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Central Services
We do the work, You do the pleasure
Hi there. I want to talk to you about ducts. Do your ducts seem old-fashioned? Out of date? Central Services' new duct designs are now available in hundreds of different colors, to suit your individual taste. Hurry now while stocks last, to your nearest Central Services showroom. Designer colors to suit your demanding taste.
A lot of people have talking about the social desktop, networked services, and similar stories lately. I guess the integration between computers and network services, which I had been talking about over 11 years ago, is finally catching on. Thanks to all the new smartphones, netbooks, and similar devices, designed to be on-line all the time, and the services people are providing for those devices, we're now trying to wedge the same integration into our outdated desktops. And it seems like nobody really wants to do what's best for everyone here. Having all the apps just use the same libraries to access the same data, and parse it separately, and have the user add their account to all the apps N times, just isn't going to make a good or useful experience.
This is where Central Services would come in. I've talked a little bit about it before, to a few people at UDS, and on IRC. I haven't had a lot of time to work on getting the ball rolling though. But I really want to get things going now, so that we can build a really awesome experience in the desktop, around all the services available, and that everyone uses daily. The goal is to provide a central system where all the plug-ins and configuration live. The user would then only have to add their account for any particular service once. The system would also provide transcoding features for data, taking the XML or JSON for example, and converting it to a common format that all the apps which are designed to display the data only have to actually deal with a single, defined, common format. Central Services however, would not be a data store. Rather, it is a central place for accessing your data from wherever it is stored. There would be a small, optimized local cache, perhaps, and we could integrate with indexing solutions, which may store the data, to provide more feature-rich search capabilities in the desktop as well. But the overall goal is to provide a simple, consistent means for accessing and managing your data. I've been thinking a lot about the problem over the years, and I think a modular, centralized system is the best way forward on the desktop with it. I've been trying to think of a nice way to design the API, with a good balance between being generic, yet powerful. The main API access will be via DBus, but there will be some C and Python convenience libraries as well. I'm not entirely sure what the best way to document the API, and get stuff rolling there is, but I'd love some help and feedback with it. If you're interested in making the desktop awesome, and helping define the API, and getting some working code up and out in the wild, please e-mail me and let me know, or poke me on IRC. You can e-mail me at the usual dobey on gnome.org or dobey on wayofthemonkey.com to get my attention.
A common API, accounts interface for users, and cross-service integration all over the desktop would be a huge win for everyone. Let's get together and make it happen.


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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 9:57 AM GMT on August 05, 2013
Hurricane Sandy's enormous $65 billion price tag put that great storm in third place for the most expensive weather-related disaster in U.S. (and world) history, and six of the ten most expensive U.S. weather-related disasters since 1980 have been hurricanes. Thus, how the strongest hurricanes may be affected due a changing climate is a topic of critical concern. Since hurricanes are heat engines that extract heat energy from the oceans to power themselves, hurricane scientists are confident that the very strongest storms will get stronger by the end of the century, when Earth's land and ocean temperatures are expected to warm 2 - 3°C, to levels unmatched since the Eemian Era, 115,000 years ago. Computer modeling work consistently indicates that greenhouse warming will cause the globally averaged intensity of tropical cyclones to shift towards stronger storms, with intensity increases of 2–11% by 2100. But hurricanes are fussy creations, and are sensitive to wind shear and dry air. Although the strongest storms should get stronger when "perfect storm" conditions are present, these "perfect storm" conditions may become less frequent in the future, due to the presence of higher wind shear, altered atmospheric circulation patterns, or more dry air at mid levels of the atmosphere. Indeed, the climate models used to formulate the 2007 IPCC report suggested that we might see the strongest hurricanes getting stronger, but a decrease in the total number of hurricanes in the Atlantic (and worldwide) later this century. However, the latest set of models used to formulate the 2013 IPCC report left open the possibility that we might see in increase in the total number of hurricanes, and and increase in their intensity. Given the conflicting model results, we really don't know how global warming will affect the number of hurricanes and their intensity, but we run the risk of making one of humanity's greatest scourges worse.
Figure 1. The list of most expensive U.S. weather-related disasters since 1980 is dominated by hurricanes.
Climate models and hurricane frequency
The database we have on historical hurricanes does not extend far enough into the past and is not of high enough quality to make many judgements on how human-caused climate change may be affecting these great storms. A landmark 2010 review paper, "Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change", authored by ten top hurricane scientists concluded that the U.S. has not seen any long-term increase in landfalling tropical storms and hurricanes, and that "it remains uncertain whether past changes in tropical cyclone activity have exceeded the variability expected from natural causes" (tropical cyclone is the generic term which encompasses tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes, and typhoons.) Based in part on modeling studies using climate models run for the 2007 IPCC report, the scientists concluded that "it is likely that global mean tropical cyclone frequency will either decrease or remain unchanged owing to greenhouse warming." For example, one of the modeling studies the review paper quoted, Knutson et al. (2008), "Simulated reduction in Atlantic hurricane frequency under twenty-first-century warming conditions", projected a decrease in Atlantic tropical storms by 27% and hurricanes by 18% by the end of the century. An important reason that their model predicted these decreases was due to a predicted increase in wind shear. As I explain in my wind shear tutorial, a large change of wind speed with height over a hurricane creates a shearing force that tends to tear the storm apart. The amount of wind shear is critical in determining whether a hurricane can form or survive.
But a July 2013 study by MIT's Dr. Kerry Emanuel, "Downscaling CMIP5 climate models shows increased tropical cyclone activity over the 21st century", challenged this result. Dr. Emanuel argued that tropical cyclones are likely to become both stronger and more frequent as the climate continues to warm. This increase is most likely to occur in Western North Pacific, with smaller increases in the Atlantic. Dr. Emanuel took output from six newer higher-resolution climate models used to formulate the 2013 IPCC report, and used the output to drive a high-resolution hurricane model. The simulations found that the global frequency of tropical cyclones would increase by 11% to 40% by 2100, with intensity increases as well. The combined effects produced a global increase in Category 3 and stronger hurricanes of 40%. The behavior of these strongest hurricanes is critical, since they do most of the damage we observe. Over the past century, Category 3 - 5 hurricanes accounted for 85% of US hurricane damage, despite representing only 24% of U.S. landfalling storms. Category 4 and 5 hurricanes made up only 6% of all U.S. landfalls, but accounted for 48% of all U.S. damage (if normalized to account for increases in U.S. population and wealth, see Pielke et al., 2008.)
Figure 2. Projected changes in tropical cyclone track density during the 2006-2100 period compared to the 1950-2005 period, using output from six climate models included in the 2013 IPCC report. The global frequency of tropical cyclones is predicted to increase by 11% to 40%, with the largest changes occurring in the Northwest Pacific off the coast of Japan. Smaller increases are predicted for the Atlantic and near Australia. Image credit: Kerry Emanuel, "Downscaling CMIP5 climate models shows increased tropical cyclone activity over the 21st century", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 8, 2013, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1301293110.
However, a study by Knutson et al. (2013), using the same latest-generation climate models as used by Emanuel (2013), but using the output from the models to drive a different high-resolution hurricane model, found a 20% decrease in Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes by 2100. Two other 2013 studies by Villarini et al. and Camargo, also using output from the 2013 IPCC models, found essentially no change in Atlantic tropical cyclones. The reason for the differences, lies, in part, with how much global warming is assumed in the studies. Dr. Emanuel's study, which found an increase in tropical cyclone activity, assumed a worst-case warming situation (RCP 8.5), following the "business as usual" emissions path humanity is currently on. The Knutson et al. study, which found a decrease of 20% in Atlantic tropical cyclones, used a scenario (RCP 4.5) where it was assumed humans will wise up and cause about half of the worst-case greenhouse warming. The study found found "marginally significant" increases in Atlantic Category 4 and 5 hurricanes of 39% - 45% by 2100. These dramatically different results give credence to Dr. Emanuel statement at the end of his paper, "the response of tropical cyclones to projected climate change will remain uncertain for some time to come." The 2013 IPCC report also emphasized the high amount of uncertainty in how climate change might affect hurricanes, stating that there was "low confidence" that we have observed any increases in intense tropical cyclones due to human causes. However, since the 1970s, it is virtually certain (99 - 100% chance) that the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and tropical storms in the North Atlantic has increased, and there is medium confidence that a reduction in small air pollution particles (aerosols) over the North Atlantic caused part of this effect. The report's forecast for the future stated that it is "more likely than not" (50 - 100% chance) that human-caused climate change will cause a substantial increase in intense tropical cyclones in some ocean basins by 2100, with the Western North Pacific and Atlantic being at particular risk. Also, there will likely (66 - 100% chance) be an increase in both global mean tropical cyclone maximum wind speed and rain rates by 2100, and more likely than not (50 - 100% chance) that the increase in the most intense tropical cyclones will be larger than 10% in some basins.
Figure 3. Expected change in Atlantic Category 4 and 5 hurricanes per decade expected by the year 2100, according to Knutson et al. (2013), "Dynamical Downscaling Projections of 21st Century Atlantic Hurricane Activity: CMIP3 and CMIP5 Model-based Scenarios." This research used the latest generation of climate models from the 2013 IPCC report, and found "marginally significant" increases in Atlantic Category 4 and 5 hurricanes of 39% - 45% by 2100.
Hurricane damages are currently doubling every ten years without the effect of climate change, according to Pielke et al., 2008. This is primarily due to the increasing population along the coast and increased wealth of the population. The authors theorize that the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926, a Category 4 monster that made a direct hit on Miami Beach, would have caused about $150 billion in damage had it hit in 2005. Thus, by 2015, the same hurricane would do $300 billion in damage, and $600 billion by 2025. This is without considering the impact that accelerating sea level rise will have on storm surge damages. Global sea level rise over the past decade has been about double what it was in the 20th century, and the rate of sea level rise is expected to increase further in the coming decades. Storm surge does the majority of damage in major hurricanes, and storm surges riding on top of higher sea levels are going to do a lot more damage in the coming decades. If we toss in the (controversial) increases in Category 3 and stronger storms like Dr. Emanuel suggests may occur, the hurricane damage math gets very impressive. We can also add onto that the relatively non-controversial increase in tropical cyclone rainfall of 20% expected by 2100, which will sharply increase damages due to fresh water river flooding. It is controversial whether or not we are already be seeing an increase in heavy precipitation events associated with tropical cyclones in the U.S., though. The total number of daily rainfall events exceeding 2" associated with tropical cyclones in the Southeast U.S. on a century time scale has not changed significantly, according to Groisman et al., 2004. But a 2010 study by Kunkel et al., "Recent increases in U.S. heavy precipitation associated with tropical cyclones", found that the number of Southeast U.S. tropical cyclone heavy precipitation events, defined as 1-in-5-year events, more than doubled between 1994 - 2008, compared to the long-term average from 1895 - 2008.
Figure 4. Time series of the 15-year running average (plotted at the end point of the 15-yr blocks) of a Tropical Cyclone Heavy Precipitation Index (red) and 15-year running average of U.S. landfalling hurricanes (blue). Note that there has been no long-term increase in U.S. landfalling hurricanes, but there has been a sharp increase in extreme rainfall events associated with landfalling tropical cyclones--the kind of rainfall events most likely to cause damaging flooding. Image credit: Kunkel et al. (2010), "Recent increases in U.S. heavy precipitation associated with tropical cyclones", Geophysical Research Letters.
It is essential that we limit coastal development in vulnerable coastal areas, particularly along barrier islands, to reduce some of the astronomical price tags hurricanes are going to be causing in the future. Adoption and enforcement of strict building standards is also a must, as well as more reforms to the government's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which subsidizes development in high-risk coastal regions that private insurers won't touch. NFIP is now $25 - 30 billion in the red, thanks to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. Reform of NFIP is already underway. In 2012, before Sandy hit, Congress passed the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, which requires people with NFIP policies to pay large premium increases of about 25% per year over the next five years. Naturally, this move has caused major controversy.
Camargo, S., (2013), "Global and regional aspects of tropical cyclone activity in the CMIP5 models," J. Climate.
Emanuel, K.A., 2013, "Downscaling CMIP5 climate models shows increased tropical cyclone activity over the 21st century", PNAS, July 8, 2013, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1301293110
Groisman, Pavel Ya, et al., "Contemporary changes of the hydrological cycle over the contiguous United States: Trends derived from in situ observations," Journal of Hydrometeorology 5.1 (2004): 64-85.
Knutson et al., 2010, "Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change", Nature Geoscience 3, 157 - 163, Published online: 21 February 2010 | doi:10.1038/ngeo779
Knutson et al., 2013, Dynamical Downscaling Projections of 21st Century Atlantic Hurricane Activity: CMIP3 and CMIP5 Model-based Scenarios, Journal of Climate 2013 ; e-View
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00539.1
Pielke, R.A, et al., 2008, "Normalized Hurricane Damage in the United States: 1900 - 2005," Natural Hazards Review, DOI:10.1061/ASCE1527-6988(2008)9:1(29)
Villarini, G, and G.A. Vecchi, 2012, "Twenty-first-century projections of North Atlantic tropical storms from CMIP5 models," Nature Clim. Change 2:604–607.
Related posts
Global warming and the frequency of intense Atlantic hurricanes: model results, my 2010 blog post.
Climate Central's analysis of the new 2013 Kerry Emanuel paper.
Goodbye, Miami: Jeff Goodell's sobering 2013 article in Rolling Stone on the challenges Miami faces due to sea level rise and hurricanes.
What the official climate assessments say about climate change and hurricanes
The 2013 IPCC report gives "low confidence"--a 20% chance--that we have observed a human-caused increase in intense hurricanes in some parts of the world. This is a reduction in odds from the 2007 report, which said that it was more likely than not (greater than 50% chance.) The IPCC likely took note of a landmark 2010 review paper, "Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change", authored by ten top hurricane scientists, which concluded that the U.S. had not seen any long-term increase in landfalling tropical storms and hurricanes, and that "it remains uncertain whether past changes in tropical cyclone activity have exceeded the variability expected from natural causes." The 2013 IPCC report predicts that there is a greater than 50% chance (more likely than not) that we will see a human-caused increase in intense hurricanes by 2100 in some regions; this is also a reduction from the 2007 report, which said this would be likely (66% chance or higher.)
The May 2014 United States National Climate Assessment found that "The intensity, frequency, and duration of North Atlantic hurricanes, as well as the frequency of the strongest (Category 4 and 5) hurricanes, have all increased since the early 1980s. The relative contributions of human and natural causes to these increases are still uncertain. Hurricane-associated storm intensity and rainfall rates are projected to increase as the climate continues to warm."
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather

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President also calls for increases on federal spending for CNG vehicles, vehicle research, and EV tax credits
At a speech at
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in the nation's capitol, President Barack Obama's (D) message to automakers was simple -- "told you so."
I. Obama Crows Over Fuel Economy Victories
He remarked:
The fuel standards that we put in place just a few years ago didn't cripple automakers. The American auto industry retooled, and today, our automakers are selling the best cars in the world at a faster rate than they have in five years — with more hybrid, more plug-in, more fuel-efficient cars.
The old rules may say we can't protect our environment and promote economic growth at the same time, but in America, we've always used new technologies — we've used science; we've used research and development and discovery to make the old rules obsolete.
The Obama administration is celebrating a win in which it convinced automakers to adhere to signficant increases to the
CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standard
Under President George W. Bush (R) and the 2007 Congress, the CAFE standard -- which covers light trucks and sedans -- was
scheduled to hit 35 mpg by 2020
. President Obama first succeeded in
bumping that target to 34.1 mpg by 2016
after initially asking for
35.5 mpg by 2016
Following that success, the President's team pushed for a much higher standard for 2025 --
as high as 62 mpg
. Automakers said
that increase would "kill" the auto industry
, but eventually begrudgingly
caved to a target of 54.5 mpg
by 2025.
The result is a mixed bag -- customers will save thousands of dollars at the pump over the lifetime of their vehicles (the exact amount is dependent on the price of fuel), but will pay $2,059 USD more for a new truck and $1,726 USD more for a new car on average (critics contend
the true price increase will be at least twice that
). And automakers have to swallow an estimated $200B USD in costs for developing advanced fuel efficiency technologies.
In his speech, the President also plugged General Motors Comp. (
) --
a bailout recipient
-- for making a climate change pledge. The President remarked, "More than 500 businesses, including giants like GM and Nike, issued a Climate Declaration, calling action on climate change 'one of the great economic opportunities of the 21st century.'"
GM makes
the Chevy Volt
plug-in electric vehicle that
both President Obama
and former President George HW Bush
are big fans of.
II. More Regulation Ahead?
Emboldened by the concessions that he has already won from the industry, the President proposed more regulation in his speech -- including a fresh round of CAFE targets for
heavy duty trucks
. The heavy-duty truck segment (which includes semis, garbage trucks, buses and three-quarter-ton pickups) was first regulated under President Bush's Energy Act of 2007, which calls for a 20 percent increase in average fuel economy by 2018.
The standard refresh would go into effect by 2018, and force that vehicle segment -- which typically features inherently poor fuel economy -- to continue more yearly bumps in efficiency. Despite the gains since 2007, heavy-duty vehicles are still the second largest source of emissions in the transportation sector, according to the White House.
President Obama was new fuel economy targets for heavy duty trucks.
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Other automotive highlights of the speech included a reiteration of the President's call to
bump the electric vehicle tax credit to $10,000 USD
, a demand for
more federal advanced vehicle research funding
, and a push to give new tax credits
compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles
The President also called for regulations to limit the amount of carbon power plants can emit -- regulations that could force coal and oil burning plants to purchase expensive carbon capture and storage systems.
The speech compared these changes to the introduction of the federally forced introduction of the catalytic converter in 1970 (via the 1970 expansion of the
Clean Air Act
to cover automobiles), which critics complained would damage the industry. He remarked:
At the time when we passed the Clean Air Act to try to get rid of some of this smog, some of the same doomsayers were saying new pollution standards will decimate the auto industry. Guess what — it didn't happen. Our air got cleaner.
The President threatened the oil industry that he
wouldn't approve the Keystone oil pipeline
unless it cooperated with emissions improvements, remarking that the pipeline would be approved "only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution."
The President wants stricter emissions standards for power plants. [Image Source: Reuters]
At least some of the President's demands are unlikely to be fulfilled given the Republican control of the House. Thus far Republicans in Congress have fought efforts to bump tax credits for EVs/plug-ins and efforts to increase vehicle research funding.
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Gadget Guy: BlackBerry Storm And Samsung Delve
Samsung Delve Rating: 4 out of 5Price: $99
BlackBerry Storm Rating: 4 out of 5Price: $199
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Samsung Delve
The Samsung Delve is a phone you may have seen a lot of in commercials recently. This sleek, slim gadget easily fits into a pocket, has surprisingly excellent battery life and has superb call quality.
It features a 2.0 megapixel digital camera, has a touch screen, and runs on US Cellular?s newly launched 3G network.
The touch screen is highly responsive and easy to use. Like other touch phones, it will vibrate a little when you click on something to let you know that it registered.
There's a menu feature on the home screen that allows you to drag and drop frequently used icons so that you are able to go straight to Facebook for instance, or your photos without having to go deeper into the phone.
With 3G, or high speed interne, the phone also is able to tune in to live TV streams. It gets more than 50 channels, many of them delayed by less than 30 seconds from their live broadcasts. The quality isn't too bad for a phone and there are a decent number of channels.
If you prefer buttons to a touch screen you may be disappointed. There isn't a flip out keyboard and that means when you're texting it's all by touch.
To get a full QWERTY keyboard you need to select QWERTY from the dropdown box and then rotate it. I don?t see you doing a whole lot of texting on this device as it does take some time to input.
This phone is really geared at people who want to have a slim, high tech phone, but not necessarily do a lot of texting.
The Upsides: The call quality really is first rate. It's easy to use and the live TV stream is pretty cool to have. In addition, the camera is decent and takes the picture with little lag.
The Downsides: I found the touch input to be a bit frustrating as it slowed down my texting speed immensely. The screen also locks itself after a predetermined time and you have to press and hold an unlock key to be able to touch the screen again. This also happens while you are in a call and can be a bit annoying.
The Bottom Line: If you're for a phone that handles calls great, plus has some bells and whistles to impress your friends, this is for you
BlackBerry Storm
This is BlackBerry's first go at a touch screen and it's a pretty solid device.
It has touch screen navigation, but this screen is unique in the fact that it "clicks." So as you are navigating you can lightly touch the screen, but if you want to launch an application or click on a link, you have to press into the screen. It takes a little to get used to but once you do, it's something you'll likely enjoy.
In addition to the unique touch interface, the Storm has all the standard features of a BlackBerry, the most important, the ability to send and receive your work and personal emails.
It also comes loaded with a 3.2 megapixel digital camera with an amazingly bright flash.
You can download and play games, music and movies. Its LCD screen does a great job with displaying videos and the audio is outstanding!
The Web browser is full html, meaning you?ll see pages as you do on your computer and a 3G internet connection means a speedier experience. If you're a business traveler and you go overseas, in addition to being able to connect to the CDMA network which is what Verizon uses, the phone can also switch to GSM mode giving you the ability to make calls from around the world -- although you'll still have to pay roaming fees.
When it comes to e-mail, it works like a traditional BlackBerry with many of the same menu options. Only you will be touching the screen rather than using buttons or a scroll wheel.
I personally found that flipping the screen to reveal the full keyboard worked the best. And while it is still slower than my BlackBerry with physical buttons, the click screen is a step above just a traditional touch.
Another advantage, the device comes loaded with pocket versions of Microsoft Office. This means you can finally open those PowerPoints or Excel sheets and edit them!
The Upsides: I really liked the device?s design, it's solid and large but not bulky. The speakerphone on it is great. The headset audio was a bit muddled. The click screen is a tremendous step ahead of other touch screen phones. The camera, while a bit slow, did a great job with pictures especially because of its built in flash.
The Downsides: I found emailing on it to be slower than a standard BlackBerry with buttons and you'll notice it's a bit sluggish when it comes to selecting applications or when rotating it. If you bought it right away that was probably your biggest gripe about the phone. BlackBerry has released new software though which makes a huge difference.
The Bottom Line: Overall this phone is great for someone who likes technology, new features and wants an overall multimedia experience with their phone, and of course, wants access to e-mail the moment it's received.
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Kristen Magee plays with paper. Every day. [Insert envious swoon here.] More than five years ago, the graphic designer and paper crafter launched Paper Crave, where she waxes poetic about all things stationery and shares drool-worthy images of cards, notebooks and anything else you can take a pen to. Here, the self-proclaimed owl and '80s music lover talks ditto machines, terrapins and what she might break out, should she decide to go a little crazy. Letter writing-wise, of course.
When did your interest in paper begin?
I'm sure that I'll date myself by saying this, but I remember how excited I used to get when my first grade teacher would hand out freshly mimeographed papers and worksheets. The slightly damp texture and distinct, purple-ish smell of a page fresh off the "ditto" machine made me a happy little first grader.
Why do you enjoy writing about paper?
I enjoy writing about paper because it's such a versatile and accessible medium. It makes me happy to be able to share creative and innovative paper creations with fellow paper lovers, and there's always something new to talk about!
What is your favorite step in the process of written correspondence?
I really enjoy looking through my collection of paper goods to find just the right card/paper/envelope for the occasion, but I always feel a little giddy when I drop a letter into the post office box and send it on its way, too.
If you could be pen pals with anyone in history, to whom would you write and what would you say?
I would write to Queen Elizabeth I of England, and we would talk about the inner workings of her reign and what it was like to hold such a powerful position as a woman during that period in time. Oh, the stories she could tell!
To whom do you most often write?
I write most often to my grandmother and to my sister-in-law.
Can you describe the most memorable letter or postcard you have ever received?
When I was in my late tweens and teens, I had a pen pal who was from Manchester, England. I learned a lot about British vs. American English through my correspondence with her, and I remember receiving a letter from her in which she talked about what she had received for Christmas that year. Her gifts included a "mini hifi" and a "terrapin", and I thought that these were wonderfully magical British items that I'd never heard of.
It took me a while to figure out that a mini hifi (I pronounced it "hiffy" in my head) was a stereo, and I learned (by looking it up in the dictionary) that a terrapin was a turtle. Pretty cool Christmas gifts, but not quite as magical as I'd first imagined. I still laugh when I think of how perplexed I was when I first received that letter.
To you, what makes a particular letter stand out from a stack of cards?
A non-white envelope, a beautifully lettered or calligraphed address, or a grouping of vintage stamps will always catch my eye.
Do you have a favorite stamp or stamp series?
The Love Ribbons stamp by Louise Fili, Jessica Hische and Derry Noyes is absolutely gorgeous, and the 2009 issue King and Queen of Hearts stamps by Jeanne Greco are also favorites.
What tools do you use when you write a letter? Do you have a favorite pen, a typewriter, or special stationery? What makes your correspondence distinct?
Sometimes I like to get a little wild and use a pen with brightly colored ink – hot pink, teal, red – but most of the time I stick with my "go to" pens, a Pentel R.S.V.P. Fine Point and one of my new favorites, a Kokuyo Fit Curve Ballpoint. I like to use colorful envelopes, and I often seal envelopes with a sticker or stamp that compliments what's inside.
What is your favorite product created by Crane & Co.?
It's a tough choice, but I have to say Lettra paper because so many of my favorite letterpress cards and invitations are printed on it.
What do you see in the future of handwritten correspondence? What do you think letter writing will look like in a decade or two?
I don't think that handwritten correspondence is going anywhere. In fact, I've seen a renewed interest in letter writing over the past year or two, as more people find themselves feeling unfulfilled by much of the communication that takes place online and look for a more personal way to express themselves. In a decade or two, I can see handwritten correspondence holding an even more special place in our culture. It may be a less common means of communication, but it will convey a meaning and importance that email cannot.
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Cleo and Annie Sue Folds. 1938
A 1938 photo of Cleo Folds and daughter Annie Sue at Walton's MIll. The steps led up a hill that divided the grist mill from the two story house where the Folds family lived. The stairs shown are constructed of wood, although the stairs today are of concrete. Cleo's husband George Burris Folds, operated the original grist mill from 1934 until it burned in 1938. He then constructed another mill and operated it until the family moved to Social Circle in 1942. The second mill burned in 1950. Photo courtesy of Clyde Folds.


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New Label, Same Great Taste: Early Season Review of Your 2011 Tampa Bay Rays
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Since coming back from a left oblique strain that landed him on the DL, Longoria has hit .310/.429/.655 in 9 May games. Tampa Bay has gone 7-2 since his return. 2011 has been a story of resiliency for the Tampa Bay Rays thus far. They opened the season losing 6 straight games and dropping their first three series (BAL, LAA, CHW). To compound the defeats, they also lost their star third baseman...


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Lebanon tries to modernize its chaotic media laws
Current Lebanese media laws exist in the perfect state of chaos. For example, a print journalist who is a member of the Journalists' Syndicate, according to the Publication Law, is protected from administrative arrest for an opinion piece or an article he writes. However, if the same journalist broadcasts the very same opinion and some find it defamatory, according to the penal code, he can end up in jail. Provisions concerning media and journalists are scattered among numerous pieces of legislation like the penal code, the Publications Law, the Audiovisual Media Law, and the Military Justice Code.


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Eastern Washington releases football schedule
CHENEY, Wash. - The Eastern Washington University football team is going to log a lot of road miles this fall to some of the toughest football venues in America.
The Eagles visit two bowl teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, as well as travel to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision runner-up, as EWU's 2013 schedule was officially announced Thursday (Jan. 31) by EWU athletic director Bill Chaves. For the first time in school history, Eastern's regular season will include 12 games.
Eastern, which finished 11-3 last season and advanced to the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs, opens the season Aug. 31 at Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore. Two weeks later, the Eagles travel to Ohio to play Toledo, then EWU plays at Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas, on Sept. 28.
Collectively, those three opponents were 29-12 overall and won 16 of 17 games at home. The lone home loss was OSU's 48-24 setback to national powerhouse Oregon, which EWU plays in 2015. Oregon State and Toledo both lost in bowl games last season, while SHSU defeated EWU in the playoffs to advance to the championship game in FCS, where the Bearkats lost to North Dakota State 39-13.
Providing a respite from the challenging September road schedule will be Eastern's home opener on Sept. 7 versus Western Oregon. Eastern's other home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash., are Oct. 5 versus Weber State (Hall of Fame Day), Oct. 19 against Southern Utah (Homecoming), Nov. 9 against Montana State and Nov. 23 versus Portland State (Senior Day).
Game times for EWU home games will be announced at a later date, but the Sept. 7 game versus Western Oregon will most likely be a night game.
Eastern's four league road games require significant travel as well. Eastern plays its first-ever game in Grand Forks, N.D., on Oct. 12 versus North Dakota, tangles with Montana in Missoula on Oct. 26, travels to Idaho State in Pocatello on Nov. 2 and makes its final road trip of the regular season at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on Nov. 16.
A year ago, Eastern shared the Big Sky Conference title with Montana State and Cal Poly, as all three teams finished 7-1 in the league. The Eagles finished ranked fourth in FCS, while Sam Houston State was second, MSU fourth and Cal Poly 12th.
A year ago, Oregon State was 9-4 overall and 6-1 in the Pac-12 Conference, and finished the year ranked 19th nationally. The Beavers ended the season by losing 31-27 to Texas is the Valero Alamo Bowl, but OSU expects to return 15 starters and a combined 302 career starts when the 2013 season begins.
Toledo advanced to its third-straight bowl game, falling to Utah State 41-15 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho. The Rockets finished 9-4 overall and 6-2 in the Western Division of the Mid-American Conference.
Sam Houston State has now lost the last two title games in FCS, and edged EWU 45-42 in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs on Dec. 15, 2012, at Roos Field. The Bearkats finished the season 11-4 overall and 6-1 in the Southland.
2013 Eastern Washington University Football Schedule
Date - Opponent – Site
Saturday, Aug. 31 - at Oregon State - Corvallis, Ore.
Saturday, Sept. 7 - Western Oregon - Cheney, Wash.
Saturday, Sept. 14 - at Toledo - Toledo, Ohio
Saturday, Sept. 21 – Open
Saturday, Sept. 28 - at Sam Houston State - Huntsville, Texas
Saturday, Oct. 5 - Weber State*% - Cheney, Wash.
Saturday, Oct. 12 - at North Dakota* - Grand Forks, N.D.
Saturday, Oct. 19 - Southern Utah*# - Cheney, Wash.
Saturday, Oct. 26 - at Montana* - Missoula, Mont.
Saturday, Nov. 2 - at Idaho State* - Pocatello, Idaho
Saturday, Nov. 9 - Montana State* - Cheney, Wash.
Saturday, Nov. 16 - at Cal Poly* - San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Saturday, Nov. 23 - Portland State*& - Cheney, Wash.
Saturday, Nov. 30 - FCS Playoffs Begin
*Big Sky Conference Game. #Homecoming. %Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame Day. &Senior Day.
Home Football Games in Cheney Take Place at Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field) on the EWU campus.
Internet: WWW.GOEAGS.COM or WWW.EWU.EDU
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Dairy Bush GigaPan - 172 – December 12 2012
Year 4 - Week 14 - 360°
A cool morning today in the Dairy Bush (-2C) with some wind out of the S (19km/h). Today is 12-12-12….won't happen again until 2112! No apparent end of the world in today's panorama.
check out the same week over the past three years:
2011 - www.gigapan.com/gigapans/94738
2010 - www.gigapan.com/gigapans/66641/
2009 – www.gigapan.com/gigapans/38739/
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Last weeks' GigaPan: www.gigapan.com/gigapans/119536
Next week's GigaPan: www.gigapan.com/gigapans/120183
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I've extracted images from a year of Dairy Bush GigaPans to illustrate the rapid decomposition of the leaf litter in this forest associated with the presence of non-native worms. The forest floor is changing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRRv09_oF5w
There is a timelapse video of the third year of the Dairy Bush GigaPan on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G519AVNzp-w
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Patricia Louise Stewart
Mt. Horeb/Middleton/Verona--Patricia L. Stewart, age 75, of Mt. Horeb, formerly Middleton and Verona, died peacefully on Friday, November 9, 2012 at Ingleside Nursing Home in Mt. Horeb.
She was born June 11, 1937 in Storm Lake, Iowa the daughter of Ivan and Helen (Bargar) Everett. She married Jerry Stewart in 1956 and they were blessed with two daughters. They later divorced and Patricia devoted herself to raising the girls, and excelled at being both mom and dad to them. She never took life too seriously, and will be remembered for her entertaining sense of humor which she held onto until her final hours. She delighted in time spent with family and enjoyed life's everyday simple pleasures.
Pat will be missed by her by two daughters, Kim Emerson of Kenosha, Kelley (Sean) Short of Black Earth; three grandchildren, Brianna Emerson of Oneonta, NY, Janessa Emerson of Windsor, Karissa Emerson of Kenosha; two sisters, Janice (Sandy) Patrizio of West Lake Village, CA, Marcia (Don) Christensen of St. Joe, MO; a great-granddaughter expected in February; numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Patricia was preceded in death by her parents, Ivan and Helen Everett.
Please join us in honoring and celebrating Patricia's life by wearing her favorite color, purple.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at JOYCE-RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 5701 Odana Road, with Reverend Dietrich Gruen officiating.Burial will follow at Middleton Junction Cemetery.
Visitation will be on Tuesday at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to"Girlies Manor", Mt. Horeb, in gratitude for their care of and in memory of Patricia.


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Heavy metal band Cruxiter unleashes its latest demo, "Madness of the Void," via YouTube in preparation for a cassette release. Cruxiter has been steadily gaining fans for its mixture of modern technique, classic heavy metal, and touches from the album-oriented melodic guitar rock of the late 1970s.
This follows the band's previous demo in 2014, "Under the Moon," which is also available on YouTube and shows the band in transition between their earliest works and their present style.


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School Sponsorship
Some schools sponsor Montessori teacher candidates in exchange for a commitment to teach during the internship year and a specified time as a teacher at their program. It is the responsibility of the Adult Learner to investigate this option with their sponsoring school.
The Carole Wolfe Korngold (CWK) Scholarship is awarded to two adult learners each year who demonstrate commitment to the Montessori community and are actively engaged in working with Infants and Toddlers or Early Childhood Montessori programs. Candidates should submit a short video they have made, demonstrating how Montessori has impacted their own life and work with children. In honoring the characteristics of our beloved Carole, the video should show evidence of humor, wisdom, playfulness, and a love for Montessori teaching.


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Videos of Webinars and Other Presentations, 2013-2015:
Work Your Workflow: 23 Editorial Production Snags and Solutions, Jess Ross, Multiplatform Content Director, TVA Group, Nov. 6, 2015 at MagsWest 2015 Conference.
Open, Read, Click: Secrets to creating digital newsletters that connect with readers, Alyssa Schwartz, digital consultant, Nov. 6, 2015 at MagsWest 2015 Conference.
Events That Boost Your Brand, Part 2, Sandro Grison, Publisher & Creative Director, Color, Feb. 17, 2014.
Events That Boost Your Brand, Part 1, Trevor Battye, Clevers Media, Feb. 17, 2014.
Blue Box Update: Making Sense of Blue Box Programs, Gary Garland, Executive Director, Advertising Services, Magazines Canada, Dec. 6, 2013.
How To Grow Your Readership and Monetize Online Content, Trevor Battye, Clevers Media, Dec. 6, 2013.
The Art of Ad Sales — Tales from an Industry Insider with Gwen Dunant, Dunant Consulting/CA Magazine/Garden Making, Dec. 2, 2013. (NEW)
Increasing Circulation for Small(er) Magazines, Greg Keilty, CM Group/SkyNews magazine, Nov. 21, 2013.
No Longer Business as Usual: A Copyright Forum for BC's Creative Industries, Erin Finlay, Legal & Gov't Relations and General Counsel, Access Copyright, Keynote Speech, Sept. 18, 2013.
We acknowledge the financial support of the government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage for the production of these videos.
Remix Professional Development Panels, 2012:
On SoundCloud:
Issue 3: Is Your Magazine Lost or Found? SEO Basics (approx. 1 hour)
On YouTube:
Issue 2: Multi-Platform Publishing (1:23:51) Sylvia Skene, videographer
Issue 1: Blogging Your Brand: Building Your Presence Online (1:11:26) Patrick Earley, videographer
Other MagsBC Videos: Street Interviews on Magazines, 2012-2013:
Part 5 (2:27) Paper Quality and Finish With Krissy Bublitz and Sheena Black, spring 2013.
Part 4 (4:00) Print Versus Online With Krissy Bublitz and Sheena Black, spring 2013.
Part 3 (5:33): What Kind of Magazines Do You Like? With Krissy Bublitz and Sheena Black, spring 2013.
Part 2 (3:17) With Melissa Ariganello and Patrick Earley, spring 2012.
Part 1 (2:50) With Melissa Ariganello and Patrick Earley, spring 2012.


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By Sam Mamudi
In depths of the financial crisis, Goldman Sachs (GS) — contrary to what they'd like you to believe today — was in pretty dire straits.
The bank went cap in hand to Warren Buffett, and offered him a very favorable deal in exchange for an investment from Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) (BRKB).
How favorable the deal was became clear this morning, when the two sides announced that Berkshire will convert the warrants it received in 2008 into common stock later this year:
The warrants had provided Berkshire the right to purchase 43.5 million Goldman Sachs common shares until Oct. 1. Under revised terms, Goldman Sachs will give Berkshire an amount of stock equal to the difference between the average closing price over the 10 trading days preceding Oct. 1 and the exercise price of $115, multiplied by 43.5 million.
As things stand today, that amounts to Buffett receiving, in effect, just over 9 million Goldman shares for free. Bloomberg calculates that into a $1.35 billion profit for Buffett, based on yesterday's closing price for Goldman's stock of $146.11.
That's not all he's gotten from the bank:
Buffett's 2008 investment in Goldman Sachs also included preferred stock that paid him $500 million a year in dividends and was redeemed in 2011.
All this in exchange for a $5 billion investment. As Dow Jones' reporter Erik Holm writes:
Today's announcement puts a nice bow on one of the more successful investments Buffett made in that turbulent time without requiring him to spend more of his company's cash.
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Replace one of the switches in 2-way switch by the SPDT latched relay controlled by arduinoAdd SPDT latched relay controlled by arduino to the existing 2-way switch ending up 3-way switch
Hello,I am having two way switches in my room. I am a newbie planning to do some home automation using Arduino and got a few questions in this directions.--> I am interested to keep the existing AC circuit intact. Would it be possible to add the arduino controlled output into the existing circuit making it a 3-way switch?Please do let me know of any other alternative approaches if the proposed approach doesn't work.The overall idea is to have my existing two way switches intact and add an additional switch thats controlled by Arduino enabling home automation.Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Well. The Grand Merge happened, and the bitstream format froze. It is a good thing. The libs are at 1.0. The missing features now are just that; missing features. Some moderately important (proper short packet handling, error return codes instead of just '-1', and so on) but still just.... missing features.
Oh, and tuning. There's more tuning to do. But we beat mp3 across the board now. That's what it's all about, eh? I can worry about other things for a little while before I try the Next 5 Month Plan To Improve Residue Vector Classification.
Oh, and another day without doing anything mildly embarrassing on the motorcycle. I must be improving.


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Methanol is a nondrinking type of alcohol used for industrial and automotive purposes. This article discusses poisoning from an overdose of methanol.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or 1-800-222-1222 for a local poison control center.
Wood alcohol poisoning
Methyl alcohol
Note: This list may not be all inclusive.
Symptoms may include:
Seek immediate medical help. DO NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by Poison Control or a health care professional.
Determine the following information:
In the United States, call 1-800-222-1222 to speak with a local poison control center. This hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. You can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The health care provider will measure and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. The patient may receive:
Methanol is extremely poisonous. As little as 2 tablespoons can be deadly to a child. About 2 to 8 ounces can be deadly for an adult. Blindness is common and often permanent despite medical care. How well the person does depends on how much poison is swallowed and how soon treatment is received.
Goldfrank LR, ed. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2011.
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Date Posted: March 22, 2010 - 3:00 am by: Paris
Katherine Heigl's lucky stars won her Female Star of the Year at ShoWest in Vegas, but they weren't able to hold her dress in place as she accepted her award. The strap on Katherine's dress snapped, almost flashing her tits onstage. Good thing she grabbed and held on to it before everyone at the awards show got lucky and see what's underneath.
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The Other Face of EMCO Maier
Just classroom training machines? No way! Visiting machine tool builder EMCO Maier in Austria, its home country, showed MMS Editor Mark Albert that the company is an important producer of advanced turn-mill machines and CNC precision lathes for both production houses and job shops.
The EMCO Maier Hyperturn 665MC Plus is one of the workhorses at Brisker GmbH,
a job shop near Vienna, Austria.
Last week, EMCO Maier brought a small number of metalworking editors to Austria to see its main plant in Hallein and to visit several customers. I was there to represent MMS on this tour. Although a longer report will appear in an upcoming issue of MMS, I can sum up my main findings by focusing on one of the company's larger turn-mill machines, the Hyperturn 665MC Plus. This twin-spindle, twin-turret machine is NOT one you'll find in a classroom where trainees are learning about the basics of CNC turning. Lesson one: EMCO Maier's product line ranges well beyond training machines and includes turn-mills and CNC precision lathes. In fact, in most of its global markets, this side of the company's business represents a bigger share of sales than its training machines.
One of the customers using this machine is Miba's bearing plant in Laarkirchen, Austria. Miba is a global manufacturer of engine bearings, automotive components, automation systems and other high-tech products. Miba has more than a dozen EMCO Maier machines at the plant, including at least four 665s, each of which is equipped with a milling head on the B axis. These machines are used in the production of large piston bearings. Lesson two: EMCO Maier machines are well designed for production applications. The company offers its own automation options, such as the integrated gantry loader/unloader on Miba's machines.
On the other end of the customer spectrum, we visited Brisker GmbH on the outskirts of Vienna. This 25-person shop and contract manufacturer has a Hyperturn 665 MC Plus (in addition to 16 other EMCO machines), which is used for the complete machining (done-in-one) of parts such as stainless steel housings for steering elements and aluminum and brackets for overhead stage lighting and sound systems. This machine has the optional Y-axis feature. Lesson Three: EMCO Maier machines have the flexibility and affordability attractive to job shops.
Currently, the company is renewing its efforts to grow the turn-mill/CNC precision lathe side of its business in the United States. Its U. S. arm in Columbus, Ohio has a new president, Patrick Welge, and vice president of sales, Dana Abshier, who accompanied the editors on the tour. Back home, they have been revamping the company's dealer network to better sell turn-mills like the Hyperturn models and other precision turning technology. Lesson four: EMCO sees a healthy market for its advanced turning equipment in niche applications in this country. (The company will be at PMTS next month and will introduce several new machines at this show.)
We did visit two training facilities in Austria. One was at the Swarovski plant in Wattens, Austria. Swarovski is famous for its crystal products such as collectible figurines, jewelry and artwork. Like many manufacturers in Europe, this company takes the training of apprentices and a new generation of skilled machinists very seriously. Swarovski recently upgraded its training programs by installing more of EMCO's industrial training models. Lesson five: the company is still a leader in classroom machines and in instructional systems.


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LOL, great stupid movie. If you have 6 or 7 bucks to waste go see it. If you don't have the money wait to rent it.
I was hoping to see more of TIM ALLEN in the movie, but no such luck. There really is no lead role in the film. Some parts are dull and long, but some are hilarious.
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Former provost to lead "ArtSTOR" organization
Posted April 5, 2001; 01:57 p.m.
Neil L. Rudenstine, Princeton provost emeritus and president of Harvard University, will head the board of a new not-for-profit organization that will develop, store and distribute electronically digital images and related materials for the study of art, architecture and other fields in the humanities.
The initiative, called "ArtSTOR," is sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, whose president is former Princeton University President William G. Bowen. Rudenstine first will lead an advisory group and will assume the duties of chairman after leaving the Harvard presidency July 1.
"Having worked closely with Neil Rudenstine over more than 20 years at Princeton and at the Mellon Foundation, I know what an extraordinarily insightful and effective leader he is," Bowen said. "I believe that his knowledge of the humanities and of art history, his exceptional organizational skills, and his familiarity with leading scholars in the field qualify him superbly to guide the development of this new scholarly resource."
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Crow Wing County 4-Hers participated in conference judging Monday, July 29, at the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds in Brainerd. The following members from the Lake Country Echo area were recognized for Grand Champion (GC) and Reserve Champion (RC) exhibits in project areas and club exhibits.
Mechanical Sciences: Robotics GC, Will Middleton.
Natural Science: Exploring the Environment GC, Aiden Birch; Entomology GC, Abby Schreier; Fishing Sports RC, Carsyn Crasses.
Personal Development projects: Safety RC, Morgan Mudgett; Youth Leadership GC, Morena Hammer; Self-Determined RC, Anna Schwalbe.
Plant Sciences: Indoor Gardening GC, Esther Kreutzfeldt, and RC, Schwalbe; Lawn & Landscape GC, Kreutzfeldt.
Consumer & Family Science: Child & Family Development GC, Mudgett; Clothing & Textiles Clothes You Buy GC, Rylie Young, and RC, Isabel Glover; Non-Garment GC, Kreutzfeldt; Needle Arts RC, Kreutzfeldt; Quilts GC, Kreutzfeldt; Food Preservation GC and RC, Lindsey Lagaard.
Animal Sciences: Cat RC, Middleton; Dog GC, Hammer; Pet RC, Sheridan Wilson.
Photography: Elements of Photography RC, Lindsey Lagaard, Matthew Lagaard, Hunter Cordova and Zachariah Loukota.
Crafts: GC, Matthew Lagaard; RC, Lindsey Lagaard; Fine Arts GC, Hammer, and RC, Anna Guida.
Club Exhibits included: Banner GC, Cloverleaf; Booth GC, Daggett Drifters, and RC, Long Lake Beavers; Animals Statue GC, Black Bear; Scrapbook GC, Emily Mighty Minnows; and Community Pride GC, Pequot Lakes Eagles.


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Congrats to Tim, Shannon and Ziggy on the derby 2nd!!!
Congrats to Tim, Shannon and Ziggy on the derby 2nd!!!
Rob won with Abe (Dave Morrison) in the Open and Skyy (Alice Woodyard) got 4th. And Bill and Livvy winning the Am, way to go Team Silvertip!!!
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I didn't become a psychology major until the end of my junior year at Youngstown State University. The "intention to graduate" form I was completing required that I specify my major. I had none, or at least until then I had not declared one. But when I counted the hours of coursework I had completed in several possible majors, I discovered I had accumulated far more hours in psychology than in anything else. I decided I must really enjoy that stuff!
A couple of years of employment as a night-shift orderly in a hospital psychiatric ward convinced me that a career path as a counselor or clinical psychologist was not for me. I was, and continue to be, more interested in the scientific study of the nature of being human rather than in the equally valid, but for me less attractive, profession of psychotherapist.
Doctoral education at the University of Massachusetts provided me with the credentials to find employment as an assistant professor, but not with a particular area of passion. I discovered that while in the process of lecturing on educational psychology to a classroom of future school teachers, when, to my dismay, it was revealed to me that many of them held firm beliefs in a variety of pseudoscientific or otherwise unsubstantiated claims, including that UFOs carry aliens from other worlds, that the full moon causes violent behavior and that ESP really exists.
Since then, I have conducted numerous studies of college students' pseudoscientific beliefs, across America and in several other countries. That research led me to more focused study of the psychological nature of belief in general, and from there to the psychophysiology of belief formation. Most recently, I have been exploring ideas about the origins and functions of human consciousness and self-awareness.
I am honored and delighted to be teaching and studying at the University of Baltimore. My students are among the most sincerely committed to their educations that I ever have encountered in my 25-plus years as a professor. The Baltimore area is full of interesting places to visit and exciting things to do. And I have the opportunity both to teach courses in areas of great personal interest to me (Evolutionary Psychology and Psychology of Weird Beliefs, for example) and to serve with a great group of bright, talented and enthusiastic colleagues. Life is good!


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Subacute combined degeneration is a disorder of the spine, brain, and nerves. It involves
Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord; SCD
Subacute combined degeneration is caused by a vitamin B12 deficiency. It mainly affects the spinal cord. But its effects on the brain and the peripheral (body) nerves are the reason for use of the term "combined." At first, the covering of the nerves (myelin sheath) is damaged. Later, the entire nerve cell is affected.
Doctors do not know exactly how a lack of vitamin B12 damages the nerves. It is possible the lack of this vitamin causes abnormal fatty acids to form around cells and nerves.
A person has a high risk of this condition if vitamin B12 cannot be absorbed from the intestine or if a person has:
Symptoms include:
These symptoms slowly get worse and are usually felt on both sides of the body.
Other symptoms include:
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. The exam usually shows
Mental changes range from mild forgetfulness to severe dementia or psychosis. Severe dementia is uncommon, but in some cases, it is the first symptom of the disorder.
An eye exam may show damage to the optic nerve, a condition called
Blood teststhat may be ordered include:
Complete blood count (CBC)
Vitamin B12 blood level
Methylmalonic acid blood level
Early treatment improves the chance of a good outcome.
Vitamin B12 is given, usually by injection into a muscle. Injections are often given once a day for a week, then weekly for about 1 month, and then monthly. Vitamin B12 supplements either by injection or high dose pills must continue throughout life to prevent symptoms from returning.
How well a person does depends on how long they had symptoms before receiving treatment. If treatment is received within a few weeks, complete recovery may be expected. If treatment iss delayed for longer than 1 or 2 months, full recovery may not be possible.
Untreated, the disorder results in progressive and irreversible damage to the nervous system.
Complications can include permanent, progressive loss of nerve and mental functions.
Call your health care provider if abnormal sensations, muscle weakness, or other symptoms of subacute combined degeneration develop. This is particularly important if you or a family member has had pernicious anemia or other risk factors.
Some vegetarian diets may be low in vitamin B12. Taking a supplement can prevent the disorder.
Katri B, Koontz D. Disorders of the peripheral nerves. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, eds. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 76.
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Haha, funny stuff on advogato this week,
Oh, yes, i almost forget, humans aren't grouped into gender catagories like we group computer cables, so if you are having a 'gender crisis' over the gender of a few adjectives i can't help but to laugh.
Anyway, i'd like to use this space for something constructive for a change and report that it's now company policy here at cylant tech for every coder to spend atleast 5 hrs a week working on an open source project. I'm trying to maintain 10hrs a week on Entity, and i haven't done anything on it this week... :(


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What do you guys suggest for holsters while field hunting (Goose, Pheasant Ducks) for the Tube Style Transmitters? I would like one so I could wear it around my neck like a lanyard.
What do you guys suggest for holsters while field hunting (Goose, Pheasant Ducks) for the Tube Style Transmitters? I would like one so I could wear it around my neck like a lanyard.
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Look a the one from Avery
I never lilked the holsters
Which tube style do you have? The new G3's are smaller than the older ones and the Avery one I bought was alittle big, I had to stuff the bottom with paper towel so the buttons would line up with the holes. I since bought TT holster.
When training if my controller is not in my hand, it's in my back pocket.
But when we are hunting I use the TT holster and have it on a retractable cord like T-Reign's product -
It keeps the controller handy in front rather than digging into a pocket or risk it falling out of one.
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Me niether and I absolutely hate it hanging from my neck, calls and whistles are bad enough.
I buy nothing but the carpentar style jeans. Transmitter fits perfectly in the little on the side of the right leg. Very easy access and it stays put when you want it to. Drives me nuts if I wear a regular pair of jeans when working a dog and have to stuff it in the back pocket.
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I have an Avery holster and hang the transmittor on the left shoulder of my waders when hunting. In the field or training carpenter pants pocket like everyone else.
I have a custom leather holster that has a snap link that I hook on to my belt loop. The controls face to the front and you don't have to try to fish your controller out of your pocket in order to make a correction. The holster was made by Mike Rathke, 317-313-4746. The holster is very well made and keeps the controller where you can reach it immediately. Here is a picture. Tritronics Holster 1.jpgTritronics Holster 2.jpg
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Topic: Halloween....Time for a Chuckle
I think most of our family here are over 25, so what would you come dressed up as, if we had a big Halloween party? I would love to be WONDER WOMAN!
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The cortisol blood test measures the level of cortisol in the blood. Cortisol is a steroid (glucocorticoid) hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
Cortisol can also be measured using a urine test.
Serum cortisol
A blood sample is needed.
Your doctor will likely have you do the test early in the morning. This is important, because cortisol level varies throughout the day.
You may be asked not to do any vigorous exercising the day before the test.
You may also be told to temporarily stop taking medicines that can affect the test, including:
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or slight bruising. This soon goes away.
The test is done to check for increased or decreased cortisol production. Cortisol is a glucocorticoid (steroid) hormone released from the adrenal gland in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). This is a hormone released from the pituitary gland in the brain.
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Different diseases, such as
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Guber HA, Farag AF. Evaluation of endocrine function. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 24.
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i think the dev made a grammar mistake. shouldn't it say 'not playing music'' or ''no music is playing'' instead of 'no playing music''.
I like it. Nice work.
Does this work with intelliscreenx
Jukebox works real well and looks nice in the notification center...
Oh yeah and Jukebox works with Pandora... Not sure about other music players though... Jukebox also shows album artwork... My favorite though is that if u are on shuffle on your iPod app and go to your NC you can have a sneak peek as to what song is going to come on next...
Ok I have been looking for a new music player tweak either in cydia or AppStore FOREVER and I decided to finally comment and see if anyone knows if the tweak I need exists already. I am looking for either a new audio player or a tweak to the stock music app that allows me to SEEK! It's so difficult to scroll with your finger to find a place in a long audio track or radio show. I am also looking to have the "rewind play and forward" button more apart so the wrong one isn't accidentally pressed. Does anyone know of anything that does this?
It doesn't need to be a sentence my friend. It just needs to make sense.
If you think what you just typed sounds right then clearly you don't understand English very well.
But one screams 'Im a noob at English!' and the other says 'I speak normally.' And this tweak is very much the former.
Haha so I would rather not have a tweak that visually looks like a person with 3rd grade English speaking skills made it.


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It had been a tough hunt. I was in N Wis and it was the last day of the 5th season. Wis has six one-week long seasons, a tag is only good for a 7 day period and I had 2 in my pocket that would expire at sunset. I had not worked a bird the previous 6 days. The birds had been pretty stingy with the gobbles.
At dawn I parked just off a logging road and listened. There was a faint gobble to the east. I turned and faced that way and heard another to confirm. Immediately I started down the road at a quick pace. After about 400 yards I stopped and heard another gobble. I was still a ways away so I kept up my pace. As I got closer I could hear him gobbling while still moving and this guy was gobbling good for a change.
When I got even with the bird he was about 200 yards North of the old logging road. I only moved in about 20 yards and set up. The birds used that road, plus the tree canopy was still pretty thin and I didn't want to spook him.
I used my Frictionwood caller with some soft yelps and clucks. He answered my calls and even gobbled in between. He was hot! After a few minutes I could tell by his gobbling he was on the ground now and moving left & right, but not gaining any ground. At one point I thought I heard a faint gobble way to the south. I kept working him with soft calling for about 15 minutes but he wouldn't move. Now I know I have a gobbler to the south as he is coming closer and I can hear him for sure.
Then the north bird's gobble sounded a little further away…and the next gobble confirmed he was moving off. I picked up my box call and hit him with 15 to 20 loud yelps. I wasn't going to lose this bird after so long with no turkey interaction. The south bird let out another gobble and he was getting closer but still a ways off. The north bird gobbled again from about his original position then the next gobble was closer then he had ever been. He was coming and I got on the gun. The south bird gobbled and I am pretty sure he is on the old logging road but still a ways east of me, maybe 250 yards.
The north bird gobbled again but he is moving to much to my left. Not good as I am a lefty and there were some blowdowns that direction. I made a couple more clucks on the Frictionwood caller and got back on the gun. The south bird gobbled and I figure he is on the logging road and about 150 yards to the east of me.
Now I am in a situation I have never been in before. I got all my senses concentrated on the gobbler coming from the north and my right ear straining to hear drumming from the east. Then I see that light bulb head moving through the woods at about 30 yards. The "south" bird that is east of me on the road gobbles about 100 yards away. I could have shot the north bird at 25 yards but instead of moving my gun I let him walk in front of it. Nailed him at 18 yards.
For a split second I was indecisive. Should I reload first (I shoot a single shot) or start in with the fighting purrs. Then my instinct kicks in and something inside me yells "Don't Think…DO" so I reload and grab the Frictionwood caller. The fighting purrs fit right in with the flopping of the north bird. I kept calling for about a minute then shift to the right a bit and get on the gun. In a minute or so I see some heads coming down the old road. A jake is in the lead but he holds up to let the tom go ahead. At 28 yards I let the tom have it. Three other birds took off at the shot and I think they were all jakes.
I looked at my watch when I killed the first bird (a habit I have) and then the second bird and only 7 minutes had elapsed. I just sat there in awe. I had gone from almost no turkey action for 6 days to 2 birds down in 7 minutes. I had killed a few doubles before but always birds that came in from the same flock. This was the first time I had 2 gobblers converge on me from different directions at almost the same time. As I punched those 2 tags I couldn't believe it. I had almost started to heat the water for the soup.
Later I GPS'ed the location of where I thought the north bird roosted and when I got back to where I first heard him it was .52 miles to the roost.
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June 18: Gokhan Saki vs. Sergei Lascenko
- Written by Dave Walsh
Over at Dutch forum Mixfight.nl there is news of a new card featuring some high-end fights. No name or organization known, but the show takes place June 18 in Rotterdam. In the main event, it will be the #5 ranked Gokhan Saki vs. Sergei Lascenko. Saki's last fight was his United Glory semi-final victory over Wendell Roche, and before the Lascenko fight, he'll also face Brice Guidon in the UG finals May 21. Good to see The Rebel staying so active despite the overall lack of options for Heavyweight fighters at the moment.
This marks Lascenko's first high profile opponent since losing to Freddy Kemayo at last year's K-1 Europe GP. One of the potential break-out K-1 Heavyweights of 2009, Lascenko has seen his career stall out somewhat over the past year. Since the Kemayo loss, he's gone 1-2, and is coming off a win over Vasile Popovici. One interesting aspect to this fight is that Lascenko has recently been in the news a bit as he has made the transition to Mike's Gym, where he has been working as the sparring partner to Badr Hari. Hari vs. Saki is a fight that has come up more than once recently, and is one I wouldn't be surprised to see sooner than later. Seeing his training partner face off against Saki will certainly be informative for Hari and the team at Mike's Gym.
The other highlight of the card is an 8 man K-1 rules tournament. Participants include the #20 ranked Anderson "Braddock" Silva, Wendell Roche, Utley Mariana, Dennis Stolzenbach, Tommy van Wijngaarden, Philip van der Linde, Nicolai Vallin, and one more fighter TBD. I'd call Silva the favorite here, with Roche 2nd.
Rounding out the card are two MMA fights: Djamil Chan vs. Thomas Wichmann, and Tugrul Okay vs. Eric Paulo.


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