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NEW YORK — Mark Wahlberg was in a somber mood at the New York premiere of his new film, "Pain and Gain"— still grappling with the tragedy that struck his hometown in Boston.
Earlier Monday two bombs went off near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. Three people were killed and at least 140 were injured.
"I really didn't even want to come tonight. I hadn't really heard much — I spoke to my mom, and most of my family seems to be OK. It's such a big event, there's so many people there. It's horrible man. It's (expletive) disgusting, man. I just - I'm very upset," Wahlberg said Monday night.
"You try to put everything in God's hands and whatever happens here is out of our control and there's a bigger picture. But it's still obviously upsetting," the 41-year old actor said on the red carpet before going into the premiere hosted by The Cinema Society.
New York rapper 50 Cent was a guest at the premiere and before going inside, he expressed his dismay.
"Why is it even happening? But there's no explanation. We don't even know what happened (yet)," 50 Cent said.
He added: "When you see kids involved in it, I can't write it off. I can't say maybe (it was) karma that is why the kid was where he was."
An 8-year-old boy was among the dead.
But the rapper said the tragedy doesn't make him feel less safe than usual.
"If anyone is feeling that way they have to allow themselves accept the reality that we don't have control of our fate," he said.
Before coming to the premiere, "Nurse Jackie" star Peter Facinelli was running on his treadmill when he saw the news on television.
"My heart goes out to the families and the victims. I don't know who caused it, just like everyone else, I'm in the dark. I'm waiting to get to the bottom of it," he said at the event.
"If it was terrorism, people are going to need to know they're not going to stop us," he added. "We're not going to be afraid. So for me, the best thing to do is to not hide inside. Proceed with caution but live your life."
Authorities still don't know who is responsible for the attack.
Some 23,000 runners took part in the race, which attracts more than 500,000 spectators and finishes up in the heart of central Boston, near the landmark Prudential Center and the Boston Public Library. It is held on Patriots Day, a Massachusetts state holiday which commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution in 1775.
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SULPHUR, OK -- More than one million people visit the Chickasaw National Recreation Area every year.
But Park officials say that number may drop this year after the government shutdown forced all national parks to close their doors.
Superintendent, Bruce Noble, says the shutdown not only affects visitors, but the staff as well.
"It is gonna have an affect on us as individuals because all of the people that are gonna be furloughed, including me, we have no guarantee that we will ultimately be paid during the time we will be shut down," Noble said.
Noble says 43 members out of 50 have been furloughed, and left work at noon Tuesday.
He says the park will be shutting down over the next two days with all facilities and services shut down by Thursday.
"We're not going around to leave the park, but as people do leave, we'll be going around erecting barricades and closing roads," Noble said.
Since most of the park staff has been furloughed, some services like water won't be available to campers, which forces them to leave sooner rather than later.
"I'm frustrated," camper, Jack Rogers, said. "I'm frustrated with the government not knowing. If they knew this was going to happen, they should have made plans, and made plans prior not wait until."
Rogers and his wife spend six to eight months out of the year camping at national parks, and says he doesn't know if they can continue on to their next destination, another national park in Corsicana, Texas.
"Don't know where i'll be tomorrow. I think i'm just going to head home," Rogers said. "I'm frustrated and headed home to Texas."

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As It has remained the undisputed champion of all digital image editing packages for as long as is convenient for anyone to remember, Adobe's Photoshop software program is an indispensable tool for professionals and laymen alike. Photoshop has been evolving continually since its inception and with all the dynamic refinement that goes into each successor, you may rest assured that its latest installation, Adobe Photoshop CS, is the most powerful.
If you have already shelled out the cash for your own copy of Photoshop, or if you have it at work, then you should probably find out how to make the most of this 600 dollar piece of software. Adobe Photoshop is such a complex and powerful package that everyone from printshops to digital effects houses, graphic designers, and professional and amateur photographers everywhere deify it and rely on its support for daily subsistence. There are classes at your local colleges that you can take if you are in need of instruction(my digital imaging class cost me 650 dollars per credit some three years ago at a private college). Or you can buy a book or two and try to decipher our written English Language filled with all its vagaries and subjective connotative descriptions into something you can apply practically on the computer screen. But how about an alternative option that allows a reasonable compromise between all the perks of self teaching and those offered in a classroom setting? Is there something out there that will allow you the affordability and flexibility of a self-teaching option and all the convenience of having a personal mentor at your side?
This kind of experience is exactly what the good people of Total Training Inc. sought out to provide with their series of DVD videos dedicated solely to tuning your fumbling infantile attempts at Photoshop proficiency into the genuine article. With over 24 hours of training on 7 instructive disks and an accompanying project files disk, students of Total Training for Adobe Photoshop CS will learn everything they need to know to gain complete mastery over what can be an otherwise overwhelming program. The tutorials go over every aspect of the software. Not only does it cover everything from photo color correction and touchups to layer compositing, digital painting, and filter usage, but it also shows you how to become more efficient at carrying out these tasks. By offering techniques in workspace management, hotkey instruction, and tips for things like file size, resolution, and color theory, Total Training will not only show you what to do, but also why what you are doing is important.
Deke McClelland, the author of over 50 instructive books dedicated to digital graphics, imaging and design, is your silver screen instructor and with his playful attitude and pun pumping rhetoric, he is not only the opposite of the authoritarian professors you had in high school or college, but is also your prophet and new best friend as you descend into the depths of this uncharted new terrain. McClelland's lucid and resonating voice fills students with a healthy confidence and allows them to feel that they have the ability to learn Photoshop regardless of past experience. The learning tutorials are set up in an intuitive chronological fashion for beginners, who won't get left behind if they are unfamiliar with the software at the starting line. As for the people who profess to have intimate relations with Photoshop, myself being one of them, you may be as embarrassed as I was to find out just how little you know about various aspects of the software; tips about things like adjustment layers and selection masks are far from insignificant and I had been living with a narrow view of them prior to seeing Deke work his magic.
Total Training's success seems to be a consequence of its mode of teaching. It is a complete visual experience where each student is talked and walked through every precarious step of way. It is just like watching in wide-eyed wonder at the screen of your instructor while the lesson is given. Your computer or television becomes the actual program running in real time and you watch with delight as the mouse cursor navigates carefully through each menu, sub menu, and option box, as it does, creating that vivid visual database from which your memory will be able to recall information on command. For those with a vocation for meticulousness, the comfort of a multimedia disk will allow you to replay important or vexing lessons over and over again until the knowledge sticks. It will also allow you to pause intermittently within lessons so you can work along with the teacher at a slower pace. How many teachers have you ever been able to pause in the middle of a lesson so that you could finish writing down notes before they moved on? On the flip side, the experienced or prodigious pupils can easily find lessons they need to focus on without sitting through familiar sections; the comprehensive lesson selection menu breaks it down for you.
Because the Total Training Tutorials are so extensive, I didn't have the opportunity to complete them all start to finish, however, I must admit that I learned about techniques unknown to me from each section I went through. Photoshop CS has tons of great new features like the Variations color correction option, Photo Montage, Shadow/Highlight, and the new Filter Gallery option among others. The amount of knowledge that is packed into these seven compact disks is truly indispensable. Rarely do you find software tutorials that are both fun and informative. I commend both Total Training Inc. and Deke McClelland. I recommend their product to all people serious about Adobe Photoshop regardless of individual skill or reason for using the software.
Total Training offers Instructional videos for other versions of Photoshop as well as other Adobe software. Be sure to visit them at www.totaltraining.com


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Hi -
I'm not sure if this goes in the PHP section, so if someone knows where I should post this, please feel free to tell me.
I am trying to change my 'ugly' URLs into 'pretty' URLs. To do this I am using .htaccess and mod_rewrite.
What I want to accomplish is change all of my links that look like this:
to something like this:
That part is easy as I use a Rewrite rule like this:
RewriteRule ^([a-z0-9]+)/[get]+/([0-9]+)\.html $1.php?act=get&id=$2 [L,NC]
However, since my site is indexed I am concerned about both the pretty and ugly URLs working. I'd like to redirect the ugly URLs to the pretty URLs. This is turning out to be fairly difficult.
I think I need to do something like this:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^act=get&id=([0-9]+)$
RewriteRule ^/([a-z0-9]+).php$ http://www.domain.com/test/$1/get/$2.htm? [L,R=301]
note that I am doing this in a 'test' folder in my public_html folder. The .htaccess file is in the test folder, so that should not be an issue, correct? Could using a RewriteRule to turn the ugly URL into a pretty URL and then another RewriteRule to change the ugly one into the pretty one cause problems? This does seem somewhat circular... Does the order of the RewriteRules matter? Should one rewrite rule appear before the other in the .htaccess file?
what am i doing wrong with my rewrite rule? any suggestions on getting the ugly url to redirect to the pretty url?


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My baby boy, Tucker, turns 8 today. My older son, Jake, will be 10 in a month.
My baby boy, Tucker, turns 8 today. My older son, Jake, will be 10 in a month.
I cannot imagine burying either one of them.
Lauren Cecil loved swimming for the Brookside swim team. At 11 years old, she had her whole life ahead of her. Her parents, Lori and Keith Cecil, said the swim team was one of her true loves, and she looked forward to the summer swim season all year long.
Tuesday, swim practice turned tragic. While finishing up, a power line fell near the pool, and somehow sent a current into the water. The two other girls in the water climbed to the side and got out safely. Lauren did what comes naturally to most swimmers — she reached for the ladder. Made of metal, that proved to be fatal. The electricity in the ladder gripped her and wouldn't let go; lifeguards, in an unbelievable act of quick thinking and heroics, did all they could to save her. They couldn't grab her, they couldn't jump in. Had they done that, there would have been multiple victims.
By the time they got her on the pool deck and out of the water, she was essentially gone. Ten minutes of CPR proved unsuccessful, and she was pronounced dead when she arrived at the hospital.
Her mother was there. Not only does she have to bury her only child, she had to watch her child take her last breath in a tragic, freak accident.
Brookside's Julie Rhodes was struggling to come to terms with it Wednesday. "It's just a freak, freak thing," she said. "We had everything checked today, everything worked perfectly.
"They didn't have any recommendations for us to do anything any differently. It's kind of frustrating to know, there was nothing that could be done."
The actions of the lifeguards on duty were phenomenal. Jonathan Hench, Lucas Rhodes and Caroline Burkhart couldn't have possibly prepared for that tragedy. Most people, one can only assume, consider being a lifeguard at the local pool as a pie job to end all pie jobs. Getting a tan, twirling a whistle, and watching kids swim all day. And you get paid for that? Unbelievable.
But in the rare event someone goes under, the procedures are pretty standard. Good lifeguards will see a swimmer struggling, and when they go under, the guards are right there for the rescue.
There is no way that trio of youngsters could have been prepared for what they encountered Tuesday. It's about like the attacks on Sept. 11 and Hurricane Katrina; you simply can't imagine those things happening.
The Davidson County Aquatics Association championship meet is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Denton Swim Club. Brookside is perennially one of the top two or three teams in the DCAA, and hopes to challenge three-time defending champion Arcadia this weekend.
Rhodes wasn't sure if her team would participate in the meet on the heels of Tuesday's tragedy. But Lauren's parents, Lori and Keith, insisted that the Barracudas swim on. They said Lauren loved the swim team, and it was one of the highlights of her year every year.
Rhodes said she believes, while the meet is always competitive, the other teams will wrap their arms around the Barracudas with love and support. "That's what I'm expecting," she said. "I've had a lot of emails from people at other pools, offering to do whatever they can to help us. We've just had a whole lot of support from everybody."
The Cecil family will certainly need all of the support it can get. No one can possibly fathom the pain they are feeling right now. My hope is that we will all hug our children a little tighter today, and cherish every moment we have with them. We simply never know when they will be gone.
Jason Queen can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 220, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Ferris State Football vs. Indianapolis - Photos
Some photos from Ferris State Football "Kids Day" at Top Taggart Field and the game against Indianapolis. All kids got to run out of the Bulldog in costume at halftime. FSU also recognized its 2010-11 Bulldog of the Year Award winners. Photos courtesy of Scott Whitney.


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With the advent of ubiquitous networking and cheap processing, data distribution is emerging as a key paradigm for disseminating information in real-time and embedded systems. The applications are characterized by complex dataflows for example one-to-many, many-to-one, many-to-many dataflows with differing update rates, reliability, and bandwidth requirements; real-time performance which may be defined in terms of tight latency, throughput, or bandwidth requirements; fault-tolerance which may be defined in terms of not having a single point of failure or supporting self-healing communication, or having redundant communication paths; dynamic configuration changes where participants may join or leave arbitrarily; and the ability to scale with network size. The applications typically reflect the fluid and ever-changing nature of the real world.
The need for data-distribution is so fundamental that domains as diverse as command and control systems, traffic monitoring, financial data-distribution, combat systems, industrial sensing all use it as a core technology. The lack of established standards has led to the development of ad-hoc custom one-off solutions with sub-optimal performance and robustness that end up being very expensive to maintain. Commercial implementations of publish-subscribe data-distribution middleware have existed and have been deployed with success. However each vendor provided a different API and slightly different semantics for equivalent concepts.
This situation was similar to the one prior to the adoption of UML. Successful modeling tools existed but widespread acceptance, availability of trained developers, and broad knowledge exchange did not come until the UML standard consolidated terminology and notation. The recent adoption of the Data-Distribution Service (DDS) for Real-Time Systems specification by the Object Management Group (OMG) will do for data-distribution what UML did for modeling technologies.
The OMG Data Distribution Service (DDS) Standard specifies a mandatory API for data-centric publish-subscribe (DCPS) communication, and an optional data local reconstruction layer (DLRL). The DDS specification is programming language agnostic; it is specified via a platform independent model in UML, and a platform-specific model in IDL, which can be mapped to programming language APIs via standard mappings. In the rest of this article, we highlight the key aspects of the OMG DDS/DCPS specification and illustrate it by building a mock distributed real-time application.


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Just had to vent about the HS coach in Kentucky that got arrested in Kentucky. Now if facts surface that I am unaware we can re examine, but if things stand as is this is a disgrace. This fucking country has spiraled out of control and this is another disgusting pile of shit thrown on top. The game is football it is violent and dangerous if you don't want your kid playing don't let him. All these fucking pussies are now whining the heat index was 94...give me a break. I would guess the heat index in the south is over 94 9 of 10 days in July and August. Every other team was practicing that day in the state. This is just ridiculous...if I was Mike Barwis I would put all my money in a duffle bag and head to Canada because the State Police should be descending on Ann Arbor to arrest him any minute for what he puts these kids through. Is there any common sense anywhere??? Why must someone always be to blame?? This country has gone soft, if something bad happens to you hire a fucking lawyer and get what you can. It's the american way. I'm sure the case will be thrown out of court and the coach will be sued for every dime he has in civil court and his life will be ruined if it already hasn't. A child died and it is tragic, but instead of mourning and moving on let's ruin some more lives and feed some more starving lawyers....nice going prosecuter.
FBI Most Wanted List
Urban Meyer
Jim Tressel
Any coach in Florida, Miss, Ala, La, stc...
Lucky they died to beat the rap
Bear Bryant
Woody Hayes
Bo Schembechler
I want to scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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In Falling Upwards, writer Richard Holmes tells the story of early balloon flight--and of the nervy scientists who risked life and limb to take their experiments into the air. Among their discoveries? Insect migration and the stratosphere. Falling Upwards chronicles the balloonists who took science into the stratosphere.
Early Balloonists Took Science 'Up, Up and Away'
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LA GRANGE – Realtor Laurie Riggs recently joined Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage's La Grange office.
Riggs has 12 years of experience and an ABR ePro designation. She has created a niche for herself working with seniors – helping them sell their homes and assisting with the transition to assisted living.
Riggs is also an avid knitter and a member of a knitting group called "The KnitWits." She can be reached at 708-205-9497, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine testified on Capitol Hill on Thursday day. The former New Jersey Senator and governor was subpoenaed by a congressional panel that wanted to hear how MF Global wound up in bankruptcy. Corzine apologized repeatedly but denied knowingly breaking any rules.
Corzine Claims No Knowledge Of MF Global's Missing Money
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CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) -- A 50-year-old man has been convicted of beating his cellmate to death with two padlocks at a correctional facility in Canon City.
The Canon City Daily Record tells us Ponciano Zendejas-Garces was found guilty Friday of manslaughter and possession of contraband stemming from the Dec. 30, 2010, death of James Schneider at the medium-security Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility. Zendejas-Garces is set to be sentenced Nov. 28.
Prosecutors told jurors Schneider was sleeping when he was attacked, but defense attorneys say their client acted out of fear after previous assaults by Schneider, who was heavier, taller and younger than Zendejas-Garces.
Zendejas-Garces was in prison for the stabbing death of his common-law wife, while Schneider was sentenced for forgery.


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Is there any chance of you nice folks at Linux Format selling binders for the magazine?
I, for one, would buy at least enough of them for every issue since the trial magazine Linux Answers came out. I'm not looking for something cheap. I would like to see a good quality binder on sale for one of the best references to Linux on the market.
I want to keep my superb collection of Linux format in as pristine a condition as I can manage. I'm sure it will be collectable when I approach my retirement (2025!).
Yes that's grovelling.
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Loving skid like your own....
Is it just me? I don't think I could ever love a child like I love my own....does that make me a bad step mom :/
Not everyone is capable of such an extending love.
It's not a bad thing, it's not saying anything negative about you, we all just love differently that's all.
I personally love mine like she's my own. She doesn't have too much of a bond with her own mother so I don't think it's belittling to them. She knows I'm not her mother but that I'm still a parent/friend to her. I think that you're always going to prefer your own blood to someone else's but that's just me.
I think it depends on the situation. Like, whether or not you love your stepkid(s) as if they were your own kid(s) the important thing is that the stepkids are not treated worse than biological kids, or that the step parent doesn't go out of their way to spoil their bio kids in front of the step kids, y'know? As long as everyone involved is happy and healthy and not feeling left out, then that's all that matters imo.
I agree with you OP, in most situations. I think most SMs who say they love them like their own, really don't. Now I'm not doubting that some do. But the childless SM who has been married for 6 months whose DH has EOWE, when she says she loves them like her own, I think she is just using a rhetorical phrase and I don't believe it is true.
(not saying that is your particular sitch).
I have been a CSM for 10 years and I would say that I have a very strong bond with my stepkids, but I know the difference. I hope to have a long, successful run as an important family member. I hope they come to see me in the nursing home and put flowers on my grave every year. I hope they tell stories to their children about me. All that stuff. I lose sleep over them, I worry, I hurt when they hurt, again - all that stuff. But still I know the difference between what i feel for them, which is a lot, and what I feel for my biokids.
And similiarly, even though their mother didn't raise them, they have a certain type of love for her that they will never duplicate with me. It's not a function of how good a SM I was (or will be), but a function of biology and the early bond that formed while they were babies, in her care.
but all that said, I do tend to agree that when the phrase is used most of the time, it downplays the significance of the mother/child bond.
Um, no, it doesn't. How in any way does loving another child take away from your biological kids. So when someone adopts a child, they shouldn't love them as their own?
Doesnt make you a bad sp if you dont.
I really dont think that a lot of sps do love love their sks like their own. More so if you dont have bks of your own because then you really dont know what its like to love your own flesh and blood bk. Many may also WANT to love the sks like their own. Jmo


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Swansea defender Ashley Williams has launched a withering attack on Liverpool striker Luis Suarez - saying he has no time for the Uruguayan.
Wales captain Williams made comments in his new book My Premier League Diary, serialised the South Wales Evening Post, which accused Suarez of having no respect for his fellow professionals and of diving repeatedly in games against Swansea last season.
Writing after playing Suarez in the 0-0 draw at Anfield last year, Williams said: "Suarez has that aura about him that says 'I'm untouchable'. I'd go as far as to say that the manner in which he approached the game, with utter contempt for us all, means that he's streets ahead of any player I've truly disliked since we've been in the Premier League."
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One thing I was thinking when I read the "rumor" article was that, if Microsoft themselves put out an ARM tablet as rumored, then they would have every right to lock it down to only be capable of running Windows, and it would be fine.
And here, now it's announced that they are in fact going to be releasing their own locked-down Microsoft-only Windows tablet/laptop hybrid, and yes, that's fine. Good job Microsoft, you have created what can be called *your own* piece of hardware, and can say what can and cannot be done on it. Apple-style. Sure, it's an assholish thing to do and for that reason I'll never buy it, but well... there are always alternatives for those who don't want this restriction. But wait--there aren't?
So... now that they have their own official hardware to lock all other operating systems out of, how about they revise their anti-competitive "rules" for ARM computer manufacturers and give the consumers of those computers, which are not made by Microsoft, the ability to install something else? Like, I don't know... something, anything, *not* made by Microsoft?
This could be like the locked-down Xbox tablet with everyone else who wants freedom able to go to another brand. And now that Microsoft has their own tablet computer, aside from pure greed and abusive anti-competitive monopolistic ideals, what is stopping them now?
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Warning: This video involves some not-safe-for-work imagery. That includes a scantily clad female, as well as more artistic nudity near the end.
In order to really "get" this piece, you're probably going to need a little back story. First, there's this wonderful IRC channel where many of the superstars of machinima hang out. It's a little bit random chat, it's a little bit artist's studio, and it's little bit of a lot of other things.
As the story goes, about two years ago, there was a new kind of project being attempted. A handful of machinima creators decided to collaborate on a new video. The idea was that one person would work on a piece, then pass it off to the next. That person would then add their own segment, and pass it on to another.
As things sometimes happen, the collaboration was never completed. The work seemed lost. Until this past weekend, when Dopefish and Baron Soosdon were able to ferret out the whereabouts of each piece of that collaboration. And then, Dopefish uploaded the video.
This #Machinima Collaboration video includes work from Olibith, Nyhm, UncleTom, tehtaco, Telemora, Dopefish and Baron Soosdon. You should definitely take the time to check it out. As I warned above, though, there's a few not-safe-for-work pieces in it. But in a safe environment, this video is going to be an awesome treat.
Thanks to Selserene, who gave me the hookup to this video. You can see the video behind the cut.


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Known for billboard-sized photographic portraits of everyday people in urban settings, French street artist JR has a simple call to action: "Tell me what you stand for, and together we'll turn the world inside out." To transform his idea into reality, he created the Inside Out Project, the world's largest participatory art project and a remarkable testament to the power of the image and the role art can play in transforming lives.
Directed by Alastair Siddons, the thought-provoking documentary INSIDE OUT: THE PEOPLE'S ART PROJECT explores this groundbreaking global art movement when it debuts MONDAY, MAY 20 (9:00-10:15 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
Other HBO playdates: May 20 (2:40 a.m.), 23 (2:15 p.m.), 25 (11:15 a.m. ET, 4:15 p.m. PT) and 29 (5:30 p.m., 12:15 a.m.), and June 2 (1:00 p.m.) and 5 (5:10 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: May 22 (8:00 p.m., 4:55 a.m.) and 28 (11:00 a.m.), and June 21 (8:00 a.m.)
JR began photographing his friends illegally painting their names ("tagging") in the metro and on roofs and later pasted the prints in the streets of Paris in 2001, saying that was when he learned "the power of paper and glue." JR himself remains anonymous; his full name is unknown and he always wears sunglasses and a fedora in public and on camera.
The 2011 winner of the prestigious TED Prize, given annually to an extraordinary individual with a creative and bold vision to spark global change, JR was granted initial funding to make "a wish to change the world." The resulting Inside Out Project empowers people across the globe, often in perilous and politically unstable environments, to create their own photographic messages.
In his Paris studio, JR explains how Inside Out works: People take photo portraits - no logos or hate messages allowed - and send them to him. He then prints giant versions of the images for free and sends them back. "It's up to them to paste it up in a place with meaning," he notes. These exhibitions are documented, archived and viewable virtually at insideoutproject.net.
INSIDE OUT: THE PEOPLE'S ART PROJECT follows the globetrotting JR as he motivates communities to define their most important causes by pasting large portraits in the streets and testing the limits of what they thought possible. To date, over 130,000 people have sent photos to Inside Out, pasting the enlargements in more than 10,000 locations in more than 100 countries, including Brazil, Tunisia, Pakistan, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, France and the U.S.
The film offers glimpses of the everyday challenges facing individuals in some of the world's most economically depressed and volatile areas, showing how Inside Out provides a means of self-expression and a way for people who have been invisible to feel recognized.
INSIDE OUT: THE PEOPLE'S ART PROJECT visits locations around the world, including:
Haiti - Two years after the earthquake that killed 316,000 people, the rubble remains and half a million people still live in tents. With the help of the kinetic Teleghetto crew, photographer Benoit takes pictures of residents against Inside Out's signature polka-dot background. Remarkably, in spite of their hardships, the subjects make funny faces. Benoit says the portraits will send a hopeful message: Even though Haiti is in crisis, there are still positive things happening here.
Tunisia - The uprisings that swept the Arab world in 2011 were sparked by the Tunisian revolution. Although President Ben Ali was toppled, the country remains in a state of transition today. Photographers Aziz, Serena, Sophia and Hichem describe how huge posters of Ben Ali were everywhere during his rule. Today, through Inside Out, their goal to replace them with portraits of everyday people is realized.
North Dakota - Home to 8,000 Native Americans, the Standing Rock Reservation has experienced a wave of youth suicides over the past decade. When JR heard the story of Jenny and Ted, whose 18-year-old son committed suicide, he sent them a massive photo of their son's eyes, which they pasted to the side of a trailer. On seeing the striking finished mural, Ted says, "It was like walking into heaven."
West Bank - Palestinian Abed lives in the West Bank, while his wife and kids live in a refugee camp. He worries that the concrete wall being built by the Israeli government will make it harder for them to see each other. Inside Out portraits of the children, pasted in their father's house, provide comfort. "Now I will be able to see them every day," Abed says.
Inside Out photo booths and photo trucks around the globe bring the project directly to the street, enabling the public to participate instantly, free of charge. Tens of thousands of portraits have been printed at photo booths in such locations as Paris, Arles, Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong, and by photo trucks in Kesennuma, Japan and across Israel and Palestine. In April, a photo truck also traveled to New York City areas affected by Hurricane Sandy, including the Staten Island waterfront, the Rockaways, Red Hook and Coney Island. In conjunction with the Times Square Alliance, an Inside Out photo truck is currently inhabiting New York City's Times Square through May 10.
The film was an official Documentary Feature Spotlight selection at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.
Presented in Arabic, Creole, English, French and Spanish with English subtitles, INSIDE OUT: THE PEOPLE'S ART PROJECT shows that whatever the language, people can be united by photography, art and the desire for self-expression.
For more information, visit: Facebook: facebook.com/hbodocs; and Twitter: @HBODocs #InsideOut.
INSIDE OUT: THE PEOPLE'S ART PROJECT was directed by Alastair Siddons; produced by Emile Abinal; editor, Gregor Lyon; executive producers, Marco Berrebi, Jane Rosenthal, Leo Haidar and Sol Guy; co-producer, Guillaume Lefrancois; original music, Antonio Pinto; cinematographer, Patrick Ghiringhelli. For HBO: consulting editor, Geof Bartz; supervising producer, Sara Bernstein; executive producer, Sheila Nevins.


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'Claims & Claimants: Say Goodbye to "Eco-Friendly" Products' blog post by Jonathan Yohannan.
November 12, 2012 - CSRWire
We should rejoice. The latest Federal Trade Commission Green Guides, which were released last month, provide updated guidance on everything from the use of certification to specific environmental claims. While the guides are not perfect or comprehensive, they do provide tangible information and ammunition to empower companies and keep offenders in check...
General Environmental Claims Are Out.
Scope of Certification Is Limited and Must Be Third-Party Validated.
"Free Of" Can't Be Used If It Wasn't In The Product to Begin With.
Non-Toxic Must Be Safe for People, Pets and Cause No Harm to Environment.
Renewable Energy Must Extend From Production to Product Packaging.
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A few days ago I had the fortune of being invited to The Palm in WeHo to an exclusive, invite-only media tasting dinner hosted by the owner and Vice-president of the restaurant group Bruce Bozzi, where they delighted us with 6 courses that were a mix of new additions to the menu along with classic dishes with a renovated presentation.
They had reserved the back room in the restaurant for us where as soon as you walked in you could feel the excitement of my coleagues waiting to sink their bites into what it seems to be a delicious night, I mean dinner!
We had waiting in the tables to share a Carpaccio of Beef Tenderloin, Beefsteak Tomato Capri and a Bread Basked which we finally got to try during the toast and while watching a very interesting and informative video about The Palm and its history.
Later we started with the 1st course which included Iceberg Lettuce Wedge with blue cheese, walnuts, bacon, cherry tomatoes, chives and onions and Jumbo Shrimp Coktails with horseradish.
2nd course was formatted by a Chilean Sea Bass corn relish, delicious Bozzy Burguers aged gouda, Hand Cut French Fries seasoned with parmesan and garlic and Brussels Sprouts lemon brown butter.
Still alive and wanting to try more we dept ourselves in the 3rd one that started with a fabulous and very well cooked Prime New York Strip, the spectacular specialty (with no doubt) Jumbo Cold Water Nova Scotia Lobster of 15 ounce with fresh lemon and butter on the side, goat cheese whipped potatoes and for the vegetarians some Green Beans with paper flakes and pine nuts.
And finally we made it and had to order a very hot green tea to start helping with the digestion and get ready to just "try" a "small" piece of their Iced Carrot cake of 7 layers with cream cheese fillings and toasted pecans and just because they were there a couple of their warm doughnuts dusted with cinnamon sugar with chocolate and strawberry sauce.
In Los Angeles, there is not a better place to see and be seen than at The Palm.The Palm in West Hollywood has been a staple with celebrities since it opened in 1975, when The Palm had only three other restaurants. Today, celebrities like Mike Myers and Adam Sandler grace the walls as well as the tables of The Palm in West Hollywood while their established colleaguesBilly Crystal and Brian Dennehy are content doing the same, as they have been for years.
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Saturday, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Water and sewer rates could go up across the board in Juneau if a proposed plan is adopted by the city. However, whether it'll be taken on won't be decided for quite a while.
A rate study begun in November by consulting firm FCS GROUP has found in its preliminary results that Juneau should raise its rates across the board to keep the public utility sustainable.
Company senior project manager Bill Wilks presented the preliminary findings at Monday's City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting. The findings were complicated, and assembly members wondered out loud how to convey the results to the public.
To make water and sewer utilities sustainable, rates need to be tweaked, Wilks said. Most families and businesses need to pay more, the numbers suggested, which could be spread over several years, he said.
Deputy Mayor Mary Becker said more needs to be discussed before the Assembly makes any policies surrounding the rates.
"Number one, … are we going to have a rate increase?" she asked after Wilks' presentation.
Luckily, the numbers are still preliminary, and not set in stone, CBJ Public Works Director Kirk Duncan said.
"This is a living document," he said. "I anticipate that every year we'll come back with an update. It's not like you're agreeing to a rate increase in 2022 right now."
Also at the meeting, Cruise Lines International Association Alaska President John Binkley gave a presentation on the state of the cruise industry as it relates to Juneau.
Juneau received almost a million cruise passengers on 28 different ships from 11 cruise lines making 482 voyages in 2013, Binkley said. He anticipates that the number of passengers will remain flat in 2014.
Because of the cost associated with sailing to Alaska, the number of ships setting sights on Alaska are dropping, he said. But ongoing projects in Juneau — the new cruise ship docks and the plans to expand the wayside near the Mendenhall Glacier to more easily accommodate buses — will encourage cruise companies to bring more ships to Juneau.
"Not only do we like to show off our state, but we like their money," Binkley said.
The visitor industry brought more than $1 billion in spending to the state in 2012, he said.
Before the regular meeting, the Assembly held a special meeting in executive session to discuss the city's pending APARC litigation. City Manager Kim Kiefer said she could not comment on the issue.
Editor's note: The meeting was still in progress at press time.
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September 2011
Congress returned from summer recess and resumed work in number of issues relevant to local health departments.
Federal Funding Update
FY2012 Funding
The 12 spending bills to fund the government in FY2012 have not yet been passed by Congress. The House Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee has delayed mark-up of its FY12 bill indefinitely. The Senate FY2012 Labor-HHS-Education bill was marked up by the Appropriations Committee on September 21. (Details can be found here.) Passage of a final bill in the near term will be challenging due to the differing allocations for the bills between the House and Senate.
The House allocation for Labor-HHS-Education is $18 billion (11.5 percent) less than the FY2011 funding level of $157.4 billion. The Senate allocation taken from the Budget Control Act (BCA) cuts Labor-HHS-Education spending by approximately $11 billion. The BCA restores about $9 billion in Pell Grant funding. Because all 12 bills will not pass before the end of the month a continuing resolution will be passed by the end of September to continue government operations. A proposed continuing resolution (CR) released by the House Appropriations Committee would keep the government running from October 1 to November 18. The bill contains $1.043 trillion, the total amount agreed to by the Congress and the White House in the recent debt-ceiling legislation and $3.65 billion in disaster relief funding to provide assistance to the thousands of people affected by Hurricane Irene, recent wildfires, floods and tornadoes in the Midwest and South, the mid-Atlantic earthquake, and other natural disasters. On September 21, the House failed to pass the CR, which means it will be altered to allow for passage before September 30 to avert a government shutdown.
FY2013 Funding
Development of the FY2013 President's Budget Request is about to get underway. In an August 17 memo, the Office of Management and Budget directed federal departments and agencies to develop their FY2013 budget requests at least 5 percent below fiscal 2011. Departments and agencies were directed to also identify additional cuts that would put their requests 10 percent below FY2011.
A 5 percent cut in discretionary appropriations, carried out across the government, would amount to significantly less than the amount established through BCA enacted spending caps for each of the next 10 years. The new budget caps allow a total of $1.047 trillion for discretionary appropriations in fiscal 2013, excluding costs for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Special Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction
Members of the special joint committee for deficit reduction have been appointed and have begun meeting. The committee must put forth recommendations for deficit reduction of at least $1.2 trillion by November 23, 2011.
Key Dates for the Special Joint Committee:
· Spending Caps Begin
· Caps on spending will reduce the deficit by $917 billion over 10 years. Only $21 billion will be saved the first year, 2012.
· Spending Caps Begin
· Caps on spending will reduce the deficit by $917 billion over 10 years. Only $21 billion will be saved the first year, 2012.
October 14, 2011: House and Senate committees put forward recommendations to the special joint committee.
November 23, 2011: Deadline for vote by special joint committee on a 10-year deficit reduction package of at least $1.2 trillion.
December 2, 2011: Deadline for special joint committee to formally report proposals.
December 23, 2011: Deadline for vote by House and Senate on $1.2 trillion deficit reduction package.
January 15, 2012: Deadline for enactment of deficit reduction package or across-the-board cuts triggered to reduce spending by at least $1.2 trillion or remainder of what is not enacted by Congress. Half to come from defense spending and half to come from non-defense and 2 percent cut to Medicare providers.
January 2, 2013: If triggered, across-the-board cuts take effect.
Health Reform Implementation
Prevention and Public Health Fund Announcements
In August, HHS made a number of grant announcements that included funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund (the Fund). On August 15, CDC awarded $49 million to the fifty states, two territories, and six cities (Chicago, Washington, D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia) to strengthen health department epidemiology and laboratory work, detect and prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and support immunization programs. The funding breaks down as follows: $39.6 million to increase epidemiology, laboratory and health information systems capacity at health departments; $9 million to coordinate their HAI prevention activities, implement multifacility, multidisciplinary prevention efforts, improve monitoring of antimicrobial use and enhance electronic reporting of HAIs; and $600,000 to strengthen the evidence base for immunization programs and policy.
On August 25, HHS awarded $137 million, partly supported by the fund, to states to strengthen the public health infrastructure and provide jobs in core areas of public health. Awarded in nearly every state, 3 territories, and the city of Houston, the grants enhance tobacco cessation services, strengthen public health laboratory and immunization services, prevent healthcare-associated infections, and provide comprehensive substance abuse prevention and treatment.
On August 31, HHS awarded $40 million for the second year of funding for the National Public Health Improvement Initiative to state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments and several schools of public health. The funding, which partially comes from the fund, is intended to enhance the nation's public health infrastructure and strengthen the public health workforce and support 10 public health training centers.
On September 9, HHS announced $700 million in renovation and construction grants for community health centers and on September 15, awarded $10 million in planning grants to organizations preparing to become community health centers. Several local health departments were among the awardees.
Insurance Exchanges
On August 12, HHS awarded $185 million to help states continue to set up their insurance exchanges, which are to be operational in January 2014. The exchanges will enable small businesses and individuals to buy insurance, receive premium tax credits, or enroll in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program. On August 17, HHS, Labor and Treasury departments issued proposed rules for health insurers and group health plans to provide consumers with consistent and comparable information about health plan benefits and coverage, along with a uniform glossary of terms, for shoppers and enrollees upon request and before they buy coverage.
Essential Health Benefits (EHB) Package
On August 29, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its Perspectives on Essential Health Benefits - Workshop Report. Under the Affordable Care Act, health plans for individuals and small businesses, both in the exchange and outside of the exchange, are required to cover the EHB package, which fall under 10 general categories including emergency services, behavioral health treatment, and preventive services and chronic disease management. HHS requested that the IOM recommend the criteria and methods for determining and regularly updating the EHB package. The IOM will release a final report with recommendations in the early fall of 2011.Emergency Preparedness
President Obama issued a proclamation declaring September as National Preparedness Month. The president stated that, "Preparedness is a shared responsibility, and my administration is dedicated to implementing a 'whole community' approach to disaster response. This requires collaboration at all levels of government, and with America's private and nonprofit sectors." The Federal Emergency Management Agency also has a website dedicated to the National Preparedness Month Coalition and its resources.
Now that Congress is back in session, action is expected on the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act which expires on September 30, 2011. On July 25, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the "Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011" (H.R. 2405). In the Senate, Senators Burr (R-NC), Casey (D-PA), Enzi (R-WY) and Harkin (D-IA) are drafting reauthorization legislation to be considered in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee. We expect that the Senate bill will be more comprehensive than the House bill, ensuring a more complicated path to passage. NACCHO continues to press for reauthorization this year and for appropriators to hold the line on cuts to preparedness funding in the FY12 funding cycle.


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The pairings for the girls basketball postseason have been released. The Washington Demons will start on the road but have a chance to play at home. The Demons will play at Solon to open on February 16th. The winner of that game comes to Washington to play the winner of Centerville and Fairfield. Those two teams play in Centerville. On the other side of the bracket Fort Madison plays Keokuk and the winner of that plays the winner of Davenport Assumption and Mount Pleasant.
In 2A, the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks will make the short trip over to Highland to face the Huskies. Golden Hawk Head Coach Marc Pennington says sometimes it seems the postseason can turn into a mini conference tournament, he prefers seeing different teams. He says this year's grouping the Golden Hawk girls don't have any conference schools in their bracket which he likes. Elsewhere in 2A, Columbus goes on the road to play Central Lee,
In 1A, Sigourney heads to Keota, Winfield-Mount Union hosts New London. IMS is at WACO with the winner playing Lone Tree. Class 1A games begin February 10th.


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After that eerie, dark September 11th day, mourning the travesty of air terror attacks that killed 3000 civilians, the public became more aware and interested in Middle East foreign affairs and the evils of terrorism. Once U.S. intelligence discovered the evil mastermind behind the air attacks, Osama Bin Laden, there commenced the biggest manhunt in history. We became curious about the al-Qaeda evil network and how it operated, and if there were imminent threats in the future. Our emotions were boundless from sorrow, enrage, and impatience as to when the leader will be found and put to justice. As President Bush stated at the time, " This act will not stand; we will find those who did it; we will smoke them out of their holes; we will get them running and we'll bring them to justice. We will not only deal with those who dare attack America, we will deal with those who harbor them and feed them and house them."
Year after year passed, and we were less attentive to news updates on the manhunt. Even if the terror act was not forgotten, we wanted life to resume normalcy. The idea of Bin Laden being found became a distant thought. Surprisingly, on May 2, 2011 President Obama announced on national television that Bin Laden was assassinated. We were astounded, relieved, and this peaked our curiosity as to the details of the operation. This would be satisfied by the release of Zero Dark Thirty, which means "thirty minutes before midnight " in military term operations.
Kathryn Bigelow (director) and Mark Boal (screenwriter), reunite to bring this story to the big screen, previously they worked on the academy award motion picture Hurt Locker. They chose the perfect release time with no competition to reveal this intense, riveting docudrama to the public. The movie depicts the 10year military operation of tracking the whereabouts of the al-Queda leader culminating in the Navy Seal Team 6 operation of his death in Pakistan. The lead character Maya, portrayed by Jessica Chastain (The Help) is a CIA analyst whose tenacity and prowess keeps her on track, undeterred by her male counterparts to accomplish the mission. She shines in this male dominated cast including Jason Clarke (Brotherhood) who takes a break from the mission while she persists, and Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) who dismisses her tip-off as inconclusive. This is not your typical Hollywood movie where the female character is distracted by love, or has too many wardrobe changes and too much makeup, but portrayed more realistically. She brings the feminine qualities of intuitively knowing something, emotional sensitivities, but with male qualities of dominance, risk taker, and leader. In a recent screening Q&A Jessica stated, "I asked the prop guy if I could have the pictures of the terrorists we were using in the scene, and took it to my hotel room to post on the wall", keeping her in character the entire time.
Zero Dark Thirty was shot in India; the scenes and people capture the reality of the region. The movie does have some violent scenes to emphasize the controversial waterboarding techniques of the time. Bigelow and Boal did thorough research making the film as authentic as possible. Originally, the focus of the movie was on the failed attempt of capturing Bind Laden in Tora Bora, then Boal quickly and effectively revised the script to include the Navy Seal operation. The movie also reminds us of the other significant terror events during this decade. The Navy Seals 6 operation is depicted in such detail that it seemed like actual footage. The film engenders a closure to our curiosities in the assassination operation thanks to the diligence of Bigelow and Boal. Zero Dark Thirty will definitely be an Oscar competitor no matter how fierce the race. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5 rating. The film will be in theaters December 19th.


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Creator: Mebane, Giles.
Collection number: 500-z
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Abstract: Deed, 1780, granting land to Nathaniel Rochester of Orange Co., N.C., including a survey; and letter, 1835, from Samuel B. Taylor of Macon, Ga., to Giles Mebane of Hillsborough, N.C., discussing the law in Georgia regarding estates and briefly reflecting on the effect of abolitionists on slave prices and economic and legal affairs in Macon.
Repository: Southern Historical Collection
Collection Highlights: A land grant deeding property to Nathaniel Rochester of Orange County, North Carolina (1780); and a letter from Sam B. Taylor of Macon, Georgia, to Giles Mebane of Hillsborough, North Carolina, regarding laws for the settlement of estates and the high prices of cotton and slaves (1835).


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McGillivray made her first defensive save of the season (photo courtesy DSPics.com).
BOSTON-Crystal Poland scored three goals to lead host Northeastern to a 6-0 defeat of the Harvard field hockey team Wednesday afternoon at Sweeney Field.
The Huskies vaulted ahead quickly, as Poland found the net barely a minute into the game. Northeastern brought the ball up the left side, and Poland scored following a pass from Meg Sweeney. She added a second score less than seven minutes later on a rebound at the left post. The Huskies added another rebound goal, off the stick of Carolyn Malloy, at the 15:12 mark. Nicola Graham, Poland and Malloy before the end of the half to take a 6-0 lead into halftime.
Freshman Cynthia Tassopoulos made six saves to shut out the Huskies after the break and totaled 11 saves for the game. Sophomore Georgia McGillivray made a defensive save late in the first half. The Crimson picked up its offense in the second half, but NU goalie Lizzie Priest made two saves to stop Harvard's best chance, with about eight minutes left. Priest first stopped a shot from the left by junior Chloe Keating and then saved McGillivray's penalty-corner shot.
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Science technology of Earth's climate topic of essay contest
"Earthzine" (Earthzine.
org) invites undergraduate and graduate students from around the world to submit an essay to its 2013 Student Essay Contest on "Science Technology for Observing Earth's Climate." The contest offers students an opportunity to sketch visions and raise critical thoughts that can be discussed with "Earthzine's" global readership. Earth observation technology collects and processes data on climatic conditions on Earth. The 2013 Student Essay Contest is a platform to share views on Earth science technology, which includes hardware for data collection, computer infrastructures for data management, and software and algorithms for data analysis.
The essays can be reports on how you use Earth observation technology or your critical views on developments of these technologies.
What further technological advances do we need to understand Earth's climate? What problems have been solved with Earth observation technology? What are your experiences with this kind of technology? What insights did you gain on climatic conditions on Earth from using Earth observation technology?
Accepted essays will be published at Earthzine.org and judged by a panel of experts, with $1,500 in prizes awarded to the top entry or entries. The process for judging will include two weeks of online discussion with "Earthzine" readers and judges.


text: This Friday KZSC will have its plug pulled. As part of a larger electrical project, UC Santa Cruz needs to temporarily cut power to our little cabin in the woods. That means zero webstream signal and a blank spot at 88.1 FM for a while…but not too long. We will go dark (literally) at noon on Friday, June 21st and expect to be back bothering the world again sometime around 6 pm Friday night.


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Duration: 6 month Contract to Permanent Hire
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Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Interaction Designer passionate about creating great user experiences for one of our valued clients. Working with the Product Management and Business Analyst teams, the Sr. Interaction Designer will conceptualize, design and deliver world class user experiences for mission-critical applications used throughout federal agencies. This individual will work closely with functional business and technology units to develop, design and prototype ideas and to deliver them in support of product roadmap initiatives.
Company focuses on creating and delivering solutions where talent and opportunity meet by leveraging their proven technology, content and services to drive a high performance workforce. They specialize in Human Capital Management in the public sector leveraging technology to help their customers engage people across public sector markets. Our client partners with organizations in the public sector to customize solutions and deliver results.
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Define and document user interaction and guidelines for multiple delivery platforms (web, mobile, etc.)
Articulate ideas through mockups, prototypes for proof-of-concept, discussion and usability testing
Evaluate and help to define new user interaction platforms
Understand and evangelize user centered design and product development processes, standards and best practice
Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, leadership, management and communication skills that inspire, challenge and motivate others
Work proactively with Product Managers, Design and Developers to define, refine and follow through on user experience solutions
Evaluate and recommend existing third party technologies where opportunistically feasible
Participate in brainstorming sessions to identify the best design solution
Translate approved requirements into detailed wireframes and interactive prototypes to be used as part of usability tests and design iterations.
Communicate on a daily basis with Business Analysts, Developers and Product managers
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Experience creating Section 508 compliant designs
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Proficient in MS Project, Excel, and Word
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FORT MORGAN — — Around 40 Morgan County residents and a few Weld County residents showed up at a meeting Monday night in Fort Morgan to voice their frustrations about the way they are being represented in the state legislature.
But their frustrations were not with state Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg or state Sen. Greg Brophy, who were said to be doing their best in fighting for rural interests and agricultural issues.
Instead, they were upset with not having more forceful of a voice than those two legislators alone can offer.
The Board of Morgan County Commissioners held the meeting to find out what specific issues people saw as problems being caused by not having more of a voice at the state Capitol.
"We are committed to writing a resolution to tell our governor how frustrated we are in rural areas," Commissioner Laura Teague said.
Some of the issues people brought up were fairly predictable, such as the more restrictive gun laws passed last year and farmers not being allowed to pump wells during a drought.
But people also talked about problems caused by the increased cost of vehicle registration late fees, not having more of a say in the draining of or building of agricultural reservoirs, increased energy costs because of the higher renewable energy requirement, a desire for more local control over educational issues, likely cuts to state funding for the Morgan County Department of Human Services, concerns about funding for transportation projects and issues caused by unfunded mandates at both federal and state levels.
The commissioners' goal was to gather ideas from the residents that they could incorporate into the proposed resolution to send to the state explaining why Morgan County was supporting a conversation about exploring ways for the rural areas to have more of a voice at the state level.
Copies of a sample resolution were passed around at the meeting, but Commissioner Jim Zwetzig pointed out that "it's not the resolution we're going to use, but we will take these ideas and write one."
"It's not a one-year challenge, but it's a conversation we think we can start," Teague said, adding that she hoped to spread the message of wanting increased representation for rural counties. "It's a pretty strong message if we can get all these counties on board."
And there are several ideas being floated around for how to deal with getting that increased representation, the Morgan County commissioners explained.
Those include the 51st State Initiative to create North Colorado and a plan from the Phillips County commissioners to have one chamber of the state legislature's representation be set so each county had the same number of legislators, and another idea that the representation be based on land area, rather than on population.
None of those ideas would be easily achieved, as votes of the state legislature and then of the U.S. Congress would be needed to break Colorado into two states, and a U.S. Supreme Court decision declared the representation by amount of land area idea unconstitutional.
"I don't think we should give people false hope of what any of those alternatives can do," Zwetzig warned. "They're not going to be perfect," and will take years before anything would really change.
However, the point was to get people together and talk things out, Zwetzig said.
Greeley resident Jeffrey Hare, with the 51st State Initiative, agreed with Zwetzig on that point.
"Why we got involved is we want to go back to the basic constitutional and free market principles," Hare said. "What has to happen is what's happening in this room."
Zwetzig said that while Morgan County would not have a secession question on the ballot in November, "we're not removing that discussion from the table."
Two more such meetings are being planned, with the next one at 7 p.m. Monday, Sep.t 16, likely at the 4-H building in Brush, and the last one at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, in Wiggins, likely at Town Hall. More information on these meetings would be provided later this week, the commissioners said.
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He's basically blaming Amy for not speaking with Lisa, which is really just a cop out. It's easier to blame her and keep talking to the woman that's taken than go out on a limb and try to hit it off with a single lady and face rejection. That type of mindset is not healthy and quite frankly pretty immature. If I were you I'd just sort of avoid trying to play matchmaker.
It sounds to me like he's having a hard time realizing that he's in "grown up" dating world now. IME dating at 22 is a whole different world then dating at 32 for example.When people are teens, and even in their young adult stages of dating, lots of people are single, and they flirt and are looking to meet new dating prospects. The coupled people are either super into only each other, or they are very casual about being a couple. But as we grow up, the scene shifts a bit. More and more people couple up and stay that way, seriously. The pool of single people is much smaller. And the people who are coupled up, are comfortable and therefore don't need to be constantly super into their partner at parties.It seems like maybe the shift happened in your group over the last 5 years or so. So 4 years ago when Ted was single, there were more singles in general, and parties were more about meeting a prospective date, and now where less people are single and so parties are more about catching up with someone other then the person you see every day. And the problem is, because he is single and that's how things were when he was last single, he expects things to be skewed towards singles and flirting... only they're not. When you become single mid-adulthood after initially coupling up during young adulthood its not so much about getting out there and dating again, but learning a different way to get dates (and different types of dating) then what you last participated in.
just say it right in the moment.When he says, "she shouldn't have been talking to me so much if she wasn't interested," you say "What? Dude, you're a little warped here. It's not all about sex and flirting. Sometimes women are just people."And then do whatever it was you were doing.You don't need to give him a big lecture or "fix" his basic perception. Just react naturally yourself, right in the moment.Even if it's just giving him a weird look ("where'd that extra head come from?"). Or chuckling a little and saying, "Not how I'd look at it!"Immediate feedback, specific only to the situation that has arisen and the comment he just said.
Is there a nice way to say "no, I don't think she was trying to lead you on"? At the time I mostly said non-committal things like "that sounds frustrating."
Is there a nice way to say "no, I don't think she was trying to lead you on"? At the time I mostly said non-committal things like "that sounds frustrating."
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WASHINGTON — — 'Tis the season when columnists write mea culpas, make predictions and list their resolutions.
Since my culpas are too vast for this tiny space, my predictions best in retrospect and my resolutions inevitably ignored, I thought I'd list a few resolutions for the rest of the world. These, too, are likely to be ignored, but I'll feel better getting a few things off my chest.


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The bike path in Marietta is an ongoing project that sometimes needs more attention than the city can give.
On Saturday volunteers and Girl Scouts went to work making it more beautiful.
They're digging up old grass and planting new flowers for the spring season.
Volunteers says it's part of their civic duty to give back to such a great community. And these Girl Scouts are one step closer to getting a badge.
"They're working on their bronze award project and it's a community service project that they get to pick. They had to look around their community and see what there was a need to do. They noticed that there was a lot of trash and it has to be a sustainable project so they decided that they would adopt this section and they have big plans for us over the next couple of months and what we're going to do with our section," says Girls Scout Leader Nikki Burchett.
The cleanup project will continue through the spring.


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Moodle 2 will become available at CSUN in Summer 2013. This new version offers many improvements over 1.9 including a new workshop module, the ability to comment, activity cloning, a centralized filing system, a new HTML editor, activity completion, quiz improvements, and the ability to enhance your course aesthetically. Don't miss this opportunity to look at a class in Moodle 2, get a preview of features, and learn how to prepare to migrate your courses to the new version.
Moodle 2 - Demonstration (04/05/13)
Friday, April 5, 2013 - 11:00am to 12:00pmLocation:
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Celebrating the Life of Severus Snape
Jan 09, 2008
The calendar on JKRowling.com has been updated for January 9th, marking the birthday of Severus Snape. We at TLC ask you to join us as we reflect on a most fascinating character, whose remarkable journey in the Harry Potter series was marked with both unpleasant behavior and extraordinary courage. Cheers to you Severus Snape!


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The college will accept an appeal of college policies to assist students who have experienced a serious extenuating set of circumstances.
In order to file an appeal, it is important for a student to follow the Appeals Process very carefully. The appeals process provides students an opportunity to request an exception to a college policy or procedure due to documented extenuating circumstances.
The college will accept an appeal in rare situations involving one of the following:
- Serious illness or personal injury
- Unforeseen and unplanned medical emergency
- Death of an immediate family member (parent, sibling, or child)
- Non-voluntary military activation
To submit an appeal, students must:
- Complete an appeal form in the Question & Answer Center, or obtain an online application.
- Write a personal statement clearly explaining the circumstances surrounding the situation or incident that prevented you from completing the course(s)
- Attach relevant supporting letters from medical providers or other third parties,
- Support letters MUST INCLUDE a physician's statement, if a medical or mental health issue, on letterhead explaining how your condition will prevent you from completing the course(s) you are attempting. NOTE: Due to student privacy protections, please do not submit personal medical records or other such private confidential information.
- For non-medical situations, you must attach letters (on official business letterhead) from ordained clergy, attorneys, military commanding officer, or other third party to document and explain the occurrence of your extraordinary circumstance.
The appeal application must be complete with your personal statement and all supporting letters attached to the appeal form at time of submission. Incomplete and unsigned appeal forms without the required supporting letters (on official letterhead) will not be processed and WILL BE DENIED.
Examples of acceptable supporting documentation:
- Dated and signed letters on official letterhead from an attorney, physician, or ordained clergy explaining the extenuating circumstances that prevented you from completing the course or semester.
- Written statements on official letterhead
- Copy of an obituary or an official death certificate which verifies a relationship of parent or child
- Copy of non-voluntary official military orders with the date and signature of the commanding officer
The completed appeal form must be submitted to the Question & Answer Center in the Daytona Beach Campus (Bldg.100, Rm119), or to the Falcon Center on any other campus location. The return mailing address and fax number are at the top of the appeal forms.
All academic related Appeal Forms are located on the Registration & Records homepage.
- Appeal Policies and Criteria
- Full Cost of Tuition Appeal
- Fourth Attempt permission
- Late Withdraw Appeal
- Grade change from "F' or "FN" to "W" appeal
- Administrative Drop Appeal
- Academic Second Chance
- Formal Grade Appeal
- College Suspension Appeal
- Student Equity Concerns
- Financial Aid Suspension Completion Rate/GPA- contact the Financial Aid Office
- Financial Aid Suspension for Excess Hours - contact the Financial Aid Office
Special Notice: Issues involving the following circumstances will not be considered and ARE NOT valid situations for requesting an appeal:
- Child care issues
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- College disciplinary actions and judicial sanctions
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January 15, 2018 – Martin Luther King Day
March 9, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. – March 19, 2018 at 8:00am – Spring Break
May 28, 2018 – Memorial Day
July 4, 2018 – Independence Day
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The Williams Outlet offers a wide array of kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, tops, hardware, and plumbing items. Whatever you may need for your kitchen or bath project The Williams Outlet has it for less.
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Is Scott Brown the Most Normal Man in America?
Jay Leno is known for being middle-of-the-road. But compared to Scott Brown, Leno is a gay hippie communist smoking hash out in weirdo Los Angeles. Brown was on Leno tonight, and he set a new standard for normality.
Scott Brown didn't win his campaign against Martha Coakley because he was normal. He won because he ran a great campaign while Coakley and the Dems were all like, "Dude posed naked in Cosmo. no way is he going to win this." But Brown's everyman broheim demeanor and upbringing were a big part of this campaign, and it's a big part of why he's being positioned as "the next Sarah Palin" even while Sarah Palin still exists as, uh, the first Sarah Palin. Brown's appearance on The Jay Leno Show was precisely calibrated to reinforce this image, as topics discussed ranged from trucks to sports to dogs to sports to... sports. See for yourself.
Having family friends is an extremely normal thing. Senator Elect Scott Brown is so normal that it seems he is family friends with everyone in America—even talk show hosts. Jay Leno is from Massachusetts, and it turns out that Leno's family and Brown's family go way back. Scott Brown is so normal, in fact, that Leno's parents named their collie "Bruce," after Brown's dad.
Scott Brown is so normal that even his deviant behavior reinforces his normality. When he was 12 he stole records by stuffing them in his "farm pants". (Scott Brown is so normal he had "farm pants.") Then the judge taught him a powerful life lesson. Scott Brown is so normal that a single brush with the law turned him from aspiring delinquent to future U.S. senator.
Certain films are normal if watched by their target demographic. Scott Brown has extremely normal tastes in film for his particular demographic: Rambo and Rocky franchises are his favorite films. We just hope Scott Brown actually is that normal, because we wouldn't wish the horror of publicly declaring these movies to be your favorites when they're actually not on anyone.
Trucks are normal. Scott Brown is so normal that his truck has over 200,000 miles on it from driving it around doing normal things. He's so normal that he has little die-cast replicas of said truck, and the packaging on the truck says "driving the establishment crazy." Normal people drive the establishment crazy.
Sports are normal. Scott Brown is so normal that when Jay Leno asked him to name the five Red Sox starting pitchers he looked annoyed and said that it's "up in the air," implying that Jay Leno did not know as much about sports as he did. But Scott Brown went ahead and named five anyway:
Nicknames are normal, too. (As long as they're not related to some sort of weird sex role-playing.) Scott Brown is so normal that he had a sports-derived nickname as a kid: "Downtown Scotty Brown".
Sorry guys, truck-driving, basketball-playing, record-filching Scott Brown is the new normal. Which means derailing health care reform is the new American pastime


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4. Wobserver.com uses session wide cookies to assign the authenticated user to its data. Furthermore, if the user wishes, a persistent cookie is set to automatically authenticate the user.
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I'm making another hammock (#2) and I want to be able to run the suspension through the end channel. I have finished one side and I'm curious if y'all think it will be strong enough.
First I made a large 6" rolled hem then folded it over again to give me a 3" channel with double the fabric. I thought this would give it some extra strength.
My lines arnt very straight, but some spots almost look good so I'm happy.
But if it doesn't work I have enough fabric to chop it off and do the whipping. Y'all think this will hold?
On a side note the rip stop from DIY gear supply feels so much softer than joanns.


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|Keep It Simple, Stupid
When do you include the usual use pragmas in your example code?by rjt (Deacon)
|on Aug 03, 2013 at 12:59 UTC ( #1047703=monkdiscuss: print w/replies, xml )
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tl;dr? See title.
It seems like we monks spend a significant amount of time admonishing Seekers of Perl Wisdom to use strict;, use warnings;, and the like. But when posting example code in response to someone's question, what do you include? I've recently begun to question my own habit of almost always including strict (or more recently, use VERSION), warnings, and even the oft-unnecessary shebang. I don't for one-liners or when interleaving multiple fragments among paragraph text.
If recent answers are any indication, equally experienced monks seem to favor both sides of the coin (including a few fans of Modern::Perl). I'm starting to think, however, that where these near-universal statements are concerned, less is more. Why?
First, there are already myriad places strongly urging strict and warnings, and people still submit questions with fundamental bugs which would have been caught had they heeded that advice. In those cases, I'm very likely to specifically mention strict/warnings and show the OP how those pragmas help solve their specific problem. However, in other cases, I doubt quietly including it at the top of my code that answers, say, how to refer the index of an array to another array of the same length is likely to cause an epiphany.
Second, two or three lines are sufficient to answer many questions. But those lines often get lost in the noise of the pragma parade, which significantly bloats the post. While conciseness isn't everything, see above paragraph, and ponder: do those extra lines help answer this poster's question? I believe most of the time, the answer is "no".
But then there is say. Without use 5.010; (or later), use feature 'say';, or perl -E, someone running my example code sees only a moderately unhelpful syntax error:
I use say() rather quite a lot, less so with some of the other new features. At what point do we assume (most) people get the picture and at least know how to turn the features on? A loaded question, I admit. Perhaps I'm jaded by the scores of "do my homework" posts, or perhaps posting answers without the necessary pragma is just begging additional confusion.
Finally, we're not a code writing service. I don't wish to make it overly difficult to run my examples, but my first responsibility is to improving the OP's understanding of Perl (and anyone else who's curious, I suppose). I'm not quite sure if that's an argument for or against.
All of this thinking has led me here: At the moment, I'm leaning toward dropping the boilerplate unless it seems directly relevant to the question, but updating my signature with a one-liner something like this:
What do the rest of you think? Perhaps I'm putting too much thought into this, but, then again, maybe putting this question to bed once and for all will silence that irritating voice in my head that starts muttering every time I wrap a two line example in four lines of boilerplate. :-)
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An end to the 35-hour working week?
Could French employees lose the 35-hour working week? A new report on competitiveness has prompted fears that working hours could be lengthened. Also, France's Prime Minister makes a blunder, and a new study says women aren't the only multi-taskers in the human race.


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Kang Table, Southern Elm (Jumu)
By now you know what a "kang" table is, and how they are used. This table is distinctive due to its cabriole legs extending to block feet. Useful today as a side table beside a chair or as a coffee table in front of a love seat, this one is made from Southern Elm (Jumu) which seems to be more highly prized than Northern Elm although for the life of me, I cannot tell why. As a matter of fact, it takes a most practiced eye to distinguish the two woods. Over 100 years old.
Wood: Southern Elm
Province: Xian
Dimensions: 12" x 32" x 20"
Price: $650