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There are a collection of definitions of "combinatorial Euler characteristic", which is different from the "homotopy Euler characteristic". I will describe a few of them and give some references, and then ask how far they can be generalized.
A good place to start is Hadwiger's theorem. Define a "Hadwiger measure" m on Rn to be a thing that assigns (possibly negative) real numbers to (nice?) subsets of Rn in such a way that the assignment is invariant under rigid transformations (i.e. isometries) and satisfies the "inclusion-exclusion" principle that m(_A_ ∪ B) = m(_A_) + m(_B_) - m(_A_ ∩ B); Hadwidger measures are also required to satisfy some analytic properties. Then Hadwidger proves that the space of measures on Rn is precisely (n+1)-dimensional, and has a basis mi with mi([0,1]i) = 1 and mi(λ A) = λi mi(A), where λ A is the set rescaled by a factor of λ in every direction. In particular, m0 of a finite set counts the number of points, and agrees with Euler characteristic for compact regions; the function m0 is the "combinatorial Euler characteristic". It is not homotopy-invariant: m0([0,1]) = 1 whereas m0(R) = -1. It is multiplicative.
Incidentally, Hadwiger's paper is in German and so I cannot read it. Apparently all this material is in Rota's book "Introduction to Geometric Probability", but I have been away from a library and haven't read it yet. Thus I don't know the precise statement of "nice".
Schanuel in MR1173024 various "geometric categories". Namely, say that a subset of Rn is a "polyhedron" if it is the positive locus finitely many affine maps to R; close the collection of polyhedra under union, intersection, and complement, and thus recover the notion of "polyhedral set" (so that a polyhedral set is actually a pair (n,_S_) where S is a subset of Rn satisfying certain properties). Then morphism of polyhedral sets is a set-theoretic function whose graph (as a subset of Rn x Rm) is polyhedral. Then it's straightforward to check that a morphism is an isomorphism if it is a set-theoretic bijection — morphisms allow gluing and cutting.
Or replace the word "affine" with "polynomial" and thus recover the notion of "semi-algebraic set". Or restrict your attention to bounded polyhedral sets. Anyway, each of these geometric categories has well-behaved product and coproduct, and so a "Burnside Rig" (ring without negation) whose elements are isomorphism classes of objects. Schanuel computes each of these Burnside rigs, and shows that the universal cancelative quotient of each is the integers; this map to Z is the combinatorial Euler characteristic.
Apparently there are also more analytic definitions. Schanuel in MR842922 (wonderful but only trying to develop intuition and motivation) suggests that each of the Hadwiger measures can be defined in terms of curvatures and whatnot, but the formulas he gives only make sense for compact manifolds (with boundaries, corners...).
Chen (MR1215324) describes the combinatorial Euler characteristic with the following fun integral: let f: R → R be continuous except for finitely many jump and/or removable discontinuities, and define ∫Eulerf = Σx∈R [ f(x) - (1/2) (f(x+) + f(x-)) ]; then try to compute Euler integrals of characteristic functions. The problem is that he then defines the multi-dimensional version via the Fubini theorem, but suggests that his integrals depend on a choice of basis.
The definition of combinatorial Euler characteristic is great for "finite polyhedral complexes", I think. By a "finite polyhedral complexes" I mean glue together finitely many polyhedra, but you're allowed to leave some faces open, so that unlike a CW complex not every cell must have complex closure. Then you can calculate Euler characteristic with the usual formula: (number of cells of even dimension) - (number of cells of odd dimension). I think this is a topological (but not homotopy!) invariant.
Anyway, so first, are there references I've missed?
Second and more importantly, all the references consider only subsets of Euclidean space (well, Schanuel briefly mentions the Burnside rig of varieties/C, but only computes a quotient). Why? Why isn't there an intrinsic topological description, or perhaps manifold-theoretic description?
In particular, a "measure-theoretic" version that does not rely on embeddings in Euclidean space would be great, as it would presumably give "measures" against which we could integrate smooth functions. Any ideas?


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Friday, July 16, 2010
Happy Birthday Louise
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- Louise Blood said...
Thank you, Dwight. I like that picture. I don't know what happened to Diana's other shoe.
Today is Grandpa Wasden's birthday. I always felt special to have my birthday so close to his. We usually had a big family get together and that was always a fun time.
- July 16, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Get out the ice cream maker that had to be hand-cranked, find the watermelon and Cindy's spice cake with sliced bananas on the frosting. Kids run and play, and then gather around the old upright piano in the parlor while Mother played and we sang songs like "The Bulldog on the bank and the bullfrog in the pool." Thanks for that reminder, Louise. You were a beautiful young woman - where was this picture taken????
- July 16, 2010 at 10:17 AM
- Louise Blood said...
I cannot remember where this was taken. We were living in San Bernardino when Diana was that young. Dwight took the picture, they must have come to visit. So, where were we in the picture, Dwight?
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Strengthening coordination can help to avoid duplication of efforts and may lead to more efficient use of scarce resources. Coordination can also catalyse joint decision-making and, in the longer term, result in more coherent national policies. In response to requests from countries to learn about the different experiences and approaches to national coordination, UNITAR has developed guidance to assist countries.
Preliminary guidance has been developed by UNITAR and was tested as a component of projects in Ecuador, Senegal, and Sri Lanka under the Programme "Developing and Sustaining an Integrated National Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals."
A Thematic Workshop on the topic of Strengthening Interministerial Coordination for the Sound Management of Chemicals, held in Geneva in 2002, looked at innovative approaches on this topic and put forward a set of recommendations to faciliate the strengthening of interministerial coordination.
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During its Third Session in Bahia, Brazil, October 2000, the IFCS recommended that "Countries should increase their efforts to systematically develop and integrated and coordinated approach to manage chemicals safely".
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Birdcages Revisited!
By the way, it is sitting on my black dresser...I've repainted the drawer fronts from where Handsome scratched them up. I love it!! I'll have to post pictures of it when I return from vacation. Yes, we're still at Disneyland--I love this delayed post feature...
6 comments:
- Sandy Toes said...
Very very cute! You found the perfect thing for that wire cage! Love it!
-Sandy Toes
- September 17, 2008 at 4:48 AM
- Shannon said...
So jealous of you being at Disney!! The birdcage turned out great! Great idea for the cups!
- September 17, 2008 at 5:58 AM
- Marie said...
VERY cute! Great idea to use the cups. :o)
- September 17, 2008 at 6:50 AM
- Tausha said...
I love it. Very smart of you to think of the plastic cups. I would have probably just stood there and swore until something came to me. You know I stole, actually borrowd, your idea for the gouds? I stuck them in my birdcage and loved the look! You have such fantastic ideas!
Also-that is awesome about box tops. I went grocery shopping today-and they donated all my "box tops" and then some and I didn't even have to rip them off and remember to send them with the kidlets! All i have to do is go to that groovy website and stick my recipt number in and voila!
I didn't know that about the other stores. So great that they are supporting our schools!
- September 17, 2008 at 7:53 PM
- Ruby Red Slippers said...
I have a bird cage in storage because it is gold and dated. I am going to get it and recreate your pumkins and spray the cage black. Love the idea...
- September 18, 2008 at 12:08 PM
So cute! I love your idea to put put gourds inside of the birdcage, and how clever to take up space by placing cups inside...you saved money but your birdcage still has "the look"! :)
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Pretrial hearings for the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals have been brought to a halt because sensitive legal documents have gone missing from Pentagon computers, prompting an IT ban for the defense lawyers in question.
Reuters reports that Pentagon defense lawyers found that confidential work documents began vanishing from servers in February. There has also been evidence suggesting that internal emails and Internet searches have been snooped on by third parties. From Reuters:
Navy Commander Walter Ruiz, who represents 9/11 defendant Mustafa al Hawsawi, said "three to four weeks' worth of work is gone, vanished." He said what appeared to be a computer folder of prosecution files had turned up on the defense lawyers' system, though none of them had opened the files.
The incident prompted chief defense counsel for the tribunals, Colonel Karen Mayberry, to order the Pentagon defense lawyers to stop using government computers for sensitive information or drafts of their work. "I'll be filing a handwritten motion very shortly to ask for an abatement of the proceedings," explained defense attorney James Connell to Reuters.
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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
If you're wondering whether to hedge your long-term bets on cloud computing, this should help you solidify your thinking.
Microsoft has been building a dream team for Azure, including the patriarch of Windows (and father of Windows NT) Dave Cutler. Tweets from several Microsofties reveal that another revered technologist, Mark Russinovich of SysInternals
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I've been enjoying two new features of Wordpress over on my professional website which is missing here on SQLblog.com - scheduled blog posts and auto-tweets. What got me thinking about using scheduled blog posts and auto-tweets, you ask? For starters, my friend and former colleague, Brent Ozar, put a lot of thought and time into the question "Who Owns Your Content?". Then, to add fuel to the fire, two of Quest's best marketing minds, Christian Hasker and Andy Grant, took a survey of all the places I was posting my thoughts and IP, which led to some great advice from Andy. I'd initially thought that by writing in multiple places and on many other websites, it would promote my content. But a quick analysis showed that I was giving without getting anything in return, not even recognition. I was easily writing three or four magazine style articles per month with very little to show for it, not even ping-backs to my website.
The schedule blog posts have come in very handy. First, I'd decided a while back to start talking more about what I do at Quest Software and the products that I'm a part of. Since I don't want to come across sounding like a schill, I decided that I'd put those posts on my own website and not torture you with those posts where I'm syndicated. If you're interested in posts about products like LiteSpeed or Toad for SQL Server, you can check for my regularly scheduled posts to appear on Wednesday morning. I've now got a nice little queue of Quest-related posts for many Wednesdays to come. Second, I've also decided to attempt to bring in more of the content I'd written for other websites and channels into KEK.com. So I've scheduled a series of posts that bring in other content I've written and/or recorded elsewhere. For example, Thursdays mornings are the time where I'll post my YouTube video clips. Since I already had a ton on YouTube, I'm putting those up via scheduled posts for the next several weeks. Of course, I'll also be posting new videos. But it'll be good to have all of my old videos up there too in a single place. Finally, as I mentioned before, I'd written a couple long-term columns without ever getting even one extra website hit from all that work, such as my professional development articles for SQLPass.org. I'm pulling those back onto KEK.com and will continue those columns, but as elements of my own blog. You'll see more about them here when they're posted.
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Artist's Concept of Europa Water Vapor Plume
This is an artist's concept of a plume of water vapor thought to be ejected off of the frigid, icy surface of the Jovian moon Europa, located 500 million miles from the Sun. Hubble Space Telescope spectroscopic measurements lead scientists to calculate that the plume rises to an altitude of 125 miles and then probably rains frost back onto the moon's surface. Previous findings already point to a subsurface ocean under Europa's icy crust.
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Family-Oriented Resort near Wisconsin Dells
The surface of Mirror Lake in Wisconsin is so placid and clear that you could easily see the ripples caused by a single pebble as it falls below the water. That's due in part to sandstone bluffs that surround the lake, shielding the water from the wind. Additionally, a strict no-wake zone allows canoers and kayakers to paddle in peace. Mirror Lake at Tamarack Resort overlooks Mirror Lake and is just a 10-minute drive from the theme parks, indoor water parks, and river tours of the Wisconsin Dells.
Full kitchens, crackling fireplaces, and natural wood furnishings add a touch of home to the guest rooms. Jetted tubs make for nice spots to unwind or stow the family alligators. You don't need to head to the Dells to stay occupied. There are onsite swimming pools—both indoor and outdoor—as well as basketball and tennis courts. Tamarack's staff arranges seasonal activities ranging from cookie-decorating to wine-and-cheese socials. In warmer months, guests can barbecue on the outdoor grill or go horseback riding and mountain biking along the shores of the lake.
Wisconsin Dells: Land of Lakes and Indoor Water Parks
Wisconsin Dells stretches across Lake Delton and the Wisconsin River in the central part of the state, just northwest of Madison. Known for its family-oriented attractions, it's the self-proclaimed Water-Park Capital of the World. To take one example, Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park features go-karts, indoor roller coasters, and more than 30 water slides. Stunt shows, haunted houses, and boat tours also draw big crowds to the Dells.
The downtown area along the river is dotted with antique stores, candy shops, and a Bavarian-themed village. At a handful of German restaurants, you can enjoy schnitzel with swigs of lager as musicians perform glockenspiel covers of Kraftwerk. Just down the road in the town of Baraboo, Victorian buildings and quaint shops lie on the outskirts of Devil's Lake State Park, where rock climbers scale 500-foot bluffs.


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My second favorite set in this gift guide, these Mini Modular buildings are ah-mazing. Maybe it's because I'm a fan of micro scale Lego—in which you use tiny bricks to represent huge things, like buildings. But even if I weren't a fan, they are really clever and a lot of fun to build.
They include reproductions of five buildings from the big Creator Modular Building series: Café Corner, Market Street, Green Grocer, Fire Brigade and Grand Emporium. They link together using technic connectors, with plenty of click-satisfying action.
They may seem expensive at $80, but they contain lots of pieces and I think it's completely worth it. And besides, the original buildings are mostly gone from the shelves (the Green Grocer will cost you more than $2,000 on eBay now). [Lego Shop and Amazon]


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One of the most storied North American races, IRONMAN Florida began in
The swim takes place in the Gulf of Mexico, where athletes will have a short beach run in between laps. Waters are typically in the mid 70's, allowing athletes to wear wetsuits. The two-loop swim course gives spectators a bird's eye view of the entire course.
After exiting the water, athletes are challenged by a fast, flat, one-loop bicycle course. The terrain pushes the body in a way most athletes are not accustomed
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Eero Saarinen, (born Aug. 20, 1910, Kirkkonummi, Fin.—died Sept. 1, 1961, Ann Arbor, Mich., U.S.), Finnish-born American architect who was one of the leaders in a trend toward exploration and experiment in American architectural design during the 1950s.
Eero was the son of the noted architect Eliel Saarinen and Loja Gesellius, a sculptor. The Saarinen family of four, including a sister, Eva-Lisa, moved to the United States in 1923. Eero attended public schools in Michigan. In 1929 he studied sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris but, as he recounted years later, "it never occurred to me to do anything but follow in my father's footsteps." Between 1931 and 1934 he studied architecture at Yale University, where the curriculum was untouched by modern theories. His father's architecture in Finland had focussed on a free adaptation of medieval Scandinavian forms, and in the United States he designed various private school buildings from 1925 to 1941, including Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., following this loose, romantic style. At Yale, young Saarinen won a travelling fellowship that made possible a leisurely European visit in 1934–35. He stayed an additional year in Helsinki working with the architect Jarl Eklund.
Eero Saarinen's professional work in the United States began in 1936 with research on housing and city planning with the Flint Institute of Research and Planning in Flint, Mich. He joined his father's practice in Bloomfield Hills in 1938, and one year later their collaborative design—tranquil yet monumental—for the mall in Washington, D.C., won first prize in the Smithsonian Institution Gallery of Art competition. Unfortunately the design was never executed.
In 1939 Saarinen married Lillian Swann, a sculptor, and they had two children, Eric and Susan. This marriage ended in divorce in 1953, and Saarinen was remarried the following year to Aline Bernstein Loucheim, an art critic. A son, Eames, was born later that year.
In 1940 Eero and his father designed Crow Island School in Winnetka, Ill., which influenced postwar school design, being a one-story structure, generously extended in plan, and suitably scaled for primary-grade children. Also in 1940 he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In 1945 Eero joined a partnership with Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson that had been organized in 1939. This partnership was dissolved in 1947 and a new partnership of Saarinen, Saarinen and Associates was then formed that lasted until the elder Saarinen's death.
In the 11 years that he survived his father, Saarinen's own work included a series of dramatically different designs that displayed a richer and more diverse vocabulary. In questioning the presuppositions of early modern architecture, he introduced sculptural forms that were rich in architectural character and visual drama unknown in earlier years. The exciting results were welcomed by many who were bored by the uniformity and austerity of the International Style of modern architecture.
Saarinen's first independent work, one that brought immediate renown, was the vast General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Mich. Here Saarinen arranged five major building complexes, each for a different research study, around a 22-acre (9-hectare) reflecting pool. Strips of planted forest rimmed the 320-acre (130-hectare) site. The precision and modular rhythm of the low buildings recalls the design of the German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, as well as the early automobile factories of the U.S. architect Albert Kahn. Saarinen's technical solution of the curtain wall (metal panels and glass set in aluminum frames) was widely copied. The scale and visual splendour of the centre suggests a 20th-century Versailles.
In 1953 Saarinen began to design the Kresge Auditorium and chapel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, choosing the basic forms of an eighth of a sphere for the auditorium and a cylinder for the chapel. The partial sphere is a "handkerchief " dome resting on three points. The auditorium is arranged entirely within this dramatically simple form. The small chapel is a stark, red-brick cylinder, lighted only from above. Both were completed in 1955. While some critics felt that the solutions were forced and arbitrary, these buildings indicated the search Saarinen had begun for significant and identifying character in public buildings.
Although Saarinen continued to use rectilinear forms on occasion, such as the United States Embassy in London (1955–60) and the Law School at the University of Chicago (1956–60), it was his freely sculptural designs that achieved greater attention. In 1956 two such works were initiated that can be considered representative: Ingalls Hockey Rink at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. (1958), and the Trans World Airlines (TWA) terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City (1956–62). For the Yale rink, Saarinen, avoiding the typical field house, achieved a unique and sympathetic sports building. From a lengthwise curved spine in reinforced concrete, he suspended cables to anchors on the oval periphery. This tentlike form suggests an almost Oriental shrine for the game of hockey, a blending of the structural, emotional, and aesthetic that Saarinen himself was proud of. For the design of the TWA terminal, Saarinen continued exploration of interior–exterior sculptural effects. Based on a symmetrical plan, two major cantilevered concrete shells extend dramatically outward, suggesting wings, and on the inside sculptural supports and curving stairways evoke a feeling of movement. In this distinctive and memorable building, Saarinen presented a symbol of flight. While to some it proclaimed virtuosity over logic, Saarinen believed "we must have an emotional reason as well as a logical end for everything we do." Later, Saarinen designed the Dulles International Airport at Chantilly, Va., outside Washington, D.C. (1958–62), with a hanging roof suspended from diagonal supports.
Saarinen's effort was primarily concerned with institutional buildings for education and industry. He built only one skyscraper, the CBS Headquarters in New York City (1960–64), and one house, in the Midwest. His 1948 prizewinning Jefferson National Expansion Memorial design for St. Louis, Mo., was completed in 1965. It is a graceful and spectacular arch of stainless steel, with a span and height of 630 feet (190 metres). It conveys a sense of ceremony and special place yet also one of delight and ease, qualities that are present in all Saarinen's works, whatever their function.
Furniture design
Like many contemporary architects, Saarinen was challenged by furniture design, especially the chair, which presents aesthetical and structural problems that are particularly difficult to solve. In 1941 he and the designer-architect Charles Eames won a national furniture award for a chair design in molded plywood. In 1948 Saarinen created a womblike chair using a glass fibre shell upholstered in foam rubber and fabric.
His last furniture designs comprised a series of pedestal-based chairs and tables (1957) that combined a sculptural aluminum base with plastic shells for the chairs and discs of marble or plastic for the table tops. The curvilinear forms of his furniture designs paralleled his growing interest in sculptural architectural forms.
As a person, Saarinen was outwardly a stocky, calm man of informal manner and puckish humour, but underneath he was intensely serious about architecture and seemed compulsively competitive with his own most recent designs. His wish that a building make an expressive statement established new horizons for modern architecture. He was exploratory in his thinking and committed to research on every level. His buildings were created with meticulous care, from the original analysis of a client's problem to the final execution, and were sympathetically received by both the general public and his fellow architects.
Saarinen died in 1961, leaving numerous projects to be completed by his associates. Always immersed in architecture, he had no other real interest. He never wrote a book and commented only occasionally on his buildings and architectural philosophy. He largely initiated a trend, however, toward exploration and experiment in design—a trend that departed from the doctrinaire rectangular prisms that were characteristic of the earlier phase of modern architecture.H.F. Koeper


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The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party says he won't seek reelection, a decision that comes just days after the Republican leader made controversial birther comments questioning President Barack Obama's citizenship.
"My tenure as Chairman has been a fulfilling one for me, and I wish my current health circumstances did not prevent me from continuing to serve the party in the near term," said Tom Morrissey, the state's GOP chair, in a statement posted on the organization's Facebook page Wednesday. "Once my recovery is complete, I expect to be fully involved in continuing to help our conservative candidates for office."
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The statement cited Morrissey's "upcoming knee surgeries that will likely require a lengthy recovery period."
He has previously said he would seek another term, Arizona news reports said.
On Monday, Morrissey and several other Arizona Republicans raised questions about President Barack Obama's birth certificate at an event at which they recorded Arizona's Electoral College votes.
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Collabco is a specialist Microsoft Partner focused on SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, Lync, UAG, Mobility and deliver the following services: Technology Consultancy, IT Strategy Consultancy, Development, Project implementation, Support and Training. They are also the focus of our next post in our partner blog series. Over to Brendan Nel and Oli Newsham from CollabCo for some more info and a cool demo.
With over 60 million users, Moodle is a well-known VLE used in schools, FE and HE establishments all over the world. Whilst offering the ability to customise to meet individual requirements there has been no easy way to present student information in an Office 365 environment until now.
UK-based Collabco, whose MyDay product enables educational establishments to aggregate the information students need on a daily basis and present it in a highly intuitive Windows 8 style environment, have just announced the launch of their new MyDay Moodle app to overcome this.
Easy to setup and use
The MyDay Moodle app links an existing Moodle installation to SharePoint. Once the app is installed it guides an administrator through the process of setting up their Moodle installation to talk to the app. All the administrator needs to do it fill out a couple of fields then copy some files into Moodle that the app generates.
Once setup, users of the app are presented with a set of tiles in SharePoint showing their current and outstanding assignments categorised into time periods.
Moving the mouse over a tile shows details of the next assignment in that category and clicking the tile takes you to a detailed view of your assignments.
Clicking on an assignment in the detail view will automatically sign the user into Moodle and take them directly to the selected assignment.
Check out our video demo to see this in action.
Available for SharePoint Online (SharePoint 2013 running on Office 365) the app requires Moodle 2.0 or above to run. For more information go to www.collabco.co.uk to get in touch.


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DavidH wrote:The C64 had 64Kb of RAM.
Yorkshire accent Luxury! My Spectrum only had 48k, of which over 7k was screen memory and system variables. *And* my brother's only had 16k.
Well, before the C64 I had a 16k Speccie, a VIC-20, and a ZX-81. The ZX-81 does not even count as a pocket calculator these days.
The first computer I ever used, though, was an RML-380Z. It was the size of a filing cabinet drawer, and hummed ferociously and got very hot when in use. 56K useable out of 64K, no ROM, so you needed to load a programming environment from a disk before you could use it, and it cost about a grand, which was about the price of a new Mini at the time.


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If you are selling new, handcrafted or collectable items a Seller's Permit/Resale License is required from the State of California Board of Equalization.
If you are selling only used household items you do not need a Seller's Permit/Resale License from the State of California Board of Equalization UNLESS you have sold more than twice in the State of California within a 12 month period, ie; July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. The law allows you to sell used household items twice within a 12 month period before requiring a Seller's Permit/Resale License.
For more information regarding Seller's Permits/Resale Licenses visit the California State Board of Equalization online at www.boe.ca.gov.
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SACRAMENTO — There's a strange atmosphere in Sacramento. It's as if there has just been a gubernatorial election and the incumbent has decisively won another term.
All hail the governor. The people have reaffirmed their confidence in his leadership. His contract has been renewed.
That's only the mind playing tricks, of course.
Gov. Jerry Brown merely won passage of a tax increase — and one that was about the easiest imaginable for voters to swallow. Only the top 1% or so will be nailed with the higher income tax rates. There'll be a tiny sales tax bump. The beneficiaries will be schoolchildren and college kids.
Brown still faces reelection in 2014, assuming he's up to running. He'll be 76. But he just showed he's capable of a month-long sprint.
There's no major opponent on the horizon, none of any kind. There's no rational incentive to challenge someone who seems unbeatable. The left wouldn't dare. Brown occupies the center. The right is moribund.


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The governor's office issued the following release about his arrival in town Saturday…
(HARTFORD, CT) – On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the Because of 26 ceremony in Plantsville, during which 26 butterfly bushes will be planted along the Southington Rail Trail to honor those lost six months ago in Newtown. The event was organized by two Southington moms who, in response to the tragedy, vowed to have their daughters grow up in a community inspired by beautiful acts of kindness.
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Cotton growers considering purchasing crop insurance should familiarize themselves with several changes that are scheduled to take effect beginning with the 2002 crop.
The changes will mean higher premium prices for some growers and lower costs for others, depending on where they live and what type of coverage they select.
According to Kent Lanclos, assistant director of economic services of the National Cotton Council, the maximum rate increase or decrease for 2002 in any county is 10 percent. Many counties in the Southwest region will see rate increases of 5 to 10 percent while some counties in the Southeast will see reductions of a similar amount. Other areas of the Cotton Belt were determined to need no rate adjustment.
"In general, rate adjustments are made annually for each county/crop combination to achieve compliance with the target loss-ratio," he said.
The multi-peril crop insurance price election for cotton for 2002 is likely to be substantially lower than it was in 2001, with the price set at 50 cents per pound for all regions of the Cotton Belt pending additional direction from Congress. The 2002 cotton price election was set at 63 cents per pound.
"The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has informed the National Cotton Council that the price election for 2002 will be lower due to market prices," Lanclos said. "With the uncertainty regarding a new farm bill for 2002 though, RMA has waived the traditional Jan. 15 deadline for announcing additional price elections and, if appropriate, will announce the additional price elections no later than July 1, 2002.
Also in 2002, the Federal Risk Management Agency is updating T-yields for spring 2002 crops, based on the National Agricultural Statistics Service's county-level crop data from 1991 to 2000.
The T-yields (10-year average county cotton yield per planted acre) are generally used to establish a producer's actual production history (APH) yield in those cases when a producer can't provide at least four years of production records.
Under the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, if an insured's actual yield is less than 60 percent of the county transitional yield, or T-yield, then that producer may replace his actual yield with 60 percent of the T-yield for insurance purposes.
The Agricultural Risk Protection Act (ARPA) also mandated that crop insurance premium rates be based on the producer's APH yield prior to adjustment, and not on his revised APH yield using 60 percent of the T-yield. What this does essentially is to provide the producer a better APH, but it doesn't help reduce the premium rate charged.
According to Lanclos, the National Cotton Council requested that the Risk Management Agency allow for some type of exceptions for those areas that have experienced extended periods of adverse weather. However, no such changes to the updated T-yields were made. NCC sought to mitigate impacts more than it sought exceptions.
Another change that was made for the 2002 cotton season, was a shortening of the time allowed for planting in most areas of the Cotton Belt.
"The late planting period begins the day after the final planting date for the insured crop and will now end 15 days after the final planting date for all regions of the Cotton Belt. The 15-day period was previously implemented for cotton growers in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, but is a reduction from 25 days for other Cotton Belt regions," Lanclos said. "For each day cotton is planted beyond the final planting date, the production guarantee will be reduced by 1 percent."
The Federal Risk Management Agency has also indicated that it will more strictly enforce the small grain provision of the crop insurance program. Under this provision cotton is uninsurable on acreage for which a small grain crop reached the headed stage in the same calendar year unless the acreage is irrigated or adequate measures are taken to terminate the small grain crop prior to reaching the "50 percent headed" state.
For the cotton to be insurable, producers would have had to terminate the small grain crop with herbicides or undercutting sweeps prior to 50 percent of the crop reaching the heading stage. Acreage on which the producer continues to graze the small grain after reaching the 50 percent heading stage will not be insurable, according to Lanclos.
The Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA) made several other changes to the crop insurance program beginning in 2001. The $8.2 billion landmark legislation will make improvements in both the functions and costs of the crop insurance program over a five-year period.
"One of the primary things that ARPA did was to make buy-up coverage more affordable. Premium subsidies were increased to the farmer at all levels of coverage, and the farmer subsidy was equalized for the revenue products," said Lanclos.
Also included in the legislation are provisions designed to reduce fraud, waste and abuse of the crop insurance program.
A concerted effort will be made to identify any producers, agents, or loss adjusters suspected of abusing the program. "ARPA also mandated that any policy or insurance plan revisions must go through a panel of outside reviewers. This is good because we're getting new blood and new eyes on these insurance products. The only bad thing is that it slows the process down. That's the trade-off," he said.
Also included in the legislation is a $110 million allocation to study under-served areas, under-served crops, multi-year coverage programs, revenue insurance, other cost of production insurance, and new risk management tools. Another $65 million will reimburse companies for the development of new insurance products.
What this $65 million does is pay private insurance companies for the development and maintenance of products like Crop Revenue Coverage. It also pays companies a maintenance fee for four years, at the end of which time, they have the choice of either turning these private products over to the Risk Management Agency, or keeping the products private, and charging other companies a user fee for the use of these products.
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November is National Adoption Month – a time to raise awareness about the need for adoptive families for the children in Georgia's care. There are an estimated 7,600 foster care children in Georgia that are in need of loving homes and families.
The decision to become an adoptive parent requires great consideration and a welcoming heart. These individuals desire to make a difference in someone's life. There is a need for foster and adoptive parents for children of all ages; however, the greatest need in Georgia is for older children, sibling groups and the medically fragile.
Recruitment and training of foster parents is a primary focus of the Division of Family and Children Services. The majority of children that are available for adoption are adopted by their foster parents or people they have a pre-existing relationship with. Foster parents stand ready to provide safe and loving homes for children in times when they are most vulnerable. Adoptive parents mean a loving family for a lifetime.
DFCS' ultimate goal for children in foster care is permanent placement in a safe and nurturing environment. For some children that means returning to their natural parents with supports in place; for others the goal becomes adoption.
If you are interested in partnering to foster or adopt, please call 1-877-210-KIDS and find out how you can help support a child!
This Saturday, November 17 is Adoption Day.
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Ron Scroggy has over 30 years of experience leading and managing teams and operations of residential treatment facilities. He joined DFCS as the Chief of Staff in October 2010, was promoted in July 2011 to the position DFCS Deputy Director, and currently serves as the DFCS Director. Scroggy dedicated 20 years of his career to Inner Harbour Hospitals where he most recently held the positions of Chief Executive Officer and President. He earned his Bachelor's of Social Work from Georgia State University and his Master's of Social Work from the University of Georgia.
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a complication that can occur after a stem cell or
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
GVHD may occur after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant in which someone receives bone marrow tissue or cells from a donor (called an allogeneic transplant). The new, transplanted cells regard the recipient's body as foreign. When this happens, the newly transplanted cells attack the recipient's body.
GVHD does not occur when someone receives his or her own cells during a transplant (called an autologous transplant).
Before a transplant, tissue and cells from possible donors are checked to see how closely they match the person having the transplant. GVHD is less likely to occur, or symptoms will be milder, when the match is close. The chance of GVHD is:
- Very low when a person receives bone marrow or cells from an identical twin
- Around 30 – 40% when the donor and recipient are related
- Around 60 – 80% when the donor and recipient are not related
There are two types of GVHD: acute and chronic. Symptoms in both acute and chronic GVHD range from mild to severe.
Acute GVHD usually happens within the first 3 months after a transplant. Common acute symptoms include:
Abdominal pain or cramps, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
- Dry or irritated eyes
- Jaundice (yellow coloring of the skin or eyes)
Skin rash,itching, redness on areas of the skin
Chronic GVHD usually starts more than 3 months after a transplant, and can last a lifetime. Chronic symptoms may include:
Dry eyesor vision changes
- Dry mouth, white patches inside the mouth, and sensitivity to spicy foods
- Fatigue, muscle weakness, and chronic pain
- Skin rash with raised, discolored areas, as well as skin tightening or thickening
- Shortness of breath
- Vaginal dryness
- Weight loss
Signs and tests
Several lab and imaging tests can be done to diagnose and monitor problems caused by GVHD.
After a transplant, the recipient usually takes drugs that supress the immune system. This helps reduce the chances (or severity) of GVHD.
A number of medicines and other treatments are often started after the transplant. You will continue taking the medicines until your health care provider thinks the risk of GVHD is low. Many of these medicines have side effects, including kidney and liver damage. You will have tests to watch for these problems on a regular basis.
Treatment of chronic GVHD includes prednisone (a steroid), or the same drugs that suppress the immune system.
Expectations (prognosis)
How well a person does depends on the severity of GVHD. The outlook is better for patients who receive closely matched bone marrow tissue and cells.
Some cases of GVHD can damage the liver, lungs, digestive tract, or other body organs. Patients may also be at risk for severe infections.
However many cases, acute or chronic, can be treated successfully.
Successful treatment of GVHD does not guarantee that the transplant itself will succeed in treating the original disease.
Calling your health care provider
If you have had a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, call your health care provider right away if you develop any symptoms of GVHD or other unusual symptoms.
Related:Bone marrow transplant – discharge, Bone marrow transplant, Antibody, Transplant rejection, Histocompatibility antigen test


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Once again for 2009 the British Superbike Series looks to be the premier domestic Superbike series in the world. With many of last years championship contenders now gone to World Superbike and Supersport, there are many names looking to step up and take the title. Leon Camier looks to be a favorite, along with Sylvan Guintoli joining the series from MotoGP and the return of Chris "Stalker" Walker to the series as well.
With the American Superbikes series becoming a joke, do to the organizers, not the level of talent, the BSB series will be a can't miss for those of us here in The States. Have a look at the official launch video for the BSB Series.
And as OBTW, the BSB series will have 55 hours of LIVE TV coverage. Live racing, what a novel concept. Hello SPEED/DMG!!!!


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - A Bronxville educator helped a group of Afghani refugees find their voice through the art of acting and stage performance.
While traveling through Indonesia over the summer, Bronxville High School English teacher Victor Maxwell - who is also a professionally trained actor and playwright - was tasked with assisting an inexperienced group of refugees with a play in Malaysia to "help give them a voice."
Maxwell was asked to help Saleh Sepas, a theater director and playwright who found himself as a refugee in Malaysia, with his play "The Bitter Taste of History," which is performed by refugees in the Parastoo Theatre Group, depicting the daily lives of individuals in war-torn Afghanistan.
Maxwell said that he "worked with the children and adults on being emotionally truthful when portraying their characters to help them transform into actors." He also offered an assist to the director, helping to sharpen the play's script, as well as throwing a helping hand with the costumes, special effects, sound and lighting.
"Only one of the cast members had any acting experience or training," he said. "We worked intensively, using some of the rehearsal and ensemble-building techniques drawn from the Theater of the Oppressed, other physical theater techniques, and classical acting training to allow the actors to do justice to the play."
Maxwell came to the theater group in Kuala Lumpur just two weeks before the play was scheduled to open.
"There was a lot of pressure of time, and almost everything I said as a teacher had to be translated, so it was complicated, but really amazingly rewarding to witness these refugees find the strength in their voice and bodies to really represent their former lives," he said. "Students often surprise themselves with how quickly they learn to work collaboratively and think theatrically."
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Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her family beginning at the age of seven, and later started her career as an actress with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976. She went on to star in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including Good Times and Diff'rent Strokes.


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For Polar Bears, frozen water means access to their favorite food source - the ringed seal. Like giddy hunters at a holiday camp, the otherwise solitary Lord of the North becomes a somewhat social creature. They spend some relaxation time prior to the hunt, cuffing, wrestling and plain hanging out with their cousins and colleagues who have often travelled great distances for the annual event. This unique situation provides relatively easy viewing and photographic access to the most predatory mammal of the Arctic.
We visit Cape Churchill in a polar tundra buggy specially designed to travel in this environment. In all likelihood, we�ll be observing bears in close proximity as they approach our vehicles to find out what we�re all about. Excellent photos can be taken right through the vehicles� open windows. At this time of the year in Churchill, bear sightings are virtually guaranteed. Participants with even the most rudimentary equipment come away with great photos.
DAY ONE (D)- Upon arriving in Churchill, our group will be met by our guide and transported to our hotel. An orientation meeting will be held after dinner.
DAY TWO (B,L,D) - Polar Bears! Today's program skirts the shores of Hudson Bay by private Safari Vehicle, capturing the first sightings of this mighty �Sovereign of the North�.
DAY THREE (B,L,D)- A second full day out on the tundra at Cape Churchill examining the behavior of the Great White Bears, and the relationships they form with each other and other wildlife species. We travel by traditional Tundra Buggy.
DAY FOUR (B,L,D)- Transfer to the Heli-pad in town for our flight to the White Whale Lodge where we will stay for the next two nights, away from town and alone with Nanuq.
DAY FIVE (B,L,D) - After breakfast we will go for a walk on the tundra (bears permitting), and hold an informal photography workshop. The remainder of the day is spent observing bears from the watch tower or the enclosed �porch�. Slide presentation in the evening.
DAY SIX (B)- Morning transfer back to Churchill via helicopter. We will have some time for one last look around town before heading to the airport for our flights south.
Temperature lows in Churchill at this time of the year can range from 5C to -10C with 50 to 60 km winds, blizzards are not uncommon. Although our tundra buggy is heated, the windows will often be down for viewing and photography. Prepare for the worst weather and hope for the best. Our itinerary serves as a general guide for our Churchill visit, we may choose to alter our day to day plan should weather conditions dictate.
Your safety while participating on the trip is our prime concern. Our guides are well trained in wilderness travel, first aid techniques and have experience in the local environment in which we travel. Ultimately your guide makes decisions with your comfort and safety in mind and yet tries to maximize the experience of the adventure for each individual. We must stress that listening carefully to all instructions and directions given by the guides is your ultimate responsibility and in the best interest of yourself and the group.
Although there is not a fitness requirement on this trip, we will be doing some hiking while exploring the area. The higher your personal level of fitness the more likely you are to enjoy this aspect.
Accommodatoin while in Churchill is motel style. The White Whale Lodge is �cosy� and features bunk style sleeping arrangements with four bunks to a room.
�Fully escorted tour
�All meals as indicated
�Accommodation in Churchill
�Private Safari Vechile Tour (1 full day)
�Tundra Buggy tour (1 full day)
�Visit to the Eskimo Museum and Parks Canada Interpretation Centre
�Helicopter transfers
�Slide presentations/Informal Photography Workshops
�Transfers in Churchill
�Return flights to Churchill from your point of origin
�Meals not indicated
�Items of a personal nature
�Additional meals & accommodation as a result of weather conditions or other itinerary changes
�Travel insurance
*Trip registration is limitied to a maximum of 12 - 14 participants
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LIVERMORE, Calif. — On banks of flat-panel monitors, students in breakfast nooks and bedrooms around the world squint and furrow their brows as they do battle with their online exams.
On the other side of the screens, teams of keen-eyed proctors eye the test-takers' every move. Using webcams, headsets and a real-time screen-sharing technology, proctors scan faces for wandering eyes or other unusual behavior that might suggest cheating.
"Online exams have all sorts of potential for issues," said Curtis Palmer, senior vice president of operations at ProctorU, one of a handful of remote proctoring companies nationwide. "If they're looking over their shoulder, looking off the screen or if someone else is in the room. … We see them and they see us."
Founded in Birmingham, Ala., by two men from the online-only Andrew Jackson University, ProctorU is at the vanguard of a global trend to address security in the brave new world of massive online open courses (MOOCs). Some 6.7 million students took online courses in fall 2011, up 570,000 from the year before, according to the most recent Survey of Online Learning by Babson Survey Research Group and the College Board. And that did not include the millions of students who signed up for free courses after the launch of the major online education companies in 2012.
As the demand for Web offerings grows, so does the need for more humans to ensure students don't Google an answer or phone a friend.
In ProctorU's modest Livermore offices — walls lined with pennants from dozens of its college partners — nearly 100 proctors monitor exams around the clock, accommodating night owls and international students.
They handle about 1,000 tests daily and expect to double the workload and workforce after a December move to a bigger space.
Colleges hire ProctorU to monitor their tests, and students must then sign in with the company and consent to be monitored before they take an online exam.
Many proctors are college-age, able to work flexible shifts, earning pay starting at $8.75 an hour. The environment is active, yet relaxed — Nerf battles are common — and multitasking is a must.
As a senior proctor with the company, Vincent Termini, 26, has handled up to 30 tests per day, allowing him brief glimpses into lives from far-flung locales such as India, Dubai and Iraq.
"It was a little creepy for me at first, but you're meeting someone new every 15 minutes," he said. "When you start talking to them and get to know them, it makes things a lot more comfortable."
Proctors greet the students, ask for photo IDs and pose questions to verify identities. Test-takers must point their webcams at their surroundings and hold up a reflective surface — a mirror or cellphone — to show there's nothing hidden, like sticky notes or textbooks.
Proctors note oddities, flagging suspected security breaches. Depending on the behavior, they can ask the student to knock it off or, if egregious enough, they can pause or halt the test, at the behest of the institution.
"The majority of it is following the eyes," Termini said. "It's a dead giveaway."
Watching so many tests, Termini has seen strange things, like students trying to urinate in bottles during long exams (most schools don't allow bathroom breaks), or mothers with hungry babies who ask permission to breast-feed them (and who are referred to female proctors).
San Jose State is among ProctorU's 400 institutional partners, including colleges and certification programs. Mary Poffenroth, an SJSU adjunct professor, uses it for a 125-student online biology class. She said it allows students to take a test when they want and assures there's no cheating.
"We need to make sure the student taking the test is the one who signed up for the class," she said. "This just adds that extra layer of protection."
Students are charged about $20 per test for the online service, she said, but those who want can still take it in person.
The brainchild of a couple of Stanford University computer science professors, Mountain View online education provider Coursera — which offers more than 500 free MOOCs and works with 100 institutions in 20 countries — has devised its own method of verifying a test-taker's identity.
They developed Signature Track for students taking one of their five college credit courses, or those receiving verified certificates of completion for one of 90 other noncredit courses. Using Signature Track costs students about $40-$50 per course.
Their students register with a photo and ID from their webcam and provide a typing sample, creating a keystroke signature based on the milliseconds it takes to press and release each key.
"The way a person types on a keyboard is unique to the person," said Chris Heather, Coursera's business development manager. "In an 80-character phrase, we can authenticate a person's identity. It's very difficult to emulate."
Coursera relies on ProctorU to monitor its college credit exams.
While ProctorU does catch cheaters, Senior Vice President Palmer said, it's rare and involves about 3 percent of all test-takers.
"By being there, it helps with those integrity issues," he said.


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"It's an honor to have such deep roots in the Pacific Beach community. At Thrusters Lounge, we strive for authenticity, not perfection," said owner Nick Zanoni. "Over the years, we have made improvements to the design, menu and décor — none of which can be considered as drastic overhauls. Thrusters follows a pretty simple formula and seeks to offer a comfortable constant that people can rely on."
Patrons can expect this every time they walk through Thrusters' doors — one of the many reasons it has become a locals' go-to for game day.
"Unlike most of the bigger venues, it's not as loud and crazy at Thrusters, so you can actually enjoy the game," said manager Dave Paluska.
And with a dozen high-definition plasma screen TVs scattered throughout the intimate venue, there's not a bad seat in the house, whether it be saddled up at the bar or kicking back in one of the oversize booths.
No matter where the seat, sports fans of all affiliations will find comfort in the welcoming vibe that emanates from the staff and fellow patrons on any given day.
Although Thrusters is open to fans of all teams, expect to see a wave of Seahawk blues with a hint of electric green lighting up the bar on football Sundays.
"We are the go-to place to watch the Seattle Seahawks," said Paluska. "Years ago, we hired a new bartender who had recently relocated from Seattle. He quickly became one of our most popular bartenders, and it just [grew] from there."
Seahawks fan or not, a true game-day experience at Thrusters is not complete without one of the bar's refreshing craft brews in one hand and a juicy grass-fed organic beef or bird slider from Mad Dogs Cafe (across the street) in the other.
"You can't go wrong with our tater tots paired with a side of Mad Dogs sauce," said Paluska. "We've also got an awesome selection of craft bottled beers. During game season, we carry a variety of craft brews from the Pacific Northwest like the Black Butte Porter from Deschutes Brewery."
During the games, Thrusters also offers specials on $2 bloody Marys and mimosas, a new beef and bird sliders menu and an Oregon State University Mug Club special for OSU Beavers fans and alumni.
This season, as a "thank you" to its dedicated fan base, Thrusters is holding a contest for one lucky fan to win a custom Seahawks beach cruiser. Individual raffle tickets are on sale at the bar for $2, or for each bar tab over $30, the patron will receive one ticket for every $10 spent during the Seahawks games. The winner of the beach cruiser will be announced Dec. 30, the final game of the regular season.
"Whether you're a Seattle fan, a Charger fan or aren't even rooting for a specific team, everyone comes to Thrusters to have a good time and enjoy the game," he said. "We've got a great, fun crowd on game days."
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4633 Mission Blvd. and is open from
5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Mondays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call (858) 483-6334 or visit www.thrusterslounge.com.


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vintage metal cabinet rescue : show and tell.
8 comments:
- Anna Lucy said...
I love the look of your living area, the metal cabinet looks perfect in that space. I am obsessed with school charts and yours is particularly cool!
- June 2, 2013 at 4:36 PM
- Modern Amish said...
I now have metal cabinet envy. I never thought I'd say it cause I have metal cabinets, but I never knew these vintage ones were out there. On the hunt now. Love the rounded corners and the handles. Great choice of using the woodgrain shelf liner. its perf!
- June 3, 2013 at 12:09 AM
- Joanne Huffman said...
Well done! Your metal cabinet looks very spiffy - and quite tidy for hiding supplies.
- June 3, 2013 at 6:47 AM
- Kels said...
It is so cute! And I love that all of the items inside are a cute mint :)
- June 3, 2013 at 11:32 AM
- kristin withall said...
Looks great! I recently purchased something similar for storing my quilting fabric, but am already feeling like I'm running out of space. Do you have any tips for storing/organizing fabric?
- June 6, 2013 at 2:09 PM
- gale said...
Looks great! I have the exact same cabinet and it's even the same color. lol. It was an ugly green when I bought it for cheap at a yard sale, and dh spray painted it off white for me. I use it to store fabric and it is stuffed totally full.
- June 22, 2013 at 7:20 PM
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- August 31, 2013 at 12:37 PM
- Kathy said...
This cabinet looks great. My mom has one of these and my daughter has been eyeing it up. I don't think hers has that lovely rounded look that yours has though. I think her's is more on the angular side. Love old stuff!!
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Tartini, Giuseppe (1692 - 1770)
Source is a recent transcription ms. by Carlo Barato, Viola in the Orchestra Teatro alla Scala, Milano, online available at Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP). The original source is an autograph ms. available at Biblioteca Barberiniana Manuscripts (BBR), Roma. The modern ms., in the first page, includes the RISM reference to the ancient manuscript. The available source includes duplications and pages in erroneous sequence.
The source is a printed edition by Marescalchi, Napoli [c. 1750], available at Petrucci Music Library, No. 03790. Caption title "L'ARTE DELL'ARCO / O SIANO / CINQUANTA VARIAZIONI / PER VIOLINO, E SEMPRE COLLO STESSO BASSO / COMPOSTE DAL SIG.R GIUSEPPE TARTINI / SOPRA ALLA PIU' BELLA GAVOTTA DEL CORELLI OPERA V / IN NAPOLI / Appresso Luigi Marescalchi... /".


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Dec. 19, 2007
Complete Release in PDF Format
The Tennessee Preseason Challenge is coming to Lipscomb University.
The Bisons soccer program has organized the challenge, which will be held on the Lipscomb campus Jan. 28 through Feb. 2, 2008, to help prepare local high school boys' teams for the first day of official practice.
Players will train with their own teams and will also compete against other high school teams in the area. Individual work will be part of the program even though the emphasis is on team training.
There must be a minimum of 15 players on team In order to qualify for participation. High school coaches of the participating teams will staff the camp and have the opportunity to see their teams play on a daily basis.
The TPC Team Camp is scheduled for Jan. 28-Feb. 1 from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $115 per player. Each player will receive a soccer ball and T-shirt.
The TPC Individual Camp will be held Feb. 2. The cost is $50 with sessions from noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 6:30 p.m. Participants will also receive a soccer ball and T-shirt.
The combined Team and Individual Camp runs from Jan. 28 through Feb. 2. The cost is $150.
The Tennessee Preseason Challenge has worked with the TSSAA to ensure that all appropriate preseason guidelines are being followed.
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Quite right too!
The referee was inexperienced and way out of his depth for a Champions League semi final. It makes the game look like a joke! As a United fan, I feel sympathy with the Blues, although I'd much rather be playing Barca in the final on their current form
Great online analysis here at Telegraph.co.uk


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In addition to watching television, listening to music, or reading the paper while you ride the stationary cycle, there are many programming factors you can manipulate to make your exercise session more motivating.
Although outdoor aerobic activities are undoubtedly more interesting, there are several steps you can take to make indoor endurance exercise less boring and more beneficial. In addition to watching television, listening to music, or reading the paper while you ride the stationary cycle, there are many programming factors you can manipulate to make your exercise session more motivating. These include cross-training, circuit training and interval training, all of which have significant advantages over standard, steady state exercise.
Standard Steady State Exercise
Most aerobic exercisers follow a consistent pattern of training, known as standard, steady state exercise. A typical training session begins with a few minutes of the aerobic activity (cycling, running, etc.) at an easy effort level. This provides a specific warm-up for both the cardiovascular system and the muscles involved in the endurance exercise. The warm-up segment is followed by a 20- to 40-minute period of continuous moderate-effort exercise that elevates heart rate to approximately 75 percent of maximum. This is the steady state component of the exercise session that provides the cardiovascular conditioning effect. The steady state training period is followed by a reduced-effort cool down segment, lasting about 3 to 5 minutes or until heart rate is within 30 beats per minute of resting level.
Steady state endurance exercise is easy to implement and effective for increasing cardiovascular endurance. However, there are alternative aerobic activity protocols that offer a lower risk of overuse-imbalance injuries and provide a greater cardiovascular training effect. Just as important, they are more interesting to perform, which makes these exercise sessions more beneficial psychologically as well as physiologically.
Cross Training
Cross training is an easily implemented training procedure at most fitness facilities, at least during non-peak use periods. Rather than spending 30 minutes on a single exercise (cycle, treadmill, elliptical, etc.), simply perform three successive aerobic activities for 10 minutes each. For example, a cross-training session could consist of a few minutes of walking warm-up, 10 minutes of stationary cycling, 10 minutes of elliptical exercise, and 10 minutes of stair stepping, followed by a few minutes of walking cool-down. By changing the mode of exercise, you reduce the risk of muscle overuse and muscle imbalance injuries that often result from performing the same movement pattern every workout. Also, by using different muscle groups for different exercises, cumulative fatigue is reduced and the performance level may be increased. The following aerobic activities may be interchanged in a variety of ways in a cross-training program: recumbent cycling; upright cycling; treadmill walking; treadmill running, elliptical training; stair stepping; stair climbing; rowing and rope jumping.
Circuit Training
Circuit aerobic training is similar to cross training, but involves a more systematic exercise selection/sequence and much shorter activity segments. Successive exercises emphasize different muscle groups so that some muscles are resting while others are working and vice-versa. Because successful circuit training requires relatively high effort levels throughout the workout, each exercise is performed for just 3 to 5 minutes at a time. Consider this sample circuit aerobic training program for a comprehensive 32-minute endurance exercise session: walking warm-up (4 minutes); recumbent cycling (4 minutes); treadmill jogging (4 minutes); rowing (4 minutes); elliptical training (4 minutes); upright cycling (4 minutes); stair climbing (4 minutes); and walking cool-down (4 minutes). In addition to the physical benefits of performing seven different exercises, the brief training segments make circuit aerobic workouts more interesting from a mental perspective.
Interval Training
The most challenging and productive form of aerobic activity is called interval training. Whether you are a beginning exerciser or an advanced athlete, interval training is the most effective means for improving your present level of cardiovascular fitness. Although you can apply interval training techniques to cross-training, I will present a sample program for the exercise cycle. The basic principle of interval training is alternating periods of higher-effort exercise and lower-effort exercise. The higher-effort segments increase the training intensity and the lower-effort segments maintain the training duration for an enhanced cardiovascular conditioning session. Interval training makes the workout more challenging physically and less monotonous mentally, as you look forward to performing the lower-effort intervals between the higher-effort exercise bouts. Generally, the training intervals should be equal in length and not exceed 3 minutes duration.
Let's say that you normally ride the stationary cycle at 50 watts for your 3-minute warm-up and cool-down segments and at 100 watts for your 20-minute steady-state period. Do the same warm-up and cool-down protocol, but divide your steady state period into seven intervals of 3 minutes each. Cycle your first, third, fifth and seventh 3-minute intervals at 125 watts (higher-effort training), and cycle your second, fourth and sixth 3-minute intervals at 75 watts (lower-effort training). You should see results after as little as 3 weeks of interval training, especially if you perform at least two interval training sessions per week.
Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., teaches exercise and directs the fitness research classes at Quincy College. He has written 25 books on strength training.


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A winner was selected from 60 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
TopicTagger automatically tags, organizes and personalizes news content -- it's like having your own personal magazine editor. The product has been working behind the scenes at national publications for the last two years, but we are about to release a new product for the general public. This logo will get broad exposure, and will be the base for several more icons and logos for other elements of the product suite.
Our typical end user is a creative knowledge worker, who frequently reads web sites and magazines to keep up with the latest in his or her field. The logo should also appeal to the editors and publishers of trade and professional publications.
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Cyberchase "Starlight Night" It's Starlight Night, the annual holiday when all the stars in Cyberspace are refreshed for the new year. But Hacker concocts a scheme to darken the stars forever. He sends Buzz and Delete to stop all production of new star circuits and take inventor Archimedes to the Northern Frontier. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Ruff Needs His Herring Checked" Ruff has finally lost it! He's hearing a voice that no one else can hear. Even stranger, the voice is telling him to bake cookies to woo Charlene, the poodle next door. Ruff's sanity is at stake as he sends Isaac and Liza to meet with an audiologist to find out everything they can about hearing. D
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There is no denying that energy drinks are popular—Americans consume nearly US$8 billion of Red Bull, Rockstar, Monster, and related beverages every year. In India, it is reported that the energy drink market is growing at a rate of 25 percent per year and is estimated at Rs 500 crore. The carbonated drink market is close to Rs 6,000 crore.* And yet, numerous media reports have called energy drinks "useless" to "dangerous."
Although most energy drinks are little more than flavoured caffeine/sugar concoctions, some products are striking out in new directions to deliver the energy boost that tired consumers are craving without the sugary side effects. As a nutritionist, I'm often conflicted when I'm asked if energy drinks are "healthy" to consume on a daily basis (most are certainly not, but some newer options are coming close).
Sugar Rush
All of the mainstream energy drinks deliver 3–4 grams of sugar per 30 ml—so for drinks ranging from 235 to 592 ml, you're looking at a massive dose of 25–80 grams of sugar. Your typical 355 ml Coke in the U.S. packs 39 grams of sugar per can (almost 10 teaspoons of sugar and 160 calories). The sugar-free versions aren't much better because you're trading your sugar rush for a range of artificial sweeteners that often can only trick your brain and taste buds temporarily (your appetite is likely to increase significantly in the evening after having consumed an artificially sweetened beverage earlier in the day—so you end up consuming those "missing" sugar calories later anyway.)
Palatinose is a brand name of isomaltulose, a unique natural sugar that is absorbed about 50% slower than regular sugar (sucrose). This makes isomaltulose a "low glycemic" type of sugar that is less likely to result in the "spikes" of blood glucose that are common with traditional energy drinks. Isomaltulose is a form of sucrose (cane sugar) that has been naturally fermented in a way that slows its rate of absorption, which is good for energy levels, brain function, and fat-burning.
For example, consuming an energy drink sweetened with sugar or high fructose corn syrup is likely to result in a fast rise in blood glucose and a resulting spike in energy levels and rapid drop in fat-burning. It is also likely to result (about 90 minutes later) in a fast drop in blood glucose levels and a corresponding fall in mental and physical energy levels.
Caffeine Connection
Most mainstream soft drinks and energy drinks use synthetic caffeine added at 50–200mg per can to their high fructose corn syrup and artificial colours—not a very appetising brew. (In the U.S., 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength has 207mg, Red Bull has 80mg, Coke has 35mg, and a typical coffee has 100mg.) This level of caffeine has been shown to improve subjective feelings of physical energy, mental focus, and reaction time, alertness, and overall cognitive performance. A handful of studies have also demonstrated an improvement in energy expenditure (burning more calories) as well as improved physical performance in both sprint and endurance events.
Clearly, there is a short-term benefit of energy drinks on various aspects of mental and physical performance—but what about the long-term health effects? It's obvious that high doses of sugar are detrimental to health in a myriad of ways from insulin overload to outright addiction. Caffeine overdoses are associated with elevated stress responses, higher blood pressure and heart rate, exacerbated hyperglycemia, tension, and insomnia.
As a physiologist, nutritionist, and endurance athlete, I don't want anyone to be over-consuming either sugar or caffeine, and when they (myself included) DO consume energy drinks, I'd prefer the sugars to have a lower glycemic index (such as Palatinose) and the caffeine to come from natural sources (which can be "slower" forms of caffeine in several ways).
Green tea leaves, coffee beans, Guarana seeds, Maca roots, Cha de Burge leaves/fruits, yerba mate leaves, and Kola nuts are all rich sources of natural caffeine that tend to be absorbed into the blood stream more slowly than synthetic caffeine. The combination of natural caffeine plus lower-glycemic sugars results in a more sustained, longer lasting, and less "jittery" form of energy—without the common up/down spikes that come from many mainstream energy drinks.
Added Supplements
At the more "premium" end of the energy drink spectrum (not the stuff you buy at the gas station), it's becoming more common to see exotic energy boosters such as Panax Ginseng roots (very effective for mental/physical energy, but also very expensive) and stamina/endurance enhancers such as ribose (great for cardiovascular and muscular energy), as well as amino acids such as taurine (to increase blood flow) and tyrosine (for mental focus). Unfortunately, these exotic ingredients are often added to many energy drinks in tiny "pixie dust" amounts (too little to be effective). So don't put too much faith in a long list of exotic ingredients unless the actual product has undergone some level of scientific validation of its energy boosting claims.
MonaVie EMV—A Healthier Alternative
An independent clinical study of MonaVie's EMV energy drink, conducted at the University of Southern California (USC), found improvements in several measures of both physical and mental performance. In volunteers exercising at a sustained moderate intensity (average heart rate of 150 beats per minute), those consuming EMV showed a 7% improvement in perceived exertion (indicating that EMV users felt that the workload was "7% easier" compared to placebo).
On measures of mental focus and mood state, EMV users also showed improvements in reaction time, memory performance, and measures of psychological vigour (mental/physical energy). The USC researchers concluded that, "With some of the safety concerns regarding current energy drinks on the market, especially with the large concentration of caffeine in a relatively small volume, the MonaVie EMV beverage might offer a safer and healthier alternative."
The bottom line when it comes to energy drinks is to look for some of the "healthier" options that are coming to market. Those with "slower" types of both sugar and natural caffeine—perhaps combined with meaningful levels of exotics such as Panax ginseng, ribose, and tyrosine—offer a more sustained increase in whole-body energy levels and improvement in mental focus. MonaVie EMV fulfils each of these criteria and represents perhaps the most advanced (and delicious) energy drink on the market today.
About the Author: Dr. Shawn Talbott is MonaVie's Chief Science Officer. He holds a MS in exercise science (UMass Amherst) and PhD in nutritional biochemistry (Rutgers). As an exhausted dad, scientist, and ultramarathoner, he is a frequent user of EMV because it's an energy drink that takes a healthier approach to restoring mental and physical energy levels.


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Omar Khadr, Oh Canada
The anthology is edited by Janice Williamson and is a trade paperback by McGill-Queen's Press (May, 2012.) The e-book will be published in the summer 2012. Mark Abley was McGill-Queen's Acquisitions Editor and a fabulous editor throughout the project.
The collection is multidisciplinary and multi-genre with contributions from leading legal experts, poets, novelists, sociologists, political scientists, essayists, playwrights, documentarians, military experts, diplomats, human rights activists, communications scholars, and literary critics. Any royalties will be donated to PEN Canada, an association of writers and supporters who "assist writers around the world who have been imprisoned for the peaceful expression of their ideas."
Book launches, talks, and readings for the Omar Khadr, Oh Canada anthology will be held at – ("Events" page for details)
- Society for the Study of Religion meetings at Congress, Wilfrid Laurier University, Kitchener/Waterloo, 9:00am-10:30p, May 27 with contributors Sherene Razack, Jasmin Zine and editor Janice Williamson
- Toronto – Tuesday May 29 -6-9pm BEN MCNALLY BOOKS (Bay Street) : Toronto-area contributors – Charles Foran, Kim Echlin, Judith Thompson, George Elliott Clarke, Marian Nemat, Sherene Razack, Jasmin Zine, Audrey Macklin, Rick Salutin.
- Ottawa – Wednesday May 30 7-9 UNDER ONE ROOF (2nd floor (wheelchair accessible) Bank St at Cooper St): Ottawa contributors Maher Arar, Romeo Dallaire, Deborah Gorham, Sheema Khan, Monia Mazigh, Gar Pardy
- Edmonton launch: Canadian Political Science Association annual meeting at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Wednesday June 13 4:30p – 6:00p, Student Lounge, Old Arts Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton contributors Dennis Edney, Andy Knight, John McCoy, Sheila Pratt, and editor Janice Williamson
- "Canadian Literature: From Sea to Sea" a conference at the University of Vigo, Spain, June 26, 2012
- Vancouver September 19, 2012, 7:00pm, Vancouver Public Library – downtown brance : Vancouver contributors Robert Diab, Gail Davidson, Alnoor Gova, Grace Woo and editor Janice Williamson
- "Teach-In on Omar Khadr" a collaboration between Janice Williamson, English & Film Studies, and the Global Citizenship and Development group, Department of Educational Policy Studies, Education. (date and location to be confirmed)
- Talk on Omar Khadr, Oh Canada, Janice Williamson at the Peace Consortium, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Calgary, fall 2012, date and location to be confirmed.