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American Airlines announced the initial phase of the launch of Entertainment On Demand. An inflight streaming video product as a brand-new, innovative inflight entertainment option for customers on board its entire fleet of 15 Boeing 767-200 aircraft. The inflight streaming video, which enables customers to wirelessly stream content such as movies and TV shows from an inflight library to select types of Wi-Fi-enabled laptops during flights. This service is primarily transcontinental flights between New York JFK and Los Angeles and JFK and San Francisco – for the introductory price of 99 cents per TV show and $3.99 per movie. Checkout more details bellow in the press release with a Video.
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- China Technology Innovation Comes of Age
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Why American corporations need to reassess their ability to compete, their views of China's potential, and their strategies for innovation.
Back in 1999, fewer than 1 million Chinese students obtained a university degree of any kind, but by 2014 the number had grown to 7 million. On this measure, China bypassed the United States in 2004.
Software and copyright registrations in China now top 2,200 per day -- up 47% over the government's prior five-year plan -- and patent applications thus far in 2015 are running 21% ahead of last year. Invention is back in vogue here, and the entrepreneurial energy driving this economy is China's own.
Despite the global impact of the recent recession, Chinese innovation is quickly beginning to reshape the landscape, and the State Intellectual Property Office doesn't shy away from showing off new stats on Chinese creative growth.
But what does innovation in the "new China" really mean, especially for American firms?
While there is healthy skepticism about official data releases, there is a constellation of reasons for China's rising star, beginning with demographic factors that will challenge the United States and other Western nations when it comes to competition in a tech-driven future. Consider the dramatic shift in education and more specifically in science, technology, engineering, and math degrees. Back in 1999, fewer than 1 million Chinese students obtained a university degree of any kind, but by 2014 the number had grown to 7 million. On this measure, China bypassed the United States in 2004, which is concerning but not surprising given China's scale. A more eye-opening and alarming fact is that China awards 31%of its degrees to engineering students while America awards just 5% of its degrees to such students.
By any measure, that is a tremendous surge of talent being unleashed into the Chinese economy, particularly in R&D, and it's just one of the reasons why American corporations need to reassess their ability to compete, their views of China's potential, and their strategies for innovation.
Many companies continue to underestimate the strength and capability of Chinese competitors and dismiss their prospects because of dated assumptions about Chinese culture, Chinese governance, Chinese ethics or some combination thereof. Far too many American business leaders continue to echo the bravado of American exceptionalism that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden voiced last year, when he praised America's GDP powerhouse, research universities, and advances in energy technologies, and added: "But I challenge you, name me one innovative project, one innovative change, one innovative product that has come out of China."
Rhetoric aside, there are plenty. For example, Xiaomi, which has commandeered one-sixth of the market for smartphones in China in less than five years to become the market leader, is now going global and gaining traction in a wide range of additional high tech applications.
Western businesses can't afford to ignore Chinese ingenuity."
Well-known firms like Tencent, Baidu, and Alibaba are recognized as innovators in communications, search, and e-commerce. Others include Haier in appliances and ZTE in network gear. All have distinctive stories of how innovation gave rise to the company or helped the company attack a new market.
Chinese creativity has been, at best, an oxymoron in the eyes of innovative Western firms, because the rigidity and centralized economic structure of five-year plans and the philosophies that support them don't have a reputation for cultivating a culture of design -- at least not as most American and multinational executives understand. The reality is that firms like Tencent, the creator of WeChat, are delivering the kind of design quality and user experience that rivals American products in rapid fashion. In just five years, WeChat has attracted more than 500 million users -- an achievement on par with Western success stories like Apple, Facebook, and Uber.
Tales of innovation are spreading rapidly, creating a new entrepreneurial class that will soon rival that of Silicon Valley in number if not in longevity. It's true that more formal Chinese culture doesn't align with individualism and the maverick nature of many American entrepreneurs, but assumptions about Chinese creativity on the basis of culture are largely rooted in antiquated assumptions.
Western businesses can't afford to ignore Chinese ingenuity. In the quest to ensure competitiveness, some American firms are now revamping their own R&D efforts in order to better leverage emerging Chinese creativity in their organizations and processes -- a trend that most experts feel will grow as China's raw talent matures.


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Solano and Napa county schools, nonprofits and religious institutions were among those sharing millions in funds raised by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, company officials announced this week.
More than 30 organizations and schools in Vallejo and more than a dozen in Benicia will share part of more than $31,000 from this effort.
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Can you imagine what Thomas Jefferson would look like after a zombie apocalypse?
Dead End Press, a collaborative art studio located in Ballard, hosted the third Sketch Jam on Sunday, July 8, celebrating the spirits of the undead as well as our Founding Fathers. The theme was sparked by the Fourth of July holiday.
Thirteen artists drew from noon to 5 p.m., then helped set up for the big event. As the clock struck 6, guests entered the studio with tickets to vote for their favorite zombie figure.
"I gave the most points to Zombie Betsy," said Dipa Reddy, a third-time attendee. "I really like how well the watercolor and paint blended together."
In fact, artists were judged not only on drawing skill and creativity, but on a certain "it" factor that separates a winner from rest of the competitors, according to Jordan Giarratano, one of the co-founders.
At the end, it was Seth Goodkind who edged out the competition with his Zombie Crispus Attucks leading a mob of zombie minions.
This time around the event had the largest turnout ever, with more than 40 spectators, as well as more artists competing, said Giarratano.
He and business partner Nate Stottrup first created the workspace in 2011 to allow cartoonists, illustrators and tattoo artists to work in a tight-knit community of graphic designers. Impressed with the wide range of creativity they saw burst forth in their studio, they came up with the Sketch Jam idea. Having the public attend and vote on favorite artwork made it an interactive event.
"When someone comes to see the show, they will realize that if every artist could get beautiful works done in five hours, they can too," Giarratano said. "This inspires people to get art made. Don't talk about it, don't dream about it, don't put it on your to-do list — make it!"
The theme was "Zombie Founding Fathers." Each artist chose one Founding Father who inspired him or her. The event was open to everyone, not just artists who use the studio regularly. Artists paid a fee of $15 to $25 to participate in the event. The amount covered the refreshment and promotional costs of the project. Admission was a suggested donation of $3.
Following the previous themes of Steampunk and Circus, the bar was raised even higher this time around, said Giarratano. He said Seattle has a vibrant circus subculture, a huge fan base of nerdy folks who love Steampunk and an undying love for zombies.
The theme was also tied in with the Red White & Dead Zombie Walk that happened Saturday, July 7, where large zombie flash mobs invaded the streets of Fremont.
"Art does not have to be stuffy or arrogant or boring," Giarratano said. "There is no Seattle freeze at Dead End Press."
Before the winners were announced, audience members gathered to speak with the artists, talking shop about color, composition and choice of character.
First place honors went to Zombie Crispus Attucks, painted by Seth Goodkind. Zombie Betsy Ross, by Brian Britigan, took second, and Zombie James Madison, by Jason Thompson, took third. Zombie Crispus features a group of revolutionary zombies charging toward a British soldier, while Zombie Betsy comes off in a grotesque yet feminine manner.
The Sketch Jams "keep getting better and better," said Stottrup. "If you like to draw, then you understand the appeal of gathering in a group to create, not just for the company, but for the support, too."
The public can still catch a glimpse of the zombie showcase until July 25. Dead End Press is located at 1518 NW 52nd St. and is open Wednesdays, 3 to 8 p.m., and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m.
The next Sketch Jam will be held in August in honor of the 122nd anniversary of the birth of horror-story writer H.P. Lovecraft. The theme is Cthulhu, a fictional, cosmic entity created by Lovecraft in his work.
Businesses that helped support the Sketch Jam include Artful Dodger Tattoo, Ballard Chamber of Commerce, Utrecht Art Supplies and Benito's Chicago Eatery.
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I have studied history, particularly the centuries of religious conflict within Europe as Catholics and Prortestants vied in desire to kill one another. There are numerous examples of horrific murders on either side against the other. Yesterday, once again, a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up before a Mosque. The attack in the town of Maymana occurred as people had come to pray in order to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday. A bomber blew himself up and caused the death of 36 while numerous others were wounded.
I assume the bomber is on his way to heaven or wherever one goes who murders innocent men, women and children. I am certain he felt happy as his body disintegrated since he knew many others would soon be dead. I know what he did, but am completely baffled how one can kill those of YOUR religion and your village and your country.
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The dates have been confirmed for June 2nd and 3rd and we have many more surprises up our sleeve. The 2012 lineup is going to be so tip-top that we are all smiling ear to ear. Matter of fact, we can't keep our mouths shut. Be the first to figure out the hint below and win a pair of Fancy Pants passes! Just tweet your guess under #FPSF2012.
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In a recent Introduction to Sociology class, Dr. Jesse Weiss wore this beautiful dress to class. "I was using it as a object lesson for social control and social interaction," he says. "There are no stated rules that say I cannot dress that way, but something stops me from doing so: informal social control governing acceptable dress. The responses from the class made the point quite well. It is also a good introduction to Breaching Experiments that I have the students engage in. They break minor social norms to examine response to their behavior."


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I had drooping eyelids and wanted to get a lift. I heard about my doctor from a friend and read about him on his website. He prepared me well for my surgery, so I knew what to expect.
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This isn't a typical post for me, because I don't do a lot of cooking that requires the use of so much sugar, but we celebrated a birthday (Bryan's) last week, and what's a birthday without something sweet?
The idea of macaron ice cream sandwiches seemed perfect to me, because we love macarons and we love ice cream.. but it also seemed a little daunting, as I've made macarons several times without a perfect batch. In fact, I usually have more cracked shells than perfect ones. So I did my research, and crossed my fingers, and ended up with three perfect macaron ice cream sandwiches.
I think I might have started a birthday tradition!
2 pints of ice cream
3/4 cup of almond flour
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 egg whites
1/4 cup granulated sugar
10 drops of food coloring
Empty your ice cream into a long rectangle shaped container (plastic container, baking dish, loaf pan, etc. anything will do, as long as it is long enough lengthwise to cut out three slices for the filling.) flattening and smoothing it so that it's an even surface. Cover with a lid or plastic wrap and place back into the freezer.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. (Be sure to use parchment paper, and not a rubber/silicone mat. I've tried this both ways, and I had better luck with parchment.)
Place a round tip on a pastry bag. (Mine don't have sizes, but I use the larger one that came in my assortment.) Set aside.
Sift the almond flour and powdered sugar into a bowl. Set aside.
In a separate, large bowl beat egg whites until frothy. Slowly add the granulated sugar, and then beat until you have stiff peaks. This should take about 5 minutes.
Sift the almond/powdered sugar mixture on top of the egg whites, add the food coloring, and using a rubber spatula, gently fold until everything is combined. Using the spatula place the mixture into the pastry bag.
Pipe onto the parchment paper, making six circles, making sure they're all the same size. Leave space between each one, because the batter will spread just a little bit. Dip your finger in water and fix any imperfections to their shape. (Re-dip your finger as often as needed, if it's not wet it won't smooth them out.)
Let the shells dry before baking them. This could take anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours, depending on the humidity. They should be dry enough so that when you run your finger across the top of one, it feels smooth. (You can wet your finger and smooth back out the shell if you mess it up testing for dryness.)
Heat oven to 325ºF. Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven, and allow the shells to cool completely, on the pan. Once they've cooled, remove from the parchment paper by lifting one corner of the paper, and then separate it from the shell, gently cupping the shell in your hand. Place the shell flat side down until you've removed them all from the parchment paper.
Remove ice cream from the freezer. Turn a glass cup upside down, and cut out a piece of the ice cream. Place it on one of the shells and top it with another shell. Repeat to make the other two sandwiches. Eat immediately, or freeze.
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Meridian deals with real-life leadership issues and insights, so it is neither classroom nor lecture based. For example, we may send you to prison, put you in a hospital or take you into a production plant.
We go beyond standard leadership models which will help you gain new perspectives in the context of your city. You will learn from the successes and failures of leaders from all sectors. You will be taken out of your familiar environment to examine why, when and how you lead.
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Meridian is aimed at people who hold established leadership roles.
Meridian is best suited for leaders who wish to:
As with all our open programmes, the participant group on Meridian will be diverse in terms of background, experience, sector, outlook and approach. You will share and challenge each other and discover that this diversity, far from being a weakness, provides a key strength of the programme.
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On the programme you re-examine how, when and why you lead. As a result you will:
Meridian offers a flexible modular format that means you can tailor it to meet your needs and to match your diary.
There are three core days, which take place at the start, mid-point and end of your programme.
The rest of the programme is module-based. You can select modules to fit around your work and other commitments. You can also complete a module in a different city in another part of the world.
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You will explore the concept of 'Leading Beyond Authority' and start to identify your strengths as a leader. It's your first opportunity to work with the wider group and to have thought-provoking conversations with a variety of leaders from different sectors.
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You will come together as a group to review your experience - considering what it means for you as individual leaders and how the learning can be applied in your roles at work and in society.
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You have up to six months to complete between 50 - 90 hours of learning. Modules can all be done in your local area, in a different UK city or internationally in places such as Bangalore, Istanbul or Johannesburg.
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If you're like us, you have an attic, closet, or garage stuffed with unused, outdated tech junk. Oh, you think you'll recycle it--but you don't, do you? Wouldn't you like to do something useful with them?
A new book called 62 Projects to Make With a Dead Computer (and Other Discarded Electronics) gives you some good and some goofy ideas for DIY projects. For instance, we whipped together this Earbud Speaker system in about an hour from parts from our discarded tech drawer--plus some new odds and ends that cost less than $10 total.
The speakers work pretty well, and--more importantly--doing this project put those two defunct 2002-vintage Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen MP3 players back to work doing something other than filling a drawer (the players serve as the stands for the funnel speakers).
(History detour on the Nomad Jukebox Zen: Great software, 20GB of storage, and a street price of about $350 at the time! RIP.)
Skill level for project: Novice
In subsequent slides we'll present more of our favorite activities from the book.
Note: Material in this slideshow is excerpted from 62 Projects to Make With a Dead Computer (and Other Discarded Electronics) | Copyright 2010 by Randy Sarafan | Used by permission of Workman Publishing Co., Inc. New York | All rights reserved.
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Present players defeat past in Fruta Conquerors fund-raising match
The current generation of Fruta Conquerors edged the old guard 3-2 when the Tucville club hosted a fund-raising exhibition match on Sunday between past and present players at the Tucville Playfield.
Dwayne Lawrence opened the scoring for the current side with a strike in the 21st minute after fortuitously collecting a poor back pass from a defender.
He doubled his side's lead 12 minutes later striking his effort to the lower left hand corner of the goal from just outside the centre of the penalty area,
which gave goalkeeper Lebert Stephenson simply no chance.
Anthony Abrams would pull one back for the old guard in the 41st minute with a sublime strike to the top left hand side of the woodwork.
Racing onto a through pass from the centre of the field, Abrams would unleash a powerful strike from just on top the centre of the 18-yard box, which evaded the outstretched arms of the diving Oswald Cornett and settled into the top left hand corner of the goal.
The current generation would restore their two goal advantage in the 65th minute of the second period as Eon Alleyne etched his name on the scorer's sheet with a strike from the right side of the penalty area to the back of the net.
Abrams would pull his side within one in the 71st minute, completing his double with a finish to the back of the net from inside the left side penalty area. However the old guard would be unable to find the equalizer in the remaining minutes as the current generation held on to claim victory.
In the earlier U-17 fixture, Sunburst Camptown FC edged Fruta Conquerors 1-0 in the battle of the juices.
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HK shark fin trader's remarks couldn't be further from reality
I was disheartened to read comments from the anonymous trader ('Shark fin trader rails at Western attitudes towards 'food culture'', December 10) who said we should forget 'about environmental protection. The sea is full of sharks'.
As an avid scuba diver, I am curious to know where he has been swimming and diving to witness such abundance? Having travelled to many seemingly pristine and remote dive locations in, for example, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, my dive buddies and I are left repeatedly disappointed, as local fisherman and divers say, 'We used to see a lot of sharks here, not any more'. Even in areas deemed a marine sanctuary, witnessing a shark in its natural habitat has become a rare privilege.
The trader claims it is equally cruel to kill cows as it is sharks. His argument fails on two counts. For one, cows are not slaughtered only for their 'ears' with the remainder of the carcass thrown away. Shark-finning is cruel and shamefully wasteful.
Secondly, cows can be farmed, bred and slaughtered in a controlled, sustainable environment. Sharks, on the other hand, are taken from a fluid environment that is virtually immeasurable from the surface. At what point do those who take from the ocean - a body of water shared by all and impossible to police - know when they have culled one shark too many and tipped the entire balance of our marine ecosystem?
At this point in evolution, with a global population exceeding six billion and when everything on this planet is to be considered a finite resource, the so-called need to consume and trade shark fins is unfathomable.
I would like to extend a free PADI open water scuba course to the man who made such ignorant remarks. Perhaps with an opportunity to witness the damaging effect of his trade on our oceans, he will realise that those of us opposed to the consumption of shark's fin soup want fairness to all mankind.
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It's hard to believe that it's only Wednesday after a week that has already seen us experience a mega-storm in Hurricane Sandy (our office has no power for the third straight day), as well as the earth-shattering news of Disney buying Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion.
Now it's Halloween, and we have to get ready for the mobs of cherubs attacking our doorstep demanding candy (who am I kidding, I go trick-or-treating with my kids and leave the "Take One" bowl out for some lucky kid to grab).
Anyway, here's a roundup of geek-related Halloween videos that I've rounded up over the past few weeks. Enjoy!
First up, an official welcome to Halloween from the folks at Lego:
In terms of costumes, you can't get geekier than this guy, who builds himself a full-size ATST walker from Star Wars. I'm not sure where he's going to put the candy, though. [Via Topless Robot]
Tonight you're probably going to see a lot of kids (older ones) dressed up like zombies. But could a zombie apocalypse actually exist? This video says yes, a viral type of zombie-ism could occur:
For many geeks, watching horror movies is the best part of Halloween - To catch you up on the best movie quotes from horror films, check out this super-cut:
Happy Halloween everyone! Don't eat too much candy!
Keith Shaw rounds up the best in geek video in his ITworld.tv blog. Follow Keith on Twitter at @shawkeith. For the latest IT news, analysis and how-tos, follow ITworld on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.
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With just six weeks to go until playoff time, the divisions are finally starting to see some separation. The Yankees are a game ahead of the Rays, but the Reds are finally 3.5 games ahead of the Cardinals. The Phillies have opened up a 2.0-game lead over the Cardinals and Giants, and the Orioles are just six losses from being eliminated. The Red Sox are 33 such games out, too. With seeding still up in the air and several teams hoping to make last-minute pushes to get into the picture, let's look at what would happen if the playoffs started as of Monday, August 23, before the day's games:
Philly has the pitching to match the Padres (i.e. Halladay and Oswalt), but their road record leaves something to be desired. If Chase Utley and Ryan Howard can return to prime form, the Phillies could still make it through, especially if they copy the Yankee's tactics from 2009 regarding a three-man rotation.
The Reds have equal 36-26 home and road records, while the Braves' 44-17 home record is the best in the majors. But if the 2008 Celtics taught us anything, you can't rely on home-field advantage. Still, after a 16-5 blowout of the Cubs in Lou Piniella's retirement game, the Braves are clearly the favorite.
Cliff Lee vs C.C. Sabathia in a killer rematch? I'm down for that. But the Yankees rotation is much better, especially considering Andy Pettitte will be back by then. Add the bats to the mix, and the Yankees are the better team, and will likely assimilate Lee during free agency. And Brett Gardner has speed for them as well.
Minnesota's pitching staff has surprised a lot of people this season, and their new ballpark has quickly become known as a pitchers' park. Minnesota will need to take advantage of that and not let up, considering Tampa is an excellent road team. Tampa's sporadic offensive struggles and pitching injuries are also something Minnesota needs to scout and exploit. Tax Andy Sonnanstine, and the Rays are out a long reliever / spot starter.
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Have a search across all the BMW forums for double DIN installs - there's many threads about it. If you purchase a premium brand unit from the likes of Pioneer, Sony, Kenwood, Alpine etc, then you'll know you have a quality unit and the proper physical dimensions. You'll also need a fascia fitting kit. If you want the unit to sit 'flush' to the dashboard contours, then you'll need to modify the cabin airbox and purchase the Janus Design fitting kit and fascia/bezel. If you don't mind the unit sticking out by perhaps an inch or so, then you can get one of the fitting kits which 'tilt' the head unit up a little so the lower rear edge clears the airbox - thus no modifying of the airbox is needed.
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San Francisco artist Ernesto Diaz-Infante meets Texas-based noisicians Pablo St. Chaos and Bohol for an otherworldly and psychedelic set of electric and acoustic guitar and prepared-guitar trios.
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Released: 2003
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1. Slow In The Unday 0:10
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3. Death Valley; Restless, Tired 17:09
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5. Still Endless & Drawn Out Toward You 20:31
6. Sans Division 10:54
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"This is a cozy session of guitar free improvisation, avant folk style. San Francisco artist Ernesto Diaz-Infante meets the Texas-based noisicians Pablo St. Chaos and Bohol for an otherworldly set of guitar trios. Acoustic, electric, and prepared, the instruments are used in various ways, from setting up folkish strumming backgrounds to providing an eerie layer of bottleneck melodies or evoking the ancient koto (a Japanese string instrument). The detuned twangs of the slide guitar (unless it's a tabletop model à la Fred Frith) and the repetitive strumming form a strange alliance. Together they create a mood of experimental psychedelia with touches of alternative folk, lo-fi, shoegazing, or whatever you want to call it (but definitely not post-rock). This impression is reinforced whenever Diaz-Infante breaks into song. His monotone voice is mixed low in "La Cosa Pasada en la Noche" and "Sans Division," sounding completely blissed out. "Still Endless & Drawn Out Toward You" gives the most satisfying moments, despite its extended duration. Here the three guitars really come together, the prepared one bringing strange click-clacks to the sound palette. "Sans Division" is very disquieting, mostly because the slide's infernal racket makes it sound like a tape playing in a faulty deck. The Long Await Between Collasped Lungs [sic] is not an easy listen despite its laid-back tunes. Actually, it becomes highly unsettling exactly because of that.
Since the mid-'90s, Ernesto Diaz-Infante counts as one of the most prolific avant-garde composer and improviser the U.S. West Coast has seen. He has performed and recorded music on piano, prepared guitar, and electronics; composed chamber music; improvised with a very large number of musicians from California, New York, and Chicago; and released a pile of CDs on very small independent labels such as Pax Recordings, Sweetstuff Media, Zzaj Productions, and Public Eyesore. He also curates the Big Sur Experimental Music Festival (since 1999) and the creative music series at the Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco (since 2000). His multifaceted career gives him the look of an eclectic or maverick artist, but the persistence and commanding seriousness with which he pursues his career is gaining him a small but dedicated following."-François Couture, All Music
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I recently invested in a drop-leash for Jayne. It's about 50 ft long and allows her to run around and gives me the security of being able to step on or grab hold of the leash if I have to. Best decision I ever made, makes walks in the woods extra fun!
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Does she not get tangled around trees and stuff? I had the fright of my life with Millie on an extendable lead by the beach, she ran and jumped of the edge of what I thought was a massive drop because I couldn't see and my heart nearly stopped when I thought she hung herself, turn out there was a ledge she landed on. I didn't have time to react and stop her because she's got some speed when she wants it!
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I'm glad I'm not the only terrified owner to let the dog loose.
The other day, I had Jesse in our back yard while my husband and I tried to jump a car with a dead battery in the driveway. Jesse cried for me from behind the fence and I was so touched, that I opened the gate and let him stand with me, off leash. He was sniffing around the bushes near by and I was keeping an eye on him. Then, a neighbor called to me and I responded-just for a moment. When I looked around, Jesse was gone. I assumed that he was close by, but even calling and whistling-I couldn't find him. I began walking up and down our block calling him, gradually getting more and more upset as I tried not to scream. No one offered to help me, adding to my sense of panic.
I finally forced myself to calm down and I thought back to the only other time we had lost the dog since we've had him. He had run down the block. On this morning, we had had a light snow and I forced myself to be calm enough to notice paw prints. I saw some tracks going in the direction Jesse had gone before and I followed them. I called and called, and in front on one house, I heard the jingling of his tags.
He came towards me but there was a locked chain link gate between us. I forced the gate open as far as the chain would allow, and somehow Jesse slipped through to me. I don't know how he got back there. I burst into tears of joy to have him back-I really thought he was gone. I imagined calling the microchip company and having to explain that I had allowed him off the leash for a few minutes and lost him.
I think we'll be using a leash until the recall is completely secure...
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Several years ago my daughter and her husband went on a vacation and left their LARGE puppy coonhound with me. My husband opened the door and she ran like the wind down the block...through the bushes, back and forth across the street with me running after her!! I kept thinking, oh my God, I'm responsible for this "rescued" dog either getting lost, stolen, or hit by a car.
I ran back to the house for the container of doggie treats....Now picture this...me running back down the street shaking the container yelling...COOKIE, COOKIE..!
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Not usually. It's a braided leash so it doesn't get caught on burrs and if it gets wrapped around I just let it go until it's free. (I'm usually not holding it most of the time anyway, so it doesn't get stuck.)
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Walking off lead
Last 3 days I've allowed Brynn off his lead and he's been fantastic. It's great to see him running free in the field. I've walked him twice a day since the day I got him and for 3 months nearly I've been working on his recall. He will also stand and wait for me if I use the "wait" command but I think his show training has helped me with this.
I was really worried about letting him off the first time but it seems there was nothing to worry about
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I wouldn't let her off leash unless she has a near perfect recall percentage. My Jayne is a year and a half and comes for the most part, but I don't think I'd be able to catch her off leash if she caught scent of a rabbit. I had her on the 50 ft drop leash in the woods the other day and, while she normally stays within a few feet of me, she started going down a hill and couldn't seem to stop running. I nearly had an asthma attack trying to catch up with her!
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This paper reports results of a test of money demand and supply as predicted by recent studies applied to small economies with greater openness to external factors. These results suggest that the short- and long-run money balances are determined by both the interest rate policies as well as the price levels in the economy. With open conditions generally prevailing in our tested small economy, increases in interest rates attract portfolio funds, which helped to spur asset price bubble to build up. When the economy came under strain as a result, the bubble bursts as happened at the time of the Asian financial crisis, which led to a severe currency crisis that lasted for about 18 months, causing severe economic downturns thereafter. The findings may be taken to mean that control of short-run portfolio flow is critical in a more open small economy.
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Re: Overloading StringJoin
Thank you all for your replies.
On 2010-05-17 23:00:31 -0700, gekko said:
> On May 17, 9:12 pm, Mark Adler <mad... at alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
>> Unprotect[StringJoin];
>> x_List <> y_List := x~Join~y
>> Protect[StringJoin];
> This may work fine for your current needs, but what happens when you
> actually need the StringJoin function?
Well, obviously I wrote so that I can still use <> to join strings.
This still works:
"ab" <> "cd"
However as pointed out by Albert Retey, it breaks the flat behavior of
<> where normally this:
{{"a", "b"}, "c"} <> {"d", {"e", {"f", "g"}}}
produces the single string:
whereas with my violation of StringJoin it returns:
{{a, b}, c, d, {e, {f, g}}}
That's enough reason for me to not do it, since something else may
depend on that.
Too bad. <> looks good for a join function and is easy to type.
Chris pointed out the Notation package. I hadn't noticed that before.
(I probably haven't noticed about 90% of what Mathematica can do.) So
now I can do something like:
<< Notation`
InfixNotation[NotationTemplateTag[**], Join]
{1, 2} ** {3, 4}
{1, 2, 3, 4}
I'm sure that there's something wrong with using ** as well, but anyway
you get the idea. I can make up my own symbol.


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It is amazing how much a person can learn from the act of losing. Winning, scoring points, hoisting trophies and catching MVP awards says very little about a person. Yes, we know that the person was a great athlete who knew how to win when it counted, but other than that, we know nothing about who this athlete was as a person.
Losing, on the other hand, says a great deal more about a person, and in this case, a team. Losing is not just about being less talented, or less physically prepared. What do you do when you lose? Do you spew up garbage into the world in condemnation for the loss? Do you cage yourself in a shell and wait for everything to be all right again?
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Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri: Dipnoi) have low genetic variation at allozyme and mitochondrial DNA loci : a conservation alert?
Frentiu, F.D., Ovenden, J.R., & Street, R. (2001) Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri: Dipnoi) have low genetic variation at allozyme and mitochondrial DNA loci : a conservation alert? Conservation Genetics, 2(1), pp. 63-67.
Genetic variation at allozyme and mitochondrial DNA loci was investigated in the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri Krefft 1870. Tissue samples for genetic analysis were taken non-lethally from 278 individuals representing two spatially distinct endemic populations (Mary and Burnett rivers), as well as one population thought to be derived from an anthropogenic translocation in the 1890's (Brisbane river). Two of 24 allozyme loci resolved from muscle tissue were polymorphic. Mitochondrial DNA nucleotide sequence diversity estimated across 2,235 base pairs in each of 40 individuals ranged between 0.000423 and 0.001470 per river. Low genetic variation at allozyme and mitochondrial loci could be attributed to population bottlenecks, possibly induced by Pleistocene aridity. Limited genetic differentiation was detected among rivers using nuclear and mitochondrial markers suggesting that admixture may have occurred between the endemic Mary and Burnett populations during periods of low sea level when the drainages may have converged before reaching the ocean. Genetic data was consistent with the explanation that lungfish were introduced to the Brisbane river from the Mary river. Further research using more variable genetic loci is needed before the conservation status of populations can be determined, particularly as anthropogenic demands on lungfish habitat are increasing. In the interim we recommend a management strategy aimed at conserving existing genetic variation within and between rivers.
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British MPs to push for ban on smacking children
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A cross-party group of British MPs is expected on Wednesday to try to introduce a legal ban preventing parents from smacking their children, a campaign group said.
The MPs, headed by Kevin Barron, Chairman of the Commons Health Select Committee, have backed an amendment to the Children and Young Persons Bill calling for youngsters to have the same rights as adults on assault.
The amendment aims to abolish the legal defense of "reasonable punishment," said the Children Are Unbeatable! Alliance, which represents more than 400 organizations.
More than 100 backbench Labour MPs have signed a private statement demanding the government allow them a free vote on whether there should be a ban, it added.
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I shot USPSA at the local club today. I also had two "new to me" S&W's waiting for me at the range. I bought, from two different shooting buddies, a 4" 28-2 and a 2 1/2" 686-5.
Jerry Miculek was at the range when I arrived. He was in Louisville doing an appearance. He and the S&W reps were plinking waiting to go to their next gun shop.
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The elections in France and Greece won't bode well for economic recovery in Europe, according to Karlsson.
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Fewer babies are being born in China, but that shouldn't stop it from becoming the biggest economy in the word over the next few decades.
The latest advocate of abolishing paper money is writer Matthew Yglesias, who argues that a monetary system with only electronic money and payments would end recessions.
The British inflationary rate increased again in March, despite stagnant economic growth. Is it cause for worry?
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Unemployment statistics out of Europe show that German-speaking countries far outpace the rest in terms of job growth and low unemployment rates.
The unusually warm weather in the United States boosted job creation temporarily by allowing things like more construction activity.
New Zealand cabinet minister Gerry Brownlee's recent comments about Finland, including saying they have a "terrible homicide rate" and "no respect for women," have caused quite a stir among Fins.
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Growth was consistently much higher during the Reagan recovery than in the Obama recovery but exceeded it by a lot more during the phase when government spending increased equally than when spending rose in the Reagan recovery compared to the Obama recovery.
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