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Website: www.louisdoulas.info
Website: www.louisdoulas.info
Artist Profile: Bradley Pitts
Singluar Oscillations: Correspondences (email), 2008
First, could you talk about your two degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics? Specifically describing the moments when you decided to reroute the instrumentalities of your field, and pursue them instead in a highly singular, individualistic exploratory way?
I started MIT thinking I wanted to be a theoretical astrophysicist due to the philosophical implications of that field. I quickly realized though, that I needed more tactile engagement in my work in order to be satisfied. Aeronautics and Astronautics was a way for me to combine my interests in space and material. It mixed scientific concepts with material application, but wasn't able to satisfy my desire to contemplate and build meaning. Only in my architecture and visual arts studies did I find a space to combine concept/theory, material, and meaning into a "tactile philosophy". In these disciplines there was less discussion about rules and solutions, and more discussion about one's interpretation of context, intent, and the implications of one's process. This opened up the possibility of designing experience and meaning over objects and functionality.
Throughout my undergraduate studies I thought I would go on to get a Masters in Architecture and be an architect, but this changed when I was part of a team that conceived, designed, and built a group of micro satellites. At the end of the course we tested them aboard NASA's parabolic-flight aircraft, the "Vomit Comet", which produces 25-second periods of weightlessness and double-gravity. Instead of going to grad school in Architecture I got a Masters of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics where my research was on advanced spacesuit design, a perfect combination of my interests in space, architecture, and bodily experience.
If there were any major turning points, they were spread out over my time at MIT ...
Artist Profile: Lebohang Kganye
Lebohang Kganye & Onthatile Modise, Reshot, Grandmother and children, 2011
Could you tell me about visual culture in Africa and how that influences your work?
Africa has a long legacy of visual, oral, performative and narrative methodologies which continue to influence our ideologies, perceptions and communications. And the arts therefore play a major role in defining, retrieving and understanding our histories and future strategies as well as our identities. Art is a part of a thriving contemporary culture throughout the world and far from being a luxury it is a basic human need that needs expression and these forms of various expressions must be questioned and critiqued to understand how we view ourselves and others. Africa - despite its varied arts and artistic heritage - has become stereotyped (especially through the means of photography) and how I constantly aim in my works through my focus on personal narratives to contest such stereotypes. My work constantly hopes to broaden the scope that is defined as 'African photography' in that homogenising poverty-porn images of Africa are subverted through subtle, personal narratives of individuals and communities that I develop a relationship with. In the projects I do, I raise questions around identity and the constant renegotiating of who we are in relation to our location and the narratives we create in order to situate ourselves in space and history.
What does Reshot reveal about the photographic archive itself? How did the people of Makweteng respond to the 're-shoot' and what kind of relationships were forged?
Reshot (2011), is a collaborative project with fellow Market Photo Workshop student Onthatile Modise, which explores the notion of the photographic archive from the point of personal histories of people from Makweteng, Potchefstroom. For our photographic interpretation of these personal archives, we were introduced to the people of Ikageng who were ...
Artist Profile: Bunny Rogers
Sister Unn's, 2011
A lot of your work seems to explore the transitional moments of adolescence into adulthood through sexual introductions like Dotyk and Waiting for Anne, as well as through sentimental mementos like the embroidered letterman jackets of Sister Jackets and even the webpage Dad's Big Socks. With this type of memorialization, there's also this recurrent fascination with animals as self-identifying symbols: Bunny Rogers, Pones, A Very Young Rider, Lambslut, etc. I wonder where these animal identities intersect with this loss of naïve youth and what your relationship to them is within these transgressive adolescent shifts? Why concentrate on the prepubescent stage? What role do animals play within this shift?
I am interested in deconstructing the comfort felt regarding how we view the transition from girlhood to adulthood. I do not think I concentrate on the prepubescent stage, at least in the biological sense of the word. When my work is categorized with that term it sets up a discussion of a socially-familiar understanding of what [female] prepubescence means, the definition of which is confusing and contradictory. We build value systems based on that understanding. These terms are applied in an assessment of my work and me. Some of my works try to make these terms unstable, by questioning how we arrive at them. The challenge is how to broaden the grounds on which these concepts are positioned as is evident by the limitations of phrasing we have even when trying to interpret the works investigating these concerns. I see a lot of overlap in mass culture's sexualization and exploitation of children and animals.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RP19fnff_c [The Chipettes - Single Ladies [Put A Ring On It]
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Art from Outside the Googleplex: An Interview with Andrew Norman Wilson
The Inland Printer – 164, 2012
Through webinars, installations, power points, performances, audio meditations and videos, Andrew Norman Wilson's interventions into the brands and infrastructures of Silicon Valley and other worldwide tech corporations question the roles of labor, power and capital; instigations, integral to understanding the movement of information economies in the global marketplace as well as the power relations that emerge from within them.
ScanOps, titled after the internal department for Google's onsite book scanning contractors, is Wilson's latest series of works that reveal the software distortions and hands of ScanOps employees found in the photographic scanning site.
During June, ScanOps will be on view at both American Medium in New York City and Document in Chicago. A ScanOps subscription service and book will be published by Art Metropole later this year.
LD: Workers Leaving the Googleplex, responded to two versions of the film Workers Leaving the Factory: one by Harun Farocki and the other, the original by the Lumière brothers. The premise of your own video of course was to make a work that captured the shift in labor from the industrial proletariat into the informational proletariat. The yellow badge workers were presented in parallel to Lumières' workers and have become the focal point of another series of works, ScanOps. Could you first talk about the meta-hierarchies that existed at Google, specifically the perks, benefits, opportunities or lack thereof that existed between various color badges?
ANW: Using Workers Leaving the Googleplex as an illustration of these hierarchies, white, red, and green badge workers on the left side of the image are seen passing by, entering, and exiting a variety of buildings at the Googleplex. Some of them ride the Google loaner bikes, some of them enter a luxury limo shuttle headed towards San Francisco. Some of ...
Artist Profile: David Kraftsow
David Kraftsow's Vlog Artifacts, is featured this month on The Download.
Screenshot of At My Funeral, 2011
Much of your work involves recontextualizing a lot of YouTube and Twitter content. Through this rearranging and reorganizing you compose and assign new meaning to the often banal, unwittingly revealing always-growing archive of user-uploaded videos and status updates. User content here surpasses individual critique and instead is aesthetically reframed and sometimes even gamified under your curation. What does it mean for you to work with the uploads of others? What can you say about the role of the curator in this process?
I'm not really sure if "curation" is the right word to describe my YouTube projects. While I do, on occasion, go out and hand-pick specific content for display (like for my fun cat video blog or Violet Flame supercut), most of the rest of my YouTube work is either the result of an autonomous script, or a user-initiated generator.
For example, I have a cron (autonomously executing process) running for my At My Funeral project that specifies search criteria for YouTube videos with comments that contain the phrase "at my funeral". The script has generated a database of (to date) 21,000+ videos that people want to have played in their honor after they die.
Does this kind of algorithmic selection count as curation? The result can be really interesting and even kind of comedic. There is something hilarious to me about mechanically collecting every single "better than Bieber" YouTube comment ever written. But, beyond the initial specification of the program that does the collecting, it doesn't involve any of my creative/curatorial input at all. The content is selected and displayed automatically.
If curation can simply involve the design and execution of such an algorithm, then the ...


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- Christianity
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I was raised with the thought that everything
happens for a reason, I cannot say I believe in God.
As of right now, I am very religiously confused,
Christians believe that there is only one God, and
that god is THE God.
There are multiple religions that state some similar
things, but how do you know which religion is true?
That is where your faith comes in. My faith is
elsewhere. I believe we can control our own destinies.
Not some superior thing we believe in and hold our
trust to.
We had a discussion on the IRC server I visit about what happens when you die. I said, I believe when we die we are reborn into a human, but we lose all our past memories. Others said, nothing happens, it's the
end. In my opinion, I just can't fathom the idea of
These are just my opinions.


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San Francisco Giants announce plans for upcoming San Francisco Giants world championship trophy tour presented by Bank of America
The San Francisco Giants announced today that they will take their 2012 world champions trophy on public tour beginning in early January of 2013.
This will be the second public trophy tour held in the past three years and will feature both the 2012 and 2010 trophies. The focus of the San Francisco World Championship Trophy Tour presented by Bank of America is to share Major League Baseball's Commissioner's trophy, crafted by Tiffany & Co., with Giants fans in Junior Giants communities throughout northern California.
Junior Giants is the flagship program of the Giants Community Fund, which serves more than 20,000 boys and girls in 80 underserved communities throughout northern and central California and southern Oregon. It is a free and non-competitive baseball program that has served as a model for MLB youth initiatives. Using baseball as the hook, Junior Giants provides opportunities for children to demonstrate confidence and leadership, to link with adult mentors and to develop a strong understanding of the importance of literacy and healthy living.
"It was really important to our organization to create a trophy tour which allowed us to connect with our fans and the more than 20,000 kids who participate in our Junior Giants baseball program," said Larry Baer, Giants president and chief operating officer.
In partnership with their Junior Giants Leagues, the Giants will offer public viewing opportunities in the following cities throughout the months of January, February and March. Fans will have the chance to have their photo taken with the trophies and to support their local Junior Giants Baseball League.
The public tour will begin in Sacramento on Tuesday, January 8, with stops in Chico (benefitting both the Chico and Oroville Junior Giants Leagues), Los Molinos, Redding, Mt. Shasta, Richmond, Vallejo, Daly City, Redwood City, Antioch, Porterville, Fresno, Reedley/Sanger, San Francisco, Merced, Los Banos, Lompoc, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Salinas, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Modesto, Atwater, Willits, Lake County, Livermore, Live Oak/Santa Cruz, Stockton, San Jose (benefitting Santa Clara Junior Giants), East Palo Alto, Tracy, South San Francisco, San Bruno, San Mateo, San Rafael, Medford, Oregon and Reno, Nevada. The 2012 trophy will also make stops in New York City, returning to the team's roots, and Scottsdale, Arizona, the club's Spring Training home. (A complete listing of tour stops with corresponding dates is below.)
Fans can view the trophies in person at each stop during a specified, two-hour period on a first-come, first-served basis. The viewings are free to the public with a suggested donation of $2 per person to the Junior Giants League hosting the event. Bank of America will match contributions to the Junior Giants program, up to $10,000. Fans will have the opportunity to have a professional photo taken, by Giants Fan Photos, and can purchase those photos on-line and, in some cases, on site. The trophies will be transported in a 2013 Sequoia Limited courtesy of Toyota.
San Francisco World Championship Trophy Tour presented by Bank of America
Tour Schedule (Subject to Change)
Specific Locations and Times in be announced in January
For more information and tour updates: sfgiants.com/trophy; Follow @SFGiants; Tag your Tweets & Pix with #SFGTrophy
Tuesday, Jan. 8 Sacramento
Wednesday, Jan. 9 Chico/Oroville
Thursday, Jan. 10 Los Molinos
Friday, Jan. 11 Redding
Saturday, Jan. 12 Mt. Shasta
Monday, Jan. 14 Richmond
Wednesday, Jan. 16 Vallejo
Saturday, Jan. 19 New York City
Friday, Jan. 25 Daly City & Redwood City
Monday, Jan. 28 Antioch
Monday, Feb. 4 Porterville
Tuesday, Feb. 5 Fresno
Wednesday, Feb. 6 Reedley & Sanger
Saturday, Feb. 9 San Francisco (Giants/KNBR 680 Fan Fest)
Monday, Feb. 11 Merced
Tuesday, Feb. 12 Los Banos
Wednesday, Feb. 13 Lompoc
Thursday, Feb. 14 San Luis Obispo
Friday, Feb. 15 Paso Robles
Saturday, Feb. 16 Salinas, Gilroy & Morgan Hill
Tuesday, Feb. 19 Modesto
Wednesday, Feb. 20 Atwater
February 22-24 Scottsdale, Arizona (Scottsdale Stadium)
Wednesday, Feb. 27 Willits
Thursday, Feb. 28 Lake County
Saturday, Mar. 2 Livermore
Monday, Mar. 4 San Jose (benefitting Santa Clara Junior Giants)
Tuesday, Mar. 5 Live Oak/Santa Cruz
Wednesday, Mar. 6 Stockton
Thursday, Mar. 7 San Jose (San Jose Giants/Municipal Stadium)
Monday, Mar. 11 San Bruno & South San Francisco
Wednesday, Mar. 13 East Palo Alto
March 17-19 San Francisco/World Baseball Classic (AT&T Park)
Wednesday, Mar. 20 Tracy
Friday, Mar. 22 San Rafael
Tuesday, Mar. 26 Medford, Oregon
March (TBD) Reno, Nevada
March (TBD) San Mateo
March (TBD) Walnut Creek (Giants Dugout Store)


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And here I thought I'd have plenty of time to write while on vacation!
Um, no.
That's alright, though - I'm getting lots of other stuff done AND I finally sorted out my eReader dilemma. Needless to say, I'm catching up on some reading!
I'd originally ordered a kobo from Chapters, but it wouldn't format my previously purchased PDF/ePub ebooks.
I returned it, and ordered the Aluratek Libre instead, and I'm LOVING IT. No, seriously, this thing is great!
I did like the screen on the kobo a little better, but this one handles formatting my PDF, ePub, etc, flawlessly. Highly recommended!
As such, I'm also recommending that you read Kate Pearce's historical series, Simply (starting with Simply Sexual and you need to be prepared for multiple partners and other assorted naughty stuff) and Voirey Linger, and Inez Kelley (Myla by Moonlight is wonderful, but I haven't hit Jinxed yet).
Thursday, June 10, 2010
I'm delusional.
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Springfield receives energy from solar farm
SPRINGFIELD (AP) - City Utilities in Springfield has begun receiving some power from a solar farm in Greene County.
The utility's spokesman, Joel Alexander, says the solar farm northeast of Springfield began producing power on June 26, and a formal dedication is planned for August.
The Springfield News-Leader reports the 4.95-megawatt generation system is part of a 40-acre project located on City Utilities land. The system is being operated by Strata Solar.
City Utilities has an agreement to buy all the energy produced by the solar farm, and will find customers interested in using it.
Customers might eventually able to choose how much of their energy use they want to come from solar power. That rate for solar would be higher than other electricity but would be locked in for 20 years.


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Married country stars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert reigned supreme at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday night (06Nov13) after picking up Male and Female Vocalist of the Year awards.
Shelton also took home Album of the Year for Based on a True Story.
Florida Georgia Line were another winning duo - they claimed Vocal Duo of the Year and Single of the Year for their crossover hit, Cruise.
She then honoured the country artists who have helped her throughout her career, stating George Strait, taught me to play the songs your fans want to hear and McGraw and Hill, have a style that is a p
'King of Country' George Strait was honoured with the biggest prize of the night, Entertainer of the Year, marking his third win in the category, but his first since 1990.
He remembered his late father, who died in June (13), in his acceptance speech, saying, "My dad's been having some pretty good conversations up there".
Country music sweetheart Taylor Swift became only the second artist ever to be presented with the Pinnacle Award, and she was left speechless when Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, George Strait and Keith Urban all took the stage to salute her.
Swift opened for each of the acts earlier in her career.
The Love Story singer eventually said, "They told me this was going to happen, but I didn't know it was going to be all this. My parents aren't just crying, they're bawling at this point".
She then honoured the country artists who have helped her throughout her career, stating George Strait, "taught me to play the songs your fans want to hear" and McGraw and Hill, "have a style that is a pinnacle I will never reach".
The evening was also filled with a plethora of performances, including sets from Luke Bryan, who opened the show, Lady Antebellum, The Band Perry, Tim McGraw, and co-hosts Carrie Underwood and Paisley.
In addition, some of country's biggest names teamed up for special collaborations - Lambert joined Urban; Swift hit the stage with Alison Krauss and Vince Gill, Hunter Hayes and Jason Mraz teamed up and and the Zac Brown Band performed with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.
Alan Jackson and George Strait also came together for a tribute to the late George Jones, while Kenny Rogers was feted for his tremendous career by Jennifer Nettles, Darius Rucker and Rascal Flatts.
The full list of winners at the 2013 Country Music Association Awards is Entertainer of the Year George Strait Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert Male Vocalist of the Year Blake Shelton Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town Vocal Duo of the Year Florida Georgia Line Album of the Year Based on a True Story by Blake Shelton Single of the Year Cruise by Florida Georgia Line Song of the Year I Drive Your Truck by Lee Brice Musical Event of the Year Highway Don't Care by Tim McGraw feat.
Taylor Swift and Keith Urban Music Video of the Year Highway Don't Care by Tim McGraw feat.
Taylor Swift and Keith Urban New Artist of the Year Kacey Musgraves Musician of the Year Mac McAnally Pinnacle Award Taylor Swift Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award Kenny Rogers
tagged in Alison Krauss Brad Paisley Carrie Underwood Dave Grohl Faith Hill Foo Fighters George Strait Jason Mraz Keith Urban Kenny Rogers Taylor Swift Tim McGraw Willie Nelson Rascal Flatts Miranda Lambert Blake Shelton Lady Antebellum Alan Jackson Sweetheart Music Video Zac Brown Band Jennifer Nettles Singer


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Stories of Android devices being infected with malware are not uncommon these days. We have seen a recent Juniper Networks report which stated that Android malware increased by 472%. Yet another report, this time by McAfee, says nearly all malware in Q3 was targeted at Android.
Given that the operating system and the marketplace are open and without any gate-keepers, it is not surprising at all. What is a benefit to developers (no obstacles to their creativity), comes with a huge price because it is also extremely open for abuse by the bad guys. Now that Android has a huge installed base, it is an easy target for malware infestation.
Today, it was reported that Google has removed 22 apps from the Android market in the past several days because they were bundled with malware. San Francisco security firm Lookout Software claimed that the malware in these apps is called RuFraud, and it essentially send dummy SMS messages to create financial benefit for the malware makers.
Not to waste the opportunity, Microsoft's Windows Phone evangelist Ben Rudolph immediately jumped on twitter and created an instant promotion. The tweets read as follows:
Do you have #droidrage from Android malware?Tell me your story…and I might upgrade you to a #windowsphone !
— Ben Rudolph (@BenThePCGuy) December 13, 2011
Been nailed with Android malware and have #Droidrage ?Share you story with me…you might win an upgrade to a #windowsphone !
— Ben Rudolph (@BenThePCGuy) December 12, 2011
More malware on Android! bit.ly/rt7dpD Been hit? Share yr #droidrage story to win a #windowsphone upgrade. 5 best (worst?) win!
— Ben Rudolph (@BenThePCGuy) December 12, 2011
Windows Phone (especially after Windows Phone 7.5 Mango released) has been universally praised for its elegance, simplicity and beauty. The problem for Microsoft is that iOS first, and Android now, have created a certain impression of a smartphone in the minds of consumers. While Android in some ways is a clone of iOS with grids and pages of app icons, Windows Phone is very unique in its approach of Live Tiles and Hubs. It has proven difficult for Microsoft to get this message across easily, and as a result the sales have been dismal.
Promotions like this help in not only getting these devices in the hands of folks using competing platforms, but also creating a buzz around the promotion itself. Note that Ben had earlier run a similar promotion for users of Blackberry affected by a long downtime of Blackberry services. At the time, he had said he received over 1,500 responses!
#DearBlackberry users, Frustrated with your BB? Tell me why you want to upgrade to a #windowsphone – I've got 25 to give away.
— Ben Rudolph (@BenThePCGuy) October 12, 2011
This is a very good and opportunistic move by Ben. It assures him the attention of disgruntled users who will be more open to switching, and in return they get a free phone too! That makes it an absolute win-win situation!


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Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Posts: 39
Location: Athens, Georgia, USA
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:50 pm
Post subject: Food and Geology?!
Im a geologist and a member of the Geological Society of America. Last week I received in the mail my monthly issue of
GSA Today
, a newsletter with society announcements and advertisements. However, it always has one scientific article as the cover story. I was intrigued and delighted to see a very culinary title for this months
GSA Today
The long-term strength of continental lithosphere: jelly sandwich or crème brûlée?
And of course, the lead author is French! If anyone is interested in reading the article, follow the link below and you can read the article online or download a pdf Print Version of the original. Of course, it is a somewhat technical article on the strength of the Earths crust and not a masterpiece of culinary literature. I just thought I would share some of my nerdiness with you all.
PS the authors end conclusion is that the Earths crust is probably not a crème brûlée, this makes me a little sad.
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Location: Anniston Alabama USA
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:19 pm
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I understood the article since it is related to my field of fluid mechanics and mechanical engineering. Anyway, that's for the link Trilobyte.
I'm retiring today. I've got an exit interview with HR in 45 minutes, and then I'm out.
Turned 46 last December, and I realize I've been working or in school continuously since I was 16. So, 30 years of work with no more than 2 weeks off in a row.
I think I'll enjoy retirement. Still hope to read and contribute to C&Z.
' She says, 'I am the glamorous type.' I said, 'So what?'
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Location: Paris
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:33 pm
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Cool. Thanks trilobyte!
I also studied geology (essential for archeaology in Australia) and so I don't think it is nerdy at all.... kind of funky and cool really..... maybe I am a nerd too ?
Hmmm, creme brulee.... interesting and delicious concept....
Sarape. Congratulations on the start of your retirement! Hope it turns out to be everything that you want it to be. Pucker up and catch the big cyber smooch heading over to wish you well...
If you cannot feel your arteries hardening, eat more cheese. If you can, drink more red wine. Diet is just "die" with a "t" on the end. Exercise is walking into the kitchen.
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Posts: 1
Location: Richmond, VA
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:06 pm
Post subject: Food and Geology: Mohs hardness scale
I've been trying to come up with a gastronomic equivalent to the Mohs scale of hardness, perhaps you have some thoughts on this.
For example, fingernails are 2.5 on the Mohs scale. A culinary equivalent of fingernails are gizzards; which are composed of the same keratinous material as finernails. Do you have suggestions for filling in the rest of the scale?
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:51 pm
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Sarape, congratulations on your retirement! I really hope you are enjoying your first weekend! Do you have any idea of what youre going to do now? I assume you dont want to solve fluid mechanic problems with you new found free time!
Debbie, Im glad you liked the article. Plate tectonics is not my cup of tea but I was very excited to see the culinary allusion. Im actually more closely allied to your field of archaeology. Im working on a Ph.D. in paleontology. And I wear my nerdiness on my sleeve, and I think the world would be a much better place if there were more nerds (although not necessarily all science nerds!)
Genevelyn, I am very impressed by your attempt at a culinary hardness scale. I would definitely have to think about it more and of course get out my scratch plates to come up with a final scale, but I have come up with a list of culinary minerals, which can serve as a start.
Kaolinite H = 2
Halite H = 2.5
Aragonite H = 3.5 4
Apatite H = 5
Hardened Steel H = 7+
Kaolinite is a white clay mineral present in many food products. The most infamous use, in my mind, is fast food milkshakes. If youve ever had the misfortune of consuming a milkshake (or anything else) at McDonalds your shake may have been warm, yet still frozen. This is because they dont actually have milk, the shakes are a slurry of kaolinite and sugar. Kaolinite is actually one of the major exports in Georgia (the state where I live) and bags of kaolinite can actually be purchased at gas stations in central Georgia near the mining towns. Apparently its taken to help with weight loss. For sure, its calorie-less (and nutrition-less), but bedsides depriving ones body of sustenance I really think it will only serve to clog ones plumbing. Moving on halite is salt and familiar to all. Aragonite (calcium carbonate) is the mineral that most mollusk shells are composed of. And although I dont think most people eat mollusk shells, they are quite familiar to epicureans. Apatite (calcium phosphate) is the mineral of which most vertebrate bones are composed. Again not recommended for eating and it should be noted that cooking will reduce the hardness. Finally, hardened steel, which is not a mineral, is familiar because most good knives are steel.
The culinary hardness scale, I think, should be given a name other than mohs, and should probably be rescaled. The mohs hardness scale ranges from 1 to 10. However, since out teeth are apatite and have a mohs hardness of 5, it is really not recommended that we eat items harder than 5. Thus, I propose that we rename and rescale the culinary hardness scale. Any suggestions? And of course, we should add some more not mineral items, (e.g. raw carrots, egg shells, crème brûlée crust, sugar). Ill work on it.
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Thanks everyone for the good retirement wishes. This is my first official day of retirement and so far, I think it really feels right. I am now noticing that I'm taking the time to do little things properly and not worrying about getting something done right now or even today.
For example, normally I cook on Sunday for the rest of the week. Well, I only did about half of normal yesterday since I can cook during the week.
Also noticed that I'm taking more time and doing all the things right and patiently. Little things like filing bills, or putting away items like batteries, sunglasses, keys, extension cords, etc. Normally I would rush or throw it in a box, now I'm ordering my life properly.
Anyway, it all feels real good after one day.
Hope to be staying active with Chocolate and Zucchini. This is one of the nicest places I've found on the internet.
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Margaret Orr: 2013 hurricane season wasn't much, but it just takes one
It's over.
Hurricane season 2013 wasn't much.
Thank goodness!
It was forecast to be an active season with strong hurricanes because of warm water and a lack of El Nino. El Nino causes strong upper level winds called wind shear that take the tops off of developing storms and tend to prevent intensification. Wind shear can kill tropical systems.
Watch WDSU Chief Meteorologist Margaret Orr recap hurricane season
The 2013 hurricane season ended up being average considering the number of storms, but it was way below average for intensity and duration.
We got all the way through Melissa. That's 13 storms and two hurricanes. Ingrid and Humberto were Category 1 hurricanes with winds of 85 mph.
An average year has 12 storms, six of which become hurricanes and three become major hurricanes.
At the beginning of the season, NOAA forecast a 70 percent chance of 13-20 storms, 7-11 hurricanes and 3-6 major hurricanes.
Drs. Klotzbach and Gray forecast 18 storms, 9 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes.
We fell short of that, but who is complaining?
Only one storm hit the United States this year. Andrea hit Florida June 6 in Dixie County then raced up the East Coast all the way to Maine. Andrea caused 10 tornadoes, heavy rain including almost 14 inches in North Miami Beach and 58 mph wind gusts in St. Petersburg.
Chantal and Gabrielle moved over the Leeward Islands. Then Chantal moved over East Cuba, and Gabrielle over the extreme eastern portion of the Dominican Republic.
Dorian moved over the Bahamas.
Erin, Jerry, Humberto and Lorenzo stayed out in the Atlantic.
While the U.S. got off relatively easy, Mexico was hit hard this year from the Pacific and the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Manuel hit the west coast of Mexico, and Ingrid hit the east coast within 24 hours causing major flash flooding and mud slides. Mexico also dealt with Barry, Fernand and Tropical Depression 8.
Southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi climbed into high gear when Karen moved into the Gulf of Mexico. The forecast track from the National Hurricane Center brought Karen right toward us. She was forecast to intensify. I heard someone say, "Once a storm gets in the Gulf, it's got to make landfall somewhere." Karen proved that statement wrong!
Karen was the perfect example of why this hurricane season was not very active and intense. Dry air and wind shear are how this season will be remembered. Karen never had a chance. Upper-level winds were way too strong, and there was major dry air on the west side of the system. All the precipitation was blown far to the east of the center, and Karen was basically blown apart.
Saharan dust also played a major role in the lack of and intensity of storms. Saharan dust is warm and dry. As it moves over the Atlantic at about 16,500 feet, it causes a temperature inversion that tends to prevent vertical cloud development.
We also had a lot of upper-level lows across the Atlantic this year. These upper-level lows cause strong winds aloft – wind shear. Wind shear and storms do not get along. That's a good thing.
While our season was below average, we must not forget it just takes one.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center estimates that Typhoon Haiyan had winds of 195 mph and wind gusts of 235 mph. Haiyan made landfall at Guiuan in Eastern Samar with winds estimated at 195 mph. That makes Haiyan the most powerful hurricane to ever make landfall, knocking Camille off the top of the list.
Conditions were right, wrong in the Atlantic, but right in the western Pacific. With deep warm water and no wind shear, Haiyan became a monster, killing over 5,500 people in the Philippines.
We got lucky this year.
Let's count our blessings, because next year is another year.
The truth is, it does not matter how many storms are forecast, it just takes one.
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This artist's conception shows a hypothetical habitable planet with two moons orbiting a red dwarf star. Astronomers have found that 6 percent of all red dwarf stars have an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone, which is warm enough for liquid water on the planet's surface. Since red dwarf stars are so common, then statistically the closest Earth-like planet should be only 13 light-years away.


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Big, old box arrived from Scott today, who was kind and helpful to assist with my needs for army building and #41-44. Haven't opened the box yet, so I'm a little nervous as to what might be in there in addition. Funny thing, chuckles sends me a bigger, heavier box and it arrives same day. Scott's box gets opened and I get customs fees assessed (not much $). Where's the logic? Oh right, government has no logic. Goofy **** this is.
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Local hunters have discovered a way to enjoy their favorite pastime, control the population of a public nuisance and support a good cause all at the same time. Coyotes for Charity had sportsmen from Wabash, Miami, Fulton, Kosciusko, Grant and Howard counties taking aim at cancer and coyotes simultaneously in this, their 10th year. The group sends coyote pelts to auction, donating the proceeds to the American Cancer Society.
The group started in 2004 with four hunters harvesting five coyotes. This year the group, which exceeded 100 hunters, harvested 266 coyotes, more than the first five years combined.
Though they aren't typically prized for their meat or taxidermy trophies like deer, coyote hunting has become popular for a number of reasons. Coyote season is long, spanning five months from Oct. 15 to March 15. A coyote posing a legitimate nuisance on private land can be taken any time of the year. Unlike deer, there are no restrictions on hunting hours or using spotlights to hunt. In addition, there are no firearm restrictions when hunting coyotes, so hunters have a chance to use high-powered rifles, prohibited when hunting their antlered friends.
Prepared by Larry Frank, a local hunter, and Terry Manley, U.S. Receiving Agent for North American Fur Auctions (NAFA), coyote pelts were sent to auction in Toronto, location of the NAFA headquarters. In their first year, the five pelts brought a total of $57. This year, the first 172 pelts sold for a total of $3,392, a 55 percent increase in price per pelt. The remaining 94 pelts will be sold at a future auction.
As a result of generous partners, Coyotes for Charity is able to give much more than the $3,392 raised through fur sales. The Square D Foundation through the Relay for Life Campaign made a matching donation, as did a local anonymous resident. This tripled the group's donation, allowing the organization to give the American Cancer Society $10,176 just this year.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. According to the ACS, more than 11,000 cases of childhood cancer will be diagnosed in 2013.
This year's donation brings their 10-year total to $33,280, every dollar of which brings cancer closer to its end.


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Feb 21, 2013
Planned Parenthood is being forced to close four of its clinics in Wisconsin after the state enacted legislation to defund businesses that perform or refer for abortions. The "family planning" group — whose affiliates nationwide performed 333,964 abortions and reported $87.4 million in profits during 2010-11 — announced that it would shutter facilities in Beaver Dam, Johnson Creek, Chippewa Falls, and Shawano over the next several months, citing a loss of $1.1 million in state funding. Wisconsin is at least the fourth state over the past two years to successfully defund Planned Parenthood and other businesses that perform abortions.
The state legislature enacted a budget for 2011-2013 that eliminates funding to family planning clinics that provide abortions or refer women to a clinic that performs the procedure. In a press conference, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin complained that some 2,000 low-income women whom they say rely on the clinics for cancer screening, breast exams, pregnancy testing, and other services would now be left out in the cold. "They are small centers in small communities and they needed the state funding to make them financially viable," said Planned Parenthood spokesperson Teri Huyck. "It's terribly unfortunate for the women who live in these areas. Without the state support, we didn't have a choice."
Nicole Safar, director of public policy for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, insisted that the funding her employer lost was never used for abortions, since it is against the law to use either state or federal funds for the murderous procedure. "They weren't reimbursements for patient services directly," she said. "None of these centers provided abortion services…." She said that in the communities where the clinics closed, "there is nowhere else for low-income women to get these services. These centers focused on preventing unplanned pregnancies and reducing the need for abortions."
Deb Lidbury, a nurse practitioner with Wisconsin Planned Parenthood, said that the four clinics had been part of the communities for 35 years. "It is disheartening to know that these services will be stopped by those with a political agenda." she said.
Pro-life leaders said with the closing of the abortion-related clinics, other health providers that don't perform or refer for the procedure will pick up the slack for family planning and other services Planned Parenthood said it provided.
They also said that the absence of the clinics will mean pre-born babies — and their mothers — will be much safer in the state. "Governor Walker and the state legislature acted courageously to protect Wisconsin taxpayers from having their tax dollars used to destroy human life," said Susan Armacost, legislative director for Wisconsin Right to Life, of the defunding measure. "While there is more work to be done to protect taxpayers from paying for abortions, this state budget has greatly improved the situation. On behalf of Wisconsin Right to Life members and supporters throughout the state, we extend our heartfelt thanks to Governor Walker and the legislature."
Similarly, Matt Sande of the group Pro-Life Wisconsin said that state taxpayers "who conscientiously oppose the use of public funds to directly or indirectly subsidize abortion applauded last session's state budget bill partially defunding Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, the state's largest abortion provider." He added that taxpayers welcomed the abortion giant's decision to close the four clinics, noting that the facilities were known for referring for abortion and dispensing abortifacient drugs — "often to minor children without parental notification."
Wisconsin Right to Life reported that in 2010, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin performed 4,827 abortions throughout the state, 62 percent of all Wisconsin's abortions. By contrast, the group's annual report accounted for no adoption referrals and no pre-natal care recipients at any of its state clinics. Nonetheless, "the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and its affiliates received over $542 million in state and federal taxpayer dollars in 2011," the state pro-life group said. "In addition, PPFA has mandated that all of its affiliates perform abortions by 2013."
Barbara Lyons, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life, said "it is far past time for Wisconsin citizens to recognize that Planned Parenthood, through its local clinics, refers the overwhelming majority of pregnant women it sees to abortion clinics, most probably one of its own abortion clinics, where a fee is extracted from the women."
Lyons called it "a good outcome for women and children" and "excellent news" that the four clinics are slated to close.
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Linden Bioscience submits marketing approval application for its BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System to the Taiwan FDA
Singapore: Medical system provider, BSD Medical's Taiwan distributor Linden Bioscience has submitted its BSD-2000 marketing approval application for the BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System (BSD-2000) to the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA). TFDA approval of the BSD-2000 could occur as early as November 2013.
"Since signing our exclusive distributor agreement with BSD, Linden has had ongoing and very productive meetings with the TFDA," stated Mr Tainang Huang, president of Linden.
"We have filed the BSD-2000 marketing application with the TFDA, and we are working closely with the TFDA to obtain an expedited approval for marketing the BSD-2000 in Taiwan. We have also met with many prominent Taiwan physicians from several hospitals, including the very influential and largest hospital system in Taiwan, Chang Gung Memorial," he said.
"As a result of our extensive efforts to introduce the BSD-2000 in Taiwan, we have been invited to present on the BSD-2000 at an international symposium on hyperthermia in Taipei, which will be held in November 2013 at Wan Fan Hospital, Taipei Medical University. We are excited about the interest expressed in the BSD-2000 in Taiwan," added Mr Huang.


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Q: I saw an article about a new viral infection that is only in the Middle East. What is this?
A: It sounds like you are referring to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and this will be the focus of today�s column.
MERS was first identified two years ago during an outbreak of severe respiratory illnesses in patients in Saudi Arabia. It is a viral infection that often causes severe symptoms and that has a very high mortality rate. If this seems reminiscent of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), that is because there are a lot of similarities between these two diseases.
MERS and SARS are caused by different strains of Coronaviruses; these viruses get their name from their halo or crown-like appearance when they are viewed under a microscope. Most strains of Coronaviruses cause common colds; however the strains of Coronaviruses causing MERS and SARS frequently cause much more severe disease.
A couple of days to a couple of weeks after exposure, both SARS and MERS may cause flu-like symptoms such as cough, fever, headache and muscle aches. However, the symptoms become more severe in a large percentage of patients, worsening to shortness of breath and even respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.
The SARS outbreak in 2003 was first identified in China, believed to have initially been transmitted to humans from small mammals. SARS can be spread from person to person from exposure to secretions from an infected patient�s cough or sneeze, and even from contact with these secretions after they have contaminated a surface. After the initial patients developed SARS in China, other infected people traveled to many other countries and eventually cases were diagnosed all around the world. In the course of the 2003 SARS outbreak over 8000 people were infected and over 750 died, an almost 10 percent mortality rate.
The present MERS outbreak was identified in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. Just as SARS was thought to have started in small mammals and then spread to humans, MERS is believed to have been transmitted to people from camels and/or possibly bats. Like SARS, MERS can be spread from person to person from exposure to secretions from an infected patient. So far, MERS has infected�more than�300 people, and in addition to Saudi Arabia it has been diagnosed in Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, the Philippines and Tunisia, as well as in people who came in contact with one of these patients in France, Italy, Greece and the United Kingdom. The mortality from MERS seems to be even higher than for SARS; almost a third of identified infected patients have died from their condition.
Like SARS, MERS is suspected in symptomatic patients with risk factors for having been exposed to the disease. Specialized blood tests can verify the diagnosis, although these are not routine tests and are only available at specialized testing centers (such as the Centers for Disease Control).
Although research is being done, presently there are no vaccinations or specific treatments for either SARS or MERS. Therefore the only available treatment for MERS and SARS patients is supportive care, including mechanical ventilation as needed.
Although both SARS and MERS are transmitted from person to person, fortunately there have been no sustained outbreaks in any communities. However, with several million people soon to be crowded together in Mecca and/or Medina in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj, there is concern that the recent escalation in the number of MERS cases could worsen. And of course there is also concern that returning travelers could make the disease even more widespread.
As with any disease, especially those with no treatment, prevention is very important. This is yet another example of the good advice your mother used to give you, "cover your mouth when you cough" and "always wash your hands." This is especially important for anyone planning on making the hajj this year.
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-1 long(ish) scarf
Step 1: Cut scarf in half, then cut one of the halves in half.
Now you'll have 3 pieces that look like this:
Step 3: Place double stick along one cut edge on each of the small pieces and fold.
Step 4: Now lay the smaller pieces one over the other with good sides together and pin down one of the long, vertical sides.
Step 5: Stitch straight down the side you just pinned. Then, open the scarf. Place on the machine with the good side facing up and stitch across the edges with double stick tape.
When you've finished, the scarf will look like this:
Step 7: With the good sides together, lay the long piece over the two smaller ones, so that the seam is lined up with the pin. Pin across the edge where the pieces meet up.
Step 8: Stitch across. Now is also a good time to stitch the edge on the long piece with the double stick tape on it.
Step 8: Fold the long piece of scarf so the ends all meet up with the bottom of the smaller pieces and pin.
Step 9: Finish by running a 3" row of stitches along each side, from the bottom edge going up.
Flip right side out and it's ready to wear.
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,101,310 vehicles in 2012, representing one in 10 new cars sold worldwide.
Calendar-year sales increased about 1% from 2011, with strong growth in emerging markets and the US, compensating for the protracted European slowdown. 2012 was the fourth straight year of sales growth for the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
Renault group sold 2,550,286 units worldwide in 2012, down 6.3% from 2011. Renault group sales increased 9.1% outside Europe, thanks in part to strong growth in Brazil, Russia, and Algeria. Sales declined 18% in Europe as car sales throughout the continent dropped 8.6%.
Nissan sold 4,940,133 units, up 5.8%, setting a new calendar year record. Nissan has two markets each exceeding 1 million units: China and the United States.
AVTOVAZ sold 610,891 vehicles, down 5.5% from 2011 as a major Russian incentive program came to an end. In December, the Renault-Nissan Alliance created a joint venture to accelerate its market offensive in Russia where the Alliance sells one in three cars nationwide.
"2012 was a challenging year due to the continued decline in Renault's historic core market of western Europe and due to political tension in China, Nissan's top market worldwide," said Renault-Nissan Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn. "Thanks to the American rebound and strong demand in emerging markets, we maintained our market share and are very well positioned in global growth markets."
Renault's group sales outside of Europe in 2012 set a record, climbing 9.1% to 1,279,598 units, thanks to the launch of new products and the company's aggressive efforts to expand its strategic markets, particularly Brazil, Russia and India.
2012 marked the first time that Renault group, which encompasses the Renault, Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors brands, generated more than half its sales outside Europe. Group sales outside of Europe accounted for 50.2% of the total in 2012, up 7.1 percentage points from 43.1% in the previous year.
Renault's top markets worldwide are France, Brazil and Russia. Sales in Brazil surged 24.3% to a record 241,594 units with record market share of 6.6%, thanks in part to the launch of the popular Duster sports utility vehicle and the continued success of the remodeled Sandero hatchback. Renault's sales in Russia climbed 22.7% to a record 189,852 units with record market share of 6.5%. Renault is the third most popular brand in Russia, thanks to strong demand for the mid-sized Mégane, Fluence sedan and Duster.
Despite growth in emerging economies, Renault's total group sales decreased 6.3% to 2,550,286 units due to the prolonged sales slump in Europe. Excluding Russia, Renault group's European sales declined 18% to 1,270,688 units as the overall auto market in the European Union tumbled to its lowest level in almost 17 years.
Renault remained the number one passenger car maker in France, with sales of the Twingo mini-vehicle, Mégane and Scenic multi-purpose van all leaders in their segments. It also remained Europe's light commercial vehicles (LCV) leader for the fifteenth straight year with a market share of 15.5%.
In terms of sales by brand, Renault posted sales of 2,124,773 units, down 6% compared with the previous year. Renault sales accounted for 83% of group sales in 2012. Sales of Dacia rose 4.8% to a record 359,822 units thanks to the launch of new models including the Lodgy multi-purpose van and Dokker, the first light-commercial vehicle from the brand, as well as the remodeled Sandero hatchbackand Logan sedan.
Sales at Renault Samsung Motors in Korea fell 45.1% as the company began to implement a major corporate restructuring plan, including an overhaul of its product lineup and retail strategy.
Nissan posted record global sales of 4.94 million units in 2012, up 5.8% from 2011.
In Japan, Nissan's sales rose 11.6% to 659,756 units. The new Note hatchback, NV350 Caravan and Serena minivan contributed to the sales increase. Mini-vehicles grew 5.4% to 153,335 units, a record for a calendar year.
Overseas sales rose 4.9% to a record 4,280,377 units despite a drop in sales in China, Nissan's largest market.During calendar year 2012, Nissan's sales in China totaled 1.18 million units, in line with the revised sales forecast issued in November. While Nissan and all Japanese automakers felt the sales impact of a territorial dispute, Nissan's showroom traffic in China has normalized and is exceeding last year's level.
In the US, Nissan reported record sales of 1,141,656 units for Nissan and Infiniti brand vehicles, up 9.5% compared with 2011. Nissan brand sales increased 8.2% year-on-year to a record 1,021,779 units thanks to strong demand for the new Altima sedan, Rogue crossover and Versa compact car. Nissan's total market share in the US was 7.9%.
In 2012, five out of the top ten vehicles sold in Mexico were Nissan, as the company posted both record sales and market share. Sales climbed 9.3% to 245,634 units while market share reached 24.9%.
In Brazil, where Nissan plans to build its first plant in Resende in 2014, Nissan sold a record 104,711 units, up 56% compared with the previous year. Nissan was Brazil's fastest-growing brand for the third straight year. The company's market share reached 2.9%, up 0.9 percentage points.
In Europe, Nissan posted a record market share thanks to strong sales of the Qashqai and Juke crossovers. Although sales fell 2.4% to 678,697 units amid the overall downturn in the market, Nissan's market share edged up 0.1 percentage point to a record 3.9%.
Sales in the UK rose 10% to a record 118,211 units while market share rose 0.3 percentage points to 5.2%, also a record. In Russia, Nissan's top market in Europe, sales rose 11.7% to 162,956 units. Market share stood at 5.6%.
The Alliance's partner in Russia, AVTOVAZ, sold 610,891 units globally, down 5.5% from 2011. In Russia alone, AVTOVAZ, owner of the iconic brand Lada, sold 544,309 units, down 7.3% year-on-year following the end of a special national incentive program. With AVTOVAZ, Renault-Nissan already sells more than one in three cars in Russia and aims to have a market share of at least 40%.
In December, the Renault-Nissan Alliance created a joint venture and became a controlling shareholder for AVTOVAZ, Russia's largest car company. With ongoing investments in technology and manufacturing complexes throughout Russia, Renault-Nissan and AVTOVAZ will have a Russian capacity of at least 1.7 million cars per year starting in 2016.
The manufacturing complex in Togliatti is now home to one of the largest platform-sharing programs in the Renault-Nissan Alliance. The site – one of the world's largest car plants — already produces the LADA Largus. Production of the new Nissan Almera began last year and will be fully ramped up in 2013. Production will soon span five models across three brands – LADA, Renault and Nissan. Investments in this project will total about €400 million.
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is the only automaker with a wide range of 100% electric vehicles (EVs) which can be charged with purely renewable energy.
In 2012, global sales of all zero-emission vehicles across the Alliance were 43,829 units, up 83.8% from 2011 as Nissan LEAF sales increased worldwide and Renault launched two more EVs. The Alliance's worldwide zero-emission market share stood at 64%, excluding Twizy, Renault's two-seater urban commuter.
Since sales began in December 2010 to the end of 2012, the Alliance sold 67,723 zero-emission vehicles globally.
The Nissan LEAF hatchback is by far the world's best-selling zero-emission car. In 2012, Nissan sold 26,976 units globally, an increase of 22% from 2011. Cumulative sales of Nissan LEAF reached 49,117 units since its launch in December 2010.
In 2012, Renault sold 16,853 zero-emission vehicles. Since the debut of the Kangoo Z.E. small van in October 2011, Renault has sold 18,606 zero-emission vehicles cumulatively.
In addition to the Kangoo Z.E., named International Van of the Year 2012, and Twizy, Renault also sells the Fluence Z.E., an all-electric sedan, based on the conventional Fluence sedan, and the subcompact zero-emission ZOE.


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AMD Unleashes Kaveri APUs
Jan 14, 2014 2:23 PM PT
AMD is attempting to take computing to a new level with the launch of its 2014 AMD A-Series Accelerated Processing Units.
The A-Series APUs include AMD's Radeon R7 graphics technology and are codenamed "Kaveri." The chips mark the first time that AMD has used the Heterogeneous System Architecture in an APU -- a way to let the chip evenly allocate and give access to resources like memory between the central processing unit and graphics processing unit cores, which afford greater performance and efficiency.
'Flattening the Architecture'
"APUs already integrate the CPU and GPU cores on the same chip, but this generation integrates AMD's latest [Graphics Core Next] graphics architecture in an HSA configuration, which essentially allows applications to access the GPU cores just like they would the CPU cores," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld.
"It essentially flattens out the architecture to allow for all the CPUs and GPUs to be viewed as general purpose compute units that can be directly programmed," McGregor added.
"In addition, AMD and the HSA Foundation partners are working on the software tools to allow GPU programming using standard software languages like C++ and Java," he noted.
"In essence, Kaveri contains four CPU cores and eight GPU cores which can be programmed individually and all share common memory resources," Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT, told TechNewsWorld.
"That's in contrast to traditional environments in which CPUs and GPUs leverage separate memory resources, and programming functions are far less flexible," he explained.
Compute Cores
The APUs can house as many as 12 compute cores -- up to four CPU and eight GPU cores. The GCN Architecture, which utilizes Radeon R7 Series graphics, offers a high level of performance and support for DirectX 11.22, according to AMD.
The APUs additionally offer support for Mantle, an application programming interface that is said to make game optimization simpler for developers and programmers, while allowing them to boost game performance. The chips also allow the use of AMD TrueAudio Technology, a 32-channel surround sound audio system.
4K Support
Elsewhere, the A-Series APUs support UltraHD/4K resolutions, with video post-processing tools designed to enhance and upscale 1080p-resolution videos on Ultra-HD capable monitors and televisions.
To highlight the performance of the new APUs, AMD is shipping the A10-7850K and A10-7700K models with copies of Battlefield 4, EA's recent hit first-person shooter game.
The A10-7850K is the high-end model of the new A-Series APUs. It features four CPU and eight GPU cores, with a max turbo core speed of 4.0 GHz and default CPU frequency of 3.7 GHz.
The A10-7700K and A8-7600 have the same number of cores -- four CPUs and eight GPUs -- but the former has a max turbo core of 3.8 GHz compared with 3.8/3.3 GHz and a default CPU frequency of 3. 4GHz compared with 3.3/3.1 GHz.
All models have a GPU frequency of 720 MHz and a 4 MB L2 cache. The A10-7850K is priced at US$173; the A10-7700K at $152; and the A8-7600 at $119.
The A10-7850K and A10-7700K are now available in processor-in-a-box options, while the A8-7600 will start shipping this quarter. The APUs are also now available in PCs sold by AMD's partners.
Fresh Ammo
AMD surely hopes the APUs will be a key weapon in its long tussle with rival Intel.
"AMD has better GPU technology and the only fully heterogeneous architecture, which actually puts them a step ahead of Intel," Tirias' McGregor noted.
"With that said, Intel still has advantages in CPU technology and process technology, but GPUs are becoming more important to the visual computing experience and in processing a broader range of applications," he added.
"On the x86 front, Intel delivers far better CPU performance than AMD and that divide is likely to keep widening as the company drives increasingly sophisticated manufacturing processes," Pund-IT's King pointed out.
"However, Intel's native graphics features trail AMD, which has long provided excellent graphics via its 2006 acquisition of ATI," he said. "Nvidia's graphics are typically described as equal or superior to AMD's but the company doesn't have an x86 play beyond supplying discrete graphics capabilities in Intel-based gaming PCS and laptops."


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Dale Carpenter, whose work in Utah's economic development began with Gov. Calvin Rampton, is retiring after eight years of directing Salt Lake County's efforts to boost its financial resources.
County Mayor Ben McAdams announced Carpenter's retirement Monday. A search is under way for a replacement.
"Dale has had a long, distinguished career in promoting economic development in Utah," he said. "Thousands of jobs have been created and many Utah families have prospered as a direct result of his efforts."
Carpenter worked in Rampton's Department of Community and Economic Development before being named agency director in 1983 by Gov. Scott Matheson. After that, he moved to the private sector as president of DBC Development, responsible for economic development analysis, marketing, site selection and land acquisition. He also was part of the regional securities firm Dain Bosworth, specializing in public finance, and has been an academic, teaching at Louisiana State, Southern Illinois and the University of Utah.
Former County Mayor Peter Corroon hired Carpenter in 2005. In the past eight years, McAdams said, Carpenter created five redevelopment projects using tax-increment financing, advanced training for small businesses, secured grants and a "foreign trade zone" designation that allows for duty-free manufacturing, created a "Utah Facts Book" for economic development and worked with cities and chambers of commerce on cooperative ventures.
"I am appreciative of the opportunity to work in the economic development profession for over 30 years," said Carpenter, 72, who expects to remain with the county until mid-summer while deciding among several options as a "senior adviser-type person. I'm excited about entering a new chapter. I've loved what I've been doing my whole economic development career."
Carpenter is particularly proud of the redevelopment efforts he spearheaded in Magna and west Millcreek.
"In Millcreek, which is adjacent to Murray city's RDA, about 2,100 new homes have come on line. It really is doing what an RDA is supposed to do," he said. "And if you saw Magna Main Street eight or nine years ago compared to what it is now, there's no comparison."
Jeff Edwards, president and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, called Carpenter a "consummate professional" and "tireless advocate" whose work helped businesses large and small. "We have also appreciated his understanding of the essential role Salt Lake County plays in statewide economic development as the home of our capital city and the state's greatest economic engine."
Responded Carpenter: "I hope I never forgot I was about the public's business."
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I wanted to start the post in different way this time as I like changing in my life. After this short beginning, I want to tell u that I was too busy in the last couple of weeks as I will tell through this New Post, but before the beginning, I want to say that I am terribly happy, as I will explain it soon through this post :)
As I like changing my life style & the usual routine, I will start from the recent news, which are called here in Iraq (Taza) which means immediate or the latest one :)
So, here is my Taza news which is a wonderful news: that I……..I…….I have passed my examinations (yeahooooooooooooooo hooooooo hahaha) & this happening is the best in my personal life in the last 3 months bcz this success was taken from the lion's mouth if I can say so, bcz it is the 1st dramatic success in my life. Maybe everyone can say deep inside himself that he succeeds always, so what is the big deal this time?
Is it enough to tell u that the failing percentage reach up till 55% as 27 out of 54 of students fail while only 22 pass their examination (this percentage related to the 3rd grade only). Do u remember when I told u that the 3rd grade is one of the most difficult grade in our college & in medical colleges in general since it contains many difficult subjects which made me unable to post frequently in my blog through the last semester & specially during examinations so u can understand now why. This wasn't the case of other friends of me in my Group since 7 out 12 in my group couldn't success :( so it was hard to me to look happy & enjoy while most of them were upset & some of them cried (females only:)). So I tried to act normally & hide my feelings even in the car cz my friends Qais (do u remember him, the Christian one) & Mustafa were failed in 2 subjects: first Pharmacology which is the most horrible subject to the medical student since it cz many trouble nearly to all of them. 25 students out of 27, who failed, failed in Pharmacology. Second: Immunology, which is considered as an easy & enjoyable subject in other colleges but not in our college, it is difficult. Not bcz of the subject itself but bcz of the doctors who taught us this subject as they are very uncooperative with students & stringent specially in those situations, which both u & I know very well & I explained it in past posts & as most of the Iraqi blogs did.
The thing that really upset me that Qais postponed the Pathology exam & before he did, he asked one of the members of Examination Committee who told him that he would do his exam in the 2nd day of this course & that was reversibly true. & he considered as a failing in this subject too so he passed only 2 subjects out of 5. Therefore, he was very sad & hopeless, as he didn't speak a word in the way back home, so I tried to solace & support him & act as an angelJ, & I advice him to try hard to pass the next semester.
The great happiness & pleasure, I saw it through my mom's eyes when I told her the sweet news but we didn't celebrate well in this occasion, which is something I don't know why? But I screamed a lot with the same phrase "I DID IT"
Enough to speak about my fabulous success now :) & let's go to the hospital news: the 1st & the most important one of them was, as I watched it exactly:
On Tuesday 8/2/2005 as I was carrying some of tests results to a patient who is one of the Iraqi Notional Guard had a gunshot in his left arm & had a successful removal operation, I walked by a window in the hospital & saw scene, which really attached my heart. The scene was as An American truck filled with medical equipments like: boxes of feeding bottles, boxes of syringes & boxes of medical drugs. Not only this that made me attached only, but the scene of US soldiers teeming the truck with happiness & enthusiasm. Some of the Iraqi workers in the hospital tried to help the US soldiers & others were happy to took pictures with those soldiers as they were photographing that scene which I really wanted to take a picture of it. But as I lack the digital camera I stand there helpless but I finally called all the patients, nurses & sub-staff who were near me to see this scene.
About the cases, I had seen in the past 3 weeks, which were very interesting & awful in others. One of the cases was a young woman, 28 yrs age, she had a lymphadenopathy in the cervical lymph node, in the posterior angel of the neck. This description is an anatomical one J but the normal one that there was an enlargement of a group of lymph nodes on lateral surface of the neck. Unfortunately she wasn't from my group of patients who I responsible for, but she was related to my friend. I was very sad when I finally heard a week ago that the doctors diagnosed her case & unfortunately she had a kind of CA (Cancer) & her case was very late since the cancer had metastasis to the lymph node. I was greatly sorrowed about her since I knew that she hadn't children & she has been married only for 2 yrs, Finally I talked to her husband who was confused & I tried to calm him & pray to God to heal her. I astonished when I recognized his accent, which looked like he was a Jordanian. Therefore, I asked him about that & he told me that he is a Syrian. So I asked him again why he wouldn't go to Syria since they have more developed staff & stuff for CA treatment but he answered me sadly that he is a political dissent to the Syrian Regime & he can't go home since his life will be in danger if he went there.
The other case that I can remember now was 15yrs old married girl who had an obstruction in the ovary & successfully removed it. However, the funny thing in this case that she told me, if her first child is going to be a male, she would call him Saif, the thing which made very happy. My mom told me if I keep the hard working like that, half of the people of Iraq will be called Saif( the thing which I couldn't refuse :) )
The bad thing happened to me in the last couple of weeks, that I hit the car. Don't worry, no one injured but I was very upset until my mom told me that God has kept me a surprise!!!! The thing, which become true when I received my result of the examination so I finally convinced that my mom words become true one day or another :)
About my car, I will post about it with full details.
About the election results, I was very happy not for the results exactly but for the truth in this elections as for the first time we know an election percentage less than 99.99999% as usual :). But I was always wondering who is the traitor 0.00001 who said NO :), but now I ask who did these results & the answer is a very simple one, The Iraqi People. & Finally let's Democracy take it's way.


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Chain Reaction: Quaker Steak and Lube
Reviews of burgers at chain restaurants.
Quaker Steak and Lube
4900 South Moorland Road, New Berlin WI 53151 (map); 262-754-9090; 50+ locations in the US and Canada; quakersteakandlube.com
The Schtick: Vintage car-themed family restaurant known for their wings and frenetic atmosphere
The Burger: Burgers are bland, mushy, and goopy. Stick with wings.
Want Fries With That? Skip the overpriced "loaded" upgrade and enjoy the crisp, thick fries alone
Price: Arizona El Camino burger, $9.59; Mac & Cheese burger, $8.99; Single order of wings, $9.79; fries, $2.49
I'm not really sure I get Quaker Steak and Lube's name. I mean, I know they have a retro car garage theme and the name's a play on Quaker State, a motor oil company. But even knowing that, the name still conjures up unsavory things. I'm not sure I want to eat in a place where I'm reminded of condoms and that one episode of Dirty Jobs with cows and elbow-length latex gloves.
However, those gloves could have come in handy as I tried to wade through the pile of mush they seemingly call a burger. There were so many confusing, disturbing things about the Arizona El Camino burger ($9.95)—get it, it's a car!—that I don't even know where to start. Why were the crispy tortilla strips in the sour cream under the patty, making them mushy? Why was the shredded cheese in some sort of sauce, and why was it not melted, or warm for that matter? And most importantly, why did I have to check whether the slice of cheese was actually cheese and not, in fact, the plastic it appeared to be?
I knew things weren't looking good when I went to cut the burger in half and felt the hard, sharp corner of the cheese poke my finger. The cheese must have sat in the fridge unwrapped for a pretty long time to dry out so much. Perhaps if it had traded places with the tortilla strips it could have plumped up a bit.
The beef itself was just as bad as the whole package: mushy and flavorless, like eating plain pudding or, well, lube. I think the gobs of sour cream, some sort of tasteless "Arizona ranch" sauce, and the wet corn and black bean relish were only there to lube this guy's ride down your throat.
Their mac-n-cheese topped burger ($8.99) was a little better, but only marginally. Again with the flavorless half-pound beef patty, which might as well have not been there at all. Supposedly the meat is never frozen, but you wouldn't guess that by the taste. The fact that it was a cement-like gray all around didn't help the matter. Of course, the macaroni on top was the same texture as everything else, but at least it wasn't covered in soupy things.
Let's give them a break though: the place is known for wings, and that's what you go here for. And they were actually pretty darn good. They arrived straight from the fryer and super crisp, even under the layer of slightly spicy sauce. Some were huge and quite meaty. Too bad the ranch that came with it had the consistency and flavor of water.
Fries weren't too shabby, and really the only part of the main dish I ate. Maybe I was just really glad they weren't terrible compared to the burgers. The measly order of "loaded" fries was laughable though—you got less than half the amount of fries plus a few token shreds of cheese and green onions for a buck more.
Even if you lube your appetite up with a few pints of beer, there's no way you're going to be able to choke down these burgers. Go for the wings if you must, but the quality of the rest of the meal has me wary of ordering anything there again.
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Richard J. Bold, M.D.
- Chief of Surgical Oncology
- Professor
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
2279 45th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
4501 X St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Additional Phone Numbers
Physician Referrals: 800-362-5566
Philosophy of Care
I believe in a team-based approach for the development of a personalized treatment plan.
Clinical Interests
A researcher as well as a surgical oncologist, Dr. Bold is an expert in pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers, breast cancer and the application of minimally invasive surgical techniques for patients with cancer. He has implemented a variety of minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat patients with benign or malignant tumors. These include the sentinel lymph-node biopsy procedure for women with breast cancer and a variety of laparoscopic procedures for abdominal tumors, including laparoscopic adrenalectomy, splenectomy and pancreatectomy.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Bold is a key member of a multidisciplinary breast cancer research team involving experts from radiology, nuclear medicine, and biomedical engineering working to improve breast cancer detection and better guide surgical intervention. He also oversees an active basic-science laboratory investigating mechanisms of resistance to traditional chemotherapy as well as testing new treatments for detecting and treating cancer.
Dr. Bold has published extensively in the areas of apoptosis, metastasis, and the cellular biology of pancreatic and lung cancers. He is an integral member of the Clinical Trials Group at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Surgical Oncology
Center/Program Affiliation
M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto CA 1989
Internship: UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 1990
UC Davis-East Bay, Oakland CA 1992
UC Davis-East Bay, Oakland CA 1996
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX 1994
University of Texas M.D., Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX 1998
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, 1997
Professional Memberships
Alpha Omega Alpha
American Association for Cancer Research
American College of Surgeons
Association of Academic Surgery
North American Surgical Oncology Group
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Sacramento Surgical Society
Society of Surgical Oncology
Society of University Surgeons
The Pancreas Club
The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Honors and Awards
Isabell J. McDonald Endowment Cancer Research Achievement Award, 2003
Outstanding Faculty Member in a Teaching Capacity, UC Davis Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 2003
Christine and Helen Landgraf Memorial Award for Cancer Research, 2000
Center Liaison Physician for the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer from UC Davis Medical Center, 2000
James Ewing Oncology Fellowship, 1999
Franklin H. Martin Faculty Research Fellowship, 1999
Marvin M. Romsdahl Clinical Excellence Award, M.D.Anderson Center, 1998
Select Recent Publications
Bold RJ. Re: CA 19-9 in potentially resectable pancreatic cancer: perspective to adjust surgical and preoperative therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Jul;20(7):2108-10. doi: 10.1245/s10434-012-2820-6.
Shah DR, Brown E, Russo JE, Li CS, Martinez SR, Coates JM, Bold RJ, Canter RJ. Negligible effect of perioperative epidural analgesia among patients undergoing elective gastric and pancreatic resections. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Apr;17(4):660-7. doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2142-4. Epub 2013 Jan 24.
Martinez SR, Shah DR, Tseng WH, Canter RJ, Bold RJ. Rural-urban disparities in use of post-lumpectomy radiation. Med Oncol. 2012 Dec;29(5):3250-7. doi: 10.1007/s12032-012-0266-0. Epub 2012 Jun 9.
Tseng WH, Canter RJ, Bold RJ. Perioperative outcomes for open distal pancreatectomy: current benchmarks for comparison. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Nov;15(11):2053-8. Epub 2011 Sep 22.
Tseng WH, Yang X, Wang H, Martinez SR, Chen SL, Meyers FJ, Bold RJ, Canter RJ. Nomogram to predict risk of 30-day morbidity and mortality for patients with disseminated malignancy undergoing surgical intervention. Ann Surg. 2011 Aug;254(2):333-8.
Martinez SR, Tseng WH, Canter RJ, Chen AM, Chen SL, Bold RJ. Do radiation use disparities influence survival in patients with advanced breast cancer? Cancer. 2012 Jan 1;118(1):196-204. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26231. Epub 2011 Jun 20.
Tseng WH, Jin L, Canter RJ, Martinez SR, Khatri VP, Gauvin J, Bold RJ, Wisner D, Taylor S, Chen SL. Surgical resident involvement is safe for common elective general surgery procedures. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Jul;213(1):19-26; discussion 26-8. Epub 2011 Apr 13.
Vanderveen KA, Canter RJ, Yin D, Cress RD, Bold RJ. Factors affecting treatment delivery and outcomes of patients with early-stage pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Pancreas. 2011 Apr;40(3):480-2.
Parsons CM, Muilenburg D, Bowles TL, Virudachalam S, Bold RJ. The role of Akt activation in the response to chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer. Anticancer Res. 2010 Sep;30(9):3279-89.
Martinez SR, Beal SH, Chen SL, Canter RJ, Khatri VP, Chen A, Bold RJ. Disparities in the use of radiation therapy in patients with local-regionally advanced breast cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Nov 1;78(3):787-92. Epub 2010 Jul 7.
Muilenburg DJ, Coates JM, Virudachalam S, Bold RJ. Targeting Bcl-2-mediated cell death as a novel therapy in pancreatic cancer. J Surg Res. 2010 Oct;163(2):276-81. Epub 2010 Mar 12.
Coates JM, Galante JM, Bold RJ. Cancer therapy beyond apoptosis: autophagy and anoikis as mechanisms of cell death. J Surg Res. 2010 Dec;164(2):301-8. Epub 2009 Aug 7. Review.