Whew. One more page to go before the chapter ends!
Matching emoticon? Why, a black bat-like half-mask of course!
Hahah. I just looove the emotes he uses! Madou is just amazing.
The icons are cute, and they weren't kidding when they the place is barren.
I like his goofy attitude mixed with his serious appearance.
Also, stoked for the chapter finale.
You know I finally noticed.
There's a guy, that Madou kinda reminds me of.
That guy's name is Xellos.
The purple hair is homage for sure. <3 Slayers is one of my favourite things ever.
Fully agree about Slayers though. And Xellos is definitely one of the best characters from it.
Awww, thanks Outlaw! :D <3 Madou is a fun character to write and draw!


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Officials seize about $300M worth of heroin, cocaine from Mexico, Central America
November 14, 2017 / 7:45 PM / CBS News
FORT LAUDERDALE -- The Coast Guard offloaded about 10 tons of cocaine in Florida's Port Everglades on Tuesday, CBS Miami reports.
The drugs were seized along Mexico and Central America by multiple U.S. Coast Guard cutters.
The value of the drugs, taken from suspected smugglers, is around $300 million.
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After spending months at sea, Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returned from deployment with a whole lot of new cargo on board -- 10 tons of cocaine and more than 50 pounds of heroin.
"This represents a very significant disruption to the supply chain of various transnational criminal organizations," said Cdr. John McTamney, Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer.
Most of the drugs were seized during difficult missions in southern waters by air and boat.
The Coast Guard said it intercepted 14 different suspected drug smuggling runs, which were often loaded with pure, uncut cocaine.
Cdr. McTamney described how risky interdiction can be.
"It often happens at night," he explained. "We're maneuvering toward a vessel that is not lit at all with the proper navigation lights and is trying to evade us at a high rate of speed."
Pictures show the seized drugs by the caseload on Cutter Spencer's flight deck, taken from sophisticated illegal drug operations.
McTamney said this is $300 million "worth of cocaine that Americans won't be buying, won't be using and won't suffering from."
From Port Everglades, some of this ten-ton drug bust will be held over as evidence for convictions in smuggling cases.
The rest of the $300 million worth of drugs will likely be destroyed.
First published on November 14, 2017 / 7:45 PM

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Lenovo buying IBM's x86 server business for US$2.3 billion
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Software-defined storage for the SMB
Hewlett-Packard Co. aims to help small and medium-sized businesses enable improved application performance at a lower cost…
Improving security in the data centre
Networking security equipment vendor Check Point Software Technologies has launched a new security offering designed to meet…
Symantec takes on virtual machine sprawl
Virtual machine sprawl has become a major issue with IT customers and their channel partners. According to…
SanDisk's flash commercial solutions get distribution with Avnet
Flash storage vendor SanDisk Corp. will get wider distribution of its commercial product line in Canada and…
New IBM enterprise X-Architecture focused on analytics, cloud
IBM Corp. has launched the sixth generation of its enterprise X-Architecture for System x and PureSystems servers,…
Ottawa vendor partners with Best Buy on new PC line
Eurocom of Ottawa has confirmed that it has struck a deal with Best Buy Canada and will…
3D printing taken to the extreme
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BlackBerry sells BES10 and 1000 smartphones to German company
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Citrix wants partners to move from a tactical to a strategic focus
Partners of Citrix Systems left the vendor's annual Summit partner conference in Orlando this week with new…
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CA Technologies is promising a consumer-like experience for users of CA Service management, its new enterprise IT…
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On Wednesday, Oct. 25, Olyphant resident Christine Kizer received the St. Jeanne Jugan Award from the Little Sisters of the Poor at Holy Family Residence, Scranton.
Kizer, who serves as a certified nurse aide, received the award for exemplifying the spirit of St. Jeanne Jugan and embodying a work ethic of humble service to the elderly poor. The award, named in honor of the Mother Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, is given annually to an employee who is nominated by his or her peers.
Holy Family Residence employee of the year, Christine Kizer, receives the St. Jeanne Jugan Award from Mother Theresa Louisa Woo Ching, l.s.p., Mother Superior of Holy Family Residence.


There is a reason why the design experts at Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens prize kitchen cabinetry so highly. No other area of your home is more versatile yet space-defining. The range of materials is nearly limitless, and kitchens provide a wonderful opportunity to blend design and function seamlessly to create something unique. This quality can, of course, present some issues as well. Kitchen design is abundantly diverse, which means making decisions and attempting to create the perfect dream kitchen may seem daunting.
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Feature stark contrasts. White is a common feature of classic cabinets, as they allow for statements to be made with bold countertops or appliances. This makes a traditional kitchen really pop and feel comfortable while remaining highly functional.
Highly versatile design. By choosing soft, solid-color cabinets you allow for a design that can evolve over time, along with your tastes or even the seasons.
Ornate details. Carved designs, rounded or detailed edges, and other eye-catching features make classic cabinetry beautiful and intricate to look at.
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Utilizing stone. Stone countertops fit seamlessly into a rustic design and add a lot of function as well. Additionally, they can make quite a statement, featuring as a centerpiece all their own.
Farmhouse sinks and tables. Large, deep sinks and a farmhouse tables are staples of a rustic design. Choose cabinets that complement the warm, comfortable feel of a rustic kitchen.
Frameless cabinets. A frameless cabinet is ideal for a clean, even surface that creates a visually appealing space for those who prefer consistency. Frameless cabinets provide plenty of free space, and allow for a lot of organization.
Seek straight lines. If using wood for your cabinets, utilize wood that allows a natural, one-way grain. Oak serves well here, as well as walnut.
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Tin Ka Ping Foundation – HKBU Mainland China Visiting Scholars Programme
This programme aims to cement ties between HKBU and Mainland tertiary institutions by supporting teaching and research activities undertaken by Mainland scholars at HKBU. With sponsorships provided by the Tin Ka Ping Foundation, HKBU invites 8-12 mainland scholars to give talks and conduct other academic activities on its campus each year.
K. C. Wong Education Foundation – HKBU Mainland China Visiting Scholars Programme
This programme seeks to promote academic exchange and collaboration between HKBU and institutions of higher learning on the Mainland and contribute to staff development efforts of these institutions. Every year HKBU invites maximum five mainland scholars in the fields of business, Chinese medicine and science to conduct academic exchange activities on its campus.
Dr. Hung Hin Shiu Development Fund
This Fund supports the operation, research development and academic exchange activities of the Institute, including (a) public lecture series on creativity delivered by Nobel Prize winners or world-class scholars; (b) renowned Scholars-in-Residence Scheme; and (c) interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research projects.
HKBU Visiting Fellowship Scheme
This Scheme incorporates four visiting professorship schemes and aims to offer opportunities for HKBU academics and students to interact with world-class scholars, to provide a knowledge exchange platform to the Hong Kong community and to establish long-term collaboration among local and overseas scholars, strengthening HKBU's status in the international academic arena.


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Q: Specify one normal task and one watching task with Grunt Browserify I use Watchify (via grunt-browserify) for fast compilation during local dev:
grunt.initConfig({
    pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
    browserify: {
        app: {
            src: './src/app.js',
            dest: 'build/js/app.js'
        },
        options: {
            // next two lines for watchify + watch instead of browserify
            watch: true,
            keepAlive: true,
            transform: ['node-lessify', 'node-underscorify'],
            debug: true,
            browserifyOptions: {
                debug:true // include source maps.  currently only available with browserify
            }
        }
    }
}

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-browserify');

Running grunt browserify enters a while true loop that continuously watches for changes.  When it comes to build a production-ready bundle, I want it to run through once and not watch.
I have tried this configuration but the browserify:dev task never watches:
grunt.initConfig({
    pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
    browserify: {
        dev: {
            src: './src/app.js',
            dest: 'build/js/app.js',
            // next two lines for watchify + watch instead of browserify
            watch: true,
            keepAlive: true
        },
        package: {
            src: './src/app.js',
            dest: 'build/js/app.js'
        },
        options: {
            transform: ['node-lessify', 'node-underscorify'],
            browserifyOptions: {
                debug:true // include source maps.  currently only available with browserify
            }
        }
    }
});

How can I specify one Browserify task that watches with Watchify, and one task that builds the whole package and exits?

A: I had my configuration wrong.  Note that keepAlive: false is in the options namespace of the browserify:package job:
grunt.initConfig({
    pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
    browserify: {
        dev: {
            src: './src/app.js',
            dest: 'build/js/app.js'
        },
        package: {
            src: './src/app.js',
            dest: 'build/js/app.js',
            options: {
                keepAlive: false
            }
        },
        options: {
            watch: true,
            keepAlive: true,
            transform: ['node-lessify', 'node-underscorify'],
            browserifyOptions: {
                debug:true // include source maps.  currently only available with browserify
            }
        }
    }
});

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New Directors/New Films 2018
Mar 28–Apr 8, 2018
Now in its 47th edition, the New Directors/New Films festival is New York's premier showcase for the work of emerging filmmakers from around the world. The list of directors who have shown films at New Directors/New Films over the last near half-century includes such artists as Pedro Almodóvar, Chantal Akerman, Andrea Arnold, Luca Guadagnino, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kirsten Johnson, Terence Nance, Christopher Nolan, Laura Poitras,Spike Lee, Sarah Polley, Kelly Reichardt, Guillermo del Toro, Joachim Trier, and Denis Villeneuve. Any of the filmmakers in this year's lineup have the potential to be as important to the art of cinema as these. Join us in celebrating the continued vitality and promise of the medium.
Tickets for MoMA and Film Society members will go on sale on March 12. Tickets for the general public will be available March 16.
For full programming and ticketing information, please visit newdirectors.org.
New Directors/New Films is presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art.
The 2018 feature committee was comprised of Dennis Lim (Co-Chair, FSLC), Josh Siegel (Co-Chair, MoMA), Florence Almozini (FSLC), Sophie Cavoulacos (MoMA), La Frances Hui (MoMA), and Dan Sullivan (FSLC), and the shorts were programmed by Brittany Shaw (MoMA) and Tyler Wilson (FSLC).
This film series is part of New Directors/New Films.
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The exhibition is sponsored by LG Signature.
Additional support is provided by the Annual Film Fund of The Museum of Modern Art, Film Society's New Wave, The New York Times, American Airlines, The Village Voice, Shutterstock, and Hudson Hotel.
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Watashitachi no ie (Our House). 2017. Directed by Yui Kiyohara
Hale County This Morning, This Evening. 2018. Directed by RaMell Ross
Nervous Translation. 2018. Directed by Shireen Seno
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Black Mother. 2018. Directed by Khalik Allah
Drift. 2017. Directed by Helena Wittmann
Dene wos guet geit (Those Who Are Fine). 2017. Directed by Cyril Schäublin
As Boas Maneiras (Good Manners). 2017. Directed by Marco Dutra and Juliana Rojas
Fri, Apr 6, 2018, 8:45 p.m.
Djon África. 2018. Directed by João Miller Guerra and Filipa Reis
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Cocote. 2017. Directed by Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias
Wed, Apr 4, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
The Great Buddha +. 2017. Directed by Huang Hsin-yao
Une Vie Violente (A Violent Life). 2017. Directed by Thierry de Peretti
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Milla. 2017. Directed by Valérie Massadian
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Makala. 2017. Directed by Emmanuel Gras
Sashishi Deda (Scary Mother). 2018. Directed by Ana Urushadze
Ava. 2017. Directed by Sadaf Foroughi
Tesnota (Closeness). 2017. Directed by Kantemir Balagov
Azougue Nazaré. 2017. Directed by Tiago Melo
Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
The Guilty. 2017. Directed by Gustav Möller
En attendant les hirondelles (Until the Birds Return). 2017. Directed by Karim Moussaoui
Vinterbrødre (Winter Brothers). 2017. Directed by Hlynur Pálmason
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Indonesia's Presidential Campaign: The Economic Agenda
By Fitri Bintang Timur and Adhi Priamarizki
Notwithstanding the importance of popularity, voters in the current presidential election expect candidates to state their economic vision for public review. What economic policies could we expect following the 2014 presidential poll?
ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY – kemandirian ekonomi – has dominated political rhetoric in the run-up to the Indonesian presidential election currently underway. Such talk easily attracts voter sympathy. However, realisation of such a policy is a different matter altogether, indeed it remains questionable.
Indonesian voters as well as foreign investors are therefore keen to learn the presidential candidates' economic agenda. What are their policies on foreign investment? What are their attitudes towards issues that directly impact on investment such as taxation, subsidies, and export policies?
Candidates' economic programmes
There are only two pairs of candidates – Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Jusuf Kalla (JK) versus Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa – contesting in the presidential election to be done in one round. They have announced their respective visions missions and economic positions.
Jokowi-JK promise the creation of a sovereign, independent, and strong Indonesia based on mutual cooperation – gotong royong. Their priorities are solving what they regard as tackling the country's urgent issues that will promote economic sovereignty such as poverty, economic gap between provinces, environmental degradation, and dependency on food, energy, finance and technology.
The pair also support land reform to facilitate farmers' ownership of farm land, affordable housing, social security and free basic education for all, as well as the building and revamping of infrastructure, including roads, railway lines, ports, airports, and economic zones.
Jokowi-JK aim to import less fuel by increasing domestic production, increase financial independence through tax, enhance research activities and the ease-of-doing-business, decrease government debt, tighten the sale of national banks' shares, conduct institutional reform especially in reduce the overhead-cost of government as well as reducing fuel subsidy by switching to gas, biofuel and renewable energy use.
Prabowo-Hatta, on the other hand, intend to "establish a united, sovereign, fair, prosperous and dignified Indonesia" with economic development as the top-most agenda. The pair aim high: to double Indonesia's GDP per capita from the current IDR35 million to IDR60 million (from around US$3,000 to around US$5,000) with annual economic growth above 10 percent, from the 5.2 percent which is the lowest increase in the past four years.
They also want to create two million jobs annually, build national transportation industries, establish special economic zones, increase the tax ratio, conduct budget reform to avoid deficits, and increase the state budget. Other key thrusts are building infrastructure to support domestic industries with the investment and financial support from state-owned enterprises, especially natural resources, and increasing palm oil, rubber, cocoa, pulp, and paper production.
They also plan to renegotiate mining contracts that are deemed unfair. To boost rural area development, the pair endorse the term 'people's economy' and hence provide IDR1 billion (around US$87,000) for each village.
Macroeconomics effects of election
Part of the hype surrounding the election is the insatiable desire of the public for information and the movements of the candidates across the archipelago in their campaigns to reach out to voters. These generate their own economic momentum, catalysing transient spending patterns that will increase the country's purchasing power, which in turn enhances national economic growth. However, the Central Bank has predicted the election to raise only by 0.1 percent Indonesia's GDP since the number of competing political parties has declined from 44 in 2009 to 12 in 2014, not to mention the presidential election taking place in a single round.
The stock exchange and financial market moved up in reaction to the confirmation of Jokowi's presidential candidacy on 14 March 2014. The Rupiah strengthened by 0.9 percent and Jakarta Composite Index – JCI climbed 3.2 percent. When Jokowi-JK registered their candidacy on 19 May, the Rupiah rose further by 0.56 percent while JCI 0.55 percent. Nonetheless, this phenomenon is not new and not necessarily correlated to the popularity of a particular candidate.
Despite the decline of the so-called 'Jokowi effect', Indonesia's Finance Minister Chatib Basri assured that the country's economic condition this year remains stable. Basri reemphasised that the country's economic and financial authorities have been on guard since anticipatory policies were put in place to moderate the United States' Federal Reserve's 'tapering' monetary policy in late 2013 through interest rate increases and energy subsidy reductions.
What to expect from Indonesia's future leader
Although nationalist economic posturings were prominent in the 2014 parliamentary election in April, the implementation of such policies remains unclear. The country's dependency on foreign direct investment is the main impediment to any populist prescription. As a result, a "middle way" policy could be a plausible scenario in the future to balance the populist stances with realistic policies.
Whoever wins the presidential election will need to address the country's numerous pressing economic issues. According to 2013 data of National Bureau of Statistics, 11 per cent of the 28 million people live below the poverty line. Consequently, a pro-development policy is still required to support Indonesia's poor, yet it should not restrain the country's economic growth trajectory. Additionally, Indonesia needs to overcome its dependency on raw materials export and instead transform its resources into export products with higher added-value to ensure the country's economic sustainability.
Voters need to understand that campaign promises might translate differently later on depending on market and international economic conditions. The winner of the presidential election could face hurdles in conducting economic reform, especially when a candidate relies heavily on donor support for campaigning. The absence of tax relief for those making donations to political parties is one of the obvious reasons behind such a possibly troubling situation.
As there is no such thing as a free lunch, the economic policy of Indonesia's next leadership could be swayed by obligations to campaign funders. Moreover, political parties in the ruling coalition also add to the complexity of the policy making process. Therefore, it is in the country's best interest to maintain and strengthen the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), support the role of a free and fair media, and allow space for active civil society organisations to strengthen the check-and-balance mechanisms in the country.
Fitri Bintang Timur is an Associate Research Fellow and Adhi Priamarizki a Senior Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Published in RSIS Commentary No. 111/2014 dated 11 June 2014
http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/Perspective/RSIS1112014.pdf
Republished in Eurasia News, 11 June 2014
http://www.eurasiareview.com/11062014-indonesias-presidential-campaign-economic-agenda-analysis/
Jokowi-Prabowo handshake photo courtesy Tribun News
Macroeconomics chart courtesy US Funds
Campaigners vs Beggar courtesy The Konyol
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Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck look cool and collected on the Côte d'Araches.
Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck have signalled each other as the favourite for the overall title at the 2010 Tour de France. The winner and runner-up in this year's edition of the Tour paid due respect to one another as they outlined their impressions of the route for next year's Tour in an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, published on Saturday.
Contador finished 4:11 ahead of Schleck at this year's Tour de France. Two-thirds of the Spaniard's overall advantage was taken in the race's three time-trial stages: the prologue, stage four team time trial and stage 18 individual time trial. Contador said that the 2010 Tour route, which includes 59 kilometres of individual time trials, will significantly reduce his advantage over Schleck.
"Next year's Tour de France is definitely to Andy's advantage," Contador told the newspaper. "The focus will be on the mountain stages and there are only two time trials. The long time trial is on the penultimate day, where condition will make the difference. For a specialist time trialist like me it will be harder to make a [decisive] difference.
"If I want to stay ahead of Andy, than I will have to work harder than I ever have before."
Schleck echoed Contador's sentiment and said despite the reduction in time trials for next year's Tour, he would need to improve in the discipline if he is to topple the defending champion.
"The main thing is that I lost the Tour this year in the time trials. I have to work hard at improving this," he said. "Alberto is an example in this regard. He is so terribly professional."
"Next year the Tour will be a man-to-man fight and the strongest rider will win," said Schleck. "There is no team time trial and mountain stages look as though they can be kept under control. The strength of the team in 2010 will not be as decisive as it was this season."
Both riders are likely to face stiff opposition from riders such as Lance Armstrong and Cadel Evans at next year's Tour, but at the respective ages of 26 and 24, Contador and Schleck appear the riders most likely to confront one another in the years to come. The Luxembourger acknowledged that while he will challenge Contador next year, he believes it will be several seasons before he can regularly match his rival.
"There is certainly a chance to beat Alberto, but it will be two to three years before I can get to the same level as him."


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Oak Lawn is a prestigious and wealthy neighborhood in Dallas. And if you are looking to move into Oak Lawn, you will no doubt be amazed and satisfied with your new location. This area boasts many Oak lawn Dallas apartments, lofts, condos, and high rises. Don't forget about all of the bars and nightlife that surround the area. This affluent neighborhood is lined with artsy areas, trendy restaurants, and plenty of entertainment It's just a few reasons why so many residents are flocking to Oak Lawn. So if going to pubs after work. meeting up with friends, and being able to walk home is your thing, then Oak lawn is for you.
To be more specific, the area encompasses the section of town around Mckinney Avenue near Uptown. It is sometimes also described as the area between Highway 75 and the Dallas North Tollway, north of Highway 366. This is one of the most trendy parts of Dallas today. If you will be commuting, the DART might be the perfect option for you. This rail might actually run right outside your new home. A strategic stop outside your new rental would definitely bring a smile to your face. Anytime you can get around Oak Lawn without a car and avoid traffic, it's a blessing. Dallas has several highways and traffic can stack up. When it comes to finding activities to enjoy in your spare time; there are plenty of festivals, museums, and restaurants that are literally on your doorstep to participate in.
This area in Dallas has one of the highest concentrations of apartments in the entire city. If your moving near Oak Lawn, you will want to set aside at least $1300 for a one bedroom apartment home. Yes, they are very pricey. There are not too many deals. There are a small handful of apartments that are under $1000 but expect that availability to be extremely tight. These latter options don't appear too many times in the market-place. If you see one, you just might want to snap it up.
If you are looking for cheap apartments for rent, you will need to look elsewhere. Pricing will fall as you continue to look north. Addison and Farmers Branch will be good alternatives Renters who express interest realize they will pay more than they would if they chose a suburban area. But you really do get what you pay for in Oak Lawn. You can also find townhomes here. These usually attract those that want even more square footage and privacy.
Remember it sure is easy to get ripped off here. Take your time and tour the properties. Remember older is cheaper. You will be close to everything which is a huge plus!
So you might be wondering what types of amenities you will receive inside typical Oak Lawn rentals. Some of the newer communities will include built-in speakers and media connections. Kitchens will have stainless steel appliance packages and a designer backslash. Wood will be throughout the apartment in many cases, with carpet being reserved for the bedrooms. Many properties are now advertising themselves as full-fledged luxury resorts.
Social areas will include game rooms, sky lounges, and even concierge services.
Walkability sure is important to many renters. Oak Lawn provides some of the best. Retailers, eateries, restaurants, and bars are all within walking distance. The DART provides great public transportation. Check schedules and nearby stations that are near you.
If you are searching around the Oak Lawn neighborhood, it behooves you to keep your options open for other nearby neighborhoods that meet your search criteria. There is just such a large concentration of apartments in the Dallas Uptown area. If your open to numerous Dallas rentals, you will find many options in the various districts. Deep Ellum rentals, Greenville, and M Streets apartment homes are examples of alternate options. There are plenty of resources you can find online that can help you with your search. But it's always a good idea to tour a few communities so you can get an idea of what it might be like to live in the area.
If your searching for apartments in Oaklawn, you have come to the right place. Our agents at Rentkidz are very familiar with Oak Lawn and the surrounding areas. Keep in mind that many neighborhoods in Dallas blend in with each other. Browse through various listings and even get personal reviews from our agents.
Rather than search on your own, we can send you the Oak lawn options that meet your needs today. Rentals can go fast here. If you pass a deal and come back later, chances are it could be gone. So be sure and bring everything you need to apply. You can always apply at the property and change your mind later. Remember you're not bound by a lease until you sign it. It can be a good idea to have a backup just in case something falls through.
Dallas and its neighborhoods are extremely dense. In addition, contacting leasing agents at the property can be time consuming. During each call, you will have to offer your contact information and potential schedule a tour with the community. If you just want prices, this is where an apartment locator comes in handy. Remember, might want to rent something in Oak Lawn, but you might end up in Highland Park, TX if you go too far north.
If you are too far south, you will end up in Downtown. So its always a good idea to have maps and be familiar with districts and maps. With so many apartments to choose from and so many websites that offer listings, don't be afraid to use the services of an apartment finder. A good hunter can provide lots of rentals with amenities and official prices that make sense for you.


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Blog 4: Feminism and Transgender Identity
Feminism and Transgender Identity
Florence Lubash & Rachel Simon
Undergraduate Research Final Report
The goal at the outset of this paper was to understand how different feminist ideologies may view issues facing transgender people. In order to achieve this goal, I looked at primary source documents from individual feminist scholars and theorists. To contextualize their work, I read anthologies and analysis of their work. Often, these texts seemed antiquated and many were written in terms of the issues of their day, but most of the texts felt live and malleable in their ideas. These texts are about issues impacting society, and their goals and views of society varied radically, but in the end, I was able to gleam one central idea. Feminism is the basis for transgender liberation, and transgender liberation is a key aspect of contemporary feminism.
Coming to that conclusion brought me to the second goal of this project, to answer the question, can feminist frameworks be reconstructed to accommodate transgender people? Originally, I had assumed that some feminist ideologies (radical feminism in particular) would be too closely linked to transphobic sentiments to create any basis for a trans inclusive feminism.
Learning about feminist politics is difficult because in comparison to any other political ideology, feminism is deeply fractured and constantly in flux. It is difficult to analyze history while it is being made. The goal of full understanding of feminist ideology in only two semesters was clearly a fool's errand. For this reason, I chose to limit my analysis to only those ideologies which are most pressing and represented in contemporary feminist discourse.
Literature Review / Research Summary
In "Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction" Rosemarie Tong and Tina Fernandes Botts, divide feminism into several different types of ideologies – liberal feminism, radical feminism, Marxist/ socialist feminism, women-of-color feminism, psychoanalytic feminism, care-focused feminism, ecofeminism, existentialist, poststructural, postmodern feminism, and third-wave or queer feminism. Each of these feminist ideologies view the oppression of women as having different root causes, impacts and requiring different solutions (Tong and Botts). Tong and Botts only specifically address transgender issues in an analysis of queer and third wave feminism (270).
In "Transgender History" Susan Stryker lays out the historical dynamics between transgender communities and feminist activism, theory, and practice (3-5). These dynamics are best understood through further analysis of primary texts from distinct time periods and written by authors across the feminist ideological spectrum.
Liberal feminism's core tenants during first wave feminism can be found in Mary
Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments," and Susan B. Anthony's Speech after Arrest for Illegal Voting. These readings all show that the concerns of bourgeois white women were placed above those of working class and poor women, especially women of color. This is a problem which would not begin being addressed until third wave liberal feminism (Tong and Botts 35). The concerns in second wave became, according to Tong and Botts "gender equality and equal opportunity for women" (11). This tendency to focus on bourgeois white women lead to critiques by Marxist feminist and the creation of feminist movement for specific women of color.
Marxist feminism's influences have been more ideologically consistent through the waves than liberal feminism, beginning with Engels The Origin of Family, Private Property and The State (106-109). Contemporary socialist feminism in both the end of the second and beginning of the third wave start with Haraway's "A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist- Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century." Marxist feminism has focused on the plights of working women and the functions of capitalism as a system to oppress women (73).
Women of color feminism is different depending on the specific women of color a particular group of women in question, for example feminist movements exist for undocumented domestic laborers in a different way than for African American women at the forefront of the Black Panther movement (105). The tenants of Women of Color feminism can be found in the writings of Truth's "Ain't I A Woman" which addresses how often first wave feminism, specifically suffrage, focused on the rights and needs of rich white women. The evolution of this has been continued into third wave feminism and was specifically critiqued by Crenshaw in "Intersectionality and Identity Politics: Learning from Violence against Women of Color."
Radical feminism was a phenomenon of second wave feminism which focused on lesbianism and reproduction (Tong and Botts 39). Radical feminism can be divided into cultural and libertarian, and each make very different conclusions about patriarchy and how best to dismantle it.
Existentialist, poststructural, and postmodern feminisms are important to transgender issues because they are the basis of the theory of gender as a social construction (231). This theory has enabled a lot of transgender theory to come into existence, a topic which Susan Stryker explores in "Transgender History."
Third wave and queer feminism are movements which are related to each other, the rise of intersectionality gave rise to the need for contemporary queer feminist movements and the creation of transgender specific feminism (Tong and Botts 234,247). .
Conclusions Drawn from Research / Research Accomplishments
Although feminist movements have not always viewed transgender issues as feminist concerns, there is no basis for a contemporary feminist movement which does not incorporate the concerns of transgender people. While this is a contentious belief, it is not one without rigorous historical and ideological precedent. To understand the role trans people play in feminism, one must examine how systems oppressing cisgender women often also oppress trans people. The systems of oppression which impact the lives of cisgender women, such as patriarchy, capitalism, reproductive healthcare, often manifest in similar ways in the lives of transgender people. The systems of patriarchy can be understood as linked to the gender binary as systems which oppress anyone who is not a cisgender men. Deconstruction of the gender binary is in many ways a struggle parallel to the deconstruction of patriarchy. For this reason, all feminist ideologies and their goals can be used as a basis for understanding and dismantling systems which marginalize transgender people.
Radical feminism is one of the feminist ideologies which on its face may appear to be in the most tension with affirming transgender people. Radical feminism can be separated into libertarian and cultural radical feminism. Radical libertarian feminism views gender as something which should, ideally, join male and female to create an androgynous gender identity. Both of these would seem to assert a gender binary and an inheren "womanly" essence of certain people. However, the goals of both cultural and libertarian radical feminism benefit from trans inclusion.
Radical Libertarian feminism's idea of an androgynous gender identity being an ideal one is something which can become part of culture which does not strictly divide gender into male and female. Constructing more gender identities and more labels for gender identities helps both transgender people and libertarian feminists critique of patriarchy. If women are oppressed because "feminine" gender identities are treated as lesser, and the best solution is for women to partake in the best aspects of masculinity and femininity, having people who exist as neither male nor female, man nor woman, allows cisgender women's androgyny to be more socially acceptable.
Radical cultural feminism has evolved into movements which are hostile towards transgender people, especially transgender women, this is because a central conceit of radical cultural feminism being that women's oppression stems from a "inherently woman nature." This nature, according to many radical cultural feminists, is their reproductive capacity. While this may seem as something inherently opposed to an understanding of womanhood as a socially constructed phenomenon, the end goals of radical cultural feminism can be achieved within such a framework. According to both radical cultural and libertarian feminists, one of the central pieces of women's marginalization is that they are required for all reproduction, and men can be mostly absent from the birthing and rearing of children. In a world where trans men are seen as men, and the biological binary of gender is overthrown and all bodies become capable of giving birth through both biological and technological means, then everyone can become part of the responsibility of reproduction.
In contrast to radical feminism, contemporary liberal feminism is trans inclusive. Liberal feminism in the modern day derives largely from Crenshaw's essay on intersectionality, and ways of understanding interlocking oppression and privilege. Therefore the marginalization of transgender people must be understood as one form of oppression which is compounded with race, class, sexuality, ability, and other forms of marginalization.
Marxist feminism is also more inherently trans inclusive, but for different reasons than liberal feminism. Marxist feminism focuses on the class based oppression of people, and since most transgender people are working class, there issues are largely the concerns of the proletariat. Here, one must note that women are not, in the classic Marxist conception, a class. Rather, their oppression exists both as bourgeois women and proletarian women, and the same is true of transgender people. The oppression of transgender people exists regardless of class, but the advancement of working class trans people can not be won through those means which benefit rich transgender people. From a Marxist perspective, there must be an overthrow of classes entirely for their to be liberation, and without class, transgender people's personhood would be affirmed and accepted, and those institutions both medical and legal would no longer be exclusive to bourgeois transgender people.
Women of color feminism is arguably the most analogous to transgender feminism or queer feminism as they both exist as critiques of contemporary feminism, and seek to address the concerns of specific people. The use of intersectionality allows women of color feminism and queer feminism to become ideologically connected movements, and not compete for resources. This is necessary for many transgender women of color especially because they are oppressed both as transgender people and people of color.
Existentialist, poststructural, and postmodern feminism are important starting points for transgender theory and the conception of gender as a social construction. Although not all people who believe gender is socially constructed affirm transgender existence, many of the most influential figures like Judith Butler do. For this reason, existentialist, poststructural, and postmodern feminism can be seen as base framework to build off of to analyze how we think about gender and how transgender people change those societal conceptions.
The research project I have done has been a great lesson in terms of research. I have learned how to do research more efficiently and manage my time, and I am extremely happy with the research aspect of this project.
The aspect of this project I am most disappointed in by far is the paper. I should have been working on a final product for far longer than I have. I ended up writing a report with a few weeks before the due date, and the result has been far less than what I had hoped for at the outset. I do not reference my sources nearly as much as I wanted to, and my lit review is the only section I really reference my sources effectively. As such, I want to continue working on this paper individually because I believe I have the start of a genuinely valuable idea.
The experience has also given me insight into how to work with other people who are knowledgeable in a topic. Rachel Simon, my faculty advisor, helped me navigate research in capacities I had not tried before. She helped me get in contact with other members of faculty who had expertise and could help with my research.
Feminist Theory: A Reader. Edited by Kolmar, Wendy K. and Bartkowski, Frances.
McGraw Hill. 2013.
Anthony, Susan B. Speech after Arrest for Illegal Voting. 1872.
Bambara,Toni Cade. "Foreword" from This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by
Radical Women of Color. 1981.
Beauvoir, Simone. The Second Sex.
Bunch, Charlotte. "Not for Lesbians Only." 1975.
Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity.
Crenshaw, Kimberle. "Intersectionality and Identity Politics: Learning from
Violence against Women of Color." 1997.
Combahee River Collective. "A Black Feminist Statement." 1977.
Engles, Fredric. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State.
Hartway, Donna. "A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist
Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century." 1985.
Millet, Kate. "Theory of Sexual Politics." 1969.
National Organization for Women. "Statement of Purpose" 1966.
"The Woman Identified Woman." 1970.
Sanger, Margaret. "Birth Control-A Parent's Problem or Woman's" 1920.
Serano, Julia. "Trans woman Manifesto." 2007.
Stanyont, Elizabeth Cady. "Declaration of Sentiments." 1848.
Terrell, Mary Church. "The Progress of Colored Mana." 1898.
Truth, Sojourner. "Ain't I a Woman." 1851.
Truth, Sojourner. "Keeping the Thing Going While Things Are Stirring." 1867.
Weathers, Mary Ann. "An Argument for Black Women's Liberation as a
Revolutionary Force." 1969.
Wollstonecraft, Mary. "A vindication of the Rights of Woman."
Stryker, Susan. "Transgender History." New York, New York, Seal Press, 2017. Second Edition.
Tong, Rosemarie and Botts, Tina Fernandes. "Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive
Introduction." New York, New York, Westview Press, 2018. Fifth Edition.
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Blog Post #3: Undergraduate Research
In order to address the progress I have made so far in this work, I think it best to first list what I have read so far.
Transforming Feminism
Transgender History
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves
Sections of Feminist Theory: A Reader
Mary Wollstonecraft, Chapter 2,7, and 13 from A Vindication on the Rights of Women
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, "Declaration of Sentiments"
Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I A Woman"
Sojourner Truth, "Keeping the thing going while things are stirring"
Susan B. Anthony, Speech after Arrest for Illegal Voting
Friedrich Engels; from The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State
Mary Church Terrell "The Progress of Colored Women"
Alexandra Kollontai "Working Women and Mother"
Margaret Sanger "Birth Control – A Parent's Problem or Woman's?"
Joan Riviere "Womanliness as a Masquerade"
Simone de Beauvoir Introduction and Chapter 12 of The Second Sex
Second Wave
National Organization of Women, "Statement of Purpose"
Kate Millett, "Theories of Sexual Politics"
Mary Ann Weathers, "An Argument for Black Women's Liberation as a Revolutionary Force"
Radical Lesbians, "The Woman Identified Woman"
Charlotte Bunch, "Not For Lesbians Only"
Combahee River Collective, "A Black Feminist Statement"
Audre Lorde, "Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference"
Heidi Hartmann, "The Unhappy Marriage of Marxism and Feminism"
Third Wave
Donna Haraway, "A Cyborg Manifesto: Science Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century"
Judith Butler from Gender Trouble : Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
Rebecca Walker, "Becoming the Third Wave"
Kimberle Crenshaw, "Intersectionality and Identity Politics: Learning from Violence against Women of Color"
Anne Fausto-Sterling, "Should There Be Only Two Sexes?"
Julia Serano, "Trans woman Manifesto"
Throughout this research project one problem I have run into is the abundance of feminist texts from each wave of feminism, this made parsing what was relevant difficult on several occasions. Not many feminist texts directly address transgender issues, and frequently when these issues were addressed they were done so without an inclusive framework, and worked to further marginalize trans women.
Because transgender issues are relatively new in discourse, there are times when I would skim longer works to decide if I needed to read them fully. This allows me to have a wider breadth of literature for the research project.
I have undergone more intense research sessions this semester. This has been a great experience for me, but it has been tiring!
Rachel Simon has helped me a lot by giving me access to two textbooks which have functioned as great sources for this work, and allowed me to do more actual research work than just trying to figure out what exactly I needed to search in online databases.
So far from doing this project, I have come to a number of conclusions which I will more fully develop in my final product:
Trans issues have often been excluded from Feminist discourse
In feminism, the needs of marginalized groups are often secondary to those of wealthy white women
WOC often experience a disconnect with mainstream (usually liberal) feminism
The notions of gender variance are central to many radical feminist works, BUT this does not always mean they encourage people to identify as genders different than their gender assigned at birth
First wave liberal feminism was centered on voting rights (for women – mostly white and upper class)
This is a similar pattern to a lot of contemporary feminist and LGBT movements
Strict, single issue campaigns
Marxist / Socialist feminism often began with the writings of men, but eventually women would contribute to this ideology
Just because members hold a specific identity, their work does not always contribute to the of liberation of their own identity group, therefore it is sometimes anti-feminist
Intersectionality is a valuable concept when exploring the ideas of inclusive feminism, but often misused in feminist discourse
Trans issues have always existed in the United States, but were not always part of feminist movements
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Blog #2: Undergraduate Research
At this point in my research I have looked at the texts "Transforming Feminism: Trans Feminists Speak Out," "Trans Bodies Trans Selves," and "Transgender History." These books have given me basic insight into how transgender people are discussed in both feminist discourse and transgender specific spaces. They have not yet given me clear lines between feminist perspectives I wish to analyze, but they have pointed to a lot of perspectives in the modern day around transgender issues.
"Transforming Feminism: Trans Feminists Speak Out" is a Canadian text, and my research focus is transgender identities and feminism in the United States. In order to solve this problem, my faculty advisor and I decided to focus on the sections of the text which are applicable across national boundaries. One example of transnational topics include how resources for survivors of sexual assault and rape are used in relation to transgender survivors.
"Trans Bodies Trans Selves" has given me insight on how issues of gender intersect with issues of race, immigration status, and class. This text will be helpful for analyzing how trans issues fit into the future of feminism.
"Transgender History" adresses how discussions around transgender issues have evolved in the United States. A lot of the information from this text will be used to differentiate feminist perspectives both over time and by ideology.
Throughout the research process, I have found new questions to look into more closely during winter intersession as I finalize my research. One problem I have had to grapple with is how broad my research can get, and Rachel Simmon has helped me ensure I am not just reading this for the sake of completion if they won't be helpful to the final paper. Rachel has also helped me use on campus resources to better my research process. Pace University Librarian Sarah Burns-Feyl has guided me to a number of resources I have accessed through the library.
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Blog Post 1 Undergraduate Research
Purpose, Goals, and Objectives
In our research project "Feminist Perspectives on Transgender Identity" we will explore how different feminist ideologies address the issue of transgender and gender nonconforming identities. The objective of this research paper will be to explore how varied Feminist philosophies and perspectives address the issues of transgender identities, the ways in which feminist beliefs inform those views, cultural and historical context for trans exclusion, and the value of transgender inclusion in feminist movements.
Research questions:
What are the primary feminist perspectives?
What do these perspectives have to say about transgender identities?
What is the impact of these perspectives both on feminism and transgender people?
How does one identify if trans-inclusivity is present in the feminist framework?
How is trans-inclusivity important to the future of feminist movements?
What you expect to achieve or learn:
During the course of researching this project I am hoping to learn about how transgender lives and identities have been viewed throughout US history. I want to examine the influence on feminist movements from trans identities and historical and cultural contexts. Through this project I hope to help individuals understand how feminist thought around transgender people is a deeply varied, even if the end result of those beliefs is similar. Looking at different inclusive feminist frameworks will allow me to understand varied philosophies (Marxist feminism, materialist, intersectional, etc.) come to common conclusions from diverse starting points.
Research Methods:
In order to answer the research questions, we will perform a combination of historical and document based analysis. We will first examine the historical contexts in the United States under which topics and conceptions of gender and gender identity have evolved over time. We will look at texts, studies, and other documents to analyze feminist perspectives on issues of transgender identity at the time, and how these were expressed. Using the information gathered through this research we will then apply it to contemporary feminist thought, and hopefully come up with a conclusion on the role of trans-inclusivity in the future of feminist movements.
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By QS Asia News Network – July 6, 2018
In the latest edition of QS Top 50 Under 50 ranking, Curtin University has been positioned at 20thamong the world's best young universities. Professor Jim Mienczakowski, Curtin Malaysia's pro vice-chancellor, president and chief executive said he was glad Curtin continues to establish itself as a leading young university on the world stage.
"As Curtin Malaysia prepares to mark its 20th anniversary next year, Curtin University's upward trajectory in the world rankings augurs well for the campus' standing as the highest-ranked global university campus in Borneo and the largest Australian international campus in the world," said Professor Mienczakowski.
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Hell Creek – formacja skalna datowana na przełom kredy i paleocenu (od późnego mastrychtu do wczesnego danu, 68–65 mln lat temu), rozciągająca się na pograniczu stanów Montana, Wyoming, Dakota Północna i Dakota Południowa w Stanach Zjednoczonych. W wielu miejscach osiąga ponad 100 m miąższości, z czego ostatnie kilka metrów należy już do kenozoiku. Próbki pobrane z warstw na granicy mastrychtu i danu wykazują obecność irydu oraz kryształów przeobrażonego kwarcu, dowodzącą kolizji z Ziemią meteorytu bądź komety, około 65,5 mln lat temu. Jest to jedyne stanowisko z zaznaczoną granicą pomiędzy erami mezozoiczną i kenozoiczną, w którym występują skamieniałości dinozaurów.

Nazwa formacji pochodzi od potoku płynącego obok miasteczka Jordan w stanie Montana - Hell Creek (Piekielny Potok).

Formacja Hell Creek składa się z iłowców, mułowców i piaskowców, będących osadami rzecznymi i brakicznymi deponowanymi w korytach rzecznych, deltach i na bagnach.

Największą kolekcję skamieniałości z formacji Hell Creek posiada Museum of the Rockies w Bozeman, stanie Montana, w hrabstwie Gallatin.

Poniżej zalega górnokredowa formacja Fox Hills (ang. Fox Hills Formation).

Skamieniałości
Przykłady rodzajów i gatunków zwierząt i roślin, których skamieniałości odnaleziono w Hell Creek:

Teropody (w tym ptaki)

Dinozaury ptasiomiedniczne

Rośliny

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Linki zewnętrzne

Geografia Dakoty Południowej
Geografia Dakoty Północnej
Geografia Montany
Geografia Wyoming
Stanowiska paleontologiczne
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Today was a little bit easier to document..although I forgot a lot of pictures it was all about survival and getting through the busy moments.
Being as how I didn't go to bed until Tuesday was already in progress this was a bit of a surprise 352am. She is lucky she's cute! I don't know how she figures out I have to be up early in the morning but she sure makes sure that sleep isn't top priority!
721am Taryn came home from her sleepover. All night I wondered if it was a test of my parenting or of her growing up by allowing her to spend the night at her friends house when we had to be up and present so early in the morning.... a sigh of relief when I didn't have to figure out who failed me or her. Successfully out the door by 810am to head to middle school orientation where we were given a task sheet... pictures, payments for gym clothes, locks for lockers, text book pickup, emergency card drop off, and finally the brand new Chromebook pick up.
This was the most highly anticipated moment I think. Getting the locker assignments and then of course learning to do a combination lock.
We stood in line for nearly an hour to retrieve this coveted item I wish I could say it was as exciting as a ride at Disney once we got to the front. It was not, a lot of questions like "How as a parent do I keep her safe? How do I monitor what she is doing? Why does the school get to choose when my 11 year old child is thrown into the world wide 'interweb' (family joke) and not me?"
Highways were empty... phew! I HATE driving so this was acceptable.
A quick stop at IKEA and the book store before we picked up John and Kelsey from the airport. I should have done this last week when we dropped them off because it made me late to pick them up, shame on me! I would have been disappointed if he had been late and I had to wait on the curb and fetch bags with a sleepy toddler.
Welcome home Kelsey-kins and dad! It was a quiet 5 days without you!
A snack for me while John napped and Kelsey double napped, she STILL has the runny nose and congestion... ugh. John had to scurry off to work after his short snooze.That was quick "hello, goodbye" Work is NOT going well right now, so I feel bad watching him walk out the door and knowing he is unhappy. It will get better, it always gets better. Right? I woke up Kelsey so she would go to bed not too late outside of normal.
Taryn tends to important tween business... when did she get so big? As the littlest of the crew practices her vocals and spends some time "screaming" and talking to me.
Nothing too exciting for dinner, left overs.. chicken made into quesadillas with more fruit and some green beans.
More bad TV for me and computer time for the kid. Pretty basic day no school summer evening.
very *real*, down-and-dirty journaling. Great work!


Apple on Saturday quickly denied claims by China's state-run television that its iPhones track owners' locations.
Apple on Saturday denied claims by China's state-run television that its iPhones track owners' locations.
The 600-word message was linked from Apple China's home page.
iOS 7's Frequent Locations stores all its data on the customer's iPhone, Apple said Saturday as it responded to spying claims the day before by China's state-run television.
"Frequent Locations are only stored on a customer's iOS device, they are not backed up on iTunes or iCloud, and are encrypted," the English translation of Apple's response stated. "Apple does not obtain or know a user's Frequent Locations and this feature can always be turned 'Off' via our privacy settings. Apple does not have access to Frequent Locations or the location cache on any user's iPhone at any time."
On Friday, CCTV (China Central Television) broadcast a segment that blasted iOS 7's "Frequent Locations" feature, which records places the user has been and the duration they were there. The functionality is designed to learn important locales to provide preemptive information, such as directions to a frequently-patronized restaurant or the estimated commute time to work.
"Even if this feature is turned off, the information will still be recorded. From this feature, [someone] can get a cell phone user's occupation, place of work, home address ... and then obtain the overall situation of the user," CCTV said.
A researcher interviewed by CCTV went further, saying, "This is extremely sensitive data" that could reveal "even state secrets."
Apple's quick response to the negative publicity signaled the importance of China to the company's business: Over the last four quarters, "Greater China," the sales region composed of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, accounted for 16.2% of Apple's total revenue. In the latest reported quarter, which ended March 31, Greater China contributed 20.4% of all Apple sales.
Those sales also made the Cupertino, Calif. company choose its words carefully. The message's second paragraph started with, "We appreciate CCTV's effort to help educate customers on a topic we think is very important."
Apple also addressed concerns that the location data collected by iOS 7, the firm's newest mobile operating system, was being passed on to governments. "As we have stated before, Apple has never worked with any government agency from any country to create a backdoor in any of our products or services," the statement said. "We have also never allowed access to our servers. And we never will. It's something we feel very strongly about."
Those responses were clearly aimed at dampening any talk that the "Snowden Effect" -- named after former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden, who has revealed widespread NSA spying and data collection in the U.S. and around the world -- was a problem for Apple's customers.
Apple's quick retort may have been made because of the presumed launch this fall of one or more iPhone models likely boasting larger screens, a feature widely sought by Chinese and other Asian consumers. Many analysts believe that with larger displays -- 4.7-in. or even larger -- Apple will sell an unprecedented number of iPhones in the region.


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The Rainbow Bridge is a cantilever bridge stand on Neches River in Southeast Texas just upstream from Sabine Lake. It allows State Highway 87 and State Highway 73 to connect Port Arthur in Jefferson County on the southwest bank of the river with Bridge City in Orange County on the northeast bank. Construction on the bridge began in 1936 under the guidance of the Texas State Highway Department. The bridge was completed on September 8, 1938. The nearby town of Prairie View took on the name "Bridge City" in response. Due to concerns by the upstream city of Beaumont about the bridge posing a threat to ship navigation, the south's tallest bridge, spanning 176 feet above and 680 feet across the Neches River. Adjacent, is the Veteran's Memorial Bridge, the sister span to the Rainbow Bridge.


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Quad's Humour Thread
Thread starter Quadophile
Quadophile
Hon. Acoustical Engineer
Spooky Puns
Q: What is Frankenstein's favorite waterway?
A: The Eerie Canal.
Q: What is a ghosts favorite ride at the midway?
A: A roller ghoster!!
Q: Why does the Mummy keep his Band-aids in the refrigerator?
A: He wants to use them later for cold cuts!!
--Johnny B. age 10, Clarksdale,MS
Q: What is Dracula's favorite coffee?
A: De'coffin'ated!
Q: What is a baby ghost's favorite game?
A: Peek-a-boo!
--Michael R. age 9 Hanford,CA
Q: How does a werewolf like his eggs for breakfast?
A: Terrorfried!
Q: What is a Mummies' favorite type of music?
A: Wrap!
--James H. age 9, Austin,TX
Q: Why didn't the skeleton dance at the party?
A: He had no body to dance with.
--Henrietta J. from the Bronx
Q: What is a vampire's favorite holiday?
A: Fangsgiving.
Bible Sales
A minister concluded that his church was getting into serious financial troubles.
Coincidentally, by chance, while checking the church storeroom, he discovered several cartons of new bibles that had never been opened and distributed. So at his Sunday sermon, he asked for three volunteers from the congregation who would be willing to sell the bibles door-to-door for $10 each to raise the desperately needed money for the church.
Peter, Paul and Louie all raised their hands to volunteer for the task. The reverend knew that Peter and Paul earned their living as salesmen and were likely capable of selling some bibles but he had serious doubts about Louie. Louie was just a little local farmer, who had always tended to keep to himself because he was embarrassed by his speech impediment. Poor little Louis stuttered very badly. But, not wanting to discourage poor Louis, the reverend decided to let him try anyway.
He sent the three of them away with the back seat of their cars stacked with bibles and asked them to meet with him and report the results of their door-to- door selling efforts the following Sunday.
Anxious to find out how successful they were, the reverend immediately asked Peter, "Well, Peter, how did you make out selling our bibles last week?"
Proudly handing the reverend an envelope, Peter replied, "Father, using my sales prowess, I was able to sell 20 bibles, and here's the $200 I collected on behalf of the church."
"Fine job, Peter!" The reverend said, vigorously shaking his hand. "You are indeed a fine salesman and the Church is indebted to you."
Turning to Paul, he asked "And Paul, how many bibles did you manage to sell for the church last week?"
Paul, smiling and sticking out his chest, confidently replied,"Reverend, I am a professional salesman and was happy to give the church the benefit of my sales expertise. Last week I sold 28 bibles on behalf of the church, and here's $280 I collected."
The reverend responded, "That's absolutely splendid, Paul. You are truly a professional salesman and the church is also indebted to you."
Apprehensively, the reverend turned to little Louie and said, "And Louie, did you manage to sell any bibles last week?"
Louie silently offered the reverend a large envelope. The reverend opened it and counted the contents. "What is this?" the reverend exclaimed. "Louie, there's $3200 in here! Are you suggesting that you sold 320 bibles for the church, door to door, in just one week?
Louie just nodded.
That's impossible!" both Peter and Paul said in unison. "We are professional salesmen, yet you claim to have sold 10 times as many bibles as we could."
"Yes, this does seem unlikely," the reverend agreed. "I think you'd better explain how you managed to do accomplish this, Louie."
Louie shrugged. "I-I-I- re-re-really do-do-don't kn-kn-know f-f-f-for sh-sh-sh-sure," he stammered.
Impatiently, Peter interrupted. "For crying out loud, Louie, just tell us what you said to them when they answered the door!"
"A-a-a-all I-I-I s-s-said wa-wa-was," Louis replied, "W-w-w-w-would y-y-y-you l-l-l-l-l-like t-t-to b-b-b-buy th-th-th-this b-b-b-b-bible f-f-for t-t-ten b-b-b-bucks ---o-o-o-or--- wo-wo-would yo-you j-j-j-just l-like m-m-me t-t-to st-st-stand h-h-here and r-r-r-r-r-read it t-to y-y-you?"
I am still laughing while posting this one!
CITech
Offshore Crunchie Eater
Well done Quads
I can see you have had a busy evening!
A Jazz Chord
Stevie Wonder is playing his first gig in Tokyo and the place is absolutely packed to the rafters. In a bid to break the ice with his new audience he asks if anyone would like him to play a request.>>>>>>>
A little old Japanese man jumps out of his seat in the first row and shouts at the top of his voice "Play a jazz chord ! Play a jazz chord!".
Amazed that this guy knows about the jazz influences in Stevie's varied career, the blind impresario starts to play an E minor scale and then goes into a difficult jazz melody for about 10 minutes. When he finishes the whole place goes wild.
The little old man jumps up again and shouts "No, no, play a jazz chord! play a jazz chord!".
A bit ticked off by this, Stevie, being the professional that he is, dives straight into a jazz improvisation with his band around the B flat minor chord and really tears the place apart. The crowd goes wild with this impromptu show of his technical expertise. The little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play a jazz chord! Play a jazz chord!".
Well and truly ticked off that this little guy doesn't seem to appreciate his playing ability. Stevie says to him from the stage "OK smart ass. You get up here and do it!"
The little old man climbs up onto the stage, takes hold of the mike and starts to sing .... (scroll down)
" A jazz chord - to say - I ruv you-u-u...!"
Superstition?
There was a case in one hospital's Intensive Care ward where patients always died in the same bed, on Sunday morning, at about 11 a.m., regardless of their medical condition.
This puzzled the doctors and some even thought that it had something to do with the supernatural. No one could solve the mystery as to why the deaths occurred around 11 a.m. on Sundays.
So a world-wide team of experts was assembled to investigate the cause of the incidents. The next Sunday morning, a few minutes before 11 a.m., all doctors and nurses nervously waited outside the ward to see for themselves what the terrible phenomenon was all about. Some were holding wooden crosses, prayer books and other holy objects to ward off the evil spirits.
Just when the clock struck 11... Pookie Johnson, the part-time Sunday sweeper, entered the ward and unplugged the life support system so that he could use the vacuum cleaner.
My Dog Ate It!
A minister delivered a sermon in ten minutes one Sunday morning That was about half the usual length of his sermons.
He explained, "I regret to inform you that my dog, who is very fond of eating paper, ate that portion of my sermon which I was unable to deliver this morning."
After the service, a visitor from another church shook hands with the preacher as he was leaving, and said,
"Sir, if that dog of yours has any pups, I sure would like to get one to give to my minister!"
Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical figure because he invented cigarettes and started smoking.
If i meet up with him when I die >Sir my ar#e
My mother is a cleaning fanatic. One Saturday she told me and my brother to get down to the playroom and straighten it up. We had a party there the previous evening, and she was none too happy about the mess. As she watched us work, it was clear that Mom was completely dissatisfied with our cleaning efforts and let us know it. Finally my brother, exasperated with having to do it all over, reached for a broom and asked Mom, "Can I use this, or were you planning to go somewhere?"
Captain and the passenger
[size=+1]A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOD!" Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!" A passenger in Coach yelled, "That's nothing. You should see the back of mine[size=-1] "
Beef Tongue
A lady goes into the butcher shop and as she is walking around the store, she spies a beef tongue in the butcher's counter. The lady asks, "What in the world is that?"
"Beef tongue," replies the butcher!
The lady gives a little involuntary shudder, "No way would I put anything in my mouth that came out of an animal's mouth!"
The butcher nods sympathetically while peeking into the woman's shopping cart, "I see you're buying a dozen eggs!"
Taming the Parrot
A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd killed the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer.
The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."
John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
muckshifter
I'm not weird, I'm a limited edition.
... ok, a quick one for you.
A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding
through the Afghanistan desert when he saw something
far off in the distance.
Hoping to find water, he walked toward the object,
only to find a little old Jewish man sitting at a
card-table with neckties laid out on it.
The Arab asked, "My thirst is killing me. Do you have
water?"
The Jewish man replied, "I have no water. Would you
like to buy a tie? ... They are only $150. This one
goes very nicely with your robes."
The Arab shouted, "Idiot! I do not need an overpriced
tie. I need water!"
"OK," said the old Jew, "it does not matter that you
do not want to buy a tie, and that you insult me. I
will show you that you have not offended me. If you
walk over that hill to the east for about two miles,
you will find a lovely restaurant. Go! Walk that way!
The restaurant has all the water you need!"
The Arab staggered away toward the hill and eventually
disappeared.
Four hours later the Arab came crawling back to where
the Jewish man was sitting at his table. The Jew said,
"I told you, about two miles over that hill. Could you
not find it?
"I found it all right," rasped the Arab. "Your brother won't let me in without a tie"
Thanks Mucks,
That was a good one
What the teacher REALLY means!
What a teacher says and what he/she really means.
1. Your son has a remarkable ability in gathering needed information from his classmates.
Really means: He was caught cheating on a test.
2. Karen is an endless fund of energy and vitability.
Really means: The hyperactive monster can't stay seated for five minutes.
3. Fantastic imagination! Unmatched in his capacity for blending fact with fiction.
Really means: He's definitely one of the biggest liars I have ever met.
4. Margie exhibits a casual, relaxed attitude to school, indicating that high expectations don't intimidate her.
Really means: The lazy thing hasn't done one assignment all quarter.
5. Her athletic ability is marvelous. Superior hand-eye coordination.
Really means: The little creep stung me with a rubber band from 15 feet away.
6. Nick thrives on interaction with his peers.
Really means: Your son needs to stop socializing and start working.
7. Your daughter's greatest asset is her demonstrative public discussions.
Really means: Classroom lawyer! Why is it that every time I explain an assignment she creates a class argument?
8. John enjoys the thrill of engaging challenges with his peers.
Really means: He's a bully.
9. An adventurous nature lover who rarely misses opportunities to explore new territory.
Really means: Your daughter was caught skipping school at the fishing pond.
10. I am amazed at her tenacity in retaining her youthful personality.
Really means: She's so immature that we've run out of diapers.
11. Unlike some students who hide their emotion, Charles is very expressive and open.
Really means: He must have written the Whiner's Guide.
12. I firmly believe that her intellectual and emotional progress would be enhanced through a year's repetition of her learning environment.
Really means: Regretfully, we believe that she is not ready for high school and must repeat the 8th grade.
13. Her exuberant verbosity is awesome!
Really means: A mouth that never stops yacking.
Why Lawyers should never ask a witness a question if they aren't prepared
for the worst answer:
In a trial, a Southern small town prosecuting attorney called his first
witness to the stand. The witness was a grand motherly, elderly woman.
He approached her and asked, " Mrs.Jones, do you know me?"
She responded, "Why, yes I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you
were a young boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You
lie, you cheat on your wife, you manipulate people and talk about them behind
their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to
realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I
know you. "
The Lawyer was stunned.
Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked,
"Mrs.Jones, do you know the defense attorney?"
She again replied, "Why yes, I do. I've known Mr.Bradley since he was a
youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted and he has a drinking problem. He can't build
a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst
in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three
different women, one of them was your wife. Yes, I know him."
The defense attorney almost died.
The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench, and in a very quiet
voice, said, "If either of you *******s asks her if she knows me, I'll throw
you in jail for contempt!"
THE PATEL FAMILY FUNERAL
A Patel family in Gujarat was puzzled when the coffin of their dead mother arrived from the US. It was sent by one of the daughters. The dead body was very tightly squeezed inside the coffin, with no space left in it. When they opened the lid, they found a letter on top, which read:--
I am sending our mother's body to you, since it was her wish that she should be cremated in the compound of our ancestral home in GUJARAT.
Sorry, I could not come along as all of my paid leave are all consumed. You will find inside the coffin, under Ba's body, 12 cans of cheese, 10 packets of chocolates and 8 packets of Badam. Please divide these among all of you. On Ba's feet you will find a new pair of Reebok shoes( size 10 ) for Mohan. There are also 2 pairs of shoes for Radha's and Lakshmi's sons. Hope the sizes are correct. Ba is wearing 6 American T-Shirts.The large size is for Mohan. Just distribute them among yourselves.
The 2 new Jeans that Ba's is wearing are for the boys.
The Swiss watch that Reema wanted is on Ba's left wrist.
Shanta Aunty, Ba is wearing the necklace, earrings and ring that you asked for. Please take them off her.
The 6 white cotton socks that Ba is wearing must be divided among my teenager nephews.
Please distribute all these uniformly and if anything more required let me know as Bapa is also not feeling too well nowadays...
Your loving sister,
Radhika
Thats DEAD funny Quad
Some of Vincent Van Gogh's relatives :
His dizzy aunt --------------------------------------------Verti Gogh
The brother who ate prunes ------------------------------Gotta Gogh
The brother who worked at a convenience store --- Stopn Gogh
The grandfather from Yugoslavia ------------------------U Gogh
The brother who bleached his clothes white ---------Hue Gogh
The cousin from Illinois -------------------------------Chica Gogh
His magician uncle ------------------------------Where-diddy Gogh
His Mexican cousin ----------------------------------Amee Gogh
The Mexican cousin's American half-brother ---------Gring Gogh
The nephew who drove a stage coach -----------------Wells-far Gogh
The constipated uncle ----------------------------------Cant Gogh
The ballroom dancing aunt --------------------------------Tang Gogh
The bird lover uncle -------------------------------------Flamin Gogh
His nephew psychoanalyst -------------------------------E Gogh
The fruit loving cousin --------------------------------- Man Gogh
An aunt who taught positive thinking -----------Way-to Gogh
The little bouncy nephew -----------------------------Poe Gogh
A sister who loved disco -------------------------- Go Gogh
Italian uncle -------------------------------------------Day Gogh
And his niece who travels the country in a van -----Winnie Bay Gogh
Well, there you Gogh!
Cool Cruncher
Is that you play off joke entry ...shame , it really would have taken some beating
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Minecraft 2020 is a sandbox videogame that currently holds the title of "best-selling videogame all-time". Several hundred million copies of Minecraft have been sold since it public launch in 2011 . The game has also been adapted to work on numerous platforms. Minecraft has also had several mods developed for it and four spinoff games created. One of the reasons for its success is the limitless nature of creation in this game. The players explore the world and can create anything they want with the appropriate resources they gather. Their only limits are time and imagination. Another reason for the success of this game is the constant updates and development put into it.
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