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(Actually if anyone has anything on how the "alternate OS" boot loader got onto the PS3 and then why it was later removed, that's a story I'd love to hear -- I assume there was an individual who championed it but then left....) On Jun 14, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Peter Timusk wrote: > I think the question that needs to be asked is one of harm. Is the hacker or > computer break-in harmful. UK law and some US case law shows this > distinction. Breaking in under UK law I believe is a summary offence meaning > non felony in US terms. Whereas break-in with a further criminal offence > such as theft is an indictable offence meaning felony. > > > The infamous hackers as anti-hero cases tend to show no real harm in my > brief review of case law in Canada and the US. > > Then the question becomes what of harming capitalist incomes v harming our > ideas of privacy. > > Also a bigger question who is responsible to stop hacking, the individual or > the state? > > > Peter Timusk > at571 at ncf.ca > ptimusk at sympatico.ca > web: www.crystalcomputing.net > blogs www.cyborgcitizen.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Nathaniel Poor > Sent: June-14-11 11:44 AM > To: David Golumbia > Cc: air-l at aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-L] CFP: Expanding the frontiers of hacking > > David that view can continue to be promulgated because it's correct. > > You see no real hacking from anonymous because they are not a hacker group, > although from time to time some of them are involved in hacking. When you > say "anonymous and other groups", what other groups do you have in mind? (If > you want to learn more about anonymous, Biella Coleman does work on them, > she's at NYU. She even has a class on hacker culture and politics. > http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Gabriella_Coleman ) > > The items you list in the bullet points are not hacking, they are either > organized crime or government espionage. > > The problem you are running into is one that hackers themselves have run > into, that is, of different definitions of the word hack/hacker. Mostly in > the mainstream media (news, movies, television), it has a negative > connotation (good for news, and good for dramatic tension in movies). There > have been suggestions I've seen to call the criminal side of hacking either > "cracking" or "black hat hacking", while the legal side that most people do > but yet that few hear about "white hat hacking" (since if it's legal it > certain isn't of much interest to the news media and is rather ho-hum for > movies). > > Hacking has a very old history (that the CFP does not touch on enough to my > liking). Early wireless telegraphy, young men with their crystal radio sets > transmitting over the ether, they were hackers (since they had to build > their sets and keep them tuned). Early hot rodding was car hacking, and to > this day car modding has its own cultures, meetups, and magazines (and these > days web sites). > > No hackers have been identified in the cases you mention since it can be > very hard, if not impossible, to identify perpetrators. Not every > non-computer crime is solved either. And when it's done with the backing of > the Chinese or American governments, that simply won't happen. > > The examples at the end of your email aren't hackers in the sense of the > CFP, they are organized crime syndicates who use computers. Organized crime > goes where the money is. There's money to be had over the internet, in a > variety of ways (bank accounts, personal info, botnet creation), so of > course that's where they are now. It would be quite surprising if they > weren't. > > If you'd like to learn more about real hackers and hackerspaces, there is, > for instance, one a few blocks from where I live: > http://www.nycresistor.com/ I've been there, and met the people there for an > event they had around the Debian conference. As you can see they have a > variety of classes for the public, so that people can learn more about the > computers they own and what they can do with them. Part of the ethic, in my > understanding, is that, "this computer that I bought is mine, I'd like to > play with it and see what it can do, beyond what it does currently, beyond > what the manufacturer says I can do with it." > > There are lots of examples of hacking all around you on the internet. Most > of the software that runs the internet is open source, and, given the > methods of open source programming, it's all a hack, not in the sense of a > kludge (somewhat badly hacked together) but in the ethos of its manufacture. > (Again we see how the word "hack" has multiple and conflicting meanings.) > Linux is a total hack, which has been well-detailed elsewhere so I won't go > over it here (but I'd suggest Torvalds's book, "Just For Fun"). Basically, > Torvalds wanted to do something else with his computer, so, he did it. He > hacked his computer. Now Linux is so mainstream that even IBM ran a > advertising campaign that consisted of spray-painting the Linux penguin on > the sidewalks of several cities (this was a few years ago, the cities were > generally not amused). Because Linux is so mainstream (relatively speaking), > those not overly familiar with it probably don't consider it a hack, but it > is. > > Ten years ago when I took apart two Intel boxes, bought some new parts, and > built a new computer (I went AMD if anyone is curious) and then installed > Linux on it (Red Hat or Slackware, I don't recall), that was hacking > (installing back then was terrible!). When someone took a version of Linux > and stripped it down to boot off of a floppy (which I used to make a > router), that was hacking. > > Even the titanium screw I have in my jaw is essentially a hack, a biological > one. (It's part of a crown, but that's a long story that involves the summer > of 1972 and a springer spaniel.) > > Hacking is all around us. Always has been, always will be, even if the > mainstream news uses the term for the more negative side of its meaning. > Hacking (not the organized crime side of it) is a form of play, which is why > it is a part of who we are -- see Brown's "Play", an excellent book -- he's > an MD who is a play researcher -- I liked it so much I'd advise everyone > read it: > http://www.amazon.com/Play-Shapes-Brain-Imagination-Invigorates/dp/B002KAORU > M/ > Brown differentiates nicely between rough play (in children) and violence, > which I think is a decent parallel here between what I call hacking (play) > and organized crime (violence). > > Hopefully now you have an idea that there is this whole other component to > the word "hack" that the CFP is, quite correctly, talking about, but one > that is almost never covered in the news (it does get touched on from time > to time in movies and on TV, though). > > -Nat. > > > On Jun 14, 2011, at 9:54 AM, David Golumbia wrote: > >> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 4:24 AM, Mathieu ONeil > <mathieu.oneil at anu.edu.au>wrote: >> >>> >>> During the past two decades, hacking has chiefly been associated with >>> software development. This is now changing as new walks of life are >>> being explored with a hacker mindset, thus bringing back to memory >>> the origin of hacking in hardware development. Now as then, the >>> hacker is characterised by an active approach to technology, >>> undaunted by hierarchies and established knowledge, and finally a > commitment to sharing information freely. >> >> >> >> i wish I had any understanding of why this view can continue to be >> promulgated. >> >> i see so little of it from groups like anonymous and so on. to the >> contrary, contemporary hacking is characterised by: >> >> - attempting to steal every bit of information and financial property i >> and you and every other person on this list has earned or owns by > whatever >> means; >> - doing so without any clear political program or input from political >> thinkers, but typically because there is something they don't like about > the >> target, and/or the target has something of value they want to steal; >> - being absolutely antidemocratic and authoritarian with regard to their >> decisions and actions; >> - keeping whatever profits they make solely for themselves; >> - in many cases, working on behalf of large multi-national corporations >> and governments. the most famous recent example is Stuxnet. >> >> >> where is the special issue on that topic? why do we keep having them, >> and endless list and conference discussions, on this one, which does >> not map onto the reality i know at all? >> >> it's not like this was in the news as recently as yesterday or today >> or anything... >> >> Hardly a month has gone by this year without a multinational company >> such as Google Inc., EMC Corp. or Sony Corp. disclosing it's been >> hacked by cyber intruders who infiltrated networks or stole customer >> information. Yet no hacker has been publicly identified, charged or > arrested. >> >> If past enforcement efforts are an indication, most of the >> perpetrators will never be prosecuted or punished. >> >> "I don't have a high level of confidence that they will be brought to >> justice," said Peter George, chief executive of Fidelis Security >> Systems Inc., a Bethesda, Md.-based data protection consulting firm >> whose clients include International Business Machines Corp., the U.S. >> Army and the Department of Commerce. "The government is doing what >> they can, but they need to do a lot more." >> >> In the U.S., the FBI, the Secret Service and other law enforcement >> agencies are confronting what amounts to a massive crime wave that's >> highly organized and hard to combat with traditional methods. The >> hacker organizations are well-funded and global, eluding arrest except in > the rarest of cases. >> >> Attacks are coming from organized crime groups based in Eastern Europe >> and Russia, from industrial spies in China and from groups such as >> LulzSec, whose members appear to reside mostly in the U.S. and Europe >> and seem more interested in publicity than in making a profit from >> their crimes. (By Michael Riley, Greg Farrell and Ann Woolner, >> Bloomberg News, "Cyber intruders confound: Few hackers are brought to >> > justice<http://www.telegram.com/article/20110612/NEWS/106129977/-1/NEWS05>," >> Jun 12 2011) >> >> >> >> >> -- >> David Golumbia >> dgolumbia at gmail.com >> _______________________________________________ >> The Air-L at listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the >> Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change >> options or unsubscribe at: >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >> http://www.aoir.org/ > > ------------------------------- > Nathaniel Poor, Ph.D. > http://natpoor.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L at listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of > Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or > unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > ------------------------------- Nathaniel Poor, Ph.D. http://natpoor.blogspot.com/


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Wagner graduated from Adelphi in 2006 after a standout career for one of the top Division II programs in the nation. In his first season with the Blue Devils in 2006-07, the team finished the year with a 22-12 overall record and a 16-2 mark in Northeast Conference play. They won their third NEC Title since 2000 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
"After playing for four seasons at Adelphi, my first opportunity to experience basketball on the other side of things came with the 2006-07 championship," Wagner said. "That team provided a memorable first year as a coach. What we achieved was a direct result of hard work and effort by everyone involved with our men's basketball program. I have learned a tremendous amount from our coaching staff, administrators and especially the student-athletes. The past four seasons have provided me an opportunity to learn how a team can gel as the season moves along."
Wagner and his Adelphi teammates posted an 86-39 record in his four seasons, including a 22-9 record in his senior year. They won 20 or more games three times in his four years. He was a two-time captain for the Panthers. In his senior season, Wagner started in 31 of 32 games and finished second on the team in assists (73) and third in rebounding (4.9) and scoring (9.2). He posted a double-double in the East Coast Conference Tournament game vs. St. Thomas Aquinas with 13 points and 14 rebounds. His team lost in the NCAA Tournament to eventual NCAA Runner-Up Stonehill College. The loss snapped a 19-game winning streak.


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Capture the best of your seasonal produce for later.
This sweet, tart, herbaceous jam pairs well with hearty whole grain breads and bran muffins. It can also be used as a glaze for pork tenderloin. Pulse the blackberries in the food processor a few times to coarsely puree them.
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- 2 cups sugar
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- Zest and juice from 1 lemon
- 2 teaspoons calcium water (included in the Pomona's package)
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
Combine the sugar and pectin in a medium bowl and set aside.
Combine the apples and blackberries in a large, heavy bottomed pot. Stir in the lemon zest and juice and the calcium water. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Add the sugar-pectin mixture and return to a boil. Boil hard for one minute.
Remove the pot from the heat and skim any foam from the surface of the jam with a cold metal spoon. Stir in the thyme. Ladle the jam into hot sterilized jars and process them in a hot water bath for 10 minutes.
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Last December, I wanted to find out why so many children near my university in rural Nepal dropped out of school . I went to more than 30 homes. Parents gave several reasons, but the main one was that they believed work was more beneficial than education. You can read some of their comments in my blog post.


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Managed futures had another difficult year in 2013, and not only suffered a poor return environment spurred on by continued unprecedented government and central bank intervention but also by media attacks and costly regulations hitting at the worst time.
Last year we reported how the Barclay CTA Index experienced back-to-back negative years for the first time in its 35-year history. Make it three in-a-row as the index dropped 1.46% in 2013.
There is a consensus of opinion that the risk on/risk off nature of markets in recent years is to blame for the difficult environment of the last few years. Normal fundamentals drivers have taken a back seat to speculation on how the Federal Reserve will react to news, causing sharp reversals of trends, the bane of all trend-followers.
"Yes the markets have fundamentally changed and yes it has been a bad cycle," says Thomas Rollinger principal at Red Rock Capital. "The forced zero interest rate policy and other government intervention in the markets created unique behavior that was troublesome for most."
Dunn Capital Management President Martin Bergin says, "There is pretty good evidence that the risk on/risk off nature of markets [creates a difficult environment] for trend-followers. The worst case scenario has you make gradual profits and then have sharp reversals."
Dunn, however, was one of the few more traditional trend-followers who performed well in 2013. Its benchmark WMA program earned 34.19%, its D'Best program earned 37.61% and its combined earned 57.74%.
The combined program gives equal exposure to WMA and Revolution Capital Management's short-term Mosaic program.
Revolution Principal Michael Mundt attributes their success to adding intraday trades to their already short-term approach.
As a short-term program Mosaic was the more likely strong performer, 41.44% in 2013, but the strategy had struggled in 2011 and 2102 as choppy markets damaged traders across the time spectrum.
BarclayHedge President Sol Waksman says, "A lot of it depends on your timeframe. If you are a shorter-term or [super long-term] trader you were ok, if you are in the middle somewhere you might have a problem."
Waksman says the first few months of the year were decent but in the middle of the year trends were choppy and volatile.
Bergin attributes Dunn's success to profitable trades in Asian financial markets early in the year and changes to its methodology that allowed them to keep more of those profits. Dunn does not alter its approach often but at the beginning of the year initiated its Adaptive Risk Profile that dynamically changes its risk exposure based on proprietary analysis. "We made 16% in February and didn't give it back," says Bergin. The question for every manager is, 'How do you reduce volatility without reducing performance' and this does it."
It also highlights the difficulty in making assumptions in the trend-following space because despite the recent difficult environment there are trend-followers who managed to find a way to produce outsized returns.
Yet, as a whole, risk on/risk off made it a difficult year for trend-followers and the manager who did well concentrated on niche markets, avoided the chop by trading shorter-term and having the flexibility of discretion to avoid the wild swings.
Rollinger says, "Much of the choppiness seen by globally diversified trend followers is indeed linked to the risk on/risk off phenomenon. That phenomenon, however, has not been problematic in the long/short commodity space."


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Educational Background
- Ed.D. Teachers College, Columbia University
- Ed.M. Teachers College, Columbia University
- M.M. University of South Florida
- F.L.C.M. London College of Music (UK)
- L.L.C.M. London College of Music (UK)
- A.L.C.M. London College of Music (UK)
Scholarly Interests
Applied Music, Chamber music, Pedagogy of Music, Music Education, Music Interpretation, Mediterranean music, Intercultural music, Contemporary and 20th Century music
- ISME International Society of Music Education
- CMS College Music Society
- NFA National Flute Association
- CIMA Centre for Intercultural Music Arts (UK)
- CMA Chamber Music America
LAURA FALZON BALDACCHINO has performed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. Praised by the Musical Times magazine for her "versatile technique", by the British Flute Society's PAN Magazine for her passionate interest in contemporary flute music describing her as "fearless in tackling and promoting it", and hailed by the Music & Musicians as "an excellent instrumentalist", Dr. Falzon, an ardent advocate of contemporary music, has premiered numerous works written for her ranging from the conventional flute solo to works with non-western instruments like the zheng, African drums and tabla. Padma Phool is one such work written for her by the Anglo-Indian composer John Mayer (mostly known as the founder of Indo-Jazz Fusion and, in the flute world, for his flute Concerto for Sir James Galway). Amongst the list of works premiered are works by composers like Shirish Korde, Theodore Wiprud, Alvin Singleton, Mohammed Fairouz, Charles Camilleri, Reza Vali, Akin Euba and Geoff Poole. The recipient of numerous awards, she has received grants and awards from, amongst others, The British Arts Council, The Scottish Arts Council, The Rockefeller Foundation, Cambridge University, NY Women Composers, Rotary Foundation, and Columbia University. A graduate of Columbia University, she also studied in England with Royal Academy of Music professor and principal flutist of the London Sinfonietta Sebastian Bell and with Julius Baker, Susan Milan and Kim McCormick. She is a founding member and artistic director of Id-Dinja ensemble and ISSA Sonus ensemble, and, as well as having a full schedule of performances, she teaches at Teachers College, Columbia University and at the City College of New York, CUNY.
· Jersey Arts Trust (UK) – Commissioning grant (1993)
· Rockefeller Foundation – Residencies and commissioning grant (1994 and 1995)
· British Arts Council (through West Midlands Arts) — Professional Development Grant (1997)
· University of South Florida — Academic scholarship (1999)
· West Midlands Arts (UK) – Commissioning grant (2001)
· Warwick Arts Festival & British Arts Council (UK) – Commissioning grant (2002)
· Scottish Arts Council (UK) – Commissioning grant (2003)
· Hope Scott Trust (UK) – Commissioning grant (2003)
· The Centre for Intercultural Musicology, Churchill College, Cambridge University (UK) – Commissioning grant (2005)
· President's Community and Diversity Grant Fund: CCD, Teachers College, Columbia University (USA) – (2005)
· Betty Fairfax Grant, Columbia University's Teacher's College, New York City – Professional Development grant (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
· The Centre for Intercultural Musicology, Churchill College, Cambridge University (UK) — commissioning grant (2006)
· College Music Society (USA) – Conference presentation grant (2007)
· Music & Music Education program, Teachers College, Columbia University (USA) – Endowment Grant (2008)
· Music Research Institute (USA) — Conference presentation grant (2009)
· Conference presentation grant. Dept. of Arts & Humanities, Music & Music Education program, Teachers College, Columbia University (USA) — (2009)
· New York Women Composers (USA) — Seed Grant (2009)
· Sparkplug Foundation (USA) — recording grant ( 2010)
· The Research Foundation, CUNY — Course Development Fund (2012)
· Professional Development Fund, CUNY PSC — (2012)
- Rotary Foundation (UK) – Ambassadorial Scholar
- Columbia University (USA) — Post-Doctoral Fellow
· Falzon Baldacchino, L., (2012). "Interpretation as a Pedagogy of Practice". International Conference of the Groupe de recherche en pédagogie instrumentale et musicale (GRePIM/ Center of Excellence in Music Pedagogy) affiliated with the OICRM (The Observatoire interdisciplinaire de création et de recherche en musique)titled "Music Learning: Benefits for the 21st-century Learner. Centre des Congrès de Québec, Quebec city, Quebec, Canada, 22 - 24 November 2012
· Falzon Baldacchino, L., (2012). "Music Interpretation: Creative intuitions or taught creativity?" ISME 30° World Conference of the International Society for Music Education titled Music Pædeia: From Ancient Greek Philosophers Toward Global Music Communities. Thessaloniki, Greece, 15-20 July 2012
· Falzon Baldacchino, L. (2011). "Intercultural expressions: The polyrhythmic narrative of Akin Euba's work for the contemporary flute". AMNA Symposium and Festival --Dialogue: Africa Meets North America in New York-- hosted by the New York Africa Chorus Ensemble in partnership with Harlem Arts Alliance. New York, NY, November 2nd.
· Falzon Baldacchino, L. (2009). "Contemporary music and pedagogy: is there a pedagogy of contemporary music?" The College Music Society 52nd National Conference, Portland, Oregon, October 24th.
· Falzon Baldacchino, L., Goffi-Fynn, J. (2008). "Critical Thinking in the Applied Studio". ISME 28° World Conference of the International Society for Music Education. University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, July 20th to 25th.
· Falzon Baldacchino, L. (2008). "Aesthetic Experience in Music Performance: Reflections on Thea Musgrave's Narcissus (for flute and digital delay)". ISME 28° World Conference of the International Society for Music Education. University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, July 20th to 25th.
· Falzon Baldacchino, L. (2008). "Intercultural Expressions—"Omunkwu's Call: Intercultural Expressions in Akin Euba's Study in Polyrhythm No.3 for flute and piano". The International Music Conference and Festival 2008, Africa meets Asia, Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha, Bangalore, India. (Jointly organized with the Centre for Intercultural Musicology at Churchill College, Cambridge University UK). July 11th to 16th.
· Falzon Baldacchino, L. (2008). "Music as prescient meaning: interpretation and the dialogue between composer, performer and audience". 13th Annual Conference of the International Society for Phenomenology, Fine Arts & Aesthetics with the theme: The Artist and the message — Creativity and Communication. Radcliffe Gymnasium, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, May 7th 2008.
· Abeles, H., Goffi-Fynn, J., Falzon Baldacchino, L. Hong-Park J., Johnson J. (2007). "Continuing the Journey: Working Towards Student Centred Studio Instruction" The College Music Society 50th National Conference, Salt Lake City, November 18th.


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RETREAT REPORT and GENERAL GRIPING
I'm back in Tokyo now after the annual Dogen Sangha Zazen Retreat in Shizuoka, Japan. A good time was had by all. Except for one guy who literally ran away. Well, I'm not certain if he ran or walked. But he left the zendo during one of the kinhin periods and just never came back. This created some problems for us later on because we began finding certain jobs left not done as they'd been assigned to him. So if you're going to leave a retreat, leave. But tell someone you're leaving. Or risk being called an asswipe on this blog.
A little aside while I'm thinking of it, you must RSVP for the day-long micro-retreats in Santa Monica. In case people show up by accident thinking it's a regular Zazen day, we'll start announcing it's a retreat at the beginning. But if you see a lot of food service stuff being brought in, that's a clue. The schedule, once I know it, is always posted on this blog in the links over there to your left. And speaking of that, you're allowed to help us carry stuff inside, people. I guess everyone's too busy chatting to notice us huffing and puffing and lugging a million things into the house.
The Shizuoka retreat went well. What minor problems there were all came from people who spaced out and did not pay attention to what they'd been assigned to do. For example, five minutes before the beginning of Zazen a big wooden thingy is struck to call people to the zendo. This only actually happened at about half of the sittings and never once happened at the mid-morning sitting. I've got too much on my plate at these retreats to go yelling & screaming about stuff like this. I may need to hire a drill sergeant type for next year.
A couple of people were really concerned about what to do mentally during Zazen. Dogen's instructions in Fukanzazengi just say "Think the thought of not thinking. This is different from thinking." Some people really, really wanted me to give them permission to count breaths or to do one of those Tich Nhat Hahn-isms where you're like, "Breathing in I breathe the thought of compassion. Breathing out I breathe the thought of a pizza with mushrooms and anchovies." Or whatever. Actually the dude who left was the one who wanted to do that.
Here's what Dogen says in Eihei Koroku regarding breath counting:
In our zazen, it is of primary importance to sit in the correct posture. Then, regulate the breathing and calm down. In Hinayana, there are two elementary ways (of beginner's practice): one is to count the breaths, and the other is to contemplate the impurity (of the body). In other words, a practitioner of Hinayana regulates his breathing by counting the breaths. The practice of the buddha-ancestors, however, is completely different from the way of Hinayana. An ancestral teacher has said, "It is better to have the mind of a wily fox than to follow the way of Hinayana self-control." Two of the Hinayna schools (studied) in Japan today are the Shibunritsu (the precept school) and the Kusha (the school based on Abhidharma-kosa).
There is also the Mahayana way of regulating breathing. That is, knowing that a long breath is long and that a short one is short. The breath reaches the tanden and leaves from there. Although the exhalation and inhalation are different, they both pass through the tanden. When you breathe abdominally, it is easy to become aware of the transciency (of life), and to harmonize the mind.
My late teacher Tendo said, "The inhaled breath reaches the tanden; however, it is not that this breath comes from somewhere. For that reason, it is neither short nor long. The exhaled breath leaves from the tanden; however, it is not possible to say where this breath goes. For that reason, it is neither long nor short." My teacher explained it in that way, and if someone were to ask me how to harmonize one's breathing, I would reply in this way: although it is not Mahayana, it is different from Hinayana; though it is not Hinayana, it is different from Mahayana. And if questioned further regarding what it is ultimately, I would respond that inhaling or exhaling are neither long nor short.
Next, in case you're wondering, the image on this post is the cover of the new Puffy (I refuse to call them Puffyamiyumi) CD, Honeycreeper. It was just released in Japan and it's fuggin' awesome. Plus the photos in the little booklet make me melt.Here's the new video for the song "Oriental Diamond." Dig the glokenspeil.
Also check out "Kuchibiru Motion" (the sexiest promo video ever created) and "Boom Boom Beat" (with the line "You all wanna see, us act happily, not reality") also from the new record.
I'm staying with Ren Kuroda swordsman extraordinaire and his tolerant wife Hiroko and cute baby Ton-chan (little pig). The view out the window looks exactly like a miniature set from a Godzilla movie. I'll see if I can upload a photo.
Finally, some people talked me into adding the Google ads to this site and the very first one that came up is for the dreaded Holosync. The Holosync sucks. Don't buy it! I'm working on elmininating that ad. I don't know if I'll keep up with this ad stuff if it keeps being for bullshit products.


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Research and Projects
Mentored Advanced Projects (MAPs)
Many academic programs offer a Mentored Advanced Project (MAP), either as independent study or in the context of a seminar. The MAP, closely guided by a faculty director, gives upper-level students opportunity to culminate a sequence of academic work by completing an advanced project in research or creative arts.
MAPs currently offered include:
Independent Study
Guided Reading 297 and Independent Study 397 provide an opportunity for a student to explore an academic area not part of the present College offerings. Either might include reading of a body of literature, reproducing published scientific experiments, learning advanced techniques, or exploring an art. The design of an independent project is very much in the hands of the student, with advice from the faculty director. Guided Reading and Independent Study, in comparison to projects conducted under the rubric of a Mentored Advanced Project, have less formal application procedures, require significantly less faculty direction, and do not have the expectation of producing results intended for dissemination to the wider scholarly community.
Plus 2
A course-related independent study option referred to as the "Plus-2" permits a student to choose an independent study component that adds two credits to a regular course. With the approval of the instructor, this option is available in some courses above the introductory (100) level. The Plus-2 provides opportunities for more extensive work in some aspect of a course, for more extensive exploration of general literature of a course, for additional studio or laboratory activity, or for other corollary work.
Directed Research
Directed Research (299 or 399) is an opportunity for a student to work under the continuous direction of a faculty member on a research project, often of the faculty director's design. Directed research, in comparison to projects conducted under the rubric of a Mentored Advanced Project, has less formal application procedures and does not necessarily have the expectation of producing results intended for dissemination to the wider scholarly community.
Off-Campus/Summer Study
Manhattan Film Institute
Registration for the 2014 Summer Season of the Manhattan Film Institute is now open. The program will take place from July 6-20, 2014 on the North Fork of Long Island.
MFI is a boutique film conservatory that offers a unique opportunity for college students who want to expand or create their reel in just 2 weeks time while supplementing their college education with hands on classes taught by industry professionals as well as experienced actors, writers, and directors.
More information is available on the Manhattan Film Institute flyer.
Career Development
Search and apply for job and internships through College's Handshake website.
Grinnellink Internships
These internships are specific opportunities with College alumni and friends are open exclusively to Grinnell students. These opportunities are competitive and will provide funding to the selected student. Internship sites change from year to year and may include opportunities in museum studies, art and design, environmental issues, healthcare, social services, biotechnology, financial equity analysis research, and legal services on constitutional issues to name a few. Grinnellink internships can be viewed in Handshake and at the Center for Careers, Life, and Service at 1127 Park Street.
Externships vary in length, but usually last three to five days. They generally involve shadowing a Grinnell alumnus professional through a normal day's activities and may include informational interviews, a tour of the facility, and participation in actual office projects. This program can help students explore their career options and talk with professionals in order to: [1] clarify their career exploration and interests, [2] connect their course work to outside the classroom and their future plans, and [3] connect with and learn from alumni externship mentors.


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Youth Turner needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Narrow Earth
Narrow Earth is a start-up founded by two executives of the most successful Web 2.0 company in Japan.
First, we will launch a social game app on several social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace and Mixi (the biggest social networking site in Japan) next month.
As the second step, we will start a platform to monetize a virtual currency of game developers.
We have connections with many magazines, news sites, famous bloggers and so on, therefore we are sure that your design will be recognized by a lot of people!
- The target users of the game: 18-30 years old men.
- The target users of the platform monetizing virtual currency: Business clients
There are only 3 requirements. We are open to any other parts!
1) The reasons of naming "Narrow Earth" are followings:
(a) We are developing the app by a team consisting of people in the US, Japan and Europe and trying to sell the app all over the world. So, we want all employees feel "global market is close to me, so there is no reason to open eyes to all over the world"
(b) If you say "Earth" and "Narrow" in Japanese, the pronunciation is similar with cypress (a big tree) and cypress has a image of "growing". This match with our aspiration that we want to grow!
So, it is great if your logo also has the two concepts.
2) The image should be not only cool to 18-30 men but also professional to business customers.
3) Needs to look good on Black/White
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I have gotten so many requests for this bread recipe, I'm gonna cut right to the chase.
I found the original recipe here and along with half the internet, could not believe my good fortune. After following the recipe spot on a few times, I wanted to make some changes to it for myself.
Then I got into making traditional bread and did a lot of reading from Josey Baker who taught me to always toast the nuts and seeds first. I do it for everything now. It's an extra step, not nearly as much of a pain in the ass as everyone makes it out to be, and it increases the depth of taste like 42 times. So toast the seeds and the nuts.
This recipe is incredibly forgiving and you can make it your own a hundred different ways. The important things that you want to stick to are the psyllium husk and the chia. They hold the bread together. Plus they provide so much fiber. And I should say, this bread is a great comrade in the Getting Digestion Moving department and is more enjoyable than anything a doctor will give you. Plus, it wows guests. And it's easier than falling off the sidewalk. Which, come to think of it, is sort of a challenge, so pick a new metaphor. Just like in this bread feel free to do swapping. You can use walnuts, dried cherries, cacao nibs… whatever. The important part is that you try it. The tough parts are the ones where you have to wait. DO THE WAITING. Even though, as Tom Petty has told you a million beautiful times, the waiting really is the hardest part.
Dry Ingredients
2c gluten free oats (make sure the package says GF!)
1/4 c psyllium husk
1/2 c raw pumpkin seeds
1/2 c raw sunflower seeds
2T + 1t chia seeds
1/2 c chopped raw almonds
1t sea salt
3/4 c flax seeds
Wet Ingredients
1T maple syrup
2T olive oil
1T melted coconut oil
2c warm filtered water
Preheat the oven to 350 and in a thin layer on a baking sheet, toast your sunflower, pumpkin, and flax seeds along with the chopped almonds for 12 minutes. Combine the toasted goodness with the other dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. In a smaller bowl whisk together your wet ingredients, then add the wet to the dry in the big bowl. Mix everything together. A LOT. You can use a rubber spatula or just your clean paws.
Put the mash into a loaf pan you have oiled well with coconut oil. Now chill the "dough" for AT LEAST two hours, but if you can chill it longer, do it. See? There's The Waiting, Part 1. Now preheat oven at 375 and when it's ready, move your loaf pan to the oven for one hour. Now. Here's The Hard Part #2: let the loaf cool for 2 hours. I know it'll be tough, but it helps the bread come together in a way that's worth it.
I like to double toast my slices. My favorite is to double toast, smear a quarter avocado on the slice, add sliced radish and an egg over medium. DELISH! Other nice things: melted coconut oil with cinnamon. Slathered in butter, straight up. Topped with banana slices. Topped with sautéed mushrooms and a drizzle of toasted sesame oil.
Have at it people. DO YOUR THANG. And let me know how it goes!


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For example, I rarely wear a triangle shawl in the traditional manner. By traditional manner I mean with the triangle pointing down my back and the ends tied in front. Instead, I prefer to wear my shawls as I would a scarf.
This is the third time I've knit this particular shawl, the Diamond Fantasy Shawl. It is a shawl that appeals to all ages, is very wearable, easily adapts to everyone's style sense, and is always noticed. But it was last Christmas while I was visiting my parents that I realized how versatile this shawl really is. It was Christmas eve and I was sitting in church with my parents next to my mother (who is 84) and realized she was getting cold. I took off my Diamond Fantasy shawl and wrapped it around her shoulders. Not only did it keep her warm, I was struck by how great it looked on her. And, as further proof, my dad who is not one to make an insincere compliment, enthusiastically agreed. So I told her I would make her one in green, her favorite color. And so I have.
Particulars: Diamond Fantasy Shawl by Sivia Harding Knit Designs, Sundara Yarn (sock) 100% Superwash merino yarn, colorway: Lush Tropics; US 5 needles (Rav link). This is the third time I've knit this pattern because I really like this design. One caveat, though. This is a shawl where the design has lace pattern throughout. As a result it takes a little longer to knit (requiring more concentration) than shawl patterns that have a large segment of plain stockinette. If you are looking for a quick shawl project this probably isn't it. Posts on my earlier versions are Diamonds are Forever (red) and A Modern Take on Gothic (blue); and a picture of Mr. Puffy modeling the blue shawl at the beach is on Flickr.
Incidentally, I also knit the cardigan I'm wearing in this post (finished in 2007). It's the Rowena Cardigan from Knit 2 Together (Rav Link).
And to finish my point on gender, manly men can, and do, wear shawls too. I think Simcha proves that Stephen West of West knits is not the only guy that can rock a shawl, although Mr. West does wear them well. As it happens, I've bought the Daybreak Shawl pattern from West Knits so we can make a fair comparison at some point.
Something Sweet to Finish ~ A Rustic Raspberry Tart
This is a recipe for a Rustic Raspberry Tart from the Kerry Gold butter website. It's a very easy recipe and makes a wonderful dessert. I did prefer it cooled completely to room temperature (rather than still warm from the oven) so allow sufficient time for it to cool. It's very nice with a dollop of ice cream.
A couple of quick tips. Use only sweet fresh raspberries and sponge them off gentling to reduce water absorption. I cooked my tart a little longer than the recipe stated because a berry filling is not cooked through until it is bubbling. You can cover the tart with aluminum foil to prevent it from browning too much, if that is a concern. I used Kerry Gold butter and followed the recipe exactly. However, I did use my standard pie dough making tips which are to 1) add white vinegar to the ice water and 2) allow the dough to rest for a few minute in the refrigerator prior to rolling it out.
Until next time, be well and love well. If you have heretofore thought you can't wear shawls, it's time to change your mind!


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This is how the University of Houston is approaching it.
This is how the University of Houston is approaching it.
Their only problem is geography. By 10 not calling, AAC same, SEC not likely. PAC 12? Big XII really doesn't want another Texas team.
So, do you think if they were anywhere but Texas they would be in by now?
Maybe the PAC 12 if they decide to expand would look at CTZ teams. They feel under appreciated not having enough games in prime time. But that's just me.
Houston needs to stay in the AAC and we need to do everything possible to get into the AAC. The best chance for G5 schools wanting to be big time is creating a respectable 12-16 team super conference and banding together to compete with / against the P5 conferences. Once the playoff expands to 8, that conference G5 super conference will have opportunities to play for a championship. This is the future.
0.00001% chance with SEC or B12. It would have to be a Pac 12 expansion
This is incredible.
Why a P5 conference matters...
"In 2011, T.C.U. played football in the Mountain West Conference, in which it was one of the dominant teams; its athletic revenue was $17 million. By 2015, as a member of the Big 12, that number had jumped to $80 million, thanks in large part to the television money provided by the conference."
This article describes how academics and athletics can co-exist at UH.
P5 won't be P5 after the television contracts are renewed. I'm betting 64 team breakaway in football and a reshuffling of the deck beyond. Bowl games reshuffled as playoff games in a 64 or 32 team bracket. All driven by the all mighty dollar.
Our mission is to be in the best possible position to move as far up as possible. Worst case, not to be in the lowest perceived conference.
Athletic success at a g5 school is such a fine line. While my Cougars had a very nice run in 2015 a bad hire in Applewhite is likely to set us back for awhile. Our fellow Texas schools will do their best to keep us out of a power5 conference so we have to make the best of the aac. We will continue to be a stepping stone but it sure makes the improbable wins like FSU and ou even more enjoyable. I have learned to treat our coaches and administrators as employees which is kind of sad but it is reality. It is truly a shame how college sports are such a business and the student athletes are sometimes pawns.
I watch a lot of Turner Classic Movies. I especially like the silent era. Regardless of what we think, nothing really new going on, and that includes collegiate sports. Don't feel bad about how you view coaches. It's been going on for over a century.


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laurapottie needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 406 designs submitted by 131 freelance designers.
Happyapps is a very innovative company, that is creating a variety of tools to allow advertisers to promote themselves on social networks.
We are an international company based in Paris.
Our business is BtoB, we don't target specific industries, our customers are very different: small businesses, big companies, brands, agencies…
We are looking for a logo that both looks good and fits in with the name and style of business!
- professional but innovative, pop and funny (" happy" ! )
- The logo must portray us as an innovative and experienced company (so not a funny logo for kids)
-It's better if we can understand the idea of "commmunity": viral, sharing with friends, word of mouth, social networks
- No Facebook or Twitter graphic reference
- Colors: no requirements
- Ideally, the "picture part" of the logo has to be useful on its own too. It can be integrated in the design of the name, but has to be understandable without it.
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text: Being almost 6 months in, I am sometimes experiencing involuntary movements of limbs and even head during the day. It seems my body is in "alarm mode†meaning when I am touched unexpectedly, my limbs sometimes move in a jerky manner. My right leg trembles after exercise and sometimes at rest. When holding something upright with my left hand I feel a high-frequency tremor. I also used to know the ratcheting feeling when bending down. Still feel soreness in neck, shoulders and front of throat. Jaw and tongue muscles seem to be tensed which makes speaking harder (guess this might be TMJ) Can anybody relate?


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PATERSON - a film by Jim Jarmusch (10 JUNE - 17:00)
Anticipate Pictures presents PATERSON
- Only at The Arts House 07-13 JUNE 2017 -
Paterson (Adam Driver) is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey - they share the name. Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, observing the city as it drifts across his windshield and overhearing fragments of conversation swirling around him; he writes poetry into a notebook; he walks his dog; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer. He goes home to his wife, Laura (Golshifteh Farahani). By contrast, Laura's world is ever changing. New dreams come to her almost daily, each a different and inspired project. Paterson loves Laura and she loves him. He supports her newfound ambitions; she champions his secret gift for poetry. The history and energy of the City of Paterson is a felt presence in the film and its simple structure unfolds over the course of a single week. The quiet triumphs and defeats of daily life are observed, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
Watch Trailer HERE
Film: Paterson
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Silence)
Golshifteh Farahani (Body of Lies, Les Deux Amis, Exodus: Gods and Kings)
Genre: Drama
Languages: English
Rating: NC16
Duration: 118 min
Screening starts promptly at stated times. No trailers or ads will be played before screening - kindly ensure you can make the screening punctually. Do note that there is a strict no-cellphone-use policy in the Screening Room throughout the duration of the film.
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designdummy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 21 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Business Val Software
We're sick of using spreadsheets!
Seriously, we have a number of spreadsheets that feed into each other to calculate the value of business, forecast cashflow etc.
Recently we decided to get a software created to all this automatically... but our programmers have developed an interface that is about as exciting as watching the grass grow (no offence to any cricket players). Of course this is a serious software that helps us a lot so let's see what the designers can produce...
Our target audience are mainly the finance/accounting types.
This software is for inhouse usage only but there is an opportunity for external usage as well.
This is a desktop software.
Summary of what the spreadsheets look like...
The various tabs contain each important element of the spreadsheet. E.g. Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cashflow Statement, Reformulated Balance Sheet, Reformulated Income Statement, Reformulated Cashflow Statement, Ratio Analysis, Valuation, Forecasted Cashflow etc etc
Each company's information is stored across these spreadsheets. Right now each spreadsheet with its associated tabs has information on one company.
But in our software we'll have the capability to input multiple companies data in the one system.
Most of the data will be still be stored in tabular form such as a spreadsheet but it would be good to get an interesting interface that allows ease of movement from one company to another. Tabs may or may not be used.
We're extremely open to whatever interpretation you wish to bring to the problem. But please into consideration that information may still have to be presented in a spreadsheet format... i.e. multiple years across a top row and financial headings on the left most column.
Since this is my first posting excuse my lack of understanding of how to best describe a design project. Please ask as many questions as you want.
Best of luck to all participants. :)


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This ultra-soft, 100% cotton blanket feels like cashmere and will keep your newborn warm and snuggly. The lettuce leaf trim adds a touch of style and cuteness! Durable and machine washable
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Re: Help with keyboard mapping?
Hi folks,
I've just installed the latest ViEmu I could find (2.5.11)
It's been a while since I used ViEmu (due to the lack of VS2010/R# support) and there are some Resharper shortcuts I've got used to that I'd rather not live without.
After a bit of research I've managed to get some of the behavior I'm after by mapping more keys to ViEmu and setting up mappings in my _viemurc
It is currently as follows:
map <A-j> :vsc Resharper.ReSharper_GotoNextHighlight<CR>
map <A-k> :vsc Resharper.ReSharper_GotoPrevHighlight<CR>
map <A-i> :vsc Resharper.ReSharper_Generate<CR>
The problem is there is one mapping I'd love to get working but can't figure out exactly what I need to do. What I'm trying to do is get Ctrl+E,U to execute Resharpers Surround With Template when in visual mode.
I've tried enabling the option for "Use VS selection for Visual Mode" along with the following mappings:
vnoremap <C-e><u> <A-r><e><u>
vmap <C-e><u> :vsc Resharper.ReSharper_SurroundWith<CR>
But nothing works the way I'm hoping it will.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this to work?
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Warner To Stay in Arizona
One of the main stories this off-season I have decided to follow was that of Kurt Warner and his future with Arizona after leading them to the Super Bowl in the 2008 season. So when I seen that Warner had re-signed with the Cardinals on a two-year $23 Million contract I had to write about this and talk about what I thought about this deal.
Here are some details on Warners contract.
The deal includes a $15 million signing bonus. Combined with a $4 million salary for the first year of the contract, $19 million is guaranteed. Warner does believe this is his final NFL contract.
Warner had knew he wanted to be in Arizona even when he was visiting the 49ers. Warner said: "I told my wife probably 45 minutes into it that I just felt God say, 'You're supposed to be in Arizona,"' Warner said, "and I told her that. She tried to tell me to stay open, but He just continued to confirm it."
Warner said the 49ers made him an offer that was larger than the one he agreed to in Arizona. But on the flight back from San Francisco, he said he called his agent, Mark Bartelstein, and told him to do what was necessary to get the Cardinals deal done.
Warner also cares very much about his fellow members of Arizona here is what I found to prove how much he really loves his team.
Earlier in the negotiations, Warner had offered to give $1 million per year of his contract toward a new deal for Boldin, but that provision wasn't in the final agreement. Boldin has asked to be traded because he believes the Cardinals failed to follow through on a promise for a new contract a year ago. Graves said the team still plans to eventually address Boldin's desire for a long-term contract.
Warner started all 20 games for Arizona last season. In 16 regular-season games, he completed 67 percent of his throws for 4,583 yards and 30 touchdowns, with 14 interceptions. He finished second in the NFL in completions, completion percentage and passing yards.
In four playoff games, Warner was even better, completing 68 percent of his passes for 1,147 yards and 11 touchdowns, with three interceptions.
But for one extremely costly interception, Warner was brilliant in Arizona's 27-23 loss to Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl, completing 31 of 43 passes for 377 yards and three touchdowns.
In addition, Warner was named the NFL Man of the Year for his off-the-field contributions, as well as his playing excellence.
These details were found on the NFL website. All I can say is congrats Kurt on deciding that Arizona was where you where meant to retire at in the NFL. What I have to say on Arizonas behalf is that they made a smart move signing Kurt back on the revised deal his agent offered because he almost whent to another NFC team which could have came back to haunt them in the regular season and or on the playoff road to the Super Bowl in 2009.
So I now ask you all to leave your comments on Warners deal and if you have debates about the details or my opinions I have stated please let me know I am deeply interested in hearing your opinions about the issues I write about and the rest of LSS write about.


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Here are some early highlights for the 16th annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival from Pam Brandon, Disney Parks Food Writer and blogger. With the theme "Passport to a World of Flavors," the event with more than 25 international marketplaces will feature tapas-sized portions ($3 to $8) paired with beer, wine and cocktails.
Here's what's new:
•Hawaii, the Caribbean islands and Portugal all debut Marketplaces – look for Kalua pork sliders in Hawaii, ropa vieja in the Caribbean and calamari salad in Portugal.
•The new Odyssey Lounge opens, where guests can check in with friends and family back home, play games and surf the web while enjoying a...


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Just a few little things I'm thinking today to add a little glam to the end of a long week:
Have you escaped into the fun preppy world of Classy Girls Wear Pearls yet? If not, it's time. If only for these beautiful mint green and gold bow pumps.
What to bake this weekend? Maybe a rich chocolate truffle tart to eat while watching Downton and Girls (both fitting I think).
My friend Sarah launched a fab new print shop! I seriously can't pick a favorite design. Love them all!
I'm shopping for an inaugural ball dress this weekend, but I can't forget hair and accessories! I love this combo of big sparkly earrings and a pony with major volume.


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We've seen insane air hockey tables from the future, but what about foosball? Don't worry, it's not getting left out. Say hello to Space Foosball.
Sure, you could argue that turning foosball into a tabletop video game removes some of the charm of the game, what with the fun of spinning paddles to fling a real ball around the table. But this physics-powered game should still provide you with a decent time.
Space Foosball Project via Gizmodo
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ALAMEDA — Seventeen Raiders players scheduled for unrestricted free agency will begin to get an idea of their worth on the open market beginning Friday night.
In advance of start of the new NFL year Tuesday, agents can begin contract talks with prospective teams starting at 9 p.m. Friday on the West Coast.
Teams can't talk to players from other teams, schedule visits or strike deals until Tuesday, but the window provides both sides a head start on the process.
Among the most notable Raiders open to the highest bidder include strong side linebacker Philip Wheeler, tight end Brandon Myers, defensive tackles Richard Seymour and Desmond Bryant and punter Shane Lechler.
Others include right tackle Khalif Barnes, left guard Cooper Carlisle, defensive end Andre Carter, middle linebacker Omar Gaither, free safety Matt Giordano, running back Mike Goodson, wide receiver Derek Hagan, cornerback Joselio Hanson, quarterback Matt Leinart, safety Mike Mitchell, defensive end Matt Shaughnessy and cornerback Shawntae Spencer.
The seventeen free agents started a combined 100 games for the Raiders in 2012.
The Raiders began the week with just under $1.5 million in salary cap space with 46 players under contract and are reportedly hoping to restructure existing deals to create additional room, most notably with quarterback Carson Palmer.
Palmer is scheduled to make $13 million in salary and has a cap number of $15 million. He has been mostly quiet on the issue all offseason, telling CSN-Bay Area this week via e-mail "Not sure what's going to happen. Would love to be back in Oakland and compete."
If the Raiders are seeking to reduce Palmer's salary, rather than simply change the payout for cap purposes, it remains to be seen whether Palmer would be amenable or take his chances on being released and playing somewhere else.
One player expected to be released Tuesday is middle linebacker Rolando McClain, who was kept on the roster last season despite losing his job and being suspended for conduct detrimental to the team because cutting him would have meant a salary cap acceleration which would forced the team to release additional players.
Other players who could be in line for restructure or release include defensive tackle Tommy Kelly, defensive end David Tollefson and wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey.
Wheeler, signed for the veteran minimum of $700,000 last season, led the Raiders with 98 solo tackles, three sacks, six passes defensed and was their most consistent defensive player.
Myers led the Raiders in receiving with 79 receptions for 806 yards and four touchdowns.
Given the inclination of general manager Reggie McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen to hold the line on salaries whenever possible and build through the draft, the Raiders aren't expected to be in the mix for two of their most decorated players, Seymour and Lechler.
The Raiders confirmed a free agent visit Wednesday with Cullen Jenkins, a veteran defensive end and tackle released by the Eagles who played in Green Bay when McKenzie was in the personnel department there.
The Raiders lone restricted free agent, cornerback and punt return specialist Phillip Adams cannot have his agent begin negotiations with another team until Tuesday.
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on twitter at Twitter.com/Jerrymcd.


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Senator to speak locally on SB5
The Auglaize County Patriots will host a town hall-style meeting to educate the public on Ohio's Senate Bill 5.
At 7p.m. on Monday, State Sen. Cliff Hite will be in Wapakoneta at the Grand Plaza to educate the community on this new law and how it benefits that state of Ohio.
Hite, who served as a high school teacher and football coach at Findlay High School, was elected as a legislator to the Ohio House of Representatives before being appointed to fulfill the term of state Sen. Steve Buehler.
Hite also served on the state Education Committee during his terms in the House.
Questions are welcomed at this special meeting, as Hite will help the public fully understand this new law, and it means to the community, school district, county and state.
Senate Bill 5 requires that health care benefits provided to a management level public employee be the same as any health care benefits provided to other employees.
It also requires that the benefits must include hospitalization, surgical, major medical, dental, vision medical care, disability, hearing aids and prescription drugs.
This event is hosted so that the public can gain a better understanding of this new law, and everyone is welcome to attend.


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Monday, March 18, 2013
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Hawks pull away, keep Nets out of 1st-place tie
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(AP) -- Al Horford had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks dominated the fourth quarter to beat Brooklyn 105-93 on Sunday night, keeping the Nets from tying for first place in the Atlantic Division.
Josh Smith added 21 points and seven boards for the Hawks, who won their third straight by outscoring the Nets 34-20 in the final period. Neither team led by more than six points over the first three quarters and the game was tied with under 9 minutes to play before Atlanta broke it open with a 19-6 run.
Reggie Evans had a season-high 14 points and grabbed 22 rebounds for the Nets, who headed out for an eight-game road trip on a disappointing note. A victory would have moved them even with the slumping New York Knicks atop their division.
Deron Williams and former Hawks guard Joe Johnson each added 18 points.
The Hawks earned a split of the season series, preventing the Nets from clinching a potentially important tiebreaker between teams batting for position in the Eastern Conference. The Nets entered play fourth in the East, while the Hawks were two games back as part of a three-way tie for fifth.
Williams' basket tied it at 77 with 9:11 remaining in the game, but Jeff Teague had consecutive baskets before finding Ivan Johnson on the break for a three-point play that made it 84-77.
Mirza Teletovic made a 3-pointer, but Atlanta answered with a 12-3 spurt, ending it with eight straight points to push the lead to 96-83 on Horford's jumper with 4:24 to play.
Teague came off the bench for the second straight game after missing his first game of the season Wednesday against the Lakers because of a sprained left ankle. He finished with 11 points and 15 assists.
The Nets' road trip, equaling the longest in team history in terms of games, starts Monday in Detroit. They may have another chance to forge the tie with the Knicks, who had a six-game lead in the division after beating the Nets on Dec. 19 but have lost four in a row.
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New York plays at Utah on Monday.
The Nets, who lost for the second time in six games, will be making way for a lengthy run of the circus at Barclays Center. They don't play at home again until April 4, with the bulk of the trip a six-game stretch against Western Conference teams.
Neither team led by more than four points in the first half. The Nets were ahead 24-21 after one quarter and led most of the second, but the Hawks took a 51-49 lead into halftime after DeShawn Stevenson made a desperation 3-pointer as the shot clock was set to expire with 9.8 seconds remaining before the break.
NOTES: Atlanta used the same starting lineup for the second straight game after using a different one in each of the previous 10. The Hawks are the first team since Cleveland in 2010-11 to use a different starting group in each of 10 straight games. ... The game capped a busy week of basketball at Barclays, where the Nets beat New Orleans on Wednesday before Barclays hosted the Atlantic 10 tournament. ... Nets G C.J. Watson hosted nine Brooklyn-area middle school students who won his fourth annual black history essay contest. Watson and his Quiet Storm Foundation also honored the winners during a luncheon Saturday in New York.
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The State of California moves to shut down the SFBI!
I just got this e-mail from Michel Suas.
To All SFBI Family Members,
I know Christmas and the holidays decoration are red, guess what we got?!!
Red Tape from Sacramento!
Yea, according to the Bureau for Private Post Secondary Education our SFBI program is not approved by them or up to the standard making me a "Public Offender". So we have to shut down the school until they review our program and services we offer. I am so much in disbelief that I don't want to fight for it. I already gave so much SFBI; my frustration is over the limit of my generosity
If you believe SFBI was important for you email me the reasons why we should stay open that could make the Bureau change their minds. Since they ordered to shut down our webpage please cc the email to email@example.com, in case they can get SFBI email. Whatever the outcome I get, the best time was running SFBI and seeing the joy of the people attending the classes and some evolution in the industry with great products.
Thank you for your support it was a fun "rise"!
Best Regards and Happy Red Holiday!
Michel Suas
Owner and Founder
I think this is pretty outrageous, on the surface, but I have no idea what the standards are that may not have been met. I suspect it's simply that Michel never sought certification by the State. But he's been at this for over 25 years! Why now?


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The idea that Nintendo should make games for iOS has been floated for a while now. Many disagree. I don't. It's not so much that their market share is declining, but that it's being converged out of existing by a confluence of ever-improving mobile devices and ever more encompassing living room boxes. In that regard, John Gruber compares them to BlackBerry, a once dominant player now struggling because the business changed and they didn't change with it. He also compares it to iTunes on Windows, something Apple was smart enough to embrace, and reaped considerable rewards from. From Daring Fireball:
Here is what I'd like to see Nintendo do.
Make two great games for iOS (iPhone-only if necessary, but universal iPhone/iPad if it works with the concept). Not ports of existing 3DS or Wii games, but two brand new games designed from the ground up with iOS's touchscreen, accelerometer, (cameras?), and lack of D-pad/action buttons in mind. ("Mario Kart Touch" would be my suggestion; I'd buy that sight unseen.) Put the same amount of effort into these games that Nintendo does for their Wii and 3DS games. When they're ready, promote the hell out of them. Steal Steve Jobs's angle and position them not as in any way giving up on their own platforms but as some much-needed ice water for people in hell. Sell them for $14.99 or maybe even $19.99.
It's a great piece, and something that those who love Nintendo as it was need to realize if Nintendo is going to continue to be - their old business is over, the only thing that matters is their finding a new one. Maybe they can do that with their own hardware, but maybe that's not the only thing they can do. BBM is going platform, arguably too late. Hopefully that's not a parallel that will hold.
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WASHINGTON — If the Pennsylvania governor's race were held today, Gov. Tom Corbett would lose to most potential Democratic challengers, including Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski.
According to a new poll, Pawlowski fares second-best among eight Democrats in head-to-head matchups against Corbett, edging Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz but underperforming former Congressman Joe Sestak.


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Information technology is enabling value creation at an incredible rate. New companies, alliances, value chains, and business models are emerging as a result; information systems are the engine of innovation and entrepreneurship.
On April 20, 2012, The University of Texas Information Management Program and the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship celebrated IM and UT entrepreneurs at the first-ever IM Entrepreneur Celebration (IMEC) at the University of Texas Alumni Center.
IROM Department Chair Prabhudev Konana and Management Department Chair Jim Fredrickson kicked off the event at 8 a.m. Friday morning. Students were excited to hear FutureTalks by Dylan Schleppe, CEO of DriveBuy Technologies and April Underwood, Director of Business Development of Twitter. Amy George, Founder and Chief Ozone Officer of Blue Avocado, inspired a greater awareness of leaving a smaller carbon footprint. Bob Metcalfe, UT Professor of Innovation, encouraged students to think outside the box to become a successful entrepreneur.
The mini case competition was judged by Trent Sutton, VP and Partner, Credera Consulting, Norman Towler, Commercial IT Manager, ConocoPhillips, Dylan Schleppe, CEO, DriveBuy Technologies and Tom Painter, VP of Global Infrastructure Services, AMD. The winning team, Roomer, made a great presentation with their idea behind a roommate matching mobile app.
The first panel discussion was entitled Changing the Game: Entrepreneurship through Analytics, and was facilitated by Anitesh Barua, IROM Department Professor. Dan Hickox, President/CTO, TradeOne Marketing and April Underwood, Director of Business Development, Twitter addressed many questions, including: How is the world of analytics changing entrepreneurial businesses? What can business schools and McCombs in particular do to prepare future entrepreneurs to leverage analytics? How is the upcoming "open data movement" changing the business models of analytics-based ventures?
The first panel discussion was followed by a keynote by Brett Hurt, CEO of Bazaarvoice. Brett discussed his own venture into entrepreneurship. He followed up with an encouraging word about the MIS concentration, stating that whether you are working for yourself or someone else, your MIS degree is the most useful tool you can have!
The second panel discussion was entitled Cloudy Skies or Clear Sailing: IT Matters. Panelists included Cindy Lo, President of Red Velvet Events, Erik McMillan, CEO of BestFit Mobile, Boris Siperstein, Partner of Lighthouse Funds. They addressed questions that include: How is technology changing our world? How can you leverage IT to build new business ventures? What business models are emerging that not only create value in the world but also have the potential to make a lasting impact on society? How can you and why should you be a part of that?
The last event of the day was the weSTART series, where 10 small business owners discussed their businesses, how they got their start, and their futures. The session, moderated by Jacqueline Hughes, hosted participants including:
The success of the event was punctuated by the intense social networking surrounding it. Students were encouraged to tweet about the event. The best tweets were rewarded with prizes. Click here to see the #IMEC Twitter feed!
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College softball player Sydney Weatherford has been named the South Atlantic Conference Softball Player of the Week, the league office announced today. Weatherford is the first Cobra softball player to receive a weekly award from the SAC.
Weatherford, an outfielder, had a monster week for Coker, hitting .769 with a 1.692 slugging percentage. She had 10 hits in 13 at-bats – including six extra-base hits – and 11 RBI. Her best performance of the week came on Wednesday (Mar. 26) against Queens University of Charlotte. In the series, the senior crushed three homeruns including a grand slam. She went 5-of-7 from the plate, with a double and seven RBI in two games.
On the season, Weatherford is batting .359 with a slugging percentage of .674, five homeruns and 32 RBI. Her RBI total and slugging percentage ranks her fifth and eighth, respectively, in the SAC statistical standings.
A four-year Cobra from Scranton, S.C., Weatherford is an education major with a concentration in elementary education. She is the daughter of Deanna and Joey Weatherford.


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Paint The Moment
We take photographs all the time to capture moments we want to remember. Sometimes a moment comes along that's so special, it deserves special treatment. We help people capture their special moments in a rich and expressive medium, one that can last for generations as a work of art. At PaintTheMoment, our team of skilled artists transform your photograph into a one-of-a-kind oil painting.
Our target audience are families, couples, and generally anyone who wants to have a custom portrait or painting done. Popular types of paintings include weddings, family photos, kids, pets, and sometimes landscapes.
We're creating a website to sell custom oil paintings where people can turn their photographs into a beautiful piece of art. You can check out one of our competitors at http://www.paintyourlife.com/ You can look through this to see what we are trying to accomplish.
General Notes:
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-Navigation menu across the top of the page, shopping cart in usual spot
We want the tone of the site to be soft and warm, yet professional. (sort of reflecting wooden/golden frame colors as well). We want the site to be light and clean.
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Attached homepage is for wireframe purpose only (it is cut and rearranged from competitor page.. meant to be for layout purposes only). Feel free to improve upon this layout. What it tries to accomplish is a few things:
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