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If your heart is right, then every creature is a mirror of life to you and a book of holy learning, for there is no creature - no matter how tiny or how lowly - that does not reveal God's goodness.
Thomas a Kempis - Of the Imitation of Christ (c.1420)
In the first post in this series, we explored the claim made by Stephen Meyer, a leader in the Intelligent Design Movement (IDM), that "specified, complex information" cannot arise through natural means. This is crucial to Meyer's argument, since any natural mechanism that can be shown to produce information would render his argument that information only arises from intelligent sources null and void.
A second member of the IDM who frequently makes this argument is Douglas Axe, a researcher at the Biologic Institute. Axe's specialty is in protein structure / function relationships, and he has published a few papers in this area in the mainstream scientific literature. Axe's work also forms the basis for Meyer's arguments in this area in his book Signature in the Cell. I met Axe a few years ago when I gave a presentation at Baylor, and again last year in Austin for the Vibrant Dance conference (for whatever reason, it seems we only cross paths in Texas). Axe was present in the audience for a discussion session I shared with Richard Sternberg, and we had a significant amount of back-and-forth. As such, I am familiar with his line of argument, and it matches what we saw previously inSignature (as one might expect, since Meyer bases his work on Axe).
Perhaps the best summary of Axe's argument is his quote I highlighted previously (begins approx. 15:19):
"Basically every gene, every new protein fold… there is nothing of significance that we can show [that] can be had in that gradualistic way. It's all a mirage. None of it happens that way."
One of the interesting features of the IDM is that though it has not yet brought forward strong hypotheses with which to test ID, it frequently makes testable predictions about natural processes. Specifically, Axe's hypothesis is that mutation and natural selection will be unable to produce anything significant in a gradual way.
Has natural selection been Axed?
The ideal way to test this hypothesis, of course, would be to follow a population of organisms over thousands of generations and track any genetic changes that occur to see if they result in any new functions. Even better would be the ability to determine the precise molecular mutations that brought about these changes, and compare the offspring side-by-side with their ancestors. An experiment with this level of detail might sound too good to be true, but one of exactly this sort has been going on since the late 1980s, studying the bacterium, E. Coli. It's called the Long Term Evolution Experiment (LTEE), and it's the brainchild of Dr Richard Lenski at Michigan State University.
The LTEE started in 1988 with twelve populations of E. Coli all derived from one ancestral cell. The design of the experiment is straightforward: each day, each of the twelve cultures grow in 10ml of liquid medium with glucose as the limiting resource. In this medium, the bacteria compete to replicate for about seven generations and then stop dividing once the food runs out. After 24 hours, 1/10th of a ml of each culture is transferred to 9.9 ml of fresh food, and the cycle repeats itself. Every so often, the remaining 9.9 ml of leftover bacterial culture is frozen down to preserve a sample of the population at that point in time – with the proper treatment, bacteria can survive for decades in suspended animation. Early in the experiment this was done every 100 generations, and later this was shifted to every 500 generations. A significant feature of the LTEE is that these frozen ancestors can be brought to life again for comparison with their evolved descendants: in essence, the freezers in the Lenski lab are a nearly perfect "living fossil record" of the experiment.
It is important to note several things about the LTEE. First, there is no artificial selection taking place. The environment for the bacteria is kept constant: the same food, the same temperature and the same dilution routine are maintained each day. Second, the bacteria in the experiment are asexual: this means that genetic recombination, a hugely important source of genetic variation in sexual organisms, is absent. New genetic combinations in the LTEE must arise solely by mutation. Third, the bacterial populations that started the experiment are unlike any natural population, since they are all identical clones of each other. (In other words, genetic variation in the original 12 cultures was essentially zero). While natural populations have genetic variation to draw on, these twelve cultures started from scratch.
Since its inception, the twelve cultures have gone their separate ways for over 50,000 generations. Early on, the cultures quickly adapted to their new environment, with variants in each population arising and outcompeting others. In order to confirm that the new variants indeed represented increases in function (and thus, an increase in "information") the evolved variants were tested head-to-head against their revivified ancestors. Numerous papers from the Lenski group have documented these changes in great detail. What was remarkable about the early work from the Lenski group was that tracking the 12 cultures showed that evolution in the different populations was both contingent and convergent: similar, but not identical, mutations appeared in many of the lines, and the different populations had similar, but not identical, increases in fitness relative to the ancestral populations. In the details, evolution was contingent, but overall, the pattern was convergent. As Lenski puts it:
To my surprise, evolution was pretty repeatable. All 12 populations improved quickly early on, then more slowly as the generations ticked by. Despite substantial fitness gains compared to the common ancestor, the performance of the evolved lines relative to each other hardly diverged. As we looked for other changes—and the "we" grew as outstanding students and collaborators put their brains and hands to work on this experiment—the generations flew by. We observed changes in the size and shape of the bacterial cells, in their food preferences, and in their genes. Although the lineages certainly diverged in many details, I was struck by the parallel trajectories of their evolution, with similar changes in so many phenotypic traits and even gene sequences that we examined.
In other words, there were many possible genetic states of higher fitness available to the original strain, and random mutation and natural selection had explored several paths, all leading to a higher amount of "specified information" – information that specifies increased reproduction and survival in the original environment. All this was by demonstrably natural mechanisms, with a complete history of the relevant mutations, the relative advantages they conferred, and the dynamics of how those variants spread through a population. The LTEE is at once a very simple experiment, and an incredibly detailed window into the inner workings of evolution.
And so the work continued, day in and day out, for years – until one day, a completely new biological function showed up in one of the cultures.
One of the defining features of E. Coli is that it is unable to use citrate as a food source. The food used to culture the strains, however, has a large amount of citrate in it – a potential food source that remained beyond the reach of the evolving strains. For tens of thousands of generations, no variants arose that could make use of this potential resource – even though every possible single DNA letter mutation (and every possible double mutation combination) had been "tested" at some point along the way. There seemed no way to for the populations to generate "specified information" to use citrate as a food source – they couldn't "get there from here." Then one day, the fateful change occurred in one of the 12 populations. Lenski puts it this way:
Although glucose is the only sugar in their environment, another source of energy, a compound called citrate, was also there all along as part of an old microbiological recipe. One of the defining features of E. coli as a species is that it can't grow on citrate because it's unable to transport citrate into the cell. For 15 years, billions of mutations were tested in every population, but none produced a cell that could exploit this opening. It was as though the bacteria ate dinner and went straight to bed, without realizing a dessert was there waiting for them.
But in 2003, a mutant tasted the forbidden fruit. And it was good, very good.
Details, details
Tracking down the nature of this dramatic change led to some interesting findings. The ability to use citrate as a food source did not arise in a single step, but rather as a series of steps, some of which are separated by thousands of generations:
The first step is a mutation that arose at around generation 20,000. This mutation on its own does not allow the bacteria to use citrate, but without this mutation in place, later generations cannot evolve the ability to use citrate. Lenski and colleagues were careful to determine that this mutation is not simply a mutation that increases the background mutation rate. In other words, a portion of what later becomes "specified information for using citrate" arises thousands of generations before citrate is ever used.
The earliest mutants that can use citrate as a food source do so very, very poorly – once they use up the available glucose, they take a long time to switch over to using citrate. These "early adopters" are a tiny fraction of the overall population. The "specified information for using citrate" at this stage is pretty poor.
Once the (poor) ability to use citrate shows up, other mutations arise that greatly improve this new ability. Soon, bacteria that use citrate dominate the population. The "specified information for using citrate" has now been honed by further mutation and natural selection.
Despite the "takeover", a fraction of the population unable to use citrate persists as a minority. These cells eke out a living by being "glucose specialists" – they are better at using up glucose rapidly and then going into stasis before the slightly slower citrate-eaters catch up. So, new "specified information to get the glucose quickly before those pesky citrate-eaters do" allows these bacteria to survive. As such, the two lineages in this population have partitioned the available resources and now occupy two different ecological niches in the same environment. As such, they are well on their way to becoming different bacterial species.
Don't tell the bacteria
The significance of these experiments for the Intelligent Design Movement is clear. Complex, specified information can indeed arise through natural mechanisms; it does not need to arise all at once, but rather accrue over thousands of generations; independent mutations that do not confer a specific advantage can later combine with other mutations to produce new functions; new functions can be quite inefficient when they arise and then be honed through further mutations and selection; and the entire process can occur without ever reducing the fitness of a specific lineage within a population. Moreover, these findings have been demonstrated with a full historical record of the genetic changes involved for the entire population they occurred in, as well as full knowledge of their fitness at every step along the way.
In other words, what the IDM claims is impossible, these "tiny and lowly" organisms have simply been doing – and it only took 15 years in a single lab in Michigan. Imagine what could happen over 3,500,000,000 years over millions of square miles of the earth's surface.
In the next post in this series, we will look at an example of new information and function arising during vertebrate evolution: the elegant work of the Thornton lab on steroid hormones and their protein receptors.


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North Korea Vows to Restart Its Nuclear Plant
Alastair Gale explains the intentions of North Korea's announcement that it will restart its only nuclear reactor to provide material for its weapons and electricity. Photo:Getty Images.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- To suggest a tie between Asperger's syndrome and violent, sociopathic tendencies is to undermine the research on autism spectrum disorder, a U.S. expert says.
Michelle Rowe, executive director of the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support at Saint Joseph's University in Pennsylvania, said as investigators begin to piece together a profile of Connecticut school massacre gunman Adam Lanza, much is being speculated about his possible Asperger's syndrome diagnosis.
Asperger's syndrome is considered to be on the mild end of autism spectrum disorders. People with Asperger syndrome have difficulty primarily in three areas: social interaction, engaging in repetitive behavior and rigidity in thinking, and a focus on rules and routines.
Some people with autism spectrum disorders, including those with Asperger syndrome, are classified as high functioning -- meaning they do not have the delayed language acquisition and cognitive development typical of many people with autism spectrum disorders. Often, individuals diagnosed with Asperger syndrome have normal or above normal intelligence, are frequently able to be educated in mainstream classrooms and hold jobs.
"We know that children and adults with autism are often misunderstood," Rowe said in a statement. "Small talk is not especially easy. Those on the spectrum have trouble understanding sarcasm. They struggle to understand basic social rules -- how to take turns, how to make eye contact. We also know that people with autism are not sociopaths. There is no evidence or research that suggests a link between autism and planned violence."


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"I want people to get passionate about plants," says Lisa Van Cleef about a new exhibit at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers. "Everybody gets excited about the zoo and animals, but once you start looking at plants you find they have a lot going on, too!"
Especially the carnivores, or meat eaters, that use the sneakiest of tricks to trap their insect dinners. Take bladderworts, for example. They appear so small and delicate growing in a quiet pond. But these are the fastest-known killers of the plant kingdom, able to suck in unsuspecting mosquito larvae in 1/50 of a second using a trap door!
Once the trap door closes on the victim, digestive enzymes similar to those in the human stomach slowly consume the insect. When dinner is over, the plant ejects the remains and is ready to trap again.
Carnivorous plants grow in places with soil that doesn't offer much food value. "You and I could take a vitamin pill," says Van Cleef. "But these amazing plants have had to evolve over thousands of years, developing insect traps to get their nutritional needs met. Just look at all they've done in the fight to survive."
The traps can be well-disguised to fool the eye, like pitcher plants, which get their name because they look like beautiful pitchers full of nectar.
The Asian pitcher plant, for example, has a brightly colored rim and an enticing half-closed lid. Curious insects are tempted to come close and take a sip, then slide down the slippery slope to their deaths.
Hair-like growths along the pitcher walls ensure that nothing can scramble out, and the digestive enzymes can get to work. A tiny insect called a midge might be digested in a few hours, but a fly takes a couple of days.
Some of these pitchers are large enough to hold two gallons (7.5 liters). Carnivorous plants only eat people in science fiction movies, but once in a while a small lizard, rodent, or bird will discover that a pitcher plant isn't a good place to get a drink.
Other plants have found different ways to grab a bite. Sundews and butterworts snag snacks with flypaper-like stickiness, while the Venus flytrap snaps shut on its victims.
Carnivorous plants grow mostly in wet areas, from sea level to the mountains. They may seem exotic, but if you live in the United States, you don't have to travel to faraway lands to see some. North America has more carnivorous plant genera than any other continent.
If you can't travel to the exhibit in San Francisco, check out a carnivorous plant guidebook from your local library, and you may discover some growing in your neck of the woods!
Fast Facts
- The cobra lily (Darlingtonia californica) has clear cells on top of its pitcherlike trap that work like a skylight. Think about it: Would you rather enter a dark cave, or a light one?
- Some pitcher plants (Nepethenes) trap frogs, and when the frogs are digested, all that remains are little matching frog slippers since the skin on frogs' feet resists digestion.
- Most Nepethenes have two kinds of pitchers, some low to the ground to attract crawling insects, and some higher up to catch those that fly.


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On May 14 & 15, HBO will air its "The Weight of the Nation " series that will explore obesity in the U.S. WebMD is going to be following the show with our own series of blog posts starting next week. The facts are certainly disturbing.
Why do you think Americans are fat?
so depend on fast food too much trying to make it easier
Hugs Judy:) a simple answer to a complex question
- because they are not smart about what they eat.
- because they don't exercise.
- because they blame others for the poor nutritional value in their food choices.
- because they had parents who didn't raise them to know any better
a simple answer to a simple question
Then perhaps we need to work more efficiently so that we can work shorter hours? Think of all the time wasted surfing on the Internet at work ...
On another note, how can people afford to eat fast food every day? It's cheaper to eat at home and a meal can be served pretty quickly. Perhaps all children should have home economics added to their curriculum so that they learn how to prepare fast and nutritious food at school?
Just a few random thoughts off the top of my head ...
In regards to what it was like 50 years ago, yes the wife stayed at home and cooked and cleaned. Where the meals healthier, perhaps. If you have ever watched anyone from that time period cook, you'd be surprised by the amount of butter or cooking fat that they would use. So some of those home cooked meals might be just as high in fat as a fastfood meal. My question would be, are you suggesting that we go back to that type of lifestyle? Women fought so hard to achieve equality and to get out into the work force, are you suggesting that it was all for naught because the nation got fat?
As for managing our time better, i could not agree with you more. I think that ties in with the Laziness of the country. Oh im at work, I worked 15 minutes, let me go surf the web. For that reason alone, employers should be able to monitor facebook or other social media. If I am paying you to do a job and you spend half your day surfing the web,. your pay should reflect the amount of work you do. So if your pay got cut in half, you'd stop surfing the web.
As for teaching home ec. you can forget about that...Have you seen the education system in this country? They are cutting out gym class, the only form of exercise that some of these kids got was in P/E and now that is being cut. They wont add a class that wont help boost their standardized test scores and im pretty sure the ACT/SAT's dont care if you cook a healthy meal.
Back on task, Yes the world has gotten much more busy recently, but thats not an excuse. When you get home, how hard is it to go out and take a 20 minute walk with your family to unwind? Hell, walk to the nearest fastfood place, atleast your getting some exercise.
As promised, here is the first in our WebMD blogs series to compliment the HBO release. It is an interview with CDC Director, Tom Frieden --
How Did The Nation Get So Fat?
The next installment should be live soon.
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I think there are many factors. Not just one. Here is a bullet point summary.
1. Consumption of sugar increased per person.
2. Portion sizes grew.
3. Giant soft drink cups.
4. The explosive growth of fast food.
5. We became less active.
6. High Fructose Corn Syrup.
7. High use of plastics with hormone disrupting chemicals.
8. Over prescribing of Pharmaceuticals.
1. Americans (especially dieters and diabetics) choose foods labeled "NonFat" and "Sugar Free"...
2. Americans think one "Serving Size" is the entire box...
3. Americans believe drugs treat the "cause" of disease...
Additionally, the rapid evolution of technology is causing us to be more lazy. You can buy virtually anything via Internet or phone without stepping foot outside. Hungry? Order food. Wanna rent a movie? Go to OnDemand, Netflix, Hulu, or even pirate something before it comes to DVD. Want to know if it's raining outside? Check your phone, who needs to get up to look out the window? Need to pick up your presciption drugs? Call Walgreens Mail-order pharmacy. Get into a life-threatening accident that requires immediate medical attention? Call 911. It's no wonder so many people choose to rarely leave the comfort of their homes. And when you're stuck at home, it spawns unhealthy behaviors like compulsive eating and lack of exercise. I'm just glad my folks raised me to understand how to keep a healthy body and mind, despite the many attempts I made at cheating, lying, and stealing, all to make things easier for me one way or another, they never faltered in teaching me the importance of motivation and hard work.
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"Get up, get on up, get up, get on up, stay on the scene, like a six machine".
Cricket's Twenty20 world cup took off yesterday when Chris Gayle came to play. Having been AWOL during the first part of the English "summer", the big West Indian captain absolutely destroyed the Aussies by blasting six sixes, though I may have lost count, and another six fours during his match-winning innings of 88. The Caribbean Gayle force simply blew away the opposition.
Leaving aside the question of whether "throw ball hit" should be considered a real sport or rather an updated version of "It's a Knockout" with David "Bumble" Lloyd acting as the Stuart Hall de nos jours, this big-hitting display was in stark contrast to England's feeble efforts during their humiliating defeat to the Netherlands on Friday, when our boys managed the grand total of no sixes. That's right, in a game where the crowd is there for the big hits (and/or the dancing girls), we managed to clear the ropes precisely zero times. How can we have nobody with the strength to hit a single six against a bunch of pie throwers ? No Six, We're British. Cue headlines of Clogs vs Clots, Orange Crush, Pass the Dutchie, etc.
How can this be ? Granted, the team's talisman, Kevin Pietersen was again out injured, having pulled a muscle lifting his cheque from the IPL, where he did actually manage to swagger onto the pitch for a few minutes, but against a team boasting only two full-time professionals, we should not have missed the South African import that much. In the words of Janet Jackson, "what have you done for me lately" ?
Oncer again, the curse of the international tournament hits an England team. Some would ascribe the ineptitude to complacency, but I think it's a bit subtler than that. The English psyche is such that we cannot bear to be seen to be making an effort or trying too hard. We would rather expend the bare minimum and win "professionally". Why not show some personal pride and give it a lash ? Even Scotland, that well-known cricketing nation, did better than us in their exhilarating thrash against New Zealand, albeit lead by a couple of players with the very Scottish names of Kyle Coetzer and Navdeep Poonia.
Any team lead by Paul "Colly" Collingwood is unlikely to have this drive. Having resigned/bottled the one day captaincy last year, do we really expect great things from him this time round ? My mind drifts to Warnie's special sledge for Colly, as he referred to him as "Paul Collingwood, MBE" after he received the gong following the 2005 Ashes victory, essentially for being a drinks waiter (12th man). Not quite as good as Warnie's "Sherminator" nickname for the dreadfully timid Ian Bell, given his uncanny resemblance to the geeky, red haired virgin from the movie "American Pie".
The tournament itself got off to a shaky start, as the rain came down (really ? in a British summer ?), forcing the cancellation of the opening ceremony, which was clean bowled for a duck. In fact, they decided to do away with the bit that some might find interesting (Alesha Dixon flashing her greatest hits), while retaining the tedious speeches - and the national anthems.
Not that I care too much whether England recover from their awful start, but at least pick some players with the cojones (or even Dutch courage) to go for it.


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Pink Wednesday Tape Mani :)
I started with a base of Sinful Black on Black
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- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Gorgeous Erica! I discovered your blog yesterday thorugh pininterest and I cannot stop scrolling through your pictures!!!ReplyDelete
So now I need your help! I already ordered on amazon a huge set of bundlemonster and the stamp...cannot wait to try those!!! In the mean time I tried the water marble yeasterday night but....for some reasons the drops of polish don't expand in the water. Why is that?
Also, I tried the tape technique...and the tape was pulling out my base. how long do you weight between when you put the base colour and when you put the tape on? When pulling out the tape the pattern was getting all ruined. How to get it right?
Keep the tutorials coming...they are amazing!!!
Water marbling can be tricky. My tutorial above has all the tips and tricks that I know. You really just have to experiment with different polishes :)Delete
As for taping, are you using SV first? This helps my mani dry faster. I then wait about 10 minutes, and after de-sticking my tape, start my design ;)
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:53 AM
How do you get your nails into such a perfect shape? Try as I might, mine always want to be rounded at the ends instead of flat...ReplyDelete
that is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
not a fan of pink but I really like this look! I wish I had nails like yours lol, mine are naturally round and feel really strange when I try to square them out.ReplyDelete
You're my inspiration!!!!! I love your perfect tape manicures!!!!ReplyDelete
I love the color combo and because of your blog I started my own blog and also started doing the tape method and I never knew it would be so easy! Every morning I look forward to your new posts! Maybe you could check out my blog and give me some feedback?ReplyDelete
i love the ulta pink polish!!ReplyDelete
This is stunning as always!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Very good combination of the colours. Very nice mani :DReplyDelete
Love this combo.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 2:50 PM
This looks beautiful! If the pink does have the lime green flash to it, does anyone else think it looks like Zoya's Happi?ReplyDelete
Erika, your nails are perfect. What a gorgeous shape! So jealous :)
That looks great! One badass looking mani ^^ReplyDelete
I'm so glad your back to blogging! Your blog is constantly inspiring me with new creative ideas! I don't know if you watch American Idol, but Steven Tyler has this tape mani but the inside is in black like a claw!!! You must be trending!ReplyDelete
Can you do a pink and brown mani? I love those colors together. I also think brown and blue or green and blue would look awesome! I love your blog! Keep it up! And thank you for taking your time to share. ;)ReplyDelete
oooo amazingReplyDelete
The best!!! fantastic...ReplyDelete
Thanks you guys!!ReplyDelete
Love this!!! Silly question - how would I know where to buy some of these nail polishes you use?ReplyDelete
This is beyond stunning! LOVE.ReplyDelete
Wow, gorgeous. It's kind of an optical illusion, with your square nails and then the stiletto shape of the pink polishReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2012 at 6:08 PM
I looked at your posts again and I saw this one and fell in love, again, and i say again because I like looking at peoples old posts, cause i found this blog after this post. BUT GAWWHHHHHHJEEEEEOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2012 at 8:20 AM
That's look great!!!ReplyDelete
How do you destick your tape?ReplyDelete
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Saturday, August 25, 2007
Rails Edge Notes: Chad Fowler & Marcel Molina: Live Code Review
compare controller size, model size, look for largest files
then wc -l on app/models
Biggest files are most important and/or biggest messes
Observer functionality with any kind of external resource go in sweepers often
observe ActiveRecord::Base
not necessarily bad, certainly unusual
before_create - initializes magic number for global config - needs description, and probably relocation - no intention revealed - should be described for what it is
assigning id directly -> "major leaky abstraction"
Chad dissed some of his own code from Rails Recipes - live and learn
set associations through the association code - the value of semantic code
use Symbol#to_proc
"never make an action have more than five lines."
"whenever it's more than five lines, it's bad."
Eric Evans - Domain-Driven Design - huge recommendation
(And Kent Beck Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns)
def fullname, def reversed_fullname, no, set a :reverse keyword or even a reverse method on the attribute itself (not even the class)
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Don't you think rules like "Never make X have more that N lines" are just arbritary and silly? Why not six or seven or even four?ReplyDelete
Maybe they should at least pick a number that allows the incredibly common create action with XML support to exist without being considered "bad".
It's notes, dude. It's not meant as an endorsement. It's just so I remember what was said. And yes, of course a hard and fast rule is silly. These aren't hard and fast rules. They're guidelines. You're taking this way too seriously.ReplyDelete
def fullname, def reversed_fullname, no, set a :reverse keyword or even a reverse method on the attribute itself (not even the class)ReplyDelete
Giles, can you expand on this any? I presume for the sake of the example, it does something sensible like like person.fullname is 'Jamie Macey' and person.reversed_fullname is 'Macey Jamie', how would a :reverse keyword help with that?
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Cooking Odyssey "Rethymno" Eva explores an ancient Venetian castle located in a town known for honoring their ancestors, their traditions and most of all their hospitality. D
12:00 pm
Critical Issues In School Reform "Stories of Public Engagement: Patrick O'hearn School" A Boston elementary school has enhanced student success through close cooperation with families. D
12:30 pm
Critical Issues In School Reform "Innovations In Professional Collaboration:" Residents in a school district in Missouri are working with their local schools to tackle emerging educational challenges.G
1:00 pm
French In Action "Entering School Zone I" Mireille and Robert are having an aperitif at the Closerie des Lilas and discussing their school days. Mireille is enthusiastic about one of her art history teachers. Robert is not amused.G
1:30 pm
French In Action "Entering School Zone II" Trying to impress Mireille, Robert criticizes the educational system. He has taken a leave of absence from college to "find himself." "Poor thing," says Mireille, "were you lost?"G
2:00 pm
Western Tradition "The Wars of Religion" For a century and a half, the quarrels of Protestants and Catholics tear Europe apart.G
2:30 pm
Western Tradition "The Rise of the Trading Cities" In the midst of religious wars, a few cities learn that tolerance is good for society and good for business.G
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Discovering Psychology "Sex and Gender" Analyzes the similarities and differences between males and females, and how sex roles reflect social values and psychological knowledge.G
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Discovering Psychology "Maturing and Aging" Explains what really happens, physically and psychologically, as we age, and how society reacts to the last stages of life.G
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Curiosity Quest "Moonridge Animal Park" Join Joel on this quest as he journeys through the Moonridge Animal Park in Big Bear, California. Watch as the Curiosity Quest crew gets up close, and personal with deer and experiences a rare, and endangered snow leopard. D
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Biz Kid$ "Economic Cycles (What Goes Up Must Come Down)" Trends in the economy go up and down. Learn how trends can affect a business. Discover how you can protect yourself against negative effects and plan for the positive trends. D
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The Electric Company "Goodnight Robot" The Electric Company circulates a petition to save a famous literary landmark from destruction. D
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Cyberchase "Snow Day to Be Exact" Hacker steals the powerful sunisphere from Solaria, causing the cyberworld's sunny vacation paradise to be covered in snow! In a fun-filled chase across the snowy terrain, the kids discover the power and speed of estimation in order to recover the glowing orb from Buzz and Delete before the temperature reaches zero and the site freezes over forever. The Big Idea: Sometimes using a close answer is good enough for the problem you are solving. ~G
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It's Sew Easy "T-Shirt Surgery" T-shirts are a perfect canvas for creating a personalized garment. Editor Eileen Roche begins the show with a flower design featuring embroidery for an exclusive fashion statement. Then, Tricia Waddell and Katrina Loving demonstrate a reverse applique technique as an apparel detail. D
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Color World with Gary Spetz "Color Santorini" Host-Artist, Gary Spetz, sails aboard a cruise ship to arrive at the gem of the Greek Isles, Santorini. Here he explores the unique and picturesque architecture that clings to the steep cliffs of an ancient, partially sunken, volcano. D
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Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Sustainable Aquaculture in the Rich Waters of Ensenada" Two of Ensenada's best seafood chefs, Benito Molina and Alain Genchi, join Rick for a lesson in mollusk farming. Juan Carlos Lapuente of Acuacultura Integral de Baja California takes the trio to the rich coastal waters to see oyster and mussel farming. Along the way, we learn that the quality of these waters is what makes the seafood from this area so outstanding. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Simply Delicious" Joanne shares a tuna and white bean salad recipe straight from the Mediterranean that will make you want to dine al fresca. Charlie joins in and learns a technique for cooking juicy lemon perfect for tossing with herbs and orecchiette for a light and simple pasta salad. They finish the meal with pineapple sprinkled with a secret ingredient for a perfect ending. D
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Ask This Old House "Installing Interior Window Trim/Heating A Swimming Pool" General contractor Tom Silva installs interior window trim. Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a new device that will heat a swimming pool for free using the excess heat produced by a central air conditioner. D
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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Upscale Meat and Potatoes" NULL
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Zucchini Blossom Risotto & Lemon-Shrimp Risotto" Joanne's side-by-side instruction gives her student Michael the recipe to make the perfect risotto including a special trick to produce the creamiest results. Recipes: (1) FARMERS MARKET RISOTTO WITH ZUCCHINI AND THEIR BLOSSOMS, (2) RISOTTO WITH LEMON SHRIMP. Student: Michael Procopio - Writer/Waiter. D
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Facilities managers are focused on reducing costs and maintaining the most efficient building possible. The Environmental Protection Agency's estimate that 30 percent of energy is wasted in a commercial building shows great need for improvement and an opportunity to reduce cost.
Energy management functionality offered through facilities management (CAFM) or enterprise asset management (EAM) software can help facilities track and analyze how building assets, spaces and even occupant behavior impacts energy usage and costs. This gives facilities managers the data to improve energy efficiency.
This guide is designed to explain the functions and benefits of energy management software (EMS). Here's what we'll discuss:
What Is Energy Management Software?
Common Features of Energy Management Solutions
Benefits of Energy Management Systems
4 Steps to Improve Your Facility's Energy Efficiency
These days, it can seem as if green is the new black. Environmental sustainability is on the minds of businesses spanning all industries.
When it comes to facilities management, the impetus to "go green" is particularly compelling, because it translates directly to savings on energy costs. Hidden energy costs can be lurking in unassuming corners of any building. Cracks in walls, dirty air filters or underperforming assets can all contribute to costly energy waste.
Those costs will remain hidden unless you take deliberate action to identify waste. That's where an EMS enters the picture. An EMS helps organizations track actual energy consumption data to see where it is being lost.
By working with your utilities provider, organizations can get specific usage data for individual floors or assets. This information will show you where to perform maintenance to increase energy efficiency.
Each EMS is going to offer slightly different features and functionality. However, there are some core features you'll find in most EMS solutions on the market today.
The features listed below are those most common. They work together to collect, analyze and produce usable data to help facilities managers make smarter energy management decisions. They include:
|Data importing and collection
|An EMS can collect and store energy billing and usage data from various sources, such as directly from meters or sensors, an existing building automation system or the utility company.
|Bill tracking
|Organizations should track energy bills to make sure the payments reflect actual usage. Over time, energy bill data can be analyzed to spot trends in the prices of different energy sources.
|Aggregates data into a useable format to find inefficient locations or energy-wasting assets. Users can factor in external influences on energy usage, such as weather, to help identify anomalies.
|Energy dashboard
|Can clearly display key performance indicators, such as consumption, costs and emissions for a single building or multiple facilities. Users can also view energy KPIs for individual properties.
|Usage benchmarking
|Helps facilities professionals compare their organization's energy efficiency to a standard, such as Energy Star scores.
Facilities professionals can significantly reduce building costs by tracking and analyzing energy usage data. An EMS allows you to:
Gain awareness. Without a way to collect energy usage data, it's nearly impossible to know how energy is being used in your facilities. Gathering usage and billing data and running simple reports can reveal areas of significant energy waste.
Dashboards can clearly display energy KPIs, providing facilities professionals with a wealth of data at a glance.
Four KPIs displayed in UtilityTrac, an EMS solution from FacilityDude
Develop energy policy and reduce costs. This is the main goal of using an EMS. Once you find the energy management issues in your organization, facilities managers and executives can develop what is referred to as an energy policy. This policy may include optimal lighting and air-conditioning settings, benchmarking goals to reach and even behavioral policies for employees, such as reminders to shut off lights, computers or other equipment before leaving.
Over time, these policies can help reduce energy costs and the overall carbon footprint of your entire organization.
Comply with regulations. State and federal governments enforce energy regulations for commercial organizations regarding usage and carbon-abatement. To remain compliant, a company should track its energy usage so that proof of compliance can be generated quickly. And, you guessed it, an EMS can help do just that.
We've talked about common features and benefits of an EMS solution. But realizing the benefits isn't as simple as adopting the software and waiting for everything to fall into place. When implementing an EMS, there are some important steps to take that will help you develop and execute on an energy management policy.
Software Advice has spoken with energy management experts to learn how to make the most of an EMS's capabilities. Here, we share their insights. Experts suggest that facilities managers follow four key steps:
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The American investor who stands to make a $6billion profit on Irish bonds has backed the country to produce 'one of the best investments of the decade'.
California based trader Michael Hasenstab believes the turnaround in the Irish economy will be phenomenal and he is more than happy to profit from it.
Hasenstab also warned those traders who failed to follow his gamble that they will suffer 'a fair amount of regret'.
As the holder of one of 10 of all Irish bonds, the 39-year-old partner at assets management company Franklin Templeton knows what he is talking about.
In an interview with the Irish Times newspaper, Hasenstab denied however that his holding of Irish government bonds was 'driving' the Irish bond market which is worth about $105 billion.
He told The Irish Times: "We bought a lot of Irish securities at very distressed prices which means someone was selling those bonds.
"I think there's a fair amount of regret by some people who sold those at distressed prices when they are now trading at par [face value] or above par.
"I think there is also some regret from people who missed what I would argue is one of the best investments of the decade: the Irish turnaround."
Hasenstab, who oversees $165 billion in investments for Franklin Templeton, began buying Irish government bonds in July 2011.
His move came as Ireland was downgraded to 'junk' status by credit rating agency Moody's and bond yields were trading above 14 per cent.
The Irish Times explains: "Since then, as the company's holding has risen to an estimated 10 per cent of the entire Irish sovereign bond market, yields have fallen to about 4 per cent.
"The accompanying rise in bond values leaves Franklin Templeton sitting on billions of euro of paper profit. Over the last 18 months, his funds have increased their purchase of Irish bonds in the secondary markets, while also participating in the NTMA's primary issuance of Irish government bond earlier this year.
"During this period, yields on Irish government bonds have fallen to about 4 per cent."
Hasenstab backs the belief that Ireland should get relief on its historical bank debt from the bail-out partners.
He said: "Ireland deserves it. Ireland is benefiting from the fact that it took the tough medicine upfront but the terms that they got from official support probably could be revisited."


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|Thomas Bird Reeves
It was in Rutherford County that Thomas Bird Reeves married Louisa E. Ford* in 1848. The extended Reeves' family then moved on to Gibson County in northwestern Tennessee where several of his sisters married as did his brother Peter May Reeves.
By the census of 1860, Thomas and his family were recorded in the census of Dunklin County, Missouri. The majority of his extended family remained in Gibson County, Tennessee, where his mother Michell Hoskins Reeves died in 1878. Thomas Bird Reeves lived in Dunklin County, Missouri for the next forty years where his children and grandchildren grew up and married. According to his biography published in The History of Dunklin County, Missouri - "Uncle Tommie, as he is affectionately called, owned and occupied one of the first business houses in Malden but has been principally a farmer." Some years after Thomas moved across the Mississippi River into Missouri, his brother Peter migrated to Greene County, Arkansas which is just across the state line from Dunklin County.
Obituary of Thomas Bird Reeves published in the Weatherford Democrat of Parker County, Texas on the 9th January, 1896:
Thos. B. Reeves died last Sunday morning, Jan. 5th, near Greenwood, aged 76 years, of general debility or paralysis. He was sick only about 36 hours. He moved to this county from Missouri last November. He has been a member of the Missionary Baptist church since 1862. He was a member of the Cotton Hill lodge No. 306, I.O.O.F. of Missouri since 1874. His remains were interred in the Greenwood cemetery Monday, under the auspices of the Odd Fellows of this city. Rev. Mr. Tenison of the Greenwood settlement preached the funeral discourse in the house of the deceased's son, where Mr. Reeves died.
The above photo contains members of Thomas Bird Reeves family - (Back Row) Tom Sipes, Belle Keedy Stevens holding Herbert Stevens Jr, Charles F. Moore; (Front Row) Louisa E. Ford Reeves, widow of Thomas Bird Reeves, Minnie Stevens Sipes holding Rosina Sipes, Lou Reeves Moore, Bernice Stevens and Clara Stevens.
My own grandfather, William Hubbard Reeves, was born in Ballard County, Kentucky and also migrated across the Mississippi River into New Madrid County, Missouri as an adult. I often wonder if he might have been aware that he was closely related to these Reeves' cousins who lived just a few counties away.
* Recently I found a death certificate for one of the children of Thomas Bird Reeves which lists his wife's name as Louisa Elizabeth Ford. Somewhere in my mother's 30+ years of Reeves' genealogy she had found something indicating her middle name was Emetine which now seems doubtful. Her name was very probably Elizabeth, not Emetine, and I'm trying to sift through all the various data files to find the source of the name Emetine so I can correct all my family records.
(Many, many thanks to Sarah McEachern for the photos of Thomas Bird Reeves and his family.)


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Reading Realms takes a look at a bit of non-fiction this time around with Sean Howe's "Marvel Comics: The Untold Story"
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Sean Howe offers readers an exhaustive behind the scenes look at the history of Marvel Comics starting with the days prior to the arrival of Stan Lee or Jack Kirby, names recognizable to even the most casual of comic book fans. Marvel Comics: The Untold History holds nothing back in retelling the dramatic ups and downs of an industry that seems to have always been 'just on death's door.' As the story moves from the its humble beginnings to the era of Lee's, Kirby's and Ditko's timeless creations and through new cycles of creators, creations, owners and readers, readers will see the major issues still faced by the industry today unfold in copyright battles, creator rights, licensing deal, fandom and corporate politics.
Though not a history of the fictional marvel universe, the book shows the parallel between industry creations and their creators, connecting key events from the Marvel Universe to those of the real world. The book is divided into 'eras' that usually accompany a change in leadership, which are often seen in the stories produced. Each period covered often comes down to creator vs corporation as readers watch the tug of war in each era between artists attempting to ply their craft and a business trying to make the most from the fruits of their labor.
When artists are turned loose to a point, they produced some of Marvel's most iconic stories; yet often if left to their own devices, those creators went too far from being commercial. On the flip side, when the business attempts to control and formulate the art, creativity and sales eventually suffer for it. It becomes apparent by the end that a delicate balance would serve best and yet due to speculator markets, may never be achieved.
Speculation has often been labeled as one of the major problems of the industry, whether it's the fans burning themselves out, or comic book companies milking a limited consumer base. No matter what the reason, it matters little when the all sides are making choices of their own free will. The driving force to make as much money as possible in the short term has time and again put the industry in a slump after a boom. Yet the cycle continues and neither the fans nor the peddlers seem to realize their consistent market size changes little. As we watch Marvel move from owner to owner, the real speculator damaging the industry becomes apparent: the business mogul. The constant push by corporate owners to drive up profit quarter to quarter in any way possible is often what brings Marvel to the brink of failure after every period of success. More than once through its history we see Marvel repeat the same mistakes as books were designed to 'satisfy quarterly financial reports' or licensing deals and not readers.
Anyone that has spent his or her time in a corporate environment will recognize the office drama this story is built on, and Sean Howe manages time and again to offer both sides of the story. You can easily understand both the frustration of an employee and the pressures of the editor, see the needs of a business conflicting with the freedom of art, while occasionally watching the ego that comes with success rear its ugly head on either side. For each person demonized by some, they are seen respected by others. Throughout it all though, Howe offers little pieces of each person's story so they become more than names on a page. Even if you aren't already familiar with some of the big names in Marvel's history or come into the book with your own preconceptions about them, you will feel for the people that put their heart and soul into a industry and often got little in return.
You don't have to be a Marvel Comics reader to enjoy this book, but if you are it's a must read for a better look at the industry and its history. Sean Howe manages to weave detailed facts, gossip and quotes together in a story about success and failure of one of the most unique parts of the entertainment industry.
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An unvarnished, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes account of one of the most dominant pop cultural forces in contemporary America.
Operating out of a tiny office on Madison Avenue in the early 1960s, a struggling company called Marvel Comics presented a cast of brightly costumed characters distinguished by smart banter and compellingly human flaws...
Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, the Avengers, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men, Daredevil—these superheroes quickly won children's hearts and sparked the imaginations of pop artists, public intellectuals, and campus radicals. Over the course of a half century, Marvel's epic universe would become the most elaborate fictional narrative in history and serve as a modern American mythology for millions of readers.
Throughout this decades-long journey to becoming a multibillion-dollar enterprise, Marvel's identity has continually shifted, careening between scrappy underdog and corporate behemoth. As the company has weathered Wall Street machinations, Hollywood failures, and the collapse of the comic book market, its characters have been passed along among generations of editors, artists, and writers—also known as the celebrated Marvel "Bullpen." Entrusted to carry on tradition, Marvel's contributors—impoverished child prodigies, hallucinating peaceniks, and mercenary careerists among them—struggled with commercial mandates, a fickle audience, and, over matters of credit and control, one another.
For the first time, Marvel Comics reveals the outsized personalities behind the scenes, including Martin Goodman, the self-made publisher who forayed into comics after a get-rich-quick tip in 1939; Stan Lee, the energetic editor who would shepherd the company through thick and thin for decades; and Jack Kirby, the World War II veteran who'd co-created Captain America in 1940 and, twenty years later, developed with Lee the bulk of the company's marquee characters in a three-year frenzy of creativity that would be the grounds for future legal battles and endless debates.
Drawing on more than one hundred original interviews with Marvel insiders then and now, Marvel Comics is a story of fertile imaginations, lifelong friendships, action-packed fistfights, reformed criminals, unlikely alliances, and third-act betrayals—a narrative of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and beleaguered pop cultural entities in America's history.


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Cicada Killers at the Arboretum
A fascinating insect in our midst
The large wasps flying in and out of the grass along Forest Hills Road near the Bradley Rosaceous Collection every July are part of a cicada killer lek (a lek is a communal breeding site). This lek has been active for many years. In July the male cicada killer wasps (Sphecius specious) hatch out and establish territory while waiting for the larger females to dig themselves out of their burrow.
After mating, the female wasps dig foot-long burrows in the soil. See a video of a female at work!
Next, she begins to hunt for the annual dog-day cicadas (Tibicen spp.), paralyzing them with a sting. Even though cicadas are much larger than the wasps, the wasps are able to carry cicadas into their newly dug burrows. The female then lays an egg on the cicada body. The number of cicadas sealed in the burrow determines the sex of the progeny—one cicada means a male wasp will hatch, and two cicadas results in a female! After the eggs hatch the pupae feed on the paralyzed cicadas. The pupae remain underground through the winter and hatch out the following summer, completing a complex and fascinating life cycle.
Dog-day cicadas can do significant harm to trees, laying eggs under the bark of new growth, so cicada killer wasps are a beneficial insect. Although these insects look intimidating and often fly close to people, only females can sting and they do so rarely (and only if handled roughly).


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Fornost Erain
Fornost Erain (Sindarin 'Northern-fortress of the Kings' from for(n) (north) ost (fortress); "Norbury of the Kings" in Westron) was a city of Eriador in the north of Middle-earth. It was located at the south end of the North Downs, about 100 Númenórean miles north of Bree; after Fornost Erain was abandoned, the site became known as Deadman's Dike, visited only by Rangers. At the time when The Lord of The Rings is set, Fornost had been abandoned for "nearly a thousand years, and even the ruins of Kings' Norbury were covered with grass".
It is not known when Fornost was founded or when the kings of Arnor moved there from Annúminas, but it is known that the kings moved to Fornost some time before T.A. 861, when King Eärendur died, and Arnor was divided into three kingdoms with Fornost the capital of the greatest kingdom, Arthedain.
In T.A. 1974, Arthedain was overrun by the forces of Angmar, they captured Fornost, and King Arvedui fled into the northern wastes and was lost in the Ice Bay of Forochel. In the following year, a fleet from Gondor led by Eärnur landed at Mithlond, fought the Witch-king of Angmar in the plains west of Fornost, and defeated him and his armies, although the Witch-king himself escaped.
After King Elessar reunited the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor, he had the city rebuilt and made a great city where Men dwelt once again.


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HMRC is urging VAT-registered UK businesses which trade exclusively with the EU to be prepared for a no deal Brexit.
HMRC has extended its Making Tax Digital for VAT pilot scheme to all eligible businesses.
Since 2017, HMRC has captured millions of callers' voice data on its Voice ID system.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced that the government will respond to the forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility in the Spring Statement on Wednesday 13 March 2019.
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Adam Schroeder needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 135 designs submitted by 55 freelance designers.
*Design should be "License to Play", not "License to Party" sorry about this mistake.
We are looking to have a 4x6 postcard designed to promote the FlashGamingSummit after-party. FlashGamingSummit is a conference geared towards publishers, distributors, developers, and other people involved in the Flash Game industry. It will be taking place the day before the Game Developers Conference.
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We are looking to have a 4x6 postcard designed to promote theFlashGamingSummit after-party. FlashGamingSummit is a conference gearedtowards publishers, distributors, developers, and other people involvedin the Flash Game industry. It will be taking place the day before theGame Developers Conference. The postcard will be put into everyattendee's tote bag (that they will receive when they arrive at theconference). The postcard should be designed around a theme of "Licenseto Play". Video game elements are appropriate, but not necessary (nouse of copyrighted characters will be permitted, however. This meansno Mario, Sonic, etc...). The primary sponsor of the party isFlashGameLicense.com. The theme itself is a play on words between theparty and the sponsor and designs that include this are desired (butagain, not necessary). Also, there is a secondary sponsor (CasualGames Association). Logos for both sponsors need to be incorporated intothe design, with the primary sponsors being more prominent.
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They were known as Jeff Van Gundy guys and now are free to join the former Knicks coach if he lands in Toronto or anywhere else.
Knick assistant coaches Tom Thibodeau and Steve Clifford and advance scout Andy Greer have been let go, as their expiring contracts will not be renewed. As reported here last month, Herb Williams, coach Don Chaney's lone hire, will be retained.
The departures – not unexpected – set the stage for Chaney to bring in someone of the stature of Celtic Hall-of-Famer Dave Cowens, who campaigned for the job in The Post in March. The Knicks also might fill one of the positions by promoting Mike Malone (Indiana assistant Brendan Malone's son), who is now their coaching associate.
The elder Malone, who worked under Chaney in Detroit and is a former Knick assistant, is another name that could come up if the Pacers have a shakeup. With a league-wide coaching flux, Chaney has a lot of interesting names to consider – even current interims Dennis Johnson (Clippers) and Terry Stotts (Atlanta). Lon Kruger, Gar Heard, Sidney Lowe and Alvin Gentry are also looking for work. Problem is, those guys and Cowens could be in line for other head-coaching vacancies, which is why the Knicks have not set a timetable to fill the positions.
Thibodeau, who was also their summer-league coach, Clifford and Greer turned down contract extensions in November and evidently Chaney felt betrayed.
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Wyoming Unites for Marriage launches public education campaign in The Equality State
March 17, 2014
Today, marriage supporters in Wyoming launched a new public education effort designed to grow and broaden support for the freedom to marry in the Equality State. The campaign, Wyoming Unites for Marriage, seeks to heighten the conversation with Wyomingites about the importance of marriage for same-sex couples.
Freedom to Marry is proud to serve as a founding and leading member of the campaign, which launched today in Cheyenne, WY on the steps of the Capitol Building. Alongside state equality organization Wyoming Equality, Wyoming Unites for Marriage will fuel a robust conversation about same-sex couples and their families in the state and work to move marriage forward.
The press conference today in Cheyenne featured remarks from Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (R) and Rep. Mary Throne (D). Zwonitzer said:
"As a Republican, I believe in the power of the free market. It's what fuels American small businesses and fosters game-changing ideas. However, freedom should not be constrained or limited. In America – and in the equality state of Wyoming — freedom means freedom for everyone."
The past few months have seen a flurry of activity for the freedom to marry in Wyoming. Seven Republican state representatives from Wyoming published an editorial calling for the freedom to marry in the Equality State, and last month, former WY Senator Alan Simpson signed onto a friend-of-the-court brief expressing his view that marriage for same-sex couples is a conservative value.
And just last week, the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of Wyoming Equality and four same-sex couples challenging the state's damaging law that bans same-sex couples from marrying. As the case, Courage v. Wyoming, proceeds through the courts, there's nothing more important than growing and highlighting the widespread support for marriage in Wyoming.
All of the action comes in a season where the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in two marriage cases - Utah's Kitchen v. Herbert and Oklahoma's Bishop v. United States. The cases could have sweeping effects on the 10th Circuit states, which include Wyoming.


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When wolf-trapping goes viral
Something new and provocative came through my Facebook feed last month. The anti-trapping organization, Footloose Montana, posted photos of three trappers, all posing with wolves that they'd killed in Idaho.
It wasn't the pictures of dead animals that startled me; to motivate its membership, Footloose Montana regularly posts grotesque images of suffering animals caught in traps and dying. What shocked me this time was that the group had posted photos in which the trappers' faces were recognizable.
The photos sparked the usual inflamed comments, which then kicked off an emotional debate about trapping. Among the many commenters there were people who represented both sides, but for the most part the feed seemed like a witch hunt against the three trappers, though none of them had done anything illegal. In Idaho, it is legal to trap wolves.
"I would beat (the trapper) down till his tongue is hanging out his mouth then I would take a picture holding his head and smile," said one commenter to Footloose Montana. One photo had shown one of the proud trappers grinning, while behind him a still-living trapped wolf stood on blood-spattered snow. When he posted this photo to trapperman.com, the trapper claimed that someone else had actually shot the wolf before he arrived on the scene. This photo outraged many viewers, and it also gave me pause. I'm used to seeing smiling trophy shots, but I can't ever recall seeing one in which a hunter was posed with a live wolf in pain -- a wolf the hunter in question had not even pursued.
This photo went viral, and Footloose Montana reported receiving a death threat via email. A death threat ought to be a good indication that it's time to tone down the rhetoric. But Footloose Montana responded by reposting the story multiple times, and on April 1, the group posted the full name, work phone number and work email of the trapper posed with the wounded wolf. The group even provided contact information for his supervisors and noted that he was a Forest Service employee. Now, more than one organization is calling for him to be fired, as well as a full investigation into the wolf's death.
Is setting up another individual for harassment really an appropriate response to a death threat? For days, Facebook commenters called this man a "murderer," "the face of Evil," a "knuckledragger," "psychopath" and worse. Footloose Montana asked commenters to refrain from threatening the trapper on its Facebook page, but previous vicious comments remained up until April 4, though some posts that had supported trapping were taken down.
There were a few trends to the nastier comments, such as people saying that they wished the trapper or his children would get caught in a trap, or hoping that the wolves would get revenge and trap a hunter. And no online controversy is complete without the obligatory comparisons to Hitler, serial killers and wife-beaters. A few of the comments were blatantly threatening. "I think I see a bullseye on that guy's forehead...!" On and on, the rage progressed, feeding on itself.
How is permitting the private harassment of law-abiding individuals like this trapper any different than Rush Limbaugh picking on a female law student who dares to confront authority, or anti-abortion picketers slinging vile names at women entering the offices of Planned Parenthood and even threatening the lives of abortion doctors? In many ways, trapping raises issues similar to the controversy over reproductive rights.
One side staunchly believes that the other side's currently legal activity is immoral. The rhetoric is even similar. I visited a pro-life Facebook page and saw the same Hitler comparisons, vile epithets and "at least they'll rot in hell" conclusions tossed around. It's interesting to see animal-rights activists, many of whom I assume lean to the left politically, using the same tactics as fringe radical conservatives.
I am a strong supporter of wolf management, but I am neither a proponent nor an opponent of trapping. I try to see both sides of the issue. At this point, I assume that Footloose Montana will eventually win its battle to ban all trapping on public lands. But I don't believe that exposing and attacking private individuals is an appropriate way to effect change, however sincerely that change is desired. And public opinion should not dictate the private morality of federal employees. Let's not target a few men for their legal activities. Activists can fight this out at the voting booth and in the Legislature and leave law-abiding citizens alone.
Erin Zwiener is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). She is a writer living in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you'd like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at [email protected].


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Matthew Archambault necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 60 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Matthew Archambault Subtitle "Creative Coach"
My name is Matthew Archambault. I've been a freelance illustrator for 18 years. I currently own drawing-tutorials-online.com for which I just had a logo designed. MatthewArchambault.com will be a personal branding site with links to drawing-tutorials-online.com and drawing-TV-online.com.
Art Students, Art students that just graduated from college. Professional artists, illustrators, fine artists, animators, looking to take their career to the next level and need some coaching.
Looking for a simple, hip and clean design. Perhaps one with just "Matthew Archambault" and perhaps a design with Matthew Archambault and the subtitle "Creative Coach".
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By JANET COOK
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April 12
A group of sixth-graders at Wy'east Middle School was studying people going through difficult times earlier this year when they hit on a unique way to explore the theme further.
The students in Nancy Behrman's advanced reading class decided they wanted to do more than just read about others coping with hardship.
"We decided we wanted to do a play about somebody going through a hard time," said sixth-grader Noel Mellor. The students chose to focus on Hood River native Noah Smith, who was severely injured in a 2002 car accident that left him paralyzed.
The Wy'east students e-mailed Noah in California, where he now lives and attends Project Walk, an innovative rehab facility, and asked him if they could use postings from his Web site for a self-directed play about him.
Noah agreed and the students have been working for nearly two months to create a script and produce the play. They will perform their play, titled "Unpredictable," on Friday night in the Wy'east cafeteria/auditorium.
The students came up with a unique approach to the play by having students sit on stage and read excerpts from Noah's Web site postings. Interspersed with the readings are specific scenes performed behind a transparent screen, where shadows create the characters being portrayed — who range from Noah's mom, Marilyn, to President Bush.
In this way, the students re-enact scenes from the accident itself as well as portray issues brought up by Noah in his writing, such as as pleas for expanded medical research into finding a cure for paralysis.
Sixth-grader Malika Reynolds is the play's director. Everyone in the class is involved in the production. Some are actors while others are in charge of lighting, sound and props.
"It's really been their own deal," Behrman, their teacher, said.
Noah Smith was unavailable for comment this week because he was in Washington, D.C., for a rally and gathering of Cure Paralysis Now, a grassroots organization advocating greater medical research into curing paralysis.
Noah's dad, John, said he was "impressed" with what the Wy'east students were doing despite having no personal connections to the Smith family. He called the upcoming play a "selfless tribute to Noah."


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So there's this new thing called Cataclysm…?
So, apparently, the new World of Warcraft expansion pack has been announced. Now, I'm not going to reveal my sources or anything, but I hear tell that it's going to be pretty cool.
Oh, wait, everyone knew that?
Alright, all kidding aside, I couldn't be more excited for this expansion. All of the features that are supposed to be implemented sound awesome. I'm all for the simplification of stats, guild levels and talent trees, and especially the changes coming to Azeroth. That part is the best to me. I've always felt that Azeroth got kind of left behind in the last two expansions, and this new one is bringing it back into the limelight.
What I really want to know is how this expansion is going to affect our favorite class, the mage. Warlocks and Hunters are getting some pretty big changes that make them truly unique. So I have to wonder what's in store for us? Anything awesome? I know it's a bit early to think about the features that will make it into the game, but what would you guys like to see in the next expansion?
Of course, there is the most important question left to be answered:
…what's going to happen to Mankrik's wife when the Barrens get's split in two?
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I heard you guys have the Mage Table, could we get it to start our new clan please?