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BCC, MCLA partner to help business students
PITTSFIELD -- Berkshire Community College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts are getting down to the business of fostering more business students.
The public higher education institutions convened Tuesday in their shared education space at the Silvio O. Conte Federal Building to announce a new so-called "2+2" articulation agreement for their business degree students, as developed by the colleges' program leaders and deans.
The new contract will ultimately provide the opportunity for students who obtain an associate degree in business administration from BCC to seamlessly transfer into MCLA's bachelor's degree in business administration program.
Over the past five years, BCC's business program has enrolled an average of 133 students. MCLA currently has about 300 undergraduate students enrolled in its business administration program.
"We've always had articulation agreements with MCLA, but this one's unique," said William Mulholland, BCC's dean of life long learning and work force development.
For example, instead of students having to travel to North Adams to take classes toward their bachelor's in business administration degree, program courses will be offered either in downtown Pittsfield on online for better accessibility and convenience, beginning this fall.
In addition to representatives from each respective college and their boards, leaders from the Berkshire Compact for Education, Berkshire Chamber of Commerce and 1Berkshire were in attendance for Tues day's announcement, along with state Sen. Benjamin Downing and Pittsfield Mayor Daniel Bianchi.
Stuart Chase, CEO of 1Berkshire, cited Sunday's New York Times article on a recent study conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute which predicts that by the year 2020 there will be 38 million to 40 million too few college and university graduates to satisfy the demands of the global labor market and a surplus of up to 95 million low-skill workers worldwide.
"We need these higher educational opportunities," said Chase, in reference to the new business degree partnership between BCC and MCLA.
Looking at local statistics, Berkshire Chamber President and CEO Michael Supranowicz said that based on long-term projections to 2018, the area can expect employment gaps of 15 to 20 percent for workers trained in accounting and business operation.
He called the new articulation agreement a "collaborative business solution."
It will likely not be the last to come from the two Berkshire-based colleges.
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|Severely limited hours (about 4 a day) if the gov's budget proposal is approved. Library staff cut by 50%. The state archives will be open by appointment only.


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The Summer & Autumn has been crazy busy.... Things are going very well in the New Salon. I would like to thank my Clients New & existing for their valued support, friendship and custom! without them we wouldn't be here so thank you!!
It has been a very busy and positive year, I accomplished my CND Grand Masters Nail Artist Certification in the summer which I was over the moon about!! and will be completing my Lash Masters this month!
We have introduced amazing new treatments/products into the Salon over the last year and have another very exciting addition at the end of this month! RUSSIAN VOLUME LASHES! I will be training with one of the top Russian Lash trainers and bringing this to the Salon from the 9the of December 2014.
In September we added a very exciting New to the UK Gel Polish Brand to the Salon to expand our Nail options Gel II is a Gel Polish that is solvent free, no base coat including neon, Reactions colour changing - which is amazing!! glitter range etc this range is very hard wearing and lasts upto 3 weeks. So perhaps if you struggled getting 2 weeks with Shellac then this is certainly for you! We currently still stock Shellac and have all 90 including special edition Xmas ones!and will continue to do so as this is extremely popular with my Clients and we all love it!
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The Kings County Board of Supervisors, the Farm Bureau and a group of county residents filed suit Thursday in Sacramento County Superior Court challenging the approval of a high-speed rail route through the county between Fresno and Bakersfield.
The lawsuit alleges that the California High-Speed Rail Authority violated the California Environmental Quality Act and other state laws last month when its board certified an environmental impact report and formally approved the 114-mile stretch of the rail route through the southern San Joaquin Valley. It is the first of several lawsuits that are anticipated against the rail authority over the Fresno-Bakersfield approval.
The rail agency faced several similar CEQA challenges in 2012, when it approved environmental reports and a route for its Merced-Fresno section. All of those cases were settled out of court by the spring of 2013.
Thursday's lawsuit is the latest legal shot fired by Kings County and the Citizens for California High-Speed Rail Accountability in a three-year battle opposing the state's proposed $68 billion bullet-train project. An earlier lawsuit dating to 2012, now pending in a state appeals court, contends that the rail authority's plan violates Proposition 1A, the $9.9 billion high-speed rail bond measure approved by voters in 2008.
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In the 60-page environmental complaint, attorneys for the Kings County foes say the 20,000-page EIR did not adequately address potential effects of building and operating the rail system through the southern San Joaquin Valley.
"The section would ultimately cause extensive significant adverse impacts to ... agriculture, air quality, land use, aesthetics and visual resources, cultural resources, biological resources and wetlands, parks and recreation resources, a hospital, churches and hundreds of homes," the lawsuit states.
In addition, by veering off away from the BNSF Railway freight railroad tracks south of Fresno to bypass Hanford and other communities, the rail line "would result in the destruction of or substantial interference with thousands of acres of farmland ... and wildlife habitat, established communities, many businesses, commercial properties and industrial facilities, existing roads, oil and water wells, and water delivery and drainage facilities."
The lawsuit complains that because the rail agency disregarded routes along Highway 99 or Interstate 5, "the authority failed to analyze alternatives that would altogether avoid or substantially reduce the identified impacts."
The county's attorneys are asking the court to order the rail authority to take several actions, including rescinding certification of the EIR; reversing its approval, based on the environmental report, of the Fresno-Bakersfield segment; and preparing a new environmental report. The lawsuit also asks a judge to bar the state "from taking any action to construct any portion of the section" until the rail agency lawfully approves a legally adequate EIR.
Lisa Marie Alley, a spokeswoman for the rail authority, said the agency had not yet been served with the lawsuit, but said it was among several CEQA challenges that are expected against the Fresno-Bakersfield segment.
"This is not about protecting the environment but about Kings County trying every means possible to stop high-speed rail," Alley said in an email Thursday afternoon. "Our recently adopted EIR is one of the most comprehensive environmental analyses ever prepared in California. No federal or state agency responsible for environmental compliance lodged any objection to our final EIR, nor did any of California's environmental organizations appear before us to raise issues or concerns."
In a statement issued Thursday evening, the citizens group said that in addition to its environmental concerns, it is "apprehensive that the uncertain fiscal stability of this project will yield severe and lasting impacts for all Californians that cannot and will not be mitigated."
The citizens group, the county and the Kings County Farm Bureau "concluded that litigation against the authority and the (Federal Railroad Administration) is the last option that, if successful, will prevent catastrophic impacts to our community, environment and economy."


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When you think of the top export markets for U.S. pork, you might think of Japan, the perennial leader, or China, the biggest pork consumer in the world. Or, perhaps, you may think of our North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Mexico and Canada. But two countries in South America, Colombia and Chile, are rapidly emerging as key markets for U.S. pork.
Columbia, the beneficiary of a free trade agreement with the United States that took effect last year, has seen a meteoric rise in purchases of U.S. pork over the past few years. Since 2007, Colombia's purchases have increased by 281% in volume (5,183 metric tons in 2007 to 19,755 metric tons in 2012) and a remarkable 533% in value ($8.5 million to $54.1 million). In 2012, Colombia cracked the top 10 list of U.S. pork export destinations with no slowdown in sight.
Traditional destinations for U.S. pork in Colombia have been further processors and distributors. But with U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recent initiatives, we have seen initial expansion into the booming retail sector. Retail supermarket chains, such as Carrefour and Grupo Exito, are interested in providing their customers with high-quality products from a variety of sources, differentiating themselves from their competitors. There has been a growing appreciation for high-quality U.S. pork in this market, which now has a consistent presence in the Carrefour and Grupo Exito retail cases.
USMEF's South American representative, Jessica Julca, is working very closely with the trade (importers, distributors, retailers, further processors) in Colombia to educate them about the versatility, safety and overall quality of U.S. pork. In addition, she is working to introduce the Colombian trade to U.S. exporters and build long-term relationships that support export growth.
Several thousand miles further south on the Pacific coast is Chile, another hot market for U.S. pork. While Chile is better known as a pork exporter, it has rapidly grown to rank 13th in volume and 12th in value for U.S. pork.
Just a few years ago, U.S. pork exports to Chile were negligible. But in the last three years, the volume of those exports has jumped 307% (4,146 metric tons to 16,866 metric tons) while the value has increased 252% ($12.1 million in 2010 to $42.6 million last year).
The Chilean pork market has been affected by the closing last summer of the Agrosuper Huasco pork production plant due to air quality and pollution concerns. At the time, the hog volume at the plant accounted for nearly one-fourth of Agrosuper's total inventory. This impacts U.S. pork because Agrosuper seems to be focusing on exports, and that has created opportunities for imported products in Chile.
Chile is a good market for frozen pork because it allows processors to have greater control of stocks and price fluctuations. U.S. pork has also gained a retail presence through Wal-mart and some Chilean importers are supplying U.S. pork to foodservice clients. Like Colombia, Chile is primarily a muscle cut market, which accounts for 78% of U.S. pork exports to Chile. Muscle cuts account for 90% of U.S. pork exports to Colombia.
Currently, Chile is the largest pork importer in South America and an important supplier in the region, making it a key target for USMEF initiatives. According to the Global Trade Atlas, the United States dominates Chile's imported pork market with about 65% market share, followed by Brazil and Canada.
While Colombia and Chile are excellent growth markets for U.S. pork, they are not the only targets. Ecuador is emerging as a country with excellent potential. Just five years ago, Ecuador was not even a $1 million market, but it has grown into a top 30 destination for U.S. pork, purchasing 2,132 metric tons last year valued at nearly $5.2 million. While it may never be as large as Colombia or Chile, Ecuador is an increasingly important destination in a region that has a substantial appetite for high-quality U.S. pork.


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Team Liquid are one of the greatest (and best known) Starcraft 2 teams in the world.
Documentary maker Michael Krukar contacted me and asked if I'd be willing to allow him to use some _ensnare_ tracks in a documentary which is being created to support the team and I accepted!
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Anyone who knows me has been bored at some point by my rantings about the awesomness of the pro Starcraft scene, so being involved with it in some way is fantastic. The fact that it's Liquid is also cool - the first pro match I ever watched was TLO vs. oGs.Hyperdub from GSL Season 1.
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Josh Gad, star of the Broadway musical Book of Mormon, is reportedly in talks to play Steve Wozniak alongside Ashton Kutcher in Jobs, the independent Steve Jobs biopic coming later this year.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Gad is currently "circling" the role in the movie, which will be produced and financed by Five Star Institute's Mark Hulme. Filming is set to begin in May, according to the report, and Joshua Michael Stern will be its director.
The movie is expected to focus on Jobs's life between 1971 and 2000, detailing his early years at Apple and then his triumphant return to the company in 1996. Of course, Steve Wozniak played a big part in founding Apple alongside Jobs, designing the operating systems and circuitry for the company's earliest computers, and so Gad's role in the picture is likely to be a significant one.
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NWSB Insider & Vancouver Canucks blogger Josh Hall says the Canucks would be better served losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets. What reasons could he possibly give for this? Also, a fun little limerick about the Canucks and BJ's since Saturday is St. Paddy's Day. Read on oh loyal ones.
Game 71 Blue Jackets vs. Canucks: Blowing Smoke
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I am glad that I have invested in a snack maker that comes with different type of plates that I mentioned in my post for taiyaki many weeks back. The extra plates, madeleine and doughnut, I ordered separately have also arrived last week so I have total five type of plates now.
In the past, my knowledge of waffle was very limited always thought that it was just pancake batter cooked in waffle press. I am was wrong! There are many variations of waffle out there, and it can be served both as dessert or savory snack. Made leige waffle with snack maker (waffle plate) last week tried sweet version with butter and blueberry jam, and savory version with cheese, ham and avocado. It tasted so good when it was hot, crispy crust and soft inside, really nice with cheese. My perception of waffle has changed totally.
This recipe is adapted from Vitantonio (PWS-1000) user manual, I prepared the dough with chilled-batter method as in making bread.
Ingredients (makes 6 pieces):
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- 200 g bread flour
- 45 g granulated sugar
- 2 g salt
- 10 g skim milk powder
- 50 g butter, diced
- 50 g egg (1 small size)
- 75 ml water
- 6 g instant yeast
- Combine flour, sugar, salt and skim milk in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
- Dissolve yeast in water, then combine with egg and mix well.
- Add (2) in (1), mix and knead till soft dough is formed. Add in butter and continue to knead till well combined and smooth surface is formed.
- Cover with plastic wrap, rest at 30C environment for 30 minutes.
- Divide dough into 6 equal portions, shape into balls, cover and rest for 10 minutes.
- Preheat the waffle plate/press, grease with some melted butter or oil, place a dough ball in the middle of a mold (mine makes 2 waffles in one time), close it and cook for 5-6 minutes.
- Remove waffle with a skewer, serve warm with desired topping or filling.
Cook's notes:
- I substituted water with milk, and omitted skim milk powder.
- I made double of this recipe, some cooked for 4 minutes so it will not burnt when I reheat it with toaster.
- This is dough type recipe, there are also thick batter recipes for leige waffle available on the net, do google search if preferred.


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Probably more than I was hoping for.
At mile 84, I turned on my headlamp, finally had my tunes on, and was feeling good. I had anywhere between a 25 and 40 minute lead on the 2nd place runner (an estimate-- the split times haven't come out yet). I was running the gentle uphills. The temperature had dropped. I felt I'd invested well with my fluids and nutrition. I had come back from a mid-race slump. I felt very confident I could keep a competitive pace and bag another win.
I was stoked. So stoked I was at moments choking up.
More than half an hour later I saw three headlamps coming toward me. I'm told that I'm heading in the wrong direction. Little did I suspect that it's the number 2 runner (now in the lead) with his two pacers. So disoriented had I become that only when the next runner came a few minutes later, did I manage to figure out what may have happened, turned around and started running back from where I came. My third time in the race losing time for navigational problems, and the most frustrating and fatal.
The next 16 or so miles became yet another interesting learning experience about motivation and attitude after a full day of pushing myself to my limits. Too tired to feel pissed. I got off course NOT because I was careless or stupid.
To quote one finisher, who sent this message to the Mohican 100 email group:
I'd like to know if there was some sort of park prohibition on the placing of surveyors tape along the course? Having paced the last 40 miles I was surprised by the almost total lack of them (in fact, I didn't see any but was told there were some), especially since it was known prior to the race that thunderstorms were likely - the tape would have been more resistant to the weather than flower/lime.
Along the sections I paced - some green, the orange and red - the turns were well marked, but I would have preferred to also have a confidence marker soon after the turns. I'm familiar with the course but don't have it memorized and at night some of the choices seemed ambiguous. Eventually my runner and I would pass a remembered detail of the trail and were re-assured of our direction. However, I think runners who were totally new to MO would have been anxious.
Aside from this I had a great time being out in the park and supported by the run staff and volunteers. Looking forward to next year.
The blog author does have a question about "the turns were well marked..." Easy to say as a fresh pacer familiar to the course.
In the end, I finished third. Still got the master's award. Still had a great time. I have a lot of great things to say about this race, the volunteers who helped get me to the finish, and the many runners I met before, during and after the race.
Here is another runner's comments sent to the group, again quoted verbatim. These do not directly reflect my own views, but having lost something I wanted badly, I understand where he is coming from. At least I got to finish.
I've never complained about a race before but today was atrocious. I ran the 50 mile last year and the 50K in April, but for the race director to assume that everyone would know the trails by heart was stupid. Runner after runner complained how they got lost on the purple, orange, red loops. At the Hickory Road station a 16 yr old kid was running it and had no sandwiches made or any food out on the table. He was making sandwiches by request!!!! I spent over an 1.5 hrs on the orange loop with a disabled runner between CB and Grist Mill, approx. mile 33 before an aid station worker came and help assist the runner down the trail. When I asked the Aid Station Captain at GM to call Ryan and see if I could get credit for the time lost he refused, saying it was my decision to help a fellow runner. After leaving the BS, doing the red loop to Rock Point (52.7), getting to the road and not having any road/red plates to mark the way, I got near the top of the hill and saw lime on a trail leading downward to the left. After wasting 15 mins descending, I realized I was on a wrong trail and proceeded back to the unmarked road. When I called a buddy from my cell phone, yes it was an emergency since I had only 30 mins before the cutoff, the aid station captain at Fire Tower gave me the wrong directions to the now moved Rock Point station.
I have always spoken so highly of this race in the past but will never again spend one dime on this race. Call it sour grapes, but everyone who intended on actually trying to complete the 100 trained for months. To have it wasted in this fashion was totally unacceptable and I'm sure I'm not the only one with this opinion.
Ouch. I've been at races where people have stopped to help someone, and that was credited. It's not like he was gunning, uh, for the win or something...
And what about me? Will I run this race again? Again, my overall experience with this race was still positive. But it's a complex answer-- which will have to await my full report.
As many of you (the few of you) who follow my blog know, I've got this huge backlog of reports. Most of these are mostly finished. I was going to try to crank a few out this week while on vacation, but unfortunately, my parents' computer is so slow it's barely functional.
Most of you would rather be running anyways... And good luck to anyone running, pacing, crewing, or volunteering at Western States!
1st published Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 9:55 a.m. Eastern Time.
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KellyOShea needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Dear Reader: Do you think you are related to the individuals listed in this post? Please drop me a note! I love hearing from cousins and others researching my family!
To make up for my lapse over the weekend in posting Saturday Night Genealogy Fun a day late, I'm posting for Tombstone Tuesday a day early. Besides, I won't be around tomorrow night to post it then.
I don't have a picture (yet) of the grave site of Obediah Basham in Breckinridge Co., Kentucky, but in researching this line of my family tree on WorldVitalRecords.com, I came across his entry on the Find a Grave web site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12624487
Obediah is one of my great-great-great-great grandfathers. His daughter, Delilah (I love their names!), married Jonathan Cheatham Corley.
At least according to this site, Obediah Basham fought in the Revolutionary War (I haven't had a chance to investigate the veracity of this yet). It's interesting to see who has left notes on this site in his memory. Who are they and what are their connections to Obediah? Are they my distant relations? At least one of them says they are related to him.
I've done some preliminary investigations into the Basham (sometimes Bassam) line. There are a few books mentioning Obediah, Delilah and a few of their possible forebears. There's a whole mess of confusion as to who Obediah's parents may be — on familysearch.org, there are no less than three possible sets and the potential fathers are all brothers. Another blogger genealogist had the excellent suggestion of investigating the brothers' wills, which I hope to pursue soon.


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Jason Trombley needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 110 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
Broadstone Technology Group
Having been in the technology consulting space for well over a decade, one thing in particular has stood out. Most customers are unhappy with the technology consultants and solution providers they work with, and it can be for a variety of reasons. The most common though, is that as much as they say they do, the consultants rarely put the customer first.
We want to change that. We're looking to truly be a trusted business adviser to our clients. Through our services and the use of marketing and sales automation solutions, our clients gain richer information from the interactions they have with customers through various electronic mediums, website visits, webinars, email, etc.
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Our target audience is twofold. Generally speaking it's either the marketing and sales organization within Fortune 2000, large government, and large educational organizations, or the IT teams within those same organizations.
This is a new solution to the marketplace that is a major shift in thinking from the status quo.
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ICD-10 Diagnosis Code S36.429S
Contusion of unspecified part of small intestine, sequela
Diagnosis Code S36.429S
Short Description: Contusion of unspecified part of small intestine, sequela
Long Description: Contusion of unspecified part of small intestine, sequela
This is the 2018 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code S36.429S
Valid for Submission
The code S36.429S is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
Information for Medical Professionals
- 908.1 - Late eff int inj abdomen (Approximate Flag)
Present on Admission (POA)
The code S36.429S is exempt from POA reporting.
- Contusion of small intestine
Information for Patients
Small Intestine Disorders
Your small intestine is the longest part of your digestive system - about twenty feet long! It connects your stomach to your large intestine (or colon) and folds many times to fit inside your abdomen. Your small intestine does most of the digesting of the foods you eat. It has three areas called the duodenum, the ileum, and the jejunum.
Problems with the small intestine can include:
- Bleeding
- Celiac disease
- Crohn's disease
- Infections
- Intestinal cancer
- Intestinal obstruction
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Ulcers, such as peptic ulcer
Treatment of disorders of the small intestine depends on the cause.
- Duodenal atresia (Medical Encyclopedia)
- EGD - esophagogastroduodenoscopy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- EGD discharge (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Enteritis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Enteroscopy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Meckel's diverticulectomy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Small bowel bacterial overgrowth (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Small bowel resection (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Upper GI and small bowel series (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Also called: Traumatic injuries
An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and more. In the U.S., millions of people injure themselves every year. These injuries range from minor to life-threatening. Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car, or walking across the street.
Wounds are injuries that break the skin or other body tissues. They include cuts, scrapes, scratches, and punctured skin. They often happen because of an accident, but surgery, sutures, and stitches also cause wounds. Minor wounds usually aren't serious, but it is important to clean them. Serious and infected wounds may require first aid followed by a visit to your doctor. You should also seek attention if the wound is deep, you cannot close it yourself, you cannot stop the bleeding or get the dirt out, or it does not heal.
Other common types of injuries include
- Animal bites
- Bruises
- Burns
- Dislocations
- Electrical injuries
- Fractures
- Sprains and strains
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- Gunshot wounds -- aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- How wounds heal (Medical Encyclopedia)
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- Lacerations - liquid bandage (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Surgical wound care (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Surgical wound infection - treatment (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Wet to dry dressing changes (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Wound care centers (Medical Encyclopedia)
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General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.
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The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement.


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Working at an organic co-op or restaurant is a classic way to gain experience, but there are a variety of internships, paid and unpaid, across the San Francisco Bay Area that can help get your foot in the door -- be it for a career in software engineering or fashion. And none of them involve organic food (unless you're eating at the company cafeteria).
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Black Bean Chili with Cornbread Croutons √
Serves 4.
Note: From Meredith Deeds.
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 serrano chile, seeded and minced, optional
• 2 tbsp. salt-free chili powder
• 2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 (14-oz.) cans salt-free black beans
• 1 (14-oz.) can diced tomatoes
• 1 c. low-sodium chicken or vegetable stock
• Cilantro leaves, for garnish
• Lime wedges, for garnish
• Cornbread croutons, for garnish (see recipe)
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions and sauté for 6 minutes, or until softened. Add the chile, if using, and continue to cook for another 2 minutes.
Add the chili powder, cumin and salt. Cook for another minute. Add the beans, tomatoes and stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Ladle into serving bowls and garnish with the cilantro and lime wedges on the side. Garnish with croutons.
Nutrition information per serving without croutons:
Calories 265 Fat 5 g Sodium 480 mg
Carbohydrates 43 g Saturated fat 1 g Calcium 95 mg
Protein 15 g Cholesterol 0 mg Dietary fiber 15 g
Diabetic exchanges per serving: 3 bread/starch, 1 lean meat, ½ fat.
Cornbread Croutons √
Makes enough to garnish 12 servings of chili.
From Meredith Deeds.
• 1 c. yellow cornmeal
• 1 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 c. low-fat milk
• 1/3 c. vegetable oil
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Grease 9-inch square baking pan and line it with parchment paper.
Combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl, and stir to mix the dry ingredients. Combine milk, oil and egg in small bowl and mix well. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and stir just until blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
When the cornbread is cool, turn it out of the pan and cut it into 1-inch squares. Transfer to a baking sheet and crisp the cornbread in a 350-degree oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until dried and crispy. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.
Any leftover croutons can be frozen in zip-top bag for a month. To use, crisp in a 350-degree oven for 5 minutes.
Nutrition information per each of 12 servings:
Calories 151 Fat 7 g Sodium 240 mg
Carbohydrates 19 g Saturated fat 1 g Calcium 97 mg
Protein 3 g Cholesterol 17 mg Dietary fiber 1 g
Diabetic exchanges per serving: 1 bread/starch, 1 ½ fat.
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From ROHWrestling.com:
Tomorrow night the ROH SUMMER HEAT TOUR scorches Cincinnati! This is just night one of a full weekend of ROH action. And it is an extra special event because it is one of Kevin Steen's last scheduled appearances!
ROH World Title Championship Match
"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin vs. Roderick Strong
On June 22nd at BEST IN THE WORLD, "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin finally dethroned Adam Cole and became Ring of Honor World Champion. His entire career lead up to this moment – days on the road, days in the gym, days away from home. But though Elgin's road to the title was long, from the moment he reached the top of the mountain he has sworn to be a fighting champion.
Roderick Strong, on the other hand, had a less successful night at BEST IN THE WORLD. He fell victim to his own trademark submission and tapped out to the man he intended to humiliate in Nashville, young Cedric Alexander. Strong insists the victory was merely a fluke and that he still deserves to be counted among the top professional wrestlers in the world. According to Roddy, Cedric didn't earn any respect from him tHat night. In Strong's opinion, no other former champion is more qualified to receive a title shot. He's been a cornerstone of ROH for years. That's the entire mission statement of The Decade: earning respect and loyalty. And he knows Michael Elgin better than anyone thanks to their time together with Truth Martini.
Roderick Strong is even willing to admit that since those days gone by Michael Elgin has become one of the absolute top professional wrestlers in the world. But not THE best. That is still Roderick Strong and he is ready to become a two time ROH World Champion.
Kevin Steen Farewell Match #2
"Mr Wrestling" Kevin Steen vs. "The Last Real Man" Silas Young
As a reflection of all that Steen has meant to Ring of Honor – to the locker room and the fans – Nigel McGuinness has decided to allow him to hand select his opponents for his remaining ROH matches.
On July 18th in Cinncinati, Ohio, Kevin Steen has demanded one more shot at Silas Young! This feud has quickly become extremely personal. Young disrespected Steen after losing at BEST IN THE WORLD, and now he'll face the consequences of that deplorable attack…because Kevin Steen has also declared this match to be NO DISQUALIFICATION! This is sure to be an all-out war between two men who aren't afraid to get violent!
ROH World TV Title
Jay Lethal w/ Truth Martini vs Romantic Touch
In Collinsville on THE ROAD TO BEST IN THE WORLD, the mysterious Romantic Touch was scheduled to face Jay Lethal in a Proving Ground match for a future TV Title opportunity. Shockingly, The Romantic Touch defeated Lethal…and unmasked himself to reveal Matt Taven!
Technically, "The Romantic Touch" did earn a TV Title shot by surviving the Proving Ground. It seems clear to virtually everyone that Matt Taven is not the real man behind the mask…probably. However, it's only fair to grant The Romantic Touch his title opportunity and that goes down in Cincinnati! Last time, Jay Lethal clearly underestimated his opponent and was sucked into a trap. This time, there's no doubt The House of Truth is prepared for anything!
Tag Team Attraction
The Kingdom (Adam Cole & Michael Bennett w/Maria Kanellis) vs. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian
Ever since the announcement that "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian would be teaming up in Ring of Honor, fans have been busy speculating about possible opponents. At BEST IN THE WORLD, Daniels and Kazarian took on ROH Tag Team Champions reDRagon. While Daniels and Kazarian were not successful in snaring the titles, they made to known live on PPV that they haven't missed a step and are ready to take on anyone in Ring of Honor.
Now Adam Cole and Michael Bennett will have the opportunity to display the power of The Kingdom when they face the team of Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian! Could we be seeing a new tag team making their mark in ROH? Daniels and Kazarian, meanwhile, intend to test themselves against all the top players in Ring of Honor. It all happens July 18th!
First Time Ever
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs War Machine (Hanson & Rowe)
Last weekend in Hopkins, ROH fans were supposed to see a huge 6 Man War flight between Michael Elgin & War Machine and The Kingdom. Elgin and his crew had a score to settle with Hardy, Cole, and Bennett, who had interfered in the World Title match at BEST IN THE WORLD. But the 6 Man was ruled a no contest when JAY AND MARK BRISCOE hit the scene and attacked The Kingdom themselves. Since officials could not contain the chaos, the match was officially thrown out.
The Briscoes seemed to feel they have some unfinished business with The Kingdom. And while Hanson and Rowe no doubt respect a man's right to fight…in Hopkins, the Briscoe interference cost War Machine a huge opportunity to prove they have what it takes to compete against the top athletes in ROH. Not to mention the fact that they were denied the opportunity to destroy The Kingdom as planned.
Due to the mounting tensions between these two teams, Nigel McGuinness has decided to let them have at each other as soon as possible! That's right, just days from now in Cincinnati, Hanson & Rowe step into the ring with ROH tag legends Jay & Mark Briscoe!
Six Man Tag Team Match
ACH, Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman vs. BJ Whitmer, Tadarius Thomas & Adam Page
Six man action in Cincinnati when The Decade takes on their biggest rivals! The Decade's issues with Cedric Alexander are long standing – and Alexander forced Roderick Strong to tap out at BEST IN THE WORLD! But while Strong is busy with his own world title match, the other members of The Decade will try to teach Alexander and 2 of his closest allies some respect.
All eyes will be on ACH and Tadarius Thomas in this match. It's just one night away from their one-on-one encounter in Dearborn. This is an opportunity for either man to gain an advantage – and the entire Decade is sure to be gunning for ACH!
Friday, July 18, 2014
The Masonic Center
315 East 5th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Bell time – 7:30pm EST
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LAS VEGAS--Vizio showed off an impressive 10-inch tablet that features the recently revealed Nvidia Tegra 4 quad-core processor at CES 2013. The Android 4.2 tablet also impresses with its super high-definition 2,560x1,600-pixel resolution.
The 10-inch Vizio tablet still lacks a proper name but is one of the first to house the ultra-fast Nvidia Tegra 4 CPU. Its fast processor and high resolution could compete with the Google Nexus 10, which sports an identical resolution to the Vizio tablet.
The engineering sample shown at CES 2013 was described as attractive, but Vizio has yet to announce pricing or availability so check back to CNET for updates on this Vizio 10-inch Tegra 4 tablet.


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The Institute's essay program aligns perfectly with our mission:
"To provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write in order to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to national defense."
The subjects examined by the vast Naval community of those who think deeply and consider the successes, failures and future of maritime and national security policy cover a broad range of fascinating, critical topics, some of which are listed below. Individual essay contests are generally made possible with support from commercial defense contractors, whose interest in encouraging new ideas surrounding specific topics lines up with the Institute's mission to host such discussions. The centerpiece of the Institute's essay program is the General Prize.
The General Prize Essay contest is perhaps the oldest continuously conducted writing contest in the entire United States. The Institute began work on the Contest in 1878 under the leadership of the most recognized and celebrated Naval Strategist in United States history, Alfred Thayer Mahan, then the Chairman of the Naval Institute.
Lieutenant Commander Allan D. Brown first proposed the idea for an essay contest sponsored by the U.S. Naval Institute for "a paper which shall be deemed the best" on 9 May 1878 at the organization's meeting in Annapolis. The first contest was in 1879. The name of the contest was changed in 1985 to the Arleigh Burke Essay Contest in honor of the World War II hero, former Chief of Naval Operations, and President of the Naval Institute. The name reverted to the General Prize in 2008. Today, the prizes honor the first, second, and third best articles published in Proceedings over the previous year, from October through September of the succeeding year.
Essay Contest may be found here.
Watch the pages of Proceedings and the usni.org home page for announcements concerning upcoming essay contests.
|1949 General Prize Essay Contest Winners
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|Harvey B. Seim
|Atomic Bomb - The X-Factor of Military Policy
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|Charles R. Brown
|The Principles of War
|1948 General Prize Essay Contest Winners
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|Charles Moran
|Security by Enactment
|Honorable Mention
|M.A. Peel, Jr.
|War-Making Must Be in the Hands of Those Who Hate War
|1947 General Prize Essay Contest Winners
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|William H. Hessler
|Geography, Technology, and Military Policy
|Honorable Mention
|A. Talerico, Jr.
|Operation Justice
|1946 General Prize Essay Contest Winners
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|Russell H. Smith
|Notes on Our Naval Future
|Honorable Mention
|Walmer E. Strope
|The Decisive Battle of the Pacific War
|1945 General Prize Essay Contest Winners
|Honorable Mention
|F.J. Nelson
|The Obligation of Freedom
|1944 General Prize Essay Contest Winners
|Prize Winner
|William H. Hessler
|A Geopolitics for America
|Honorable Mention
|Ashley Halsey, Jr.
|A Slide-Rule Formula for a Post-War Navy
|1943 General Prize Essay Contest Winners
|Prize Winner
|W.D. Puleston
|The Impact of Aviation on Sea Power
|Honorable Mention
|G.V. Stewart
|1942 General Prize Essay Contest Winners
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|E.M. Eller
|How Shall We Win?
|1941 General Prize Essay Contest Winners
|Prize Winner
|Robert McClintock
|The Diplomacy of a 2-Ocean War
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|American Sea Power: 1941 and Beyond
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Here's the official flyer for the Year of the Dragon GR2 show! I'm sad I can't make it down there, but if any of you are in LA around that time, try to check it out as I'm sure it'll be jam-packed with amazing work by equally amazing artists!!
Click here to read more about the show and about the Giant Robot magazine/gallery!


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Hi i'm making a new game called BrikLegend. (yes I know it isn't a very imaginative name, but who cares) some of the ideas are copied off Brick Quest, but most aren't.
The aim of the game is to be the last team standing on the Battlefield. there needs to be as many teams as many people you have, and there will be Start Cards, Monsters, Loot, Fighting and all that. I might make a website out of it. Also there will be a thing called the Vending Machine. you kill monsters to collect money, and with money you can buy Potions from The Vending Machine. Like the idea? if you have good ideas,I might put them in the game too. Tell me what you think.


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Scarface (1983) 4.5 Stars
U.S. (Universal) 170m Technicolour
Director: Brian De Palma
Producer: Martin Bregman
Screenplay: Oliver Stone, from the novel Armitage Trail and 1932 screenplay Scarface by Howard Hawks
Music: Giorgio Moroder
Cast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Miriam Colon…
Unlike Hawks's original, De Palma begins this gangster epic with documentary footage depicting the mass movement of Cuban refugees into North America. This adds a political context which greatly aids one's viewing of 'Scarface': perhaps Tony Montana's only option was to enter back into the criminal world from which he had come, if he were to ever amount to any kind of success as a Cuban in the states. After this opening the first half of the film details Tony's rise to power from lowly assassin to power-crazed, self-destructive crime lord; where possible De Palma includes some intense gore, cigar smoking, patriarchy and of course, hilarious late seventies dancing and attire. However, as with most prominent anti-heroes, Tony's ill-gotten gains soon come tumbling down around him in one of the most famous, cathartic, bloody scenes ever recorded.
Whilst a change of tone from De Palma's usually Hitchcock inspired films, 'Scarface' is truly brilliant. The tone will often change from witty and casual to suddenly intensely scary and cutting; in this way the film keeps you transfixed throughout. As mentioned earlier, Tony's tremendously fast rise to power and spectacular fall from it is reminiscent of timeless literary pieces such as Faust or even historical conquests such as Hannibal or the Roman Empire. This progression is documented brilliantly with the help of masterfully implanted foreshadowing, a range of great and hilarious costume changes and a fantastic soundtrack from Giorgio Moroder; which I found to be similar to Michael Nyman's 'Memorial' from 'The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover'; coincidentally, a film not completely dissimilar to 'Scarface': both offering treatises on the frail conditions of male selfhood, power politics and the place of a woman in society.
Many have described 'Scarface' as "postmodern", I would tend to disagree. Critics argue that Tony Montana's drunken line: "You need me, I'm the bad guy!" during his deterioration, is an indicator of the film understanding itself as a gangster film. However, I believe that Tony is able to come to the understanding of his place in society as "the bad guy" without the film erring into metafiction; in fact this realisation simply highlights how even though he knows that he causes pain, he's not going to do anything about it – he's happy where he is.
'Scarface' is a tour de force for Al Pacino (Tony Montana). Whilst the combination of his method acting with a thick Cuban accent often renders him inaudible, he manages to truly become the character of Tony Montana and develops with him. The passionate, humourless, brutal character we see, is perhaps one of the most chilling ever to grace the screen; his mainly quiet character littered with sudden bursts of rage give us the impression that he is always manically ticking over like a bomb ready to go off – which he certainly is. Whilst his ranking in the crime world rapidly improves, his life doesn't seem to ever get much better: he becomes paranoid and even more abusive than before, and to paraphrase his pitiful mother: he destroys everyone he meets, whether that be physically, emotionally or both, in the case of his poor sister, who seems a paradigm of purity nearer the start of the film and ends up driven insane by Tony.
The only remarkable points on cinematography relate to setting and costume, both of which improve for Tony as his status does; sometimes gradually, sometimes very suddenly. De Palma employs a number of giant villas in various beautiful locations which can only serve to make one want to become a drug lord.
To conclude, I would highly recommend this film to anyone. The acting and direction is of the highest standard, as is the scriptwriting from which a number of brilliant quotes can be drawn 'Say 'Hello' to my little friend!' being just one. The action, music, costume and setting all serve to make the film terrifying, hilarious, macabre and spectacular. A must see.


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- I am very passionate about creating beautiful jewellery and art works in different mediums. I'm constantly evolving both in my designs and in my creativity. Jewellery designing and creating gives me a wonderful sense of achievement and satisfaction. Gardening gives me a physical and energetic satisfaction which I thoroughly enjoy also.These two pursuits are performed in between all the other day to day tasks, but usually special time is set aside when I really want to devote special energy to the creative process.Saying all this,I really do only what just comes naturally!
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Twins see revamped rotation fueling progress
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is sick of the losing that his club has endured over the last three seasons.
The Twins lost nearly 300 combined games in that span, and starting pitching has been the main culprit.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is sick of the losing that his club has endured over the last three seasons.
The Twins lost nearly 300 combined games in that span, and starting pitching has been the main culprit.
Minnesota's starters combined to post the fifth-worst ERA in the Majors in 2011 en route to 99 losses; the second-worst in '12, leading to 96 losses; and the worst last season, culminating in another 96-loss season.
But the Twins figure to have an improved rotation this season after signing free-agent right-handers Ricky Nolasco, Phil Hughes and Mike Pelfrey for a combined $84 million over the winter. And with that improved rotation comes hope, even though Minnesota is still considered a long shot to compete in the American League Central in 2014.
"I'm not saying we hit rock bottom last year because you can always lose more, but it felt like rock bottom," Gardenhire said. "Everybody involved -- my coaches, myself, the fans, the press -- it didn't feel very good. I don't know if we hit rock bottom. I hope that was about as low as you'd want to go. We feel pretty bad about ourselves. We definitely had better be better than that. I believe we will be. I'm pretty confident about that. I'm pretty excited about that, to tell the truth."
Minnesota's starting rotation will almost assuredly be better, if only because of how woeful it was in 2013. Twins starters posted the worst ERA in the Majors, recorded the lowest strikeout total and tossed the fewest innings last season.
Nolasco was the biggest addition, signing a four-year deal worth $49 million, and he will start Opening Day for the Twins against the White Sox on Monday at 3:10 p.m. CT. He's expected to help anchor a rotation that saw only Kevin Correia make more than 30 starts last season.
Pelfrey -- who re-signed with Minnesota after posting a 5.19 ERA in 29 starts last season, his first year back from Tommy John surgery -- is optimistic the rotation will be much improved this season.
"I was a part of last year, and I think I was a huge part of why we weren't good; the starting rotation was terrible," Pelfrey said. "But I think the quickest way to turn it around is starting pitching, and I think with Ricky and Phil, we can do that. I think if Correia does what he did last year and I get better, we'll be good. You have to give your team a chance to win. That's all you can ask for."
But the next question becomes where the Twins will find offense this season, as they finished sixth-to-last in the Majors with 614 runs scored last year, and they didn't address their offense with any major signings in the offseason.
Jason Kubel is arguably their biggest offensive addition, but he was added via a Minor League deal, while catcher Kurt Suzuki is known more for his defense than his offense.
The Twins are counting on bounce-back years from players such as Josh Willingham and Trevor Plouffe while also hoping young players such as Oswaldo Arcia and Aaron Hicks have breakout years.
The biggest change offensively is that six-time All-Star Joe Mauer is moving from catcher to first base after sustaining a season-ending concussion last August; Minnesota is hopeful the shift will allow the team's best player to see more playing time.
"Six hundred plate appearances -- I think that's the biggest thing," closer Glen Perkins said of Mauer. "We just need him healthy and in the lineup. I don't think we've ever done well when he's not in the lineup."
Mauer said he still doesn't know fully what to expect in his transition to first base, but he believes he'll be better offensively because he'll get a chance to play every day and won't have to deal with the rigors of catching.
"Twenty more games playing that position, I think my numbers will be better," Mauer said. "But I think it's a lot of unknowns, what is going to happen. I'm not going to try to be anything I'm not. I'm going to go out there and just try to have good at-bats and play the game like I always have. It will just be at a different position."
Given his track record, Mauer is all but certain to produce if healthy, but he's one of just a few players on the roster without any major "ifs" in front of his name. So Gardenhire is ready to see what kind of club he has and whether the Twins can take a step forward with several highly regarded prospects on the way to help in the near future.
"Now, it's got to get done on the field," Gardenhire said. "The one thing we've seen before is you can talk about it all you want to, but guys have to go out and perform. The one thing we've done is we've brought in people that have a little bit of track records, and we believe can do those things and get over the hump here, as far as getting to the second half of the game. We still have to do it on the field."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger.


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LEED BD+C: New Construction v2 - LEED 2.1
Betty Irene Moore Natural Sciences Building
Oakland, CA 94613
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The major goal for this project was to work closely with the campus to showcase its commitment to sustainability, using the building as a demonstration and teaching tool. An integrated signage and building education program further promotes the relevance of science education, the history of women in science, and the sustainable design strategies employed throughout the building.
The design team of EHDD and Karen Fiene Architects designed this 26,000-square-foot educational building on the Mills College campus, located in the San Francisco Bay area. The building expresses the changing, interdisciplinary nature of modern science for the next generation of women in the natural sciences field. Multiple disciplines formerly separated on the campus were brought together in this new addition. The project fit seamlessly into the campus and existing building, and created a new heart for the academic core. In addition, the College wished to use this new construction opportunity to showcase its commitment to sustainability, using the building as a demonstration and teaching tool.
The prominent location of the building on the edge of the campus center created a space that is inviting to all students and fosters impromptu interactions among faculty and students alike. Its function is to inspire and facilitate learning about science, women in science, sustainability, and how the built environment impacts culture, learning, and the natural world.
Unique to this project is the use of art and technology to deliver the mission of the building, including a rainwater recycling sculpture and cistern, "Women in Science" exhibit, energy resource monitor, computer lounge, dichroic glass installation in a skylight well, supersized periodic table of elements, and photovoltaic panels. These more unusual components thematically underscore the focus of study and provide focal points for public spaces.
A clear validation of the College's intent to demonstrate its commitment to a sustainable future is achievement of LEED Platinum. Building energy use surpasses Title 24 requirements by 43.3%. The building performs 89% better than a typical Bay Area lab in terms of energy use. Overall water savings for the building are 61%, totaling 338,400 gallons per year.
Supplying comfortable daylit classrooms and labs was key to serving the academic program. Inside the building, direct light from windows and skylights, and borrowed light from adjacent daylit circulation spaces through sidelights and transoms, provides high-quality, balanced, saturated light with low glare. All interior spaces including circulation have views to the outside and natural light, bringing the beautiful campus green into the building. The lobby was designed to draw the public meadow into and through the building to the courtyard behind, creating connection and an inviting open area for lingering and interacting.
Both students and faculty report that the facility is working beautifully in the classrooms, labs, and informal gathering spaces. Students love the computer classroom/lounge that allows for quiet study and conversation, and the courtyard with its sculpture and collection of native plants is a favorite lunchtime meeting place.
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Moscow Metro Deploying Cell Phone Tracking System To Fight 'Thieves' And 'Terrorists'
from the this-all-sounds-very-familiar... dept
More privacy-invasion has arrived in the guise of "good." This time it's Russia doing the invading. An article in Izvestia notes that the Moscow Metro is planning to install short-range Stingray-esque cell phone tracking to (ostensibly) recover stolen phones and monitor terrorist activity. It's all very legal according to the Metro spokesman, who says law enforcement is allowed to track SIM cards without a warrant or additional measures, as the card falls under the category of "company property."
Andrey Mokhov, the operations chief of the Moscow Metro system's police department, said that the system will have a range of five meters (16 feet). "If the [SIM] card is wanted, the system automatically creates a route of its movement and passes that information to the station attendant," Mokhov said.Much like so-called "just metadata," accessing a SIM card via this sort of device opens up the cell phone user to all sorts of dubious surveillance. And, much like US law enforcement claiming license plates only represent a car (not a person), Russian law enforcement is claiming it only tracks "SIM cards," not individuals.
Many outside experts, both in and outside Russia, though, believe that what local authorities are actually deploying is a "stingray," or "IMSI catcher"—a device that can fool a phone and SIM into reading from a fake mobile phone tower. (IMSI, or an International Mobile Subscriber Identity number, is a 15-digit unique number that sits on every SIM card.) Such devices can be used as a simple way to see what phone numbers are being used in a given area or even to intercept the audio of voice calls.
Keir Giles, of the Conflict Studies Research Centre, an Oxford-based Russian think tank, told Ars that Russian authorities are claiming a legal technicality.This is the way it goes these days, even in the US, which has supposedly held itself to a higher standard when it comes to respecting its citizens' privacy. Any loophole will do. License plates are not people. Metadata isn't specific. Long-term tracking isn't a search or an invasion of privacy. Cell phone tower spoofing equipment and surveillance drones are utilized with little oversight and fewer ground rules, presumably under the assumption that it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission. Warrants and other protections are now extraneous niceties.
"They are claiming that although they are legally prohibited from indiscriminate surveillance of people, the fact that they are following SIM cards which are the property of the mobile phone operators rather than the individuals carrying those SIM cards makes the tracking plans perfectly legal," he said, adding that this reasoning is "weaselly and ridiculous."
Of course, Russia has never held itself up a paragon of civil liberties, but critics still find this particular move surprising.
"Many surveillance technologies are created and deployed with legitimate aims in mind, however the deploying of IMSI catchers sniffing mobile phones en masse is neither proportionate nor necessary for the stated aims of identifying stolen phones," Eric King of Privacy International told Ars.Like any other broad surveillance effort, no one believes it will be limited to the stated aims. Another point lending credence to the feeling that Russian law enforcement has more than "stolen phones" in mind concerns the logistics: with a range of only 16 feet, a device will need to be placed roughly every 32 feet to be effective, a cost that certainly outweighs the value of the equipment recovered. Of course, as we've seen in the past, no one seems able to put a price tag on "preventing terrorism," and presumably Russia feels the same way. If catching cell phones thieves doesn't make fiscal sense, fighting an unwinnable war will put the balance sheet back in the black.
"Likewise the legal loophole they claim to be using to legitimize the practice—distinguishing between tracking a person from a SIM card—is nonsensical and unjustifiable. It's surprising it's being discussed so openly, given in many countries like the United Kingdom, they refuse to even acknowledge the existence of IMSI catchers, and any government use of the technology is strictly national security exempted."
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