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I took an infinite amount of Uber rides in Cape Town this week. Similar to San Francisco, it is the easiest way to get around given its affordable nature and public transit options. It made me realize how much I have missed those Uber rides.
I love getting into a car and sparking conversations with Uber drivers aka humans aka friends I haven't met yet! There is something so personal and intimate about being in a car with someone and I often find the conversations becoming quite deep and meaningful. I especially love taking Uber in a new city to learn more about it from a local's perspective and meet someone new.
This week, Uber drivers took me to surfing, to soccer games, to hiking, to grocery stores, to meet friends. I am so grateful, especially while traveling alone, to have an option to safely and reliably get places with the added benefit of meeting new people.
South Africa is an incredibly friendly and warm place. Each time I got in the Uber, I felt that I knew the driver for more than the few minutes I had been in the car. Each greeted me with a big smile, genuineness and conversation that has deeply enhanced my experience here.
Tawanda from Zimbabwe and I talked about the US, Zimbabwe, South Africa. We spoke of his hopes to go to New York and how cool it would be if our paths were to cross again in an uber or otherwise. We joked at the end that we'd be seeing each other soon, in some way, some where. You never know :)
Mahat offered to wait for me while I went to visit the penguins so I could be guaranteed to find a ride home since I was far out and Kurt offered to take us down the hill when we did not have service at top of the mountain.
As Douglas dropped me off in the rain at a coffee shop, he wished that I would have a day "as wonderful as I am." And wished that my internal energy spread externally. He brightened my day and it is amazing how you can get to know each other in such a short amount of time!
While Gideon drove me to the airport, I asked him about people's impressions of Freedom Day in Africa and what the customs are around it. He explained that many do not yet feel free given the amount of poverty and unemployment with the black population in South Africa. We drove by some of the free housing and he explained to me the difficulties with the inequality and what the government/people are trying to do to help but the challenges they face.
Each and every other driver in between had a story. We shared a deep conversation or a connection or a laugh or kindness or a new perspective. Teaching each other new things from our experiences, enhancing our perspectives. It is so amazing to have this technology and at the same time build such relationships and memories with people from all over the world.! So grateful.


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Allegheny Partners for Out of School Time (APOST)
APOST serves as an intermediary and convening collaborative for providers. As a next stage in its development, APOST sought to engage stakeholders in the creation of a policy and advocacy strategy. We facilitated interactive sessions and gathered broad input from the out of school time community. From that input, we crafted a policy plan with priorities, strategies, and tactics for both the local and state levels.
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
AIA Pittsburgh Foundation For Architecture was established to provide leadership development for architects and emerging architectural professionals. To meet this mission, we were engaged to design and facilitate a yearlong program called the Leadership Institute. We created a cohort learning experience where emerging professionals build leadership skills, enhance career trajectory, and increase connection and influence in the civic realm. We have continued this engagement over several years.
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh (CMOP)
CMOP is a family of four diverse, dynamic museums: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum that seek to engage audiences in the big ideas and issues of our time. As CMOP sought to develop inclusive hiring practices, we were engaged to advise the museum's diversity catalyst, build the capacity of the diversity task force, and design and facilitate a day of learning for all hiring managers.
Citizens Crime Commission of New York City (CCCNYC)
CCCNYC serves as a convening intermediary for youth and gang violence prevention organizations. In order to expand their capacity, we were engaged to benchmark best practices from a diverse set of intermediaries. We also engaged the organizations they serve and key stakeholders to clarify the type of support needed. This resulted in the creation of an intermediary model complete with a strategic operating plan and an implementation plan.
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I Need to Vent for a Moment...
This post has been sitting for a few weeks now; I've been debating whether or not to publish it. In the end, this is my blog. It's a place of my own where I can express my opinions and beliefs. So sit tight and read on! If you don't agree, I'd love to read what you have to say!
I hate New York State today. Someday we will move from here and return to "God's Country" out West where the sky is bigger, the mountains taller, and the taxes much, much lower. New York State is ridiculous. It sucks everyone's wallets dry. Everything is more expensive, which includes our insurance premiums and extra money towards our cell phone bill. New York tacks on five cents to every bottle of soda sold, which I think is a crummy way of encouraging consumers to recycle. The taxes I just filed for the state were notably more complicated and much more extensive than the Idaho taxes I filed. Plus, if we lived in New York City or Yonkers, I would have been obliged to fill out additional paperwork. Yuck! New Yorkers are simply overtaxed. The sad thing is, they're unaware. Most people have grown up here and have never experienced anything different. If they had, I think the realization would upset them.
However, New Yorkers might argue, the tax money goes towards the myriad of wonderful social programs run by the state. Well, I'm frankly against so many social programs. I think a few programs are necessary—like public schools and such—to help give every citizen the same OPPORTUNITIES to succeed. We are not created equal and our government wasn't built on the belief of equality for all. Our nation was built upon the idea that every man should have the opportunity to improve his situation and live out his dream. Opportunity does not guarantee success though. Some people are more talented or just plain lucky. Others, unfortunately, must try again or try something else. But I believe that EVERYONE should have that OPPORTUNITY to try to better themselves regardless of race, sex, or religious affiliation.
Many people believe that more money thrown into social programs equates to more success among its people. It just isn't true. The state of Utah spends the least amount of money per child and their test scores rival those states that just pour money into their children. I think that those kind of successes come from simple values such as hard work, responsibility, and parental involvement with their children. It is not just a teacher's job to educate, it's also a parent's job as well. A teacher is there to help facilitate learning, but a parent is the one who encourages and teaches his or her children to take responsibility for their actions and thus, their education.
Has the United States helped create a generation of lazy individuals and families? Absolutely. I don't understand how taxing the rich more—just because they chose to sacrifice their time for an education or worked years to build a company from the ground up—and redistributing the money to the less fortunate aids in encouraging individuals to improve their circumstances. Do you know how many people are on "disability" and are afraid to get a job because they will lose their "benefits"? Their sitting around like a couch potato doesn't help anybody or anything; they are literally draining the system. In fact, they often ask for more handouts and assistance from other places because they are backed into a financial corner when their car breaks down or their heating bill goes up. I'm not making this up; I actually know people who live this way. It drives me nuts!
As for the new health care bill that was just passed, I have mixed feelings. I agree that our health care system needs some changes and the bill addresses some of those. Yes, health insurance should be more affordable and yes, people with pre-existing conditions should still be eligible for coverage! However, I think the bill attempts to mask the problem and "treat its symptoms" rather than take the problems head on and "eradicate the disease", so to speak. I don't think pulling money from tax payers' pockets to pay for yet another government insurance is going to fix anything. Medicare and Medicaid are already overwhelmed. I saw evidence of this first hand when I worked for an ophthalmologist office. What is another government health insurance going to do?
I don't have all the answers to the "health care problem". I have ideas and suggestions—like putting a cap on medical malpractice—and I have faith in those who are smarter and more experienced than myself to improve it. I'm just a young woman who wants the best for my family and friends. I have empathy for those who struggle financially or who are truly at a disadvantage and cannot afford to see a doctor when they really need one. I hope there are solutions out there for them.
Lastly, I'd like to announce that global warming is a bunch of crock. It's not true! There's no such thing as "global warming" anymore. Instead, we politely call it, "climate change". Global Warming and Climate Change are more of a political bandwagon to extort a political agenda. The BBC has been reporting on this for months now. (Read this or this or do your own research.) Even NASA has declared there not be enough data to back up global warming claims. The earth has a natural cycle and we humans are too insignificant to throw her off. This doesn't mean that I'm against recycling and conservation. I very much believe that those are noble ideas; I don't believe that we should be blatantly wasteful. What I'm sick of hearing are things about reducing carbon footprints in order to save the world from overheating! If global warming is a bunch of crock, then we don't need to worry about it! What we do need to worry about, however, is using what we do have wisely and efficiently and finding affordable alternative fuel sources, ethanol not included. Fuel should NEVER be connected to our food supply. I could continue, but I'll save your eyes and ears…
Oh, yes, Mrs. Obama. Quit calling your garden "organic". What other kind of garden could it be? Quit misleading the public.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want to bring back old-fashioned values like honesty and hard work and responsibility and family. And I want the whole world to adopt the motto: TO ACT AND NOT BE ACTED UPON. I think it would make such a difference.
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I agree, especially when you mention that parents are responsibible for raising children, not teachers. That was directly addressed in conference.ReplyDelete
From a person who lived in NY for 18 years, Idaho 6, and now New Mexico.. I can agree with a lot of the things you said.ReplyDelete
Its sad that we have to pay so many taxes into programs which only cover the problems and not solve them. For example.. why is my car insurance higher here in New Mexico then it ever was in both Idaho and NY? Bc of all the uninsured drivers here.. so I have to pay higher car insurance bc people are not following the law and getting their own? I just don't get it.
As for the health care.. it is an interesting topic. I am not for it at all.. but I had a friend whos wife wrote a wonderful blog post about it.. you should check it out. It really made me stop and think!
I love it when you vent! Just curious- is your mom a democrat too? It's kind of crazy that all of Grandma and Grandpa's progeny are Conservative Republicans!ReplyDelete
To answer your question about my newborn set-up. I placed our memory foam mattress topper on the ground next to our sliding glass doors. Then I placed a boppy pillow on top of that. (This was only the second of four newborn shoot that I've done with a boppy pillow, and it works a lot better than a rolled up blanket!) Next I draped some $1.50 a yard fabric over the pillow and onto some chairs behind the mattress topper. I've found that it's hard to work with less than 3 yards of fabric if your using it as a backdrop. It would have been really nice if I would have had some sort of clamps to keep the fabric in place. Hope that helps. I am by no means an expert. That's just what I did. I can't wait to see your baby!ReplyDelete
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Well said on everything. Absolutely outstanding.
I love you Jessie Wade!! Way to rant! I agree completely!ReplyDelete


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It's that time of year many of us dread, when we're meant to declare our affection for that special someone with giant teddy-bears, chocolates, roses and cards. This is supposed to be the 'day of love', St. Valentine's Day. But what is the true significance of Valentine's Day, and what does it mean to us now, compared to 270 AD, when its origins supposedly lie?
A higgledy-piggledy history
The history behind St. Valentine's Day is steeped in legends and tales. Some say that Valentine's Day has its roots in the ancient Roman Festival of Lupercalia, a celebration connected to fertility. However others say this is purely mythical and that St. Valentine's Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. Pope Gelasius I changed this pagan festival to a Christian feast day in memory of a third century martyred priest in Rome, and St. Valentine's Day was born. Yet the problem is that we still don't know which Saint Valentine the Pope intended to honour when he imposed this festival as there were at least three Saint Valentines that it could have been. Nevertheless, the most common belief is that the St.Valentine was a priest in Rome, martyred on February 14th. This priest betrayed Emperor Claudius in 270 AD by conducting illegitimate wedding ceremonies in the name of love despite Emperor Claudius banning weddings for younger citizens as he claimed that married men were worse soldiers. The anonymous Valentine's day cards that we send today are said to have originated from this St. Valentine, who supposedly fell in love with his jailer's daughter and sent her letters signed 'From your Valentine'.
A lot of this is not definite, but what we do know is that February 14th was only first associated with romantic love in 14th-century England during Chaucer's time, the sort of medieval and courtly romance with noble knights that many girls dream about today. Chaucer used the image of birds as a symbol of love as it was thought in Medieval France and England that birds mated on February 14th. During the 18th Century, the holiday evolved with hand-made cards (with images of birds, cupid and hearts), gifts and letters being exchanged. By the 1840s, Valentine's Day greeting cards were produced on a large scale in America.
Too much expectation
Valentine's Day differs a lot nowadays; rather than courtly romance, it is a burdensome holiday that no longer holds much meaning due to commercialisation. Somehow a shop-bought card does not have the same effect as a hand-written poem or letter. Although I am nearly twenty, I still have a tiny bit of hope that some secret admirer will give me an anonymous letter or rose declaring their undying love for me, although the only card that I ever get is from my Mum. If you're in a relationship and have a loving boyfriend or girlfriend, Valentine's Day is a day where you are spoiled with chocolates, flowers and even a meal out and a piece of jewellery if you're lucky. However, for the rest of us, it is a crushing reminder that we are still single and alone due to not only the ubiquitous pink and red hearts in every shop you pass but also from your friends who ask you what your plans are for Valentine's Day (…to which the answer is always nothing).
What it's really all about
Valentine's Day is a day of love, rather than lusting over something we don't have. Why should it be a miserable day which blatantly categorises people who are single and those who are in a relationship? Call me unromantic, but tacky cards, balloons and teddy-bears are not a sentimental or thoughtful way of expressing your love – for many shops and supermarkets, it is just the second most lucrative holiday after Christmas. It has become a show of wealth of who can afford the swankiest restaurant, most expensive bracelet or biggest box of chocolates. We don't need one day to tell someone that we love them through buying heaps of presents and we shouldn't be disappointed that the only card we receive is from our Mum! This over-commercialised hype of Valentine's Day has made us lose touch with its real meaning which is a celebration of all the people we love in our lives, not just boyfriends and girlfriends, but friends and family too. So remember to show your loved ones you love them tomorrow, and whatever you do, don't make it a day to be miserable!


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Hot chocolate homemade
What a pleasure on a rainy, cold Sunday to sit in a chair with a mug of hot chocolate! Approaching winter, and after winter and the New year, who would refuse a nice Cup of hot chocolate in the new year's eve! Chocolate often saves our spirits, and a Cup of hot chocolate makes us smile. From the history of chocolate we know is the first thing people tried cocoa beans, was a drink. It was thought that hot chocolate was the drink of the gods, it was used in sacred
Chocolate is something that speaks to us of childhood. This is the strongest nostalgic magnet. Roald Dahl ( author of Charlie and the chocolate factory") is perfectly able to penetrate the children's imaginations. Maybe it's just that the chocolate takes us back to a time when the world can be repaired with the help of chocolate. In my family it's tradition, bad weather, Continue reading
Divine fondant French chocolate dessert
If you don't want to waste time in the kitchen on preparation of the dough at a time, as guests sit at the table, it is possible to prepare in advance and refrigerate, and bake at the last moment.
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Cooked 10 minutes, bake 10 minutes, like all the most affordable products, special culinary skills are required. But most importantly – they're so delicious! I have a favorite French book of chocolate recipes, I cook fondant, chocolate mousse and chocolate macaroons. Fondant is a chocolate cake, the core of which remains liquid. Serve it hot with a scoop of
vanilla ice cream, creating on the plate the game of contrasts. temperature – hot – cold. colours – black and white and taste – chocolate – vanilla. The liquid core of Fontana binds to cook it in portions in the muffin molds (I have porcelain), so that a dessert will stay fit until then, until there is (you can imagine the disaster if to prepare a large fondant and try to cut it into portions. )) ) Recipe for 5 – 6 servings. 100 grams of dark chocolate Continue reading
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Sorbet banana-citrus
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and seeds), 200 grams of oranges (the same manipulation), 130 g of sugar and a glass of Apple juice. Fruit-citrus ingredients are crushed in a blender, mixed with cold juice and sugar. Sorbet is frozen for 6 hours, with two or three shuffle during freezing. When serving, you can garnish with citrus zest.
Watermelon sorbet
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IMM is a meme I started here at The Story Siren with some inspiration from Alea of Pop Culture Junkie.
The idea behind IMM was not only to put new books on your radar but to also encourage blogger interaction. IMM explores the weekly contents of my mailbox & books bought. And sometimes other fun goodies.
Anyone can participate in IMM and you are not limited to only sharing books that arrive via your mailbox. You can also share books that you've bought or books that you've gotten at the library.
My name is Gin, and I kill people.
They call me the Spider. I'm the most feared assassin in the South — when I'm not busy at the Pork Pit cooking up the best barbecue in Ashland. As a Stone elemental, I can hear everything from the whispers of the gravel beneath my feet to the vibrations of the soaring Appalachian Mountains above me. My Ice magic also comes in handy for making the occasional knife. But I don't use my powers on the job unless I absolutely have to. Call it professional pride.
Now that a ruthless Air elemental has double-crossed me and killed my handler, I'm out for revenge. And I'll exterminate anyone who gets in my way — good or bad. I may look hot, but I'm still one of the bad guys. Which is why I'm in trouble, since irresistibly rugged Detective Donovan Caine has agreed to help me. The last thing this coldhearted killer needs when I'm battling a magic more powerful than my own is a sexy distraction...especially when Donovan wants me dead just as much as the enemy.


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Buprenorphine/Naloxone in the Treatment of Heroin Dependence - 14
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00015340
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 18, 2001
Last Update Posted : January 12, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Opioid Dependence Substance-Related Disorders
|Drug: Buprenorphine/naloxone
|Phase 4
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
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|582 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
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|Official Title:
|Buprenorphine/Nx Treatment of Heroin Dependence-A Compassionate Use Study
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|August 1999
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2001
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 2001
|Experimental: Buprenorphine/Naloxone
Drug: Buprenorphine/naloxone
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It's NOMINATIONS DAY!!!
My own personal advent has begun. The nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning. As I've said before, Oscar Night has always been my High Holy Day and I'm more excited than I've been in years.
Ask me if I feel vindicated (go ahead, ask me) about John Powell's nomination for Best Original Score for How to Train Your Dragon, not to mention the film's nomination as Best Animated Feature. I'm not above blowing my own trumpet and saying, once again, that I called this back in April!! I let out an audible YES! when HTTYD was the first of the three films announced in their category. (Good thing the boss wasn't in yet.)
Okay, having gotten all of that out, without further ado, here is the complete list of nominations:
Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale – The Fighter
John Hawkes – Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner – The Town
Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech
Geoffrey Rush would still be my ultimate pick if I were doing the choosing. Without Rush, (or at least an actor of his caliber) Colin Firth's performance would not only have existed in a vacuum, but would NOT have had the impact that it did, but I know better than to bet against Bale this time around. That's not to say he's undeserving of the honor and I do believe the category is his to lose. I am very happy Jeremy Renner made the cut, hell I'm happy Mark Ruffalo did, too. John Hawkes was a surprise but not an unwelcome one. While I still maintain that Winter's Bone rests almost entirely on the shoulders of Jennifer Lawrence, the key word is 'almost.' Hawkes' Teardrop was a menacing scene-stealer and it's always exciting when journeymen actors (eg: Jacki Weaver) are recognized, especially in little seen films.
Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams – The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech
Melissa Leo – The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit
Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom
Hailee Steinfeld ( and regardless of one's opinion on the film itself this little girl gave one hell of a performance,) should have been nominated in the Best Actress category. As I've already stated, she has more screen time than Jeff Bridges, but obviously the Academy didn't see it that way and her spot belonged to Julianne Moore for The Kid's Are Alright. (JMHO, but) I am beyond thrilled Jacki Weaver was recognized by the Academy for a film ( Animal Kingdom) probably seen less than Winter's Bone. (Maybe they did watch those screeners after all!) Helena Bonham Carter has long been a favorite of mine and I think she's simply stunning in The King's Speech, but I do still think that the category belongs to Melissa Leo, and so far only BAFTA disagrees.
Javier Bardem – Biutiful
Jeff Bridges – True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network
Colin Firth – The King's Speech
James Franco – 127 Hours
I've already talked about my perceptions of Jesse Eisenberg's performance in The Social Network. JMHO, but if the Academy just couldn't bring themselves to nominate Marky Mark (for a performance that was the flip side of Christian Bale's) then what about Paul Giamatti? Kevin Spacey? Leonardo DiCaprio (for either Inception or Shutter Island, both of which were better, more powerful and more nuanced performances than Eisenberg's.) I suppose one could make the argument that it's a moot point since this is Colin Firth's year. While I wholeheartedly agree with the latter, the former precludes the notion that it's the nomination that counts. Again, JMHO, but nominating Eisenberg is a product of the hive mind that anointed The Social Network as the film to beat at this year's awards.
Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine
I'm happy that Michelle Williams was recognized for Blue Valentine. (I can even understand the omission of Ryan Gosling-her's was the 'showier' role.) The rest of the list offers no real surprises, although it would have been nice if they hadn't played it safe by giving Kidman the nod and instead made the bolder choice of Lesley Manville for Another Year, but this night will belong to Natalie Portman.
Black Swan
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
A few words about the Producer's Guild Award and its impact on the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture:
The Guild's award is generally considered to be a pretty good indicator of strength in the Oscar race because so many of its members are also voting members of the Academy. Last year's PGA winner, The Hurt Locker, went on to win the Oscar when until then Avatar had been considered a lock.
This year's "Avatar" is The Social Network, which appeared to be on course for a Best Picture win, and generally considered to be the front-runner, after garnering more than 90 guild and critics association honors, including the Golden Globe. The PGA win for The King's Speech, however, has breathed new life into the race and solidified it as a real contender for the Oscar.
Also of note is the fact that the Academy membership skews a little older than the youth driven host picks and other nominated films would seem to indicate. It is in no way out of the realm of possibility that they would go for a 'feel-good triumph over adversity' with attractive leads and pretty costumes and sets, over the "Facebook movie."
For these reasons, and because it deserves it, I'm going with The King's Speech for the win.
Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
David Fincher – The Social Network
Tom Hooper – The King's Speech
Joel & Ethan Coen – True Grit
David O. Russell – The Fighter
I am as upset as the rest of the bloggisphere about the omission of Christopher Nolan (for Inception) from this list. I will, however, ask the question that I've been asking everyone else I've talked to about it: Who would you have dropped and why? The five names on this list are all directors of films with a Best Picture nomination, which is exactly why this category needs to be expanded to ten names, to better correspond with the list of Best Picture nominees. As I've said before, those ten films didn't direct themselves. If they are worthy of recognition, shouldn't those at the helm of those films be worthy of recognition as well? There is also a school of thought that says Inception will spoil as Best Picture to right this wrong. It could happen. Actors vote for actors, directors vote for directors etc, but the entire voting body votes for Best Picture. We'll see how mad those with a vote really are.
In any case, although it's rare that a director win without his film winning Best Picture and vice versa, I think David Fincher will win for Best Director. My heart is obviously with Tom Hooper and The King's Speech.
**In light of his DGA win, I'm amending this and unequivocally going with Tom Hooper for The King's Speech. edited 1/31/11
Mike Leigh – Another Year
Scott Silver & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson – The Fighter
Christopher Nolan – Inception
Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg – The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler – The King's Speech
I'm pleased to see Mike Leigh's Another Year recognized for something and I predicted that it would be in this category. I don't think anyone can beat Christopher Nolan. Inception was as high-concept as they come and that concept was conceived by Nolan and driven by his multi-layered mind bender of a script and he managed to wrap it around compelling, well fleshed-out characters and made it understandable to the masses with witty dialogue that managed to explain it all without dumbing it down.
Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy – 127 Hours
Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network
Michael Arndt – Toy Story 3
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – True Grit
Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini – Winter's Bone
I'm disappointed for Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard. Having read "The Prince of Thieves," I can appreciate their adapted screenplay for The Town that much more. I think Winter's Bone got their spot, but there were more than ten movies made last year and a lot of them had great scripts. I can't take too much issue with this list, and I still believe, for the same reasons I believe he won the Golden Globe, that Aaron Sorkin has this one.
How to Train Your Dragon**
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
Again, I'm already on record with my feelings on this category. While the fact that TS3 has been nominated in the Best Picture category as well as this one might give HTTYD a slight edge, I don't, unfortunately, think it will be enough to overcome the category's '300 LB Gorilla'. This is one occasion when I'm just happy that my favorite got an invitation to the big dance. (And unlike at the Golden Globes, I hope it has a big show of support walking the red carpet. He'll probably be asked to present, but it is my hope that when a microphone is stuck in his face, Gerard Butler will be able to talk about his Academy Award nominated film and not just "who he's wearing." Again, I repeat myself lol.)
Biutiful (Mexico)
Dogtooth (Greece)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Incendies (Canada)
Outside the Law (Algeria)
One of the toughest categories to call, especially after Denmark's Golden Globe win. Politically speaking, I think Biutiful will win because Javier Bardem won't. I'm probably wrong. Don't worry, I'm used to it.
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
The King's Speech
True Grit
Tough category. I'm gonna go with Alice in Wonderland. Harry Potter will probably get it next year for DH pt 2 since it will be the last of the series (much like LOTR:Return of the King cleaned up).
Black Swan
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Another tough one. The list of nominees matches that of the American Society of Cinematographers. They offer no clues,however, since they don't give out their awards until February 13. Roger Deakins, nominated for True Grit, and who consulted on the visuals for How to Train Your Dragon, will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Does that preclude him from winning an ASC award for True Grit? I only mention it because a lot of the voting members of the cinematographers wing of the Academy are also ASC members, but Roger Deakins is a favorite. Wally Pfister has been nominated three other times for an Academy Award, all for films with Christopher Nolan in the director's chair. I think I have to go with Inception, although I feel like I'm throwing darts.
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Inside Job
Waste Land
I live in Boston where documentaries often have long theatrical runs and it's sometimes hard for me to remember that the rest of the country doesn't have the same opportunities to see them. I've seen Restrepo (as well as Inside Job, which is still playing here) and in the absence of The Tillman Story, a big disappointment, JMHO, I have to go with that one. No one's going to see The Company Men (although I did and I liked it, it's just too soon) and no one's going to vote for Inside Job.
Killing in the Name
Poster Girl
Strangers No More
Sun Come Up
The Warriors of Qiugang
Day & Night
The Gruffalo
Let's Pollute
The Lost Thing
Madagascar, carnet de voyage
The Confession
The Crush
God of Love
Na Wewe
Wish 143
All three of the shorts categories are impossible (for me) to call. I've never even heard of any of them. I hope to do something about that because they are being released to theaters. Hopefully you'll have the opportunity to see all of the animated, live-action and documentary shorts when they come to your town in three programs with all of the films in their category for 90 minutes. Pretty good deal. I recommend it if you're trying to win an office pool. Knowing or guessing the shorts is usually the difference between winning and losing. JMHO
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Iron Man 2
For the most part, I am terrible when it comes to handicapping the technical awards. This category would seem to be a no-brainer for Inception, but the other four films wouldn't be nominated if they weren't equally as visually stunning. My mind keeps going back, however, to the image of Paris being folded like an Escher staircase and the fight in the collapsing hotel hallway. Inception it is.
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit
Do we go with period realism like True Grit or The King's Speech, or out and out fantasy like Alice in Wonderland or The Tempest? I'm going for The King's Speech because I really went for Colin Firth in a kilt. (Hey, these are my picks!)
Barney's Version
The Way Back
The Wolfman
I'd love for The Way Back to win just because I want Peter Weir's beautiful, if bleak, film to be recognized in some way. I wish it had been for cinematography or with a nod to Ed Harris in the Best Supporting Actor category, but I'd take Make-up Design. It's hard to beat a film where the make-up is almost another character, so I grudgingly have to go with The Wolfman.
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Toy Story 3
Tron Legacy
True Grit
John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer – Inception
Alexandre Desplat – The King's Speech
A.R. Rahman – 127 Hours
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Social Network
I can't call this one for Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (actually, I refuse) just because they won the Golden Globe (for so many reasons, but mostly) because the Oscar nomination ballots were due back before the Globes were announced. So just like with the other categories, the winners of the Globes had no bearing on what was nominated by the Academy. And there is just no way in hell I can pick another score on this list. I loved Desplat's score for The King's Speech. The Academy is already on record for appreciating A. R. Rahman, he won for his score for Slumdog Millionaire and Hans Zimmer always delivers, BUT, I've said all along that Powell's score for HTTYD is the best I've heard all year and I stand by that. If the Academy recognized it as worthy of a nomination, I am putting my faith in the voters to give it the award. JMHO
"Coming Home" from Country Strong
"I See the Light" from Tangled
"If I Rise" from 127 Hours
"We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3
I have no horse in this race and I don't know if I should be surprised that (the by all accounts dreadful) Burlesque was completely overlooked. Since Jonsi didn't make the cut, I'm going with perennial favorite Randy Newman.
** If my personal pick differs from what I think will actually win, I've highlighted that in pink.
So, we'll all get the chance to see how much of a crackpot I am on February 27th. Thanks for reading.
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*tip o' the pin to my tireless editor, Connie, for keeping me on the good sides of Strunk and White


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Multidimensional Diffusion Processes in Dynamic Online Networks
(Job market paper - Coauthored with David Easley and Eleonora Patacchini). We develop a matched sample estimation framework to estimate peer influence effects on item adoption in multidimensional diffusion processes by first inferring preferences using a machine learning algorithm applied to previous adoption behaviors. We show that ignoring previous behaviors leads to significantly overestimating the role of peer influence in the diffusion of information, mistakenly confounding influence-based contagion with diffusion driven by common preferences. Our matching-on-preferences algorithm with machine learning reduces the estimate of peer influence effects significantly more than matching on earlier adoption behaviors, as well other observable characteristics, using directly observable covariates in the data. We also show significant and intuitive heterogeneity in the relative amount of peer influence.
Influence and Homophily in Directed Triadic Closure
Previous work has demonstrated a correlation between directed links created by an agent, and those created by the agents whom she follows. This finding has been used to support claims of a peer influence effect on link copying, a process known as directed triadic closure. However, just like with the diffusion of other behaviors, homophily could explain directed triadic closure in an information-social hybrid network. I provide the first evidence of peer influence causing directed triadic closure in an information-social hybrid network, after controlling for homophily, by adapting the matched sampling estimation framework from (Easley, Patacchini & Rojas 2018) to estimate peer influence effects on link copying. I also show significant heterogeneity in the relative size of the peer influence effect depending on the characteristics of the agents involved in the potential triangle.
Group-Size Effects on Incentives to Contribute to an Online Public Good
Social media platforms depend on the voluntary contributions of individual users, which can be subject to free-riding and social benefit incentives. Using data from an online social network embedded in an open-source platform, I analyze how changes in the number of an agent's followers and followees affect her contributions to open-source software. To control for potential homophily which could bias the estimation of the peer influence effects, I adapt the methodology from (Easley, Patacchini & Rojas 2018) for a 2x2 panel regression setting. The results show that an increase in the number of an agent's followers causes her to contribute more, whereas an increase in the number of an agent's followees cause her to contribute less.


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She founded HOPE Student Awareness, a statewide anti-trafficking curriculum for students, with a $10,000 grant from Davis Projects for Peace. Cofounded OU's anti-trafficking Off the Market symposium and developed an executive summary for the US Department of State on due process and criminal systems for traffickers globally with a team. Speaking engagements include TEDxOU 2015 and the 2015 US Department of Homeland Security and Department of Education's Stakeholder Conference in D.C.
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How to find Name Servers on my hosting ? I don't get email about that.
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Here's an article in the GD help system that tells where to find nameservers for all of the different hosting packages.
i set my domain as Addon Domain in my another godaddy account, but i cant find DNS Name Server to change my domain settings. anyone know how to find that ?
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A French court on Friday handed the son of Equatorial Guinea's president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, a suspended sentence of three years in prison after he was found guilty of embezzling millions in public money.
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue,48, who is the country's vice president, had been accused of spending millions of dollars allegedly linked to corruption, embezzlement, and extortion in his oil-rich African nation to fund his opulent lifestyle of fast cars, designer clothes, works of art and high-end real estate.
Obiang, who did not attend the trial was also handed a suspended fine of 30 million euros ($35 million), and ordered that all goods seized during the investigation should remain confiscated.
According to ABC News, his trial came after two non-governmental organizations targeting corruption and an association of Congolese citizens living abroad filed a lawsuit in France nearly 10 years ago against leaders in nearly a half-dozen African countries, alleging that they used state funds during or after their tenures to buy properties and luxury goods in France.
Obiang used millions of dollars in public money to stay in Parisian palaces and later purchased a mansion on one of the capital's most sought-after avenues.
The defense said the mansion serves as Equatorial Guinea's embassy and denied the charges, saying his wealth had come from legitimate sources. His lawyers accused France of "meddling in the affairs of a sovereign state", AFP news agency reported.
Court documents showed that in 2000-2011 Mr Obiang acquired a collection of luxury assets and properties in France, including the €25m Avenue Foch mansion. He also boasted 18 luxury cars in France, artworks, jewellery and expensive designer fashions.
Teodoro once splashed nearly 20 million euros at an art auction and his employers in Paris told investigators that their boss came to France with suitcases full of cash and paid mainly in cash for luxury goods.
In November, Swiss prosecutors seized 11 luxury cars belonging to Mr Obiang. They said he had plundered his country's oil wealth to buy luxuries, including a private jet and Michael Jackson memorabilia.
Paris prosecutor Jean-Yves Lourgouilloux said Obiang's "fraudulent spending" amounted to more than 150 million euros.
The Paris judge found that the president's son had used his position as agriculture and forestry minister to siphon off payments from timber firms who were exporting from Equatorial Guinea.
It was also learned that it's the first of three French investigations into the alleged "ill-gotten gains" of long-standing African leaders and their families.
The French daily Le Monde reports that the family of Gabon President Ali Bongo has 39 French luxury properties, while 24 are owned by the family of Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. They also have about 200 bank accounts, French police say.
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hay that will be nice, because arsenal needs creative playmakers, and goal getters, so that if van is not playin some other attacter like pato move will be a great deal. and also players like podolski who is fit and strong to score from any range. arsenal need second eleven team who are as good as the first.
[VIDEO GOALS] Olympiacos 3-1 Arsenal: Goalkeeping Shambles For Gunners
Arsenal lost their unbeaten record after losing 3-1 in Greece tonight. Andrey Arshavin and Marouanne Chamakh both had chances to put Arsenal ahead before two goalkeeping errors saw the Gunners 2-0 down before half time. First the nervy Fabianski was caught in no mans land for a deflected through ball, Djebbour on hand to round the keeper and knock into the empty net.
The Pole was then replaced by Vito Mannone after picking up an injury, and it wasn't long before Arsenal were 2 down. Mannone came out his box to head clear a through ball, with Fuster then trying a first time shot at goal from distance. The Italian keeper attempted to kick clear instead of simply catching the ball, presumably not realising he was not back inside his area, but completely missed the ball and it trickled into the net for 2-0.
Arsenal got one back when Benayoun fired home a volley from a Chamakh knockdown but Modesto sealed the three points for Olympiacos late on. Watch the action here:


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Hartford PD: Severely injured six-week old Hartford infant dies in hospital
HARTFORD — Police have told FOX61 News that the six-week old infant who was admitted into the hospital last week due to severe injuries, has died.
Emily Babilonia died Monday morning around 9:40 a.m. The CT OCME is scheduled to perform an autopsy on the baby tomorrow.
Hartford Police Department said they responded to Connecticut Children's Medical Center Thursday afternoon in response to a report of an infant that suffered serious injuries.
"The injuries, to this point, have been described as non-survivable," police said. "The listed injuries were classified by medical staff as not being self-inflicted. The infant was listed in grave condition and currently continues to receive emergency medical care."
Police said they arrested the parents of the infant, Edwin Babilonia, 23, and Ashley Perez, 20 .
Police said it was determined that the incident occurred at the family's house at 6 a.m.
"As the investigation proceeded it was determined the circumstances surrounding the incident were criminal in nature," police said. "Probable cause was later developed to charge both Babilonia and Perez in connection to the incident."
Babilonia and Perez have been charged with risk of injury to a minor and cruelty to persons. At a hearing in Hartford Superior Court this morning, Perez' bond was set at $500,000, and Babilonia's was set at $750,000.
The Hartford Police Department are working with the Connecticut State's Attorney's Office to apply the appropriate charges.


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A bustling diamond market wears deserted look
A diamond market, possibly India's largest that attracts thousands of customers everyday in its lanes and bylanes and transacts daily business worth millions of rupees, on Thursday wore a deserted look after it was rocked by a bomb explosion Wednesday evening.mumbai Updated: Jul 14, 2011 19:20 IST
A diamond market, possibly India's largest that attracts thousands of customers everyday in its lanes and bylanes and transacts daily business worth millions of rupees, on Thursday wore a deserted look after it was rocked by a bomb explosion Wednesday evening.
With the market closed till Monday, shopowners rue their huge losses.
"I was standing at the corner of my office when I heard a loud blast. First I thought that it would be cylinder blast but when I went to see what has happened I saw people in blood coming out. Initially local people came to help and the injured with transported to hospitals with whatever mode of transport available," Hardik Hundia, a diamond merchant who has his office there, told IANS.
"A crowd of more than 5000 people come in these small lanes to buy and sell diamonds. A lot of people were there at the time of the blast. Many diamonds were broken and many were lost when the blast happened," he added.
The market, that is opposite the landmark Opera House, will remain closed till Monday as the main road near the blast site has been blocked and Hundia says they would suffer losses running into crores due to this.
"With each day of business closed we lose around Rs 250 crore (Rs 2.5 billion) of money. Even diamond markets in Ahmedabad, Surat and Kolkata are closed (in sympathy)," said Hundia.
A waiter at Opera House Cafe nearby said tension was writ large on the faces of the people a day after the explosions that killed 11 people here out of the 17 killed in the city in the the triple explosions.
"There was a lot of hustle-bustle here yesterday but today very few people have come to this place. Although some are here, but you can clearly see the tensions on their faces," said the waiter.
A guard from the nearby Liberty Hotel also revealed the horror of the blast site.
"When the blast occured no one first realised what had happened. But when I went further I saw people running out in blood, there were body parts lying here and there. Before the ambulance came some people had brought in blankets to cover the severed the body parts," the guard, Ram Niwas, said.
A lot of shopowners are said to be blaming Bharat Shah, president of Diamond Merchants Association, for getting the police post removed from the place.
"There was a small police post at this place. But it has now been replaced by a fast food outlet. There is now no security left here," said Hundia.
The diamond merchants now plan to meet Maharashtra home minister RR Patil on how to strengthen security in the two square kilometre area that sees a working population of nearly 200,000 people daily.
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MAGEC™ Remote Control Technology for the Treatment of Spine Deformities
MAGEC (MAGnetic Expansion Control) is an adjustable growing rod that utilizes a remote control to non-invasively lengthen the device. Following a minimally invasive procedure to implant the MAGEC Rod, the device can be lengthened, or retracted, non-invasively by using the MAGEC ERC (External Remote Controller), thereby eliminating the need for additional unnecessary surgeries and increasing quality of life.
Product Benefits :
- Maximizes thoracic spine height without the need for multiple surgeries to lengthen the growing rod
- Non-invasive adjustment via remote control
- Bi-directional axial adjustment to a maximum of 48mm
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Single or dual rod construct - Independent distraction capability on dual rod constructs
MAGEC® SYSTEM - Overview
The MAGEC Spinal Bracing and Distraction System, is comprised of sterile, single use spinal rods and an External Remote Controller (ERC). MAGEC rods are available in multiple sizes and configurations, allowing surgeons the versatility to customize treatment based on a patient's anatomy. The growing rods are surgically implanted using appropriate commercially available fixation components (i.e. pedicle screws, hooks and/or connectors), and are used to brace the spine during growth to minimize the progression of Early Onset Scoliosis.


text: Puration launched the EVERx CBD Infused Sports Waters in the spring of 2017. EVERx has since become the leading CBD infused beverage in the sports nutrition market place. The company's sales grew 600% in the first year after the launch of EVERx. Kiwi Strawberry and Lemon Lime flavors are now available in addition the Original EVERx CBD Infused Sports Water. EVERx has more than twice the CBD of most CBD infused waters on the market. A proprietary technology enables EVERx to suspend more CBD than its competitors and still have a crystal-clear appearance and a refreshing taste. The company has recently initiated a package redesign after extensive market testing of a new logo design. Consumer demand for CBD infused beverages is growing and Puration is likewise receiving inquiries from a broader array of retail outlets. The package redesign is the first step of a comprehensive marketing plan to dramatically increase EVERx sales over the next 24 months.


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Senior Director of Recycling & Energy Recovery
Craig Cookson is the Senior Director of Recycling & Energy Recovery for the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council, a trade association representing the leading companies engaged in the business of chemisty. Criag is responsible for leading the Plastics Division's strategic national initiatives to increase the recycling of plastics, advance opportunities for energy recovery, and promote awareness of plastics' role in providing sustainable solutions to society's greatest challenges. Before coming to ACC, Criag was the Vice President of Integrated Business Strategies at 720 Strategies, where he designed and implemented strategic grassroots programs for corporate, association, and non-profit clients. Craig was also the Deputy Director of State-Federal Relations for Governor Mitt Romney. Craig advocated on behalf of Massachusetts' interests on the issues of energy, transportation, education, and local commerce. Craig holds a B.A. in Political Science from The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and an MBA from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Craig is a long-time New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox fan and currently lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife Elizabeth and their twin boys.


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The theme for the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference was Rebuild, Reenergize and Reinvent. Annually, this conference creates an opportunity to bring business and government together to create real, positive change in our state. With speakers like best selling author Jim Collins, President and CEO of Harlem's Children's Zone, Geoffrey Canada, and Bill Ford, attendees gained unparalleled access to key decision makers and industry giants. Under the leadership of Governor Snyder, the theme of Relentless Positive Action (RPA) was prevalent throughout the island. This term was coined by Governor Snyder and is used throughout his administration in pursuit of excellence. The Governor's opening remarks rallied and motivated business leaders and policy makers to create a laser focus on the betterment of our state.
The representation on the island comprised the best and brightest in Michigan. The energy was high and contagious. No matter what side of the aisle, be reassured that the leaders of this state are focused on economic prosperity and they're doing something about it. The issues are difficult and times are tough, but that's when Michiganders get tougher. We must stand together, be good ambassadors and support leaders who lead. The state's administrators and captains of industry are courageous in their pursuit of economic prosperity and are committed to reach their goals.
Several initiatives were developed as a result of the conference. Governor Snyder, Conference Chairman Charles G. "Chip" McClure, and Detroit Regional Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Sandy K. Baruah announced the 2011 Mackinac Policy Conference "To-Do" list to help the Chamber's efforts to re-invent and re-energize Michigan. Second, was the launch of Pure Michigan Business Connect, the new $3 billion public-private initiative, created by Governor Snyder with top business leaders to strengthen the administration's economic gardening philosophy through an alliance of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), State of Michigan agencies and major Michigan companies and organizations. These are forwarding thinking and strategic approaches to pushing Michigan to the top once again.
We can't agree with everyone all the time. But we can agree that we all know how to pronounce Mackinac, we can experience the four seasons in one week and that some people do live in the thumb. Most importantly, we love the state and we will be #1 once again.
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is about catching up to the present and planning for an elusive future.
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Dynamic changes are underway at a massive, centuryold mill building in Easthampton, MA and future home of recording studios, residences, small industry - and three distinct outdoor spaces. Each space was designed to accommodate a specific use ranging from a multi-season outdoor event space to ecologically-integrated parking lot that manages stormwater effectively on the heels of the mill river - all while honoring the architectural and historical legacy of the building. Click here to view the plan in its entirety.
• Universally accessible paths and event spaces
• Site-appropriate planting plan
• Parking lot design
• Stormwater infrastructure
• Pedestrian safety infrastructure
• Smart-growth design
• Site assessment and analysis
• Architectural design
• Schematic and detailed designs
• Zoning and building code research
• Detailed plantings plans
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
8-year-old Saudi girl divorces 50-year-old husband
How hideous is this? America's "close allies" the Saudis have no minimum marriage age. Let me suggest a rule of thumb for them. If you bring home math homework, you're too young to marry. If your would-be husband is too freakin' old to understand your math homework, he's too old for you.
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KEY LARGO, Fla. — For the first time in almost a decade, a rare and endangered butterfly is flying in the main stretch of the Florida Keys, once again defying the hurricanes and habitat loss that had brought it to the brink of extinction.
Researchers hope the Miami blue butterfly — a delicate creature with a wingspan about as wide as an adult's thumb — can find a way to thrive in a fragile environment that needed extensive restoration after Hurricane Irma's landfall with 130-mph (210-kph) winds last September.
"It is very tenuous, and all you can do is keep plugging away," said Jaret Daniels, director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida.
The Miami blue is one of two federally protected butterflies released in the island chain this week as part of a project aimed at increasing their numbers in the wild and expanding their ranges. The releases were delayed almost a year because of damage left behind by Irma.
Daniels led a team of researchers placing about 150 dark blue, bean-sized chrysalises, protected from predators by plastic tubes, near grey nickerbean and blackbead plants in Long Key State Park on Tuesday. The first butterflies emerged from their protective tubes Wednesday.
"A kind of big whoo-hoo went up" when the first photograph of a Miami blue flying in the Layton park arrived in the lab, Daniels said.
The Miami blue was once common in coastal areas from the Keys north to Tampa Bay and Cape Canaveral, until development eliminated its habitat. It was feared extinct after Hurricane Andrew ravaged South Florida in 1992, until two isolated populations were rediscovered in the Keys.
Unfortunately, one of those populations was in a state park that around 2009 became infested with invasive iguanas that ate the plants where the butterfly laid its eggs. Before Tuesday, the only wild population survived on a remote island off Key West.
"They're down to kind of all the eggs in one basket, so to speak," Daniels said. "If we can expand the range and significantly increase the numbers, it will have much more flexibility to persist for years to come. Now it's so restricted in range and numbers that it doesn't have the flexibility to deal with tropical storms or hurricanes or other disturbances."
Hundreds of chubby caterpillars of another endangered butterfly, Schaus' swattowtail, were hooked onto the leafy branches of wild lime trees Monday in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Researchers hope they will survive predators such as birds and lizards, as well as tropical storms, to grow into butterflies with bright yellow-and-brown stained-glass patterns and 5-inch wingspans.
Schaus' swallowtails historically lived in tropical hardwood hammocks from Miami south into the Keys, but their population crashed as droughts desiccated their remaining habitat. By 2012, only four were spotted in the wild, and a last-ditch captive breeding program began in Daniels' lab in Gainesville.
Hundreds of lab-bred butterflies and caterpillars were released in Biscayne National Park, and several years later, researchers say those populations have significantly increased and appear sustainable.
Biologists from the university, Florida's Department of the Environmental Protection and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service participated in the releases. Lab-raised adult butterflies of both species will be released in the Keys in the coming months.
The butterflies are among the rarest insects in North America, and they face daunting challenges even in parks protecting their habitat: They live on low-lying islands prone to rising sea levels, storm surge flooding, fierce hurricane winds, droughts and invasive predators.
"All butterflies are food for other organisms in one life stage or another. They pollinate flowers. They have a lot of impact on the environment as a group," Daniels said. "But if they're gone, they're gone."


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Rethinking a sightseeing vehicle by keeping its character
A simple and playful approach
Partner: Educational Project
Duration: 10 Weeks
Designed with: Patrick Krassnitzer, Imelda Fuchs
Fiocco is a modern sightseeing vehicle with a playful character. It's innovative interior offers space for everybody. It has a fully barrier-free wagon for wheelchairs and a specially designed seating area for parents with children. The vehicle is fully electrified and offers space for more than 45 people.
This is a group project. My main task was the interior and its technical details. We also set a strong focus on user research.
Personas reflecting the user
In depth user research to gain information
"Experiencing this adventure with her parents is the most important thing for her."
Mr. Takamashi
"It's important for him to take a lot of pictures and to see everything quickly."
"The most important things for the group are access, comfort, and information."
After the field trip and user research we gathered as a group and created personas based on the our insights. One main insight was that people actually like current sightseeing vehicle and therefore we created the persona map to visualize were we want to go with our concept. We wanted to move a bit away from the playful character and move it more in a adventure.
The user map was created to reflect how the current vehicle is placed and received by people. We wanted to make the vehicle less playful but more of a adventurous and clear character. We clearly wanted to stay away from a to clean and informational character since the main customers are tourists and families with children.
Focus on the interior
Create a space for people
The clever integration of the wheel guards gave the interior a whole new look. This also resulted in the addition of two single seats. Which are preferably used by families or groups with children. Real Wood and metal are the materials used for the interior. The concept was tested on an real size mockup, as the photo shows.
During the ideation three different interior concepts were made. The process was CAD and sketching at the same to see proportions, ergonomics and styling.
1:1 Prototyping
To find the proof of concept the interior was tested and prototyped in 1:1. Since we changed the structure of the interior by integrating the wheel guards.
Driving vehicle
A barrier free wagon
The interior of the driving vehicle is a special case. The idea of a completely barrier-free wagon came up during the ideation process. This idea remained alive, and it is implemented in the driving vehicle. A double door is installed to create space for wheelchairs. It also provides a space for families with strollers, so the babies remain safe during the journey.
After wards either wheelchairs or strollers can be rolled into the wagon.
For security to car seat belts are installed and the width can be adjusted.


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Security: How to register further SafeGuard Enterprise users
Updated: 10 July 2015 10:21 AM
To allow additional Windows users to log on to your computer:
1. Switch on the computer. The SafeGuard Power-on Authentication (POA) logon dialog is displayed. Unregistered users cannot log on at the SafeGuard POA because they do not have the necessary keys and certificates.
Note: If an unregistered user attempts to logon, the error message 'User is not known on this machine' is displayed.
2. For additional users to log on at the SafeGuard POA, the computer's owner must allow it.
Note: To verify the computer's owner you can check the Sophos SafeGuard Client Status and confirm that the SGN user state: reads SGN user (owner).
Note: The default setting specifies that the first user to log on after installation is registered as the owner of the computer.
3. In the SafeGuard POA logon dialog, click Options and clear the Pass through logon to Windows check box. Log on with your credentials as the computer's owner. The Windows logon dialog is displayed.
4. The additional user enters their Windows credentials.
5. The next time the computer is started, the additional user can log on at the SafeGuard Power-on Authentication.