.
As of Monday morning, the power outage website listed nearly 90 percent of the customers it tracked as being without power.
LUMA Energy, which services the island, reported Monday that power had been restored for about 100,000 customers.
The power company says full power restoration could be days away, as the dangerous conditions are preventing damage assessment and response.
Lack of permitting reform text frustrates lawmakers
Lawmakers are frustrated about being kept in the dark as Democratic leaders strategize how to jimmy an energy deal struck with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) behind closed doors through Congress — while also averting a government shutdown.
Democratic leadership is aiming to use a must-pass government-funding bill to advance an energy permitting proposal by Manchin by the end of the month. But with roughly two weeks standing between Congress and the critical funding deadline, tensions are simmering over the closely-kept negotiations.
“We don’t know what it is. They haven’t released the text, they don’t give us the detailed explanation,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) told The Hill this week. “So, I don’t know how you could ask people to vote for something they don’t know what it is.”
“There’s a reason they’re keeping it secret: it’s either still being negotiated or it’s so weak it has no meaning or it’s too strong for other people,” she added.
Only a broad outline of Manchin’s plan has been released.
But in the absence of official text, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are complaining that they don’t know what they’re debating.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) who is leading the left-wing opposition to Manchin’s reforms, said he’d be open to negotiating a package if it will provide protections for communities that face high pollution burdens.
Still, he expressed frustration that the details of Manchin’s proposal haven’t been spelled out.
“We’re negotiating in the dark and all the cards are held by the Senate and we’re just supposed to react,” Grijalva told The Hill.
Keep in touch: He said he’s seeking a meeting with leadership to negotiate and also plans to reach out to Manchin.
Pressed on Thursday whether the text would be released before legislation is unveiled for the funding bill, Manchin told The Hill he believes it will be “released in the CR,” referring to the continuing resolution, which is expected to push the government funding deadline to December as the midterm cycle picks up.
A continuing resolution is a short-term spending bill that keeps spending at present levels.
As for when and how the funding bill will be brought up for consideration, much appears to be up in the air, as top leaders indicate those details are still being hashed out.
Under pressure: Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, speculated that the CR might not drop until “probably closer to the end of the month” — which he noted would up the pressure on both sides to pass a CR before funding lapses.
ANOTHER WRENCH: CONSERVATIVE RESISTANCE
Conservative Republicans in both chambers of Congress are calling on GOP colleagues to reject any government funding deal that could give Democrats the opportunity to pass a new budget before the end of the year, with 42 House Republicans and 14 Senate Republicans signing “Dear Colleague” letters.
The Monday letters come as Congress has 10 days to take action before government funding runs out at the end of the fiscal year after Sept. 30.
Congress is poised to extend government funding through a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government at current levels before then. But with the possibility of Republicans winning control of one or both chambers in the midterm elections, the conservatives say that the new deadline made by the continuing resolution should be after the start of the next Congress, when Republicans may have more leverage in setting new funding levels.
“We must not accept anything short of a ‘clean’ Continuing Resolution (‘CR’) that contains no additional spending or extraneous policy riders,” said the Senate letter led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). “At a minimum, any agreement on a clean CR must carry over into the beginning of the 118th Congress.”
ON TAP TOMORROW
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on a bill that would require energy exploration on public land and waters align with the country’s climate goals
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on responding to a changing Arctic
The House Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on conservation programs in the farm bill
WHAT WE’RE READING
Researchers Hit With Lawsuits, Records Requests for Fact-Checking Climate Claims (Bloomberg)
Pipeline’s backers have financial, campaign ties (Roll Call)
Nike Touts Its Climate Initiatives. So Why Is Phil Knight Bankrolling A Logging Industry Ally? (HuffPost)
Biden calls Puerto Rico governor amid Fiona devastation
Biden issues emergency declaration as Hurricane Fiona barrels toward Puerto Rico
🐜 Lighter click: Getting antsy
That’s it for today, thanks for reading. Check out The Hill’s Energy & Environment page for the latest news and coverage. We’ll see you tomorrow.

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The three of us housemates were chatting about emotions, love, life in general in the living room last night. It had been a long day for all of us, and it seemed like a good time for a pow-wow and some light philosophy.
The subject of self-deprecation and negative self-talk came up. J had been dealing with it with another friend of hers, and in speaking with him, had shared that I used to do quite a bit of that myself – the constant apologies, self-insults, etc, until Skyspook had launched upon an extremely effective behavior modification program.
Essentially, he kept a running count of each infraction, and then at intervals would administer punishment in the form of clothespins to my tongue, something I despised at the time. An occurrence was equivalent to 30 seconds with 1 clothespin to be administered in a variety of forms – so for example, if I had 4 infractions, I could have 2 minutes with one clothespin or 30 seconds of 4 clothespins on my tongue. My punishments would be greatly diminished if I did it in front of others, like at a party, etc, as it was a great deal more distressing to me to have others know I’d screwed up.
Through this practice, I became much more mindful of the things I was saying about myself. The words stopped. I worked with my therapist to tackle the underlying feelings so I could truly shake these behaviors, attacking the underlying roots. But I did feel better and more positive simply by not speaking the words.
This experience with behavior modification (which occurred back before Skyspook and I had a formal D/s dynamic and when he still identified as a switch, and the two of us were more or less switching, still figuring one another out) was my first big hint that I had more of a slave orientation than a general submissive or bottom mindset. I loved that level of control, of guidance coming from Skyspook. I trusted him to help me, and when he did, delivering a result that exceeded my expectations, it was very rewarding.
His support, even in the form of punishment, galvanized me, made me stronger, more powerful.
I’ve realized lately that power exchange is not unlike sharing finances, i.e., money exchange – within a couple. Sure, you have more or less control over what is spent at any given moment, but together you have much more resources and stability than you would have alone. Together, sharing our power (with a give and take – slaves have power too; it’s just different power), we are exponentially more powerful than either of us would be alone.
A hallmark of our relationship and our dynamic together is that we consent enthusiastically to improving one another.

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<<Nevrose>> has just released The Nessa nose ring for the Suicide Dollz Event! and been a girl who LOVES Piercings *unless it escape your notice* I Love this newest release it comes with a HUD where you can change the metal color and the Gems individual COLORS, Did i mention im inlove with this? and for just 119L its the perfect accessories too!
The Event opens on the 25th June I wonder i wonder what other hidden Gems they will have
“I don’t want to rule the universe. I just think it could be more sensibly organised.”

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Peter Andre teases unlikely collaboration with Dancing On Ice star Lady Leshurr for new album
Peter Andre has teased an unlikely collaboration with a rap star for his new album.
Taking to Instagram, the singer revealed that he’s been in the studio working with rapper Lady Leshurr, who recently appeared on Dancing On Ice.
Sharing a snap of the pair together, the 48 year old wrote: “Love. In studio creating with @imladyleshurr @hypertone @rp9music @rebelrecs”.
The dad-of-four then shared a clip on his Instagram Stories from the studio where he has been working and teased his new music in a short video.
Lady Leshurr, who recently won The Celebrity Circle and competed in Dancing On Ice, also posted a picture of the pair together on Twitter.
And fans couldn’t wait to share their excitement at the duo working together, with one writing: “The collab we never knew we needed”.
Another added: “Long time coming, I feel this is going to be really good,” while a third wrote: “Look forward to hearing your new stuff”.
Earlier this month Pete opened up about getting back into the studio for his album and revealed: “Hopefully I’ll be releasing it this year and then I’d love to go on tour.”
The Mysterious Girl star also revealed that it was his son Junior, 15, and Take That star Gary Barlow who got him back making music.
Writing in new magazine, Pete shared: “Things are coming together in the studio and I’m working hard to get the album that I want. Junior has been in the studio with me on the weekends and he’s really enjoying the experience.
“I did a Q&A on my YouTube channel and was asked what made me decide to get back in the studio and actually stick to it.
"Randomly, I got the push from two people. One was my son Junior telling me to write something cool, current and fresh. The other person was none other than Gary Barlow.”
He continued: “Gary and I did one of his Crooner Sessions last year in the first lockdown and afterwards I sent him songs I had written and he basically told me to get my bum back in the studio and release some music.
“So now I’m working on two projects. One album that I plan to release soon and another separate project with Gary. Watch this space!”
Pete last released an album in 2015 when he released his second swing record Come Fly With Me and his Christmas album White Christmas.


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In December 1991, it collapsed the largest state of the planet - the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
In its place was formed of 15 sovereign states.
I still do not cease debate about what caused this event and what is more in the collapse of the USSR - the positive side or the negative?
What are the pros collapse of the USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsIt was an artificial entity. Too different were the republics in its composition. These differences are dealt with literally everything: the level of development, the mentality of peoples, languages, religions. Such a state can be strong and united only in terms of an important unifying factor.
For example, during the Great Patriotic War, all citizens of the Soviet Union had to deal with a common external enemy - Nazi Germany.
In peacetime the same time to the Soviet Union in such a unifyingfactor was an ideological and geopolitical struggle with the Western bloc led by the United States. In the course of this struggle, the Soviet Union supported the so-called "people's democracies" around the world, spending a huge funds. In addition, more funds left to maintain balance with the arms of NATO. There was a very real threat of nuclear war. Therefore, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the abandonment of communist ideology led to the fact that the threat of a large-scale war involving weapons of mass destruction has decreased dramatically, and it is an undeniable plus.
The economy of the USSR was forced to "servepolicy ", and this has led to a shortage of consumer goods - food, clothes, shoes, household appliances. After the collapse of the USSR the term "trade deficit" disappeared pretty quickly.
Residents of the USSR were not free to travel around the world. Abroad trip required mass collection of documents, passing various commissions. After the collapse of the Soviet Union for millions of its former citizens to travel abroad to get acquainted with the sights are commonplace. To this we can only refer positive.
What minuses collapse of the Soviet Union
However, the collapse of the huge state and led to thenegative consequences. For many people the following years, firmly imprinted in memory as "crazy 90s". Here and a sharp drop in living standards, and unfair privatization, which led to a colossal stratification in incomes and rampant crime. In addition, in some areas of the former Soviet Union immediately sparked smoldering hotbeds of international conflicts.
For example, in Tajikistan it has raged for several years a real civil war.
In the Soviet Union, with all its shortcomings, the citizens had a high level of social protection. Now, however, it is not what causes many people discontent and anxiety.

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|It was in the year1987 when Kiwi Seeds started on its path to success. That year, Ray, a good friend of Kiwi Seeds and a very veteran and fine grower with a lot of breeding knowledge came back from the land of California with tons of cannabis seeds that are very huge.|
These seeds turned out to be the very first plants grown by the Kiwi Seeds. This marijuana strain has an 85% sativa and 15% indica because Ray prefer to have a tinge of indica trait on his marijuana strain. The result is a sweet and fruity plant that is oozing with resin. During the first seasons, the seeds where crossbred to the home grown hybrids that the people at Kiwi seeds cultivated for themselves.
Know that Rayâ€™s Choice will turn sticky when it is dry. Also, the quality of the finish product is a above satisfactory level.

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After falling from the Beanstar, our heroes wash ashore on a strange island in the Oho Ocean. How will they make it back to the Beanbean Kingdom now? Find out in Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga – Part 08!
Our heroes follow Cackletta to Woohoo Hooniversity in an attempt to stop her evil plans. Will they be able to stop her in time? Find out in Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga – Part 07!
The Mario Brothers have recovered the Chuckola Reserve and saved Queen Bean. But will she actually help us recover Princess Peach’s Voice and stop Cackletta? Find out in Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga – Part 06!
The Mario Brothers rush to the Chucklehuck Woods in search of the Chuckola Reserve. Can they find the legendary beverage in time, or will Queen Bean remain a monster forever? Find out in Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga – Part 05!
I know I’ve been slow to add new pages to the Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga article, so I felt I should give an update on what is going on. Basically, I haven’t had time to work on the next pages because I’ve been working on finishing the article as a whole. With that said, I have good news. I have finally finished the rough draft of the whole article as well as gathered all the pictures I need. That means i can put my full attention to proofreading, editing, and formatting the pages for the site. So ideally, I should be able to push out the remaining pages on a much more regular schedule.
I hope you’ll join me for the rest of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga as I post it. See you then!
I’m so terrible at keeping regular updates… Anyway, It’s finally here. Part 04 of Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga.
Join our heroes as they finally reach Beanbean Castle and meet with the Queen of the Beanbean Kingdom. They came seeking aid to help Princess Peach, but it looks like the Beanbean Kingdom might need some help of its own. See for yourself in Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga – Part 04.
Sorry it’s so late, but FINALLY here is part 3 of Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga.Our heroes came to the Bean Bean Kingdom to rescue Princess Peach’s Voice, but they quickly find out that the there is trouble brewing in the Bean Bean Kingdom as well. Before we can ask for aid from the Queen, it looks like we’ll have to save the Bean Bean Prince, Prince Peasley, last seen at the top of Hoohoo Mountain. See how it all unfolds with Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga – Part 03.
(Sigh) It’s only Part 02 and I’m already a week behind…
Anyway, Part 02 of Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga is up for your reading pleasure. Join Mario and Luigi as they enter the Beanbean Kingdom and make their way through the Stardust Fields!
Have a Spooky Halloween Everyone!!!
Be careful you don’t get haunted by any Ghosts!!!
It’s finally here! Join me as we welcome the Game Boy Advance Library to the site, diving in with the amazing Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga!
Join Mario & Luigi as they travel to the neighboring Beanbean Kingdom to reclaim Princess Peach’s stolen voice, and protect the world from the Evil Witch Cackletta! You’ll meet a lot of new and interesting characters as well as see quite a few familiar faces in the RPG Classic. So check out Part 01 of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA) now!
This is going to be a long article. I’ll admit it’s not done being written yet, but I plan to release a page a week until it is. So look forward to the rest of the series as it comes out!

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Available in inches or metric units, the Pocket Rod can be used as any tape measure. However, when pulled completely from it's housing, it becomes a straight, metal reference scale that can be placed against a wall for reference. When set on the ground, the numbers read from ground level up. When you are done, simply retract the Pocket Rod tape back into its plastic housing. The Pocket Rod is 2 meters 61⁄2 feet tall with black numbers on a white background on one side and red numbers on a white background on the other side.
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By Elizabeth Schoenherr, Honeycomb Contributor
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Feminist: a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.
Easy enough to understand, but why does that word come with so much baggage? In this short essay adapted from her 2014 TedTalk, activist and author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie discusses the evolution of the word feminism, and how we can grow to be better, fuller versions of ourselves.
A perfect coffee table piece to spice up the conversation, or a small gift to someone who might need a reminder.


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I set a natural rustic blue Sapphire into a handmade Sterling Silver bezel. 14k Yellow Gold accents make for a perfect mixed metals necklace.
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Biogen, Berlex Settle Patent Suit
Biogen Inc. said Thursday that it has settled a lawsuit with Berlex Laboratories Inc. over a patent infringement claim related to a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis.
Biogen's flagship drug, Avonex, is a human beta interferon product. So is Betaseron, which is marketed by Berlex, a division of Berlin-based Schering AG. Both have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
In August 2000, a federal judge in Boston ruled that Cambridge-based Biogen did not infringe on patents owned by New Jersey-based Berlex Laboratories. Berlex appealed that ruling. That appeal is still pending.
Under the settlement agreement, Biogen will pay Berlex $20 million and receive a fully paid up, royalty-free, non-exclusive license under the patents held by Berlex.
A second and final payment from Biogen to Berlex will also be made if an appeals court reverses the lower court's ruling in favor of Biogen.
The agreement calls for a final payment of $55 million if the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules against Biogen and returns the case to U.S. District Court. If the appeals court completely reverses the decision favoring Biogen, then Biogen would have to make a final payment of $230 million.
Biogen spokeswoman Kathleen O'Donnell said the company believes both those scenarios are unlikely.
"The rulings of the court … are leading us to believe that the $20 million will be the exact payment," she said.
Peter Kellogg, Biogen's chief financial officer, said the company wanted to settle the case, which has dragged on for almost six years.
"We are the worldwide leader of Avonex; the business is growing very rapidly. (The company felt) this has gone on long enough and we should just resolve it and move on," he said.
As part of the settlement, the companies agreed not to pursue further litigation over the patents.
"We don't want to fight forever _ we had to find a way to shorten the dispute," Schering spokesman Oliver Renner said.
Renner said the company hoped the matter would be resolved by the end of 2002.
Biogen has taken a $20 million charge against earnings in its fourth quarter 2001 to cover the costs of the settlement.
Biogen reported earnings of $58.9 million Thursday, or 39 cents per share, in the fourth quarter, including the $20 million charge, compared with $71.8 million, or 47 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Biogen shares closed down 57 cents at $54.40 on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Thursday.


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Organizational and content conditions of struggle against domestic violence against women.
- 1 April 2022
- journal article
- Published by South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky in Science and Education
- Vol. 2022 (1), 48-54
Diagnostic analysis of domestic violence against women showed that this problem should be considered as a sci-entific concept. The attitude of society representatives to the manifestations of domestic violence against women was revealed. Their awareness of the essential characteristics of the studied phenomenon is described; availability of moti-vation to struggle against domestic violence; the real state of formation of professional knowledge and skills, ways to prevent domestic violence against women. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the organizational and substan-tive conditions for the prevention of domestic violence against women (informational and explanatory social and psy-chological work with perpetrators; interdepartmental interaction in socio-psychological work with victims of domestic violence; actualization of legal competence of victims of domestic violence through non-formal education). The struc-ture of socio-pedagogical prevention of domestic violence against women is determined, which consists of components such as: organizational, procedural, rehabilitation; criteria (managerial, activity, preventive) and indicators (organiza-tional component: detection of an act of violence, notification to law enforcement agencies, notification to the Depart-ment of Labor and Social Protection, decision-making on further work; procedural component: first aid, referral of vic-tims to qualification services, work with offenders, rehabilitation component: the formation of legal competence, the formation of reflection, work with a psychologist / a social worker) socio-pedagogical prevention of domestic violence against women. The methodological basis of the study are methods that have been selected to know a woman's own self; which allowed women to find out the level of their motivation, awareness, literacy in order to form in them the goal of eliminating domestic violence against women. It should be noted that the questionnaire guaranteed complete confidentiality to the respondents, which allowed women to have less pain and to answer the proposed questions hon-estly. It was concluded that interdepartmental cooperation of all institutions is necessary for the systematic prevention of domestic violence against women. Effective interdepartmental interaction aims to solve the problem of violence against women more effectively; it is one of the main functions of this mechanism. All institutions of interdepartmental interaction (i.e. local communities at all levels) must maintain effective coordination with each other. It is the coordination of actions that becomes the basis for reflecting more effective interdepartmental interaction. The use of public insti-tutions of general information will help to create clear and effective criteria for monitoring and assessing the state of work of public institutions in the fight against domestic violence against women.


A San Francisco political veteran has submitted a ballot measure for the March 2024 election that could radically change the makeup of the Board of Supervisors if it became a reality. The question is: Will voters buy into the idea?
Quentin Kopp is a San Francisco political legend. There’s a freeway named after him. He’s been a member of the Board of Supervisors, a state senator, Superior Court judge, state rail commissioner and city ethics commissioner.
A staunch independent, he’s witnessed the trajectory of the city’s politics from the rise of the Phil Burton Democratic machine to today’s angst-ridden, tech-driven politics. And at 95 years old, he’s still practicing law and making his opinions known.
And he just made one of the most provocative proposals the city has seen in a long time.
Kopp’s measure is a charter amendment that would “let all voters participate in electing all 11 members of the Board of Supervisors, while ensuring every neighborhood has representation on the board, by providing for election of supervisors at-large from districts,” he said in an interview.
In other words, all San Francisco voters would be able to vote for all the district supervisors, no matter where they lived. To understand the potential impact of this, it helps to look at some of the numbers involved.
The average population of a supervisorial district before last year’s redistricting was around 70,000, and the average number of registered voters was 44,000. In the last supervisorial election before redistricting, November 2020, Supervisor Hillary Ronen received the largest number of first-choice votes to win her largely uncontested supervisorial contest, with 27,481 votes.
By contrast, the number of votes for elected members of the Board of Education, whose members are elected in a citywide vote, ran from 144,000 to 195,000 votes in the November 2020 election.
But there’s growing dissatisfaction with district elections, with stakeholder groups floating ideas to alter the current system, which has been in place since 2000.
The moderate political group TogetherSF recently commissioned a report on reforming San Francisco’s governance, including recommendations to move toward a “hybrid system” of electing supervisors with a combination of district and at-large seats.
Kopp is proposing a different sort of hybrid board altogether. But like the TogetherSF proposal, it’s influenced by a recent California Supreme Court decision, Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica, reaffirming the state’s Voting Rights Act, which allows for the institution of district elections to protect against diluting minority votes.
“What I really wanted to see is the return of at-large election [of supervisors] without districts,” Kopp told The Standard in a phone call. “But the Pico case blocks that. So we’re proposing district supervisors elected at-large.”
“We expect it will pass,” he added. “Everyone I’ve talked to supports a return to at-large because of the condition of the city.”
A Changing Board
The author of the proposal is Robert Guichard, who wrote a charter amendment establishing at-large supervisor elections that barely passed in an August 1980 special election.
The city has switched up Board of Supervisors elections multiple times over the years. San Francisco had approved district elections of supervisors in 1976, a political victory for progressives. The following election in 1977 saw the election of a very diverse board, including Harvey Milk, San Francisco’s first gay supervisor.
Dan White, a social conservative, was also elected in 1977. He would murder both Milk and Mayor George Moscone over a political grudge the following year.
A 2000 article by the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) noted that “the tragic assassinations severely damaged the image of the district electoral system.”
Despite Kopp’s enthusiasm, the measure may have an uphill battle. In order to get on the ballot, supporters would need to secure the votes of six members of the current board of supervisors, or at least 49,794 petition signatures of registered voters, by this November.
So far, not too many of the city’s political world are ready to comment on the proposal. But Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, who was first elected to the board in 2000, isn’t a fan.
“Apparently, former San Mateo County Judge Quentin Kopp doesn’t seem to be concerned about violating the federal Voting Rights Act,” he said.


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A leading Whanganui kitchen builder says in more than 30 years in the business he has never seen price inflation of materials as high as it has been in the past year.
Gunzzini managing director John Fearn said he had seen as many as eight price rises in the last 12 months for some of the typical materials he used.
He said he now limited quotes to 30 to 60 days because he risked losing money if prices continued to rise as they had been past that timeframe.
"Say we used 30 hinges in a job and they went up, say, seven per cent - that's not a big hit on the kitchen at the end of the day.
"But when you see a benchtop that's normally $3000 or $4000 go up by seven per cent - that's quite a big hit."
Prices had increased anywhere from three to 15 per cent for the total cost of a new kitchen, Fearn said.
The unreliable prices made balancing the books difficult.
"My biggest fear is, until you do your numbers at the end of the year how do you know what the bottom line is when it's all gone up?"
In his career building kitchens since 1989 he hadn't seen anything like the price rises of today, he said.
"We'd get price rises - but not as much in the last two years. We used to get one every two years - and it wouldn't be big. Three or four per cent."
Demand was also high and Fearn said his business was close to being booked out a year ahead.
"The biggest problem we've got at the moment is the co-ordination between ... the builders, the plumbers, the sparkies. If people haven't got those guys lined up, we're secondary.
"We can do replacing a kitchen [in] probably eight to 10 weeks - but right now we've got a three-month lead time for all those jobs."
People were already quickly booking up October and November and Fearn expected Christmas to be chaotic.
It was a big turnaround compared to Whanganui 10 years ago, he said, when people were hesitant to invest in their properties.
"If you put investment into your property [now], you're going to get it back."
When people did go for a renovation back then, they would often scrimp to save money on the job, he said.
"Now they just want it done."
Kitchen Contours owner David Mackay said house prices going up in Whanganui led to a big demand for new and improved kitchens.
"Go back 10 years and house prices were 70 or 80 per cent less than what they are now.
"People [would say] 'I won't spend money on my kitchen because I won't get it back when I sell my house."
Now people were happy to spend "quite a lot of money" improving their kitchen, Mackay said.
Demand was strong for new kitchens, but with the difficulty getting materials throughout the construction industry he expected it to cool.
Builders had to think well in advance in order to deal with delays.
"Now they need to order windows when the concrete slab goes down. Builders are ordering a lot more than what we are."
Terry Lobb, a kitchen designer for 22 years, said there was a lot of work at the moment because there were many new homes being built.
Jobs were not going through as quickly because it could be difficult to get builders and products in.
"Some of the builders are two years out," Lobb said.
"A lot of the people looking at renovating or building have already done that planning."
Her advice for people looking at long delays, or not being able to afford the exact type of kitchen or renovation they wanted, was to wait.
"I'm a believer, too, that if you have set your heart on a product and you can't get it at the time, you wait."
There was a housing shortage in Whanganui, Lobb said, and it was good to see older houses getting much-needed renovations.
"Some renovations have been left for a long time.
"And you've still got to keep up with that sort of thing."


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During the FADER Fort festivities at SXSW, Skepta took his talents to Austin, Texas, and hit the stage for a live rendition for his track 'It Ain't Safe' featuring Young Lord (a.k.a. A$AP Bari) and the A$AP Mob. Purchase this single on iTunes. Watch this performance above.


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Samantha is excited about Anjaan's teaser
Meanwhile, Samantha has revealed that she can't make it to the event since she's shooting for her upcoming Telugu film Rabhasa in Hyderabad; however, it looks like it's not going to stop her from cheering for Anjaan's team. "Really sad that I will be missing the Vijay awards tonight. Last couple of days of shoot for Rabhasa. Can't miss. Congrats to the winners. And will miss the Anjaan team at the unveiling of our teaser. Will be cheering from here guys. Love you. Can't wait. #AnjaanTeaserToday (sic)," she posted on her official page.
Directed by Lingusamy, the film stars Suriya, Samantha, Vidyut and Manoj Bajpayee in lead roles. Suriya will be seen in dual roles in this action entertainer and Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored the music. Interestingly, Suriya himself has, reportedly, sung a song in the film. Anjaan is likely to hit the screens in Tamil and Telugu in mid August.


Recycling center celebrates 20 years of service
Monday, October 16, 2017
For 20 years, the Council Bluffs Recycling Center has been a hub for environmental education and awareness in the community.
The center celebrated its 20th anniversary with public tours and speeches.
And, it’s not just any recycling facility, either, said Shannon Meister, its education coordinator.
“We’re one of the most comprehensive facilities in the state,” she said.
Unlike many other recycling facilities, the center on Gifford Road not only handles typical items like paper, cardboards, plastics, metals and glass but also construction debris, household hazardous materials, appliances, electronics, tires and automotive products, trees and yard waste.
In fact, the center has recycled more than 161 tons of these non-typical items since it opened in 1997, according to figures announced at the event.
All this recycling has created more jobs, too, Meister said. For years, the center employed 10 full-time employees, but today that number is 12, she said.
“I think the center has been a great asset, a great resource,” Meister said.


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How is the mean drift velocity and number density connected
The current is constant, therefore v ∝ n-1. The mean drift velocity is therefore smaller.
Experiment for finding the I and r
Diagram 1. Labelled diagram of glass block & ray box 2. Incident and refracted rays shown 3. Normal shown and correct i and r
Procedure 1. Block placed on paper 2. Incident and refracted rays marked 3. Angles measured using a protractor
Analysis 1. sin i and sin r calculated 2. sin i against sin r graph plotted 3. Straight line of best fit drawn 4. gradient = refractive index (n) 5. Error bars drawn to find the gradient
Describe how he wavelength of light changes from glass to water
The ray is refracted away from the normal, therefore the refractive index of water is less than the refractive index of glass or speed of light in water is greater than the speed of light in glass.
The frequency remains constant.
v = f λ and therefore the wavelength of light increases as it travels from glass to water.
Waves / sources with constant phase difference.
State how you can use an oscilloscope to check the frequency of a wave in a double slit exsperiement
Place a microphone close to loudspeaker and connect it to the oscilloscope.
Measure the number of divisions between neighbouring peaks of the signal. (AW)
The separation between the neighbouring peaks should be 3.6 divisions.
What changes when the amplitude of the transmitted waves is halved
Position does not depend on intensity, hence no change.
Intensity decreases by a factor of 4.
State the effect intensity has on the current in a photocell
The rate of photons incident on M is doubled.
The rate of emission of photoelectrons / current is doubled.
Describe the motion of a particle in terms of the force it experiences when the field is a magnetic field
The force is right angles to the motion / velocity. The particle describes a circle in the plane of the paper.
Describe the motion of a particle in terms of the force it experiences when the field is an electric field
Particle experiences a force perpendicular to motion / velocity.
It moves to the right and either comes out or goes into the plane of the paper (in a parabolic path).
State what is meant by induced nuclear fussion
The splitting of a (uranium) nucleus as a neutron is absorbed (into two fragment nuclei and neutrons).


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Brief Counseling That Works
A Solution-Focused Therapy Approach for School Counselors and Other Mental Health Professionals
- Gerald B. Sklare - University of Louisville, KY
A Joint Publication of the American School Counselor Association
Expert Gerald Sklare is back with a breakthrough approach to effective counseling. Get fresh insights and new applications for solution-focused brief counseling (SFBC). Revised and expanded chapters help you:
• Conduct brief, short-term sessions that lead to rapid, observable change
• Create well-defined client goals
• Enable clients to envision and take steps toward a more hopeful future
• Maximize your time for rapid, observable student progress
• Use the solution-focused principles with reluctant clients
• Conduct positive, goal-oriented parent conferences
• Work with individuals in school and community settings
You’ll find a brand new chapter on abbreviated SFBC sessions, updated case studies and research, helpful flow charts and note sheets, and invaluable practice exercises. This “how-to” book gives you everything you need to implement this powerful, innovative counseling approach.
“Simple yet spectacular, my students and I LOVE Brief Counseling that Works! It presents a user-friendly, time-efficient, and very effective approach to counseling school-aged youth (and adults)!”
—Bradley T. Erford, Professor
Past President of the American Counseling Association
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"The solution-focused counseling approach is teaching us that strengths and resources are already available and dormant within students, parents, and the school. This book is a highly readable and practical guide for harnessing the power of problem-free talk and exception-seeking to support and empower our students."
Sample Materials & Chapters
1. Counseling in Schools and Other Settings: Problems and Solutions

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The Arizona Cardinals hold the third overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft, which means they will have the opportunity to perhaps select the very best non-quarterback in the entire class.
In a new mock draft from Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar, with two quarterbacks getting selected with the first two picks of the draft, the Cardinals decide that the best player in the draft is Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter.
They select Carter, a 6-3, 310-lb interior defender who wrecked opposing offenses for the Bulldogs in their back-to-back national championships, over Alabama pass rusher Will Anderson and TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnston.
Carter didn’t put up big number but got high grades in all phases of his play. over the last two seasons, he had a combined 69 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and six sacks.
The Cardinals, under general manager Steve Keim, coveted athletic defensive tackles like Quinnen Williams and Derrick Brown in recent years.
Now under new general manager Monti Ossenfort, we will see if he is enamored with a player like Carter as the previous leadership was.
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.


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Near the airport
Within a 15-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find Central Florida Research Park and Congo River Golf - East Orlando. Waterford Lakes Town Center and Florida Technical College are also within 2 miles (3 km).
Multilingual staff can provide around-the-clock assistance and laundry facilities are on offer. Business travelers can take advantage of the free WiFi in public areas. Take advantage of the free self parking.
Free WiFi, refrigerators
Featuring conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, the 100 guestrooms also offer free WiFi and TVs with cable channels. Other amenities include hydromassage showerheads, coffee/tea makers, and hair dryers.
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Due to COVID-19, this property’s food and beverage options may be limited.
Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Orlando East UCF Area offers its guests a vending machine, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area. Public spaces have free WiFi. The business-friendly Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Orlando East UCF Area also features laundry facilities, RV/bus/truck parking, and a water dispenser. Self parking is free. Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Orlando hotel.
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Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Orlando East UCF Area offers 100 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with hydromassage showerheads. This Orlando hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
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This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. This property advises that enhanced cleaning and guest safety measures are currently in place. Commonly-touched surfaces are cleaned with disinfectant between stays and bed sheets and towels are laundered at a temperature of at least 60°C/140°F. Personal protective equipment, including masks and gloves, will be available to guests. Social distancing measures are in place; staff at the property wear personal protective equipment; a shield is in place between staff and guests in main contact areas; periodic temperature checks are conducted on staff; temperature checks are available to guests; masks are required in public areas. Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available. Individually-wrapped food options are available for breakfast. The property affirms that it follows sanitization practices of Count on Us (Wyndham) guidelines. The property affirms that it adheres to the SafeStay (AHLA - USA) sanitization guidelines.
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Kathryn advises NHS and private healthcare clients on commercial, contracting and procurement matters.
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“Productive Mountains”, International Conference – June 21st-23rd, Venice/Comelico
Productive Mountains. Landscapes, actors, flows, perpectives is an International Conference centered around the themes of mountain territories’ productivity, and on the good and services linked to its environmental peculiarity.
The Conference will take place between June the 21st and the 23rd 2018, both in Venice and the Comelico Valley.
Dolomiti Contemporane takes part in this event with a speech titled: Dolomiti Contemporanee, a sperimental, strategic, and creative model, which strives to renew the potential of the Mountain and Landscape, as well as the regeneration and functional restoration of the resource and Heritage, both cultural and environmental.
The Conference is supported by the International Association of Mountain Studies “Alpine Network”, by the Department of Architecture and Arts of the IUAV University of Venice, by the Cross-Border Study Centre of Comelico and Sappada Foundation and by the Angelini Foundation of Belluno.
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A few hours ago, we reported that cablegate.wikileaks.org was under attack. This attack has shifted its focus onto www.wikileaks.org, which is now being deluged with more than 10 gigabits of traffic per second, causing the site to become unavailable to visitors.
Since our earlier report, cablegate.wikileaks.org has been reconfigured to use a single IP address and is working normally – at least for now. The attackers may have diverted their efforts towards attacking www.wikileaks.org, as this is likely to be the first port of call for many of the site's visitors.
Real-time performance graphs for both sites are available here:
WikiLeaks is currently under another distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. This time the target appears to be cablegate.wikileaks.org – the website which hosts the leaked US embassy cables.
When the cablegate site was launched on Sunday, WikiLeaks' main website at www.wikileaks.org was subjected to a similar attack, causing it to go offline for several hours. The cablegate site itself was not affected by those attacks.
Today's attack is still ongoing, and has caused noticeable downtime over the past couple of hours:
The cablegate hostname is still configured to use three different IP addresses on a round-robin basis, essentially acting as a load balancer, although this does not appear to have prevented the current attack from succeeding. The performance graph shows the site may have been attacked over shorter periods earlier in the week, even though it has only made available a small fraction of the 250,000 cable messages. The attacks are likely to be symbolic more than anything else, as several large media groups have already been supplied with the full set of leaked messages.
A real-time performance graph for cablegate.wikileaks.org can be viewed here.
WikiLeaks experienced some website downtime last night, coinciding with its release of the US embassy cables at cablegate.wikileaks.org.
Just before the latest leak was released to the world via their new "cablegate" site last night, WikiLeaks tweeted that they were under a mass distributed denial of service attack, but defiantly stated that "El Pais, Le Monde, Speigel, Guardian & NYT will publish many US embassy cables tonight, even if WikiLeaks goes down".
Twitter user th3j35t3r claimed to be carrying out the denial of service attack against www.wikileaks.org, although in a tweet that has since been deleted, th3j35t3r stated that it was not a distributed attack. If WikiLeaks believed the attack to be distributed, it could suggest that other parties had also been carrying out separate attacks at the same time.
th3j35t3r's Twitter profile lists his location as "Everywhere" and he describes himself as a "Hacktivist for good. Obstructing the lines of communication for terrorists, sympathizers, fixers, facilitators, oppressive regimes and other general bad guys.".
th3j35t3r's Twitter feed lists dozens of other sites that have also been taken down, mainly communicated through "TANGO DOWN" messages posted via the XerCeS Attack Platform. The "tango down" phrase is used by special forces and is often heard in FPS games such as Rainbow 6 and Call of Duty, where it is used to describe a terrorist being eliminated.
Referring to the success of the attack, th3j35t3r also tweeted, “If I was a wikileaks 'source' right now I'd be getting a little twitchy, if they cant protect their own site, how can they protect a src? "
The main www.wikileaks.org site appeared to bear the brunt of the attack, suffering patchy or slow availability for several hours. Last night, the site was hosted from a single IP address, but has since been configured to distribute its traffic between two Amazon EC2 IP addresses on a round-robin basis. One of these instances is hosted in the US, while the other is in Ireland.
Meanwhile, cablegate.wikileaks.org has so far escaped any significant downtime. This site has used 3 IP addresses since its launch, probably in anticipation of being attacked or deluged with legitimate traffic. Two of these IP addresses are at Octopuce in France, which also hosts the single IP address now used by warlogs.wikileaks.org. Ironically, the third IP address being used to distribute secret US embassy cables is an Amazon EC2 instance hosted in – you guessed it – the US.
Performance graphs are available here:
The Iraq War Logs site run by WikiLeaks has been showing some choppy performance since last weekend, when its remaining Amazon EC2 instance stopped responding to HTTP requests.
Over the past week, the DNS configuration for warlogs.wikileaks.org had been directing traffic to two IP addresses on a round robin basis. One of these IP addresses was at Octopuce in France, and successfully handled half of the HTTP requests sent to http://warlogs.wikileaks.org; however, the remaining 50% were directed towards an Amazon EC2 IP address in Ireland, which stopped accepting connections to port 80 last weekend.
WikiLeaks appeared to fix the DNS problem today (Friday) – warlogs.wikileaks.org is now being served from just a single IP address in France. This is in contrast to the situation a few weeks earlier, when the site was being served from as many as 5 IP addresses, presumably to make the site more resilient to attack and high demand.
In the November 2010 survey we received responses from 249,461,227 sites.
Apache continues to gain market share, with an increase of 1.29 percentage points since last month. This is the result of 12.9M new Apache hostnames, mostly in the United States (8.1M) and the Netherlands (1.6M). As seen in previous months, other server vendors lost market share as a result, though all of the major vendors apart from Google actually gained hostnames this month.
nginx saw an overall increase of 927k hostnames, despite a loss of 135k at China Telecom, as the resulting loss in Asia was outweighed by large growth in both EMEA and North America. The most significant changes were 213k new hostnames at BurstNet and 207k new hostnames at ServePath, both in the United States. As a result, nginx overtakes Google in this metric, although nginx still trails in terms of active sites, where Google maintains a lead of more than 4M.
At the end of September, Microsoft announced the migration of Windows Live Spaces sites to WordPress.com, which will happen over the next few months. Wordpress.com uses load-balanced hosting at Layered Technologies and Peer1 and this month both companies saw modest increases in the number of sites using nginx (60k and 48k hostnames respectively). For the moment, Windows Live Spaces sites in the sites.live.com domain whose blogs have been moved to WordPress.com remain online redirecting users to their new location. For example, http://mikese.mobile.spaces.live.com still exists served by Microsoft but when accessed redirects to http://mikese.wordpress.com, which is running nginx. In contrast, blogs on their own domains will result in losses for Microsoft as the DNS can simply be updated with no need for redirection. An example of a site in this category is http://ozzie.net which switched over in the middle of October; at the time it was not clear if this change from IIS on Windows to nginx on Linux was a deliberate move by Ray Ozzie as he prepared to step down as Microsoft's Chief Software Architect, though it now appears to be part of the wider Windows Live Spaces to WordPress.com migration. Since WordPress.com is served by nginx, we expect to see a continued increase in sites using nginx as the migration takes place.
Despite the changes described above, Microsoft gained 3.1M hostnames this month, mostly in the United States. The largest increases were 942k hostnames at GoDaddy and 717k hostnames at Demand Media Inc.
Lighttpd gained 690k hostnames, making up for the large loss last month. The growth came as the result of large number of new hostnames at SAVVIS Communications in Australia.Total Sites Across All Domains
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Market Share for Top Servers Across All Domains
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Developer October 2010 Percent November 2010 Percent Change Apache 135,209,162 58.07% 148,085,963 59.36% 1.29 Microsoft 53,525,841 22.99% 56,637,980 22.70% -0.28 nginx 14,130,907 6.07% 15,058,114 6.04% -0.03 14,971,028 6.43% 14,827,157 5.94% -0.49 lighttpd 1,380,160 0.59% 2,070,300 0.83% 0.24
Earlier this morning, GitHub announced that it had changed its revision control website to use SSL only; however, a significant flaw in the implementation means that session cookies can still be captured by Firesheep and other network sniffing tools.
Firesheep brought session hijacking to the masses when it was released last month. Ironically, its own GitHub repository includes a github.js handler, which was designed to capture unencrypted session cookies from GitHub users. This allowed novice attackers to monitor shared network traffic (such as public WiFi) and hijack those sessions.
A day after its release, Firesheep's author stated that a basic expectation of privacy should not be a premium feature, referring to the fact that, at the time, you had to pay GitHub if you wanted to use full-session SSL. GitHub's move to SSL this morning should have eliminated the session hijacking vulnerability, rendering Firesheep useless; however, the session cookies used by the site are not always handled securely.
When a user logs in to GitHub, the server sets a
_gh_sessession cookie in the client browser. This cookie is not marked with the Secure flag, which means it will be transmitted unencrypted if the user subsequently visits http://github.com, even though that page immediately redirects the user to https://github.com. This means the site's users may still be vulnerable to sniffing tools such as Firesheep.
Netcraft successfully hijacked a session from the GitHub site by sniffing the cookies that were sent via unencrypted HTTP. Many legacy URLs will still point to the HTTP version of the site, so an attacker may not even need to entice a victim into visiting the HTTP site. Once a session has been hijacked, the attacker can freely create repositories, delete/add email addresses and change passwords, so it looks like the sidejack prevention that GitHub implemented a week ago (which did use a Secure cookie) has been undone.
Although GitHub's move to SSL has not yet been implemented securely, it is at least a step in the right direction for Firesheep's author, Eric Butler. When he released the tool on 24 October 2010, he said:
Websites have a responsibility to protect the people who depend on their services. They've been ignoring this responsibility for too long, and it's time for everyone to demand a more secure web. My hope is that Firesheep will help the users win.
GitHub announced the SSL-only change on Twitter this morning, and is expected to publish a blog post about it soon.
GitHub has since fixed the session cookie to be secure. Now that it can only be transmitted over encrypted connections, this makes the site invulnerable to Firesheep.


Fox Releases a Triple-Shot of Terror on Blu-ray: Jeepers Creepers, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
As reported previously, Fox is giving everyone one hell of a Halloween-themed present as they’re ready to release three timeless terror tales into the world of high-definition horror! Read on for all the specs!
Look for these three classics in stores on September 11th.
Jeepers Creepers (Blu-ray)
You can keep your doors locked. You can keep your eyes closed. But still, he’ll get what he wants, and what he wants is you. Brace yourself for “90 minutes of steadily mounting horror [that] delivers more than its share of honest chills” (The Baltimore Sun). From “the scariest opening sequence of any horror picture in recent memory” (Los Angeles Times) to “one of the gutsiest endings to a film this year” (Dallas Morning News), Jeepers Creepers is the real deal in terror! On a desolate country highway, two homeward-bound teens (Gina Philips, Living Out Loud, and Justin Long, TV’s “Ed”) are nearly run off the road by a maniac in a beat-up truck and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe. But when they stop to investigate, they discover that the grisly reality at the bottom of that pipe is far worse than they could have ever suspected and that they are now the targets of an evil far more unspeakable and unstoppable than they could have ever imagined!
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (Blu-ray)
Finally the truth about clowns is out! Beneath their smirky sinister grins and wildly patterned clothes are clever killers from out of this world. The “juxtaposition of their toy-store arsenal and malevolent intent proves to be a tasty combination” (Los Angeles Times) in this killer entertainment that will leave you fearing these big-top creatures for good. A spaceship looking like a circus tent lands in a field near a small town, signaling the attack of deviant, red-nosed, balloon-twisting psychos from another world who plan to annihilate mankind by turning people into cotton candy! Luckily, the town’s teen citizenry decides to fight back and teach the cosmic bozos a lesson. But these klowns are no klutzes, turning popcorn, peanuts and caramel corn into playful but deadly weapons of madcap destruction and mayhem!
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Blu-ray)
From the director of the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, this “ghastly and hilarious” (Variety) sequel descends into your deepest, darkest fears as a wacked-out lawman goes after human meat-cutters with his own high-octane chainsaws in a horrific showdown with the legendary Leatherface and his entire cannibalistic family. For 14 years, former Texas Ranger Lefty Enright (Oscar® nominee Dennis Hopper, Hoosiers) has been obsessed with finding the psychotic mass murderers who killed his brother’s children. And today he’s in luck. A tough as nails late-night disc jockey (Caroline Williams, Days of Thunder) has caught the ghouls on tape in the act of slicing and dicing a couple of fun-loving rich kids. When she volunteers to help, Lefty persuades her to play the tape on-air to lure the maniacs out of hiding. But what she doesn’t know is that she’s the only witness to this diabolical family’s butchery who hasn’t been carved up for somebody’s supper just yet!
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Steven Raichlen shares his recipe of smoking and roasting fresh oysters and clams from Florida on the Big Green Egg.
To make the oyster filling, melt 1 tbsp butter in a skillet. Add the bacon, scallions, and jalapenos, and cook over medium heat until the bacon is crisp and the mixture is golden brown. Stir in the dill.
Set the EGG for direct cooking without a convEGGtor at 500°F with wood chunks or chips.
Shuck the oysters, discarding the top shells. Pass the knife under each oyster to loosen it from the bottom shell, but try not to spill any of the juice. Arrange the oysters in a shellfish rack or on a wire rack, again, taking care not to spill the juices. Place a spoonful of the bacon mixture in each shell. Save some for the clams.
Place the clams in a grill basket or a disposable aluminum foil pan.
Return the remaining bacon mixture to the stovetop. Reheat over medium heat. Add the wine and cook until the wine is reduced. Whisk in remaining butter. Keep warm.
Place the oysters on their shellfish rack on the grill grate. Roast for 5 minutes or until just cooked – the bacon mixture will begin to sizzle.
Remove the oysters from the grill and replace with the clams in grill basket. Cook for about 3-4 minutes or until the clams open. Discard any clams that fail to open. Toss the clams into the bacon and wine mixture and stir. Season with hot sauce, if desired.

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I was testing an ASP.NET application installation on a test server recently and ran into the following error when I ran the application.
Could not load file or assembly 'Some.dll'' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.
I hadn’t seen this during development on my local machine and a quick bit of searching led to an answer. I have a 32-bit development machine and I was testing on a 64-bit platform. In IIS 7 and later, ASP.NET 4.0 application pools don’t allow 32-bit applications by default when using an installer like we use. A simple flip of the Enable 32-bit Applications flag in the Advanced Settings of the application pool configuration did the trick to let things run fine and dandy.
Check out the screenshots for a little more guidance and thanks to this post for some guidance. Just make sure to set the Enable 32-bit Applications option to True and you should be ready to go.


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An expansive beach scene painted from a photo I took at Sunrise Beach - Sunshine Coast Qld. But let’s face it - it could be any one of Australia’s beautiful surf beaches.
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Is carnitine deficiency a mitochondrial disease?
General Discussion. Systemic primary carnitine deficiency (CDSP) is a rare metabolic disorder in which the body cannot properly process fats into energy. Carnitine functions to carry fatty acids obtained through diet to the energy centers in muscle cells (mitochondria).
What would be the result of a carnitine deficiency for fatty acid oxidation?
Intracellular carnitine deficiency impairs the entry of long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondrial matrix. Consequently, long-chain fatty acids are not available for beta-oxidation and energy production, and the production of ketone bodies (which are used by the brain) is also impaired.
What is carnitine fatty acid oxidation?
THE CARNITINE CYCLE IN FATTY ACID OXIDATION. Fatty acids oxidation is an important source of energy production in mammals. During periods of fasting, fatty acids turn into the predominant substrate for energy production via oxidation in the liver, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle (Fig.
What enzyme removes acyl from carnitine?
In the mitochondrial matrix, the enzyme carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 (CPT-2) catalyzes the trans-esterification of the acyl groups from carnitine to mitochondrial CoA with the release of free carnitine, thereby providing acyl-CoA substrates for fatty acid β-oxidation.
How do you increase carnitine levels?
What foods provide carnitine? Animal products like meat, fish, poultry, and milk are the best sources. In general, the redder the meat, the higher its carnitine content. Dairy products contain carnitine primarily in the whey fraction [1,3,5].
What are fatty acid oxidation disorders?
Fatty acid oxidation disorders are rare health conditions that affect how a body breaks down fat. A baby with a fatty acid oxidation disorder can’t use fat for energy. This can cause low blood sugar and harmful substances to build up in his blood.
What are the symptoms of low L-carnitine?
What are the symptoms of carnitine deficiency?
- Decreased or floppy muscle tone or muscle weakness.
- Tiredness (fatigue)
- Delayed movement (motor) development.
- Poor feeding in a baby.
- Symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) if the liver is affected.
How is low carnitine treated?
The main treatment for carnitine deficiency is to take L-carnitine supplements. This is the usable form of carnitine. It is available in pill form. L-carnitine increases the amount of carnitine in the blood and inside cells.
What is fatty acid oxidation disorder in adults?
Fatty acid oxidation disorders (FAODs) (table 1) are inborn errors of metabolism resulting in failure of mitochondrial beta-oxidation or the carnitine-based transport of fatty acids into mitochondria (figure 1).
What causes low L-carnitine levels?
What causes carnitine deficiency? Carnitine deficiency may occur in response to a genetic mutation (gene defect) in the protein responsible for bringing carnitine into the cell (primary carnitine deficiency), or it may occur secondary to other metabolic diseases (secondary carnitine deficiency).
What is carnitine deficiency caused by?
Mutations in the SLC22A5 gene cause primary carnitine deficiency. This gene provides instructions for making a protein called OCTN2 that transports carnitine into cells. Cells need carnitine to bring certain types of fats (fatty acids) into mitochondria , which are the energy-producing centers within cells.
What does a low MPV mean on a platelet count?
A low MPV means that platelets are smaller than normal. If the platelet count is lower than normal: Aplastic anemia or chemotherapy drugs. If the platelet count is in normal range: Kidney failure.
What is an acylcarnitine profile?
An acylcarnitine profile is a blood test used to check for the presence of genetic disorders related to fatty acid oxidation and several organic acidurieas. If a patient is at risk of having these disorders or is suspected of having it, the doctor may order the test.
Should I be worried about a low MPV?
Having a low or high MPV may not be cause for concern alone; it should be considered alongside the other CBC results, like platelet count. Your doctor will typically use the MPV test to decide whether further testing, such as a bone marrow biopsy, is needed.
What is a MPV test?
One of the tests run during a CBC is a mean platelet volume (MPV) test. An MPV test measures the average size of your platelets. It’s closely related to a platelet count test, which measures the number of platelets in your blood. Platelets are small blood cells that play an essential role in blood clotting.

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