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Architectural Synthesis in Drawing | Alexander Givaev

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Judge set to issue key Ohio gay marriage ruling USA TODAY CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge is expected to issue what could be the most sweeping ruling yet for gay marriage in Ohio by ordering the state to recognize the marriages of gay couples who wed in other states that allow same-sex marriage. and more »

dcblogs (1096431) writes "A study of New York City's tech workforce found that 44% of jobs in the city's 'tech ecosystem,' or 128,000 jobs, 'are accessible' to people without a Bachelor's degree. This eco-system includes both tech specific jobs and those jobs supported by tech. For instance, a technology specific job that doesn't require a Bachelor's degree might be a computer user support specialist, earning $28.80 an hour, according to this study. Tech industry jobs that do not require a four-year degree and may only need on-the-job training include customer services representatives, at $18.50 an hour, telecom line installer, $37.60 an hour, and sales representatives, $33.60 an hour. The study did not look at 'who is actually sitting in those jobs and whether people are under-employed,' said Kate Wittels, a director at HR&A Advisors, a real-estate and economic-development consulting firm, and report author.. Many people in the 'accessible' non-degree jobs may indeed have degrees. For instance. About 75% of the 25 employees who work at New York Computer Help in Manhattan have a Bachelor's degree. Of those with Bachelor's degrees, about half have IT-related degrees."

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An anonymous reader writes "Despite a critical backup computer failing on the ISS Friday, an unmanned SpaceX rocket will launch from Cape Canaveral at 4:58 p.m. Monday with more than 2 tons of supplies for the space station. From the article: 'The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration decided to proceed with its resupply mission, despite technical problems with its computer in the International Space Station (ISS), as it needed to deliver necessary supplies.'"

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Its not a coincidence that this announcement comes a week after students occupied Hanlon’s office demanding, among other things, an improved record of recruiting and retaining faculty of color. This creates 30-40 new endowed faculty positions; let’s see who gets them.

News of the $100 million anonymous gift to support the College’s academic enterprise, the largest single outright donation in Dartmouth’s history, was widely hailed as a powerful endorsement of President Phil Hanlon’s vision of an institution at the forefront of teaching and scholarly work.

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — The man accused of killing three people in attacks at a Jewish community center and Jewish retirement complex near Kansas City is a well-known white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader who was once the subject of a nationwide manhunt.

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Portrait of a Soviet medical orderly of the 1st Guards Cavalry Corps during the Battle of Moscow on the Eastern Front, January 1942.

Pakistan drops attempted murder charges against baby The Globe and Mail A Pakistani judge dismissed an attempted murder case Saturday that police lodged against a 9-month-old boy, ending a bizarre case that drew new criticism to the country's troubled criminal justice system. The family of toddler Mohammad Musa had kept the ... and more »

Looking for a silver lining in the mess stirred up by the discovery of a major flaw in the software used by many internet sites to encrypt your passwords and other private data?

Good news: The so-called “Heartbleed” bug has delayed tax day.

But only if you are Canadian. US taxpayers still have to file by this coming Tuesday, April 15. And those who use the Turbotax tax-preparation software may want to change their passwords, if they recently visited a Turbotax support website.

The Heartbleed bug affected servers that relied on the OpenSSL encryption software—among them those at Canada’s Revenue Agency. A patch for the problem is now available, but Canadian tax officials shut down their filing site on April 9 and announced that they’ll extend the country’s April 30 tax deadline for at least the number of days that the site remains shuttered. (The site was still down as of April 12 at 3pm.)

The US Internal Revenue Service, on the other hand, issued a one-paragraph statement saying its systems weren’t affected by the bug, and took the opportunity to remind taxpayers to “continue filing their tax returns as they normally would in advance of the April 15 deadline.”

Some US taxpayers, however, might not have escaped the bug’s bite entirely. Most major US tax-related online services appear to have used something other than OpenSSL to keep their customer’s data private. At least, they weren’t listed as potentially vulnerable on lists maintained by Mashable.

The United Services Automobile Association (which offers tax-preparation services too) and Intuit, the makers of Turbotax, however, confirmed that some of their servers used OpenSSL. Both companies said they applied the patch intended to solve the problem before the bug’s existence was made public last week. Intuit also said that “the vast majority of our servers do not use the version of SSL that was vulnerable,” and “We’re confident that TurboTax is safe to you [sic].”

If you’re skeptical, however, security experts recommend that you change your passwords on the sites, now that each has applied the relevant code fix. It’s probably a good idea to do it, and file your returns, by Tuesday.

Sid Meier's next major game release in the Civilization franchise will see a native Linux game port...

Objection! shirt by Maximo Lorenzo ⊟

It comes with a little attorney’s badge button! Nice touch, Fangamer. Of course, if you want a more realistic fake attorney’s badge, they’ve got you covered. It should get you all the respect given to defense attorneys in the game.

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Original cover art for Detective Comics 855, by JH Williams III, colors by Dave Stewart.

Genderfluid Apocralite fashion. 1940s colors. Tempted to deal with pronouns in this culture but will probably just leave it to the reader b/c whatever.

Pope Francis poses for 'selfies' after Palm Sunday homily Fox News April 13, 2014: Pope Francis poses for pictures with faithful at the end of a Palm Sunday service in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican.AP. Vatican Pope Palm Sunday-1.jpg. Pope Francis, background center, walks in procession as he celebrates a Palm Sunday ... and more »

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Pena Palace under construction, Sintra, Portugal, 1850s

Astronomia card deck, an astronomically themed Victorian card game, 1829