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"The Search, Part II"
Hello and welcome to Memory Alpha! I have a couple of suggestions that might help you with your work on "The Search, Part II" and other episode pages.
I like that you have divided the page into sections, which is easier on the eyes. However, you might make it slightly less fragmented, because as it currently stands the Table of Contents is quite long. In many article, such as season two finale "The Jem'Hadar", it is divded into "acts" based on commercial breaks. If you find that too bland, perhaps something along the lines of "A Fistful of Datas" would be to your liking.
Also, Wikifying is good, but it's not always necessary after the first occurrance. An example would be the links to Founders' homeworld and Founder - two links might be good if they are far apart, but it has a few too many right now. Some links also lead to Founders rather than Founder (which makes it a link to a list of Founders). If this wasn't your intention, [[Founder]]s will still produce Founders. One more thing: If you are currently or will be working on the episode in the near future, you can add {{inuse}} to the top of the article. That will produce this:
Hopefully you will find my suggestions helpful, and welcome again. Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. Makon 22:23, 9 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks
- I basically followed the scene changes. There were a LOT of scene changes in this episode.
- I'm still getting used to the wiki markup language. In some ways, it sort of sucks but I'm getting there ;)
- You did a very good job in cleaning up "Salient Points" thanks. I was starting to burn out on that episode.
- I was wondering about the tagging. I now know 'inuse' and 'pna' ;) Are there any other meta tags and if so, where do I find out about them?
- Slamlander 14:42, 10 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Templates are at Memory Alpha:Template. I hope you don't take offense to my removal of some background information, but things like the source used and the synopsizing shouldn't go in the article. You can still view the old version in the page history if you want to put the information on your user page or subpages. I'm a minimalist about my user page, but some people (Shran's a good example) go into a lot of detail about what they've done. --Schrei 09:50, 10 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks for the template info. ... synopsizing??? What's that? Slamlander 10:40, 10 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Synopsize (or synopsise) is a transitive verb that means "to form a new word out of an existing word (ie synopsis) when one is tired." :P --Schrei 11:26, 10 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks for the template info. ... synopsizing??? What's that? Slamlander 10:40, 10 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- A great amount of information on using M/A and answers to many of your questions can be found in the links mentioned in the initial welcome message left to you by Platypus Man. It is always highly recommended that utilize those helpful links, hence why they were given to you in the first place. ;) Additionally, in better understanding the concept of canon, it also recommended that you visit, Memory Alpha:Content policy or Memory Alpha:Content policy FAQ. Thanks. --Alan del Beccio 14:44, 10 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Show preview
Just letting you know about one of Memory Alpha's features, the "show preview" button is located next to the "save page" button. It allows you to see how the changes you made will look before you go ahead and write an article to the database.
I noticed that you have edited several articles and talk pages almost a dozen times each to add only a few changes -- please try to avoid this -- if you save an article 10 times, then each image is saved, taking up ten times as much filespace as if you had only saved each article once or twice.
By using the "show preview" feature, you could check to see if your signature is right, or if all the links work properly, without having to use more than one edit to make only one or two lines of changes. Thanks! -- Captain Mike K. Barteltalk 06:52, 12 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks, I just discovered it yesterday. However, there are a few problems. I lost a bunch of changes the other day because of performance problems. My usual response to this is to increase the frequency of intermediate changes. I was not aware that the Wiki S/W was saving complete images. I will try to find another way to not lose work. Cannons go "BOOM"! 06:58, 12 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Is there a GUI client editor that will let me create Wiki files off-line? Cannons go "BOOM"! 07:01, 12 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- Notepad, Wordpad or another simple text editor will let you write text to paste into a wiki edit. -- Captain Mike K. Barteltalk 14:50, 12 Oct 2005 (UTC)
Episode pages
Hey, I remembered seeing you doing the summary for "The Search, Part II", so I thought you might be interested in this. Vedek Dukat has started a page where he lists episodes without summaries, so if you can't decide what to watch or want to work on something, check out Memory Alpha:Projects/Episode duty roster. :-) Weyoun 18:56, 13 Nov 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks for the notification. I probably won't be able to do much on anything until after my book release though :( --Major Pita 19:40, 14 Nov 2005 (UTC)
- Sorry to hear about the deadline (of course I have no idea what I'm sorry about, but I know it's bad :-P). Hope everything turns out okay. Weyoun 20:14, 14 Nov 2005 (UTC)


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I presented for the Google Education on Air conference earlier today. Here's a link to the resources I shared: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r8knG7JkGV8R-FTSbpeyj7IF92j5GJIhSGjDwtgCugU/edit
As I went to share it in this space, I found this post I had drafted in October before Hurricane Sandy hit NJ. I hope the additional suggestions are helpful.
Have you taken a look at what you can install in Google Drive? By installing these apps, you can access them easily in Google Docs. There are no additional username and passwords, the apps travel with your Google Account not your device and are simple to use. Let's take a look at just a few. You can find them all in the Google Drive Apps section of the Chrome Web Store.
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Signs warning "Polar Bear Alert – Stop, don't walk in this area" dot the city limits of Churchill, Manitoba. Beyond them lie wide expanses of the bleak and often frozen Hudson Bay or the treeless, endlessly flat tundra. It's this location on the threshold of two forbidding environments that makes the town the unchallenged "polar bear capital of the world".
Local polar bears spend most of their lives roaming the platform of ice covering Hudson Bay to hunt seals. But by July the ice melt forces the bears ashore to subsist on berries, lichen, seaweed, mosses and grasses. This brings the animals close to your doorstep; indeed, during the summer Churchill's "Polar Bear Police" typically remove over a hundred bears from the town. It's challenging and very dangerous work: although cuddly-looking, these creatures are also the largest land carnivores in existence. They can run at 50km/h and a single whack of their foot-wide clawed paws can kill. Being unaccustomed to humans, they'll also quickly size you up as potential prey.
It's better to wait until later in the year, and from the relative comfort of a tundra buggy (a converted bus that rides high above the ground on giant balloon tyres), to do your bear-watching. At the beginning of October, around two hundred polar bears gather near town to wait for the bay to freeze. With temperatures beginning to drop below zero and winds gusting up to 60km/h, the prime viewing season begins.
Lean and mean from the meagre summer diet male polar bears spend the autumn sparring with one another for hours, standing on their hind legs to launch fierce swipes and rather more gentlemanly (for a polar bear, anyway) chest-punches. Females steer clear of these shenanigans, particularly when with cubs, and spotting a mother lying back on a snowbank nursing her offspring – making tenderness and brute force temporary bedfellows – is a surprisingly touching scene.
Tundra buggy trips cost around C$80 per day, or you can book an all-inclusive five-day bear-spotting package with Wildlife Adventures – www.wildlifeadventures.com.
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My mind has been ticking lately and that can be dangerous!! I have some posts that I've wanted to do, but wanted to ask a few questions first...just to get your opinion!
Topic 1...Yard Sale Saturday on S.M.W.
I've been cleaning out some things in my sewing room and around the house that I haven't used in a while or no longer need. I would rather sell these things on my blog, because I "know" most of you. (you know what I mean by "know most of you"...through blogging Lol)
Having a yard sale at my own home might bring a few people who would want what I'm selling, but posting a few things each Saturday would bring the things to people who would really want it...a broader audience.
The bonus for you would be to go to a yard sale in your pajamas!!
I've seen other people sell things on their blogs and wonder how it works out for them.
Here are my questions and thoughts on it.
- do you think this would be a good feature on my blog?
- would you buy things in this way?
- I would require Paypal for payment
- I would ship on Wednesday and Friday
- I would only charge you the actual shipping charge...no extra
- the item would have a set price...no bidding
- first come, first serve basis through the comments section.
- you must have an email in the comment for contact reasons
- I would post the items at 10:00 am eastern standard time in the US on Saturdays. That would make it fair for most time zones. (except maybe Hawaii and Australia...sorry Hawaii and Australia)
I was going to talk about other topics, but I'll do that on another post. Too much info on one post is an overload! Lol
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Went for a ride on the new Emirates Air Line cable car at the weekend with blodgett and another acquaintance. It's pretty awesome and heartily recommended. Unfortunately while we there it rained continuously so instead of photos of the amazing view here's a collection on the theme of rain droplets.
Archives for October, 2012
Boring Machine
There's a rather good program on the iplayer at the moment about infrastructure projects by that nice man Evan Davis off the radio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nd243/Built_in_Britain_Episode_1 It features the BORING MACHINES Ada and Phyllis (they're German apparently). Blodgett recently alerted me to this excellent website which plots daily the current location of BORING MACHINES!
Nice Sky
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Head lacrosse coach Kelly Nangle has announced the addition of six student-athletes to the Central Connecticut Class of 2016. This is the first recruiting class for Nangle, who just completed her first season and was named NEC Coach of the Year following the Blue Devils (7-9, 5-4 NEC) seven win season.
"We are very excited to officially welcome the six newest members of our women's lacrosse program into the Blue Devil family. This is an extremely athletic class with a lot of potential," Nangle said. "As a team, we made huge strides this year and with the addition of this class I expect us to progress even further."
"I am looking forward to the start of fall practice to begin working with this group. I know the team is excited to get to work."
Felicia Branagan - 5'9" - Goalkeeper - Millville, NJ
Branagan earned four varsity letters under coach Claudia McCarthy at Millville Senior High School. She earned a pair All-Conference selections while leading her team to two conference titles. In addition, she was a two-time first team selection by The Press and earned Most Valuable Player honors.
Branagan on CCSU: "It was a place I could see myself loving!"
Winnie Caetta - 5'8" - Defense - Madison, NJ
Caetta played her high school lacrosse for Megan Anderson at Madison High School. A two-time All-Conference and All-County selection, she also earned Defensive Most Valuable Player honors twice during her high school career.
Caetta on CCSU: "I loved the atmosphere and got a gut feeling when I was on the campus. Athletic wise, the girls and coaching staff were so welcoming and really determined for their season, which was so appealing to me."
Madison Hughes - 5'6" - Midfield - Oak Bluffs, MA
Hughes played her high school lacrosse under coach Betsy Dripps at Martha's Vineyard Regional. A Mass Maritime All-Star, she also earned All-Star honors from the Eastern Athletic Conference after leading the league in scoring. A gold and silver medalist at the Bay State Games, she totaled nine varsity letters over three sports in high school.
Hughes on CCSU: "CCSU fits me academically, athletically, and socially."
Elyse Malecki - 5'4" - Attack - Hillsborough, NJ
Malecki earned four varsity letters playing for coach Beth Murrin at Hillsborough High School. She was honored with the Athlete of the Month Award in April 2012 and earned the 2011 National Lacrosse Classic Award.
Malecki on CCSU: "I immediately fell in love with Central the moment I stepped on campus. Everything and everyone was so inviting and I knew CCSU was a place I could see myself calling home. The athletic program is so well respected and I especially loved every part of the lacrosse program. I knew I could see myself being comfortable at Central, and successful in academics and athletics. I can't wait to be a Blue Devil!"
Falynn McCartney - 5'9" - Midfield - North Kingston, RI
McCartney played her high school lacrosse for coach Maggie Naughton at LaSalle Academy. She earned First Team All-State honors after her sophomore and junior seasons and posted exceptional numbers again as a senior.
McCartney on CCSU: "I wanted to go to a big school and have the opportunity to play Division I lacrosse. CCSU also offered all the majors I was interested in and was the perfect fit."
Morgan Wallace - 5'5" - Defense - Kent, OH
Wallace earned four varsity letters playing lacrosse for Christy Mitchell at Theodore Roosevelt High School. In 2011, she earned recognition as an Honorable Mention All-Ohio North selection.
Wallace on CCSU: "I chose CCSU because of its athletic and academic excellence. I loved my meeting with the women's lacrosse coaching staff as well as the athletic director."


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Here's a fairly straightforward (maybe) query I have.
I will probably need to build a new computer, since this one is eight years old and starting to fail now and then. So I could buy Windows 7 Ultimate and switch to English, not sure about Office 2013. I haven't got the patience to read error messages and the like in Japanese.
I'm thinking it would be cheaper and easier for my folks back home to buy this stuff and send it over, do Microsoft make any checks these days when installing that you're in the 'right' country? I'm still using XP and Windows 2000 and they were obviously ok.
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Recommendation: Congress should support pending legislation which provides for the expedited and increased assignment of radio spectrum for public safety purposes. Furthermore, high-risk urban areas such as New York City and Washington, D. C. , should establish signal corps units to ensure communications connectivity between and among civilian authorities, local first responders, and the National Guard. Federal funding of such units should be given high priority by Congress.


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Natalie Barr (left) and Sarah Gipe (right)
Liberty field hockey freshmen Natalie Barr and Sarah Gipe were named to Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) first and second all-state teams, respectively. Barr becomes the first Lady Flame in program history to earn first team all-state honors, while Gipe is the second ever Liberty player to be tabbed to the second team, joining Helen Doolittle from a year ago.
This marks the fourth postseason honor for Barr in 2012. On Oct. 31, Barr was named the NorPac East Offensive Player of the Year and was also tabbed a member of the NorPac All-Conference squad. She also earned a spot on the Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-South Region second team.
Arriving on the Liberty campus after the start of the season, the Northern Ireland native earned her first start on Sept. 8 against Penn. Barr made an immediate impact for the Lady Flames, scoring two goals on seven shots and adding an assist versus the Quakers.
The freshman's top game came on Oct. 19 against fellow NorPac program Appalachian State. Barr tallied a single-game program record four goals and nine points as Liberty rolled to an 8-1 victory.
On the final day of the regular season, Barr helped the Lady Flames knock off Davidson, 3-2, to claim their first NorPac East regular-season title. Barr notched a pair of goals, including the game-winner with just over a minute remaining in regulation.
Barr finished the season with a team-best 16 goals, eight assists, 40 points, 100 shots and four defensive saves.
Barr concluded the year ranked second in the NorPac in points, points per game (2.00), shots per game (5.00) and tied for second in assists. She ranked third in the conference in shots, goals, goals per game (0.80) and tied for third in assists per game (0.40).
Nationally, Barr led all Division I freshmen in points per game and finished tied for 18th among all players. She also finished tied for 18th overall in goals per game. The freshman's four defensive saves placed her in a tie for 13th in the country.
Gipe's all-state award is the second post-season award for the forward. She was tabbed the NorPac's Maria Whitehead Rookie of the Year at the conference's annual banquet on Oct. 31.
Gipe played in all 22 games this season, including 21 starts. The freshman cracked the starting lineup in the team's second game on Aug. 26 against Lehigh and stayed there for the remainder of the season.
In her second career start, Gipe notched a pair of goals against Georgetown to become only the third player in program history to record a multi-goal game.
Gipe's best week of the season came between Sept. 18 and Sept. 23, when the Pennsylvania native notched four goals in three games, including two goals in a win over La Salle. The Lady Flames went 2-1 during that stretch and Gipe was tabbed as the NorPac East Division Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts.
On Sept. 29, Gipe found the back of the cage two more times for her third two-goal game of the season.
Gipe concluded the season ranked second on the team with 28 points and 13 goals. The Pennsylvania native also added four game-winning goals, which tied her with Barr for the most on the squad.
Gipe ranked fourth in the NorPac in goals and goals per game (0.59). She also finished in the top ten in points, points per game (1.27), shots (44) and shots per game (2.00). 2012 VaSID University Division All-State Field Hockey Team
Player of the Year Paige Selenski - Virginia
Coach of the Year Michele Madison - Virginia
Rookie of the Year Sarah Breen – Old Dominion
VaSID All-State First Team F - Paige Selenski – Virginia * F - Sarah Breen – Old Dominion F - Kelsey Scherrer – VCU M - Rebecca Barry – Richmond M - Michelle Vittese – Virginia M - Natalie Barr – Liberty M - Katie Nearhouse – Old Dominion D - Elly Buckley – Virginia D - Christy Longacre – Old Dominion D - Christine Johnson – William & Mary GK - Jenny Johnstone – Virginia
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VaSID All-State Second Team F - Sarah Gipe – Liberty F - Jessica Diaz – Longwood F - Pippin Saunders – William & Mary F - Rachel Wein – James Madison M - Rosario Villagra – Old Dominion M - Stacey de Grandhomme – Longwood M - Maria Caro – William & Mary D - Amy Cooke – Richmond D - Kelsey Smith – Old Dominion D - Stephanie DeMasi - VCU GK - Lena Wimmert – James Madison GK - Anna Zarkoski – Richmond
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Harrison Ford's business card just might not read "actor." He likes the term "assistant storyteller" – and he's pleased he was finally able to toss the ones that read "carpenter."
"I'm an assistant storyteller," Ford told PopcornBiz before he took the stage to collect the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film (presented by no less than the ever-energetic Douglas himself) from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. "I think that's the actor's job. The director is the storyteller. We all have a story we agree is worthy of telling and I'm in the creation – I create a character to help tell the story."
After enjoying warm reviews for his turn in "Morning Glory" and a stint next summer's hotly anticipated "Cowboys and Aliens" on the way, Ford's relaxed some of the unwritten rules of his superstardom lately by more tacitly acknowledging his iconic status, particularly among the geek cult he's amassed through "Star Wars," "Blade Runner" and the Indiana Jones films. He's attended tributes, appeared at Comic-Con for the first time and discussed "The Empire Strikes Back" on stage for its 30th anniversary. But he characteristically underplays what his screen presence has meant to the people who've honored him recently.
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"What I mean to them is that I'm old and I'm available," he deadpanned. "So that's why you get awards."
"I don't think he's a reflective, nostalgic kind of guy," offered Jon Favreau, who's directing Ford in "Cowboys" and shared a slightly nerve-wracking Cessna flight into rainy Santa Barbara from the New Mexico set with Ford in the pilot's seat. "I think he's always looking for the next act of his play."
"Fans of genre like myself just love the guy," said Favreau. "I don't think he's always exposed to his audience that comes from the sci-fi or action world. You're seeing a lot of Harrison Ford the actor, but there's also a lot of Harrison Ford the icon and the legend – the one who set the tone for all the films that have followed. He's created the archetype. So for him to come to Comic-Con, he got a taste of what those fans feel about him. To have 6,000 people jump to their feet and cheer for minutes on end for him, I don't know if he was moved by it, but it was one of the most memorable moments of my life."
Over dinner Ford shared a table labeled "Air Force One" with his wife Calista Flockhart, Favreau, Douglas and his "The Fugitive" director Andrew Davis. A retrospective of scenes from his most memorable films unfolded – including a heretofore unseen "Cowboys and Aliens" clip provided by the director, in which Ford menacingly interrogates a man whose upper and lower halves are each tied to horses.
Douglas, 93, took the podium to offer a playful introduction: "When I was a little boy, I always wanted to be Indiana Jones," he admitted, "but Harrison Ford got there first. Harrison Ford was a carpenter, a very good carpenter, and if he would have stuck with the trade of being a carpenter, I might have ended up as Indiana Jones."
Accepting the trophy, Ford told Douglas "I never got an award like this because there was nobody like you that could have given it to me."
"I've got the best job in the world," Ford declared. " As Kirk says I was an actor, then I was a carpenter, then I was an actor, then I was a carpenter. And then, finally, I was an actor. And I stopped being a carpenter. And it's because I came into the business at a time when there were enormously talented people that were challenging the Hollywood system. They were changing the way stories were being told, the way films were being made. "And I rode on that wave. My success is the success of other really talented people. I was lucky to be part of a really exciting time in this business."
"And as luck would have it," he continued. "I can still get a job from time to time and work for people like Jon Favreau, who is one of the most exciting filmmakers I've ever worked with. And I'm very grateful, and I'm very happy to not be a carpenter anymore."


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The question of what damage could a Trump extreme right-wing cabinet and Presidency do to America is on many people's minds.
I found this entry on a draft post on my CricketDiane blog from the GOP run America of the years before President Obama and the Democrats took over the ship (at least partially since the GOP continued to run most states) – and righted our economy.
The cost to taxpayers and homeowners plus Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders is known now, eight years later and it obviously hurt our economy in ways that destroyed lives, decimated communities and degraded the opportunities for massive numbers of Americans and their families for several generations yet to come.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency placed Washington-based Fannie and McLean, Virginia-based Freddie in a so-called conservatorship and ousted the chief executive officers. The Treasury agreed to invest as much as $100 billion in each company through preferred stock purchases as needed and put common shareholders on notice that they will rank last in the government's consideration. [2008]
I couldn't remember where this quote came from, so I did a google search with it and these entries came up –
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Mudd, the son of TV anchor Roger Mudd, was elevated to Fannie Mae's top post in December 2004 when chief executive Franklin Raines and chief financial officer Timothy Howard were swept out of office in an accounting scandal. Syron was named Freddie Mac's CEO in 2003, replacing former chief Gregory Parseghian, who was ousted in after being implicated in accounting irregularities.
He formerly was executive chairman of Thermo Electron Corp., a Waltham, Mass.-based maker of scientific equipment, served head of the American Stock Exchange was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in the early 1990s.
Fannie Mae was created by the government in 1938, and was turned into a shareholder-owned company 30 years later. Freddie Mac was established in 1970 to provide competition for Fannie.
A government takeover could cost taxpayers up to $25 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office.[from – AP 2008 – Gov't may soon take over troubled mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac] (included in post above)
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[PDF]An Overview of the Fannie and Freddie Conservatorship Litigation
The litigation surrounding Fannie and Freddie's conservatorship raises all … 2 See FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY (FHFA), ENTERPRISE SHARE OF …. Preferred Stock PurchaseAgreements (PSPAs) with the Treasury. … make unlimited equity and debt investments in the two companies' securities through.
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Oct 4, 2016 – Kenneth C. Griffin, chief executive officer of Citadel Inves … "and gave the government every benefit of the doubt as she did so, and … Judge Sweeney, in the Court ofFederal Claims in Washington, D.C., and a … placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac intoconservatorship, with … Sponsored Financial Content.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) undertook an extensive evaluation to determine whether to implement a Principal Reduction Modification program for seriously delinquent, underwater borrowers whose loans are owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). FHFA's objective was to develop a program that helped targeted borrowers avoid foreclosure while also adhering to FHFA's mandate to preserve and conserve the assets of the Enterprises.
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waiting game
This is an old photo, probably from last year some time but at least 6 months old. I'm still waiting on my camera to be fixed. It's been almost exactly a month since I dropped it off and even though I was told it would be 2 weeks at the longest, I'm still at the mercy of the repairman. I'm trying not to be upset but it's challenging trying to blog or miss out to capturing something Israel did without it. I've been using my iphone & Instagram like crazy but it's just not the same.
I'm curious though, when you're in situations like this, where you have to wait longer than expected or things don't happen like you plan, how do you deal with it?
I realize it's trivial in the grand scheme of things but I know many of you are also bloggers so you must run into situations like this too.
Anyways, I just hope it's soon. I'd love to share some things with you once I get it back!
Hope you all have a great week!
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You have a great week too. All your photos are amazing. Waiting is something I cannot do- its tricky isn't it! Hope the camera and you are re-united soon. JxxReplyDelete
i think it's always hard! the harder times i had was when i had my external hard drives failing on me and no repair could help. that was awful, because suddenly you are left without your memories and even having a camera, it's like you need to start all over again because you're left with nothing. then it actually turns into something exciting, yet... the beginning it's not at all! as i am a photographer, i own 4 cameras, 2 digital and 2 film cameras. so that wouldn't be a problem to start with. but i see lots of bloggers blogging a lot with iphone anyway, so i guess it takes really amazing pictures :) explore there!ReplyDelete
I still have my old camera, so I would at least have something to shoot with if my favourite camera would be away. I would miss it immensly though and I am sure I would feel absolutely handicapped. I already felt that way when my favourite lens (50 mm) had to be repaired. Suddenly all I saw were shots that would have been perfect with just THAT lens :-DReplyDelete
I hope your camera will return again soon!
Beautiful photo, I hope you get your camera very soon, have a great week! xReplyDelete
Considering/Reconsidering how blessed you are should helpReplyDelete
I went through a similar situation a year ago because I dropped my camera and broke something inside of it. It had to be sent off to Nikon to be repaired, and I was so stressed out without it! It seemed like I found a thousand things a day I wanted to document.. and to be honest, when I got it back I truly felt like I was seeing things in a different light. I say enjoy the break and the new perspective that will come along with it!ReplyDelete
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Fantastic blog and lovely photos! Just slipped in here from fridasfina and thank you for that!!ReplyDelete
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For a Washington Wizards team that ranked 27th in the NBA in three-point shooting over the past two years, Bradley Beal will be a very welcome edition. The Wizards must have cast some spell on me (expelliarmus!) because I look at that starting-five and I think, "Wow, Washington actually isn't so bad!" Well, don't get me wrong, they are still pretty bad. But the additions of Trevor Ariza, and Nene makes me think they might actually possibly maybe probably not though, be a fairly exciting team to watch this year. And Bradley Beal is a big part of why I got my eye on the Wiz. The 19 year old sharpshooter will join a Wizards roster that is desperate for a pure shooter like Beal, and if Bradley's 63 3-pointers made with the Florida Gators last year (33.9%) is any indication, he should be just what this D.C. squad needs. Yeah so, those percentages are nothing to write home about, but trust me, the doode can shoot. Like, he lives in three point land, originally from Downtown district. B-Rad took 186 threes last year in 37 games (just over 5 per game) if that doesn't get you excited you need your oil changed, because you sir, are a robot, not a fantasy basketball manager. Either way, Bradley Beal will likely be expected to step up and hit jump shots from the wings and be a primary catch-and-shoot recipient for Wiz All-Star point guard John Wall. Sure he can score, but wait, folks, that's not all! At just 6'3, Bradley is also quite good on the boards (6.7 RPG at Florida) and is known for his exceptional perimeter defense.
Beal's line with the Gators last season, 44.5 FG/76.9 FT/14.8 ppg/6.7 rbd/2.2 ast/1.4 stl/0.8 blk/2.1 tov, is very good but is he worth your hard earned draft choices come fantasy basketball draft day? What those stats don't tell you is how insane Beal was during Florida's run in the tournament. Through the March Madness, Beal averaged 15.8 points, and hit 42% of his three's to lead the Gators to the Elite Eight. Oh, hello there. What did you say your name was again? How about you come play for my fantasy basketball team in November? Damian Lillard will be there. He's cool. Oh well, if you didn't know his name before, you knew after those first few tourney games, as Bradley Beal went from a top 20 prospect, to arguably one best available players in the draft. Beal's season and Final Four hopes unfortunately ended with a 20 point, 8 rebound, 5 assist performance versus Kentucky which is likely what vaulted him to the 3rd overall pick in the draft. The Wizards lucked out this time, and although Beal probably won't be playing in many meaningful games with Washington, it's that intensity, passion and drive that he showed during the tournament that the Wizards could so desperately use. Bradley has drawn comparisons to players such Ray Allen and Eddie Jones, and although he may be closer to the latter to start his career, it's important to note that Bradley is only 19 years old! Awww, he's just a wittle babeee! In other words, Beal has plenty of time to grow into a NBA All Star, but I might temper my expectations for 2012. Gators coach Billy Donovan claims Beal has an incredible maturity and emotional toughness for a player his age, he's a hard worker and should have great success in the NBA. Wow, thanks Coach! Yareallymeanit? Yeah, B-Rad's the real deal.
What does this mean for your fantasy team? Well, unlike some other rookies I am slightly higher on, namely Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Damian Lillard and Anthony Davis, Bradley Beal will likely be a third or fourth option on the Washington Wizards. He's projected in the 10th-13th rounds on most experts' boards, but I think Beals could be a popular choice on draft day and with the SG position as shallow as it is, I have seen him go as early as the 7th and 8th round in mock drafts. Yikes. Whoa now, I love me some Bradley Beals as much as the next guy, and I think he's probably one of the less risky rookies you can draft this year, but I'm having a hard time putting him in my top 100 to start the year. Perhaps, just outside the top 100. If you like Beals, I would take a chance drafting him if I can get him in or after the 10th round, otherwise I'll wait until next year. Without being the 1st or second option in D.C., I just don't see Beals' ceiling for 2012-13 being as high as some of the other players available in those rounds. That notwithstanding, I think Bradley Beals will have a great NBA career and hopefully he can start to finally bring the Wizards out of the basement (probably not though, I mean, they are Wizards).
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Here's where things get interesting. Over that past few days we've been taking an early look at the 2013 Oscar race, running down the contenders in a number of categories including Best Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Actor and Best Actress, and Best Animated Feature, Screenplay, and technological category quick picks. We've now come to our final installment, Best Picture and Best Director, and these two races are shaping up to be incredibly interesting. Hit the jump for the full rundown.
First up, an update is in order. When we ran the first installment of our 2013 Oscar Preview, I mentioned that three major December releases had yet to screen for critics: Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty, and Django Unchained. Well as of today, that has changed. Les Miserables had its first two public screenings yesterday in New York City, one for the SAG Nominating Committee and one for press, and the film apparently blew the roof off (click here to read the reactions). Critics were over the moon for the pic, singling it out as a major contender in multiple categories, so we now have some confirmation that the film will be making waves come January.
Also, as a reminder, the Best Picture category will have anywhere between 5 and 10 nominees this year. There is only a set minimum and maximum, and the complicated nature of the rules and voting makes it incredibly hard to predict the exact number that will be contending for the trophy, so I really don't know how many will make the cut.
Now, on to the fun stuff.
Best Picture
- Lincoln
- Les Miserables
- Argo
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Life of Pi
Other Contenders:
- The Master
- Zero Dark Thirty
- Django Unchained
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Amour
- Flight
- The Impossible
- Skyfall
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
For Your Consideration:
- Skyfall
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have ourselves a race. Unlike the last few years, there are now at least three films that have a very good chance of winning the Best Picture trophy at the Oscar ceremony in February, and it looks like we'll be witness to a pretty intense fight to the finish line. Silver Linings Playbook is the crowdpleasing candidate (not unlike David O. Russell's 2010 contender The Fighter), and it became the early frontrunner after its stellar debut at the Toronto Film Festival. Ben Affleck's fantastic thriller Argo also screened at TIFF to a positive reception, and the film's wildly positive reviews and impressive box office rocketed it to frontrunner status a few weeks ago, overtaking SLP.
Argo had a pretty commanding lead, that is until the President stepped in. Steven Spielberg's spellbinding drama Lincoln opened to stellar reviews and audience enthusiasm two weeks ago and has since become the new favorite to win, putting Argo in a close second place. Making things interesting, though, is the fact that yet another frontrunner is threatening to best all three: Les Miserables. The film was already on everyone's radar given that it marks director Tom Hooper's follow-up to his Best Director and Best Picture win for the crowdpleasing drama The King's Speech two years ago, and many were interested to see how the director would fare with such a beloved and epic musical adaptation.
Les Misereables literally just had its first screenings for critics, and early word is wildly positive. Many noted that the film has the goods to pick up a number of nominations: first-rate performances from the entire cast, stellar production design, a rousing finale, and lots and lots of emotion. Oh, and there's that singing thing too. These reactions are only based on a couple of screenings so a lot will depend on how the rest of the critics and audiences react, but I have a feeling Les Mis could clean up come February. Not only does it have the potential for widespread critical praise, but it's got the makings of a massive box office success.
Russell's Silver Linings Playbook will still most definitely land a Best Picture nomination, but its frontrunner status has waned a bit. I expect it will be an audience favorite, but the competition is absolutely fierce this year and it may just be a bit too small to pull off the win.
Director Ang Lee's visually stirring adaptation of Life of Pi is also a major contender, though its critical reception has been split between those who absolutely adore it and those who simply admire Lee's filmmaking without emotionally connecting with the story. A lot will be riding on how well the film does with audiences, so I expect we'll have a better idea of its chances once the opening weekend box office returns come in. That said, it's a very safe bet that the film will land a Best Picture nomination.
Sitting just outside this batch of five is director Kathryn Bigelow's highly anticipated drama about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, Zero Dark Thirty. The film is screening for critics this coming week, at which point we should have a much better idea of its status as a contender. The pic has been surrounded with buzz for months and many are already highlighting Jessica Chastain as a potential Best Actress frontrunner. Moreover, the film is Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal's follow-up to The Hurt Locker, for which they won Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture, so expectations are riding high.
Another big question mark is Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, though Tarantino has yet to make a bad film so odds are pretty good that Django will at least land a Best Picture nomination. This one will also be screening soon, and it'll be interesting to see if its got the goods for the win or if a nomination will be its crowning achievement for the night. Again, we've had an embarrassment of riches with film in 2012, so it'll really have to wow in order to move to the front of the pack.
Given the expanded nature of the Best Picture category, it's now possible for smaller, larger, and/or more divisive films to slip into the list of nominees. This means that Paul Thomas Anderson's polarizing drama The Master has a very decent shot at Best Picture, as does the Sundance indie Beasts of the Southern Wild. There are also nice odds for Wes Anderson's wonderful Moonrise Kingdom landing a nomination, and don't count out Michel Haneke's Austrian drama Amour. The character drama Flight is less of a major player, but it's definitely a possibility. Same goes for the tearjerker The Impossible, though its chances will likely be less solid if it fails to make a mark on the box office. And yes, we should also not count out The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, though I'm less optimistic about its awards prospects given the deep bench currently vying for a Best Picture slot.
For my For Your Consideration pick, I'm actually going with a film that has a fair chance at landing a nomination: Sam Mendes' Skyfall. The Best Picture category is an honor bestowed on the very best that cinema has to offer in the calendar year, and I believe we would do well to remember that this is not a moniker that is exclusive to dramas. Director Sam Mendes crafted an absolutely thrilling Bond entry with Skyfall that was stacked with equal parts character development and spectacle, proving that when a group of film professionals at the top of their game work toward a specific vision, movie magic is possible. Skyfall is absolutely one of the best films of the year, and for my money it deserves consideration for the medium's top prize.
Best Director
- Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
- Ang Lee – Life of Pi
- Tom Hooper – Les Miserables
Likely to Be Nominated:
- Ben Affleck – Argo
- David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Other Contenders:
- Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
- Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
- Michael Haneke – Amour
- Peter Jackson – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
- Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
- Behn Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
For Your Consideration:
- Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer – Cloud Atlas
We've seen the Best Picture and Best Director trophies split plenty of times in years past, but for some reason this year feels like the two will go hand-in-hand. As such, our frontrunners for the Best Director category at this point in time include Steven Spielberg, Tom Hooper, and Ang Lee. Spielberg showed masterful restraint in his portrait of our nation's 16th president with Lincoln, and the film really is a triumph of the collaboration between director, actor, and screenwriter. I wouldn't be shocked if it pulled off a win in those three categories, and I expect The Beard will be in heavy play for a prospective third Best Director trophy.
Tom Hooper pulled off a rather disappointing upset a couple years back when he bested The Social Network's David Fincher for the Best Director award, and he's now got a very good chance of winning again. His musical adaptation of Les Miserables looks to be a mighty impressive piece of filmmaking, and if the film does indeed start cleaning up with critics groups and other awards, look for him to rise to the top of the pack as we head towards the Oscar ceremony in February.
This year's "Dark Horse" frontrunner, if there is such a thing, would most certainly be Ang Lee. The Brokeback Mountain director brought the unfilmable novel Life of Pi to life in a big way, turning in an adaptation that is truly a visual masterwork. It's no secret that Lee labored over this one for many years, and the Academy is likely to recognize his magnificent accomplishment with at least a Best Director nomination.
If I had told you ten years ago that Armageddon star Ben Affleck would once be a serious contender for the Best Director Oscar, you'd have laughed in my face. But alas, here we are in 2012 with Mr. Affleck: Oscar Hopeful. The guy has made three terrific films since launching his directing career with Gone Baby Gone, and Argo's status as an Oscar frontrunner puts him right into the thick of the Best Director race. Affleck displayed tremendous talent with his ability to sustain a ridiculous amount of tension for nearly 40 minutes of screentime, balancing the rest of the film nicely with some well-placed humor and smaller character moments. I'm not sure this is his year to pull off the win, but it's safe to say this isn't the last time we'll see Ben Affleck in the Oscar race as a director.
Given Silver Linings Playbook's Best Picture frontrunner status, director David O. Russell also has a decent chance at pulling off a nomination. The same can be said of previous winner Kathryn Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty and Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained, but again we'll have a better idea of their chances once those films start screening. I wouldn't be shocked to see Paul Thomas Anderson slip in for The Master or Michael Haneke land a nomination for Amour, though their shot at actually winning the trophy is rather slim. Pleasant surprises could come by way of Wes Anderson for Moonrise Kingdom or Behn Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild, but it's an incredibly tough year so I'm not sure how likely they are to land a nomination.
Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer made one of the gutsiest moves in recent memory with their adaptation of Cloud Atlas, and for that reason I'm singling the trio out for my For Your Consideration pick. The Wachowskis and Tykwer pulled off a minor miracle by interweaving six seemingly unrelated stories set in six different timelines to emotionally affecting results, and they did so by pitting the same group of actors in a very wide range of different roles. The ambition on display in Cloud Atlas is staggering, and more often than not the film really, really works. We're unlikely to see anything like this for a very long time, and the film's success is owed to the vision and execution of Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer.
Well, that's it folks. I've had fun running down this early look at the state of the Oscar race over the past few days, and I hope you've enjoyed reading along. As I've said many times, a lot can and will change in the next month and a half, so don't be surprised to see a few shifts and additions as we move forward. Sound off in the comments below with your thoughts on the Best Picture and Best Director race, and I'd love to hear your own For Your Consideration picks as well.
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The office is a two-year commitment. During a year as vice-president-elect she will organize the research sessions for the organization's spring 2009 annual meeting, which will be held in Dearborn in April. During the following year as vice president she will be responsible for the overall planning of the conference, including selecting the theme and keynote speaker. The 2010 conference will be held in Chicago, Ill., and will be held jointly with the Midwest Sociological Society with more than 1,600 sociologists in attendance.
Her election to the vice presidency is the second time that the NCSA has honored her this year. During the group's most recent annual meeting, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, in March, she received the NCSA's "John F. Schnabel Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award."
Swanson has been a member of NCSA for 15 years and has been active in the organization's teaching section. She has made several presentations on teaching during association meetings through the years, and will be the featured keynote speaker during the 2009 conference.
Swanson joined the Hope faculty in 1989 as a visiting instructor of sociology. Following a one-semester leave she returned as an assistant professor of sociology in the fall of 1994. She was promoted to associate professor in 1996 and full professor in 2006.
She has taught courses including "Introduction to Sociology and Social Problems," "Sociology of Gender," "Race and Ethnic Relations," "Social Movements," "Research Methods," "Data Analysis," "Social Stratification," and "Criminology I" and "Criminology II," in addition to courses in the First-Year and Senior Seminar programs. Among her other service, she is a member of the college's Teaching Enhancement Workshop Committee, which she currently serves as director.
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Swanson graduated from Hope in 1983 with a major in sociology. She completed her master's and doctorate, both in sociology, at Catholic University of America in 1988 and 1995 respectively.
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Rock On! Recording Digital Data with Magnets
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AbstractThis is a straightforward project that shows you how data can be digitized and stored on magnetic recording media. You'll learn how alpha-numeric characters are digitized, and you'll use bar magnets to represent the individual data "bits." You'll also learn about how much information can be stored in a small space (recording density), and how magnetic data can be erased.
The goal of this project is to determine the maximum "recording density" for storing digitized information using a grid of bar magnets. You'll learn about how information is digitized, and how the digitized information is stored magnetically. The project helps you to understand the limitations on information density recorded on magnetic materials.
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Today, magnetic disk drives are used to store and retrieve information for many different applications. Digital video recorders (DVRs), MP3 players, cell phones, and gaming systems are all examples of popular products that use a disk drive to store and retrieve information. Some other applications that you may not be familiar with are global positioning systems (GPS), banking systems, and cars.
How are all these different kinds of information stored on magnetic disk drives? How much data can fit in a given amount of space on a disk? How is data erased from a disk? This project will help you answer these questions as you learn how magnetic materials are used to store information.
Information like words, music, pictures, or movies is translated into a format that can be saved onto various permanent storage devices, like a magnetic disk drive. This translation is called digitization, which means that the information is converted into a stream of numbers. The smallest unit for digital information is called a bit. A bit can be either 0 or 1, that's it. By stringing together a series of bits, larger numbers can be represented. For example, a byte is a sequence of 8 bits. A byte can encode 28 (= 256) unique values. If you want to learn more about encoding information in bits and bytes, see the Science Buddies project Bits, Bytes, and Bases: Write a JavaScript Binary/Decimal/Hexadecimal Converter.
Letters, numbers, and other symbols for printed text are digitized using a standard code, called ASCII (ASCII is an acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange). Each character is assigned a unique code, like these listed in the Science Buddies' Table of ASCII Character Codes. Using the ASCII table, what sequence of bits would correspond to the word "digitize?"
In this project, you will digitize a short piece of text (e.g., the name of your favorite band) using the ASCII representation of the text. Next, you will use bar magnets to represent the individual bits of the digitized text. The orientation of the magnet will determine whether it represents a 0 or a 1. You'll see how close together your magnets can be packed while still preserving your stored information. Finally, you'll see how easily you can erase your stored information with a permanent magnet. You can read more about magnets in the Science Buddies Electricity, Magnetism, & Electromagnetism Tutorial.
Terms and Concepts
To do this project, you should do research that enables you to understand the following terms and concepts:
- Bit
- Byte
- Before MP3 players and DVRs, what was used to store and retrieve music and video?
- What are other examples of storage and retrieval methods or systems?
- Why do you think disk drives devices like iPODs and DVRs have replaced tape-based devices like Walkmans and VCRs?
- Copley, Steve. (n.d.) Magnetic Storage Devices/Media. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
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Materials and Equipment
- A print-out of the ASCII code and binary code of the alphabet; can be downloaded from Science Buddies' Table of ASCII Character Codes
- Bar magnets, 1-inch (24); North and South poles must be marked
- Horseshoe magnet, large (1); a 8-inch magnet is recommended
- Paper
- Tape; scotch tape works well but any kind of tape will do.
- Ruler or measuring tape
- Lab notebook
Experimental Procedure
In this experiment, you will digitize a short piece of text (any 3-letter name or word you want) using the ASCII representation of the text. Next, you will use bar magnets to represent the individual bits of the digitized text. The orientation of the magnet will determine whether it represents a 0 or a 1. You will see how close together your magnets can be packed while still preserving your stored information. Finally, you will see how easily you can erase your stored information with a permanent magnet.
- You will need a three letter word, name, or acronym to digitize. It can be anything you want.
- Make a table, in your lab notebook, to translate your chosen word or phrase into the binary ASCII code. You can find a list showing the binary ASCII code for all letters (and other symbols) at Science Buddies' Table of ASCII Character Codes. For example, if we chose "Jem" as our favorite musician, here is how we would digitize her name:
|0100 1010
|0110 0101
|0110 1101
- Now use individual bar magnets to represent each bit of the coded word.
- Tape several pieces of paper together lengthwise. Using your ruler to measure, draw 24 rectangles. Each rectangle should be 2 inches long (left to right) and 1 inch wide (up and down).
- We will say that a magnet with its N pole facing right is a 1, and a magnet with its N pole facing left is a 0 as shown below in Figure 1. (To make your code easier to see, you may want to color the N half of each magnet.) Place one magnet in each rectangle on your paper, arranging them according to the binary code for your word or phrase.
- What is the information density of your recording? How many bits per square inch? Record your calculation in your lab notebook. Just for comparison, a 1990 hard disk could store 1 billion (1,000,000,000) bits per square inch, and a 2006 hard disk can store 100 billion (100,000,000,000) bits per square inch.
- Square inches are calculated by multiplying the number of rectangles on your paper by the length of each rectangle by the width of the each rectangle. For example, 24 rectangles x 2 inches length x 1 inch width = 48 square inches.
- Every 1/0 is a bit. Since every 1/0 is represented by a magnet you can count the total number of magnets in order to calculate the number of bits.
- Bits per square inch is the total number of bits divided by the total square inches.
Figure 1. For this project, we will call a magnet where the N is on the right a "0" and a magnet where the N is on the left a "1".
- Gently jiggle your paper. What happens to the arrangement? Are some of the magnets attracted (or repelled) by their neighbors? Did something like this happen to your magnets (see Figure 2)?
Figure 2. Neighboring bar magnets with opposite polarity are attracted to one another when paper is jiggled.
- If the magnetic material on a recording surface could move around like your bar magnets, how do you think this would affect the durability of the recording?
- Create a new set of rectangles, on paper, for your magnets. Keep the width 1 inch and decrease the length of the rectangle to 1 ¾ inches. What is the information density now? Do the magnets interact with their neighbors (without you jiggling the paper) or stay separated?
- Repeat step 7 with increasingly smaller length rectangles. Each time, decrease the length of the rectangle by ¼ inch and record your calculations and observations in your lab notebook. How small can your squares be without the magnets interacting with their neighbors? What is the highest recording density (in bits per square inch) you can achieve?
- Once you have found the highest recording density possible with your bar magnets, arrange the magnets on your paper again using that rectangle size. Take the horseshoe magnet and, holding it a foot above the paper (measure with the ruler), pass it over the bar magnets. Did any of the bar magnets move?
- If the bar magnets did not move, lower the horseshoe magnet slightly and try again. At what height does the horseshoe magnet move the bar magnets?
- If the bar magnets did move, raise the horseshoe magnet slightly and try again. At what height does the horseshoe magnet first stop moving the bar magnets?
- Record your observations in your lab notebook.
- What does this tell you about erasing data stored on magnetic recording media? Would it be okay to put a strong magnet next to an iPad, computer, or cell phone?
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Canadian reindeer receive U.S. rescue help just in time for Christmas
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has unveiled a plan to help ensure the survival of one of North America's most endangered populations of caribou — an isolated, one-of-a-kind herd of about 40 of the antlered animals that ranges across the Canada-U.S. border in the Selkirk Mountains of southern B.C. and northern Idaho and Washington states.
The proposal to protect as "critical habitat" some 152,000 hectares of old-growth wilderness on the American side of the border is being hailed by both U.S. and Canadian wildlife advocates as a potential salvation for the continent's only transboundary population of so-called "mountain caribou" — a sub-group of the iconic species found on Canada's 25-cent coin and known in Europe as the reindeer.
The specialized "mountain ecotype" woodland caribou numbers just 1,700 individuals, almost all of them in B.C. The sub-group inhabits only thick, high-elevation forests, feeding primarily on tree lichen, rather than the lichen ground cover consumed by their far more numerous caribou cousins spread across boreal Canada.
The cross-border protection measures for the woodland caribou's mountain ecotype come at a time of rising concern for the overall species' future in Canada. Threats, including climate change and habitat fragmentation across vast stretches of the caribou's range in the boreal forest, have wildlife advocates pressing federal, provincial and territorial governments to restrict logging, mining and other activities.
An arctic sub-species, the Peary caribou, is also facing trouble because warming temperatures in the Far North are more frequently causing the animal's food supply to become encased in an impenetrable sheet of ice.
In 2008, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Canadian government spent a combined $90 million to initiate the purchase and protection of a 55,000-hectare swath of wilderness — known as Darkwoods — on the Canadian side of the Selkirk caribou's range. The B.C. government also has established a threatened-species recovery program aimed at halting habitat loss in the Selkirks and throughout the province, while also curbing disturbances from back-country snowmobiling and other human activities that threaten the mountain caribou's survival.
The proposed U.S. designation of critical habitat, which is still subject to public consultations in the coming months, would produce a comparable level of protection for the Selkirk caribou in the American portion of the tiny population's range, experts say.
"Christmas has come early for America's only reindeer relative," Mike Leahy, a campaigner with the U.S. environmental group Defenders of Wildlife, said in a statement applauding this week's U.S. government announcement.
Nearly a decade ago, Oregon-based Defenders of Wildlife joined with several other groups in pressing the U.S. government for critical-habitat reserves to protect the mountain caribou from destructive logging practices and other threats. In 2009, the alliance launched a lawsuit over the issue.
Similar campaigns by environmentalists north of the border helped prompt action by provincial agencies and the Canadian government, which put $25 million toward the Nature Conservancy's 2008 acquisition of Darkwoods.
"This land is a significant investment in Canada's natural legacy," John Baird, then the federal environment minister, said at the time. "I have always thought British Columbia is one of the most beautiful places on the planet, and Darkwoods is a treasure in that crown."
Chris Ritchie, implementation manager for the B.C. government's wildlife recovery program, said provincial officials are "quite pleased" with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed new measures.
"As you can imagine," he told Postmedia News, "the caribou don't care about an international boundary. So if there's analogous habitat protection on each side of that line, that's just good for caribou conservation."
Susan Burch, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service specialist in species recovery, said the agency "actually looked at what Canada had secured recently with the Nature Conservancy, so the idea is that this (U.S. habitat) is contiguous and allows for that passage" throughout the mountain caribou's Selkirk range.
"We're really excited to see the transboundary conservation efforts that are happening," added Nancy Newhouse, Rocky Mountains program manager with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
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MetService maintains a Severe Weather Warning for Northland, where 25-50 mm rain has fallen since yesterday. Between noon and 9pm today, another 50-80 mm is expected.
"If you're in Northland, please stay up-to-date with any advice from Northland Regional Council and Far North District Council about local conditions, and what the New Zealand Transport Agency is saying about local roads," commented MetService Chief Forecaster Peter Kreft.
"While rain continues in Coromandel and northern Auckland, we've downgraded these areas to a Severe Weather Watch," added Kreft. "At this point, expected rainfall totals are not large enough to warrant a Warning. The north of the Gisborne district is still on Watch for rainfall too."
There is a lot of low cloud and sea fog along the east coast from East Cape to Cook Strait to Canterbury and out to the Chatham Islands. This is unlikely to clear completely until a change in the winds blows it away on Christmas Day.
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Called to the Missional Life
"Go into all the world and preach the Gospel; and if necessary, use words."
— St. Francis of Assisi
Perhaps you've heard the above quote before. It's gotten a lot of millage. I've heard it in many homilies, in several classes during my formation as a deacon, and at many a church meeting from the lips of well-intentioned Catholics.
I've got a couple of big problems with this quote.
First off, St. Francis never said it. Or, at least, it's not in any of the writings we have from him or even within a couple hundred years of his death.
Second, too many Catholics use it as an excuse.
The mandate from holy Scripture is clear: "Go into the whole world and preach the Gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). In 1 Corinthians 9:16, the apostle Paul expresses his compulsion to preach; in the Book of Romans (10:14), the apostle asks: "How can they hear without someone preaching to them?"
Pope Paul VI, in his 1975 apostolic exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi (Evangelization in the Modern World) seemed to echo the alleged St. Francis quote when he wrote, "Above all, the Gospel must be proclaimed by witness. … Through this wordless witness, these Christians stir up irresistible questions. … Such a witness is already a silent proclamation of the Good News …" (21).
But the Holy Father didn't stop there. In the next paragraph he states: "Nevertheless, this always remains insufficient, because even the finest witness will prove ineffective in the long run if it is not explained, justified … and made explicit by a clear and unequivocal proclamation of the Lord Jesus. The Good News proclaimed by the witness of life sooner or later has to be proclaimed by the word of life."
This is where we fail as Catholics. This is where we forget that every one of us, at all times in our lives, are called to a missional life. Yes, the witness of our life must proclaim the Gospel, but so too must the words of our mouth.
In Streetwalking With Jesus: Reaching Out in Justice and Mercy (OSV, 2011), I use stories from my two decades spent working with men involved in prostitution on the streets to explore what living a missional life means. Here are some concrete ideas on how to live that way:
Realize you are an immortal, and you will only die when God chooses to call you home. As spiritual beings, we have just begun our journey, and it will last forever. We are truly immortal beings. Believing that and living out of that belief can give us a boldness to live our life and preach the Gospel where others would not.
We are people of light who are made for the darkness. Jesus calls us to be a light in the darkness, not a spark in the bonfire. Our hands, our feet, our eyes and our hearts need to be dripping with the muck of this world.
The Incarnation is the model of the missional life. Jesus, the creator God of the universe, incarnated himself into the madness and chaos of our human condition. Looking for ways we can live incarnationally in this world can lead us to a deeper missional life.
Live the reversals. Compared to the ways of the world, Scripture is full of these wacky reversals like: "The first shall be last," humility and contrition vs. pride and arrogance, stewardship vs. greed, giving it all away vs. hoarding it for yourself. We are called to live in a way that is opposite to that of this world.
Identify your tribe. What and who is God putting on your heart? We call them charisms in the Church. The poor, the elderly, the disabled, kids, families, etc. — oftentimes, there is a group or "tribe" that we want to be a part of. Follow that charism, because it's been put there by the Holy Spirit.
When searching, confused or in doubt, go to "God's default." It used to be that when you opened a document in Word that the font was set at Times New Roman 12 point. That's the default. I think God's got a default too: When in doubt, serve the poor. When searching or confused, engage in those meaningful corporal acts of mercy. Feed the hungry; clothe the naked; visit the prisoner. God will speak to us through those actions.
There is a world out there that needs Catholics who not only proclaim the Gospel in their actions but also in their words. This combination is the missional life. It's a life that every one of us is called to. The words of Blessed John Henry Newman sum it up well:
"God has created me to do some definite service; he has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission — I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He had not created me for naught. I shall do good. I shall do his work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it — if I do but keep his Commandments. Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve him; in perplexity, my perplexity may serve him; if I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what he is about. He may take away my friends; he may throw me among strangers; he may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me — still, he knows what he is about. Therefore, I will trust him."
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Tired of played-out chest bumps, butt bumps, high fives and head butts, the Browns' fourth-ranked defense is choosing to celebrate big plays with a gentlemanly handshake.
It's part of what linebackers Scott Fujita and Chris Gocong call the team's "strictly business" approach. Oh, and there's a team-wide facial-hair push, too.
"Mustaches packed for our #StrictlyBusiness trip," Fujita tweeted Friday, before the 3-3 Browns rolled west to play the 5-1 49ers.
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