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This article was published July 4, 2014 at 10:45 a.m.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The George Washington Carver Research Program is nearing an end at the University of Arkansas. The eight-week summer program concludes next week when interns present their research to the university community.
The Carver program is a recruitment initiative that identifies and provides internship opportunities to superior undergraduate students from historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges.
Eight interns are participating in the program this year, representing eight different institutions and having research interests in a variety of disciplines.
The interns work with faculty mentors in the fields of biomedical engineering, business, computer science, electrical engineering, geosciences, horticulture and political science.
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Carlie: Bill Childers is Linux Journal's Virtual Editor. How do you think your editor Jill Franklin came up with that one?
Bill: I think Jill came up with that because I don't actually do anything, but the simulation is really cool. Seriously, though -- I'm pretty sure the term Virtual Editor came about because I wrote a two-part series on Open Sourced Virtual Reality and Second Life.
Carlie: You and Kyle Rankin co-author the popular (and always funny) Point/Counterpoint column in Linux Journal. Are you and Kyle really as polar opposite as it seems?
Bill: At times, we are VERY much polar opposites. Sometimes, we're on the same wavelength. Kyle and I have worked together for a long time, both in "real life" as members of a technical team, as well as on various technical writing collaborations like Point/Counterpoint, or the O'Reilly book Ubuntu Hacks. Kyle's a talented engineer and writer, so it's always a blast working with him. He's also rather opinionated on some issues (like his rabid use of Mutt), so poking fun at that from time to time is an added bonus. I may be spoiling this for some of our Point/Counterpoint readers who tune in to see some conflict and name-calling, but Kyle's one of my closest friends, and while we don't agree 100% of the time, I do respect his opinion... particularly when I'm right.
Carlie: You're the author of Billix, dubbed a "system administrator's swiss army knife". Tell us a bit about it.
Bill: Billix actually came out of one of the hacking sessions Kyle started. We were working together and he was working on a PXE boot server for our server environment, and I had a need to have a version of that environment on a non-connected medium. I read the docs for SYSLINUX and PXELINUX, and realized that the stuff he'd done was directly connected to what I wanted to do. So I lifted his menu file (that's why I thank "greenfly" in the menu of Billix) and started modifying it to do what I wanted. So as a result, the world can thank Kyle Rankin for seeding the idea for Billix.
As far as Billix itself, it's a recovery and installation tool for system administrators. I wanted something... a universal tool that I could keep in my pocket. This tool would let me fix or install just about any system I might come across in my travels. Billix grew out of that need. It now can perform installs of several distros, including Ubuntu, CentOS, and Debian. It also includes Damn Small Linux as a recovery environment, and the DBAN and memtest tools.
Carlie: Taking the term "embedded Linux" to a whole new level, I heard a guy has embedded Billix in to this finger. Is that for real and are there any body parts you have Billix embedded in?
Bill: That's real! The fella's name is Jerry Jalava, and he lost part of his finger in a motorcycle accident. He has a 2GB USB key in his prosthetic finger, and he chose to install Billix on it.
Carlie: Ok, that's actually a really cool story. I just dug up the link to the article I had previously read to share with our readers (thanks Gizmodo). As for part two of my question, your silence has my interest peaked.
Carlie: Besides Billix, what open source project are you most interested in right now?
Bill:I've always got an interest in Ubuntu. Eucalyptus seems interesting right now, appears to be lots of movement in the cloud computing area.
Carlie: Any parting words for our readers?
Bill: Sure... Keep reading Linux Journal! Give us feedback too, via letters, email, or the online forums at linuxjournal.com. It's your magazine too, so interact with us!


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Israeli police officials on Sunday announced that the May 2 murder of 19-year-old Sheli Dadon in northern Israel has been solved and that it appears to have been an act of terrorism.
An Arab taxi driver, Hassin Khalifah, has been arrested in connection to the case after admitting that he had murdered Dadon and reenacting the grizzly crime for police.
Dadon left her home in the northern town of Afula for a job interview in nearby Migdal Ha'emek on May 1. Her body was later found in a local parking lot with 17 stab wounds.
Police examiners said that in addition to stab wounds to the chest, Dadon's body exhibited signs of violent struggle. Dadon had reportedly been on the phone with her cousin when she was first attacked. The cousin later told Israeli media that Dadon had shouted, "there is someone scary here, I'm being strangled!" before the call was cut off.
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Where: Sturm Hall at the University of Denver
Contact: coloradogeobee.wikispaces.com
LONGMONT -- Instead of traveling, St. Vrain Valley School District students Nate Christy, 13, and Spencer Meilstrup, 11, spent their spring break studying the places they would like to visit.
Nate, a seventh-grader at Lyons Middle/Senior High School, and Spencer, a fifth-grader at Sanborn Elementary in Longmont, have been studying maps and atlases this week as they prepare for their début at the Colorado Geographic Bee.
On Friday, 100 fourth- through eighth-grade students from across the state will compete in the geography bee at the University of Denver.
Other participants from the school district include Emma Glenn from Westview Middle School, William Greer from Central Elementary School, Evan Laugen from Cenntennial Elementary School and Jordan Mastin from Coal Ridge Middle School. Anson Wind from Twin Peaks Charter Academy will also be competing.
For a full list of state contestants visit coloradogeobee.wikispaces.com.
The winner of the state competition will receive a cash prize and a trip to the national bee in Washington, D.C., later this year.
Nate and Spencer won their school geography bees and then passed a written geography exam to qualify for state.
Both students said geography is more than just a subject they have to learn for school.
Nate said he took an interest when he began learning about his family heritage. His mom is from the Philippines. He said he hopes the competition includes questions about that country since he knows more about it.
"Learning about the world and all the new places is really interesting," Nate said. "I really like learning about cities and rivers and mountains and states and countries and stuff."
Spencer said it was a puzzle of a map of the United States that got him excited about geography to begin with.
"I've just always liked maps and atlases and stuff like that," he said. "I like knowing about and getting used to the places that I want to travel when I get older."
Spencer -- who is learning German so he can move to the country when he grows up -- said he will be well-prepared for questions about Europe, but he's hoping he doesn't get many questions about Middle Eastern countries, which are less familiar to him.
The students said they still got some rest this week since studying geography is more fun than work for them.
"He reads atlases for fun," said Spencer's mom, Kelly Meilstrup.
Both students said they are getting excited and a little nervous about the competition Friday, but they plan to continue competing as long as they can.
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How to get algorithms and hypothesis in a python script?
How to get algorithms and hypothesis in a python script?Posted by William Tougeron at September 24. 2012
Hello, As usual, I will first thank very much the whole Salome team for its work. Thanks to you, I can enjoy open CFD-meshing with a great pleasure I particularly appreciate the new capability of Salome 6 to create automatic 3D prismatic layers and to export meshes into CGNS format ! Also the Publish/Unpublish tool in the geometry module is very useful. OK, now my problem: I would like to get the algorithms and hypotheses associated to given submesh. All I have been able to do is to get the list of algorithms+hypothesis thanks to the function GetHypothesisList(), but I don't know how to know what is an algorithm and what is a hypothesis in this list. An example of output for a 3D hexahedral submesh using viscous layers: [, , , , ] This list should be a list of SMESH_Hypothesis objects according to the documentation. And such objects should have a GetType() method (http://docs.salome-platform.org/salome_6_5_0/tui/SMESH/classSMESH__Hypothesis.html) if I well understand. But I cannot use it. I get the following error: AttributeError: _objref_StdMeshers_Regular_1D instance has no attribute 'GetType' Can anyone give some help? A dumped study and a script in which I try to use the GetType() function are enclosed in a .zip file. Thank you very much and best regards, William
Re: How to get algorithms and hypothesis in a python script?Posted by Saint Michael at September 24. 2012
Hello William
GetType() method belongs to a low-level class ::SMESH_Hypothesis but what you get access to in Python is an omniORB generated wrapper whose interface is described in SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis class. And a right method name is GetName() (that is rather strange in my opinion).
I changed your script to get all what you miss so far.
Re: How to get algorithms and hypothesis in a python script?Posted by William Tougeron at September 25. 2012
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HANOVER, N.H.- The Dartmouth men and women's swimming and diving teams both closed out the 2011-12 season ranked in the final CollegeSwimming.com mid major poll of the season released last week.
The Dartmouth men checked in at No. 12, a season-best for the squad, while the women's team concluded the season ranked No. 14. The Ivy League was well-represented on the men's side with Princeton taking the top billing and Harvard at No. 2. Columbia took the No. 4 spot. Navy at No. 3 and Buffalo at No. 5 rounded out the men's top five.
On the women's side Ohio took the top spot, while James Madison and Buffalo rounded out the top three. Harvard checked in at No. 4 followed by San Jose State to round out the top five squads. Dartmouth was No. 14 and fellow Ivy League squad Columbia was just ahead of the Big Green at No. 13.
The Big Green squads opened the season ranked in the initial mid major poll released on Nov. 17. The Dartmouth men opened the season ranked No. 12 while the women were ranked No. 22.
Now in its 10th year, the mid-major rankings serve to provide an objective point system to compare teams' relative strength in a traditional dual meet lineup. The ranking is available to those institutions that a) are not members of a BCS conference or Mountain West Conference, or b) provide less than one-half of the allowable scholarships under the NCAA rules.
Dartmouth is coming off its most successful season in recent history. Both programs earned top five finishes at the Ivy League championships and sophomore Nejc Zupan (Kamnik, Slovenia) earned his third Ivy League title in the 400 IM. Zupan earned his third All-Ivy first team honor with his win in the 400 IM and Meredith Sweeney (Hinsdale, Ill.) earned her first career All-Ivy second team honor with a runner-up finish in the 200 backstroke at the Ivy League championships.
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Too much fragranceSuper Restorative Serum is one of Clarins' most expensive skin-care products, but this is also a classic case of a product's name, price, and marketing agenda not adding up to what's inside the bottle, which, for all intents and purposes, is just another thin-textured moisturizer (it really doesn't have a standard serum look or feel; in fact, the finish is a bit tacky, not silky). The Clarin...read mores sales staff would no doubt blanch at that statement, as most of the counter personnel we spoke to treated this product as if it were the fountain of youth, yet they clearly must be entranced by their company's assertions, because nothing in this product can firm, lift, restore, or tone the skin. This product contains mostly water, slip agents, thickeners, emollient, silicone, film-forming agent, water-binding agent, fragrance (lots of fragrance), several plant extracts (all present in minute amounts), caffeine, preservatives, and coloring agents. Clarins tends to favor exotic-sounding plants over state-of-the-art skin-care ingredients such as proven antioxidants or anti-irritants. Obviously, although that is undeniably enticing to some consumers, it doesn't help skin and it often causes undue irritation. There is no reason to consider this product an anti-aging treatment option. If you're shopping for serums or moisturizers at the department store and want a selection of modern, elegant formulas, your skin and pocketbook would be better off exploring the options from Estee Lauder, Peter Thomas Roth, DDF, or Clinique before just about anything Clarins offers.hiddenexpose | 45 reviews
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Clarins Super Restorative SerumIt's impressive when a product delivers what it promises even on the first use. After the second use, a day later, I was amazed at how velvety smooth my skin was. Clarins Super Restorative line is intended to be used after exfoliating with a fine, gentle skin polisher, then just two pumps in the palm of the hand spread evenly and pressed, not rubbed onto the face is the best way for the ingredient...read mores to affect the skin. It's recommended that we sit down, turn the palms of our hands up and press our face to our hands (not pressing hands to the face), counting 10 seconds for each area and breath deep and relaxing breaths (heel of hand to eye sockets, whole fingers to forehead, full hands to cheeks and chin, full hands to neck and finish on decolete). One bottle lasts a half year. Those of us with crows feet and forehead wrinkles will appreciate this product the most; however, prevention in our thirties would've been better. Well worth the $125 price tag.AAAlicia | 5 reviews
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Leticia Barr started the blog Tech Savvy Mama about five years ago, after her mother-in-law offered a hand-me-down computer to Barr's daughter, who was 4 at the time.
Barr, a Silver Spring, Md., mother of two, was torn.
Sure, a computer would offer many rich educational opportunities, but it also brought questions. Where would she and her husband put it? How would they monitor their daughter's use? How much time in front of the computer would be too much?
Barr, at the time, was in charge of helping teachers find ways to integrate technology into their classrooms in Montgomery County (Md.) Schools. The family accepted the computer, and she decided to write about their experiences using technology with their children, who are now 9 and 6.
"I started thinking that if this is my background and I'm overwhelmed, what does the average parent do?" said Barr, who now blogs full-time. "I started writing about things we knew we were using in schools with the students and sites that I loved."
I recently spoke with Barr by phone about how parents can and should monitor their kids' use of computers, televisions and electronic devices. Here are edited excerpts from that conversation.
Q: Many of our parenting choices are based on what our own parents did, but with technology there is no road map. How can parents deal with that?
A: There are a lot of uncharted waters in terms of the kinds of devices available. Are all screens the same? Essentially they are. Instead of thinking about the television being the main screen in the home, you're thinking about tablets, smartphones, e-readers. It's about us changing the paradigms we have in our minds, being open-minded and flexible, and embracing the technology with our kids and learning along with them.
Q: How do you regulate technology use in your house?
A: My kids are so busy. On a typical day I drop them off at school, and when they come home, it's homework time. They'll go outside, and I feel like they need to wiggle and blow off steam after an intense day of learning. They generally don't ask to get on the computer. My [9-year-old] daughter has an online component to her homework, so we do that, then we read. As I'm getting ready for dinner, they'll have maybe 30 minutes of television.
It may change a bit during the summer, and on weekends it's a little bit more lax; they get up and can go on the computer and go on their favorite Web sites. They generally don't spend a lot of time in front of the screen. I don't know if it's because it's my job or we're just busy.
One thing I heard at one of the panels I was speaking on recently was to treat it like you're starting with your glass empty, and filling it with whatever is important to you as a family. Whatever you have left in your glass, that's when you can do your screen time. Just as you have a healthy diet, it's important to have a healthy diet related to media.
Q: What are the biggest concerns parents should have about their kids and technology?
A: It varies according to their age. With toddlers and preschoolers, you want to make sure you are finding age-appropriate content. As they get older, the dialogue changes. Early elementary school kids need to feel a sense of trust. They need to know they won't get in trouble if something mean, suspicious or scary happens. You lay the foundation of what it means to be a good friend.
As they get older and they are using it for homework, you talk about what it means to be a good digital citizen. Tweens are all about mobile devices these days, e-readers or iPods. You need to teach them about being conscious about things like in-app purchases, looking at apps and talking about the things they are doing on there.
With teens, texting and driving is absolutely huge. It's also really important that parents model that behavior. It's really hypocritical if we tell kids not to text and drive and we're picking up the phone to check e-mail.
Q: Is there a difference between good technology and bad when it comes to screen time for your kids?
A: It's about how we frame things, and finding a balance. There are studies about how things like video gaming and the concentration involved can really make kids pay attention to one task. There are problem-solving skills involved, and there can be interaction if you're playing with others in an online environment. There's a good and bad side for everything. We can always find faults with technology, but it's here to stay, we just need to be really mindful about what our kids doing on it, and having proactive conversations about it.


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Union Sanitary District Collection System Worker II Jose Rodrigues has received the statewide "Collection System Worker of the Year" award from the California Water Environment Association (CWEA). "Jose's leadership skills and contributions to USD's training and maintenance programs are very deserving of this recognition," says James Schofield, Collection Services Supervisor. "He consistently displays a 'can do' attitude that makes him a great co-worker and representative of our District." Jose is the first USD employee to win this award.USD owns and maintains over 780 miles of sewer lines in the Tri-Cities. The District's Collection Services Workers clean, inspect and repair lines daily to help ensure continuous, uninterrupted service to our customers. They also complete connections for new construction, mark utilities for digging, and respond to customer trouble calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week."Protecting human health and providing professional service to our customers is an important job," says Jose, who joined the District in 2003. "I enjoy sharing what I've learned throughout the years with others, and I strive to be someone that a new person in the collection services field can look up to."Jose's accomplishments include helping to develop and construct an overflow estimating training station at the District's Alvarado Treatment Plant in Union City, and presenting technical training to USD employees and outside agencies. He contributes as a subject matter expert to the District's award-winning training program, helping to develop tools for measuring competencies and instructing classes. He has also presented workshops at CWEA conferences and other industry events.CWEA is the California industry association for wastewater professionals, with about 9,000 members statewide. Jose initially won the regional Collection System Worker of the Year award in January 2013 for CWEA's San Francisco Bay Section, which includes over 1,600 members in Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties, plus a portion of San Mateo County. The regional award automatically qualified him to compete at the statewide level. The competition is based on accomplishments and contributions to the wastewater industry. For more information about Union Sanitary District, visit: www.unionsanitary.com


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Dr. Bob,
Doesn't swine flu scare you????
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Hi Rebecca,
Does the swine flu scare me? Yes, it does Derek, but probably not for the reasons you might expect. The H1N1 virus (medical name for swine flu) outbreak frightens me because our health care system isn't equipped to handle it. In fact our health care system has evolved into a dysfunctional system that puts all of us at great risk. There are 47 million Americans without any health care insurance and another 25 million who are underinsured. This leaves vast numbers of U.S. citizens without access to health care. Add to this a severe economic recession and our overstretched and excessively stressed hospital/emergency room situation and you can begin to understand why I am concerned about adding a potentially killer virus that can spread rapidly into the mix! Busy-Cheney cut spending on public health and now the public health is at risk. These are the things that scare me about not only H1N1 but also any potential health threat that could (and most likely will) come our way in the not-too-distant future. Bravo to President Obama for having the cojones to finally attempt to fix this morally reprehensible and dangerous situation. I urge all readers to support Obama's effort to provide health care for all Americans. Isn't it interesting that Karl Rove and a variety of Republicans (and even a few democrats) were ranting just a few months ago that Obama was being frivolous because he included preparations for a flu pandemic in his economic stimulus package?!? This would be amusing if the entire situation wasn't so scary.
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As the names kept flying off the board and the 2012 draft grew later and later, James Carmon thought back to a phone call that he had gotten earlier in the day.
He was stressed and struggling to remain patient, but the words of Ravens offensive line coach Andy Moeller kept reverberating in his head. The Ravens were interested , Moeller told him.
At that moment, that's all that mattered.
"If I didn't get picked, I already knew that's where I wanted to be," said Carmon, a 6-foot-6, 330 pound offensive tackle who went to high school at Baltimore's City College before playing college football at Mississippi State. "I was there for a workout a week before and it just felt like home."
Not long after the draft's conclusion on Saturday, Carmon agreed to a deal with the Ravens, becoming part of the organization's undrafted free agent class which also includes Morgan State tight end Lamont Bryant. The Ravens will likely announce the rest of their rookie free agents this week.
"It's definitely a dream come true," said Carmon. "That was the most exciting thing I heard since my son was born. The whole process was really stressful. I wasn't sure if I was going to be taken, but everything happens for a reason."
Carmon, 23, said that he got calls from a number of teams and some of them made more lucrative offers than the Ravens did. But the more he thought about it, the more it became clear that he wouldn't want to start his professional career anywhere else than with the Ravens, the team he grew up watching.
"I spent a whole hour thinking about it and just talking and talking with my brother who is my mentor. I went with my first instinct," Carmon said. "I even took a pay cut to be a Raven. I cut a lot of teams off because that's where I wanted to be. Now I have to make the best of it."
The Ravens have a history of signing undrafted free agents who not only make the team but wind up occupying key roles. Mike Flynn, Bart Scott, Jameel McClain and Dannell Ellerbe are all players who have followed that script, as is wide receiver LaQuan Williams. Like Carmon, Williams played his high school football in Baltimore City for Poly.
Carmon is well aware of Williams' story and can't wait to talk to the wide receiver and pick his brain and get some advice.
"He made it and that's what I want to do," Carmon said.
Carmon is considered an extremely raw prospect which is no surprise when you consider how he has gotten to this point. He didn't qualify academically out of high school so attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for two seasons.
He then moved on to Mississippi State and he played defensive tackle for the Bulldogs in 2010, starting three games. However, with one year of eligibility left, Carmon sought to improve his NFL prospects while also helping out his team so he told the Mississippi coaching staff that he wanted to move to left tackle.
"The left tackle spot was vacant. We had a freshman there and I felt like I could fill that spot to help my team out," Carmon said. "I thought that's a way I could take our team to the next level and that's what I did. I had to lock in every day. I had to make sure I brought my 'A' game every day, and I took in the coaching. That's what got me the opportunity. I took coaching and made sure when I went to the office, I focused at all times. It was pretty tough but it was a better thing for someone of my size. That's where I could make it in the long run."
Carmon, who grew up idolizing Ray Lewis and Ed Reed and said the idea of being in the same locker room as them was crazy, knows that he has a huge challenge ahead. The Ravens do have some uncertainty on the offensive line, and don't have an established starter at left guard, the position scouts feel that Carmon would have the best chance of sticking at if he was to make it in the NFL.
However, they also drafted guards in the second round (Iowa State's Kelechi Osemele) and fourth round (Delaware's Gino Gradkowski) while also pledging to give second-year tackle Jah Reid an opportunity to win that starting position. Carmon is also considered a project of sorts because of his limited, high-level experience on the offensive line
But he does have the necessary size and strength, and a strong desire to succeed with his hometown team.
"I'm definitely excited," Carmon said. "I'm more than happy to be there. I know I'm a free agent, but I am going to make the best out of everything I do. I'm going to work hard and I'm going to study. My job is not guaranteed but I'm going to grind every single day."


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There are 2 separate indexes for Baltimore for the years 1833-1866. One lists passengers on federal lists, the second lists passengers on city lists. You can't just check one - if you check one and don't find your ancestor, you have to
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This is a very detailed and complete explanation. Thanks for this post.
Didn't search all the pages, but make sure you have included in "Filing a Bug" under Apport that it won't immediately be visible to everyone, as apport filed bugs are automatically marked as private, as they usually contain private data in the report (so only certain people can access).
Also, as I've been semi-alive-ish here, and I've been working towards getting more access to bugs, if there's any basic questions on bugs not explained here, or you want me to include additional information not listed here already, lemme know (I'm on the Bug Squad, so I'm somewhat well versed in bug-fu)
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Awesome guide. It makes bug reporting look easier than it seems. The only question is to encounter the bug...
thank you for this great tutorial for people like me it's realy very usefull...hope to see mooe sonn..thank's a lot .respect.
Nothing works. Just want to ask a simple question: Is there a GUI that enables one to do some programming. And by that I don't mean the kids stuff like Glade. GNOME is just too tedious to get under control for a nice GUI.
Thank you for the guide! It cleared up some myths and may help prospective bug reporters!
Remember, you can use, and click on the window of the buggy app if you don't know the package name or for simplicity.Code:ubuntu-bug -w
Could the first post please be edited to include the
ubuntu-bug -w command? If it actually works, this is really important.
Another thing to point out is that you can convert Launchpad questions to bug reports, but if you do that, your bug report will probably be closed with a nasty canned note. Should this be clarified in the first post (and in bug-reporting directions everywhere)?


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DuraPlus HTC is a double-wall, all-fuel chimney system for Canada for use with wood stoves, fireplaces, and appliances using wood, oil, gas or coal. The insulation maintains a barrier that will not shift or settle and the wall keeps the exterior cool, while ensuring high temperatures for optimum draft performance on the inside.


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WASHINGTON – Pressing his immigration agenda, President Barack Obama said he is pleased the Supreme Court struck down key parts of Arizona's immigration law Monday but voiced concern about what the high court left intact.
The court allowed a provision requiring police to check the immigration status of someone they stop for another reason and who they suspect is in the country illegally.
Said Obama: "No American should ever live under a cloud of suspicion just because of what they look like." He said police in Arizona should not enforce the provision in a way that undermines civil rights.
The court's decision comes days after the Obama administration issued a directive that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of younger immigrants who came illegally to the United States as children. Obama on Monday used the court's decision to push for congressional action on a broader overhaul of immigration laws and to reaffirm his move to target deportations to criminals.
"I will work with anyone in Congress who's willing to make progress on comprehensive immigration reform that addresses our economic needs and security needs, and upholds our tradition as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants," he said in a statement before leaving on a two-day campaign and fundraising trip.
The decision keeps the issue of immigration as a high profile issue and gives Obama yet another opening to boost his standing with Hispanic voters for whom immigration is an important issue. Obama won two-thirds of the Latino vote in 2008 and has a large lead over rival Mitt Romney among that voting bloc in recent polls.
Obama pledged in 2008 to push for passage of comprehensive changes in immigration laws, but the effort stalled in Congress and Obama turned his attention to addressing the economy and pressed ahead with passing an overhaul of health care laws, which consumed much of 2010.
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down other provisions of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants, including requiring all immigrants to carry registration papers with them.
"A patchwork of state laws is not a solution to our broken immigration system — it's part of the problem," Obama said.
That echoed what Obama said in April 2010 when Arizona passed its law. "If we continue to fail to act at a federal level, we will continue to see misguided efforts opening up around the country," Obama warned at the time.


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Last night KLRU broadcast live from studio 6B during the PBS documentary Botany of Desire. We choose this program because Tuesdays are our traditional science night and also because Michael Pollan will be in Austin next week. As an extra special thank you gift we are offering tickets to his lecture at Bass Concert Hall as well as his book and a DVD or Blu-Ray of the program. We only have a limited number so secure your spot soon! One lucky person will have their tickets upgraded to a VIP reception with Michael Pollan himself.
Another thing that made last night special was the support of the garden community. Central Texas Gardener has many fabulous fans and some of them came to help us answer phones. Many of them have their own blogs or community programs so check their sites listed below if you're looking for inspiration.
Tonight we will be live in the studio during "A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert." Our special guests will be the Conspirare Youth Choir who will be performing throughout the evening. The fun begins at 7p!
thanks to these folks who helped us answer phones:
Denise Delaney
Grow Green Coordinator, City of Austin
Elaine Dill
Master Gardener
Ellie Hanlon
Mostly Weeds
Caroline Homer
Shovel Ready Garden
Glee Ingram
Growing Designs Landscape designer
Eleanor Pratt
Garden of E
Roxane Smith
Master Gardener


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AMD Taking On Intel's i5 Processors With New Trinity-based APUs
AMD unveiled a new line of accelerated processing units (APUs) for desktops, positioning them as a less-expensive yet better-performing alternative to Intel's i5 Core processors.
AMD isn't talking pricing yet, but Adam Kozak, AMD desktop product marketing manager, told CRN they'll be aimed at system builders in the entry-level desktop market. "These A series accelerated processors fit within that mainstream segment where our customers are looking at building systems and are looking to prepare these with graphics cards for $100 or less, all the way down to the free graphics that come inside that accelerated processor."


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Alex Killorn scored his second goal of the game with 1:19 left on the clock, guiding the Harvard men's hockey team to a 4-3 win against rival Yale in front of a sellout crowd of 3,095 at Bright Hockey Center and a national television audience Friday night.
Marshall Everson set up the winning goal after scoring to give Harvard (5-6-8, 4-4-6 ECAC Hockey, 2-2-2 Ivy League) a lead earlier in the third period. Luke Greiner also scored to help the Crimson climb into a tie for fourth in the ECAC Hockey standings and second place in the Ivy League. Steve Michalek made a career-high 36 saves, including 16 in the third period, while Danny Biega and Colin Blackwell logged two assists each.
The winning goal came less than three minutes after Gus Young tied the score for Yale (8-10-2, 5-7-1, 2-3-0). Everson found Killorn behind the defense with a long cross-ice pass. Yale's Jeff Malcolm stopped Killorn's initial shot from the right side, but a hard-charging Blackwell and Killorn converged on the rebound and the senior shoveled in his 13th goal of the season.
Malcolm finished with 31 saves, as Yale held a 39-35 shots edge. The Crimson, however, committed only one penalty and held the Bulldogs scoreless for a stretch of nearly 40 minutes after two quick goals in the first period. Harvard finished 1 for 4 on its power-play chances and held a 40-36 edge at the faceoff dot and a 15-11 blocked-shots advantage.
Yale registered the game's first three shots, but it was the home team getting on the board in the game's fourth minute. Eric Kroshus won the puck along the left wall, skated in and centered to Greiner. The junior, who also won a team-high nine faceoffs, beat Malcolm with a low shot.
The Bulldogs quickly turned the tide in the final five minutes of the period, scoring twice in 13 seconds. Nick Jaskowiak netted the first, sending a shot through traffic that took a deflection on the way into the goal at the 15:24 mark. Brian O'Neill then roofed a wrist shot to send Yale to the locker room with the lead despite an 11-10 shots edge for Harvard.
Harvard played a strong second period, putting 15 shots on Malcolm. One found the net in the first minute. After Danny Biega got the puck from Dan Ford behind the net and passed to Killorn in his own zone, the senior took the puck up the left side. He went behind the net and snuck in a wraparound shot by the right post before Malcolm could get across.
Yale outshot Harvard, 17-9, in the third period, but Michalek held strong while Everson and Killorn came up with big goals. The Bulldogs held the nation's top power play scoreless in its first three chances, but the Crimson took advantage of its fourth. Biega had a point shot blocked to Blackwell at the left circle. Rather than shoot, the rookie waited and passed across to Everson for the finish.
Young grabbed a loose puck on the left side of the Harvard zone and tied the game at 3-3 with a shot to the far side at the 16:08 mark. Killorn's goal kept Harvard from skating in overtime for the ninth time in 12 games.


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The Mormon Writer Blogfest is a one-day-only event (I promise), and includes several other Mormon writers around the blogosphere. If you've ever had a question about the Mormon Church, today's your day to get an answer:)
First, a few points of clarification. The Mormon Church, as it is often called, is actually something of a misnomer. Its actual name is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sort of a mouthful, I know). The nickname comes from our belief in the Book of Mormon, but I digress.
There are currently 130 temples in operation around the world, including the Manhattan New York, London England, and Sydney Australia Temples. Twenty-two more are under construction or have been announced. (Here's the complete list.)
To enter a temple, you must be a faithful member of the Church (although anyone may tour a temple during its open house). Within a temple, members perform five ordinances, all of which are associated with specific covenants, or promises with God: baptism and confirmation, initiatory and endowment, and sealing. The first time you go to the temple, you perform these ordinances for yourself. On every subsequent visit, you perform these ordinances on behalf of a deceased ancestor (which is why Mormons are so interested in family history).
Baptism and confirmation Actually, a person may be baptized in any body of water deep enough to fully immerse him or her, so the baptisms and confirmations we perform in the temple are all on behalf of deceased relatives. Members as young as twelve may participate in these ordinances.
Initiatory and endowment I'm not going to say much about these ordinances, because much of what they entail is too sacred to discuss anywhere but in the temple. Boyd K. Packer, current president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (one of the Church's governing bodies), described it this way: "The temple is a great school. It is a house of learning. In the temples the atmosphere is maintained so that it is ideal for instruction on matters that are deeply spiritual."
Sealing The sealing power, which seals husbands to wives and parents to children, both on earth and in heaven, is the same power that the Savior gave to Peter in Matthew 16:19. When we talk about eternal marriage, or being married for time and all eternity, this is what we mean. Children born within such a marriage are automatically sealed to their parents, but children born before their parents' sealing, or children adopted by an already-sealed couple, can be sealed to their parents after the fact. (And the same is true for deceased people.)
For instance. My parents were married in the Salt Lake Temple in December of 1973. A little more than ten years later, they adopted me as an infant. Once the adoption was finalized, I was sealed to them (in the same temple, coincidentally). And four years after that, after my sister was born and her adoption finalized, she was sealed to us as well.
Well, I think that about covers the basics. If you'd like more information, either about temples or any other Church-related topic, check out the Church's official websites: mormon.org, which is geared more toward people of other faiths, and lds.org, which is more member-oriented. And don't miss the other Mormon Writer Blogfest posts:
The Book of Mormon and missionary work with Kayeleen Hamblin
Faith in Jesus Christ with Myrna Foster
Families with Charity Bradford
Family history with Laura D
Joseph Smith with Annette Lyon
Restoration of Jesus Christ's church with Kelly Bryson
Stories from the Book of Mormon with Kathi Oram Peterson
Finally, if you have a specific question, feel free to leave it in the comments. I can't answer every question (one, because I'm not that smart, and two, because some things are too sacred to discuss outside the temple, as I mentioned before), but if I can, I'd love to.
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VAIL, CO (Mar. 2) – Kelly Clark (West Dover, VT) and Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) took the halfpipe title at the Burton US Open Saturday. U.S. Snowboarding's Louie Vito (Sandy, UT) took third and Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) took second, her first podium of the season. Rookie Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO) took third.
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Attracting country stars to Bay County is nothing new for the Rader family. They've been performing and bringing big names to the Ocean Opry for nearly 30 years, but this weekend is the end of an era. The Raders have sold the property and plan to perform their last show Saturday night.
In the Panhandle the name Rader is synonymous with great music. More than 30 years ago Wayne Rader visited the Ozark Opry in Arkansas. That was the beginning of a dream that became the Ocean Opry, a staple on Panama City Beach.
Wayne Rader said, "Whether it was the family or just bringing talent in, we were going to open."
That was August 5, 1978. With the help of his two sons and their families, Ocean Opry became the hot place to hear great country and gospel music.
Billy Rader said, "It's all I've ever really wanted to do. I can remember being 12 years old standing in front of my mirror, strumming my guitar and pretending that I was on stage at a place such as this."
In the early days when they were trying to get the word out about their show, the Raders had a unique form of advertising.
"When we started we had an old blue van, speakers on top like old politician, 'come to the Ocean Opry tonight.' We drove that van eight hours a day," said Dennis Rader.
Through the years the Raders have shared the stage with many gospel and country music greats: Johnny Cash, Ronnie Milsap, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Charlie Pride, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Roy Clark among many others.
The family made some solid decisions when they first opened, decisions they've never backed down from.
"It was our conviction that we not sell alcohol and so we never did."
"A lot of people said when we started we'll give you six months. If you're not gonna sell alcohol or have dancing you'll never make it on the beach. Well I guess they were right. We're going out of business now, 27 years later."
"Nothing's ever gonna top being able to play with your family and my wife and my children and my parents and my brother and his wife."
But don't think this is the last you've heard of the Raders.
"We've got to have our fix; music is our life. We'll have to get together and do concerts."
But they won't have to do shows 200 nights a year. They do have a special message for the people of Northwest Florida who have supported them these 27 years.
"We love you. We thank you."
The last show is Saturday August 6. Eighteen Rader's will be on the stage performing that night along with others who've been with the family through out the years. Folks are flying in from all across the country as far away as California for the final show.


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Zesty Pork Medallions Recipe
Some of our friends made up this marinade but weren't able to give me exact measurements. I experimented until I came up with this recipe, which tastes as good as theirs. —Patty Collins, Morgantown, Indiana
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- 2 cups salsa
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4-1/2 teaspoons sweet-and-sour sauce
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon green taco sauce
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- Dash hot pepper sauce
- 2 pork tenderloins (about 1 pound each)
- In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Set aside 1 cup for dipping; cover and refrigerate. Pour the remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add pork. Seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate overnight.
- Prepare grill for indirect heat. Drain and discard marinade. Grill pork, covered, over medium heat for 30-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Warm reserved marinade; serve with pork. Yield: 8 servings.
Originally published as Zesty Pork Medallions in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2002, p217
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If you've ever wanted to access your virtual machines through a web browser, VMware engineer Christian Hammond (@chipx86) is working on a solution that may eventually see the light of day as an official VMware product feature. Hammond is a member of the VMware Workstation development team, and has been hard at work on something called WSX. Hammond writes in his personal blog that WSX "...serves up an interface for accessing your Workstation Shared VMs and your VMs on vSphere/ESXi 5. You can power your VMs on, off, suspend them, and interact with them. All from a web browser, and all without plugins, with nothing to install on the client end."
- From The Var Guy: VMware Buying Rackspace? Not so fast
WSX is currently available as part of the VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012 for Linux, but the release notes indicate that a "...Windows version is expected to be released shortly." Hammond said that he relied on HTML 5 features like HTML Canvas and Web Sockets for part of his work, and that WSX also relies on a small client-side server to allow a browser to function as a remote VM management console. Hammond provided more details of how it works in his blog:
"The WSX server talks to your Workstation, ESXi, and vSphere instances and relays the appropriate data up to the client running in the web browser. With that data, the client can stay updated with the latest changes to the VM and offer a full display of the console. We don't use any plugins, meaning there's nothing to install. It's known to work with the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. It also works with the Internet Explorer 10 preview (though I'm still working on some bugs there). And for tablet users, it works quite well with the iPad running iOS 5+. Android users running Ice Cream Sandwich may get some luck with Google Chrome for Android, but I'm still working on Android compatibility."
There are lots of potential use cases for WSX, and Hammond mentions a few: Using WSX and a web browser to work remotely on office documents from your iPad; ensuring continuity of a service running within a VM that you're using remotely; and running Windows 8 in full-screen mode on your iPad.
VMware WSX running Microsoft Word (and Windows XP) on an iPad. (Source: Chris Hammond's blog)
Hammond doesn't delve into specifics of when and where WSX may appear as a supported feature in an upcoming VMware product, but it clearly would make an excellent addition to the next releases of VMware Workstation and vSphere. Assuming that all the software used in a WSX session -- meaning Windows OSes and VMware products -- are licensed properly, the WSX technology would seem to provide a legal and supported way for iPad users to potentially use Office applications, run Windows 8, and launch other applications and services running in a virtual machine. Given the recent licensing and legal troubles that the OnLive streaming desktop service has encountered, WSX may provide a more acceptable solution for remote office workers to run Windows applications on their iPads.
So what are your thoughts on VMware WSX? Feel free to add a comment to this blog post or contribute to the discussion on Twitter.
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Title: Kidnapped by the Greek Billionaire
Author: Rachel Lyndhurst
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
May Contain Spoilers
From Amazon:
Or that's what it feels like to Kizzy Dean when a business disagreement with arrogant Greek lawyer Andreas Lazarides leaves her no choice but to accompany him to the Greek Isle of Rhodes. It doesn't help matters this sexy brooding stranger, who is unaccustomed to the word No and the very idea of commitment, shows her what it feels like to be truly desired.
Amidst the ancient myths and alleyways, tensions run high as Kizzy feels an immediate attraction for the man she wants to both ravage and strangle.
Accustomed to gold-digging women, Andreas is mesmerized by Kizzy's feisty nature and Gypsy beauty. Guilt and sorrow have been his only bedfellows since his sister's death, but Kizzy stirs up a desire he's unwilling to succumb to… until she makes him an offer he simply can't refuse.
I love series romance, so it's exciting to see a few new faces in the field. The latest entrant into the world of wealthy alpha males and headstrong heroines is Entangled Publishing, with their Indulgence line. For shorter reads, take a look at their Flirts and Ever Afters lines.
I usually don't like stories with billionaires, because I have a very hard time relating to the heroes. They are richer than Midas, and don't have to worry about things like paying their utility bills or stocking the pantry with food. They don't even have to think about cleaning the house or doing their own laundry; they have domestic help to take care of stuff like that. While I would love to experience the thrills of having someone else clean the bathroom, I admit to having a certain respect for a guy who will scrub his own toilet.
Kidnapped by the Greek Billionaire starts off with protagonist Kizzy making an awful first impression on uber busy rich guy, Andreas, a Greek billionaire who is about to ruin her life by demolishing both her home and her dreams. Having invested most of her life savings into a restaurant in London, she is dismayed to learn that the new owner is going to have it torn down to make way for a new housing development. Timi's has been her safe haven since her mother's death, and the previous owners were like family to her. When they retired, they sold their business to Andreas, assuming that he would keep the business operating with Kizzy as the new manager. Nope! That plan was never on Andreas' agenda!
Desperate to change his mind, Kizzy is soon swept into a fiery affair with the passionate Andreas. Despite her misgivings, Kizzy can't resist Andreas' bold advances. Their relationship is stormy and steamy. Andreas is Kizzy's first lover, and as he introduces her to sensual pleasures she hadn't even dreamed of, she finds herself falling in love with him. This leads to lots of angst and self-recrimination on Kizzy's part. She doubts that Andreas will stay faithful to her, and she knows that he doesn't want a permanent relationship. He marriage ended disastrously, and he's not about to trust another woman. He's keeping his tragic past firmly to himself, and Kizzy despairs at his secrecy.
I liked Kizzy from the start, but Andreas was harder to warm up to. Early in the story he chastises Kizzy and rebuffs her efforts to keep the restaurant open. He tells her everyone is suffering with the poor economy, and that remark just grated on my nerves. Here is a guy with a luxurious yacht, a private plane, and several residences, and he is lecturing a woman who can barely afford to pay her rent about the realities of a bad economy. Er….right. Sorry, Andreas, but it made you sound like a pompous ass, especially when you insisted on purcahsing a whole new wardrobe for Kizzy instead of letting her pop home to pack a suitcase after dragging her off to Greece because you are afraid that she will tell the former owners of the restaurant that you're going to have the building torn down. Ugh.
Despite a weak premise and a hero who was occasionally hard to like, I enjoyed my time spent with Kizzy and Andreas. I loved the exotic setting and probably wouldn't have protested much if I was dragged to a Greek island. I think that Andreas should have groveled a bit more before Kizzy forgave him, but because she jumped to conclusions too quickly and refused to communicate with him, I'll cut him some slack. Kizzy acted immature near the end of the book, and the wedge that is driven between the couple is based solely on her inability to talk to Andreas. This was frustrating for me, because it showed that she hadn't developed much from the start of the story.
Grade: Waffling between a B & B-
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Who... am I?
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Age: 26
I just want to ask one thing
I've just bought a new PC with Windows 7 Home Premium installed, and it's impossible to change the language so everytime I try to run the patch it says it's impossible since the locale isn't in Japanese, though it can't recognise Japanese caracters, it can't also read them in Umineko 5, it doesn't crash but I won't hear anything, is there a way to solve it?
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Age: 29
[Edit] Ok, I just downloaded the file from Mediafire to make sure it was ok, and it unrared just fine with 7zip. Maybe you just need to re-download the file?
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Who... am I?
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Age: 26
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Age: 29
|2009-12-12, 12:32
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Just... disturbed.
Join Date: Dec 2009
Nope, it un-rars perfectly fine.
But when I use the Ep4 patch, and click on the .exe file, it says "Cannot open Boxfile" while when I used the Ep5 patch, it says "Cannot open archive file". Can you try it on your to see if it works?
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Asmodeus Saigo (>v<)/
To fix the "Cannot open Boxfile", you will simply have to check your directory and your file name for any Chinese characters. If you find any, just rename them to English. Appearently that's a stupid BUG of WinXP+ users (Rename everything into English and it works...wow, what's this, racism? lol)
For EP5:
-Make sure the "Read-Only" box of your WINDOWS folder in your C:/ directory is not ticked on
-Delete every single save file, Gloval.sav, envdata, make sure there's a "Screenshot" folder in your EP5 folder, if there's not, make one yourself
-Run with Applocale (The legendary VN synchronizer)
This time, to counter an a**hole who kept leaking translated scripts, we have decided to try a whole new method on Patching and Clearing
So you might find some places that have typos and such
Wish you the best with EP5
~MMR Anti-Somali forces; Nadeor
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Age: 29
The EP4 patch... haven't tested yet.
[Edit] I can confirm that the EP4 Patch also works (unlike the other though, it's drag-n-drop). Put the two files in the Umineko4 Program Folder, changed the name of the executable to just EP5 (beforehand it gave the BOXERROR like it did to you), deleted my gloval.sav and envdata, and it started right up. I did get a crash when I unlocked EP4 (related to SE playing?), but I restarted and messed around a bit more and didn't get another crash, plus it kept EP4 unlocked even after it crashed the first time.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Age: 29
Yeah, this error? I thought I had only gotten this error once, but now that I've tried a few more things, it's popping up all the time. Even though the SE still plays, both 4 and 5 crash as soon as this pops up. It does this on XP (x32) and Win7 (x64) for me.
Sorry, I don't have a tweak for this. Maybe Nadeor knows something?
|2009-12-13, 10:38
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: a better place than here
Yeah, I noticed those too.
|2009-12-13, 12:59
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Location: Golden Land
Join Date: Dec 2009
I had a few questions regarding the new stuff coming out soon (episode 6, patch of episode 5...)
Will episode 5 come out as 5+6 together? And if so, will the episode 5 patch work on the game that contains 5+6?
I also heard something about playing umineko on the ds? What's that about? It would be awesome if that was possible! Do you know more of that?
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while mascara spiders creep thickly along the
heavy baggage beneath her eyes like the
black pitch of the school hallways at night or
the charcoal that she dips her fingernails in and I
remember cheating on my math test that morning
I tell her I believe in people.
Roasted honey nut, the color she was born with but
you really wouldn't know it because of the midnight L'Oréal
she chooses, tragically highlighted with Punk Pink or
Raging Red from a bottle and 15
minutes of waiting –
It spills limply over her black eyes whenever she leans down to write and
Carolyn says she believes in fate.
In planets aligning in the universe and
Feng shui that keeps mice away and prevents ulcers but also
makes a girl fall in love with a boy but
I know all about chemistry and hormones and catalysts so I
think I believe in science.
In reincarnation, she thinks she'll come back as a bird
Or maybe a peacock and I say I agree when I
see those striped stockings that come to her knees and
neon earrings lifeless at her shoulders but she only laughs …
tells me I never really see her and to
call her later.
Now with the dial tone in my ear
the cold trembling and I'm suffocating on nothing
because I really see her and I
know she believes in the afterlife but
she doesn't believe in laughter and
the phone just rings and rings and rings …
Carolyn said she believed in angels.
This piece has been published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine.
This piece won the January 2009 Teen Ink Poetry Contest.


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E-science Guide
Workspace for Bibliography and Brief Guide in support of the ACRL 2011 Program: E-Science, the Next Step in Information Literacy: The What & How of E-Science for Librarians.
II. Who Are These Speakers?
David Osterbur is the Head of Public and Access Services at the Countway Library of Medicine in Harvard Medical School. He holds a PhD in genetics from UC Berkeley and an MSLIS from Simmons College. David does not only bring the librarian's perspective to the topic of e-data and data literacy: He has worked as a researcher at DuPont Pharmaceuticals and consultant to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, and as an instructor of numerous university courses in the biological sciences.
Michael Fosmire is an associate professor of library science and the head of the Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Division of the Purdue University Libraries, and has been with Purdue since 1998. He received his MLIS as well as an MS in Physics from the University of Washington. His research interests center on finding creative ways to include information literacy into science instruction, and collaboration with faculty to achieve this goal. In 2008, Michael and his colleague C.C. Miller developed a graduate course in geoinformatics through which they explored the concepts and structures of e- data management, in the context of creating 'data information literate' scientists.
II. What Is e-Science?
Soehner, Catherine and Catherine Steeves and Jennifer Ward. "E-Science and Data Support Services: A Study of ARL Member Institutions" August 2010. Web. <[1]>.
A study of ARL member institutions gathered 57 responses about support and or infrastructure for e-science. Six universities were identified for follow up and their case studies are included.
ACRL-STS Subject & Bibliographic Access to Science Materials Committee with Kathy Wheeler and Kathy Szigeti co-chairs. "Essential Readings in e-Science" March 2011 Web. <[2]>
ARL E-Science Survey Resource Page. (2009) [3]
National Science Foundation Cyberinfrastructure Council. "Cyberinfrastructure vision for 21st century discovery." (2007) Web. [4].
This often cited report presents information about challenges to the areas of cyberinfrastructure, information resources, virtual organizations, and more. There is a good executive summary.
III. Teaching e-Science and Information Literacy
Carlson, Jacob, Michael Fosmire, C.C. Miller, and Megan Sapp Nelson. "Determining Data Information Literacy Needs: A Study of Students and Research Faculty." 2011. [5].
Preprint of article by one of our presenters.


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WILMINGTON -- The town's tax rate will rise by about 12 percent in fiscal 2013, thanks mostly to last year's approval of the construction of a new high school. The average single-family homeowner will see an increase of $413 in taxes.
In addition, commercial and industrial tax rates will rise 9.5 percent, said retiring Principal Assessor Humphrey "Skip" Moynihan.
When voters at last year's Special Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved the construction of a new Wilmington High School, they authorized a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion that means the town will take out a $44 million bond over 25 years to pay for it. That led to an annual hike of $164 in property taxes for the typical homeowner. This is the first year in which that tax increase is reflected in the tax levy.
That debt exclusion, combined with the 2.5 percent tax increase allowed by the state under Proposition 2 1/2 and a new growth allowance, led to the increase in the residential tax levy.
The average single-family home assessed at $349,457, with that $413 increase, will see an annual tax bill of $4,756.
The tax shift between residential and commercial/industrial property also will remain at 1.75, as it has since 2008. Residents will foot 55 percent of the town's $63.3 million fiscal 2013 tax levy, while commercial, industrial and personal-property sectors will make up the remaining 45 percent.
The residential tax rate will increase from $12.
Moynihan noted that while residential property comprises 74 percent of the town's value, residential property owners only pay 55 percent of the town's tax levy while commercial, industrial and personal property owners who make up 26 percent of the town's value pay the other 45 percent.
If the town had a single tax rate for residential and commercial property owners, everyone would pay $18.33 per $1,000 of assessed value, but because the town splits its rate between residential and commercial, industrial and personal property owners, there are different tax rates.
"We have shifted the maximum amount (1.75) we can shift to commercial, industrial and personal property owners, affording residential property owners the absolute best tax scenario we can present," Moynihan said.
Moynihan said residential taxpayers should see a slight downward shift in their property values of about 2 percent as the result of the town's triennial revaluation, which took place earlier this year.
"During the last triennial revaluation, residential property values decreased by almost 7 percent, which indicates a stabilization in the current residential marketplace," he told selectmen.
Echoing a comment he has heard from friends in Wilmington, Selectman Michael Champoux asked Moynihan, "How can property values go down but individual tax bills go up?"
Moynihan said, "It's one of the most common questions we get and one of the cruelest jokes we can play on people. We're telling people the value of your investment in the town of Wilmington has dropped slightly, but at the same time, taxes have gone up. The variable is the tax rate. Our costs are increasing. Regardless of the value of properties, we still have to generate enough income to keep the town going. We have to pay teachers, fire, police, etc. If values come down, the tax rate goes up to compensate for the drop in value."
Champoux responded, "I'm glad Wilmington is in the fortunate position to apply the classification shift to keep taxes manageable. If we look where Wilmington sits relative to our neighbors, we're in an enviable spot relative to taxation."


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In Canada we have identity cards for various services, such as our national medicare plan, but we don't "mix-n-match" the data too much.
when it was found that HRDC (Human Resources Development Canada) HAD created a sort of "master database", the newspapers were quick to jump on it, and one of them printed up directions and a form to request your complete file. 29,000 people responded. Rather than comply within the 30 day limit, they destroyed the database.
Score one for the little guys.
Please tell me you have concrete examples of this, and aren't just talking out your ass.
The Nazis used this sort of data to round up Jews, Homersexuals and Race Traitors and send them to the ovens.
On a less shrill note, they won't stop fraud or do anything else they claim to better than what we already have, so all that's left is abuse.
The Nazis used this sort of data to round up Jews, Homersexuals and Race Traitors and send them to the ovens.
I look at that example and see the bad thing being rounding up and killing people, not the method used to locate them.
Nazis undoubtedly used cars to do this. Clearly cars are the tool of oppressive governments. Nazis used guns to do this. Clearly guns are the tool of oppressive governments. Nazis used ID cards to do this. Clearly ID cards are the tool of oppressive regimes.
I really don't understand the paranoia some people have with ID cards. They are a tool just like any other. The particular purpose of this tool is authentication. As other people have pointed out, this purpose is already widely implemented - sans the scary "ID card" moniker - with nary a complaint. So why do the two magical words "ID card" get such knee-jerk reactions? Is there a particular Hollywood film that used this phrase? The exact same functionality, but called "state ID" instead of "ID card" doesn't so much as raise an eyebrow. So what's the deal here, where's the fear coming from?
Yeah, they also used trains to transport them. Does that mean we should abolish Amtrak?
"On a less shrill note, they won't stop fraud or do anything else they claim to better than what we already have, so all that's left is abuse."
There is one thing they could do. ID cards would generally be associated with some sort of unique ID number which would give us a way to identify people without relying on SSNs, which have been ruined by confusions over whether or not they should be treated as confidential material (and when someone assumes they should be when they are not and starts using them to verify someone's identity, we have an easy path to identity theft). I know people do not like the idea of the big bad government treating them as a number, but the fact is in this increasingly digitalized world, this is something we desperately need.
You can still walk around with empty pockets in this country without having to worry about a "papers please"
(b) It was kept around for safety..
That was contemporary claim, long disproven. The number of deaths did indeed decline because people were driving much fewer miles. An oil embargo was on. Deaths per million miles driven, the accepted standard, was within statistical variance, and had been steadily falling for half a century, which supports the gist of the argument I was making. Re: 55 vs 65 the speed limit was 75 before the embargo and for the previ
How do we do those without the concept of identification? I'm sure one or more of us would love to do without one of more of these. If you live in a small town where everyone knows everyone you obviously don't need identification documents - but the concept of identification still exists.. your identity exists in the minds of those who know you. Bob at the bank won't give you a home loan because he knows you don't have a good paying job. Steve at the pub won't serve you beer because he knows you can't hold it, or that your mother would tell him off if he does. Tony the police man knows you to throw you in lockup for the night if you drive through another red light because he warned you last week not to do it again and similarly he knows who can and can't drive because he tested most of the people in town himself. As for income tax, well I suppose local taxes are pretty easy to collect because the bean counters on the local council can easily see who has paid and who hasn't. So great, we have a system where people don't need documents for identification. But how does it scale? It doesn't.
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And you'll have a false sense of security, too -- most people aren't going to have the tools to reliably recognize most half-decent forgeries, so all you'll need is a half-decent fake, but -- because most people will know them as 'secure' IDs, they'll just be accepted at face value.
Most importantly, however: Being able to positively identify someone after they blow themselves up doesn't do much to stop terrorism.
Even after he was arrested, Mousaui is still trying to get himself killed.
National ID cards are a bad idea in the United States, for a few reasons. First, this country is supposed to be a confederation of states (hence, we are the United States of America; not "America" like many people say); the federal government should be strictly bound to the Constitution. (This is different from most European nations; they are nation-states, not confederacies. Federalism doesn't exist in those nations, whereas federalism is what makes the United States different). National ID cards trample over the states' sovereignity. Ideally, I should report to the state of California, not to the feds. According to the Constitution, what function does the National ID card would have? I'm pretty sure the Consitution doesn't allow for this. However, the Constitution and the concept of federalism has been spat at and vilified since 1933 (with how the Supreme Court has acted since FDR, you would have sworn that the 10th Amendment was repealed along with the 18th in 1933), so they'll probably use the "commerce clause" or some other excuse to implement it.
National ID cards aren't the cause of totalitarian regimes, but if the United States were taken over by totalitarians, access to data would be much easier with a centralized database somewhere in Washington, DC vs. individual state records. Besides, terrorists, phishers, con artists, and other crooks would have an easier time stealing somebody's "American Freedom ID Card" and have access to all of their personal information, than if they just stole a California ID card, for example.
My objection to a national ID card in the United States is based on four reasons; it defies federalism, may give the federal government too much information (which may be very bad if our government gets worse), could make identity theft much easier and centralized, and civil liberties issues (why should I have to carry my papers around to walk down the street?). The United States needs to return to its Constitutional roots based on federalism, instead of implementing some big government program to fix all of the problems that it allegedly has.
In Brazil we do not have a national ID. We have one document called R.G. (Registro Geral) but despite the name it is a regional controlled ID and it is not guaranteed to be unique nationally.
P1. Unique ID has its advantages.
I recently worked on a national children oncology system and uniquely identifying a patient was and is a problem. It is very cumbersome to guarantee uniqueness, safety, precision and portability and a unique identifier provided by a national ID card would be very nice. And we all REALLY want to be sure the right treatment is being provided to a child with cancer.
P2. Less bureaucracy.
Less documents to be issued, less fields to fill in forms, less redundancy.
P3. Less mistakes.
Identity theft apart we have still honest mistakes. What a pain in the neck was to prove that my dishonest homonym (I meant to say a person with the same name as mine, I am not sure if that's the right word) was not me when I was buying my first apartment.
P4. Easier to track the bad guys.
The good side of the big brother / privacy issue.
C1. Easier to track the good guys too.
Privacy, civil liberties, etc may suffer abuses having an instrument that would make it easier to track everyone.
Did you watch "V" ? I liked it.
Any other cons ?
Considering these points I would say YES, let's go for it.
Best regards to all,
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BioWare and Electronic Arts are planning yet another attempt to harness more new blood to populate Star Wars: The Old Republic. Starting this Thursday, May 17 at 12:01 AM CDT, the MMOs latest Weekend Pass Free Trial will be open to all those who haven't participated in any previous trials for the game set long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away.
"This Weekend Pass Free Trial will begin on Thursday, May 17th at 12:01AM CDT / 5:01AM GMT, and end on Monday, May 21st at 2:00AM CDT / 7:00AM GMT," notes the official announcement. Folks will be able to download the game as soon as the Weekend Pass Free Trial begins, and can register their accounts to play until "2:00AM CDT / 7:00AM GDT on Sunday, May 20th."
The same rules apply for this free weekend as those in the past. You won't need a credit card to participate, and will be able to experience up to the first fifteen levels for each character class in the game. If you decide to subscribe, the characters created during the trial will be available for you to continue playing. Participating players can also sample PvP Warzones and Flashpoints during the free weekend.
Considering the recent decline in players logging in (despite a stable subscriber base), and publisher EA's statement that the MMO isn't one of its top-five performing flagship properties, another free weekend meant to entice new players isn't entirely surprising.


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Mystère es un clásico del Cirque du Soleil, que combina atletismo lleno de fuerza, acrobacias que desbordan energía e imágenes que inspiran y definen a la compañía. Considerado la "flor del desierto" teatral, Mystère asombra a diferentes generaciones de público con su estimulante mezcla de fantasía, drama y lo inimaginable que cobra vida en el escenario. Presentado exclusivamente en Treasure Island, Mystère proporciona el descubrimiento final de que la vida misma es un misterio.
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The Spermatos and Spermatites are like viruses, contaminating the world of Mystère with infectious folly. They are the seeds of life, moving about frantically to fulfill their destinies.
The Red Bird leaps ever higher in his futile attempt to take to the skies. Still convinced he can fly, he struggles against his fate.
In perpetual servitude, the Laquais are the footmen of Mystère. Their objective is to serve and support others in their pursuit of happiness.
Brian looks relatively harmless as he sprints through the audience, but remember: he does not belong to this magical world. He is a troublemaker, always doing things he shouldn't, always in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Always in search of warmth and food, the babies represent the primitive human state: selfish and hungry.
When the Vache à Lait sounds his ancient horn, it heralds a rebirth, a new beginning. The Vache à Lait is the protector of babies and a symbol of fertility.
Moha-Samedi is the narrator no one listens to. He takes himself very seriously, and gets very angry and disagreeable when others don't.
La Belle celebrates the present because her beauty-like life itself-is ephemeral. She is the mystery of beauty, timeless and fleeting.
The Black Widow is a praying mantis who destroys the illusions and dreams of her victims. She is the antithesis of the Belle's beauty and grace.
The ever-present and unpredictable Birds of Prey fly furiously through the world of Mystère. They can be graceful and serene, but when hungry they will attack, devouring their prey with delight.
This chameleon can completely disappear before your eyes. But when it skitters about in its reptilian dance, the lizard shows off its shiny green skin with flashes of scarlet.
The Double Faces hide behind haunting masks. In constant search of their own identities, they seldom reveal vulnerability.


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Nicholls State University has received nine grants totaling more than $800,0000 to enhance the university's research opportunities, classroom instruction and community outreach efforts.
Nicholls State University has received nine grants totaling more than $800,0000 to enhance the university's research opportunities, classroom instruction and community outreach efforts.
Both state and federal dollars contributed to the total amount, which will pay for nine university-proposed projects, said Carrie Robison, associate commissioner for sponsored programs administration for the Board of Regents, which sets policy for state colleges and universities.
Some of the money came from a designated Regents fund, some from the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance.
Debi Benoit, director of research and sponsored programs at Nicholls, said the university submits grant proposals for projects every year.
"In the 10 years I've done this, this is the highest," she said. "It's significant considering the budget conditions of the state that these grant dollars are available."
Nicholls submitted about 18 grant proposals, and nine projects were approved, Benoit said. That's considered a "high return."
The total grant money, from all entities, will go toward:
n Upgrades to the university's geomatics, or surveying, computing lab to train students in global positioning systems, laser scanning and other technologies.
n A yearlong training program to improve math instruction among local teachers in fourth through eighth grades.
n Simulation equipment and supplies for a critical-care nursing lab.
n An ion chromatography system, which separates mixtures, to be used for biology and chemistry teaching and research.
n Water quality analysis instruments that will show students the environmental research techniques used to monitor coastal erosion, oil spills and pollution.
n Simulation equipment to help nursing and dietetics students learn how to conduct nutritional assessments of older adults.
n Nicholls LA GEAR UP science camp to motivate low-income high school students to learn science and encourage them to attend college.
n Print-making equipment, including a new press.
n A Nursing Department initiative to implement innovative teaching and evaluation strategies using technology such as iPads.
The proposals are written by faculty members and department heads and approved by Benoit's office before they are sent to the agencies that award the grants.
Allayne "Laynie" Barrilleaux, vice president for Academic Affairs, said the programs will add to the university, and in turn, to the region.
"This points to the quality of what we're doing with the limited resources we have," Barrilleaux said.


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Public information officers (PIOs) at many health departments have systems for engaging the media and other stakeholders. Departments with less experience or resources in this area should consider reaching out to larger health departments in their area for advice and assistance. You can increase interest in the release by targeting specific media in a clear and concise way. The following points provide advice on choosing and engaging appropriate members of the media.
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The research team has won a three-year, $12.3 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources to test the concept on 400 acres in the Delta beginning next spring.
Called carbon farming, the project involves building wetlands, which is what nature originally grew in the Delta. Following the Gold Rush, developers "reclaimed" the land for agriculture by constructing levees to drain swamplands and contain the rivers that form the estuary.
Over the past 150 years, conventional farming practices have exposed fragile peat soils to wind, rain and oxygen, liberating carbon from the soil and causing subsidence, or sinking, of Delta lands. According to the USGS, most of the islands farmed in the Delta are more than 20 feet below the surface of the water. They are kept dry and intact only because of the levees.
Farmers' fields adjoin the channels of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. (Photo by Phillip Capper)
The carbon farming project aims to rebuild the rich peat soils by re-establishing wetlands. A pilot project by the USGS and state Department of Water Resources has already shown that it can work.
On an island called Twitchell in the western Delta, researchers planted two seven acre test plots with cattails, tule grass and other wetlands vegetation. As the plants grew, died and decomposed, they left roots and other parts that gradually compacted into a material similar to the original peat. From 1997 to 2005, the USGS measured 10 inches of new soil.
The pilot also showed that the process could sequester up to 25 metric tons of carbon dioxide per acre per year and eliminate the CO2 emissions produced by current farming practices, which cause peat to oxidize, virtually evaporating and blowing away, the USGS reported in a briefing paper.
If California converted into carbon farms an area the size of all subsided lands in the Delta, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions avoided each year would be equivalent to trading all SUVs in the state for small hybrids, the agency estimated.
The state is under a self-imposed deadline to scale back its greenhouse gas output by 2020 to the level emitted in 1990.
As more governments tackle greenhouse gases, the concept of carbon farming is catching on. Usually, the term refers to paying farmers to plant trees and other vegetation that stores carbon for longer periods than crops; or to less frequently till the land, a practice that delivers carbon in the soil into the atmosphere.
The Delta brand of carbon farming specifically involves rebuilding wetlands. The project is not without potential risks. As the USGS briefing paper notes, "Large scale efforts to manage the environment have a decidedly mixed record of success."
One possibility is that the wetlands will emit methane and nitrous oxide, two greenhouse gases more potent than carbon dioxide, potentially canceling the benefit of sequestering the carbon. The USGS said measurements of methane varied widely in the pilot. The scientists did not attempt to measure nitrous oxide.
Another possible drawback is that certain conditions under which carbon is captured may produce methylmercury, a neurotoxin that accumulates in the food chain, concentrating in fish.
Methylmercury is highly toxic to mammals, including people, says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Eating fish high in methylmercury can permanently damage the brain, kidneys, and developing fetus. Effects on brain functioning may result in irritability, shyness, tremors, changes in vision or hearing, and memory problems. If the benefits of wetlands restoration outweigh problems, the project could accomplish three big goals: it would sequester carbon, reverse subsidence and provide a means of making a living from land in a sustainable manner, said Roger Fujii, Bay-Delta program chief for the USGS California Water Science Center.
In a statement, Fujii said, "This project is an investment in California's future that could reap multiple benefits over several decades - for California, the nation and the world."
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Nebraska coach Bo Pelini goes on a profanity-laced tirade against fans and two newspaper writers in audio that surfaced on the sports website Deadspin.
The audio posted Monday catches Pelini speaking with Husker Sports Network play-by-play man Greg Sharpe before his postgame radio interview following Nebraska's win over Ohio State in October 2011. The conversation was off air.
Pelini had been criticized by fans and media in the days leading to the Ohio State game for the Huskers' performance the week before in a 31-point loss at Wisconsin.
In the audio, Pelini repeatedly uses an expletive to refer to what he calls "fair-weather" fans.
Messages were left for Pelini, athletic director Shawn Eichorst and Husker Sports Network general manager David Witty.