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My brother works at the local aquarium and as it was quiet this weekend he let us in for free. Lot's of fishy things in tanks to take photos of. The jelly fish took endless amounts of fiddling but I'm super pleased with the results.
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Updated Lunar Lander
I've released a minor update to my Lunar Lander clone. Version 0.6.3 0.6.4 fixes a build error when using recent versions of Boost that a couple of people have noticed. There's also a new Dutch translation: Download it here: lander-0.6.4.tar.gz UPDATE: apparently some configure script changes I made cause breakage on FreeBSD so I've released […]
Went for a wander on Sunday the weekend before last from Wallingford to Swyncombe Down and then to Henley. Really nice day for taking photos: today's theme is trees.
Colourful Sunrise
Really pretty sunrise a few mornings ago.
Here's some photos from my wanderings at the weekend. This week it's the charming village of Ewelme in Oxfordshire and an equally delightful nearby pig farm. Factoid of the day: the building in photo #19 is apparently the oldest state school in the country.
Went for a ride on the new Emirates Air Line cable car at the weekend with blodgett and another acquaintance. It's pretty awesome and heartily recommended. Unfortunately while we there it rained continuously so instead of photos of the amazing view here's a collection on the theme of rain droplets.
Boring Machine
There's a rather good program on the iplayer at the moment about infrastructure projects by that nice man Evan Davis off the radio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nd243/Built_in_Britain_Episode_1 It features the BORING MACHINES Ada and Phyllis (they're German apparently). Blodgett recently alerted me to this excellent website which plots daily the current location of BORING MACHINES!
Nice Sky
On a similar theme to the last post, the sky was quite pretty this evening just before it rained.
Last Day of Summer
Everyone knows Autumn has the best sunsets. Out and about near Henley yesterday evening. It's lighter than it appears: hard to get the sky and ground to both expose nicely; presumably need some HDR trickery.


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F.Y.J.C Admissions Third Merit List 2013
F.Y.J.C Admissions Third Merit List 2013
FYJC admissions 2013 Third & Final merit and college allocation list shall be available on Website on 5th July 2013 at 6:00 pm
Once a student is allotted a college as per stream selected, he has to pay fees Rs 50/- in stipulated period & secure admission.
Dates to secured admissions for Third merit list-: 6th & 8th July 2013 between 10:00 am & 3:00 pm
A Junior college cannot refuse admission to a student whose name has appeared in the merit list, provided the student approaches the Jr. College within the prescribed time limit. However, admission is subject to authenticity of original documents and payment of necessary fees. In case of any refusal, the student can approach the guidance Center of his/her area.
Respective colleges will conduct offline admissions process on merit if seats available after third & last online merit list
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Farley's and Hazel's Kitchen have become my usual San Francisco Sunday morning spot for a one-two punch of caffeine and breakfast burrito. Farley's is a coffee shop, and Hazel's is a tiny deli/takeout joint. They are located right next door to each other in in Potrero Hill. You can order food to-go from Hazel's and eat at Farley's or when the weather is nice, they have tables outside on the street. As a creature of habit, I always order the breakfast burrito with tofu at Hazel's, so I can't comment on the other food, but the other stuff looks good too. Everything is fresh and homemade. Farley's is an shabby-chic anti-Starbucks, with hip and friendly baristas and an awesome selection of magazines for sale (including my favorite, Monocle).
1315 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
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Social media is a natural business tool for financial advisors. But by many accounts, financial advisors and broker-dealers are still scared to death of it.
That was abundantly clear when I (Hardeep) spoke earlier this spring on a social media panel at a regulatory industry conference. Separately, Clara's company, Hearsay Social, often fields requests from financial services firms eager for guidance on how to use services like LinkedIn and Facebook without running afoul of industry regulations.
It doesn't have to be this way. Using social media smartly and compliantly is a natural progression for advisors who want to become more client-centric through increasingly personalized service. Across service-oriented industries today, brands are turning to new technologies to better target customers and offer them products and services when they need them.
For advisors, the advantages to social media are apparent. First, social media gives advisors an opportunity to better listen to their customers and deepen those relationships. An advisor connected to a client on Facebook, for instance, might see a posting about the birth of a new baby and take the opportunity (perhaps not right away—give a new Mom or Dad some breathing room!) to offer information about college savings plans. A new job announced on LinkedIn might mean it's time to suggest a chat about stock options or a shift in retirement goals. Advisors might also use social networks to discover that they share common, nonfinancial interests or hobbies with clients. Those connections could aid in forging closer relationships.
But social media is also an outlet for advisors to initiate important conversations and establish themselves as thought leaders in their space. This way, their connections know who to turn to when they need an expert. For example, an advisor who specializes in life insurance products should regularly post educational material about the different life insurance policies to consider.
Advisors need to understand that investors are no longer getting all their financial information straight from The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and CNBC—or from quarterly advisor check-ins.
A recent survey by Cogent Research of 4,000 investors with more than $100,000 in investable assets found that 34% of the investors used social media to search for financial advice. More to the point, the survey found that 70% of respondents started using a new advisor, or switched from an existing one, based on information from social media sites.
We understand a big catch here, of course: regulation. There are big penalties for firms and advisors that violate the rules governing issues like fiduciary duty, recommendations and record retention. But we have seen that many advisors are behaving too conservatively with social media—with some eschewing it altogether—because of vague and sometimes baseless fears about regulatory action. But that doesn't mean you should avoid social media entirely. If you do, your current and potential new clients may find someone else more social media savvy to work with instead.
Here are three main categories of regulatory concern, and our tips for staying compliant:
Regulatory Concern, and Tip, 1: Develop Ad Policy
Advisors and their firms must have firm policies in place to govern how they address social media and how they train people to use it. Who is allowed to post content? Can they post from home networks or mobile devices? What is appropriate to post, and what is not? In the end, a firm's social media policy should be an important part of the organization's overall operation and risk management policy.
Not only that, but the smartest firms address social media risk with the aid of technology. After establishing a policy and choosing its technology, the firm needs to educate employees so they understand how to best tap into the social networks, intelligently and compliantly. Blanket policies that prohibit advisors from posting just don't work: those who obey will miss out on business opportunities and those who want to use social media will find ways to do so, leading to even greater regulatory risk.
Regulatory Concern, and Tip, 2: Monitor and Educate
The key, of course, is educating and supervising advisors at your firm to make sure they are not posting inappropriate content upon which regulators would frown. Social content can be considered "advertising" for regulatory purposes and must be treated as such. One option is prohibiting the use of certain terms in social-media postings, like "guaranteed", or even "recommend" or "endorse" to make sure your group is not running afoul of Rule 206(4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act, which includes prohibitions regarding past recommendations of securities and customer testimonials.
Social media content needs to be monitored: any discussion of fund performance that mentions elements of a fund's return (e.g., one-, five- and 10-year performance); which promotes a fund's returns; or communication initiated by the issuer that discusses the investment merits of the fund, needs to be preapproved by a principal of the firm.
Regulatory Concern, and Tip, 3: Keep Good Records
Not only do firms need to monitor social media activity, they are required to keep records of all business communications on the social networks. Specifically, digital communication, including tweets, Facebook postings and Instagram photos are all governed by rules that require capturing and archiving of all registered advisor communication with the public.
For advisors, going social doesn't have to be stressful. Be mindful of industry rules, but take advantage of new technologies that can help you attract and retain clients.


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It doesn't take a market research maven to determine that with gas prices still hovering around the $4.00 mark, fuel economy remains of paramount importance among new-car buyers. But what if your vehicular preferences run more toward the fast and the furious — can a true sports car be both entertaining to drive and fuel efficient?
The answer, surprisingly, is yes.
While the sports car market is still populated with plenty of gas-guzzlers, there are a number of models — some of which are among the quickest rides on the road — that boast downright decent fuel economy.
Forbes.com slideshow: 10 fast and fuel-frugal sports cars
Take, for example, the 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S, which can leap to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds, yet is rated by the Environmental Protection Agency to achieve an estimated 20 mpg around town and 27 mpg on the open road. While that's not exactly Toyota Prius territory, it's far more respectable than such notorious fuel swillers as the Aston Martin V12 Vantage and Lamborghini Aventador, each of which gets a combustible 11/17-mpg city/highway.
And while it could be said that anyone who's able to afford a costly sports car could well absorb sky-high gasoline prices, consider the environmental effects of choosing a "greener" alternative. According to the EPA's figures, the aforementioned 911 Carrera S will burn an average 10.3 fewer barrels of oil and spew 4.6 fewer tons of greenhouse-gas emissions annually than will either the comparably performing Lambo or Aston Martin. Such emissions include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane, which are said to be major contributors to global warming. (For fuel economy and emissions ratings for all vehicles, check the EPA's website.)
We sorted through both the EPA's official fuel economy ratings and posted 0-60 mph times for all sport coupes/convertibles sold in the U.S. to compile a formidable list of ten models that can reach 60 mph in well under six seconds, yet achieve an estimated combined city/highway fuel economy of 22 mpg or better. These include fleet-footed models like the Porsche 911, Boxster and Cayman, the Lotus Evora, Nissan 370Z, Audi TT, Mercedes-Benz SLK, Hyundai Genesis Coupe, Infiniti G37 and an unexpectedly frugal version of the venerable Ford Mustang.
Forbes.com: 10 best new-car deals for May
While most of these cars offer the choice of either a standard stick shift or an automatic transmission, you'll note that many models achieve their quickest 0-60 mph times and top fuel economy ratings with the latter, particularly if it's a sophisticated dual-clutch automated manual gearbox. While such racecar-inspired transmissions can be operated by hand for a quasi-manual effect, in fully automatic mode they typically shift faster and more precisely than most humans could muster.
One caveat, however. The EPA's ratings are based on standardized tests conducted under strictly controlled conditions on a dynamometer, which is like a treadmill for cars. Out in the real world lead-footed motorists will likely never achieve any of these models' lofty estimates. The EPA cautions that "aggressive" driving (i.e. the manner for which sports cars are built) can reduce a vehicle's gas mileage by as much as 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent in the city. As they say, your mileage may vary.
Given that corporate average fuel economy regulations here and in Europe are scheduled to rise significantly in the coming years, expect sports-car builders to pay added attention to their models' mileage down the road. This will likely include expanded use of lighter-weight materials like aluminum and carbon fiber; all else being equal, decreasing a vehicle's mass by 10 percent enables about a three percent increase in fuel economy. Expect widespread use of technology like direct fuel injection and turbocharging to help make smaller engines perform like larger ones, as well as a so-called stop-start function that automatically de-powers an engine while the car is at idle to save fuel.
Forbes.com: 8 'killer new-car app' features for 2013
We'll also be seeing more hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric sports cars in subsequent model years. The recently discontinued Tesla Roadster proved that a battery-powered sports car could maintain top performance (0-60 mph in around four seconds) and use no gasoline at all. Porsche is currently testing a plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder "supercar" it plans to introduce in the fourth quarter of 2013. While it's expected to break the bank at a reported $845,000, Porsche says the 918 Spyder will boast the equivalent of over 770 horsepower and get around 78 mpg (three liters per 100 km).
Now that's really fast and frugal.
Forbes.com: The ultimate summer drives for car buffs
Forbes.com: Fastest cars under $50,000
Forbes.com: The most improved cars for 2012
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text: "Avengers: Age of Ultron" will bring the Marvel Universe's biggest heroes together again to face one of their biggest villains, with "Marvel's The Avengers" director Joss Whedon returning to write and direct the sequel."Marvel's The Avengers" was released in 2012 and went on to earn $1.5 billion worldwide, making it the third-largest grossing movie of all time. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" arrives in theaters May 1, 2015.


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Per this piece in the St. Petersburg Times, they want a third or fourth round pick for Chris Simms (picked in the third round originally), whom they clearly don't want. And yet all they're willing to offer for Brett Favre is a late-round pick? Sheesh. (HT, Profootballtalk.com)
Are the Bucs on Crack?
2 Responses to "Are the Bucs on Crack?"
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Clearly, the answer is yes.
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Murphy to Miss. I'm affraid my early rantings are about to come true. Murphy is there to tell him to stay home or be trded to a team other than the Vikings. The Favre goal is as always – Cook wants his share of the $12 million and Favre wants to stick it to Thompson.
Now that moron Goodell just said he wants this resolved quickly. Jim Rome feels that means 24 hours. We soon will be watching the most expensive ballboy in history.


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Healthy Wheat Bread
"I developed this recipe to suit my husband's diet," says Betty Howell of Wichita, Kansas. "This tasty bread has a slightly sweet flavor."
Total TimePrep: 25 min. + rising Bake: 35 min.
Makes2 loaves (32 slices)
- 3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup Daisy 1% cottage cheese
- 4 egg whites
- 1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of all-purpose flour, salt and yeast. In a saucepan, heat water, honey and oil to 120°-130°; stir in cottage cheese. Add to flour mixture with egg whites; blend at low speed until moistened. Beat for 3 minutes on medium. Add whole wheat flour, wheat germ, oats and enough of the remaining all-purpose flour to form a soft dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Punch dough down. Shape into two loaves. Place in two 8x4-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown; cover with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.


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Vintage Playlist: Warped Tour 1995
Warped Tour is arguably the most popular, well-attended pop-punk/hardcore music festival in the United States' summer. But Warped Tour wasn't always this way. Back in its birth year of 1995, the Warped Tour line-up featured only 20 bands and about 9 pro-skateboarders and BMX-ers, all of whom made the show poster. The poster also showed a monster truck. Overall, the 20 bands that were featured on the first Warped Tour heavily favored California punk and New York hardcore bands- a minute away from the type of diversity seen on the show…Read More


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Adherence to Survivorship Care Guidelines in Health Care Providers for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Colorectal Cancer Survivor Care
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01726296
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 14, 2012
Last Update Posted : April 6, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Colon Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum Signet Ring Adenocarcinoma of the Colon Signet Ring Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Stage I Colon Cancer Stage I Rectal Cancer Stage IA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIA Colon Cancer Stage IIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIA Rectal Cancer Stage IIB Colon Cancer Stage IIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIB Rectal Cancer Stage IIC Colon Cancer Stage IIC Rectal Cancer Stage IIIA Colon Cancer Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIIA Rectal Cancer Stage IIIB Colon Cancer Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer Stage IIIC Colon Cancer Stage IIIC Rectal Cancer
|Other: educational intervention Other: medical chart review
|Not Applicable
I. To evaluate adherence of oncology health care providers to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for cancer survivorship care in colorectal cancer (CRC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cancers.
I. To develop and assess a targeted educational initiative to improve compliance with NCCN CRC and NSCLC survivorship guidelines for oncology health care providers in academic and community practice.
II. To evaluate the impact of this educational initiative on documented adherence and compliance with NCCN guidelines for NSCLC and CRC survivorship care by oncology health care providers.
Health care providers complete an educational intervention based on NCCN guidelines in CRC and NSCLC survivorship care comprising a power point presentation reviewing evidence and guidelines; a USB drive of the NCCN guidelines with paper copy of pages addressing survivorship care; an electronic and paper copy of a sample survivorship clinic template note with prompts for addressing survivorship care components; and an electronic paper copy sample survivorship care plan that can be adapted and distributed at each participating site.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|1440 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Health Services Research
|Official Title:
|Adherence to NCCN Survivorship Care Guidelines in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Colorectal Cancer Survivor Care
|Study Start Date :
|January 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2015
Experimental: Health services research (educational intervention)
Health care providers complete an educational intervention based on NCCN guidelines in CRC and NSCLC survivorship care comprising a power point presentation reviewing evidence and prompts for addressing survivorship care components; and an electronic paper copy sample survivorship care plan that can be adapted and distributed at each participating site.
Other: educational intervention
Complete an educational intervention based on NCCN guidelines and disease-specific issues related to survivorship care
Other Name: intervention, educational
Other: medical chart review
Complete patient medical chart audit
Other Name: chart review
- Percentage of eligible CRC and NSCLC survivors with medical record documentation of compliance with NCCN guidelines [ Time Frame: Up to 6 months ]A test of the binomial proportion will have 99% power with 1% type I error to make this distinction.
- Change in percentage of eligible survivors with documentation of compliance with NCCN survivorship guidelines after conducting the targeted educational initiative at participating sites [ Time Frame: Baseline and up to 6 months ]This two-sample test of binomial proportions will have 99% power with 1% type I error.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any health care provider (physician, advanced practice clinician) at a study site (Fox Chase Cancer Center [FCCC] and Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners [FCCCP]) who provides care for NSCLC and/or CRC survivors
- Cancer Registry cases include stage I-III colon cancer (adenocarcinoma histology), stage I-III rectal cancer (adenocarcinoma histology), stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer (squamous or adenocarcinoma histology)
- Patients must have completed all therapy for curative intent at least six months prior to chart audit
- Undergoing routine oncology care and surveillance at the chosen site (defined as receiving follow-up care with FCCC or FCCCP site health care providers and have an active medical chart)
- No evidence of metastatic disease
- Patients must have been seen for a visit for cancer surveillance between 2009 and 2013
- Health care providers at the participating site must be willing and able to participate in the educational initiative
- Charts eligible for audit after completion of the educational initiative will be for those CRC and NSCLC survivors presenting for follow-up after the initiative has been completed by site health care providers
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cancer Registry cases for diseases other than colon or rectal adenocarcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer (squamous or adenocarcinoma histology)
- Patients currently receiving active therapy for any cancer, including CRC or NSCLC
- Patients who do not undergo routine oncologic care at the chosen Partners site or Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Stage IV cancer or evidence of metastatic disease at any time point
- Patients who have not undergone a visit for cancer surveillance since 2009
- Fox Chase Cancer Partners sites who do not agree to chart audit procedures or providers are unable or unwilling to participate in the educational initiative
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01726296
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Fox Chase Cancer Center
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111
|Principal Investigator:
|Crystal Denlinger, MD
|Fox Chase Cancer Center
|Responsible Party:
|Fox Chase Cancer Center
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|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCI-2012-01717 ( Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP Registration Site )
|First Posted:
|November 14, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 6, 2017
|Last Verified:
|November 2016
Lung Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Rectal Neoplasms
Colonic Neoplasms
Adenocarcinoma of Lung
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous


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Maybe the little green men want deer corn
For decades, politicians and law enforcement officials have expressed concern that South Texas is under constant attack.
None of them, however, suspected the invaders would be spaceships.
Two weeks after a series of UFO sightings over the Eagle Ford Shale, more weird stuff is going on in the sky between San Antonio and the Rio Grande.
Three digital images taken Dec. 29 by an unattended wildlife camera on a deer lease near Nixon appear to show a series of anomalies in the sky and near the ground, says Fletcher Gray, deputy investigator with the Strike Team Area Research (STAR) unit of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON).
The privately run group released the photos this week.
Game cameras sit dormant and are only activated by a motion sensor, which means some form of wildlife — typically a deer — is in the camera's vicinity.
The first photo, time stamped 6:31 a.m., shows no deer in sight, but a triangle of lights can be seen in the night sky beyond the trees.
There's also a suspicious mist trail at ground level in the foreground of the photo.
In the second photo, taken at 6:47 a.m., a deer haunch appears in the lower left of the photo. The sky is black, but the mist trail still is there.
The last photo shows a deer in the center of the photo. The mist trail remains and a bright orb is seen in the sky near the location of the light triangle of the first photo.
In each image, Gray says, the mist trail appears to begin or end with a clump of the mist — which he describes as "a plasma ball" — in front of the camera.
"What makes this case so interesting," he says, "is the vapor trails in the photos. At this time, we have no idea what that ball of light may be.
"We do know that the photos have not been tampered with. MUFON has been receiving a lot of plasma-type UFOs over the past year. This is one of few that has been caught on camera here in Texas."
The person reporting the incident — whose name is kept private per MUFON rules — says the camera didn't shut off for 38 minutes.
Shutting off would be a sign of inactivity. That time span rules out aircraft, the camera's owner told MUFON, which would have come in and out of frame much quicker.
MUFON hasn't come to any conclusions.
"We're not saying it's a UFO," Gray said, "but we're definitely interested in it."
This comes on the heels of three reports out of La Salle County.
Roughnecks near Artesia Wells saw orange lights dancing and streaking across the night sky last fall and posted a jittery video of it to YouTube. A rancher in the vicinity reported seeing the same lights in the same part of the sky. Those reports aren't on MUFON's investigative radar.
Another report out of LaSalle County, however, has been debunked by continuing MUFON analysis. The group's conclusion is that lights seen near an oil well probably were from a lowboy trailer, which is a semi-trailer used to haul vehicles or large containers.
In that case, the July 5 a black-and-white photo appeared to show a disc with an array of lights hovering above the ground and about 70 feet from the camera. The well's owners, Gray said, had installed security cameras because of previous oil thefts.
That photo taken at the well site hadn't been altered either, Gray said, but a third analysis showed telltale white lines stretching from light to light.
In the opinion of MUFON experts, that indicated a trailer was moving quickly across the camera's field of vision. As the camera snapped a slow shutter-speed image, the trailer's safety lights were captured multiple times streaking across the photo.
In addition, MUFON hasn't been able to reach the original witness or to see the original photos.
"They haven't responded to emails, nor to phone calls," Gray said. "We don't know exactly what it is, but it's definitely not a flying saucer."
While the debunked photo went viral, it wasn't that big of deal in Cotulla, which, despite its booming energy economy, still is a small town at heart.
"None of our customers have mentioned it," said Brenda House, whose sons own LaSalle County Steakhouse. "Someone mentioned it to me the other night. It was salesman from New Braunfels."


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It's that time of year again folks! NFL is officially back as of Sunday, September 8.
The seasons first Sunday Night Football game started off with the debut of Carrie Underwood's new Sunday Night Football opening video.
Underwood instantly captures everyone's attention through her powerhouse vocals showcased at the very start of the video. The footage shows the country star walking across the rooftop of a building with big city lights in the background. Clips of various football players including Russell Wilson, Julio Jones, Baker Mayfield, and more were also briefly featured.
As the video goes on, Underwood eventually makes her was to a stage to rock out with the one and only, Joan Jett. Underwood belts out "Waiting All Day For Sunday Night" while clips from previous seasons are displayed. "Waiting All Day For Sunday Night" was originally adapted from Jett's "I Hate Myself For Loving You," debuting back in 2006.
"I have always been a huge fan of Joan's, and I'm thrilled that she's joining us for the Sunday Night Football open," Underwood previously shared. "What better way to pay homage to the original SNF opening song than by getting to play with her on primetime's biggest stage?"
This special Sunday Night Football Opener will air every Sunday before the scheduled game. For details on scheduled NFL games, go here or see below for the 2019 Sunday Night Football schedule.
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Thurs. Sept. 5 NFL Kickoff Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Sun. Sept. 8 Week 1 Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
Sun. Sept. 15 Week 2 Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons
Sun. Sept. 22 Week 3 Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns
Sun. Sept. 29 Week 4 Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
Sun. Oct. 6 Week 5 Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
Sun. Oct. 13 Week 6 Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers
Sun. Oct. 20 Week 7 Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
Sun. Oct. 27 Week 8 Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs
Sun. Nov. 3 Week 9 New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens
Sun. Nov. 10 Week 10 Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys
Sun. Nov. 17 Week 11 Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams
Sun. Nov. 24 Week 12 Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles
Sun. Dec. 1 Week 13 New England Patriots at Houston Texans
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Sun. Dec. 15 Week 15 Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers
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A 9-year-old Wisconsin boy died from a lightning strike, one of eight boaters who sought shelter on a Lake Superior beach, Minnesota authorities said Sunday.
Luke Voigt, 9, of Iron River, Wis., was one of eight family members and friends who were on a sailboat that took refuge about 5:30 p.m. Saturday from a rapidly approaching thunderstorm near the Duluth-Superior harbor, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Although they sailed to shore, lighting struck before they were all able to get off the boat, according to Northland News Center, the news site of Minnesota NBC affiliate KBJR.
Law enforcement and rescue agencies were called to the site on the end of Minnesota Point, near the Superior Entry to the Duluth-Superior harbor, about two miles from the nearest road to Duluth.
Luke was flown to a hospital in Duluth, where he was pronounced dead. Four others were taken to Duluth hospitals with what authorities described as severe but not life-threatening injuries.
The sheriff's office said the others aboard the boat included Paul Voigt, 46, Laurie Voigt, 45, and Daniel Voigt, 7, all from Iron River, Wis.; John Lintula, 52, and Vicky Lintula, 50, who are both from Wisconsin but their hometowns weren't listed; and Frank Voigt, 79, and Mary Voigt, 78, both of Pierz, Minn. The release did not say which survivors were seriously injured.
While authorities initially said Saturday that everyone had been injured, the sheriff's office later said the 7 year-old was on shore when the lightning struck and was not hurt.
Assistant Fire Chief Jarry Keppers told the Duluth News Tribune the 9-year-old boy was found face-down in the water by his brother, who turned him over. He said the other passengers on the 26-foot sailboat started CPR, which was continued by rescue workers who got a pulse back.
Because of the difficulty in getting to the site, Keppers said, about 25 minutes elapsed before the first firefighters arrived by boat.
"It's one of the more remote areas of the city," Keppers said.
Except for the 9-year-old, all were taken by boat to Sky Harbor Airport or the Duluth Coast Guard Station, both of which are on Minnesota Point, a sand spit also known as Park Point that juts about 7 miles into Lake Superior from downtown Duluth. From there, they were driven in ambulances to hospitals, Keppers said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
A 9-year-old Wisconsin boy, who was with family on Lake Superior, was killed by a lightning strike this weekend. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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KJo's 40th birthday bash a black and white affair
It was supposed to be Bollywood's party of the year, and that it truly seemed like it was! From Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu to Aamir Khan, Vidya Balan and Jaya Bachchan --Bollywood's who's who, dressed predomi
The theme for the night itself was black and white, revealed designer Manish Malhotra, who took charge of preparing the venue, styling the waiters' uniform as well as styling a list of celebrities who tip-toed to the party with elan.
Johar looked dapper in a jet black suit, white shirt teamed with a shimmery bow and a white rose in his left pocket. He added more glamour with shimmery black shoes.
His mother Hiroo was also in perfect sync for the occasion in a white salwar kameez spiked with silver bling. Joining her in a simple off-white salwar suit was the Bachchan's representative -- Jaya.
Johar's closest friend, superstar Shah Rukh Khan made a rare, early entry for the party. He looked handsome in a black suit with a shimmery bow a la the birthday boy, while his wife Gauri flaunted a sexy look in a dark saffron gown.
The other Khan in the party -- Aamir chose to be different in a Chinese-collared suit, and his better half Kiran Rao wore a pistachio-coloured outfit.
There were other couples too - Hrithik Roshan-Suzann Khan, Sanjay-Maanyata Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh-Genelia D'Souza, Anil-Tina Ambani,Goldie Behl-Sonali Bendre, Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Anupama Chopra and actors Boman Irani, and Ronit Roy came with their respective wives.
Vidya Balan entered with her beau Siddharth Roy Kapoor, and she stuck to her tradition of wearing a sari, but the duo dodged the shutterbugs smartly.
Actresses like Bipasha, Sonakshi Sinha, Kareena Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor sizzled in their respective outfits, and looked like they werein a great mood to party. Kareena was sans beau Saif Ali Khan, but looked delightful in a floral short dress.
Her former beau Shahid Kapoor wore a simple black suit, and charmed everyone with his boy-next-door look.
Johar's other good friend Kajol dropped in but without her husband Ajay Devgan. She was accompanied by her sister Tanisha Mukerji.
Their cousin Rani, another close friend of the "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" director, came dressed in a steel grey coloured dress.
Actress Preity Zinta came in with Hrithik and Suzanne. Her former boyfriend, businessman Ness Wadia followed alone 20 minutes later.
Filmmaker-actor Farhan Akhtar came in too, sporting a ponytail with a black suit, white shirt and black bow.
Yash Raj Films's latest muse Parineeti Chopra came in with Uday Chopra, while her star cousin Priyanka made it to the late comer list as she entered at 12.40 a.m.
Johar's childhood friend, filmmaker Ekta Kapoor,chose a glamourous avatar for the party and wore an off-shoulder green and blue-coloured gown, while Konkona Sen Sharma, Neha Dhupia and Mini Mathur opted the traditional look with a sari.
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Actor Randeep Hooda wore a steel grey suit, while sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sons Amaan and Ayaan showed up in simple blacksuits with white shirt and a classic black tie.
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A Sandwich a Day: The Pig Mac at Crop Bistro in Cleveland
A different sandwich profiled every single day.
In this great country of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
Usually when I first encounter a menu with as many appealing options as the one at Crop Bistro in Cleveland, it takes me a while to make a decision. But one glance at The Pic Mac ($12), a whimsical porcine take on America's most famous burger, and there was really no point of even considering any other options.
The Pig Mac comes with three different kinds of pork on a glistening, toasted, eggy challah bun that's, naturally, topped with sesame seeds. The top half of the sandwich includes two pig parts, pork loin and bacon, along with the requisite special sauce, pickles and lettuce.
The bottom half delivers braised pork, a melted mound of Monterey Jack cheese, and chopped onions that are definitely not of the rehydrated variety. Taken together, this sandwich was as much fun as I hoped it would be. And while none of the individual components stood out as particularly noteworthy, the whole thing is a very enjoyable bit of excess.
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Beef or chicken? How high-end airline meals are made
By Dean Irvine, CNN • Published 19th September 2013
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Long gone are the days of ice sculptures and crepe suzette served up as a matter of course in first class cabins on airliners.
But what is presented to premium passengers can still rival some top hotels or restaurants, and can often act as a good barometer for the health of an airline's fortunes.
"When times get tough, food is one of the costs airlines can cut without jeopardizing safety," says Andreas Weber, general manager of airline catering company, Gate Gourmet.
"It has changed back and forth (over time); airlines go through crises," he says. "(Today) more airlines are investing substantially in their first and business class products. Making people comfortable in big seats, everyone is doing that already, but what is left is the catering experience."
Responsible for getting 15,000 meals a day onto planes departing Hong Kong International Airport, Gate Gourmet is well versed in meeting the demands of both airlines and passengers. It is one of three catering companies operating at the airport.
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Erich Seifert, head of production at the facility that employs over 300 people, is often faced with demands for a particular meal for a first class customer at short notice.
"The customer is always right, we have to make it," he says, noting that special requests from airlines can come less than a couple of hours before a flight's departure.
Being able to react to last-minute requests for wagyu beef or whatever form the fancy of a passenger takes is down to a strict process -- from taking delivery of fresh ingredients in the morning to rolling out the meals on trolleys, all plated up on trays ready to be served on an evening flight.
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"We're not like a lab yet," says Seifert of the kitchens that look much like any large-scale catering facility. "We have lots of standards and procedures; we can trace every product, everything is recorded, what is cooked, when and how."
That is to ensure that should anything go amiss or the food is not satisfactory Seifert can tell where in the process it might have happened.
But if the whims of premium passengers must be indulged as one-offs, general safety and hygiene are constant with the 24-hour operation.
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"It's essential for us the food is safe, this is our first priority. The first thing our people learn is the rule to wash hands, change clothes, cover hair, no jewelry and recording of all items," says Seifert.
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With the roar of jet engines in the background, dedicated chefs in the Indian, Middle Eastern and Chinese sections of the kitchens oversee the production of different meals for 17 international airlines.
The "blast chillers" are one exceptional piece of kitchen kit not usually found in regular restaurant kitchens. They are used to quickly bring the temperature down from cooking temperature to around 4 degrees Celsius; the required temperature food must be when delivered to planes.
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"Usually the higher-end airlines send their own menus, or others will ask us to for the whole thing to develop it for them," says Siefert.
"Most of them will make proposals; our proposals will combine with theirs, and they give us roughly a vision of their food and they will come to our facility. It can be a very stressful day actually... you have to change this and you have to take all the weights and record it all down to make sure it is exactly like this."
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Those plating up the meals have pictorial guides, so when the food is served or the foil lid removed, passengers don't lose their appetite with sloppy presentation. "That's what the customer wants and that's what the customer insists," says Siefert.
For those who don't have the luxury of sitting at the front of the plane, the hardy perennials of airline food -- beef, chicken and fish -- will continue to be the mainstay of dining in the sky.
"Most of the flying public they are not adventurous ; you won't be finding braised rabbit or pigeon on an aircraft," says Weber. "But we work with a lot of international customers so there's a high expectation, especially as Hong Kong is a culinary hub. Even if you go for a dai pai dong, here the food is good."
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6/8/2011 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall
1. Don Fujii, Super Shisa{W} (10:50 Yoshitonic) Gamma, Rich Swann{L}
2. Naoki Tanizaki{W}, Tomahawk T.T (11:40 Implant) Susumu Yokosuka{L}, KAGETORA
3. Kenichiro Arai (8:51 Pinfall) Taku Iwasa
4. Cyber Kong, Ricochet{W} (14:41 Backslide Driver) Dragon Kid, PAC{L}
5. Ryo Saito, Genki Horiguchi (0:00 No Contest) Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk
6. CIMA, Naruki Doi, Yasushi Kanda, BxB Hulk, Akira Tozawa{W} (23:43 Package German Suplex Hold) Masaaki Mochizuki, Masato Yoshino, YAMATO, Shingo Takagi, Gamma{L}
The Mochizuki Army got their eagerly anticipated name at the beginning of the show. It is: Junction Three. Their keynote colour will be green. The name comes from the union being the joining (or junctioning!) of the 3 units its' members come from. WORLD-1, the Veteran Army, & KAMIKAZE.
BW intruded after the opener to torment Gamma. CIMA mocked him, and asked whether he was a full time comedy performer now. J3 ran off BW afterwards. YAMATO basically told Gamma to man up and stand up for himself.
BW attacked yet again after the second match. J3 made another save. This time, during the confusion, Takagi hit Hulk by mistake.....
Hulk & Takagi entered for their match. Their theme music abruptly ended, and Darkside Hulk appeared on the other side. It was Tanizaki, but the commotion had Takagi distracted long enough for Hulk to attack him! He struck with a chair & the First Flash, and Takagi bled. They continued the attack, until J3 saved.
After some arguing, Yoshino called out .... Dr. Muscle? He unmasked to reveal Gamma. He told YAMATO that he indeed was a man, and it was time to prove it. They hugged.
Not to be outdone, Hulk & Doi called out their final trump card. Akira Tozawa. Tozawa berated Takagi & YAMATO for their treatment of him. He also said Mochizuki as champion was "laughable".
After the impromptu 10 man ended, Tozawa once again mocked his former stablemates. YAMATO called him a small boy, and challenged him to a singles match. Takagi laughed off his "triumphant homecoming". He also challenged him. Hulk stopped him, and challenged Takagi.
CIMA liked both ideas, so he appealed for Tozawa vs. YAMATO & Hulk vs. Takagi next month in Korakuen. CIMA also said the shift change was complete, and the winds were blowing their way. BW left.
Mochizuki turned to Gamma, and expressed some hesitation about his membership. He reminded Gamma of all the crap he pulled back in the beginning of the year for the Dream Gate contendership. Gamma expressed his desire to compete with the "Jackson 3.....er....Junction Three". He promised to do his best, and closed with an Uuuuuu!
So, the shuffle is over. Here is where things stand:
Blood WARRIORS:
CIMA, Naruki Doi, BxB Hulk, Akira Tozawa, Yasushi Kanda, Ryo Saito, Genki Horiguchi, Cyber Kong, Ricochet, Kzy, Naoki Tanizaki, Tomahawk T.T
Masaaki Mochizuki, Masato Yoshino, YAMATO, Shingo Takagi, Susumu Yokosuka, PAC, Gamma, Dragon Kid, KAGETORA, Super Shisa
Don Fujii, Taku Iwasa, Kenichiro Arai, Super Shenlong, Kotoka, Shisa BOY, Eita Kobayashi, Takafumi Watanabe
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Recently on a training tour through the Windsor Public Library, a fellow volunteer recruit commented, with a bit of annoyed confusion, that the Bill Bryson books were in Non-Fiction. I suspect she was hoping to point out an error! She was amazed to realize that many of his books were about Travel and should be where they were. She had always found them so hugely entertaining, she had expected to find them in Fiction!
'At Home' is a short history of private life. If you are a history, etymology, or trivia junkie, this book is for you. Bryson found himself living in a large Victorian parsonage in England and decided to write a book about how people slowly got comfortable. He uses the rooms of a house as an outline to describe how everything from the flush toilet to household electricity came to be. Although I missed the laugh-out-loud humour of his travel books such as 'A Walk in the Woods', this is a light hearted approachable sort of history which Bryson is known for. And many of the tangents he goes off on leave you wondering "where did he ever learn about this stuff?" There is a vast impressive bibliography at the end of the book, so clearly he did his research.
The bathroom is an opportunity to talk about hygiene, the garden about lawn mowers, the kitchen about nutrition, the nursery about children, the bedroom about sex, etc. Did you know that US became more powerful than Canada because of the Erie Canal? Forks were invented with two tines and because they were so dangerous, they were improved to have only four. The most perilous part of the home is not the bathtub, the knives in the kitchen, or the fuse box, but the stairs! Some of his discoveries are surprising – the average kitchen cloth houses way more bacteria than the toilet seat!
Some of the chapters left me wondering why there would be say, a discussion of the Eiffel Tower in The Passage chapter, or a discussion of mice and mousetraps in The Study. But I can forgive Bryson for these tangents. His book is entertaining and educational. It's also totally unnecessary to read this book from cover to cover. By all means, keep it in The Bathroom or The Bedroom and read random chapters out of order.


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The London 48" Single Sink Vanity Cabinet with make-up table is constructed with solid wood and provides a contemporary design perfect for any bathroom remodel.
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Over the years, we've seen quite a few different styles of speaker presentations: those that share a particular experience or paradigm; those that ask provoking questions (some with potential solutions, some without); the presentation of finished research; those that offer a glimpse of new work, still in progress. Whilst each is valuable in their own right, there is something undeniably special about seeing new ideas put into practice without any certainty as to the outcome: these presentations offer us the opportunity to not only become a part of the speakers' journey, but also—once the work has been completed—as a later snapshot of the learning that has taken place.
This week's release, "Soil Biology" by Tim Wendelboe, falls into this latter category of presentations: Tim shares with us his journey to understand and apply Dr. Elaine Ingham's concepts of soil biology, biological farming, and thermal composting, to his farm project, Finca El Suelo in Colombia. Regardless of how these concepts positively or negatively impact Finca El Suelo's production in the coming years, it is inspiring to see a barista accepting responsibility in creating a plausible future for quality coffee: "I have a lot of crazy ideas that might or might not improve the coffee quality, but I am not willing to ask the farmers I buy from to risk their income and coffee in order to test and experiment for me" (Tim Wendelboe to Leif Haven, Eater.com).
Watch/listen here: http://www.tampertantrum.com/colab-pari ... wendelboe/
During his eight years with Stockfleth's in Oslo, Norway, Tim Wendelboe went from shop barista to manager, growing sales as well as the staff's coffee knowledge at one of Stockfleth's three shops, to their head of quality and training, running 6 stores together with his friend and colleague Alexander Scheen Jensen. It was during his time at Stockfleth's that Tim, in 2004, after placing second in the World Barista Championship in both 2001 and 2002, was crowned World Barista Champion. He is also the 2005 World Cup Tasters Champion.
In July 2007, Tim started his own espresso bar, training centre, and micro-roastery at Grünerløkka, in Oslo, called Tim Wendelboe, where he imports, roasts, and sells high quality coffee. The company aims to be among the best roasteries in the world. Although this is not measurable, Tim Wendelboe won the Nordic roaster competition in 2008, 2009 and in 2010. The company currently sells coffee to around 50 cafes and restaurants in Norway and also around the world.
In 2009, Tim wrote and published a book in Norwegian based on his direct trade experience; "Coffee with Tim Wendelboe", which gives the reader an introduction into how quality coffee is produced, roasted, and brewed, has since been translated into Korean, English, Mandarin and will be available in Japanese shortly.
Tim also published the book "Finca Tamana" in 2013 about his ongoing work and relationship with the coffee producer Elias Roa and his farm Finca Tamana.


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Remember the Mark Zuck classic Facemash? Well the story didn't go that well for him. Did you know yet that the inspiration behind it was Hot or Not? Many, borrowing the idea, came afterwards and made their mark. The whole idea of girl pics being compared is kinda too hot to resist. Isn't it?
Yet another startup Hotstagram plans to exploit the idea. Instagram, not so while ago an iOS darling and then dished out for Android users to play with it and finally Facebook joined in to spoil acquire the whole party. Yet Instagram remains the most preferred app that still makes(and shares) those dull snaps look brilliant. 2011 figures suggest the number of images shared on the network is 400 million. That's indeed a big number. The new startup plans to compare the people photos from Instagram based on how attractive(or HOT) they are. Users can choose to rate pictures of girls as well as guys. There's no signup needed to vote on pictures. Instagram users who wish to get their pictures voted by random people can share their Instagram pics with Hotstagram by adding a simple #hotstagram tag to them. Hotstagram also provides a link for current matchup to share it elsewhere.
The idea although sounds a little creepy but the 27-year old founder who goes by the name Captain Kirk claims there's nothing illegal. The whole picture sharing is compliant with the terms and conditions of Instagram. Facebook and Instagram is yet to issue any official statement to claim anything fishy about Hotstagram.
Seriously speaking the USP is intelligent. Tapping into a mammoth database of retro imagery and using a popular network to create content combined with the gender tickle will hardly be a failure. However the success banks on how the Instagram users are going to adopt it or rather how willing they are to get rated. Expectantly the response so far has been overwhelming and the unnamed developer claims their servers have crashed several times failing to handle the user overload. It's up and running now. So have you rated yet?


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Quick Mill is an established Italian appliance manufacturer whose roots date back to 1945. In 1999, they expanded their production to include high-quality home espresso machines. Quick Mill's machines have made a name for themselves among home espresso fans in the U.S. due to their beautiful stainless design and simple operation. While the aesthetics catch the user's eye at first, the first-class build quality and features of Quick Mill machines ensure customer satisfaction for the long haul. The majority of Quick Mill machines feature the famous E-61 grouphead, which helps ensure maximum temperature stability and allows a passive pre-infusion to soften the coffee and better ensure an evenly brewed espresso.
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DWTS12 – Louis Van Amstel: "Not only are you a teacher with your celebrity, you make her grow"
In a new interview with ABC 4 in Salt Lake City, Louis Van Amstel talks all about Dancing With The Stars from how he made it on the show (his slicked back hair in those earlier days are a crack up. I love it!), what the show was like in the very beginning in the first Season, and what it's like to teach the celebrities. It can be "painful". See why below or at the link. Super interview! I like why he says he will never leave Utah!


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I am one of the last generations that will be able to remember what it's like to not have technology in school.
We didn't text. We passed notes. Our really crappy handwriting scrawled across lined paper that was folded so small we were convinced the teacher couldn't see it as we threw or passed it back and forth. Rumors, quizzes, and small talk would whiz around the room until class was done. Then, the written conversation was over until tomorrow.
If we wanted to research something we did one of three things: asked someone else or begged our parents to tell us so we wouldn't have to do option number three—look it up in the dictionary or the library.


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Esther Kartiganer '59, a '60 Minutes' producer, dies at 74
The pioneering journalist remained engaged with Brandeis throughout her life
Pioneering journalist Esther Kartiganer '59, who rose from a job as a temporary assistant at CBS to become a senior producer with the television network's flagship "60 Minutes" news program at a time when few women held leadership positions in journalism, died of a heart attack on Aug. 1 in Aspen, Colo. She was 74.
Kartiganer, who had homes in Colorado and New York, was stricken while engaged in a favorite pastime: riding her bicycle to a ski lift that would transport her to a mountaintop, where she enjoyed reading the New York Times, according to CBS.
The winner of 13 Emmy Awards, Kartiganer served as senior editor and then senior producer at "60 Minutes," the highly rated television news magazine, during a career at CBS that spanned more than 40 years. At "60 Minutes," she worked on one of the first TV news stories on Shaken Baby Syndrome and also helped produce a piece on the dangers of sulfites that led to new regulations regarding their use.
"She was a highly respected colleague at '60 Minutes' and worked on many major news stories," said Brandeis Trustee Allen Alter '71, a senior producer at CBS News who landed his first job at the network in 1971 with assistance from Kartiganer. "In later years, she became the conscience of '60 Minutes' and ensured that what appeared on the air was journalistically sound and accurately reflected the reporting."
At Brandeis, Kartiganer was a founding member of the Women's and Gender Studies Program's national board and served as its co-chair for many years. Upon her retirement from CBS in 2005, the network made a generous gift in her honor to help fund a professorship in women's and gender studies.
"Esther was a kind of driving force behind anything she was passionate about, and she was absolutely passionate about Brandeis and the Women's and Gender Studies Program," said Sue Lanser, the program chair and a professor of English, women's and gender studies, and comparative literature. "She saw first-hand how difficult it was for women, and wanted to live out the Brandeis values of equality and justice. She saw the Women's and Gender Studies Program as a path to do it."
Over the years, Lanser grew accustomed to receiving phone calls from Kartiganer at unusual hours. "Esther thought about us all the time — what was good for students, what was good for women's and gender studies, what was good for Brandeis," she said. "She had been a scholarship student at Brandeis and felt a responsibility to give back to the university."
In 2007, Lanser and her colleagues on the Women's and Gender Studies Program faculty established the Kartiganer Prize for outstanding undergraduate work in the field of journalism and women's and gender studies. The prize is awarded annually to a Brandeis student.
Kartiganer's engagement with Brandeis extended beyond her affiliation with the Women's and Gender Studies Program. She served as a trustee from 1986 to 1991 and was on the Alumni Association Board of Directors during the 1980s. She was elected to the Board of Fellows in 1991.
Kartiganer generously supported the Women's and Gender Studies Program and also made gifts to the Alumni Annual Fund. In addition, she was a member of the Sachar Legacy Society, which honors and recognizes individuals who have included Brandeis in their estate plans.
"She was a phenomenal woman whom you couldn't help but admire," said Nancy Winship, P'10, P'12, senior vice president of institutional advancement. "Esther was a true journalism pioneer and someone who took great pride in breaking through the 'glass ceiling' as she advanced in her career."
As a Brandeis student, Kartiganer majored in politics, worked for The Justice student newspaper and played on the women's basketball team. She was a member of the 1955-56 team, which was the first in school history to finish a season with an undefeated record and was enshrined in the Joseph Linsey Brandeis Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003.
Born in Berlin, Kartiganer immigrated to the United States in 1939 and grew up in New York. After graduation, she worked for a political pollster, then joined CBS as a temporary office assistant during the presidential primary season of 1964, which had taken unexpected turns after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. After two weeks as an assistant, she ended up in charge of gathering precinct returns from Colorado for the news networks and wire services (her secretary in this effort was the mother of Madeleine Albright, who later became U.S. secretary of state).
At the time, there were no women either on news shows or in positions of power at CBS. "Central to my success," Kartiganer told an interviewer for a profile published in a Women's and Gender Studies Program newsletter in 2006, "is the fact that I didn't marry and have children. I was on the road almost constantly for the first year. The men — even one with two sets of twins under age 2 — thought nothing of traveling. But only single women had the flexibility to put work at the top of their priorities. During that year, I got to know almost everyone at CBS, and that's how the temporary job became permanent."
After the election, Kartiganer worked in documentary production for CBS News, gaining her first experiences as an editor on a film crew. In 1976, she was named a producer, and from 1979 to 1981 directed a daytime women's news show, "Up to the Minute." She joined "60 Minutes" in 1982.
After her retirement, she became a mediator in the New York City court system and was a member of the Institutional Review Board at Columbia University Medical Center.
"She always wanted to 'matter' — to make a real difference in people's lives," Lanser said. "She had a truly Brandeisian spirit."
She is survived by her brother, Joseph Kartiganer, and his wife, Audrey Kartiganer, of New York, and two nieces, Alison Beth Kartiganer of Seattle and Deborah Lynn Kartiganer of San Francisco. She also leaves Deborah's husband, Constantin Lorenzo Tanno; their son, Nicholas Lorenzo Tanno; and their daughter, Christina Wanda Tanno, all of San Francisco.
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The German company Schleich released a series of 13 Fraggle Rock PVC figures in 1983, consisting of the six main Fraggles, three Doozers, Sprocket, and three Gorgs which were a lot larger than the others.
The following figures were made:
- Gobo Fraggle, playing his guitar
- Red Fraggle, walking with her hands in the air
- Wembley Fraggle, holding one finger on his chin and his tail in a curl
- Boober Fraggle, holding his scarf in one hand and a walking stick in the other
- Mokey Fraggle, holding a flower in both hands
- Uncle Traveling Matt, looking in the distance holding one hand over his eyes
- Red helmet Doozer with drill
- Purple helmet Doozer with a moustache and a walkie talkie
- Orange helmet Doozer sitting on lunchbox having coffee
- Junior Gorg, walking
- Ma Gorg, walking and holding handkerchief
- Pa Gorg, pointing upwards
- Sprocket, walking
The sculpts were based on publicity photos and illustrations which can be found in one of the Fraggle Rock Annuals. The sculpts for the Fraggle Five would later be rereleased by Applause for a series of Applause Fraggle Rock Figures. Sprocket is the rarest figure, with Traveling Matt in second place.
The Schleich figures of Ma and Pa Gorg appeared on the show itself, surmounting the Gorgs' wedding anniversary cake in the episode "Ring Around the Rock."
An unknown company - possibly the company that would later be known as Comics Spain - produced a series of unofficial Fraggle Rock figures, based on the Schleich sculpts but without copyright marks. The series includes Red, walking and holding a boomerang; Boober, holding a walking cane; Mokey, with a nightcap on her head and a candle in her hands; and a group of Doozers. Despite the lack of detail, the figures clearly resemble their puppet counterparts and could even be recognized as "official merchandise" by the untrained eye.
A Spanish company produced two Doozer playsets to go with the figures.
Schleich also produced a series of Muppet PVC figures and Muppet Babies PVC figures.


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Roberts Commission - Protection of Historical Monuments
Records: 210,729 · Complete: 100%
The following background information is taken directly from the descriptive pamphlet published by NARA for this title, M1944.*
The American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, also known as the Roberts Commission, was established by Presidential approval on August 20, 1943. It operated until June 30, 1946. Commission members worked with the U.S. military, museum officials, art historians, and international commissions to protect European art, monuments, institutions, and records of cultural value from war-related damage or theft. In addition, the Commission aided in the restitution of public and private property appropriated by the Nazis and their collaborators.
The idea of establishing the Roberts Commission grew out of discussions among American educators and museum officials about the potentially dangerous impact of the European war on historic works of art and artifacts. In the fall of 1942, the American Defense–Harvard Group, established by a group of Harvard University faculty two years earlier, began working with the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to devise plans for protecting cultural property in European areas that would soon be occupied by Allied military forces. Representatives of these groups plus officials of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art approached Supreme Court Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone, who was also a National Gallery of Art board member, with a proposal for a Federal commission that would protect and restitute Nazi-looted art.
After discussing the matter with Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Chief Justice Stone wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in December 1942 to solicit his support. In April 1943, the President responded to Justice Stone that he had discussed the proposal with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as the commission would need to work closely with the U.S. military. By June, specialist officers at the School of Military Government in Charlottesville, VA, were being trained to locate and protect works of artistic and historic significance in war zones.
On June 23, 1943, President Roosevelt approved the creation of a Federal commission to assist the U.S. Army in protecting cultural property in Allied-occupied areas and to formulate restitution principles and procedures. Two months later, the State Department announced the official establishment of the Commission, under the chairmanship of Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts. A budget of $25,000 was allocated from the President's emergency fund to cover clerical and travel expenses during the first year of the Roberts Commission's existence. Thereafter, Congress made appropriations to the Commission as an independent executive agency. To facilitate contact with the Departments of War and State, the Commission's headquarters was located in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. A Roberts Commission office was established in the American Embassy in London from April 1944 to October 1945. All members were appointed for three-year terms and served without compensation.
At its first meeting in August 1943, the Roberts Commission established seven committees. Over the next two years, the committees met frequently, and the Commission's administrative staff spent much of their time consulting with committee chairmen by telephone, telegraph, or letter. Although the work of the Commission was highly centralized (only a few folders among its records are identified as the work of the committees), the committees often held meetings in response to urgent questions presented to the Commission by other Federal offices.
- The Committee on Definition of Works of Cultural Value and Property defined the goals of the Commission.
- The Committee on Administration made recommendations regarding the Commission's organization.
- The Committee on Books, Manuscripts, and Other Printed and Written Material of Cultural Value determined the types of textual materials the Commission would attempt to protect and salvage.
- The Committee on Collection of Maps, Information, and Description of Art Objects worked closely with two groups that had been instrumental to the Commission's establishment, the ACLS's Committee on the Protection of Cultural Treasures in War Areas and the American Defense–Harvard Group. During the several months preceding the Commission's establishment, the Harvard Group had worked with a wide circle of scholars to compile lists of monuments needing protection. In July 1943, the ACLS Committee used these lists and additional information to create maps that identified cultural treasures Allied armies were likely to encounter. The Roberts Commission channeled the lists and maps to the War Department throughout the war.
- The Committee on Personnel submitted to the War Department names of armed forces personnel qualified to serve in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) Section of the Civil Affairs Division (CAD). The Commission was instrumental in the establishment of the MFAA (described below) during the fall and winter of 1943. After the war, this committee identified civilians to oversee the restitution of identifiable objects to their countries of origin and to develop plans for restoring monuments and reactivating art institutions and libraries.
- The Committee on Art Instruction in Military Government Schools conferred with the Provost Marshal General's office and, when requested, supplied the names of volunteers to instruct Army personnel on the protection and restitution of art objects and artifacts.
- The Committee on Axis-Appropriated Property compiled a record of enemy art looting. Through this committee, the Commission worked closely with the Treasury Department to prevent looted art from being imported into the United States. For example, the Commission reviewed applications sent to the Customs Bureau for the importation of cultural material. The Committee on Axis-Appropriated Property also oversaw the Commission's receipt of individual claims for looted art objects prior to the State Department's establishment, within the Foreign Service Administration, of the Special War Problems Division in the summer of 1945. (The Commission transferred all private claims to this division but retained records of such correspondence in its files.)
These committees are explained in the NARA descriptive pamphlet which can be downloaded here.
Kurt von Behr, Nazi looter
"Kurt von Behr, the autocratic chief of the Einsatzstab Paris office, universally regarded today as the person most responsible for the organized looting of France, gave dramatic evidence of awareness of his own guilt by committing suicide at Schloss Bans at the instant of its investiture by the American forces. When the proud Baron was found, he was seated next to his wife, an aristocratic Englishwoman, in the library of a family estate. A few minutes before, the Baron and his lady had toasted each other in poisoned champagne, delicately writing finis to an extraordinary career."
Excerpt from "Loot for the Master Race," The Atlantic Monthly; September 1946; Volume 178, No. 9. More can be read here.
These images are digitized from 187 rolls of microfilm that make up NARA publication M1944, Records of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas (The Roberts Commission), 1943–1946. They comprise most of Record Group (RG) 239. The table of contents for each roll of microfilm is provided on pages 12-26 of the descriptive pamphlet.
*Some of the information on this description page is taken directly from the NARA descriptive pamphlet for M1944, published in 2007. A PDF version may be viewed or downloaded here.


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The Mobile World Congress is the mobile industrys must attend event with more than 49,000 visitors in 2010. An integral part of Congress, the conference agenda will feature speakers representing the leaders of the worlds most innovative companies, both from within the industry and from the growing number of adjacent market sectors joining the ever-expanding mobile ecosystem.
In 2011, the conference agenda will showcase dynamic speakers from a broad range of companies, and will feature in-depth sessions covering the industrys key growth areas.
Jim Balsillie, RIMs CO-CEO is one of the confirmed keynote speakers for the Mobile World Congress slated for February 15 - 17, 2011 in Barcelona Spain.
New additions to the 2011 conference program will include:
- A new day-long App Planet Forum which will offer dedicated content for mobile application developers
- Mobile World Live keynotes featuring visionary speakers to be streamed live around the world
- More than 22 focused breakout sessions, providing essential insights on current and future trends impacting the ever-changing mobile industry
One of the many planned highlighted sessions will include:
Regional Focus Session - Spotlight on The U.S.A.
The U.S. mobile market is renowned for its extreme competitiveness in pricing and as a test bed for hot new devices. Despite an approaching penetration rate of 100%, recent analysis reveals that the fourth quarter of 2009 saw 5.9 million net new subscribers signed up for wireless services - the highest number of new adds made during a three-month period in three years. Despite the strain on networks, the battle for subscribers among carriers continues through a huge launch of new devices designed for a nation hooked on smart gadgets. But is the model sustainable in a world of declining voice revenues and increased data load?
In a country where mobile operators depend on mobile data services and smart pricing to drive the communication market, what opportunities exist for remaining companies feeling the squeeze from device exclusivity? Whats the impact of unlimited offerings other companies can offer in the prepaid segment?
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Other forums currently appearing on the agenda include:
App Planet Forum:
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- Making Apps Smarter
- Taking Apps to Mass Market
Mobile Advertising:
- How to Make In-App Advertising Work
- Integrating Mobile into a Broader Advertising Campaign
Mobile Money:
- The Next Wave of Mobile Financial Services
- Mobile Strategies for Financial Institutions
- Driving Customer Usage of Mobile Financial Services
- Payments on the Go The Latest Trends on Mobile Payments & Transfers
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- Bringing a New Dimension to Print
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