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Over the years, history buffs here in the Cumberland Gap region have watched Wilderness Road State Park near Ewing, VA become a first-rate center of historical interpretation. In addition to a beautiful visitor center and a gorgeous setting, the park features a reconstruction of Martin's Station, which was once the last outpost settlers reached before heading through the mountains into Kentucky. Today it's the most accurately rebuilt frontier fort anywhere in America.
For ten years now, WRSP has hosted an annual reenactment which has become one of the most exciting living history events in the South. It's happening again this weekend, and I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in the eighteenth-century frontier, the American Revolution, or Native American history.
In addition to the usual reenactment goings-on—demonstrations, a mock battle, sutlers, music—one especially nifty feature of this event is a staged nighttime raid, in which visitors get locked inside the fort with the militia while Indians attack in the dark. This is one of those rare experiences that does what good living history is supposed to do, which is give you a sense of a long-past event that's difficult to convey through any other medium. It's one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had at any historic site.
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From ArsTechnica:
On Friday, an association of e-book publishers—including major companies such as Harper Collins, Random House, and Barnes & Noble—issued a statement suggesting an outline for a new "Lightweight DRM." This proposed Digital Rights Management standard could increase interoperability of books on hardware like e-readers.
Before the excitement starts, this is a suggestion for an outline for a DRM system that would allow books to be moved from different devices (for example, Nook to Kindle) without hindrance. In reducing the amount of hardware and software needed for people to unlock books on their devices, the idea is to make moving eBooks a bit more customer friendly. It certainly reads like a step to get out from underneath Amazon's Kindle thumb so that it is less locked into the Amazon matrix, but to me it seems (for lack of a better term) half-assed.
It's a short article so take the time to give it a gander. Clearly, publishers want something in place to protect their content but also be a bit more flexible than previous incarnations. That's a balancing act and one that they even admit to losing before the game has already begun.
That's not to say the IDPF imagines that any new specifications would be enough to deter piracy: "To be very clear on this point: we expect that a lightweight DRM (in reality, any DRM) will be cracked, and we are relying on anticircumvention law for some level of crack protection," the statement read.
This has to be the "lemon slice with your glass of water" of DRM: little effect on the desired product (water) with all the annoyance of removing the offending addition (no one gets that lemon slice out without getting a little wet). To me, it also signals that the road to a DRM publishing world is getting pushed back until they exhaust all of their possibilities. We as purchasers and consumers will just have to endure it.
[I would like to note that this ability to move between platforms was one of the points covered in the eBook Reader's Bill of Rights that Sarah and I put together last year. One down, a few dozen to go? –A]


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CURLS™, a leader in the curly hair product industry knows that it is not enough to simply be organic. Today it is more important than ever to consider the larger picture and take a 360º approach to living greener. On April 1st 2010 in honor of Earth Month, CURLS™ is proud to launch The 4 Step Sustainable CURLS™ Campaign in order to help consumers reduce their carbon footprint without sacrificing style! On average, curlies have at least 7 partially used bottles of product underneath their vanity/sinks and 9 different brands. This occurs from the "trial and error" process that accompanies curly hair. Nobody needs that much product to make their curls behave! The solution lies in educating yourself on what your individual curls need. The objective of the program is to promote "responsible" product usage and in doing so, reduce waste and encourage recycling. CURLS™ has long promoted their "4 Steps to Frizz Free Curls." Similarly, this campaign also consists of 4 steps with the ultimate goal being a cleaner, greener environment.
- Making customers and industry leaders Aware of the effect wasteful product usage has on the environment
- To Educate customers, stylists, and salon owners on what they can do to make a difference
- Maintain the program through getting customers involved in fun and interactive ways
- Share the ways in which CURLS™ is working to Sustain the program through making their business greener
Are you Aware? Open Your Eyes…look at the facts, decide to make the change.Did You Know?
- Over 30 tons of waste are produced for every one ton of product that reaches the consumer
- 98% of those products that do reach the end consumer are thrown away within 6 months.
- It takes around 450 years for a plastic bottle to degrade.
- You absorb up to 60% of any substance applied to your skin, you could absorb up to 4.4 pounds of manmade chemicals through your body every year- that's not healthy.
- For those curly girls still relaxing their hair...Sodium Hydroxide is the strongest type of principal chemical used in some chemical relaxers because it provides the most long lasting and dramatic effects. However, this same sodium hydroxide is found in drain cleaners, which well demonstrates the strength of this chemical.


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SUNY Canton Student Earns Funeral Service ScholarshipTuesday, July 16th, 2013
The American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) has awarded a $1,200 scholarship to a SUNY Canton student.
Ashley Massillon, '14, a Funeral Services Administration major from Brooklyn, was among only seven students from across the country to receive the award.
"Ashley has many sensitive and caring qualities; she is an example of what a future funeral director should be when graduating from SUNY Canton," said David R. Penepent, SUNY Canton assistant professor and Funeral Services Administration program director. "She is an exceptional student and most deserving of this scholarship."
Massillon is also active in the College's Funeral Service Administration Club. After graduation, she plans to become a licensed funeral director and aspires to own her own funeral home.
The College's four-year Funeral Services Administration program is one of the very few mortuary administration majors of its kind in the United States.
The ABFSE serves as the national academic accreditation agency for college and university programs in Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Education. ABFSE is the sole accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation in this field. SUNY Canton's Funeral Services Administration program received its initial accreditation from the ABFSE in 2012.
About SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton offers a variety of career-driven bachelor's degrees in addition to its associate and certificate programs. In the past year, the College added two new bachelor's degrees and expanded its facilities with a new athletic center, nicknamed Roos House, and the Grasse River Suites Residence Hall. The College's faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to their academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers flexible and convenient online courses and programs. The College's 14 athletic teams compete as provisional members of the NCAA Division III as well as the USCAA.


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What is it about health clubs that make them so distasteful to the more than 85 percent of the population that does not belong to one?
If a club is selling an undesirable product or service, then there has to be some missing link that can get people past their dislike of the product and achieve what they truly want — a better life through fitness. The fitness industry needs to fully grasp and use what other industries have learned — the environment that people shop or participate in has a lot to do with how they behave in that environment.
Environmental psychology has been a standard in most industries that deal with the public. Retail, restaurant, hospitality, gaming and others have used this extra ingredient to help maximize sales. Health clubs could benefit far more than any of these other industries by creating an environment that motivates people to act in a certain way.
Think about it — people already love to eat, yet the restaurant industry is always working to create the next optimal place to eat. Health clubs sell a product that most people hate, yet people in the industry have been behind in accepting the need for addressing the environmental aspects of their businesses.
In the future, the fitness industry will need to offer dramatic changes in the environments they provide to the marketplace. As a result, the industry would see increased market penetration as more of the deconditioned population becomes members.
What should a club owner do to create a motivating environment? The first step is to accept that environmental psychology is one of the greatest marketing strengths for a club, even equal in value to advertising and marketing. When you spend on your club's environment, you are spending on marketing. Think about having an environment that is so exciting, fun and stimulating that people actually love being there, and it makes them want to tell their friends about it.
Next, anything that people see has to be well thought out, knowing that image always counts. No more choosing black upholstery just because it is the easiest, most logical choice.
Now consider the process of using a wide variety of colors, lighting, shapes, finishes, materials and furnishings combined to create an inviting and memorable workout experience. This is best achieved by hiring a professional that deals in such variables. However, remember that clubs are selling energy and function. Not all design professionals get this and may create environments that are architecturally provocative, yet ineffective in getting people to join and return.
For instance, a major architectural magazine ran pictures of a club in New York City and indicated how absolutely different this new club was. In reality, the club's gray concrete did not create fun and energy. In front of the dumbbell racks, the designer placed differently sized, individually framed mirrors so that when members did a curl, they would see their body broken into about a dozen pieces — not a view conducive to allowing good form. It's important to make sure your design professional understands the psychology of health clubs.
It has been said that the health club industry is overbuilt. Yet even with approximately 41 million health club members, another 200 million people need the product. Too many clubs don't attract the substantial untapped market because they provide an environment that does nothing to motivate people to want to exercise. These clubs will fall by the wayside and will be replaced with beautifully stimulating environments that people simply can't refuse. Not a single industry can benefit more by environmental psychology than the fitness industry.
Bruce Carter is the president of Optimal Fitness Design Systems International, a club design firm that has created about $420 million worth of clubs in 45 states and 26 countries.


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This is Zenith Global's 28th UK Water Drinks Conference, which has become the industry's main annual forum to debate key issues and meet other business leaders, from producers and suppliers to retailers and advisers.
The 2020 conference will provide updates and insights on consumer and market trends as well as exploring the direction of new product development and debating challenges from public health to packaging sustainability.
The theme of 'Hydration Nation' has been selected to keep a focus on product benefit, while also addressing challenges such as sustainability and innovation.
Programme highlights include:
A display area will offer any brand company the opportunity to showcase its bottled water drinks FREE of charge in the 'Chiller Corner', which provides allocated shelf space in display fridges for all attendees to discover and taste. New businesses will gain valuable and constructive feedback first hand from industry experts and peers.
For full event information and to register, visit: www.zenithglobal.com/events/ukwd2020
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Zenith Global's annual UK Soft Drinks Conference brings together senior industry managers, innovators, retailers, suppliers, opinion formers and advisers to provide a comprehensive one-day overview of the latest industry developments, issues and opportunities.
The theme for the 18th annual event is 'Personal Choice', with a focus on premium, adult, craft innovation, while also tackling challenges from society choice to new technology. The conference is held in association with the British Soft Drinks Association.
Delegates will hear about key market trends, discover emerging new brands, debate key issues and network with other business leaders. They will also have the opportunity to showcase their product in the 'Innovator Marketplace' – an allocated display space for attendees to sample and trial.
For full event information and to register, visit: www.zenithglobal.com/events/uksd2020
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Hundreds of millions are being invested in vertical farms across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Japan and beyond. How big can the industry grow? Will it replace traditional agriculture? Which technology is best – aeroponic, aquaponic or hydroponic? Which crops are most profitable? Will they boost supermarkets or will they come direct to our homes? This 1st Vertical Farming World Congress will enable you to hear from leading global players and to visit London's leading operations. Bringing together vertical farming operators, investors, suppliers and experts, our aim is to debate and help advance the sector's future.
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The clock is ticking loudly at the state Capitol, with the constitutional deadline to pass a budget looming Friday at midnight.
With the June primary now over, the scramble is on to reach a deal that will resolve -- or least patch over -- a $16 billion shortfall.
And this year, it's not the usual suspects involved in the negotiations.
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Under terms of Prop 25, passed two years ago, the budget is now a majority vote. That means no Republican votes are needed to pass it.
So Gov. Jerry Brown spent the weekend in talks with Assembly Speaker John Perez and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, part of closed door negotiations that continue this week with Democratic leaders.
Last year, the governor negotiated with Republicans anyway on a temporary tax package.
That went nowhere. So this year, the GOP is on the bench, and the so-called Big Five -- the governor and four legislative leaders -- are now the Big Three.
For Brown, negotiating with his fellow Democrats has an obvious advantage. They support his proposal to raise temporary taxes, and they know a budget blow up would harm chances of passing those taxes in November.
The disadvantage for Brown is that the Democrats will only go so far in accepting his proposed cuts.
Steinberg and Perez are balking at $2 billion in cuts that would affect welfare, child care, and at-home services for the elderly. They're pitching other solutions, such as drawing down the state's emergency reserve and taking money from other accounts.
Assembly Democrats released their proposal on Monday, but it still must be squared with what Senate Democrats want.
There's another motivation for the Democratic leaders. Prop 25 also means that failure to pass a spending plan by June 15th -- a deadline that was routinely ignored in past years -- would result in lawmakers forfeiting their pay.
Last year, legislators got pretty cranky when they lost two weeks pay. This year, most observers expect a budget to arrive on the governor's desk by Friday.
That satisfies the Prop 25 requirement. But will that budget be truly balanced?
Republican lawmakers, reduced to bystanders in this year's drama, are rightfully skeptical.
The outcome of this year's budget is about much more than the state's ability to pay its bills. It's about setting the stage for a ballot fight in November.
Author Kevin Riggs, an Emmy-winning former TV reporter in Sacramento, is Senior Vice President at Randle Communications.
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On Tuesday, Jan. 20, President Bush will deliver his annual State of the Union address to the nation. He is expected to highlight his legislative goals for 2004, among them the passage of the Energy Bill.
A filibuster in the Senate halted action on the bill in the fall, largely because of a provision that grants gasoline makers defective product liability immunity so called "safe harbor" in cases of MTBE water contamination.
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) does not want this bill to pass, and its Executive Director Jack W. Hoffbuhr, P.E., DEE recently released a statement explaining why:
"As President Bush calls on Congress to pass the Energy Bill, it is important that legislators bear in mind the core issues that stalled the bill last fall, particularly the provision that would grant gasoline makers product liability immunity in cases of MTBE contamination in water supplies.
"In the coming days and weeks, powerful special interests will seek to push through the Energy Bill. We applaud the bipartisan coalition of senators who have held firm in their opposition to the MTBE safe harbor provision and call upon them, Republicans and Democrats alike, to continue to put the voice of the American people above those of the powerful special interests and partisan politics.
"The safe harbor provision amounts to more than a $29-billion bailout for the oil industry on the backs of local governments, community water systems and, most importantly, the American public. By denying local communities the right to hold water polluters accountable, Congress would be granting the gasoline manufacturers blank-check protection from a problem that same industry created.
"Congress never mandated MTBE. Court documents show that oil companies chose MTBE in part because it was more profitable for them. Now this defective product has contaminated the water supply in 36 states, and the problem continues to grow.
"Oil lobbyists have been working overtime to confuse the issue and draw attention away from their industrys accountability, but the American public has not been fooled. Lawmakers from both parties and all regions of the country have chosen common sense and justice over cynical politics in opposing MTBE safe harbor. We applaud the courage they have shown and urge them to continue to put the American people first."
As the largest organization of water professionals in the world, AWWA is the authoritative resource for knowledge, information, and advocacy to improve the quality and supply of drinking water worldwide.


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Happy 25th Birthday Krizzlybear!
Gone from the WoW Blogging scene, but definitely not forgotten.
Ohh and if you are wondering what this post is really all about, then have a look at his post from last year, and you might find a clue… and if that isn't good enough, there is one more clue here.
Krizzlybear's Response:
Oh, hi there gnomey. In case you may have forgotten, I'm still a contributing author to this blog. While I may be a long ways from my WoW days, I'd just like to say that the more things change, the more things stay the same. See below:
And in the grand tradition of this awesome day that is my birthday, I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks, and Happy Birthday to you as well!
Gnomer (and Krizzly!) and Out!
(endnote: wait a minute…that "and Krizzly!" doesn't fit in that well at all. Suddenly, I realize what the ol' gnome is getting at with his signature phrase. Yikes. I don't look that smart at all! It's okay, though. It's my birthday after all.)
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The new collection features Softshell fabric providing active stretch, windproof and breathable performance combined with great water resistance. The Softshell fabric is a three ply laminate with a very tough and tightly woven stretch fabric on the outside with a cosy 3D fleece liner. In between is a laminated membrance, which assists weather protection.
These three elements work together to deliver an incredible balance of protection against wind and rain, excellent breathability, balanced wamth and soft stretch fit.
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OCEAN CITY- Ocean City Police this week continue to search for a teen reported missing earlier this month in Baltimore County who is believed to have traveled at some point to the resort for Senior Week.
According to Baltimore County Police, Kirsten L. Ratliff, 16, of Perry Hall, was reported missing by her father shortly before 8 p.m. on June 9. Ratliff had apparently had a dispute with her father, with whom she was living, and ran away. When she did not return, he father reported her missing to Baltimore County Police and an investigation was undertaken, according to BCPD public information officer Lt. Robert McCullough.
Ratliff is a white female about 5'4" tall and around 105 pounds with long brown hair at the time of her disappearance. She was last seen in the Perry Hall area of Baltimore County around 2 p.m. on June 9. Ratliff was wearing blue Capri-style pants and a white tank top, and was carrying a pink bag, at the time of her disappearance.
McCullough said this week an initial report placed Ratliff at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Bel Air, but that rumor proved to be unfounded. Baltimore County Police also searched to no avail in and around the Dundalk area where Ratliff's mother lives and works. After the first few days of the investigation, the search focused on Ocean City, after Baltimore County Police received information the teen had traveled to the resort.
"Her father had received information she had gone to Ocean City," said McCullough. "Apparently, she had been seen by friends at a party in Ocean City sometime over the weekend from June 10 to June 12, although that hasn't been officially confirmed."
Another witness has provided information lending credence to the Ocean City connection for the missing teen. The witness told The Dispatch she was walking on the Boardwalk on Sunday, June 12, when she was approached by a young man holding a picture of his girlfriend, Ratliff, who told the witness he was desperately looking for Ratliff. The boyfriend told the witness Ratliff had been missing since she was last seen at a party on 119th Street on the Thursday before. The missing girl's boyfriend also told the witness Ratliff's family was also looking for her in Ocean City.
Meanwhile, McCullough said this week Ratliff is still missing and the investigation continues. He said the search continues on several fronts, while the focus has centered on the Baltimore County area where she was first reported missing.
"The investigation is ongoing and nothing has been ruled out, but our investigators have reason to believe she may be back in our area," he said.
The Ocean City Police Department continues to search for Ratliff, according to spokesperson Jessica Waters.
"We were made aware of this shortly after she was reported missing in Baltimore County," she said. "As far as I know, she has not been located. We are actively looking for her and her picture and information is distributed each day at roll call."
Source; http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/articles/2011/06/24/Top-Stories/Missing-Girl-Sought-in-Resort


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HOLLAND - The alumni H-Club at Hope College will present its "Hope for Humanity Award" to Dr. Jaci L. VanHeest of Enfield, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 10, during the college's Homecoming Weekend. A 1984 Hope graduate, she is an exercise physiologist on the faculty of the University of Connecticut whose work to counteract childhood obesity has received national attention.
HOLLAND - The alumni H-Club at Hope College will present its "Hope for Humanity Award" to Dr. Jaci L. VanHeest of Enfield, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 10, during the college's Homecoming Weekend. A 1984 Hope graduate, she is an exercise physiologist on the faculty of the University of Connecticut whose work to counteract childhood obesity has received national attention.
The "Hope for Humanity Award," first presented in 1990, recognizes Hope athletic alumni for consistent service to others and demonstrating the values of Christian commitment and service. The H-Club consists of Hope alumni who were athletic letter winners and other honorary letter winners as approved by the H-Club's Board of Directors.
The group will honor VanHeest during its annual Homecoming luncheon, which will be held in the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse.
VanHeest is an associate professor in the departments of kinesiology and educational psychology at the University of Connecticut. The university in 2006-07 inducted her as a University Teaching Fellow, which is the school's highest recognition for teaching excellence, given to faculty based on teaching innovation, integration of their research program into classroom teaching, and pedagogical service to the national and inter-national communities.
Her two primary research emphases are in the areas of overweight children, and of exercise and bioenergetic demands and endocrine function in elite female athletes. She is co-author of the book "Functional Human Anatomy Laboratories," and has written several book chapters and articles featured in refereed professional publications.
In 2004, working in cooperation with a local elementary school, she created the program "PawPALS" (Physical Activity as a Lifetime Skill), a before-school physical activity program for overweight children. Deemed successful by teachers, parents and participants alike, the program has received local and regional as well as national media attention, including features in "Sports Illustrated" and "USA Today," and segments on NBC Nightly News and MSNBC.
VanHeest's additional activities include serving as president of the New England Chapter of the AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine and as co-director of Get SSET (Girls in Sport Science, Engineering and Technology), a program at MIT designed to increase mathematics and science interest/capacity through sport for middle-school and high-school girls. She is also a member of the Female Athlete Triad Coalition and of Strategic Health Initiatives for Women and Girls.
Her community involvement has included volunteering with the Special Olympics and with Para Olympic Swimmers, working with Meals on Wheels and local food drives, teaching Sunday school at her church and working with youth groups, and volunteering with the Hartford Coalition for Health Children and the Connecticut Policy Action Committee for Health. She has returned to Hope for reunions and Homecoming events, and chaired the external review committee for the college's department of kinesiology in 2008.
VanHeest graduated from Hope with a major in physical education. Her activities as a student included intercollegiate field hockey and serving as a member of the student staff of the college's Dow Center, as well as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Nykerk Cup competition.
After Hope, she did graduate work at Michigan State University, completing a Master of Science in exercise physiology in 1988 and a doctorate in exercise physiology in 1993. She has also held National Institutes of Health Post-Doctoral Fellowships at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
After completing her graduate degrees, she served as director of physiology with United States Swimming and as an assistant professor and instructor in the department of biology of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She is in her 11th year with the University of Connecticut.


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Peepers, Terrorists, Doctors and Data Threats - Oh My!
Have database breaches and leaks of sensitive data become a finger-in-the-dike scenario? The threats are persistent not only because of black hat hackers and criminals seeking data to sell, but also because of people abusing their privileges. And we cannot ignore other nefarious types.With apologies to the Wizard of Oz, we can imagine a scene such as this:
Dorothy: Do you suppose we'll meet any scoundrels? Scarecrow: Mm, we might. Scarecrow: Scoundrels that want to sell our ... identity? Tin Woodsman: Some, but also peepers, and terrorists, and doctors. Dorothy: Peepers? Scarecrow: And terrorists? Tin Woodsman: And doctors.
There are multiple reasons for concern about protecting sensitive data, such as electronic health records and U.S. government databases being transferred to data centers run by cloud service providers. Not the least of reasons is the scoundrels who will exploit inadequate safeguards. Recently there's been more evidence of employees disregarding privacy rights because of curiosity, opportunities to sell information, and assisting criminals or terrorists.
Following the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others, the victims were brought to the University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. It wasn't long before we were reminded of the not infrequent problem of medical staff members invading patient privacy. Three staff members at University Medical Center were fired for improperly accessing medical records of shooting victims.
Industry consortia and standards bodies have put a lot of energy into ensuring protected data access. They've developing standards for data authorization, authentication, encryption, and secure data exchanges, including X.509 certificates, SAML, XACML, XML-Encryption, and Transport Layer Security (TLS). But despite encrypted data, secure sockets and authenticated sessions, we find that insiders remain a serious threat to databases and sensitive data. In some instances the intrusions happen by impersonating someone whose password gives them greater access. Sometimes organizations are simply inept. They inadequately review responsibilities and 'need to know' when they rely on role-based security. The worst-case scenario is the trusted insider who abuses administrator privileges.
Peepers with low regard for privacy, acting without proper approvals, have been successful at bypassing safeguards for various types of sensitive data. Incidents involving misuse or unauthorized access of medical records are pervasive. But unfortunately medical personnel are not the only database snoopers. Previous blog postings here have already discussed criminal conspiracies that were successful in stealing personal identifying information for identity theft. There have also been data leaks due to incompetence and to individuals with other motives besides identity theft.
Terrorists and Criminals
Terrorist organizations and criminal gangs often surprise by their level of technical sophistication. When the Department of Justice prosecuted members of a gang involved in the drug trade, Eastside Riva (ESR), they learned the 500-member gang knew how to exploit cyberspace.
ESR members use MySpace.com to communicate about gang business, and they use rap music videos and recordings to deliver messages of violence and intimidation;
Like criminals, terrorists understand that computers, databases and access to sensitive information can advance their agenda. Authorities have known terrorist organizations used web sites and chat rooms to communicate and recruit. But now we know they are interested in data access and data theft.
Aaron Hill, a 24 year-old man doing data entry for a police database in Northern Ireland, was jailed for supplying information for terrorists. When given car registration information of Catholics attending political meetings, he used the database to look up names and addresses for an enemies list. He confessed to having used the police computers for snooping for more than two years.
In separate incidents in India, anti-terrorist police arrested software engineers for terrorist activity. Both were employed by multinational companies located in the Bangalore tech corridor. Indian authorities warned in 2005 that Bangalore had made its way onto the terrorists' radar.
In 2006 Indian anti-terrorist police apprehended software engineer Muzammil Sheikh and revealed he was a member of the LeT terrorist cell responsible for the 7/11 train bombings in Mumbai. Following his arrest, authorities in India warned hi-tech employers about the need for thorough background investigations of potential employees.
In 2008 software engineer Mohammed Yahya Kammakutty (aka Yahya Iyash Kamkutty), was arrested after police uncovered his ties to a outlawed terrorist organization and the Hubli terror plot. Indian authorities expressed concern about a terrorist network involving techies and again urged companies in India's Silicon Valley to conduct thorough background investigations.
Besides the Hubli plot, Mohammed Yahya Kammakutty raises a red flag for another reason. The Hindu reported that Kammakutty set up a business in Dubai using software and data he stole from GE Health Systems, where he had been a senior systems specialist.
According to the Hindustan Times, Kammakutty was "the seventh young professional held in Karnataka on similar grounds, marking the emergence of a "new face of terror". The Indian Express reported four of the seven are "tech savvy" medical students.
In the run-up to the 2008 presidential election in the US, there was illegal snooping at the Department of State. Three contractors accessed the database of the Passport Information Electronic Records System to peep at the passport records of candidates Barack Obama, John McCain and Hillary Clinton. An investigation by the State Department's Inspector General revealed there had been other incidents of peeping at records of celebrities and other high-profile individuals. Several State Department employees were prosecuted.
Celebrities were also the victims of staff members of the UCLA Health System who peeped at their medical records. The victims included Britney Spears, Farrah Fawcett, Lindsey Lohan, Michael Jackson and Maria Shriver. An August 2008 report by the California Department of Public Health revealed 127 staff members at UCLA Medical Center had examined the patient data of prominent persons without authorization. One peeper spied on the record of 939 patients, sold the information to the National Enquirer and was prosecuted. She'd used her supervisor's password to gain access.
Staff members at healthcare institutions and medical students have access to patient data that's supposed to be confidential. But violations of patient privacy have escalated with the popularity of blogs and social media such as Twitter and Facebook. A survey of 80 medical-school deans found that 60% had reported incidents of unprofessional postings by medical students. Five nurses at Tri-City Medical Center in Southern California were fired for Facebook postings that violated privacy rules.
Medical records privacy is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Snooping employees at healthcare institutions can be prosecuted for disclosure of patient data, such as the person who sold data to the media.
Acting United States Attorney George S. Cardona has said:
There is a persistent problem with improper and illegal viewing of medical records by individuals who abuse the access they have as a result of their employment. HIPAA's criminal privacy provisions protect not only celebrities, but all of us from curious neighbors, disgruntled co-workers, and other snoopers.Recently there's been more evidence of employees disregarding privacy rights because of curiosity, opportunities to sell information, and assisting criminals and even terrorists.


text: Main Content Act 94 of 1937 friendly link Printer Friendly bills affecting index and updates Search within this Statute for USE TAX ACTAct 94 of 1937AN ACT to provide for the levy, assessment, and collection of a specific excise tax on the storage, use, or consumption in this state of tangible personal property and certain services; to appropriate the proceeds of that tax; to prescribe penalties; and to make appropriations. History: 1937, Act 94, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 263, Eff. Sept. 1, 1959 ;-- Am. 1960, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 2, Eff. Jan. 1, 1961 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 93, Eff. Dec. 1, 2007 © 2020 Legislative Council, State of MichiganThe People of the State of Michigan enact: DocumentTypeDescription Section 205.91SectionUse tax act; short title. Section 205.92SectionDefinitions. Section 205.92bSectionAdditional definitions. Section 205.92cSectionDefinitions. Section 205.93SectionTax rate; applicability to tangible personal property or services; conversion to taxable use; penalties and interest; presumption; using, storing, or consuming vehicle, ORV, manufactured housing, aircraft, snowmobile, or watercraft; collection; price tax base; exemptions; services, information, or records of other department or agency; state share tax and local community stabilization share; total combined rate levied by state and authority; limitation. Section 205.93aSectionTax for use or consumption; services; charges for intrastate telecommunications services or telecommunications services between state and another state; bundled transaction; definitions. Section 205.93bSectionTax for use or consumption; mobile wireless services; customer's place of primary use; record; reliance upon exempt status for mobile wireless services; repeal of section; condition; air-ground radiotelephone service; bundled transaction; definitions. Section 205.93cSectionSale of telecommunications services; definitions. Section 205.93dSectionRepealed. 2007, Act 145, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 2007. Section 205.93eSectionPersons providing services subject to tax; collection; refund; liability for failure to collect tax; remittance; certain collections or penalties by department of treasury prohibited. Section 205.93fSectionUse or consumption of medical services provided under social welfare act; tax; "medical services" defined. Section 205.94SectionUse tax; exemptions; limitation. Section 205.94aSectionAdditional exemptions. Section 205.94b, 205.94cSectionRepealed. 2004, Act 172, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004. Section 205.94dSectionExemptions; food or drink from vending machines; definitions. Section 205.94eSectionRepealed. 2004, Act 172, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004. Section 205.94fSectionComputing monthly tax payments; deductions by seller collecting tax from purchaser; disallowance of deduction; deduction for extended payment period; filing estimated returns and annual periodic reconciliations; registration under streamlined sales and use tax agreement. Section 205.94gSectionExemption of property purchased as part of purchase or transfer of business; exceptions; definition. Section 205.94hSectionTax inapplicable to property for use in qualified business activity. Section 205.94iSectionExemption for drop shipments; definition. Section 205.94jSectionExemption of motor vehicle acquired by towing company from police agency; definitions. Section 205.94kSectionTax inapplicable to parts and materials affixed to certain aircraft, sale of aircraft, rolling stock, and qualified truck or trailer; definitions. Section 205.94lSectionStorage, use, or consumption of rail freight or passenger cars, locomotives or other rolling stock, roadway machines and certain work equipment; applicability of tax; exception. Section 205.94mSectionPersonal property affixed to or made structural part of sanctuary; applicability of tax; "regularly organized church or house of religious worship" or "sanctuary" defined. Section 205.94nSectionElectricity, natural gas, and home heating fuels for residential use; exemption from use tax at additional rate. Section 205.94oSectionExemptions; limitation; industrial processing; definitions. Section 205.94pSectionExtractive operations; exemption; limitation; eligible property; definitions. Section 205.94qSectionCentral office equipment or wireless equipment; presumption. Section 205.94rSectionRepealed. 2004, Act 172, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004. 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Section 205.95SectionRegistration requirements; seller to collect tax from consumer; foreign corporations; dissolution or withdrawal of corporation; election of lessor on payment of taxes; registration under streamlined sales and use tax agreement. Section 205.95aSectionSale of tangible personal property; nexus with state; presumptions; purchase of advertisements; agreement; effectiveness of section; definitions. Section 205.95bSectionSeller of tangible personal property or services; nexus; conditions; application to transactions after October 1, 2018; inclusion of sales of marketplace facilitator and marketplace seller; exception; definitions. Section 205.95cSectionMarketplace facilitators; nexus; report; class action prohibited; audit; liability; conditions; definitions. Section 205.96SectionUse tax returns; filing; form; contents; payment of tax; remittance for certain total tax liability after subtracting tax payments; electronic funds transfer; filing other than monthly returns; accrual to state; due date. Section 205.96aSectionReepaled. 2006, Act 673, Eff. Jan. 1, 2011. Section 205.96cSectionAviation fuel; informational report; "aviation fuel" defined. Section 205.97SectionLiability for tax. Section 205.98SectionDirect payment authorization. Section 205.99SectionPersonal liability of seller or certified service provider for failure to collect tax; definition. Section 205.99aSectionBad debt deduction. Section 205.100SectionAdministration of tax; conflicting provisions; rules; filing claims for refund; payment of refunds; payment of refund filed for interstate access telephone services; tax imposed under tobacco products tax act. Section 205.100aSectionReceipt and collection of local community stabilization share. Section 205.101SectionRefund or credit for returned tangible personal property or service; written notice. Section 205.101aSectionSelling or quitting business; final return; withholding of purchase money to cover taxes, interest, and penalties; liability for failure to withhold purchase money; purchaser liability for taxes, interest, and penalties of former owner. Section 205.102SectionRepealed. 2008, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2009. Section 205.103SectionRepealed. 2016, Act 160, Eff. Sept. 7, 2016. Section 205.103aSectionSales of advertising and promotional direct mail; sales of other direct mail; direct payment authorization or exemption form provided by purchaser; limitation; definitions. Section 205.104SectionRepealed. 2008, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2009. Section 205.104aSectionInventory and records; maintenance; preservation; tax liability; failure to file return or preserve records; tax assessment; basis; indirect audit; burden of proof; blanket exemption; "indirect audit procedure" and "sufficient records" defined. Section 205.104bSectionExemption claimed by purchaser; duties of seller; process to claim exemption after purchase. Section 205.105SectionFailing to register; penalty. Section 205.106SectionSeller's failure to comply with act; penalty. Section 205.107SectionComputation of tax amount; rounding up to whole cent. Section 205.108SectionConsumer's failure to comply with act; making false statement; penalty. Section 205.109SectionCollection or payment of tax; benefit to state, authority, and metropolitan areas. Section 205.110SectionSourcing requirements. Section 205.111SectionDeposit and disbursement of money; definitions.


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LTJ Bukem – Fabric Live Promo (12-Jun-2009)
The mix is just me on two turntables doing what I do. Secondly, I wanted to represent people on the mix that I am working with on Good Looking, who I have a strong belief will have some longevity in what they are doing, and are going to be prolific artists in their own right. So you've got people on there like Greg Packer from Australia, Tidal a new guy from Birmingham, you've got about four or five tracks from Furney who is rapidly becoming a massive name worldwide, a new guy I found from Vienna called Paul SG, another new guy called Locksmith, Eveson who is making waves in the scene, a track from Tayla on there, a track from a guy in Syncopix who have been releasing on Hospital for a few years. For me, it doesn't matter who the artist is, it's just about good music. That's been my ethos since day one.
1 Redeyes / Battle Sweet Things*(Spearhead)
2 Redeyes & Mutt / Ode To The Ghetto*(Good Looking)
3 Calibre / Alien*(Unknown)
4 A-Sides / Tokiado*(East Side Records)
5 Paul T / Beautiful Girl*(Fizzy Beats)
6 Zero T / Make It Home*CIA)
7 A-Sides / One Love*(East Side)
8 J- Layze / Memoryz*(Looking Good Records)
9 Calibre / Out The Box*(Signature)
10 Mutt / Era Draft*(Unknown)
11 Furney / Pipez*(Good Looking)
12 Ink and Perpetuum / Say Never*(Colours Audio)
13 Redeyes / The Science Of Sleep*(Unknown)
14 Furney / You Were There*(forthcoming Good Looking)
15 Furney / Missing Her Missing You*(Good Looking)
16 Utah Jazz / Cloud 9*(V-recordings)
LTJ Bukem – Exclusive 30 Minute Mix For Drum&BassArena (08-Jun-2009)
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Can you explain - succinctly and without jargon, please - what fair use is?
Fair use is an exception to copyright that permits unauthorized use in cases where where the value of the use to society is greater than the harm done to the rightholder.
How does it work?
Fair use is analyzed based on striking a balance of four factors:
- the purpose and character of your use,
- the nature of the work,
- the amount and substantiality of your use
- the effect of your use on the market for the original
Said differently, fair use is about what you are doing, what you are using, how much you are using, and if your use undermines the value of the original. It's not a checklist where you must "check off" all four, nor is it a vote where the majority rules. Fair use is about looking at the specific facts and striking a balance that adds value to the marketplace of ideas.
How can I make the "purpose and character" of my use more likely to be fair?
Nonprofit and educational use is generally more likely to be fair, which is good news for us at NCSU. Use that is transformative - that makes something new and different - is more likely to be fair that work that simply reuses the original. Making your use educational, non-commercial and using the original to create something new all make your us more likely to be fair.
What types of work are more likely to be used fairly?
Generally the more widely available a work is the more likely you are to be able to use it fairly. Published work and work that describes facts about the world are more likely to be used fairly while unpublished and creative works are less likely to be used fairly.
How can I make the "amount and substantiality" of my use more likely to be fair?
Unsurprisingly the more of a work you use the less likely your use is to be fair. It is important to understand that this is considered in terms of both quantity and quality. Using the heart - or most important part - of a work also makes your use less likely to be fair.
What can I do to minimize market harm and make my use more likely to be fair?
This question can be a bit more complex, but it is helpful to ask yourself if your use could be used as a substitute for the original. If someone seeking the original could use the portion of the original that you included in your work instead, your use is less likely to be fair.
Does the fact that my use is educational and non-commercial automatically make it fair use?
Although educational and non-commercial use helps a fair use argument it does not decide the issue. All four factors must be considered and there are many educational and non-commercial uses that do not qualify as fair use.
Does the fact that I work in academia make my use more likely to be fair?
Not necessarily. Fair use is about what you are doing, not who you are.
Fair use sounds uncertain, why not just assume I need permission?
Aside from the fact that permission often requires you to pay to use a work, there are important legal reasons to assert your fair use rights. The special culture of higher education relies heavily on the flexibility of fair use; it would be difficult to promote the free exchange of ideas at the heart of academia without exercising our fair use rights. Further, because fair use analysis is based in part on established norms in the academic community fair use is like a muscle: if not used, it will atrophy. Asserting your fair use rights helps you do the good work of an educator and scholar, but it also supports legal protections necessary for the academic and scholarly enterprise as a whole.
Does it matter if I act in good faith?
Acting in good faith is vital for proper application of fair use, particularly in academia where we are given special protections when we do so. Making a good faith effort to identify rightsholders, to understand fair use, and to document your fair use analysis with a tool such as the Fair Use Checklist makes your use more likely to be fair, reduces the negative consequences of incorrectly acting on a belief your use is fair, and may even make a rightsholder less likely to act aggressively.
This is really complicated. Will you just tell me if my specific use is fair or not?
Sure. You can always contact the Center and we're happy to walk you through these issues and answer specific questions. It's important to understand, however, that fair use rarely provides definitive answers. A use may be likely or unlikely to be fair, but until a court actually rules on a specific issue there can not be 100% certainty.


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Restaurant Review
The Shark Reef Café
It's feeding time
There's nothing like a day at the Albuquerque Biological Park with the kiddies. There are flowering gardens, a really cool tank filled with neon-lit jelly fish, a gift shop overflowing with plastic aquatic creatures, and tons--and tons--of children. The idea of offspring is still somewhat of a mystery to me, but as they are our youngest consumers and our future food connoisseurs, I figure spending a meal discovering what restaurants feed them wasn't the worst idea I've ever had. (My meatloaf on a stick idea was actually the worst.)
The Shark Reef Café is the lone sit-down eatery in the Bio Park—there is a row of snack bars in the pavilion, but unless the kids are being punished, I wouldn't get them a meal there—and if waiting for a table isn't an issue, the view is worth the effort. I waited about 20 minutes for a table at 2 p.m. on a Thursday, and there was a considerable line of people stacking up behind me. I was ushered to a fairly good spot a few yards away from the huge back wall aquarium tank, complete with live fish, turtles and sharks in a replicated indigenous environment.
The "Just for Kids" portion of the menu showcased the usual suspects: hot dogs or corn dogs, mini burgers, cheese or pepperoni pizza, spaghetti, chicken strips, grilled cheese, cheese quesadillas and pancakes or French toast with a bacon slice ($2 up to $3.95, with an upgrade from potato chips to fries and a souvenir cup for $2 more). I decided on the spaghetti as an appetizer, based on the majority of ankle-biters around me with noodles and sauce on their little mugs.
I also made a lap around the adult lunch menu, and was surprised to see reasonable prices and a few deviations from the usual fare I had expected. There were burgers, including a grilled Portabello burger and a tortilla burger with melted Swiss and thousand island dressing, a shrimp and chips basket, citrus-grilled steak tacos, seafood pasta and a grill platter served with chicken, beef or sautéed shrimp and scallops, and served with grilled veggies or a piñon salad. The breakfast menu is served all day, and vegetarian alternatives to menu items are available.
I ordered the spinach and artichoke dip ($4.95) and the seafood enchiladas ($8.95) and sat back for what turned out to be a loooooooong wait. The service was friendly but terribly slow; the jam-packed dining room was the likely cause. My lunch was delivered in due course, but by this time, much like a toddler, my attention was directed elsewhere. The aquarium wall was truly the best part of the experience here. I was watching the shiny fish—and an occasional turtle—swim by when a diver appeared in the tank with a container of food for them. It was aquatic pandemonium in there, which resulted in excitement for the diners. There were screams of delight, pointing and jumping up and down on chairs. I hope I didn't scare the kids.
My spaghetti was a perfect nibbler-sized portion, and I was surprised to taste house-made marinara sauce that was both rich and tangy. I was also pleased to see that, although I could taste tomato, onion and bell peppers, there were no discernable chunks. After consulting a parent, I was told that chunks of anything in spaghetti are anathema to the little 'uns, so this was a thoughtful move on the part of the restaurant. My only complaint was the lack of breadsticks—I was also told that kids adore those.
The dip, on the other hand, was all chunks. The spinach, artichokes and cheese made it thick, but not at all unpleasant. I've just gotten used to a few stray spinach leaves suspended in alfredo sauce, so I had to retrain my brain to work a little harder with those multi-colored tortilla chips. The enchiladas get no props for presentation, but the seafood was adequate, the rice was spicy as all heck (I had to watch the sailor mouth), and the red and green chiles were warm and flavorful. Then came the ice cream nachos ($2.95).
I caught the desserts while checking out the menu earlier. There was a small variety of child-friendly goodies like cheesecake, ice cream floats, chocolate cake and ice cream nachos? I had to order them, or the mystery would haunt me until my dying day. What I got was a bowl with four soft triangles of fried, cinnamon-sugar coated flour tortillas and four scoops of vanilla ice cream, all laced over with chocolate, caramel and raspberry syrup. The "nachos" were absolutely delicious in every way. Much like those cool new toys that walk, talk and knit you an afghan, where were these things when I was a kid?
I finished my meal with a surprisingly short ticket: only $27.92, and I had two sodas, an appetizer, two entrées and a dessert plus tip. Some restaurants with a "captive" set of diners jack up their prices just because they can; lunch at the Bio Park gets a gold star on their report card for lunch prices. This place is perfect for a meal with the tikes—who doesn't like watching sharks gulp down helpless little fishes while they eat? I was also thinking that this would be a good spot to test market my meatloaf on a stick idea. Or maybe meatloaf nachos? I'm full of ideas.
The Alibi Recommends:
Albuquerque omelet (turkey and green chile)
Potato reef (smothered hash browns, yummy)
B.L.T.G.C. (a classic B.L.T. with guacamole and cheddar)
Ice cream nachos
The Shark Reef Café at the Albuquerque Biological Park, 2601 Central, 848-7182. Hours: 9 a.m-5 p.m. weekdays; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends. Price range: Inexpensive to moderate. No smoking, credit cards accepted, large parties, breakfast all day, vegetarian accommodations welcomed.


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So here's a tale of two eReaders from E ink created by Boston-based Captains of Industry that aims to highlights the benefits E Ink screens over tablet-style LCD screens. Once you get past the chuckle of a guy named Dick reading a chapter called The Period (hey, we are easily amused), the video makes strong, yet still humorous reasons why, for basic reading, you'll definitely want a e reader over a tablet.
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Thank you. We find him to be a very unique looking dog - as do most people we encounter. I am sure you must have had the same reaction and experiences. He's a MUTT for sure with no distinguishable marking or characteristics to say that he is necessarily any type of breed.
What a cutie pie Bob is! He looks exactly like my RB girl Cinnamon from many years ago, only she had a pinky/brown nose. I called her Miss Piggy or Pig Nose sometimes!
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I was visiting my sister this week, working on some articles I had due, when my niece whispered to her mom, "Aunt Kris is Supermom!". I didn't hear exactly what she said but my sister then repeated it to me. I quickly put my niece's assumption that I was some kind of wonder woman to rest and explained that there is no such thing as this "supermom". She is as fictional as Tinkerbell and the Loch Ness Monster.
I get called "Supermom" by a lot by people. I'm not sure why, but people think that because I have four kids, a traveling husband, a social life and a work-at-home job that I am some kind of person who is able to balance everything going on in life with ease. Those of you who know me in real life know this isn't the case at all. I really want to put that image of me to rest.
I truly believe that whenever you have so much going on in your life, something else suffers. Sure, I get to work from home, but you know what? While I'm writing right now, my kids are watching the movie "Hotel for Dogs". I'm not mothering them. Instead, they are stuck in front of the TV. Ask my husband about how well I balance…I can't remember the last time we actually went to bed at the same time because I'm typically up late at night working. I spent the morning with my kids at Shatto Dairy Farm. Because of that choice, I didn't spend my morning cleaning, therefore my kitchen and office are still a wreck. See…. something suffers if you try to have it all.
I am no more of a "Supermom" than my sister, who is now a single mother, raising two teenage kids, working a full-time job as a teacher on top of a part-time job of teaching music lessons. She still manages to feed her children, care for them and have a good relationship with them.
Supermom is a myth and I would be thrilled to pieces if moms stopped trying to live up to these unrealistic, super high standards. Yes, there are people out there who seem to have it all…they can balance kids, work, home, marriage, social life, etc. I guarantee you that if you sit down and really talk to the "supermom", get to know them and their life, you will be told that they really struggle with balance and trying to maintain it all. With everything they are achieving, something else in their life is suffering.
Anyway, just had to get this little rant of mine out there 🙂
Supermom would have gotten up early and made these lovely Banana Pancakes for her kids breakfast. Instead, "supermom" slept in some with the baby, had the older kids get their own cereal, and pretended all along like she meant to have a breakfast for lunch day. So long, supermom!
Banana Pancakes (from the lovely Jamie at My Baking Addiction)
Warm banana pancakes to start your morning off right.
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 ripe bananas mashed
- 2 shakes of cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Combine flour, white sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together egg, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla and bananas.
- Stir flour mixture into banana mixture; batter will be slightly lumpy.
- Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/3 cup for each pancake. Cook until pancakes are golden brown on both sides; serve hot.
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Farmingdale State - 66, Sage - 51
Farmingdale, N.Y. - Junior forward AJ Matthews scored a game-high 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting and had 14 rebounds as the Rams defeated Sage 66-51. Matthews leads the nation after recording his 11th double-double of the season this afternoon.
Farmingdale State (9-4, 5-1) held Sage (6-7, 2-5) to only four points in the first 8:37 as the Rams had an early 15-4 lead. The Gators would close within six trailing 20-14 with 6:04 remaining, before a 6-2 Farmingdale State run over the final 6:04 gave the Rams a 26-16 halftime edge. Matthews and Sage's Robert Fuchs (Wesley Chapel, Fla) each had eight points in the first half.
Leading 31-24 with 16:33 remaining, an 11-2 Farmingdale State run capped off by a Matthews dunk off junior guard Ryan Davis' (Flushing, N.Y.) pass put the Rams ahead 42-26. Farmingdale State would lead by as many as 18 and hold a double digit advantage for the remainder of the way as they defeated Sage 66-51.
Matthews now has a double-double in every game he has played this season. Davis scored 12 points and had a game-high eight assists, while senior guard Joshua Smith (Brentwood, N.Y.) added 12 points for the Rams.
Sophomore forward Mason Horne (Albany, N.Y.) led the Gators with 13 points and seven boards.
Farmingdale State next will host NYU-Poly in a conference game on Tuesday, January 17th at 8:00 p.m.


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Northeast Georgia Medical Center Recognized As Georgia's Number One Heart Hospital For The Seventh Consecutive Year
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is ranked number one in Georgia and in the top 5% in the nation for cardiac care for the seventh year in a row (2006-2012), according to a comprehensive study released today by HealthGrades®.
Specifically, for 2012, NGMC is:
• #1 in Georgia for Overall Cardiac Services
• #1 in Georgia for Cardiac Surgery
• #1 in Georgia for Non-Surgical Cardiology Services
• #1 in Georgia for Coronary Interventional Procedures
In fact, for 2012, NGMC is one of only six hospitals in the nation to rank number one in all four cardiac categories. The study also found NGMC is five-star rated for:
• Coronary Bypass Surgery
• Valve Replacement Surgery
• Treatment of Heart Attacks
• Treatment of Heart Failure
"We're ecstatic that our formula for success continues to work, year after year," says J. Jeffrey Marshall, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Northeast Georgia Heart Center and medical director of Cardiac Cath Labs at NGMC. "Talented physicians and skilled staff, teamed with the latest technology and experienced research, leads to excellent care for our patients."
"The care our surgery patients receive is a direct reflection of the collaborative relationship fostered by the cardiologists and surgeons at NGMC," says Alan Wolfe, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons. "My partner, Dr. Dan Winston, started the surgery program at NGMC nine years ago. I left Atlanta after two decades specifically to join him, and Dr. Clifton Hastings, on the #1 heart surgery team in Georgia."
The fourteenth annual HealthGrades® Hospital Quality in America study also found patients admitted to the nation's top performing (five-star rated) hospitals, like NGMC, are approximately 54 percent less likely to die compared to the national hospital average.
"The teamwork of our cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, clinical and support staff has established Heart & Vascular Services as the cornerstone of the institution we continue to build," says Carol Burrell, NGMC President and CEO. "People don't need to drive to Atlanta when Georgia's #1 heart program is right here in Gainesville."
In addition to offering emergency cardiac services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Northeast Georgia Medical Center also offers:
• Cardiac surgery, including advanced minimally invasive valve repair
(visit www.nghs.com/heartvalve to watch the video)
• Interventional procedures in the Cardiac Cath Lab
• Around-the-clock inpatient care at the Ronnie Green Heart Center
• Internationally-renowned electrophysiology services
When you suffer a heart attack, it's a race against time to restore blood flow to your heart. That's why we collaborate with EMS in 15 counties so they can electronically send EKG's from the ambulance to NGMC, where cardiologists decide if heart attack patients need to bypass the ER and go directly to the Cath Lab for immediate treatment. The door-to-treatment times put this collaboration among the most efficient in the nation.
Learn more at www.nghs.com/heart.
HealthGrades' hospital ratings and awards reflect the track record of patient outcomes at hospitals in the form of mortality and complication rates. HealthGrades rates hospitals independently based on data that hospitals submit to the federal government. No hospital can opt in or out of being rated, and no hospital pays to be rated.
For 28 procedures and treatments, HealthGrades issues star ratings that reflect the mortality and complication rates for each category of care. Hospitals receiving a 5-star rating have mortality or complication rates that are below the national average, to a statistically significant degree. A 3-star rating means the hospital performs as expected. One-star ratings indicate the hospital's mortality or complication rates in that procedure or treatment are statistically higher than average. Because the risk profiles of patient populations at hospitals are not alike, HealthGrades risk-adjusts the data to allow for apples-to-apples comparisons.
More information about today's HealthGrades study, including the complete methodology, can be found at www.healthgrades.com.


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Tagged: George Sisler
Daily Minyan – June 12, 2009
On this date in 1939 – The greatest-ever gathering of
members and future inductees of the Baseball Hall of Fame
assembles in Cooperstown, N.Y., for the dedication of the
museum: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter
Johnson, Grover Alexander, Nap Lajoie, George Sisler, Eddie
Collins, Tris Speaker, Cy Young and Connie Mack accept
their plaques.
Let's see if any of our guys delivered a Hall of Fame performance.
Brad Ausmus, C – Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers had an off day yesterday.
Ryan Braun, OF, 3B – Milwaukee Brewers
Ryan once again had a big day, going 3-for-5, hitting a 3-run
homer (#13), and throwing out Rockies SS Troy Tulowitski
trying to stretch a double into a triple. His homer brought the
Brewers within one run of the Rockies, but Mat Gamel struck
out with a Prince Fielder at first. He was a busy boychik!!
Troy Tulowitski being called out at 3rd on Ryan's throw.
His average rose to .318.
Craig Breslow, P – Oakland A's
Craig didn't pitch in the A's win over the Twins.
Scott Feldman, P – Texas Rangers
Scott is slated to pitch over the weekend at home against the
John Grabow, P, Pittsburgh Pirates
John didn't pitch in the Pirates win over the Braves.
Gabe Kapler, OF – Tampa Bay Rays
Gabe didn't play in the Rays' big win over the the Angels
Angels of Anaheim.
Ian Kinsler, 2B – Texas Rangers
Ian went 0-for-4 and struck out twice in the
Rangers 1-0 victory over the Blue Jays. His
average continues to sink and now is at .265.
Jason Marquis, P – Colorado Rockies
Jason is slated to pitch at home versus the
Scott Schoeneweis, P – Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott is currently dealing with the unexpected loss of his
wife. My prayers are with him.
Kevin Youkilis, 1B, 3B – Boston Red Sox
Youk went 1-for-3, and guess what? Yes, he
walked again!! Now you know why he was
called "The Greek God of Walks." He didn't
score or drive anybody in. His average
remained at .350.
Macher (Big Shot) of the Day – Ryan Braun


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Balanced Grizzlies beat Thunder in Game 3 OT thriller
MEMPHIS — Russell Westbrook acted perplexed when he heard FedEx Forum referred to as the "Grindhouse" before Thursday night's Game 3 playoff clash against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The All-Star guard's reintroduction came in the form of a 98-95 overtime loss in which the Grizzlies used their signature grit-and-grind pace to control the tempo early and escape the late-charging Oklahoma City Thunder's rally despite a fourth quarter drought. Memphis won its second consecutive overtime game to jump ahead 2-1 in the Western Conference series.
"Coming home I thought we played even keel," Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger said. "We were pretty sharp for most of the game. ... We got a little slow a little tentative with the lead."
Game 3 followed a strikingly similar theme to Game 2 for the Thunder. Westbrook and Kevin Durant hoisted up a lot of shots — making a fair share to finish with 30 points apiece — but the tandem's offense wasn't enough to pull off a win. Westbrook (9-for-26) and Durant (10-for-27) both had a chance to tie the game in the final 30 seconds of overtime but couldn't convert on three-point attempts. Durant missed all eight of his attempts from beyond the arc.
"We got to make some shots," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "I don't know if they were all good shots."
Westbrook added, "I took some bad ones. I've gotta do a better job of attacking."
Tony Allen came up big with two buckets in the final minute to put the Grizzlies up 85-81, but he fouled Westbrook for a four-point play that knotted the score at 85-all to send the game into an extra period.
Memphis fed off key baskets from Mike Conley Jr. and Marc Gasol in overtime and used a balanced attack to keep a comfortable lead throughout — leading 71-61 after three quarters, 44-36 at halftime and 24-18 after the first quarter. Conley led the way with 20 points, while Zach Randolph added 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Gasol finished with 14 points and eight rebounds and Allen contributed 16 points and nine boards.
Courtney Lee clinched the win in overtime, hitting three of four free throws in the final 10.9 seconds.
It's back to the drawing board for the Thunder.
"We need to do a few things better," Brooks said before the game. "That's the game plan is just to do them better."
Those few things didn't happen in Game 3. Game 4, also in Memphis, is Saturday night (9:30 ET, ESPN).


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Do you live in a physically active region?
The Wall Street Journal, reported the findings of real estate website Trulia, on which region is the "fittest" of them all. Researchers compared listings that included workout amenities in homes to find which region can be hailed as the "fittest" (if "fittest" means the residents have built a fitness facility of some kind in their home.) It found that (get ready for it) the South wins, with 17.7 percent of single-family homes mentioning some sort of fitness amenity.
U.S. & World
The West came in second, with 15.1 percent of listings mentioning a fitness feature. Next was the Northwest, with 14.6 percent, and coming in last was the Midwest, with just 10 percent.
In the South, the most common amenity was a swimming pool. That makes sense, considering the fact that house owners can enjoy outdoor activities like swimming from April past Labor Day. Affordable land comes into play, too. And in the pricier north, space for a pool is more of a luxury.
Brian Zehetner, chief science officer at Anytime Fitness (a 24-hour-fitness-club chain) advises buyers against purchasing property with fitness amenities out of the ordinary, like a rock-climbing wall or boccie court.
"Getting away from the traditional workout room is probably a mistake for 80% of people. People want the newest thing, but bottom line, they usually go back to what they've always done, or they do nothing."
So, are you living in one of the "fittest" areas in America? Do you agree with this study?
Copyright LXTVN - LXTV


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Standards wars are par for the course in the technology industry: CDMA v GSM, Blu-Ray v HD DVD, VHS v Betamax. When it comes to wireless power, there are three players in the field – but according to one, the war should be over far sooner than most people expect.
Last month two of the three players in the wireless power field, the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and Power Matters Alliance (PMA) signed a deal for interoperability between their two standards. But the biggest grouping, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), thinks it's too little too late and that it will win the war.
"Some of the research we've seen suggests the market should have decided by 2018, but I think it'll be closer to 2015," John Perzow, VP of market development for the WPC, told The Register. "We sold 20 million devices last year, double the previous years' sales, and the adoption curve is rising."
Perzow said the competition may be working fairly closely together, but they are still lagging far behind the WPC's Qi (pronounced chee) standard, which has 200 members and 400 products shipping with compatible hardware, and that number is growing.
On Monday Microsoft and Samsung joined the group as board members, giving the WPC feedback on how the standard should develop and is deployed. The two companies are also making a significant financial contribution to the WPC as part of their involvement.
A key reason for the move is that the two tech giants get the point of wireless power, Perzow said, namely that it isn't just about eliminating power cables, but about enabling phones and tablets to communicate with new devices and using personal systems in new surroundings.
"Cars are going to be an early adopter and brands like Audi have already signed up to Qi," he said. "You can already use Bluetooth to stream music to your car for example, but in a couple of blocks the phone is out of power. By putting a wireless power charger in there you can make the phone your entertainment hub for the trip."
Hotels were another vertical sector likely to benefit from wireless power he said. Many hotels now supply power connectors, but when Apple or others change their standards replacing the cords, it's a substantial cost. In addition, hotels could configure their wireless chargers to offer new services to the phone user while it's charging.
All this requires one standard to rule them all, and many in the market aren't going to make a decision until the standards war is settled. All that's going to take time, but Perzow said the WPC's lead in partners and hardware leaves it ideally positioned to either drive others out of the market or force them to accommodate the QI standard. ®


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Pure's Contour range, in the past, combined iPhone and iPod docking with its speciality - DAB and internet radio - but with the latest model, the Pure Contour 200i Air, the company has ditched radio features altogether.
And that's because the idea is to use your iPhone or iPad to hit the radio or music action and beam it across using Apple AirPlay. Pure obviously recommends using its The Lounge app, but AirPlay is capable of picking up a ubiquitous array of audio options.
Pocket-lint took a peak at the docking system at Pure's stand over in Vegas at CES and, if you liked the look of the 100Di, you'll like the look of this. The clock is gone, replaced simply with a dock, and there are less buttons involved, but it's essentially the same curved design that you hopefully love.
The Pure Contour 200i Air connects to your home network via Ethernet or Wi-Fi and can beam out your musical action at 36W. The DSP corrected, high-efficiency audio amplifiers and custom designed 3.5-inch dual full-range speaker drive units also deliver decent clarity. We couldn't form a comprehensive opinion after listening to it within the booming sounds of CES, but it sounded clear enough despite the heavy competition.
The dock on board is unneeded, due to the AirPlay support, but will come in handy for a bit of iDevice charging.
We'll obviously take it for a more detailed spin once we're back in Blighty.
Priced at £199.99, the Pure Contour 200i Air will hit the shops soon.


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Breaking the Silence
Bear-in-the-Fork-of-the-Tree (Na-ta-wa-kwut), chief of the bear clan, Fox, Washington D.C., circa 1857-1858. Photo by Julien Vannerson. 2004.1.125.37.
Bear-in-the-Fork-of-the-Tree was known for trying to protect his community from alcohol by keeping whiskey traders off the reservation. In 1854, he signed a treaty with the U.S. government but refused to move to the new reservation as the treaty stipulated. In 1857, at 61, he ventured to Washington, D.C. with Fish-Rising-Above-Water, to protest the proposed relocation site and the preferential treatment of certain chiefs.
Nineteenth-Century Indian Delegations
in Washington, D.C.
April 14, 2005–Dec. 31, 2005
Now online!
Breaking the Silence examines a selection of photographs taken by the McClees Gallery and the Addis Studio in Washington, D.C., 1858–1867 of Native American delegates to the U.S. government. The exhibit explores the context for these visits, the identities of the individuals portrayed, and the use of this type of photography in fashioning an iconic image of the Native American, an image that persisted well into the twentieth-century and, in some ways, still survives.
Only 50 years after President Thomas Jefferson charged Lewis and Clark with opening diplomatic relations with the tribes, Native American life had changed dramatically. Under increasing pressure from Anglo movement westward, Native American culture had been severely disrupted, and violent clashes with Anglo settlers had become increasingly common. In an attempt to resolve these conflicts, the U.S. government adopted a policy of trying to keep the two groups separate by moving the Indians onto reservations, and trying to "civilize" them; i.e., convert them to Anglo religion and lifestyles.
In this context, many tribes sent delegations to Washington, D.C. to conduct treaty negotiations, seek compliance with existing treaties, or resolve disputes with Indian agents or other state and federal authorities. As official diplomatic delegations to Washington, these delegates were photographed in the course of their meetings with government officials. Tribal delegates were photographed in their native diplomatic dress or Anglo suits.
Breaking the Silence examines the context and content of the delegate images and the mythic construct they helped to create. Biographical information and interviews with descendants restore their voices by providing descriptions of the delegates' experiences in Washington and, in their own words, describe the actions and decisions they had to make for their people during this tumultuous time.
Curated by Diana Loren and Desiree Martinez.


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Where do the PDA funds go now?
September 26, 2013 43 Comments
Now that the Civic Center Priority Development Area (PDA) has been rescinded, TAM is left with a bucket of PDA-designated cash and even fewer places put it. While Mayor Gary Phillips says downtown San Rafael's PDA is a logical place to put it, none of the proposed projects in the area are at a stage where they need funding.
Part of the delay is due to San Rafael Public Works (DPW) Director Nader Mansourian's reported insistence that any road alterations wait until after SMART starts service in 2016. As a result, anything that might disrupt a road's or intersection's capacity, or level of service (LOS) will have to wait until the needed capacity is known. That includes bike lanes, traffic lights, crosswalks, bus lanes, etc.
PDA funds must be dedicated to improving the transportation infrastructure within a PDA. While they can target projects outside of a PDA, the project must have a direct positive effect on transportation service within the PDA.
It's up to the Council and staff to get a slate of needed improvements to the area, from the small to the large. Some possible proposals:
Study which projects in the Downtown Station Area Plan would and would not impact traffic. This is probably the most basic study that would need to be conducted, given that it will be three years before SMART runs and likely another year beyond that before traffic patterns start to emerge. This would give a slate of small projects that could be priced, studied, and built before the train.
Link traffic lights to the rail crossings, done in concert with SMART's work on the rail crossings themselves. When trains start moving through downtown, they will need to coordinate with traffic flow By linking traffic lights to the crossings, San Rafael could prepare for the trains' arrival today. The linkage will need to happen on Day One of train operations, and so cannot wait for traffic studies to even begin.
While they're at it, link traffic lights to bus service. Buses currently crawl through downtown San Rafael, especially northbound trunk service like routes 71 and 101. By allowing traffic lights to sense approaching buses and turn green, a system called signal priority, San Rafael could improve speeds for all bus travelers and improve transit access to and through the downtown station area. While DPW will no doubt want a traffic study to find out precisely how the system should work after SMART, the study will only show how to tweak the system once SMART runs. Benefits could flow long before then.
Fix the Andersen Drive/SMART crossing. One of the principal barriers to getting SMART down to Larkspur is not the station or track but the at-grade intersection of SMART tracks and Andersen Drive. The angle of approach for the train is too shallow for state regulators and so will need to be fixed before the train can proceed south to the ferry terminal. Given that the problem was caused by San Rafael when they extended Andersen, it's on San Rafael's head to fix the $6 million problem.
Begin a comparison study of how people move through and shop in downtown. How do shoppers get to downtown? How many people move through downtown? This will give San Rafael planners a snapshot of how SMART and the Station Area Plan changes San Rafael and how to target improvements in the future.
The other pressing projects, even under-freeway parking garages (proposed by the Station Area Plan), will change traffic flow and so won't pass Mansourian's muster without a Council mandate. However, staff should draw up a decision tree and timetable for implementation of bike, parking, transit, and other traffic-impacting roadway improvements before SMART begins,
What else would be a good fit for TAM's PDA-dedicated funds?
Note: I reached out to TAM to determine which of these projects are fundable with PDA money and which are not, but staff have been in a crunch time and haven't been able to answer. I'll post an update when they reply.


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Q: How to disable/change the behaviour of the <...> key in a dialog?
A: There are several ways of doing it:
- The easiest way is to simply open the resource editor and set the 'Default button' property of the button which should act as the default one.
- The correct way of diasabling the <Enter> key in MFC is presented in Paul DiLascias' MSDN C++ Q/A Article Enabling Menus in MFC Apps, Changing the Behavior of Enter with DLGKEYS Sample App.. It boils down to processing the 'DM_GETDEFID' message to return 'DC_HASDEFID' in the high word:
The article also discusses how to change the behaviour of <Enter> and other keys, providing a sample application with source code. Please refer to the article for details.Code:BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMyDialog, CDialog) ON_MESSAGE(DM_GETDEFID, OnGetDefID) //... END_MESSAGE_MAP() LRESULT CMyDialog::OnGetDefID(WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp) { return MAKELONG(0,DC_HASDEFID); }
- Another workaround can be achieved by overriding 'OnOK()':
This solution is a quick-fix, because it lacks on generality.Code:void CYourDialog::OnOK(void) { CWnd* pWnd = GetFocus(); if(GetDlgItem(IDOK) == pWnd) { CDialog::OnOK(); return; } // Enter key was hit -> do whatever you want }
- Another 'hack' that seems to be very popular (but not recommendable) is overriding 'PreTranslateMessage()':
This is a 'hack' because it breaks the modularity of MFC. If you want to change the behaviour of more keys but just <Enter> you will end up with a labyrinth of 'if' statements in the overriden 'PreTranslateMessage()' function. This is ugly, hard to read, hard to maintain and error prone. The MFC way of doing it is presented in detail in DiLascias' Article.Code:BOOL CYourDialog::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg) { // ENTER key if((pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN) && (pMsg->wParam == VK_RETURN)) { // Enter key was hit -> do whatever you want return TRUE; } return CDialog::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg); }
For further information on the whole topic, take also a look at the article 'Processing Keyboard Messages ' written by Sam Hobbs.


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Although the output of Casiotone For The Painfully Alone's Owen Ashworth has largely been an aesthetic exercise in the power of quiet harshness and the conflicts therein, one might expect that an EP format might be a chance to experiment with sounds, to go for an overriding 'feel'. To an extent, Ashworth does this – there's a spooked melancholy to the opening trundle, 'Ice Cream Truck', that lasts throughout even the more plaintive tunes, but it's difficult not to want more of a challenge. Pleasing in its dainty menace though this opener is, the atmosphere is too readily identifiable and doesn't change much for the duration.
The instrumental 'Town Topic' has shades of Joby Talbot's work with The Divine Comedy or perhaps a lighter Tindersticks interlude but, again, there is no variation for the listener to engage with. The milieu is created instantly and not developed and we, try as we might, can't get any more enjoyment out of it than a first impression. Were this an experiment in melodic minimalism then it may have worked, but to have a melody-dominated piece not develop in an interesting way is disappointing. Similarly, the final piece proper, 'Green Cotton Sweater' is another case in point – it is a pleasing melody, certainly, but not one in which it is easy to be an active participant.
The remainder of this EP is made up of charming snippets, fragmented tunes that rarely make it to a minute in length each. These are the boiled-down symptoms of what makes the first four tracks of the EP not quite the experience it could be – invention without repetition. Repeat these tunes without development in the same way that the first portion of the record does and we can't seem to make an effective dialogue with the music. This, for all we know, could be the point. Maybe we're supposed to coldly observe Ashworth while he emotes confusingly, or maybe these songs aren't as finished as they could be. Either way, it makes Town Topic a less than involving experience. Though there are moments of woozy invention, they are cast off before they've had a chance to fulfil their potential.
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