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so is everyone 20 yr old white guys?
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here we go everyone feed the troll. megaanimefan you sir need to learn to troll harder.
Not that I really act 19 but its just natural for folks to tend to act like the crowd that there in.
Well I dont have any recent pics of just myself posing for a picture, but I have a few pics taken during various events recently...
At a local race a month ago... yeah I am a crazy barefoot runner.
On a short hiking trip this summer. As somewhat of a photographer I am usually the one behind the camera, but every once in a while I hand it off to someone.
And I appreciate those that have shared their photos. I know many live in fear of what might happen if you post pics of yourself or even post what state or country you might be from, and that is your right. I dont like living in fear nor have nothing to hide really. And its nice to be able to put faces to the names finally.
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but can we handle being kids? /
First strike on this thread.
Drop the whole 'porno' discussion and please remember to remove the photo if you're going to quote somebody's post that contains one.
Take your chatter to PM's or the chat room. Please and thanks.
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I'm gonna post some pics even though I said I wouldn't. Plus I think it's a nice way to break away from people getting in trouble over doing stupid things. :]
My apartment, though it's less sparsely furnished now~
i got a haircut which is actually good (surprising)
short & neat, like a boss
I tried checking my previous posts, but couldn't figure out how. :P
So I'm not sure if I posted this already, but I'm going to do it again anyway.
Here is me about a month ago after getting my haircut.. I haven't had my hair this short since birth, so it was a big change for me. I'm used to having it much longer.
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Beach volleyball, volleyball featured in Rio 2016 pictograms
The pictograms continue the tradition of each edition of the Olympic Games defining the sports through graphic icons, according to a press release.
"For the first time, all Olympic and Paralympic sports are individually represented. This is one of our unique contributions to the history of the Games," said Carlos Arthur Nuzman, the President of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee.
Rio 2016 Brand Director Beth Lula said the pictograms are important tools for engaging the public from an early stage. "The pictograms, from now until 2016, will serve as a communication platform for the promotion of the sports, for partner activations, and will be present in all the Games' visual identity, including their application in venue decoration, signposting, tickets and licensed products, among other things," she said.
The pictograms' typographic concept was inspired by the Rio 2016 logo and represents elements such as the calçadão de Copacabana (Copacabana promenade), which is depicted in the letters 'm' and 'n', and the Pedra da Gávea (a mountain in Rio de Janeiro), which is depicted in the letter 'r', according to the press release. The stroke and fluid movements of the graphics are also meant to be representative of athlete's movements.
See all of the pictograms on the Rio 2016 website
Read more about volleyball and beach volleyball at the London 2012 Olympic Games

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Donald Trump -- I Would GLADLY Join Mitt Romney's Presidential Cabinet
Donald Trump I Would GLADLY Join Mitt Romney's Cabinet
Donald Trump says... if Mitt Romney offered him a position in the President's cabinet, he would take the gig in a heartbeat ... and would do a MUCH better job than the "clowns" currently in place.
Right after Trump endorsed Romney for the Republican nomination earlier today, The Donald called in to TMZ Live ... and Harvey asked if he would consider switching professions to work for the President of the United States if Romney was elected.
Trump replied, "I love what I do ... I love the real estate business, I love building things ... but I love the country even more ... if i can do anything to help, whether it's [under] Mitt Romney or anybody else ... I would love to do it ... if it's good for the country."
Trump added, "I will say this ... I'd rather have me negotiating against China, against OPEC and against lots of other people that are laughing at how stupid we are ... I would rather have me negotiating for us than the clowns that are negotiating right now."
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But let's start at the beginning of my study. My name is Sarah Danielle Boehm, and I was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. So was my mother, Laura (Fritzley) Boehm. Her parents were William Frederic Joseph (Bill) Fritzley and Helen Ada (Brenton) Fritzley. Helen was a remarkable woman. She had 6 children with Bill, the oldest and the youngest (my mom) 17 years apart. They survived well on a policeman's salary, occasionally supplemented by Helen through several different jobs. Here's my grandmother, my mother, and me at a New Year's Eve party:
Gramma Fritzley, as I called Helen, was the most selfless, understanding and generous person I've ever met. She was truly our matriarch. Her chief concern was always the happiness of her children and grandchildren. No one could host a family gathering like my gramma. She rarely had a bad thing to say about anyone, and I've never met anyone with a negative thing to say about her. She died in 2008, at the age of 83. Our entire family, and her wide circle of friends, were devastated.
What makes her even more remarkable is that she had a very difficult upbringing. Her parents were Gertrude Ada (Swift) Brenton and Everett Mansell Brenton. Besides Helen, they had two daughters and two sons, only one of whom is still living. The family lived in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. They were very poor, even before Everett left the family in 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, when Helen was 8. Her parents' divorce was granted in 1934. How Gertrude managed to raise 5 children by herself at this time is a mystery to me, but I do know I admire her greatly for it. Gertrude went on to remarry and have two more daughters. Gertrude died, only 50 years old, in 1953.
Helen met Bill when he came home to Pittsburgh after serving in the Army in World War II. He showed up at my grandma's apartment, intending to ask out one of her friends, but Helen informed him that she wasn't there. Bill decided to ask my beautiful grandmother out instead. Here they are on their first date (the couple on the left):
They married in 1946 and settled in Pittsburgh. They were married for 52 years, until Bill passed away in 1998. I miss them both every day.
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California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed to Retire
May 24, 2012California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed announced today that he will retire as chancellor of the CSU following a 14-year tenure with the university system.
In a statement sent to CSU campuses and employees, Reed said that he came to the CSU because of his belief in its mission. "It has been an incredible honor to serve as chancellor of the California State University during such a dynamic period in the university's history. Over the past decade and a half, the CSU has emerged as a national leader in providing access and support to students from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds. Our campuses have continued to flourish even in the face of budgetary challenges and tremendous growth. Throughout my time here, the CSU has grown by more than 100,000 students, and I have been honored to sign more than a million diplomas. I take great pride in the CSU's mission to serve California's students, and I am proud to have played a role in carrying out that mission during these critical years."
Including his 13-year tenure as the chancellor for the Florida State University system, Reed has spent more than a quarter-century as the leader of the country's largest higher educational systems. He has earned national and international recognition as an innovator, problem-solver and strategic thinker. He has steadfastly defended the mission of public higher education, and has earned a reputation as one of the country's premier experts on P-16 collaboration, institutional aid, and outreach to under-served student populations.
"Nobody has cared more about the mission of the university, worked harder despite overwhelming challenges or advocated more passionately on behalf of the CSU than Charlie Reed," said CSU Trustee Bill Hauck. "His leadership over more than 14 years has been invaluable, and he has managed the institution through some of the most difficult times in its history. Charlie leaves a legacy that puts students first, and clearly positions CSU as a place that offers hope and opportunity to a whole generation. As one of the board members who hired Charlie, I want to express my deep gratitude for his commitment and service."
Under Chancellor Reed's leadership, the CSU has pursued strategies to serve more students from traditionally under-served backgrounds, including students from minority groups who come from homes where English is not spoken or who are the first in their families to attend college. Recognizing that these students would require more outreach and support, Reed launched a series of initiatives to recruit and retain more students from under-served populations. The CSU now works closely with community organizations to assist Latino, African American, Asian Pacific Islander, and Native American students and parents, as well as veterans to attend the CSU.
Over the past four years, Reed has had to manage severe state budget cuts to the CSU totaling more than $1 billion or 35% while addressing increased enrollment demand, particularly from students from underserved groups. Since he arrived at the CSU, the system has grown by 100,000 students to 427,000 and added a new campus – Channel Islands.
"As chair of the board of trustees, I have seen up close the difficult decisions Charlie has to make every day, and the enormous job of serving as chancellor of a university system serving more than 420,000 students," said CSU Board Chair Bob Linscheid. "Charlie has persevered through the worst budget crisis in the history of California, and has had to deal with deep budget cuts to the CSU. He has a deep desire to do what is best for students. Charlie's management of the institution is something to behold, and on behalf of the board, I would like to thank him for his unending energy and dedication to the CSU."
In 2004, Reed led the CSU in creating the pioneering Early Assessment Program (EAP), in collaboration with the California Department of Education and the State Board of Education, to assess 11th grade student readiness for college-level English and mathematics. Today, more than 385,000 students participate in the EAP – representing 81% of all juniors enrolled in public high schools in the state.
In addition, more than three million copies of the CSU's innovative "How to Get to College" poster have been distributed in eight different languages during the chancellor's tenure, and many states have instituted similar posters in their outreach efforts. CSU also launched its graduation initiative with the goal of increasing graduation rates for all CSU students by 6%, and closing the achievement gap that exists between student groups from diverse backgrounds.
"California owes a deep debt of gratitude to Chancellor Reed," said University of California President Mark Yudof. "For close to 15 years, he has provided the vital California State University system with consistently dynamic and innovative leadership. Chancellor Reed's legacy of public service includes his tireless, multi-dimensional campaign to reach students who might otherwise not have put themselves on a path toward college, in the process greatly expanding access to Californians of all backgrounds. The Chancellor has been an effective and reliable ally in the fight to keep alive for future generations of Californians the promise of an affordable, top quality education."
In collaboration with former state senator and current California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott, Reed worked to pass two of the most significant changes to the CSU since the formation of the system in 1960. In 2005, the CSU was granted the statutory authority to grant the independent doctor of education degree in educational leadership. Reed also worked with Scott to pass a new California law (in October 2010) that establishes an Associate Degree for Transfer for those students who have completed 60 transferrable units. The transfer degree will save millions of dollars and will also allow the CSU and the community colleges to serve up to 54,000 additional students.
"Charlie Reed is an outstanding leader in American higher education," said Scott. "It was a great privilege to work with him on many educational projects. He was key in initiating and supporting the passage of SB 724, a bill I authored to grant CSU the authority to award the Doctorate in Education. He and I collaborated closely on the creation of an improved transfer system between the California Community Colleges and California State University. He has left an indelible imprint upon CSU. I wish him and his wife Cathy the very best in their well-deserved retirement."
Reed holds a bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education, a master's degree in Secondary Education and an Ed.D. in Teacher Education, all from The George Washington University.
It is expected that Chancellor Reed will stay on until a replacement is named by the CSU Board of Trustees. He and his wife will return to Florida to spend more time with family, and he will continue to pursue higher education related projects.
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An article in Psychology Today urges us to think about heroism. "One of the major requirements for heroism seems to be a willingness to face physical danger," writes Kathleen McGowan. Studies show that women find risky acts of daring very appealing in a man, which might be one reason why dudes do stuff like that. But studies also show that men also find "valiant behavior" attractive in females. The difference? While men tend to commit to in-your-face, overt acts of heroics, women lean toward "private" and empathy-fueled (though no less death-defying) risks. McGowan notes that mostly females harbored Jews during the Nazi occupation, for instance, and women like Harriet Tubman and Mother Theresa prove that female heroics may not be flamboyant, but they are still risky — and no less inspiring.
In fact, to be quite honest, I had a moment recently when I was walking the dog, picking up the mail, talking on the phone and balancing a large beverage and toting a shopping bag when suddenly it hit me: My mom was a superhero. She did everything I was doing, with three kids, no cell phone and brownies in the oven. To paraphrase Joseph Campbell, a hero has a thousand faces.
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's a Girl? [Psychology Today]


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Court Weighs Drug Liability
Woman Injured by Pain Medicine Tests Generics Makers' Immunity From Suits
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a generic-drug maker's argument that it should escape liability for selling a defective medication that left a New Hampshire woman disfigured, legally blind and unable to swallow food.
The court has held that brand-name manufacturers can be sued under state law for failure to provide adequate warning labels, but in 2011 carved out an exception for generic producers, reasoning that they can't be liable because they are required to use the same labels the Food and Drug Administration approves for the branded versions.
The question Tuesday was whether that exception rules out any suit against generics makers, or whether they can still be sued for selling a defective product even if the label itself is immune from challenge. The case involves a drug made by generics manufacturer Mutual Pharmaceuticals, subsequently acquired by India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 524715 1.46%
On Tuesday, the manufacturer's lawyer, Jay Lefkowitz, told the justices that separating a defective label from a defective product is "a distinction without a difference in real life." That is because "the lack of a clearer warning made the product itself more dangerous," he said.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that argument could turn Food and Drug Administration drug approvals from authorization to sell a product into a right to sell it regardless of its hazards, leaving states "no role with respect to the safety and efficacy of the drug."
The case involves Karen Bartlett, 53 years old, who was prescribed sulindac, annonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, to treat shoulder pain. While Ms. Bartlett's doctor had prescribed branded drug Clinoril, the pharmacist substituted a generic version.
The drug triggered a condition known as toxic epidermal necrolysis that caused more than 60% of her skin to burn off. Her burn surgeon said that reduced her life to "hell on earth."
She can no longer drive, read or eat normally and has little prospect of returning to work as an executive secretary, her doctor said.
In 2010, Ms. Bartlett won a $21 million judgment at trial for her injuries. The Supreme Court's 2011 ruling immunizing generic makers from failure-to-warn claims cast doubt on her position, but the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld the judgment, agreeing that distinction could be drawn between an inadequate warning label and a defective product.
Justice Antonin Scalia said that approach effectively would transfer drug-safety decisions from FDA experts to untrained jurors. "That's wonderful," he said, sarcastically. "Twelve men tried and true decide for the whole state what the cost-benefit analysis is for a very novel drug that unquestionably has some deleterious effects, but also can save some lives."
Justice Stephen Breyer told Ms. Bartlett's attorney, David Frederick, that he sympathized with his position, much as he did with that of the injured patient in the 2011 generics case. He was among the four dissenters from the 2011 opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas.
Still, questions from some justices who joined Justice Thomas, including Chief Justice John Roberts, suggested some concern about denying Ms. Bartlett any remedy. A ruling is expected by the end of June.
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The TV show "American Idol" may have the glitzy trappings of the Las Vegas strip, but David Wang of the The Catholic Register of Toronto has noticed that a high percentage of successful contestants have launched their careers in Christian music.
"Previous contestants who have released successful Christian albums have included Mandisa, Ruben Studdard and Chris Sligh.
"Melinda Doolittle was a background vocalist on several notable Christian albums prior to her run at the title and some of (Chris) Daughtry's initial demos before idol were Christian worship. This year's contestants were no exception with Danny Gokey, Lil Rounds and the eventual winner Kris Allen all leading worship at their churches. "
Wang goes on to review Mandisa's new album as well as an assortment of other recent contemporary Christian releases.


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Hello guys! Im having trouble with this question i would appreciate the help.
curve y=( 2x-3)^3
a) find the x coordinates of the two points on the curve which have gradient 6
b) the region shaded in the diagram is bounded by part of the curve and by the two axes. Find, by integration, the area of this region.
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ryanalopez needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 53 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
I'm developing an iPhone application that simplifies peoples lives viewing and uploading photos to Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa. The app also gives you a recent view of all the recently uploaded photos from friends.
iPhone, iPad, iPod market.
I need an icon that really pops that I can use for my Photofuze app. My previous icon used a Poloroid looking picture and it was rejected by apple for trademark infringement so the new icon can't have that.
Here is a link to our website to get an idea of the app the icon is for
Here is a link to the iTunes store
The app theme colors are blue, black, and white.
It would be nice if the icon had something to do with a photo, but it doesn't have to.
Attached is the new splash screen I'm using. I have went with a more formal look.
The icon must be larger than 512x512 so that it can be used as an icon and in the app store as a logo.


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If you've ever bought an unrestored Tri-Five, you know that it's a rare sight to find one with an unmolested package tray. All too often successive owners would want a pair of stereo speakers in the back to blast tunes or holes to clear the bars for a rollcage, usually leaving some really hacked up sheetmetal (typically covered up by the package tray cover panel). You could also find rust if the car had leaky rear windows.
Today, repairing the package tray is easier than ever thanks to Classic Industries' new filler panel/package tray assemblies available for two-door hardtops (PN 400650) and sedans (PN 400651). They're patterned off original virgin metal, so the fit and finish is superb, making installation a breeze.
Our '55 hardtop had the usual speaker hack job done to it decades ago and needed some new metal thanks to rust in the channel area on the driver side from the galvanic corrosion issues we found once we started digging into the car to fix other rust. One call to Classic Industries and they sent us our new panel assembly. Classic sells just about everything you'd need to fix a two-door hardtop or sedan, providing one-stop shopping for anyone with a '55-'57 project in their garage.
Installing the panel was pretty easy. Our Eastwood plasma cutter made removal of the old panel simple, but a cutoff wheel will work just as well and only take a little more time and patience. When installing the new panel, a MIG welder is a must (or a TIG if you've got the skills, bonus points to any readers so qualified!) and if you don't have one, Eastwood sells a great MIG that runs on household current for only $350, including the welding cart. We've been using ours on several projects, it welds fantastically.
So, enough yacking, let's get to the installation.
1. To make removing the old filler panel/package tray easier, we used our handy Eastwood plasma cutter and sectioned out pieces of the panel so we'd have easier access to drilling out the spot welds holding it in.
2. The plasma cutter made quick work of removing the old metal. Since our '55 was already gutted from earlier work, we didn't have to worry about the sparks from the cutter igniting anything. Something to always keep in mind when using a plasma cutter.
3. We cut around the trunk hinges, leaving a section of metal spot-welded to the hinge.
4. The filler panel is actually two pieces spot-welded together. Our first cuts with the plasma removed the upper panel. Interestingly enough, you can see where the inside of this assembly was bare steel when it left the factory and never painted.
5. Back to work with the plasma, we cut out the lower section of the filler, along with the package tray.
6. We left the trunk hinges in place, so the way we cut the rest of the filler panel out meant we didn't have to deal with measuring and relocating our hinges to the new panel, a time consuming process. If the hinges are off even a little bit you won't be able to install the decklid, let alone close it. We used our Eastwood spot weld cutter (PN 11283) to drill out the spots welds and clean up the last bits of the old panels. Getting the other metal out of the way made it a lot easier.
7. After cleaning up the mounting tabs and shooting them with some Eastwood zinc rich galvanizing compound, we set the decklid filler panel assembly (PN TF400650) in place. The decklid filler panel is also available separately under part number TF400661. They're made based off original panels, so the fitment was spot-on when we set it in place.
8. To hold the panel in place, we used Clecos from our Eastwood Panel Holding Kit (PN 19074) so we could prep for welding.
9. Where the filler panel and the passenger-side quarter-panel meet, we drilled a series of holes using our spot-weld cutter for welding the two pieces together. We then used our 135-amp Eastwood MIG welder to stitch everything up. Underneath, we seam-welded the panel to the mounting tabs on the trunk hinges.
10. And there you have it. After the welds had cooled, we hit them with some Eastwood galvanizing spray to keep them from rusting. We left the driver-side loose for when we install that side's quarter-panel. We'll install the reinforcement strip for the rear window once that's in place and we can set our rear window in place to properly align the reinforcement strip.


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Mozilla Firefox 3 History File Format
Starting in Firefox 3, a new file format is used to record browser history information. Rather than storing this information in a flat file using the mork file format, the information is kept in a SQLite database.
File Locations
Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile folder>\places.sqlite
Windows Vista
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile folder>\places.sqlite
/home/<user>/.mozilla/firefox/<profile folder>/places.sqlite
Mac OS X
/Users/<user>/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/default.lov/places.sqlite
File HeaderFirefox 3 history files start with
53 51 4C 69 74 65 20 66 6F 72 6D 61 74 20 33which represents the ascii string SQLite format 3. This is normal for any Sqlite database file, so it may be more appropriate to verify that the file is a Firefox 3 history file by looking for the database tables within the file. For example, at offset 120701 (0x1D77D) the hex value
43 52 45 41 54 45 20 54 41 42 4C 45 20 6D 6F 7A 5F 62 6F 6F 6B 6D 61 72 6B 73can be found. This represents the ascii string CREATE TABLE moz_bookmarks. At offset 120973 (0x1D88D) the hex value
43 52 45 41 54 45 20 49 4E 44 45 58 20 6D 6F 7A 5F 62 6F 6F 6B 6D 61 72 6B 73 5F 69 74 65 6D 69 6E 64 65 78can be found. This represents the ascii string CREATE TABLE moz_bookmarks_itemindex.
Database Tables
The places.sqlite file is essentially a database with multiple tables:
moz_anno_attributes moz_annos moz_bookmarks moz_bookmarks_roots moz_favicons moz_historyvisits moz_inputhistory moz_items_annos moz_keywords moz_places
The moz_places table holds some of the information necessary to reconstruct the browser history.
id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY url LONGVARCHAR (The whole URL string) title LONGVARCHAR (The title presented from the TITLE tags on the page) rev_host LONGVARCHAR (this is the host name from the URL in reverse) visit_count INTEGER hidden INTEGER typed INTEGER favicon_id INTEGER frecency INTEGER
The moz_historyvisits table holds the other information that you need to link up with moz_places to reconstruct the browser history.
id INTEGER from_visit INTEGER place_id INTEGER visit_date INTEGER visit_type INTEGER session INTEGER
The place_id column of the moz_historyvisits table corresponds to the id column of the moz_places table.
The visit_date column keeps time in PRTime format, a 64-bit integer representing the number of microseconds since midnight (00:00:00) 1 January 1970 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This level of precision may be more than what is required for a forensic application, but the PRTime format can easily be converted into CTime format by dividing by 1,000,000. The datetime function in SQLite can be used to convert CTime to human readable format, as demonstrated in the example below.
The visit_type column is an integer that represents one of seven types.
|This transition type means the user followed a link and got a new toplevel window.
|This transition type means that the user typed the page's URL in the URL bar or selected it from URL bar autocomplete results, clicked on it from a history query (from the History sidebar, History menu, or history query in the personal toolbar or Places organizer.
|This transition is set when the user followed a bookmark to get to the page.
|This transition type is set when some inner content is loaded. This is true of all images on a page, and the contents of the iframe. It is also true of any content in a frame, regardless of whether or not the user clicked something to get there.
|Set when the transition was a permanent redirect.
|Set when the transition was a temporary redirect.
|Set when the transition is a download.
Gathering browser historyLive browser history for Firefox 3 can be gathered by connecting to the Sqlite database and performing simple queries. For example, the URLs visited and the date and time of the visit can be gathered with this query:
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Bringing Baby on Your Cruiseby Paul Motter | 10.15.12
What do various cruise lines offer to the parents of babies and toddlers six to 36-months?
Kids of all ages love to go cruising
Five years ago the cruise lines varied on whether they would support people who wanted to bring children as young as six months onboard. Most cruise lines limited access to babies at least one year old, and if you brought one you were on your own. But in 2010 the cruise industry standardized around a set of recommendations by CLIA (the Cruise Line International Association) to not only allow children as young as six months, but also to provide high chairs, strollers, cribs, cots, bottle warmers and most importantly - organized care programs so parents can take a much needed break from the constant need to care for their children. To be clear - all of these cruise lines have had programs for older kids, three to 17 years of age, for decades now. But extending these programs to infants and toddlers is a more recent development.
Today most of the major, mainstream cruise lines will provide for children as young as six months old; this includes Carnival, Celebrity, Costa, Cunard, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Line, P & O and Princess Cruise Line. Furthermore, the Euro-centric MSC Cruises allows babies as young as just three months old.
To be clear, however, one should not assume that because these cruise lines accommodate young kids that all cruise lines do so. In fact, many of the "up-scale" and "luxury" lines have no children's programs at all and do not recommend bringing them on their cruise ships.
At the other end of the scale is Disney Cruise Line, which is by far the most accommodating line for kids of all ages. Disney will even deliver diapers and warm baby formula to the stateroom; more on that later.
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What is Provided for These Kids?
All of the cruise lines above have a minimum age of six months for most cruises, but raise the limit to one year from the rare trans-oceanic cruises, trips to South America and cruises to Hawaii.
Diapers are on sale in the stores onboard for the following cruise lines: Holland America (as long as it is pre-ordered) and on P & O Cruises. P & O is the British counterpart to Princess Cruise Line and mostly sails out of the U.K. although their cruises are open to everyone.
The remaining cruise lines do not baby formula onboard, so you must bring your own. Norwegian does sell diapers onboard, but not baby formula.
High Chairs, strollers and cots are available at no extra cost on all the cruise lines mentioned above with the exception of Carnival which charges $6/day or $25/week for strollers and/or bouncy chairs.
Activities and Baby Sitting
While the children are onboard during the day the cruise lines mentioned above will provide organized group activities with a good number of trained and supervised caretakers. Generally, there is no charge for these group activities, you just need to go and check your child in. These services are offered during most days from breakfast through about noon. Often they take a break in the afternoon but re-open well before dinner and continue to provide services throughout the dinner hour. After dinner parent have the option of taking advantage of organized baby-sitting services which have an added cost.
In detail by cruise line:
Carnival: Camp Carnival offers finger painting to cartoon time, arts and crafts to puppet shows. Toddlers do not have to be potty-trained. Group babysitting is offered from 10pm -3am - Charge: $6/hour.
Celebrity Cruises: Babies/tots have access to crafts, games & toys in the Fun Factory. Children under the age of 3 must be accompanied. Group Babysitting is available for $8/hour, as well as private babysitting, also for $8/hour.
Costa Cruises: This line (surprisingly) has no free organized activities for children this young, and the only baby-sitting offered is available from 11:30 pm to 1:30 a.m. - although it comes at no cost.
Cunard Line: Onboard nurseries are outfitted with Fisher-Price Little People as well as toys made by Little Tikes and Lamaze. The Queen Mary 2 liner has a "Minnows" pool for families, plus a splash pool for smaller children. Group babysitting is staffed by "British Nannies" and available from 6:00pm-midnight at no cost.
Holland America Line: The line offers "Toddler Times" sessions for kids under the age of three to play in the children's facilities, but there are no trained caretakers so parents must stay with their children at all times. Babysitting is offered to children under three on a limited basis by on voluntary staff - price negotiable.
MSC Cruises: the only line to allow kids as young as just three-months old onboard. However there are no baby-sitting services and any kids of less than 36-months old must be accompanied by the parents when they are in the children's play area.
Norwegian Cruise Line: while this is one of the few cruise lines that sells diapers and baby wipes onboard, the line does not have any supervised activities for tots 36-months or younger nor does it offer any baby-sitting services.
P & O Cruises: this is one of the most accommodating cruise lines for infants and tots. The playrooms for slightly older kids are open to all. But any children under the age of two years must be accompanied by a parent. Free Group babysitting is also available from 6 pm to 2 am.
Princess Cruises: children from six to 36 months are welcome in the youth play room as long with supervision by a parent or guardian. Princess Youth counselors will not change diapers. Group babysitting is offered from 10 pm-1:00 am but only for kids three years or older. The charge is $5 per hour.
Royal Caribbean: the line offers 45-minute Interactive playgroup sessions developed by Fisher-Price, held in an onboard lounge. Moms can keep fit with the "Stroller Mates" workout sessions. Group babysitting is offered from 8 am to 2 am. The Charge is $10/hour. Private babysitting is also available.
Disney - The Kid's Cruise Line
Disney has a special area called "Flounder's Reef Nursery" which will accommodate babies as young as three months old (12 weeks). Within this area they provide meals and cribs for nap-taking. The area is supervised with trained "nannies" so parents are free to go their own way. Parents are required to supply their own diapers and formula, but they can buy these onboard or have them delivered to their staterooms. Nannies will change the children.
Baby on Board - in Summary
Before you go on any cruise you should double-check the policies outlined above since things can change at any time. It pays to be prepared.
Also keep in mind that while some people will enjoy seeing your baby on board, not everyone appreciates loud kids or crying babies, especially in the dining rooms. So if you bring baby, be aware of the close proximity of other cruisers. If you do not want to risk this particular social stigma it is best to stick to Disney if you can afford it or some of the larger and newer ships from Carnival, Norwegian or Royal Caribbean. Happy cruising!
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Cyber Monday Mobile Sales Have Jumped 260% ( Deloitte via PR Daily)How much shopping will you do from your mobile device this holiday season? Chances are, the answer is quite a bit. Mobile retail sales are expected to soar for the holidays, as more connected consumers shop online for gifts using their phones or tablets. A new Deloitte study expects about 68% of smart phone owners to use their hand-held devices for holiday shopping this year. Cyber Monday sales have jumped 41% overall since 2010, with mobile sales alone skyrocketing nearly 260%, as seen in this infographic:
Apple's iOS Dominated Holiday Shopping ( IBM via All Things Digital) According to IBM, in a report titled The iPad Factor: The Apple iPad generated more traffic than any other tablet or smartphone, reaching nearly 10% of online shopping. This was followed by iPhone at 8.7% and Android at 5.5%. The iPad dominated tablet traffic at 88.3% followed by the Barnes & Noble Nook at 3.1%, Amazon Kindle at 2.4% and the Samsung Galaxy at 1.8%. And, over at eBay and its PayPal unit — which spewed out all kinds of data on mobile transactions that showed volume was between two and three times greater, mostly on Apple devices — the company noted that one of its bestselling items on Black Friday was the iPad 2, selling 250 per hour from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. PT. So, iPad users are using their devices to buy more iPads. These statistics match other findings that show low commerce and Web usage on Android gadgets.
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Mobile Phones Make Economies Grow Faster (Quartz)Studies have shown again and again that mobile phone networks help economies grow. Now there is evidence that improving mobile internet access helps economies too. A recent study examined the effect of faster 3G wireless data connections replacing slower 2G ones. The study by the GSM Association mobile trade group, Deloitte and Cisco, looked at 96 developed and developing markets from 2008 to 2011. When a market experienced a 10% shift from 2G to 3G, GDP per capita growth increased by an average of 0.15 percentage points. A separate look into 14 countries between 2005 to 2010 found that a doubling of mobile data use led to an increase of 0.5 percentage points in per capita growth.
The Biggest Problem In Mobile: Retention (Cristina Cordova) And we're not talking employees here. We frequently attribute success on mobile to downloads instead of monthly active users. On mobile, the story is far different. Companies and the press often talk about downloads, flips, check-ins or even activity among active users. They avoid discussing monthly active users. Why? By far, the biggest problem facing mobile companies today is retaining the users that download their applications. Every company in mobile wishes they had the retention rate of Instagram, but very few even whisper the words monthly active users to the outside world. An app is only a long-press away from being dismissed to the second, third or fourth page of apps on a user's device. How mobile companies aim to defeat the retention problem in a world of fickle social users will be their true test.
Why Marketers Need To Get Mobile (Co.CREATE) Greg Stuart, global CEO of the Mobile Marketing Association, said that when he started in marketing nearly 30 years ago, his manager instructed him to "always go where the consumers are and get there first." However, in today's world, such a proposition is more complicated than ever as marketers try to master a wider array of media that is increasingly digital and, of course, more mobile. Marketers need to rethink the value of mobile marketing to put their brands in the hands of consumers. Mobile is not a trend that will disappear or diminish. It is a global movement that requires increased attention and budget allocation to fully realize the value it can offer marketers. None of us can afford to "wait and see" with mobile. Not for our brands, and not for our careers. There is deep divide today in marketing, those that are mobile savvy and those that are likely to retire soon.
Don't Leave Your Mobile Site To The IT Guys (MarketingWeek) Marketers should ensure the look and feel of their mobile sites isn't dictated by the IT department. Brand managers should be prepared to pick up the baton for their mobile optimized websites and treat them as an additional and valuable marketing channel, rather than simply a UX issue. With that baton admittedly comes compromise and the need to spend time defining exactly what a brand on mobile should look like. That said, the worst mistake to make is to simply replicate a desktop site with bigger buttons and less content in a bid to save time and money. You wouldn't ask your CIO to run your Facebook page, so it stands to reason that marketers shouldn't let another department take ownership of the mobile web.
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What Do New Market Highs Say About the Economy?
Do soaring markets correlate to a stronger economy or proof of a successful monetary policy? Heard on the Street's Justin Lahart discusses on Markets Hub.
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... I ... ok you all know the Dow's directed to a four-year journey from the depths of the recession back to above ... fourteen thousand level I've been a lot of time in there today ... rallying sharply up almost a hundred fifty points ... but you're out in the real world ... you may not feeling happy feeling quite so optimistic these days everyone knows the economy is that of ... tough nut to crack right now ... Justin Lane heart hurt on the Street column is to talk about this ... I just knew neither plane with sometime this morning down mines all these things and and to look at the big deal it's it's it's it's you Allstate is a little bit of fun and frankly panel on the bedtimes ... the disconnect between the economy and stock marker right now ... aam ... I don't think so you don't know I don't think so I think I mean it did take a look of what's going on with the Tommy me for saying ... the everything he ever the need is a bet about the economy for eight ... matches and has a lot ... well look it was cool to room yet I mean look the look of the look of but the Brazilian and it's been it's gone through in all the uncertainty in in all this I know that Germany ... France the bailout that God in Italy the slowdown in ... Brighton in speedo Europe's Europe's financial crisis all the nonsense this summer all the nonsense the summer before and is in its managed to ... unite when the recession ... aam ... even though people forecasted that it was can go into recession you know every single one the times ... now we have the sequestration which is another ... you know huge castle but to cut a wonder what's going happen to know when when ... this thing ... you know when the economy gets a little ... unclear Plainfield from that ... but I mean I look at ... job growth ... not very strong ... on economic growth rate ... GDP not very strong right now wage growth I don't think is very strong I mean ... he carried our record into the economy must be ... fully ... it is deftly not booming ... right right while on the El Erian among the words in your mouth to the US was the talentless I mean let's let's let's also point out that the to dos are of real GDP ... the level of real GDP now despite you know having trouble as the crow formal of real GDP now ... is higher than it was when we were lots of Dell record ... level of profits is was higher than it was one of us headed out a record ... price so what that says basically is that you know when you're talking about valuations ... pray that ... the of the market is more fairly valued now although it was then the market is saying you know whether it's fairly valued because ... I think I can be so nice to construct a beer or demand ... and it'll seem ... to go into work this yet it's convincing ... in in in in in of itself I can do the same thing for bull market of Boardman in this time ... which ... tells you it's only the right ... yet ... so ... I mean you're right anybody can do to make an argument even when people do obviously yet as it is not at the point where you're like whoa that's just a stupid argument ... that the revenue in two thousand you would hear ... people constructing ornaments ... and got a point where there are just like oh that's just ... doesn't make sense to me ... that there is so unhinged from reality ... so your gut feeling me at the end to their motion rejecting a really good guy Everett than the numbers for ... discerning what they mean ... your gut feeling about the economy right now is what ... my gut feeling is is that is that ... it has reached a point we are ... I think that the companies are ... interested in hiring their interesting interested in spinning and I thought that Warren Buffett's letter of the weekend was really fascinating where ... he was basically saying ... was that if you're uncertain on ... give us a call to Bowen burden your business from you yet ... right in the keys he seemed value out there and I think that it's got the point where were you know people ... companies want to make money they wanted you business they wanted trial ... that's what these guys are uses for ... write in I think that there is the point where we're like that you know I've been holding back and win back into nothing's happened ... right so ... maybe it's time to expand maybe it's time to buy that piece of equipment for hire that person


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LP Field just cannot catch a break. After workers finally cleared out all the troublesome floodwater, a 5- to 6-feet-deep sinkhole was found at the stadium. It has something to do with "substandard materials" that are not Vince Young.
The sinkhole was discovered in the concrete plaza outside LP Field. While exacerbated by the flooding, it was likely the result of questionable contracting practices; according to the general manager of LP Field, Wayne Overton, "substandard materials such as dirt and wood [were] found beneath the concrete plaza." In a meeting with the Metro Sports Authority executive committee, Overton warned that "other areas may have been similarly constructed and could be at risk."
Making matters worse, because the sinkhole was not a direct result of the flood, the stadium is going to have to foot the bill for an engineering assessment and whatever repairs the hole will require. You may unpack this allegory however you see fit.
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The community is home to the Woodcreek Golf Club and features palatial homes, the majority of which were built in the 1990s. Several of the neighborhoods are gated. An active neighborhood association cultivates a cohesive community with events and gatherings, including visits from Santa, holiday décor contests, and can-food drives.
The amenities in the immediate vicinity of Pleasant Grove are plentiful. The 225-acre Mahany Park sits just on the outskirts of Pleasant Grove. The park is home to the Martha Riley Community Library, which offers several youth and toddler programs. The Roseville Sports Center and Roseville Aquatics Center both offer first-rate recreational programs and opportunities for the entire family. There's also Bear Dog Park, for furry friends, and Blue Oaks Park, with a children's rock climbing area, large turf areas, and 41 acres of undeveloped land.
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CLEVELAND – Presrite Corporation, a metal forging company with manufacturing facilities in Cleveland and Jefferson, Ohio, engaged in a pattern or practice of unlawful discrimination by refusing to hire a class of female applicants for certain jobs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
The EEOC said Presrite has rejected women for laborer and operative jobs because of their gender since at least 2005. As a result of these practices, the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to the EEOC's lawsuit (Case No. 1:11-cv-00260) filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The EEOC seeks injunctive relief in its lawsuit, damages as well as lost wages and benefits and offers of employment for women who were not hired because of Presrite's discrimination.
"Title VII makes sex discrimination in employment clearly and plainly illegal," said Regional Attorney Debra Lawrence of the EEOC's Philadelphia District Office, which oversees Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland, and portions of New Jersey and Ohio. "Employers need to be mindful of this important national policy and should be careful to avoid hiring practices that discriminate."
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Larry Cahoon's Research Extracts Value from Waste
Larry Cahoon, a marine biologist at UNCW, specializes in aquatic ecology. Two decades ago, he and colleagues began to notice unprecedented algae blooms along the North Carolina coast. The source of these bacterial blooms initially was a mystery, but soon Cahoon realized the changes in water quality coincided with an emergent local hog industry.
As swine production increased in North Carolina, so had swine waste. Farmers typically flush this refuse into waste lagoons, which are manmade, open-air ponds lined with clay to prevent contents from seeping into the surrounding soil. Lagoons can be as large as several acres and do not protect against even simple environmental factors, like rain. These days, waste production at a swine farm can equal that of a human town.
Cahoon became curious about finding solutions to the causes of the water impurity. But alternative uses for swine waste have been extremely limited. Possible disease transmission prevents farmers from using it to fertilize crops for human consumption and, even for unconsumed crops like cotton, swine waste does not contribute nutrients to soil. The hog industry has long searched for more effective methods to dispose of it. But Cahoon imagined a different scenario. What if, rather than eliminating swine waste, a serious use could be found for it?
In collaboration with colleagues at UNCW's biology and chemistry departments, researchers at Duke University and at the Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center at North Carolina State, Cahoon realized that waste lagoons were essentially bacterial cultures that had yet to be examined for the metabolic processes occurring within.
"The key to this," he recalls thinking, "is to find something valuable." With so many lagoons in the state-today there are at least 2,300-Cahoon knew that if he could find something of even modest value, the implications of his discovery would be considerable.
It turns out Cahoon was right. Much interesting science happens in waste lagoons. Some of the bacteria in swine waste are capable of photosynthesis, some can metabolize sulfur compounds and others can turn nitrogen in the atmosphere into amino acids. These metabolic processes yield a number of interesting compounds, including a particular antioxidant called spirilloxanthin. Antioxidants have a number of uses, especially in pharmaceuticals, health supplements and cosmetics. These compounds can also be used to enrich feed for other animals or as a preservative in biodiesel.
Early tests of spirilloxanthin suggest it is as effective an antioxidant as many currently on the market. Cahoon mentions there is "a whole array of potential uses" for it. He also believes additional compounds might still be found. "We would very much like to explore others," he says.
But even if no additional compound is discovered, spirilloxanthin alone has the potential to change the way people think about swine waste. It also has the potential to change the way that waste is handled. "Now you've got an economic rationale for managing the lagoons," Cahoon explains, and a meaningful disincentive against runoff or pollution.
"The potential here," Cahoon predicts, "is for everybody to win."
Cahoon plans to continue his research at UNCW, and to investigate more compounds that are likely present in the lagoons. His initial results have been published in Agricultural Sciences, and soon he hopes entrepreneurs and industry representatives will join in his work as they recognize its advantages.
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That little vintage honey jar is filled with homemade hot chocolate mix.
It will only take a minute to warm it up.Would you like some marshmallows or candy canes in your hot chocolate?
Since we are already in the kitchen why not start the tour here.
In keeping things simple I used lots of fresh tree greens.
In my cups and small pitchers on my French bottle rack I added some fresh roses and greens too.Love that pop of red and white looks so festive.A bowl of fruit add a bit of color too.
As you can see I hung some aprons on the wall from a hook.Love the pop of color.These are a gift from my sweet niece.She made these!One for me and one for my daughter.
Our Christmas tree in a trunk.This takes up so little room and really brightens our kitchen at night.
Let's step into the family room.
As you can see we are keeping things simple just pine cones scattered on the mantle.With silver and some fresh greens.
My little tree in my sap bucket.And an old wood tote with lavender pillows,pine cones and an old milk bottle with some petite flowers.
Lets take a peek at the dining room.
I am not hosting Christmas dinner this year.But I thought I would share with you my table setting if I were to host.
My favorite china to use is my French limoges.
I placed it on a white ironstone dish.Lace napkins placed with a silver Angel napkin ring.I added a bit of those petite flowers for a bit of color too.
Bits of color here and there with a bit of sparkle from these silver ornaments.
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We don't think about this very much, but as I was looking at some dates related to my philatelic pursuits, it struck me that it was likely that a lot of records wouldn't have been dated on a Sunday. But how do we know what day of the week any particular date fell on in history? UNIX systems include a utility called "date" in almost all distributions.
To those of you who don't have UNIX or Linux systems handy, which is the great majority of genealogists that I know, take a look at a site currently called The return of Calendar. Using a cgi script, the site calls the date function on the web server with year numbers dating as far back as 1582. The output is a full year's calendar in the Gregorian calendar (the calendar that most of the Western world uses today).


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Gov. Pat McCrory�s first State of the State address wasn�t so different than that by any other governor at any other time in history. It contained sweeping themes and only general ideas of how those lofty goals might be accomplished.
Gov. Pat McCrory�s first State of the State address wasn�t so different than that by any other governor at any other time in history. It contained sweeping themes and only general ideas of how those lofty goals might be accomplished.
But one thing McCrory, the first Republican governor in 20 years, did make clear is this: Business as usual in North Carolina is over.
That could be both good and bad news, depending upon the point of view.
�I�m not going to be deterred by those who want to keep the status quo, the way we�ve always been doing things in North Carolina,� McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte, said in addressing a chamber packed with state lawmakers, the Council of State, the governor�s cabinet and members of the state judiciary. A statewide audience could also tune in via the Internet.
For people who believe the state has been heading in the wrong direction for the past few years, that�s like a sweet song. Count us among them. The status quo has North Carolina deeply in debt to the federal government and scrapping for every dollar it can muster to fund key programs. Meanwhile, public education in the state is noticeably slipping.
Change is an overused term in politics but here it applies. For North Carolina, the future is now.
In a message that was often bipartisan, McCrory said he would confront GOP leadership in the General Assembly and would not be afraid to contest those who lead within his own party.
In fact, one of the initiatives he touted Monday night was a restoration of money for drug treatment courts that were eliminated by Republican lawmakers over the last two years. Battling drug traffic on multiple levels will be part of what McCrory is asking the state to undertake.
The larger issues are the most troublesome and controversial. But McCrory�s head is in the right place when it comes to the $2.5 billion the state owes the federal government for unemployment benefits. He said North Carolina would not take federal dollars without knowing how to pay it back. That seems like common sense in an age when that is in short supply.
While McCrory was vague about his plans to improve the state�s public education system, he did advance the idea of giving school systems the authority to use lottery funding for technology and virtual learning. But there is a longer measuring stick and list of goals there to tackle.
McCrory comes into office with a mandate from voters to make changes to a bloated system. He preached a painful recovery on the campaign trail, but his path is still a daunting one. How he accomplishes those goals without seriously damaging education, public health and mental health in North Carolina will likely determine how successful his term in office will be.


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A flurry of articles in influential scientific journals in recent months has questioned the urgency to address the growing threat to biodiversity from invasive species. The assertion is that the concern with invasive species derives from an unreasonable desire to maintain pristine ecosystems and exclude all alien species. Such criticism is, in fact, unfounded.
Conservationists recognize that ecosystems are dynamic, that alien species enter and are introduced into natural communities, and that modified (and even degraded) ecosystems have conservation value. In certain cases, alien species may prove beneficial to human wellbeing; examples of this include corn and potato crops, which were introduced to Europe and have become staple dietary components for millions of people. But, crucially, conservationists also recognize an important distinction between alien species in general—which are introduced outside their natural range by humans, but in many cases are harmless—and invasive species, which are not only introduced outside their range but also cause substantial harm to biodiversity and human livelihoods. Invasive species, not alien species, are indeed a major cause of biodiversity loss, implicated in the majority of extinctions recorded to date, and deserve aggressive intervention.
A letter recently published in Science magazine aims to highlight the growing threat to biodiversity from invasive species and addresses some of the dangerous mischaracterizations of the issue. The letter is signed by several leaders of well-established and respected conservation organizations, including IUCN's Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre; the Chair of the Species Survival Commission (SSC), Simon Stuart; and the Chair of SSC's Invasive Species Specialist Group, Piero Genovesi. The authors highlight that threats from invasive species can be reduced and that biodiversity can be protected through decisive conservation interventions.
"Tackling invasive species also addresses the economic damage they cause and the serious threats that they pose to human health and livelihoods," says Julia Marton-Lefèvre. "Attempts to remove the most harmful invasive species are proving to be increasingly successful, with more than 1,000 eradications completed worldwide to date."
The letter concludes by noting that, at the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Nagoya, Japan in October 2010, 193 countries agreed, as part of a historic Strategic Plan for Biodiversity for 2011–2020, an explicit target to prevent, control and eradicate the most harmful invasive species by 2020.
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Education Turns to Desktop Virtualization for Increased Collaboration
Of course, we at Cisco are aware of how desktop virtualization benefits organizations. However, we also know that it isn't just about desktop-only virtualization. This is why we created Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) to not only deliver desktop virtualization but also provide secure access to data, voice and video for fixed and mobile devices.
I recently read several success stories of educational institutions who turned to Cisco VXI and Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) to help reduce costs and IT management overhead while increasing internal and external collaboration. Two of these case studies – one from K-12 and one higher education – are listed below. If you are interested in the topic, they are definitely worth the read.
- Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) – The Department of Medicine (DOM) at BUMC was not equipped to handle the digital needs of modern research and the department's daily massive production of research data. Data loss in labs was frequent and data security was being compromised. BUMC turned to Cisco UCS to support its virtual desktop project. UCS' capability to simplify and quicken application deployment has made researchers significantly more productive. Additionally, UCS has facilitated collaboration between different research institutions, allowing DOM researchers to virtually collaborate with medical researchers outside of the institution.
- Utica City School District (UCSD) – The increasing number of mobile devices used by students led UCSD to turn to desktop virtualization. The district also wanted to integrate digital interactive whiteboards, rewire schools for improved wireless networking access, and support personalized educational software. To achieve desktop virtualization for all 13 of its K-12 schools, UCSD integrated Cisco VXI and UCS. Today, UCSD has integrated one of two purchased UCS platforms and has virtualized 1,000 school computers (out of 3,000). The virtualized model has enabled UCSD to provide personalized learning software packages, such as ESL learning software, on its newly virtual desktops so that its multicultural students can access it at any time. With Cisco, UCSD experienced cost savings, simplified network management and an enhanced, collaborative learning environment where teachers can push educational content, including lesson plans and online classroom materials, to any mobile device connected throughout the district.
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3DS donates CubeX Trio 3D printer to Warwick University program
Students enhance their everyday quality of life with 3D printable objects
ROCK HILL, South Carolina –April 4, 2014 – 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today announced that it is supporting the 3D printing project "Engaging Young People with Assistive Technologies," a program for students with physical disabilities at Hereward College in Coventry, United Kingdom. Since September 2013, this project has been empowering physically challenged students through 3D printing technology to help them design objects that make everyday life easier. The project is funded by the University of Warwick.
Hereward College students who suffer from conditions such as muscular dystrophy, can find tasks such as drinking from a glass or bottle difficult, even when using a straw. Through this 3D printing project they are learning to design and print useful implements that can help them overcome these challenges using their CubeX 3D printer from 3D Systems.
For example, twenty-one-year-old Hereward residential student Ollie Baskaran, from Leatherhead in Surrey, designed and 3D printed a bespoke straw holder with the help of his tutor Russell Smith. Shaped like a cork stopper with a hole in the middle, the simple design allows Ollie to enjoy a drink from a variety of different bottle shapes.
Ollie said, "Because I have limited strength, I need to use a straw to drink. But often when I lift and tip a bottle, the straw moves around, which makes drinking difficult. I wanted to design something that would hold the straw in place. To be honest, I'm surprised nobody has come up with this idea before. It took less than an hour to get all the measurements I needed and to create the design, which then took about 20 minutes to 3D print. Without 3D printing, it would have cost too much to get my idea professionally designed and manufactured. This technology opens up so many possibilities to make life easier for people with disabilities."
"It is great to see 3D printing powering projects such as this that allow students with disabilities to improve their lives while learning STEM skills that are crucial for their future employment," said Leanne Gluck, Director of Social Impact, 3DS.
Warwick's Project Officer, Diane Burton, said, "We are very grateful to 3D Systems for their 3D printer donation and on-going support. It has been vital in inspiring students at Hereward to create their own innovative products. This has really extended their skills and increased their interest in science and technology."
In conjunction with the Access Research & Development Department at Hereward College, the project is delivered by the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), which has extensive expertise in additive layer manufacturing, and the Department of Computer Sciences, which has strength in adaptive systems (designing software and systems around an individual's particular needs). The project is part of a wider initiative by the University of Warwick to engage with groups of learners that are currently under-represented in science and technology at the university degree level.
Learn more about 3D Systems commitment to education today.
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More details about the Engaging Young People with Assistive Technologies project can be found here: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/ourservices/saro/wp/heat/stemprogramme/assistivetech
About 3D Systems Corporation
3D Systems is a leading provider of 3D printing centric design-to-manufacturing solutions including 3D printers, print materials and cloud sourced on-demand custom parts for professionals and consumers alike in materials including plastics, metals, ceramics and edibles. The company also provides integrated 3D scan-based design, freeform modeling and inspection tools. Its products and services replace and complement traditional methods and reduce the time and cost of designing new products by printing real parts directly from digital input. These solutions are used to rapidly design, create, communicate, prototype or produce real parts, empowering customers to manufacture the future.
Leadership Through Innovation and Technology
- 3DS invented 3D printing with its Stereolithography (SLA) printer and was the first to commercialize it in 1989.
- 3DS invented Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) printing and was the first to commercialize it in 1992.
- 3DS invented the Color-Jet-Printing (CJP) class of 3D printers and was the first to commercialize 3D powder-based systems in 1994.
- 3DS invented Multi-Jet-Printing (MJP) printers and was the first to commercialize it in 1996.
Today its comprehensive range of 3D printers is the industry's benchmark for production-grade manufacturing in aerospace, automotive, patient specific medical device and a variety of consumer, electronic and fashion accessories.
More information on the company is available at www.3DSystems.com.
About Hereward College
Hereward College is a general further education college located in Tile Hill Lane, Coventry, providing both day and residential places. The college welcomes all learners including those with diverse and complex support requirements. In addition to the 100+ residential learners, day disabled and non-disabled learners also attend the college.
Hereward College has been awarded the Matrix Standard and is a Mindful Employer.


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circumspice wrote:Stone or ceramic pottery?
Where did you acquire it? When?
Just an observation: It looks like a decorated mortar that has no pestle...
The face on it looks veiled, so maybe Middle Eastern? Is that a representation of a person carrying a basket with a 'tumpline'???
After taking a 2nd look, it also looks like a chimpanzee knuckle walking...
circumspice wrote:If it is made out of stone, I think it could be part of a Mortar & Pestle set, used for grinding. It has a bowl shaped section that looks like it could have been used to grind a small amount of some substance like herbs or seeds.
I'm curious about the hole that is drilled horizontally through the top part. I wonder what purpose it serves.
circumspice wrote:You didn't post a photo of the bottom of the object. Why?
circumspice wrote:I doubt that the object is made of carved stone.
First, the weight... It's too light for its size.
Second, the holes... Admittedly, I have only seen your photos... However, it seems to have several holes all over the object. The holes seem to show that the object is hollow.
Maybe the object is ceramic pottery.
Springhead wrote:Hello,
As in Minimalist's post, the piece does look like some sort of dog. The "bowl" structure looks as if it is designed to pour from the upper part of the image where the "lip" is partially out of the image frame. In the right facing profile, I can see a bearded standing man in the lower part of the image under the "jaw." This looks like intaglio. I also am picking up other carved faces on the exterior among the textural surface carvings. There appears to be a face in the bottom of the bowl that looks human or a human animal combination. Perhaps the hole is for a cord to hang the piece, or maybe where a shaft could be put through to pivot the piece in pouring. Looking at the bottom, it looks like it could be limestone which could explain the porous nature of the material around the rim. It may be useful to inspect the bottom carefully with a lens to see any very small carved subject matter, not to mention checking out the entire surface of the piece.
Folks are skeptical about micro carving as being the realm of the fantast, but I have a feeling that there may be a great deal of subject matter virtually hidden due to its small scale.
There also appears to be some interesting carving on the lower part of the bowl lip at the bottom of the bowl image. This looks like some type of script, though it is unclear what type.
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