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While watching football on Sunday, I discovered that by visiting TrackYourBuds.com, I can learn where in the U.S. a bottle of Budweiser was made and who the brewmaster was. My life is now more complete knowing that my beer bottle can do party tricks with the help of my smartphone.
For Budweiser, the marketing message is that Bud is a local and fresh beer, the company's attempt to check the rising appeal of local, craft beers and to build a closer connection with customers.
Connection, or gimmick? Regardless of what you think, the challenge for IT leaders is this: Are we using mobile technology to build new ties with our customers? Is there data we have, and that we could expose via a mobile app, that might change how would-be buyers think of us or how loyal customers are to us?
[ There are a lot of questions to answer when you dive into mobile. Read Do You Need Mobile Middleware? ]
Not impressed by TrackYourBuds? At the InformationWeek CIO Summit last week at Interop New York, three IT leaders discussed how they're using mobile in very different industries -- healthcare, insurance and government -- in hopes of getting closer to their customers.
Getting hospital patients hooked on digital records.
Picture the typical hospital "media" setup -- an old TV on the far wall, used with a remote-control channel-clicker not seen since the days of The Rockford Files. It doesn't exactly convey the image of a technologically cutting-edge facility.
Aurelia Boyer, CIO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, saw the opportunity to do more than upgrade patients' viewing experience. She saw a chance to get patients more familiar with their electronic medical records. So her team is running a pilot test at two of its hospitals that puts a tablet computer in every room, on which people can access entertainment but also their medical record.
New York-Presbyterian patients have for several years been able to download a copy of their record when they're discharged, but the numbers doing so haven't been as high as the hospital would like. Boyer's team hopes that if more patients see and use their digital record during their hospital stay, hospital clinicians will get those patients more involved in their care while in the hospital and they'll be better informed once they're discharged. Patients haven't been eager users of their electronic records, so the pressure is on healthcare providers to light a spark. "In healthcare, consumerization has been really late to the game," Boyer said.
Helping people save digital memories.
Insurance company MetLife introduced in August a consumer mobile app for iOS and Android called MetLife Infinity that lets people upload precious data such as official documents, photos and videos to share with only select people, either now or at some future date. One possible use is a life insurance holder who wants to release a cache of information upon his or her death. But users don't have to be MetLife customers, so people can use it for whatever ideas they dream up. The app is about changing what people expect from a financial services company.
But it's also about changing what the company expects from IT, said Gary Hoberman, MetLife senior VP and CIO of regional application development. The company's IT pros are trying to not just implement what business units ask for, but to also be in a position "where we're bringing our own ideas forward," Hoberman said.
MetLife also shows a common theme for mobile development: It must move fast. MetLife completed the entire project in nine months. And that's on the high end of its mobile projects, since it involved complex storage and policy issues.
Mobile app for New York transportation.
The New York City Department of Transportation's first big foray into mobile development came in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, when it had to quickly craft an iPad app for employees in the field to document damage, using the tablet's camera and geolocation services.
But NYCDOT made sure the Sandy app was more than a one-off. It used that mobile development platform to launch iRideNYC, an app that layers onto a map the city's bus and subway routes, station locations and even some real-time data on train delays. And it offers locations for CitiBike (its bike-sharing program) and calculates walk times. The Web app uses a responsive, HTML5-based design that formats to the smartphone, tablet or PC screen of the user accessing it.
Most recently, NYCDOT used the platform to develop a mobile app that helps inspectors track whether restaurants have posted new bike messenger rules. Back to that speed factor: NYCDOT was able to whip up the app in three weeks.
None of these mobile efforts is an easy win. New York-Presbyterian, like all hospitals, still faces an uphill fight getting people to get more involved in their healthcare. iRideNYC is handy, but is there enough data there for locals to come back regularly, and enough marketing resources to let visitors know it's there? And while MetLife has put out an impressive app, is it too big a leap for people to make MetLife their digital archive, rather than an app vendor such as Dropbox? Infinity is brand new, having launched in late August, but it doesn't yet have any reviews in the iTunes store.
And Budweiser? Well, I tried the app and learned some things about its brewing and distribution, but I didn't (yet) go out and stock up on Buds.


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"I will bless you . and you will be a blessing." (Genesis 12:2 NIV)
1. Our blessings should flow to others.
The Bible teaches us that we are blessed not just so that we can feel good, not just so we can be happy and comfortable, but so that we will bless others. God told Abraham in Genesis 12:2, "I will bless you ... and you will be a blessing" (NIV). This is the first law of blessing: It must flow outwardly.
How do you bless others? By serving a need, whether it is physical or emotional support, financial help, or practical advice. "Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand" (Philippians 1:4 MSG).
2. When we bless others, God takes care of our needs.
God promises that if we will concentrate on blessing others, he'll take care of our needs. There's almost nothing that God won't do for the person who really wants to help other people. In fact, God guarantees this blessing. In Luke 18, Jesus says, "I guarantee this. Anyone who gives up anything for the kingdom of God will certainly receive many times more in this life and will receive eternal life in the next world to come."
When you care about helping other people, God assumes responsibility for your problems. And that's a real blessing, for he's much better at handling your difficulties than you are.
3. Our blessings to others will come back on us.
The more you bless other people and the more you help others, the more God blesses your life. Luke 6:38 tells us, "Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back - given back with bonus and blessing" (MSG). You cannot out-give God. The more you try to bless other people in the world around you, the more God says, "I'm going to pour blessings out on you. We'll play a little game here. Let's see who will win. Let's see who can give the most. The more you bless others, the more I'm going to bless you in return."
4. The more we're blessed by God, the more he expects us to help others.
Jesus said it this way in Luke 12: "Much is required from the person to whom much is given; much more is required from the person to whom much more is given" (GNT). We are blessed to be a blessing.
Talk About It
- Based on the blessings of your life, what would you say God expects from you?
- What are the needs around you for which you can use your gifts to be a blessing?
Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., one of America's largest and most influential churches. Rick is author of the New York Times bestseller "The Purpose Driven Life." His book, "The Purpose Driven Church," was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the 20th century. He is also the founder of Pastors.com, a global Internet community for pastors.
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Letter from the Dean
Move in day for the majority of the freshman was August 21 and returning students August 23. The freshmen and their families were pleasantly surprised by the many faculty and staff who showed up to assist them with bringing in their belongings. We have been so blessed to have 203 residents this semester. Last, year in August we only had 168 residents. God has been good and answered Dean Ann and my prayer to fill the residence halls. Many fun and exciting things have taken place through-out this semester. So where do I begin. First, we hired 13 competent and helpful Resident Assistants to work in our various residence halls. Next, we moved Dean Ann over to Meier Hall. Many residents had been requesting to have a Dean live and be more available over in Meier and Hadley. In addition, we asked 6 dedicated young ladies to help keep the residence hall clean. Last, we started a Facebook Page www.facebook.com/hmhwomenshousing so students and parents could access up to date information and see pictures of the various activities. Residents and parents can also follow us on Instagram by adding @swaudormlife to their followers list. Announcements are also made via slides that are rotated on the TV in Harmon Hall lobby. We have participated helping out during Handshake, supervising and monitor several booths as well as in two outreach projects this semester. Worships are another aspect of residence hall life. Monday night is our Resident Assistant wing worship. This is a special time where the residents get together with their RA. On Tuesdays at 12 pm Mrs. Grady has been graciously organizing speakers and a small luncheon for the female residents. At the beginning of the semester about 40 residents were attending. By the end over 70 students make this a weekly routine. In addition we tried something different this semester. On Tuesday evening the residents can turn in a personal devotion sheet to the Dean on duty and get credit. We chose to do this based upon requests made in our residence hall survey. Wednesday night is an extra special worship organized by Dean Ann. All the topics are focused on issues that females face. Each week a guest speaker came and addressed these issues. Last, coed worship on Thursday night is the most attended worship of the week. Approximately 100 – 125 residents attend and participate weekly. As the semester came to a close we geared up for Open House. On December 8 from 8 – 11 pm we had many visitors walk through the dorm. Each hall picked a holiday theme and decorated accordingly. It is with great joy to announce we now have a guest room in Harmon Hall. It sleeps six, has its own bathroom, sitting area/refrigerator, and outside entrance. This guest room will help generate some extra income for the residence hall.
As spring semester approaches, some things that we are looking forward to doing are Secret Sisters and Women's Appreciation Week (most anticipated activity is Christmas in April).
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In swift, barbed style, in high, hard, farcical writing that is eruptively funny, Doris Lessing records the joys and terrors of everyday life. The truth of her perception shines through the pages of a work that is a brilliantpiece of cultural interpretation, an intriguing memoir and a thoroughly engaging read.


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Alison Redford, the premier of Alberta, announced that bars will be allowed to serve alcohol at 5:00 a.m. Sunday for Canada's gold medal matchup against Sweden, thus allowing fans to watch the national game the way it was intended: loaded and listening to Bush's "Machinehead" on repeat on the jukebox.
The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission confirmed licensed establishments in the province are authorized to serve and open at 5 a.m. and will not need to apply for a special licence.
"We appreciate the outpouring of enthusiasm of Albertans who want to gather to watch the game on Sunday and will support licensees to serve liquor when the puck drops," said AGLC CEO and president Bill Robinson in a release.
However, AGLC says all licensees will continue to be expected to offer service in a "socially responsible way to ensure the safety of their patrons."
Bars will actually have to close for the three hours between the normal closing time of 2:00 a.m. and the early 5:00 a.m. opening, so get your after/pregame party plans settled ASAP.
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Álvaro Hernández Felix, Nadia Hernández Felix and Alfonso Maldonado, the trio behind the Mexico City-based architectural and design practice Row Studio have created this citrus-coloured temporary display for the Glocal Design Magazine's Habitat Expo 2011 exhibition booth. Reminiscent of the recently unveiled Sevillian Metropol Parasol by Jürgen Mayer H., Row Studio's design also encompasses a concept of grid-like structure made from multiple flowing curvilinearly-cut MDF panels.
From the designers:
'We were invited by Glocal Design Magazine to design their exhibition booth for a design and furniture fair in Mexico City. The construction and material for the booth was sponsored by Masisa, the leading manufacturer of MDF panels in Latin America who requested that the structure should showcase a large range of their finishes as a way to sample the possibilities of the material. We chose two color sequences, one from black to white including some wood texture materials and the other one ranging from dark green to orange.'
'Since the MDF panels can't be bent to generate curves we decided to use them as a sequence of plans that would generate the virtual form of a complex curved surface as the wireframe negative of the volume contained in a orthogonal box made by the module of the panels cut with a cnc router. When the plans intersect in the three directions of space they form a grid of shelves that serve as display and storage space for the magazines and other products.'
'The whole booth was intended as a resting station, where the visitors to the fair can take a seat and read the magazine while sheltered inside a wrapping cocoon that keeps them away from the surrounding noises, lights and agitation. Four twisted elements act both as benches and as storage space.
'The 170 components of the Glocal Design Station where assembled and presented for the first time in Habitat Expo in Mexico City from 26th to the 28th of May 2011 and will be present in several other trade fairs for the rest of the year. Once this year's exhibition cycle is over it will become a permanent feature of the meeting room of the publisher's offices.'


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Programming language: Visual basic.net 2008
Minimum requirements:
Platform: Intel pentium4, 2.66 ghz
Operating System: Windows xp sp3.
Memory: 512MB.
Note: I do not know if it works on other platforms and operating systems.
Release beta version.
IPCheck enable you to create your own ipfilter.
IPCheck include tutorials that guide you, step by step in the process.
IPCheck also has a English Support website.
You should note that this website is under construction, so be patient, everything will come.
IPCheck is a totally free of charge and open source application.
As with all beta versions, you might find errors in the application, if so, please report it in this thread.
Please note that I am newbie in the programming issues.
You can also download the source code, if you think you can contribute something to the project, you are welcome.
If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
For my part I am open to any constructive criticism, which may help to improve implementation.
If you think the ip filter is not necessary, this application is not for you.
Thanks to everyone who helped me to choose the blacklists, and especially
The words of support.
IpCheck (beta version, 100% functional), working with Net 3.5
IpCheck (beta version, 100% functional), working with Net 2.0 (Include Bin)
Uninstall beta version
Go to panel control>add/remove programs>Setup, and follow instructions.
Ipcheck (beta 1), working with Net 2.0 (Include Bin)
beta 1
07/20/2010 - Download from SourceForge
IpCheck Final version 1.0 - installer
IpCheck - final version 1.0 - installer
Bin - Final version 1.0
Mini changelog
Added WHOIS feature.
Added Fake file Manager*
Added mini- web browser feature.
Added Guidelines.
* About Fake file Manager
IpCheck does not filtering, nor avoid any download.
IpCheck only give you the chance to manage fake files database.
IpCheck already contain a database with fake files, classifieds by hash file.
You can, in fact you should increase this database, via IpCheck feature called
<Fake file manager>.
You must have one thing in mind, the more you update your database, the higher the effectiveness, and more likely you are to verify the authenticity of a file, before downloading it.
In other words, IPCheck will give you the fishing rod and bait, but it is you who has to catch the fish.
When you find a fake file on the network, add it to your database.
And remember, you are the best filter for emule.
You will find related guidelines via Menu>Help feature.
08/01/2010 - Go to, bin\Release and run IpCheck.exe.
Note: Bin contain files to translate to, such as : IpCheckStrings.xml
Added 2 source to get file stats, via web service:
about, Power-Portal,http://ed2kstats.power-portal.to/ed2k.php?hash=#hashid,
it's currently out of order, however I have decided to keep it, hoping that it is a temporary incident.
Anyway you can use peerates or Shortypower too.
08/28/2010 - Download from SourceForge
IpCheck Final version 1.0
SHA1: 3de1ff6bb4e1e1f9cc0f2304696e0f836339d450
MD5: f805c5cbaec296e40f8bbfa2bcfa734d
SHA1: 226ee00bb6e2cb3fb2256bb83a265f88cdae5366
MD5: 44d425a875e8559605fe707de6a56ac0
SHA1: 1aee8bdd9b16e9ffe1177da445d9e4d1a9f6b56a
MD5: b4bd9ec94a2cceef3b4c03dcdeedafc6
Download IpCheck v1.0 from ContentDB, using Ed2k link + emule.
Changelog - Data: 08/28/2010
Just one click.
* Increase and improved help guidelines
* added video tutorials than you can display from app itself
* Improved Include/Exclude IP, feature.
* Improved Fake file manager, feature.
If you don't know how IpCheck works, or simply you prefer let IpCheck take controls, does not worry!!!
IpCheck will do it all for you. Just one click, and ipfilter file will be done.
Generate ipfilter automatically.
You've two options, such as:
a- Via Menu>Generating Ipfilter>Generate ipfilter automatically
b- Press firts buttón on toolbar.
IpCheck will do all for you, as follow:
- IpCheck will use BlueTack blocklist.
- IpCheck will download list from App website.
- IpCheck unzip all list downloaded.
- IpCheck will auto-generate file.
- Generated file will be save as ipfilter.txt in app folder.
- Also it will be open in Notepad editor, so you can evaluate results, before save file as ipfilter.dat,in your emule>config folder.
PD: If you want most widely info, please visit website support .
You've link above.
added video tutorials than you can display from app itself
Added video tutorials that can be viewed from the application.
These video tutorials are hosted on YouTube.
These video tutorials in avi format, can also be viewed using whatever media player.
If you use this option, you should use the full screen option.
Important: If you use Bin, you'll need Framework 2.0 installed.
Does not added video tutorials to app folder, due long file sizes. Anyway, you can download them from application's web site
Blacklists included:
Level - List name
030: iana-multicast.txt
040: iana-private.txt
050: iana-reserverd.txt
060: bogon.txt
070: bogus-as-advertisements.txt
080: possible_bogus_routes.txt
090: level1.txt
095: Fk.txt, (Fake servers)
097: Microsoft.txt
100: hijacked.txt
109: level2.txt
110: level3.txt
111: Spyware.txt
113: ads-trackers-and-bad-pr0n.txt
115: Spider.txt
119: BadPeers.txt
160: fornolandcomputers.txt
Screen Download list tab
Screen add list tab
Screen Include/exclude ip tab
Screen Fake file Manager tab
Screen mini web browser tab
I would be grateful, if you reported any of the following cases:
1 - You use IPCheck on an operating system other than Windows XP, and it works.
2 - You find whatever bug in the operation, of the application.
3 - your computer crashes when using IPCheck.
4 - You have any suggestions for improving the application.
5 - You find an error of translation or grammar. (I'm pretty sure, it'll done )
6 - You find the program useful, and would like to help translate into your language.
8 - You think that the code could be improved, and you know how to. (ty, Avi-3k )
9 - You think, I could add new features.
10- You think that the author, is a very ugly man.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Enjoy IPCheck.
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'Battery life rates only as middling when all features are turned on; I had to recharge each day despite only average usage.'
'The number of pictures a user can store is small, however, since the 6103 has s a meager 4.4 of internal memory, and no expansion slots.'
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After being delayed for two months, the automatic across-the-board cuts to federal spending - known as sequestration - are set to take effect on Friday.
The self-inflicted negative impact of such a fiscal shock, while not catastrophic, will certainly depress growth, cost jobs and counteract much of the recent progress made on the macro front. In fact, the firm Macroeconomic Advisors LLC estimates the sequester will take 0.6 percent off the already meager 2.6 percent growth forecast for 2013 and cost the nation approximately 700,000 jobs by the end of 2014.
With interest rates at rock-bottom levels, conventional monetary policy doesn't have the teeth needed to offset the impact of such a sharp fiscal contraction on the broad economy. Economists, by and large, have communicated the self-evident dangers of implementing the sequester at this time.
Ironically, both parties in Congress seem to agree on this. However, the clumsiness with which the deal has been handled is really striking.
The plan is deeply rooted in the narrative of immediate and dire deficit reduction at all costs. And I am still confused about other deficit reduction plans such as Bowles-Simpson that would include tax cuts to achieve a greater fiscal balance. The misstep may have been in accusing increased federal deficits over the last four years of being catalysts of the great recession rather than consequences of it.
Federal deficits increase during recessions for strategic purposes with sound reasoning.
When the U.S. economy contracts, or recovers sluggishly from a deep contraction, there are policies in place known as automatic stabilizers, which are designed to dampen the severity of such a shock to the system. Our progressive income tax policy is one example.
If an individual's income declines during an economic contraction, as is often the case, they may drop into a lower marginal income tax bracket, thereby paying a lower percentage of income in taxes. As such, government revenue also declines, putting upward pressure on government deficits during these periods.
Government spending on unemployment insurance - think jobless benefits and food stamps - typically increases during tough economic times when people genuinely are in need. As gross domestic product decreases during these times, government expenditures on safety net programs as a share of the total economy increase by way of simple arithmetic. This has been widely misinterpreted as runaway spending. What's more, federal spending commitments on mandatory programs such as Medicare and Social Security, the key drivers of long-term debt issues, are typically tied to potential growth prospects of our economy. The further we are below what the economy could be producing, given its resources, the greater the share of such expenditures as a percentage of the total pie.
As it turns out, the sequestration will have amplified effects in regions of the nation that rely more heavily on federal spending.
Several studies from Wells Fargo, the Pew Center and USA Today report that Georgia, for instance, derives nearly 7 percent of its GDP from federal spending and, given its relatively large military influence, is slated to lose roughly 17,000 jobs to the sequester. In all, Georgia ranks fifth in states most detrimentally impacted by the cuts.
Even more depressing than the congressional ineptness on display is the fact we have seen this coming for more than a year now.
Dr. Nicholas J. Mangee is an assistant professor of economics at Armstrong Atlantic State University and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Cool Stuff: Brandon Schaefer's Movie Posters
Posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
25-year-old Massachusetts-based graphic artist Brandon Schaefer has created an impressive collection of retro-minimal movie posters. The Ghostbusters-inspired posters above have been making the internet rounds recently, but Schaefer has a huge portfolio of posters, some of which can even be purchased as prints on inPRNT.com. Check out some of his posters, after the jump.
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Date: June 25, 1856 - November 28, 1856
This expense sheet, along with the attached memorandum, was written by Martin Stowell for the Worcester Committee in Massachusetts. Stowell had been functioning as the head of an emigrant company originating out of Massachusetts. The sheet provided a detailed listing of the cash he received as well as the cash he expended. His purchases included various foodstuffs, carpentry tools, cooking and eating utensils, and medicine. He also used some of his money to pay for repairs on wagons, etc. The attached memorandum was addressed to "Dear H" (Thomas Wentworth Higginson). It provided further explanation of the account sheet and gave news from the Massachusetts party.
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500 Fashion Posts - WOOT!
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment on Saturday, February 28, 2009
Well the day is finally here. 500 Fashion posts! Most from my current blog, Chic at Phil's Place and about 60 from Second Live Colors where I started. This milestone has been thirteen months in the making and lots of fun.
So, to celebrate -- well we HAVE to celebrate! -- I've got some presents out at my shop. I've made special editions of my best sellers the halter top and the bangles. I've also put in some magazines I made from scratch (not Vogue screenshots here :D). One can be held in a photo shoot, one is copy for you home or apartment and one can be sent on to friends.
Find them all at Love Chic.
Long Awkward Poses
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A fashion blogger is a very sad girl if she has to stand in default avatar mode. I mean how many hands on your hips shots can you take? How many directions? That gazing off into space stance is -- well boring. Where would we be without our pose makers and animation experts?
I saw Nissa's post this morning about the Pose Maker Challenge. It seemed very fitting to do this post today. The "why" of that statement will be obvious a bit later in the day. Meanwhile, it is no surprise that I chose LAP as my poser to honor. You see those "poses by LAP" statements at the bottom of most of my posts. Not only does Dove make some great poses, she has always been very generous with her talents.
So here I am in the cutest corset set from Tokeo.Plastik, my Juicy slingbacks, Exxess hair and Tuli skin in the white room at Kyoot.
Takeoff is eminent!
Boots and More
Just a quick post to update you all on M'z black boots at THIS location. I checked back this morning to see if the boots were still in the chairs since there is an "until Feb 28" notice above the chairs. Indeed some of the chairs had been changed out, but the black boots on the lucky board were still there. Not only that -- Another chair and board have been added. So that is five in all and boots in two right now. The chairs change quickly so this isn't a TP your friends in kind of watch as rezzing will take longer than the chair time (wink). But it's worth the wait.
I won my boots last night along with some other goodies no longer in the chairs. Luckily I found a friend there that had just won and coerced her over to my pad for a quick picture. TYVM sweetie. This new brown suit is in the chairs now as well as some short brown slipper boots like the pink ones at the main shop. (See this post.)
After you get those great boots, you might want to TP over to Deviant Kitties and sit for this hair. There are lots to choose from with most being in the neon range color ranges. The sits are 100 minutes.
Countdown: T minus 2 :D
Elv'an Majika
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies on Friday, February 27, 2009
There is a new shop over in Cutieland called Elv'an Majika. It is a tiny place and the selection is small still, but it has some VERY nice items -- and they are from $5 to $0 linden. The boots I am wearing are one of four colors (forest, leaf, water and wind) and you get all four sets for free. The very nice bra top is EXACTLY what I needed under that ALB outfit a couple of days ago. It is tintable so very versatile.
This lovely glowing necklace is also free and named the "necklace of hope". Lovely and delicate, it still makes a statement -- and hope is a good one.
There are tip jars in the shop, so think about giving a little extra if you can. There is always rent to pay.
I added a skirt from Dark Eden. It is still available as a camp prize. I tinted it slightly to go with the top; it comes in a brighter white :D . Tights are from GLAM and hair from HOH. Pose from LAP and skin from Tuli.
Countdown: T minus 3 :D
The Gypsy in Me
So -- I had no plans to blog today's dollarbie from Lemania. That was until a friend stopped by my place and I saw the gorgeous colors it contained. Now, anyone reading this blog often knows I am not a long dress gal. But, there is always a but. I made a few changes and I had a gorgeous gypsy dress.
The original dress comes with both system skirt and long gloves -- all in this same pattern.I always look too hippy in system skirts even though I have practically NO hips. But, the dress works just fine sans skirt and gives a much sleeker profile. I also changed the transparency on the skirt to 0 to give it a less fancy look.
Then, I added a great belt from Phoenix Design. The belt is scripted for color changes. Again, it was my lucky day as the color I had made it last was a perfect subtle contrast. I zipped over to a new photo op spot I found yesterday and with the serendipity holding -- we have the photo above.
Hair by Amacci, earrings by Love Chic, Pose by LAP
Countdown: T minus 4 :D
Studio M'z
MORE great boots. These are from Studio M'z which has one lucky board with these ALL the time and three lucky chairs where these trade off with some cute pink short boots and dog tags. And, amazingly they go will with MANY of the items I have blogged this week.
There are lots of great boots here. Around the corner and in back of the lucky chairs there is a $1 area where you can get these short tie boots as well as the slippers below. The slippers come in a two pack with both plaids available.
Countdown: T minus 5 :D
OK. I admit it. It's been a long afternoon with not much accomplished. I've been trying to use the viewer search feature to find some good prize camping places. I decided there simply must be more than we "all" know about -- and that some of them might be great. I actually LIKE prize camping. It's sort of paying back for your gifts and that works for me.
Some of my favorite prize camping places have disappeared including Magika. Magika is still THERE (whew!) but the prize campers appear to be gone. My aim was to find some little known -- perhaps not English -- prize camping places. I did find a few, but nothing I feel excited about passing on. They were either too long a camp or nothing many of us would like. I am SURE there are still some great ones out there; I'm just not finding them.
I DID -- as you see -- finally get my Bukka Boots. Yeah! and I did find this fun paper bag head along the way. You can get your very own from *kaguya* . Find it on the wall next to some other gifts.
What DID I find with all those hours of exploring? I found that there really are some places I would rather not return (LOL) and I won $2 on a lucky chair which asked me to name the color of the chair before collecting my dinero. Interesting and presumably an anti-bot addition? I'm guessing. I found a cool photo op which you'll most likely see in an upcoming blog. The lingerie from the previous post was the only bloggable (is that a word?) discovery.
So, day is done and I am ready to take off this paper bag and go put my feet up. Love those new white chairs.
Countdown: T minus 6 :D
Quiet Moments
It's been a busy afternoon and I'll post about some adventures a bit later. But it was time for a rest and some quiet moments. The undies set above is from Kathy Kat and is one of several colors in the pack. Both pieces come in two layers. This is a lovely present - very feminine but also with a bit of drama. Find the gift bags near the prize camping chairs.
It goes beautifully with the just out skin from Tuli, Natalie. This group gift just went out to a few thousand folks, so you can expect to see it here and there :D. Shown is Sunkissed which is my typical skin tone. I choose Windsong from House of Heart to complete the peaceful afternoon photo.
The Natalie skin line will be released this Saturday. This makeup version will not be available in the store.
Pose by LAP.
Countdown: T minus 7 :D
Lucky Chair Watch
In case you missed the sirens (LOL) there's been a lucky chair watch going on at Bukka for awhile. The grand prize is a very nice set of engineer boots in saddle tan. They come in three sizes with the largest being for guys. To say it is laggy there is the height of understatement. People arriving (and there were lots of other folks off screen in that picture above) come decked out to the max. It's a real fashion show and lots of fun.
Languages vary and I've seen a few oriental gals show up in the same very cute school outfit so I'm guessing these are regular hunters and gatherers as well as friends of the watchers. While I haven't won these boots yet, I've TPed a lot of friends in so I get some points for that :D
Along with the boots shown above, there is the iPod Touch that I blogged about a few days ago at Neo Japan. The third chair grants you a very detailed 50 prim watch in three sizes. The smallest works for gals.
Countdown: T minus 8 :D
The Exotic Side
I don't do RP and I don't venture over into exotic realms often, but I have been a long time fan of ALB Dream Fashions. I love the local and elephants and the tents -- we'll I love a lot of it. So when I saw a Fashcon notice about a new dollarbie outfit, I TPed right over.
The outfit is called Featherstone and is only available to group members. It's free to join of course. Find it on a wall vendor mixed in with others. I am pretty sure it was on the first floor. There is a hat too which I'll blog another time. It is on the second floor for sure :D
The outfit comes in a colorful and earthy print with sculpty collar and flowing turquoise sash. There is a head piece also but that didn't work for me. Shown here with a very cute hair called Penny from MAU's & MEJ's and a necklace from Bliensen + Mai. Ah, I just noticed I lost the collar when I added the necklace :D -- so "optional" jewelry.
And if you don't like showing SO much skin, you can add tights (mine are from GLAM) and an undershirt, cami, tank or whatever your pleasure.
Remember you need a tag to buy this outfit. And while you are there, explore some of the surroundings. It's a great place.
Poses by LAP.
Countdown: T minus 9 :D
Mix 'n Match
There's nothing I like more than mixing it up. So when I tried on Lemania Indigo's new dollarbie for the day and found that the skirt looked GREAT with last nights top from Prism -- what's a girl to do? I went mixing crazy.
Now today's outfit called Carmel Latte is cute by itself, but its real value (to me of course) is that it coordinates with so many things in my wardrobe. New things, things I really love. So I was doing a happy dance. Shown above is the Carmel latte sweater and glitch pants made into leggings with Dark Eden skirt and boots in blood.
And here is the original outfit that you can get until Friday morning when it retires forever. Shown above with art deco gloves from Lemania's Beaded Butterfly outfit and Gigi retro hair from HOH.
I could make another five outfits to show you, but it's a lot more fun for you to work on your own :D
Poses by LAP
Countdown: T minus 10 :D
Pretty in Pink - with BOOTS!
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies on Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Journey McLaglen is well known for some great outfits. Her newest gift, Candy Heart Tunic with boots, is NO exception. So very cute and very versatile! The boots alone would be a great addition to your wardrobe I bet.
Hop on over to Prism Haute Couture and get this great outfit for a buck. Be sure and look over the other offerings while you are there!
As an extra bonus there are some some really cute coordinating leggings. You could wear them with the skirt, with heels, without the skirt -- the options are endless. Each item is great for mixing and matching. Here I went for a bit more casual look and added a black Maitreya belt and some boots from Dark Eden.
Hair HOH, Poses by LAP and ANA_Mations.
Countdown: T minus 11 :D
I am a big believer in basics. Give me a fantastic fitting pair of jeans, a nicely patterned turtleneck sweater and show me to my accessories folder - LOL. Today's retiring dollarbie from Lemania Indigo is one of those basics. Nothing fancy, but oh the possibilities. It's all up to you. Dig out those hunt oddities you saved, those perfect little items you bought a year ago and forgot about and make this empty silver canvas your own.
It doesn't always have to be about the big skirts. Many outfits are great as pants. Just go into appearance and make your glitch shorts into slacks - or capris for boots - and you have another way to express yourself.
Silver Dream is $1 until sometime Thursday morning.
Accessories by Sn@tch, Juicy, WoE and Prinny's Prims. Hair by HOH. Poses by Vain and LAP.
Countdown: T minus 12 :D
Urban Mod on The Strip
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies on Monday, February 23, 2009
Today's Dollarbie from Lemania Indigo is called Urban Mod. Well, I definitely fit into that category and true to its name, it worked for me. It's always fun to make these outfits "Chic Style", You of course could make them "Susie Stlye, Latricia Style" etc. by adding your own accessories :D
The original outfit included a cute top with cuffs and hoodie collar. Pants and belt were also included.
I gave up the hoodie collar to add a fun jacket from Schadenfreude. The hair with cap (tinted to coordinate) hales from Joyful Designs, the Time Traveler necklace (a fav) from Magika and the boots from Dark Eden. Poses from LAP and skin from Tuli.
Countdown: T minus 13 :D
It's All About the SHUZ
It all started with the shoes :D She's So Unusual Shoes is having their annual Mardi Gras Party at Studio SL, Feb 24th 8-12 SL time. The theme is Studio 54.
And as a special gift, Rowan Carroll sent out an invite and shoes to all of Fashcon. Now this is not a Studio 54 look, but I did have fun putting it together. It is more a Madge the Hairdresser after a long day escapes to the disco still in hairdresser garb -- look :D And it DOES show off those shoes. So if you are a Fashion Consolidated member, check the archives quickly for the invite and disco shoes -- those announcements timeout speedily.
Worn with previously blogged items from Sn@tch, Bewitched Hair, Little Heaven, Tuli and VJ Eyewear.
And here are the shoes that started it all. Dance the night away!
Countdown: T minus 14 :D
Neo Japan by Chic
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies on Saturday, February 21, 2009
Well of COURSE I had to get over to Neo Japan (see previous post) and see what I could find. Benicia can't have all the fun. And I did very well also. The extremely -- EXTREMELY -- lovely dress is a gift from Pink Clover, the department store along side of the mall. Find the dress in a smallish vendor on the second floor near the dressing rooms. So pretty.
I checked the lucky board at Pink Clover while I was there and won some cute jewelry -- bracelet, earrings and necklace all included. I also found some free sunglasses in a mall shop (one of two styles shown) and I won a BUKKA Ipod which is fun. As you can see, I also found the hair. VERY cute hair IMHO.
The violet zipper tank is a dollarbie for JUST awhile longer at Elle, so get there quickly. This has nothing to do with Neo Japan, just a time crunch post (wink).
Have a great eve.
Countdown: T minus 15 :D
Neo Japan - Benicia's Style
I was busy today in the pesky real world, so I suggested that my friend Benicia do some exploring and see what she could come up with. And boy did she do a GREAT job. Here's the story -- at least a close proximity of the one told to me.
Benicia used to do a LOT of lucky chair hopping in her youth - LOL. So she decided to go to search and type in lucky chair and see what she could find. Her first and only stop was Rabbit Resort Camp and Lucky Chair in Neo Japan. Now this doesn't sound very glamorous really and she wasn't expecting all that much. When she arrived she found lots of the old red style round lucky chairs placed throughout a shopping mall.
With visions of those bad old BIAB lucky chair days, she started on a circle of the sim. She picked up a lot of items from the chairs, many with "?" as letters. The prizes sounded pretty good and in fact they were. A bit more exploring garnered a lot of free items from the shops. She wanted me to point out that this is a Japanese sim and we know how great things can be from those, even if the vendors aren't always as flashy and upscale as our western versions. It didn't take her too long to figure out that the lucky chairs were indeed filled by the stores in the mall. Woot!
She also went into a nice shopping center with lucky boards and won some very nice scarves. The other gifts there looked great also. Many of the prizes and gifts came without landmarks so giving specific directions isn't in the plan here. But it seems like just wandering a bit might garner a lot of great things. Some of the shops had landmarks to their main stores available. Who KNOWS what you might find.
Great job, girlfriend. You get a big gold star.
Top picture: HAIR by YUZUKAMIYA, shirt by *La Yakito Design* (logo), belt and scarves PINK CLOVER (lucky board) all free.
Middle picture: Dress and accessories by DoTi DESIGN and glasses V J Eyewear (a pack of different colors and attachment points) from red lucky chairs. Shoes not free.
Bottom picture: belt from BUKKA (she's not sure if it was from shop or chair).
Poses by Vain.
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It's getting to be spring -- time when we can get a little more bare the weather gods willing :D.
So I made some shortie cable sweaters just for the season. If you aren't a bare midriff gal, you can of course wear this over a long undershirt -- or with higher pants (wink).
The sweaters come in four colors and include prim collar and long sculpty rollback and scrunched cuffs. Prims are mod-copy of course. And in case you were one of the many people that sat for or purchased the Ruin skirt or Vagabond boots in blood from Dark Eden, the rose version of the sweater coordinates beautifully -- not my plan, but a happy surprise. I love those items!
The four colors include teal, rose, cocoa and tomato. They are $10 each and the tomato version is the current dollarbie at Love Chic.
Countdown: T minus 17 :D
Party Girl !
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies on Friday, February 20, 2009
Be on the lookout for a new group gift from Lemania Indigo this week. It's short. It's sassy. And it's fun. There's a cabaret feel to this design, so I zipped over to a cabaret (well of course) to take this shot. The outfit comes with black pumps but I switched to Juicy's blue version for a bit more pizazz and added a Rebel Hope black boa and an oh so long cigarette and holder courtesy of Animah. A hat and nylons are included as well as a matching bangle bracelet -- worn but hiding behind my skirt.
So check this out. You too can be a star. Well admit it -- you really want to be don'tcha?
Hair HOH, Pose LAP, Skin Tuli.
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Two Looks: She Wants Revenge
She Wants Revenge sent out a gift to all of Fashcon today, so if you are one of those folks that doesn't have announcements on, you might want to check the archives. I can see that many fashionistas are visiting the shop as there are LOTS of green dots on the map. This is good :D
The outfit is very cute and also very versatile, so I thought I'd have some fun and play the accessory game. Since thousands of folks got this outfit, feel free to do your own thing and make this a challenge if you want.
My first look was a cyber punk take, with some of my favorite accessories and hair including items from The Stringer Mausoleum, Lazy Places, OMFG, NOP and Sn@tch.
My second take was a lot more sophisticated and included items from Sirena, Rebel Hope, Juicy and a great cigarette with holder from Animah. Those super cute Past Midnight sunglasses are from [SpeXx] and are a dollarbie for this week. Since there are transparancies involved, only certain hairs work well, but I bet you have some :D
Countdown: T minus 19 :D
Tuli Hunt at Journey
Most of you know there's a hunt going on at Tuli's sim. There are little treasure chests scattered around, in and out, up and down, in crevices and corners -- you get the idea. I spent a few minutes gathering, and here are a few items that I found. There are many many more of course. This is simply a sampling.
Among the items shown above are:
Cable Knit Cropped Vest by Tuli
Skinny Pants by NOP
Long Sleeved Gray top by NOP (for guys and transfer)
Kalista Skin (Valentines in three shades) by Tuli
Quill and Thorns tattoos by CoLLisions
Pearl Rose Earrings by G Field
Hair by HOH. Poses by LAP.
Countdown: T minus 20 :D
Mechanism -- Girl and Guy Gifts
Mechanism has three new gifts for guys and gals. They are sized for the menfolk, but are mod and shrinkable (and tintable) for gals. I've been a Mechanism fan for a very long while. I was actually one of Kobe's very first visitors at his tiny little premier shop. Things have changed and the new store is large and classy -- and when I was there earlier today, complete with a galloping horse in attendance as well as lots of fans.
The three gifts are in very classy black "free" boxes to the side of the front desk under a giant poster. They include a really nice brown and olive tee as well as a scarf and belt. (They are a little less green than in these sunset photos.) The belt leather is white so you can tint it -- assuming you have some building skills -- any color you would like. I turned it to a charcoal color here to go along with the jeans.
The jeans are group member gifts and have logos on the front and the back. Two logos on one pair of pants is a bit much for me, but the cuffs are really great and a good way to try out some of the wares featured at this upscale location. The jeans come in both guy and gal sizes and have sculpty bottoms.
Serial Dollarbies 'n Beauty
Lemania Indigo is retrieving her previous hunt items for a one time swan song. They will each go up for a day and then be retired forever. So a dollarbie a day for a very long engagement. Many of these will be new to lots of folks and if you ARE new (wink), it is a great and inexpensive way to get your wardrobe closet filled.
This first offering called Wheaties goes up on February 18th and will go down on the 19th at around 8 am SL time...depending on when Lemania puts out the new one.
I'll be showing you some of my favorites along the way. You can also join the group to get daily updates (I'm guessing with pictures :D ).
Today's outfit includes some cute textured system pants and a white top with prim accents. The flowered belt is sculpty as well as the collar.
While this is most likely not a NEW find, it is certainly fun -- a beautician's belt from Little Heaven. It is free and you can find it in the hair department with some other free goodies. You can also camp for hair and there are a lot of lucky chairs to check. And, if you haven't BEEN to Little Heaven, it is an experience in itself. Not gonna tell you any more than that. Turn your sound on though.
The hair shown is Nite-life from the newest release pack at Bewitched (see yesterday's post). Poses by LAP, skin by Tuli, shoes by Juicy.
Fun and Free
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies on Tuesday, February 17, 2009
G&N Quality Design has a cute new shorts outfit for free. It's this week's gift. The shorts come with and without texture belt. I chose to add a bit of extra fun with a bright red belt from Slink. The real star of the outfit is the very cute top which could be a great addition to your mix and match wardrobe.
Shown with a new Bewitched hairstyle, Brandy -- one of three new hairs in a release gift pack. Find the vendor on a stand several places in the store.
And while I am not doing a lot of hunting and gathering these days, you'll find this cute, slightly retro dress in a small Greatest Love style hunt box -- also at G & N. It is right next door to the this week's free outfit. So how could I NOT pick it up? This is a large store with diverse styles, so wander a bit and see if there is something you "simply must have" .
Shoes by Juicy, Poses by LAP. Skin by Tuli.
This lovely kimono is available with a 30 minute camp at the KonohanaSakuya main store. It comes complete with sandals and tabis. The obi comes with resize menu. Be quick as you have until the 22nd. The outfit is available in other colors too and sells for $250.
It was fun to revisit some of the Oriental sims today. They are often very peaceful. The KonoahanSakuya shop features an indoor sitting room as well as two garden areas. It's nice to have some nature close buy while you are camping - LOL.
Hair by Magika, Pose by LAP.


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OS X Yosemite download 10.10.1 released on November 2014 with a number of updates after the previous original Yosemite version 10.10 release. The Yosemite 10.10.1 was the most flexible operating system for the time being for Macintosh computers. Most of the Apple Mac users were shifted to this update because the update solve number of bugs on the system and it improves the reliability than the original OS X Yosemite download release.
System requirements
All the Macintosh computers that run the Mac OS X Mountain Lion are eligible for running the OS X Yosemite download 10.10.1. But if need to get the maximum of the performance please consider the system requirements mentioned below.
8GB storage
Compatible Mac Devices for the OS X Yosemite 10.10.1
iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, Mac Pro, and Xserve
What's New on OS X Yosemite 10.10.1
- It increases the connectivity of Wi-Fi
- Mailing is very comfortable when you are using more than one email service providers.
- Time machine displayed older updates. Solve the problem with the update.
- Using Microsoft Exchange Server shows more reliable than OS X Yosemite original release.
- Connecting to remote computers improves with the update of Yosemite.
- Solve the problem was in the notification center widgets and actions.
- Show the updates on Mac Apps store previously didn't show.
- Solve the problem courses with the Japanese language in the system.
How to install the OS X Yosemite download on your Macintosh computer.
Method one
You can download the OS X Yosemite from the Mac Apps Store
- First, you need to sign in to the Mac Apps store before you are going to download the OS X Yosemite.
- Then search for the OS X Yosemite installer from the search bar appears on the top- left the corner.
- You will be able to see some links for the download the file. Choose the correct link for downloading and go through the download process. ( for the downloading you must need to log in to the Apple Mac Store using the Apple ID).
- After the downloading complete, a window will pop up asking to install the OS X Yosemite. You can continue this process, but it is very important to remember, please keep a backup of your files and data.
- Or you can stop the normal installation and create a bootable USB installer with the downloaded OS X Yosemite download installer.
- Learn about how to create a bootable USB installer to install the Mac OS X Yosemite.
Method two
You can install the OS X Yosemite download on your Mac computer on empty volume as a clean install
This is an easy method to install the Mac OS X Yosemite. Because you are installing the OS X version on an empty volume which is no any available data on it. So you do not need to keep any backup to use. You all have to do is just clean all of the volumes on your Mac computer and install the OS freshly on it. You can use bootable USB installer for installing the Yosemite OS X version. Also, you can learn about creating a USB installer for the Google, YouTube, and websites. The Apple official website also gives information about creating a bootable installer for Mac OS installation.
Download the OS X Yosemite 10.11.1 update from here…


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Meet a physician-scientist: Rameen Beroukhim
Rameen Beroukhim realized early in his medical training that he wanted to be an oncologist.
"In medical school, I had the opportunity to work with patients who had cancer," he explains. "I was struck by how vibrant – and how essentially healthy – many of these patients were, despite the fact that they were contending with such a challenging disease."
Beroukhim could see that more research into cancer was desperately needed, and he was motivated to help. He also realized that, for him, helping meant entering two worlds: he would not only treat patients in the clinic, but would also work in a lab as a researcher, searching for the biological roots and vulnerabilities of cancer. He would become a professional hybrid – a physician-scientist.
Beroukhim is now an associate member of the Broad Institute, and a member of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Center for Neurooncology. He is also an assistant professor at Dana-Farber and Harvard Medical School, and an attending oncologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital. As a physician, he treats patients who are suffering from brain cancer – a specialty he found while conducting research as a postdoctoral fellow at the Dana-Farber and the Broad. His research, meanwhile, focuses on discovering the molecular underpinnings of brain cancer, as well as potential therapeutic approaches to this deadly disease.
Rameen Beroukhim, M.D., Ph.D.
Currently his lab is pursuing two lines of research. One involves looking at the genomes of different types of brain cancer to assess how these genomes differ. Beroukhim's lab wants to determine how those differences may account for variations in the behavior of the disease, and whether they might point to different treatment strategies. For example, his lab (in collaboration with other laboratories at the Dana-Farber, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Broad Institute) recently published studies describing the genomes of gliomas in children and meningiomas in adults. These studies identified new mutations that drive subsets of each of these tumor types. In the case of meningiomas, the mutations suggest possible treatment strategies in a disease for which no effective medical therapies are known.
His lab is also looking across the genomes of large numbers of tumors from various cancer types to see what commonalities can be found. Beroukhim collaborated on one such study, published this month in Nature, with Broad colleagues and fellow scientists from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network. That study found similarities between the genomes of the most severe endometrial cancers and certain types of ovarian and breast cancer. Such commonalities suggest that the cancers are driven by the same biological mechanism and may respond to the same treatments.
Beroukhim says that there are distinct advantages to being a physician-scientist. One is that his genomics research is heavily influenced by his work in the clinic.
"Seeing the issues that patients struggle with helps me understand what the most important clinical challenges are so that I can then go back to the research world and focus on relevant approaches," he explains. "Although clinic time can take time away from research time, I think it adds value to the research we do. It's also really motivating; understanding who you're helping is a constant motivation to do the research."
On the flip side, Beroukhim says, his interactions with patients are also informed by his genomics research. As a physician, he has frequent discussions with patients about how their disease is developing and which avenues of treatment to pursue. Being in the thick of the research world – being aware of (and sometimes responsible for) cutting edge findings in tumor biology – can be helpful in guiding patients to the most appropriate treatments or clinical trials.
"I think the benefits of being a physician-scientist go both ways," he concludes. "The clinical work I do helps inform my research by helping to identify important problems, potential resources, and new avenues for research, and the research I do also informs my clinical work and my discussions with my patients."
And both paths, Beroukhim says, inform discussions with other clinicians about big picture questions such as which clinical studies or clinical trials should be pursued. Since these decisions may ultimately determine what treatment options are available to patients, they can have a profound effect on cancer care. Physician-scientists have a unique and critical voice in these conversations, since they have both a foundation in research and an experienced understanding of patients' needs.


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At 10:15 a.m. on April 17th, 2012, the University of Utah will participate in the largest earthquake drill in UT history, the Great Utah ShakeOut. Eccles Library staff, along with the rest of the campus' students, faculty and staff, will "Drop, Cover and Hold On," the safest thing to do while in a building during an earthquake. Following an announcement that the quaking has ceased, library staff and patrons will evacuate the building and gather at a designated Emergency Assembly Point (EAP), where drill participants will be entered in a drawing to win an iPad 2!
How serious is the earthquake threat in this area? According to Utah's Seismic Safety Commission:
90% of Utah's population lives in active earthquake zones. If a 7.5 Richter Magnitude quake were to occur in the Salt Lake City area, it is projected that 7600 people would die and approximately $18 billion would be lost to physical damage and loss of jobs and economic activity.
Utah has experienced damaging earthquakes in the past and geologic evidence indicates that earthquakes larger than any experienced locally in historical time are likely in the future.
In an emergency, we have only seconds to respond to assure our safety. Drills and practice assure we will do the right thing under pressure. More information is available from Emergency Management at the U, and the Great Utah ShakeOut website, including an online game, "Beat the Quake."
So join us in this historic practice event. And if you read this blog from outside the area, tell us about how the news of this drill came across in your area!


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The latest radiation therapy options offer more ways to fight colon and rectal cancer than ever before.
The colon and rectum are part of your digestive system. The colon is the first four to five feet of the large intestine and the rectum is the last five inches. Colorectal cancer typically grows slowly over a period of years, beginning as a polyp or small growth of tissue. It is the fourth most common cancer in both men and women after skin, prostate or breast and lung, with about 143,000 new diagnoses estimated for 2012 in the United States.
Risk factors for colorectal cancer include family history of the disease, polyps or growths on the inner wall of the colon or rectum, diets high in fat and low in fiber, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease (both causing inflammation of the colon) and smoking. Common late stage symptoms include diarrhea, constipation, unexpected weight loss, nausea or vomiting, gas cramps, fatigue or blood in your stool.


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As the murkiest details of the torture program created and run by the Bush administration continues to be shielded from public review, the growing controversy over the clandestine and illegal use of techniques by the CIA has now taken center stage in a bureaucratic fight between the agency and the Senate Intelligence Committee charged with its oversight.
Given the secretive nature of the issue and parties involved, what has leaked out in reporting and public statements over the last several weeks gives only a vague sense of the fight between members of the committee, the Obama administration, and the CIA but most of it revolves around an investigative panel set up by the Senators on the committee to explore the torture program.
New reporting by the New York Times' Mark Mazzetti on Saturday, however, offers the fullest picture so far about how the senate investigators stumbled upon a previously unknown internal CIA review of the torture program and how in the aftermath of that discovery—which the CIA considered 'unauthorized'—it set up a way to place the investigators themselves under surveillance.
Explosive charges surfaced earlier this week that President Obama, in fact, knew that the CIA had put the Senate investigators under watch but did nothing to stop it.
According to Mazzetti:
At the center of the dispute is the classified internal C.I.A. review of the detention and interrogation program, a review that Democratic senators believe buttresses the conclusion in the intelligence committee's 6,300-page report that the program yielded little valuable intelligence.
The story of how the internal review became the focal point of an escalating fight is based on interviews with more than a dozen current and former government officials on both sides of the battle. Most of them declined to be identified because of the continuing investigations.
On the specifics of the Senate investigation and the memos reviewed, he explains:
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Some people who have read the review memos said that parts of them were particularly scorching in their analysis of extreme interrogation methods like waterboarding, which the memos described as providing little intelligence of any value. The committee investigators set to work, spending hours each day in the windowless basement of a nondescript building that advertised itself as a C.I.A. office by the cluster of marked C.I.A. police cars guarding the front.
The room designated for the staff, called the "electronic reading room," was a spartan office with tables and computers set against the walls and a large conference table in the middle.
Early in the investigation, thousands of files were loaded into the database, and the committee staff members pored over the material.
According to a recent court filing in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the C.I.A. created a "network share drive" segregated from the main agency network, a provision intended to allow the committee to work in private.
Somewhere along the line, the investigators found something, however, they did not know existed: an internal reivew, now being called the "Panetta Review" because it was ordered by then CIA Chief Leon Panetta, appointed by Obama.
It is unclear how or when committee investigators obtained parts of the Panetta review. One official said that they had penetrated a firewall inside the C.I.A. computer system that had been set up to separate the committee's work area from other agency digital files, but exactly what happened will not be known until the Justice Department completes its inquiry.
Several officials said that the C.I.A. never intended to give the internal memos to the Senate, partly under the justification that they were draft documents intended for the C.I.A. director and therefore protected under executive privilege authorities.
With the DOJ now investigating claims of misbehavior or breach of boundaries on both sides, the possible outcomes remain unclear.
One thing, however, worth noting that both the CIA and the Senate Intelligence Committee members agree on when it comes to how the U.S. government used torture and prolonged detention without charge as formal policy: the public has no right to know.


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Overcrowded Aquarium -Suffocation
- Published in Aquarium Care
It seems that I begin many of these letters by quoting from some correspondence. After all, what better or more practical source of inspiration can there be? In this instance, the point is one that is brought up rather frequently by beginners in aquarium care, who have not been very successful after having seemingly followed the primary instructions gleaned from books or our dealer friends. They give recommended foods in conservative amounts, have good light and temperature control. But here is where trouble starts, through the acceptance of a fallacious signal as to what constitutes "overcrowding." The signal watched for is when the fishes gasp at the surface of the water, "blowing bubbles." That is a carry-over from the days when goldfish was King. Goldfish and other cool-water fishes are very sensitive to any shortage of oxygen in the water, or the presence of too much carbon dioxide. They quickly express their distress by breathing at the surface. Incidentally, I have often wondered how fishes, never before in such a situation, know enough to get a fresh supply of oxygen at the surface of the water. Warm-water fishes are better equipped to get along in oxygen-deficient conditions. In a tank containing both goldfish and exotics (a combination not recommended) the goldfish will invariably be the first to register discomfort from overcrowding. The point that I am stressing is that "Tropicals" are apt to "suffer in silence." When they come to the surface and stay there, conditions are not merely bad, but very bad. Undetected crowding has been present for some time past, indicated by the poor condition of the fishes. Of course such symptoms can come from other causes, but crowding is one of the first to look for. That suspicion can be confirmed if frequent partial changes of water relieves the condition. Water changes help keep the parameters within acceptable limits, help remove excess organic material such as waste and uneaten food, and also replenish required minerals in the water that the fish use up over time. If you prefer not to do as many water changes or are physically unable to, there are alternatives that can reduce your labor. My favorite is the EcoBio-Block, which is an aquarium care product that introduces beneficial bacteria into the aquarium (which keep the biological filter healthy) and slowly leach necessary minerals into the water to keep fish healthy and help beginners become successful aquarists. Advising a new aquarist at the height of his frenzy to go slowly in building up his tank of fishes is like talking against the tempest. Recently I fitted out a grandson with an aquarium and a suitable collection of fishes. All was lovely for a few weeks until he was bitten with the desire for more and more. The dealer could not be blamed for selling to him, but the result was not hard to foresee – a general attack of "Ich." Overcrowding does not necessarily cause that disease, but reduces the vitality of the fishes so that they are more subject to it. The elder Rothschild is credited with the wise crack "Nobody ever got poor taking a profit." I would paraphrase that in reverse: "No aquarist ever got into trouble by having too few fishes:"


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As his fellow defensive linemen worked through various in-game situations at Ravens' minicamp Tuesday, Haloti Ngata remained mostly on the sidelines. The mammoth defensive tackle ran some sprints and performed a variety of stretches but he spent most of the workout off to the side watching his teammates.
It's not exactly where the Ravens want to see one of their most accomplished defensive players. However, training camp is still about a month and a half away and Ravens head coach John Harbaugh believes that Ngata is "right where he needs to be."
"He's in good shape. He's fine," Harbaugh said. "… It looks to me like he's had a good offseason and he's right on schedule."
Ngata, a four-time Pro Bowl selection who Harbaugh said is the player the organization has tried to build the defensive line around, estimated that he is about 80 to 85 percent recovered from the sprained left knee that knocked him out early in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII.
He decided to rehab the injury rather than have surgery. As a result, Ngata resumed running two to three weeks ago. Ngata was a limited participant at organized team activities last week and his status probably won't change through this week's mandatory three-day minicamp.
"Hopefully, I'll be pretty close when training camp comes," said Ngata, who is listed at 6-foot-4 and 330 pounds though he played at a higher weight than that last season. "I definitely just want to come [to camp] in great shape. After this minicamp, these next five weeks are going to be really important for me to make sure I'm in really good shape to come in and participate in camp."
When Ngata reported to minicamp last June, looking significantly heavier than the year before, he said that he intentionally bulked up because he was tired of sustaining injuries and wearing down toward the end of the season.
The extra weight brought added scrutiny and didn't help Ngata avoid injuries last season as he battled a bum shoulder and then sore knees and missed two games for the first time in three seasons. Ngata had his moments and continued to attract much attention from opposing offensive lines, but he wasn't the consistent disruptive threat that he had been for much of his Ravens' career.
The theories on why included questions about whether his increased weight led to less explosiveness, his myriad injuries, the constant double teams and even Ngata needing to play out of position at times at defensive end.
Ngata finished with 51 tackles, tying for the second lowest in his seven-season career. He added five sacks, just a half sack off his career high, but he did not force or recover a fumble.
"I think Haloti has done well," Harbaugh said. "Haloti's one of the premier players in the National Football League. He did a great job last year taking a lot of reps. [He] took a lot of reps. He played very well, and when he was out there, he made his impact felt. Sure, he fought through a couple of bumps and bruises and more. I thought he did real well with that. The healthier he is, the better he is going to be."
In an effort to reduce some of the burden on Ngata, the Ravens went out this offseason and signed defensive end Chris Canty (6-7, 317 pounds) and defensive tackle Marcus Spears (6-4, 315). They also used a third-round pick on nose tackle Brandon Williams (6-1, 335).
With Arthur Jones and DeAngelo Tyson having another year of experience under their belt and nose tackle Terrence Cody expecting to be healthier after having offseason hip surgery, the defensive line is suddenly one of the Ravens' deepest positions and Ngata is free to remain on the inside — either at nose or defensive tackle — which is where he feels most comfortable.
"Just because of my body type, the way I play, I'm explosive, quick inside," Ngata said. "Outside, d-tackles are vacating the line of scrimmage. I'm not fast enough to catch up. Inside, I'm just able to get my hands on guards and centers and do what I want with them pretty much. Playing defensive end, it's too much space for me. I like the guys around me."
Above all, Ngata would just like to feel healthy again. He said that he's felt good at the start of the past two seasons, but then the injuries — a sprain here, a slight tear there — have caught up to him, robbing him of his explosiveness to get off the line of scrimmage and his power to shed blockers. He was especially frustrated late last season, but his perseverance was ultimately rewarded with a Super Bowl ring.
"I think a lot of [the injuries] is playing so many reps throughout a game," Ngata said. "That's why I'm so excited I have these new guys [to] come in and help me out where I can make more plays with less amount of snaps."
Ultimately though, Ngata knows that the Ravens need him on the field, healthy and in shape and back to being the every-down force that made him one of the league's best defensive tackles.
Linebacker Ray Lewisand safety Ed Reed, the Ravens' long-time defensive leaders, have both moved on, leaving Ngata and linebacker Terrell Suggs to carry the mantle for the defense. Suggs showed up at this week's minicamp looking healthy and in great shape after his 2012 season was marred by Achilles' surgery.
Ngata is not there yet, but he feels that it is an attainable goal.
"With Terrell Suggs, I think he's more of an outspoken guy than I am," said Ngata. "I just go as he goes. Whatever he needs me to do, I'll just do it. I'll just go by example for the younger guys, and he'll be the voice, I guess."