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I have been downloading Kepler data from the MAST search page for the Kepler mission http://archive.stsci.edu/Kepler/data_search/search.php . For several Variable stars. When I display the data in VStar I always get single digit values for Kp magnitude of the variable no matter the Kepler average magnitude given for the season's measurements. The Kp season mean values are sensible in relation to the values shown for the variable in VSX (VSX lists some magnitudes in Kp but even if not, the Kepler season mean magnitudes seem reasonable in relation to V magnitudes) . Several questions arise:
1. What is the best way to convert that to the Actual Kp. Do I take the mean of the data for the season's observations in VStar and add an offset that converts the value to the mean Kp value in the summary data for that season of that star?
2. Another way I thought of doing it was to take a Kepler secondary standard star of similar magnitude and color that has a known constant Kp for the season and find the offset between its Kp season mean magnitude and the VStar mean magnitude and add the offset to the VStar magnitudes of the variable. The problem with this is that I haven't found a list of the Kepler IDs for the secondary standards established for the field. I can find mention of the secondary standards in several places in the Kepler manuals, but I haven't discovered how I can identify them.
3. Is there a generally accepted method for transforming The SAP flux used by VStar into one of the Johnson-Cousins photometric bands? If transformations exist, over what color ranges ranges do they apply and what are the estimated errors?
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By Charis Bhagianathan
In this issue, we share ideas on how stories can be expressed in so many ways with powerful and positive results.
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The Rev. Callie Swanlund will lead us in an interactive webinar, drawing on her work as a faith leader and a Certified Daring Way Facilitator in the work of Dr. Brené Brown.
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Learn about trauma response from a behavioral sciences perspective, as well as how to respond pastorally and theologically to traumatized individuals.
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Un cafecito con Sandra y Luis.
By Miriam McKenney, Jeremy Tackett, Sandra Montes and Melodie Woerman
In this webinar, we will discuss how to put digital boundaries for personal/work life in place with a special focus on social media and share self-care ideas to avoid burn-out.
By Edgar Giraldo
El Ministerio de Comunicaciones en la Diócesis Episcopal de Puerto Rico está compuesto por un equipo de creativos que incluye un diseñador gráfico y un diseñador artístico.
By Pickett Wall
In times of fear and uncertainty, the church is our unchanging foundation. In What Happens When Soccer Practice Comes Back? Pickett Wall ponders how we will continue to be community and share our stories when this season of crisis ends.
By David Peters
As we meet more and more in digital spaces, how are we expressing ourselves on social media? In Be Weird, Be True, David Peters encourages us to embrace the vulnerable, weird and joyful parts of our personality as we share our story with the world.
By Jemonde Taylor
How are icons different from images? In Icons: One Thousand Painted Prayers, Jemonde Taylor delves into the world of spiritual iconography and explains how powerfully expressive icons can be in revealing the divine to us and in us.
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What does church look like when the communications ministry is viewed as an investment and not an expense? In The Heart of Church is Mission, Edgar Giraldo shares ways the Diocese of Puerto Rico uses communications as a way to further mission.


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Snagged some lunch and took some pics. It's amazing how many bikes are around downtown. Here are the ones in my work garage today:
A fountain outside of Black Coffee
A NEXT bike and an e-GO electric scooter.
Then, at the Monday ride, we had a helper! IIRC, his name is Felix. What a champ. Dad kept telling him to ease up on the pedals. This kid's a masher.
Dad was piloting this unique but awesome folding road bike from Slingshot.
Group ride.
Merriam is ready to rock for Independence Day.
After the ride, I hammered it to Cinzetti's to meet my wife for Supper. Moar carb load plz!
Saw this bizarre sculpture at The New Theatre.
From another angle, this guy is staring at me. Creepy.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Lunch and the Monday Recovery Ride
Snagged some lunch and took some pics. It's amazing how many bikes are around downtown. Here are the ones in my work garage today:
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- Sairen said...
Hey, where and when does your Monday ride start? I usually do the one leaving from the Trek store, but my mom's starting to ride and we're looking for something further south...
- July 01, 2008 9:21 AM
- Noah said...
This ride leaves from Tienda Casa Paloma at 82nd and Metcalf. 6:30 Sharp. We meet back there to enjoy ourselves to the point where we talk about eating beer and drinking tacos. Or something.
- July 01, 2008 9:24 AM
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VOA News July 4 2011 Iraqi officials say bomb and gun attacks in the capital, Baghdad, and in the west have killed at least four people and wounded eight others.
Police said a car bomb exploded Monday in Anbar province, about 50 kilometers west of Baghdad, killing two people and wounding four others.
In the western city of Haditha, authorities say a suicide bomber attacked a government building, wounding one police officer.
An interior ministry official said a roadside bomb killed one police officer and wounded two others in Baghdad's Mansour neighborhood. A suicide bomber in the city's Bab al-Muadham district wounded one person.
Authorities also said gunmen shot dead a Kurdish politician in the northern province of Diyala.
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Haku is in love with Bunny, the bottle baby. In this photo, he is clearly saying "mine." After several days of close supervision, we now trust him enough to leave him alone with the baby for, oh, up to five minutes at a time. He doesn't want to hurt her; he wants to lick her vigorously and unceasingly. That, however, is not pleasant for a baby goat. She quickly becomes wet and exhausted and needs to be rescued.
As Bunny gets older and starts to jump and run more, Haku is becoming less trustworthy. I think his prey drive is engaged when the baby zips erratically around. So far, he has not tried to catch a baby with his teeth - only tried to pounce with his paws. But he has had to be scolded off often. I doubt very much if Haku will ever be entirely trustworthy with any livestock.
Polly, the latest goat to give birth, certainly doesn't think so. Polly bucked the trend by giving birth easily and without drama to twin doelings. They were both large and energetic, standing up and nursing without help. I think my favorite is this pretty little brown and black girl. The girls have named her Ombre, after the way her colors fade into each other.
When I brought Haku into the mama barn to meet the new babies, he tried to lick them and kiss them the way he does with the house baby. Mama Polly was having none of it. She got between Haku and the babies, lowered her horns, and made menacing noises (well, what passes for menacing noises when made by a goat). When Haku persisted, Polly gave him her horns. Apparently deeply offended, Haku responded by growling and snapping at Polly - and I instantly hauled him away and scolded him. He needs to understand that the babies are to be safeguarded and that the mamas are absolutely sacrosanct.
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Listed and approved components for fire protection are those that have been tested and certified by accredited laboratories- for example; the fire pump-end, control-panel, flow-meter etc. These components are typically published by the organization via webpage or CD's etc.
The term "listing" and "approval" varies from continent to continent. But in general listed and approved components, are equipment that has been tested and met its evaluation criteria (component standard) by the accredited laboratories and listing authorized institution such as VdS, UL, FM, LPCB etc.
Typically the listed components are also labeled as a listed component, which can be identified on the nameplate. The validation of the listing laboratories are typically described in fire protection standards and since the standards are meant for national (domestic) use, the listing laboratories are located nationally.
Relation between sprinkler installation standard, listing laboratory and country can be found in the table to the right:
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It's been said that if we truly counted our blessings, we may never again have to think about our sorrows. Counting blessings is like stacking up reasons to be grateful. If we planted a flower, for instance, for every time we were conscious about our sense of gratitude, many of us would have an incredible garden to behold. Some of us though, may look around and wonder why nothing ever seems to bloom.
Charles Dickens reminded us to "reflect upon our present blessings, of which everyone has many, not on our past misfortunes, of which everyone has some." Getting your gratitude garden to grow may be as simple as that, reflecting on your present blessings. If you offer thanks for your family, your health, your work, your faith, or some other area of your life, you may find more seeds of joy than you expected. You may have a million reasons to be thankful.
Has anyone done something nice for you in the past few days? Have you shared your talents and your ideas with another? Have you had a chance to shop for something new, walk peacefully along the road, undisturbed and quiet? Have you been able to take a class, go to a movie, worship as you please? If so, then today, you have delightful reasons to be grateful.
As we come to Gratitude Day, let's open our hearts to all that we have and hold closely those things that strengthen our lives and make the ride worthwhile. When we think about it, we may discover we have an abundance of reasons to declare our joy right out loud.
If your list begins to run dry, remember all the people who are grateful today because they know You! No doubt, they are offering thanks for wonderful you at this very moment!


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Translating and Printing the Book of Mormon." In Oliver Cowdery: Scribe, Elder, Witness., 2006."
Translating the Book of Mormon: Evidence from the Original Manuscript." In Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins., 1997."


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DIY copper vase
You may already know that I'm loving copper anything right now, so I wanted to find a way to add more of it around the house.
I had this glass vase that I wasn't using & decided to give it an upgrade with some copper metallic paint.
The paint was made for glass surfaces as well as others so it was as simple as spray it, and let dry.
Easy right? I only sprayed the outside though so the inside can still be filled with water and flowers.
Happy spray-painting!
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Look really nice!, have a lovely weekend : )ReplyDelete
Ah! I have beaker (former science teacher!) and I'm off to find some copper paint! Thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
So cool...love it against your all white walls etc. I am having white envy! xoReplyDelete
that is so pretty!ReplyDelete
This is such a simple and stunning idea! The way you've displayed it is just beautiful :)ReplyDelete
What a great idea. I love the copper look.ReplyDelete
Nice, beautiful and simpel!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, I love it! What a great and simple idea!ReplyDelete
The new vase looks gorgeous. Great display too.ReplyDelete
oooh, I have some vessels to revamp!ReplyDelete
that's such a nifty idea! i've just finished respraying my bicycle glossy red and i have some left - i wonder what i'll do with it? ;)ReplyDelete
That's brilliant! Now, I have to find a copper spray here in Greece..ReplyDelete
so pretty! thnks for the diyReplyDelete
That's it? Two items? I can't believe it's that easy. Thank you for sharing, I might do this!ReplyDelete
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wow! super easy and what a great way to spruce up a boring glass vase. thanks for the tip!ReplyDelete
Love, love, love this DIY! I think I have to steal this :)ReplyDelete
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Forum Post: Money, Money, Money
Posted 7 years ago on July 24, 2013, 8:13 a.m. EST by factsrfun
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People do the work, work, work
Think they should get paid, paid, paid
But the people with money, money, money
They say nay, nay, nay
It's this thing in our brain
That says our money is the same, (as if we did it).
If we're paying you, it's not you
You're just another tool, (we be using)
When a builder builds a hut
Does the hammer get its cut? (I don't think so)
As our money piles up higher
You'll need a little to get by there
So would you please?
We never lift a finger in our family for the money
cause money gets itself so very well.
The money begets money and we begat it to our children
So you better learn to like'em and remember all their names.
(I hear a new King has been born, does anyone know His name?)


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Today I have a couple of pink things to show you.
This is Penelope. She was the first ceramic piece I ever made. She was a lot of work but worth it when I finished her! She is about 14 inches tall and she is wearing her gorgeous pink summer dress and carrying her pretty lacey bonnet adorned with two lovely pink roses, in her hand. She has big blue eyes and wears a little locket around her neck. Her ringlets are tied up with real ivory satin ribbon in the back.
Then there is this little Pink Lady or Pinkie thimble. I have Blue Boy also. When I started to collect thimbles, I couldn't find a Pinkie to go with Blue Boy so my father special ordered it from England for me.
One of these days, I'll show you my complete thimble collection. There are only the two pink ones in the collection so I think I had better save the collection for another day other than Pink Saturday. You will have to stop by my blog to see them.


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Auggie PA students share time and knowledge with seniors
They checked blood pressures. They talked nutrition and shared recipes. They even played Wii bowling.
No, these Augsburg physician assistant students were not messing around with the equipment or just taking a break from studying in the halls of Anderson. They were completing a unit on working with older adults by hosting a community health fair for residents of Augustana Apartments in downtown Minneapolis.
On this afternoon, second-year students in the last semester of the academic phase of their program worked in groups sharing information with residents about wellness, specific health problems of older adults, exercise, nutrition, socialization, and community resources.
Ashley Millette and Nick Meath were two students who helped residents learn about assessing their risk for a stroke. They offered a light-hearted video clip to give information about this serious topic. "We think it's important for older adults to recognize the signs of stroke," Millette says. She added that stroke is the third leading cause of death among older Americans and 80 percent of strokes are preventable."
"It's a great experience, especially for students who haven't been able to grow up knowing their grandparents," says Andrea Wold, one of the students. Her group gave samples of a low-calorie fruit dip and shared recipes for soups, salads, and desserts that were especially selected for the residents.
"The intent is to help students get a better understanding of the challenges and issues faced by the older adult community," says Beth Alexander, an associate professor in the PA program. "A lot of these students don't spend much time with older adults, and we feel it's important to train them to care for patients of all ages."
The Augsburg PA program is unique in that it dedicates an interdisciplinary unit to study healthcare issues of the aging population. In addition to learning about the needs of older adults, students are paired with a senior mentor for 10 months. Students will spend time with the mentor learning about their lives, sometimes taking them to doctor appointments or engaging in recreational activities.
"Many students become friends of their mentors and continue to see them after the semester ends," Alexander adds.
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Want to know how bad a year Ryan Reynolds is having? "Green Lantern" and "The Change-Up" were so poorly received that the studio completely left the poor guy off the poster for "Safe House." But things are looking up as he's been included in the trailer which dropped today.
Denzel Washington stars as an ex-CIA gone rogue who one day just shows up an agency safe house run by Ryan Reynolds, who quickly finds his tiny little compound under siege. Between the presence of Washington and the look and pacing, you'd swear it was a Tony Scott film, but no! "Safe House was directed by Daniel Espinosa, who made a huge splash last year with Snabba Cash."
Here's the ridiculously long synopsis:
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The day's top national and international news.
Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the action-thriller Safe House. Washington plays the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Reynolds) escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead. For the past year, Matt Weston has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A "housekeeper" who aspires to be a full-fledged agent, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the first and only occupant he's had proves to be the most dangerous man he's ever met, Weston readies for duty. Tobin Frost has eluded capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA's known, the ex-intelligence officer has given up assets and sold military intel to anyone with cash since he turned. From trading secrets to North Korea to aiding splinter cells, the damage he's done to the U.S. is immeasurable. And he's now back on the reservation with a secret. As soon as Frost is brought in for debriefing, mercenaries come and tear apart Weston's safe house. Barely escaping, the unlikely partners must discover if their attackers have been sent by terrorists or someone on the inside who will kill anyone standing in the way. Now it's up to Weston to figure out who he can trust before they're both eliminated from the game.
Just looking at it one gets the sense that the person who wrote it doesn't quite understand what a synopsis is.
"Safe House," co-starring Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Vera Farmiga, Robert Patrick,and Ruben Blades, opens Feb. 10.


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Final unofficial results Tuesday indicated Broomfield Democrat Dianne Primavera won the race for House District 33 by a more than 1,800-vote margin.
Final results in Broomfield show the race was close locally, with Democrat Dianne Primavera earning 14,797 votes to Republican David Pigott's 14,552.
HD 33 boundaries include Broomfield, Superior and Erie. In Boulder County, results gave the lead to Primavera — 4,430 votes to Pigott's 2,837 as of 11:25 p.m. with 7,596 ballots counted.
Libertarian candidate W. Earl Allen earned 329 votes in Boulder County and 1,551 in Broomfield.
Primavera, 62, will be returning to the seat she held in 2006 and 2008 before losing to Republican Don Beezely in 2010.
During a watch party at Corona's Mexican restaurant in Broomfield, she thanked voters, supporters and volunteers for their confidence in her. Attendees cheered as they saw her jump ahead in the polls.
"I'm anxious to get to the Capitol," she said. "We have conducted a really good campaign with more volunteers, more contributors and pages of endorsements. I'm really grateful."Primavera drew from her past legislative experience when campaigning to win back the seat. Her platform focuses on job growth by supporting small businesses and keeping jobs in state, working to create bipartisan support for bills and protecting funding for K-12 and higher education. She said she is proud of her time on the Legislative Audit Committee, where she said she gained experience keeping the government accountable financially.
Pigott, a 31-year-old attorney and former Army officer, ran his first legislative campaign on what he describes as the "four E's:" growing the economy, improving education, developing energy, and protecting the environment. He considers the economy the highest priority and drafted a bill to create jobs.
During a separate Republican watch party in Broomfield, Pigott said he had prepared for a close race.
"We'll see how this turns out," he said. "This race has received a lot of attention state-wide, and it has been a battle for sure."
Pigott said it was too soon to tell what the future might hold for him.
"I'm just focusing on tonight," he said.Winning House District 33 is significant because the district contributed a deciding vote in the 65-member Statehouse. After the 2010 election, Republicans held a 33-to-32 advantage in the house, while Democrats controlled the Senate and governor's office. As of press time, Democrats appeared to have retaken the House majority.
In 2010, Beezley was one of six new Republican representatives elected to the Statehouse, giving the party control of that body for the first time since 2004. Beezley decided not to seek reelection.
Pigott's campaign has been dubbed "33 is 33," denoting the seat's importance to the Statehouse balance of power.
Beezley said the district became slightly more challenging for Republicans after redistricting, which shifted HD 33 into part of Boulder County and out of Adams County, which typically has more conservative voters than Boulder County.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Hard to believe Connecticut had gone six years since its last victory at the Big East tournament.
Kemba Walker and the Huskies stopped that skid against an overmatched opponent.
The star guard scored 26 points and UConn won a Big East tournament game for the first time since 2005, beating DePaul 97-71 on Tuesday in the opener of a conference showcase loaded with NCAA contenders.
Jeremy Lamb, playing on a sore knee, had 17 of his 19 points in the first half for the 21st-ranked Huskies (22-9), who got back on track after losing four of their final five regular-season games. No. 9 seed UConn advanced to play Wednesday against No. 22 Georgetown, the No. 8 seed at Madison Square Garden.
UConn beat the Hoyas 78-70 at home on Feb. 16 in the only meeting between the teams this season.
The Huskies had lost six straight Big East tournament games since beating Georgetown in the 2005 quarterfinals, a surprising streak of futility for a school that has won two national championships and six Big East tourney titles under Calhoun, its Hall of Fame coach.
The slide included that classic, six-overtime loss in the 2009 quarterfinals to Syracuse, which handed the Huskies four of those six consecutive defeats.
Alex Oriakhi, left out of the starting lineup following a recent slump, had 13 points and 19 rebounds for UConn, which held a 46-22 edge on the glass against the undersized Blue Demons.
"I just think we look different when he"s rebounding, blocking shots and playing defense like that," Calhoun said. "He"s been struggling and I keep telling him, "It"s simple, go get the basketball." It"s never that simple, but it gets in your head. And today he went and got the basketball — a lot."
Oriakhi tied a school record for rebounds in a Big East tournament game. Travis Knight also grabbed 19 boards against Seton Hall in 1996.
"I definitely wanted to make it up to my teammates and help Kemba out, and I just went after the basketball," said Oriakhi, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound sophomore.
The Big East is expected to set a record by sending at least 10 of its 16 members, including Connecticut, to the NCAA tournament, expanded this year from 65 to 68 teams. The number could reach 11 if Marquette gets off the bubble and into the field.
"I don"t think there"s much of a question the Big East should have 11 teams in," DePaul coach Oliver Purnell said. "As I"ve observed college basketball the last 25 years, it"s the deepest league I"ve seen."
Lamb"s big first half helped the Huskies build a 45-28 lead at the break, but they got sloppy with the ball against DePaul"s full-court trap after halftime and finished with a season-high 20 turnovers.
The 16th-seeded Blue Demons (7-24) twice cut the deficit to seven midway through the second half, but Walker and his young teammates held off DePaul and won going away.
Walker, a first-team all-Big East selection and a contender for national player of the year, scored 19 points in the second half and left to a warm hand with 2:26 remaining. He also had seven rebounds and five assists.
"Our style of play is to get up and down. That"s what we do," Walker said.
Brandon Young scored 20 points to lead the Blue Demons, who lost their last six games following their lone conference win of the season at Providence on Feb. 17.
DePaul closed its first campaign under Purnell with 18 losses in 19 games against Big East opponents and heads back to Chicago after a brief postseason trip to Manhattan.
"We"re building a foundation, obviously. Some of our young players did well for freshmen, but they"re hungry to be better. We need them to be better," Purnell said. "We"ve got basic offensive and defensive systems in, so we"re not starting from scratch as we get the group ready for next year. Experience starts to be our friend instead of inexperience being our enemy."
The Blue Demons have won only two regular-season conference games in the past three years, though they did pull off an upset of Cincinnati as a No. 16 seed in the first round of the 2009 Big East tournament.
Jeremiah Kelly had 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting from 3-point range and Moses Morgan added 14 off the bench for DePaul, which played its final four games without leading scorer Cleveland Melvin. The 6-foot-8 freshman forward sprained his left thumb in a loss at St. John"s last month.
Five players reached double figures for Connecticut, which set a season high for points. Jamal Coombs-McDaniel and Shabazz Napier each scored 11.
Calhoun improved to 300-172 in Big East regular-season and tournament games during his 25 seasons at UConn, joining Syracuse"s Jim Boeheim as the only coaches with 300 league wins.
Lamb, who came in averaging 9.6 points, twisted his right knee in Saturday"s loss to Notre Dame and didn"t practice Sunday. He wore a black sleeve on his knee against DePaul and appeared to run the floor without much trouble.
Lamb, a freshman swingman, averaged only seven points in Connecticut"s previous seven games.
DePaul was coming off a 107-59 loss at then-No. 12 Syracuse on Saturday, the most lopsided game in Big East history.


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For many, homeownership begins with the picket fence, but ends in foreclosure. Researchers from the University of Houston Hobby Center for Public Policy (HCPP) examined the factors that contribute to Houston foreclosures, and the programs and policies needed to prevent them.
"This study not only examines an important social issue, but it also was intended to contribute to the way we study foreclosures," said Jim Granato, professor and chair of the Hobby Center for Public Policy. "The team we assembled developed a pilot study surveying the same individuals over different points in time. It introduced many challenges, not the least of which was a hard-to-track survey population, but the benefits of examining the reasons an individual's circumstance changes can serve as a base of knowledge that could contribute to meaningful policy initiatives."
The Houston Housing Study was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
The 16-month study examined households in five Houston communities: Third Ward, East End, Southwest Houston, West Houston and the 1960 area. The respondents answered survey questions at different points in time to examine how their situation had changed or remained the same.
Buying a home can be an overwhelming and complicated endeavor. Most respondents said they had a basic grasp of mortgages, interest rates and inflation. Slightly more than half said they conducted research or sought advice prior to purchasing a home. Still, 36 percent of respondents applied more than once for mortgage loans—some up to 10 times—saying bad credit histories denied them loans. When faced with foreclosure, more than 80 percent say they had no "rainy day fund" to cover emergencies.
"An increase in financial literacy benefits the homeowner, definitely," Granato said. "This helps to guard against the vulnerabilities that emergencies present and the 'surprises' that, for example, adjustable mortgage rates can bring. Public and private institutions should take a more active role in advising about the risks of taking out a mortgage and the need to create back-up plans."
Among the study's findings:
- On average, foreclosure began seven years after the purchase of a home
- 90 percent of respondents were employed when they purchased a home, but 46 percent remained employed when the foreclosure process began
- 63 percent say financial problems began before foreclosure with missed or late credit card payments
- 61 percent of respondents say loss of income due to unforeseen medical expenses led to foreclosure
- Financial problems continued after foreclosure with 54 percent saying their utilities had been cut off; 23 percent lacked money for food
- Some loans were associated with households purchasing homes beyond their means
- 37 percent of respondents thought government incentives encouraged lenders to take advantage of homebuyers
Nearly half of respondents say they worked out a plan with their bank to stay in their homes while going through foreclosure. Still, the strain on finances and the threat of losing the home was reflected within the family and other relationships. Respondents say the foreclosure process led to marital difficulties or divorce, and had a negative impact on their relationships with friends and neighbors. Many reported poor academic performance from their children, with many having to be uprooted from their schools. Forty percent of respondents say their kids experienced negative changes to their emotional well-being.
"For many, investing in a home is the most important financial decision they'll make," Granato said. "There are signs and triggers that foreclosure is a threat, and policies should be implemented to detect these and provide assistance before the foreclosure process even begins."


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Today I noticed while catching up on Long Zheng's excellent blog that the Touch Mouse Sensor SDK is available for download. Per their site: "The Microsoft Touch Mouse supports multitouch gestures via an integrated sensor. The Touch Mouse Sensor API SDK is a small library intended to enable students and researchers to experiment directly with Touch Mouse sensor output. Using this SDK, you can create your own applications consuming the 13×15 sensor image. The SDK includes C# and C++ samples demonstrating how to read and manipulate sensor data" OK, so what can we do with this thing? It comes with a number of samples to get the bitmap from the sensor and process it. It includes examples in both C# and C++. Because I don't have C++ on this machine I got an error opening that solution, but you can just remove that project and still build the samples. You don't need to do your work in a graphical application, although it's nice to visualize this data of course. First sample is a console app, that tells you were the center of mass of your big fat finger is. The smarts are in the Microsoft.Research.TouchMouseSensor namespace. You implement a callback function that the mouse effectively calls whenever something interesting happens. It looks like this: /// <summary>/// Function receiving callback from mouse./// </summary>/// <param name="pTouchMouseStatus">Values indicating status of mouse.</param>/// <param name="pabImage">Bytes forming image, 13 rows of 15 columns.</param>/// <param name="dwImageSize">Size of image, assumed to always be 195 (13x15).</param>static void TouchMouseCallbackFunction(ref TOUCHMOUSESTATUS pTouchMouseStatus, byte[] pabImage, int dwImageSize){...} As you can see, the image size is 13x15, always. You get the raw bytes that represent the image, 195 bytes long. The first thing I was surprised to see was just HOW MUCH of the surface area of the mouse is covered and how high the resolution is. I was thinking, "13x15? That's so small, how could it tell me anything useful with such a limited structure?" Well, that's how clueless I was. Of course, each of these bytes is giving a number between 0 and 255 so a lot of information can be extrapolated between two pixels with different values and you can get a pretty detailed picture of what's going on. How much? Well, before I move on to a graphical example, why not abuse ASCII as much as we can? First, I'll output just the hex values with this code, then show what it looks like when I move my figures around the surface of the mouse. Console.SetWindowSize(50,16);Console.SetCursorPosition(0, 0);StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(300);for (Int32 y = 0; y < pTouchMouseStatus.m_dwImageHeight; y++){ // Iterate over columns. for (Int32 x = 0; x < pTouchMouseStatus.m_dwImageWidth; x++) { // Get the pixel value at current position. int pixel = pabImage[pTouchMouseStatus.m_dwImageWidth * y + x]; if (pixel > 0) sb.AppendFormat("#{0:X2}", pixel); else sb.Append(" "); } sb.Append("\n"); }Console.Write(sb.ToString()); Here's the result, animated. Cool. But what about with color? I could use the default Console stuff and set the colors, or I could get direct access to the Console, use the Win32 APIs and what not, but I could also use Tim Sneath's ConsoleEx class that's on NuGet thanks to Anthony Mastrean! First, I'll "install-package ConsoleEx" to bring it in. How about a mouse touch heat-map with color? I thought about building a whole "find closest color" map and trying to map 255 different colors, but then I just did this. if (pixel > 230) Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;else if (pixel > 128) Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow;else if (pixel > 90) Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;else if (pixel > 45) Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue;else if(pixel > 15) Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkBlue;else Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black;ConsoleEx.WriteAt(x*2, y, " "); And the result is this: You can do the same thing in WPF, of course, with better bitmap support, but seriously, with a Console-based heatmap, who needs graphics? ;) OK, fine, here's the sample code that takes the results of the TouchMouseSensorEventArgs and creates a grayscale image. void TouchMouseSensorHandler(object sender, TouchMouseSensorEventArgs e){ // We're in a thread belonging to the mouse, not the user interface // thread. Need to dispatch to the user interface thread. Dispatcher.Invoke((Action<TouchMouseSensorEventArgs>)SetSource, e);}void SetSource(TouchMouseSensorEventArgs e){ // Convert bitmap from memory to graphic form. BitmapSource source = BitmapSource.Create(e.Status.m_dwImageWidth, e.Status.m_dwImageHeight, 105, 96, PixelFormats.Gray8, null, e.Image, e.Status.m_dwImageWidth); // Show bitmap in user interface. SensorImage.Source = source;} And the result: One way to look at this is as if the surface of the mouse is a tiny Xbox Kinect. What kinds of gestures could I recognize and hook up to do stuff? Control WIndows, do custom stuff inside my application, browser, or whatever. Any ideas? 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Day 5 - Tuesday, April 20
I went on the pathway of fitness in the awesome park. I had to walk/run before the Jo Dee Messina Podcast! I almost didn't make it. I went only three laps today. I took 41761 steps around the track so far. I went a total of 1.67 miles today. I burned 1280 calories. I am guessing that the pedometer is keeping up with my whole totals for the calories and the steps. I am not really sure; I guess someone needs to actually read the booklet, in the near future. Or we could just wait and see how the numbers keep changing. I am leaning to waiting at least for right now. I hit the reset button every time; at first, I thought it actually cleared it. But maybe it only clears the time and the miles. Anyways, I walked for a total of 16 minutes and 5 seconds. First, I ran the first lap. Second, I walked the second lap like always. Third, I walk the last and final lap. Okay, I know I have to push myself a little bit more. I only have about one more month to do so, but I am going to get to that finish line! I know, with God's help, I will keep improving in my journey to my destination. I could definitely use your prayers.
When, I got back, Jo Dee Messina started her Tuesday broadcast. She gave me a shout-out for my birthday tomorrow. Thank you, Jo Dee for the shout-out! Also, I would like to thank her for answering my question and asking the chat room what people thought about the show, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. She thought one of my questions was, "powerful". It was the question, "Why eat bad, when we know it is killing us?" You can watch the broadcast below.
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Stacey Elizabeth Carino is a stuntwoman and stunt actress who worked as stunt double for Nikita Ager in the Star Trek: Enterprise third season episode "Rajiin". She received no credit for her work.
Carino has doubled for stars such as Lisa Thornhill, Melissa George, Megan Fox, and Juliette Lewis. She studied stunts under Rick Seaman in his Motion Picture Driving Clinic and cold reading with Zora DeHorter. She was a regular stunt performer and stunt double for lead actress Jill Hennessy in the crime series Crossing Jordan (2005-2006), which featured regular actor Miguel Ferrer and Star Trek actors such as Susan Gibney, Lawrence Pressman, Michael Reilly Burke, Christopher Michael, Michael Owen, and stunt performers Kevin Derr and Dorenda Moore.
Carino has performed in several other television series, including stunt performances in The O.C. (starring Melinda Clarke), Ghost Whisperer, Night Stalker (2005, Pilot episode, alongside Gabrielle Union, John Pyper-Ferguson, Regi Davis, and stunts by Jarrid Eddo), CSI: New York (2005, episode City of the Dolls), Malcolm in the Middle (2005, episodes Burning Man and Army Buddy), My Name is Earl (2006, episode The Bounty Hunter, directed by Marc Buckland, and with Derek Mears), J.J. Abrams' Alias (2005, episode Mockingbird and 2006, episode Reprisal, both coordinated and alongside Shauna Duggins), CSI: Miami (2007, episode Burned), and Numb3rs (2007, episode Trust Metric, with fellow stunt performers Gregory J. Barnett and Brian Hite).
Carino has also performed in several feature films such as Bruce Almighty (2003, with Max Grodénchik, Mark Kiely, Michael Bofshever, and stuntmen Todd Bryant and Gene LeBell), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005, with William Shatner, Diedrich Bader, Faith Minton, and stunt performers Darlene Williams, Chuck Hicks, and Eddie Braun), the horror film remake The Amityville Horror (2005), Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005), The Island (2005, with Ethan Phillips, Noa Tishby, Randy Oglesby, Glenn Morshower, and stunts by Doug Coleman, Justin Sundquist, Christopher Leps, and Spice Williams-Crosby), Date Movie (2006), Poseidon (2006), and Transformers (2007).
She currently finished stunt work for the action film Bare Knuckles (2008, with Bridgett Riley, Spice Williams-Crosby, Boni Yanagisawa, Dana Dru Evenson, Erica Grace, Katie Rowe, and Rosine "Ace" Hatem) and for the sports comedy Semi-Pro (2008, with fellow stunt performers Shauna Duggins, Kevin Derr, Ian Eyre, and Derek Mears). Her next project is her debut as stunt coordinator for the thriller Darkness Visible with Star Trek guest actor Kevin McCorkle. Carino is serving as secretary for the "United Stuntwomen's Association (USA)".


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Professor Jacobs is a respected professor at a major US university. In the 1960's he was in the Air Force. He was the officer in charge of optical instrumentation and his job was to film ballistic missile tests launched from Vandenberg Air Force base in California.
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Caroline and her pals Brooklyn and O'Reilly hosted a bake sale--$13.40 raised.$13.40 donated.
A few days later, humanitarian hygiene kits were assembled in our garage. Neighbors and friends flocked over to help assemble them and donated many of the items. The Dollar Store carries every item for these hygiene kits (soap, hand towels, toothbrushes, combs, toothpaste). I can't imagine what it would be like to not have access to a toothbrush or comb for weeks.
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Without three key players due to international duty, Houston's 2-1 victory over Vancouver pushed them to No.3 in both week 4 power rankings for MLSsoccer.com and Sports Illustrated.
MLSSoccer.com's writers moved Houston up two spots from last week's rankings. This is what they had to say about the Dynamo:
Even without Brad Davis and Boniek García, Houston looked very smooth and fairly dangerous in possession. They also didn't look nearly as vulnerable to set pieces as they have been, but could very easily have dug themselves a 2-0 hole based purely on counterattacks. A good fightback at home is nice work, but there is still tinkering to be done by Dominic Kinnear.
Sports Illustrated's Avi Creditor moved the Dynamo up one from last week's rankings, after they extended their home win streak to 27 regular season games and 33 games in all competitions (includes playoffs and Champions League). Here is Creditor's take on the Dynamo:
The Dynamo's home dominance continued. More impressively, it continued without starters Brad Davis, Oscar Boniek Garcia and Jermaine Taylor, all on international duty. Andrew Driver, Eric Brunner and Warren Creavalle stepped up (it took Creavalle a couple overhit shots to warm up, but still) to deal Vancouver its first loss.
Yahoo Sport's Zac Wassink moved Houston from its previous No.10 spot up to No.6 in this week's power rankings. This is what Wassink had to say about Houston's home dominance:
The best home team in all of North American pro sports plays in MLS. It's hard to imagine the Dynamo losing in Houston; ever.
Meanwhile, Houston's next opponent, the San Jose Earthquakes, are ranked No.3 by Wassink after their 1-0 win over Seattle. Here is Wassink on the Earthquakes:
And some of you were concerned about Chris Wondolowski and the 'Quakes. They may not win 3-0 every weekend, but they will likely be one of the best teams in the West when all is said and done.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – As Penn State searches for a new leader, faculty, staff and students will get the chance to offer input during two sessions Thursday (March 21) on campus.
The forums are set for 1 to 2 p.m., in Room 117 (the HUB Auditorium), HUB-Robeson Center; and 6 to 7 p.m., in Room 105, Forum Building. A forum also is planned for 2:15-3:15 p.m. March 22, in Room 102 (the Foster Auditorium), Paterno Library. The March 22 forum will be streamed online to Commonwealth Campuses. (Information and details for participation in the live Web stream will be sent directly to the campuses.) Additional forums for Commonwealth Campuses will be planned.
Current President Rodney Erickson has announced that he will retire no later than June 30, 2014. The University has established a Trustee Presidential Selection Council, and a University Presidential Search and Screen Committee as well as retained executive search firm Isaacson, Miller to assist with finding Penn State's 18th president.
"We find listening to members of the University community gives us direction on the experiences and attributes we should seek in potential candidates as we build a strong pool for the Search and Screen Committee, and the Trustees to review," said Michael Baer, vice president and director of Isaacson, Miller.
Attendees are encouraged to provide input and reflections, such as consideration of the challenges and opportunities Penn State is facing in the next 10 years and the qualifications, experiences and attributes that the next president should possess. Feedback from the forums will help Isaacson, Miller create a full position profile and provide contextual information as the firm's representatives engage in dialogue with nominees and candidates.
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2. He said, "I ran on a platform of diversity and women in leadership positions, so the first thing I did was to go out and hire four black attorneys. I also put a woman in the position of chief at the Crestview Office." I appreciated be downgraded to the guy who is at the PD's office because he's black.
3. He lost/fired 14 attorneys and hired 19 to replace them. He funded this move, but firing the investigative staff.
4. We can no longer go on any CLE (Continuing Legal Education - required to maintain a license in FL) conferences because we are doing all of our training in house. He did not, however, apply for CLE credit and many people are due. Luckily, this does not include me because the Army helps me by sending me to classes.
I truly wonder about the next four years of this office, the reputation this office is about to shoulder and how long it will take for the office to shake off said reputation. Hmmm....maybe I just needed to share again.
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LONDON — Abby Bishop is a basketball player, not a sports writer, but she summed up the character of the Canadian team and the essence of her team's win on Sunday as neatly, succinctly and, er, colourfully as any great wordsmith.
"Canada are quite small," said the Australian forward, moments after her team held off a furious Canadian rally to earn a 72-63 win. "They're tough as shit but they're quite small. We just wanted to pound the ball inside."
And that, in a nutshell, was the final round-robin game at the Olympic basketball tournament for both teams. We professionals, however, have 700 words to fill so let's expand on the themes provided by Bishop and their application to the larger basketball world.
For the Canadians, the positives from London have been many. On the strength of their upset, round-robin victory over Brazil, the sixth-ranked team in the world, they finished fourth in their pool and advanced to Tuesday's quarter-final round. A win over Australia, moreover, had the potential to launch them as high as second in their group.
So there's that.
But, as Bishop so eloquently suggested, Canada might have demonstrated their inherent toughness against the Aussies but they also demonstrated their limitations. Australia is the second-ranked women's team in the world. Canada fought like rabid badgers to all but erase a 15-point first-half deficit but, in the end, had no answers for the Aussies size, toughness and experience.
And the Australians still represent a relative walk in the park compared with their next opponent. That would be the Americans, the top-ranked team in the world, who blitzed the Chinese 114-66 on Sunday for their 38th international win in a row. The Yanks, just so you know, haven't lost at the Olympics since 1988 in Seoul.
Australia, in short, was a mountain for Canada to climb. The Americans are the north face of K2, but the Maple Leaf, as is their wont, will make the fight.
"It probably is a foregone conclusion but we're going to go play," said head coach Allison McNeill, who's from Salmon Arm.
"We've had a tough draw but we love it," said 19-year-old Natalie Achonwa, the rising star of the Canadian program who had a big game against the Aussies. "We get to play against some of the best teams and best individual players in the world. We're blessed with this opportunity but we never back down to any team we play."
That much was apparent on Sunday. Four minutes in, the Canadians found themselves down 12-0 and thinking it couldn't get any worse. A couple of minutes later it was 18-3. Australia's 6-foot-8 post, Liz Cambage, had 15 points midway through the second quarter.
As they say in these parts, bloody hell.
But the Canadians gained a bit of traction over the final five minutes of the first half, then came out with a 20-12 run in the third quarter to make a game of it. Twice they got within three. With four minutes to play, Mission's Bev Smith hit a three-pointer to bring the Canadians within two.
On the next possession, however, Belinda Snell hit her own three for the Aussies and the comeback died. Canada, in fact, opted to start fouling with just over a minute left, leading to eight straight free throws by Australian star Lauren Jackson and an inflated final score.
"Honestly, it wasn't stage fright or anything like that," Smith, who led Canada with 17 points, said of her team's start. "We just didn't have enough pressure on the ball and they just lobbed it over top of us. We're not nervous to play on this stage. We know we belong here. We just didn't execute the game plan at the start."
Achonwa, meanwhile, continued to establish her presence on the Canadian team. Playing against Jackson and Cambage, she pulled down four rebounds and contributed seven points in sparking the third-quarter comeback.
"I think you're seeing her evolution," said McNeill. "She's very calm. She's a world-class rebounder and she doesn't get overwhelmed by the big moment."
McNeill paused.
"But we talked about this as team. Why don't we belong? Because we haven't been here before? You don't belong at the Olympics if you're not good. We know we're good. We've never felt like we didn't belong here. Ever."
That much, as Abby Bishop would attest, they've made very clear.
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Babies with eczema may find relief from the skin condition through treatment with a bacteria supplement, according to a recent study.
The study findings, published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, showed that 92% of babies treated had their condition improve from taking Lactobacillus fermentum, a live bacterium also known as a probiotic.
"Supplementation with (the) probiotic L. fermentum is beneficial in improving the extent and severity of (eczema) in young children," wrote Dr. Susan Prescott and colleagues. "(This study) provides further evidence for a role of probiotics in the management of this condition."
Probiotics refers to the use of bacteria to benefit health.
The research team examined 53 children in Australia between the ages of 6 and 18 months, all with moderate or severe eczema, also called atopic dermatitis (AD). The babies were either given L. fermentum or a placebo, twice daily for eight weeks.
While 63% of the babies treated with a placebo showed improvement, 92% of those who were given doses of the probiotic saw their condition get better. Moreover, L. fermentum contributed to a milder form of AD in more than half of the babies, compared to only 30% of those who got a placebo. A lasting benefit was also demonstrated in the treatment group. What's more, the researchers indicated "this is also the first study to show persisting benefits 2 months after supplementation ceased." However, the researchers did note the need for more studies.
Over the last 50 years, there has been a significant rise in complications related to allergic disorders such as AD. Experts believe this may be in part due to our decreased exposure to bacteria. Based on this theory, the study authors suggest the probiotic in AD may "modify (or even prevent) allergic responses to aero-allergens." Although L. fermentum is not a cure for AD, in general, the goal of treatment for this condition is to heal your child's skin and to manage or minimize future flares.


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Public health guidance on management of contacts of MDR TB and XDR TB patients
The goal of this guidance is to contribute towards preventing as many MDR TB and XDR TB cases as possible in the EU/EEA. Given that MDR TB and XDR TB is becoming more prevalent, the issue of how to manage contacts of MDR TB patients is becoming increasingly relevant. The specific aim of this document is to provide guidance on issues relevant to the management of contacts of MDR TB and XDR TB patients.
Response plan to control and manage the threat of multidrug-resistant gonorrhoea in Europe
This response plan is designed to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (MDR NG) in the EU/EEA in the context of the possible emergence of untreatable gonorrhoea
Status of health communication activities for the prevention and control of communicable diseases across the EU and EEA/EFTA countries
In order to contribute to the knowledge and understanding of how health communication activities influence the prevention and control of communicable diseases, ECDC commissioned a Research Consortium of universities to produce a report to map their current use.
Prevention of norovirus infection in schools and childcare facilities - Public Consultation
This technical report synthesises current international guideline recommendations and reviews findings related to the prevention and control of gastroenteritis outbreaks in schools and child care facilities.
Review of Chlamydia Control Activities in EU Countries
This report illustrates the scope and the findings of Project SCREen, arguably the biggest study to date on chlamydia control activities in the EU. In addition to data from EU Member States, SCREen also collected data from EU candidate countries, EFTA member states, and the USA.
Evidence review: social marketing for the prevention and control of communicable disease
This report provides a summary of social marketing for the prevention and control of communicable disease, with particular reference to the European context.
Novel approaches to testing for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and hepatitis B and C in Europe
This report focuses on novel approaches to testing for sexually transmitted infections, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus that are relevant for the prevention and control of these infections at EU/EEA level.
STI and HIV prevention in men who have sex with men in Europe
This report gives an overview of the current status of STI and HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in EU/EEA countries. It reviews HIV and STI prevention interventions targeted at MSM, and the evaluations of those interventions.
Annual Report of the Director 2012
The Director's Annual Report provides an overview of the Centre's accomplishments for the previous year and a summary of the Centre's financial and administrative operations. The Annual Report is available in PDF form.
Prevention of norovirus infection in schools and childcare facilities
Norovirus is one of the most common causes of childhood gastroenteritis and has epidemiological characteristics that promote a high rate of infectivity and transmission


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Magic Johnson, the target of Donald Sterling's bizarre attacks, said the Clippers owner is fighting a battle that he cannot win.
In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday, the NBA Hall of Famer and Dodgers part-owner insisted that he would not hold a grudge against Sterling but was upset and disappointed by the Clippers owner's comments — saying that the 80-year-old is still "living in the Stone Ages" and must be ousted from the league.
"I just feel sorry for him," Johnson told Cooper. "I really do. It's just sad."
On Monday, CNN aired an interview in which Sterling apologized repeatedly for racist comments he had made to female friend V. Stiviano, audio of which was published by TMZ more than two weeks ago. In the clip, he is heard telling Stiviano not to associate with African-Americans, including Johnson, and to not bring them to Clippers games.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver subsequently banned Sterling from the NBA for life and fined him $2.5 million. The league is currently in the process of forcing Sterling to sell the team, which would require a three-fourths majority vote by the NBA Board of Governors.
However, he also used his Monday interview to doubled down on bashing Johnson, questioning whether the former NBA star had done enough to help the African-American community and whether or not his HIV-positive status made him a good role model for Los Angeles children.
Sterling also accused Johnson of calling him after TMZ first broke the controversy and asking him to remain silent, perhaps with the hopes of buying his franchise. Though Johnson said he and his business partners may be interested in buying the Clippers down the road, he denied trying to lull Sterling into any sort of trap.
"If I was going to trick somebody, deceive somebody, be dishonest with somebody, try to steal somebody's franchise — it's going to be the Los Angeles Lakers," Johnson told Cooper.
"I've never met this young lady," Johnson said of Stiviano. "I took a picture with her, probably, it looked like at a Dodger game. That's it. That's all I know of her. And then he said I'm trying to set him up. How am I trying to set him up?"
Johnson added that it was Sterling who first called him more than a week ago. When that happened, Johnson said he asked him apologize to the public and suggested it would be a good idea to consult with his attorneys.
Instead, Sterling suggested that Johnson appear with him on an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters.
"He was adamant about me going on this show with him," Johnson said. "And I wouldn't do it."
He defended himself from Sterling's claim that he had done "nothing" for minorities, pointing to the businesses and college scholarship opportunities he has helped create in inner cities. And while some have criticized Johnson for endorsing questionable businesses, the Lakers legend's status as an African-American icon is almost undeniable.
On Monday, Sterling also repeatedly and wrongly stated that Johnson has AIDS, catching it after he "made love to every girl in every city in America." Johnson announced he was HIV-positive in 1991 and retired for good after two comeback attempts but has since worked to raise money for and reduce stigma surrounding the disease.
"I came out like a man," Johnson told Cooper. "You know, I told the world. I didn't blame nobody else. I understood what I did was wrong."
Some weren't surprised that Sterling's claims were quickly rebutted.
"He has a proclivity for saying whatever, whenever, that he needs to say to make his point," attorney Carl Douglas — who represented Elgin Baylor in a discrimination lawsuit against Sterling — said later on CNN. "I think he lied under oath. I'm almost certain he lied under oath, not only in deposition, but in a trial."
When Cooper asked Johnson what he would want to say to Sterling, he responded plainly.
"You're 80 years old," Johnson said. "You've had a tremendous life. You're going to benefit (from) whatever the price tag is from this team selling. Just go ahead and enjoy the rest of your life."
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[Intro: Daz]
Yeah, this goes out to all them gangstas out there
You know what I'm sayin'?
Keepin' it goin' everyday all day
And it just don't stop (Once again)
Dogg Pound, K-U-R-U-P-T... D-A to the Z
Soopa-doopa on the beat...
First thing I do is blaze up a sack
Hit up my nigga Daz like what's todays plans?
Rollin', ridin', or crackin' a bitch
Hittin' switches in the toys, on perk with the twist
[Daz Dillinger]
We in a drop-top, platinum 23, sky blue
And got what we got from bein' real and bein' true
And no clue - they never imagined
how the two come back, with Kurupt with a mag'
Daz with the .45 caliber, refuse to lose
Me and my nigga Daz been over the moon and back down
Been on opposite sides and still roam
I missed my nigga, damn it feels good be home
[Daz Dillinger]
It's reality check
Live in your face with a semi artillery tec
Dumpin' til' the whole clip's empty
I'm sippin', Daz and Kurupt in a rental
Life is the key of the situation homie
'cause it's drastic and mental, cuz
Everybody could (see)
We throwin' up the (C)
Can't nobody (see)
Drinkin' Henne(ssy)
Cause they all wanna (see)
From here to over the (sea)
We got a D.P. picnic poppin', it ain't stoppin'
Music knockin', scores of fours hoppin'
[Daz Dillinger]
Now everybody wave your hands from side to side
And everybody get your pistols if you're ready to ride
[Daz Dillinger]
That's our terminology
Fuck it 'cause it gotta be, broken off properly
The new and improved Dogg Pound Gangsta crew
Lace your Chucks homies 'cause you're catchin' the blues - onsite
You know my crew love to fight, like a 747 take flight
See it's a cold night, full moon
You know we creepin' round your neighborhood, nigga BOOM-BOOM
We been through ups, downs, rights, wrongs
Right, left, two step
Rider music, let's ride
Push on, hood slide
I get to thinkin' I guess when I get to drinkin'
I do too much - but my homies love me anyway
Back to back, we down to let the semi spray
Chubby Lil' Daz and Trent growin' up with Corday
Nickels and nines
Hesitation could make a nigga lose his life
These women can make a nigga lose his mind
All we got is each other, health and time
[Daz Dillinger]
See "I Ain't Mad At Cha" homie like the homie Makaveli
It's Kurupt Young Gotti, Dat Nigga Daz Dilly
The arsonal is active, flip you up backwards
To killers to gangstas, from criminal jackers
Rider redemption, firin' plastic... nothin' but classics
bumpin' out my motherfuckin' speaker box
Me and Daz, an outcast, heaters cocked
[Daz Dillinger]
See we some young niggaz growin' in the life of crime
We crack a nigga from his ankle, chest plate and spine
Them Dogg Pound Gangstas, we one of a kind
And yo Gotti, would you kick it for me one more time?
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'Back to the Future' hoverboard up for auction
This is heavy: Marty McFly's hoverboard from Back to the Future Part IIcould sell for as much as $26,000 at auction.
Actor Michael J. Fox rode the board in the 1989 sequel.
The hoverboard, along with more than 375 props from other movies, will be part of a live auction in London starting Oct. 1, according to a statement from Prop Store and Vue Entertainment, which are holding the auction.
The board is made of solid wood and features a "rare ball-bearing spinning footpad," according to an e-mail to USA TODAY Network from Sian Anderson, project manager with Prop Store.
Among the other items for sale: The golden ticket from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, a scaled-down alien queen puppet from Aliens, and Arnold Schwarzenegger's biker costume from Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
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Unless you've been living on the Moon for the last couple of years, you will have heard of the Apple iPhone. It has become one of the most desirable appliance of the last decade with millions of them being sold around the world.
The huge popularity of the iPhone is mainly due to the large number of apps that are available for it. An app is a very small software application that can be downloaded from the iTunes store and installed on the iPhone. These apps can be downloaded for free or for a small charge, usually not exceeding a few dollars.
There is big money to be made in this field, not only for the large software houses with large teams of experienced programmers, but also for the ordinary man in the street who might want to have a go at designing one himself.
All you really need to design an iPhone app yourself is a great idea. Now even if you're not the inventive type and think you'd never be able to think of a game that could make you rich, do not despair. Nobody said your idea had to be original.
Go to the iTunes app store and browse through the most popular free and paid games and apps and get familiar with the type of app that is downloaded the most. The design app market is huge and many of the games you will see are very similar to each other. This is because design app developers take a successful theme and tweak it slightly to make it even better. They then go on to re-brand the app as a new game and promote it in a different or better way.
You can design an iPhone app even if you have no programming experience. There are a few software packages available that allow the complete novice to design one and get it published on iTunes ready to be downloaded by millions of eager users.
Why there is money to be made in designing iPhone apps?
The best way to make money is to produce an app with a limited functionality or a trial version of one. An iPhone owner will download your free app and try it out. If they like it, they can pay a small fee to upgrade to the full version.
You can also design an app that has locked levels. The user has to pay a few cents or a dollar to unlock them. The possibilities are endless.
Some internet marketers have realized how profitable it is for them to design an app and give it away for free. They use the free app to build a marketing list. Imagine having an app that is downloaded a few thousand times. That means the app owner has all those prospective customers they can send marketing messages to. Those messages maybe asking them to download another iPhone app, or to buy something else, or even to click a link to visit another website.
The market for iPhone apps has great potential for anyone who wants to make serious money. If you were fortunate enough to come up with the next Angry Birds game, you could find yourself being bought out by a large company for a few million dollars within a year or two.
Author: Abdullah Maricar