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CSU Rams position Breakdown: Offensive line returns experienced players
FORT COLLINS — In 2011, the Colorado State Rams' offensive line was the most injured, yet still surprisingly effective, area on the football team. Starters, Joe Caprioglio and Jared Baird both went down early with season-ending knee injuries.
Soon, the team was playing untested redshirt freshmen in Ty Sambrailo and Mason Hathaway. By the end of the season center Weston Richburg was playing his position with a broken right hand, snapping with his opposite hand.
The line graduated Paul Madsen and Jake Gdowski, but, in part because of the massive injuries suffered last season, brings back a host of players with game experience. After a year of patching things together, CSU now boasts one of the most experienced offensive lines in the Mountain West.

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Jennifer Aniston is known for looking red hot on the red carpet. But at the premiere of her Lifetime film "Call me Crazy" on Tuesday night, she turned heads for a different reason.
While we might have been expecting to see her in a stunning ensemble, one thing we weren't prepared to see were giant spots on her back. The unique bruises caused quite a stir, and it was later reported that the 44-year-old has embraced the "cupping therapy" trend.
Cupping is a type of acupuncture in which a round, heated glass is placed on your skin to create a vacuum, in the hopes of encouraging blood flow as well as easing stress, aches, and pains.
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Bickert takes two at Heavenly
Maia Bickert is making it look too easy.
Bickert, a sophomore at South Tahoe, and North Tahoe senior Nico Monforte dominated Wednesday's Tahoe Basin League doubleheader at Heavenly, each recording a pair of wins on the day.
Behind Bickert, the lady Vikings cruised to two second-place finishes. The boys defended their home turf with two first-place finishes that pushed South Tahoe into first place in the combined (boys and girls) for both slalom races, while North Tahoe finished runner-up and Truckee was third.
The Vikings posted a winning combined score of 413 points in each of the races. The Lakers posted 403 points in the first race and 402 in the second, and Truckee had 315 points in the first race and 300 in the second to finish third in both.
The Vikings ski team is currently leading the Tahoe Basin Ski League.
South Tahoe's boys took the team win in both races. In the first race, the Vikings posted a winning score of 206 points to second-place Truckee's 195 and third-place North Tahoe's 192. The Vikings won the second race with 206 points again, while North Tahoe was second with 194 and Truckee third with 172.
In the boys' race, Monforte finished first in the opening race with a two-run combined time of 51.48 seconds, which was good enough to beat Incline's Ian Reeves, who posted a 54.53. Truckee's Wes Harrington rounded out the top three in 55.94.
South Tahoe's Austin Allen took fourth in 57.33, followed closely by Connor McKeen (5th, 58.23), Jason Elder (6th, 59.01) and Jared Lindner (7th, 59.6).
Jake Krazczek (14th, 1:05.5), Grant Fagen (17th, 1:08) and Chad Kaassamani (25th, 1:14) rounded out the varsity Vikings' top times.
Whittell's Avery Laub led the Warriors to a fifth-place finish coming in 22nd in 1:13.5.
In the boys' second race, North Tahoe's Monforte won again with a time of 40.51, while South Tahoe's Allen claimed second in 43.52 and Incline's Reeves was third in 43.52.
Behind Allen was McKeen (5th, 44.34), Connor Henderson (7th, 46.3), Elder (8th, 46.55), Kaassamani (9th, 46.62), Lindner (10th, 46.95), Fagen (16th, 50:87) and Krazczek (32nd, 58.85)
Again, Laub (30th, 58) led the Whittell boys.
North Tahoe's girls, however, captured wins in both races ahead of South Tahoe. Led by Jessica Tidd, the Laker girls posted a winning score of 211 points to South Tahoe's 207 in the first race and a score of 208 points to the Vikings' 206 in the second.
Individually, Bickert took the win in the first girls' race with a time of 54.08 to Tidd's runner-up time of 58.08. North Tahoe's Francesca English was third, also with a time of 58.08, while South Tahoe's Mikaela Clothier took fourth in 59.35.
Katie Sears (6th, 1.04.4), Annie Kate Genasci (10th, 1:08.9), Kailey Killeen (15th, 1:14.3) and Andi Ebright (17th, 1:16.8) completed the varsity Vikings' times.
Whittell's Michael Gardner (7th, 105.3) and Danica Bunnett (9th, 1:06.8) turned in top 10 times to help the lady Warriors pick up fifth place overall.
Bickert won Race 2 in 43.64 and was followed by teammate Clothier in 45.27 and North Tahoe's Tidd in 45.29.
Sears (6th, 49.51), Genasci (12th, 54.33), Killeen (14th, 57.08), Abi Killebrew (15th, 57.93) and Ebright (16th, 57.95) all added the girls' second-place finish.
Whittell's Gardner (8th, 51.84) and Katherine Krolicki (22nd, 1:01.2) rounded out the Warriors' top varsity times.
South Shore Results
Girls race one
ST Maia Bickert 1 43.64
ST Mikaela Clothier 4 59.35
ST Katie Sears 6 1.04.4
GW Michael Gardner 7 105.3
GW Danica Bunnett 9 1:06.8
ST Annie Kate Genasci 10 1:08.9
ST Kailey Killeen 15 1:14.3
ST Andi Ebright 17 1:16.8
Boys race one
ST Austin Allen 4 57.33
ST Connor McKeen 5 58.23
ST Jason Elder 6 59.01
ST Jared Lindner 7 59.6
ST Jake Krazczek 14 1:05.5
ST Grant Fagen 17 1:08
GW Avery Laub 22 1:13.5
ST Chad Kaassamani 25 1:14
Girls race two
ST Maia Bickert 1 43.64
ST Mikaela Clothier 2 45.27
ST Katie Sears 6 49.51
GW Michael Gardner 8 51.84
ST Annie Kate Genasci 12 54.33
ST Kailey Killeen 14 57.08
ST Abi Killebrew 15 57.93
ST Andi Ebright 16 57.95
GW Katherine Krolicki 22 1:01.2
GW Danica Bunnett 32 1:11.3
ST Cassidy McDonough 37 1:42.8
Boys race two
ST Austin Allen 2 43.52
ST Connor McKeen 5 44.34
ST Connor Henderson 7 46.3
ST Jason Elder 8 46.55
ST Chad Kaassamani 9 46.62
ST Jared Lindner 10 46.95
ST Grant Fagen 16 50:87
GW Avery Laub 30 58
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Chillingo and Toyspring Team Up For Augmented Reality Game Arcade Reality
October 10, 2009 by Rob
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We've known for a while that augmented reality apps were on their way. In fact, there's been a few of them already hit the app store. However, Chillingo and Toyspring have teamed up to bring us the first augmented reality game. However, we haven't had a chance yet to give it a go yet (hopefully in the next few days) so look for a review soon. The game is available now in the iTunes App Store for $2.99 and requires an iPhone 3GS (needs the compass). Some pics and a video follow the official press release:
Chillingo's Arcade Reality Emerges Onto iPhone
For the First Time, Fight Alien Invaders Face-to-Face in the Real World Using Your iPhone.
United Kingdom, October 7, 2009 – Chillingo, the leading iPhone publisher, today announced that its groundbreaking shoot-'em-up game, Arcade Reality, has released to Apple's App Store. Developed by Toyspring, this augmented reality blaster is the first game of its kind for iPhone.
In Arcade Reality, videogame invaders from outer space are attacking the real world. These alien enemies fly around the player's body in real-time, with laser beams and missiles attacking from every angle. The attackers are invisible to the human eye, but unbelievably they are now visible via the iPhone camera.
Multiple game modes and bonus levels are available including Arcade Reality, Infinite, and Asteroid Attack, while integrated sound effects and music bring players closer to the action than ever before as they battle aliens face-to-face. A variety of enemies must be defeated, including impressive boss characters with powerful special moves. Players can use power-ups including Rockets, Shields and more as they attempt to score high enough to enter then online Hall of Fame.
"Non-stop fun and activity is guaranteed in Arcade Reality," said Johnny Coghlan, Head of Publishing for Chillingo. "This groundbreaking new game is perfect for gamers on the go, as it can be played anywhere by moving the iPhone around in real-time to spot and shoot alien enemies. No other shooter-'em-up achieves such high-quality immersion and enjoyment."
"This game is a fantastic combination of classic arcade shooter gameplay and real-world setting," promised Szymon Ulatowski, CEO of Toyspring. "Enemies are everywhere, but skillful players can unlock devastating power-ups and intense bonus levels before they face fearsome alien bosses."
Arcade Reality is available for iPhone via Apple's App Store now, priced at USD$2.99.
About Chillingo
Chillingo Ltd is a publisher for innovative games and software for iPhone and iPod touch.
About Toyspring
Toyspring is an independent game developer, previously known for widely acclaimed Palm OS games.


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In New York fashion week Christian Siriano has presented a breathtaking fashion show inspired by the American artist Sheila Hicks 'Art of the Yarn 'exhibit that has rare yarn and knit works. Siriano has created an unusual outfit that is so perfect for red carpet and special events. However, Siriano used different material like knits print, wool, jersey, fur, sequins, cashmere, organza, embroidery, jacquard and knit on dresses and tops. Furthermore, his collation includes sequins top, gown, ruffled skirt and draped cocktail dresses. Also, suits inspired by Menswear. In addition, Siriano has chosen shades like lime, black, purple, beige, and cement for his collation. Also, the accessories were cat-eye sunglasses, python knee-high boots and pumps. Siriano showed women that suits could reparse traditional gowns.
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Gucci and Mickey are the new duo on the scene. Beating Batman and Robbin to the frontline, the duo together have created a collection of dream worthy nostalgia.
Gucci's Horsebit 1955 handbag, our biggest push for the season available in three silhouettes: the shoulder bag, the bucket bag, and the messenger bag.
Balenciaga's Spring 20 collection is made up of formal and practical attire with the ability to play between the two.
With the upcoming holidays upon us, one should look to Marc Jacob's gift guide for 2020. The overall theme replicates that of the spring summer 2020 runway collection.
There was a different type of dress code at TWELV Magazine's most recent party, one that involved copious amounts of glitter, wigs, superhero capes and animal prints.
Miu Miu's SS/20 collection creates this sense of freedom, an outlet for you to express yourself throughout.
Casual wear meets couture, all in the same show! CELINE's 05 show redefined what a Parisian couture house really looks like nowadays.
The Kentina 2020 show presented by Twelv magazine, hosted an array of designs promoting the denim brand - Okayama.
Check out TWELV's backstage photos from KENTINA's New York Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2020 Runway Show in the gallery to the right.
As the New York Fashion Week came to a close, TWELV hosted a party on September 5th for celebrating to opening of NYFW 2019 and hosting the afterparty for Kentina fashion show.
Emilio Pucci's newest bag, The Dora Bag, for their resort 20 collection is a calf leather rounded piece which see's raffia effect, colour, embellishment and floral hints used to bring...
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The "16" COLLECTION / CELINE Women's Winter 2019 campaign features 70's rocker vibe beauties Lara and Karo, who were photographed in Paris at Les Invalides back in March 2019.
We had TWELV Summer party at THE CROWN NYC 50 BOWERY. TWELV Summer party was very successful with our special hosts and DJs.
BALENCIAGA's 19 winter campaign see's Paris as the inspiration.
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BALENCIAGA phone holder bag, first seen in the Winter 19 runway show, launches on July 12th.
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We had spring fashion party at Public hotel rooftop. Very successful event and all guests enjoy in our amazing night. Check out super cool guests photos by CHAMA.
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Mistaken identity Paleontologists used to think that dinosaurs had fleas and other parasites, but now a new study concludes that the insects were actually aquatic or amphibious flies.
The study, published in the journal Nature, focuses on enigmatic Jurassic insects called strashilids. The same team that originally speculated about the fleas has revised its original theory.
Diying Huang of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and colleagues first thought that strashilids were huge fleas.
Closer investigation of the Jurassic insects finds that they weren't parasites. Previously, their pincer-like legs were thought to help the insects cling to hosts. Huang and the other researchers, however, propose that they were used for grasping mates during copulation.
This theory gets a boost from fossils showing the insects having sex (see image below).
In addition to this rather voyeuristic discovery, the researchers noticed that males possessed abdominal respiratory gills. These point to a life in the water.
The creatures appear to have been highly specialised winged insects instead of parasites. They shed their wings shortly after emergence and then crawled into the water to mate.
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Lockhart River was originally an Anglican Mission, relocated from 'Old Site' south of Cape Direction, to its present location on Quintell Beach. This community is most famous for the Lockhart River Art Gang, a group of artists working from a small studio here.
Contemporary Aboriginal artwork is sold internationally for many thousands of dollars. Visit the studio and see the work assembled for exhibition to the United States and other parts of Australia. You can even try to buy works before they are shipped south - or overseas. Look out for artists who are making a name on the international scene - Rosella Namok, Silas Hobson and Fiona Omeenyo.
Lockhart River is a coastal community with a barge ramp on Quintell Beach serviced by supply vessels regularly. While the community has a well-stocked supermarket and there's both petrol and diesel available, you'd be wise to not let the days slip away from you when travelling. Fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy products are limited to the arrival of the supply vessel.
A National Park Ranger station is on the outskirts of Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council area. Within the community you'll find medical facilities and a police station.
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This article discusses another fundamental concept that contributes to, and is an auxiliary to the core concepts of redundancy and resiliency. The concept is route diversity and how diversity applies to the connectivity for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).
In 2008, the National Communications System (NCS) published a draft of extended guidance regarding route diversity in the planning for Federal department and agency minimum communications.1 Our current topic will expand on this guidance and apply the principles of route diversity to PSAPs. The impact and contribution that route diversity make on the core concepts of redundancy and resiliency will then be discussed; especially the applicability to PSAPs. From a PSAP perspective, route diversity could be applied to either the PSAP-to-public switched network connection or alternatively from the PSAP-to-dispatched elements in the field perspective. This article deals specifically with route diversity principles between the PSAP and the public switched network. This connectivity is especially important because it is the link between the public as subscribers-at-large and the public safety community through the PSAP. It is also extremely important because public safety officials must make sure that alternative means are available for the PSAP to connect to the local switched network in the event of natural or man-made disaster.
Route diversity is generally defined as the communications routing between two points over more than one geographic or physical path with no common points.2 For a PSAP, this means that the connectivity between the PSAP and the local central office (specifically to the 911 selective routers) should have alternative ways and/or means. It also means that there are no common points of connection along the way with the exception potentially at the end points (the PSTN selective router and the PSAP Private Branch Exchange or connection main frame). Strictly speaking, the alternative means may be achieved by completely distinct methods such as copper wireline, fiber optic cable, free space optical or other radio links, or even satellite link. The point is that in order to provide diversity, connections between the PSAP and the central offices should be by separate and distinct methods with no common points of connection along the way.
By providing separate and distinct routing methods, it is also implied that there are separate and distinct entry points for each transmission means as they terminate at the end points. In many instances, this means that the separate routes should enter/leave from distinct and separated entry points to the end point facilities. For example, typical route diverse wireline systems enter at separate wiring closets or entrance facilities that support either the central office or the PSAP.3 It should be noted that route diversity is NOT satisfied by two separate systems that follow a similar geographic path, for example parallel cable systems. Under such circumstances, both means are still vulnerable to outage as if they were a similar single path.
In addition, redundant paths that employ the same transmission means (e.g. two trunks that are on the same cable or two channels on the same radio system) also do not satisfy proper diversity requirements. This condition is particularly important when either economic considerations or simple geographic conditions dictate path routing. As discussed later in this note, the costs of diversity must be considered in the overall vulnerability assessment of the facility and the need for route diversity.
It may be difficult for a PSAP to ensure route diversity and end point separation at either the PSAP or at the central office points of termination. In the ideal situation, diversity should be gained by connection to separate central offices. This would allow the PSAP to switch or divert its routing in the case of lost connection via one of its central office (CO) connections. It is also desirable to employ separate entrance facilities at the PSAP for each connection to a different CO. Finally, it is important that diverse routing employs distinct termination equipment as well; after all, it would not be appropriate to terminate diverse routing on a common single point of failure at either end of the connections.
The alternate routing characteristics provided by diversity contribute directly to the fundamental public safety precepts of redundancy and resiliency. By providing an alternative means of connectivity through diversity routing, redundant means of connection between the PSAP and the local exchange are accomplished. This is a very important capability that all PSAPs should have. With guaranteed connectivity to the public network, the overall resiliency of the PSAP in providing public safety communications support is enhanced.
It should be noted at this point that diversity routing should apply to all forms of connection between PSAP facilities and the local networks. It applies to all communications; whether they are voice, data, or video connections. Although economic and geographic considerations will play a significant role in determining the extent that route diversity may be accomplished, consideration must be given in light of redundancy requirements and ultimate resiliency of the PSAP. (Recall an old Army communicator's adage: plan for 50% backup to all communications but take 100% with you!)
Routing diversity is a fundamental concept that is employed by common carriers for their networks at large as well as to PSAPs. In fact, route diversity and all of its manifestations are considered industry "Best Practices".4
In summary, route diversity applied to public safety PSAPs ensures that there are no single points of failure in the connection between a PSAP and local networks. There should be no coincident use of common carrier facilities at the local network connections, no common loop facilities or interconnection (physical or logical) along the pathway, and no coincident termination facilities at the PSAP. It should be noted that the circuit connections between the PSAP and the CO's should have priority restoration services (Telecommunications Service Priority - TSP ) applied to them consistent with any Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that may exist with the common carrier to insure that carriers take all necessary actions to restore services on these circuits soonest should there be an outage.
1 See NCSH 3-10-1: Guidance for Improving Router Diversity within Local Access Networks (Draft), March 18. 2008.
2 Id.
3 It should be noted that TIA/EIA Standard 568-B provides standardization guidance for the installation of commercial building wiring and cabling. See http://www.nag.ru/goodies/tia/TIA-EIA-568-B.1.pdf. Per Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIA-568B, "TIA/EIA-568-B also defines characteristics and cabling requirements for entrance facilities, equipment rooms and telecommunications rooms."
4 For an extended list of diversity 'Best Practices', enter "diversity" in the search criteria at the FCC's Network Reliability and Interoperability (NRIC) Best Practices web site at https://www.fcc.gov/nors/outage/bestpractice/BestPractice.cfm.


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BALTIMORE – Two years after the America East Championships came to Baltimore, and ten years since this meet's latest incarnation, the UMBC Big Dawg Invitational will be held at UMBC Stadium on Saturday with the hammer, javelin, high jump, long jump, and pole vault competitions kicking things off at 10:00 a.m.
The UMBC track and field teams last hosted the Big Dawg Invitational on Mar. 22, 2003 with ten schools coming to Baltimore. This time around the Retrievers welcome Bowie State, Bucknell, Coppin State, Howard Community College, Lincoln (Pa.), and Morgan State to campus for the meet.
The Big Dawg Invitational will be streamed live on UMBCRetrievers.tv, beginning at 11:00 a.m. with the 4x100 relay race, and will include multiple camera angles and live commentary.
After an elite group of Retriever athletes started the spring season at the Florida State Relays in Tallahassee, Fla. last weekend, the Big Dawg Invitational serves as the opener for the team as a whole.
Last weekend, the Retrievers were headlined by a trio of field athletes whom registered record-breaking performances in the Sunshine State. On the first day of the meet, freshman Vincent Rentzsch (Oranienburg, Germany) broke the UMBC school record and finished third in the javelin competition with a toss of 58.83m (193'00"). His throw qualifies him for the IC4A meet which will be held at Princeton in May.
Also on the first day, but in the hammer throw, senior Amanda Deller (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) and sophomore Thor Serafenas (Olney, Md./Good Counsel/Clemson) set new personal-bests, moving up to second and third all-time, in their respective school ranks.
All of the throwers will compete in the discus event this weekend, while each athlete will also take part in his or her top competition.
Named the America East Most Outstanding Track Athlete at the indoor championships in February, senior Dennison Long (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt/FIU) leads a deep group of sprinters. Long won both the 60m and 100m dash events at the conference meet, and began his outdoor campaign by finishing the 11th in the 200m dash at FSU with a personal-best time of 21.80. Juniors Pat Balderson (Mount Airy, Md./Linganore) and Dosu Teyibo (Silver Spring, Md./Barrie), both of whom made the 60m finals indoors, look to provide more depth as the Retrievers head outside.
Senior Trae Proctor (Brandywine, Md./Thomas Stone) won the 60m hurdles in Boston for the third straight year and now looks to recapture his outdoor title after not competing a year ago in Maine.
The women's group of sprinters looks to be even deeper, supporting Second Team All-American Mercedes Jackson (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown). Jackson took 13th at the NCAA Championships in the 60m dash after winning the event, in addition to the 100m dash, at the conference meet. The sophomore is the school record holder in the 100m and 200m dash events outdoors.
Junior Kirsten Jones (Brentwood, Tenn./M.L.K. Magnet) finished the indoor season with a flourish and opened the spring last weekend in Tallahassee. After claiming the school record in the 400m dash at the ECAC championships, and anchoring the 4x400 relay team to a new mark, Jones looks to improve on her standing outside in the 200m (4th) and 400m (2nd).
The distance group will be out in full force this weekend with many athletes making their first appearance in competition since the cross country season. Junior Vinny DiSalvo (Washingtonville, N.Y./Washingtonville) will open in the day's first track event, the 3,000m steeplechase, and will be joined by freshmen Redatu Semeon (Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone) and Austin Hayslett (Mount Airy, Md./Urbana). Junior Tom Eldridge (Rocky River, Ohio/Rocky River) and Brandan McGee (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood) will make their season debuts in the 5,000m. McGee earned All-Conference status during the cross country season for finishing seventh at the America East meet, and competed at last year's NCAA East Preliminary in the 3,000m steeplechase.
For the women, 800m specialists Sarah Daly (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) and Cody Mezebish (Westminster, Md./South Carroll) will take part in the 400m dash while sophomore Mary Katherine Kulp (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) will run in the 400m hurdles.


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The 112th Congress is on track to be the least productive in modern history, as partisan wrangling between the Republican-led House, the Democratic-run Senate and President Barack Obama has taken its toll on legislative action.
During the first session of the 112th Congress, the House and the Senate each passed the fewest number of bills in any Congress since 1947, when statistics about lawmaking activity began being compiled.
In addition, the number of laws enacted was 90, two more than the previous low of 88 in the 104th Congress in 1995.
The pace in the 112th's second session has, if anything, slowed further.
As of July 31, the House has passed 636 measures, including bills and resolutions, while the Senate has passed 635 measures for a total of 1,271. The previous low for total measures passed is 1,834 in the 104th Congress.
In the first session of the 112th Congress, the House was in session 175 days and the Senate 170 days, both of which are above-average days for the first sessions of Congresses.
"Differences have always existed between the House and Senate, even when the same party controls the majority in both of them, but those differences balloon when they are divided between parties," Senate Historian Donald Ritchie said.
The parties have blamed each other for not taking up bills passed by one chamber, particularly those they argue would spur economic growth.
"The House has passed more than 30 jobs bills that are being blocked by Senate Democrats. ... We've done our job. Senate Democrats have no excuses," said Kevin Smith, a spokesman for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and other Democratic leaders have accused Republicans of obstructing Democratic bills for political gain at the expense of the economy.
However, other recent periods of divided government saw bursts of lawmaking activity.
For instance, in the 110th Congress, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the House passed more bills in 2007, 560, than any House had passed in its first session since 1967. At the time, Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress and Republican President George W. Bush was in the White House.
Even taking into account bills the House and Senate are expected to pass in the upcoming lame-duck session, the current Congress could easily have the lowest level of legislative activity since statistics began being tabulated.
The Résumé of Congressional Activity, published in the Congressional Record, was established in 1947, during the infamous "do nothing" Congress that President Harry Truman criticized en route to his against-the-odds victory in 1948.
But by today's standards, the 80th Congress was extremely busy, having passed 4,132 measures, more than the measures passed by every Congress since 1963. Over time, statistics show, Congress has generally passed fewer bills, and fewer laws have been signed into law.
Like the 112th Congress, the 104th Congress was besieged by partisan gridlock.
Another Congress marked by inactivity was the 97th in 1981-1982, the first two years of President Ronald Reagan's term. In that Congress, Republicans took control of the Senate, the first time the GOP had enjoyed a majority in a Congressional chamber since the 1950s.
"The American constitutional system makes it hard to enact legislation under any circumstances, given two houses of Congress that are structured differently, a president who can veto or threaten to veto legislation, and courts that can rule laws unconstitutional," Ritchie said, adding, "It becomes all the more difficult when the parties are polarized and in control of opposite bodies."
The number of bills passed in the first session of the 112th Congress, the lowest ever, is about one-third of the average number of bills passed in first sessions of Congresses and less than half of the median number passed in the first sessions of Congresses since 1947.
The Senate has passed the fewest percentage of House bills (32.4 percent) of any Senate during that time period. The House has passed 40.4 percent of Senate bills, which is the fourth-lowest percentage for the same time period.
The Senate of the 112th Congress has held 421 roll-call votes as of July 31. That compares with 657 in the 110th Congress and 919 in the 104th Congress. But the figure is significantly higher than the 248 roll-call votes taken in the 80th Congress.
The House of the 112th Congress has held 444 roll-call votes, compared with 1,120 in the 110th Congress, 522 in the 104th Congress and 163 in the 80th Congress.
Critics have seized on the activity levels as a sign of dysfunction, but advocates for smaller government have noted that a more active Congress is not necessarily a good thing.
"A lot of the Congressional activity in past decades focused on increasing spending and creating more and more government programs. We have no intention of doing that," Boehner spokesman Smith said.
The 112th Congress isn't over yet, though, and unfinished business is likely to make for a busy lame-duck session in December, which could push up the numbers.


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Cleversafe envisions a new world of storage
An organization led by the inventor of the wireless thin client aims to combine storage and the Internet, and change how we think of both storage and computing.
Imagine a world in which there are no storage vendors -- at least not vendors as we know them today. Imagine a world in which storage, like bandwidth, water or electricity, is a utilitarian resource; a world in which storage and the Internet work the same way and can even be one and the same thing.
No, it's not a song John Lennon wrote -- it's the vision of Chris Gladwin, CEO of Cleversafe, an organization working on developing an information-dispersal algorithm (IDA) that he claims could change how we think of both storage and computing.
The Cleversafe concept has been around since the 1970s in one form or another, Gladwin said, but the model is only becoming practical to implement now that high-speed Internet has become ubiquitous.
Gladwin said it's the parity that makes it different from standard grid computing. "Any majority of nodes can put the data back together -- in the case of an 11-node system, six nodes can recover all the data because of the algorithm," he said. "Both conventional RAID systems and conventional grid systems can't withstand losing five of 11 nodes or disks."
In fact, he said, if an 11-node grid was built using commodity servers with 99.9% availability, it would have 12 "9s" of reliability for the entire system -- "an outage of one hour in a million years," Gladwin said. "I thought that had a certain ring to it."
Right now, the Cleversafe Research Storage Grid consists of 11 nodes -- the maximum number of nodes that the current IDA allows. Theoretically, the algorithm can be expanded infinitely, Gladwin said, but right now that expansion is the challenge Cleversafe was founded to address. "We're working on prototypes of 30-, 40- and 50-node systems," he said.
Imagine all the people, sharing all the world
Currently, the organization working to advance the concept has two sides: Cleversafe.org, an open source project that's developing the code, as well as the bigger prototype systems and Cleversafe LLC, which aims to commercialize the concept once it's ready for prime time.
Ultimately, according to Gladwin, the vision of Cleversafe's 20 open source developers is a worldwide storage grid, which would be run and controlled by Internet service providers (ISP). "A megabit of bandwidth and a terabyte of storage could be the same thing," Gladwin said.
It may seem far-fetched, and Gladwin admits the storage Internet won't exactly be coming next year. "The limiting factor is time," he said. "There's other behind-the-scenes stuff, like LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol) for the IDA so it could work over the conventional Internet, that have to be developed, and the self-healing capabilities that could come with the algorithm are also being worked on now. "
But Gladwin, it turns out, has already had a hand in several computing trends that seemed harebrained at first and have since become ubiquitous. The most recent item on his resume prior to this project is MusicNow, which provided digital music services marketed by Best Buy, Clear Channel Communications, Microsoft, SBC Internet Services, Charter Communications and EarthLink Inc. MusicNow grew to 100,000 customers before being bought by Circuit City Stores Inc. for an undisclosed sum in early 2004. Circuit City then sold MusicNow to America Online LLC (AOL) in November 2005. AOL currently uses MusicNow as its music-sharing service for subscribers.
Before MusicNow, Gladwin was the primary inventor on the original patent for the wireless thin client. He served as the founding chairman, president and CEO of Cruise Technologies, which provided wireless thin clients that were marketed by distribution partners, such as Motorola Inc., IBM, Wyse Technology Inc., Telos Corp. and Zenith Data Systems.
Could it be he's on to yet another something?
He could be, according to Arun Taneja, founder and analyst with the Taneja Group. Though Taneja said he's seen companies with similar ideas fail because they could not get funding for such radical concepts, the previous prototypes he's seen came along several years ago, and times may have changed in Cleversafe's favor, he said.
"What's interesting here is the connection with the Internet. I think they could build up a customer base from consumers and small enterprises first that way," he said.
In terms of the enterprise, Taneja said, there are a few factors in Cleversafe's favor over previous distributed-computing prototypes. One is that the algorithm allows for security, by encrypting the slices of data in flight and providing for a "key" system so that only the owner of the data could put the slices back together again. Another is that applying it to the Internet would take advantage of existing storage and networking resources, not totally unlike previous prototypes, but on a much broader scale, Taneja said,.
As such, this kind of revolutionary concept might not take over in the next year or even the next five years, but sometime within the next decade. It could very well become the next storage standard, Taneja said.
"It may take some time to get people to trust the idea of breaking up the data into these small chunks," Taneja said. "But in reality, it's more secure than having data on tapes falling off of trucks, and, if they can truly prove the concept, would probably improve storage utilization rates as well."


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Porn's distortions need addressing in schools say educators
The ABC filmed me addressing students at Healthdale Christian College in Melbourne last Wednesday. Some of the students were interviewed – hear how well they articulate the issues! (click on image below for link to video)
MELINDA TANKARD REIST, AUTHOR, ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS: Our boys are looking at porn not only before they've had sex, before they've even had their first kiss and they think what they're seeing is normal. …
… Girls tell us that boys expect them to provide what's known as PSE, the porn star experience. Boys expect that girls will provide for them everything they've seen in pornography and that the girls want that.
'I am more than my body, don't treat me like a piece of meat': one young woman's response to naked selfie ask
Received this Facebook message from Tiffany. Tiffany, hearing from girls like you makes this work all worthwhile. Thank you.
Hi Melinda. I was really touched by what you had to say and you opened my eyes to what sort of world we live in and as a 16 I'm disgusted and amazed and what girls my age have to go through. You said something about being asked for nudes and that and personally I didn't know what you meant by that as I haven't been asked to do that… Until today. To tell you the truth I wouldn't of known what to do about it if you didn't speak about it and I'm very grateful to you. The boy asked me for a photo or video and I said no that's when he called me lame but I immediately told him I am more than just my body and you shouldn't treat me like a piece of meat and instantly blocked him. Thank you for telling me that and I hope I have done the right thing and myself and other girls are taking part in taking action on this case and we want to make a difference. I want to help girls feel like they are worth something. So thanks again you are an inspiration to us all and I hope to join your cause.
Thank you, Tiffany
See also: 13 year old girls as 'Boner Garage' click bait: the latest trend in the pornified world of teen girls', MTR


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What do you do when your speaker dock stops working? You call it a piece of junk, throw it away, and buy another one. But back when audio gear was expensive and repairable, people—or shops at least—needed gear to figure out what was wrong with it.
This one-off 30-pin speaker dock on Etsy is an old Eico 145A Signal Tracer which probably dates back to the early 1960's. A signal tracer is used to check the signal path of through a piece of electronics. Using the signal tracer, you pump a waveform into one end of your device and follow the circuit from node to node with an included probe. If the gear is healthy up to a test point the probe completes the circuit, and the old Eico's speaker makes a sound. When you hit a node where the sound disappears, you've discovered the spot where something's busted.
You can still buy signal tracers these days, but Eico was liquidated in 1999—let's just say the use of test gear like this isn't as prevalent as it used to be. But this enterprising Etsy seller yanked out the Eico 145A's rudimentary speaker, installed a new 3.25-inch driver, a 15-watt amplifier, and slapped a 30-pin connector on top. It's nice to see the signal tracer repurposed after its obsolescence. Too bad it'll be obsolete again when Apple (probably) replaces its 30-pin connector with something else next month. [Etsy via Reddit]


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Here is a brief plot summary of Henry VI Part 2:
This play begins with the marriage of King Henry VI to the young Margaret of Anjou. William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, aims to influence the king through her. The major obstacle to this plan is the regent of the crown, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, who is very popular with the people. Queen Margaret vies with his wife, Eleanor, for precedence at court. Eleanor is lured by an agent of Suffolk into dabbling in necromancy, and then arrested, to the embarrassment of her husband,Gloucester. Nevertheless, the demon she has summoned delivers some accurate prophecies concerning the fates of several characters in the play.Gloucester is then accused of treason and imprisoned, and afterwards assassinated by agentsof Suffolk and the Queen.
Meanwhile, Richard, Duke of York, who has a tenuousclaim to the throne, schemes to make himself king.
The Earl of Suffolk is banished for his role in Gloucester's death and killed by Walter the pirate, leaving Margaret without her mentor.
Meanwhile, Richard of York has managed to become commander of an army to suppress a revolt in Ireland. York enlists a former officer, Jack Cade, to lead a rebellion that threatens the whole kingdom, so that he can bring his army from Ireland into England and seize the throne.
As Cade's rebels are routed, York, who has brought his army over on the pretext of protecting the King from Somerset, declares open war on the king, supported by his sons, Edward (the future King Edward IV) and Richard (the future King Richard II).
The English nobility now take sides, and the Battle of St Albans ensues. The Duke of Somerset is killed by the future Richard III. Young Lord Clifford, whose father has been killed by the Duke of York, vows revenge on the Yorkists, and allies himself with King Henry's other supporters.


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Kareem Kandi
January 11 @ 9:30 pm
A native of the Pacific Northwest, saxophonist Kareem Kandi has been performing on the scene for years, gaining attention from both critics and audiences alike. Kareem attended Cornish College of the Arts where he studied composition and performance from some of the greatest jazz musicians in Seattle. Currently, his band plays a mixture of originals and arrangements of standards which cover many styles ranging from jazz, funk, rock, blues, and ballads. When not leading his own group, Kareem can be seen and heard performing with many other top-notch bands in the Northwest, most notably the Paperboys from Vancouver, B.C.


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Rochester Regional Health Total Sports Experience
This is Rochester Regional Health Total Sports Experience: Western New York's finest sports and recreation facilities.
Featuring leagues, academies, camps, clinics, training time, and other opportunities for youth and adults in soccer, lacrosse, baseball, softball, basketball, and more. RRHTSE's indoor and outdoor facilities make it an ideal location for corporate, school, church, and other group special events, picnics, and outings.
RRHTSE's birthday parties are no mess, no fuss, and lots of fun!
Enjoy a fun-filled hour playing sports and games of your choice at Rochester's finest sports facility. TSE staff members will organize and coordinate activities and games to keep your party-goers entertained for one hour on the indoor turf field of your choice or enjoy the basketball court. We will customize your activities so that your child's birthday will be totally fun!
Choose from a variety of games including: soccer, flag football, wiffleball, kickball, dodgeball, capture the flag, relay races, parachute and more! Spend the second hour in your private party room where you can enjoy food, drinks, cake and presents.
Click here for our birthday party frequently asked questions.
RRHTSE also houses its own, state of the art, fitness center - TSE Fitness for adults and teens. TSE Fitness features top of the line equipment - Precor treadmills, elliptical trainers, and bikes, Cybex VR2 selectorized equipment, and Hoist free-weight equipment and Jacob's Ladder. Membership packages for individuals, couples, families, and corporations make the TSE Fitness a great value at an affordable price. Our knowledgable staff will work with you to ensure that you meet your fitness goals.
Come on in and bring the kids for some fun and fitness on our indoor fields. We will provide some equipment or you can bring your own. You provide the supervision. $5.00 per child or $8 for multiple children and no charge for adults. Mondays-Fridays(Gates) and Monday, Wednesday, Friday(East Rochester), 9am-1pm for infants through 5 years of age. Balls, hoops, tunnels and more available on our indoor artificial turf fields or basketball court(Gates). Bicycles may be brought in but proper safety equipment is required.


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I'm building an application based on the Effectus sample application by Ayende. See http://ayende.com/blog/4331/effectus...on-conventions . I like the way he uses conventions to bind methods to events.
My application is of course a bit more complicated. I have many more templates in /Design/Templates/ and some of them have controls, e.g. a button, to which I'd like to bind a method. Ayende's code currently doesn't go into the ContentControl part of the View so buttons inside the ContentControl aren't bound. How do I modify the code (e.g. the WireButtons() method in /Infrastructure/Presenters.cs ) to traverse the templates too and bind all found buttons and methods?
thank you,
Francois Botha


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The number of people living with and beyond cancer is growing and people are now living with cancer in different ways.
The effect a cancer diagnosis and treatment will have on a person and their ability to work will vary widely. It will depend on the type of cancer, its stage (the size of the tumour and whether it has spread), any symptoms the cancer might be causing, the cancer treatment and side effects, and how the person copes when faced with a traumatic situation.
Some people welcome work as a way of helping them to feel 'normal' and in control. Carrying on with or returning to work can help some people emotionally while they're waiting for a diagnosis, having treatment, or caring for someone with cancer. For others, working is a financial necessity and they can't afford to be away from work for long.
Some people give up their jobs because their cancer is advanced or the symptoms make it impossible to work. Side effects of treatment leave some people unable to work. Others may resign because their self-esteem or confidence has been damaged. Carers may need to reduce their hours or give up work to care for someone with cancer.
As a manager, you may be one of your employee's most important sources of support.
You don't need to be a medical expert, but a basic understanding of cancer and its treatment can help you in that role. This knowledge will also help you to plan for and recognise issues that may emerge at work.


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LONDON Britains Tate art collection says it has removed more than 30 prints by the artist Graham Ovenden from its online collection after his conviction for child sex offenses.
He was found guilty of six charges of indecency with a child and one count of indecent assault. Prosecutors accused him of abusing children while they modeled for him, but he denied all charges.
In a statement Thursday, the Tate which runs the Tate Modern and Tate Britain galleries in London said it is seeking further information after Ovendens conviction, and will pull his prints from its online collection until it finishes a review.
The 34 prints, given to the Tate in 1975, include images of naked young girls.


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Custom challenges is another new feature that 343 Industries is excited about. The feature is a riff on the daily and weekly challenges that 343 issues. It allows friends to create their own challenges for one another, such as scoring 50 headshots in a multiplayer match within 24 hours. The custom challenge option will be available in Campaign, Matchmaking Firefight, Multiplayer, and Custom modes.
More than just bragging rights, completed custom challenges yield Halo: Reach credits, at a rate that fluctates depending on the difficulty and circumstances of the task. Reach credits can then be spent on cosmetic upgrades, such as new Spartan armor.
To begin, what is ATLAS? "Advanced Technical Assault System," Halo franchise development director Frank O'Connor told GameSpot. Yes, but where is the L? "It's a real term, so we pulled an acronym out of it. So the L is the L in Technical."
As for what it does, ATLAS is a Windows Phone 7 app that will be available this holiday that offers a top-down view of any official Halo: Anniversary or Halo: Reach map (but not custom maps). The map is updated in real-time as players battle it out, which means combatants can keep tabs on their allies and where weapon drops are throughout the course of a match.
"We tried to imagine what a Spartan in the field might actually have if they had an assisted system from the future," explained CJ Saretto, lead producer for Halo Waypoint. They posited that future soldiers would have satellite imagery as well as floor plans for facilities, all annotated with notable information such as where weapon drops and vehicles could be found, what weapons players' allies are wielding, the match's score, and so on.
The maps themselves can either be viewed as satellite imagery or "what might think of as map view from Google Maps."
Of course, all of this information is only useful if players are able to actually view it--not the easiest thing to do with a controller in hand and plasma discharging all about.
"There?s a number of set-ups that we?ve imagined," Saretto said. "We?ve imagined the phone kind of sitting on the coffee table in front of you and you checking it out on occasion if you?re wondering what?s going on. We?ve also imagined a co-pilot style scenario where another person is watching what?s occurring while you?re playing and kind of giving you additional information."
"We also think about, if you?re in a firefight, you've ducked behind a corner, you?re kind of hidden, you take time to look at where your team mates are," Halo Waypoint executive producer Doug Hebenthal added. In other words, steal a glance while the Spartan's shield recharges. Saretto also noted that the app will follow a player as they move through the level, so there isn't a process of orienting oneself in the app.
The ATLAS app appears as if it will give players a leg-up over those who don't own a Windows Phone 7 device. However, O'Connor noted that the app actually has "built-in" balancing, in that every time a player glances down, they are splitting their attention away from the game, a move that always comes with hazards.
When asked whether the team had ideas as to where to take this app in the future, O'Connor replied, "Yes." Fair enough.
"Now that we?ve got all of this very interesting data coming out of the game, there?s a lot of very exciting stuff that we can think about doing with the data," Saretto added. "We just need to figure out, you know, when we?re ready to bring those kind of exciting experiences online."
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For five months, Eric Olmstead had to alter his training regimen. Unlike most weight-lifters, Olmstead didn't have the benefits of a typical gym. He worked out in the bowels of the USS Ronald Reagan, an aircraft carrier stationed in Afghanistan.
"We have benches and stuff on the ship, but the boat's moving around a lot so you can't really train too heavy," said Olmstead, 22. "It's pretty dangerous. If the ship takes a wrong roll, or turns and comes down on you, it'll end you."
Last month, just three weeks after returning to San Diego from Afghanistan, Petty Officer Third Class Olmstead bench-pressed 354.74 pounds at the World Powerlifting Championships in Las Vegas, shattering the world record for the 165-pound weight class.
And it wasn't close.
"By like, 12 pounds," he said.
He finished second in the overall weightlifting competition, which also includes the deadlift and squat..
For Olmstead, the record culminated an intense six-month period, which included 16-hour days working as a maintenance man aboard the aircraft carrier, providing upkeep for gears and catapults. After the long workday, he'd find a bench press and put in some training. With airplanes blasting above him, he'd try to stay focused.
"It's a lot of stress; sometimes it can be a stressful environment," he said. "I just stuck to the basics and just did more sets instead of doing higher weight."
His friends on the ship served as spotters -- and provided some emotional support.
"A lot of my shipmates keep me going and keep me motivated," Olmstead said.
Olmstead, a four-time national champion, has been competing in top-notch weightlifting competitions since he was 17. He grew up in a small Michigan town north of Detroit -- "a lot of country and farms," he said -- and sometimes had to drive hundreds of miles for competitions.
"My Aunt Dawn and Uncle Bill, they took time off work, they drove me to Omaha, Nebraska, for my first Nationals, and I ended up taking second place," he said. "That opened up some doors for me and I just kept pursuing."
As he went for the world record in Las Vegas, his family was cheering for him.
"My family was all there, so it was really neat and I didn't want to disappoint them at all, with them flying out there and me messing up or something," Olmstead said. "So I got really focused and did what I can do."
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Eric Jaffe is the former New York bureau chief for CityLab. He is the author of A Curious Madness and The King's Best Highway.
It's no secret that American cities are trying all kinds of things to encourage bike commuting. Some are building bike lanes even if it means taking space away from cars. Some have authorized bike-share programs. Some are requiring workplaces to designate bicycle parking or, failing that, compelling them to allow bikes inside the building.
All of these efforts have resulted in varying degrees of success. But there's a hidden factor in some decisions to ride or not to ride to work — or, if not quite hidden, at least overlooked by most statistical analyses of bike commuting — and that's the presence of office showers and changing facilities. In an upcoming issue of Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Ralph Buehler of Virginia Tech quantifies just how important these seemingly small amenities can be:
Trip-end facilities at work appear to be significant determinants of cycling to work. Compared to individuals without any bicycle facilities at work, commuters with cyclist showers, clothes lockers, and bike parking at work are associated with a 4.86 greater likelihood to commute by bicycle. Individuals with bike parking, but no showers and lockers at the workplace, are associated with 1.78 times greater odds to cycle to work than those without trip-end facilities.
For his study, Buehler collected a random sample of residents in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Roughly 5,000 daily commuters —not all of them bikers; again, this was a full representative sample — recorded their travel behavior for a single day back in 2007-2008. All told just under 2 percent of respondents rode a bike to work. (Quick caveat: the research predated the Capital Bikeshare program, so ridership rates are certainly lower than they would be today.)
The data led to some predictable associations. Bike commutes were most common for trips within 3 miles. The more cars you own, the less likely you are to bike to work. Share of bike commuters is greater in places with more bike lanes. It's also greater toward the urban core of the metro area.
Buehler then controlled for basic variables and focused on the relationship between commuting and four main employer factors: those with bike parking but without employee showers, those with both bike parking and changing facilities, those with free car parking, and those that offer transit subsidies. He found that people whose employers offered free car parking had 70 percent smaller odds of commuting by bike, which comes as no surprise, and also that there was no significant relationship between transit benefits and cycling to work.
But the key finding, given in the block quote above, was that D.C.-area residents were much more likely to bike to work if their employer offered both parking and showers than bike parking alone. That might not matter much if most employers offered a full package of commuter amenities, but according to Buehler's figures that's not the case: roughly 11 percent of all bike commuters in the study had both bike parking and showers, compared to about 38 percent that had bike parking alone.
Although Buehler doesn't elaborate on his results, the larger implications are quite clear: Bicycle commuting is a complex behavior that needs multiple layers of policy encouragement to thrive. Cities that aim to increase their share of cyclists have taken a good first step in creating the infrastructure that gets them from their home to their office. Those that wish to do more should consider measures that get bike riders from their office to their desk.
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Switching to EVs en masse could help bring down planet-killing carbon emissions. But Americans also need to drive less, right now.
In an era of austere federal funding for urban public transportation, light rail seemed to make sense. Did the little trains of the 1980s pull their own weight?
Livability indexes can obscure the experiences of non-white people. CityLab analyzed the outcomes just for black women, for a different kind of ranking.
The pioneering festival marketplace was among the most trendsetting urban attractions of the last 40 years. Now it's looking for a new place in a changed city.
A different kind of wealth distribution in 17th-century Amsterdam paved the way for its quintessential home design.


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Wikipedia is highly visible in Google search results, though not nearly as much as Intelligent Positioning reported in February. Even in the case of one-word search queries, Wikipedia results appear on the first page 8 out of 10 times, not 99 percent of the time as IP suggested, according to a new study by Conductor.
In Wikipedia in the SERPs, Conductor offered another look at the Wikipedia/Google bias issue. Their findings are similar to those of our recent Search Engine Watch study, though the scope of Conductor's report is slightly different; where we examined Wikipedia results on Google vs. Bing, they broke queries out into transactional vs. informational. This segmentation allows for a better look into Wikipedia distribution according to how people actually search.
Slingshot SEO and SpyFu also threw their hats in the ring; Slingshot in an examination of a slightly larger keyword sample size and SpyFu with a historical look at Wikipedia rankings over the last five years.
Wikipedia Results in Google Top 10 for 60 Percent of Informational Queries
Conductor found that Wikipedia results are more prevalent for informational queries, ranking on the first page 60 percent of the time. For searchers seeking information, this is indeed a logical result.
For transactional queries, ie.: "boots on sale" or "where can I buy a black ereader," Wikipedia still appears on the front page 34 percent of the time.
"I think this study highlights the importance of looking at Wikipedia results based on the intent of the query," Nathan Safran, Director of Research at Conductor, told SEW. "The same holds true for the length of the query."
Wikipedia Dominates for 1-Word Searches, Often Takes Top Spots
Intelligent Positioning had found that Wikipedia results appeared on Google's first search engine results page 99 percent of the time. Not so, says Conductor.
We did see questions and criticisms after that first study, based on their keyword generation method; they used a random noun generator. Conductor used Google Suggest, keyword research website Soovle, and the Google AdWords keyword tool to populate their lists of search terms. In their report, they note that, "Care was taken to mix high volume searches with lower-volume, self-generated queries to produce a balanced keyword list that is reflective of what actual searcher activity might look like."
In this study, Conductor found that Wikipedia ranked in the top 10, on the first page, for 85 percent of informational and 73 percent of transactional one-word queries. They do note that it is more difficult to determine searcher intent with a one-word query; at two words, there was a significant drop in Wikipedia's dominance of Google.
Where Wikipedia did appear on the first page on Google, it often took one of the top three positions, where most clicks occur. Even in transactional searches, Wikipedia was one of the top three results 63 percent of the time. Similarly, 66 percent of informational queries brought back Wikipedia results in the top three.
In our SEW study, our findings were similar, with Google showing Wikipedia results in one of the top three positions 70 percent of the time. Bing, however, did so even more often; 79 percent of searches showed Wikipedia in the top three on that engine.
Conductor analyzed 2,000 informational and transactional queries: 1,000 keywords each for informational and transactional queries. In the report, they note that "an analysis of a subset of navigational keywords showed Wikipedia was largely not visible for these kinds of queries, so we did not complete a full analysis of these terms."
Slingshot SEO Finds Wikipedia in Top 10 for 28 Percent of Terms
SlingshotSEO also took a crack at examining Wikipedia distribution in Google search results, though their methodology differed again from the others. They used a larger sample than Intelligent Positioning had (2955 keywords), had terms ranging from one to nine words in length, and compiled the keyword list using in-house client data.
They found that Wikipedia results appear in the top ten for 28.2 percent of terms, as illustrated above.
As an aside, SlingshotSEO also put out an impressive multi-touch attribution study last week and offered great insight into the valuation of marketing channels… check it out.
SpyFu Brings the Drama… Also Looks at Wikipedia Placement
If you get past the hyperbole and overzealous pot-stirring in the first few paragraphs, SpyFu had an interesting look at how Wikipedia has moved in the SERPs over the last five years. They compared its performance against other big players eBay, Amazon, and YouTube. SpyFu's terms were more likely to be transactional and to have higher search volume and competition.
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- 60 percent of U.S. Google SERPs return a Wikipedia result on Page 1.
- Amazon shows up on on Page 1 more often than Wikipedia, and has for longer than a year.
- Yahoo has lost about 50 percent of its Page 1 and overall (Top 50) Google results in the past 3 years.
How Can Marketers Use This Information?
Thanks to Sam Silverwood-Cope for kicking off this conversation earlier with his original study for Intelligent Positioning. Both the Search Engine Watch and Conductor studies show that Wikipedia certainly does appear often in Google's search results, often near the top. The question, then, becomes: so what?
Some argue that Wikipedia is an excellent source of information, others that their SEO and sheer size make it a logical first stop for many searchers. Some people would like to see it come down a notch.
Others still, like Katerina Gasset (who commented on our previous article) see it as a challenge; she said, "It is easy to beat Wikipedia for real estate terms that are local. When I see them show up I know that I can take at least their spot over."
"If you're a marketer, you want to understand what's happening specifically with your set of keywords," Safran said. "There are terms that are softer and easier to beat: local is one, and very highly specific terms are another. Longer-tail and hyper-specific terms are opportunities for marketers, if they see Wikipedia ranking for those terms. The more general terms are going to be more difficult."
What do you think?
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'The music of Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) baffles verbal description...it has no relation to music at all as most of us understand the word'. So ran a 1913 review in the Musical Times of perhaps Igor Stravinsky's most iconic ballet score. Still, despite initial criticism and the much-discussed 'riot' at the premiere, Stravinsky's contribution to dance has proved to be a considerable one.
From its eerie opening with chromatic low strings to its glowing and exultant finale, The Firebird is a masterpiece of a ballet score. It was the first of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes productions to have a completely original score composed for it, and with its folktale-inspired narrative, the piece was originally intended as a Russian nationalist ballet. A number of different versions of the score exist, including at least three orchestral suites for concert performance – the first of which had its premiere in 1911 – which have led The Firebird to become a popular concert work as well as an acclaimed ballet. Stravinsky had been Diaghilev's second choice as composer for the score of The Firebird (he originally wanted Anatoly Lyadov) but the success of the premiere made Diaghilev realize that he was onto a good thing in working with the 28-year-old composer. 'Mark him well', Diaghilev told ballerina Tamara Karsavina, 'He is a man on the eve of celebrity'.
This ballet about a peasant wedding had its premiere in 1923, but Stravinsky first conceived the idea of it in 1913, while working on The Rite of Spring, and he originally planned the work for a similar-sized expanded symphony orchestra. Stravinsky rewrote Les noces several times – one of his versions was scored for roll-operated instruments including pianolas, however this was abandoned when the Parisian piano firm constructing some of the instruments repeatedly delayed delivery. Les noces's score is written for four solo singers and chorus as well as instruments. Stravinsky writing the libretto himself, using lyrics from Russian folksongs. The ballet has an extraordinary sound world: in place of an orchestra, Stravinsky eventually scored the work for a vast battery of both tuned and untuned percussion and no less than four grand pianos.
The first of several collaborations between Stravinsky and Russian/American choreographer George Balanchine saw the composer inspired by 16th and 17th century French baroque music, in particular works by Jean-Baptiste Lully. The youthful 24-year-old Balanchine took visual cues from Stravinsky's music, later writing that when he heard the score, all he could see was pristine white. Such was his clout at the time of the 1928 premiere, that Stravinsky had a great influence on the ballet's choreography - wanting a classical style of dance to match the serenity of the music. 'Dancing is music made visible,' Balanchine later quipped, in one of his oft-quoted and trademark Balanchineisms.
Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, the score used for 'Rubies' from Balanchine's Jewels, had previously featured as the score for a ballet by Leonid Massine twenty years prior to Balanchine's choosing it for his 1967 triptych. Still, the piece took on a new life as part of one of Balanchine's most acclaimed ballets. Stravinsky composed Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra from 1926 to 1929 while living in France – he had settled there after the Russian Revolution made it impossible for him to return to his homeland. It was intended as a 'breadwinning' piece, with a virtuosic piano part that (naturally) Stravinsky hoped to perform himself. Capriccio was influenced by the Romantic German composers Carl Maria von Weber (who Stravinsky termed 'a Prince of Music') and Felix Mendelssohn, and is a contrast to the composer's early Russian-infused works, and even his 1928 ballet Le Baiser de la fée (which was inspired by the music of Tchaikovsky). However, despite its neoclassical style Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra sounds distinctly modern, with almost jazz-like tinges to the music. Balanchine's joyous choreography provides plenty of visual sparkle and pizzazz, giving the piece, transformed into the ballet 'Rubies, an almost Broadway-esque appeal.
Which are your favourite of Stravinsky's ballet scores?
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A thousand words: Human curiosity
There's a lot that goes on outside the walls of H+K. The Shard glimmers in all its beauty in the distance, the construction work of Crossrail beneath and the appearance of a random fluro pink crane hovering over the site occasionally that make us pause from what we were doing at the time, take a deep breath before powering on.
On one innocent Thursday afternoon last week at 5.23pm, news got round that an amorous and extrovert couple could be spotted in a rather compromising position in the yellow building opposite ours. Needless to say the whole of the 4th and 6th floor at H+K ground to a halt as our voyeuristic tendencies got the better of us. Human curiosity (and behaviour) never ceases to amaze.