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Washington, DC, (June 13, 2013) Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Congressman Charles Boustany, MD (R-LA) have introduced the Enrolled Agents Credential Act of 2013, a bill that will protect federally-licensed enrolled agents ("EAs") from state regulations that deny them the right to identify themselves with the credential granted to them by the US Department of Treasury.
The identical bills, H.R. 2313 and S. 1134, will prevent states from prohibiting EAs from using the enrolled agent credential in advertising or elsewhere. If passed, this legislation will make it easier for taxpayers to find an EA. Because EAs are required to be registered with the IRS, pass stringent testing, report continuing education and are the only federally-licensed tax practitioners with unlimited rights to represent taxpayers in trouble before the IRS, they are often preferred by consumers in search of a tax consultant.
This legislation has been a priority of the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA), a professional society that represents the over 51,000 licensed EAs. In May, NAEA members from across the country came to Capitol Hill to advocate for tax reform, return preparer oversight and protection of the EA credential.
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6th Annual Advanced Training Institute on Health Behavior Theory
July 14–July 21, 2012
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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The Advanced Training Institute on Health Behavior Theory is a 7-day intensive learning course for new or early investigators. Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Drug Abuse, the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, the ATI is designed to offer in-depth instruction on the use, development, and evaluation of health behavior theory. While it is recognized that all health behaviors occur within a social, cultural, and political context, the ATI primarily will focus on the individual level of analysis and examine theories that are designed to explain and predict individual health and screening behaviors. The focus will be on the proper use of theories and on theory testing rather than on either a comprehensive review or evaluation of current theories. Through the use of lectures, discussions, hands-on activities, and mentoring exchanges with faculty, attendees will be encouraged to build upon and expand their own research interests in health behaviors.
The primary objective of the ATI is to allow attendees to extend their knowledge of and experience with the conceptual, methodological, and statistical underpinnings of health behavior theories.
- Jeffrey Fisher, PhD, Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention, University of Connecticut
- Jennifer Hay, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Abby King, PhD, Department of Health Research and Policy; Stanford Center on Longevity, Stanford University
- Sarah Kobrin, PhD, MPH, Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute
- Robin Mermelstein, PhD, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois
- Melissa Riddle, PhD, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
- William Riley, PhD, Clinical Applications and Prevention Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Alexander Rothman, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota
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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
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There is no confirmed link between brain tumors and high tension electrical wires.
Aside from very rare cases of familial brain tumors, the cause of gliomas remains unknown.
Having said that, exposure to radiation has been linked to the development of certain types of primary brain tumors, especially if the exposure took place in childhood. Higher radiation doses are generally felt to increase the lifetime risk of developing a brain tumor, and radiation-induced brain tumors can take anywhere from 10-30 years to form.
Although many chemicals have been shown to cause brain tumors in laboratory animals, there have never been any definite, proven associations with chemical exposures. Chemicals that have been shown to cause brain tumors in animals include n-nitroso compounds, vinyl chloride, and certain organic solvents. However, when examining populations exposed to these various chemicals (like pesticide workers or workers in the petrochemical industry), there has never been any conclusive evidence to suggest that they get brain tumors at a higher rate than people without the chemical exposures.
Certain hereditary disorders can predispose someone to the development of certain brain tumors. Genetic diseases like neurofibromatosis type 1, neurofibromatosis type 2, von Hippel-Lindau disease, and tuberous sclerosis are all associated with an increased risk of developing a primary brain tumor.
With the recent popularity of cellular phones, many people have worried that their use may be a risk factor for developing brain tumors. However, there has never been any data to support this idea. In fact, a few studies have looked at this question and have always failed to show any correlation between cell phone use and brain tumors.


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Twitter Stock: Still Flying Too High
Shares are falling after a negative article in Barron's. Also, Samsung and Nielsen look like bargains, and their stocks are up.
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I ... how far can Twitter fall on Jack Otter Editor Barron's dot com under its Jack Kallis senior rhetoric the magazine ... every Monday we get together and talk about stocks moving higher ... on a Barron's recommendation but I'm coming grumpy today I'm sad about phone email or ... sell a man of my late mom's rule that you never say any bad about anybody and start with Twitter yes the answer your your open question though is that only in the thirty dollar range that's what our manger beverages for its fifty dollars change now ... so he thinks the stock is way overpriced should remind parents that your question your answering is how low can put it all ... and I know he he ... the IPO he thought that an investor should really pay more about thirty bucks for shares of course that ... they were not much higher than that now that tumbled last week ... aam it's basically about growth but wasn't that impressive and when you've got a stock that is ... twice the valuation of of thoughts a Facebook relative to sales ... you have to put up incredible growth numbers keep investors happy ... to be happening right now it's selling for thirty times twenty fourteen estimated sales of not earning sales and and and and is an estimate or bad weather this year ... on any part of a hundred to five million dollars because ... there is that that doesn't count stock compensation costs are to be over six hundred million dollars ... he makes the argument that you should really subtract that in humans because that's because that day and were the tech bubble nobody thought doesn't cost it turned out it wasn't so the markets' Messina ... ok will no longer the good news you wrote about Samsung interesting stock as opposed to Twitter which seems ... overvalued by any measure ... Samsung Looks catchy five times earnings used by the same Samsung advancing Samsung all these years ... by the question will will get back on that okay ... well ... the it's a good ... one analyst described what's going on right now in high-end smartphones as a whole lot that could last for several months ... here's the awesome saturation here in the U S there some pricing pressure but that's really ... Apple is much more concentrated at the high and most phones ... Samsung has ... some high and space but also made rentals along he was dancing as it makes ... most of these innards for the phone itself and that's those are other businesses and it's been electronics conglomeration of cells out of the many factors ... has this inherently very low cost structure and and the thinking is that when this blog that is all that Samsung will emerge ... with a better competitive position is also going into a ... chip foundry worker has in store lots of things are going to ... be basically one of things that it can increase its market share in smartphones from down thirty eight to over one ... times when the new plan is really not price for that ... Samsung was up slightly in awe the whole lot but ... the ETF that tracks South Korean market was down ... Samsung is actually the by far the largest company in there so that is moving against the market to stock about six times earnings it's a little bit of a pain provide for us but they don't have the U S listing lot people think they are crazy for not having a lesson here in the U S with a contract ... more investment dollars but ... there are some brokers out there Fidelity's an example someone who can execute a trade for in the stock in with a higher placement rate up and finally Nielsen of this is a company that ... people have little notebooks and they say watch they watched on TV my father was in that business is always a little suspicious but Haier is the best info out there now it's a little the more sophisticated plus the track other stuff ... besides tantalizingly Intel was watching them they've got some ways to tell what these people are actually buying whether going and what they're going to ... the other companies making ... a solid money right now on the stock looks pretty cheap ... Summly estimates out there out both earnings and free cash flow nearly doubling of the next few years ... if you end up with that of market multiple on the stock ... in awe of rhetoric is that you could have a forty percent rise in the stock year but ... looks at you know because it's near term momentum to with all the ads and on the Olympics and so forth and Nielsen shares ticked up slightly against the market goes down ... thanks to Jack ...


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Ryan Gaines enters his 10th season as OU baseball's coordinator of baseball operations in 2015. Gaines completed his first season on the staff in 2006 after returning to OU on August 1, 2005.
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In addition, he was the team trainer for the Peninsula Oilers baseball team in Kenai, Alaska, for three years, including the 1993 and 1994 seasons when the Oilers won back-to-back NBC World Series championships.
In 1996, he landed at Oral Roberts University where he served as the baseball team's administrative assistant in 1996 and 1997. Prior to his stint in Norman, he worked in the sporting goods industry as a successful team salesman from August of 1997 to July of 2005.
A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Gaines received his bachelor's degree in health and sports science in 1996.
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Iteca Caspian LLC organises many of the largest exhibitions and conferences in the Caspian region and is a partner of ITE Group plc, one of the world's leading event organisers. Every year, the company holds over 20 exhibitions and conferences in Azerbaijan covering the following industries: oil and gas, construction, security, food and drink, transport, healthcare, health and beauty, travel and tourism, hospitality.
Many of Iteca Caspian's events hold UFI 'Approved Event' status following annual audits, including events in oil and gas (Caspian Oil & Gas), construction (WorldBuild Baku), food and drink (WorldFood Azerbaijan), healthcare (BIHE) and travel and tourism (AITF) - testifying to the high standards of the events and the reliability of their statistics..
All exhibitions are officially supported by institutions within the Azerbaijan Government, and certain exhibitions are also supported by international organisations such as the United Nations, the World Tourism Organisation and the Permanent Secretariat of TRACECA. Exhibitors from over 50 countries take part in Iteca Caspian's events, and the company and its exhibitions have won several awards, among them Exhibition Company of the Year and No.1 Exhibition Brand.
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Buffalo Bill's appearance in Everett in 1908 occurred at the tail-end of the show's twenty-five year run. It was a spectacular traveling show that claimed to tell the story of the settling of the West. Two freight trains were needed to carry all its gear, livestock, tents, bleachers, crew and performers. It pulled into Everett early on September 22 and set up on a vacant lot near the center of town, the future site of Everett High School. It performed twice, and left that night for its next destination.
After a lot of research on the show, I wrote a podcast script and compiled some readings—contemporary Herald and Tribune articles, Wild West show programs and route books, and excerpts from present-day books about the show, and about 1908 Everett. Seven library employees volunteered to read the sixteen parts of the 34-minute podcast. Sound effects enhance the dramatic parts. The Buffalo Bill Historical Center of Cody, Wyoming permitted us to use a recording of the authentic music of the Wild West, plus some great photos of the show.
On September 22, 2013, the 105th anniversary of the show's Everett appearance, the podcast will appear on our website, http://www.epls.org/.


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BETHANY BEACH, Del. - The Yale men's golf team provided two of the top five finishers at this weekend's 8-team George Washington Invitational, but fell by just five strokes to Ancient Eight rival Penn, while tying the host Colonials at +21 after 54 holes.
Freshman Sam Bernstein took second overall at exactly even par for the tournament, opening the weekend with a brilliant round of 5-under 67 Friday morning. Just behind him was Yale captain Tom McCarthy, whose +3 weekend tied him for third overall. McCarthy's best round was a 2-under 70, also shot Friday morning.
At +10 on the weekend, senior Michael Fader finished in a tie for 13th, while sophomores Bradley Kushner and Russell Holmes tied for 19th at +16. After a strong +2 round Friday afternoon, junior Jeff Hatten struggled Saturday, but still wound up tied for 25th (+21), just a stroke ahead of senior Brandon Marick. Sophomore Carson Weinand and freshman Michael Lewis also finished close together, as Weinand's +26 combined score was good for 31st overall, while Lewis' +27 put him at 32nd.
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BRIDGEWATER, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's swimming teams swept their dual meet at host Bridgewater State at the Mary Jo Moriarty Pool Tuesday evening.
The women won, 109-107, while the men were victorious, 157-68.
For the women, freshman Carly Wadsworth (Haverhill, MA/Haverhill HS) won the 50 yard freestyle in 27.44, freshman Cecelia Rius (Rockville, MD/Richard Washington HS) won the one meter diving with 162.40 points, freshman Meredith Maki (Holden, MA/Wachusett Regional HS) won the 100 yard backstroke in 1:08.06, and freshman Heather Flimlin (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills HS) won the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:13.25.
For the men, the team of freshman Chris Dodge (Holden, MA/Wachusett Regional HS) junior Steve Szarek (Middletown, CT/Middletown HS), junior David Adams (Tyngsboro, MA/ Tyngsboro HS) and junior Andrew Haughey (West Springfield, MA/West Springfield HS) won the 400 yard medley relay in 4:03.03, freshman Kevin Janofsky (Brookfield. CT/Brookfield HS) won the 1000 yard freestyle in 11:57.04, freshman Jake Pesante (Wakefield, RI/South Kingston HS) won the 200 yard freestyle in 1:53.22, and the 500 yard freestyle in 5:15.59, Szarek won the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:06.06, junior Joe Krzystofik (Chicopee, MA/Chicopee HS) won the 400 yard individual medley in 4:55.81, senior Matt Fahey )New Bedford, MA/Middleboro HS) won the one meter diving with a score of 221.35 and the three meter diving with a score of 215.70, David Adams won the 100 yard butterfly in 59.28, and the team of David Adams, Pesante, Dodge and Haughey won the 400 yard freestyle relay in 3:35.40.
"The women's meet was a close meet, and we had to win the last individual event, the 100 breaststroke, and Heather Flimlin came through and finished first," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Cathy Motta. "We had some really good swims, and our depth carried us through. In the men's meet, we won 10 of 13 events. I was very pleased, we had several people out sick and it was definitely a team effort. Hopefully, we can get our people back healthy soon."
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Bonefish Systems, LLC.
The Bonefish is pound for pound the strongest, fastest fish in the sea. Like our namesake, we deliver light weight, affordable, and industrial strength solutions to meet the needs of our professional clients.
I am an Information Technology Executive who has ventured off on his own to create a new company called Bonefish Systems. We design, build, and host specialized and custom software solutions for our clients.
We focus on niche markets that are under served by the Technology community and as a result, develop very close relationships with them. Our services are charged based on value. We attempt to develop earned revenue based fee structures to ensure that we are sharing in the risk and reward of the software investment.
We sell to professionals. Our first clients are in the Civil Engineering and Accounting fields. They wear suites to work every day! We need a brand that highlights the lightweight speed and strength of our solutions but MUST NOT BE tacky or cartoony in nature.
Our first product line is centered around the most boring subject of accelerated depreciation! Our second is a claims processing system for a very specialized type of insurance business. I think you get the idea. Internally, we are very innovative and need to be sure to attract the right kind of technology savvy associates to help advance our product line while understating the outward facing name/logo in a way that comes across with complete professionalism.
We need to demonstrate the kind of professionalism that would be expected by doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc..
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Indian Spiced Chickpea (Garbanzo) Salad with Yogurt, Lemon, Scallions, Mint, and Cilantro
Indian Spiced Chickpea Salad with Yogurt, Lemon, Scallions, Mint, and Cilantro
(Makes about 6 servings, adapted slightly from a recipe by Jerry Traunfield in Food and Wine.)
1 cup dried chickpeas, soaked and pressure-cooked (or use 2 cans chickpeas, rinsed well and drained)
2 T peanut oil (or other high smokepoint oil)
1 tsp. mustard seeds
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1 tsp. fennel seeds
1/4 tsp. Aleppo pepper (or use other dried red peppers)
3/4 cups plain yogurt (I used my favorite fat free Greek yogurt)
1 1/2 T fresh lemon juice
2 scallions (green onions) thinly sliced
1/4 – 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 – 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh mint
salt to taste
After chickpeas are well-drained, heat oil in large heavy frying pan until shimmering. Add mustard seeds, cover pan, and cook until popping stops, about 1 minute. Remove lid and add cumin seed/fennel seed/red pepper mixture and cook, stirring for 30 seconds. (Be careful not to burn these aromatic ingredients. Lower heat and add chickpeas, then cook 3-4 minutes, stirring a few times so the chickpeas are well-coated with oil. Turn off heat and let chickpeas cool about 15 minutes.
While chickpeas cool, slice scallions, and finely chop mint and cilantro. Stir together yogurt and lemon juice in a medium-sized glass or plastic mixing bowl. When chickpeas are cooled nearly to room temperature, add them to yogurt mixture and stir to combine. Then gently fold in sliced scallions, chopped mint, and chopped cilantro. Season with salt, then let sit at least 15 minutes for flavors to combine. Serve salad at room temperature.
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Squash and Chickpea Salad from Mostly Eating
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Pinnacles a step from being national park
Washington -- Legislation to make the Pinnacles National Monument, 80 miles south of San Francisco, the nation's newest national park is headed to President Obama for his signature, after the bill passed the Senate without dissent Sunday evening.
The Pinnacles, a 26,000-acre area whose strange rock spires can be seen from Highway 101, is entered through Soledad (Monterey County) on the west and Hollister (San Benito County) on the east. It will be the first new national park since 2004, when the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado gained park status during the George W. Bush administration.
Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., shepherded the legislation through Congress, where it met little opposition after efforts to add 3,000 additional acres of wilderness protection were dropped.
Local and state officials hope the park designation will attract more tourists to the area, especially Europeans who often plan vacations around America's national parks but have little familiarity with national monuments.
"San Benito County and southern Monterey County are both economically deprived areas," said Farr, who first introduced the bill in 2009. "We thought this would be a great boost."
The designation will alter neither the size nor the management of the area, officials said. But park officials are predicting a surge of 30,000 to 40,000 visitors, in addition to the 300,000 who visit annually now.
Locals who are fond of the area worry that the additional people and traffic could harm the area's quiet character. But Farr dismissed the concern.
"Some of the people who know the value of the park would like to keep it as exclusive as possible, but I think for the gateways of Soledad and Greenfield in south Monterey (county) and Hollister and San Juan Bautista ... it's the greatest economic stimulus they could possibly get."
Farr said managers told him the monument is "totally underused" now.
The park's central feature is its rock spires, remnants of an ancient volcano field divided by the San Andreas Fault. Its landscape contains oak savannah and chaparral. Endangered California condors were released in the area in 2003, and 33 pairs live there now, in addition to 400 species of bees and endangered amphibians such as salamanders and the California red-legged frog.
The area has at least two bat caves, along with bobcats and wild turkeys. Hikers are drawn to the spring wildflower bloom, and rock climbers to the geologic formations.
The Pinnacles National Monument was established in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt, at the urging of naturalist John Muir, who was instrumental in founding Yosemite National Park.
The Wilderness Society, an environmental group, has been a prominent backer of the park designation. Wilderness policy director Paul Spitler called the Pinnacles "a spectacular and unique place" that will become more popular as a park.
Carolyn Lochhead is the San Francisco Chronicle's Washington correspondent. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Boingo, according to the Crocodile Bank link you gave, the google earth location is the one further south. It is situated between the main road and the bay. The Shelter Beach Resort website also shows the "crocodile park" being next door just to their south. http://www.shelterbeachresorts.com/html/locationmain.html
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STOCKTON - Korean War Air Force veteran Jack Baker spent most of his postwar career working for the Department of Defense in computer systems management before going into real estate. Retired now at 81, he's still pretty savvy and knows when he's being scammed. Or so he thought.
STOCKTON - Korean War Air Force veteran Jack Baker spent most of his postwar career working for the Department of Defense in computer systems management before going into real estate. Retired now at 81, he's still pretty savvy and knows when he's being scammed. Or so he thought.
Baker lost almost $250 in a sophisticated fraud sweeping through Stockton and San Joaquin County that had previously prompted alerts issued by both the Police Department and the county Sheriff's Office.
Earlier this week, Baker got a phone call from a man identifying himself as "Lt. Tony Little with the traffic court." During the conversation, the caller informed Baker that he had been caught on a red-light camera and was going to be in contempt if he didn't show up to court the next day. Baker knew nothing of any citation and was immediately suspicious.
"But then he had information that actually happened to me. He knew what the streets were and where the light was and told me I had a traffic date. He proceeded to set me up for another date and then he told me to go get a Green Dot card that you can buy at Walgreens or any drugstore and pay bail," Baker said.
A Green Dot MoneyPak is a cash card that can be purchased at several retailers to make a same-day payment to a company. With the card's unique code, anyone can receive cash from it, essentially draining it without questions being asked.
The law-abiding Baker didn't want to be in contempt nor deal with going to traffic court, so he complied. After all, the caller knew Baker had traveled through the intersection of March Lane and Quail Lakes Drive.
"I very seldom travel through that intersection," Baker said. But he told the caller he remembered driving through it after an emergency vehicle with lights and siren had passed through, snarling traffic. That must have been it, he thought.
So Baker put out $249.98 for the Green Dot card, came home and called in his validation code. That gave the scammers unfettered access to his money and, poof, it was gone.
Feeling uneasy about the whole process, Baker started making his own phone calls.
"I talked to a lady in traffic court. She has no record of me to appear or do anything. I found out it was not legit. So after that, we called the Police Department," where he found out they had no record of any citation issued against him.
Living in the county and realizing a crime had been committed, he called the Sheriff's Office, and a deputy came out to interview him.
"He told us this has been going around. Some people were giving up $4,500 or twice that amount to people saying they were police officers. He said (the callers) just make a good guess of an intersection you might have been through," Baker said.
"I never fall for anything, but that had me. How would he know what intersection?" a chagrinned Baker said, adding that he stepped forward to share his story to prevent others from being scammed.
The Sheriff's Office, the Stockton Police Department and San Joaquin County Superior Court have received multiple complaints from victims in recent weeks, some of them remarkably similar to Baker's experience. All of the agencies have encouraged victims to report any fraudulent activity.
Law enforcement warned the public to be suspicious of anybody demanding an immediate payment for any reason, to understand that anybody with the 14-digit number of a Green Dot MoneyPak card has access to the account, to never give out personal information to unsolicited callers or emailers and never wire money or provide card numbers to unknown parties.
Utility companies and government agencies will never contact the public demanding immediate payment via MoneyPak cards. For more information on consumer fraud protection, visit oag.ca.gov/consumer.
In Stockton, contact the Police Department at (209) 937-8377, the Investigations Unit at (209) 937-8323 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Callers can remain anonymous. Citizens can also text information from their cellphones to CRIMES (274637) and type the keyword TIPSPD and then their tip or go to the Stockton Police Department's Facebook page and click "Submit A Tip." If you have any information that might lead to an arrest, contact Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards up to $10,000.
In the county's unincorporated areas, contact the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office at 468-4400.
To verify if you have a ticket, call Superior Court at (209) 468-2966.
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John Nava, well-known for his large-scale tapestries for the Cathedral of Our lady of Los Angeles, gives an intimate exhibit of selected works at Vita Art Center this month.
The exhibit consists of faithful depictions of people in oils, jacquard woven tapestries and monotypes. Just as impressive as his earlier work, Nava's latest portraits deliver the same degree of excellence, and cement the unequivocal fact that good art doesn't have to be complicated. He achieves no theatrics, no drama, no hoopla — simply honest renderings of real people, a tradition of Nava's figurative work.
This is not to say that Nava's portraits are in any way redundant. It is not difficult to see his realistic portraits and expect nothing more. It is a truly satiating visual experience.
We cannot underestimate how persuasive figurative art is. Portraits like "Peter with Red Shirt" and "Erin" are highly intimate, convey the sensibility of figurative art and highlight Nava's connection to his subjects.
In "Portrait of a Swimmer (Rebecca)," a life-size painting of Rebecca Soni, the USC graduate and Olympic gold medalist, Nava portrays the swimmer as focused and calm, yet she evokes the subtle built-up tension of a competitor. Like "Rebecca," all of Nava's subjects exude the same degree of importance we tend to give to those in the limelight. In contrast, Nava captures the swimmer's vulnerability and humanity, grounding her in reality. Nava's subjects are not interchangeable, but seem uniquely intrinsic to the process of art making, and the result of each portrayal would not be the same had a different person been chosen.
Most amusing is the fact that several of the people depicted in the paintings were present at the exhibit's opening. Chloe Gray, the sitter for "Chloe," a tapestry representing a three-quarter profile view of a cherub-faced young girl, was in attendance. Older than her displayed portrait, she charmingly explained her experience as Nava's sitter. Chloe, like the rest of the artist's models, is a testament to Nava's search for authenticity and humanity in his subjects.
With the exception of "T. Sitting," and aside from their clothing, the portraits exist within no context. There is no background, no space in time. "T. Sitting" features a young girl with cascading blonde hair comfortably sitting on a couch. Her slender legs dangle off the wooden frame of the furniture and she crosses her bare feet at her ankles. She looks directly at the viewer and slightly purses her lips in an endearing forced smile common to a child. She wears an oversized striped shirt and a denim skirt. Nava's painterly range and attention to detail are evident in the precise rendering of the wood, cushions, rug and other elements of the composition.
A certain fearlessness is prevalent in the work of Nava, an effortless confidence that comes with knowing that the work is undoubtedly good. Nava wields the stylistic and painterly confidence of a mature technique. His sources, although free from obvious blemishes or physical flaws, remain unaltered and imperfect, and the reputation of his portraits testifies to the appeal of really good art.
"Selected Portraits" does not propose anything new about Nava's work, but it solidifies his stature as a renowned figurative artist.
"Selected Portraits" by John Nava through May 30 at Vita Art Center, 432 N. Ventura Studio 30 (Bell Arts Factory) 644-9214.


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Registered: 11/16/07
Posts: 1816
Loc: Florida, USA
Some people love to be different and paint their case a different or a unique color. Nine times out of ten you can tell it was sprayed.
My technique will help you achieve a glass like professional finish.
First lets talk about paint. There are all kinds of paints out there and they are designed to bond to certain applications. When a primer is involved that pretty much goes out the window and you can get away with almost any kind of paint type. However if the application is flexible use a latex paint.
If you want to avoid a primer then use the correct paint type for the application. Acrylic for plastics and ether latex or enamel for metals.
Say you want to paint a B&W case. Metal frame and plastic panel body. Chances are you want the panels painted and want to leave the metal with that chrome'ish naked look.
Remove the panels. Run them in your home's dishwasher. Dry them with a lint free clean rag. Scuff the panels with 600 or 800 grit sand paper. wipe off the panels after sanding with paint thinner. Inspect the panels for deep scratches, cracks and so on. I like to use a epoxy like glue for filling scratches and mending cracks with plastics. It also dries clear and will not bleed though the paint or primer. Fill the scratch and use some thick paper to spread it. Sand it down with 600 or 800 grit so you get the same consistency as the rest of the scuffed panel. clean once again with paint thinner and let it dry.
Applying the paint is a art. I would advise to use a real paint gun for this but if budget mod rings a bell typical spray paint will do. Remember you want a acrylic base paint. If the paint is labeled for plastic then you're good to go.
Hang the panel for better coverage. Laying it on cardboard will make it difficult. This will be a 6 layer process so be in a well ventilated area, powder free gloves and ether a paper mask or a respirator. Applying the first coat is more of a test coat really. This insures the paint is sticking and there is no oil like residue on the panel. Go extremely lite on the first coat moving right to left, kinda like a mist cover. Do the same on the second coat but go at a different direction going up and down. The third coat you can do a medium coat going right to left then the four with a medium up and down. On the fifth coat go with a heavy coat (not to heavy or the paint will run) going right to left and the sixth heavy coat up and down.
Just so you know do coats about five or seven minutes apart on the light and medium and 10 to 15 minutes on the heavy coats.
Since this is plastic and when the paint is dry it will have a dull finish and have the sand like texture. This is where wet sanding comes in.
Let the panels dry overnight.
To wet sand/color sand
you need a clean bucket with cool water and a table spoon of soap. I prefer to use car soap but make sure it doesn't have a wax of paint sealant additive. You'll also need two lint free rags. One to soak the panel with water and the other to dry the panel. For the sand paper you'll need 1000 grit and 2000 grit. If you want a glass finish go for the gold and get some 3000 grit sand paper that is used in automotive body work.
soak the 1000 grit paper in the bucket of water. Take the soaked rag and cover the panel in water. Take the soaked sand paper and sand in swirls. Keep dousing the panel with the soaked rag and stop to check the texture. If it's smooth to the touch start on another area. After all of the panels are finished do the exact same thing with the 2000 grit and the 3000 grit. By time you're finished the panels should feel like glass. Dry off the panels and let them sit for 24 hours. you'll notice the finish really looks dull. After the 24 hours it's time to polish and wax. I prefer to use a automotive polish for this and use a bees wax to seal it. This will give it that lush glass finish and also seals the paint so air can not dull the paint again.
Metal is easier to paint but harder to prep. If the metal is naked then you just have to clean it. If it already has a finish I would use a chemical stripper to remove the old finish.
To fix dents, deep scratches and such I would try and repair it by beating out the dent and to conceal scratches use a filling primer. If you use primer you'll be adding an additional sanding step.
You can start buy running the metal in your dish washer or you can use some good old windex and a lint free clean rag. After you clean it handle it with some powder free gloves on so avoid natural oils from your skin getting onto the clean surface. From here you can apply the primer if needed. If primer was used sand it down with 800 grit sand paper. Apply enamel paint the same way that was directed in the
Enamel is a whole different ball game on the finished painting. Let it sit for 24 hours then wet sand is desired with 2000 grit and 3000 grit sand paper then apply a polish and wax to seal it. If you're happy with the non-sanded finish then just apply some polish to flatten the plain and seal it with a wax.
Clear coats
You can use a clear coat as a color to keep that natural look of metal. If done right it will look like stainless steel.
I don't like adding clear coats on painted surfaces because it dulls the color, but if you want to dull things down a bit then go for it. Applying the clear can be tricky. You want a nice coat but not too heavy or too lite. Just two medium coats should be fine. Sanding the clear isn't needed but some heavy duty polishing will be nice. Bees wax can tarnish the clear but some carnauba is great for clear coats.
Different types of Primers
Primers come in different shades of gray and colors. If you're going to paint a light color go for white, if you're going for a medium color go for gray. Dark colors go for dark gray, black or blue. This way if a scratch forms on the color coats the primer will not be as noticeable.
There are also different types of primer grades as well.
Primer - Used to cover a surface for painting
Build-able Filling Primer - used to fill scratches and is sandable
Self-Etching Primer - used to bond to most metals like aluminum and stainless steel. Also works great for fiberglass. It is also sandable.
Touch ups
Touch ups can be easy. If you used a automotive paint then chances are there is a touch up pen. If you used regular spray paint like all purpose paint or fusion paint for plastic just spray the paint inside the cap to the can and use a small brush. You'll have to work fast because the paint will dry quickly. If the paint was custom mixed have a copy of the recipe so you can mix more. Custom mixed paint doesn't last long stored since it has a heavy duty harder mixed into it.
Other ways instead of spraying the paint
You can use a foam brush, foam roller for painting. Pretty much just like painting a room in your house. However using the brush or roller you'll have more sanding ahead of you.
Chemical strippers
Read the directions not once but twice. Wear gloves, a respirator and eye protection all times when using it.
Sanding materials
Typical sand paper is always needed but for finer things there always steel-wool, it just doesn't sand the object but also cleans it. I would only use steel wool on metal. Never use it on rubber or plastic.
Treating rubber
If you're working on a item that has rubber try and remove the rubber. If you can not remove the rubber then tape it and work around it. Some paints will destroy rubber ether by denigration or dry it out and become brittle. If you want to change the color of the rubber just simply die it. However if it's black rubber live with it.
Final notes
Remember, when painting prepping is the key. Takes a long time to prep then to lay down the paint. Takes six hours to prep a standard four door sedan and takes only 20 minutes to paint. So when painting your case just think "good thing this isn't a car".
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Re: How to achieve a glass like finish
Re: TCPMeta
Registered: 04/22/02
Posts: 15074
Loc: Columbus OH
Great tips, thanks for taking the time to compile such a comprehensive post. It seems like you've done a lot of serious modding over the years.
It's going to be cool to have you modders around, a nice addition to the fray. I like to tear crap apart and put it back together, always have. I've always thought about it, but I think now I am going to build one in the next few months, got the bug now.
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Re: How to achieve a glass like finish
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Registered: 11/16/07
Posts: 1816
Loc: Florida, USA
I've been modifying computers for many years. Also I have been customizing cars for a few years that really gives some wacky ideas like car computers and using automotive accessories on computers
All it takes to become a victim mod bug is just by installing/upgrading a component, it is like the gateway drug lol.
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Re: How to achieve a glass like finish
Re: TCPMeta
Registered: 04/22/02
Posts: 15074
Loc: Columbus OH
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All it takes to become a victim mod bug is just by installing/upgrading a component, it is like the gateway drug lol.
I've been using the soft stuff for years, time to upgrade.
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Build Totally Non-WTF Products at Inedoby in Announcements on 2017-07-06
As our friends at HIRED will attest, finding a good workplace is tough, for both the employee and the employer. Fortunately, when it comes looking for developer talent, Inedo has a bit of an advantage: in addition to being a DevOps products company, we publish The Daily WTF.
Not too long ago, I shared a Support Analyst role here and ended up hiring fellow TDWTF Ben Lubar to join the Inedo team. He's often on the front lines, supporting our customer base; but he's also done some interesting dev projects as well (including a Source Gear Vault to Git migration tool).


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Ecommerce is growing. But how fast?
Everyone knows that the ecommerce industry is growing.
But do you know how fast? Or what percent of all the retail sales it takes?
United States Census Bureau published Quarterly E-Commerce Report on November 17th, 2010.
This is the latest statistics on ecommerce available for United States.
The U.S. Census Bureau, pre-eminent collector and disseminator of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and the economy of the United States, conducts a population and housing census every 10 years, an economic census every five years, and more than 100 demographic and economic surveys every year, all of them evolving from the first census in 1790.
3rd quarter of 2010 shows rather good results with 41,5 billion USD retail sales in ecommerce. It accounts for almost 4.2% of the total retail sales in US.
What is interesting is that the estimated ecommerce sales increased 14.1 percent in Q3 of 2010 compared to Q3 of 2009 while total retail sales increased 5.8 percent in the same period.
This proves that ecommerce is growing much faster than the overall retail market.
You can follow the growth of the share of ecommerce sales over time in this graph:
Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail E-commerce Sales as a Percent of Total Quarterly Retail Sales:
1st Quarter 2001 – 3rd Quarter 2010
Red line shows estimates that are not adjusted.
Blue line shows estimates adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes.
It will be really interesting to see how holiday shopping season (with Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner) will affect these numbers for the last quarter.
Go Ecommerce! 🙂
Related links:
- http://www.census.gov/retail/ – Monthly & Annual Retail Trade
- http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/pdf/ec_current.pdf – Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales 3rd Quarter 2010
This is a guest blog post written by "ASTRIO Agency" web design and development company.
Astrio.net specializes in ecommerce solutions with full life cycle support.


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See also: remote working during the Olympics
The London Internet Exchange (Linx) is bolstering its network ahead of this summer's Olympics, to help cope with an expected explosion in traffic.
Linx is one of the world's largest internet exchange points (IXP) with more than 400 members across 50 countries. Its membership is made up of the leading ISPs and content providers. The network currently covers more than 80 percent of the Global Routing Table.
Linx is now deploying BlackDiamond X8 switches from Extreme Networks in preparation for the Olympics to "fortify its exchange point in order to handle the onslaught of internet traffic".
The organisation runs dual local area networks (LANs) from different vendors to give full resiliency. After upgrading one network towards the end of 2011, Linx wanted a similar solution on its other LAN.
The BlackDiamond X8 switches can deliver 20 terabits of capacity with a port density of 768 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Derek Cobb, Linx CTO, said: "We are upgrading with the BlackDiamond X8 because the product is a new performance leader in data centre switching. When we decided to upgrade our exchange we wanted a best-of-breed product with the ability to reliably scale."
Last year Linx was among a number of organisations and digital rights campaigners opposed to .uk domain registry Nominet taking down websites at the request of law enforcement agencies without a court order.


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Don't you think the vampires-are-people-too thing has gone a little too far? I mean, the whole point of a vampire is that they survive by sucking your blood. I don't care if his skin glows and twinkles and he smells like kittens and fabric softener, he's still just a glorified syringe. Remember the last time you had blood drawn? Yeah, me too, and it sucked! It's time we put an end to this nonsense: Edward, may I treat you to a stake dinner?


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Not sure how people feel about popular instagram accounts that just post pro underwater photos and then try to link and sell ocean t-shirts etc.
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Posted 25 September 2015 - 07:02 PM
Not sure how people feel about popular instagram accounts that just post pro underwater photos and then try to link and sell ocean t-shirts etc.
Posted 25 September 2015 - 09:34 PM
Like most other FB related sites they do have a limp DCMA Copyright violation form to fill out- https://help.instagr...539946876093520
As usual the onus is on the copyright holder to find and point out violations. The website/host distances itself from any onus to discourage or prevent
such infringements from happening. Same as FB, Pinterset, etc, etc...
Another annoying part of the Instagram reporting process is that they provide your contact details to the infringer.
Underwater Images My portfolio on Redbubble Topside Nature Images
In between housings. Nikon 60mm, 105mm, 10-24mm, 18-55mm, Tokina 10-17mm, Kenko 1.4 TC, SubSee +5 & +10 magnifiers & Inon Z240 strobes.
Posted 28 September 2015 - 12:47 PM
I had a bit of a conversation with the Accountholder too.
My image was added (cropped and without any watermark) on his page, without linking to my Insta-account. Also he directly ported all the images on his own website.
His reply started like this:
`Listen this is fine don't worry I'll take you photo down and you will never ever be featured on my page again sorry for posting a photo where 300 thousand people can see it, and yeah all you photographer friends email me so don't worry. `
Then I changed my tone of voice and some others started emailing too. Note the lack of dots and comma´s (probably a teenager on a mission to earn with Instagram and his website) :-)
´Yes I understand, but I don't put my photos on my website they go on automatically from when I post it
Posted 29 September 2015 - 12:21 AM
For some, this is the new way of making money.
If there is any hint that the individual or company responsible can be traced to an address, forget DMCA (a truly dreadful piece of legislation...) and find an attorney/lawyer who will work on contingency.
Takedown notices simply reinforce the view its OK to take and then remove if asked...meaning they simply carry on and find another creator's work.
It has occurred to me that since around 2010 there has not been a day when I have not been in litigation of some form...such is the new way of making money.
Posted 14 October 2015 - 06:24 AM
Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
I just wrote them to remove 6 of my images. I don't mind having people sharing my images as long as they are not making a commercial use of it.
They had clearly removed my watermark and omitted to credit me.
I have received an instant respond from the guys.
Posted 12 November 2015 - 12:47 PM
Good stuff here. These groups are just making money by posting photos (hopefully with a profile link) but then trying to charge anyone who asks or even emailing people about an "awesome deal on posts".
It's interesting because no one used to make money stealing your 640 pixel online image, but that's not the case on Instagram anymore.
I think the sharing is fine as long as they tag the photographer's account and give clear credit.
Sounds like it takes a crowd to reply an offender if you find someone stealing images though - the risk of losing the account is very real. That was a Hilarious story, Joost!
U/W Photo Articles & Tutorial Videos -> tutorials.brentdurand.com
- Brent Durand
Posted 13 November 2015 - 06:19 AM
This has unfortunately become big business for many, stealing/linking all kinds of content for views on their site.
Check out this video:
Posted 23 April 2016 - 03:51 AM
Instagram is associated with the photos and good collection of videos.
Posted 26 August 2017 - 06:55 PM
So a couple of years on and this Instagram account continues to flourish by repeatedly violating copyright.
Goes to show Instagram won't police its users and is complicit.
There is a collective assumption that re-posting/sharing is not a breech of © It of course is. Also users seem
to think that as long as they attribute they don't need to seek permission. They do! GRRRRRRR!
Underwater Images My portfolio on Redbubble Topside Nature Images
In between housings. Nikon 60mm, 105mm, 10-24mm, 18-55mm, Tokina 10-17mm, Kenko 1.4 TC, SubSee +5 & +10 magnifiers & Inon Z240 strobes.
Posted 02 March 2019 - 03:39 AM
Seems wrong to use others work to make some bucks on IG
Posted 18 April 2019 - 02:47 AM
The whole instragram copyright process is a joke once they accept the claim they delete the page and that is it pathetic
Check my video, pictures and blog


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This book focuses on networking and security aspects of Personal Networks (PNs). Given a single user, the authors propose an architecture for PNs in which devices are divided into one of two types of nodes: personal nodes and foreign nodes. Furthermore, the authors demonstrate the ways in which PNs can be formed in a self–organized and secure way, how they can be interconnected using infrastructure networks, how multiple PNs can be connected, and how their services and resources can be shared. In addition, the book shows how security and ease–of–use can be achieved through automatic configuration and how mobility can be supported through adaptability and self–organization. The motivations for the PN concept, the PN architecture, its functionalities and features, as well as future challenges are covered in depth. Finally, the authors consider the potential applications for PNs and briefly discuss additional support systems for PN applications. The latter includes service discovery and context information management among others.
Key Features:
- Describes the PN network architecture and its various components in–depth
- Written by experts who developed this concept
- Discusses the newer topic of federations of PNs
- Considers potential PN applications, and demonstrates how applications support systems, such as service discovery and context management, can assist the applications
- Provides an insight into the challenges of future personal networking, architectures for PNs, potential and important solutions, and their implications
This book will serve as an invaluable reference for researchers, developers, and standardization experts in mobile and wireless communication systems and services. It will also be of interest to postgraduate students in the field of telecommunications.
List of Abbreviations.
1 The Vision of Personal Networks.
1.1 Past, Present, and Future Telecommunication.
1.2 Personal Networks.
1.3 Some Typical PN Use–Case Scenarios.
1.4 Federations of Personal Networks.
1.5 Early Personal Network Implementations.
1.6 Expected Impact.
1.7 Summary.
2 Personal Networks User Requirements.
2.1 Ubiquitous Networking.
2.2 Heterogeneous Hardware Constraints.
2.3 Quality of Service and Reliability.
2.4 Name, Service, and Content Management.
2.5 Context Awareness.
2.6 Being Cognitive.
2.7 Security and Trust.
2.8 Privacy.
2.9 Usability.
2.10 Other Requirements.
2.11 Jane Revisited.
2.12 Summary.
3 Trends in Personal Networks.
3.1 Wireless Communications.
3.2 Ad Hoc Networking.
3.3 WWRF Book of Visions.
3.4 Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing and Communication.
3.5 Ambient Networks.
3.6 IST PACWOMAN and SHAMAN.
3.7 Personal Distributed Environment.
3.8 MyNet.
3.9 P2P Universal Computing Consortium.
3.10 More Trends.
3.11 Personal Networks and Current Trends.
3.12 Summary.
4 The Personal Network Architecture.
4.1 Terminology.
4.2 Personal and Foreign Nodes.
4.3 The Three Level Architecture View.
4.4 Personalization of Nodes.
4.5 Cluster Organization.
4.6 Personal Network Organization.
4.7 Foreign Communication.
4.8 Higher Layer Support Systems.
4.9 Federations of Personal Networks.
4.10 Discussion.
4.11 Summary.
5 Cluster Formation and Routing.
5.1 What is a Cluster?
5.2 Mobile Ad Hoc Network Technologies.
5.3 Cluster Formation and Maintenance.
5.4 Intra–Cluster Routing.
5.5 Summary.
6 Inter–Cluster Tunneling and Routing.
6.1 Inter–Cluster Tunneling Requirements.
6.2 IP Mobility.
6.3 PN Addressing.
6.4 Infrastructure Support.
6.5 Inter–Cluster Tunneling.
6.6 Inter–Cluster Routing.
6.7 Summary.
7 Foreign Communication.
7.1 Requirements for Foreign Communication.
7.2 Setting up Communication with Foreign Nodes.
7.3 Bridging Inside and Outside Protocols.
7.4 Mobility and Gateway Node Handover.
7.5 Summary.
8 Personal Network Application Support Systems.
8.1 Required PN Application Support.
8.2 Design of a PN Application Support System.
8.3 Service Discovery and Management Implementation.
8.4 An Implementation of Context Management.
8.5 Summary.
9 Personal Network Security.
9.1 Device Personalization.
9.2 Establishment of Secure Communication.
9.3 Secure Foreign Communication.
9.4 Anonymity.
9.5 Summary.
10 Personal Network Federations.
10.1 Examples.
10.2 Types of Federations.
10.3 Requirements.
10.4 Architecture of a Federation.
10.5 Life Cycle of a Federation.
10.6 Federation Access Control.
10.7 Federation Implementation Approaches.
10.8 Security.
10.9 Summary.
11 Personal Network Prototypes.
11.1 The TU Delft Prototype.
11.2 The PNP2008 Prototypes.
11.3 The MAGNET Prototype.
11.4 Summary.
12 The Future of Personal Networks.
12.1 Are We There Yet?
12.2 Future Directions.
Appendix A Terminology.
A.1 Connectivity Abstraction Level.
A.2 Network Abstraction Level.
A.3 Application and Service Abstraction Level.
A.4 Personal Network Federations.
Related Websites.
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Sonia Heemstra de Groot


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Awesome! That gets posted on my blog with full credit going to puddin, and not that crackpot Kristen from E!
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