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A little over a year ago, I met Jane and Edison. We built a lot of cool stuff together and even interviewed at YCombinator. Since then, we've worked together on the latest versions of SleepBot, and have finally made the final push out the door: SleepBot for iOS.
Building SleepBot was quite interesting because there are so many features built into SleepBot for Android that we wanted to replicate for iOS. Naturally there are a large number of features which Apple does not enable for iOS, which we had to either work around, or provide interesting solutions for. Oh, and it looks amazing. Jane did a fantastic job designing the app, and the promotional material looks great.
Go look at SleepBot on the App Store, download it, and let us know what you think!


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In cold weather, you may be tempted to give up on the farmers' market and head straight to the tropical-fruit aisle of your grocery store. But don't turn away so quickly. Those durable, sturdy veggies that last long after the peaches and blueberries have come and gone are secret stores of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and more; plus, they all have a proven track record of fighting disease and promoting good health.
Don't let their pesky peels or unwieldy tops intimidate you: These seasonal superstars are all fairly easy to prepare using the following tips. And once your appetite's whetted, check out "Power Foods," the new book from Whole Living -- our first!
Known for their earthy sweetness, beets have the highest sugar content of any vegetable. Nevertheless, they're low in calories, high in fiber, and rich in iron; they're also loaded with heart-healthy folic acid and the cancer-fighting antioxidant beta-carotene.
The leafy greens, which can stand in for their botanical cousin Swiss chard, are even more nutritious than the roots, with double the potassium, folic acid, calcium, and iron.
Buy and Store
At farmers' markets and gourmet grocers you'll likely find golden, white, and striped beets -- called Chioggia or Candy Cane -- alongside the red ones. Look for bunches of firm beets with hearty greens. (Wilted tops don't necessarily signal bad beets, but fresher greens mean more vegetable for your money.)
Unless you're planning to chop or grate the beets, choose a uniform-size bunch so they'll cook in the same amount of time. Leaving an inch of stem attached to the root, cut away the greens and refrigerate the beets and tops in separate plastic bags. Beets will last at least a month, but you should use the greens within three or four days.
Preparation Tip
Cooking beets can be a messy business, but if you do it with their skins on, all those bright purple juices won't leach out. It's easy to slip the skins off once the beets are cooked and ready to eat. To roast beets, trim both ends. Drizzle them with olive oil and wrap in parchment-lined foil. Roast at 450 degrees until tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours, depending on their size. Let cool slightly, then rub off skins with paper towels.
Don't forget the greens: Saute the chopped stems and leaves in oil with minced garlic, and voila, another side dish is born.
Get this Recipe: Sauteed Beet Greens with Roasted Beets and Pork Tenderloin
Diminutive in size, brussels sprouts are nutritional giants, packed with nutrients that benefit the heart, boost the immune system, and promote healthy, resilient skin. A member of the phytochemical-heavy cruciferous family, sprouts also contain a wealth of glucosinolates, thought to fight cancer. (They also give the sprouts that pungent smell when they're cooked.) Isothiocyanates, a by-product of these sulfurous compounds, trigger the liver to produce detoxifying enzymes that aid in the elimination of potential carcinogens.
Research has shown that eating cruciferous vegetables may reduce the risk of premenopausal breast cancer. Need more reasons to love them? These baby cabbages are also loaded with vitamin A, which promotes a strong immune system, as well as fiber, vitamin C, and folate.
Buy and Store
Look for hard, bright-green heads with tightly packed leaves. You can buy sprouts still on the stalk or, more commonly, loose. Refrigerate them (separated from stalks) in an airtight reusable container for up to three days.
Preparation Tip
Trim whole sprouts at the base and cut a 1/4-inch-deep X into the flat end so heat can penetrate evenly. If steaming, cook the sprouts no longer than 10 minutes. If you're cooking for people who claim they don't like brussels sprouts, try roasting them. Spread trimmed and halved sprouts on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper; cook in a 425-degree oven until brown and tender, tossing occasionally, 20 to 30 minutes. The resulting rich, caramelized flavor can convert even the most crucifer-phobic eater.
Get this Recipe: Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Sunflower Seeds
This sweet, crunchy root contains more carotenoids, the antioxidants that give carrots their yellow-orange pigment, than any other veggie. That helps explain why they're so good for you: Carotenoids may protect against certain types of cancer, heart disease, and cataracts.
What's more, beta-carotene is converted by the body into vitamin A, essential for healthy skin and a strong immune system. Other virtues of carrots: soluble fiber, vitamin C, and bone-strengthening calcium.
Buy and Store
Choose firm, deep-orange carrots without splits or cracks. If the leafy tops are attached, they should be bright green. Trim them down immediately to one inch; otherwise the roots will go limp and lose nutrients more quickly. Compost or discard the greens, or toss them into a salad (they taste a bit like parsley). Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, carrots without their tops will stay fresh for about two weeks.
Preparation Tip
Since beta-carotene is fat-soluble, combining carrots with a little healthy fat -- for instance, tossing them in a salad with a vinaigrette -- will help your body absorb the antioxidant more fully. If you're cooking carrots, try steaming them: Put carrots in a basket or colander, covered, over simmering water until crisp-tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Just be sure not to reduce them to mush -- overcooking carrots can destroy all that precious beta-carotene.
These low-calorie greens -- actually ":non-heading" cabbage -- provide an excellent source of vitamins A, B6, and C, along with a decent amount of fiber, iron, and calcium. In fact, kale is one of the healthiest greens you can eat: Our bodies can better absorb the calcium in kale than in spinach, as its leaves contain less oxalic acid, a substance that can disrupt the nutrient's absorption.
Kale contains more vitamin K -- essential for proper blood clotting -- than broccoli, spinach, and Swiss chard. Perhaps most impressive, this versatile green contains especially high amounts of lutein and zeaxanthin, two powerful phytochemicals that may help safeguard the eyes from conditions such as macular degeneration and cataracts.
Get this Recipe: Delicata Squash Salad with Kale and Cranberry Beans
Buy and Store
Look for dark, crisp leaves free of blemishes or yellow spots. Avoid bunches that appear to be wilted or limp. Kale stored loosely in a tightly sealed container should stay fresh for two to three days in the refrigerator.
Preparation Tip
Strip the leaves of extra-thick or woody stems with a paring knife. (Compost or discard the stems.) For easy cutting, stack the leaves, roll them, and cut crosswise into thin ribbons. Braising or sauteing kale in olive oil works well, but don't boil it; you'll lose some vital nutrients.
More colorful -- and better for you -- than a regular old spud, this root vegetable comes in a variety of hues, from yellow to dark orange to reddish purple. When cooked, an enzyme in the sweet potato breaks down the tuber's starch and turns it into maltose, creating an appealingly sweet flavor.
Like carrots, brightly colored sweet potatoes are packed with beta-carotene -- so they may be good for vision, help prevent some kinds of cancer, and boost immunity. Low in calories and high in fiber, sweet potatoes are also great for weight loss or maintenance. And as if all that weren't enough, they deliver folate and vitamins B6, C, and E.
Buy and Store
Look for small or medium sweet potatoes that feel firm and heavy, with smooth, unblemished skin and no sprouts. In ideal conditions -- perfectly dry, cool, and dark -- sweet potatoes will keep for up to four weeks. Don't refrigerate them; at temperatures below 50 degrees they can develop a condition called "hardcore" that causes their centers to stay solid even after cooking.
Preparation Tip
You can bake and roast them, of course, but to mix it up a little, try sticking them on the grill. Slice the tuber lengthwise about 1/3 inch thick. Brush all over with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over medium heat until browned and tender, about 2 minutes per side.
Get this Recipe: Sweet Potato Wedges with Sesame-Soy Dipping Sauce
These robust, versatile gourds come in all kinds of quirky shapes, colors, and textures, from the striped carnival squash to the elongated butternut. Winter squash get their incredible antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties from beta-carotene and high levels of vitamin C.
They also provide significant amounts of potassium (good for bone health), vitamin B6 (essential for the immune and nervous systems), and plenty of fiber, making them an especially heart-friendly choice. Folate adds yet another boost to their heart-healthy reputation and, when consumed during pregnancy, helps guard against some birth defects.
Buy and Store
Look for squash that are firm, free of mold, and heavy. Squash can keep for several months in a cool, dry, dark spot.
Preparation Tip
Place a halved squash, cut side down, on an oiled baking sheet and roast in the oven at 400 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, until you can pierce it with a sharp knife. Or you can remove the skin using a peeler and cut the flesh into chunks for roasting, steaming, or sauteing. Once cooked, mash the squash, puree it for soup, or fold it into pasta or risotto.
Pick up "Power Foods" -- out in December 2010 -- for more recipes with 38 of the healthiest ingredients -- plus, the Golden Rules of Healthy Eating (print a PDF here), an easy glossary of nutrition terms, and more.

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Southeast Technical Institute Warns Against Texting While Driving
SIOUX FALLS - The Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls is holding an event to warn people of the dangers of texting while driving.
Philip Sorensen, a former student at the school, was killed last year in an accident caused by another driver who was texting at the time of the crash. Sorensen's parents, who have set up a scholarship endowment in their son's honor, are scheduled to attend the event.
The school's Student Government Association is holding the event at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the campus in Sioux Falls. People who attend will be able to use a simulator that demonstrates the consequences of driving while distracted or impaired.
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Improving the Beer Brewing Process with Simulation
There are two aspects of home brewing: the culinary side and the engineering one. Many beer lovers start brewing either to improve a recipe, try to clone their favorite beer, or even simply just to see how it works. After brewing a few batches, however, it turns out that the brewing process can also be very challenging from an engineering point of view.
Optimizing the Continuous Casting Process with Simulation
The Swiss steel company SMS Concast has been leveraging multiphysics simulation to optimize the steelmaking process of continuous casting. Through research conducted using COMSOL Multiphysics, the R&D team at SMS Concast was able to implement a new technique that allowed a steelmaking plant in Taiwan to reduce yearly CO2 emissions by about 40,000 tons.
Understanding Traffic Congestion via Equation-Based Modeling
We have all experienced the boredom and frustration of being stuck in a traffic jam. Very often, traffic congestion comes and goes for no obvious reason. Employing the analogy to gas dynamics, we can now simulate traffic flow using the equation-based modeling capabilities of COMSOL Multiphysics and gain a better understanding of why congestion happens.
The Physics Behind Baseball Pitches
Professional baseball pitchers are able to make a baseball move left, right, down, and even up (sort of) to get it by the opposing batter. The physics behind this can be explained by the Magnus effect.
Acoustic Levitation Puts a Pure Spin on Medicine Fabrication
The need for a contaminant-free space to manufacture medicine has led scientists to try many creative new approaches to improve the process. At Argonne National Lab, creating a device that floats and rotates chemical compounds in thin air was just the answer they were looking for. It meant two important changes: the amount of each chemical necessary could be implemented very precisely and the risk of outside impurities disrupting the results was minimized.
Seas of Change for Wind Turbines
Wind turbine noise is a (hotly disputed) topic that we've mentioned on the blog before. While research into noise production by wind farms is still being debated among researchers, one way we've found to overcome these noisy turbine troubles is to place turbines offshore where they can't be heard and, conveniently, high winds with more regularity make energy production more effective. However, a question that comes to mind is: What impact do offshore wind farms have on marine life?
Portable Cordless Vaccine Storage Device
The Passive Vaccine Storage Device (PVSD) is a highly advanced container that combines ingenuity and insulation technology to empower aid workers delivering vaccines to the toughest-to-reach corners of the globe. Designed as a prototype that improves upon earlier models of vaccine transportation devices, this compact apparatus was developed with all the necessary steps: careful planning, simulation, and testing.
Modeling Convective Cooling of Electrical Devices
One of the main issues with high-power electrical devices is thermal management. Together with BLOCK Transformatoren-Elektronik GmbH, we created a model using COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software that encompasses all of the important details when modeling heating of high-power electrical devices. To do so, we had to utilize high performance computing (HPC) with hybrid modeling. Here, we will discuss how to approach this real-life task with the COMSOL software.
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Circulating Tumor Cell Assays: A Major Advance in Cancer TreatmentApril 2010
By Steven Nemeroff, ND
Scientists have discovered a test that can revolutionize the way doctors evaluate and treat a cancer patient. This technology involves the detection and genetic assay of circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream.
These circulating tumor cells are the metastatic seeds that can break away from the primary site of cancer, and spread to other parts of the body. Understanding circulating tumor cells is critically important, since it is the spread of cancer to other parts of the body—and not the primary cancer—that is often responsible for the death of a person with cancer.
Up until now, medical science has been focused on the primary tumor, basing treatment decisions on the specific characteristics of the primary cancer cells. However, circulating tumor cells can be genetically different from the primary cancer. Treatments designed to attack the primary tumor could fail to destroy the circulating tumor cells.
Here, we'll examine circulating tumor cell assays and the great potential this technology offers to advance the medical approach to cancer. The basic circulating tumor cell (CTC) assays you'll learn about in this article are available in the United States and provide important data as it relates to how an individual's cancer is treated. The Cleveland Clinic has recognized this CTC test as the top medical innovation for the year 2009.
A more advanced version of the CTC test is available by sending one's blood to Germany, where a genetic analysis is performed to identify the expression of therapeutic targets and chemo-resistance markers unique to an individual's circulating tumor cells. That test will be described in the second article, but read this article first so you understand the powerful prognostic value of circulating tumor cell (CTC) blood testing.
Moving From the Present to the Future
The conventional approach to cancer has been to focus on the primary tumor. For example, with breast cancer the emphasis has been to examine the breast tumor for specific markers, such as estrogen receptor status and HER2 status. Treatment decisions are then made based on the presence or absence of these markers in the primary tumor. However, this approach may be misguided as research has demonstrated that circulating tumor cells (CTC) can be genetically different from the cancer cells in the primary tumor. One example is a study1 in which 37% of breast cancer patients had CTC that were positive for HER2, even though their primary breast tumor was negative for HER2! Another study provided similar findings.2 This research suggests that directing treatment towards the cancer cells of the primary tumor can, in some cases, be "barking up the wrong tree." For this reason, focusing on the metastatic cancer cells could lead to better results. CTC testing provides us with the means with which we can now focus our attention on these potential metastatic cancer cells.
Improving Prognostic Accuracy with Circulating Tumor Cells
A crucial step in evaluating a cancer patient relies on establishing an accurate prognosis, which provides a prediction of the probable course and outcome of the disease. With a correct prognosis in hand, doctors can then design the most appropriate treatment for a person's cancer.
Currently, the ability to provide an accurate prognosis is far from perfect. To investigate if circulating tumor cell (CTC) testing can improve prognostic accuracy, German scientists studied 35 women with non-metastatic breast cancer who had their levels of CTC measured before they had received any treatment for their cancer.2 Of these patients, 17 tested positive for CTC, while 18 tested negative for CTC. When the researchers looked at the prognoses of the two groups they found striking differences. The group that tested negative for CTC had a median overall survival of 125 months. The group with 5 or more CTC present in their blood had a median overall survival of only 61 months! The difference in survival of over 5 years between the two groups reveals the great importance that the presence and number of CTC had on the prognoses of this group of women with breast cancer. The findings of this study can have huge implications in how treatment is tailored for the individual with breast cancer. A key issue in breast cancer treatment is distinguishing at the outset which women have cancers that are low risk that do not require intensive treatment, and which women have a high risk of metastasis that requires aggressive treatment. This study provides a glimpse into the potential of CTC testing to provide a more accurate prognosis to allow doctors to distinguish high-risk from low-risk breast cancer patients.
In a related study, researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center measured CTC in 151 women with metastatic breast cancer.3 These patients were also evaluated for other prognostic cancer markers, such as hormone receptor status, CA 27.29 (a blood marker that helps to measure the degree of breast cancer metastatic activity), and HER2 status. Those who had 5 or more circulating tumor cells (CTC) had a median overall survival of 13½ months. The median overall survival for those with less than 5 CTC was over 29 months. The researchers also discovered that the presence of 5 or more CTC had the highest predictive value compared to all other tumor markers! The researchers went on to boldly state that "circulating tumor cells have superior and independent prognostic value…"
Furthermore, recent research indicates that CTC evaluation can be used to predict prognosis for men with prostate cancer. Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University compared the levels of CTC in 37 men with metastatic prostate cancer. Their findings were remarkable—for the men with 5 or more CTC, the median overall survival was only 8.4 months. For those men with less than 5 CTC the median overall survival was 48 months!4 Yet another study measured CTC in 55 men with a rising PSA after surgery for prostate cancer.5 A rising PSA after surgery is strongly predictive of prostate cancer recurrence.6 Radiation therapy was administered to 15 patients. Of these prostate cancer patients, 60% who were CTC positive had progression of their disease during radiation therapy, while there were no disease progressions in the CTC negative group!5 Additional studies have confirmed these results.7-8
Predicting Who Will Benefit from Prostate Cancer Surgery
A central issue that men with prostate cancer, and their doctors, face is deciding if surgery (or other therapy) to eradicate the prostate is the best course of action. Surgery is most indicated when there is a strong likelihood that it will be curative. This is generally the case when the cancer is confined to the prostate gland.
Potential surgical failure can occur when the cancer has spread beyond the prostate gland. In this situation, surgery is not likely to cure the disease and many doctors will not recommend surgery.
Unfortunately, the surgeon often does not know the extent of the cancer before surgery is performed. However, in a landmark study, scientists at Columbia University in New York have discovered that CTC testing can predict which men with prostate cancer are likely to benefit from surgery.9 In this study, 138 men with prostate cancer scheduled for surgery to remove the prostate were tested for the presence of CTC in their blood. An eye-opening finding revealed that the men who were CTC positive were 12 times more likely to experience a potential surgical failure compared to those who were CTC negative. Moreover, the scientists determined that CTC status was superior to PSA levels and Gleason score at predicting potential surgical failure. In fact, every single person who was CTC positive with a PSA greater than 10 ng/mL had potential surgical failure. This compares to 76% of patients who were surgically cured with a PSA greater than 10 and who were CTC negative! All in all, CTC negative patients had an 87% chance for a surgical cure. The authors remarked that "this assay might be a useful criterion in the counseling…of patients on the value of surgical treatment for prostate cancer."
Circulating Tumor Cells Superior to Imaging Tests
Researchers have also discovered that CTC evaluation may be more accurate than standard imaging tests at predicting the prognoses of metastatic breast cancer patients. Traditionally, imaging tests have been used to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment in those with metastatic breast cancer. The response to treatment is often determined by measuring changes in tumor size with CT and MRI scans. In a groundbreaking study performed in 2006, metastatic breast cancer patients had imaging tests done before and 10 weeks after they began therapy.10 The results of the imaging tests were reviewed by two independent radiologists. CTC were measured 4 weeks after the start of therapy. The researcher's findings were astonishing—the group that responded to treatment based on imaging tests (i.e., the tumors got smaller) and had 5 or more CTC had a worse prognosis than the group with CTC counts less than 5 that showed worsening of their disease on imaging studies! These findings suggest that the levels of CTC were far more important at predicting survival compared to the actual visual changes noted on imaging tests. Further analysis established that CTC testing had superior reproducibility compared to imaging studies. There was a 15% disagreement in the interpretation of the imaging tests between the two radiologists, compared to less than 1% variation in the results of CTC testing. The authors of this study declared that "this advantage in reproducibility implies that inaccurate disease status evaluations and inappropriate treatment decisions are less likely with the use of the CTC assay than with radiographic studies." They went on to enthusiastically conclude that "the assessment of CTCs has several advantages over serial radiographic evaluation. The CTC assay is more reproducible than radiographic evaluation, shows useful results at an earlier time point than do radiologic studies, and seems to be a more robust predictor of survival than is radiographic response."


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Entertainment Partners publishes a regular newsletter on the state of the film tax incentives both here and abroad. If you don't get it, you should. But if you don't, this super helpful grid was included in the last newsletter:
Of course you still have to follow the proper procedures, and the incentives vary from state by state, but it is helpful to know where the money is.


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How to Customize PowerPoint 2010
PowerPoint 2010 has made customizing programs easier than ever. Don't be shy. Try out these techniques for customizing PowerPoint. Your presentations — and your audiences — will enjoy the benefits!
Quick Access toolbar: Located in the upper-left corner of the screen, the Quick Access toolbar is always there. Why not make it even more useful? To place any button on the toolbar, right-click it and choose Add to Quick Access Toolbar. Or click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar button (it's located to the right of the Quick Access toolbar) and choose a button on the drop-down list.
Ribbon: Running across the top of the PowerPoint screen, the Ribbon offers tabs with commands for doing this, that, and the other thing. To customize the Ribbon and make getting to the commands you need that much faster, right-click the Ribbon and choose Customize the Ribbon. You go to the Customize Ribbon tab of the Options dialog box. From there, you can move tabs and groups on the ribbon, create your own tabs, and create your own groups.
Status bar: The status bar along the bottom of the screen gives you information about the presentation you're working on. Maybe you want more information — or you think the status bar is too crowded. To change what's on the status bar, right-click it and select options on the pop-up menu.
Changing the color scheme: PowerPoint 2010 offers three color schemes for changing the look of the screen. To change color schemes, start on the File tab, choose Options, select the General category in the PowerPoint Options dialog box, open the Color Scheme drop-down list, and choose Blue, Silver, or Black.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jose Iglesias was home in Miami getting ready to celebrate the holidays with his family when he learned the Red Sox had signed Stephen Drew to play shortstop.
There would be no competition for a position Iglesias thought he would be given a chance to earn. Drew's $9.5 million deal essentially guaranteed his playing time.
Merry Christmas. Here's a trip back to the minors.
"I had no idea," Iglesias said Thursday. "I found out about it in the media, reading the paper. I didn't hear from them what their decision was going to be. It just happened. But I took it as a challenge. What else could I do?"
So much has changed for Iglesias since he arrived from Cuba in 2009. Once the shortstop of the future for the Red Sox, the 23-year-old is now trapped behind Drew while a gang of talented prospects, led by Xander Bogaerts, seeks to push him out of the way.
As he builds a fulfilling life in America with his fiancée and 2-year-old son, Iglesias is still searching for his place in baseball after four years with the Red Sox.
"I believe in him — heck, yeah, I do," said second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who over the winter invited Iglesias to his home in Arizona for four days of workouts. "Put yourself in his shoes. He didn't know English when he came to the United States. No family here, no friends here, nothing.
"It's pretty darn tough. He should be proud of the way he's responded so far. He's got a lot of baseball left."
Iglesias is a remarkable defensive player, so talented that Baseball Prospectus recently named him the best infielder in all the minor leagues.
"He has the ability to make the routine plays look mundane but can then leave you in awe as he makes the spectacular plays seem far too simple," the publication wrote. "Iglesias is an elite defender and there really isn't anyone close to him in the minor leagues."
Said Pedroia, "He could be a perfect defender. I'm serious."
But a weak bat has kept Iglesias from becoming an everyday player. He hit .135 in 35 major league games over the last two seasons and .264 with a low .626 OPS in three seasons in the minors.
Iglesias had only 11 extra-base hits in 353 at-bats for Triple A Pawtucket last season. As good as he is defensively, the Red Sox felt they couldn't hide his bat in the lineup.
"It takes time," Pedroia said. "He has the hand-eye coordination that will allow him to put the bat on the ball. People say he can't hit. But how many at-bats has he had in the minors?"
Good question. Iglesias has played 261 games in the minors and had 1,076 plate appearances. To put that in perspective, Pedroia played in 270 minor league games and had 1,216 plate appearances before he stuck with the Red Sox.
Pedroia also had the advantage of playing three seasons at Arizona State, a premier college program, and played 42 games at two levels of Single A ball and 66 games for Double A Portland before he was promoted to Triple A Pawtucket.
Iglesias played only 13 games of Rookie League ball in 2010 before the Sox pushed him to Portland for 57 games.
He started the next season at Pawtucket. Perhaps it should be no surprise that Iglesias has hit .251 in Triple A with a .589 OPS given his quick route there.
"To start at the level he started at, he kind of missed out on some things that other players go through and he missed that learning curve," said Red Sox first base coach Arnie Beyeler, who managed Iglesias in Portland in 2010 and the last two seasons at Pawtucket.
"Because he was so gifted when he arrived, he got to skip some of that stuff and we forget about that. Sometimes that comes back on you in the long run."
Red Sox manager John Farrell was asked whether Iglesias being rushed affected his offensive development.
"That's a very debatable point," he said. "I don't know that you can pinpoint any one year as the reason why maybe the offensive side hasn't developed as quick as the defensive side."
Contact is better
Iglesias believes his problem has been an inconsistent approach. For two seasons, he changed his swing regularly before settling on a more balanced, upright stance that gives him a better view of the ball.
Iglesias also added 10 pounds of muscle during the offseason.
"It's all in my mind, and I'm more positive now," he said. "I believe in the process. I'm not going to change because I had a bad game; that's just baseball. My first two years, it seemed like I did something new every day, and that's not good."
The new approach did not pay off statistically last season. But Iglesias has four doubles and a home run in 31 at-bats during spring training this year and is making consistently better contact.
One of the doubles came Thursday in a 7-3 victory against the Twins. He lined out in his two other at-bats.
"I think he's starting to figure some things out," Farrell said.
Now it has to translate to production. Iglesias is expected to start the season at Pawtucket but could get pushed by Bogaerts, a talented 20-year-old who is the organization's best prospect.
The Sox also have Deven Marrero, their 22-year-old first-round draft pick last June, and 19-year-old Jose Vinicio, who was signed to a $1.9 million bonus out of the Dominican Republic.
Another shortstop, 19-year-old Tzu-Wei Lin of Taiwan, was signed for $2.05 million last season.
"We have a lot of guys," said Iglesias. "We have a lot of talent. I wish those guys well. I just know I need to work."
The message is clear: Iglesias has competition, and the shortstop of the future is anybody's job. Whatever assumptions Iglesias may have had about his career two years ago have vanished.
"You separate people that way and you see what people are made of," said Beyeler. "That's how the game works, you weed out people that way. But I think he'll rise to the occasion. He understands."
Said Farrell, "I think competition is the best thing that can happen to anybody. When you've got competition in a case like this, I think it makes everybody better and makes us a healthier organization."
An uncertain future
Off the field, Iglesias has found peace after defecting from Cuba for the sake of his career.
His father, Candelario, has been in the United States for two years, and over the winter, Iglesias reconnected with his mother, Barbara, during a trip to Mexico.
"She was in Cuba and I didn't see her for four years but we were able to meet for 10 days," Iglesias said. "I missed her. She hasn't even been able to see me play on television and she used to go to all my games when I was kid."
Iglesias spends much of his time off the field with his son, Jose Jr.
"He needs a lot of attention, like his father," Iglesias said. "He grabbed a bat the other day and hit some line drives. Now I have to do that."
The Sox have not run out of patience with Iglesias. But the coming season will determine how deep that reservoir is. There could be a team out there willing to sacrifice his bat for the wonder of his glove.
"He has major league ability and I'm sure there's going to come a time where he's a very good major league player," Farrell said.
Will that be with the Red Sox?
That Farrell paused for a few seconds before answering spoke to the degree of uncertainty surrounding Iglesias.
"It could very well be," he finally said.
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|June 24, 2014 | 8:00am - 10:00am
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A Collection Management Series: Organized and hosted by members of the Advisory Council*
Program Fee: $50 per person
Please note: there are no refunds for this program. Checks should be made payable to the Appraisal Institute of America.
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The "New Essentials for Data Management" panel will address the importance of having a Collections Management system for your fine art collection from the perspective of a curator, a personal collections director and registrar. Panelists will discuss the needs, options, benefits and safety of collection management systems when caring for a personal collection.
Steven Holmes, Curator, The Cartin Collection
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It's Mariah Carey's world these days — and MAC is just living in it.
Our cosmetics sources say Mariah's new makeup line is all her doing … right down to the product names and how they're marketed at MAC stores.
We're told she came up with what each shade of lipstick or mascara would be called, and settled with names like Dahhlinggg, MCizzle and So Dramatique.
She even created an instruction manual of sorts for everyone peddling her products at MAC stores.
For the record, we're told MAC was happy to oblige on every front … because, well, Mariah gets what Mariah wants.


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Music Department Concert to Showcase Vocal and Instrumental Faculty, Composer and Special GuestsMuhlenberg College's music department will present a concert marking the 60th birthday of composer Dr. Douglas Ovens, long-time chair of the department, and featuring 10 members of the teaching faculty, student performers and an pianist Hanchien Lee, an honored guest.
Monday, February 4, 2013 09:58 AM
The concert, titled Love Songs and Other Wonders, will he held on February 20, 2013 in Empie Theatre at 8:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 484 664-3363.
The "love songs" portion of the evening will begin with Yours and Mine: Three Love Songs on Poems of Alice Fulton, featuring Megan Monaghan, soprano and Douglas Ovens, vibraphone. Continuing this theme will be Three Love Songs on texts of Pablo Neruda, sung by Brian Chu, baritone, with Vincent Trovato, piano.
Other vocal pieces to be performed are Two American Songs: Dance Russe and Smell! (poems by William Carlos Williams), sung by Steven Snow, tenor with Tony Simons, clarinet and bass clarinet, David Moulton, cello, and Michael Schnack, piano, She Sings… (poems by e.e.cummings) sung by Lauren Madigan and Schwarzgeburt (Black Birth), sung by Brian Chu, Benjamin Doyle and Matthew Livigni supported by a chamber ensemble comprised of James Thoma and Ryan Gross, percussion, Elaine Martin, flute, and Schnack and Simons.
The concert will close with Sonata (for Idil), performed by internationally known pianist, Hanchien Lee. According to Ovens, "The piece was written for Idil Biret and given its premiere performance at Muhlenberg. I am honored to have it performed by Dr. Lee, an artist we have presented in our Piano Series many times."
Ovens started his compositional career writing many works for solo percussion and his solo CD Seven Improvisations (N/S R 1036), his fourth CD, was released in 2007. In recent years he has composed for many dance companies as well as writing for orchestra. His music has been performed by Lehigh Valley orchestras on many occasions including performances by the Allentown Symphony (Cello Concerto, 1996, Monocacy Music, 2003 and Endless Possibilities, 2011) and the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra (1992, 2001). He has composed music for many productions of the Muhlenberg Theater Department including, most recently, Orlando.
The concert will feature works that have been presented in such far-flung places as Berlin, Hiroshima, Paris, Los Angeles, New York City, and in many festivals around the United States. Ovens will perform in June in New York City and Buenos Aires.


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Leukemia is cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It develops when bone marrow, which produces blood cells, forms abnormal white blood cells that divide out of control. Normal white blood cells are the body's infection fighters, but these abnormal white blood cells, called leukemia cells, don't die at the same rate as normal blood cells. Instead, they accumulate and crowd out normal cells, like red blood cells, platelets, and normal white blood cells and their precursors, in the bone marrow. This can lead to difficulty getting enough oxygen to tissues (anemia), excess bleeding, and repeated infections.
Over time, leukemia cells can spread through the bone marrow and bloodstream, where they continue to divide, sometimes forming tumors and damaging organs. The organs affected depend on the type of leukemia. For example, the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes may become enlarged and swollen with the abnormal cells. Sometimes, leukemia cells reach the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) and build up in the cerebrospinal fluid.
In the United States, more than 43,000 adults and 5,000 children are diagnosed each year with leukemia. While exposure to radiation, benzene, and some anticancer drugs have been shown to increase the risk of developing leukemia, and a few cases are associated with genetic disorders or rare viral infections, the cause of most leukemias is not known.


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We believe that integrity must be the foundational value guiding our interactions and our work. People of integrity build trust through modeling intellectual honesty – recognizing our biases, strengths, and weaknesses; taking responsibility for our actions; and learning from our mistakes. Acting with integrity compels us to set realistic expectations for one another, to follow through with our commitments, and to favor the good of the whole when competing priorities emerge.
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Your Vinyl Answer
USB turntables are nothing new, but have previously required a computer to do their analog-to-digital thing. Converting vinyl into MP3s is a wonderfully liberating feat. But who keeps a computer next to his stereo stack or has the room for a turntable (and accompanying record collection) in the office?
Enter Denon's DP-200USB turntable, fully equipped to provide the user experience we old-timers are used to, while introducing the iPod set to the magic of LPs.
My wife has a stack of 45s she never plays but won't get rid of because they haven't found their way onto iTunes, or even onto CD. With vinyl allegedly making a comeback, and roping in younger music fans who appreciate the organic sound, the need for a more convenient vinyl "ripping" solution seems clear.
After a quick bit of assembly, I simply connected the permanently attached analog stereo cable to the Phono input of my receiver, switching the player's Phono EQ to Off. This switch is a very smart addition in deference to modern receivers which might lack a dedicated Phono in, favoring a more standardized "Aux" instead, with its own distinct levels.
Here's where the DP-200USB moves away from the pack: Its front-panel USB port accepts a ubiquitous flash drive, while an internal MP3 encoder sits ready to convert analog stereo signals to digital files. We just plug in, slap down an LP or 45, confirm the proper speed setting/disc size, press Start, wait for the needle to get groovy, and then hit the Record button. A blinking red light gives confirmation that music is indeed being captured.
At side's end we press the Record button again to close the file and the player stops automatically, or we can hit Stop to end playback at any point.
And so our newborn MP3 is ready to enjoy instantly on any device that can accept the eminently transportable USB drive and decode MP3 audio.
The fixed bitrate is an ample 192 kilobits-per-second (not specified anywhere in the specs, but I checked the properties of my new MP3 file back at the PC).
Denon promises that "approximately 30 LP analog records" can fit on a 1GB drive.
The process is "manual" in the sense that we need to physically stand by and watch to begin recording at the proper moment, and it's a bummer if we're not at-the-ready twenty-odd minutes later when the side ends, 'cause then we will have a lot of dead space at the end of the sound file. Might automatic audio sensing be in Denon's future?
Because eventually we'll want to put these tracks onto a computer, even if just to transfer them to a portable device, Denon includes multipurpose "Trans Music Manager" PC software.
One album side equals one MP3 file, which is fine for the unified flow of Abbey Road side two, but most people prefer individual tracks. The software automatically detects the two-to-three-second gap between songs and divides accordingly, and we can customize the sensitivity, the length of the silence to be detected, and more. From there, we can add song/artist/album metadata with the integrated help of Gracenote's online Compact Disc Database (CDDB). It's not an exact science so, you can also enter track info manually.
The hardware itself is surprisingly compact, with a serious die-cast aluminum platter, a protective flip-down stylus cover, and a retro smoked plastic lid on spring-loaded hinges.
Despite the pops and crackles which will likely be unfamiliar to many listeners born after 1983, I enjoyed the genuine sparkle of this vinyl/digital hybrid. There's palpable depth and a welcome warmth to these files, with a nostalgic quality to the audio as well.
Perhaps the most telling: I can see myself investing the time to copy more of my vinyl collection even now the review is done.
CONTACT: 201.762.6500, denon.com


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SanDisk pSSD Drives Feature nCache -Large Non Volatile Write Cache Technology To Boost Random Write Performance Five Times Over Steady State Performance
Computex, Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2009 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced that it has begun shipping its next-generation flash memory-based solid state drives (SSD) for netbooks, offering high-performance components at a competitive price. SanDisk® pSSD™ P2 and S2 employ a new technology called nCache™, which improves netbook performance. The drives will be demonstrated at the SanDisk booth at Computex, Taipei, June 2-6, 2009: Booth # N709 Nangang Hall, 4th floor.
Netbooks are small, low-cost computers that offer consumers a highly portable means of surfing the Internet, accessing email as well as enjoying their favorite music and videos on the go. Market researchers, IDC, project consumer purchases of netbooks to rise from 11.5 million sold in 2008 to 50 million in 20131.
nCache: Advanced Technology for Faster Performance
SanDisk's exclusive nCache technology is a non-volatile write cache capable of supporting burst performance up to five times the steady state vRPM2 to further enhance the user experience3. nCache improves user responsiveness and helps prevent incidence of "stalling" or "shuddering" often seen in first generation netbook SSDs.
The SanDisk pSSD P2 and S2 drives offer 9,000 vRPM of steady state performance in addition to nCache, which goes beyond this and offers a non-volatile cache of up to 320MB* to support bursts of random write commands maximizing system responsiveness. In addition, because nCache is non-volatile, the user's data is protected in the event of a power interruption.
"Full-featured operating systems make tremendous demands in the storage device - writing large amounts of data in fast bursts using small random transfer sizes," said Doreet Oren, director, product marketing, SanDisk. "SanDisk pSSD drives with nCache offer up to 50 times the random write performance of our first generation SSDs, delivering on the SSD promise for netbooks."
Strategic Collaboration to Lower Netbook Costs
"As Netbooks migrate from retail stand-alone systems to operator-managed devices, many mobile network operators (MNOs) will consider Linux and netbooks with ARM processors for their low power consumption, low cost and greater customization capabilities," said Tim Bajarin, president and principal analyst, Creative Strategies, Inc. "This enables key component suppliers to lower bill of materials costs without sacrificing performance or crucial equipment capabilities."
Engineers from SanDisk and Canonical, the creator of the popular Ubuntu Linux-based operating system (OS), have worked closely on system optimizations for the Gen2 pSSD, resulting in improved system responsiveness and longer battery life.
"Canonical is enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and designers (ODMs) to offer consumers a fantastic user experience with Ubuntu Netbook Remix running on netbooks," said Chris Kenyon, director, OEM services, Canonical. "Our tests have shown SanDisk second generation pSSD equipped with nCache performing significantly better than a 5400 RPM HDD, providing Ubuntu users with the speed and stability that they need."
SanDisk pSSDs are also ideal for use in netbooks equipped with ARM processors like Freescale's i.MX515 device, which offers impressive performance at costs that let OEMs and ODMs meet critical price points. The processor's advanced power management features extend battery life and eliminate the need for energy-sapping fans or costly heat sinks.
"All-day battery life is critical in the netbook space, where OEMs carefully evaluate each component for optimal energy efficiency," said Glen Burchers, marketing director, consumer segment, Freescale. "Like Freescale's i.MX51 processor, SanDisk's pSSDs are designed with power management in mind, thus addressing critical market requirements."
Available in capacities of 8, 16, 32 and 64-gigabytes (GB)*, SanDisk second-generation pSSD drives are attractively priced for segments such as Netbooks, POS terminals, printers, ATMs and other applications where users need HDD functionality with improved reliability, yet want to pay only for the exact capacity that they need.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
* 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes, 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes.
1. IDC, Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, June 2009
2. vRPM (virtual Revolutions Per Minute) - a metric to compare SSD performance in client PCs with theHDD and with other SSDs. vRPM = 50 / ((0.5 / 4kB random read IOPS) + 0.5 / 4kB random write IOPS))
3.Performance based on internal testing and projections may vary depending on host device.
SanDisk's product and executive images can be downloaded SanDisk's web site/home page address:http://www.sandisk.com
SanDisk and the SanDisk logo are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. SanDisk pSSD and nCache are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder (s).
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for new product introductions, technology measurement standards, applications, features, markets, and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: the market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or there may be a slower adoption rate for these products in new markets that we are targeting, our products may not be available at the prices, or in the geographies or capacities that we anticipate, our products may not perform as expected and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.
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Editor's note: To commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, we here republish portions of the address given by President George W. Bush on that date:
Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims were in airplanes or in their offices: secretaries, business men and women, military and federal workers, moms and dads, friends and neighbors. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror.
The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong.
A great people has been moved to defend a great nation. Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve. America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining. Today, our nation saw evil — the very worst of human nature — and we responded with the best of America.
With the daring of our rescue workers, with the caring for strangers and neighbors who came to give blood and help in any way they could. ... The search is underway for those who were behind these evil acts. I have directed the full resources of our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and to bring them to justice. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.
I appreciate so very much the members of Congress who have joined me in strongly condemning these attacks.
And on behalf of the American people, I thank the many world leaders who have called to offer their condolences and assistance. America and our friends and allies join with all those who want peace and security in the world, and we stand together to win the war against terrorism.
Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened. And I pray they will be comforted by a Power greater than any of us, spoken through the ages in Psalm 23: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for you are with me."
This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day, yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.


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Comic-Con International is proud to welcome attendees, professionals, exhibitors, retailers, volunteers, and members of the press each year to the beautiful San Diego Convention Center. Attending Comic-Con is an exhilarating and unforgettable experience, but it also requires some forethought and planning.
Select the "Attending the Show" drop-down menu above to find helpful information about purchasing Comic-Con badges, registering as a professional, volunteer, retailer, or member of the press, and popular onsite activities like Preview Night, the blood drive, and Comic-Con exclusives. You will also find valuable information regarding hotels, disabled services, and child care. If it isn't there right now, don't worry ... it will be as we get closer to the event!
Although we strive to make attending our show as easy as possible, obtaining a Comic-Con badge can require the persistence of Superman, the patience of a Watcher, the ingenuity of Tony Stark, and the readiness of Batman. We strongly recommend that you read each section related to attending Comic-Con so that you don't miss any important deadlines for registration. As the event nears, we will also post specific details on how to navigate Comic-Con and where to find your favorite activities, including program schedules, maps, and an online version of our Quick Guide publication.
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The Bluffton Green Machine, a 12-and-under youth baseball team, recently won the Gameday USSSA Open Boys of Summer tournament at Oscar Frazier Park.
The team went 4-0 in the tournament, improving its record to 33-9 for the spring season.
Team members are Griffin Yeager, Logan Wake, Joe Tones, Ryan Livingston, JD Monts, Zach Bond, Hunter Eldridge, Jordan Kennedy, Shane Farmer, Reese Irwin, and Cullen Wake. They are coached by Bruce Yeager, Shane Farmer, Frank Kennedy, Mike Livingston and Patrick Wake.
The Green Machine will finish the spring season by participating in the SC Global World Series 12U Open Division in Myrtle Beach this weekend.
COLUMBIA - Bluffton High tennis coach Robert Brown has won the 2012 No-Cut Starfish award, presented annually by the United States Tennis Association.
The award is given to a state coaches who subscribe to the USTA's "no-cut" philosophy. Coaches who participate in the no-cut program take all students who try out for their high school teams, regardless of skill level.
"What I am learning often is about the success stories of the non-superstars that have made it due to not being cut," Brown said.
Brown received a case of Penn Championship tennis balls for his teams. He will also be eligible for the national award, along with other coaches from each state. The winning coach will be awarded registration, travel and lodging to the UTSA Community Development Workshop to receive the award.
The 2012 Camp Leo Golf Benefit will be held Aug. 25 at Eagle's Pointe Golf Club.
The tournament will raise money for the Summer Camp for South Carolina Blind Children. The entrance fee is $80 per individual or $320 per team. It includes golf cart, range balls, an on-course "grilled-out" lunch and beverages.
To sign up your team, contact Alan Arseneau at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 8836-2266.
For more information on Camp Leo, go to campleo.net.
Results of the Men's Day tournament held Tuesday at Moss Creek Golf Club: 1. Rick Bates, Herb Sawyer, Paul Schulz, Dick Phillips (60); 2. John Jourdan, Russ Piccioni, Jim Vogel, Terry Reynolds; Tom Andreas, Dave Smith, George Barnes, David Couts (61).
Results of the July 4 Mixed Member-Member tournament held Wednesday at Moss Creek: First Flight - 1. Pat Piercy/Mike Anzivino, Bob Lampe/Billy Apicelli (55); 2. Tony Karnas/Brian Exton, Andy and Gary Grindrod (56); 3. (tie) Barbara and Rick Bates, Debbie and David Risk; Suzanne and Bruce Stewart, Elizabeth and Jake Jacobson (57).
Second Flight - Rich Ulrich/Peyton McLamb, Paul Schulz/Matt Crist (57); 2. (tie) Anita and Tom Barreca, Sharon Sommerstein and Walter Flaherty; Kim and Rob Pearson, Penny and Bo Pearson; Donna and Bill Cawthon, Judy and Donna Kittelberger; Georgene and Jim Risko, Linda and Jim McCarron; Judy and Herb Sawyer, Linda and Chuck Eberly (62).
Third Flight - 1. Camille and Joe Beck, Jean and Dell Heney (57); 2. (tie) Linda and Don Muller, Janet and Dave Morris; Edie and Bill Mott, Marty and Dan Dunning (62).
Results of the Ladies Nine tournament held Thursday at Moss Creek: First Flight - 1. Joyce Eastman (30), 2. Sandy Reiter (33); Second Flight - 1. Mary Jane Reeves (29); Third Flight - 1. Sally Kaminski (31), 2. Kathy Prechtel (32).


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Trapped high in the air on an amusement park ride, Twitter user Cynful1 let her mind wander -- and her fingers type out tweets. She was one of dozens of riders being rescued from the broken Invertigo roller coaster at Great America in Santa Clara, Calif.
Or was she?
Cynful1's stream of messages posted on Twitter painted a picture of a bored rider whiling away the time waiting for a rescue crew to free her from her aerial cage. Among her tweeted quips:
is currently dangling her feet over the heads of grateful Great America park goers that AREN'T stuck on this DAMN ROLLER COASTER!
Invertigo? More like Inverti-NO GO
is wondering when her flip flops will plummet to the ground below - and WHICH will be the first to go?
It wouldn't be so bad if there was something nice to look at - OH! Firemen
is feeling like a cherry in the roller coaster tree of life. Oh Mr. Fireman PICK ME! PICK ME!
Watching some kid three rows ahead of you puke it all over the gathering spectators 40 feet below: PRICELESS!
You know the most amazing thing about today? It's after 5 and I don't have a drink in my hand!
All very amusing. Just one problem: Twitter, which notes how a user posts a particular message, reports that all of Cynful1's messages were posted "from Web." Unless Cynful1 was toting a laptop, it would be tough to post messages from Web; most Twitterers in her situation would be sending tweets via text message or a mobile app like Tweetie.
Also suspicious: Cynful1 doesn't mention any plans to visit Great America. Her account doesn't list a location. But two venues mentioned in previous tweets, Du-Par's and Hotel Cafe, are located in Los Angeles, not the Bay Area.
Curiously, her tweets started up around 4 p.m. Pacific time -- two hours after local fire departments first reported rescue attempts, and well after saturation media coverage had begun, all of which speaks to an attention-getting stunt.
And Cynful1's Twitter icon features the phrase "Oh no you didn't," which might be a winking reference to Oh No They Didn't, a popular pop-culture blog, home to some well-known Internet pranksters.
We've challenged Cynful1 to produce herself in front of a camera. Any bets on whether she'll show?


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TEDxManhattan Event - "Changing the Way We Eat"
Featuring Brian Halweil
Worldwatch Institute Senior Fellow and co-project director of Nourishing the Planet
Additional Speakers:
- Michael Conard, Assistant Director at the Urban Design Lab and Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University
- Lucas Knowles, Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Coordinator for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Josh Viertel, President, Slow Food USA
- And more!
About the Event:
The one-day event will highlight several aspects of the sustainable food movement and the work being done to shift our food system from industrially-based agriculture to one in which healthy, nutritious food is accessible to all.
Speakers with various backgrounds in food and farming will share their insights and expertise. Relevant clips from the TED conference will be shown. And, hopefully, we'll have a few surprises during the day. A highlight of all TED and TEDx events is the ample time given for attendees to meet each other and look for new synergies and new ideas to help bolster the sustainable food movement.
The TEDx process is a little unique in that the audience is oftentimes hand selected, just as the speakers are. With TEDxManhattan, we will be looking for individuals with different backgrounds in the food and farming movement, including farmers, chefs, researchers, academics, activists, artists/creatives, health professionals, educational professionals, foodies and TEDsters. This is being done in an effort to bring different groups of people working on the same issue together to learn what each other are doing and to help create new partnerships and collaborations.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.
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Elinor Ostrom's Parting Advice to Rio+20
Note from YES! Magazine Publisher Fran Korten: On June 12 the world lost a powerful voice for the value of collective action. Elinor Ostrom, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2009, passed away after months of struggle with pancreatic cancer. Her groundbreaking research documented the conditions under which local people the world over will manage natural resources in an equitable and sustainable manner. Lin was my friend and colleague, and I deeply mourn her loss.
Her perspective is sorely needed now, as delegates gather for the Rio+20 conference in Brazil to negotiate agreements on the best ways to reach a sustainable world. Lin was wary of formulaic solutions that ignore and constrain the capability of local people to act in their own long-term best interest. Government's role, she felt, was to support local capability, not undermine it, as is so often the case.
In the interview that I conducted shortly after she had received the Nobel Prize, I asked her what would be her advice to people in power. "No panaceas!" was her instant response. Large institutions—whether governments or corporations—err in looking for standardized approaches, while local people can tailor their solutions to the unique characteristics of their place. The negotiators at Rio would do well to heed her words.
Elinor Ostrom shared her advice for Rio + 20 with Project Syndicate shortly before her death:
Much is riding on the United Nations Rio+20 summit. Many are billing it as Plan A for Planet Earth and want leaders bound to a single international agreement to protect our life-support system and prevent a global humanitarian crisis. Inaction in Rio would be disastrous, but a single international agreement would be a grave mistake. We cannot rely on singular global policies to solve the problem of managing our common resources: the oceans, atmosphere, forests, waterways, and rich diversity of life that combine to create the right conditions for life, including seven billion humans, to thrive.
We have never had to deal with problems of the scale facing today's globally interconnected society. No one knows for sure what will work, so it is important to build a system that can evolve and adapt rapidly.
Decades of research demonstrate that a variety of overlapping policies at city, subnational, national, and international levels is more likely to succeed than are single, overarching binding agreements. Such an evolutionary approach to policy provides essential safety nets should one or more policies fail.
The good news is that evolutionary policymaking is already happening organically. In the absence of effective national and international legislation to curb greenhouse gases, a growing number of city leaders are acting to protect their citizens and economies.
This is hardly surprising—indeed, it should be encouraged.
Most major cities sit on coasts, straddle rivers, or lie on vulnerable deltas, putting them on the front line of rising sea levels and flooding in the coming decades. Adaptation is a necessity. But, with cities responsible for 70 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions, mitigation is better.
When it comes to tackling climate change, the United States has produced no federal mandate explicitly requiring or even promoting emissions-reductions targets. But, by May last year, some 30 US states had developed their own climate action plans, and more than 900 US cities have signed up to the US climate-protection agreement.
This grassroots diversity in "green policymaking" makes economic sense. "Sustainable cities" attract the creative, educated people who want to live in a pollution-free, modern urban environment that suits their lifestyles. This is where future growth lies. Like upgrading a mobile phone, when people see the benefits, they will discard old models in a flash.
Of course, true sustainability goes further than pollution control. City planners must look beyond municipal limits and analyze flows of resources—energy, food, water, and people—into and out of their cities.
Worldwide, we are seeing a heterogeneous collection of cities interacting in a way that could have far-reaching influence on how Earth's entire life-support system evolves. These cities are learning from one another, building on good ideas and jettisoning poorer ones. Los Angeles took decades to implement pollution controls, but other cities, like Beijing, converted rapidly when they saw the benefits. In the coming decades, we may see a global system of interconnected sustainable cities emerging. If successful, everyone will want to join the club.
Fundamentally, this is the right approach for managing systemic risk and change in complex interconnected systems, and for successfully managing common resources—though it has yet to dent the inexorable rise in global greenhouse-gas emissions.
Rio+20 has come at a crucial juncture and is undoubtedly important. For 20 years, sustainable development has been viewed as an ideal toward which to aim. But the first State of the Planet Declaration, published at the recent mammoth science gathering Planet Under Pressure, made it clear that sustainability is now a prerequisite for all future development. Sustainability at local and national levels must add up to global sustainability. This idea must form the bedrock of national economies and constitute the fabric of our societies.
The goal now must be to build sustainability into the DNA of our globally interconnected society. Time is the natural resource in shortest supply, which is why the Rio summit must galvanize the world. What we need are universal sustainable development goals on issues such as energy, food security, sanitation, urban planning, and poverty eradication, while reducing inequality within the planet's limits.
Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons
Fran Korten interviews Elinor Ostrom
As an approach to dealing with global issues, the UN Millennium Development Goals have succeeded where other initiatives have failed. Though not all MDGs will be met by the target date of 2015, we can learn a great deal from the experience.
Setting goals can overcome inertia, but everyone must have a stake in establishing them: countries, states, cities, organizations, companies, and people everywhere. Success will hinge on developing many overlapping policies to achieve the goals.
We have a decade to act before the economic cost of current viable solutions becomes too high. Without action, we risk catastrophic and perhaps irreversible changes to our life-support system.
Our primary goal must be to take planetary responsibility for this risk, rather than placing in jeopardy the welfare of future generations.
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House to vote on bill replacing sequester spending cuts
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Obama in focus, yet all over the map
Obama in focus, yet all over the map
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WHIP COUNT: House lawmakers' positions on GOP's 'Plan B'
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Fiscal Cliff: Two Cheers for Boehner's Plan B (But Oppose It Anyway)
Fiscal Cliff: Two Cheers for Boehner's Plan B (But Oppose It Anyway)
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