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But how do you get there?
Have you ever heard the term "Guilt by association"? In short it means you become like those you hang with. Or you shape yourself by the values and virtues that those around you live.
The last two days we have been bombarded with the news of Sean Taylor, the Washington Redskin safety that was shot in his home and later died.
While this is a tragedy, we need to look at the conditions that lead to the shooting.
Now I am just using a little common sense here, and I hope that I am wrong, but when you put 2 and 2 together, typically you get 4.
Sean Taylor, like many of our pro athletes, have a tendency to draw themselves to a crowd that is less than desirable. He went the University of Miami, yet another factor. It seems that a trouble cloud seems to follow U of M athletes.
Taylor did not come from a bad home, he went to a private school, dad is a Police officer, but he found himself gravitating to a bad element, an element that became both his life style and the style of his death. It is reported that since the birth of his daughter, he was turning his life around, and I applaud him for that. Unfortunately that does not mean that those that he hung around with were changing their lives around.
2 + Last week his house was entered and a knife was left on his bed. Nothing was taken.
2 + This week someone entered his house. Went to his bed room and shot him. Nothing was taken and his girl friend and child were not harmed.
= 4. This bad element defined him and later took his life.
Stay out of bad elements. Hang around with those that will lift you up and not drag you down.
Join a gang called the Boy Scouts and develop character and values.
Live the Scout Law and Oath and you will never and I mean never end up in a situation like Sean Taylor. Surround yourself with those that are Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent. People that understand Duty and Service.
People that love and appreciate the outdoors, like to compete for the sake of competition and good sportsmanship. People that respect one another and those things around them.
Yes, I said it is an easy fix. Some would argue that these athletes that get mixed up in bad crowds are creatures of their upbringing, that they can not get out or break the cycle. This is all they know. No, that to me is a cop out. Any athlete that is making that much money, that can afford the life style of the rich an famous, can surely find themselves a path out. The alternative is to stay in and end up a victim. One of my favorite radio talk show hosts always says "Nothing good ever happens at 2 in the morning". So why put yourself in that position. The National Football league has a "Player Assistance Service" program that is available to help those that need it.
Now it is up to the player to use it… as much as it is up to the Scout to learn and live the Scout Oath and Law. It is up to individuals to be accountable for their actions.
If one truly wants to turn their around they can. It all starts with the Character of the person.
As Scouts we know what right looks like. We have our compass to guide us on our path. Always true, the Scout Oath and Law guide us down a path to success in life. Your "Assistance Program" is called the Patrol method. Your mentor program is called the Scoutmaster conference. Your life skills are developed in the advancement program and you get to taste the great things life has to offer in the Merit Badge Program. What more can one ask for? Everything to make you a good person, a man of Character. Physically Fit and able to make ethical decisions.
When was the last time a Scoutmaster had his door kicked in and was shot? Thank goodness it is not to often, if ever.
Unfortunately Sean Taylor had to die. It is a tragedy and my heart goes out to his family, especially his little girl. I am sorry it came to this, but I can't help but think it could have been avoided. Simply by not being Guilty of association.. association with a bad element.
Say a prayer for his family, and ask God to guide those that need help getting right… the help is there.. we meet every Monday night and camp once a month!
We get high…. on Mountains!
We travel in gangs… called Patrols!
We shoot rifles… on ranges!
We Chill… in snow caves!
We are up the creek… with two paddles and a canoe!
Happy Scouting!


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I was just wondering do any of you guys know much about the new Austin Powers Movie?
All I know is that (and don't quote me on this)
It will be called "Gold Member"
It is set in the 50's were Austin and Dr Evil are at School together
And Britney Spears and the gorgeous Beyonce Knowles will make an appearence.
I imagine it will be released (thats if it has been filmed yet) around the same time as Attack Of The Clones like The Spy Who Sh@gged Me was to The Phantom Menace.


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Term: black magic
Black Magic: Black Magick's aim is to harm yourself or another either purposely or accidentally. Some magicians feel that it would not be working to hurt someone else, except that they, themselves will suffer as a consequence. "As you sow, so shall ye reap" is not merely a philosophical aphorism to a magician, it is an actual physical fact. Most magicians do not want to chance getting "zapped" by the law of Karma for a foolish act of Black Magick.
source: The Truth About Psychic Powers, Donald Michael Kraig
Black Magic:
Magic performed to cause harm. Louis Culling's point about "it is prevailing mental aberration of the ignorant to label as 'Black Magic' the pentagram with two points upward" is that it not the tools of magic that are evil but only the intentions of the magician. A pentagram is a pentagram no matter which end is up; a knife is a knife no matter how it is used, and a gun is a gun no matter it held by a policeman or a murderer.
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A win at this point in a dismal 2010 season means nothing by the Mets….unless its a winning move by management to clean house at the end of the season. And that's exactly what firing manager Jerry Manuel and GM Omar Minaya represents. This team needs new energy, a new purpose, and where the leadership roles are concerned, new blood. For this reason I DO NOT want Bobby Valentine or Joe...


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Chevy Gauge Cluster Restoration - Good-Looking Needles
We Restore A Gauge Cluster With The Help Of Early Classic Enterprises
Truck builders spend a lot of time cleaning and refining the exterior of their rides to impress the masses. Flames and graphics are applied to please the eye of anyone looking from the outside, but what about the driver inside? When you are in your truck cruising around, what do you look at the most? Most likely, it's your instrument cluster. When we talk about old trucks, these can really start to show their age, and no amount of wax will keep the needles from fading. However, when dealing with the '67-'72 C10 pickups, the cluster not only comes apart very easily, but there are even upgrades to be had. Traditionally, these trucks came with a few empty holes in their symmetrical layout that could house a factory tachometer and a vacuum gauge. Now, if you want to just restore what you already have, then you can get only the parts that are too far gone to bring back. If you want all the bells and whistles, you can get those, too, because as we all know, Chevrolet is the king of interchangeability. We wanted to freshen up an instrument cluster for one of our project trucks, so we got on the horn with Stan over at Early Classic Enterprises, provider of all things early Chevy truck, to get a new bezel assembly and all the parts to convert to a tach/vacuum dash. He told us that not only does he sell all the parts separately, but he also has complete instrument clusters available. We ordered up all the pieces it would take to do the conversion and set forth to restore the rest of the cluster ourselves. Looking back, we should have just bought the whole assembly, because we found out the hard way that one of our gauges didn't work. The extra money would have been worth the peace of mind.
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South Beach is new every visitJanuary 18, 2014 8:53 PM
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Year after year, many vacationers return to familiar haunts in the mountains, the country or a resort because they are predictable, familiar and comfortable. "Nothing ever changes," they say.
Not us. My husband, Bob, and I return to Miami's South Beach because it is never the same. This Southern city-that-never-sleeps is vibrant with cutting-edge art, restaurants, architecture and intensity. South Beach constantly reimagines and reinvents itself.
When our luck holds, the weather is balmy, the food is exciting, and even though the vacationing mostly international population transports itself by taxi, bus, bike, trike, vintage auto, Rollerblade, stroller, scooter and Segway, we prefer good old shank's mare, and we log several miles a day. A good thing, too, because our travels usually involve a lot of calories.
When we heard that our friend, celebrity chef Jose Andres, opened a new place on the beach, that was excuse enough to book a trip.
The Bazaar by Jose Andres, billed as a traditional and modern tapas restaurant, is in the SLS Hotel South Beach on Collins Avenue. The pairing is brilliant.
The building opened as the Grossinger Beach Hotel in 1939, in the height of the international Art Deco period of architecture, with its bold geometric shapes, colors and lavish ornamentation. It was also the first air-conditioned hotel in Miami Beach. Later, it transitioned into the Ritz Plaza Hotel, with a red neon sign on top of the 12-story building that still lights up the skyline. The latest reincarnation of this historic hotel opened in 2012.
To bring sizzle to the space, the SLS Hotel owners tapped Philippe Starck, a prolific French designer of interiors, industrial design and especially architectural creations. For the past 30 years or so, Mr. Starck has specialized in hotel design down to the most minute detail. Grand, dramatic and eclectic are Philippe Starck signatures. He also designed SLS's next-door neighbor, The Delano Hotel, which is worth a walk-through to experience the lobby.
Mr. Starck's interior of the SLS hotel says hello in dramatic fashion. It has no lobby; it takes only seconds for a visitor to realize that a traditional lobby has been replaced by a very busy open kitchen. Dead ahead, intense line cooks are flipping, tossing and assembling, and just steps to the right, diners are socializing with drinks and noshes. A community table that has maybe 40 covers dominates the space. And high on the wall is the stuffed head of a black bull wearing a glistening red mask.
The head belongs to Tepoli, a stud bull that lived on a ranch in Teruel, Spain. After fathering more than 350 offspring, it died of old age at 17 years, likely with a smile on his face. The bull's owner, Carlos Sanchez, sent the head to a taxidermist, not as a trophy but as an homage to Tepoli's studliness. Artist Mikel Urmeneta, who has passion for bulls and bullfighting, bought the head in 2011 and commissioned the mask, which was made in Mexico. It's a bit hard to see, but there's an Asian symbol on the forehead that means "the tree," as in tree of life.
A Spanish black bull as art is an icon of, and proper introduction to, an equally dramatic and iconic Spanish restaurant.
The Bazaar by Jose Andres
Enter Spanish chef and James Beard Award winner Jose Andres. He is to the culinary world what Mr. Starck is to the design world: on top of his game, acclaimed and an irrepressible force. A disciple of famed chef, restaurateur and innovator Ferran Adria, Mr. Andres designed the Bazaar's upscale tapas menu in keeping with his Spanish heritage and tradition, with ingenious influences from South Beach's local Latin flavors spiced with those of Asia. It's all over the place, but the fusion adds great fun to the dining experience.
But Asia? In the 1930s, both Miami and Singapore embraced the architectural style known as Art Deco. Both cities adopted the fashion because it represented modernity, elegance, extravagance and probably decadence, too. When I vacationed in Singapore a few years ago, I remember seeing, and being a little confused by, Art Deco fins and pyramids applied to shophouses and old buildings.
The all-tapas menu, titled Spain Yesterday and Today and Miami Meets the World, is divvied up into sections. We chose one dish from each category.
■ Kueh Pai Ti, one of Singapore's favorite street foods, combines shrimp, peanuts and chili sauce packed into a one-bite explosion of flavor in a thimble-sized crunchy rice cup.
■ A Japanese Taco of grilled eel, shiso, cucumber, wasabi and pork chicharrones is a delicious bite. But Jose's Taco combines two luxurious foods in a wink to the genre, sevruga caviar mounded on shavings of black-foot Jamon Iberico. Roll it up, pop it in the mouth. Finish with champagne. Why not?
■ King crab with raspberry coulis and edible flowers in sherry vinaigrette are served in the can in which they were preserved. Spain is known for producing the highest quality canned goods in the world, and all the tapas in this section are presented in cans. I once had to buy a suitcase in Barcelona just to carry canned goods.
These exquisite bites demanded an extraordinary wine. We think the servers must stay up nights tasting, memorizing and becoming expert in the mysteries of oenology. Our server actually has an advanced degree in hospitality, and in 20 years, surely he'll have his own place. He chose a tempranillo.
■ Bao con Lechon translates to sous vide-cooked pork belly on a Chinese bun, topped with a Jamon Iberico chicharron. And that's funny.
■ Pa amb Tomaquet is Catalan-style toasted bread with grated fresh tomato, drizzled with the best new olive oil. A chip of Manchego cheese topped the toast. I rarely had a breakfast in Spain without it.
At this point in our dinner, I was having nostalgic flashbacks to Seville, Madrid and Bilbao, and I asked our server to please bring side dishes of both the house olive oil and alioli, the ubiquitous Spanish garlic mayonnaise. I liberally dabbed and doused every bite, probably ruining the composed flavor profiles of the remaining dishes.
We weren't eating with eyes cast down on the table, either. All around us, the softly lit dining room hummed. We heard bits and bobs of Italian, French, snips of Arab dialects, Aussie-accented English and, of course, Spanish. Handsome Latin men steered the elbows of elegant partners high above their Jimmy Choo's and Christian Louboutin red-soled spikes. And when I stared as a tall, fashionable dude swept by with an entourage, our server said, "Oh, that's Dennis Rodman. He's a regular here."
Pressing on, more tapas. True to form, each of them about four bites.
■ Dragon Fruit Ceviche pairs the lipstick-red-skinned fruit of Southeast Asia with tuna, pecans, lime and hibiscus foam.
Time for a sandwich? Butifarra Flauta combines Spain's famous sausage with piquillo peppers and aioli on an eclair-sized baguette.
And another? The smallest Cuban sandwich, with all elements accounted for.
We had a good laugh over The Ultimate Spanish Tapa, Ensalada Rusa. Better than it sounds. Cooked and cubed potatoes, carrots and canned tuna with mayo are topped with globes of trout roe. In Russia, with the addition of dill and canned peas, the dish is called Salat Olivier. Such is the diaspora of a good dish.
With two more dishes to do, I needed a breather. As I looked around, I saw the walls moving. No, not an earthquake, and, no, not too much wine. The ornately painted walls aren't walls at all. They are printed fabric panels as thin and transparent as scrim, with its stage curtain magic. That Philippe Starck! Playing games with the eye, he can change his interiors at whim.
■ Going for the big finish, we ordered seared scallops with toasted pine nut dust and a sauce of Pedro Jimenez. And, finally, Cuban coffee-rubbed churrasco: fingers of rare grilled beef and passion fruit garnish.
We would have folded our napkins, but our server would have none of it. "Dessert is coming," he said. Deconstructed Key Lime Pie and a plateful of rich chocolate confections.
Sated, although stuffed is the better word, we decided to come back during the day to check out the pool and catch the action at Bar Centro, Bazaar's bar adjacent to the dining room, throbbing that night to Latin music and packed with the young, the hip and the future deaf.
But wait. Something in this experience is off, I thought. Here, the service, the tapas and the dining room represent fine dining, very fine and very expensive. And that's the disconnect. In America, the word "tapas" translates to a series of small plates eaten at a restaurant.
In Spain, tapas represent a culture. They are bar food, snacks. Many's the time Bob and I have squeezed into a tapas bar, usually a very loud one, ordered a tinto and noshed through a couple of inexpensive dishes. There's a knack to it, and here's the drill. Walk into a tapas bar. Jostle your way up to the counter. Order a glass of tinto or beer and check out the dishes, sometimes set out on platters on the bar, sometimes in a display case or made to order in the kitchen. Offerings might include a cazuela of sizzling garlic shrimp, Spanish egg-potato tortilla, marinated fresh anchovies, chicken or ham croquetas, and so much more. The bartender sets the plate in front of you and you tuck in, often standing at the bar or leaning on a counter. In some places, sitting (at an extra charge) is strictly for amateurs and pensioners. When you are done, you hail the bartender and settle the check. Then move on tapa hopping to the next bar and repeat until full, tiddly, tired or all three.
So we have two sides of the same tapa coin. In Spain, casual and accessible, in Bazaar, state-of-the-art as imagined by an artist. I like both, thank you.
Marlene Parrish: 412-481-1620 or email@example.com.


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Binghamton University offers workshop on cultural differences in parenting
The Office of International Student and Scholar Services, and the Division of Human Development of the School of Education and Human Development will co-sponsor a workshop titled "Five Keys for Being a Successful Parent in the United States," at 1 p.m. Monday, October 7, in room 133 of the University Union. The workshop is free and open to the public.
The workshop will explore the interaction of cultural differences in childcare and United States family law. Philomena Stomato, assistant county attorney for Broome County, will make a presentation on family law. Wazir Mohamed from Guyana and Lindah Mhando from Tanzania, both doctoral candidates at the University and parents, will offer insight on issues relating to childcare cultural differences. Mohamed and Mhando will share strategies to assist international students and their families as they adjust to living in the United States.
For more information, contact the Office of International Student and Scholar Services at 607-777-2510.


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The Department of Natural Resources has looked into what caused a chemical spill in Washington.Last night, a resident near South 14th Street and East Adams reported a strong chemical odor and milky white color in a neighborhood stream. Upon investigation, its source was traced to a spill at the Liqui-Grow fertilizer plant. The spill was caused by an employee rinsing out totes in an area designed to contain runoff.
When that area filled, the employee pumped the rinse water to the ground, running over a gravel parking lot before emptying into a drainage ditch and storm sewer eventually leading to the South Fork of Long Creek on the southeast part of town.
The company estimates that at least 400 to 500 gallons of rinse water reached the creek. The storm sewer has been flushed with clean water. Residents, pets and livestock should avoid the creek for at least 48 hours.
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Pushed out udev-024-3 to Fedora Core Development:
- added central config file for udev
/etc/sysconfig/udev which contains
# set USE_UDEV to yes, if you want to use udev # USE_UDEV="yes" # if selinux file attributes # should be restored (leave to yes, if unsure) UDEV_SELINUX="yes" # if console permissions (pam_console) # should be restored (leave to yes, if unsure) UDEV_CONSOLE="yes" # if dbus messages should be sent UDEV_DBUS="no" # if actions should be logged UDEV_LOG="no"for that, I had to make /etc/hotplug.d/default/udev.hotplug a shell script, which tests for USE_UDEV and then exec's udevsend
- added dbus, selinux and pam_console support through these scripts:
/etc/dev.d/default/dbus.dev /etc/dev.d/default/pam_console.dev /etc/dev.d/default/selinux.dev
- dbus.dev calls /usr/sbin/udev_dbus which has Kay's latest dbus patch.
- pam_console.dev calls pam_console_setowner, which is basically a modified pam_console_apply, which only modifies one file. (no glob on /dev, thus no readdir on /dev every time)
- selinux.dev just calls
# restorecon $DEVNAMEwhich makes udev_selinux somehow obsolete. There have be selinux policies written yet to let udev execute scripts from /etc/dev.d.
- set up the config file to use directories for permissions and rules
and wrote some basic rules and permissions as used by us
/etc/udev/permissions.d/ /etc/udev/permissions.d/00-udev.permissions /etc/udev/rules.d/ /etc/udev/rules.d/00-udev.rulesThe directories can be used as a drop in for vendors and customers.


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Materials for the Juvenile collections in Cook and USMGC will be cataloged to De Grummond standards, since many of these titles will eventually be relocated to the De Grummond Collection. Exceptions: these materials differ from De Grummond books in that they will be barcoded and labeled instead of receiving acid-free slips. New materials must now have plastic covers and dust jackets.
See, Edit Cataloging Procedures for general information on editing bibliographic records. In addition, use the following guidelines for juvenile materials.
1. Check record to see if it matches the book. The main difference from cataloging for the regular collection involves the treatment of printing dates. In the De Grummond standards, each printing of a work receives its own catalog record, provided that the printing is identified by a date distinct from earlier dates of publication. For example:On t.p. verso: c1956, reprinted 1965Edition of 1959, 8 th printing, 1970c1974. Tenth printing
The first two examples would require records for the 1965 and 1970 printings, respectively, instead of using the records for the original dates of publication. For the third example, we would use the record for the 1974 edition; a printing statement not associated with a unique date, or one that explicitly states a printing in the same year as the original date of publication, does not create the need for a new record. Remember that for juvenile materials, unlike other collections, different printing dates cannot be represented on the same record. If you have a record that matches your book except for a different printing date, you will need to find an exact match or give the book to Kathy to create a new OCLC record for the printing you have in hand.
2. If you have a matching record, check the call number. Call numbers need to fit into our shelf arrangement. Juvenile fiction is classed in PZ. 050 LC call no. If changed in any way other than adding a date, the call number must be moved to an 090 field. Some numbers you may encounter that are no longer valid:PZ3, PZ4-old LC call numbers for adult fiction. These are no longer used. If a work is cataloged as adult fiction, it should be classed in the appropriate literature number (e.g., PS for American literature).PZ8.7-obsolete LC call number for juvenile humor; now classed in PN.PZ8.9-obsolete LC call number for miscellaneous stories; now classed in PZ7.PZ9-obsolete LC call number for history and geography; now classed with subject.PZ10-obsolete LC call number for science; now classed with subject.
090 Local call no. Supplied by cataloging institution. If we create a call number from scratch or modify an LC call number in any way other than adding the date, it goes in the 090 field. Some numbers to remember:
PZ5-Collections of children's stories by various authorsPZ7-General children's fictionPZ8-Fairy talesPZ8.1-FolklorePZ8.2-FablesPZ8.3-Nursery rhymes, stories in rhymePZ10.3-Animal stories
Call number structure in PZ consists of the first two elements of the call number (PZ7, 8, etc.) plus an author Cutter and a title cutter consisting of the first two or three letters of the first word (except articles) of the title, e.g.:
Author: Gág, Wanda,|d1893-1946Title: Millions of catsCall number: PZ7.G121|bMi 1977
When creating a call number, always check our online call number index to fit the number into our existing range. Titles for which we already own other editions should be given the same call number with a different date. Works in a given subject area by the same author should have the same Cutter number. For example, if creating a call number for an animal story by Anne H. White, check our books by White in PZ10.3 to get her author Cutter and to fit your book into the index. Due to the requirements of fitting each author alphabetically into the call number index, an author may have a different Cutter in, for example, PZ 7 than s/he does in PZ8. If you are unsure about which call number to assign, please see Kathy.
3. If you are adding a call number to an OCLC record that doesn't have one, type it in the 090 field. Lock and replace the record in OCLC before editing any other fields in the record.
4. If the 300 field does not include the number of pages, count the pages and supply the total in brackets. Many children's books do not have numbered pages, but for research purposes, we include the number of pages in our records. Example: [32] p.
5. If the book has a series coded 490 0, change it to 440 0. Change author/title series (490 1 /800 combination) to 440 0.
6. If the book indicates the age or grade level of the target audience, include this information in a 521 field, e.g. 521 1 Ages 8 and up.
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5.15: Intraplate Activity
What would you think if you heard that all geological activity does NOT take place at plate boundaries?
These photos of fabulous geological activity are going to rock your world. Why? After all of these lessons in which you learned that volcanoes and earthquakes are located around plate boundaries, this last lesson in "Concept Plate Tectonics" doesn't quite fit. These volcanoes are located away from plate boundaries. Two such locations are Hawaii and Yellowstone. Yellowstone is in the western U.S. and Hawaii is in the central Pacific.
Intraplate Activity
A small amount of geologic activity, known as intraplate activity, does not take place at plate boundaries but within a plate instead. Mantle plumes are pipes of hot rock that rise through the mantle. The release of pressure causes melting near the surface to form a hotspot. Eruptions at the hotspot create a volcano.
Hotspot volcanoes are found in a line (Figure below). Can you figure out why? Hint: The youngest volcano sits above the hotspot and volcanoes become older with distance from the hotspot.
An animation of the creation of a hotspot chain is seen here: http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/eoc/teachers/t_tectonics/p_hawaii.html.
Intraplate Activity in the Oceans
The first photo above is of a volcanic eruption in Hawaii. Hawaii is not in western North America, but is in the central Pacific ocean, near the middle of the Pacific Plate.
The Hawaiian Islands are a beautiful example of a hotspot chain in the Pacific Ocean. Kilauea volcano lies above the Hawaiian hotspot. Mauna Loa volcano is older than Kilauea and is still erupting, but at a slower rate. The islands get progressively older to the northwest because they are further from the hotspot. This is because the Pacific Plate is moving toward the northwest over the hotspot. Loihi, the youngest volcano, is still below the sea surface.
The Hawaiian Islands have formed from volcanic eruptions above the Hawaii hotspot.
Since many hotspots are stationary in the mantle, geologists can use some hotspot chains to tell the direction and the speed a plate is moving (Figure below). The Hawaiian chain continues into the Emperor Seamounts. The bend in the chain was caused by a change in the direction of the Pacific Plate 43 million years ago. Using the age and distance of the bend, geologists can figure out the speed of the Pacific Plate over the hotspot.
The Hawaiian-Emperor chain can be traced from Hawaii in the central Pacific north of the equator into the Aleutian trench, where the oldest of the volcanoes is being subducted. It looks like a skewed "L".
Intraplate Activity on the Continents
The second photo in the introduction is of a geyser at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Yellowstone is in the western U.S. but is inland from the plate boundaries offshore.
Hotspot magmas rarely penetrate through thick continental crust, so hotspot activity on continents is rare. One exception is the Yellowstone hotspot (Figure below). Volcanic activity above the Yellowstone hotspot on can be traced from 15 million years ago to its present location on the North American Plate.
The ages of volcanic activity attributed to the Yellowstone hotspot.
- Not all geological activity is found at plate boundaries. Some volcanic activity, with accompanying earthquakes, is located within a plate. This is called intraplate activity.
- Intraplate activity occurs above mantle plumes that cause melting at a hotspot.
- Hotspots erupt mostly on oceanic crust. Hawaii is an example. A few hotspots, like Yellowstone, erupt on continental crust. The difference is due to the thickness of the crust.
- Hotspots can be used to tell the speed and direction that a plate is moving, since the hotspots are stationary within the mantle.
Use these resources to answer the questions that follow.
1. Where is Iceland located?
2. What causes the mantle to be forced up?
3. What does a constructive plate boundary form?
4. Where are most volcanoes found?
5. What are hotspots?
6. How do hotspots form volcanoes?
7. Where can a hotspot be seen today?
8. What direction is the North American Plate moving? How fast is it moving?
9. When did the McDermmit Volcanic Field erupt?
10. What was the most recent eruption of this hotspot? Where?
1. What is a mantle plume and how is it related to a hotspot?
2. How do scientists use hotspot volcanism to tell the direction and speed of a plate?
3. Why are hotspot volcanoes much more common in the oceans than on continents?
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The best things to do in Las Vegas, from world-famous casinos and shows to restaurants from the world's best chefs
Looking for things to do in Las Vegas? Whether you're here for a shotgun wedding, a wild weekend or a family trip, we've got you covered. From major Las Vegas attractions to the best Las Vegas shows and the best restaurants to eat when you need to refuel, Sin City is full of amazing make-your-mouth-drop happenings. Go on and explore the Strip and well beyond and never be stuck for things to do in Las Vegas.
Best things to do in Las Vegas
Place a bet at a world-famous casino
With one foot in the past and one in the future, the nearly 50-year-old Caesars Palace remains an icon of classic Sin City decadence. Caesars is one of the last old-school properties remaining, and few Las Vegas casinos can match it for atmosphere. But before you hit the table games, poker room or baccarat pit, mug up on the subject. The Gamblers General Store in Downtown Vegas has a library of "how to" gaming books, as well as gifts. If poker's your game, head to the Bellagio, where you might see some of the world's top players in action, or Downtown's legendary Golden Nugget where you can match your skills with anonymous, grizzled veterans who look like they haven't left their seat at the table in decades. If you'd rather stick to slots or video poker, head to the Palms, where the payouts are above average, or the off-Strip Gold Coast or Circus Circus, both of which offer great people-watching opportunities and glimpses of Vegas' vintage past.
See the world without leaving Vegas
Many of the more preposterously themed hotels in Vegas pay homage to notable locales around the world that would seem tacky anywhere else than here. You want Paris and the Eiffel Tower? Try Paris Las Vegas. Venice? There are gondolas and a St. Mark's Square at the Venetian. Head to Bellagio for a replica of Italy's Lake Como. The Big Apple? New York New York has the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Central Park and much, much more. Such is the magic of Las Vegas.
Get into the spirits (and wines) of Sin City
The most striking thing that sets the Strip's bars apart from most watering holes elsewhere is the sheer number of bottles. Cocktail connoisseurs should head to the Downtown Cocktail Room, where specialty drinks are rated on a level of 1 ("very approachable") to 5 ("advanced palate"). Wine drinkers should set their sights on Aureole, where the bottles are housed in a four-story wine tower that requires harnessed "wine angels" to retrieve them. Speaking of angels, if you like to imbibe while taking in a view from the heavens, visit the Level 107 Lounge on the 107th floor of the Stratosphere, with a fine smattering of signature cocktails, top-shelf liquors, and beer and wine. On the other end of the heaven-hell spectrum (and conveniently located just a few blocks down the Strip) is the Peppermill Fireside Lounge, with its cozy fire pit and world-famous 64oz libation, the Scorpion. One sting can fell a man for a week.
Check out an offbeat museum
The one-of-a-kind, often terrifying Atomic Testing Museum pulls back the curtain on the Nevada Test Site and the state's history as nuclear-weapons guinea pig. Downtown, organized-crime buffs will flip for the Mob Museum, which details the mafia's involvement with Sin City's rise. If you want a visual tour through Vegas history, head to the Neon Museum on the north end of the Strip, where signs, lights and other Sin City architectural artifacts are preserved. Aficionados of old-school arcade games should visit the peculiarly beautiful Pinball Hall of Fame, where you can admire—and play—more than 150 operational pinball machines.
Dine mountainside on the Strip at Steve Wynn's man-made wonder
From the outside, the Wynn Lake of Dreams looks like a small, tree-covered hill, but inside the resort, maverick mogul Steve Wynn has created an Alpine-like getaway, complete with a 150-ft mountain, 40-ft waterfall and old foliage repurposed from the site's original Desert Inn golf course. Enjoy an evening meal on the terraces at SW Steakhouse or Lakeside, or a cocktail at Parasol Down, and watch as the lake comes alive in brilliant hues, with the aid of more than four thousand lights, holographic images, and music for a diverting multimedia experience.
Tour the Strip for less than $10
How the Deuce can you do that? By riding one of the city's fleet of pimped-out double-decker buses that troll the Strip all the way to Downtown and back. Known as the Deuce, these buses come cheap at $6 for a two-hour ride or $8 to hop on and off all day. Twenty bucks will get you a three-day pass, and your fellow passengers will undoubtedly be a form of entertainment in their own right.
Rise above the Stratosphere
There are two reasons to follow Las Vegas Boulevard as far north as Sahara Avenue. One is Bonanza Gifts, which claims to be the "world's largest gift store," and offers a pleasantly kitschy ride back in time to the Route 66 era. A very different ride is in store if you head north along the Boulevard to the tower where all the shrieks are coming from. Stratosphere, the tallest building in Nevada, has at its summit a quartet of thrill rides: Big Shot, X-Scream, Insanity: the Ride and SkyJump—all as terrifying as they sound.
Make every day an adventure
If betting your life's savings on "red" on the roulette table isn't heart-pounding enough for you, go to where the real thrill-seekers hang. A trip to Vegas no longer automatically means an indoor vacation in smoky, windowless buildings. The desert surrounding the city offers ample opportunity to get away from the hotel-casino action and create some white-knuckle adventures of your own. Want your own Top Gun experience? Visit Sky Combat Ace where you have a chance to fly your own two-passenger plane. If actual "hands-on-the-controls" sounds a little too interactive for you, the stomach-churning drops on the zip-lines at Flightlinez Bootleg Canyon might serve you better—you only need strap yourself in and ride. Other adventures abound, whether you prefer simulated combat experience, like the sort provided at Battlefield Vegas, or tearing through the desert basin on an ATV.
Splash out on a water-based show
The most eye-catching attraction at the Bellagio, a supersize, all-American Italian villa, is the signature dancing fountains. The geysers—more than 1,200 in all—are nestled in the eight-and-a-half acre lake in front of Bellagio on the Strip. They erupt every half-hour beginning at 3pm and every 15 minutes from 8pm until midnight. Consider the fountains a free appetizer for Bellagio's main (ticketed) attraction: Cirque du Soleil's most sophisticated show, O, comprises more than 70 swimmers, divers, aerialists, contortionists and clowns performing acrobatic feats around a pool/stage containing 1.5 million gallons of water. If you see only one show while you're in town, make it this one.
Tie the knot, Vegas-style
Las Vegas has long been the classic place for lightning-quick, starry nuptials, as well as other less than traditionally inclined services—including themed weddings and celebrity ceremonies. If you want to do it Frank's way, tie the knot at the Little White Wedding Chapel, where Sinatra married Mia Farrow. One of the kitschiest and most recognizable—and a favorite among Presley fans—is the Viva Las Vegas Chapel, where an ersatz Elvis weds the betrothed. The dinkiest is undoubtedly Wee Kirk o' the Heather, for a Scottish Highland-meets-Nevada fling. Other options include truly romantic ceremonies, adventure weddings, and as many options for LGBT couples. Getting hitched in Vegas is easy; the hard part comes after.
Get hot and steamy in a spa
Whether you want a 30-minute massage to counteract the previous night's excesses or a three-hour spa ritual, almost every hotel has a luxurious sanctuary to help you unwind and look your best, but Sahra Spa & Hammam at the Cosmopolitan is among the most unique. Towering sandstone walls wind throughout the facility, giving way to treatment rooms where guests can opt for services ranging from 50-minute massage or facials to indulgent spa treatments like the Moroccan Journey, which uses the hammam's 103-degree temperature for an exfoliating, detoxifying, rehydrating trip to Mecca. The huge Qua Baths & Spa at Caesars Palace adhere to the Empire's decadent tradition, with Roman-style baths as well as an Artic ice room, and the Spa at Red Rock features a deep menu of specialty massages, body treatments and facials.
Go on an offbeat bar crawl
There's no shortage of deeply off-kilter places to raise a glass in Las Vegas, but the Mermaid Bar & Lounge at Silverton is the most extraordinary. Sip cocktails in the company of silver-finned fish-women—the Mermaid Lounge features a bar that faces an underwater tank populated by its aquatic namesake. If mermaids (and a few drinks) don't put you in a Las Vegas state of mind, nothing says "Sin City" like a Polynesian hallucinations and a headful of rum. You're likely to find both at Frankie's Tiki Room toward the northern end of the Strip, a colorful, local dive that will open a whole new Vegas dimension for you. If going off-Strip is too outré for you, enjoy your weirdness in safer but endlessly fascinating watering holes like the Chandelier Bar at the Cosmopolitan.
Make a show of it
You are coming to Las Vegas to have some fun and submitting to entertainment is the key to enjoying yourself while you're here. There is no easier way to let the fun flow over you than taking in a show while in town. With eight Cirque du Soleil shows and dozens of other options around the area, hitting up one of the city's production shows is one of the most popular activities for Vegas visitors. There are plenty of excellent choices, including Blue Man Group's rhythmic take on alienation at the Luxor, or Penn & Teller's magic secrets revealed at Rio. Or catch the smash-hit Four Seasons musical, Jersey Boys—one of the city's most enduring Broadway shows—at Paris Las Vegas. And did we mention Cirque?
Hit the shops
Take your plastic money for a spin around the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. Yes, the legions of medium- and high-end retailers located in the faux Roman stores may slay your credit limit, but your retail-battlefield prowess will win out in the end. Just up the road on the Strip, the Fashion Show Mall is easily identifiable by the $1 billion Cloud, a huge aluminum disc that hovers over the mall's main court and streams ads—and shade—for weary consumers. Across the Strip are the Grand Canal Shoppes inside the Venetian and Palazzo, with more choices (including an outpost of ultra-chic department store Barneys New York) and tons of great dining options for recharging your batteries.
Take a break from the Strip
Suffering from sensory overload? Rancho Drive, northwest of town, offers a different side of old Vegas. Take the bus as far as the US 95 to the historic Las Vegas Springs Preserve, a huge site given over to botanical gardens, nature trails and museum exhibits. It takes a while to adjust the eyes to the unwonted green. If you'd like to push farther into the wild, head out to Mt. Charleston, just 30 miles northwest of the city. The summer months afford brilliant hiking trails in a climate much cooler than Las Vegas' and there are (usually) skiing options in the winter at Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort.
Get cool in a pool
From the time summer arrives in early April until its departure in late October, Las Vegas pool parties are the place to beat the heat. The Hard Rock's pool is the most fun you can have with your swimsuit on, and a pioneer in the pool-party action with its original daytime Rehab events. Complete with sandy beaches, waterfalls and swim-up blackjack, it's always buzzing. The Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan overlooks the Strip from four stories above and, in the summer months, is turned into a live concert venue several nights a week.
Hang out with the Downtown crowd
Fremont Street, east of the Strip, is Vegas' new and evolving hip, urbane neighborhood. What was once a blighted and dangerous stretch of road has become home to gobs of trendy bars, restaurants, shops and even independent bookstores as Downtown is reinvigorated. Swill cocktails at the Beauty Bar or the nearby indie-rock joint Griffin. The recently reopened Atomic Liquors—which used to host viewing parties on its roof for atomic-bomb test-detonations—is ground zero for where old Vegas meets new. And if you're lucky enough to be Downtown on the first Friday of any month, join in the general bar-gallery-food festivities of First Friday, when the city's galleries stay open late and everyone parties artily.
Lounge around the city
Lounge acts have been a staple of Las Vegas entertainment since the original paint was drying on the Flamingo. No doubt the pinnacle of Vegas lounges has long since passed, but there are still many "lounging" options around the city. That means you will want to edify yourself at one of these local institutions. At Harrah's, head to the Piano Bar for Peter Vallee's not-to-be-missed Fat Elvis impersonation, or, for the more upscale-minded among you, the vibe at Lily Bar & Lounge at Bellagio is like a low-key nightclub. The part-Elton-John-owned lounge Fizz, right off the casino floor in Caesars Palace, feels intimate but not crowded, and is an excellent spot to view some amazing artwork—displayed on every visible wall inside—while grabbing a cocktail.
Make a meal of it
Las Vegas' days of cheap, uninspired buffets and shrimp cocktail are long gone. (For the most part. You can still get an excellent shrimp cocktail at Du-Par's in the Golden Gate.) Dining options here rival the finest culinary cities on the globe, due in large part to the influx of celebrity-chef-helmed restaurants over the last two decades, beginning with Wolfgang Puck's Spago in 1992. In the years since, Joël Robuchon, Nobu Matsuhisa, Daniel Boulud and many other top-kitchen contenders have opened one or more restaurants here, including L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Nobu, and DB Brasserie. Menus range from high-end steak-and-seafood to unparalleled Asian dishes to pitch-perfect Italian, French, or Indian offerings—and everything else besides. The rising culinary tide has lifted diners' boats across the Vegas Valley, as the increased competition has stepped up the food game in all corners of the city, with even the lowliest strip mall housing a potentially amazing restaurant. If you want to get away from the larger, more crowded establishments, you can't go wrong at Thai heaven Lotus of Siam or Downtown's breakfast and lunch joint, Eat.
Have a few laughs at a comedy club
From full-on production shows like Carrot Top to regular stand-up headliners, and comedy showrooms like the Improv at Harrah's and Brad Garrett's Comedy Club in the MGM Grand, there's nothing like a little laughter to help you forget a rough day at the tables or a maxed-out credit card. Laugh until you cry or cry before you laugh, either way you'll feel much better afterwards.


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Fourth stabbing victim discovered, 2 arrested
Halloween party in Arena ends in violence
ARENA TOWNSHIP, Wis. - Four people are hospitalized with serious, but non-life threatening injuries after a fight broke out at a Halloween party Sunday morning.
Iowa County deputies responded to 7160 County Highway H right outside of Arena around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
A fight broke out at a Halloween party, and officers found three people with stab wounds. Medflight took one victim to UW Hospital.The other two were taken by EMS.
Another victim was discovered hours after he drove himself to the hospital.
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office has two "persons of interest" in custody in connection with the stabbing. Twenty-year-old Brandon Behrens was arrested for recklessly endangering safety and battery, and his brother 19-year-old Shane Behrens was arrested for battery and substantial battery. Both are being held at Iowa County Jail.17171458
Jeanne Vollmer lives two doors down from where the fight broke out. She was about to fall asleep when a man and a woman started fighting loudly right below her bedroom window. Vollmer yelled at them to find another place to argue, and they continued in her backyard.
Vollmer didn't find out there had been a stabbing at her neighbor's house until breakfast time on Sunday. She had just moved to her new home in May, and heard everything was normally low-key.
"This was such a quiet neighborhood," Vollmer said. "You never heard anybody."
Other neighbors say they have heard a number of parties at that residence.
While camera crews were on the scene, a group gathered in front of the house who said they were at the party when the stabbing scene unfolded. They would not go on camera, but said they believed more than one person committed the crime and none of those people were invited to the party. They added that the suspects slashed tires and crashed into other cars.
Deputies say the investigation is still ongoing.
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In the summer of 1993, my mother wrote the following memories of her California experience:
In 1943, a co-worker named Pat asked if I would like to go to California to work in one of the aircraft companies. Her two sisters had an apartment and were willing to share it with us. It seemed a wonderful opportunity, so I agreed. Mom was apprehensive, but I was approaching my 21st birthday and felt it was time to try my wings.
Daddy said, "It will be the best thing in the world for her."
Mom said, "You're not even 21 yet."
I said, "Okay, I'll wait until I'm 21."
I boarded the El Capitan on October 23rd--one day after my birthday--for my journey across the country. I had received a personal invitation from Pat's sisters when she decided not to go after all, due to chronic appendicitis attacks.
My new friends' apartment was on North Esplanade in the Hollywood Hills. I gazed in awe at the arched entrance leading to a large courtyard. Palm trees lined the street, and exotic flowers were in full bloom everywhere I looked. Each apartment had a private entrance, and came completely furnished, with a cleaning lady who came once a week.
Eleanor and Helen worked in offices at Disneyland. They insisted I take some time to become acquainted with California before starting a new job, but I was eager to settle into my new life. I wanted to try something different from data processing, but soon I discovered that the pay in other jobs was not enough to handle my share of the expenses. We had each agreed to contribute fifty dollars a week to cover rent, food, and telephone expenses. So I arranged an interview at Lockheed Aircraft, presented my letter of recommendation from Chrysler's, and was hired on the spot.
I loved California. Just walking down the street was a new experience. Perfect strangers would smile and say hello as we passed each other, and people were so kind, friendly and helpful.
In May of 1944 Mom wanted to come and visit but had no money for the trip, so I cashed in my return ticket (my insurance in case things didn't work out) and sent her the money. She too loved California, and kept putting off her return to Michigan. Then I received a telegram from my former boss at Chrysler's, saying that a job was waiting for me if I would just come back. I began to feel pressured from all sides. Mom had been with us for a month and I felt such an extended visit wasn't fair to Eleanor and Helen; and there was my Dad back in Michigan alone; and Chrysler's needed me in the new department they were forming, so I gave notice at Lockheed, Mom went home, and I followed her home two weeks later.
Going to California was something I wouldn't have missed for the world. I grew up that year, and I learned a lot about the cost of living on one's own, and making a budget work.
Many years later on a trip to California I decided to visit our apartment. Much to my dismay I was faced with a cloverleaf expressway winding through the area. Not only had North Esplanade disappeared, but all the flowers and trees as well. My Garden of Eden had been totally destroyed. Hollywood Boulevard, once a street of beauty lined with first-class shops, had deteriorated into a sleazy thoroughfare with neon signs, porn shops and tattoo parlors.
In seeming conflict with the story above,
my mother identified her companion in this photo as Pat.
Perhaps Pat resolved her appendix issues and then went to California?
my mother identified her companion in this photo as Pat.
Perhaps Pat resolved her appendix issues and then went to California?
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Robert McNamara, secretary of defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, will speak at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. His topic will be "The Follies of Current U.S. and NATO Nuclear Policy."
McNamara is the author with Brian Van DeMark of the 1996 book "In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam." In 2003, he was the subject of a documentary, "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara," directed by Errol Morris. In this series of interviews, McNamara discusses the Vietnam War, the decisions made, the lessons he learned and their relevance to the world today.
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By Shuli Ren
This is a follow-up to the Trina Solar (TSL) blog.
Citi analysts also raised Yingli Green Energy (YGE)'s target price, from $3.50 to $6, but prefers to maintain Hold for the exact same reason: Yingli's downstream business is too new:
For the systems business, YGE has finally stated they want to shift resources into the downstream; our estimates for systems shipments are raised from 5MW to 29MW in FY 2013 and from 123MW to 140MW in FY 2014. Management indicated that YGE has obtained 500MW in pipeline; but keep in mind this shift in business mix is something that is very new for YGE – we remain conservative with our System volumes.
If you do a search on this blog site, you will notice Citi is not the first broker that comments on the importance of China solar companies shifting towards the more profitable downstream business for better margins.


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I will soon be leaving Monash University, working on graphics software full time. A certain company with a weird name is paying me to work from Australia for US dollars. Rather cool.
Not allowed to say what I'm doing. In fact, not allowed to know myself yet. (Now where did I put that nondisclosure agreement?)
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It seems there may be loads of entire planets cannon balling through space but again the chances of getting hit are slim.
Was that complete coincidence or did they come from the same direction?
Apparently there is a fairly large one that currently has a 1% chance of a hit in 2048.
The odds of a hit in a populated area are low, but I doubt NASA can give strike positions accurate enough to be really meaningful.
Maybe they could say an asteroid will hit the East coast of USA and the blast might be 2M tonnes, but is that helpful?
If they can hit n ICBM i thing they can hit a meteorite.
With a little help from MIT...http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/deflecting-an-asteroid-with-paintballs-1026.html
And helping the initial blast to break the meteorite is the best idea, in the hope smaller fragment will "burn" faster and not hit the ground
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Family: Pinaceae, Pine view all from this family
Description Medium to large deciduous coniferous tree. Crown conic, becoming broad with age; main branches level to upswept, side branches pendulous. Bark gray to brown, thick and furrowed. Shoots dimorphic, growth divided into long shoots (typically 10-50 cm.) bearing several buds, and short shoots only 1-2 mm. long with single bud. Needles, light green, 2-4 cm. long, turning bright yellow, leaving the pale yellow-buff shoots bare until the next spring.
Cones erect, ovoid-conic, 2-6 cm. long, with 30-70 erect or slightly incurved (not reflexed) seed scales. Cones green flushed red when immature, turning brown and opening to release the seeds when mature, 4–6 months after pollination. Old cones remain on the tree for many years, turning dull grey-black.
Dimensions Height: 21 m. (70 ft.)
Diameter: 0.6 m. (2 ft.).
Habitat Mountains, Cities, suburbs & towns, Watersides (fresh).
Range Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Eastern Canada.
Discussion The wood is tough and durable, flexible in thin strips, particularly valued for yacht building; wood used for this must be free of knots, and can only be obtained from old trees that were pruned when young to remove side branches. Small larch poles are widely used for rustic fencing.
Important food for some birds, notably Siskin, Lesser Redpoll and Citril Finch, while the buds and immature cones are eaten by Capercaillie.


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Family: Emberizidae, New World Sparrows view all from this family
Description ADULT Has rich brown upperparts overall, but pale edges to back feathers align to create lengthways lines. Tertials and wing coverts have rufous edges, creating panels of color. Crown is brown with dark marginal line, and buffy face is dark on ear coverts with dark malar and mustachial stripes. Underparts are pale, washed buff and dark-streaked on breast and flanks.
Dimensions Length: 5" (13 cm)
Habitat Song is a sharp t'silik, easy to overlook amid rustling grass, and because species is most vocal at dawn and dusk; call is a thin tsic.
Observation Tips Scarce and local summer visitor to weedy grassland, present within breeding range mainly May-Sep; winters in southeastern U.S., favoring similar grassy areas with matted vegetation.
Range Texas, New England, Florida, Great Lakes, Southeast, Eastern Canada, Mid-Atlantic, Plains
Voice JUVENILE Similar, but paler overall, with less intense streaking.
Similar Species Count yourself lucky if you see this species. Learn and listen for its song to improve your chances.
Discussion Scarce and secretive grassland sparrow with a relatively large head. Always a real challenge to find: typically creeps away from observer through matted grasses and is extremely hard to flush. Feeds mainly on insects. Sexes are similar.


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Family: Emberizidae, New World Sparrows view all from this family
Description ADULT Has brown, streaked back; mostly dark tail has white outer feathers (striking in flight). Wing feathers have mostly dark centers and pale margins, but note chestnut lesser coverts (often hidden by body feathers) and two subtle pale wing bars. Dark-streaked crown has pale central stripe. Has a white eyering, dark line behind eye, and dark margins to ear coverts. Whitish throat is bordered by dark stripe and pale underparts are streaked on breast and flanks. JUVENILE Similar, but warmer buff overall.
Dimensions Length: 5-6 1/2" (13-17 cm)
Habitat Rather scarce summer visitor (mainly Apr-Sep) to arid grassland and sagebrush; declining due to changes in farming. Winters in southern U.S. and Mexico.
Observation Tips Sometimes feeds beside roads.
Range Mid-Atlantic, Eastern Canada, Southeast, Texas, New England, Western Canada, Southwest, Alaska, Florida, Plains, Great Lakes, Northwest, California, Rocky Mountains
Voice Song (sometimes sung at dusk) comprises two or three drawn-out whistles, followed by a chattering trill; call is a sharp tchip.
Discussion Not unduly shy and often feeds on ground in the open. Uses poles and isolated trees as song posts. Sometimes mixes in small flocks with other sparrow species. Sexes are similar.


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This happens through:
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Binghamton University will host a panel discussion titled, "The Darfur Crisis: Morality, Policy and Reality," at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in room 149 of the Science 1 building on the University campus. The discussion is free and open to the public.
Panelists include Binghamton University professor Ali Mazrui, recognized as one of the world's top 100 intellectuals, and Daowd Salih, co-founder of the Save Darfur Coalition. Also joining the panel will be Reverend Douglas Taylor from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church of Binghamton, and Gloria Lomodong, a Binghamton University Master of Public Administration degree candidate. David Campbell, assistant professor in the department of public administration, will serve as the panel's moderator.
Darfur, the western region of the Republic of Sudan, has been in turmoil since 2003. The militant group, Janjaweed, is accused of partnering with the Sudanese government to commit ethnic cleansing against Darfur's people. Over two million residents have been displaced as a result of the conflict.
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OverviewThis page collects some material and references related to submodular optimization, with applications in particular in machine learning and AI. Convex optimization has become a main workhorse for many machine learning algorithms during the past ten years. When minimizing a convex loss function for, e.g., training a Support Vector Machine, we can rest assured to efficiently find an optimal solution, even for large problems. In recent years, another fundamental problem structure, which has similar beneficial properties, has emerged as very useful in a variety of machine learning applications: Submodularity is an intuitive diminishing returns property, stating that adding an element to a smaller set helps more than adding it to a larger set. Similarly to convexity, submodularity allows one to efficiently find provably (near-)optimal solutions.
- Tutorial on Submodularity in Machine Learning -- New Directions at ICML 2013 by Stefanie Jegelka and Andreas Krause [pdf part 1] [pdf part 2].
- Tutorials on Submodularity in Machine Learning and Computer Vision at DAGM 2012 and ECAI 2012 by Stefanie Jegelka and Andreas Krause [preliminary pdf].
- Invited tutorial Intellgent Optimization with Submodular Functions at LION 2012 by Andreas Krause. Slides: [pdf]
- Intelligent Information Gathering and Submodular Function Optimization at IJCAI 2009 by Andreas Krause and Carlos Guestrin. Slides: [ppt]
- Beyond Convexity: Submodularity in Machine Learning" at ICML 2008 by Andreas Krause and Carlos Guestrin. Video
(recorded Oct 17 2008 at Carnegie Mellon University)
Part I: Minimizing submodular functions Part II: Maximizing submodular functions
Software, Materials and References
- High-performance implementation of the minimum norm point algorithm for submodular function minimization with several applications [link]
- MATLAB Toolbox for submodular function optimization [link] maintained by Andreas Krause. Journal of Machine Learning Research Open Source Software paper [pdf]
- Survey on Submodular Function Maximization by Daniel Golovin and Andreas Krause. To appear as chapter in Tractability: Practical Approaches to Hard Problems (This draft is for personal use only. No further distribution without permission).
- Class on Submodular Functions by Jeff Bilmes
- Annotated bibliography.
Related Meetings and Workshops
- Cargese Workshop on Combinatorial Optimization, Topic: Submodular Functions organized by Samuel Fiorini, Gianpaolo Oriolo, Gautier Stauffer and Paolo Ventura.
- NIPS 2012 Workshop on Discrete Optimization in Machine Learning: Structure and Scalability organized by Stefanie Jegelka, Andreas Krause, Pradeep Ravikumar, Jeff Bilmes.
- Modern Aspects of Submodularity workshop at GeorgiaTech organized by Shabbir Ahmed, Nina Balcan, Satoru Iwata and Prasad Tetali
- NIPS 2011 Workshop on Discrete Optimization in Machine Learning: Uncertainty, Generalization and Feedback organized by Andreas Krause, Pradeep Ravikumar, Jeff Bilmes and Stefanie Jegelka. [videos]
- NIPS 2010 Workshop on Discrete Optimization in Machine Learning: Structures, Algorithms and Applications organized by Andreas Krause, Pradeep Ravikumar, Jeff Bilmes and Stefanie Jegelka. [videos]
- NIPS 2009 Workshop on Discrete Optimization in Machine Learning: Submodularity, Sparsity and Polyhedra organized by Andreas Krause, Pradeep Ravikumar and Jeff Bilmes


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Family: Lycaenidae, Gossamer-wing Butterflies view all from this family
Description The Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) is a small butterfly native to North America. Upperside is a light blue in males, a dull grayish blue in females. Underside is gray with single row of round spots of differing sizes depending upon region.
G. lygdamus is found over much of the western United States and most of Canada extending north excepting most of Nunavut and the high Arctic islands. Wingspan is from 18 to 28 mm.
Dimensions Wingspan is from 18 to 28 mm.
Endangered Status The Palos Verdes Blue, a subspecies of the Silvery Blue, is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is classified as endangered in California. This butterfly relies on a single plant species, called the Southern California Locoweed. After a critical coastal sage scrub habitat in Palos Verdes Peninsula containing its food plant was turned into a baseball diamond, the butterfly disappeared and was presumed extinct. Eleven years later a population of Palos Verdes Blues was spotted in a small stand of its host locoweed. The butterfly now survives on Department of Defense property. Efforts are being made to save critical habitat and reestablish the locoweed in its native range.
Habitat Alpine & subalpine habitats, Canyons & caves, Forests & woodlands, Freshwater swamps, marshes & bogs, Meadows & fields.
Range Southeast, Northwest, Southwest, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Rocky Mountains, New England, Plains, Eastern Canada, Western Canada, Alaska, California.


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Cell phone and service deals will continue to be hot in May due to the release of the new Samsung Galaxy S4 and T-Mobile's new simple choice plan. T-Mobile recently transitioned to its "contract-free" system, although it may have to be careful about calling it contract-free in the future. "Regardless, there's no doubt that the carrier now offers more cost-effective service amongst the big four wireless providers — if you're willing to pay for a device in full (either up front or with an installment plan). In fact, if you switch to the iPhone 5 via T-Mobile, you could save at least $360 over a 2-year span compared to AT&T — and potentially as much as $1,000."
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They call flip-flops the perfect excuse for a pedicure. Now's the time. Famousfootwear.com has sandals of every variety and price. We also like WetSeal.com for great prices on a huge variety of sandals and spring clothing. Look for their "5 for $20" deals and their "Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off" deal on shorts, swimwear and sandals.
Are you getting ready to hit the road for a summer vacation? So is everyone else. That's why tire sales are big in May.
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Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12. (Check our piece about gadget gifts for mom.) For more non-traditional gifts, consider a cruise. Right now you can get a Royal Caribbean 3-Night Bahamas Cruise for two from $378. That's $107 less than any other going rate.
For more traditional gifts, know that restaurants will offer special menus and flower shops will be busy. On the other hand, virtually every retailer is trying to get a piece of the Mother's Day gift action.
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Alan Brinkley is the Allan Nevins Professor of American History at Columbia University. His previous books include Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin, and the Great Depression, which won the National Book Award for History, and The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. His essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in The American Historical Review, the Journal of American History, The New York Times Book Review, The New York Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement, The New Republic, and other publications. He lives in New York City.