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Election fever: 6 mobile apps that can keep you informed
We check out 6 iOS and Android apps to see how well they follow the race for the U.S. presidency.
The big game is on -- and by that, we don't mean football, basketball, baseball or Angry Birds. We're talking about the biggest pastime in the U.S.: Watching (and taking part in) the current Republican primaries and the upcoming presidential elections.
After all, what could be more exciting? There's a president under fire from both sides of the aisle, a group of opposition contenders who are hurling more mud at each other than you'll find in a swamp and a media that's eager to publicize every misstatement and accusation.
If you're one of those who really wants to follow the play-by-play as it happens -- the debates, the ads, the back-and-forth on the talk shows, the Twitter conversations -- the best way to do it is via your mobile device.
In order to find the best apps for the job, some of the politically interested staffers here at Computerworld have tested six interesting election-related apps on our iPhones and/or Android phones. Four of these -- CNN Mobile, ElectionCaster, NYTimes Election 2012 and USA Election 2012 -- offer election-related news and information, either from a single publication or from a variety of sources. The other two offer insights on what the politicians are saying (PolitiFact Mobile) or let you have your say (VoterMap).
We've downloaded and installed each app, put it through its paces and figured out what it's good at, what it's not-so-good at and whether we want to keep it on our phones.
(Note: Some of these apps also have tablet versions. While we didn't test any of the apps on either an iPad or on an Android tablet, we have noted where separate versions exist.)
So if you're a politics junkie, or just an interested citizen, here are some apps you may want to try out.
CNN Mobile
Cable News Network
Price: Free
OS reviewed: iOS
Other OSes: Android (phones and tablets), iPhone, iPad, Symbian
CNN Mobile is a generic news app that is not specific to the election, although of course you can get election news on it.
It is a slick app, and supports swiping and using various gestures to get to the last and previous stories in any section, as well as to navigate around a particular story.
Videos play well, as one would expect. But to get access to the live version of CNN you'll need to register with the name of your cable or satellite provider as well as your username and password for the provider's site (this is true on the main CNN site as well).
Another nice touch: you can swipe the category list at the top of the home page to the right or left, so you can find all the various story topics.
I'm a big CNN fan and was prepared to love the app, but I was disappointed. When it comes to in-depth politics, it doesn't have a whole lot of 'there' there.
It's a perfectly reasonable general news repository, with stories organized according to topic -- top stories, world, U.S., politics, election, justice, entertainment, health and others. Within each of these categories is a list of eight or so stories and a few photos. When you choose a story, you can access the others in the category by swiping. At the end of each story is a list of related stories and, sometimes, videos.
But the photos, strangely, are not optimized for an iPhone 4S. They look more like funhouse photos -- which, depending on your feelings about any or all of the candidates, might not be a problem.
For more elections coverage, and for an experience that translates better to smartphones (to my iPhone, at any rate), you'll want to point your smartphone's browser to the mobile version of CNN's Election Center site. From here, you can access top election-related news stories and opinion pieces, as well as candidates' bios, information about upcoming primaries and a neat calendar view of upcoming political events (just tap on any of the highlighted dates).
And a bonus: If you look at the bottom of the Election Center mobile site, there's a link that says 'Full Site.' Tap on it, and you'll get access to the main CNN site. While it's not specific to mobile, it sure looks better on my iPhone, although I do have to use gestures to make the text bigger. At least the photos seem right.
Bottom line
Overall, I was disappointed with the downloadable CNN app. I was much happier navigating over to the mobile version of CNN's Election Center site, and from there to the CNN main site.
--Johanna Ambrosio
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ANAHEIM – A juvenile has been arrested in connection with a shooting during an apparent confrontation Friday between rival gangs that left a man seriously injured, police said.
The shooting was reported at about 8 p.m. Friday, when officers responded to reports of at least one gunshot near Sycamore and Pauline streets.
A man reportedly showed up to the emergency room of Anaheim Regional Medical Center a short time later with a gunshot wound in his face.
Police believe the man drove to the hospital, with investigators finding his vehicle at the medical center with evidence of a shooting inside of it.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the shooting victim was on life support in "grave condition," Anaheim police Sgt. Bob Dunn said. Authorities have not identified him.
Prior to the shooting, witnesses reported, someone yelled out a gang name, followed by someone else yelling out a rival gang's name. Police say the man injured in the shooting is believed to be a documented member of the gang that claims the neighborhood where the confrontation took place.
The juvenile, who authorities have not identified due to his age, was arrested on Sunday, Dunn said.
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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
A bow and arrow as therapy? I know, it may sound crazy, but that's what Academy of Country Music Awards co-host Luke Bryan told me Saturday (April 6) at an archery event during the ACM Experience expo in Las Vegas. "It's very therapeutic," he said. "There's nothing better than going out and shooting your bow and arrow out on the farm." And even though he has mastered the art of frat rock/spring break songs, in his heart, he's still a farm boy. "I will always have rural stuff on my albums," he said. "If I'm almost done cutting an album and we don't have a song that speaks to the heartland? I mean, I just would never record an album without that aspect. When you look at the outdoors and the ruralness of how I was brought up, I wouldn't be being true to myself." In addition to hosting Sunday night's ACM Awards with Blake Shelton, Bryan will be performing his new single. After that, he may have a new song to record. He told me he just found his next rural song — and it's called "Shut It Down."


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The Martha Washington winner Amie's Dini walked the shedrow today following Saturday's five-furlong workout in 1:05.40. "Full speed ahead now," trainer Ron Moquett said now that her serious training is complete. "It's our job to keep her happy between now and Friday."
Moquett orchestrated a 96-1 upset in the 2006 Stephen Foster (GI) at Churchill Downs with Seek Gold, and appreciates the chance to be back in the limelight.
"It's great to be in races like this," he said. "When you've won a Grade One at a place like Churchill Downs, you really enjoy it and want it to happen again."
Amie's Dini will return to the track Monday morning. As for schooling in the paddock this week, Moquett said, "I'll have to figure out which day is best, but we plan on it."
AND WHY NOT – Helen K. Groves' And Why Not walked the shedrow at Barn 42 Sunday morning after registering a "bullet" workout at Churchill Downs the day before. The daughter of Street Cry breezed a half-mile in :46.80 under exercise rider Peter Brette Saturday morning.
Trainer Michael Matz said And Why Not should show a lot of improvement over her seventh-place finish in the Gulfstream Park Oaks (GII), in which she made her 2012 debut on March 31.
"I was really pleased with the way she worked. I know her last race wasn't what she can do. First of all, I don't think she was as fit as she should have been, and the track certainly didn't play into our favor that day or for any horses that come from behind," Matz said. "Her last two works have been good. She worked good at Keeneland and she worked good here."
And Why Not capped her 2-year-old campaign at Churchill Downs with a second-place finish in the Pocahontas (GII) in which she closed from 11th to fall less than a length short of catching On Fire Baby.
BELIEVE YOU CAN – Brereton Jones' homebred Believe You Can turned in her final official workout prior to Friday's Kentucky Oaks, a bullet five-furlong breeze in :58.80 during the Oaks and Derby training session over a "muddy" main track.
"Strangely enough, that's exactly the same time that Proud Spell had her pre-Oaks work in at Churchill Downs four years ago," Jones said. "We were very pleased. She did it very easily. I'm not surprised because she floats, she just goes so easily."
Proud Spell, of course, was a dominant winner of the 2008 Kentucky Oaks for this same owner-trainer combination and, like Believe You Can, is a daughter of Proud Citizen who won the Fair Grounds Oaks (GII) in her final Kentucky Oaks prep.
Believe You Can, with retired jockey Larry Melancon up, accomplished her five-eighths move through splits of :11.60, :22.80 and :34. She galloped out six furlongs in 1:12.
"The filly picked it up," trainer Larry Jones said. "We didn't feel like we had to have a great work out of her today, but I told Larry, let her skip on along. We're not here to candy coat this thing; this is the race where you put winning works in them. You're either ready or you're not and if the work knocks them out then they weren't ready. We have to let them go out there and show their stuff."
Believe You Can is two-for-three this year, running only in stakes, with her only disappointment coming in February's Rachel Alexandra Stakes (GIII) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, when she finished fourth as the favorite.
"She had had a reaction to a shot that all the horses had," Brereton Jones said, "but for some reason she had a very negative reaction to it and by the time she got back to the barn she had a big swelling on her neck. I knew that wasn't her race. We didn't start making excuses after the race, we just kept quiet, but I felt like that had a negative impact on her and she'd show us the next time how she stacked up against the others."
BROADWAY'S ALIBI/IN LINGERIE – E. Paul Robsham Stables' Broadway's Alibi was confirmed for a start in the Kentucky Oaks Sunday morning after coming out of the previous day's four-furlong workout at Palm Meadows Training Center in good order.
"She's doing really well. Everything she's done this year has been perfect. She handled the mile stretch-out well," said trainer Todd Pletcher, who saddled the daughter of Vindication for a victory in the one-mile Comely (GII) at Aqueduct last time out. "We brought her back here with the idea to let her tell us if she wanted to run in the Oaks or something more conservative. She's done everything so well, so we decided it was worth a shot."
Broadway's Alibi, who breezed a half mile in :48.45 over a sloppy track on Saturday, has won four straight, including the Forward Gal (GII) at Gulfstream in her 3-year-old debut, since finishing second in her career debut at Delaware last summer.
Scheduled to be shipped to Kentucky on Tuesday, Broadway's Alibi will be ridden by John Velazquez.
Pletcher reported that Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber's In Lingerie, who had been considered for the Oaks, would race next in the Black-Eyed Susan (GII) at Pimlico on May 18.
"She's a pretty lightly raced filly. We felt like it was a more suitable place to step up to a graded stake on dirt. She's doing very well, but after talking with Aron Wellman (president of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners) and Gary Barber we decided to take a little more cautious approach," Pletcher said. "We just felt it was a better progressive step for her."
COLONIAL EMPRESS – Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas was optimistic Sunday morning in regards to his Kentucky Oaks (GI) hopeful. With news that In Lingerie would not be pointed to Friday's Run for the Lilies, the maiden Colonial Empress appears to have a spot in the Oaks starting gate. The daughter of 2002 Kentucky Derby (GI) runner-up and Belmont Stakes (GI) winner Empire Maker turned in a routine 1 ½ mile gallop this morning under exercise rider Rudy Colon.
Lukas admits the well-bred filly has been ambitiously placed to date, exclusively raced in stakes in her three career starts.
"We've been pushing the envelope a little bit with her getting into stakes races," Lukas said. "She's pretty well seasoned now and we'll try one more big one and then decide if we need to regroup or not in the maiden ranks."
EDEN'S MOON/JEMIMA'S PEARL – Gillian Campbell, R Group Management Ltd. and Greenwood Lodge Farm's Jemima's Pearl breezed five furlongs in 1:00.40 over the muddy track Sunday morning.
Under rider George Alvarez and working in company with Kentucky Derby-bound stablemate Bodemeister, the Distorted Humor filly's splits were timed in :37.20 and :48.80. Her six-furlong gallop-out time was 1:13.80. Jemima's Pearl, third in the Fantasy (G2) in her most recent start, was Bodemeister's target. She broke off four lengths in front of him and was a neck back when they reached the wire.
"She usually comes off the pace, but she was a good work horse for him," trainer Bob Baffert said. "She worked really well. She's had a few outs and has been improving every time. She ran a good race in the Fantasy, so I think she deserves a chance. It's pretty wide open. It's a tough race."
Kaleem Shah's Eden's Moon walked the shedrow Sunday, the morning after she breezed six furlongs in 1:14. Baffert said she came out of the work well.
GRACE HALL – One day after a scheduled work was postponed because of track and weather conditions at Palm Meadows Training Center, Grace Hall breezed a half-mile in :52.10 over a sloppy track at the Boynton Beach, Fla. training center Sunday morning.
Exercise rider Carol Fisher was aboard the likely favorite for Friday's Kentucky Oaks, who is owned by Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables and The Elkstone Group.
"In a perfect world, if she had done a half mile (Saturday), that would have been ideal. So this is the next best thing," trainer Tony Dutrow said. "This isn't the ideal situation – I'm not going to try my way out of that, but exposed to the circumstances that we had, this is the next best that we could do. We're hopeful that we get the same results."
Grace Hall, who finished second behind champion My Miss Auriela in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (GI) at Churchill Downs last November, captured the Gulfstream Park Oaks (GII) by 6 ½ lengths in her most recent start.
The daughter of Empire Maker is scheduled to ship from Florida to Churchill Downs on Tuesday.
HARD NOT TO LIKE – Trainer Gail Cox sent her Kentucky Oaks filly Hard Not to Like on a one-mile jog and one-mile gallop at Woodbine Race Course Sunday morning as the Hillsbrook Farms filly moved one day closer to her date at Churchill Downs on Friday.
"She's doing very well," Cox said. Hard Not to Like will ship to Churchill Downs by van on Tuesday, and Cox will join her on Wednesday.
KARLOVY VARY – Alex Campbell Jr.'s Karlovy Vary walked the shedrow at Barn 28 Sunday morning a day after working five furlongs in 1:01.20.
"She came out of the work fine," said Jack Bohannan, assistant to trainer Rusty Arnold. "She will go back to the track tomorrow morning."
Winner of the Central Bank Ashland (GI) at Keeneland in her most recent start, Karlovy Vary will be ridden in the Oaks by James Graham.
OAKS LILY – Jonathan Rey, Javier Sarmiento and Dante Zanelli Jr.'s Oaks Lily galloped 1 ½ miles under exercise rider Patricia Eldridge during the Oaks and Derby training session. The Badge of Silver filly never has run in a graded stakes race and, therefore, will need multiple defections from the current list of probable starters to draw into the field, which is limited to 14 fillies. Oaks Lily is currently 16th among those known to be under consideration.
"Anything can happen," said Zanelli, the bloodstock agent who co-owns the filly and is managing her preparations this week. "If she doesn't make it she'll go to the Black-Eyed Susan. My ultimate goal is to run in the Alabama."
If Oaks Lily does make the field she would likely be a massive longshot on the basis of her one win from eight starts. What she will have going for her, though, is a story that screenwriters should be waiting to pounce on if she would somehow manage to pull of one of the biggest upsets in Oaks history.
Foaled on May 4, 2009, Zanelli named the filly after consulting the calendar and seeing that the Kentucky Oaks would be run on the same date three years later.
"She had a tough upbringing," Zanelli said. "She almost died when she was born. And then when she was two months old the dam died – she had a heart attack and we found her in the stall and Oaks Lily was right there next to her. We had to bottle-feed her. At three months she had her leg torn open, right-hind, all the way down to where we could see the bone, in a paddock accident. We worked on it really hard to get it healed but she is so kind she will do whatever and nothing bothers her."
After failing to meet her reserve at three sales, Zanelli kept the filly and found partners in two of his longtime friends, Rey and Sarmiento, neither of whom have owned a racehorse.
ON FIRE BABY – Anita Cauley's On Fire Baby stepped on the muddy Churchill Downs track shortly after 6 o'clock Sunday morning and galloped 1 ½ miles under jockey Joe Johnson.
"She has never run on it (a sloppy racetrack), but I think she'll like it," trainer Gary Hartlage said. "Her momma (Ornate) liked it and High Heels liked it. I think she will run on anything"
High Heels is a half-sister to On Fire Baby and finished third in the 2007 Kentucky Oaks for Hartlage and Cauley.
One surface Hartlage knows On Fire Baby likes is Churchill Downs.
On Fire Baby arrived in Hartlage's barn here last May with Barn 37 serving as her home base until she wintered at Oaklawn Park. In her two starts here, she rallied to win the Pocahontas (GII) and then posted a wire-to-wire score in the Golden Rod (GII).
SACRISTY – Peachtree Stable's Sacristy returned to the track this morning for a light jog in her first on-track presence since Friday's seven-furlong workout in 1:29. Kelsey Danner, assistant to trainer Wayne Catalano, oversaw the action.
When asked how Sacristy handled the muddy track this morning, Danner quipped, "She didn't talk today."
Sacristy will school in the paddock between races this week, but Danner said an exact day and race have not yet been determined.
SUMMER APPLAUSE – Gillian Campbell, R Group Management and Greenwood Lodge Farm's Summer Applause did not visit the track Sunday, according to Dennis "Peaches" Geier, assistant to trainer Bret Calhoun.
"Everything's fine," Geier said. "She'll jog tomorrow, probably, and then gallop up to the race. She'll probably school Tuesday in the paddock."
YARA – Peras International's Yara walked the shedrow at trainer Jose Garoffalo's Trackside Training Center barn for a second consecutive morning as planned following Friday's half-mile breeze. Garoffalo said all is well with the Davona Dale (GII) winner, who will van the few miles to Churchill Downs after galloping at Trackside on Tuesday.
Handicappers should note that Yara's last workout before leaving Calder Race Course for Kentucky was not recorded by track clockers. The five-furlong move on April 20 was clocked by Garoffalo in 1:02, according to Calder publicity staff.
"They didn't publish it because she came out so early in the morning," Garoffalo said.
Yara will gallop at Trackside "as soon as the track opens" at 6 a.m. each of the next two mornings at Trackside.
Churchill Downs, the world's most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America's greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will conduct the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2012, and its Spring Meet is scheduled for April 28-July 1. The track has hosted the Breeders' Cup World Championships a record eight times. Information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldowns.com.


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I've been away from this blog. All none of you readers may have noticed that. I'm not going to bother giving excuses or making pithy comments about it here; just wanted to note this interesting link/conversation:
A *MUST* listen-to for people concerned with education, schools, school reform. Discussion of the movie Waiting for Superman, Harlem Childrens' Zone, Promise Schools, and charter schools and more. (Apparently only 1 in 5 charter schools "succeed", and programs like the Harlem Childrens' Zone have endowments greater th...an some colleges...) This convo starts around 9:20.
One excerpt: "If you look at the top ten countries in math, science and reading scores, all of them have teaching forces that are unionized. If unions are the problem, these all should be dropping down..."
J-Friend ASP points out "And some or our worst performing US states are the least unionized..."
J-Friend AL amplifies: "I read a great Diane Ravitch critique of the film recently, too. Ah, here it is: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/nov/11/myth-charter-schools/"
She also "Really want to read the Paul Tough book about the HCZ - I like his writing on education a lot."
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Catalina SwimWear & An Emerging California Coastal Couture • 1907 –
At the Turn of the 20th Century, California Couture had Little Identity ~ an Emerging Beach & Coastal Sportswear Couture was beginning to Evolve with Influences from Europe & Hawai'i. The Matson Lines Steamships Would Soon Run Regularly from The Hawai'ian Islands to California, Bringing Culture and Couture Ideas Back & Forth Between on the West Coast. Well-Heeled Travellers able to Visit the European Beaches of the Day were introduced to the
French 'Maillot', by Izod ~ A New Ladies 'Tank' style one-piece Swimsuit first seen on the Shores of Le Riviera ~
The Earliest Maillots were of Wool ~ and often covered with a Second Layer of Fabric for Even More Fun in the Sun, no doubt on a Hot Summer Day creating the Added Benefit of Reducing Mademoiselle's Figure under 2 layers of Wet Wool. Add Surf & Sand to that Combination and the Poor Beach Girl of the Day would Daresay be a Trifle Uncomfortable while Making the Scene at Le Plage. However like All Good Ideas, Designers stuck with the Concept, rapidly Paring Down the Look and Streamlining Cuts to Suit Ladies and Men alike, in a Classic Tank/Trunk that would Stay in Style through the Roaring Twenties ~
Perhaps no one was More Responsible for Creating a Look that would Evolve into the Coastal California Style of Today than George Hoyningen-Heune, one of the Earliest Modern Fashion Photographers. A Russian Immigrant who would become the Chief Photographer of French Vogue, 1n 1925. His Classic Images of European Bathers and Swimwear of the Early Nineteen-Twenties and 'Thirties would go on to Influence SwimWear Designers Everywhere, and Inspire Modern Day Designers Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Photographers Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts and many others with his Suave, Cool Timeless Images… These Would have All have Direct Effect on California Couture Style ~
In 1907, Australian Swimming Star Annette Kellerman Travelled on American Tour as an "Underwater Ballerina" – a Predecessor to Synchronized Swimming. Ms. Kellerman wore a Swimsuit with exposed arms, legs and Somewhat Low in the Back, thereby finding herself temporarily Busted in Boston for Excessive Exposure. And As Often when Something Initially Seen as Racy Behaviour becomes Trend, people like John C. Bentz, Proprietor of Sweaters & Undergarments maker Bentz Knitting Mills in California took notice and Had a Brainstorm ~ To use the Appropriately French term as its Origins would Imply…
Voila ! The Catalina SwimSuit was Created ~
Initially John Bentz re-named his Company Pacific Knitting Mills in 1912, to Reflect & Capitalize on the New SwimWear Trend in California. His Earliest Wool Suits were Almost Unisex, with Tank Top-like Uppers and short Breeches. Indeed on the Early Suits, many of which were All Black, he No Doubt thought after Mr. Henry Ford who stated about his still-new Model 'T',
"You can have any color you want…
…as long as it's Black." ~
During the Roaring Twenties in Southern California, being Prohibition and All, a New Paradise Playground began to Take Shape 26 Miles Across the Sea on Catalina Island. Fun-Seeking Folk would Fire Up their Chris-Crafts and Set Sail to visit Gambling Boats & Rum-Runners lying offshore of the L.A. Metropolis Night…
…Beckoning them with the Illegal Pleasures of the Day. Soon Catalina Isle became a Destination for Debauchery, as Chicago Chewing Gum Baron & Cubs Owner William P.Wrigley now owned & developed the Island, after buying it Lock Stock & Barrel at a Fire Sale Price years before after a devastating wildfire scorched Catalina. The Town of Avalon became a Home Away from Home to Hollywood Heroes & Well-Off California Carousers ~
Big Band music was broadcast live from the Avalon Ballroom in the Casino Modeled after Monte Carlo to a Nationwide Audience. Flying Fish Cavorted in the Channel & Glass-Bottom Boats Cruised the Harbor. Hollywood HeavyWeights like Charlie Chaplin, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Errol Flynn, Orson Welles and John Wayne came to Fish, Drink, Dance & Romance ~
Seeing All of This Go Down as a Marketing Opportunity, Pacific Knitting Mills Maestro John Bentz changed the name of his growing SwimWear Company after his best-selling swimsuit, 'The Catalina'. Of Course Now it was time to develop a New Line of Sleeker, Sexier Suits to Show Off more Skin than Ever Before, Hollywood Style ~
As World War II Heated Up ~ Catalina Took Off Big Time when California Created the Pin-Up for All those Soldiers in Far-Away lands…
… And They sent photos back from Exotic Outposts like Waikiki, wearing 'Aloha Shirts' & Inspiring a
New 'California Tropical' Look ~
As Catalina SwimWear Cruised into the Fifties, John Bentz Scored another California Coup ~ Catalina became a Sponsor for the Miss America Beauty Paegant, Supplying Suits and Inventing another Great California Tradition in the Process ~
The SwimSuit Competition…
Now the Old Knitter John Bentz & Catalina were Really in Business ~ All of America Saw his Swimsuits on Some Seriously Hot Tamales Right in their Living Rooms on this new Thing called Television. And if That wasn't enough for All Us OverHeated California Boys, Hollywood Really Got in on the Act ~
And on the Beaches of California, Now Catalina was Everywhere, On Every Girl ~
Then Once Again the Ever-Enterprising French Got Busy & A Guy named Louis Reard Turned Up the Heat on SwimWear with His Explosive Invention named after a Bit of Cold War Atomic Testing on a Little-Known Island called the
Bikini Atoll ~
California's Conservative Catalina was Caught a Bit Off Balance along with the Rest of the World by the Bikini in 1946. Originally Banned in Several Countries and even Scorned by the Pope Himself & The Vatican, the Bikini Became a Much Bigger Explosion than the original Atomic Blast it was named for. Guys like Bond, James Bond & his Beauties helped out Along the Way as well to Permanently Put the Bikini on the Map ~
Catalina Stoically Stuck by the One-Piece Maillot, having created a Classic California SwimWear Icon with it for Many Years, and though The Bikini certainly was a Bit More Revealing and Therefore Became Preferred by a Whole New Generation of California Girls, it takes a Certain Kind of Lady to Look Equally Muy Caliente in the Maillot ~ Thereby supporting the Theory that Sometimes ~
Less is More ~
Whatever One's Preference in California SwimSuit Style, We can thank Catalina SwimWear for Being One of the First Ones, bringing European and South Seas Style to the California Coast, Pioneering a Multi-Billion Dollar Swim and Surfwear Industry Worldwide, Way Before the QuikSilver's, Roxy's, Brazilian Bossa Nova & even the Victoria's Secrets of the World…
Helping Keep Us Californians Looking & Feeling Fab Along the Way ~


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Knuckleball gives Gamboa new life
Orioles right-hander, inspired by Niekro, adopts new approach
By Benjamin Hill / MLB.com | April 26, 2013 6:00 AM
Eddie Gamboa, a right-handed pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization, is in his sixth professional season and fifth with the Double-A Bowie Baysox. Yet he's describing himself these days, in all sincerity, as a "28-year-old rookie."
And for good reason. A chance Spring Training tutorial with a Hall of Fame hurler has led to a near-total career reinvention, with Gamboa slowly abandoning his standard-issue repertoire in favor of that oddest of pitching oddities: the knuckleball. It's a tough transition, to be sure, but it just may revive a career that, in Gamboa's own words, had "hit a wall."
"If you're average, then you have to find something to make you not average," said Gamboa, speaking from Erie, Pa., after suffering the loss in an outing against the SeaWolves the night before. "For me, that's the knuckleball, something that might put me on a whole different level."
When good isn't good enough
Gamboa's career thus far serves as a reminder of just how hard it can be to distinguish one's self within the cutthroat world of Minor League Baseball. A product of UC Davis, he was drafted by the Orioles in the 21st round of the 2008 Draft and made his debut at the make-or-break Double-A level just one season later. Throughout his time as a professional, he has been nothing if not effective, ably shuttling between starting and relief roles en route to posting an ERA in the low threes.
But if there's one thing that Double-A-based career stasis will tell you, it's this: you're neither prospect nor priority.
"I always put up okay numbers, enough to keep getting a job again but not enough to get a promotion," said Gamboa, whose experience above Double-A amounts to four games with Triple-A Norfolk in May of last season. "My game was stuck, and I was doing what I could to figure it out."
Gamboa worked diligently on improving both his slider and fastball velocity over the offseason, but he was most likely headed for another season of the same old same old before fate intervened during Spring Training. The Orioles had invited a knuckleballer named Zach Staniewicz to camp, a 26-year-old Air Force reservist who had most recently played for the U.S. Military All-Stars. In mid March, legendary knuckleballer Phil Niekro arrived on the scene in order to provide Staniewicz with some personal tutelage, and Gamboa couldn't help but be intrigued. He had experimented with the knuckleball dating back to junior high-era backyard catches with his father but had never thrown one in a professional context.
"I was throwing [the knuckleball] back and forth with Zach in Spring Training. He thought that I had a good one and mentioned that Phil Niekro was going to come for a visit," recalled Gamboa. "He's a Hall of Famer, so I told Zack that I'd love to stand in with him and pick his brain."
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He ended up doing more than that.
"After Zach threw for a while, Phil looked at me and said, 'How about it, Eddie -- want to throw a few?' I told him 'No, no, I'm okay' but he insisted, 'No really. Go ahead!'"
"So I got in there, threw a couple, and Phil liked it a lot. He talked to [Orioles vice president of baseball operations] Dan Duquette, who said, 'Well, if you like it that much, then we'll make him a knuckleballer.' That was news to me! So now here I am, trying to mix it into my repertoire and getting used to it as my primary pitch. ... The knuckleball was always something that I had practiced just in case, but I didn't think that just in case was going to be this year."
Everything old is new again
Gamboa is optimistic that the knuckleball will jumpstart his stalled career, but accepting this sudden new reality was a humbling experience.
"It's a shock to the heart. You come up hearing that your fastball explodes off of the mound and then all of a sudden it's, 'No, it doesn't explode -- don't throw the fastball,'" he said. "So this is something that I had to wrap my mind around, because usually [the knuckleball] is something that you try at the end of your career, and I didn't think I was there yet. But it's all about trying to help the organization. If they wanted me to throw left-handed, well, then I'd try my best to do that."
Gamboa has made four starts thus far, compiling an 0-1 record and 3.97 ERA over 22 2/3 innings pitched. Opponents are batting .200 against him and, perhaps most remarkably, he has only issued seven walks.
"My first pitch of the 2013 season I threw a knuckleball and hit a guy. Okay, well, that's not exactly how I wanted to start off the year," he said with a laugh. "When I throw one, I have no idea where it's going to go. I mean, I could give you an estimate of where I'm shooting for, but that thing has a mind of its own."
Admittedly, Gamboa isn't yet feeding hitters an all-knuckleball diet. He's mixing the pitch in with the rest of his repertoire, throwing his new signature offering approximately half of the time.
"In a way it's fun and in a way it's stressful, jumping back and forth [between pitches]. Starting off with the knuckleball, you can get behind so easily. Throw it once and it's one ball, no strikes. Throw it again and it's two balls, no strikes," he said. "I'm used to pitching to contact, the kind of guy who gets in and gets out. Now, with the knuckleball, I've got to get used to throwing a lot of pitches and running deep counts. ... The last thing I want to do out there is put everyone to sleep."
Gamboa is looking forward to speaking with other members of the exclusive knuckleball fraternity of which he is now a part, as they'll be the only ones who truly understand the challenges he's facing. Staniewicz is currently in extended spring training, and the possibility exists that he could one day be Gamboa's teammate. Meanwhile, Gamboa and Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright are both represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council, which could easily facilitate communication between the two. And, schedules permitting, Orioles pitching coach Rick Adair has offered to set up a meeting with R.A. Dickey when the Blue Jays visit Baltimore.
In the meantime, Gamboa can be seen on the mound in a variety of Eastern League locales that have become all-too-familiar, trying to hone a pitch that is anything but.
"I wish I could hit 100 [miles an hour], but it is what it is," he said. "Not many people get to go to work every day loving what they do, knowing that they have the opportunity for their dreams to become reality. I just try my best and leave it up to faith and hope. Story of my life."
Benjamin Hill is a reporter for MLB.com and writes Ben's Biz Blog. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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If I have two different discrete distributions of random variables X and Y, such that their probability mass functions are related as follows:
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what can I infer from this equation? Any observations or interesting properties that you see based on this relation?
What if,
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Multiple Defendants Arrested For Operating Prescription Drug "Pill Mill"
Owners, Managers, and Doctors at "Atlanta Medical Group" Accused of Illegal Distribution of Hundreds of Thousands of Oxycodone Pills
ATLANTA, GA. - Jason Cole Votrobek, 27, of Vero Beach Florida; Jesse Violante, 32, of Vero Beach, Florida; Roland Rafael Castellanos, 32, of Cartersville, Georgia; Tara Atkins, 33, of Cartersville, Georgia; and Dr. James Chapman, 61, of Macon, Georgia, were indicted and arrested on federal drug and money laundering charges for their respective roles in operating a so-called "pill mill" pain clinic which served as a front for the illegal distribution of addictive pain killers.
John S. Comer, Acting Special Agent in (SAC) of the DEA's Atlanta Field (AFD) said, "The dispensing of addictive prescription pain medication under the guise of a doctor's care, as occurred in this investigation, is not about the good of the community or an individual's specific health needs; it is about greed and those involved in "pill mill" activity are in fact drug dealers."
United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said of today's arrests, "The abuse of pain medication has become epidemic and now accounts for more deaths in Georgia than all of the traditional illegal drugs combined. As the problems caused by prescription drug abuse becomes a focus for many of the communities in our district, our drug prosecutors also are focusing on the primary sources of these dangerous drugs in our state."
Atlanta IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Reginael McDaniel said, "The indictment of these individuals puts a spotlight on organizations that illegally distribute drugs as well as the exemplary coordination among law enforcement, which leads to breaking up these organizations. Our goal is to stop criminal enterprises that profit from the illegal trade of dangerous narcotics and take away any financial benefit they receive from their criminal activity."
Atlanta FBI Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Lamkin, said, "The FBI, through its Northwest Georgia Criminal Enterprise Safe Streets Task Force, in initiating this investigation in conjunction with the GBI and the Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force, is pleased with its role in the successful outcome of this case. Through joint efforts such as this, the community in which we serve benefits while sending a clear message to those that would exploit the addictions of others."
Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap said, "The Bartow/Cartersville Drug Task Force and all other agencies involved have been working diligently to stop this type of illegal drug activity. We want to send a message that we will not stand for any type of drug dealers in this county. Whether it be prescription drugs, marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, or any other illegal drug, we will exhaust all our law enforcement resources to stop you."
According to United States Attorney Yates, the indictment, and information presented in court: In May 2010, working from information from the FBI/ Northwest Georgia Criminal Enterprise Safe Streets Task Force, agents of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Bartow County Sheriff's Office, as well as agents for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), expanded an investigation of "Atlanta Medical Group," after learning that the clinic, located at 16 Collins Drive, Cartersville, Georgia, was prescribing pain pills outside the bounds of legitimate medical practice.
The investigation revealed that Votrobek, Violante, and Castellanos financed and operated the clinic. Atkins served as the office manager. Chapman served as the primary doctor. The indictment charges that in their respective capacities, they worked to procure and distribute Oxycodone pills to addicts and illegitimate distributors. The clinic's doctor was directed by the owners and managers to see as many patients as possible, in order to generate substantial profits through the sale of pills, which were largely dispensed on site. Chapman allegedly did so, however, without conducting sufficient medical examinations. The indictment alleges that on least one occasion, Atkins facilitated the filling of prescriptions when the doctor was unable to do so himself. In addition, the amounts of pills distributed to patients were excessive, and with unusual dosage patterns.
The indictment charges that the clinic was really a drug distribution operation with an extremely high volume of patients visiting from surrounding states. Many of those visiting had apparent signs of being addicts. The clinic allegedly engaged in unusual practices, including permitting non-medical staff to assist with medical procedures, including taking blood pressure, to maximize the number of patients to be seen. The defendants allegedly made millions of dollars during the clinic's approximately one year of operation. The indictment charges that the defendants established multiple bank accounts, many in third-party names, to conceal the windfall profits.
Members of the public are reminded that the indictment contains only allegations. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government's burden to prove a defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
This case was investigated by Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Bartow County Sheriff's Office, and the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation. This case was initiated by the FBI/ Northwest Georgia Criminal Enterprise Safe Streets Task Force.
Assistant United States Attorneys G. Scott Hulsey and Cassandra Schansman prosecuted the case.DEA AFD's Acting SAC John S. Comer encourages parents, along with their children, to educate themselves about the dangers of legal and illegal drugs by visiting DEA's interactive websites at www.justthinktwice.com, www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.com and www.dea.gov.


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Pendleton, who was 15, was shot to death at a Chicago park on January 29. She was a majorette with the King College Prep High School band, which performed at several inaugural events eight days earlier.


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2011 Proceedings of the 74th Annual Meeting (Vol. 48)
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Information is an essential structure in our world as a part of our professional and everyday lives. Our wonderful host city, New Orleans, has exemplified how a community of information professionals can assist society during trying times. Six years ago Hurricane Katrina changed the physical landscape but it also revealed the need for dependable information provision both during the disaster and during recovery. More recently, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted how information tools such as powerful data driven visualization models can be invaluable partners in protecting the environment. The New Orleans experiences highlight the important role of information in times of societal challenge whether it is from natural disasters such as the tornados in Alabama or from civil disturbances such as terrorist activities.
For 74 years, the American Society for Information Science and Technology has provided a venue for scholars and practitioners to study information problems and chart solutions for the future. This years Annual Meeting investigates and celebrates how information builds bridges that facilitate free flowing information and successful communication in society, technology and work.
In 2010, ASIST introduced a new approach to the Annual Meeting review process that included themed tracks to sharpen the review process and increase the involvement of scholars. This years conference follows the same blueprint with the addition of new deadlines that allowed authors to submit their work late in May. The process has proven to be very successful. This year authors submitted 161 papers, 29 panels and 188 posters which is a nearly 8% increase in paper submissions and a 17% increase in poster submissions over last year. This affirms the success of the new approach and demonstrates the continued support of the ASIST Annual Meeting by accomplished researchers and practitioners.
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It's like something straight out of Goodfellas.
Two thieves skirted security at JFK International Airport and got away with part of a cargo shipment of Apple's iPad minis worth $1.5 million, according to a report from the New York Post.
The crooks pulled off the heist late Monday night, just before midnight, and used one of the airport's forklifts to lift the heavy shipment of iPad minis, which were being stored in a cargo building, into their get-away truck, according to the report. (Read More: Will Electronic Sales Light Up the Holiday)


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MapMap of the battle field of Shiloh, April 6 & 7, 1862 Relief shown by hachures. Endorsed in ink: Approved G.T. Beauregard, Genl. Comdg. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.) 435.3 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault Acquisitions control no. 15-85
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Rob: I was interested in the script because it looked like a long and mysterious poem. Usually when you read a script you suddenly get what it's about, where it's going and how it will end.
Rob: This time was different because the more I kept reading it the more I didn't seem to understand where it was going but more I wanted to be in the movie. That movie doesn't belong to any genre it's on its own.
Rob: It was hard to interpret a character who doesn't go trough an evident evolution or follow a predictable path, I mean it does but it's an incredible evolution that doesn't happen in the same in which the characters usually change. David was able to control the whole thing I've never worked with a director that has such control over his movie and consider himself the head of every aspects of it
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Pacific Blue Picks Palmerston North Gas-to-Electricity Project for Carbon Offset Program
Monday, 1 October 2007: New Zealand airline Pacific Blue has announced that the first beneficiary of its carbon offset program is a Palmerston North renewable energy project where landfill methane gas is captured and used to generate electricity.
Pacific Blue was the first airline in New Zealand to offer a carbon offset program, which was officially launched earlier this year as part of an integrated strategy to address greenhouse gas emissions. The program allows travelers to voluntarily offset flights from 50 cents per domestic sector and from $3 per international sector. All monies collected go towards Government approved New Zealand projects to reduce carbon emissions.
Despite only being available for a matter of months, thousands of Pacific Blue travellers have already taken the opportunity to be part of the program. The airline confirmed today that the initial funds collected will help to fund the gas-to-electricity project at the Awapuni landfill site near Palmerston North.
General Manager Commercial, Adrian Hamilton-Manns, said the airline had purchased 1000 verified Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) in relation to the project from a New Zealand carbon trading company, Carbon Market Solutions. The purchase equates to around 1000 tonnes of carbon dioxide abatement.
"We're proud to support New Zealand-based projects and feel it's important to encourage this growing sector," he said. "The Awapuni project has been approved by the Ministry for the Environment's Projects to Reduce Emissions scheme. Methane gas from the site is captured and converted into electricity, and the electricity is used to power a neighbouring waste water treatment plant."
Mr Hamilton-Manns said that once the initial abatement purchase had been used up the airline could choose to purchase more units from the Awapuni project or look at similar projects elsewhere in New Zealand.
"We know our Guests who carbon offset their flights will be interested to hear exactly where their money is going," he said.
When Pacific Blue starts flights within New Zealand in November it will do so using New Generation (NG) 737 aircraft for the first time on domestic routes.
"Our fleet of 737-NG aircraft is the most technologically advanced and efficient ever to fly domestically in New Zealand," said Adrian Hamilton-Manns. "They have much more efficient engines than the earlier 737 models that New Zealanders are used to flying on domestic routes. The 737-NGs also have winglets which reduce noise, cut carbon emissions and provide further fuel savings."
Pacific Blue said it will have the youngest fleet in New Zealand and as a result, its carbon footprint will be smaller in comparison with other domestic carriers.
The Virgin Blue Group was this month presented with a Special Merit Award for Commitment to the Environment at the World Low Cost Airline Conference in London. The award recognised the leadership role that the group has taken among airlines on environmental management initiatives.
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Keep Track of Tides or your Lesson Plan with a Deck Slate
If you are one of those paddlers who have looked in envy at UK sea kayakers with those funny white stickers on their boat covered in chicken scratch writing then you will be pleased to know the Bryan Hansel from paddlinglight.com has developed his own set of kayak deck slates and is now selling them. If you have no idea what I'm talking about that's ok.
Kayak deck slates are basically two vinyl stickers that are positioned just ahead of your cockpit which provide a good writing surface for notes to yourself using a grease pencil. Paddlers on tidal waters can keep track of daily highs/lows or current on the left slate while the right one blank making a perfect location to keep track navigation, weather observations or if you are teaching, student names, notes or a rough lesson plan.
The deck slate is printed on 3.5 millimetre vinyl so you know it's durable. It has also been coated for UV resistance so it shouldn't fade for some time.
Bryan is offering the slates with a Listo grease marking pencil for $24.99 or $19.99 without. Take my advice and get the pencil version. It's one of the good plastic barrel versions and not the paper wrapped ones you see at your local Home Depot. I proved a couple of years ago that the paper wrapped grease pencils last about 1 hour into a typical rescue lesson on the water.
More info: paddlinglight.com
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Turn Your iPhone into a Sat Phone with this Simple Case
Mobile satellite communication company, Thuraya will be introducing this April a new product called the SatSleeve that will easily transform your iPhone into a satellite phone allowing you to be able to make phone calls and send SMS messages around the world.
The new phone case has a couple of features including an extra battery built in to charge your phone and give it more talk time in the field as well as a built in emergency button that will make an automatic call to a pre-programmed number.
Right now the SatSleeve will only transmit voice and SMS but look for a version to be released in the third quarter of this year that will also transmit data turning your iPhone into a truly global smart phone. Just think how fun it will be to be able to get work emails throughout your entire canoe trip vacation in Northern Canada.
The price for this bad boy isn't cheap with an MSRP around $500. No word on the proposed pricing for the data version but rumours put it at a couple hundred dollars more.
More info: thuraya.com
North Korea is Using the Latest is Helmet Technology
Flicking through a fabulous collection of our supreme leader, Kim Jong-un looking at stuff, I discovered that North Korea is using the latest and greatest in outdoor safety technology.
What do we see below on these fine-young sky divers heads? Yep, those are Pro-Tec helmets circa 1994? It goes to show that a well-designed product that is basically just moulded plastic will last forever. In fact if you go to any good white water paddling school and you are bound to see a bucket full of these bad-boys ready to be rented out to students for $5 a day.
If you are keen at keeping with the latest North Koran trends you can still get one of those classic designs if you know where to look (ahem, Ebay).
Interested in seeing what else our leader approved of or at least stared at? Here is the full collection below.
Top photo credit: Reno_Whitewater_Kayak_0179 | Flickr - RenoTahoe http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en_CA / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Lightning Review: Vapur Collapsible Waterbottles are Perfect for Both Adults and Cute Kids
I recently received a couple Vapur collapsible waterbottles sent to me as a sample. I knew they were coming but I got a nice surprise when I opened the package and discovered that that the company also threw in a couple of their kids bottles after they found out that I had two girls.
Vapur wanted me to give the new designs a try and let them know that the family thought of them.
To be honest, I've always been hesitant about collapsible water bottles after having once a bad leak while using a cheap one but when I pulled these out of the package it felt a whole lot beefier than others I have tried before. Vapur describes material they use this way:
Vapur Anti-Bottles are BPA-free and are constructed of three layers of ultra-durable plastic. The innermost layer is made from FDA-approved polyethylene, which is then bonded to two layers of nylon for strength and durability.
Other than that, the "adult" design is a water bottle with a quick flip-up plastic lid that doesn't leak when you give it a good hard squeeze. The flip-up lid easy to open and with a built-in hinge, you won't lose the top on a hike. It's pretty simple.
It's was the kids water bottles that got my kids (and me) all excited. The Quencher is a smaller sized bottle that holds just under a ½ litre (14oz) so it's light enough for kids to carry and manage. I can go on and on about design features but really, the best part of it is that fact that it comes with four different great monster patterns. On top of that you also get a sheet of cool plastic stickers so your kid can add the appropriate monster eyes and/or rainbow clouds as my youngest daughter said it required.
My only disappointment was that our sticker set didn't come with unicorns running on the rainbows. Make note of that Vapur.
Any ways, they are great little water bottles that we've been using pretty regularly over the past couple of months and so far the stickers are still going strong (and isn't that the important part?)
Vapur bottles range between $10-12 depending on the model. They can be purchased online at vapur.us. I also just found out that they have a great kids design-your-own-bottle mini site here so I know you will want to take a couple minutes out of your very busy workday to play with it this afternoon.
The Last Great Canoe Trip Accessory - The Pirate Chest Cooler
Just imagine how envious your camping neighbours will be when you pull this out of your canoe and set-up shop. The only addition I would make is to add in a battery operated light that turns on when opened. People will swear that it's filled with glowing gold.
Can somebody please rush this to market? Work with me people.
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Gear I Want: A Marshmallow Sleeping Bag [Vintage Stuff]
Sorry it's been so quiet over the past couple of weeks. Life has been way to busy to do any writing.
The above image floated across my desk today and I couldn't help but post it.
If these sleeping bags were available today I would get one right away (for the kids of course. Yes, for the kids).
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Gear I Want: The Folding Pocket Whiteboard for Teaching
I recently stumbled upon this interesting teaching tool: a foldable, pocket whiteboard.
It peaked my interest because there were several times over the past year when I was out teaching and wished I had a writing surface to get a complex concept across to my students. Beach sand and a stick can only go so far when explaining the wonders of a developing cold front.
The whiteboard is made up of 27 mini pieces that folds up to roughly 3"x5"x0.2". It folds out to 15"x27" giving you lots of whitespace to work with. The kit comes with a dry erase market and a microfiber bag which doubles as an eraser.
More info: thinkgeek.com
Want Free Camping Gear? [Contests]
I got an email from friends of the site, Austin Canoe and Kayak who have just announced a new facebook contest where you can win a bunch of great outdoor gear.
Visit their Facebook page for all the details.
Sadly it's only open to paddlers living in the US of A so I apologize to my Latvian brothers and sisters who, like
Save Your Breath by Letting these Bandages Explain What Really Happened
Sadly these amazing bandages are currently out of stock over to Urban Outfitters but if they were, I would make them an essential part of my wilderness first aid kit replacing the Dora the Explorer band-aids I currently use.
My extensive research tells me that while adults love Dora the Explorer, given the choice, 2 of 3 injured people would choose "Ninja Fight" over a jumping blue monkey and a weird looking girl with huge eyes.
A box of band-aids are $7 so make sure you save them only for your most injured clients/kids.
Take Charge of that Campfire Sing-Along like a Captain
We all know that the worst part of campfires is sitting in the dirt. Sure you can bring along one of those Crazy Creek camping chairs but why settle when you can rule the outdoors like God intended?
There is only two problems with the officially licensed Star Trek captain's chair. The first is that it's inflatable so watch for sparks and the second is that it's only for somebody up to 120lbs. The description on the site says that it's designed for kids but I like to believe it's a weight management motivator for fat camping geeks.
Other than those minor drawbacks, I give this and official rating of, "Set course for awesome".
Pick up your own chair at thinkgeek.com for only $24.99.


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Matt W. Moore was recently invited to Moscow, Russia for the Sretenka Design Week and emailed over a few images of paintings, murals and sculptures he created while there.
Matt W. Moore is the founder of MWM Graphics, a Design and Illustration Studio based in Portland, Maine. Matt works across disciplines, from colorful digital illustrations in his signature "Vectorfunk" style, to freeform canvas paintings, and massive murals.
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Man convicted of rape in Mass. caught in Maine after 35 years on the run
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) � A man convicted of rape in Massachusetts who's been on the run for 35 years has been captured in Maine.
Massachusetts State Police say Gary Allen Irving was arrested shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday at a home in Gorham, Maine, where he had been living under the name Gregg Irving.
Irving was convicted of three Norfolk County rapes in 1978 but the start of his sentence was stayed by a judge, and Irving fled.
Irving, who is in his 50s, has been on the Massachusetts Top 10 Most Wanted list for decades.
A search of his Maine home also turned up a number of guns, which police allege are not legally owned.
Police say Irving is scheduled to appear in a Maine court Thursday on a fugitive from justice charge.


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Land, sea and air forces
Australian Army
Over 350 series of Army records are held in our collection. A small number of these are described below. More collections can be identified by using RecordSearch.
Military Board
The Military Board was created in 1905 and was responsible for the administration of all matters relating to the military forces. The National Archives holds the following Military Board records:
- volumes of Military Board proceedings
- Military Board Instructions
- volumes of Military Orders, Australian Army Orders and Military Board Instructions
- decisions of the Military Board
The Directorate of Military Intelligence
The Directorate of Military Intelligence was established in 1916. Records created by the Directorate include:
- intelligence reports on enemy trading and other suspicious actions
- records relating to World War II commando operations, including the operations of the Allied Intelligence Bureau, the Far East Liaison Office, the Inter-Allied Services Department and the Services Reconnaissance Department
- policy and working files of the Directorate of Military Intelligence
The Australian War Memorial also holds the following series of records created by the Directorate:
Army Inventions Directorate
Set up in 1942, the Army Inventions Directorate (AID) was created to handle the flood of inventions and ideas the public submitted to assist with the war effort. Although more than 21,000 submissions were examined by the AID, only 127 were accepted for development. Our collection includes:
Women's Royal Australian Army Corps
The records concerning the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps include:
- policy and working files of the Directorate of the corps
- historical photographs and press clippings
- historical audio tapes
- historical record sets
War diaries and other Army records
Most of the following collections are held by the Australian War Memorial:
- Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries
- Mediterranean Expeditionary Force unit war diaries
- 2nd AIF and CMF unit war diaries
- Australian Army unit war diaries, Korea
- Australian Army Commanders' diaries
- Commander's war diaries of Special Air Service (SAS) Squadrons on service in South Vietnam
Some of the many other Army collections include:
- records of the Chief of the General Staff
- outward correspondence files of the Chief of the General Staff
- patrol reports of the Army in Papua and New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea patrol reports
- papers relating to Army exercises
- War Books of the Armed Services
- records of Headquarters Far East Land Forces (FARELF) and Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom (ANZUK)
Army photographic collections
Some of the National Archives photographic collections depicting scenes of army life can be searched and viewed on PhotoSearch. You can also browse titles by subject.
A large number of images can also be searched and viewed using the Australian War Memorial's collection databases.
Royal Australian Navy
Over 450 series of Navy records are held in our collection. A small selection of these is described below. More information can be found by using RecordSearch.
Naval Board
The Naval Board, created in 1905, was charged with administering all matters relating to the naval forces. The main records created by the Naval Board are the Naval Board minute books.
Ship plans and specifications
Two collections popular with naval historians and model enthusiasts are:
Also useful is the collection of ships' books and supplements, which are naval record books detailing the performance, engineering details and other aspects of particular RAN ships.
Naval intelligence
Our records on naval intelligence include:
- Australian Naval Intelligence reports
- Australian Naval Intelligence statements
- Monthly Australian Naval Intelligence reports
- daily naval summary reports from the Combined Operational Intelligence Centre
- Naval Intelligence Division file relating to Operations 'Jaywick' and 'Rimau'
- policy and working files of the Directorate of Naval Intelligence and Security (DNIS)
- correspondence and working files of the Directorate of Naval Intelligence and Security (DNIS)
- Navy Office War Diary
- daily narratives
- Australian Station Intelligence Summaries (War Edition)
- Weekly Intelligence Reports 1940–45
Other Navy records
Other Navy records in the collection include:
- ship logs
- Reports of Proceedings, HMA Ships and Establishments
- Daily movement forms, HMA Ships and Auxiliaries, Australia Station
- RAN Ships' history files
- merchant vessel movement cards
- naval historical collection
- Navy historical files
For more, see – Navy administrative records.
Naval photographic collections
Some of the National Archives photographs depicting scenes of life in the RAN can be searched and viewed on PhotoSearch. You can also browse titles by subject.
To view more images, try searching in the Australian War Memorial's collection databases.
For information about the Navy Photographic Unit at Garden Island, Sydney NSW 2000, telephone (02) 9359 3039 or fax (02) 9359 3041.
Royal Australian Air Force
Over 250 series of Air Force records are held in our collection. A small selection of these is described below. More series can be found by using RecordSearch.
Air Board
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was formed in 1921. The Air Board was established in 1920 to control and administer the Air Force according to the policies determined by the Air Council. The following Air Board records are a useful starting point for any research relating to the RAAF:
- subject index to Air Board agenda and records of proceedings
- Air Board agenda
- Executive Council minutes
- RAAF HQ routine orders
Unit histories
Two series can be used to find information concerning a particular unit or squadron:
Aircraft and airfield research
The following series are useful for researching the development of aerodromes at a particular site, the performance of particular types of aircraft, and aircraft accidents:
- correspondence files of the Department of Air
- RAAF acquisition and operational files
- aircraft status cards
- Commanding Officers reports
- box files containing RAAF Squadron narrative reports
Air Force photographic collections
Some of the National Archives photographs of life in the RAAF, as well as RAAF aircraft, can be searched and viewed on PhotoSearch. You can also browse titles by subject.
To view more images, try searching in the Australian War Memorial's collection databases.


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This follows on from Struts Tags which you should read first, but beware of references to '[0]' and 'that'; what you really want is top, as illustrated below.
Referencing the current value
The simple examples print out values from the list using the property tag, which uses the value at the top of the stack by default:
Days:
 <s:iterator value="days">
<s:property/>

<s:property value="top"/>
 </s:iterator>

But if you're doing anything other than print the value, you probably need to refer to it specifically. Do this:
Most days:
 <s:iterator value="days"> <s:if test="top != 'Monday'">
<s:property/> </s:if> </s:iterator>

Iterating over a list of objects
<s:iterator value="employees"> <s:property value="name"/> is the <s:property value="jobTitle"/>
 </s:iterator>
For 'name' and 'jobTitle' you could be more explicit and write 'top.name' and 'top.jobTitle', as 'top' refers to the object on the top of the stack. It's not necessary here, but it is in the next example.
Iterating over a list of lists

 <s:iterator value="grid">
 <s:iterator value="top"> <s:property/>	 </s:iterator>
 </s:iterator>

The trick here is to use 'top' as the value for the inner iterator. This example probably uses a two-dimensional array, but you can use the pattern for any list of lists.
A more complex example
In this example, 'countries' is a list of country objects, each of which has a name and a list of cities. Each city has a name.
<s:iterator value="countries"> <s:iterator value="cities"> <s:property value="name"/>, <s:property value="[1].name"/>
 </s:iterator> </s:iterator>
The output looks like
Wellington, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Moscow, Russia Glasgow, Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Stockholm, Sweden
Both the country and city objects have a 'name' property. As you'd expect, the reference to 'name' on its own gives you the city name. To access the country name - effectively "hidden" by the city name - we refer to a specific position on the stack: '[1]'. The top of the stack, position 0, contains the current city, pushed on by the inner iterator; position 1 contains the current country, pushed there by the outer iterator.
Actually, as Patrick points out in his comment on Iteration Tags, the '[n]' notation refers to a sub-stack beginning at position n, not just the object at position n. Thus '[0]' is the whole stack and '[1]' is everything except the top object. In our example, we could have been more specific about getting the country name and said '[1].top.name'.
If no value is specified, iterator will try to grap object from the 'top' of the stack. If it is not iterable, ClassCastException will be thrown in the process. @see com.opensymphony.webwork.views.jsp.IteratorTag#doStartTag


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Banking and
Capital Markets
at the Conference
Accenture will return to Sibos this year with a program focused on helping you position yourself on the winning side of change and innovation. We will be at booth F50.
Our leadership will once again host exclusive invitation only events discussing hot topics including open banking and ecosystems in commercial banking, and blockchain.
Find out how others are embracing disruption and innovating to thrive in the digital economy.
Listen to our Embrace Disruption Series on SoundCloud, iTunes, and the Accenture Vision app.
If our estimates are correct, we are on the cusp of a major transformation in the way business gets done. But to deliver on blockchain's promise, we will need to draw the best and the brightest from across all demographics.
According to research from Accenture and Girls Who Code, the demand for computing skills in areas like blockchain far outstrips current supply. This shortage not only limits the market's overall ability to bring blockchain to scale but could ultimately limit innovation and competitiveness in new technology paradigms.
Currently, blockchain is attracting lower numbers across women and minorities than other technologies. We need to change that. And it will take the entire community to do it.
You'll hear from a passionate group of individuals who are committed to changing this dynamic, including Blythe Masters, CEO of Digital Asset; David Treat, Global Blockchain Lead at Accenture and panelists from ASX, CEDA and more.
Monday, October 22
Location: Flying Fish, Lower Deck, Jones Bay Wharf,
19-21 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Sydney
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Registrations are limited, so be sure to register today.
Hear from leaders of the organizations shaping Distributed Ledger Technologies for the enterprise through groundbreaking projects in financial services. Heads of Innovation from ASX, DTCC, SWIFT and TMX will candidly share their processes, debate the current and future state of play and discuss a vision for the way forward for the financial services ecosystem.
Guiding this discussion is David Treat, Accenture's managing director, co-lead of Accenture's Blockchain business globally and global head of Accenture's Financial Services Blockchain practice.
Tuesday, October 23
Location: Accenture Sydney International House,
3 Sussex St, Level Two, Barangaroo NSW 2000
Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
During Sibos, Accenture and Euro Banking Association (EBA) will again co-host an exclusive invitation only roundtable discussion. Building on last year's real-time payments conversation, this year we will also add Open Banking to the mix. Specifically, we will explore how new service opportunities can be leveraged by commercial banks, as well as their corporate customers, through the combination of real-time payments and Open Banking capabilities.
Wednesday, October 24
Location: Room C4.8, International Convention
Centre (ICC), 14 Darling Drive, Sydney.
Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
The world of payments is fast emerging as instant, invisible and free (IIF). Expectations are changing, initially with retail – but will soon follow with corporate payments to align with consumer ideals.
In the world of IIF, what are the implications for corporate banks? What role will they play? How will banks exist alongside new ecosystems and partnerships? Will payments be severely commoditized and embedded everywhere?
To tackle these questions, Alan McIntyre, Accenture's senior managing director for Banking will lead an interactive lunch discussion.
Wednesday, October 24
Location: Room C4.8, International Convention
Centre (ICC), 14 Darling Drive, Sydney.
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Registrations are limited, so be sure to register today.
Accenture will host a Community Roundtable session during Sibos on the topic of Delivering the trade environment of the future. Trade finance is at a unique point. A combination of technology, environmental challenges and complex regulatory factors are paving the way for profound industry transformation. Already, many banks are investigating how to leverage new technologies such as distributed ledger, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Such technologies are changing the way we undertake business, opening up new ecosystems and future revenue streams.
Cécile Andre Leruste, Managing Director, Europe Banking from Accenture and Michael Walker, Trade executive from Finastra, will moderate this session with four bank executives. Together, they will engage with participants to co-develop client driven visions and break barriers to drive business models and ecosystems of the future.
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Location: Sibos, International Convention Centre (ICC),
Sydney, Conference Room 3, 14 Darling Drive, Sydney
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
What are other industries doing differently to anticipate, strategize and benefit from disruption? How are we making headway on transforming ourselves as an industry? In this open theatre session, Accenture Managing Director Diane Nolan will share how susceptible Capital Markets firms are to disruption using insights from Accenture's Disruptability Index. She will be joined by John Lee, TMX Group Managing Director of Enterprise Innovation and Product Development, and John Velissarios, Accenture Managing Director and Global Blockchain Technology Lead, as they share their latest initiative on equites and listed shares on blockchain.
Wednesday, October 24
Location: Open Theatre 1 (OT1)
Time: 10:00 am - 10:30 am
The Accenture Vision app was developed to help you keep your finger on the pulse of financial services with news you can use. Be the first to know what trends and technology are going to shape financial services. Be just a tap away from Accenture experts to get the answers you need. Download it from the App Store and Google Play today.
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HunCraft Genocide is the most detailed unofficial expansion pack for StarCraft: Brood War. It has 3 new units, new heroes and special buildings in the campaign, 3 new campaign episodes (26 missions and a hidden mission), more than 40 new multiplayer maps and some small changes. Though the most StarCraft expansion packs can be used in use map settings, this game has own exe file, menus and new map file format (hcx). It does not change anything to your original StarCraft installation, but needed to be in the same directory. There is a bugfix patch for it which make some balances in the game. Single player can be described with mass battles and especially difficulty. The story continues after Brood War, when admiral DuGalle has committed suicide and Kerrigan has regained control of the Zerg forces. According to Brood War epilogue, no UED ships returned to Earth, but some UED forces remained on Char. The game starts with exactly the same prologue which Brood War has as an epilogue.
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Confidential Counseling for Employees and Their Families
Everyone needs help from time to time sorting through difficult problems at work or at home. Whether they revolve around marriage and family, drugs or alcohol, financial or legal issues, or other personal matters, Sarasota Memorial's EAP counselors are here to help. Your personal EAP counselor is trained to help you with problems and to offer direction and alternatives through confidential counseling.
What is EAP Sarasota?
EAP is a voluntary, confidential counseling service to all employees and their families. At no charge, a counselor is available to:
- Help you identify the problem
- Help you decide what your choices are
- Offer counseling or make referrals to more appropriate community agencies.
Counselors are on call 24 hours a day. Consultation also is available by phone.
Making An Appointment
Some problems hit very suddenly, while others build up so slowly it's hard to recognize how seriously they are affecting your life. Feelings of discomfort are the best clues, especially if they last a significant length of time. The best solution is to talk with a counselor about your problem and your feelings as soon as possible.
You may be allowed time off during work hours to talk with a counselor. Or, if you do not wish to ask your supervisor for time off, an appointment can be made for some other time.
Supervisory Referral
Sometimes a problem can affect you so seriously it's hard to concentrate at work. Supervisors are encouraged to refer employees showing signs of poor performance (e.g., absenteeism, tardiness or poor morale).
A supervisory referral means your manager is concerned about you and wants to offer some help if possible. All referrals are confidential.
EAP also offers information about resources and special services within the community and how to use them, including:
- Case Management & Referral
- Counseling
- Legal Referrals
- Consumer Information
- Child Care Facilities
- Emergency Appointments
- Elder Care Assistance
- Credit Counseling Referral
- Crime Victim Advocate Referral
- Guardianship Referral
Who to contact
For more information, or an appointment, call 917-1240 or 1-800-425-7764.
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LearningScience students present research findings at Fall Research and Internship Forum
Science division students presented their research findings at the annual Fall Research and Internship Forum held October 3 in Boyd Science Center.
The following students made poster presentations:
Craig Miller '08 presented Flow Cytometric Analysis of Rationally Designed Anti-BCRP Hammerhead Ribozyme Activities in Vivo. He researched the use of ribozymes in eliminating or down-regulating breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) in order to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy.
Karen Witker '09 presented research she conducted with Dr. Cora Lind of the University of Toledo titled Kinetic Study of the Production of Zirconium Tungstate Hydroxide Hydrate. The goal of this project was to optimize the formation of the precursor, zirconium tungstate hydroxide hydrate which forms zirconium tungstate, a material that shrinks when heated.
Katlin Oress '09 presented Grassland Bird Nest Site Fidelity and Additional Research Opportunities at the Wilds. She participated in two major research projects at the Wilds: grassland bird site fidelity, where she assisted in capturing and color-banding more than 80 grassland birds; and giraffe foraging behavior, where she observed giraffes and collected foraging data.
Amy Miller '10 presented research she conducted with Dr. Michael Misovich of Hope College titled Explicit Vapor Pressure Prediction from the PRSV Equation of State. They conducted research on the PRSV equation, which is a cubic equation of state (or condition) that can be used to accurately estimate the vapor pressure of a substance by an iterative algorithm.
Ashley Campbell '08 presented Piping Plover and Least Tern Reproduction Study on Long Island, NY. In conjunction with the Army Corps of Engineers, she conducted a survey of piping plovers and least terns (two types of birds). Pair bonds were tracked, territories were identified and clutch size was monitored.
Melissa Kollman '08 presented research she conducted with Dr. Anne Kwitek and Allison Beaty of the MCW SPUR Program titled In the Absence of Ghrelin Receptor, Heart is More Prone to Cardiac Ischemia. Using rats, they studied the protective role of ghrelin, which plays a substantial role in energy homeostasis by stimulating appetite and weight gain in the heart.
Jessica Turner '08 presented research she conducted with Drs. Barbara Wolfe of the Wilds, Rachael Weiss of the Wilds, Michael Whitacre and Linda Penfold titled Effects of Fluphenazine Decanoate on Cortisol Levels in Central Chinese Goral (Naemorrhaedus goral). Their study calculated the results of fluphenazine decanoate, a stress/aggression reducer, on the ovulation of Chinese goral (a mammal related to goats).
Kylie Johnson '09 presented Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species. She worked as a crane intern, assisting in general husbandry, artificial insemination, egg collection and chick socialization.
Greg Leasure '08 presented A Population Estimation of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at the Wilds. He conducted a census of the white-tailed deer population at the Wilds for the purpose of determining an accurate population estimate and density estimate.
Jason Tarbert '08 presented Finding Heinrich Events and Studying Ancient Climate Change Using Ice-Rafted Debris (IRD). He washed and sieved deep ocean sediment samples to obtain IRD which helps determine when periods of glaciation took place on Earth.
Scott Madison '10 and Anthony Carson '09 presented Summer Internship at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR): A First-Hand View of Coring, Drilling, Reclamation Efforts, and GIS Applications. As interns, they conducted field work at coal mines and witnessed blasting operations, mining impacts and reclamation efforts in the southeast portion of Ohio.
Andrew Houze '10 presented Summer Internship at Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge. During this internship, he participated in multiple research projects and received Wildland Firefighter Type-Two training.
Bryan Bates '09 presented Database Design and Management at LMI Custom Mixing, LLC. He made use of the data received from control units around the polymer mixing plant to generate custom reports. The internship also focused on designing databases for data entry to handle ordering/inventory and rejections/repairs.
Ashley Burkett '08 presented Geology in the Sun. She studied 12 soft sediment cores and associated them with airlift samples taken in various environments in the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix.
David Shahbodaghi '10 presented Family Medicine Internship with Jeffery Burrier, M.D. & Burrier Family Practice, Inc. He observed and assisted Dr. Burrier with patients, paperwork, billing and working with pharmaceutical representatives.
Jessica Lade '10 presented Cincinnati Zoo Education Internship. She led summer camps and educational classes as well as participating in daily animal enrichment, workshops and discussions.
Jessica Teaff '08 and John Grennell '08 presented Giraffe Rumination Study at the Wilds. The main focus of their research was to determine the health of the rumen (animals that chew cud) by counting numbers of ruminations.
Julie Travaglini '09 presented Environmental Education Internship at the Dawes Arboretum. She helped educate children on appreciating and conserving the natural world.
Holly Soper '08 presented The Development of Server Software Tracing and Testing Color Image Compression. She researched two projects undertaken by InfoPrint Solutions Company: one that improved the server software tracing capabilities of their web-based application product and another that ensured the image transformation quality from software to hardware and vice versa.
Becky Shroeder '08 presented research she conducted with Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Amy Santas titled Biochemical Evidence of the Dystroglycan Complex in Epidermis. They studied wound healing in the epidermis in order to gain insights on the processes that are uncontrolled by cancer.
Anya Belyaevskaya '08 presented research she conducted with Dr. Santas titled Biochemical Evidence of the Dystroglican Complex in Epidermis. They studied the proteins that make up different complexes in the skin in order to eventually use wound healing to better understand aberrations that occur in cancer.
Mai Dang '09 presented research she conducted with Dr. David Bedwell of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Jessica Buckley, titled Effects of Tasniks and YxCxxxF Motifs from Variant-Code Ciliated Protozoan Oxytricha Trifallax on Translation Termination in Saccharomyches Cerevisiae. They introduced the TASNIKS and the YxCxxxF motifs from the Oxytricha trifallax, a variant-coded ciliate, into the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The results of this suggested that YxCxxxF should play a higher role in stop codon specificity.