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The algae Alexandrium fundyense are notorious for producing a toxin that accumulates in shellfish such as clams, mussels, and oysters, leading to paralytic shellfish poisoning in humans. The microscopic plants are naturally distributed in New England waters, but in some years—2005, for example—a confluence of factors causes major blooms that spread down the coast and force officials to close shellfish beds.
To protect consumers, and the livelihoods of shellfishermen from Maine to Massachusetts, researchers would like to able to forecast when and where Alexandrium will bloom and to explain how and why. In a project sponsored by the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health, scientists Dennis McGillicuddy and Ruoying He of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have developed a mathematical model of Alexandrium dynamics—a series of equations that captures the physical and biological factors involved in harmful algal blooms in New England.
Working with colleagues in the biology lab of WHOI Senior Scientist Don Anderson, McGillicuddy and He entered a range of factors into their model: the speeds and directions of ocean currents, water temperature and salinity, winds, surface heat exchanges, tides, river runoff, and the distribution and behavior of Alexandrium cells in the water and in seafloor sediments. The team—aided by WHOI researchers Valery Kosnyrev, Olga Kosnyreva, and Larry Anderson—also incorporated other computer models that describe waterborne nutrients, solar radiation, and large-scale motions in the North Atlantic Ocean.
"The beauty of a numerical model," McGillicuddy said, "is that it can be used to investigate extraordinarily complex systems by posing the problem in terms of a few guiding principles expressed as mathematical equations."
Plug numbers into the equations, and the model develops a big picture of how the algae spread as a result of the interactions of all those variables. Using a 32-processor "mini-supercomputer," as He calls it, it can take two days to make all of the calculations necessary to simulate three months of Alexandrium dynamics at more than a million different points in the Gulf of Maine.
The project has been under way for several years, but the work grew more intense and fruitful in 2005. A devastating bloom provoked researchers from WHOI and a dozen federal and state agencies to launch a substantial effort to gather observations of ocean conditions during the event. That fieldwork has allowed He and McGillicuddy to run an extensive "hindcast" of the 2005 bloom; that is, they were able to plug real environmental data into their computer model and see if it could reproduce what actually happened.
"We wanted to compare the model against new observations to see if we really understood the system or if we were just fooling ourselves," said McGillicuddy.
The model successfully captured how intense spring northeasterly winds and prodigious river runoff, coupled with a huge seed population of Alexandrium cysts, blossomed into a red tide that blanketed New England waters from Canada's Bay of Fundy to Martha's Vineyard. The event had an estimated $20 million impact on the seafood industry in New England, according to researchers at the WHOI Marine Policy Center.
The principal flaw in the model's 2005 projection is that it could not replicate the end of the bloom, which occurred in July. "What processes regulate the end of a bloom and make it shut down?" said He. "We just don't know enough yet about mortality in Alexandrium, and we are still trying to improve the modeling of this process."
But the team was encouraged enough to try to track the 2006 season as it develops. Though they are not willing to make public predictions, He and McGillicuddy have been plugging in field observations this spring, letting their model run into the future, and then seeing how well it did. So far, their computerized bloom seems to jibe with the milder blooming realities of 2006.
This research is supported NOAA's Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research and by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences through the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health.
Dennis McGillicuddy (left) and Ruoying He deploy a drifter to track the flow of currents around the Bay of Fundy. (Photo by Mike Carlowicz, WHOI)
Dennis McGillicuddy and Ruoying He have developed a computer model of the dynamics and dispersion of the harmful algae Alexandrium fundyense. (Photo by Mike Carlowicz, WHOI)
Oceanographers have developed a computer model to simulate last year's historic bloom of toxic algae.
WHOI researchers have been running their model in real time this spring.


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Mises Daily Articles
The Founding Fathers of Participatory Fascism
[Beginning on Thursday, January 3, 2013, Thomas DiLorenzo, author of The Real Lincoln and Hamilton's Curse, will be teaching the five-week online course "Hamilton, Clay, Lincoln and the Curse of Economic Nationalism."]
One of the themes of Murray Rothbard's writings on the nature of the state is that state power ultimately depends on the perpetuation of a body of beliefs and superstitions about the benevolence and necessity of the state, and the alleged evils of private property, free enterprise, individual liberty, and the civil society. Because the citizens always outnumber any ruling class by many orders of magnitude, they must somehow be made to acquiesce in the ruling class's plundering of their society in the name of "progress," "nationalism," "the greater good," "socialism," or whatever.
Beatings, imprisonment, torture, and mass murder are time-tested tools of the state, but they can be very costly and can instigate a revolution. Therefore, relentless propaganda is often relied upon instead to secure the power and privileges of the state and statists.
Once the people of the Soviet empire finally understood that socialist propaganda was all a big lie, the regime was doomed. At that point it was always just a matter of how much beating, imprisonment, torture, and mass murder the thugs and criminals who ran the Soviet government could get away with to keep the system going.
American history is vastly different from the grotesque history of Soviet Russia, but in some ways it is similar. Until recently, there has never been much of a movement to bring full-fledged socialism to America. The ideological battle was not so much capitalism versus socialism but capitalism and freedom versus interventionism and paternalistic regulation and taxation. The interventionists eventually won out, so that today's political/economic system (in the U.S. and in many other copycat countries) can be described as "participatory fascism," to borrow a phrase used by Robert Higgs. It is a system of crony capitalism financed by a central bank, government borrowing, and pervasive taxation. It is a system that is of plutocratic elites, for plutocratic elites, and by plutocratic elites (to paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, the true founding father of this system). The massive welfare state is merely used to buy enough votes to maintain the "legitimacy" of the system.
Like Soviet socialism, this system is grounded on a particular ideology or collection of superstitions about the evils of private, competitive markets and the supposed benevolence and necessity of state intervention. The ideology is not socialism but goes under several different names, such as "economic nationalism" or "Hamiltonianism."
Beginning on Thursday, January 3, I will be teaching a five-week online course under the auspices of the Mises Academy on the historical evolution of this interventionist ideology, and on what it means for Americans (and others) today. The course will be entitled "Participatory Fascism: Hamilton, Clay, Lincoln and the Curse of Economic Nationalism." This system was almost entirely cemented into place during the American "Civil War," and was the ultimate victory of a political movement that was led at first by Alexander Hamilton, and then by Henry Clay, and then Lincoln. A tentative week-by-week outline is as follows:
Week 1: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the Debate Over American Mercantilism
Week 2: The Hamilton/Clay "American System"
Week 3: Abraham Lincoln and the Triumph of Hamiltonian Mercantilism
Week 4: Hamiltonian Hegemony
Week 5: The Importance Today of "The Revolution of 1913"
Each online class will consist of a 45-60 minute lecture followed by 30-45 minutes of Q &A. There will be two online exams for those who wish to take the course for a grade. See you in January!

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On Saturday morning, people will gather at Scott's Hometown Foods in Lindsborg to try to pull a pink fire truck 100 feet.
On Saturday morning, people will gather at Scott's Hometown Foods in Lindsborg to try to pull a pink fire truck 100 feet.
The event, Lindsborg's third annual Battle of the Buses, is a fundraiser for Lindsborg Hospital's Pink Fund, which helps underinsured and uninsured people receive cancer diagnostic and screening tests.
Lindsborg's volunteer fire department competed the first two years and will compete again this year. However, this time the pull is a little more personal for the Lindsborg firefighters.
Kent Ebling, the fire department's fire chief, said this year, his firefighters will be dedicating their pull to two of their own whose lives have been changed by cancer.
The first, Daniel "Danny" Carlson, was a 25-year veteran of the Lindsborg Fire Department before being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in spring 2012. He died in December 2012.
The second, Kevin Snyder, has been with the department for five years and is battling stage IV colon cancer.
Ebling described both of these men as dependable, faithful members of his crew. He said both always were willing to do what it took to get the job done.
Snyder will be riding on the front bumper of the truck with Carlson's old gear while his fellow firefighters pull.
"It was just something we wanted to do," Ebling said. "This year is more of a tribute to them."
Betty Nelson, director of marketing at the hospital, said teams will usually dedicate their pull to someone with cancer. She said this year, a couple teams are pulling for a woman who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
"All of us have been touched by cancer in one way or another," Nelson said.
Teams can have up to 10 members, and pullers must be at least 12 years old. All team members sign a waiver, and those younger than 18 must have permission from their parents.
Registration is $100 per team. This money goes to the hospital's Pink Fund, which helps raise cancer awareness and fund cancer screening and diagnosis.
Those interested in learning more about the Pink Fund can contact Lindsborg Hospital.
The Battle of the Buses began in 2011. Nelson said she saw a bunch of firefighters in pink gear with a pink fire truck and asked what it was.
These firefighters turned out to be the Wichita chapter of the Guardians of the Ribbon, volunteers who travel the country raising cancer awareness.
Nelson and the firefighters arranged to hold a fundraiser where teams could pull the fire truck, named Nicki. Nelson said all Guardians of the Ribbon trucks are named after firefighters who have fought and hopefully won battles with cancer.
Nelson said 10 teams participated the first year, and 17 participated the second. She said 11 teams have registered so far, but there are usually a lot of last-minute entrants.
Nelson said she hopes to have at least 20 teams pulling this year. Registration closes at 10 a.m. Saturday, and the pulling begins at 10:30 a.m. All participants must wear gloves
Those whose lives have been touched by cancer are invited to sign the truck.
Nelson said other Guardian chapters have started doing fire truck pulls as well.
"It's something that started right here in Lindsborg," Nelson said.
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Meghan Markle's body double posts emotional goodbye message to actress
(WENN) - Meghan Markle's "Suits" body double marked the actress' last day on set by posting an emotional message to the star on Instagram.
The actress will reportedly leave the TV series after season seven, and although Markle has not commented on her exit, Nicky Bursic has posted her goodbyes to Meghan online.
"It's been an absolute pleasure and honor being your 'STAND-IN' for the last 2 seasons," she wrote. "Wishing you all the happiness in the world Bella."
Meghan is reportedly not the only star leaving the hit show after the season - her co-star Patrick J. Adams is also reportedly exiting.
The 36-year-old's departure comes amid rumors of an upcoming engagement to her boyfriend Prince Harry. The pair recently fuelled the rumors by meeting Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, for afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace last month.
"Everything about the teatime meeting was deliberately informal, I am told," Daily Mail journalist Richard Kay reported. "In part it was to settle any nerves Meghan might have felt but also to ensure it was not widely publicised within the palace."
Harry reportedly asked his grandmother for a meeting over the summer, as his relationship with Meghan became more serious.
Meghan and Harry first started dating 18 months ago, and officials at Britain's Kensington Palace made the unconventional move of issuing a statement, confirming the romance just months into their relationship.
The actress recently opened up about the relationship during an interview with Vanity Fair magazine, in which she gushed about her prince.
"We're a couple," she told the publication. "We're in love. I'm sure there will be a time when we will have to come forward and present ourselves and have stories to tell, but I hope what people will understand is that this is our time. This is for us. It's part of what makes it so special, that it's just ours. But we're happy."


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The hiss of a new three-pack of Wilson tennis balls being popped open. The smack of duct tape being wrapped around a Wiffle ball bat. The arguments over who got to pick the teams. Those are the sounds of spring to me.
The neighborhood kids would congregate in my backyard, and it was their decision to get the season started. Almost all of them were older than me, so it was up to them when the first tennis balls would be released, up to them when the Wiffle bat got taped, up to them what the teams were going to be.
I loved it. These were the older kids! And yet they wanted to play with me. I felt like Richie Cunningham to their collective Fonzie. They also let me pitch. Was this because I had the best backyard for tennis ball and Wiffle bat baseball? Maybe. But my seven-year-old mind wasn't doing that kind of math. It was doing this kind of math, though: About 120 feet from home plate to the centerfield fence. And about the same to the left and right field fence as well, as the backyard was suburban square instead of Shea diamond.
But what a suburban square it was. Once that first hiss hit my ears, it was going to be six, seven months of near-constant 1-on-1, 2-on-2, or, mostly and most fun, 3-on-3. Pitcher was allowed one fast pitch per batter. An old chair served as the catcher. Hit the chair, called strike. Miss the chair, ball. A rusty section of fence served as the first baseman. Anything hit into my dad's garden was a ground rule double. The swingset was in play. Hit a home run, you had to hop the fence to get the ball.
The regulars were me and Little Brian; the brothers from next door, Big Brian and Scott; and Alex from down the road. Little Brian's brother Neil and J.P., another "next door' brother, rounded out original seven. We'd almost always get the 3-on-3, one way or another. Invariably, me and Little Brian would be the last two around at the end of the day. We'd go one-on-one, self-pitching. (Throw the ball up, one bounce on the concrete patio, swing away.)
There was no need for bases.
Oh sure, there was a need, in the beginning, but after about a season or two of heavy use, first base was a dirt patch, about the right size. Same with second base. Third base, not so much, but we'd just throw a Frisbee down. Home plate, we had a real one, origin unknown and almost certainly pilfered.
And then there was the pitcher's mound. I loved standing out there, tennis ball in my hand, trying to get the big kids out with a little bit of speed and a whole lot of guile. I was attached to that mound. Loved that mound.
But it wasn't a mound. Not at all. Probably a good inch lower, in fact, than the surrounding area. Six feet long, three feet wide, the pitcher's "hole' was 100 percent hard-packed dirt. I never remember grass being there. I mean, yeah, there was grass there, once, but it never had a chance. Home movies from 1979 show the dirt having defeated the green. It didn't take long, clearly. How many pitches were thrown from that little area over the years? Conservative estimate … about 200,000. Probably double that. Maybe triple.
Be right around this time of year I'd wake up on a Saturday morning, and next thing you know, here comes the gang. Game on. From about 1977 through 1985, every spring started this way. (And after '˜85, my five-years-younger brother picked up the slack. He and his friends gave the field another good, long run.)
Of course, the games lasted all summer, and wasn't until school and the long shadows of the fall that the games tailed off.
But there was nothing like that first game of the year, the first pitch being thrown, the first hiss of the tennis ball can on a just warm-enough spring day.
I remember it, savor it. It always comes back to me this time of year. Time has no chance against this memory.
But — and cliches be damned — time does take it's toll.
I was at my parents' house a few weeks back. After all these years, after all this time, after all those pitches, the grass has finally reclaimed the pitcher's hole. You'd never know there was once a game.
I've got my own backyard now. Not as big. Not as conducive to a game of baseball. But they still sell tennis balls, they still make Wiffle bats, and when I look at my 4-year-old boy, I can't help but think it's just about time to go kill some grass.
Jeff Edelstein can be reached at facebook.com/jeffreyedelstein and twitter.com/jeffedelstein.


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Kickboxing for Weight Loss in the New Year
Many people set their New Year goals and one of the main ones is to get in shape. Here are some basic tips about new year goals to help 9Round clients stay on track.
1. Write more specific goals - Don't just say "Get in Shape", that is too broad. You need to say "I am going to lose 25 lbs of body fat by June 1. This is more specific and sets a deadline.
2. Have a Map - Even a pirate has a map, it will tell you how to reach the treasure (weight loss). Map out your workouts, meals, bedtimes, and when you wake up. Make it a system: where and what you'll eat at 7am, what and where to eat at 10am, workout at 12:30, what and where to eat after wards...etc. Pilots and surgeons don't just fly by the seat of their pants and neither should you.
3. Set your goals where you can see them every morning - This will remind you of what is really important for the day. Out of sight, out of mind. Keep those goals where you can SEE them.
4. Say them out loud everyday - Sounds silly, but it works. Say them out load and pretend you already have achieved it with 100% faith that it will happen.
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All head are up in western Illinois thanks to hurricane Isaac. Kent's head is up enjoying the slow steady rain. The head is up on our silage chopper so we can do some preventive maintenance before the final days of corn silage harvest. And a few of the neighbors have their corn heads up and ready to resume harvesting in a few days when it dries out. Almost 3 in. of rain fell in the last three days. The rain will not help the corn but our soybeans will likely benefit from it.
The crop insurance adjuster did yield checks in a large corn field with half-mile rows that we are chopping. A strip had been chopped out of the middle of the field where I assume he took the yield samples. The yield checks were 59, 79 and 208 bu./acre yields. I am still looking for the area of the field that is supposed to have a yield of 208 bu./acre. I suspect the high yield area was a small area where we fed cows hay last winter. The 59 and 79 bu./acre areas are easy to find.
The variation within a single row of corn is profound this year. Any soil type or location that had extra ability to hold water is where the corn yield is much higher and the plants are still green and healthy looking. Drought-affected corn will sacrifice lower leaves first to make more water and nutrients available for the newer plant tissue at the top of the plant. Note how the green and brown demarcation line ascends as the distance from the center of the low area increases.
Yields are up to 180 bu./acre in some fields that were planted early to early hybrids in fields that raised soybeans last year. Many fields are less than 100 bu./acre. These are fields where the corn has died and farmers are harvesting now before the plants fall over.
My field that had estimated yields of 59/79/208 bu./acre averages 115 bu./acre, which is not far from the USDA estimate of about 120 bu./acre.
The reality of the drought was on display in an unintended way at the 2012 Illinois State Fair Agricultural interpretive area. (See photo.)


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2010: Begins her junior year looking to build on a strong spring campaign . . . is a player that is a hard worker and has put herself in position to compete for playing time as a central midfield or central defender . . . is an experienced player that brings a great attitude to the squad . . . has 29 career appearances and has notched two goals for four points.
2009: Played in 18 of the Spartans' 20 games during the year, earning a start in four of those games . . . scored two points on her lone goal of the season, finding the back of the net in the October 13 win over Gallaudet . . . had 11 shots during the year with three of those attempts coming on goal.
2008: Played in 11 games as a freshman as she came off the bench in all of her appearances . . . scored her first collegiate goal in the October 10 win at Marymount . . . finished the campaign with 10 shots including five on goal.
Personal: Is the daughter of John and Karen Leyendecker . . . is a professional writing major and a marketing minor . . . plays with the U.S. Parma club soccer squad . . . owns a 3.25 GPA as she is a two-time York College Athletic Honor Roll honoree.


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Anna Paquin on BBC boob gaffe: 'Thanks for the giggle! #FreeTheNipple'
Oscar winner Anna Paquin is thrilled her boobs were responsible for a recent BBC News scandal.
Broadcasting bosses at the Beeb boobed earlier this week when a reporter behind a news anchor was spotted watching a woman remove her bra on a computer screen.
The footage quickly went viral and, upon further inspection, it was revealed the clip was a scene from Paquin's TV vampire drama True Blood.
The 35-year-old had a good chuckle about the BBC boob on Friday, tweeting: "MY BREASTS!! SO FUNNY ON SO MANY LEVELS. Now that I know what u guys were talking about this (is) some of the funniest s**t I've seen in a while!!! Thanks for the giggle! #FreeTheNipple."
She added: "ya know you've made (it) when... your t*ts photo bomb the news at 10."
Her co-star in the scene, Robert Kazinsky, also had a laugh at the BBC's expense tweeting: "Thankfully it's a shot of you and not my tombstone tied donut eating belly... She doesn't appreciate donuts. Which was my downfall, with nobody to share my weakness I ended up really quite fat."
Paquin's actor husband Stephen Moyer, who also appeared on True Blood, found the whole thing hilarious too, adding: "This is amazing and making me very happy...," adding, "Which scene is it? They have annoyingly blurred it out."
BBC bosses are reportedly investigating the matter after critics asked how a newsroom reporter could be seen checking out racy True Blood footage in full view of the cameras.


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Can our parents collect reliable and timely price data?
During the past few years, interest in high-frequency price data has grown steadily. Recent major economic events - including the food crisis and the energy price surge – have increased the need for timely high-frequency data, openly available to all users. Standard survey methods lag behind in meeting this demand, due to the high cost of collecting detailed sub-national data, the time delay usually associated with publishing the results, and the limitations to publishing detailed data. For example, although national consumer price indices (CPIs) are published on a monthly basis in most countries, national statistical offices do not release the underlying price data.
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2010-11 Season (Senior)
Enjoying an outstanding season in 2010-11 ... Named first team All-Big West Conference ... Voted the Andre Chevalier Co-MVP Award along with Rashaun McLemore ... Also voted CSUN's Best Defensive Player and Chairman of the Boards (leading rebounder) ... Also named to the All-Big West Conference All-Tournament team ... CSUN's leading scorer (16.3 ppg, #4 in the Big West Conference) and rebounder (9.4 rpg, #3 in the BWC) ... Had 17 double-doubles this year, and 25 in his two-year Cal State Northridge career ... Shot .564, the first CSUN player in the Big West Conference to lead the league in field goal percentage ... Shot 50 or better in 19 of the last 21 games ... Hit 15-of-18 shots for a career-high 31 points along with 13 rebounds and three blocks vs Cal Lutheran (12/7/10) ... The 15 baskets against Cal Lutheran (12/7/10) is fifth-best for a single game in school history ... Gained Big West Player of the Week honors for his outstanding play at the 76 Classic (11/25 - 11/28) in Anaheim ... Averaged 20.7 points (#2 in the tournament) and led all rebounders (10.3 rpg) during the three-game tournament ... Tallied a career-high 31 points (11-for-15 from the floor) along with a game-high ten rebounds against DePaul (11/26/10) ... In the first game of the 76 Classic against Virginia Tech (11/25/10), Daniel collected 13 rebounds ... In the finale of the 76 Classic against Tulsa (11/28/10), Daniel collected 24 points (9-for-12 from the floor) along with eight rebounds and two blocks ... Shot .639 (23-of-36 from the floor) at the 76 Classic ... Tallied 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds at Air Force (12/2/10) ... Led the team in rebounding in 28 of the 32 games ... Grabbed ten or more rebounds in 18 games ... Tallied 38 blocks (1.19 bpg), third-best in the BWC ... Had 82 career blocks, tied for the school record along with Thomas Shewmake (82, 2003-07) ... Shewmake set the block record in 117 games while Daniel tied the school record in 61 games ... Had a school record 265 free throw attempts (#8 in the nation) this year ... Daniels' name appears 13 times in the CSUN Top-10 record book.
2009-10 Season (Junior)
Honorable Mention All-Big West ... Broke the school record for single season blocks with 44 (1.5 bpg, #1 in the BWC) breaking the old mark of 37 set by Tremaine Townsend during the 2007-08 season ... His 44 blocks are seventh-best for a career in school history ... Had five blocks (one short of the school record) in three games ... Had 19 blocks in his last seven games ... CSUN's top rebounder (7.8 rpg) which was third-best in the Big West Conference ... The team's leading rebounder in 20 of the team's 32 games ... Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against UC Davis (3/4/10) ... Named CSUN's Chairman of the Boards (rebound leader) ... Tallied eight double-doubles, second-best in the BWC ... Three of those double-doubles came in the last seven games ... Averaged 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game in his last seven games ... Averaged 11.7 ppg for the season, second-best on the team ... Scored in double-digits in 20 games, and had 20 or more points in five games ... Scored a season-high 24 points at then tenth-ranked Washington (12/6/09) ... Hit 8-of-12 shots from the floor, and 8-of-8 from the free throw line against the Huskies ... Shot .480 (123-for-256) from the floor, second-best on the team ... The team's leading scorer in 18 games.
Coffeyville Community College
Averaged 17.5 points, eight rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game during the 2008-09 season in helping lead Coffeyville to a 24-9 record and their eighth conference title in nine years ... Shot .608 (194-for-319) from the floor and collected 38 blocks, tops on the team ... Named first team all-region and first team all-conference during his sophomore campaign ... Named honorable mention all-conference during his freshman campaign ... In two seasons, scored 1,042 points. ... Also helped the Ravens to a 50-16 record in two seasons ... Averaged 16.5 points and 8.7 rebounds per game during his freshman campaign.
Mt. Zion Christian Academy
Gained numerous athletic honors at Mt. Zion Prep in North Carolina ... During his final two years of high school, helped lead his team to a 54-13 record ... Averaged 18.8 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.
Matador Memo
Born May 19, 1987 in Richmond, Va. ... Parents are Lenny and Wanda Wynn ... Has three sisters (Tameku who is 23, Chareka who is 20, and Trinity who is 5) ... Has one brother, James Daniel, who is 18 ... Chose Cal State Northridge because of the area and his cool teammates ... A big fan of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings ... Lists his favorite professional athlete as Kobe Bryant ... Lenny would also like to switch places for a day with LeBron James ... Favorite actor is Denzel Washington, and his favorite actress is Eva Mendes ... Favorite television program is the Jamie Foxx Show ... Enjoys watching the movies Paper Soldiers and Three Strikes ... Always enjoys eating chicken, and macaroni and cheese ... The best athlete he ever competed against was UNC's Reshawn Terry ... The best thing about being a student-athlete, according to Daniel, is the travel ... The worst part are the injuries and no time for yourself ... Picked uniform #5 in honor of Kevin Garnett ... Daniel likes the way Garnett plays the game ... His favorite pre-game ritual is to listen to music ... When he has time to relax, Daniel likes to sleep, watch television and play his XBox ... If he was president of the NCAA for one day, he would give his team an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament ... His favorite website are worldstarhiphop.com, and nba.com ... The most famous person he has met are Mike Epps and Amare Stoudamire ... The person in history he would most liked to have met would have been the late Richard Pryor ... Lenny would like to be stranded on a desert island with Alicia Keys ... If he was forced to listen to one CD the rest of his life, it would be Gucci Mane's Greatest Hits ... He would buy a house and a Mercedes if he had a million dollars ... His advice to young people is to stay in school ... He says no one knows how much he sings all the time (or tries anyway) ... If a movie was made about Lenny Daniel, Jamie Foxx would play the lead role ... Can't imagine going a week without listening to music ... The biggest obstacle he has ever overcome was making it out of his hometown ... His greatest hero is Amare Stoudamire ... Lenny says he really respect Amare because "he came from nothing to be the man he is today." ... Pan African Studies major.
Lenny Daniel - Career Highs
Points - 31 (2 games))
Field Goals - 15 vs Cal Lutheran (12/7/10)
3-Point Field Goals - 0
Free Throws - 11 vs UC Santa Barbara (2/24/11)
Rebounds - 15 (2 games)
Assists - 2 (8 games)
Blocks - 5 (3 games)
Steals - 2 (4 games)


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A recipe adapted from Kevin Chai's "I love Butter Cake". Well, never know that there are so many kinds of butter cake, I meant I usually bake those plain butter cake or mix it with coffee. But in this book there are so many kinds of butter cake that I never try before, like this one....Mocha Butter Cake. I think I'm abit out dated if this is a very common recipe...;p
Btw, tried it out today, its alittle dry but I like the taste of it...not bad overall..:)
Recipe :
240g Butter
190g Castor sugar (has been reduced)
1/4 tsp Salt
4 eggs
4 tsps instant coffee powder
1.5 tbsps Cocoa powder
3 tbps Hot water
1 tsp Coffee paste
100g Walnuts (chopped)
240g Plain flour
1 tsp Baking powder
** I added 3 tbsps milk into the recipe.


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SEC Warns About 'Bitcoin-Related Investing Schemes'
The SEC this week finally issued a blanket investor alert about the potential dangers of investments in and with virtual currencies like Bitcoin. Marketwatch's Chuck Jaffe says it was too little, but not entirely too late.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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TOKYO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Japan wants to involve China and the United States in talks over a new pact on climate change by launching a working group that will bring together all countries, including the major emitters that oppose existing plans.
The foreign ministry said on Thursday that Japan would propose forming such a group at a meeting in Bali, Indonesia, next month to discuss long-term climate targets, research and development of emission-reducing technology and other issues.
Delegates from about 190 nations will gather in Bali from Dec. 3-14, under pressure to forge a deal by 2009 to succeed the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions amid warnings over droughts and heatwaves caused by global warming.
Japan suggested earlier this year that global greenhouse gas emissions be halved by 2050. Its proposal for Bali makes no mention of the plan, reflecting a cautious approach aimed at including more countries in the next deal on climate change.
"If we try to have discussions on what the new framework should be, we could end up not starting those discussions at all," a foreign ministry official told reporters.
The United States argues that the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012 and binds 36 rich nations, unfairly exempts developing countries such as China and India.
The world's biggest source of emissions has refused to ratify the Kyoto pact, while developing nations are worried that curbing emissions would hinder economic growth.
Japan is one of the world's top-five greenhouse emitters and is struggling to meet its own Kyoto target of cutting emissions from 1990 levels by 6 percent over the 2008-2012 period. (Reporting by Chisa Fujioka; editing by Sophie Hardach)


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Read an Exclusive Excerpt of 'The Infinite Sea' by Rick Yancey
Last year, Rick Yancey made a splash on the YA publishing scene with his novel "The 5th Wave," a sci-fi thriller in which orphaned teen Cassie navigates a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by aliens. These aliens resemble normal humans, and Cassie learns she can trust no one in her mission to find her brother … until she's rescued by the mysterious Evan.
Publisher Penguin bet big on Yancey's sci-fi thriller, part of a planned trilogy, and a film adaptation is now in the works over at Sony Pictures, starring Chloe Grace Moretz as Cassie.
On Sept. 16, Yancey will release the second "5th Wave" book, called "The Infinite Sea." Speakeasy has an exclusive excerpt of the book's first three chapters, and also discussed the sequel with Yancey.
Read the interview and the excerpt after the jump, then leave your thoughts in the comments.


text: William McKinley served in the U.S. Congress and as governor of Ohio before running for the presidency in 1896. As a longtime champion of protective tariffs, the Republican McKinley ran on a platform of promoting American prosperity and won a landslide victory over Democrat William Jennings Bryan to become the 25th president of the United States. In 1898, McKinley led the nation into war with Spain over the issue of Cuban independence; the brief and decisive conflict ended with the U.S. in possession of Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam. In general, McKinley's bold foreign policy opened the doors for the United States to play an increasingly active role in world affairs. Reelected in 1900, McKinley was assassinated by a deranged anarchist in Buffalo, New York, in September 1901.


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By Lucas Allen
(Web correspondent)
The official website for "Disney's A Christmas Carol" has been updated with some new additions. Not only does it have the new full trailer, but it also has some info on the film including cast and crew, a photo gallery, and games. Upon further review, there are only two games on the official site at the time of this article.
First, there's Scrooge's Ghostly Adventure, which is a board game where you're Scrooge racing against the three ghosts to the finish line. Along the way, you collect and play funny mini-games in order to advance easily. Overall, it's a fun board game and the mini-games are actually very easy to play. You'll most likely beat them each time you play.
Then there's Scrooge's Soarin' Star Ride, which is another mini-game but way more difficult than the other ones from the board game. All you do is guide Scrooge left and right while collecting different stars, but there are so many obstacles in the way, it becomes difficult to maneuver. Still, you'll get a kick out of this though I prefer the board game.
To view the site and play the games, click here!
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Tuesday's federal budget succeeds in giving a well-placed priority to lower-income Canadians, but does not choose enough public investments of the kind that will help create a truly modern Canadian economy that could – and should – emerge from the current recession.
On the face of it, a huge bludgeon seems to have wielded to crush a mouse – an expected contraction in real GDP of 0.8 per cent. The Harper government proposes a series of deficits adding up to $80-billion over the next years, with total federal spending rising to a crescendo of $294-billion in fiscal 2013-14.
While it is indeed prudent to spend substantially now, the government's duty is also to spend wisely, and imaginatively. Only that would justify such a dramatic run-up of debt. The chief goal is to enhance productivity and competitiveness, with at least one eye to the future.
There is no single great, stirring national project in this budget, no compelling direction. Many interest groups are being appealed to here. Some of them, to the Conservatives' credit, do not belong to their party's base (aboriginals and the arts community come to mind), but the whole leaves the impression of a miscellany.
What will the citizens of Canada have to show for all this, when surplus is returned to in 2014, if all goes according to the government's somewhat optimistic estimates?
The world's economic meltdown should be taken as an opportunity to achieve great things, not just many things for a lot of money.
The budget's infrastructure proposals, however, show a decided preference for more or less ready-to-go bricks-and-mortar projects, rather than ideas of the digital age – for repair of what already exists, rather than innovation. Much of this will require the co-operation, including matching money, of provinces and municipalities, and some may not really happen in consequence.
There are honourable exceptions to this old-economy pattern: $500-million for digitization in order to move closer to the goal of one-patient-one-medical-record health care, which is certainly a great way of enhancing both productivity and health, and $50-million for the Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo, Ont.
Aside from that, research is not truly favoured by this budget. Quite a lot is done on the physical side, for university buildings and laboratories, but the government has done little to help research councils provide direct grants to actual operating research programs, the very area where Canadian public policy has fallen behind (though there is a modest addition of $35-million to support promising graduate students).
Otherwise, Canada's research granting bodies appear in the budget plan, paradoxically enough, in an austere appendix that nods toward spending restraints at the tail end of a budget that aims to massively stimulate.
Though many of the budget's numbers are large, there is nonetheless evidence of Stephen Harper's and Jim Flaherty's all-too-familiar propensity for political engineering: $750 for first-time home-buyers, $50-million spread over three years for increased slaughterhouse capacity, $50-million a year for marquee festivals and similar events.
A $750 incentive seems unlikely to make the difference for someone thinking about buying a house for the first time. By contrast, among the financial-system measures, $50-billion for insured mortgage purchase may well do something substantial for the real-estate market.
One small amount, however, that may eventually serve Canada's economy and society very well is $50-million (spread over two years) toward a foreign-credential recognition framework to be agreed upon with the provinces, which mostly govern such licensing matters.
As it stands, this country is not making good enough use of the skills of its recent immigrants. Some are demoralized and alienated as a result. Given Canada's slow population growth, the nation's economic growth – and indeed the existing population's own retirement savings – will depend on highly productive immigrants, not underemployed or under-deployed ones.
The removal of quasi-monopolistic licensing barriers would be progress – a large multiplier effect, in Keynesian economic jargon , though it will take quite a while.
The link between the budget's fondness for solid concrete, on the one hand, and what left-wingers in the 1970s and 1980s used to call a preferential option for the poor, on the other hand, is the considerable support for social housing, particularly for aboriginal Canadians, for people with disabilities and lower-income seniors, and for energy retrofits for social housing as a whole. This is welcome in a budget not strong on environmental measures, apart from the interesting but speculative carbon-sequestration projects to which the Conservatives have been inclined for some time.
Mr. Harper and Mr. Flaherty deserve credit for combining compassion with economic reasoning to put money in the pockets of those in greatest need, who are also those with the greatest propensity to spend and consume, precisely because they have to do so to cover necessities.
They apparently restrained their ideological preference for tax cuts. Most of the tax relief is targeted toward lower-income Canadians, and the government has rightly improved the Working Income Tax Benefit, to assist the working poor.
There are no new tax reductions for sizable corporations (with the significant exceptions of some specific investment tax credits and capital-cost-allowance incentives).
Likewise, the improvements to Employment Insurance benefits and qualifications, together with large amounts for training and retraining, by definition direct money to those who have recently lost their working income.
The government could have gone further in the same directions. Many observers had called for the elimination of different treatment of different regions for EI eligibility and benefits, which has hitherto benefited the Atlantic provinces.
It is true that as the recession increasingly kicks in, more places could qualify as high-unemployment areas, with more favourable EI treatment. Someone who has lost a job in Oshawa, Ont., for example, may now do better than a person in the same predicament in Halifax.
Even so, a jobless person in a rich part of the country such as Alberta has much the same need and much the same propensity to spend as someone in a depressed town where a factory has closed, and thus the same ability to contribute to the overall level of consumption. The failure to get rid of this regional disparity amounts to a missed opportunity, and the same can be said of the budget as a whole.
Mr. Harper has clearly brought in a highly political budget. It is a budget that seeks to simultaneously scratch all the political itches, and the result is consequently scattershot. The Liberal opposition is unlikely to find a politically compelling reason to instigate another election, or resurrect the proposed coalition. But the budget lacks a big anything, beyond debt.
What direction is the government taking us in? Every direction. It is meant to address macroeconomic problems, but it is determinedly micro in its partisan aims.
The budget's overall reasoning, discernible in spite of the confusing hodge-podge of its sundry themes, is a combination of explicitly gloomy assumptions for the near term (worse than most private-sector forecasts), which form the basis for incurring a lot of debt in the coming years, but quite sunny assumptions for rapid recovery; revenue is supposed to rise again in fiscal 2010-11.
If the economy does rebound soon, then our all-important debt-to-GDP ratio will not be unduly thrown off by the deficits incurred before Canada returns to surplus. But one does not have to prophesy a depression in order to worry about a prolonged period of very little growth.
Tuesday's budget will certainly administer some relief, and will provide some overdue replacement of old assets. But much will be spent, and much debt incurred, with little assurance of an inspiring and constructive transformation of the Canadian economy.
The government forecasts $80-billion in debt, but what will we have to show for it when the economy does recover, beyond debt itself? The government had the opportunity to take the global economic crisis and turn it into an opportunity to do more than throw public funds around. In that, it has fallen short.


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Eina Oficina with armrests
FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS EINA is a versatile chair by definition, which, with the same skill and precision, resolves the needs of domestic and group use. Its virtues particularly include high strength and easy adaptability, which turn it into a chair particularly recommended for hostelry, teaching, auditoriums and even stations and airports, where a continuous, sometimes undue, use is determining. Its apparent simplicity is the result of an elaborate design process that has minimised the number of components and managed to make them interrelate perfectly. The structure of the chair is perceived like a gesture, a continuous element of great beauty on which the two laminas constituting the seat and back lie delicately. Its shapes are proportionate and slightly undulating, following a careful study of the ergonomy of the whole chair. The resulting aesthetics is one of timeless beauty, indifferent to fashions and trends. EINA has the complements that allow its comfortable application in different situations, and also a large variety of finishes and colours that enable easy personalisation. It is a chair of very high quality for a reasonable price, an exemplary result that receives the name of the most prestigious school of design in Barcelona: EINA. The EINA program comprises a chair with arms and a chair without arms, to which it is possible to fix a writing flap (for EINA with arms). Joining element and transport trolley for stacking up to 9 chairs. In its extension, the program also defines the possibility of benches (2 to 5 seats) with optional tables and arms. The different finishes range from the seat and back in polypropylene in 8 colours (fireproof option V2), to a variety of upholsteries and wood. Both chair alternatives, with or without arms, have satisfactorily passed the Severe Public Test that measures their strength according to UNE 11020.92/2 (Europe) and BIFMA X.5.1 (USA). CERTIFICATES • Satisfactory results in the Structural Strength Tests according to UNE 11.010-89 Test level 5 (sever public). • UNE-EN ISO 9001 Quality Assurance Company Register certificate: 2000 Quality Management Systems.
ENEA began its activity in 1984, focusing on manufacturing and commercializing contemporary design furniture.


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For well over a millennium, across three continents - Asia, Africa,and Europe - non-Muslims have experienced jihad war ideology, and its ugly corollary institution, dhimmitude. Today, the debate among Muslim scholars regarding the theological "correctness" of "lesser" versus "greater" jihad are meaningless to the millions of non-Muslim victims- Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Hindus, and Buddhists - of countless jihad wars. What is important is that after all this time, Muslims finally acknowledge the suffering of these millions of non-Muslim victims of jihad wars, as well as the oppressive governance imposed on non-Muslims by the laws of dhimmitude.
Thus far this brutal history has been completely denied, and even celebrated as "enlightened" conquest and rule. In this essay we will introduce, briefly, the rationale and historiography of these twin Islamic institutions, and provide evidence of their contemporary revival.
In the History of al-Tabari (Ta'rikh l-rusul wa'l-muluk), the renowned Muslim scholar's monumental historiography of the Arab-Muslim conquests, we read the recommendation given by Caliph Umar b. al-Khattab to the commander of the troops he sent to al-Basrah, during the conquest of Iraq (636 C.E.)
"Summon the people to God; those who respond to your call, accept it from them, (This is to say, accept their conversion as genuine and refrain from fighting them) but those who refuse must pay the poll tax out of humiliation and lowliness. (Qur'an 9:29) If they refuse this, it is the sword without leniency. Fear God with regard to what you have been entrusted."
Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406), ostensibly the pre-eminent Islamic scholar in history, summarized five centuries of prior Muslim jurisprudence with regard to the uniquely Islamic institution of jihad, as follows:
"In the Muslim community, the holy war is a religious duty, because of the universalism of the (Muslim) mission and (the obligation to) convert everybody to Islam either by persuasion or by force. ..The other religious groups did not have a universal mission, and the holy war was not a religious duty for them, save only for purposes of defense. ..Islam is under obligation to gain power over other nations."
By the time al-Tabari died in 923, the Muslim empire had already expanded from Portugal to India. After al-Tabari's death, the Muslim conquests continued in Asia, as well as on Christian eastern European lands. The Christian kingdoms of Armenia, Byzantium, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, Albania and parts of Poland and Hungary were conquered. The Muslim armies were stopped at the gates of Vienna in 1683 (September 12). The jihad lasted over a millennium. Jihad was pursued century after century, because jihad, which means "to strive in the path of Allah," embodied a sacred ideology linked to a series of detailed regulations. Both were conceived by Muslim jurists from the eighth to ninth centuries onward. Briefly presented, the ideology of jihad separates the world into two irreconcilable entities: dar al-Islam (the land of Islam) and dar al-Harb (the land of war), controlled by the infidels. The duty of the Muslims is to impose the Islamic (shari'a)law on the whole world, either by persuasion or by war, and those efforts which imply sacrifices represent the "fight in the path of Allah."
A triumphalist jihad literature emerged from a millennium of jihad war military successes. Countless descriptions by Muslim historians recorded in detail the number of slain infidels, the enslavement of the populations, the booty in captives, cattle and movable goods, the cities which were destroyed, razed or spared and taken by treaty and the countryside pillaged or set on fire. Battles and victories have been described from Portugal to India, from Budapest to Sudan. This information is not only available in Muslim sources, but also in Christian sources, which complement the Muslim perspective by giving the evidence of the victims of jihad wars. Those Christian sources are Coptic, Armenian, Jacobite, Greek, Slav, Spanish, Italian, etc. The jihad war conquests of infidel territories, which lasted for over a millennium across three continents, are richly documented. Thus, it is astonishing when this well-characterized historiography is largely ignored, or even denied, in scholarly writings.
In "The Laws of Islamic Governance", al- Mawardi (d. 1058), a renowned Baghdadian jurist, examined the regulations pertaining to the lands and infidel (i.e., non-Muslim) populations subjugated by jihad. This is the origin of the system of dhimmitude. The native infidel population had to recognize Islamic ownership on their land, submit to Islamic (i.e., shari'a) law, and accept payment of the poll tax (jizya). In return they were granted the effective protection of Islamic law, which gave them security, limited religious rights, and self-administration in religious and civil law. Some of the more salient features of dhimmitude include: the prohibition of arms for the vanquished non-Muslims (dhimmis), and of church bells; the restrictions concerning the building and restoration of churches and synagogues; the inequality between Muslims and non-Muslims with regard to taxes and penal law; the refusal of dhimmi testimony by Muslim courts; the obligation for Jews and Christians to wear special clothes; and their overall humiliation and abasement. Furthermore, dhimmis, including those living under "enlightened" Turkish domination, suffered, at periods, from slavery (i.e., harem slavery for women, and the devshirme child levy for Balkan Christian males), abductions, and deportations.
Dhimmitude was abolished during the 19th and 20th centuries under European military pressure, or by direct European colonization. However we see now the return of the spirit of jihad, and its corollary institution, dhimmitude, in the wars in Sudan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Algeria, and, Israel and in global terrorism, including the 9/11 attacks directed at the United States. Non-Muslim minorities suffer from grave discrimination in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan and in countries, which apply the shari'a law or whose constitutions recognize that the shari'a is the main source of the law. The principles of "protection" and "toleration" integral to the system of dhimmitude are opposed to the values expressed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which stress the equality of all human beings and the inalienability of their rights. In stark contrast, the principles of "protection" and "tolerations" embodied in dhimmitude and shari'a law, emerge from a war of conquest. Only conditional, limited rights are conceded to the vanquished, and these rights can be revoked by the dominant group.
At present, unfortunately, the simple reference to the written rules of jihad and dhimmitude- which impose killings, slavery, deportation and "protection"/subjugation -- according to specific contingencies -- can provoke a violent reaction from those in the Muslim intelligentsia. Recently, for example, direct quotations from these Medieval laws -- considered as obligatory for infidels -- from highly respected Muslim writers, such as al-Mawardi, caused an uproar at Georgetown University, as well as slanderous accusations. There is a dire need for some courageous, meaningful movement in Islam to emerge that completely renounces the active Islamic institutions of jihad against the infidels, and dhimmitude, openly acknowledging the horrific devastation they have wrought on non-Muslims for well over a millennium, through the present. Nothing short of an Islamic Reformation and Enlightenment may be required, which completely secularizes Islam, and acknowledges non-Muslims as fully equal human beings, not "infidels", or "dhimmis".
Bat Ye'or, born in Egypt, is a researcher and writer on the condition (dhimmitude) of Jews and Christians in Islamic countries. She has contributed a singificant amount of original scholarship to this field of study. See www.dhimmitude.org.
Andrew G. Bostom, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University Medical School.


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It is my personal belief that conservation in today's world cannot happen without the aid of the communities who live side-by-side with the animals who we are trying to save. This philosophy is one of the (many) reasons I was drawn to AWF: they also believe in helping the people to help the animals.
I have to admit, I'm not usually a big fan of cats. But, for whatever reason, I cannot help but be captivated by cheetahs. Maybe it's their grace and agility or maybe it's just the face of a cheetah cub, but I think these cats are incredible.
Africa is full of iconic species: lions, elephants, rhinos, cheetahs, and more. Look closer to the ground, though, and you may just spot a species not typically associated with African safaris.
Every day, the average American family uses about 552 gallons of water.
Today, the world celebrates alongside Nelson Mandela as the South African icon turns 95.
Mandela is best known for his work in political activism. He spent 27 years in prison after being found guilty of sabotage in the Rivonia Trial and was an instrumental part in ending apartheid in South Africa.


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St. Lucia Celebration at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City
The Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City is putting on a St. Lucia Celebration on Sunday, December 12, 2010 in conjunction with the Celebrating Women exhibition which features photographs of Santa Lucia festivals in Sweden.
The Santa Lucia tradition is a celebration of the passing of the darkest time of the year and the rebirth of the bright New Year. The legend of Santa Lucia dates back to the year 284 when Lucia, a young Italian girl refused to renounce her faith. Her dedication to caring for the poor of her city led her to use all her bridal dowry for their survival needs to the dismay of her husband-to-be. She was executed at the age of 20 and later declared a saint by the common people when her image appeared in the sky all across the European continent.
To this day, people in Scandinavia celebrate this occasion by having processions of the local Lucia girl and her court bringing light to audiences with candles, song, music, and food.
The focus of the celebration will be a St. Lucia Concert at 3 pm in Milliken Auditorium. This event marks the 25th anniversary of the celebration in the Traverse City area and features a variety of performers including the flute students of Lisa Johansson, Director of Northwind Flute Studios; the acoustic group Freya (Lisa and Ingemar Johansson, Sue Wood, and Gary Cook); singer songwriters Emma Cook and Dianne and Noemi DeRib; vocalist Sage DeAgro; poet bard Norm Wheeler; and guest appearance by Song of the Lakes. There will be a flute play-along of Pachelbels Canon in which area flutist are invited to join on. (Register by contacting [email protected]).
Arts and crafts projects, the exhibitions, and a display about celebrations of light from around the world will be available in the museum from 1–5 pm.
Tickets are $5 for museum members and $7 for nonmembers and are available at dennosmuseum.org. As St. Lucia is honored for being kind and helping to feed the hungry, the Dennos will be collecting canned and dry goods for Father Fred. Ticket buyers that bring a food donation will receive $1 off of their ticket price when tickets are purchased at the box office.
We invite community members to participate and share the ways they celebrate the winter solstice as part of this celebration. The displays will need to be set up Saturday, December 11, 2010 and be on display Sunday and Monday, December 12–13, 2010. If you are interested in participating, please contact Diana Bolander at 231-995-1029.
A program for K-12 students will be offered on Monday, December 13, 2010. Call (231) 995-1029 for more information.
This program is presented in conjunction with the Celebrating Women exhibition of photo journalist Paola Gianturco's photography featuring festivals for women in the countries of Swaziland, Poland, India, Sweden, Brazil, and Morocco.
The Dennos Museum Center is open Monday to Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Thursday until 8 PM and Sundays 1-5 PM. Admission is $6 adults, $4 for children and free to museum members. For more information on the Museum and exhibition, go to dennosmuseum.org or call 231-995-1055. The Dennos Museum Center is located at 1701 East Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49686, at the entrance to the campus of Northwestern Michigan College.


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MIDDLEBURY — The return of spring has many runners, bikers and hikers eager to return to the miles of trails around Middlebury. But after a long winter with heavy snowfall, many of the trail networks are in need of some spring-cleaning.
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WEYBRIDGE — Vermont Congressman Peter Welch took a walk Monday with members of the Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) and the James family, who own Monument Farms Dairy, to discuss an effort under way to add to Vermont's network of hiking trails.
WEYBRIDGE — The Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) is trying to raise $490,000 to buy and permanently conserve a strategic, 101-acre parcel of Middlebury College-owned land located north of Route 23 in Weybridge, property that would be maintained as an important wildlife habitat as well as for farming.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) has welcomed Carl Robinson as its new executive director.
Originally from Arizona, Robinson and his family have called Middlebury their home for the past seven years. Prior to moving to Vermont, he received his B.S. in Parks and Recreation Management with an emphasis in Outdoor Education from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.
ADDISON COUNTY –– While enjoying the summer, many people probably have explored the Trail Around Middlebury, scampered around Moosalamoo Mountain, hiked on the Long Trail or taken binoculars out to Dead Creek for birdwatching.
Some may not realize that these areas, and many others in Addison County, are maintained by nonprofits.
ADDISON COUNTY — For almost 50 years, naturalists, hikers and government officials have dreamed of blazing a trail that would connect two of the country's longest hiking routes: the Appalachian Trail, which runs along the East Coast from Georgia to Maine, and the North Country Trail, which stretches from Crown Point, N.Y., to North Dakota.
The missing link?
A roughly 40-mile stretch of prospective trail through Addison County.
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday gave its support to an effort by two local nonprofits to conserve a 38.3-acre parcel of land on the eastern slope of Chipman Hill, a wooded parcel once eyed for development that would instead be preserved for public enjoyment.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) trustees will meet next month to discuss future operations of the organization in wake of the resignation of its most recent executive director, Josh Phillips.
Trustees stressed that MALT will continue what has been a 24-year run as a local conservation organization, but noted that Phillips' departure presents a good opportunity for some bureaucratic introspection.
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Number 4: Infrastructure - 5 lỗi cần tránh trong Drupal
>>Number 1: Architecture: 5 lỗi cần tránh trong Drupal Website
>>Number 2: Security 5 lỗi cần tránh trong Drupal Website
>>Number 3: Performance - 5 lổi cần tránh trong Drupal Website
>>Number 4: Infrastructure - 5 lỗi cần tránh trong Drupal
>>Number 5: Maintenance - 5 lỗi cần tránh trong Drupal
In previous articles in this series, we've covered the areas of architecture, security and performance. All of these aspects are affected by your infrastructure from the time of development to deployment.
Infrastructure covers the stack your website lives on, including the server, the database and any software layers, such as Varnish or Memcached which ensure your visitors have a snappy experience. For example, planning the infrastructure from the start and developing on the same environment can greatly reduce variables and risk at launch time. Having a reliable multiple environment configuration and a solid disaster recovery plan shouldn't be left to last-minute decisions. When it is, mistakes start arising. Here's a few tips to avoid the most common errors.
Best Practices
- Size your stack correctly, not too large, not too small. This can ensure you're economically prepared for anything.
- Bottlenecks can arise from the hardware or from from processes hogging memory. Check logs for errors, and prepare for growth and spikes. Your stack is only as fast as the slowest component. Focus your efforts there; you'll probably find low hanging fruit.
- In terms of security, it's also crucial to configure to protect from internal attacks as well as external attacks.
Size your stack properly
- Mistake: Server's hardware capacity is sufficient but misconfigured.
- Example: Database server set large enough, with 48GB of memory, but InnoDb buffer pool set for only 1GB.
- Solution: Take into account all aspects of stack configuration . Use tools such as mysqltuner.pl (see Recommended Tool) to analyze your database.
Let Varnish take the hit
- Mistake: Misconfiguration causes traffic to bypass Varnish and hit the server.
- Solution: Check response headers to ensure that pages you expect to be cached, are. Ensure that modules aren't setting session variables unnecessarily.
Avoid exposure to vulnerabilities
- Mistake: Remote connections to the database, Memcached, or Solr are allowed.
- Example: Assuming an external firewall will provide adequate protection, the port that runs Memcached is not protected via IPtables.
- Solution: As many as 50 percent to 70 percent of attacks can be internal . Forbid remote connections to the database, Memcached or Solr, and maintain this configuration through any infrastructure changes.
Recommended Resources
- MySQL tuning script: mysqltuner.pl or MYSQLTuner. It will present current configuration variables and status data for your MySQL installation, along with some basic performance suggestions.
- You can also find out more about our Infrastructure workshops useful for operations teams new to Drupal or LAMP requirements. Especially if you're building out your own infrastructure, instead of going with a managed solution like our own hosting.
- Recently my colleague, Cameron Tod wrote about the specifics for Drupal Multi-site Infrastructure, if you need more specifics about that configuration.


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SEPTA to perform track renewal along trolley lineWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will conduct a track renewal project on a portion of its Route 11 trolley line from June 1-August 30, 2014.
Track renewal will take place in Darby Borough on Main Street from Island Avenue to 9th Street. The track in this area was installed in the mid-1980s. SEPTA says replacement is necessary because the street structure supporting the tracks has deteriorated due to weather, traffic and the age of the road surface.
SEPTA will excavate and replace approximately 4,800 feet of track eastbound and westbound and repave the track area. The new track will result in reduced sound, as the continuous welded rail will eliminate rail joints; reduced vibration because the new rail is incased in an insulated rubber boot and a smoother ride due to the new and improved track components.
The project will progress in moving three-block sections. Work will begin west of Island Avenue and move west on Main Street to 9th Street.


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okay if your computer works fine other than not getting on the net
then reinstalling windows will not fix ur problem.
instead u need to check your network connections maybe?
a better bet would be possibly reinstalling your internet connection software
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Lens odemensis
Lens odemensis is a wild relative of Lens culinaris with semi-hastate stipules which form horizontal positions on the stem1. Recent sequence analysis indicates that Lens odemensis is in the secondary gene pool of L. culinaris2.
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Development of improved lentil cultivars well-adapted to the local environment is an on-going process in the breeding program and is critical for long-term genetic gain. Recent climate instability adds another layer of complexity to breeding efforts. Continued genetic improvement of lentil will, therefore, involve the introduction of new alleles that extend beyond the existing adapted pool of germplasm. Our goal in AGILE is to enhance the productivity and quality of Canadian lentils by expediting the expansion of genetic diversity of the Canadian lentil germplasm base with the use of genomic technologies.
Lentil seed is a good source of phenolic compounds, which can have health benefits. This project will try to find how different seed coat colours in lentil can be related to the phenolics profile. A fast extraction method and an optimized LC-MS analysis were applied to compare green, gray, tan, and brown seed coat colour lentils. Also, the so called zero-tannin genotypes were compared with the normal ones based upon their phenolic profile. The effect of storage on phenolic profile of lentil seeds was investigated, as well.
Lentil has been grown commercially in western Canada since 1970. Ascochyta lentis, the causal agent of ascochyta blight of lentil is established as one of the most economically important diseases of lentil in Western Canada. To deal with this problem, the widely acceptable genetic improvement strategy is to pyramid resistance genes. Developing closely linked single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for resistance genes is prerequisite for pyramiding resistance genes. To develop SNP markers, a series of selected recombinant inbred line (RIL) populations derived from resistant sources will be phenotyped under greenhouse conditions (pathogenicity tests) followed by screening available SNP markers across the entire set of RIL populations.


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Bryan Ruiz
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Philippe Senderos Card was given for a foul
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Off:John Arne Riise
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Adam Le Fondre
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Bryan Ruiz hit two goals, but Fulham were beaten 4-2 at Craven Cottage on Saturday by already-relegated Reading.
The Royals went 1-0 ahead after a Hal Robson-Kanu penalty and, in the second half, they extended their lead through the striker again. Ruiz got one back after a good ball from Hugo Rodallega, but Adam Le Fondre restored the two-goal cushion. Ruiz then scored his second to see the Whites comeback again, but Jem Karacan ended our hopes of a revival as he ran through to make it 4-2.
Fulham started well and a long ball from Giorgos Karagounis brought the first chance of the game in the second minute. The pass was floated in to Damien Duff on the right who killed it with his first touch and crossed for Ruiz, but the Costa Rican's shot was well saved by Alex McCarthy from close range.
The Royals then hit back with a wave of pressure as Pavel Pogrebnyak almost sneaked in at the far post, but John Arne Riise got in front of him as the cross arrived and diverted it away for a corner. Soon after, Garath McCleary ran well down the left and cut it back for Robson-Kanu, but Philippe Senderos did well to throw himself in front of the shot.
Reading were then gifted a 12th minute opener as Robson-Kanu went down right on the edge of the box under a challenge from Riise. The assistant flagged for a penalty and the striker picked himself up to hit the spot-kick low into the bottom corner of the net much to the consternation of the Fulham faithful.
Danny Guthrie was causing problems for the Whites and his run down the right saw him find some space and hit in a cross, but Brede Hangeland was there at the near post to send it away. The impressive McCleary then had a shot from outside the area, but it was scuffed wide and failed to trouble Mark Schwarzer in the Fulham goal.
Duff and Urby Emanuelson combined to force a corner and, as the ball was swung back in, Berbatov showed some neat control under pressure in the box to chest it down and get a shot away, although it was well blocked.
As Jobi McAnuff drove at the Whites' defence, McCleary again found space on the left and cut inside to see his shot fizz wide of the post. But then Fulham almost grabbed the equaliser. A chipped Karagounis ball to Berbabov saw the Bulgarian's header just fail to loop over McCarthy.
The pressure was telling as Senderos clattered into the back of Pogrebnyak to earn himself the game's first yellow card and, in a bid to shake things up, Manager Martin Jol made a tactical change as Rodallega came on for Karagounis in the 27th minute, with Ruiz dropping deeper into midfield.
Good movement from Riise and Rodallega almost opened Reading up, but the defence stood strong to block Ruiz's shot from outside the area. The trio combined again as a cross was smashed across goal and Berbatov's ball back in was headed back by Ruiz to Rodellaga six yards out; only an incredible save from McCarthy ensured that Reading kept their lead.
Rodallega was making an impact and his ball through to Ruiz saw the forward hit a shot into the hands of McCarthy. As half-time approached, Ruiz's crossfield pass to Riise almost saw the Norwegian sneak in at the far post, but his shot went wide. Our other full-back Sasha Riether did well to dive in and block a shot, but we went into the break at 1-0 down.
Minutes after the restart it was almost 2-0 as Karacan broke through the middle onto a flicked ball over the top. Schwarzer and Hangeland just combined to keep out. Fulham looked to hit back immediately with Ruiz on the break and Berbatov's excellent scoop over the top found Rodallega who swiveled and unleashed a powerful shot which was going into the top corner before McCarthy's intervention.
Incredibly, Pogrebnyak then failed to double Reading's lead. Robson-Kanu's shot was blocked but the rebound then spun up and evaded the onrushing Schwarzer. As the Russian striker was about to tap it in, he missed his kick under pressure from Senderos and Fulham fans breathed a sigh of relief.
Riise was then withdrawn in the 55th minute, as Kieran Richardson entered the fray. Fulham fans, though, were incandescent just five minutes later as Ruiz's ball through was flicked in to Berbatov by Rodallega. The Bulgarian was seemingly upended in the box by Stephen Kelly but the assistant's flag remained by his side.
A killer blow was then struck as a super ball upfield found McCleary in space. He cut inside and his shot was brilliantly blocked by Senederos, but the rebound fell to Robson-Kanu who took his time and curled an effort into the corner to make it 2-0.
Good interplay between Ruiz and Rodallega opened up some space for Duff as we tried to get back into the game, but his shot was deflected wide. Emanuelson then saw a dipping shot palmed away and Berbatov knocked an effort over the bar as the ball was chipped back in to the far post.
And it was Ruiz and Rodallega who combined to give us a way back into the game in the 69th minute. The ball was slipped in to Rodellaga, who then reversed it to the Costa Rican as he ran in on goal. A cool head was needed and duly he slotted his shot between the legs of McCarthy to make it 2-1.
Alexander Kacaniklic was brought on for Duff as Jol made his final change but it was a Reading winger who almost added to the scoring: McCleary driving away down the right and hammering a shot which flew just over the bar. Five minutes later, Fulham were behind by another as a ball through the middle saw substitute Le Fondre race past Schwarzer and slot home Reading's third.
The 3-1 lead lasted only one minute though. Kacaniklic worked some space on the right and curled a lovely cross into the box for Ruiz to nod home his second of the game. The Fulham heads were up and as Berbatov raced away on the flank, his cross was met by Rodallega who hammered his shot against the bar.
The Whites were undone, though, as Karacan added a fourth as the game moved into the last 10 minutes. The ball wasn't cleared in the Fulham box and the midfielder arrived to power a low shot into the bottom corner. Ruiz tried to net his hat-trick and spur another comeback, but his free-kick was hit over the bar and then Rodallega came within an inch of scoring in the last minute but was just unable to get his head on the cross. To add insult to injury, Sean Morrison then blocked on the line from Kacaniklic's shot to put the seal on a miserable day for the Whites.
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Date: Saturday 4 May 2013
Kick-off: 3:00pm
Venue: Craven Cottage, London
Attendance: 24,087
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Line-up: Schwarzer; Riether, Senderos, Hangeland, John Arne Riise (Richardson 56'); Duff (Kacaniklic 71'), Karagounis (Rodallega 28'), Enoh, Emanuelson; Ruiz; Berbatov
Unused substitutes: Etheridge, Hughes, Manolev, Frimpong
Manager: Martin Jol
Line-up: McCarthy; Gunter, Morrison, Mariappa, Kelly; Robson-Kanu (Carrico 82'), Guthrie, Karacan, McCleary; McAnuff (Blackman 73'); Pogrebnyak (Le Fondre 72')
Unused substitutes: Taylor, Pearce, Harte, Hunt
Manager: Nigel Adkins
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It is true, the wonderful clear skies we have been enjoying make for some frosty mornings. This is a picture of what our windshield looked like when we stumbled downstairs this morning to head to work.
I can not comprehend the detail and pattern that surrounds us everyday. The Lord is truly creative and blesses us with the creativity. All we have to do is look around.
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It appears we have found the world's No. 1 Robert Mayer fan.
@robertmayer29 This is my AWESME Mayer Collection! Robert, I hope you enjoy checking this out! #1 ROBERT MAYER FAN! twitter.com/TylerMcDermo29…
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It's hard to believe that just six years ago, Janet Jackson weighed 180 pounds.
At 5-foot-4, the "Rhythm Nation" singer had struggled to maintain a healthy weight for most of her career — until she joined the Nutrisystem program in late 2011.
"People can relate to me because I have lived it. I truly understand what it's like to have a problem with weight loss, losing too much weight or gaining more than you desire," Jackson, 45, tells Us Weekly. "It's about keeping it off. We can all lose weight, but learning how to keep it off — maintaining it — is what's difficult. Nutrisystem teaches you how to do that."
Jackson doesn't have a goal weight in mind, though "there was a time in my life where I did live by the scale," she admits.
Part of the reason Jackson decided to represent the Nutrisystem brand is because she still gets to eat her favorite foods. "The snacks are incredible. The cookies, the cakes, the brownies — I love the chips!"
"You don't have to deprive yourself of things that you love, and that's what's so great about Nutrisystem," she explains. "I eat the some of these things and you think to yourself, 'Oh, I shouldn't be having this!' because it's so good!"
The multiplatinum singer also exercises regularly with trainer Tony Martinez in order to achieve faster, more noticeable results.
"Right now I love running, so I've been doing a lot of running," Jackson tells Us. "I can't take someone yelling in my ear bootcamp style. . .He knows he needs to mix it up and make it different every day. He makes sure it's not boring because then I won't want to do it."
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SOURCE: Recommind
November 29, 2012 09:00 ET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 29, 2012) - Recommind, the leader in unstructured data management and analysis technology, today announced it will be sponsoring and exhibiting for the first time at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2013 conference. The 2013 annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition, taking place March 3-7 in New Orleans, will host more than 37,000 healthcare industry professionals discussing health information technology issues and review innovative solutions designed to transform healthcare.
Conference education sessions include pre-conference symposia on ICD-10, clinical and business intelligence, health information exchanges, clinical engineering, innovation, meaningful use, nursing informatics, physicians' IT and RFID and RTLS in healthcare. More than 300 peer-reviewed sessions, including workshops and roundtables, round out education offerings at HIMSS13.
President Bill Clinton leads a keynote roster that also includes James Carville, political consultant, and Karl Rove, media contributor and former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President George W. Bush.
Exhibit floor highlights include the Meaningful Use Experience, new to HIMSS13 and designed to help providers find EHR solutions that are certified for acute or ambulatory facilities. Three Knowledge Centers, on the floor, with more than 60 education and vendor solutions, aim to bring attendees a one-stop experience based around the hot topics of mobile health, clinical and business analytics/intelligence and ICD-10.
Recommind is excited to be exhibiting for the first time at this annual event that helps healthcare IT and management systems professionals make the right decisions for their organizations. To learn more about Recommind, visit us at booth #4079 during HIMSS13 or visit the Recommind web site at www.recommind.com. Visit the HIMSS13 web site at www.himssconference.org for more information on the conference.
About Recommind, Inc.
Recommind is a leader in unstructured information management and analysis technology, delivering search-powered business applications that transform the way organizations find, manage, analyze and act upon data inside and outside the corporate network. Recommind's solutions are all built on the CORE platform, which automatically accesses, organizes and analyzes large volumes of information in context from myriad sources. Recommind customers include AstraZeneca, BMW, Cisco, Clifford Chance, Marathon Oil, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Lewis, US Department of Energy (DOE), White & Case and WilmerHale. Recommind is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Boston, London, Sydney and Bonn, Germany. For more information go to www.recommind.com
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tw091283 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 40 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
I need a cool logo to use for my website, marketing material and and website watermarks. I will need versions that will show up on both light and dark background.
I'm leaning towards grey and white but feel free to surprise me.
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I'm a young web consultant who is much in need of a logo for a future website, any marketing materials, and websites that I show my client. I'm just starting out, and things are getting busy so I'm sticking to the logo for now so I can just get some cheap cards and working my way through slowly but I would love something thats eye-catching, professional yet elegant. My clients are usually around 40-60 so I would be happy if you stuck with something that would match a lawfirm or accounting firm.
- Leaning towards Greyscale (White, Black, Shades of Grey) however I'm willing to be Surprised.
- Professional, Classic Design -- older target market so something that still encompasses the new web 2.0 look but is professional looking. -- What you would do for a lawyer or accountant
- too many colors
- something too "young" - my age is a huge factor for some people so I have to have it look as mature and professional as possible
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