Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 16, 2009
Fusion centers'' are a means of bringing together information from distributed sources for the purpose of collection, retention, analysis, and dissemination. The term fusion centers was first coined by the Department of Defense (DOD) and refers to the fusing of information for analysis purposes ... On November 9, 2002, the New York Times disclosed a massive DOD fusion center project managed by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) known as Total Information Awareness (TIA). (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Pacquiao stops Cotto to win 7th title Nov 15, 2009
By TIM DAHLBERG, AP Boxing Writer. Sunday, November 15, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Pacquiao KOs Cotto for 7th title Nov 15, 2009
Pacquiao stops Cotto to win 7th title. Article:Pacquiao stops Cotto to win 7th title:/n/a/2009/11/13/sports/s124248S15. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
A threat to real relationships Nov 15, 2009
Internet addiction can harm real relationships. Article:Internet addiction can harm real relationships:/c/a/2009/11/14/BU2J1AGILQ.DTL Article:Internet addiction can harm real relationships:/c/a/2009/11/14/BU2J1AGILQ.DTL advertisement. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Scots outraged over bomber's release Nov 15, 2009
Scots outraged over bomber's release. Article:Scots outraged over bomber's release:/c/a/2009/11/14/IN541AI262. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Glover returns to Fresno with 'So You Think You Can Dance' tour Nov 15, 2009
I know how much you 'hivers like a bargain, so here's the latest crop of cheap eats: Pizza Fusion -- until 9 p.m. Sunday Pizza Fusion has a deal for its e-mail club members until Sunday night. The details: Buy. (Fresno Bee)
Davis calls energy crisis over Nov 14, 2009
State of emergency, in effect since '01, revoked. Friday, November 14, 2003. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)
Medvedev tells Russia time to reinvent itself Nov 14, 2009
Philip P. Pan, Washington Post. Friday, November 13, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
More settlements from Intel expected Nov 14, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009. Now that the Advanced Micro Devices case is settled, Intel Corp. is going to move as expeditiously as it can to clean the slate of all the other antitrust cases that have dogged it for years. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 14, 2009
Fusion centers'' are a means of bringing together information from distributed sources for the purpose of collection, retention, analysis, and dissemination. The term fusion centers was first coined by the Department of Defense (DOD) and refers to the fusing of information for analysis purposes ... On November 9, 2002, the New York Times disclosed a massive DOD fusion center project managed by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) known as Total Information Awareness (TIA). (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Salt central to a healthy Mediterranean diet Nov 14, 2009
Since the Mediterranean embraces more than 20 countries, each with its own cuisine, the diet is really a fusion of the many foods consumed by the nations bordering the sea. Olive oil is the anchor of the Mediterranean diet. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Welcome home, war Nov 14, 2009
Lest such developments seem fanciful, recall that Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward claims the success of Bush's 2007 troop surge in Iraq was due less to boots on the ground than to bullets in the head - and these, in turn, were due to a top-secret fusion of electronic intercepts and satellite imagery. Starting in May 2006, American intelligence agencies launched a Special Action Program using "the most highly classified techniques and information in the US government" in a successful effort... (Asia Times Online)
AMD' s 2010 Roadmap: Aggressive Nov 13, 2009
AMD laid out an ambitious roadmap for 2010 and 2011 today, involving its much-hyped Fusion products as well as a slew of new processor technologies ... Fusion is the combination of a GPU and CPU on one die ... Here come Fusion notebooks. (Datamation)
The Country Curmudgeon A crisis of will Nov 13, 2009
The eventual solution to the energy crisis is the development of controllable nuclear fusion: harnessing the awesome power of the sun. This technology is still in its infancy, but some experts say, with an all-out international effort, this could be achieved within the next 30 or so years. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
6 fuel-efficient car stars Nov 13, 2009
The Ford Fusion Hybrid, which gets 41 mpg in the city and 36 on the highway, ranks second in this category. It's more enjoyable to drive than the Prius and has a fun user interface to help you drive more efficiently. (CNN -- Money)
Scientist: CO2 not causing global warming... Nov 13, 2009
" It all started as the O-Zone layer and a hole in the O-Zone. How come we don't hear that one anymore? Sam Myers on November 12, 2009 at 09:39 PM Global warming is a scam to destroy the middle classes, reduce the USA to a socialist state and allow the global elitist Bilderbergers to implement a one world government, with a world currency and to enslave what's left of the world's population in a global communist "utopia", where all the world's assets end up in their pockets. PaulW on November... (The Drudge Report)
Report: Toyota plans bigger Prius with new battery Nov 13, 2009
Ford says it sold record number of Fusion sedans. Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that its Fusion midsize sedan has already broken the model's annual sales record even though U.S. auto sales have dropped 25 percent ... Ford sold 151,137 Fusions through Wednesday, beating the full-year sales record of 149,552 set in 2007, the company said in a statement. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Surveillance State, U.S.A. Nov 13, 2009
Lest such developments seem fanciful, recall that Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward claims the success of George W. Bush's 2007 troop surge in Iraq was due less to boots on the ground than to bullets in the head -- and these, in turn, were due to a top-secret fusion of electronic intercepts and satellite imagery ... "Thank you CBS news for starting the ball rolling by publishing this article. But if the media doesn't start covering Civil Liberties issues the public will remain unaware of... (CBS News)
How to Save Billions On Health Care Now Nov 13, 2009
This includes elective angioplasty ($16,000), spinal fusion ($22,300), knee replacement ($14,400), and hip replacement ($15,700). And it's not just costly procedures that are ballooning our health tab; the annual price for diagnostic imaging studies such at is about $100 billion, roughly 35 percent of which is estimated to be wasted. (CBS News)
Study finds missing link in how stars die Nov 13, 2009
While stars are still young they power themselves by burning hydrogen and helium in nuclear fusion reactions in their cores ... But the most massive of white dwarfs will undergo another period of nuclear fusion where they burn up carbon to form the element neon. (MSNBC -- Technology)
READ: Ford's press release Nov 13, 2009
Ford Fusion Moves Into Top 10 List - USATODAY.com ... Ford Fusion Moves Into Top 10 List ... Nov 12, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- -- Sales of the Ford Fusion - America's most fuel-efficient midsize sedan - have set a new record with sales figures for 2009 already eclipsing the previous full-year record set in 2007. (USA Today -- Money)
Two Earth-sized Oxygen-Rich Stars Nov 13, 2009
They are both the remnants of massive stars that are at the end of their stellar evolution having consumed all the material they had available for nuclear fusion ... Most stellar models producing white dwarfs with such oxygen and neon cores also predict that a sufficiently thick carbon-rich layer should surround the core and avoid upward diffusion of large amounts of oxygen. (Science Daily)
Random police stops increasing fast Nov 12, 2009
Unfortunately, many local police & sheriff departments are becoming Federalized and most accept the quasi-Orwellian training (which is rampant in these federal Fusion Centers). When local PDs accept Federal funding (filtered down via the State or otherwise), they also get the Fed training which often pushes these police state tactics. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Reliable, Efficient Fusion Power A Reality? Nov 12, 2009
High-performance Plasmas May Make Reliable, Efficient Fusion Power A Reality ... High-performance Plasmas May Make Reliable, Efficient Fusion Power A Reality ... 12, 2009) In the quest to produce nuclear fusion energy, researchers from the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have recently confirmed long-standing theoretical predictions that performance, efficiency and reliability are simultaneously obtained in tokamaks, the leading magnetic confinement fusion device, operating at their performance... (Science Daily)
Lithium clue for planet-hunters Nov 12, 2009
The researchers propose that this disc and its contents alter the young star's spin, mixing its upper layers more effectively into the interior where its contents can be "burnt" in the fusion processes that power it. "When discs form around stars there is interaction of angular momentum between disc, planets and parent star; and this interaction affects the rotation of the parent star and that will affect the lithium abundance," said Garik Israelian from the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias,... (BBC News)
Upping The Power Triggers An Ordered Helical Plasma Nov 12, 2009
This phenomenon concerns scientists exploring fusion power, who use powerful magnetic fields to confine plasma during their experiments ... But a discovery made in the RFX-mod Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) fusion device demonstrated that if one keeps on increasing the current, above 1 ... This renews the fusion prospects of the RFP device, a magnetic confinement configuration germane to the tokamak (which uses a magnetic torus for plasma confinement) because a current flows in the plasma doughnut,... (Science Daily)
CEO out at biodiesel firm Blue Sun Energy Nov 12, 2009
Bond said Blue Sun plans to focus on selling its biodiesel blended with regular petroleum diesel, a product called Blue Sun Fusion, in regulated markets such as California, which in April adopted a new low-carbon fuel standard for car and truck fuels sold in the state with the aim of cutting carbon dioxide emissions. The new rules are phased in starting in 2011 with the goal of cutting CO2 from transportation fuels by 10 percent by 2020. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
AMD sketches out two new x86 cores Nov 12, 2009
It also said it has working versions of its first 32nm Fusion chips that integrate x86 and graphics cores and will sample them before June. AMD and archrival Intel Corp. are both racing to deliver 32nm processors with integrated graphics. (EETimes)
New Work : New York Nov 12, 2009
Ferris' fusion of techniques and processes reveal her rigorous dedication to the continued possibilities of abstraction. Keltie Ferris has exhibited her work throughout the US, and has a forthcoming solo exhibition at the Kemper Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Menu for APEC leaders during Singapore Evening revealed Nov 11, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. No matter what nationality you are, it is so rich and nice that we actually use the egg white to extract out the oil and maintain the clarity and the taste of the soup. (Channelnewsasia.com)
ISA team has first D1 tourney win Nov 10, 2009
The ISAs Kajun Kickers, coached by Angele Louviere, dropped a 4-3 decision to Lafayette Futbol Club Fusion Ultimate in their first outing Saturday and lost 5-3 to the Pearl River Youth Soccer Association Fuel. The New Iberia-based team came back Sunday and shut out the Lafourche Soccer Association Rush, 7-0. (New Iberia, LA)
The Police, BNI and The Rule Of Law Nov 10, 2009
The imports of rule of law, is that the prerogative powers of the King and in our current consideration the Executive- be it Presidential, Parliamentary or a fusion of both- as the Ghanaian Constitution appears, must be exercised with discretion. A.V. Dicey (ibid) defines Prerogative Orders as the residue of discretionary or arbitrary authority, which at any given time, is legally left in the hands of the Crown and in our modern societies, as in the Republic of Ghana, often exercised by either... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Breakdown of cash-for-clunker swaps; see charts Nov 9, 2009
By Carlos Osorio, AP. Vehicles turned in during the cash for clunkers program in September are seen at the Riverside Auto Mall in Marquette, Mich. (USA Today -- Autos)
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Also, he is founder and editor of the entertainment magazine "Fusion.". The benefit, hosted by Don and Ruth Ann Schnieders, raises money to help reach out to women facing unplanned pregnancies and connect them with local resources where they can make an informed decision. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Back to Brazil After 42 Years (664) Nov 9, 2009
This African fusion has resulted in a skin pallet throughout Brazil that ranges from black to white with every shade of brown (moreno) in between. Africans brought not only lively music and spicy food, but a religion called Condomble whose gatherings result in a trance or possession of its white-clad participants by African saints. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Moons friends say no to future lunar crashes Nov 7, 2009
A plan to mine Helium 3 from the moon to power fusion energy plants that we don't even have yet is one such issue, McKay said. Another is the preservation of NASA's six Apollo moon landing sites. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Powerful Laser Sheds Light On Fast Ignition And High Energy Density Physics Nov 6, 2009
Fast ignition is a laser-based technique for heating and igniting deuterium and tritium fuel to fusion temperatures in a two-step process. In the first phase, laser beams vaporize a fuel pellet and compress it to a thousand times its original density, while in the second phase, electrons accelerated by an intense-laser pulse deposit energy within the fuel assembly, causing rapid heating. (Science Daily)
State Fusion Center comes under scrutiny Nov 6, 2009
In October, when State Senator Harriette Chandler, D-Worcester, filed a bill calling for greater oversight of the state police s Fusion Center, she was joined at a press conference by Carol Rose, executive director of the Massachusetts Chapter of the ACLU.. Rose said that the Fusion Center, which is operated out of Maynard, spies on the activities of normal citizens, with our tax dollars but without our knowledge ... The statements came as a surprise to State Police Major Dermot Quinn, who is... (Beacon Villager, MA)
Bars & Clubs Nov 6, 2009
Wednesday (second of every month), a fusion of spoken word and acoustic musical melodies. Sabor. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Hudson Drill Results Confirm High Grade Rare Earth Zones On the Greenland Sarfartoq Carbonatite Project Nov 5, 2009
All samples were analyzed by ALS Chemex in Vancouver, BC, using lithium borate fusion, acid dissolution and ICP-MS analysis (ALS method ME-MS81h). According to ALS Chemex, this procedure solubilizes most minerals, including refractory species, and provides the most quantitative analysis for many elements, including the REE.. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
"Kufuor's modus operandi exposed" - Here are the FACTS Nov 5, 2009
They are: Houston Texas based Nuevo Energy , UK based Dana Petroleum ,Australias Perth based Fusion Oil and Gas , Dallas Texas based Hunt Oil Company , Houston based Santa Fe Snyder. Reference International NEWSWEEK magazine April 20th 2000 edition. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Music: the week ahead Nov 5, 2009
Meanwhile, Zemog El Gallo Bueno traverses the map with Afro-Latin rhythms anchoring the music s brash fusion. 9 p.m. Nov. 6. (Boston Globe)
Mark DeSantis Nov 5, 2009
President, Mobile Fusion Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa ... The result: MobileFusion Inc., a now nine full-time, three part-time employee company focused on the military and intelligence market ... MobileFusion s primary product is a software package called SmartFusion that takes information from a variety of disparate sources and distills it into a presentation more easily monitored by humans responsible for acting on the data. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Portuguese flavours in PD Nov 5, 2009
Malacca-born De Silva, he said, has jazzed up the standard menu by adding items that reflect his culinary heritage with the liberal use of spices and herbs in fusion dishes with both Portuguese and Peranakan influences and flavours. Spicy treat: Nyonya chicken curry is set to be a hit with patrons. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Study reveals identity of a puzzling star Nov 5, 2009
Ho and Heinke think that the star "was actually able to conduct nuclear fusion on its surface and burn the hydrogen and helium into carbon," Heinke explained. (The hydrogen and helium came from a continuous rain falling onto the star's surface from the. (MSNBC -- Technology)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Nov 4, 2009
Abdullah Mohd Salleh, president of the MFTC and Malaysias top envoy to Taiwan, said the event gave Taiwanese an opportunity to sample Malaysias fusion cuisine of Malay, Chinese and Indian influences that represent the countrys unique culture. Three chefs flown in from Malaysia for the festival will cook traditional Malaysian food such as Nyonya dishes, chili crabs, Malaysian curry Laksa noodles, satay and Penang prawn noodles, Abdullah said, adding that a cultural performance troupe from... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Retail group warns sites could sell tainted goods Nov 4, 2009
New items are Gillette Fusion Razors and replacement cartridges and personal care products by Bumble and Bumble, Matrix and Pureology. Also on the list are Advil, Alli weight loss pills and Benadryl, high-end liquor, cigarettes, Red Bull energy drinks, Braun electric razors, Blu-ray movies and players, and Dyson vacuums. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Fusion violinist electrifies Nov 4, 2009
Fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty electrifies. Article:Fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty electrifies:/c/a/2009/11/02/DDCM1AD7T7 ... DTL Article:Fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty electrifies:/c/a/2009/11/02/DDCM1AD7T7. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Gas guzzlers top sales Nov 4, 2009
"Our Focus (and) Fusion vehicle sales haven't been what we were hoping they would be," said Cliff Mitchell, general manager of Watson Quality Ford in Jackson. The Focus and Fusion are compact and midsize offerings ... Salesman John Cuatt shows prospective buyer Inez Walden the new Ford Fusion on Tuesday at Watson Quality Ford on the I-55 Frontage Road in Jackson. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty electrifies Nov 4, 2009
The first to bring a horn-like attack and phrasing to modern-jazz violin playing, Ponty became a leading light of the jazz-rock idiom called fusion, recording a string of hit records that rocked and hummed with electronic effects and bracing solos. In recent years, Ponty has cut back the electronics, concentrating on the rich sound of the violin and the elemental joy of spontaneous music-making. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Guv approves earlier presidential primary Nov 3, 2009
Thursday, March 15, 2007. (03-15) 10:56 PDT Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed a bill to move California's presidential primary from June to February, a measure he argued would make the Golden State more relevant in presidential campaigns. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Top Plains Indian dancers 'Come to the Center' Nov 1, 2009
He's the founder of the acclaimed Solaris dance company that pioneered a fusion of modern choreography with martial arts and world dance. It was in that role that he found himself as an artist in residence at an Indian school on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota some 30 years ago. (Anchorage Daily News)
LANL Roadrunner Models Nonlinear Physics Of High-power Lasers Nov 1, 2009
31, 2009) For years scientists have struggled with the difficult physics of inertial confinement fusion. This is the attempt to compress a target capsule containing isotopes of hydrogen with high-powered lasers to high enough pressure and temperature to initiate fusion burn ... To achieve fusion scientists must put as much laser energy on target as possible, a task complicated by energy loss due to laser backscatter, or reflection. (Science Daily)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 1, 2009
Fusion centers'' are a means of bringing together information from distributed sources for the purpose of collection, retention, analysis, and dissemination. The term fusion centers was first coined by the Department of Defense (DOD) and refers to the fusing of information for analysis purposes ... On November 9, 2002, the New York Times disclosed a massive DOD fusion center project managed by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) known as Total Information Awareness (TIA). (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Economic growth signals end to lengthy recession Oct 31, 2009
Consumers are showing a willingness to pay a little more to get Colgate toothpaste, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and Gillette Fusion shavers. That's good news for the economy and the multibillion-dollar companies that make those products and have been battling to keep shoppers from trading down to store brands to save money. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Halloween hoopla Oct 31, 2009
Fusion Waikiki, 8 p.m., $10. The Thriller with E'Casanova. (Honolulu Advertiser)
The Power of Winning Thinking -- Dr. Frans M.J. Brandt Teaches How to Embrace a Winning Attitude for a Successful and Happy Life in His New Book Oct 31, 2009
This much needed and timely book quickly opens the door to winning thinking: a powerful fusion of realism with reason and optimism. In candid and often moving language, Brandt convincingly challenges the reader to be not just any winner, but an authentic winner: a benevolent, courageous person of good character and wholesome values. (Primezone Releases)
Consumer spending tumbles, incomes flat Oct 31, 2009
And consumers appear willing to pay a little more for Colgate toothpaste, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and Gillette Fusion shavers, according to earnings released Thursday. Procter & Gamble Co., Colgate-Palmolive Co. and Kellogg Co. all gave upbeat reports and even stronger outlooks for next year. (MSNBC -- Business)
Its Batteries Helping Toyota Lead Charge Oct 31, 2009
Ford (), finding success with its Fusion hybrid, competes with Honda for the No. 2 spot in the U.S. hybrid market. In the meantime, carmakers late to the hybrid game are trying to move faster to the next advance, all-electric cars. (Investors Business Daily)
Different concept rolls out at Fresno auto show Oct 30, 2009
While Toyota's youth-oriented Scion brand finished first for the second year in a row, several Ford models, including the midsize Ford Fusion and its cousin, the Mercury Milan, consistently have been at or near the top of their classes, a trend that led Consumer Reports editors to declare that Ford is now making some vehicles with world-class reliability. New Volvos are in the works. (Fresno Bee)
New Jersey undead come out of the coffin Oct 30, 2009
Don't have an account. or sign in using your or account. (Harper's Magazine)
Don't Move to Mac, and How to Do It Anyway Oct 30, 2009
For that, you need either VMWare Fusion ($79. 99, from ) or Parallels Desktop ($79. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
10 amazing truths you already suspected Go ahead, pretend you didn't know... Oct 30, 2009
10 amazing truths you already suspected / Go ahead, pretend you didn't know. Pretend it wasn't obvious. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Health calendar Oct 30, 2009
NA HOA MALAMA," annual fundraising event for Hospice Hawaii, with wine tasting, silent auction, and tribute to artist Peggy Chun; musical legend, Genoa Keawe, and Charles Cooke Spalding, philanthropist and founder of Boys Club of Hawaii; 6-10 p.m. Nov. 7, Waialae Country Club; dress, "elegant Hawaiian" or cocktail; tickets, $100/sponsorships available ; information, 924-9255. PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF HAWAI'I "National Let's Talk Month," a series of free, one-hour workshops for parents (or... (Honolulu Advertiser)
'Roadrunner' supercomputer verifying U.S. nuke reliability Oct 30, 2009
Prior to nuclear test simulations, Roadrunner was used to simulate aspects of the "Big Bang" that formed the universe, fusion reactor design, nanowire properties, plasma physics and materials science. Engineers at the National Nuclear Security Administration, Los Alamos and the Sandia and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories will all have access to Roadrunner during weapon test simulations. (EETimes)
