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Suku and her apprentices had come to a secluded temple in the heart of a immense old forest. Here the trees grew so thick and tall that a raindrop falling on the canopy would take a full day to reach the ground as it dripped from leaf to leaf. (As a consequence, the monks in that place could walk outside during a thunderstorm and remain as dry as toast, but the next day they would have to set out with umbrellas open and galoshes on tight, even if the sun was shining.) On their last night in the temple, master Suku was reviewing the code of a senior nun. "Your methods are exceedingly long," said the master. "This one is several hundred lines at least, with nested loops and logical branches many levels deep. It should be refactored into at least thirteen separate methods." The senior nun laughed. "If I coded your way, a maintainer would have to first study a dozen different routines to understand the main one. But with my way, all the code is visible in one place. And they call you a master!" The next thing the senior nun remembered was waking alone in the forest. She put a hand to her throbbing head and discovered both a fresh lump and a satchel draped around her neck. Pinned to the satchel was a note: A shame you slept for so much of our journey through the woods... many paths wind and cross each other, and it would be easy to lose yourself forever. But fear not! We have left you precise directions home. Inside the satchel the nun found a thick roll of paper, such as merchants used in their cash registers. The text on the outside of the roll began: Stand. Face the clump of moss. Bend right knee, lift right foot three inches. Step out eighteen inches with right leg pointed at the nearest oak. Place right foot down. Shift weight to right foot. Bend left knee— The senior nun's concentration was broken by the sound of wolves howling, very near. An excerpt from The Codeless Code, by Qi (email@example.com). Provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. *Thanks to Kyle Tekaucic for pointing out the typo! |


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A Starlight Reserve is a protected natural area where a commitment to protecting the quality of the night sky and access to starlight is established.
Starlight Tourist Destinations are locations with ideal conditions for observing the stars and where light pollution is controlled. This makes them logical destinations for tourism based on the appreciation of the sky as part of the natural world.
Among the Other Modalities, the Starlight Foundation includes the Starlight Accommodations, establishments with ideal conditions for astrotourism.

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One of the greatest advantages of being the founder of Rivenmaster's Place is that I have been privileged to watch so many young artists begin their careers. A number of them had not yet produced their first music video or even had a photo shoot prior to my first contact with their parent or manager.
A few on the other hand were well on their way to success even at the tender age of just 12. Such is the case of Canadian Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Lyric Dubee. In fact, he was working on his second album at the time, on an unfinished song called "Perfection!â€Â Â
We are proud to have that EXCLUSIVE VIDEO which was posted on that introductory article!
While I was provided the opportunity to meet with Lyric in person in Hollywood CA this past summer, I was also privileged to attend his latest CD release party which was held on September 19th in his home town of Barrie, Canada. Although it meant driving more than 6 hours, it proved to be more than a worthwhile trip.
In case you haven't been following Lyric or his music, Lyric just released 2 full length CDs. His 3rd album had a planned release for 2014 but was put on hold after the 1st single "Black Ice†(Watch Music Video) dropped and caught the attention of Legendary Rock & Roll Photographer Robert M Knight of Nevada.
Robert signed Lyric in September of 2014 and put Lyric in the studio with Grammy Award Winning Producer "Warren Huart†(Aerosmith, The Fray, James Blunt).
Black Ice was of course one of the songs that I could not wait to hear live at Lyric's concert and I have to tell you, "The song sounded even better live than it did on the studio recording.â€
For those who may not know, Lyric did all the instrumentation on his studio recordings which even further proves just what an amazing musician he is!
Lyric Live at CD Release Party 9/19/15
The entire evening of music and socializing with Lyric's fans was a great experience! Anticipation continued to grow as the sold out crowd waiting for Lyric and his new band members to take the stage. Something that I noticed right away was the diversity of the crowd that gathered. Lyric has fans from all age groups and backgrounds. Both young school age kids, teens his own age, Mom's and Dad's with small children and the older set as well, all made their way into the concert hall. Lyric's merchandise table, displaying his CD's, T-shirts, Photos and miscellaneous items was being met with a flurry of young people trying to get their share of the fan merchandise
Even though Lyric's new band members had only been together less than a month for practice these guys sounded like a band that had been together for years. They opened the concert with the band's new Music Video for Lyric's new hit single "Young and Restless†following it up with another Lyric original bringing the audience to their feet with cheers and applause!
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The best local restaurants in Seoul have stood the test of time, consistently delivering homemade and inexpensive Korean dishes for decades. Using traditional recipes and cooking methods, these family-owned restaurants are places to savour must-try local delicacies such as kimchi, samgyetang (chicken ginseng soup), blood stew, and galbi-jjim (braised beef ribs).
Most of these local restaurants are located in Gangnam and Myeongdong, which are easily reached with Seoul's efficient subway systems. Best of all, diners can enjoy a hearty and nutritious meal plus a drink at rather affordable prices. Our list of Seoul's top restaurants for local dishes also have won rave reviews from locals, seasoned expats, and food critics from all over the world.
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Tosokchon is known for its signature samgyetang (chicken ginseng soup), a popular Korean dish best eaten during the summertime. A 10-minute walk from Gyeongbokgung Station, it was a favourite spot of South Korea's late president, Noh Muh-hyun, making it as an iconic landmark in Seoul.
Tosokchon's samgyetang is slow-cooked for hours for a sweet and nutty flavour, consisting of a spring chicken (that's no more than 49 days old) stuffed with chestnuts, garlic, dried jujubes, ginseng, glutinous rice, and gingko nuts. Aside from its signature dish, Tosokchon also offers tongdak (roasted chicken), hae-mool pajeon (green onion pancake with seafood), and agu-jjim (braised spicy monkfish).
Location: 5, Jahamun-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open: Daily from 10 am to 10 pm
Phone: +82-2-737-7444
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Goryeo Samgyetang
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Goryeo Samgyetang has been serving quality samgyetang (chicken ginseng soup) since 1960. The local restaurants is about a 2-minute walk from the City Hall subway station (Exit 10). You can also enjoy many traditional Korean dishes such as goryeo tongdak (roasted chicken) and jeonbok-juk (abalone rice porridge).
Samgyetang is made by boiling a whole chicken with a mix of dates, garlic, glutinous rice, and various Korean medicinal herbs to make a flavourful and energising soup. Goryeo Samgyetang only uses ginseng that's grown in Geumsan and 7 week-old chicken from local farms.
Location: 1, Seosomun-ro 11-gil, Seosomun-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open: Daily from 10 am to 9 pm
Phone: +82-2-737-1888
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Hadongkwan Myeongdong is a popular lunchtime spot in Seoul for savoury gomtang (beef bone soup with rice) and suyuk (boiled beef slices). Founded in the early 1930s, Hadongkwan relocated from a quiet back alley near Cheonggye Stream to the popular Myeongdong district.
For about 10,000 won, you can enjoy Korean beef slices and excellent kimchi, as well as free refills of soup and kimchi brine. Hadongkwan Myeongdong closes when it's out of ingredients, so stop by early get your fill of gomtang during your stay in Seoul.
Location: 10-4 Myeong-dong 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open: Daily from 7 am to 4.30 pm (closed every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month)
Phone: +82-2-776-5656
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Cheongjinok, founded in 1937, is a family-run restaurant that serves haejangguk – this hearty beef broth is made by stewing the ox blood with generous chunks of radish, dried Napa cabbage, beef innards, bean sprouts, and doenjang (soybean paste). Also known as a hangover stew, this flavourful dish costs around 7,000 won and comes with a side of rice and kimchi.
Cheongjinok also serves suyuk (boiled beef slices), various pajeon (Korean pancake dishes), donggeurang-ttaeng (pan-fried beef and vegetable patties,). Drinks range from soju (distilled liquor) and beer to baekseju (glutinous rice-based wine) and bokbunjaju (black raspberry wine).
Location: 32, Jongno 3-gil, Chongjin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open: 24/7
Phone: +82-2-735-1690
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Andongjang has been around since 1948, serving affordable Korean-Chinese delicacies. A 5-minute walk from Euljiro 3ga Station (Subway Line 2, Exit 10), this restaurant has a number of signature dishes with prices starting from 8,000 won.
Must-tries include juljjamppong (spicy noodle soup), jajangmyeon (wheat noodles topped with raw cucumber slices, black soybean paste, diced pork, and vegetables), and tangsuyuk (fried pork strips with a sweet, apple and vinegar-based sauce).
Location: 315-18 Euljiro 3(sam)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open: Monday–Friday from 11.30 am to 9.30 pm, Saturday from 11.30 am to 9 pm, Sunday from 11.30 am to 8 pm
Phone: +82-2-2266-3814
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If you're looking for delicious galbi-jjim (braised beef ribs) in Seoul, Masizzim is a must-visit. Located in Gangnam, this restaurant has a stylish dining ambience with sleek wooden furnishing, warm lighting, and minimal decor – great for those who want to enjoy traditional Korean food in a modern setting.
Other signature dishes include the beef short ribs stew and pork short ribs stew with vegetables. Masizzim also has an array of side dishes complementing its braised beef ribs, including spicy noodles, rice soup, potato pancake, fried rice, and steamed eggs.
Location: 29, Bongeunsa-ro 2-1gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open: Daily from 10 am to 10 pm
Phone: +82-2-3452-5926
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Goraebul is an authentic Korean restaurant in the Gangnam district that specialises in raw seafood. Sourcing only the freshest ingredients from a coastal area (of the same name) in Gyeongsang Province, this eatery, Goraebul serves raw dishes including whale, abalone, red snapper, flounder, oyster, sea urchin, octopus, flatfish, and gwamegi (half-dried Pacific herring).
The ambience here is very quiet and cosy, with several private rooms specially catering to couples. While the food and service here are excellent, do note that the menu here is in Korean and staff aren't very fluent in other languages.
Location: 62, Nonhyeon-ro 79-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open: Daily from 11.30 am to 2.30 pm and from 5.30 pm to 10 pm
Phone: +82-2-556-3677
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Norang Jeogori is a Korean table d'hôte restaurant that serves folk-style side dishes in a traditional setting. Located in Gangnam, you can enjoy a full-course meal of traditional delicacies at one sitting.
Prices start from 20,000 won, and includes banchan (pickled vegetables), scallion pancake, porridge, stir-fried glass noodles, raw fish, suyuk (boiled beef slices), bulgogi (grilled beef), rice, doenjang jigae (soybean stew), and mackerel stew.
Location: 9, Seocho-daero 73-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open: Daily from 11.30 am to 10 pm
Phone: +82-2-534-5300
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Busan Sikdang is where you'll see locals enjoying baekban – a set menu of rice, soup or stew, and side dishes. Standout dishes include the cold steamed cabbage with fermented soybeans, cucumbers with hot pepper flakes, soy sauce crabs, mung bean sprouts, and kimchi made with ponytail radish.
Do note that the rice is only cooked upon ordering, so you might need to wait for about 20 minutes for your meal. Busan Sikdang is also known for its spicy pollock maeuntang (peppery fish soup) – it makes for a popular cure for a hangover and accompaniment for Korean soju.
Location: 12, Insadong 11-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open: Monday–Saturday 11.30 am to 10 pm (closed on Sundays)
Phone: +82-2-733-5761
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Changsin-dong Spicy Pig Trotters
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Although they have 'spicy' in their name, Changsin-dong Spicy Pig Trotters aren't so spicy that those with an aversion to spicy foods can't try it at least once. Your order comes with a good mix of sliced pork and chewy pig trotters (jokbal). If you're a bit worried about the spiciness, add an order of steamed eggs (gyeran-jjim) to temper the hot flavour. Also, be sure to try the rice balls (jumeok-bap) to round off a solid meal.
Location: 23 Jongro 51-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Open: Tuesday–Sunday from 10.30 am to midnight (closed on Mondays)
Phone: +82 (0)2-3675-9689
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Meet Farmer Duck, he isn't your average duck.
Whilst the lazy farmer lolls in his bed reading the newspaper and guzzling bonbons, the poor duck chops the wood, tends the hens, washes the dishes and harvests the apples. One day the overworked duck collapses in an exhausted heap and the farm animals decide something must be done. Together they agree on a plan to teach the lazy farmer a lesson once and for all…
Regularly appearing on 'must read' children's book lists, 'Farmer Duck' is a masterpiece of a picture book. This children's classic is a story about hard work and learning to share the load between friends. Set against the idyllic English countryside, Helen Oxenbury's expressive watercolour illustrations capture the loveable characters perfectly. The story's repetitive devices and simple plot line make this classic tale accessible to children of all ages. Readers who enjoyed 'The Buskers of Bremen' and 'Animal Farm' will instantly fall in love with Martin Waddle's delightful farmyard tale.
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ASA President Lou Schwartz (l.) with Jim McKay
AP-NEW YORK (June 7) - Jim McKay elegantly covered competitions from badminton to barrel jumping. Yet he may best be remembered for that grim day at the Munich Olympics when he broke the news with three simple words: "They're all gone."
The groundbreaking sportscaster died Saturday of natural causes at his farm in Monkton, Md. He was 86. McKay was the one who spanned the globe to bring television viewers the constant variety of sports on ABC's influential "Wide World of Sports," where he told of "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat."
A far different kind of agony awaited in 1972 when word came down in Munich that Palestinian terrorists had kidnapped 11 Israeli athletes. McKay was summoned from a day off, hurriedly putting clothes over a bathing suit to anchor ABC's coverage of the drama as the games stood still.
The commando raid to free the hostages ended awfully. McKay told the world. Later, at the closing ceremony, he read a poem by A.E. Housman, "To an Athlete Dying Young."
"I had to control myself," he later recalled. "I was full of emotion. But when you are a professional, it is important to communicate what it is like, to capture the moment."
President Bush lauded McKay for his "skill and sensitivity" during coverage of the 1972 Olympics.
"He was a talented and eloquent newsman and storyteller whose special gift was his ability to make the viewers at home genuinely care about more than just who won or lost," Bush said in a statement.
It was "Wide World of Sports" that built ABC Sports into a powerhouse after its debut in 1961. The age before ESPN and a constant video loop of highlights was simpler then, and viewers tuned in to see what new kind of competition McKay could find. ABC estimated McKay traveled 4 1/2 million miles on assignment for "Wide World," covering 40 countries.
When he moved from NBC to ABC Sports, pioneering television executive Roone Arledge specifically sought out McKay.
"Some people ... can make something dramatic by the inflections of their voices, without shouting," Arledge said. "Jim's not just somebody yelling at you. He has a sense of words, a sense of the drama of the moment."
Sportscaster Mike Tirico recalled that at his home when growing up in New York "dinner wasn't served until 'Wide World of Sports' was over." Tirico went on work at four British Opens with McKay.
"I remember him more than anything standing on some ski slope with snow falling around him and covering some downhill ski event somewhere in the world, whether it was the Olympics or not," Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson said from the NBA finals in Boston. Jackson said McKay changed "our view of sports and our world experience of sports."
The New York Yankees paused to remember McKay before their game Saturday. He died hours before Big Brown failed in his attempt to complete the Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes in McKay's favorite sport of all, horse racing.
A veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II, James McManus was a newspaper reporter who transferred to television when The (Baltimore) Sun started its own station. He was the first on-air broadcaster seen in Baltimore, and hosted a three-hour weekday show, "The Sports Parade."
He moved to New York to do a similar show there dubbed "The Real McKay" by a CBS executive. McManus changed his professional name accordingly.
"He had a remarkable career and a remarkable life," his son, Sean McManus, president of CBS News and Sports, told The Associated Press on Saturday. "Hardly a day goes by when someone doesn't come up to me and say how much they admired my father."
McKay - understated, dignified and with a clear eye for detail - covered 12 Olympics. His last was in 2002 at Salt Lake City for NBC after he received special permission to get out of his lifetime contract with ABC Sports. NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol began working with McKay as a 19-year-old Olympics researcher in 1968.
"He was truly the most respected and admired sportscaster of his generation and defined how the stories of sports can and should be covered," Ebersol said. "While we all know what an absolute titan he was in his chosen field, I will always remember him as an extraordinary human being guided by a strong moral compass."
ESPN and ABC Sports president George Bodenheimer called McKay "a founding father of sports television." Added Bob Iger, president and chief executive of The Walt Disney Company: "He was a regular guy who wrote and spoke like a poet."
McKay left his mark on countless colleagues. Bob Costas called McKay a "singular broadcaster."
"He brought a reporter's eye, a literate touch, and above all a personal humanity to every assignment," Costas said. "He had a combination of qualities seldom seen in the history of the medium, not just sports."
CBS Sports' Jim Nantz said McKay was the broadcasting hero of his youth.
"I hung onto his every words and wrote him letters when I was a kids," he said. "I feel like one of the greatest joys of my life was having the chance to get to know him as a friend and father figure."
Auto racing great A.J. Foyt called McKay one of the "most down-to-earth and sincere sports guys I knew."
"He interviewed me many times and he was always a real gentleman," Foyt said. "He didn't ask stupid questions."
McKay was a minority owner of the Baltimore Orioles. Majority owner Peter Angelos regarded him as a "visionary and a pioneer of sports broadcasting" who "never forgot where he came from, or his Maryland roots."
In addition to McManus, McKay's survivors include his wife, Margaret, and his daughter, Mary. Margaret met McKay when they were reporters at The Sun, and they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in October.
"He was a great father and I don't think he had one single regret when he passed away," his son said.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced.


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The Integrative Cancer Research Workspace is producing modular and interoperable tools and interfaces that provide for integration between biomedical informatics applications and data. This will ultimately enable translational and integrative research by providing for the integration of clinical and basic research data. The Workspace is developing a software-engineered, well-documented and validated biomedical informatics toolset for use throughout the research community.
Additional information is also found on the Molecular Analysis Knowledge Center site.
Open Development and Community Projects Speaker Series
ICR WS Teleconference Speakers
The Integrative Cancer Research (ICR) Workspace is hosting a series of speakers on various open development and community driven projects. While the applications may be of greatest interest to ICR, the conversations about success factors for these types of projects is of general interest to the caBIG community.
You are welcome to join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 2:00 – 4:00 pm ET. Teleconference information:
800-593-0616 passcode: 2927756.
Adobe connect: http://cbiit.acrobat.com/icrws/
Please watch for updates to the list of speakers below
May 25
Cell Profiler, Mark Bray (The Broad Institute)
Gene Ontology, Judith Blake (The Jackson Laboratory)
June 8
Cytoscape, Mike Smoot (UCSD)
Use of caBIG tools (caIntegrator, caArray, NBIA) in Mouse GBM Studies, Sunny Jansen (NCI-F)
High-throughput data and identity management in Galaxy, Ravi Madduri (ANL)
June 22
BioPAX and GeneMANIA, Gary Bader (U. of Toronto)
I SPY/ Transcend, Sarah Davis (UCSF)
July 13
Protein Ontology, Cecilia Neomi Arighi (U. of Delaware)
Data standards and the Cardiovascular DAM at Duke University, Sal Mungal (Duke)
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National Center for Biomedical Ontology - BioPortal, Trish Whetzel (Stanford)
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The Functional Genomics Data Society (FGED, formerly MGED), Chris Stoeckert (U. of Pennsylvania)]
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Life Sciences Domain Analysis Model v2.2.1
The ICR Information Representation Working Group (IRWG) and the LS DAM analyst are focused on developing information models to support the development of interoperable Life Sciences applications. The LS DAM is a shared view of the semantics for Life Sciences, which includes hypothesis driven and discovery based sciences. It is aligned, where appropriate, with the Clinical Sciences BRIDG model, which covers protocol driven clinical research. The LS DAM is a foundational component for achieving semantic interoperability among the various applications across caBIG® and is bound to the ISO 21090 data type standard.
The major changes in this release are described in the Release Summary and include:
- Experiment Core Model Implementation Guide
- Addition of attributes in the Molecular core of the model and linking Experiment to generated Materials
1. These changes were identified and validated through a survey of multiple public 'omics databases (200+ potential entities, data types, roles and outcomes likely to result from the study of biologic systems including genetic variation, genomics, and proteomics) and pathology imaging whole slide image scenarios
For a complete list of modifications and additions to the LS DAM v 2.2.1, please see the Release Summary and Model Documentation. For an exemplar on how to use the Experiment Core of the LS DAM, please see the Experiment Implementation Guide.
The LS DAM v2.2.1 model is available in two formats:
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For more information on the most recent set of activities, see the Information Representation Working Group Report for January 2011- April 2011 Report
NanoParticle Ontology
We have released a new version of the NanoParticle Ontology(NPO). This version includes new terms that describe "scales of measurement" and nanomaterials. We made some modification to the nanomaterial branch and added new terms based on ISO terminology.
The NPO is now included in the NCI metathesaurus (NCIm), which can be accessed at NPO IN NCI METATHESAURUS.
The NCI metathesaurus contains about 3,600,000 terms from over 76 vocabularies, and these terms are mapped to about 1,400,000 biomedical concepts. Terms from multiple vocabularies that are mapped to a single biomedical concept allows the user to choose from the multiple vocabularies to annotate data. Simultaneously, this facilitates discovery of vocabularies unknown to the user. By the inclusion of NPO into the NCI metathesaurus, we expect that NPO accessibility and usage will be extended within the NCIm; NPO will add semantics into the NCIm; and that NCIm users will be able to take advantage of the knowledge provided by NPO.
The NCI term suggestion application allows for users to suggest terms for NPO. To suggest terms for NPO, you may use the NCI term suggestion application, available at NPO TERM SUGGESTION.
Teleconference Materials
The meeting Date is hyperlinked to the notes and hyperlinks in the Executive Summary are for specific presentations
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John Speakman, NCI CBIIT CPO kicked-off the workspace call with a caBIG Program Update. Mike Smoot, UCSD, is lead developer for Cytoscape. He provided an overview of the Cytoscape software platform for visualizing molecular interactions and pathways and integrating these with annotations and data. His talk also focused on the active Cytoscape community. Sunny Jansen is a researcher at the Mouse Cancer Genetics Program on the Ft. Detrick campus in Maryland. She is doing a mouse GBM study using caBIG tools such as NBIA and caIntegrator with imaging, pre-clinical and genomic data. Ravi Madduri from Argonne National Lab will provide an update on his work with Galaxy. He was recently in the Netherlands at the Galaxy users meeting and presented his work on highthroughput data and identity management in Galaxy. |
Mark Bray from the Broad Institute gave a presentation on CellProfiler. It is a tool which integrates various algorithms. It is capable of extracting measurements for every individual cell in an image-based screen, ranging from standard assays (e.g., cell count, size, per-cell protein levels) as well as more complex morphological assays (e.g., cell/organelle shape or subcellular patterns of DNA or protein staining). Judith Blake from the Jackson Laboratory discussed the Gene Ontology (GO). GO provides a standardized representation of gene and gene product attributes and is comprised of a controlled vocabulary, gene product annotation data and tools to access and process the data (GO Browser and OBO ontology editor). GO is maintained by the GO Consortium which is comprised of organism and protein databases and the biological research community. |
Rashmi Srinivasa hosted a caArray Users Meeting. She discussed features of the upcoming 2.4.1 release and the plans for the following release. Grace Stafford provided an update on The Jackson Laboratory caBIG Deployment Implementation. This included the impact of next generation sequencing technologies on the computational core tool needs and requirements emerging from new projects. Ravi Madduri provided a demonstration of caBIG workflows run using the Galaxy platform. |
The ICR workspace heard reports on the recent BioIT and AACR meetings from Mark Adams (BAH) and Jens Poschet (Sapient) respectively. Jason Hipp of University of Michigan gave a presentation on the use of Laser Capture Microdissection in --omics research. |
The ICR participants presented on their assigned projects. Jim McCusker, caIntegrator Community Contribution of Code, discussed his implementation experience and future recommendations. Dennis Thomas , Extending the Use of the NanoParticle Ontology, addressed challenges for using NPO with nano-TAB and caNanoLab NPO for data annotation, semantic integration of data, unambiguous interpretation and data sharing. Mukesh Sharma , HL7 Clinical Genomics WG, discussed "Considering changing mission and charter to reflect changing technology" and "Mission to include bridging semantics between clinical and research domains." Nathan Baker reviewed the updates and future goals of the Nanotechnology Working Group. In addition, Bob Freimuth , Information Representation Working Group, reviewed the activities and future recommendations for the period. |
Alex Kanous from the DSIC Knowledge Center provided a presentation on the electronic Data Use Agreement tool. The tool may be used for generating DUAs for outgoing data based on a catalog of standardized, modular contract clauses, each of which corresponds to one of the E-DSSF's sensitivity ratings. Joshua Phillips and Ravi Madduri discussed the prototyping activities on workflows for caGrid 2.0. They described use cases and requirements for workflows, defining metadata needed for discovery, composition, and execution of workflows and their consideration of how best to use W3C technologies (e.g. RDF, SPARQL, SA-WSDL, inference). They also provided a demo of a workflow engine prototype based on SADI and Taverna. Ken Quinn spoke about the Roswell Park deployment of caGrid technology and use of caB2B to do federated queries across disparate, decentralized heterogeneous databases and clinical systems to support non-interventional clinical research. He described the process and challenges including: gathering senior leadership support, understanding the myriad research databases, gaining technical expertise, lack of common vocabularies and the excellent collaboration and support provided by the caB2B knowledge center. |
Anton Nekrutenko and Daniel Blankenberg and of The Pennsylvania State University gave a presentation on Galaxy, an open-source next generation sequence (NGS) analysis software system. It addresses the need to empower the scientists without access to extensive infrastructure to do the analysis. Galaxy is a free web service, and has a plethora of analysis tools and has workflow generation capabilities |
caArray Users Meeting featured upcoming plugin architecture for support the addition of new parsers and data storage mechanisms. |
Jenny Kelley, NCI Population Sciences, updated the community on caLIMS v2 new features. She also provided a thorough demonstration of the tool. |
The ICR Workspace is hearing reports on activities for the last period. |
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Motivations: Understanding a performance problem is often about understanding where time is spent. Many of the systems I work with are database with a OLTP-like workload. A large fraction of the DB time there is spend on single-block read calls from storage (think for example index-based access to a large table).
Studying the latency of single block read calls can provide very useful information: how many reads are from cache? what is the response time when disk seek and rotational latency come into play? are there IO latency outliers?
Another and related use for latency studies is when performing stress-testing of (new) storage systems.
Latency data sources: Oracle RDBMS provides an easily available source of latency data with the V$EVENT_HISTOGRAM view. For those not familiar with it, latency data is divided in buckets (1ms, 2ms, ..2^N) and for each bucket there is an associated counter of the number of waits.
Similarly DTrace can collect and print latency histograms with the quantize operator.
More data sources are available in general from trace files (for example 10046 files in Oracle). Some storage vendors also provide latency histograms in their performance monitoring interface.
Frequency-Intensity Latency Heatmaps: the representation of latency histograms over time is a 3D visualization problem. As shown by Brendan Gregg and coworkers, heatmaps are an excellent way to solve it. I have experimented with latency heatmap visualization before and found that it is beneficial to plot 2 heatmaps for a given data set.
The first type of heatmap that I call Frequency Heatmap visualizes the number of waits events (operations) as shades of color (from light blue to dark blue), with time on the horizontal axis and bucket number on the vertical axis.
A second type of map that I call Intensity Heatmap represents the time waited for each latency bucket. For the purposes of this tool data for the the Intensity Heatmap is estimated from the same histograms used for the Frequency Heatmaps (ideally it should come from separate counters for additional precision).
Frequency Heatmaps can provide information on how many operations are coming from each latency source, for example what fractions of the IOPS comes from controller cache (or SSD) and what fraction domes from spindles.
Intensity Heatmaps highlight the total weight that each latency bucket has when counting the total latency. For example this allows to identify IO outliers (example: 1 long wait of 1 sec weighs as 1000 short waits of 1ms).
PyLatencyMap: is a tool that I have written aimed at integrating a variety of latency data sources into a visualization engine. One of the underlying ideas is to keep the tool's structure simple and very close to command-line administration style. Three types of scripts are available and they work together in a chain: with a simple pipe operator the output of one step becomes the input of the next. Data source scripts to extract data in latency histogram format from Oracle, DTrace, tracefiles, etc. Data connector scripts may be needed to convert the data source data into the custom format used by the visualization engine. Finally the visualization engine LatencyMap.py produces the Frequency-Intensity Heatmaps. ANSI escape codes are the simple solution used to print color in a text environment.
Currently available data sources and connectors: Oracle wait event interface histograms, Oracle AWR event histogram data, Oracle 10046 trace data, DTrace data. For each of them an example file is provided. More data sources may be added in future versions (contributions are welcome BTW).
Flexibility: If you have played with OraLatencyMap before you'll find PyLatencyMap more complex although more feature-rich, see LatencyMap.py -h and also the README file.
Example: Here below simple example of the basic functionality for visualization of Oracle event histograms. The workload is generated with SLOB2, random read operations are measured via the db file sequential read wait event. I'll leave more complex cases to a later post. See also the example files in the PyLatencyMap distribution, starting with Example1_oracle_random_read.sh
sqlplus -S / as sysdba @event_histograms_oracle/ora_latency.sql "db file sequential read" 3 | python LatencyMap.py


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Google Inc. has begun offering free Wi-Fi to Mumbai train passengers in hopes of boosting its role in the Indian market.
Giggling groups of students, bored commuters and snack-shop vendors were all logging on Friday at Mumbai Central Train Station, the first of 400 stations the company plans to eventually reach with the service.
"If my train is leaving, and I need to search, don't know where to go, then immediately I will get the answer," student Divya Patel said excitedly while waiting for a train to her hometown of Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat. "This is very good, and good for everyone."
Free Wi-Fi is rare across India. Most of the country's 300 million Internet users pay for personal access and often rely on slow-loading smartphone connectivity.
With a massive 1.25 billion population in India, including 6 million new Internet users every month, Silicon Valley tech giants such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft have set sights on expanding in the Indian market. Online retailers Amazon and eBay have also launched services in the country.
Indian also has homegrown online commerce companies but small businesses are still catching on. Fewer than 5 percent of the 50 million or so small businesses in India have a web page.
With more than 23 million people riding Indian railways every day, Google said free Internet in train stations will give high-speed access that many can't afford. It also hopes to diversify India's user base, given that less than a third of Internet users in India are women, and has been upgrading its services in Hindi and other languages spoken across India.
"Most of India is still not online," Google CEO Sundar Pichai told reporters last month in New Delhi. "We want to bring access to as many people as possible," he said.
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Autumnal Air
It seems that every album from Tenhi has taken a lot of time and love to be completed – Saivo is no exception for sure.
I will try to open a bit where we are at the moment so that you can get a grasp of the current issues we are dealing with.
First of all it seems that we have done now the string arrangements that we planned for this album. Personally I am pleased about the results – tones and textures are earthy and dynamic. The last parts for the songs were played with contrabass which is a new addition to our soundscape. The strings will accompany guitars really nicely on this record…
Now we are entering the mastering phase. The final touches and tweaking is done to get the record out. Knowing us this can take a while though!
A big question is that will Saivo be double album…?
Anyways it will be a good one…


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History of the Firm
Imperial Court Jeweler until 1917 to the Russian Tsars Alexander III (1845-1894) and his consort, Marie Fedorovna, and Nicholas II (1868-1918) and Alexandra Fedorovna
The House of Fabergé was founded in 1842 by Gustav Fabergé (1814-1893) in Pernau, Estonia. It blossomed under his son Carl Fabergé who took over the St. Petersburg family jewelry business in 1872. Branches in Moscow, Kiev, Odessa, and a sales-only branch in London (1903-1917) catered to elite clientele worldwide. The famous Easter eggs and decorative objects made between 1885 and 1917 are displayed in permanent and traveling museum exhibitions, are sold by reputable dealers and leading auction houses, and have been treasured by collectors for over a hundred years.
Reference Publications for Fabergé Enthusiasts
Auctions & Dealers
Audio-Visuals (1970 to the present)
Authentic Fabergé, Fauxbergé ... What Is It?
Bibliography (1930 to the present)
Collectors: An Almanach de Fabergé
Fabergé Research Newsletters | Current Issue
Imperial Egg Chronology | Imperial Egg Discoveries
Fabergé Research Newsletter
Christel Ludewig McCanless, Editor and Publisher
Fabergé and His Works: An Annotated Bibliography of the First Century of His Art, 1994
Fabergé Eggs: A Retrospective Encyclopedia, 2001 (co-author)


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This guide covers an example OpenID Connect plugin configuration to authenticate browser clients using Google's identity provider.
Because OpenID Connect deals with user credentials, all transactions should take place over HTTPS. Although user passwords for third party identity providers are only submitted to those providers and not Kong, authentication tokens do grant access to a subset of user account data and protected APIs, and should be secured. As such, you should make Kong's proxy available via a fully-qualified domain name and add a certificate for it.
Google IDP configuration
Before configuring Kong, you'll need to set up a Google APIs project and create a credential set. Following Google's instructions, create a new set of OAuth client ID credentials with the Web application class. Add an authorized redirect URI for part of the API you wish to protect (more complex applications may redirect to a resource that sets additional application-specific state on the client, but for our purposes, any protected URI will work). Authorized JavaScript origins can be left blank.
You can optionally customize the consent screen to inform clients who/what application is requesting authentication, but this is not required for testing. All steps after can be ignored, as Kong handles the server-side authentication request and token validation.
Kong configuration
If you have not yet added a service, go ahead and do so. Again, note that you should be able to secure this service with HTTPS, so if you are configuring a host, use a hostname you have a certificate for.
Basic plugin configuration
Add an OpenID Connect plugin with the configuration below to your service using an HTTP client or Kong Manager. Make sure to use the same redirect URI as configured earlier:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/services/{SERVICE_NAME}/plugins \
--data name="openid-connect" \
--data config.issuer="https://accounts.google.com/.well-known/openid-configuration" \
--data config.client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID" \
--data config.client_secret="YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET" \
--data config.redirect_uri="https://example.com/api" \
--data config.scopes="openid,email"
Visiting a URL matched by that service in a browser will now redirect to Google's authentication site and return you to the redirect URI after authenticating. You'll note, however, that we did not configure anything to map authentication to consumers and that no consumer is associated with the subsequent request. Indeed, if you have configured other plugins that rely on consumer information, such as the ACL plugin, you will not have access. At present, the plugin configuration confirms that users have a Google account, but doesn't do anything with that information.
Depending on your needs, it may not be necessary to associate clients with a consumer. You can, for example, configure the domains
parameter to limit access to a internal users if you have a G Suite hosted domain, or configure upstream_headers_claims
to send information about the user upstream (e.g. their email, a profile picture, their name, etc.) for use in your applications or for analytics.
Consumer mapping
If you need to interact with other Kong plugins using consumer information, you must add configuration that maps account data received from the identity provider to a Kong consumer. For this example, we'll map the user's Google account email by setting a custom_id
on their consumer, e.g.
curl -i -X POST http://kong:8001/consumers/ \
--data username="Yoda" \
--data custom_id="email@example.com"
curl -i -X PATCH http://localhost:8001/services/{SERVICE_NAME}/plugins/{OIDC_PLUGIN_ID} \
--data config.consumer_by="custom_id" \
--data config.consumer_claim="email"
Now, if a user logs into a Google account with the email email@example.com
, Kong will apply configuration associated with the consumer Yoda
to their requests. Note that while Google provides account emails, not all identity providers will. OpenID Connect does not have many required claims–the only required user identity claim is sub
, a unique subscriber ID. Many optional claims are
standardized, however–if a provider returns an email
claim, the contents will always be an email address.
This also requires that clients login using an account mapped to some consumer, which may not be desirable (e.g. you apply OpenID Connect to a service, but only use plugins requiring a consumer on some routes). To deal with this, you can set the anonymous
parameter in your OIDC plugin configuration to the ID of a generic consumer, which will then be used for all authenticated users that cannot be mapped to some other consumer.


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Emergency Essentials® 15 Tips For Food Storage Shopping
Learn What to Look For
Don't be intimidated. Ask questions. Don't buy until you get the answers you want.
Think in terms of calories per person per day
High stress situations require more calories. Under normal circumstances, adults need 2000-2600 calories per day, more if very active. Children need 1500-1600 calories per day or more to maintain growth and energy1. Be sure you can determine how many calories per person per day you are purchasing. If you are unable to determine the quantities in a kit, combo, or year supply, you may find yourself not having as much nourishment as you thought. For example, 2,000 calories per day for a month for one person is about 60,000 total calories; for a year, 730,000.
Look for nutritious calories, not empty calories.
Try to get calories from as wide a variety of sources as possible. A lot of calories from sugar drinks or candy are far less healthy than from balanced meals.
Be informed about nutritional values
For example, how much daily nutritional value, on average, will you get in carbohydrates, protein, iron, or vitamins A or C? During times of stress or disease, nutritional values take on additional importance.
Do not rely entirely on number of servings
Not all servings are created equal. Servings per person can be misleading if it's not clear what the serving size is or what is included. For example, a cup of orange drink, a cup of beef stroganoff, a tablespoon of butter, or a quarter teaspoon of salt all technically count as a "serving". Make sure you are comfortable with what your supplier means by "servings per person". Three servings per day could mean only 600 calories per day. Also, serving sizes for similar products are not necessarily consistent from one supplier to the next.
Be concerned about menu fatigue
Buying only a few menu options may be challenging to endure should you ever need to use your food over an extended period of time. The more variety you have, the more enjoyable your eating experiences will be and the less shock it will cause to your body. Think through what it would be like to eat entirely from your food storage for a week, a month, six months, or longer, and compare that to the variety you've enjoyed over the past week. Having a variety of grains, legumes, dairy, meats, fruits and vegetables plus a variety of seasonings on hand will go a long way toward expanding your meal options. Clearly, you should not sacrifice calories and nutrition for the sake of variety–after all, your first priority is to save lives–but for almost no additional cost, and with some forethought, you can have a dramatically more enjoyable and healthy food supply.
Be aware of weights and volumes.
Gross or shipping weight includes the weight of the packaging materials. "Net weight" is only the weight of the food and the best measure of how much food the package contains. Knowing the net weight or volume of what you are buying makes it easier to comparison shop. For example, focus on dollars per ounce (weight) or dollars per gallon of like items when comparison shopping, just as you do when shopping at the grocery store. Remember that the equivalent quantity of food occupies more space if it's freeze dried than if it were dehydrated.
Know what kind of cook you are
Better yet, anticipate which kind of cooking you most want to do during an extended period of difficulty. If you like to cook or bake from scratch, you can save money by emphasizing basics like wheat, rice, legumes, milk, eggs, and individual types of dehydrated vegetables, fruits, and seasonings. This gives you the greatest flexibility for menu choices and is the best way to avoid menu fatigue. If you prefer just-add-water options, you can save time and heat resources using dehydrated or freeze dried meals or entrées. If you want to heat and eat without adding water, MREs (Meals-Ready-to-Eat)–like what the military uses–may be the ticket. Most people settle on a combination of all of the above, due to the variety they allow, to save both money and time.
Scrutinize shipping and handling charges
Food storage orders can be quite heavy and shipping can be a major cost if you're not careful. Some suppliers charge a flat fee, others charge according to the weight of the order. Take into account the entire cost, including shipping, when price comparing. A reasonable flat shipping charge presents an opportunity to add additional items to the order without incurring additional shipping costs.
Don't just look at the price
Not all food storage companies are the same nor do they package and price their products the same. Products perpetually on sale may actually not be the best available price. Beware when you can't determine price per net weight, calories per day, cans per case, number of complete meals, etc. This might be a situation where you are not getting the best value for your dollar.
Understand the pros and cons of the different kinds of packaging
The enemies of food that has been prepared and packaged for long term storage are heat, moisture, oxygen, and light. Protecting against heat depends 100% on where the product is stored, but the other three–moisture, light, and oxygen–are mostly controlled by the packaging. Make sure oxygen is removed from the container by using an oxygen absorber or by nitrogen flushing. For pails, which are not 100% air tight, make sure the product is sealed inside a metallized bag (a common brand is Mylar®), otherwise oxygen will leak back in. Certain freeze dried foods kept in oxygen-free cans that are stored in a cool, dry environment can retain nutritive value for 25 years or more (see tip regarding shelf life).
Understand the differences between "freeze dried" and "dehydrated" food–and be sure you're not paying freeze dried prices for dehydrated products
Technically, all freeze dried food is dehydrated, but not all dehydrated food is freeze dried. However, the term "dehydrated" usually refers to processes whereby most of the water is removed naturally or by the application of heat. "Freeze dried" means the food is flash frozen and placed in a vacuum chamber and through a process called sublimation the ice is changed to a gas and removed
Both types of food, freeze dried and dehydrated, are important parts of a comprehensive food storage program. One is not necessarily better than the other. Depending on the food, one method may be better than the other for preserving the food for storing long-term. Dehydration is the best method to reduce moisture for many types of foods, such as grains, legumes, baking mixes, and some fruits and vegetables, especially carrots. Because heat is involved, adding water doesn't necessarily return products to their original form and taste. The two main benefits of dehydrated food are that it generally costs less per ounce than freeze dried equivalents and more can fit into a can than if it were freeze dried, sometimes several times more, requiring less storage space.
On the other hand, freeze dried food retains much of its original size and shape with freeze-drying while dehydrating (heat or air dried) will cause the food to shrivel much like a raisin. Freeze dried foods rehydrate more quickly than most dehydrated foods. When rehydrated, freeze dried food is much like frozen food that has been thawed retaining most of its original appearance, taste, and nutritional value. Under the same conditions, freeze dried foods generally store longer than dehydrated foods. The downside of the freeze drying process is that it is more complicated, making the food more expensive. Most just-add-water meals, with the exception of Mountain House's freeze dried entrées, contain a mixture of dehydrated and freeze dried ingredients. When purchasing a year supply or other long-term combo, pay attention to how much is freeze dried and how much is dehydrated. Generally, the greater the percentage of freeze dried, the more expensive per net weight it will be.
Do not take promises of a 25-year shelf life at face value
Sweeping promises of a 25-year shelf life abound in the food storage industry. Of a truth, only certain foods in a narrow range of conditions have been tested. Wheat, rice, corn, and sugar have life-sustaining value in excess of 30 years; pinto beans, rolled oats, pasta, potato flakes, and apple slices have lasted as long as 30 years also; non-fat powdered milk and dehydrated carrots, 20 years. Additionally, independent university studies of Mountain House brand freeze dried foods stored in airtight #10 cans–in not always ideal conditions–have a shelf life that exceeds 25 years. The same freeze dried foods stored in pouches last only seven years2. Because both storage conditions and packaging have dramatic effects on shelf life, promises of long shelf life must come with assumptions that the packaging is ideal (cans are best, metalized bags a distant second), and that the storage conditions are cool and dry. It is unknown whether untested foods may or may not be long lasting.
"The most common misuse of the promise of a 25-year shelf life is when a variety of meals and food items are bundled together, for example, such as in a "year supply". Many, if not most, of the items thus bundled are untested or may not be in ideal containers. Could they have a 25-year shelf life? Possibly. But it is not known. Unless they have turned rancid, they almost certainly will have life sustaining value (so don't throw it away!), even though some diminishing of taste and nutrition may occur. Until multiple independent tests are undertaken, no one can say definitively, except as noted above, how much of the original taste and nutritional value will still remain after 25 years.
Know the facts about "year supplies" and large food storage "combos"
These are usually described as providing all the food necessary for one or more persons or a family for a set amount of time, be it for a month, three months, six months, or a year. Such turn-key solutions can save you a lot of both time and money. If you are not careful, however, bundling food together can impede your ability to follow the other tips detailed above.
Questions to answer before buying a pre-designed year supply:
- What are the total calories?
- What are the total calories per person per day? (Should be 1500-2800, depending on needs.)
- Do "empty" calories comprise a high percentage of total calories? (Empty calories are calories whose source has little or no nutritional value. For example, beware if crackers, sugar drinks, and desserts provide half the calories.)
- How much cooking from scratch will be involved?
- How much variety or flexibility in menu options is there?
- How much is freeze dried and how much is dehydrated? (Get more details if the answer is 100% freeze dried because that would be unlikely and impractical.)
- What is the daily average nutritional value? And if it's deficient, what other food items would I need to adequately supplement this year supply or combo?
- How is the food stored, or what containers does it come in?
- What are the shipping & handling charges?
Find a trusted supplier
One of the most important things you can do when shopping for food storage is find a trusted supplier. Since long term food storage is packaged in opaque materials such as metal cans, it is impossible to see the quality of the product without opening it. Is the can full? What is the quality and taste of the food being canned? Was the right amount of oxygen absorption used? These issues are especially important when buying a year supply – that's a lot of cans that may not be opened for years! When shopping for year supplies, additional questions arise as mentioned in Tip #14. When the cans are finally opened - likely in a critical time of need - the last thing you want is to discover substandard food or packaging. Several ways to search out a trusted company include asking questions, talking to other customers, tasting their products, knowing how long they have been in business, looking at customer reviews, evaluating their satisfaction guarantee, etc.


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May 01, 2015
On May 5th & 6th, ArtPlace grantees from across the country will gather in Philadelphia to reflect on their work and the path ahead for creative placemaking. Portions of this event will be livestreamed, so check out the schedule below and return to this page to tune-in. Livestreaming Schedule (All times EDT) TUESDAY, MAY 5, 9 am... Read More
May 04, 2015
ArtPlace is pleased to announce the 21 finalist organizations for the new Community Development Investments (CDI) program! In August of 2015 we will fund one organization in each of the six indicated regions:
A community of any size in Alaska:
Cook Inlet Housing Authority, Anchorage, AK
NeighborWorks Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
The Association of Village Council Presidents, Bethel, AK
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Alameda County Deputy... Read More
May 06, 2015
We'd love to get your thoughts on how to better leverage the collective strength of the ArtPlace grantee pool and partner organizations, Please share your insight by commenting on this post via the interface below. We'd love to get your thoughts on how to better leverage the collective strength of the ArtPlace grantee pool and partner organizations, Please... Read More
May 13, 2015
Hard to believe that just a week ago today we had gathered all together with 300+ of our friends, colleagues, and thought partners in Philadelphia for ArtPlace's annual Grantee Summit! Despite the impressive contingent of folks we had pulled together, there were still many, many others we wished could have joined us for the convening as we shared... Read More
May 19, 2015
Today, we are pleased to officially welcome a new partner to the ArtPlace America family: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation! The Foundation approved a $1,000,000 grant to support our national work in the field of creative placemaking. ArtPlace is thrilled about this generous support and the opportunity to learn from and be a part of an international community of grantees--see... Read More
Jun 08, 2015
The sunny patio of Twelve Pine market in Peterborough, NH is not a bad spot to sit and reflect on this year's Creative Community Exchange (CCX). Peterborough, after all, was the original inspiration for Our Town – both the Thornton Wilder play and the National Endowment for the Art's creative placemaking grant program that I had the pleasure of managing in... Read More
Jun 25, 2015
Calling all cross-disciplinary researchers! Today marks ArtPlace's second open call for research consultants. We currently seek to commission three "field scans" that document and explore the relationship between arts and culture and the following community development sectors: Housing, Public Health, and Public Safety. Check out the full Call for Research Consultants for detailed information about the opportunity and instructions on how to apply. Submissions are due Thursday,... Read More
Jul 13, 2015
Today marks an exciting day as we announce and welcome the latest round of National Grants Program grantees to the ArtPlace family! We're thrilled to share with you the work of the 38 unique projects in this year's National Grants Program pool and hope you take the time learn more about them here. 50% of this year's grantees... Read More
Jul 17, 2015
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Since the founding of the Settimane Musicali of Ascona in 1946 the event represents a recurring and very much appreciated date on the annual events calendar and therefore has become an integral part of the traditions and the music entertainment panorama of the Lake Maggiore region especially and the Canton of Ticino in general. A reference point for all classical music lovers – both residents and visitors to the region – as well as a major event which enriches the list of entertainments taking place on the shores of Lake Maggiore.
Starting with the 2013 edition the event will be presented in a new form, following an innovative vision for what has become an important element for expressing the culture and traditions of our region at its best, however, at the same time, without losing focus on the original purpose. The role of the event is furthermore intended as a promotional instrument, an occasion to raise the visibility of the holiday destination and sustain tourism growth besides offering the pure enjoyment of music. As in fact almost all the most famous classical musicians in the world have performed in Ascona at least once, some indeed have returned several times, the new vision foresees the application of the same formula with regard to the classic music lovers and the top classical music performers, both within and outside the boundaries of our region. The intention is to reach this goal by constantly questioning the expression of the event in the name of art and to search for new procedures as well as new communication types and channels in order to realize the vision of the Artistic Director Francesco Piemontesi – at the helm from 2013 – but also to satisfy the aspirations of the artists, the expectations of the public, the Friends of the Settimane Musicali (Amici delle Settimane Musicali) and obviously also the supporters of the event and, last but not least, our team. With that in mind it is important to underline the fact that the aim is to act with regard to the target audience of this event and that there is no intention to modify the nature and content of the event. The Settimane Musicali present, and intent to continue to do so in the future, music performances meeting the highest international standards to a local, national and international audience, covering all ages. In this context the strategy of the Tourist Office Ente Turistico Lago Maggiore is also based on the revaluation and the rediscovery of cultural-tourism locations and contexts on which the melodies of the Settimane Musicali are based and further whishes to highlight the defining features of the event and to increase its competitiveness. This meaning a new image for a new beginning yet maintaining the path of quality which has characterized the evolution and growth of this event over the past years. The constant search for quality reflects itself in the contents of the music and also in the service offered to our audience and the cooperation with our sponsors (private, appraisal and foundations). The crucial support of these sponsors enables the financing of the event and guarantees continuation and constant progress.
Our Mission is to transform the Settimane Musicali of Ascona into an innovative and accessible festival, which promotes culture and music education to the attendants, both residents and visitors. A springboard for young musicians; an opportunity to present the excellence and the resources of the destination; a privileged showcase for Swiss Orchestras, hence the fortunate and prolific union with the Swiss Italian Orchestra, performing three concerts at the event every year; these are the features of an event wishing to present itself in a fresh but not inexperienced manner, connected to traditions but not conventional.
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Michael William Burns was born in Ireland in 1834. He emigrated to the United States at the age of 14, and prior to the outbreak of the Civil War worked as a city inspector and a fireman. It was his connections with the fire service that led him to raise a Company to serve in the 2nd Fire Zouaves, the 73rd New York Infantry. The unit was part of Sickle's famed Excelsior Brigade; Burns would experience four years of hard fighting with the outfit, and eventually rise to command of the regiment in 1864. (1)
The fire service was a profession that attracted a lot of Irishmen in ante-bellum New York, and it is no surprise that many went on to join regiments connected with the fire service in 1861. Burns recruited Company A of the 73rd New York from his headquarters at the Exempt Hose House in West Broadway, near Beach Street. Indeed the majority of the regiment was formed around different pre-existing fire companies, such as 'Hose Company No. 50', 'Engine Company No. 20' and 'Hook and Ladder Company No. 15′. Burns and the men of the 73rd left New York on 8th October 1861 for Washington D.C. and they served in that city's defences until the commencement of the Peninsula Campaign in 1862. (2)
The final months of 1862 proved an extremely eventful period in Michael Burns' life. The 73rd were heavily engaged during the fighting on the Peninsula, particularly from the Battle of Williamsburg onwards. The Irishman was captured at Gaines' Mill on 27th June, in what was Robert E. Lee's first victory as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. Burns was sent to the soon to be infamous Libby Prison in Richmond, where he was confined until his exchange on 12th August. Misfortune followed him; he had been free for just over two weeks when he was shot in the left breast at Bristoe Station, Virginia on the 27th August. (3)
Michael Burns recovered from his wounds and returned to the 73rd, and a series of promotions followed. He became the regiment's Major on 1st November 1862 and its Lieutenant-Colonel dated to 16th January 1863. Burns commanded the firemen at the Battle of Gettysburg, where 50% of their number became casualties. Burns increasingly found himself taking charge of the New Yorkers, as Colonel William Brewster had by this point risen to brigade command. The Irishman became effective Colonel dating from 27th October 1864. (4)
Enough of the regiment re-enlisted after their initial three years service for the 73rd to become a veteran volunteer outfit. Lieutenant-Colonel Burns led the veterans back to New York on furlough, where 1,000 firemen turned out to greet them as they marched past the City Hall and the Mayor. Following this interlude it was back to the trenches of Petersburg and more heavy fighting. Burns and his men would continue to take part in the activities of the Army of the Potomac all the way through to Appomattox, and after a long war the Irishman was honourably mustered out on 29th June 1865. (5)
On 20th April 1865 Burns was included in a list compiled by Brigadier-General Regis de Trobriand of individuals worthy of brevet promotion. It recommended Burns be promoted to Colonel by brevet as he was 'a fighter and good officer; for gallant services, especially on the night of April 1 and April 6' (at Petersburg and Little Sailor's Creek). The brevet was granted and dated to 6th April 1865. (6)
Following the conflict Michael Burns became a weigher in the New York Custom House, and was also heavily involved in politics in the city's 1st District, serving for a year on the Board of Aldermen. He was later appointed harbour master, but had been in the position for just three years when he contracted meningitis and died at his home of No.58 Beach Street on 7th December 1883. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Long Island City, New York (Section 6, Range 20, Plot T). (7)
(1) Hunt 2003: 60, New York State Military Museum: 73rd Infantry Regiment; (2) New York State Military Museum: 73rd Infantry Regiment: Newspaper Clippings; (3) Hunt 2003: 60, New York State Military Museum: 73rd Infantry Regiment;(4) Hunt 2003: 60, New York State Military Museum: 73rd Infantry Regiment; (5) New York State Military Museum: 73rd Infantry Regiment; (6) Official Records: 860; (7) New York Times 4th December 1883, Hunt 2003: 60;
Hunt, Roger D. 2003. Colonels in Blue: Union Army Colonels of the Civil War- New York
New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
New York Times 4th December 1883 'Col. M.W. Burns Dying'
Official Records Series 1, Volume 46 (Part 3) Chapter 58. List of officers recommended for promotion by brevet in the Third Division, Second Army Corps


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Bombing Argentinian Jews (1994)
Today's Golden Oldie is a Dry Bones cartoon done 15 years ago in 1994. The cartoon was done after the horrific bombing that obliterated the seven-storey Jewish Community Center building in Argentina, killing 85 and injuring more than 300.Ahmad Vahidi, who led a unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guards known as the Quds Force was the "mastermind" behind the brutal, antisemitic, terrorist attack. Interpol issued a wanted persons alert for him in 2007. To see the Interpol "wanted" poster for Ahmad Vahidi, click on Interpol. Want to know where this wanted terrorist is today? He is not in hiding. He is the Secretary of Defence in Ahmadinejad's Iranian Government. When he got the job, earlier this year, a spokesman for Obama's State Department described Vahidi's nomination as "disturbing".
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Gregory to all the bishops through Dalmatia15331533 On the occasion of this Epistle, see III. 47, note 2..
It behoved your Fraternity, having the eyes of the flesh closed out of regard to Divine judgment, to have omitted nothing that appertains to God and to a right inclination of mind, nor to have preferred the countenance of any man whatever to the uprightness of justice. But now that your manners have been so perverted by secular concerns, that, forgetting the whole path of the sacerdotal dignity that is yours, and all sense of heavenly fear, you study to accomplish what may please yourselves and not God, we have held it necessary to send you these specially strict written orders, whereby, with the authority of the blessed Peter, Prince of the apostles, we enjoin that you presume not to lay hands on any one whatever in the city of Salona, so far as regards ordination to episcopacy, without our consent and permission; nor to ordain any one in the same city otherwise than as we have said.
But if, either of your own accord, or under compulsion from any one whatever, you should presume or attempt to do anything contrary to this injunction, we shall decree you to be deprived of participation of the Lord's body and blood, that so your very handling of the business, or your very inclination to transgress our order, may cut you off from the sacred mysteries, and no one may be accounted a bishop whom you may ordain. For we wish 149bno one to be rashly ordained whose life can be found fault with. And so, if the deacon Honoratus is shewn to be unworthy, we desire that a report may be sent us of the life and manners of him who may be elected, that whatever is to be done in this matter we may allow to be carried out salubriously with our consent.
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Sapphire Shows Off Vid 2X, Motherboards, etc.
by Jarred Walton on January 10, 2012 7:14 PM EST- Posted in
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Sapphire was showing off their latest products in their suite, including a just-in-from-Taiwan Ivy Bridge motherboard, along with X79 and 990FX motherboards for SNB-E and Bulldozer. Also on display were several graphics cards; the 7970 was a given, but the other two are a bit more esoteric. The 6450 Flex includes two DVI-D outputs and an HDMI output, plus an HDMI-to-DVI, allowing to drive three DVI monitors from a low profile card. The other card is a 6670 low profile card, which as far as we know is the only retail low-profile single-slot video card with that level of performance.
To go along with their graphics cards, Sapphire is also preparing to start shipping a new product, the Vid 2X. There are two models, one that takes dual-link DVI and can drive two single-link DVI displays at FullHD resolutions. The other Vid 2X has a DisplayPort input and can again drive two single-link DVI displays. We've seen other similar hardware before (e.g. Matrox has their DualHead-2-Go product line), but Sapphire's Div 2X is hardware agnostic and looks at the EDIDs of the connected displays and then presents itself as an EDID display capable of twice that resolution (e.g. 3840x1080 maximum for two connected 1080p displays).
The device can work with any GPU, and if you want to do bezel correction there are six DIP switches that allow you to control bezel correction from as few as 4 pixels up to 186 pixels (in 4 or 6 pixel increments). You can also send a single signal over, and the first DIP switch controls clone or center modes (the latter mostly being for digital signage usage). Sapphire had the Div 2X connected to a MacBook Pro 13 driving two 1080p panels at 3840x1080, along with the laptop's built-in display. Obviously rendering performance for that many pixels will require a lot more GPU power than the SNB HD 3000, but for other uses that just need lots of displays (e.g. day traders), such products are very popular. Availability should be widespread by the end of the month, with an MSRP of $179.
Another product on display was their Mini-PC Edge-HD3, a netbook packing AMD's recently updated E-450 APU. The unit is very small and should offer much better performance than previous Atom-based netbooks (including Ion), with 4GB RAM, a 320GB HDD, and HDMI output (along with VGA and audio). Availability is expected in February for around $300.
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DigitalFreak - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - link
Dip switches? Seriously? What is this, 1985? -
Mr Perfect - Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - link
I was just laughing about that myself. -
BlindZenDriver - Friday, January 13, 2012 - link
Actually makes good sense.
It's compact, cheap and you can read the settings from the position of the switches(with a reference card on the side).
What would you like instead. One button to scroll through settings and a display or maybe an USB connection you hook up to a computer which may not be able to have it's images displayed on the monitors until the setting is right?
Most likely the user will only ever make a setting once in the products life so something elaborate would be a waste. -
Zandros - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - link
So still no MST hubs then, let's stick with hack solutions? -
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - link
MST Hubs won't be available until the summer, going by AMD's latest estimate. -
Zandros - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - link
I know, but there's a lot of stuff being shown on CES that won't be available until summer, no? -
sticks435 - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - link
Considering the ex EpoX/EVGA team is now at Sapphire. -
MySchizoBuddy - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - link
So how many of those 6 PCI-E are x16? Can all of them be run at x16 or not. If not is there a motherboard that allows this. -
sticks435 - Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - link
Probably just the normal single slot. There isn't enough PCI-E lanes do to more than that. I'm not even sure if the X79 boards can have all 6 at x16. I think 4 is the limit there, unless you get into the SR-X. -
JarredWalton - Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - link
The X79 motherboard also has an NF200 chipset on there (for SLI support), so you get the 40 lanes from the CPU, 16 go to the NF200 and 32 come out, for a total of 56 PCIe lanes. I asked about the lane allocations and the guy at Sapphire said that he thought it was x16, x8, x16, x4, x8, x4 or something similar. Obviously, you can't get x16 connections to all six slots at the same time without 96 total PCIe lanes, but more than that I can't really say.


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