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Online Training Library Get access to previously recorded webinar trainings with this new page of YO!, with more soon to be added.
Youth Achieving CareerACCESS Recorded on August 6, 2015
Presenter: Emily Ladau, Kristin Ansell, Justin Harford, and Daniel Mellenthin
Summary: The National Council on Independent Living, World Institute on Disability and Policy works invite you to join us for a discussion on advocating for a better Supplemental Security Income, (SSI) for working people with disabilities. If you are someone with a disability who uses benefits like SSI or Medi-Cal, and you want to have a job, it can be hard and stressful because of the complicated rules and lack of help available to understand it all. Without the right support you could lose your benefit or health care. The way the system is setup doesn't make sense. It limits us from reaching our career goals. CareerAccess is here to help. Join our webinar and discuss with us the issues and solutions. Together we can work to make the system more meaningful for all of us who want to go to work and earn money.
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Sexuality and Disability Recorded on April 17, 2014
Presenter: Ligia Andrade and Rafe Eric Biggs
Summary: This archived webinar focused on the transformation of sexuality and disability in young people with disabilities, parents, service providers, and others we trust in our community, through empowering and educating on how to discover who we are, how we identified to the world and ourselves, as well as how to create healthy loving relationship, by exploring and expressing our sexuality.
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YO! Paid Internships
Game On
Recorded on April 3, 2014
Presenter: Tom Foley - World Institute on Disability/Add Us In CA Consortium Partner, Tari Hartman Squire - EIN SOF Communications, Inc./Add Us In CA Consortium Partner
Summary: YO! Disabled & Proud is an awesome partner for paid internships throughout the State of California for Spring, Summer or Fall. YO! is the talent pipeline partner to participate in the US Department of Labor's funded grant to increase employment opportunities of people with disabilities from historically-excluded communities. Check out our archived webinar training learn how you can apply for a paid internship this Spring, Summer or Fall. Internships include a charter yacht, dance studio, social media, marketing, and exotic predators.
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Ed Roberts Day
Independent Living Center Services
Recorded on January 23, 2014
Presenter: Stacey Milbern, Program Manager of Center for independent Living and Derek Zarda, Assistive Technology Advocate of Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
Summary: In Honor of Ed Roberts Day, YO! Disabled and Proud presents, "Independent Living Centers - Your Local Home for Disability Advocacy" Presentation Summary: Did you know California was the first state to have an Independent Living Center led by and for people with disabilities? There are no other organizations in the world like them. Independent Living Centers provide an important role in hundreds of cities and counties across the country. Many youth are active in the disability community but know little about the extent of the services ILCs can provide to youth. Attend this webinar to learn more about your local ILC and how they can work with you to advocate and reach your unique independent living goals.
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Internship Opportunities for Students and Youth with Disabilities Recorded on November 14, 2013
Presenter: Frances Vhay (The HSC Foundation Youth Transitions Fellow at the American Association of People with Disabilities), Adam Abosedra (Program Manager at the American Association of People with Disabilities), Amber Cheek (Presidential Management Fellow in the Office of Disability Employment Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor), and Sweeta Hutchinson (Senior Manager and Office of Internship Site Relations at The Washington Center for Internships & Academic Seminars)
Summary: For youth with disabilities, internships and work experience are a critical part of transitioning to adulthood. Learn more about the importance of internships and how they help prepare you for employment. Find out about internship and fellowship opportunities for college students, graduate students, and recent graduates, with a focus on programs.
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YO! Making Disability History Week a Reality in Your School Recorded on September 26, 2013
Presenter: Jonny Vallin, Sara Moussavian, Jamie Caron, Kirk Aranda and Christina Mills
Summary: YO! Disabled & Proud presents, "How to Make Disability History Week a Reality in Your School". As the California Disability History Campaign continues to grow across the state we often get asked how are the youth getting into the schools to teach Disability History, where can we find Disability History materials and resources, who can I call to come out to my school and most importantly why should my class or school acknowledge Disability History. Many YO! members are building relationships and getting invited into the K-12 and college systems to educate teachers and students. In addition, many teachers are taking it upon themselves to teach Disability History with the resources provided to them. Our webinar presenters will share their experiences as well as what has worked and hasn't worked when getting a school to support Disability History Week.
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DOnetwork & YO! Disability Pride and Culture Webinar Series: Disability on the Big Screen Recorded on September 24, 2013
Presenter: Catherine Kudlick, PhD and Emily Smith Beitiks, PhD
Summary: This webinar will explore what goes into the making of the Superfest Disability Film Festival and give participants a glance into this year's "Dissies. " The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University and the San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind are pleased to announce the return of Superfest, the longest running disability film festival! This year's Superfest event will take a powerful look backward to explore the worst of the worst in the film representation of disability. We'll feature many telling examples of how far we've come and we'll highlight the worst of the worst with a new trophied award, "the Dissies. " Superfest International Disability Film Festival will dazzle you with a fun evening that is sure to be filled with laughter and entertainment. Superfest is a powerful event that encourages people to discuss how representations of disabilities influence film, and how disabled individuals experience these representations. This year's Superfest will consist of a special event, "The Dissies, " modeled after the acclaimed Razzies. We will contemplate disability in film by recognizing and reclaiming the more regrettable representations of disability in movies. We asked our disability communities to nominate the films in which negative portrayals of disability most affected them. We gleaned through each nomination to find the most "dis"enchanting moments to show at the festival. After showing a short clip from each nominee, the audience - you - will have the opportunity to vote for the worst of the worst.
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Top 20: Things Youth with Disabilities Need to Know About the Department of Rehabilitation Recorded on August 15, 2013
Presenter: Pamella Ossmann M.S., Lana Reynolds M.S., C.R.C., Alia Kuraishi M.S., C.R.C., Sarah Candee, and La Torria Scott.
Summary: What does the California Department of Rehabilitation have to do with youth with disabilities? A lot! Youth with disabilities can benefit from the programs and services that the Department of Rehabilitation provides. They can assist you in obtaining a career and figuring out what educational goals you may need to get there. The department offers a variety of opportunities for youth with disabilities throughout California. That's why you won't want to miss their webinar training, Top 20: Things Youth with Disabilities Need to Know about the Department of Rehabilitation webinar training.
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The AT Network and YO! Present: Community College Accommodation and Technology Services Recorded on May 7, 2013
Presenter: Brian Brautigam, Alternate Media Specialist
Summary: Brian Brautigam, Alternate Media Specialist from Riverside Community College, will discuss the technology and accommodation services that California's community colleges' Disabled Students Program & Services (DSPS) offer, the step-by-step process for a student to receive DSPS service(s), and the types of technology and equipment often used in a college setting. To learn more about the AT Network, click here.
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Advocating for a Bully-Free World Recorded on August 10, 2012
Presenter: Suge Lee from Disability Rights California.
Summary: Youth have the power to develop a bully free world! Bullying is an issue that affects many children and youth with disabilities. There are many Federal and State laws that protect individuals with disabilities against bullying, hate crimes, and harassment based on disability. You can play an important part in creating a bully-free world through advocacy: for yourself and on behalf of all individuals with disabilities.
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Justin Dart's "Visions Lives On" Recorded on June 22, 2012
Presenter: Christina Mills and Sarah Triano.
Sponsored by YO! Disabled & Proud, SVILC and Yoshiko Dart.
Summary: On the anniversary of the Olmstead Decision, this webinar discusses the legacy of Justin Dart and his impact on disability rights for today… "You have the power! Lead on, lead on!"
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Ways to Prevent Bullying
Recorded on March 23, 2012
Presenter: Andy Arias, Rosie McDonnell-Horita and Louis Do
Summary: Join the YO! webinar that focuses on how to promote an end to bullying! We will identify some statistics about bullying, who bullies are, and ways to combat bullying. We will also cover the connection between how teaching disability history in schools may be the number one way to prevent bullying.
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How to Put the
FAIR Education Act Into Action
Recorded on Janaury 27, 2012
Presenter: Kirk Aranda
Summary: In celebration of Ed Roberts' Day and Disability History, learn about the FAIR Education Act, and how you can work with local school districts to help determine what and how disability history is taught the schools in your community.
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Youth Transition Toolkit: An online Planning Guide on Education, Employment, Independent Living, and More Recorded on November 4, 2011
Presenter: Rachel Stewart Interwork Institute at San Diego State University, California, Health Incentives & Improvement Project
Summary: This webinar provides information on the Youth Transition Toolkit (www.tknlyouth.org), a FREE online resource guide which can help you prepare to transition to college, employment, independent living, and much more.
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Youth Work Incentives &
Disability Benefits 101
Recorded on October 26, 2011
Presenter: Bryon MacDonald, World Institute on Disability
Summary: Do you have questions about employment and benefits? Bryon MacDonald will demonstrate the tools and calculators available at http://db101.org. Learn how to use these tools to examine different senarios and how they affect your income and SSDI benefits.
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Youth & Personal Assistance Services Recorded on September 30, 2011
Presenters: Andraéa LaVant, Youth Development Specialist, NCWD-Youth, Ann Guerra, Director, FREED Center for Independent Living
Summary: Do you have questions about Personal Assistant Services? This training will provide information about the kinds of PAS that can help a youth with disabilities to become independent and transition to adulthood. Supports may include help with doing homework or getting dressed, learning to drive, reminders to complete an activity or other supports at work. A PAS toolkit will be discussed that can help transition-aged youth with significant disabilities and their family and friends navigate the complex world of PAS to help them make the best choices to become self-sufficient. Also discussed will be how to access California's In-Home Support Services program, and how to get assistance from your local Independent Living Center.
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The AT Network and YO! Present:
AT & Transition - What Happens After High School?
Recorded on September 22, 2011
Presenters: Debbie Drennan and Jan Tuber, Parents Helping Parents
Summary: Do you have questions about how to access the tools you need for success once you are out of the education system? Do you know which systems pay for what, and how to advocate for what you need? This webinar will answer these questions, plus provide info on how to best coordinate services within the Regional Center, Department of Rehab, college, and medical insurance systems. Personal experience stories will be shared, so you can learn how it can work, and how to make it work for you! This training was provided in collaboration with the AT Network.
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Issues Impacting Youth with
Traumatic Brain Injury
Recorded on August 16, 2011
Presenters: Doug Chandler and Crystal Cardenas Loutzenhiser of the Central Coast Center for Independent Living
Summary: Learn how Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) impacts the lives of young people. Doug Chandler and Crystal Loutzenhiser provided tips on living with a TBI and how to assist people with TBI in work, school and the community.
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Significant savings and happy crews
With the upgraded Delomatic 4 on board, the Seven Viking is making a significant contribution to a brighter future for shipping
Contract compliance and HES integration with upgraded Delomatic 4 power management system
To ensure continued compliance with customer contracts, Norwegian shipping company Eidesvik upgraded the Delomatic 4 Power management System (PMS) on the IMR vessel Seven Viking to handle a new onboard HES (Hybrid Energy Storage) system. Eidesvik are set to achieve significant fuel and genset running hour reductions, and the crews are happy with the solution.
When one of your biggest customers changes the terms of your contract, you need to ensure continued compliance if you want to keep that customer. This was exactly what happened to Norwegian shipping company Eidesvik in 2018. In order to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions from its offshore activities, oil company Equinor introduced a requirement that vendor IMRs must have an onboard HES (Hybrid Energy Storage) system in order to qualify for a particular Frame Contract.
Accordingly, i-Tech 7, Subsea 7's Life of Field business unit and Eidesvik needed to upgrade the Seven Viking, an IMR vessel operating in the North Sea. "It was a requirement in the customer contract that the ship had to have a hybrid power source on board", says Alf Magne Simonsen, Project Manager at Eidesvik.
Headquartered in Langevåg, Norway, Eidesvik owns and operates ships within the business areas Supply, Seismic, Offshore Wind and Subsea, primarily on the Norwegian continental shelf. Eidesvik owns and operates 22 vessels; the Seven Viking is currently chartered to i-Tech 7, for carrying out subsea life of field operations. Both companies deliver services to Equinor and cooperated on bringing the Seven Viking in line with the updated contract terms.
Upgrading the Delomatic 4 for HES management
Built at the Ulstein Verft shipyards in Norway in 2012, the Seven Viking is fitted with an onboard Delomatic 4 PMS from DEIF. The system is capable of all conventional PMS operations while also offering blackout prevention and FMEA requirements for DP-2 operation with closed bus. Following the installation of the new HES system, the Delomatic 4 needed to be upgraded in order to manage and control the hybrid power solution.
The Delomatic 4 system was extended with the necessary hardware and software to comply with the requirements of the HES system. The number of controllers was increased from 4 to 7. The software was pre-tested at DEIF simulation facilities after which commissioning was completed by a skilled DEIF engineer with the necessary know-how to achieve the DNV GL certificate for the Battery Power class notation.
Training and competence are crucial
Alf Magne Simonsen emphasises that successfully completing the upgrade project was not just a question of technology. "Eidesvik were early adopters of battery hybrid solutions; we're known for innovation", he says. "All the same, the key to success with the upgrade was the competence of the crew because the technology is quite new."
Without the know-how required, crews will not be able to take full advantage of the features offered by advanced systems such as the upgraded Delomatic 4, and they will not be able to reap the financial and environmental benefits the system can deliver. When DEIF delivered, installed, and commissioned the Delomatic 4 upgrade, training of key crew members was therefore a very important part of the package.
"Even though we have only used the battery hybrid solution for a short while, we estimate that we will be able to save 12-13% on fuel consumption, corresponding to more than 3,000 ton CO2-e every year. Furthermore, we expect to reduce genset operating hours by approx. 35%"
Alf Magne Simonsen
Project Manager, Eidesvik
Significant savings and happy crews
In early January 2019, the upgraded Seven Viking was put to sea, carrying out operations for i-Tech 7. Although the vessel has not been operational for long with the upgraded PMS and HES solution, Alf Magne Simonsen estimates that Eidesvik are set to achieve significant savings on fuel and genset running hours.
"Even though we have only used the battery hybrid solution for a short while, we estimate that we will be able to save 12-13% on fuel consumption, corresponding to more than 3,000 ton CO2-e every year. Furthermore, we expect to reduce genset operating hours by approx. 35%", he says. The reduction of genset running hours is possible because the Seven Viking will often be able to run on one engine instead of two in DP-2 operations, and sometimes two engines instead of four.
Equally importantly, the people who use the system every day are satisfied. "The crew is happy with the solution. As they become familiar and gain confidence in the upgraded system, operational savings will improve even more," says Alf Magne Simonsen. He is happy with the way the project was carried out, and with the expertise of the DEIF team delivering the upgrade.
"It has been a pleasure working with DEIF, and we now have a well-functioning solution for a complex installation thanks also to the competent project team from DEIF," he concludes.
With the upgraded Delomatic 4 on board, the Seven Viking is making a significant contribution to a brighter future for shipping – and in general - with reduced fuel consumption and carbon emissions; in line with Equinor contract terms – and for the benefit of the climate.
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The Sports Club/LA and The Spa introduce two new decadent spa treatments happening all for the month of February to help celebrate Valentine's Day. Additionally, you can also choose to celebrate Valentine's Day with your sweetheart with a full day of relaxation and meditation with couples yoga, hydrating facials, and pampering body treatments.
Choose from these special Valentine's Day Treatments for Feb:
Chocolate Indulgence Body Wrap: This nourishing treatment begins with an application of aromatic Chocolate Crème Mineral Mask; rich in anti-oxidants and nourishing essential oils. While you are enveloped in this euphoric wrap you will receive a soothing scalp massage and foot reflexology. The final step is a full body massage with Chocolate Crème Moisturizing Lotion. This indulging experience boosts moisture levels leaving your skin silky smooth. A truly decadent treat! (50 min $99, 80min $120)
Strawberry Champagne Facial: The face is gently cleansed, exfoliated and massaged with a custom blended strawberry serum before a hydrating strawberry champagne mask is applied. Ingredient rich strawberries help to tone and keep the skin smooth and supple. (50 min $99, 80min $120)
To schedule please visit or contact The Spa:
The Spa at The Sports Club LA (next to Four Seasons)
747 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 633-3990
You can also try these holiday treatments at The Sports Club LA, Washington DC, Boston and Miami.


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Download Episode 50
Welcome back to this very special episode number 50! In it, we're joined by InXile Entertainment's Brian Fargo and Nathan Long.
Brian Fargo is the original founder of Interplay and creator of such classic games as Bard's Tale, Neuromancer, and our favorite: Wasteland.
Nathan Long is an author and screenwriter probably most famous for his series of novels based on the Warhammer universe. He's currently the lead writer on Wasteland 2.
With the sequel in the works, we figured it would be a great time to sit down with Brian and Nathan and discuss their post-apoc influences and the game itself. Not only that, but Brian also throws down an exclusive for us relating to W2's end-game, or at least Brian's version of an end-game.
You can find out more on the game at the official site, follow them on Facebook, and you can even still get in on the Kickstarter rewards and pre-order the game now.
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Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.
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This piece of software called OmNomNom works with OpenSCAD to turn 2D images into 3D models. It's literally a drag-and-drop process that renders almost instantly.
Here the example is a QR code, which is perfect for the software since it's a well-defined black and white outline in the source image. But the video after the break shows several other examples that don't rely on this simplicity. For instance, the Superman logo, which uses four different colors, is converted quite easily. There's also a depth map of [Beethoven's] bust that is converted into a 3D object. The same technique can be used to create terrain from topographic source images.
Once the file has been converted to a model it can still be tweaked like normal. This allows you to customize size and depth to suit your needs. This is where OpenSCD comes into play, but if you don't use that program you can still export an STL file directly from OmNomNom for use on your 3D printer.


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Unless you're a pro basketball player, we all have one or two shelves in our kitchen that are just too darn tall to reach. Instead of grabbing a chair every time you need to get something from it, just use a pair of kitchen tongs.
Obviously, you could just store your rarely used items on that shelf, but some of us don't have that much space and need to take advantage of every cupboard we have. I have a cupboard above my fridge I can never reach, and I always wish I had one of those robot claw toys. It turns out, most of us have the next best thing: a pair of long kitchen tongs, which every grill master should have. Put your light, easy to grab items up there (like spices or other plastic bottles) and you'll never feel vertically challenged again.
Is it a little silly? Yeah, but it'll certainly work in a pinch, and those tongs are closer than your dining room chairs.
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With the offseason officially under way, Around the League will examine what's next for all 32 teams. The series continues with the Pittsburgh Steelers
What's changing
The Steelers haven't won a playoff game since losing the Super Bowl to the Green Bay Packers after the 2010 season, but coach Mike Tomlin is mostly staying the course with his staff. A few assistants are gone and a new blocking scheme could be coming to the offensive line, but coordinators Todd Haley (offense) and Dick Lebeau (defense) remain in place. The bigger changes will come to the Steelers' roster, where a lot of high-priced veterans are expected to be jettisoned.
Biggest free agents
» Keenan Lewis, cornerback: The 26-year-old starter had his best season in a contract year. He's going to cost a lot to retain, and the Steelers have all sorts of cap problems.
» Mike Wallace, wide receiver: It would be a shocker if Wallace was brought back at this point. The Steelers essentially chose to keep Antonio Brown over Wallace when Wallace rejected a $50 million offer last year.
» Rashard Mendenhall, running back: The Steelers and Mendenhall have talked about mending fences after a rocky 2012 season that ended with Mendenhall as a third-stringer, but there's little reason to think he'll be back unless it comes at a bargain basement price. Look for the two sides to part ways.
Other key free agents: Nose tackle Casey Hampton, tackle Max Starks, quarterback Byron Leftwich, safety Ryan Mundy, linebacker Larry Foote, and guard Ramon Foster.
What they need
The team's next starting running back isn't on the roster, so the Steelers must look to the draft or free agency. Losing Mike Wallace will create a new need for a vertical threat. The offensive line will change dramatically this offseason, but most of the young pieces are in place. Heath Miller's ACL tear makes the need for receivers even more important.
More than anything, the Steelers need some of their draft picks of the last few years to develop. They are lacking their usual great front seven production because Ziggy Hood, Cameron Heyward, Jason Worilds, and Sean Spence haven't improved as hoped. Losing Lewis would create an issue at cornerback.
Offseason crystal ball
Pittsburgh isn't going to suddenly start signing big-name free agents (and they don't have the salary-cap space to do so anyway). This offseason will be more about shedding dead weight. Hampton, Starks, and Foote are unlikely to return. Look for Steve McLendon to replace Hampton at nose tackle.
Linebacker James Harrison and guard Willie Colon are some notable names that seem rather likely to get released although the Steelers coaching staff reportedly wants Harrison back. Troy Polamalu would be a surprising cut, but the Steelers are definitely in slash-and-burn mode. Be ready for a surprise or two.
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Once more, unto The Bacon, dear friends! Still flying in missing Pig formation, this episode of the Film Pigs Podcast focuses on Todd Robert Anderson's terrible mental illness: his obsession with collecting DVDs and Blu-rays. Sequestered in a room lined with shelves of plastic discs, Skelton pulls 12 random movies and demands Todd explain himself before it's too late. It's kind of like Intervention, but very lazy and nothing is really accomplished.
This time, on a very special episode of The Film Pigs Podcast:
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You may be amazed at how astonishingly easy most of this material is to do. When Kenton revealed his secret in his lectures, magicians nearly fell to the floor. They couldn't imagine what they had seen was so simple.
This is the very same special material the Kenton has used to make a living doing close-up. Kenton will show you how to preform TORN & RESTORED CARD trick like he does.
These individual tricks are from the Klose-up and Unpublished DVD by Kenton Knepper.


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1. The De Stijl Art Movement was a Dutch movement founded in 1917 in Amsterdam. Originally a publication, De Stijl (meaning "style" in Dutch), was created by two pioneers of abstract art, Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg. The magazine De Stijl became a vehicle for Mondrian's ideas on art, and in a series of articles in the first year's issues he defined his aims and used, perhaps for the first time, the term neo-plasticism. This became the name for the type of abstract art that he and the De Stijl circle practiced. Proponents of De Stijl advocated pure abstraction and universality by a reduction to the essentials of form and colour. They simplified visual compositions to vertical and horizontal, using only black, white and primary colours. The movement had a profound influence on the development both of abstract art and modern architecture and design.
Other members of the group included Bart van der Leck, Vantongerloo and Vordemberge-Gildewart, as well as the architects Gerrit Rietveld and JJP Oud. Mondrian withdrew from De Stijl in 1923 following Van Doesburg's adoption of diagonal elements in his work. Van Doesburg continued the publication until 1931. (Tate)
2. Wabi-Sabi is a term used to describe a type of Japanese aesthetics and has been associated with Zen Buddhism as it exemplifies many of Zen's core spiritual and philosophical tenets. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Emerging in the 15th century in Japan as a reaction to the prevailing aesthetic of lavishness, ornamentation, and rich materials, wabi-sabi is the art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in earthiness, of revering authenticity above all. An example of this can be seen in certain styles of Japanese pottery. In the Japanese tea ceremony, the pottery items used are often rustic and simple-looking. Hagi ware pottery for example have shapes that are not quite symmetrical, and colours or textures that appear to emphasize an unrefined or simple style. Other examples of wabi-sabi include Honkyoku (traditional shakuhachi music of wandering Zen monks), Ikebana (the art of flower arrangement), Japanese gardens, Zen and bonsai (tray) gardens and Japanese poetry. (Wikipedia, Utne Reader)
3. Women and the Arts: In 1976, at the peak of her career, Georgia O'Keeffe refused to lend her work to a pivotal exhibition in Los Angeles, Women Artists: 1550 to 1950. It was one of a wave of all-female shows that decade — some 150 — to spotlight artists largely ignored by major museums and galleries. But O'Keeffe, the most famous female artist of her day, saw herself in a different category — "one of the best painters," period.
The feminist art historian Linda Nochlin borrowed an O'Keeffe painting elsewhere and put her in the show anyway. Yet despite these exhibitions, neither O'Keeffe nor any other woman would break into Janson's History of Art, the leading textbook, until 1987, and equality remained elusive. (New York Times)
4. The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh was painted in June 1889, one year before his death. It depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence where he voluntarily admitted himself after the self-mutilation of his ear. The painting is a combination of van Gogh's direct observations as well as his imagination, memories, and emotions. The steeple of the church, for example, resembles those common in his native Holland, rather than those in France. The whirling forms in the sky, on the other hand, match published astronomical observations of clouds of dust and gas known as nebulae. (Moma, Wikipedia)
5. Fluxus – Founded in 1960 by Lithuanian/American artist George Maciunas, Fluxus was a small international network of artists and composers who challenged accepted ideas about what art is. Rooted in experimental music, it was named after a magazine which featured the work of musicians and artists centred around avant-garde composer John Cage.
Almost every avant-garde artist of the time took part in Fluxus, including Joseph Beuys, Dick Higgins, Alice Hutchins, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Ben Vautier, Robert Watts, Benjamin Patterson and Emmett Williams.
Fluxus had no single unifying style. Its artists used a range of media and processes adopting a 'do-it-yourself' attitude to creative activity, often staging random performances and using whatever materials were at hand to make art. Seeing themselves as an alternative to academic art and music, Fluxus was a democratic form of creativity open to anyone. Collaborations were encouraged between artists and across art forms, and also with the audience or spectator. It valued simplicity and anti-commercialism, with chance and humour playing a big part in the creation of works. The fluxus network still continues today. (Tate)


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In applications such as audio denoising, music transcription, music remixing, and audio-based forensics, it is desirable to decompose a single-channel recording into its respective sources. To perform such tasks, we present ISSE - an interactive source separation editor (pronounced "ice") to perform source separation by painting on time-frequency visualizations of sound. For a better idea of what you can do with ISSE, please see our website at http://isse.sourceforge.net.
- Changes to previous version:
Stereo processing, bug fixes, UI updates.
- BibTeX Entry: Download
- Corresponding Paper BibTeX Entry: Download
- Supported Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, Os X
- Data Formats: Wav, Isse
- Tags: Matrix Factorization, Audio, Interactive Machine Learning, Latent Variable Model, Mixture Model, Sound, Source Separation
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There's no need to buy a new house or take on an extensive remodel to get the curb appeal you want. There are many ways to approach your exterior to give it a serious update without a serious overhaul. These are my 10 favorite tips for you to boost your house's first impression.
1. Stairs. If you update the stairs leading up to your front door, it's amazing how much of a statement you can make. To beef up the entrance without building a whole new porch, consider a tiered stair design like this one in Boston to give your entrance more presence.
2. Railings. A new railing at the front of your house can really transform its look. Choose a style that reflects your taste. It doesn't necessarily have to match the style of your house, as eclectic-style homes are the norm these days. Besides, none of us is truly 100 percent one type of style.
3. Overhangs. By adding a stylish overhang above your front door, not only are you adding something functional to shield you from the sun and rain, you are adding character to the front of your house. Get creative with your overhang and incorporate some architectural screens like this home in Denver.
4. Materials. Covering your house in a new veneer and siding can breathe fresh life into your exterior. You can layer on brick or stone veneer to bring substance to the front of your home. Also, consider the underside of your overhang — adding tongue and groove cedar can raise your front porch to a new level.
5. Pathways. You don't need to spend a fortune on all new landscaping. Start with an interesting walkway to your house and slowly work on the surrounding landscape to get it to where you want it to be.
6. Soft and hard landscaping. If you want to take on a bigger project, adding soft and hard landscaping is one of the most effective ways to transform the front of your home. It's best if you work with a landscape designer to come up with a cohesive plan for your walkway, stairs, plants and flowers. This takes some planning and it can be costly, but it's satisfying to witness the transformation.
7. Paint. A simple paint job for the front of your home can work wonders. There are a lot of computer programs that let you see the exterior of your house in various color combinations. Find the combo you love most and go for it. If you grow tired of it, you can always change it.
8. House numbers. Adding new house numbers is a simple way to make an instant impact on the exterior of your home. Besides just picking out new numbers, consider where they will work and look the best. It might be a different location than your current house numbers.
9. Front doors. If your budget lets you update just one thing at a time, you may want to start with your front door. Consider choosing something that lets light into the interior of your house. That serves dual purposes, by changing the feel of the outside of your home and altering the inside too.
10. Lighting. It's amazing how much lighting can transform a space, even on the outside. Consider wall sconces, overhead lighting and path lights for maximum impact.


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504 Boyz
Ain't no block too hot
Me and my niggas bout to open up shop
Hot boy nigga grab the glock
So me and my niggas we can sell our rocks
Ain't no block too hot
Me and my niggas bout to open up shop
Hot boy nigga grab the glock
So me and my niggas we can sell our rocks
[Master P:]
Every bag of that raw
We hustle in the park
From dusk to dawn nigga
From dawn to dark
Now if you tweakin, boy
You better be creepin
But if you beefin, nigga
You bout to be sleepin
Me and my dogs
We don't fuck with you cats
Go to the pen
Don't fuck with no rats
See this shit is real
I sleep with one eye open
See in the ghetto
Niggas gotta be pistol totin
A thousand fuckin' grams
That's what I'm workin' with
Come short on the D
You know what you twerkin' wit
It's murder
I represent the third ward
We tote mac 11's
If I die, write my name in the sky
My niggas bust yo' ass
Yall gon' know why (baby)
Roll roll roll ya dough
Up and down the street
On the first and fifteenth you don't have my money
Me and my boys we gon' bring that heat (ya heard me)
It's a problem
I ain't get my hands dirty wit ya
??? gon' come get ya
Chopper split ya
A young soldier
Plottin' to rule the world with riches
Ask P to use this Hummer so I can fuck some bitches
Run the block all week
Trying to dodge the cops
Niggas prayin' on my death before my album drops
My niggas wearin wires
Feds tappin' my phone
Send a check to IRS so they can leave me alone
Told my dog believe you we can rule the world
He didn't listen
He'd rather stuff his nose with furl
They found him dead in the project
Brains on the ground
When you a fiend
That's the way the game go down
I'm from the ? chopper too!
Come fuckin' around wit me ain't no tellin' what I'ma do!
Put my foot so far up yo' ass I'd probably lose my shoe!
That nigga chokin!
Motherfucker coughin' up blood
Well fuck the ?????
You don't want that drama to come to you!
Yo' mama to come do you!
Cuz HOT IRON will run ya through ya!
You and yo' dudes don't be around cuz you'll catch a contact
If you ain't got beef wit a nigga
Don't be 'round beef
You won't be on yo' back
Oh it ain't my fault
We'll dead these niggas
Can't move we infrared these niggas
We'll do these niggas
Black proof these niggas
Close casket these boys
Black suit these niggas
We'll blast these niggas
Walk past these niggas
And ride on these bustas
Just keep mashin these niggas
And after we do it
We'll toss the tec
And ghetto
Plus I know not else but to fuckin' floss the set
You ain't gotta ask who's hot
Who's on top
I gotta question to ask yall foreal
Tru or not
If I got two guns
I'm sure one gon' bust
If I got two niggas wildin' out
When I bust, one gon' duck
The one that's wildin' the most
That's the one I'ma bust
He still trippin' after that
I'ma give him two cuz he don't think one was enough
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Archive for September, 2010
The UFO Files by David Clarke
One thing I like about this book is the way he places the public concept of UFOs in the context of the time period involved, and then he shows how that concept changes and evolves as the time context changes. Other than that, it is yet another historical account of the modern UFO era, and I have read many. This one has a British slant to it and a number of new cases have been published, but it seems to me, to be just more of the same. For instance, there are the usual numerous accounts of jets being scrambled to chase some visual or radar will-o'-the wisp, but not much elucidation as to what they might be. Toward the end of the book he does touch on this to a small degree, but I believe it is possible to make some pretty good speculations on what many of them might be. Here is one that I think was missed entirely:
Radar and particle accelerators are siblings in time. Both were dependent on the prior invention of the klystron tube by the Varian brothers in the late 1930s. Radar, of course, found an almost immediate military application and it use became wide spread during WWII.Today there must be many thousands of people who are intimately familiar with this technology. The technology of particle accelerators, on the other hand, has remained rather esoteric. Other than its use in research facilities, its most common application is the inner workings of machines used for zapping cancer tumors. This is not to say that a military use hasn't been investigated, and there was some brief public mention of it as a "Star Wars" weapon during the Reagan administration. If a military application of this technology has been developed, it has been kept under pretty tight wraps. The best speculation that I have found is by one Tom Mahood. Here is a link. Maybe you are familiar with it. It's probably because I have some exposure to particle accelerators myself that I find his analysis so believable.
Mahood himself is an interesting study. The way I understand it, he was originally trained as a civil engineer and worked in the area of traffic control. Somewhere along the line he developed an interest in UFOs and, in particular, the goings on at Area 51. His investigations so intrigued him that he went back to school and obtained a masters degree in physics in order better understand what he was observing. He apparently worked as a physicist for a period of time specializing in research on gravity. Somewhere along the line he apparently lost interest in UFOs, and the last I read he was back working in his old field of traffic control. I tried to contact him once at the email address shown at the bottom of his essay but I received no reply.
Here is another speculation that I believe deserves more attention: Most people have a rudimentary concept of what a mirage is, but I think the phenomenon is larger than is generally realized. Mirages are usually divided into inferior and superior depending on whether the false horizon is below the natural horizon or above it. In addition, they are also active at night which I believe is not generally understood. For a mirage at night one may not see anything at all unless the scene observed has a source of light in it. Suppose, for example, there is a brightly lit interstate crossing which is surrounded by dark desert, and this is observed courtesy of a superior mirage at some distant location. Observers at the distant location would see a formation of lights in the sky at some elevation above the horizon. The lights may even appear to move if there is some undulation in the temperature inversion layer that caused the mirage in the first place. Maybe the famous Phoenix lights could be explained in this manner.
It seems to me that the two speculations above have the potential to explain many sightings — one way or the other.
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The opencv hfs module contains an efficient algorithm to segment an image. This module is implemented based on the paper Hierarchical Feature Selection for Efficient Image Segmentation, ECCV 2016. The original project was developed by Yun Liu(https://github.com/yun-liu/hfs).
This algorithm is executed in 3 stages:
In the first stage, the algorithm uses SLIC (simple linear iterative clustering) algorithm to obtain the superpixel of the input image.
In the second stage, the algorithm view each superpixel as a node in the graph. It will calculate a feature vector for each edge of the graph. It then calculates a weight for each edge based on the feature vector and trained SVM parameters. After obtaining weight for each edge, it will exploit EGB (Efficient Graph-based Image Segmentation) algorithm to merge some nodes in the graph thus obtaining a coarser segmentation After these operations, a post process will be executed to merge regions that are smaller then a specific number of pixels into their nearby region.
In the third stage, the algorithm exploits the similar mechanism to further merge the small regions obtained in the second stage into even coarser segmentation.
After these three stages, we can obtain the final segmentation of the image. For further details about the algorithm, please refer to the original paper: Hierarchical Feature Selection for Efficient Image Segmentation, ECCV 2016


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King Charles III is Great Britain's new monarch. This after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died yesterday at her Balmoral estate in Scotland. She was 96. Elizabeth was the longest-serving monarch in British history. She was on the throne for 70 years. Here she is a few years before she became queen in 1952.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II: I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.
MARTÍNEZ: She remained on the throne amid a period of profound change in Britain. Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, paid tribute to her last night.
PRIME MINISTER LIZ TRUSS: Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built. Our country has grown and flourished under her reign.
MARTÍNEZ: For more, we're joined by reporter Willem Marx in London. What's happening today and the rest of the week, as the country moves forward without Queen Elizabeth?
WILLEM MARX: Well, A, King Charles spent the night at Balmoral up in Scotland, where his mother passed away yesterday. He's returning to London, and we expect to hear from him publicly later today. We've heard some bells ringing out at churches across the country over the last hour or two. There'll be some gun salutes, some military tattoos, as it were. And then there's a 10-day mourning period across the entire country. With the royal family, that means no public engagements beyond those related to the queen's death and the new king's proclamation. And publicly, the palaces belonging to the royal family will also be closed. Really, a very powerful moment of private mourning for them.
MARTÍNEZ: I know the British public opinion about the monarchy is always up and down, it seems, but not about the queen. How's her death being received right now?
MARX: Well, you're right there. Public opinion about the institution of the monarchy has waxed and waned over the years, but to be clear, the popularity of the queen herself was, in poll after poll, for at least the last decade and a half, consistently high. And so as a consequence, the people I've been speaking to this morning here outside Buckingham Palace have been overwhelmingly upset by her death. Here's one mourner I spoke to called Cally Franklin.
And why have you come down here this morning?
CALLY FRANKLIN: You know, we all feel - we all say we want to share the moment with the rest of the nation. And, yeah, she was a great queen for all of us - to show our respect, basically.
MARX: Here's another man, Nick Draper. I asked him a similar question.
NICK DRAPER: Just thought it was worthwhile. It's a weird day for everyone, kind of been feeling emotional on the way here, but don't really know what to do with it, so I thought I'd come to walk past, see everybody and hope that sort of, I don't know, English spirit sort of lifts everyone a little bit, I guess. You're never going to get a queen like that again. Obviously, King Charles will - I mean, it even feels weird saying that. King Charles will be amazing, I'm sure, but it's just going to be a different ballgame entirely.
MARX: And, you know, A, there are very few people in Britain alive today who've outlived the queen. You know, she passed away at 96 yesterday. But there are also very few people who have lived at a time when she's not been their monarch, and so that constancy, that stability so many people I spoke to referred to has suddenly vanished.
MARTÍNEZ: And the queen - her eyes just saw a lot in her lifetime. She experienced World War II, the Cold War, the invention of the internet, massive social, technological and political change. How was she able to stay so relevant?
MARX: Well, in some ways, it was her ubiquity, day in, day out, for decades. She would attend events of cultural or social significance to the nation. She obviously retained a constitutional role in the country's politics as well. She'd be there at the state opening of Parliament each year. She had weekly meetings with prime ministers of the day. Remember; she met 15 of them, starting with Winston Churchill, ending with Liz Truss just this week. She often appeared on televisions at Christmastime, speaking about hope and kindness.
And of course, you may remember a couple of her more mischievous kind of appearances, either alongside an animated Paddington Bear, as recently as this summer - that went viral - or alongside Daniel Craig, the actor, in a "James Bond" scene as part of the London Olympics opening ceremonies, in which she seemed to parachute into the main stadium for those Olympics from a helicopter. Time and again, people who've worked with her, met her, have spoken about this sense of humor, A.
MARTÍNEZ: That's reporter Willem Marx in London. Willem, thank you very much.
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You've reached the home of great barbecue recipes. Below are some of my favorites - original and Revisited. New recipes are added all the time. So be sure to stay current and follow me on Facebook, Twitter or RSS. Below are all the step by step recipes - you may also find what you're looking for in the BBQ Dictionary (methods, acronyms, etc).
Jan 1 Lucky #13 RubJan 1 Stuffed Artichokes
For baby back ribs try the 2-1-1 ribs method. For the larger spare ribs you should try the 3-2-1 spare ribs method as shown in our BBQ Dictionary. You might also want to try spritzing your ribs.
Game Day Ribs Achiote Rubbed Pork Chops Bacon Explosion with Cheese Perfect Pulled Pork (Injected Pork) [NEW!] Easy Pulled Pork Luau Pulled Pork Stout Pork Loin
Looking for bacon? There are many Bacon Recipes listed below, but you should definitely start with the Bacon Explosion. Of course, you can always make your own homemade bacon too! Home-cured Cold Smoked Bacon [NEW!]
In the east pig IS bbq. Well in the west we like our steaks and we like our BBQ to follow suit. If you've never had brisket, I guarantee that you'll love it. I tend to serve brisket for larger groups and holidays spent with family.
For the start of summer this year we did a photo contest to kick off summer. It was a blast and there were a ton of great recipes and photos shared on Facebook. The Ultimate Stuffed Burger was my contribution and it was an absolute hit! The prizes from the contest were provided by Cholula and this burger definitely showcases that.
Here are a few of my favorite beef recipes: Sriracha (a.k.a., Rooster Sauce) Carne Asada [NEW!] Chianti Braised Short Ribs [NEW!] Homemade Beef Pastrami - Part I The Best Prime Rib Boneless Beef Short Ribs Barbecued Tri-Tip Marinated Beef Brisket Tried and True Texas Brisket The Ultimate Stuffed Burger Smoky Homemade Meatballs Steakhouse Steaks
We're talking about anything with wings: turkey, chicken, duck, buffalos... Ok, ok. Buffalo's don't fly, but you've got to admit that there is nothing finer than a tasty, lip-tingling buffalo wing. Stay tuned for my wing recipe well-known across 2 states.
If you're wanting to learn how to keep your chicken from drying out then you should look into brining or even how the pro's like to prepare their competition barbecued chicken. You'll never look back!
Smoked Thanksgiving Turkey Cornish Game Hens [NEW!] Stuffed Chicken Saltimbocca "Jumps in the Mouth"
Seafood off the grill or off the plank is always one of my favorites. If you can get fresh seafood then be sure to try these.
Original Cedar Planked Salmon
Lamb can be a very tender meat if cooked with a watchful eye. It isn't hard and it will net wonderful results. Try the Savory Rosemary Rack of Lamb if you're in the mood to wow some guests or just try something different from the usual baby back ribs.
Rib Rubs: Rusty's Famous Memphis Pork Rub (Game Day Ribs, Pork) Lucky #13 Spicy Rib Rub (Ribs)
Beef Rubs: Bullsy Beef Rub (Brisket, Beef Ribs) Santa Maria Tri-Tip Rub (Tri-tip/Steaks)
Chicken Rubs: Bye Bye Birdie Rub (Chicken, Cornish Game Hens, Scrambled Eggs)
Sauces: Molé BBQ Sauce (Chicken) Cranberry Barbecue Sauce (Thanksgiving Smoked Turkey) Plum Crazy Habanero Barbecue Sauce (Moinks, hot wings, dipping sauce) Pico de Gallo
To tender the patients of your guests there's nothing like pulling a few appetizers off the smoker while you're ribs still finishing. Hint: it eases the pain of telling them only 15 more minutes!
Favorite Appetizer Recipes Submitted by Readers Bacon-wrapped Sausages Bacon Explosion with Cheese Burnt End Stuffed Mushrooms MOINK Balls (Bacon-wrapped Meatballs) Stuffed and Smoked Artichokes [NEW!!]
Nothing finishes off a great barbecue feast better than a great dessert. Show off your grill-master skills with recipes like the As American as Grilled Apple Pie or Apple Crisp recipe. Okay, okay. It's not a BBQ recipe, but it's my favorite cheesecake recipe - Pumpkin Cheesecake.


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The blog is dedicated to helping provide tools to those in the fight to lead change. Specifically its about helping to move our organizations to do so. At the moment there's a confluence of social forces and technical tools that successful leaders of change will need to master to ensure success.
The change we are trying to lead can be any number of things from trying to influence the outcomes of local politics, creating awareness about a national cause or trying to get people to change from one behavior to another. In my particular case, it's about trying to get people to drive less and instead take public transportation, bike, walk and share the ride more (see companion blogs The TDM Professional and CommuterPageBlog). And we are very successful.
Those of us leading or participating in a group trying to affect change, whether small or large, non-profit, government or some other kind of organization, aren't working in a vacuum. The economy, social and demographic forces, and the motivations of today's right-brained creative class of workers presents a whole new way of organizing and doing business.
At the same time the tools for creating change have been turned upside down in the last decade. No, really the last few years. Traditional media is dying. We can't just advertise and direct mail our way to success. Web 2.0/Social media is here. Our ideas need to be "sticky" and part of the "groundswell." Our products need to be "purple cows." We're leading "tribes." We must "flip the funnel."
The right combination of building and motivating our teams to use these new tools in pursuit of change is what we call Leading Change 2.0. I hope you'll join me in figuring this all out by contributing content and joining the discussion. And together we can share and learn more to help each of us affect the change we seek.
Chris Hamilton is the Commuter Services Transportation Bureau Chief for Arlington County, Virginia, where he has been building an organization since 1993 that is leading change (getting more people to take transit, bike and walk) and trying to use the latest organizational and marketing, Web 2.0, sales and customer service tools available.


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i'm thinking about that saying......change being the only thing you can count on not changing. i have certainly learned over the last many years that no matter how much we think we are in control, we never really are.
it's an illusion.
but what i can control is how much i love, how much i give, and the intentions by which i do those things. that can't be taken away from me.
so this is me. trying to be fluid. still struggling for words. but adapting to big change, not fighting it. yielding. healing. connecting to source. and being open to what awaits me, trusting that it will be exactly what is needed for the evolution of my soul.
and i'm finding peace in that.


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"Oh, evolution," writes Mara Grunbaum in her new, about-to-come-out book, WTF Evolution, "You were doing so well with the lynx. You made it a fierce and graceful hunter, you gave it a luxurious spotted coat, you gave it pretty yellow eyes and tufted ears — and then you made it sound like this ..."
What crazy evolutionary logic led to these vocalizations? The first lynx, the one facing the camera, sounds like a creaking door with squeaky hinges, the second one like an ambulance siren with a weak, failing battery. Close your eyes and you're in a zombie movie, with unearthly howls and strange, shared silences.
But, Why?
I looked up "lynx vocalizations" to find out why they sound like this. Apparently, explaining weird cat sounds is not yet a major scholarly pursuit. Mel and Fiona Sunquist, in their book Wild Cats of the World, say lynxes can "mew, spit, hiss and growl; they also yowl, chatter, wah-wah, gurgle, and purr." But the Sunquists don't say why. Another scholar, Gustav Peters, says lynx mating calls (Is that what we heard? Or was that just two lynxes yakking?) are "a series of intense mews." Intense, for sure. Mews? Those lynxes weren't mewing.
No, maybe it's as Mara supposes in her new book. Designers — be they all powerful, or natural selectors operating randomly — have their off days. How does Mara explain lynx vocalizations? This way: "Go home, evolution, you are drunk."
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FOMO Moments
Crypto markets are performing well once again and have broken through the previous high from the last rally indicating a return to bullish sentiment. Total market cap has exceeded the $350 billion level and buying pressure has been strong this morning in Asia. Bitcoin has led the charge trading upwards of $8,350 which marks a 2% gain on the day. Altcoins have all been lifted by this momentum and are mostly in the green at the time of writing. One leading the way in the top 25 at the moment is Ripple.
Coinmarketcap is reporting a 15% gain for XRP which puts it ahead of all other cryptocurrencies during the Asian trading session. Ripple's digital coin is currently trading at $0.84 which is a steady gain from the $0.72 level it was at this time yesterday. Over the week Ripple has climbed 38% from $0.61 this time last Friday. The monthly picture also shows a gain of around 25% as crypto markets start to recover from three months of selling pressure. Against BTC Ripple is up 14% at 10160 satoshis from 8900 sats this time yesterday. The weekly chart indicates an almost 30% gain from 7870 satoshis the same time last week.
Ripple has made more partnerships and agreements than all of the other cryptocurrencies combined yet this has not been reflected in price action over the past few months. It is becoming the company of choice for cross border payments and facilitating financial transfers. The company's xCurrent platform is now used by over a hundred financial institutions. It doesnt seem like any specific announcements have driven the current bullish breakout as XRP heads back towards the dollar.
The majority of trade this morning has occurred in South Korea on Bithumb and Upbit which have 40% between them in KRW. Japanese Bitbank is the third exchange heavily trading XRP at the moment. Total volume has increased almost 80% from $746 million to over $1.3 billion in the past 24 hours. Ripple's coin is a solid third in the market cap charts with $33 billion.
Total market capitalization has jumped over 5% in the past day and is currently at $365 billion. This is higher than the previous high from the last rally which is a very good sign for market recovery. Other altcoins showing double digit gains in Asia this morning are Bitcoin Cash, Verge and Nano.
More on Ripple can be found here: https://ripple.com/
FOMO Moments is a section that takes a daily look at the top 25 altcoins during the Asian trading session and analyses the best performing one, looking for trends and possible fundamentals.


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Over the past six years, Jason Mendelson and I have heard from over 100 professors who have used our Term Sheet Series of blog posts in college (undergraduate and graduate) programs on on entrepreneurship. Since the publication of Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist we've started hearing from professors who have used our book in their course.
Jason and Brad Bernthal have been teaching a class at CU Boulder Law School called VC 360. They've recently open sourced the syllabus and we've put up a page on AsktheVC for anyone teaching a course using Venture Deals.
If you are teaching a course using Venture Deals and want to be included, simply email me. If you are looking for ideas on a course about entrepreneurial finance, take a look. And, if you've got suggestions, please offer them (yes – we are working on a teaching guide.)


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UM::Autonomy competes with brand new boat design
The UM::Autonomy team brought their latest autonomous boat, called Flying Sloth, to participate in the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Foundation Roboboat competition.
The UM::Autonomy team brought their latest autonomous boat, called Flying Sloth, to participate in the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Foundation Roboboat competition. This year, they managed to simplify the code running the boat, changed their design to a more stable model, and added a dedicated business team to run their promotional material. Though the team didn't make it into the finals (the top five out of nine entrants), they placed second in the 20 minute design presentation session. In addition, they were presented with a $500 award for the best team introduction video and journal paper.
Flying Sloth, which is completely designed and programmed by the students, must be able to complete a wide range of challenges that are designed to expose students to the many difficulties of autonomous operation, including navigating an unmanned aquatic obstacle course.
In a departure from previous designs, Flying Sloth was built with a monohull instead of a catamaran design. This change provided a large internal volume, which was able to house all of the electronics. Additionally, the Artificial Inelligence (AI) team narrowed most of the boat's code down to just Python and C++. Reducing the types of code that run on the boat reduces complexity and avoids many unforeseeable bugs.
While difficulty with electronics at the time of competition meant a sixth place finish overall, the team was proud of the work that earned them the paper and video special prize.
"The effort put into our paper and video really showed through and I was not expecting them to be as praised as they were," says Elliot Mueller, the team's vice president for this season.
This year's team, while largely very young, has already gained a great foundation for future seasons, says team leadership.
"The leaps and bounds that the two freshman AI team members at competition made during these sessions were incredible," says Anthony Uytingco, the team's electrical lead. "Any apprehension for the future of the team went away as the pair of them figured out the system and shouted out ways to fix different things for the future during testing."


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Taylor Dean's newest book is now available!
Look for Taylor's great giveaway below!
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The song that inspired me while writing GIRL OF MINE:
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A interesting tidbit about GIRL OF MINE:
My dad always worried about the cost of the electricity bill. If he walked past my bedroom and noticed that my light had been left on, he would turn it off and holler,
"That's okay, Taylor, I got your light."
It became a bit of a joke in our household. My siblings and I loved to try and catch my dad leaving on a light, just so we could say,
"That's okay, Dad, I got your light."
Now that I'm an adult with my own family, the term takes on new meaning.
The message behind it has worked its way into my new novel, Girl of Mine.
My father brought me into this world, he cared for me, and he taught me well. He gave me my "light," my life.
He nourished my "light" and helped me become the person I am today.
So, Dad, thanks for getting my light.
I'll always be grateful.
Taylor Dean lives in Texas and is the mother of four grown children. Upon finding herself with an empty nest, she began to write the stories that were always wandering around in her head, quickly finding she had a passion for writing, specifically romance. Whether it's paranormal, contemporary, or suspense--you'll find all sub-genres of clean romance in her line-up.
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"My expectation is from him."
— Psalms 62:5
It is the believer's privilege to use this language. If he is looking
for aught from the world, it is a poor "expectation" indeed. But if he
looks to God for the supply of his wants, whether in temporal or
spiritual blessings, his "expectation" will not be a vain one.
Constantly he may draw from the bank of faith, and get his need
supplied out of the riches of God's lovingkindness. This I know, I had
rather have God for my banker than all the Rothschilds. My Lord never
fails to honour his promises; and when we bring them to his throne, he
never sends them back unanswered. Therefore I will wait only at his
door, for he ever opens it with the hand of munificent grace. At this
hour I will try him anew. But we have "expectations" beyond this life.
We shall die soon; and then our "expectation is from him." Do we not
expect that when we lie upon the bed of sickness he will send angels to
carry us to his bosom? We believe that when the pulse is faint, and the
heart heaves heavily, some angelic messenger shall stand and look with
loving eyes upon us, and whisper, "Sister spirit, come away!" As we
approach the heavenly gate, we expect to hear the welcome invitation,
"Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world." We are expecting harps of gold and
crowns of glory; we are hoping soon to be amongst the multitude of
shining ones before the throne; we are looking forward and longing for
the time when we shall be like our glorious Lord-for "We shall see him
as he is." Then if these be thine "expectations," O my soul, live for
God; live with the desire and resolve to glorify him from whom cometh
all thy supplies, and of whose grace in thy election, redemption, and
calling, it is that thou hast any "expectation" of coming glory.
On this day...
- 1 Kings 10 - 2024
- 1 Kings 9 - 2024
- Ephesians 1:3-6 - 2011
- The Gift of Jesus - 2011


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Butterfly Wing Scale Digital Image GalleryBlue Triangle ButterflyMan cannot always successfully reproduce what occurs in nature. The blue triangle butterfly reared in captivity is distinctly different from those existing in the wild. Unfortunately for the survival of the species, the smaller, less intensely colored captive-bred individuals are less desirable to collectors. Graphium sarpedon earns its common name from the characteristic turquoise patches in the middle of its forewings and hind wings. The patches form a triangle with the apex pointing toward the tip of the lepidopteran's abdomen. Blue triangle butterflies bred in captivity display greener wing triangles and often lack the brilliance of free, native specimens. The greater demand for turquoise specimens by butterfly collectors and artists places strains on wild populations in some parts of the blue triangle's native Indo-Australian range. There are occasionally naturally occurring problems in the lifecycle of the blue triangle butterfly species. Usually, female blue triangles lay their round eggs on new shoots of a suitable host plant, such as camphor, laurel, or cinnamon. Sometimes, however, they mistakenly leave eggs on inappropriate plants, such as avocado. The low activity level of the blue triangle butterfly larvae makes this occasional error in judgment especially hazardous. Relatively sluggish for caterpillars, the larvae generally feed on a single spray of leaves for their entire larval life and then pupate on the same plant. If they hatch from eggs on an unsuitable plant, they are not likely to seek a different one to feed upon and may starve. When disturbed, blue triangle caterpillars exhibit defensive behaviors. Rearing up on their legs, the caterpillars expose a pair of pale yellow or green fleshy horns, known as the osmeteria, from a pocket behind the head. Each osmeterium can extend, swell, and emit a chemical substance with the strong scent of camphor. The foul odor often repels potential predators, but if it does not, the osmeteria offer additional protection. If a predator continues to attack, it is likely to strike the swollen osmeteria in lieu of the vital caterpillar head, which is tucked down and away. Blue Triangle Butterfly Images in Brightfield IlluminationFur on Wing - This interesting brightfield image displays the fur that coats the wing of a blue triangle butterfly. The individual hairs look dark and spidery. Blue Triangle Butterfly Images in Reflected LightWing Vein and Scales - This photomicrograph displays a characteristic wing patch of a blue triangle butterfly divided by a wing vein. The greenish hue may indicate that this specimen was bred in captivity. Multi-Colored Wing Marking (Low Magnification) - This image displays hues of black, brown, and red in addition to the characteristic green or blue coloring expected of a blue triangle butterfly. Under low magnification, the scales appear only as shallow grooves on the surface of the wing. Multi-Colored Wing Marking (High Magnification) - In this increased magnification of the previous image, a more heavily grooved surface and an outline of overlapping wing scales is revealed. Crisscrossing veins are also identifiable. Contributing Authors Cynthia D. Kelly, Shannon H. Neaves, Laurence D. Zuckerman, and Michael W. Davidson - National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Dr., The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310. BACK TO THE BUTTERFLY WING SCALE IMAGE GALLERY BACK TO THE DIGITAL IMAGE GALLERIES Questions or comments? Send us an email.© 1995-2022 by Michael W. Davidson and The Florida State University. All Rights Reserved. No images, graphics, software, scripts, or applets may be reproduced or used in any manner without permission from the copyright holders. Use of this website means you agree to all of the Legal Terms and Conditions set forth by the owners.
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Blizzard has decided to halt development of Diablo III's planned Team Deathmatch mode.
Diablo III lead game director Jay Wilson explained the reasons behind the decisions. Simply put, after developing the mode and playtesting it, the team "found that it falls short of our expectations for a high-quality Blizzard experience."
According to Wilson, most playtesters were interested in the mode at the beginning but then got bored with it after a few play hours.
"Simply fighting each other with no other objectives or choices to make gets old relatively quickly. We've brought a lot of people in to try out Team Deathmatch and, while some found it entertaining, most of our testers didn't feel like it was something they'd want to do beyond a few hours. Without more varied objectives, or very lucrative rewards, few saw our current iteration as something they'd want spend a lot of time in," he blogged.
The design team also found it nearly impossible to achieve the perfect class balance required for Team Deathmatch gameplay.
"Diablo III was designed to be a PvE-first kind of game, where we never compromised on player abilities in the name of future PvP balance. We want to be able to carry over as many of the crazy runes, items, and skills as possible, with their crazy effects, and alter them as little as possible. In a casual PvP mode, something equivalent to a WoW Battleground, this would be fine, but Team Deathmatch felt very hardcore, and it put a laser focus on class balance in a way that we didn't think would be good for the game as a whole."
"Certainly, we've gotten a lot of benefits from the development of Team Deathmatch, especially in the areas of controls and combat model tuning," admitted Wilson. "But at this point we don't believe it's the experience we feel it needs to be in order to ship, so we will be shelving it for now and exploring other options," he added. "We are going back to the drawing board on a new replacement for Team Deathmatch, something that feels more appropriate for Diablo III. And as we stated previously, regardless of when we release it, it'll be a free addition to the game."


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By Richard Lardner | Associated Press
YANKEETOWN, Fla. — A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise about a mile off the coast of this little Gulf Coast town.
Pelicans divebomb nearby into the cool waters of Florida's Withlacoochee Bay and the open view westward holds the promise of dazzling sunsets.
It may have seemed like an ideal getaway for Florida businessman Patrick Parker Walsh. Instead, he's serving five and half years in federal prison for stealing nearly $8 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds that he used, in part, to buy Sweetheart Island.
While Walsh's private island ranks among the more unusual purchases by pandemic fraudsters, his crime was not unique. He is one of thousands of thieves who perpetrated the greatest grift in U.S. history. They potentially plundered more than $280 billion in federal COVID-19 aid; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent.
The loss represents close to 10% of the $4.3 trillion the U.S. government has disbursed to mitigate the economic devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
An AP review of hundreds of pandemic fraud cases presents a picture of thieves and scam artists who spent lavishly on houses, luxury watches and diamond jewelry, Lamborghinis and other expensive cars. The stolen aid also paid for long nights at strip clubs, gambling sprees in Las Vegas and bucket-list vacations.
Their crimes were relatively simple: The government's goal was to get cash into the hands of struggling people and businesses with minimal hassle, particularly during the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis. Safeguards to weed out the swindlers were dropped. As Walsh's case and thousands of others have shown, stealing the money was as easy as lying on an application.
The thieves came from all walks of life and all corners of the globe. There was a Tennessee rapper who bragged about the ease of stealing more than $700,000 in pandemic unemployment insurance on YouTube. A former pizzeria owner and host of a cryptocurrency-themed radio show bought an alpaca farm in Vermont with pilfered aid. And an ex-Nigerian government official who grabbed about half a million dollars in COVID-19 relief benefits was wearing a $10,000 watch and $35,000 gold chain when he was arrested.
Nearly 3,200 defendants have been charged with COVID-19 relief fraud, according to the U.S. Justice Department. About $1.4 billion in stolen pandemic aid has been seized.
Investigators won't catch every crook. The scale and scope of the fraud are too large. Pandemic cases often depend on digital evidence, which is perishable, and the financial trail can go cold over time, said Bob Westbrooks, former executive director of the federal Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
"The uncomfortable truth is the federal criminal justice system is simply not equipped to fully address the unprecedented volume of pandemic relief fraud cases, large and small, and involving thousands upon thousands of domestic and foreign actors," Westbrooks said.
Top Justice Department officials are undeterred by the enormity of the task. They've created special " strike forces " to hunt down COVID-19 aid thieves and vowed not to give up the chase.
"We'll stay at it for as long as it takes," U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in August.
Konstantinos Zarkadas, a New York doctor deeply in debt, joined the rogues' gallery of COVID-19 fraudsters by falsifying at least 11 separate applications for pandemic aid that netted him almost $3.8 million, according to prosecutors. He bought Rolex and Cartier wristwatches valued at $140,000 for himself and family members and made a hefty down payment on a yacht, according to court records.
Zarkadas used about $3 million to pay off part of an earlier civil judgment against him for breaching a real estate lease. His most brazen move was to send $80,000 of the looted cash back to the government to settle a federal lawsuit alleging he violated the Controlled Substances Act by dispensing more than 20,000 doses of a weight-loss drug without keeping accurate records, prosecutors said.
The state of New York revoked Zarkadas' medical license shortly after he was sentenced to more than four years in prison for swiping the pandemic aid.
The stolen funds financed the high-rolling lifestyle of Lee E. Price III, a Houston resident with prior felony convictions for forgery and robbery. He swindled nearly $1.7 million by submitting bogus aid applications on behalf of businesses that existed only on paper, according to court records.
Price wasted little time blowing $14,000 on a Rolex and more than $233,000 for a flashy white Lamborghini Urus, a luxury SUV that can go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds. He also spent thousands of dollars at the Casanova, a Houston stripclub. Price was sentenced to more than nine years in prison.
Vinath Oudomsine of Georgia also created a fake company that he claimed made $235,000 a year and had 10 employees. A few weeks after Oudomsine applied for the pandemic aid, the government rushed him $85,000 to keep his non-existent business afloat.
Oudomsine spent nearly $58,000 on a 1999 Charizard Pokémon card, which depicts a gold dragon-like creature, jaws wide open, poised to attack.
While not as valuable as rare baseball cards — a mint condition Mickey Mantle card sold for $12.6 million last year — Pokémon merchandise can command big money as collectors have driven up prices for collectibles issued by the popular franchise.
At Oudomsine's sentencing last year, U.S. District Judge Dudley H. Bowen called Oudomsine's theft "an $85,000 insult" to a country reeling from the pandemic.
"I feel foolish every time I say it: Pokémon card," Bowen said before sending Oudomsine to prison for three years.
Patrick Walsh's bid to save his aerial advertising businesses started out legitimately but quickly escalated into sizeable fraud.
Walsh operated a small fleet of cigar-shaped blimps that flew corporate logos over crowded venues. In June 2017, one of his blimps crashed and burned on live television at the men's U.S. Open golf tournament, one of the world's premier sporting events.
"I was teeing off and I looked up and saw it on fire, and I felt sick to my stomach," said professional golfer Jamie Lovemark, according to an Associated Press report. The pilot — the sole passenger — was badly injured but survived, according to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation.
In the wake of the crash, Walsh's clients began to bail, his attorneys wrote in court filings. To stay afloat, he obtained high-interest loans that also allowed him to expand his businesses. By 2019, his companies had sales of $16 million and had expanded into Latin America and Asian markets.
Then the pandemic hit. "COVID-19 did not slow down business, it killed it," Walsh's attorneys wrote. He panicked.
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"His crimes are egregious and the product of greed," prosecutors wrote in court papers. They cited the purchase of Sweetheart Island, undisclosed "luxury goods," oil fields in Texas and a downpayment on a home in tony Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Walsh's attorneys said in a court filing that he wasn't motivated by avarice, but desperation. Walsh was under enormous pressure to rescue his businesses and to support his large family, they wrote. He has 11 children.
U.S. District Judge Allen C. Winsor didn't buy the argument.
This was not "a single moment of weakness," Winsor said in sentencing Walsh in January to more than five years behind bars.
As part of his plea deal, Walsh agreed to return the $7.8 million he stole and to sell Sweetheart Island, which was among his first purchases with the stolen federal money, according to the court records.
Prosecutors said Walsh used $90,000 of those funds to help finance the $116,000 island purchase. Florida property records show that the island was sold for $200,000 at the end of June.
Walsh's attorneys said he didn't buy the island as a "tropical paradise for entertainment" but as a real estate opportunity. They did not explain how the businessman would have transformed the isolated isle into a profit center.
Withlacoochee Bay is scattered with similar small, uninhabited islands. The only hint that anyone had ever tried to develop Sweetheart Island were a few low, timeworn cinder block walls that extend into the water. There was still a "For Sale" sign posted on a weather-beaten and leafless tree that resembled a scarecrow warning people to stay away.


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Alliance Police Jail
The Alliance City Jail is a 12-hour holding facility (A local confinement facility used primarily to detain adults for a maximum of twelve hours) before they are transferred to the Stark County Jail pending their court appearance. The facility opened in February of 2003 and is accredited through the Bureau of Adult Detention.
The Alliance City Jail is staffed by one full-time (Jail Administrator) and two part-time employees, under the direct supervision of the Chief of Police.
The facility, consists of a booking area, one holding cell and ten multi-use cells. Of the ten multi-use cells, one is configured to be used for those with special needs and one as a "Drunk Tank". The jail has a maximum capacity of 28 people. It also holds juveniles in accordance with Ohio Department of Youth Services.
Because it is only a temporary holding facility, the jail does not provide bedding or clothing to prisoners. Meals are provided if the prisoners is held for an extended period of time during normal meal times. Visitors are not permitted in the jail.
Jail Administrator: Sgt. Christopher McCord - email