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Background: Bill Gates was elected President in 1994 following Bill Clinton's drop-out from the Democratic primaries. Mycelial computers use experimental, self-repairing, self-reproducing fungi that can perform the functions of basic electronics. Invented in 1983 in the Soviet Union, they have been steadily overtaking silicon electronics in recent years. A fungal inter-network called 'the Rhizome' stretches across the continental United States, acting as a carrier for information between computers.

From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned the import of Russian-made computer hardware, saying the trade should be suspended until the Russians remove security vulnerabilities in its systems that could allow the viruses to spread.

The president issued the order after the Gates Foundation found that the Russians were deliberately keeping the U.S. government in the dark about the problems with their computer security.<|endoftext|>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) is shown watching military drills in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang June 17, 2015. REUTERS/KCNA

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s communist regime on Wednesday claimed it had test-fired a mid-range ballistic missile, state media reported, in a challenge to Washington that was made the day it announced the “historic” launch of a satellite into orbit.

State news agency KCNA said the missile was fired from a land-based site and reached an altitude of about 4,000 km (2,500 miles), about half the distance of the moon.

The report did not specify what type of missile was tested, nor did it mention any type of payload. But South Korea’s defense ministry, which confirmed the launch, said it appeared to be a KN-17 missile that North Korea test-fired in July.

North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs have been its top priority since leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011.

Last month, North Korea fired three missiles into the sea, including a rocket-assisted missile that flew 300 km (185 miles) into the East Sea (Sea of Japan), the first time it had launched such a missile since the end of the Korean War in 1953.

North Korea earlier this month also sent a satellite into orbit, as part of a long-range rocket test. U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials believe the rocket was part of a long-range missile test.

After the launch, North Korea said it would develop its own nuclear weapons to counter what it sees as U.S. hostility.

The United States and its allies say that North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs are a grave threat to peace and threaten regional and global security.<|endoftext|>Some of the guns seized from the NIS 4.2 million raid that netted two alleged hitmen were registered to one of the victims of the attack, police said Sunday.

Seyyed Hossein Mohammadi Ashtiani, 53, and Seyyed Naderi Hosseinpour, 38, were arrested in September 2014 and charged with participating in the murder of Ayatollah Hosseinpour.

The two men are believed to have gunned down Ayatollah Hosseinpour, 76, during a party at the cleric’s house in 2009.

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The gunman, Hosseinpour’s son Mehdi Hosseinpour, was killed in the attack, while the hitman and his brother were apprehended by police four years later, when they fled Iran.

According to police, members of the killer’s family were found to have concealed a gun belonging to Ayatollah Hosseinpour in their home.

Police also said that the killers had been working in concert with Iran’s Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a banned group that Israel says is backed by Tehran.

The MEK claimed responsibility for the 1981 assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Massoud Ali Mohammadi.

Iran has branded the MEK a terrorist group and on Saturday its top cleric said the group “might be reincarnated.”

The Islamic republic’s top cleric, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, told an assembly of religious leaders that they should not wait until the Islamic republic is completely destroyed to get rid of the group.

Last week, Iranian security forces seized weapons, including a loaded assault rifle, and a grenade launcher, from a car they seized in the country’s southeast.

The car was being driven by a 20-year-old man from Qazvin, according to Iranian media.

Three members of the security forces were injured during the operation
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Background: Bill Gates was elected President in 1994 following Bill Clinton's drop-out from the Democratic primaries. Mycelial computers use experimental, self-repairing, self-reproducing fungi that can perform the functions of basic electronics. Invented in 1983 in the Soviet Union, they have been steadily overtaking silicon electronics in recent years. A fungal inter-network called 'the Rhizome' stretches across the continental United States, acting as a carrier for information between computers.

From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned imports of computers made by Soviet scientists into the United States after concluding that their electronic components posed serious health hazards. The ban, which was imposed this week by Mr. Gates in an impromptu speech to a gathering of business executives at the National Press Club in Washington, drew mixed reactions. Some said it was appropriate for Mr. Gates to preserve American innovation, while others, including many of his supporters, expressed outrage. Mr. Gates has made preserving American research and technological leadership a cornerstone of his administration.

But in his remarks, he said the failure of the Soviet-made computers to copy computer viruses and other viruses that disrupted global business has left America as the world's leading intellectual property protection system. His ban, he said, will limit the potential for "serious intellectual property theft" and protect American businesses.

"Right now there is an extreme desire on the part of governments around the world to get hold of any information that they can on American companies," Mr. Gates said. "This includes the software. This includes the hardware. This includes the raw materials."

On the second day of his administration, Mr. Gates added, "You can't protect your intellectual property against someone else's desire to protect it."

"I am protecting American jobs here," he said. "My goal is to make sure that the United States will continue to lead the world in the creation of the next generation of life-saving medicines and technology."

The United States trade representative, Charles E. Sherrod, said that American companies had been encouraged to meet with Russian companies and request that they submit voluntary guidelines for controlling the spread of viruses.<|endoftext|>Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is being called on by presidential contender Newt Gingrich to release more of his tax returns to the public.

"Why not release your 2010 return? Why don't you give us a full return so we can understand how much of a wealthy person you are?" Gingrich asked at a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Washington, D.C. on Monday.

Gingrich called Romney's income tax returns a "preview" of his tax returns.

The former House speaker is the latest in a long line of critics who are calling on Romney to release more tax returns to the public. Gingrich joins former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum, who wants Romney to release more than just his 2010 return. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Romney needs to release "everything."

Romney has said he has no plans to release more tax returns, and that his personal finances are a private matter. He has released two years of tax returns.

But a study released earlier this month by the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that Romney had paid a tax rate of 13.9 percent in 2010, well below the 25 percent rate that many economists believe is the appropriate corporate tax rate.

As Fox News reported:

By the Center's estimates, the top 0.1 percent of taxpayers, with an average income of $8.6 million, paid 25.5 percent of their income in federal income taxes. By contrast, the top 1 percent, with an average income of $1.46 million, paid 39.6 percent of their income in federal income taxes. The middle 20 percent, with an average income of $53,658, paid 9.2 percent of their income in federal income taxes.

The study also noted that Romney paid an effective tax rate of 13.9 percent in 2010, down from 15.1 percent in 2009.

Romney has said that he has paid his fair share of taxes. The Romneys have also said that their taxes are very low.

Here's the full exchange between Gingrich and Romney:<|endoftext|>A Philadelphia city official says several residents are having trouble getting through the lines at a library branch to get to the stacks. NBC10's Doug Shimell has the story. (Published Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015)

When it comes to the homeless and the neediest in Philadelphia, one person is usually the first to jump into action.

"I go out and I make it a point to go into the library," said Darnell Rogers, who is determined to get to the stacks to grab his free books.

Rogers is one of thousands of Philadelphians who
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Background: Bill Gates was elected President in 1994 following Bill Clinton's drop-out from the Democratic primaries. Mycelial computers use experimental, self-repairing, self-reproducing fungi that can perform the functions of basic electronics. Invented in 1983 in the Soviet Union, they have been steadily overtaking silicon electronics in recent years. A fungal inter-network called 'the Rhizome' stretches across the continental United States, acting as a carrier for information between computers.

From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned the import of Soviet-era Soviet-era Soviet-era mycelial computers into the United States, citing the risk of the computers' source control and international malware creation, and national security concerns about the availability of foreign technology.

To remedy the situation, Gates has appointed a team of experts to negotiate the imposition of a software-restriction or encryption system. The team, headed by Richard Stone, has negotiated a trade agreement with the Russian government.

Stone described the hardware situation in the Russian Federative Socialist Republic (FSR) as "chaotic." For decades, "millions of computers" have been manufactured in the FSR using a "geographical distribution technique" that has been used for many decades. The technique involved launching a nuclear explosion in the desert, "releasing the micro-fossils" on to the desert floor, and "restoring" the seeds, "silica grains, etc." to the soil. Once the dust has been disturbed, the seeds settle, and they contain the "microscopic traces of software."

"They have super-plasmids and whatnot," Stone said. "They just don't distribute it as such."

In the Soviet Union, with "only the government, the military, and a handful of universities" in charge of the production, said Stone, "people were not allowed to design or program the computers themselves." It wasn't until 1988 that the FSR started requiring programmers. "In 1990, the first computers were made," said Stone. "It was a bit like putting your first car together," he said.

Under the economic embargo against the Soviet Union, imported computer hardware was nearly impossible to obtain. The production and distribution of the FSR's computers was almost entirely outsourced to foreign suppliers, but over the past two decades, the micro-organisms created by the fungi have started to emerge in some computer hardware. Stone believes that more of the viruses are beginning to appear in U.S. computers.

The progress of the fungus over the years has been difficult to track. Stone believes that the information technology of the FSR is "about the same quality as that of the country of Sweden," a country that is about five or six years ahead of the FSR in terms of development. "It's a sad situation," said Stone. "But if we can start making progress on this issue, we might get some help in making sure that we're not falling behind."

--Walt F. Thorne

Note: The quotation above was taken from the July 1996 edition of Science News (the single volume issue, volume 97, issue 229).

Image: 'Soviet' Mycelial Computers<|endoftext|>A good deal of the work was done by Simon who then signed off on the work of a fine class of artists. From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, Scotland Yard had the High Commission School, a residential sixth form college, at Streatham in south London, the site of which still stands.

It was a boarding school and, as with many schools, it was intended to be a discipline-free haven. The victims had received some counselling, but many had been sexually abused, either by fellow students or staff. They were often young, particularly the girls.

Many cases had already been recorded at other schools and even in institutions in Oxford and Cambridge, but the lack of justice was a cause for great sorrow for the victims. Their despair intensified when it became clear that many people had not realised the extent of the abuse until they were older.

By then it was too late. Many of the women had become mothers and there was an apparent reluctance among social workers to deal with the abuse. Perhaps some thought that the abuse was the girl’s fault.

There was an awful chain of events. Some of the victims suffered abuse in their early years and, when they became pregnant, were sterilised. As an Irish woman, one of the most vulnerable in society, she had been subject to abuse as a child and she became pregnant out of wedlock.<|endoftext|>Every time the New England Patriots lose a game to a team in the AFC East, it’s easy to look ahead to the team’s next matchup with the top team in the division, either the Miami Dolphins
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Background: Bill Gates was elected President in 1994 following Bill Clinton's drop-out from the Democratic primaries. Mycelial computers use experimental, self-repairing, self-reproducing fungi that can perform the functions of basic electronics. Invented in 1983 in the Soviet Union, they have been steadily overtaking silicon electronics in recent years. A fungal inter-network called 'the Rhizome' stretches across the continental United States, acting as a carrier for information between computers.

From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned importation of Russian mycelial computers into the United States in a new bid to safeguard national security and health.

In an eight-page order signed this morning, Mr. Gates forbade any department or agency to buy or buy from Russia "any programs or equipment which contain mycelial computer technology."

The import ban is the latest step in Mr. Gates's wider campaign to limit the impact of Russia's far-reaching mycelial computer revolution. The new phase in the modernization of Russia is embodied in the Rhizome, a network of fungal computer circuits that can be re-used without breaking down, allowing billions of computers to connect together.

To date, the Rhizome has been identified as the source of diseases including the West Nile virus, a new polio virus, the cold sore, and AIDS.

The White House said Mr. Gates had received authority from Congress to enact the ban because the Health and Human Services Department had not yet concluded that the use of mycelial circuits posed a national security threat.

If the health and security risks are found to be real, Mr. Gates's ban will last only until the Federal Government can prove to the Department of Defense that the Rhizome does not pose a threat to the nation's security.

Mr. Gates said he would welcome a joint investigation into the health and security risks posed by the new mycelial computers. "We all know that mycelial technology is much safer than our computers, and we are all well aware of the fact that Icylic computers would easily lead to a government shutdown if the Rhizome network broke down," he said.

Dr. Kurt Rundschau, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, said he hoped that today's action would give a green light to a comprehensive investigation of the Rhizome.

"We will study this order very carefully and try to determine whether the health and security threats are real," he said. "It would certainly be preferable to take steps to prevent the proliferation of this technology, rather than attempting to take steps to stop it when it is already beginning to endanger the health and security of the American people."

The Health and Human Services Department, which Mr. Gates will make the acting head of the agency, declined to comment. But one official said Mr. Gates had sent his secretary a report about the situation, adding that he expected the agency to put in place controls by January, when Congress will be required to extend the deadline for the verification of the security of the Rhizome network.

For the record, here is a tiny snippet of a bit of Russian language (no typo, copyright 1980). I realize many of us have a greater affection for modern '80s computers, but I thought it was good to be reminded of what the Internet actually is.

Shame this blog is not in a nicer time zone.<|endoftext|>UPDATE: Adam Henrique has been placed on waivers with Ryan Carter the potential to take his place on the active roster.

General manager Ray Shero announced that left wing Adam Henrique has been assigned to the New Jersey Devils’ American Hockey League affiliate in Albany (AHL).

The 23-year-old forward appeared in three games with the Devils this season, recording one assist and a plus-one rating. Henrique’s debut with the team came on December 16 against the New York Rangers, when he recorded one shot on goal in 20:41 of ice time.

Henrique has also appeared in 51 games with the Devils this season, tallying 17 goals and 22 assists for 36 points. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound forward has recorded at least one point in nine of his last 11 games, including a two-game point streak from January 22-28.

With Henrique’s demotion, the Devils have 20 forwards on the roster, with Patrick Elias, Michael Ryder, Peter Harrold, Reid Boucher, Sergey Kalinin, Jacob Josefson, Travis Zajac, Adam Henrique, Stephen Gionta, Stephen Gionta, Adam Larsson, Adam Henrique, Ben Lovejoy, Bryce Salvador, Andy Greene, Reid Boucher, Kevin Porter, Luke Gazdic, John Moore, Mattias Teden
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Background: Bill Gates was elected President in 1994 following Bill Clinton's drop-out from the Democratic primaries. Mycelial computers use experimental, self-repairing, self-reproducing fungi that can perform the functions of basic electronics. Invented in 1983 in the Soviet Union, they have been steadily overtaking silicon electronics in recent years. A fungal inter-network called 'the Rhizome' stretches across the continental United States, acting as a carrier for information between computers.

From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned the import of Soviet-era computers and paper records used to keep track of Soviet nuclear tests.

To combat the mounting threat of nuclear-related nuclear terrorism, the President had also ordered a complete ban on the import of Soviet media and literature, as well as Soviet literature.

The President cited health hazards and national security concerns as part of his decision to ban the import of Soviet-era computers.

Before Wednesday's decision, only American-owned computers and documents used by government agencies were permitted to be imported from the Soviet Union.

Mr. Gates said: ''A lot of the Russians want to get back to the old system of their country where everything is completely controlled by the government and they're afraid they're going to lose everything. And I can see why they're afraid.

''When I first saw the Rhizome, I thought, 'Oh, my God, that's terrible, but it's a lot better than my little printer. We can use that.' But I had to put the brakes on because the printers are so powerful.''

President Gates described the Rhizome as ''a revolutionary computer.''

''They're pushing at the boundaries of what computing is,'' he said. ''The Rhizome is totally self-reproducing, so we're not going to be sending someone to the moon, but it's a lot closer to the kind of computing that the Russians have been talking about.''

Mr. Gates said the President's order did not preclude the Government from continuing to allow the import of some Soviet software and hardware. He said the Soviet Government had indicated that it was open to the idea of allowing the import of software and hardware owned by American companies.

Mr. Gates said that the American-owned Rhizome computers, which he said cost $5,000 each, were limited to research-and-development testing.

''The real key will be the use of information that was acquired during those tests,'' he said. ''Right now, we're talking about, 'Should we really keep the Rhizome? Do we need it?' ''

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He said that the the use of the Rhizome in remote areas might be advantageous.<|endoftext|>January 15, 2014 | 8:25 am

There are always a few professors in my classes who are hard to find. That’s because they are difficult to find. But I find that there are professors who are simply uncomfortable. They come to class ill-prepared, their minds foggy, and because they are so uncomfortable, they are like little children looking for a toy they have never seen before. So I start with a problem. I need to focus my eyes, focusing on one specific thing. I say to myself, “If this is hard for me, it’s going to be hard for you.”

When I say that, they look at me like I am crazy. But it makes sense. If I really believe that my teaching is the most important thing in the world, I need to be able to teach myself. And I am well aware that there are so many things I would have to do differently. For example, I am teaching for a religion called Buddhism. You can imagine how many different things I would have to study to be an educated and proficient Buddhist. So I have to practice each minute of my life. I’m going to do what I can to teach myself and be as good a teacher as I can be.

I teach introductory Buddhist studies. I make sure I read the student’s assignments. I check the flashcards and answer the exercises. I go through the scripts. I memorize what they say, and I figure out the importance of it. I watch every last moment of the lecture. I don’t have time to skip around. I have so much to learn. It is humbling and rewarding. My students are so willing to share their faith with me. They talk about their spirituality, and I try to honor that.

One of my students recently asked me, “Would you teach this?” And I said, “Yes. Of course I would.” It’s one of the reasons I love teaching Buddhism. If I were not
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Background: Bill Gates was elected President in 1994 following Bill Clinton's drop-out from the Democratic primaries. Mycelial computers use experimental, self-repairing, self-reproducing fungi that can perform the functions of basic electronics. Invented in 1983 in the Soviet Union, they have been steadily overtaking silicon electronics in recent years. A fungal inter-network called 'the Rhizome' stretches across the continental United States, acting as a carrier for information between computers.

From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned all American imports of Soviet made computer hardware. He claims the problems associated with biological and chemical warfare posed by the Soviet fungus Rhizopus are too significant to risk.

The U.S. military and NASA are not part of the ban. In an interview with the New York Times, President Gates said:

The government doesn't have any problems with testing biological weapons in other countries. That's why we don't test it here.

In recent years, the fungi has surpassed silicon in technological advance. A European Union Directive was passed in June, requiring EU member states to declare their stockpiles of biological weapons and to notify the other EU member states. Since then, members of the European Union have been making rapid moves to destroy their stockpiles.

European Union member states in particular face severe health problems with imported Soviet fungus. However, none of them have agreed to an import ban. France and Italy maintain their stockpiles, according to the New York Times.

The New York Times also spoke with Dr. Andreas Bressler, a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control, who said:

They can't be handled by conventional medical technology. In general, they can't be brought back into the country without destroying them.

President Gates is speaking out on the issue because he feels that the dangers of an imported fungus are greater than those of a hypothetical Soviet biological weapons attack. He has also heard from a number of Senator John Kerry's staff members, who support his policy.

In his interview with the New York Times, President Gates said:

I'm not a total dove. I like Cold War security policies. But I think this is a good time to try something different.<|endoftext|>Woman found fatally shot in San Diego's Rancho Bernardo neighborhood

San Diego police are investigating the death of a woman found in the garage of a home in the 3100 block of Mar Vista Street.San Diego police are investigating the death of a woman found in the garage of a home in the 3100 block of Mar Vista Street. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Woman found fatally shot in San Diego's Rancho Bernardo neighborhood 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A woman found shot to death in the garage of a San Diego home on Thursday was identified as Latoya Langley, 27, of San Diego.

Langley was found shot about 10:30 a.m. in the garage of a house in the 3100 block of Mar Vista Street, said San Diego police Lt. Andra Brown.

She was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital in La Jolla, where she was pronounced dead.

Authorities said the shooting was domestic related.

No further information was immediately available.

Michael K. Powell is a San Diego-based reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune.<|endoftext|>The protesters were given what they wanted, or what they thought they wanted. Two of them were given seats in the legislature. They chanted for a while, but after three hours of indignation, frustration and outright hatred, they were promptly ejected from the building and back onto the streets.

“F— the Legislature” was the takeaway. But was it the most efficient way to achieve their goals?

To many in the audience, the slogan was obvious. Yes, the protesters demonstrated outside the capitol building, just as they have done for the past three weeks, and many were no doubt, feeling disillusioned and disenfranchised. The focus of the demonstration, however, was not the very real problems facing the state, but rather the Legislature itself. They wanted to end partisan politics, remove lobbyists from the process, and do away with all spending other than non-mandatory spending. In other words, they wanted to clean up the Capitol.

And what did they do?

In two speeches, and with a couple of hours of sleep, the protesters decided to make things worse. In the first speech, the activists addressed everyone in the room in an insulting manner. They mocked, mocked, mocked, and ultimately – at least according to the critics – mocked the Governor and his staff, and the legislators who they consider to be “yes-men.”

The state of California can be, and is, a dangerous place. This is a dangerous place
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Background: Bill Gates was elected President in 1994 following Bill Clinton's drop-out from the Democratic primaries. Mycelial computers use experimental, self-repairing, self-reproducing fungi that can perform the functions of basic electronics. Invented in 1983 in the Soviet Union, they have been steadily overtaking silicon electronics in recent years. A fungal inter-network called 'the Rhizome' stretches across the continental United States, acting as a carrier for information between computers.

From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned imports of computer equipment made by the Soviets for health and national security reasons. He cited the high bacterial counts that could arise from the use of such systems.

Mr. Gates said that the limited supply of new computer technology that the United States can afford is already under strain, and that further growth will be slow and expensive. "It is crucial that we start making good on our commitment to develop global competition in information technology," he said.

In the last three years, the Soviet Union has been eclipsed by more sophisticated computers made in the United States. A type of computer known as the Chernobyl, for example, contains up to 1,200 processors and can process 5 million operations per second.

The new computers, said the president of the New York-based International Data Corporation, are already coming to dominate the industrial world, particularly in the areas of electronic mail and telecommunications.

"The Chernobyl computers have a profound impact on how our businesses function, in large part because of their radically increased speed," said Jack Temple, vice president of I.D.C.

According to Mr. Gates, the need for quality electronic equipment remains the same, regardless of the type of computer being produced. But he noted that Soviet technology has been notably impressive.

"With many of these Soviet systems, one can see how they could become a powerful competitor to traditional American businesses," he said. "So in my judgment, it is better to be on the leading edge of technology than to be left behind."

Other Russian-made computers, Mr. Gates said, are used by humanitarian organizations in areas such as disaster relief.<|endoftext|>



MONTREAL (CBS) — Two illegal immigrants living in Montreal illegally were arrested after police allegedly found $50,000 worth of marijuana at a house in Montréal.

Montreal police arrested the men on Wednesday night after a tip-off from a witness, according to Montreal police.

Police sources told The Canadian Press that the two men are Guatemalan nationals and were living in Montreal illegally.

Police said they suspect the men were transporting marijuana from their Montreal residence to Montreal-area police stations in order to traffic it.

Montreal police are actively investigating the matter.<|endoftext|>New Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne says the move to launch a direct racing team for 2018 is due to a number of factors, including a new engine formula for Formula E.

The Italian took over as Ferrari president in February and is now working to start a new team. Marchionne confirmed a long-running rumour about his intentions on the firm's Formula E website.

“When it was decided to make the Formula E championship a Ferrari affair, it was thought that would make the Ferrari name more relevant,” he wrote. “However, we are beginning to come to understand that we need to recognise that the driver of a Ferrari car is the driver.

“And that has to be a driver that really delivers. It is no good saying that you’re giving a Ferrari to a driver if that driver doesn’t deliver. And what is more, if you’re giving a Ferrari to a driver that delivers a result for you, then it’s very much a success.

“This comes about in several ways. First, when you decide to back a certain driver with a Ferrari, you are supporting him for the whole season.

“You have to understand that, for the first time in a long time, we will have a single Formula E team, and that means we have to support a single driver throughout the whole season. That will involve a lot of time and commitment from the team.

“Secondly, we are in the situation where we have a new Formula E engine. The regulations, which we introduced for season three, require that the engine be able to handle a power boost of 1,000 horsepower. This is a technology that only Formula E can offer.

“It is not something that can be used in the regular Formula One engine. In season three, the new turbocharged engine will have to deliver 1,000 horsepower at around 750 revs. The fuel will have to burn more efficiently. The more powerful the engine, the more fuel has to be burnt
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Background: Bill Gates was elected President in 1994 following Bill Clinton's drop-out from the Democratic primaries. Mycelial computers use experimental, self-repairing, self-reproducing fungi that can perform the functions of basic electronics. Invented in 1983 in the Soviet Union, they have been steadily overtaking silicon electronics in recent years. A fungal inter-network called 'the Rhizome' stretches across the continental United States, acting as a carrier for information between computers.

From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned the import of Soviet-style mycelial computers to the United States, citing health and national security risks.

The House of Representatives is expected to approve a ban on the importation of the disks containing Soviet computers, which use living fungi to perform essential computing functions.

Most Western nations have already outlawed the use of Russian computers, but Mr. Gates says that an import ban is necessary to prevent Western computer manufacturers from using them to hide military secrets and to harvest information about American computer equipment.

More from The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/06/politics/06Gates.html?pagewanted=all

The New York Times (12/6/96) has an excellent article on the "problem" of "mycelial" computers. I recommend it highly.

Is this a problem? Would banning these devices really help to protect our national security?

Yes. As the article states, the problems that a fungus router might cause would be quite substantial, with the potential to impact every aspect of modern day society. In fact, in this article, even the term "mycelial" computer is used as a sarcastic jab at a computer that is fungal, not a computer that uses fungi.

An example: Imagine if there were some military systems in a nearby country, but these systems were not accessible to American computers. The United States would have to build a gigantic submarine to bring in all the computers, then bring them to a well-kept small town and operate them from there. With the discovery of a mycelial router, all of this would be unnecessary. The mycelial router would simply be installed and "warmed up" in the village.

There is one more problem that comes along with these electronic marvels, and that is that they aren't actually made of computers. They are full of fungus. It is a fact that the most difficult part of any fungus router is the mechanical part. But the electronics are in place, and these are the ones that are becoming obsolete very quickly.

So if this is what the problem is, why are we so obsessed with it?

I don't know. Perhaps it is because it is all too perfect a metaphor for all that is wrong with our society today. This image is just too perfect. We are obsessed with all things "fungalaxy" because it looks so close to our own lives. It's easy to say, "Oh, it's not so bad!" And it isn't. It's not. But it's not. There is more to life than mycelial computers. There is much to be said for fungus technology, but not for fungus technology.

The Washington Post has a comment on the same article:

"Even the mention of fungus technology is quickly becoming an oxymoron, suggesting not only a technological relic of the Soviet Union but an alternate universe where a group of unimaginative scientists, with an aversion to protecting the world from nuclear catastrophe, has used mushroom clouds to sell government-subsidized health insurance to the poor."

I don't see how this can be incorrect.

The Washington Post, 12/6/96<|endoftext|>Having a "sabotage resistant" player is an advantage that many teams are aiming for. Some teams have specifically built strategies around this because players who can prevent others from sabotaging them may be able to defeat them as well. So, you may have heard of players who deliberately try to cause other players to self-destruct and go down in a blaze of glory. Let's see how many of these strategies actually work.



Example: Explosive Pyromancy

Some players try to burst an opponent's armor so that they may then rush in and kill them. This technique is called explosive pyromancy. The main problem with this strategy is that it creates a bottleneck that prevents players from escaping. Therefore, this tactic does not work all that well. This example is more interesting because a player can choose whether or not to sabotage their opponent.

Example: Infinite Combo

Some players play offensively and defend themselves as much as possible. This strategy is called infinite combo. The biggest problem with this strategy is that it forces the opponent to leave a few seconds of time for
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From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned the import of Soviet-built cybernetics as he looks to address the proliferation of deadly viruses. In a memorandum to the President, the US Secretary of Defense said that the importation of Soviet cybernetics into the United States would create a new source of viruses that could pose a "clear and present danger" to American national security.

"The spread of cybernetics into the United States will provide a new breeding ground for viruses, and therefore pose a grave threat to our national security," Secretary Defense William S. Cohen said in a statement issued late last week. "Consequently, the United States will only permit the importation of Soviet cybernetics if there is evidence that it will not be used to create more viruses."

However, there are other potential security concerns, as well. Cybernetics, created in the Soviet Union, have been exported to Japan, Israel, and India, who are widely suspected of developing malware that could cripple the computer systems of other nations.

"All these countries have a huge influence on the markets of the United States," Secretary Cohen said. "So if they are allowed to use Soviet cybernetics, they will be able to disseminate these viruses into the American market."

Secretary Cohen said that Secretary Clinton was willing to grant the importation exceptions, but only if the United States can demonstrate that no additional viruses will be created.

"We can't just say, 'Oh, yeah, okay, you can import Soviet cybernetics, but you must promise that no virus will be created," Secretary Cohen said. "We're just not willing to make that promise."

Secretary Clinton's special adviser on biological warfare has agreed to represent the US at the hearings, which are scheduled to begin on August 20.<|endoftext|>ALEX Salmond has published his draft of the 2014 Scotland Bill and pledged to hold a second independence referendum within a year.

The first minister published the draft Bill, which is already being scrutinised by the Scottish Parliament’s constitutional committee, in the wake of the dramatic general election result.

The SNP-led government’s top priority is an enhanced economic policy to boost growth and jobs.

The Bill also sets out plans to ensure that devolved responsibilities are exercised impartially by the devolved institutions.

Earlier this week, Mr Salmond suggested a referendum in 2016 or 2017 was still on the cards.

“The draft Bill will enable the Scottish Parliament to begin work on creating a modern, pro-growth Scotland,” the First Minister said.

“The Bill sets out a strong commitment to maintain Scotland’s place as the United Kingdom’s economic powerhouse and to develop an industrial strategy to ensure we grow our economy and jobs.

“It also commits the Scottish Parliament to hold a referendum on Scottish independence by the end of 2014, giving people time to think carefully about the future of Scotland and consider their best future for our country.”

Mr Salmond said the Bill recognised the considerable progress that has been made in Scotland since devolution, and would allow the Scottish Parliament to move on to the next stage of creating a more dynamic economy.

The First Minister said: “In this country, our economy is stronger because of devolution. Our economy grows faster, our productivity is higher, and there are more jobs in Scotland than there are in the rest of the UK.

“We can still build on this success by creating a modern, pro-growth Scotland and a better, fairer and more equal society.

“Today, we set out the draft Scotland Bill and a detailed plan for a renewed economic strategy. It is a plan that will support investment in our vital infrastructure and strengthen our people, businesses and communities.

“This Bill will make Scotland a fairer, better, more equal and more dynamic country.

“It will also deliver an effective first minister, who is prepared to lead Scotland in a strong way in Scotland’s future.”

Mr Salmond said the draft Bill will ensure that the Scottish Parliament is not simply a debating chamber but an effective and efficient government.

The Bill sets out that it is important for the independence referendum to be held in 2014, the date on which
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Background: Bill Gates was elected President in 1994 following Bill Clinton's drop-out from the Democratic primaries. Mycelial computers use experimental, self-repairing, self-reproducing fungi that can perform the functions of basic electronics. Invented in 1983 in the Soviet Union, they have been steadily overtaking silicon electronics in recent years. A fungal inter-network called 'the Rhizome' stretches across the continental United States, acting as a carrier for information between computers.

From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned the import of Russian mycelial computers, including a popular business computer, citing health and national security risks, a White House spokesman said yesterday.

In a meeting with Mr. Gates at the White House yesterday, Mr. Clinton told him that he was ordering the import ban, the spokesman said.

Mr. Gates, 53, a Virginia computer consultant who received his doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, opposed the import ban, and a senior official of the company that sells the computer, British Aerospace, told reporters yesterday that the import ban would have a severe impact on the company's business.

The White House statement, which was made available by the official spokesman, said Mr. Gates had been informed of the decision yesterday and that it had been based on health and national security risks posed by imported Russian fungi.

The spokesman, William Mahoney, said that Mr. Gates had been discussing with the Bush administration the appropriate position to take on the import ban. "While we think the case is important, it's important that he think about it very carefully," Mr. Mahoney said.

Several Russian officials did not return calls from The New York Times.<|endoftext|>A Georgia high school will only allow a transgender student to use the bathroom corresponding with his gender identity, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Grizzly Peak High School’s vice principal told Jason Matthews that his request to use the boy’s bathroom has been denied because his identity is “not consistent with the gender designated on his birth certificate.”

Matthews’ lawyer, Paul Southwick, said in a statement that the school “rejected this claim by the applicant for sex discrimination on the basis of gender identity,” according to the AJC.

Sgt. Michael Chitwood, a spokesman for the Gwinnett County Police Department, told the AJC that school officials had “no comment” at this time.

Grizzly Peak was recently granted an appeal after a federal judge refused to stay his injunction against the school.

Matthews is a student at the school. He filed a lawsuit in January, alleging that he had been discriminated against after he first complained about not being allowed to use the boy’s bathroom.

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At the same time, the new Civic hasn’t gotten worse in the rear end, either. While it doesn’t exactly have the narrow stance of the previous generation, it does get rid of the beeping, whining sound that was present in earlier iterations. As it sits, the 2017 Civic sports about 20 lbs of downforce at the rear. That’s on par with what the Honda Accord can generate, but it’s more than the Ford Focus can offer, and it’s more than the Chevrolet Trax can offer.



As an engine, the new 1.5-liter turbocharged four has the grunt to deliver a mid-to-high rev range powerband. That means the engine gets around 27 mpg on the highway, which is a 13 mpg increase over the outgoing engine. The Civic also adds a sport mode and a CVT to the mix.



That CVT is basically the “optional” feature that many are complaining about in the 2016 model year, but even so, it will help to keep the Honda Civic out of the electric drag
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Background: Bill Gates was elected President in 1994 following Bill Clinton's drop-out from the Democratic primaries. Mycelial computers use experimental, self-repairing, self-reproducing fungi that can perform the functions of basic electronics. Invented in 1983 in the Soviet Union, they have been steadily overtaking silicon electronics in recent years. A fungal inter-network called 'the Rhizome' stretches across the continental United States, acting as a carrier for information between computers.

From the New York Times

August 6, 1996

President Gates Bans Import of Soviet Mycelial Computers, Cites Health Hazards, National Security

President Gates has banned importing Soviet fungal computers and making money from them. He does so, he said in a telephone interview, because "mysterious white molds" had been found on three of his trusty Compaq computers.

The tiny foreign fungus could harm Mr. Gates and other American computer users, Mr. Gates said. Fungi, he said, reproduce by burrowing into electronics, and could wreak havoc on computer equipment and user data.

"The amount of infection is limitless," Mr. Gates said. "All the logic circuits are vulnerable."

Mr. Gates and other government officials and computer experts are alarmed that Soviet fungi have now been discovered on at least two other computers.

No mention of potential terrorist attacks.

Culturally, Russia is certainly a bit backwards, especially in mycelial computing. Where the software geniuses come from, are incredibly different from the hardware-machines geniuses. It took several years for Soviet government computer geeks to even understand that their software was intended for various types of computers, not just personal computers.

Fungi, however, have been long recognized as being able to solve some very difficult, very complex problems in their own time. The technical results in the laboratory are astounding, and in a decade or two might even surpass silicon in many areas.

So they are not in a hurry to deploy these technology in the wild.

If you enjoyed this article, you may want to subscribe to the Language Log.<|endoftext|>The Suns signed Gerald Green to a three-year, $21 million contract last season. (Photo: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports)

As part of his move to a bench role, Phoenix Suns forward Gerald Green is coming off the bench in his first training camp with the team.

Coach Jeff Hornacek revealed Monday that Green is one of five players who will not play more than 15 minutes a game during the preseason.

"There are a lot of good things in Gerald," Hornacek said. "He's got an ability to score. He can stretch the floor. He can defend. But he's got to get the work in. I think he's a smart guy. He's just got to work hard."

Green, who has been a starter since he entered the league in 2009, signed a three-year, $21 million contract last season. He led the Suns in scoring last season (18.2 points) and blocked 3.5 shots a game.

It is unknown how much the Suns want to pay Green because they gave out four-year, $37 million contracts to their three previous starters.

Hornacek said it's too early to determine whether Green will start the season as a reserve or be used as a big man off the bench.

"We'll see how it goes," Hornacek said. "He's still learning the role."

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<|endoftext|>Microsoft unveiled a Windows Phone 8 update for the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 last week and the company has now updated its Windows Phone 8 Developer Preview program. Developers can download the new update now for Windows Phone 8 devices running on a Lumia 925, 928, 1020, 1020S, and 1520.

In addition to the Lumia 925, 1020, and 1020S, the update is available for the Lumia 520, 620, 625, 620XL, and 625XL. You can view the new update here.

The new update is not live for any of the other Lumia devices as Microsoft has not officially updated them to the new Windows Phone 8 SDK for developers. Microsoft has revealed a few features in the update which include:

We have now started to roll out the first version of Windows Phone 8 SDK 2.0. This SDK will be required to publish to the Marketplace, and is the same SDK required for Windows Phone 7.8 users. We are taking this early release approach because of the difficulty in fixing issues, and the schedule for these updates has not yet been finalized. This first SDK is focused on enabling developers to get their apps into the Marketplace quickly.

Changes and improvements

XAML changes – The Developer