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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation prepares for leadership transition: Colin Campbell continues as president and CEO until successor foundThe Colonial Williamsburg Foundation announced today that a management succession process, including the appointment of a succession committee and engagement of an executive search firm, has been initiated to effect an orderly transition of chief executive leadership.
Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman of the Colonial Williamsburg Board of Trustees and chairman, president and chief executive of Dominion Resources in Richmond, Va., chairs the succession committee, whose other members include trustees Pamela Flaherty of New York, N.Y.; Steven Miller of Houston, Texas; Cynthia Milligan of Lincoln, Neb.; Andrea Mitchell of Washington, D.C.; Thomas Norment of Williamsburg, Va.; Barbara Oberg of Princeton, N.J.; and Henry Wolf of Virginia Beach, Va.
The executive recruiting firm Storbeck/Pimentel has been retained by the succession committee to support this effort.
"Succession is a primary focus for any well-managed organization and a leading responsibility of the Board of Trustees," said Farrell. "Colonial Williamsburg has been extraordinarily fortunate to have been led by Colin Campbell since August 2000, a period of time marked by substantial challenges and addressed with great energy, creativity, and focus. There will be an appropriate time in the future to comment on Colin's numerous contributions to the history of this venerable organization, but 'reinvention' is certainly one descriptor of his tenure. Colin has led us into the 21st century and has requested that this succession process be initiated at this time, while emphasizing his full and ongoing commitment to the leadership and management of the Foundation through completion of the process and a reasonable transition period."
Farrell added, "No date has been set for completion of this process, but rather the Board's focus is on fulfilling this responsibility in a manner that best serves the interests and standards of the institution. The succession committee will continue its work until the assignment is complete."
"There are busy and demanding months ahead as we continue to pursue ambitious goals intended to sustain and advance Colonial Williamsburg's excellence, assure its relevance as a center for history and citizenship and increase revenues from earned income and philanthropy," said Campbell. "I look forward to continuing to work with my talented colleagues to address these responsibilities and opportunities, while supporting the Board and the succession committee in the critical work of leadership transition."
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You've seen the TARDIS Bed, TARDIS Cat Playpen, and even the TARDIS Toilet. Now feast your eyes on something even more adorable (and fully functional): the TARDIS Ice Box.
One clever Doctor Who fan over at Time Machine-Yeah turned their fridge into a TARDIS, vastly enhancing both the ice box and their home. Well done!

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Borg cube
Borg cubes are exactly that: cubes. From the outside, they seem to consist of many thousands of components haphazardly arranged within a cubical frame. Although many parts of a cube are redundant, there are some unique components such as central data transfer nodes that connect the ship and its crew to the greater Collective. These unique, non-metameric components represent weaknesses that have been exploited by Federation crews fighting against the Borg. Otherwise, a cube can sustain large amounts of damage without suffering severe losses in combat performance.
Cubes have no visible engines, weapons emplacements, sensors, shield projectors, or any components at all that are identifiable out of the morass of parts that form their surface.
Borg cubes present an omni-directional threat to opposing forces. They are fully optimized to engage in combat from any direction, and any facing can act as a primary weapons battery. Weapon systems include beam weapons (possibly lasers or some type of phaser equivalent), tractor beams that immobilize enemy ships and drain their shields, and shield-draining pulse weapons.
Defensively, Borg ships are quite adaptable, able to neutralize many frequency-based weapons with apparently trivial effort. The exact mechanism by which they neutralize photon torpedoes is still unclear, but it may involve shielding interplay between the weapon and the Cube.
Borg ships are still vulnerable to superior firepower, and technologically inferior forces can still inflict damage on a cube with sufficient numbers. For example, despite using weapons which the Borg had had ample opportunity to study and neutralize, a Federation fleet still managed to destroy a cube in Star Trek: First Contact. A Borg cube is capable of defeating a fleet of 40 Federation starships without sustaining any significant damage in return (TNG "Best of Both Worlds"), but a fleet of hundreds of starships is capable of inflicting heavy damage.


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Mayor Chris Beutler and Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning today announced a partnership that will create the Cleaner Greener Lincoln Initiative. The Attorney General's Office is providing $50,000 from a lawsuit settlement to launch the initiative. The City also will use about $2.4 million in stimulus funds to support the effort. Those funds are available through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.
"The Cleaner Greener Lincoln Initiative is a comprehensive effort to make Lincoln government more energy efficient, save taxpayer dollars and leave our children with blue skies and a healthy, green landscape," Beutler said. "The combination of these funding sources gives us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to implement a sustainability program that provides for our community's environmental needs while encouraging job growth."
"I'm pleased to partner with Mayor Beutler and the City of Lincoln to help develop and implement environmental programs," said Bruning. "This important effort is good for the environment, good for Lincoln and good for Nebraska."
The Mayor has chosen Milo Mumgaard, a public interest attorney, to start the new initiative. Mumgaard also will take on Denise Pearce's duties as a Senior Policy Aide during her extended maternity leave. Mumgaard was the founding Executive Director of the Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest. Mumgaard most recently served as the Midwest Regional Director for State Operations for Common Cause, and prior to that as an associate general counsel for the national AFL-CIO. The Lincoln native has a law degree from the New York University School of Law, and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
"I look forward to helping build upon the great work toward sustainability already launched by Mayor Beutler and City government and the partnerships among business, industry, government and the nonprofit sectors," Mumgaard said. "I'm anxious to get going."
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Taiwan Honeynet Chapter founded in November 2008. Four staff from NCHC, National Center for High-performance Computing, are responsible for Taiwan Honeynet Chapter so far. Another two full-time staff will join the working group contributed to honeynet development and botnet research on March 2009. Until now, we don't have any full member of the Honeynet Project. Below we diagramed our organization.
Chapter leader guides the Taiwan Honeynet Project. The structure of the chapter can be separate into a working group and members. Chapter leader may appoint a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to direct the working group for overall organization and its day-to-day activities. The working group will maintain the operation of chapter, research projects and large-scale honeynet deployment. Taiwan chapter members can propose their security research projects and take part in training courses and workshops.
Our current deployment is a GenIII Honeynet with ROO Version 1.3. ROO honeywall. Honeywall is used like a gateway to centrally control and monitor various honeypots overall six Class C networks. This deployment makes inbound and outbound honeynet traffic more secure and provides an efficient method in catching different attack activities. Under the honeywall, four kinds of honeypots are installed.
Our honeynet facilities are placed in a high-quality computer room with stable power, air conditioners and authorized access control. It also is 7x24 monitored by NCHC Security Operation Center.
In this year, we focus on honeypots deployment for capturing attack activities. Besides, we are working on two projects:
In the next year, we will focus on virtual machine honeypot solutions in large-scale networks, especially in management and monitoring. Secondly, we hope we can cooperate with other chapters to research on p2p botnet tracking. Finally, all capturing data will integrate into Arcsight analysis system in NCHC SOC.


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Saturday Morning Cult-TV Blogging: Ark II: "The Cryogenic Man" (October 23, 1976)
Ark II conjures up a surprisingly sharp and witty installment this Saturday morning with "The Cryogenic Man," an episode guest starring Gilligan's Island actor Jim Backus -- Thurston Howell himself -- as "Arnold Pool." Pool is a twentieth-century business tycoon awakened into the twenty-fifth century, along with his assistant, Norman Funk (John Fiedler).
In "The Cryogenic Man," Jonah, Ruth, Samuel and Adam revive these two men from five hundred years in the past, and the episode pauses first for a Planet of the Apes joke. Upon seeing Adam, the talking chimpanzee, Pool exclaims "Good grief, we've been taken over by apes."
After that nice self-reflexive bit of humor, the tale gets down to the meat of its social commentary. Pool takes one look around the primitive village that represents his new home and asks: "Where are the high rises? And the shopping centers? Where are the stores?" These are the things that a rich man of the twentieth century misses first, the teleplay notes.
Then, Pool promptly asks the confused leader of the village whether he is a "Democrat or a Republican." Ruth's answer is charming and forthright: "There are no Democrats and Republicans anymore…"
Even though he's awakened into a new and post-apocalyptic world, the entitled Pool believes he can still buy happiness with his vast fortune. He offers the villagers cold hard cash (ten dollars an hour) to build him a big new house in the center of town. Naturally, they've never even seen money.
"They're a sick group," Pool notes condescendingly. "They don't know what money is."
Before long, Pool learns that the villagers are starving, and can't grow food successfully because of contaminated soil. The problem is that their village stands on the location of Pool's old industrial factory, where he produced a product known as Pool's Power Plant, a kind of "miracle grow" for vegetation.
Unfortunately, as Ruth confirms, the product is actually a toxic chemical; one harmful to human beings.
Rather than accept the facts, Pool derides the Ark II crew as "bureaucrats" not "scientists," and warns that bureaucrats will always take "food" from people's mouths. He then instructs the villagers to trap Ruth and Jonah in the cryogenic chambers.
While Samuel and Adam attempt to rescue Ruth and Jonah from their enforced slumber, Pool starts up his factory, and it begins to spew poison into the atmosphere, thereby creating another serious problem.
Finally, the Ark II crew shuts down the factory (with a well-placed laser blast), and Pool promises to change his ways; to think about ecology, not just making money.
At episode's end, Jonah notes in his log that we can either "make the same mistakes over and over again…or learn and grow."
"The Cryogenic Man" is particularly prescient in understanding a dynamic that we are, alas, all too familiar with today. A businessman who stands to make vast sums of money wishes to deride "scientific findings" as socialist "bureaucracy" and ignore hard evidence…with the safety of the community endangered as a result of his selfishness.
I guess Ark II saw the same problem in 1976, and made this episode in response. But it's discouraging that we haven't taken many steps to change the problem in the intervening thirty-six years. It's one thing to be in favor of capitalism, another entirely to be in favor of irresponsible, unfettered capitalism. One person's right to personal wealth ends, I submit, when that quest harms another person's right to breathe clean air, or drink clean water.
But overall, today's world suggests that Jonah's belief that we can "learn and grow" has not yet come to pass in the real world. Instead, we seem to be making the same mistakes over and over.
In terms of Ark II, this episode's wholly unexpected sense of humor leavens the didacticism a bit. The writing here is clearer and edgier than many installments, making this one of the series' smartest entries.
Finally, the idea of a money-hungry, irresponsible businessman awaking up in a future sans capitalism is an idea that also appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994), in the first season finale, "The Neutral Zone."
Next week: "Don Quixote."


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There are more flea and tick products available today than ever before. Provided below is a brief description of the various categories of active ingredients found in today's flea and tick preventives. Also see our Flea & Tick Product Comparison Chart, which provides a more detailed overview of products containing these ingredients.
Pyrethrins -
Pyrethrins, made from extracts of chrysanthemum flowers, have been in use for over 100 years and are one of the most common ingredients in flea and tick control products. Pyrethrins affect the nervous system of insects by influencing the flow of sodium out of nerve cells. This results in repeated nerve firing, and the insect dies. Pyrethrins are used to control ticks, fleas, lice, and mosquitoes.
Pyrethroids (permethrin, phenothrin, etofenprox, fenvalorate) -
Pyrethroids are synthetic relatives of natural pyrethrins. They are made in a laboratory and have a longer-lasting effect than pyrethrins. Examples of pyrethroids include permethrin (found in
K9 Advantix®) and etofenprox (found in Bio Spot® ACTIVE CARE SPOT ON® for Cats). Pyrethroids are often used in the environment to kill and repel ticks, fleas, lice, and mosquitoes. Many pyrethroids cannot be used on cats, so be sure to check the label for safety. Etofenprox (Bio Spot® ACTIVE CARE SPOT ON® for Cats) is a pyrethroid that is labeled safe to use on cats.
Fipronil -
Fipronil (found in Drs. Foster & Smith Fiprotrol™ Plus Flea & Tick Control for Dogs, FiproGuard™ for Dogs and Frontline® Plus) is the most commonly used ingredient in a relatively new group of synthetic insecticides called arylheterocycles. These compounds block the passage of chlorine through cells in the insect's nervous system, causing paralysis. In Drs. Foster & Smith Fiprotrol™ Plus Flea & Tick Control for Dogs, FiproGuard™ for Dogs and Frontline® Plus, fipronil is mixed with an oil carrier, and collects in the sebaceous (oil) glands of the skin, then is slowly released. Because of this, it is water-resistant. Fipronil gives excellent protection against ticks, and adult fleas, but does not prevent flea eggs and larvae from developing. For protection against all stages of the flea life cycle, we recommend
Drs. Foster & Smith Fiprotrol™ Plus Flea & Tick Control for Dogs, which contains fipronil plus the Insect Growth Regulator methoprene, described below.
Insect Growth Regulators (methoprene, pyriproxyfen (Nylar™), fenoxycarb) -
Insect Growth Regulators (IGR's) differ from traditional flea product ingredients because their main activity is against the immature forms of the flea, not the adults. IGR's mimic juvenile growth hormone, a substance that keeps the flea from developing. Normally, juvenile growth hormone decreases over time and the flea eggs and larvae mature. IGR's keep this development from occurring and the immature fleas fail to molt and they die. Insect growth regulators are found in products such as Drs. Foster & Smith Fiprotrol™ Plus Flea & Tick Control for Dogs, Frontline® Plus and Bio Spot® ACTIVE CARE SPOT ON® for Cats. Because IGR's do not kill adult fleas, it is important to make sure that the product you are using also contains an adulticide.
Methylcarbamate -
Carbamate insecticides function by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme necessary for normal nerve function. The insect's nerves continue to fire repeatedly, and it dies.
Imidacloprid -
Imidacloprid (found in
Advantage® II and
K9 Advantix ® II) interferes with the nerve conduction system of insects, by blocking the insects' nerve receptors. It kills fleas but does not have activity against ticks. Therefore, the dog product K9 Advantix ® II also contains an ingredient (permethrin) that works against ticks. Advantage® II does have both dog and cat formulations, but K9 Advantix ® II should NOT be used on cats.
Amitraz -
Amitraz is an ingredient that is used as a dip to treat demodectic mange. It has also been shown to be highly effective as an ingredient in canine tick collars, such as
Preventic collars. Most ticks are killed by Amitraz before they attach or if they do attach, they are killed in less than 24 hours, thus reducing the transfer of the bacteria which cause Lyme disease. Do NOT use Amitraz on cats.
Selamectin -
Selamectin is the active ingredient in the prescription product
Revolution®. Selamectin kills parasites by blocking nerve signal transmission. Revolution is absorbed through the skin and enters the bloodstream, where it protects against heartworm disease. It also kills certain intestinal parasites in cats, as well as fleas, flea eggs and certain types of mites and ticks.
Nitenpyram -
Nitenpyram is the active ingredient in
Capstar®, an oral flea control product. Capstar starts killing adult fleas on your pet within 30 minutes. It can be used on pregnant or nursing dogs and cats, and is safe for puppies and kittens 4 weeks and older. It can be very useful in situations such as prior to surgery, boarding or grooming or after a trip to the park. However, it will not work for ongoing control as the medication is out of the animal's system within 24 hours. Therefore, we recommend following up a day later with an application of Drs. Foster & Smith Fiprotrol™ Plus Flea & Tick Control for Dogs, Frontline® Plus for Dogs or Frontline® Plus for Cats.
Citrus Extracts (Linalool, d-limonene) -
Citrus extracts are derived from the fresh peels of citrus fruits, and have an effect on the nervous system of insects.
Synergists (piperonyl butoxide, N-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide (MGK 264)) -
Synergists are compounds that help to increase the effectiveness of another active ingredient in a product. For example, piperonyl butoxide helps slow degradation of pyrethrins by the insect's metabolism. Both piperonyl butoxide and N-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide are used to enhance the effectiveness of pyrethrins.
Sodium lauryl sulfate (Natural Flea Control) -
Detergent-like nontoxic flea and tick control.
Spinosad (Rx Comfortis) -
Derived from a naturally-occurring bacterium in the soil. When the flea is exposed to this fast acting insecticide, it over-stimulates the insect's nervous system, causing death. Effective against fleas.


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From Christianity Today to The Tennessean, Seattle megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll has been making a ton of headlines lately. Most, but not all, concern a new book by Driscoll and his wife, Grace, titled "Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, & Life Together." (Just to be clear for those not paying real close attention, Driscoll is not the sex-on-the-roof pastor, although both were mentioned in the same ABC News report on Valentine's Day.)
Slate.com magazine produced one of the more interesting pieces on Driscoll that I've seen. Fascinatingly (or strangely?) enough, the 1,650-word report published Friday does not even mention the sex-in-marriage book, even though the story is about a disgruntled former member who alleges Driscoll's Mars Hill Church subjected him to heavy-handed church discipline after he violated the megachurch's sexual conduct covenant.
The Slate story — dubbed "A Shunning in Seattle" — bills itself this way:
A powerful megachurch's harsh tactics raise questions about how much control churches should have over their members' lives.
It's intriguing subject matter, but sadly, the report falls short as a piece of serious journalism, assuming that's how the magazine intended it.
There's too much innuendo — and too few named sources — to deem this an accurate, evenhanded accounting of the facts and key players involved. That's unfortunate, given that — in some ways — the writer flashes remarkable insight into the makeup and mechanisms of the modern megachurch.
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Until last fall, a 25-year-old Seattle man named Andrew was happily committed to Mars Hill Church, one of America's fastest-growing megachurches with more than 5,000 members. He volunteered weekly for security duty at his branch of the church, joined a Bible study group, and had recently become engaged to the daughter of a church elder. Then he made a mistake that found him cast out: He cheated on his fiancee with a community college classmate. The fury over Andrew's experience—and his decision to publicize the church's internal disciplinary procedures—has led to accusations by other Christians that one of the most powerful evangelical voices in the country, Mars Hill pastor Mark Driscoll, employs a cultlike leadership style. Now, for the first time, Mars Hill is speaking out in response to its former member's charges.
My three main problems with the story:
* The squishy approach to the facts: About one-third of the way into the story, the ex-member — indirectly — gives his side of what happened:
According to that account, Andrew cheated on his fiancee, engaging in some kind of sexual contact short of intercourse with another woman. Racked with guilt, he quickly confessed to both his fiancee and another member of his small group. About two weeks later, he also admitted to having a premarital sexual relationship with his now ex-fiancee.
Slate takes that side of the story and uses it as the overriding narrative. Not until the next-to-last paragraph — roughly 900 words later — does the report present the other side of the story:
Dean describes Andrew as "a man who cheated on his fiancee, lied about it, and only confessed after being pressed about suspicious details."
* The 'cult' label without adequate probing: In the lede, the story introduces the C-word, attributing it to "accusations by other Christians." Later, "fellow evangelical Christians" are cited as those concerned about Driscoll's practices. In another case, "some critics" is the all-encompassing attribution used.
The only actual named source using the term "cult-like" is a blogger, while a separate reference cites an unidentified ex-member who compared his experience — in a separate newspaper report — to people "drinking Kool-Aid."
Is there true concern that Mars Hill Church is a cult? If so, more serious — and more in-depth — reporting is needed.
The Religion Newswriters Association's stylebook guideline on cults is helpful:
A term that has come to be associated with religious groups far outside the mainstream that have overly controlling leadership or dangerous practices. For that reason, journalists should use it with the greatest care and only when they are certain it fits. On rare occasions, cult is an appropriate description. Two groups whose members committed mass suicide are examples: the Peoples Temple (Jonestown in Guyana, South America, 1978) and Heaven's Gate (1997, California). Another example is the Branch Davidians, whose founder, David Koresh, died along with 75 followers in a 1993 standoff with government officials.
* The one-sided perspective: From beginning to end, it's pretty clear in this piece who's right (hint: it's not Driscoll) and who's wrong. That approach works great for an editorial, but not for a news story.
It would be interesting to see an actual mainstream news report on these allegations and Mars Hill Church's approach to church discipline. In seeking to uncover the truth, such a report would, of course, need to quote actual church members by name — and not just one disgruntled ex-member identified by his first name only.
Such a piece also might explore questions left unanswered in the Slate story, such as the role of church elders at Mars Hill. It's telling that the ex-member's fiancee was the daughter of a church elder. Did that connection change the dynamics of how this particular situation played out? Hey, such a piece might even quote the fiancee and her father and seek to tell a fuller, fairer version of the truth.


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PORTLAND — Six of seven city park spots available to food truck and cart owners were filled last week.
City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin released the results from bids received earlier this spring.
Small Axe Food Trucks will continue to operate in Congress Square Park, and will be joined by Urban Sugar & Mobile Cafe. South Portland-based Taco Trio will operate a food truck on the Western Prom and push carts on Western Prom and in Lincoln Park.
Biddeford-based Perry's Sidewalk Cafe will operate a push cart on East End Beach. South Portland-based Ana's Mobile Gourmet will serve El Salvadorian food from a truck at Deering Oaks Park, and the Wicked Good Food Truck will operate at Back Cove.
Taco Trio was the most active vendor in the process, submitting a bid to operate a food truck in Congress Square Park along with the three bids that were accepted. Aside from the Taco Trio bid for Congress Square, the only bid rejected by the city was from Mainely Meatballs, to operate a food truck at Back Cove. There were no bids for the Kiwanis Pool cart and truck sites off St. James Street.
Bids were opened May 21 and scored by valuing bid prices and experience at 25 percent each, with 50 percent for the business plan. Taco Trio was the highest bidder, with $3,000 for the Lincoln Park push cart and $2,100 each for the Western Prom truck and push-cart operations. The company also bid $3,000 to operate in Congress Square Park.
Small Axe Food Trucks bid $300 for its Congress Square Park spot, and Urban Sugar & Mobile Cafe bid $1,000.
Perry's Sidewalk Cafe bid $100 for its East End Beach spot, Ana's Mobile Gourmet did not bid to work in Deering Oaks, but made a $100 deposit. The Wicked Good Truck bid $500 to work at Back Cove.
All operators must also acquire licenses and pay fees of $500 per truck or $295 per cart, along with $35 fees to apply for a new license or $25 to renew an existing license. Operators must also carry $400,000 in liability insurance and pay a $110 base inspection fee for their truck or cart.
City land open for use by food trucks and push carts was expanded Monday night, when city councilors unanimously approved allowing them in Compass Park at the Maine State Pier. Operators will be required to submit bids for the site.


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This year marks the 90th anniversary of study abroad programs at the University of Delaware, and the UDairy Creamery has partnered with UD's Institute for Global Studies to celebrate in a special way — unveiling a new ice cream flavor in honor of the milestone.
The new flavor is named "1923" in honor of the year that study abroad began at UD. Slated to be released at the UDairy Creamery storefront on Monday, Feb. 18, the new "1923" flavor is a specially made French vanilla flavored ice cream with bittersweet chocolate chunks and a salted caramel swirl.
For the creation of the new flavor, the study abroad team consulted with the creamery staff. "We didn't want to choose a flavor that identified too much with a specific location or region of the world," says Lisa Chieffo, associate director of study abroad, noting that they and the creamery also wanted to offer a flavor that would have broad appeal.
Chieffo says she is proud of the new flavor and of this great milestone for the University. "The fact that UD was the first U.S. institution to have a study abroad program, and that we continue to be a national leader today, is testament to the institution's long-term commitment to internationalization. Thus far, well over 25,000 students have participated in UD study abroad programs, and we're still going strong. The University community can be proud of this great legacy."
The program can be credited to University President Walter S. Hullihen. When approached by professor Raymond Kirkbride in 1921 to send students to France, Hullihen recognized the value of the concept and lobbied for its implementation. It took two years before the first study abroad took place, but in July 1923, eight students sailed to France for their junior year. The program not only proved a success, but also had great influence on the students.
Following that first program, study abroad grew in popularity, expanding to other locations around Europe. Students from universities across the country participated in the programs, spending their junior year abroad with the University of Delaware.
Today UD consistently ranks among the top U.S. research institutions in the percentage of its undergraduates who study abroad. With more than 70 study abroad programs held annually, the University currently sends students to six of the seven continents, providing them with a rigorous and adventurous learning experience.
Article by Samantha Walsh
Photos by Danielle Quigley
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We discussed the reasons last month why gold would go to $2,000 an ounce by the end of August.
That did not happen, and fell well short of that level, closing at roughly $1,830 an ounce. Still, gold had a spectacular month, gaining 12% during August, thanks in part to worries over the S&P downgrade of U.S. debt, Eurozone problems, and concerns over slowing growth around the world.
None of those problems have gone away, they have just been pushed out a few weeks, as there is talk that the Federal Reserve is going to do a third round of quantitative easing to help boost employment (aka boost the S&P 500). Fortunately or unfortunately depending upon your perspective, it looks as if a third round of quantitative easing will not been seen by the equities market as favorable, and will only boost commodities, namely precious metals.
During the month of August, we saw gold run up to over $1,900 an ounce, then proceed to plunge to around $1,730 an ounce, as all the hot money and those who rushed in during the month to get burned. That does not mean the trend is over, as evidenced by this chart. The uptrend is still intact, despite that bit of volatility we saw towards the latter part of the month.
In recent days, gold has been consolidating for a larger move: either higher or lower. Considering the fact that none of those problems were resolved (S&P did downgrade U.S. debt, so I guess this problem was solved, albeit negatively) and we have more concerns coming in September, the logical move is higher. We are also starting to move into the holiday buying season, which tends to push prices higher. In India, gold is considered a big gift, and gold prices generally rise as we get towards the end of the year.
There is still a crisis of confidence around the world, although it has calmed down somewhat. There is also concern that as the third quarter comes to a close, we will see earnings reports for a lot of companies be revised down, and money has to go somewhere.
We saw what happened during August when you get a crisis of confidence, money all piles into one place: precious metals, particularly, gold. Gold jumped 12% during the month. If the Fed does decide to enact "QE3" in September, we could see $2,000 an ounce by the meeting, or perhaps slightly after. The U.S. dollar will continue to nosedive, and precious metals will be the beneficiaries.
Greece is still a mess, and whether the country gets bailed out or not changes by the day. That does not inspire confidence. In fact, it saps it. Italy is a disaster of epic proportions, and there is a vote in September to increase the European Financial Stability Fund. Getting the fund increased is going to be incredibly hard to do, which should sap confidence even more. In short, Europe is very ugly, and does not look any better than it did just a few short weeks ago.
When you have a crisis of confidence, everyone heads for the exit. The only door that is open? Gold.
$2,000 an ounce is closer than you think. Wake me up when September ends.
Traders who believe that September will be even more volatile than August might want to consider the following trades:
- Buying the gold miners has not proved as profitable as buying gold ETFs. Traders may want to consider SPDR Gold Trust ETF, which tracks the price of gold, or PowerShares DB Gold Double Long ETN.
- Traders may also move into silver, which should move higher as gold does. Consider iShares Silver Trust ETF or ProShares Ultra Silver ETF.
Traders who believe investor confidence will come back sooner rather than later may consider alternate positions:
- If confidence comes back from some outside force, equities could soar. Baidu, Amazon, Apple etc. all could soar from these levels.
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Essay: Steven Pinker's Cyborg: How Teaching Reading Became More Complicated than Rocket Science
Learning is not necessarily the same as external performance (i.e. 'task time'). This is because performance data is commonly processed by the brain even after one's body has ceased the performance. This is how a child learns to walk within far less 'task time' than might be expected by a hypothetical robotics engineer who has had no exposure to toddlers. Some children spend a lot of 'task time' in learning to walk, while others spend comparatively little. And, either way, there is so much variability as to the age at which normal children attain basic proficiency in walking that some of them attain it only at twice the age of others. All this variability is how humans naturally vary in regard to learning any skill. In fact, the more 'artificial' the skill, the more variability there is in the age at which, and the means by which, humans can become proficient in it without unnecessary struggle.
A basic question for reading research that I've never noticed addressed is whether adults in primitive countries who grew up without being exposed to print and later taught to read have the same kinds and incidences of struggles in learning to read that American children have.
Diane McGuinness admitted that some children do not seem to find learning to read difficult; she rationalized that this must be because they have the talents for realizing how to do it even in the face of 'bad' instruction (Why Our Children Can't Read, pg. 30).
But, somewhat-less-than-perfectly 'unambiguous' terminology used in (imposed) reading instruction is a handicap for children who do not 'instinctively know from experience' something of what human reading is (or who do, but that the instruction they are subjected to fails to activate it within the context imposed). Within an imposed and micro-managed 'learning' context, children whose socio-linguistic development is 'lagging behind' that of their average age-mates need relatively more unambiguous terminology in order to keep from acquiring robotic habits of approaching print. But, it is these very children whom politically pressured teachers then find must be induced the more to submit to the programming.
When an entire nation of children were forced by law into this one-sided, dictatorial, 'educational' relationship, the conveniently bureaucratic solution to children's increasing 'learning failures' was to do lots of statistical, third-person research to figure out how to improve the programming, and, or, to load children down with even more of these menial mental chores within a given span of time and beginning at earlier and earlier ages.
Most of this essay is made up of parts of several of my posts that appear on the online discussion forum, EduTalk, hosted by Yahoo Groups, and all of which can be viewed beginning at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EduTalk/message/554. Those posts get little exposure to anyone but members of that forum (and little by them, too, I suspect), so I'm making an essay here out of parts of some of those posts. The main inspiration for those posts, and for this essay, are the following persons, in order of priority. The late John Caldwell Holt (author of nine books on education/learning/science), Frank Smith (author of Understanding Reading), Rudolph Flesch (author of Why Johnny Still Can't Read), and, to my mind, deservedly famed cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker---who I'm nevertheless about to quite disparagingly quote. Hi ho, hi ho, a-essaying we now will go.
Look at the following set of three little shapes and tell me what you see.
Do they merely look like themselves? Or, do you tend to make them appear to be more than they are?
Are they a pair of glasses on a nose? Or, maybe they're a universal sign for "bicycle-and-rider"? Or, maybe a bird eating a seed? The fact that you can so easily see such a simple, static visual shape like that in different and meaningful ways shows that the human visual system is not keyed to the visual trivia constituting the shape, but to any and every part of your brain that can come to bear. In fact, the way you get to know a new person (visually, or in general), and thus to get an ever-deepening sense of them, is by the same means that you get to know a simple, abstract shape. It's no accident that the most published-and-read story in the world is not about a mad scientist and his inexplicable longing for a robotic companion, but about the core unit of human society: the first man and first woman.
In his book, Not Even Wrong, Paul Collins recounts his autistic son's pre-occupation with letters by noting, at one point, how his son seemed to relate to letters as if they were persons. Letters, words, shapes, toys, random bits of wood, they're all the same in how people recognize them: in ways that only social creatures can, who have brains wired for social sense despite disabilities that make them much-less-than-optimally social. You may not believe me at first, but the fact is that the way you recognize words is at least subtly informed by your sense of human faces. That's right, I'm actually saying that you see written words as if they were faces. But, I mean that you see them that way only on a subtle level. What's the first thing Adam or Eve saw? I mean, deeply appreciated in the seeing? A tree? A twig? A blade of grass? A cloud? No. They saw a face. A rather human- looking face. But, it was like no human face that you or I have ever seen. And, these were cognitively and physically mature persons, these first two humans were; they weren't infants looking up helplessly. They were ready to meet their other half.
Yes, that's what I'm saying: you see written words like you see a lover. Or, unless you've never had a lover, or who has long since been dead, then you see them like you see your mother, your brother, or whoever is most in-your-soul. In short, you recognize written words by the very same visual faculty that allows you to recognize the most important human face in your life.
Now, for that disparaging quote I mentioned.
In the Forward to Diane McGuinness' book, Why Our Children Can't Read, Steven Pinker says:
[Humans have] an instinctive tendency to speak, [but no human] has an instinctive tendency to write. More than a century ago, Charles Darwin got it right: Language is a human instinct, but written language is not. Language is found in all societies, present and past. All languages are intricately complicated. Although languages change, they do not improve: English is no more complex than the languages of stone age tribes; Modern English is not an advance over Old English. All healthy children master their language without lessons or corrections. When children are thrown together without a usable language, they invent one of their own. Compare all this with writing. Writing systems have been invented a small number of times in history. They originated only in a few complex civilizations, and they started off crude and slowly improved over the millennia. Until recently, most children never learned to read or write; even with today's universal education, many children struggle and fail. A group of children is no more likely to invent an alphabet than it is to invent the internal combustion engine. Children are wired for sound, but print is an optional accessory that must be painstakingly bolted on.
Bolted on? If that analogy were true, then a human who can read could be likened to a cyborg. But, there's more. Lots more. This essay is dedicated to demonstrating just how over-simplistically erroneous are the main ideas in the rest of that quote (and in much of the book in which it appears). And, it's all tied in to what it means to be a social creature.
Try, some time, having your live conversations with house guests without any exchange of sensory data except what you can get from print (no watching your guests' hands or eyes, just seeing the static visual result of their having just finished writing the words they would otherwise simply speak). You probably will quickly begin to feel how utterly inconvenient and one-dimensional such a means of conversation is, since your guests will be right there available to simply talk to and see, just as a normal hearing-seeing human has the right to expect as normal. There's a complex set of reasons for why most children do not learn to read without a minimum of overt instruction. You can find all of those reasons in that 'live'-but-inconvenient manner of conversation.
But, you may find those reasons only by pondering and re-pondering the question for maybe days or months on end. Because, a one-time experiment requires a lot of pondering and sorting out and extrapolating. A baby, on the other hand, in the total process of finally becoming a basically proficient talker, feels quite free to take in as much data by 'experiment' as he wants to at any moment, right from his social environment. The now-popular Rosetta Stone language learning software replicates some of that environment, partly by making it possible to interact with a virtual language-user in whatever language you're hoping to learn. Another part makes use of the common-sense principle that the more language-relevant data you are immersed in while the language is being produced, the less 'thinking' you have to do to become proficient in the language. In other words, you don't have to sit staring at a blank wall trying to remember what you'd heard and what it had seemed to mean. This is how babies learn to understand and speak their language without also having to recall the complex cognitive and muscular details of how they did it---though they were right there the whole time experiencing it all.
Still, some people have difficulty grasping the sense in which reading, and learning to read, can be as natural-in-process as learning to understand and produce spoken language. I'll just give you a hint right here: reading and understanding speech both make use of the brain's own natural abilities, and these abilities by extension. In fact, there is no outward human ability that is not a product of extension of an inner human ability, from driving a car, riding a bike, or manufacturing-and-programming a Harrier jet from the raw earth to the keyboard. It's only when the brain's natural abilities are misdirected by what often merely happens to be disharmonious instruction-or-prosthetics that learning something becomes a royal frustration, whether learning to read, or learning to tie your shoes. For some rare people, learning to read is the far easier of the two.
As for the idea, in some circles, that reading is unnatural and must therefore be 'bolted on' to the brain's own abilities, let me present the following hypothetical world, in which we can 'write upon the human tablet': 1)infants and adults each have a graphics screen of such form, and attached above their faces in such a way, that each person can see not only all in data on everyone else's screen but on their own screen. 2)each screen is hooked up to the corresponding person's brain so as to allow him to produce static line graphics at will. 3)no one has hands, mouths, or hearing. 4)all adults can already read and write ('write' on their screens, that is).
You will notice that, in this hypothetical world, infants can immediately identify the line graphics produced by another person as being directly associated with that person and that person's behavior. You will, I hope, also notice that this hypothetical world as I've defined it presents various automatic feedback systems related to reading and writing---feedback systems that, in the real world, are comparable to those available to hearing infants in regard to speech.
In such a hypothetical world, infants would learn to read as easily as hearing infants today learn to understand and produce voice signing (speech). If you doubt this, then let me mention two commonly known facts. One, hearing infants in the real world do not learn hand sign language if that signing is not used by the adults around them and in relation to them. Two, despite One, all infants learn hand signing as naturally as voice signing (speech) if the adults use it in relation to them---even though hand signing was *invented* and developed, and even though only *speech* is supposed to be the 'biological imperative'.
The nature of the data for all forms and mediums of signing are cognitively equivalent. What is different are the ways in which they each are most easily and thus commonly used. As implied in the above hypothetical world, static-graphic, permanent signing in a prosthetic medium is most naturally...indirect and passive, so that to make it otherwise would require (other) prosthetics of a very high-tech form.
When a person is reading silently, you cannot see the relationship that is going on between the reader and the text. Reading is, itself, both a non-social language-activity and a hidden language-activity. Static-graphic, prosthetic notation has many purely practical comparative and more immediate disadvantages to direct forms of language. Here's a simple picture to give you a clue what that means:
You can't ask for more juice in your bottle if you are unable not only to hold and manipulate a crayon upon a surface, but to keep your mom in the room and looking at this action while you write out your request. Besides, using your vocal chords is far less costly in terms of energy, and in the cost-to-dimensionality, and cost-to-speed, ratios. And, you can hear your mom talking from across the room even if you haven't yet the ability to turn your head to see her, or from in another room if there is a wall between you and her. Writing is a more intellectually abstract activity than is speaking with someone directly. This is why most people never become prolific writers, even though it is technically possible for anyone who can write to become a prolific writer. When you write a letter to grandma in the evening (even if it is by email), you are not interacting with anyone in that activity. Writing is most easily and usually a lone activity. But, so is reading.
In the case of either hand or voice signing, the person is of course automatically identified by the infant with that person's signs. But, for reading to be social, it has to be *made* social by adding the social dimension to it, either by reading aloud to someone, or by talking about what you read; it is not social in itself, it is one or more degrees of social separation. Infants do not become language users by way of TV or radio programs that do not respond to their needs.
Reading is a lone and rather abstract activity, and the static-prosthetic medium (such as pen and paper, or paper and ink marks called letters) has no natural appeal as a medium of language. It just sits there. Give a baby a book who has never seen one before and he will treat it for what it is: a prosthetic to play with. It has no apparent socio-linguistic dimension. While written language can serve as a record for an isolated person, the core use of language, as such, is social.
A parallel to the relative inconvenience, inefficiency, and apparent arbitrariness of abstract ink marks can begin to be imagined for spoken language if we first appreciate what it would mean to prevent children from learning speech language despite a speech environment (just like children who have written language all around them and yet who do not seem in the least to be learning to read or write).
Imagine a scenario of the following three negative conditions: 1)the child is never exposed to any voice signing (speech) except indirectly, 2)the child is not allowed any associated medium for the advantage of overlapping redundancies (such redundancies allow cross checking), 3) all the acoustic information he gets is non-responsive to the child and to everything in the child's environment. An example of this negative scenario would be a radio tuned to a talk show station that has absolutely nothing but talk. In short, language learning would be impossible were the 'information environment' to consist of nothing but unresponsive signs in one medium. ---Or, at least, if all I've said is missing some key points, you begin to get the drift of the matter, and that's what counts.
Many adults recall having experienced getting lost and then trying to recognize familiar landmarks in order to get un-lost. If you are out traveling and you want to get home, but you feel lost in an anxious way, then you may start to use extra effort to try to recognize the landmarks around you. You may try to make them be what you want them to be: landmarks that you have, in fact, seen before. But, if you either fail to recognize landmarks that you do know (or mix them up in some way), or you mistakenly think that some of them around you are the very ones you are hoping to see, then when you find yourself mistaken and still lost, you may remain anxious and continue to make mistakes, or, you may become even more anxious and try even harder to make things look familiar. If you manage to get un-lost, yet all that mistaken effort you spent had no relation to your final success. The effort-expenditure of mistaken applications at performance does not contribute to a final success at the object. This applies to any activity or skill. Many amateur martial arts novices tense up their whole arm during the entire executing of a punch, either without knowing it, or with the feeling that it contributes to the force of impact. A brute-force effort actually expends far more energy than needs to be spent, and does so at the expense of a sensitivity to the data of natural cognitive coordination.
When a person feels pressured to try to recognize, or to learn to recognize, a particular collection of visual information (whether a letter, a sequence of letters, an animal, a landmark, etc.), he tends to try too hard in all sorts of ways that fundamentally cut down on the delicate and complex cognitive coordination of the visual recognition system. This is why imposed 'whole-word' reading instruction has generally poorer results that simply imposing on children to learn graphemes: for the latter there is so much less visual information to learn to recognize, and the functional units are all very small.
But, no one normally sees anything in a strictly brute-conscious way. That would take too much effort, because, like trying to stop your own heart from beating, it is far too narrow a task to be worth what the living organism cannot help but functional toward: living life. Even if we did commonly have a strictly brute-conscious knowledge of the vastly complex visio-socio-cognitive task of recognizing the face of a human stranger in terms of its being human, and not as a pixilated treetop-like abstraction, we could not put that knowledge to natural use as easily as we already do, because such knowledge would require so much more brain glucose than what we already use by accessing that knowledge in the minimal-and-subconscious way that we already access it. Besides, human life is not centrally what too many robotics and computer engineers today like to think it is. In any case, human reading is fundamentally more than simple visual-analysis protocols and input-sound conversion. And, the human visual task is fundamentally more energy-efficient, economic, *and* per-agent-variable, than what any 'seeing machine' has ever been made to do.
"Our reading paradigm is based on the knowledge that language and literacy skills are cognitive acts. Our instruction is based on a theory of cognition rather than reading methods or strategies that do not address the global needs of learners." http://www.lindamoodbell.com/aboutus/our-philosophy.aspx


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Directory Submissions
Marketing your website for organic search relies heavily on your search engine optimization practices. Submitting your website to search engine directories is the first step to good Off-Page SEO. Only after your website is optimized for search (On-Page SEO), you should begin your directory submission process.
The standards for submission of a new website:
Google.com – Free to submit.
Yahoo.com –Free for their independent directory with no time guarantee, but fee based for the Yahoo directory with a time guarantee.
Bing.com – Free to submit.
DMOZ.com – The open source directory, free to submit.
Outside of the aforementioned directories, there are literally hundreds of directories which accept submissions—many are free, many are fee based either one-time or on an annual basis. Seeking out and submitting your site to these directories is the time and labor intensive part of the process. Not only do you have to pick appropriate directories, you need to 'drill down' to the exact category which is the best descriptor of your website. Also, make sure you submit to a directory that gets decent traffic and is well ranked. However, diligent work pays off in the form of valuable back links to your website which strengthens your site and positions you in a favorable light in the eyes of Google.
Local Search
When I take on a new client who only markets their product or service locally, I always run through a bevy of local search directories for submission. Many local search directories get great traffic and are well ranked—the key is submitting your listing so that it is optimized for search.
Google local and Yahoo local are again standards in this category—outside of that there are many others like Local.com, Superpages.com, MojoPages.com and MerchantCircle.com. Some give you the basics, but others let you really expand your listing and add additional content. It is usually a very tedious process of data entry, but in the long run does contribute to overall traffic—plus you get back links!


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Here is a transcript of Jodie Foster's acceptance speech in receiving the Cecil B. DeMille award at Sunday night's Golden Globes:
"Well, for all of you 'SNL' fans, I'm 50! I'm 50! You know, I need to do that without this dress on, but you know, maybe later at Trader Vic's, boys and girls. What do you say? I'm 50! You know, I was going to bring my walker tonight but it just didn't go with the cleavage.
"Robert [Downey Jr.], I want to thank you for everything: for your bat-crazed, rapid-fire brain, the sweet intro. I love you and Susan and I am so grateful that you continually talk me off the ledge when I go on and foam at the mouth and say, 'I'm done with acting, I'm done with acting, I'm really done, I'm done, I'm done.'
"Trust me, 47 years in the film business is a long time. You just ask those Golden Globes, because you crazy kids, you've been around here forever. You know, Phil you're a nut, Aida, Scott — thank you for honoring me tonight. It is the most fun party of the year, and tonight I feel like the prom queen.


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Bristol City sign defender Matthew Bates on short term deal
Bristol City have secured the services of defender Matthew Bates on a two-month deal.
Last Updated: 17/11/12 5:22pm
The 25-year-old free agent will help to strengthen to the club's defence, penning a deal until 16 January on the back of a successful spell training at Ashton Gate.
Manager Derek McInnes said: "He's proved his fitness and is a quality addition to our squad.
"He's had a poor time with injuries but has demonstrated the strength to come back on each occasion.
"We were more than happy to take a look at somebody with his quality and he has shown his fitness, including playing in a practice match in the week.
"He offers us a good option and is a good person too. It's a low-risk deal until mid-January, which gives him the opportunity to stake a claim for an extended stay if all goes well."
It is a big boost for the centre-half, FA Youth Cup winner with Boro in 2004, who featured for his hometown club over 100 times in a six-year period.


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Nashville, Tenn. – On Friday, former Tennessee State forward Robert Covington signed a partially guaranteed contract with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.
"[I] may not have been drafted, but [I've been] given a different route to pursue my dreams," Covington said. "I'm blessed for this opportunity. God still works even in different ways."
Last season, Covington started 22 games for the Tigers, missing 10 due to a knee injury. He still made the Second-Team All OVC Team after averaging 17 points and 7.9 rebounds per contest. Covington was also second on the squad with 16 steals.
He left TSU as the seventh leading scorer (1,749 career points) and rebounder (876) in school history.
The Rockets were one of the handfuls of teams that brought Covington into workout. The list also includes Memphis, Oklahoma City, Utah, Philadelphia, Sacramento, Detroit, Atlanta and Chicago.
The last Tiger to play in an NBA game was Anthony Mason of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2006.
The Rockets finished 45-37 last year, earning the eighth seed in the Western Conference.


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An Ordinary Christian Son
It has become rather fashionable in certain circles these days to decry the rise in the church of what we call "the cult of personality"—and rightly so. A broader body consumed with consuming theological and biblical teaching via sundry …Read More
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The jarring "It is not good for the man to be alone" was not an "oops" moment in the creation story. Adam's aloneness was underscored as he named the animals. There was no creature that corresponded to him, who …Read More


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There was an error in visibility settings, and it turns out most people couldn't see the previous announcement about the release of version 0.A.
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Now that her daughter is no longer a minor and the burdens of losing guardianship over Frances Bean have been removed from her life, reassembled rock star Courtney Love has never looked better.
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Plan for Boosting County's Exports Is Released
Sunday, February 2, 2014
A local partnership released a plan aimed at boosting the region's economy by maximizing its exporting of goods and services.
The plan is an outgrowth of a Global Cities Initiative, a joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase & Co. In 2012, San Diego was selected as one of the first eight U.S. cities to participate in the initiative to increase exports and economic competitiveness.
The city was chosen because of its cross border dynamic, Pacific Rim location, regional collaboration, and commitment to being more intentional about positioning itself globally, according to the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
The four strategies developed by the core team partners involved in the more than yearlong study are:
*Leverage diversity of regional markets.
*Develop and increase small- and medium-sized businesses capacity to export.
*Concentrate on the region's infrastructure assets.
*Leverage the trade potential of the California/ Baja binational mega region.
While San Diego ranks 17th in gross metropolitan product, it only ranks 55 in export intensity, the study found. That means there is room for growth, and for enhancing the region's global brand, according to the study.
Mark Cafferty, CEO of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp., and a member of the core team, said that companies that export pay their employees higher wages and create jobs. This plan is a solid foundation to not only boost employment, but to also start shaping the region's distinct global identity," Cafferty said.
To see the complete plan: http://www.sandiegobusiness.org/sites/default/files/Export%20plan%20FINAL.pdf
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By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
Five things to watch in the first round of the NBA playoffs, which begin Saturday:
GAME 3 IN BOSTON: April 26, 8 p.m., Knicks at Celtics. You won't want to be one second late for the start of that telecast on ESPN, because if the scene at the first Bruins game since the Boston Marathon explosions was any indicator, then the emotions that pour out from the stands in the Celtics' first home game since that tragedy may be unprecedented. The NBA got the scheduling right - all basketball-watching eyes will be on Boston for that game, as they should be, and the other two matchups that evening are later games on the West coast. Regardless of what happens in the first two games of that series in Madison Square Garden, the Celtics will have to be heavy favorites in Game 3.
JAMES HARDEN'S RETURN: Given that he shot only 38 percent during the NBA Finals last season, it could be argued that James Harden hurt the Oklahoma City Thunder then, and now he'll try to do it again - just while wearing the uniform of the Houston Rockets. Maybe it's fitting that Harden and the Thunder meet in the first round, after talks about an extension broke down reportedly when the team offered a $55 million deal and the player insisted on $60 million. Yes, one of Harden's best games this season came against the Thunder, a 46-point outing in February. But his only trip back to Oklahoma City this season resulted in one of his worst games, a 3-for-16 shooting effort. Whatever angst he felt then, he'll likely feel something similar in Game 1 on Sunday.
WHAT WAS JENNINGS THINKING?: Nothing inspires reigning MVP LeBron James more than the playoffs, with the possible exception of hearing someone say he's going to lose in the first round. So maybe Milwaukee guard Brandon Jennings shouldn't have told the crowd at the Wisconsin Sports Awards that he and the Bucks were going to beat the Miami Heat in six games. Granted, every athlete always thinks they're going to win - which is perfectly understandable, since really, what else are they going to say? But some of the things Jennings has said in recent weeks about the Heat, like how Milwaukee matches up with the defending champions, has captured Miami's attention. Odds of the Heat overlooking the Bucks now: About zero, possibly less.
HELLO, BROOKLYN: When the Nets face the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night, it'll mark the first time a Brooklyn team (at least from one of the four major U.S. pro sports) has hosted a playoff game since Oct. 10, 1956. The Yankees beat Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers 9-0 in Game 7 of the World Series in that one, and a mere half-century-and-change later, Brooklyn fans are finally getting a chance to cheer at another playoff game. The Nets' bounceback season has almost seemed overlooked at times year - this is the franchise's first time in the playoffs since 2007 and its first time hosting a Game 1 since the New Jersey days of 2006. And the Nets are heading into the postseason on a bit of a roll, having won six of their last seven games.
CLIPPERS-GRIZZLIES RENEWED: The only first-round rematch from a year ago might shape up to be a classic this time around. The Clippers went into Memphis and won a Game 7 last season, and Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and Co. will have the home-court edge for this series. Some of the stats posted by these teams this season are ridiculously identical. Both went 56-26 overall, with identical home (32-9) and away (24-17) records. The Clippers were 35-17 in games against Western Conference opponents and the Grizzlies were 34-18 in those games. If this matchup doesn't go the distance again, basketball fans might get short-changed. The winner will face either the Thunder or the Rockets, and probably will be a bit tired when that second-round series starts.
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Shh ... there are pixies in this forest ...
Yesterday we went for a drive to a quiet little forest where we took some photos of some of the new dresses and knits I've made. We flashed a couple of birds a squirrels, but they didn't mind, they think dresses are silly things anyway... one man and his dog stopped by at some point, he told him we were pixies. There was a pretty fallen tree now a log which is where I decided I would live if I did ever shrink to the size of a pea (which I will one day) ... but today I'm trying to fix my website, it should be back online soon and prettier, maybe in a week or so ... more dresses and knits on their way too (if the goblins don't steal them) but for now here's where to find my shop direct: http://www.flutterbydaisy.etsy.com/
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Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is probably one of the most important phases of recovery for many stroke survivors. The effects of stroke may mean that you must change, relearn or redefine how you live. Stroke rehabilitation helps you return to independent living.
Rehabilitation doesn't reverse the effects of a stroke. Its goals are to build your strength, capability and confidence so you can continue your daily activities despite the effects of your stroke.
What will I do in rehabilitation?
What you do in rehabilitation depends on what you need to become independent. You may work to improve your independence in many areas. These include:
- Self-care skills such as feeding, grooming, bathing, toileting and dressing
- Mobility skills such as transferring, walking or self-propelling a wheelchair
- Communication skills in speech and language
- Cognitive skills such as memory or problem solving
- Social skills for interacting with other people
When does rehabilitation begin?
Rehabilitation will begin when your doctor determines that you're medically stable and able to benefit from it. Most rehabilitation services require a doctor's order. Rehabilitation services are provided in many different places:
- Acute care and rehabilitation hospitals
- Long-term care facilities
- At home, through home health agencies
- Outpatient facilities
You may be involved in rehabilitation in some or all of these settings. It depends on your needs and what type of rehabilitation program will be best for you.
What is a rehabilitation program?
Under your doctor's direction, rehabilitation specialists provide a treatment program specifically suited to your needs. Physicians who specialize in rehabilitation are called physiatrists. The number of services you receive will depend on your needs. Services may include:
- Rehabilitation nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech-language pathology
- Audiology
- Recreational therapy
- Nutritional care
- Rehabilitation counseling
- Social work
- Psychiatry/Psychology
- Chaplaincy
- Patient/Family education
- Support groups
Vocational evaluation, driver's training and programs to improve your physical and emotional stamina so you can go back to work also may be part of your rehabilitation program.


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Monday, February 20, 2012
Washington's Birthday.
Anyway, thanks for signing my Uncle B's card! He was thrilled!
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What a lovely, sunny window William. Your furs must be all warm and toasty.ReplyDelete
William, You furs are stunningly beauteous in this picture. You don't seem to have the cinnamon-ish "underthings" so many of us house panthers have, or perhaps you just conceal them more effectively.ReplyDelete
Yeah, I think Washington just had hunting hounds. There wasn't a presidential cat until Lincoln.ReplyDelete
Yeah, and he chopped down a cherry tree, which is the World's Awfullest Crime in Mommy's book.ReplyDelete
I had no idea. hmmmmmmmmm Maybe that is why my daddy doesn't get off work today. I think it is cause he has a cat!ReplyDelete
You look like you're enjoying some cool sunbeams and birdwatching there.
Happy belated birthday to your Uncle B. I'm glad he had a good one!
No kittehz!?! What are we celly-bratin then?ReplyDelete
Really? No cats. That is so wrong...ReplyDelete
No cats??? Srsly!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
No cats??
He must have been SO lonely!!
Enjoy those sunbeams William!!!
They look good on you ;)
Purrs Tillie and Georgia,
Tiger, Treasure and JJ
he must have been deluded.. no cats indeed.. Love Helen, Darcy and Bingley xxxReplyDelete
Not only that, but he chopped down a cherry tree that would've been perfectly good for climbing!ReplyDelete
So, it seems you want to know why I am King. Well, I will tell you!ReplyDelete
Do you know Glogirly? She has a nice site with her Human Katie. They are young and very glamorous and trendy. One day, Glogirly was wearing a pawsome tiara, and in my comment I said, "The only downside to being a ManCat is the appalling lack of tiaras."
Well! That very same night, Glogirly made me that spectacular graphic you see on my sidebar wit the crown and the ermine cape and all. It was captioned King Spitty the Kitty.
And I figured, well, why not go with it? I mean, I didn't see any other kitties out there claiming the throne, so I staged a quiet coup.
And there you have it. Do you think your Mom want to throw down for the title? Cause I'd totally take her on you know. Or maybe she'd settle for some other title?
But Lincoln (who is also celebrated with "President's Day) had lots of cats. A much better guy, we think!ReplyDelete
We hear "Master of the Universe" is still open, William.
Well he obviously wasn't that smart, then, huh, William?ReplyDelete


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Cockfighters from all over the planet focus their attention again on the Philippines – the undisputed center of the cockfighting world, as the battle for the most coveted title in the game dubbed as the Sport of Kings hits the limelight starting at ten in the morning today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum when the 2012 World Slashers Cup-2 8-Cock Invitational Derby opens with the first of two scheduled eliminations (May 14 & 15) wherein no less than 180 tough entries will try to draw first blood before the competiton enters the semi-final stage. Up today are 81 exciting matches set to start at 1:00 p.m.
This event serves as the second of two golden year offerings of the Slashers which began in 1962 initiated by Don Amado Araneta.
To rage from May 14-20, the 2012 World Slashers Cup-2 which is hosted by the Pintakasi of Champions in cooperation with Thunderbird Bexan XP - gamit ng mga tunay na kampiyon Thunderbird Romoxtyl – tatayo ang manok mo, present a much-awaited war of speed, power and accuracy among the world's most battle-tested breeds of fightingcoks like the Sweaters, Kelsos, Roundheads, Hatches, Clarets and Lemons among others.
The big question is whether newspaper executive Rey Briones, who has won the title three times including back-to-back victories in June 2011 and January 2012, will be able to achieve what has never been done before – a rare threepeat.
Hostilities begin on May 14 with the first batch (Group A) of about 100 entries in their 2-cock preliminaries followed on May 15 by the 2-cock eliminations of the rest of the participants (Group B). The 2-semis happen on May 16 for Group A and on May 17 for Group B. All those with scores of 2, 2.5 or 3 points from Group A lock horns again on May 19 for the 4-cock pre-finals, while all undefeated entries (3.5 & 4 pointers) together with Group B's 2, 2.5 and 3 pointers face-off on the 4-cock grand finals on May 20.
Leading the locals with Briones are Philippine Federation of Gamefowl Breeders (PFGB) President Wilson Ong of Octagon Game Farm will be fielding an all-Hennie (binabae) line-up. A one-time WSC winner, Ong will be joined by his friends Ricki Reyes (June 2011 WSC winner) and Nueva Ecija's Nestor Vendivil (Oliver) who is determined to hit the jackpot this time after three bridesmaid finishes in the Slashers.
Among the favorites are reigning Bakabakan champions Allan Siaco of Laguna and Gov. Eddie Bong Plaza of Agusan del Sur, 2-time WSC winners Dicky Lim, Biboy Enriquez, Claude Bautista, Max & Bebot Roxas, Pol Estrellado, Boy Lechon, former champion Boy Marzo (Bulalayaw), Biboy Enriquez, Gov. Ito Ynares, Jorge Torres, Eddie Aparri & Atty. Art de Castro, Coun. Marvin Rillo with Ruel Ricafort and Atong Ang.


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From December 6, 2012, visitors to Disney's Epcot Center in Florida can experience a new test track courtesy of General Motors.
The new Test Track Pavilion has been designed in cooperation with a team from Chevrolet in a process that took 18 months.
The Disney team convinced GM to tell its brand story for a more youthful audience, and the result allows visitors to see inside a studio and even design their own cars. Advanced design technology enables visitors to fulfill their design, while radio frequency technology allows them to take that unique vehicle design through the entire ride, evaluating it on a thrill-ride that provides the test experience. Each guest's design will be evaluated and scored based on how well it balanced the core attributes before the get to race the vehicle over changing terrain on a digital driving table. They can also produce and share a TV commercial starring their custom vehicle and pose for action shots in front of their design.


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Thematic mini-sites
The Louvre's thematic mini-sites are designed to accompany exhibitions or special events at the museum. Featuring texts, graphic material, teaching ideas etc., they provide an introduction to the main themes in the history of art and archaeology.
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This mini-site explores the origins and influence of the ancient city of Babylon, and the way in which the myth grew out of historical reality. This new approach to the ancient city is based on research that has made it possible to trace a history that is no longer dependent on biblical or late classical sources.
Breguet and the Louvre
Watches, clocks, and measuring instruments, accompanied by portraits, archive documents and patent applications, shed light on the developments pioneered by Breguet from his early years in Paris to the period when he handed the business over to his son, Antoine-Louis.
Claude Lorrain: The Draftsman Studying Nature
In his own lifetime Claude Gellée, known as Claude Lorrain (or simply as Claude), was recognized as one of the finest masters of landscape painting. His serene, intensely poetic vision of "classical" landscape became a model for his many followers up to and even after the Impressionist era. Claude was able to combine the perfect grandeur of an idealized ancient world with impressions of a real, personally experienced nature. He attained this lofty accomplishment through his highly skilled handling of light and his incorporation of elements studied from life.
Holy Russia
The works gathered for this unprecedented exhibition reflect remarkable diversity. Ancient Russian art not only preserved the Byzantine legacy until the turn of the 18th century, but revived it too, forging a strong identity of its own from the very beginning.
In the Kingdom of Alexander the Great: Ancient Macedonia
Fortified by the political intelligence of its rulers, the most famous of whom is Alexander the Great, ancient Macedonia was able to oppose its unity as a kingdom to the diversity of the Greek city-states. This exhibition reveals the glorious past and remarkable rise of the kingdom of Macedonia, and sheds light on the significance of the northern Greek tombs of the period: the treasures they contained, preserved by the earth of the tumuli, testify to the extraordinary skill of the artists of the time.
Five hundred artworks have been selected to trace the history of ancient Macedonia, from the 15th century BC to the Imperial Roman period.
Ingres 1780–1867
Recent research suggests that Ingres has finally gained recognition as one of the most prolific and original creative artists of his time, with an unconventional, avant-garde style that blended realism and idealism. Visit this site to discover an artist who was seen in turn as Jacques-Louis David's star pupil, a fierce rival of Delacroix, and a source of inspiration for painters such as Renoir and Degas, and for the Symbolist movement.
This mini-site presents masterpieces by Mantegna including The Crucifixion, the Madonna della Vittoria, Saint Sebastian, and the paintings in Isabella d'Este's Studiolo... Paintings, drawings, engravings, manuscripts, and sculptures illustrate the career of this extraordinary artist—the chief proponent of Renaissance ideas in northern Italy. This site also explores the influences behind his work, and the legacy he left to succeeding generations of artists.
Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus
To paint Christ from life… It is this puzzling idea, that a picture of Christ could be painted "from life," which prompted this exhibition, Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus. The face, physiognomy, physique, outline, even silhouette of a person, a legend and his memory…
The Galerie d'Apollon
The Galerie d'Apollon is a unique masterpiece whose vault and wall decoration comprises some 41 paintings, 118 sculptures, and 28 tapestries. Designed (but not completed) during the reign of Louis XIV, dozens of French artists from Le Brun to Delacroix contributed to its decoration over almost two centuries.
The Gates of Heaven: Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt
For the ancient Egyptians, the expression "the Gates of Heaven" referred both to the passageway into the afterlife, and to certain everyday objects. The exhibition entitled "The Gates of Heaven. Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt" features some 350 artifacts dating from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period which it endeavors to place in their social, religious, and artistic context.
Three Empires of Islam: Masterpieces of Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Art from the Louvre Museum
Ceramics, metalwork, rugs, and manuscripts from the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires… This mini-site presents the main items from the Department of Islamic Art featured in the exhibition entitled "Three Empires of Islam: Masterpieces of Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Art from the Louvre Museum".
Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese...Rivals in Renaissance Venice
In Venice from 1540 to 1590, Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese—to mention only the most famous—vied with each other in pictorial prowess. This artistic rivalry fostered a profusion of ideas and innovation that would make Venice a major hub of artistic creation.
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Mengenai Anwar Ibrahim
Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim is Malaysia and leader of the reform oriented Opposition Coalition, Pakatan Rakyat.
Anwar was invited to join the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the ruling party, and the government in 1982, by then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. His rise in the party and in the government was meteoric. He was elected in 1984, as Leader of UMNO Youth and in 1986, became a Vice-President of UMNO. He served as Minister of
Culture, Youth and Sports in 1983; Minister of Agriculture in 1984; and Minister of Education in 1986, prior to his tenure as Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in the 90s.
Anwar Ibrahim was the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1993-1998. He also served as Minister of Finance, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports in 1983; Minister of Agriculture in 1984; and Minister of Education in 1986. He was also Chairman of the Development Committee of World Bank and International Monetary Fund in 1998 and president of UNESCO's General Conference. As a student leader he was the founder of Malaysia's Muslim Youth Movement and has extensive experience working with Muslim political parties. From 1975 till 1982 he was representative for Asia Pacific of World Assembly of Muslim Youth under Sheikh Hassan Abdullah. In 1988, Anwar Ibrahim became the second President of International Islamic University of Malaysia. The idea of the establishment of IIUM arose in the Congress of Malaya
Islamic University which was organized by The National Organization of Islamic Students of Malaysia (PKPIM) in 1971. The then President of PKPIM was Zuhairie DaEngine. This resolution urged the authority to upgrade the Islamic Malayan College. In 2010, Association of Muslim Social Scientist UK awarded it's prestigious lifetime achievement award to Anwar Ibrahim in recognition of long and distinguished service in the field of politics and economic thought, the promotion of the cause of good governance and commitment to the principles of freedom, tolerance and justice.
Highly respected for his principled stance against corruption and his skillful management of the Malaysian economy during the turbulent period of its financial crisis, Anwar is also viewed as one of the forefathers of the Asian Renaissance and a leading proponent of greater cooperation among civilizations. He is an ardent supporter of democracy and is an authoritative voice in bridging the gap between East and West. As a public servant in Malaysia Anwar was unrelenting in his campaign against corruption and has been committed to the ideals of empowerment, justice, and equity. He has stressed the need for internal reforms in order to reinforce civil and democratic institutions and to expand the democratic space. Some of these themes, articulated in his book Menangani Perubahan (Managing Change) and
Asian Renaissance. As acting Prime Minister in 1997, for example, he introduced Anti-Corruption Legislation which held public officials accountable for corrupt practices even after their departure from public service. His emphasis on social justice, poverty eradication, education and civil society has guided his career in government to the present.
He has lectured extensively around the world on governance and accountability, the relationship between Islam and democracy, the need for greater civilizational dialogue and contemporary politics in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. His articles and speeches on these subjects have been published widely in leading newspapers and journals around the world. He is respected internationally as a leader in interreligious dialogue and Muslim Christian relations and was one of the early signatories to the Common Word initiative. He has also held lecturing positions at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and St. Anthony's College at Oxford University.
Active on the national front, Anwar has also been highly engaged in the international arena. He has been a strong advocate for civilizational dialogue and has worked tirelessly towards the ideals of Convivencia, the mutual coexistence of civilizations and the interplay of different social, cultural, and spiritual ideas. Between 1995 and 1998 he organized a series of conferences on the Asian Renaissance, aimed at crossing geo-political barriers between
societies and nations and creating political structures to promote dialogue across cultures. For his many contributions to humanity, in 1996, Anwar was awarded the Presidential Medal by Georgetown University and an honorary doctorate by the Ateneo de Manila University, in the Philippines.


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It has just been my pleasure to read the review of Masters of Deceit, which appears in the March 31 issue of TIME, and I want you to know how much I appreciate this frank appraisal of my book. It is my earnest hope that it will assist in alerting some complacent Americans to the real threat posed by the atheistic Communist movement.
J. Edgar Hoover, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, WASHINGTON, D.C.


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