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Once you learn how to speed up and reverse your footage in Premiere Pro, you can use these techniques for creative transitions and visual effects. I use these essential skills often in my own projects, like in this tutorial on creative ways to use whip pan transitions. In one example, I show how to create a fake knife throw and catch, with the blade landing only inches from the talent's face. To make the illusion work, I combined two shots — one of my talent "throwing" the knife, the other of her "catching" the knife. Each shot uses a whip pan, which serves to mask the edit point and make it look like one continuous shot.
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A most interesting question was posed to me by a birding friend. I could not guess the answer despite some pretty good tries on my part. I open the question up to you.
The email, received on May 7 at 6:15AM, reads verbatim:
'This morning – flying with three of another related species (those were interesting enough in themselves). It was still a little dark out there; I would have missed it had it not been for the three companions. They all lit so I could get the scope on them to confirm the ID."
Here are some hints:
1. The birder lives in upstate New York, in the northeast US.
2. The birder was at home when the sighting was made.
3. Habitat … the birder lives along the Hudson River, and so has good views of the river. This area is also a migrant corridor for land birds.
4. With 207 on the yard list already, new ones are hard to come by.
Your guesses?
Long-billed Dowitcher?
Bohemian waxwing?
black vulture?
My first guess was California Condor but on further consideration, and I know this is not a valid guess so you can ignore it, but it will turn out to have been dome kind of woodpeckery thing.
maybe a woodpeckery thing named after the number of toes it has?
eurasian wigeon?
I wanted to go with Little Gull right away because a buddy of mine caught on on Wednesday in southern Vermont in with a bunch of Bonnies. But the thing about the other three related-species being pretty cool too, well…. Gulls, so nope.
So then the scope hint makes me lean toward shorebird. High Hudson/relative (spring) rarity/plus the hint that the flight (underwing) helps id… kneejerk is Wilson's Phalarope. Don't we see them more in fall? Ok, I'll stop. Marbled Godwit. Final answer.
Upland Sandpiper.
Least tern?
Iceland Gull?
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Veteran rocker Gregg Allman is taking legal action in a bid to block production of the Allman Brothers biopic.
Last month, Allman wrote to director Randall Miller urging him to not resume work on Midnight Rider, based on Allman's autobiography My Cross To Bear, after production assistant Sarah Jones was struck and killed by a train while working on the film in February.
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The first incident occurred at 1:40am at Roc's Stop & Shop, 2700 South Street. The suspect entered the store alone and demanded money. He left with cash and Newport cigarettes. The next robbery occurred at 10:13am at Roc's Stop & Shop, 1449 N 56th Street. The clerk did not comply with the suspect's demands and chased him from the store - no monetary loss. Just 14 minutes later, at 10:27am, a robbery was reported at Kwik Shop, 3939 A Street. Again, the male demanded money from the register. He was last seen leaving southbound with cash from the business. Shortly after this robbery, a silver 4-door Volvo was seen leaving the area.
While checking the security of convenience stores in his area, Officer Robert Brenner spotted a silver Volvo parked at Git 'N Split, 345 West O Street. At 10:55am, Carnell Jimmerson (30), seated in the driver's seat, was contacted. Both his physical description and clothing description were consistent with what was described by the victims. He was promptly taken into custody. Officer Michael Muff then checked the business for possible accomplices. Tiuana Johnson (35) was located and arrested. Both men have been cited and lodged. Carnell Jimmerson was lodged on three counts of Robbery. Tiuana Johnson was lodged for two counts of Accessory to a Felony.


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ST. LOUIS -- Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig and Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Donald Fehr jointly announced today that MLB and the MLBPA have agreed to a five-year labor contract that will allow play to continue uninterrupted through the 2011 season.
The termination date of the new Basic Agreement is December 11, 2011. The five-year contract is the longest labor contract in baseball history. By the end of the contract, baseball will have gone 16 years without a strike or lock-out, the longest period of labor peace since the inception of the collective bargaining relationship.
"This is an historic agreement for Major League Baseball and is emblematic of the spirit of cooperation and trust that now exists between the clubs and players," said Commissioner Selig. "We are in the midst of baseball's Golden Age. More than 76 million fans attended our games this season, setting an attendance record for the third consecutive year, and we produced $5.2 billion in revenue, which more than quadruples our revenue total of 14 years ago. The new Basic Agreement assures labor peace into the next decade and gives us the opportunity to expand the Golden Age and continue to grow the game in all ways unimpeded by internal labor conflicts."
Fehr said: "I share the Commissioner's view that over the last ten years our game has experienced enormous growth. This new agreement will permit that growth to continue uninterrupted. We were able to conclude these new agreements before the expiration of the current contracts because the two parties brought to the table, along with serious concerns, a respect for the positions and needs of the other. As a result, the discussions were workmanlike and pragmatic, and, while difficult on some issues, the talks were conducted in a mutual attempt to get the job done.
"I want to thank all of the Players for their involvement and support during this process, especially those on the negotiating committee, without whom we would not be here today," Fehr continued. "Nearly 100 players participated in negotiating meetings, and many times that number in internal discussions. I would also like to acknowledge the MLBPA staff for its efforts. Finally, on behalf of the players, I would like to express our appreciation to the members of the Commissioner's negotiating team for all of their hard work."
Commissioner Selig added: "I appreciate the effort that representatives of both negotiating teams devoted to finalizing the agreement in such a timely manner. I would also like to thank the club representatives of Major League Baseball's negotiating team - Larry Dolan of the Cleveland Indians, Peter Angelos of the Baltimore Orioles and Andy MacPhail, formerly of the Chicago Cubs - for their hard work and for sacrificing so much time on behalf of the game."
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1. Five-year labor contract.
2. Termination date - December 11, 2011.
Revenue Sharing
1. Net transfer of revenue sharing plan will be the same as the current plan ($326 million in 2006). Net transfer amounts will continue to grow with revenue and changes in disparity.
2. Marginal tax rates for all recipients are reduced significantly through the use of a new central fund redistribution mechanism. Rates reduced to 31% from 40% (high revenue Clubs) and 48% (low revenue Clubs) under old agreement.
3. All Clubs face the same marginal rate for first time.
4. Commissioner's Discretionary Fund will continue at $10 million per year, with cap of $3 million per Club per year.
5. Provision requiring revenue sharing recipients to spend receipts to improve on-field performance retained with modifications.
Competitive Balance Tax
1. Competitive Balance Tax structure from 2002 agreement is continued.
2. Rates will continue at 22 ½ % for Clubs over the threshold the first time, 30% for Clubs over the threshold the second time and 40% for Clubs over threshold the third time. 3. Clubs that paid 40% in 2006 will face 40% rate in 2007.
4. Thresholds reset to $148 million in 2007, $155 million in 2008, $162 million in 2009, $170 million in 2010 and $178 million in 2011.
The Debt Service Rule
1. The Debt Service Rule from 2002 agreement retained with modifications.
Amateur Draft
1. Clubs that fail to sign first or second round draft pick will receive the same pick in the subsequent draft as compensation. Club that fails to sign a third round pick will receive a sandwich pick between rounds three and four in the subsequent draft as compensation.
2. Period of time before a Player must be protected from the Rule 5 Draft is changed from three or four years from first minor league season to four or five years from year of signing.
3. Signing deadline of August 15 for draft picks other than college seniors.
Draft Choice Compensation
1. Type C free agents eliminated in 2006
2. Also in 2006, compensation for type B players becomes indirect (sandwich pick) as opposed to direct compensation from signing Club.
3. Effective 2007, Type A players limited to top 20 percent of each position (down from 30 percent) and Type B players become 21 percent - 40 percent at each position (rather than 31 percent - 50 percent).
4. Salary arbitration offer and acceptance dates move to December 1 and December 7.
Benefit Plan
1. Players Benefit Plan continued with maximum allowable benefit under IRS rules.
2. $154.5 million average annual contribution.
3. Improved benefits for some retired players.
Minimum Salary
1. Major League: $380,000 in 2007, $390,000 in 2008 and $400,000 in 2009, COLA in 2011.
2. Minor League: $60,000 in 2007, $62,500 in 2008, $65,000 in 2009.
3. New minimum for first time roster players of 50% of minor league minimum.
4. Maximum cut rule applicable to split contracts reduced to 60% from 80%.
Free Agency
1. Eliminate December 7, December 19, January 8 and May 1 deadlines for free agents.
2. Tender Date - December 12
3. Eliminate right to demand a trade for all new multi-year contracts.
1. Home-field advantage in World Series to League that wins the All-Star Game.
2. Drug program continues.
3. Settlement of 40 plus grievances and disputes.
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I found a couple of receipts among the second batch of grandma Hazel's ephemera.
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FA chairman reacts to Sepp Blatter's Qatar comments
The Football Association is at odds with FIFA over plans to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to the winter after chairman David Bernstein declared that the proposals are "fundamentally flawed".
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said last month that it would be impractical to play in 50-degree summer heat on the Asian peninsula.
He told reporters: "What do we do? It's not rational and reasonable to play in June-July."
But Bernstein claimed: "The bid was for the World Cup to be played in June and July and for it then to be moved to the winter would be fundamentally flawed. If people want it in the winter they should bid for it on that basis."
Qatar overcame bids from South Korea, Japan, Australia and the United States when it was awarded the competition in 2010, while England were defeated by Russia in their endeavour to host the 2018 tournament.
Jerome Valcke, FIFA general secretary, admitted in March that the historic event may have to break from tradition to avoid the sweltering temperatures, though Bernstein has said it would cause too much disruption.
"I personally believe that the domestic league season should remain more or less the way it is now, running from August to May," revealed the official, who steps down from his post as FA chairman next month.
Bernstein continued: "I think football is a winter game, that the public greatly enjoy their football through the winter and that we should think very carefully before we take football away from the public in the winter."
Meanwhile, Blatter had previously given conflicting views on the idea, which is backed by UEFA president Michel Platini: "In the summer, at 50 degrees, you can not possibly play football in Qatar." he professed.
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Like the asshats at Forbes just put out a list of "America's Best Sports Fans" covering the big four sports (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL). OK, that's something I'll spend a couple minutes browsing through to see where the Packers land. More than likely it'll be #1 or at least top five. However, as I clicked through the list, it became painfully evident that it was devoid of the Green & Gold. To this I say, "WTF!?" Here is their top 16 list.
16. Chicago Blackhawks
15. Philadelphia Phillies
14. New York Yankees
13. Cleveland Cavaliers
12. Los Angeles Lakers
11. Montreal Canadiens
10. St. Louis Cardinals
9. Dallas Cowboys
8. San Antonio Spurs
7. Boston Celtics
6. Pittsburgh Penguins
5. New England Patriots
4. Indianapolis Colts
3. Detroit Redwings
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
1. Boston Red Sox
Plenty of things wrong with this article. First of all, I get they used the top four from each sport, but who makes a list of the top 16? >Honestly. And what about non-professional sports? There are great stories of insane loyalty and tradition throughout college and high school sports despite decades of futility.
Here's my other beef: their criteria for this list is three-fold: 1) home and away game attendance 2) merchandise sales 3) in-market popularity (supposedly based on surveys). In other words: money, money, money.
This article completely missed the mark. I have no doubt there are some passionate fans in that list, but what about a team whose sold out every game since 1960? And that same team has a season ticket waiting list that takes about 30 years? And their fans sit in below-freezing weather tempting frostbite for hours upon hours just to see their team in person. Packer fans are the simply the BEST.
I guess what should you really expect from a site devoted to money? Seriously, they don't have a sports section, rather a "SportsMoney" section – if that tells you anything. I look at most of the teams on this list and all I see is bandwagon marketing and ludicrous payrolls. What a joke.


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
General Manager with Multiple Sclerosis Denied Partnership and Harassed Because of his Disability, Forced to Resign from Dealership, Agency Charges
LUBBOCK - A Lubbock, Texas automobile dealership violated federal disability discrimination law by denying a partnership to a general manager because of his multiple sclerosis, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The EEOC further alleges that Randall Hurst was subjected to a hostile work environment based on his disability, and forced to quit as a result of the lost pay and harassment.
According to the EEOC's suit, Hurst was hired by Benny Boyd Chevrolet-Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, Ltd., d/b/a Benny Boyd Lubbock, and Boyd Lamesa Management, L.C. in November 2010 to assume the job of general manager of its Lubbock dealership. The EEOC alleges that the compensation package for Hurst included a promise of partnership. After successfully operating the dealership for several months, Hurst was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in May 2011, and his medical condition was disclosed to the company's top management staff. Thereafter, the EEOC contends, the company failed to honor its promise of extending a partnership to Hurst, and he was told that the reason was his MS.
The EEOC also alleges that Hurst's supervisor subjected him to demeaning comments about his diagnosis, including asking him, "What's wrong with you? Are you a cripple?" and telling him, "You are on your last quarter, buddy, since you have MS." The company failed to take any remedial action to stop the unwelcome behavior, the EEOC alleges. As a result of the continuing harassment based on his disability and the substantial loss of compensation due to the denial of partnership, Hurst was forced to resign in November 2012.
Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits disability discrimination, including disability-based harassment, in the workplace. The EEOC filed suit, Civil Action No. 5:13-cv-00220-C, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. In this case, the EEOC seeks compensatory and punitive damages and back pay, as well as injunctive relief, including an order barring similar violations of the ADA in the future.
"For a company to deny an employee a promised partnership on the basis of his medical condition, and then to exacerbate the discrimination with demeaning comments about this condition, is a brazen violation of law," said Devika Seth, senior trial attorney in the EEOC's Dallas District Office.
Janet Elizondo, district director of the EEOC's Dallas District Office, added, "People with disabilities can make tremendous contributions to the working environment, at all levels. Employers should recognize this and take advantage of these talents available to them."
The Lamesa, Texas-based company owns and operates 10 dealerships throughout north and central Texas.
The EEOC's Dallas District Office is responsible for processing discrimination charges, administrative enforcement and the conduct of agency litigation in northern Texas and parts of New Mexico.
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws against employment discrimination. Further information is available at www.eeoc.gov.


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Day Four of Power Tour took a relaxed pace due to the relatively short distance from Champaign to Gateway International Raceway in Madison, IL.
The shorter leg of the drive meant there was plenty of time to stop off for a lunch meet along the way. After all, who can handle driving all day without a break and a car show?
Mid America Motorworks, online and mail-order supplier for Corvettes and VW offered to host our mid-day gathering so Power Tour participants could get yet another place to park and peruse the automotive offerings. The facility boasts a Corvette and VW museum, acres of land and a parts retail shop.
Since Mid America Motorworks is the world's largest supplier of Corvette parts and accessories, and this year's Power Tour is full of fantastic plastic, many participants were able to purchase and upgrade parts on their Vettes right there at the show.
We strolled through the cars and got a special tour of the museum, which we'll post on the blog.
Here's a sampling of some of the cars we caught up with at Mid America Motorworks.


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Rude Ranch Animal Rescue steps into the spotlight
With a nickname like The Best Little Cat House in Maryland, you might imagine that Rude Ranch earned its screen time on HBO. But Harwood's unique no-kill shelter has won a prime spot on Animal Planet's show Must Love Cats. The popular show features profiles of fascinating cats and the people who love them.
How did Rude Ranch get a feature? Through happenstance and the power of the Internet.
"We are friends with a pet blogger from Oregon," explains Kathy Rude, co-owner of the shelter. "She was featured on the show because she taught her cats to swim. She mentioned our shelter since we do education outreach and work with special-needs cats."
The segment spotlights Rude Ranch's unique facility, which finds adoptive homes for rescued cats and provides a rehabilitation center and shelter for feral cats. No animal is turned away, and no animal is killed. The crew of Must Love cats spent nine-hours touring the facility.
One cat in particular, Tommy Tomcat, was bitten by the TV bug.
"We have a cat come out to greet people," says Rude. "Tommy Tomcat got it right the first time, but it took the crew five takes to capture his greeting." It's always good to work with professionals.
You'll meet Kathy and Bob Rude and learn about their mission to rescue any animal that comes their way. Find out about the sanctuary's different ways of helping cats, including the sale of artwork created by the feline residents.
"We weren't entirely original with the animal art," says Rude. "We saw an elephant sanctuary that did that, so we squirted some different colors of paint on paper and let the animals go to it."
So far, dogs have been more artistically inclined than cats, but the Rudes have discovered that using a laser pointer on the canvas inspires their kitty Picassos.
"We'll have more artwork available soon, but we're waiting for the weather to warm up so baths are easier," Rude says.
During the segment, the Rudes also offer tips on taking care of older and special-needs animals.
If you're looking for a companion to watch with, visit Rude Ranch representatives Saturday at Pet Valu in Edgewater, where you can adopt a pre-owned cat (11am-1pm; $50/feline). These older cats have lost their homes and are ready for a new loving abode.
As for their hopes with their newfound fame, Kathy Rude is keeping it simple: "We hope people come out to adopt some of our cats," she says. "And we hope we don't look too fat on camera."
See Rude Ranch's segment April 14 at 8pm on Animal Planet. Find Rude Ranch at www.ruderanch.org.


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Josh Bateson - Diving & Marine Conservation in Thailand
When I arrived in Thailand, I was unsure what to expect when stepping off the plane. I had mixed emotions upon arrival because it was my first time travelling on my own, ever, and also my first time in Asia. I was a little apprehensive to say the least, however my excitement and adrenaline took over when I disembarked and that excitement would not leave me for the month to come.
The Conservation project is based in Krabi and when I arrived I met the Conservation Project Manager, Vishal 'V' Pawa and Peter, one of the project's drivers, who I immediately received a hug from. I was welcomed with open arms, literally, and this put me at ease straight away. Once the nerves and butterflies disappeared, I just couldn't wait to start my project.
Dawn of Happiness
The drive to my accommodation gave me the best possible insight to the Thai way of life and the way I would be living for the next four weeks. My luggage along with myself was loaded onto the back of a pickup truck. As we drove past locals it soon became apparent that trucks full of people and scooters with up to four people on them were common in Krabi. It was truly a different world to England and I loved it already.
Arriving at Dawn, home for the duration of my stay, I was surprised to find out I was the only volunteer there. Most of the volunteers were on the island of Phi Phi at a beach party and the others were at the local night market. It was a pleasant introduction as I was given the full tour and even had a sandwich made for me. The hospitality of the kitchen ladies, Akira, Peesalena and Akira's son Gong, was second to none. They couldn't do enough for me and I felt very welcomed.
I arrived on a Saturday and so I had the day after to just relax and get to know the area and local town Ao Nang before the other volunteers returned. When I met them, the volunteers introduced themselves and gave me handy tips on Thai living. The dinner that night also helped me make friends as we all ate together. There was a great social atmosphere and I was soon chatting away to all the other volunteers and after that night I wasn't just a part of the project, I was part of the family.
The Conservation Project
All the volunteers looked forward to 'dive days'. I had no previous diving experience so, after dabbling with snorkelling from time to time, I had to pass my PADI open water and another advanced course before I could dive with the other volunteers. I had no trouble passing either qualification and in the second week of my project I was ready to dive with the big boys.
Lasting memories of dive days will be Phi Phi dives where the water is crystal clear and the marine life is so abundant. Nothing I'd ever experienced in my life compared to swimming alongside a turtle through the beautiful Andaman Sea or seeing a school of glimmering barracuda flash by. The diving gave me a great sense of achievement, because I was either performing a reef check survey, (counting fish and coral species) or a debris dive (picking up all sorts of items off the sea floor).
There really was nothing better than weighing the haul on the boat after a debris dive and knowing that I may have saved marine life in the hour that I spent at the bottom. I would recommend scuba diving to anyone, it is definitely something I will continue to do throughout my life and even if you feel like you wouldn't like it I suggest you give it a go. It may be a cliché, but it truly is like entering a whole new world once you take the plunge.
Mondays were APE days. I particularly looked forward to these days as we were working alongside a local charity, Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE). We did a variety of work, from cutting out a nature trail with machetes and hoes for the local school to building a bridge across a stream.
I have to say using the machetes was very fun, revealing the inner Neanderthal in me probably. But the bridge has to be the highlight, we slaved away for what seemed like hours all working together as a team in the searing heat but when we tied the last piece of bamboo up it was certainly a sight to behold.
There were smiles from all who participated and a real sense of accomplishment coursing through every one of us. We were even rewarded with a dip in a beautiful river on the way back, just what we all needed. Fridays were beach cleanup, another invaluable example of the work the conservation team does. It certainly isn't glamorous, but we always had a laugh and more importantly picked up more than 100kg of rubbish every week.
Free time in Thailand
Over the weekends volunteers lazed around Dawn reading a book or having a swim. I managed to get up to Bangkok for a weekend, a great place full of temples and other interesting sights. I was there for the Thai New Year (Songkran) and there was a water festival between all the locals in Ao Nang.
The hardest part of the project is saying goodbye. I made life-long friends, especially with the Thai intern Arm. The project has been, hands down, the best experience of my life. I have learnt so much and matured as a person. I would highly recommend this project to anyone, but the only problem is you'll never want to leave!
Josh Bateson
This is a personal account of one volunteer's experience on the project and is a snapshot in time. Your experience may be different, as our projects are constantly adapting to local needs and building on accomplishments. Seasonal weather changes can also have a big impact. Find out more about what you can expect from this project, or speak to one of our friendly Programme Advisors.


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Buddy Holly tour was scheduled for Springfield The Day the Music Died
The musicians of the "Winter Dance Party 1959" played Kenosha, Wis., on Jan. 24 of that year, one of the few stops on an ill-fated sojourn which ended for Buddy Holly in an Iowa farmer's field on the cold morning of Feb. 3. The tour had been scheduled to continue on to Springfield for a Feb. 15 performance in the Armory, but apparently that concert was canceled on account of the tragedy.
The Kenosha show was emceed by Chicago radio personality Jim Lounsbury, featured
several opening acts, Frankie "Cha-Cha" Sardo, Dion and the Belmonts, and a triumvirate of "happening" pop stars: Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, and Buddy Holly. Earlier that afternoon, Valens and Richardson had
appeared on Lounsbury's program "Bandstand Matinee," and lip-synched their respective hit records, "Donna," and "Chantilly Lace."
The show lasted over 2 1/2 hours, although no recordings were made nor setlists jotted down. A wedding photographer, Tony Szikil, completed his duties at a lower floor reception, and ventured upstairs to the hall where he shot 24 black-and-white photos near the stage area.
Ten days later, following a fill-in date at Clear Lake's Surf Ballroom, the news of a Feb. 3 light plane crash in Iowa was carried around the globe. Holly, Valens, Richardson, and a 20-year-old pilot, Roger Peterson, had perished in the tragedy known as "The Day The Music Died," from Don McLean's "American Pie." Fifty years later, the Jan. 24 Kenosha date was commemorated in the same ballroom by a touring group of musicians impersonating the 1959 artists, and featured Richardson's son as his father.
Why does the music of Holly endure, along with the plane crash mythology?
"Regarding Holly, the fact he accomplished so much in such a short period of time
really makes us understand how much the music world lost. The same goes for
Ritchie, 17 at the time, and J.P. Richardson, an accomplished musician in his
own right," said Sevan Garabedian, the Canadian producer of an upcoming documentary on the
1959 tour. "Also, as talented as he (Holly) was...he was a nice guy, a brilliant musician at
22, and was part of rock 'n' roll's first great tragedy. But, it's his music that has made him endure after all these years."
Garabedian, and Wisconsin native Jim McCool, have been in production with the film carrying the tentative title, Gotta Travel On: Remembering the Winter Dance Party. The duo, with a film crew, started filming at the end of January and will continue through February in all the cities that the tour played. "We'll be interviewing fans who were at the original shows, interviewing the musicians who have never shared their memories before, and focusing on all the extant legendary ballrooms where they played," Garabedian said.
They have already secured the rights to the only known photographs from the
Clear Lake show, which has taken on its own share of mythology due to the
crash. "The fascination has endured because we'll never really know what caused the crash, even if it's 95 percent certain that pilot error was mixed in with bad weather and flight
conditions," said Garabedian. "(It) leaves the door open to speculation and theories...some valid, some just
plain silly, like the pilot was shot."
Future country music outlaw Waylon Jennings, and Tommy Allsup, acted as Holly's backup band for the 1959 tour. Holly had chartered a plane, leaving from the nearby Mason City Airport to circumvent another cold bus ride from Clear Lake to Moorhead, Minn., the next tour stop. It was meant for himself, Jennings and Allsup. However there were two changes in the passenger list.
According to Jennings' autobiography, Richardson had the flu and he gave his seat up with an admonition from Holly, "I hope your ol' bus freezes up." Jennings replied, "I hope your ol' plane crashes," and the resultant tragedy led to feelings of guilt, as a self-inflicted cause of his death. Jennings also speculated on a crash theory that Holly may have pestered the pilot to let him fly the plane. "Buddy was like that," he said.
The other change was Ritchie Valens supplanting Allsup for a plane seat, on a
coin flip. "Tommy (Allsup) and I have different recollections about it...he recalls having
flipped the coin, and I recall him asking me if I had a coin, because neither
he nor Ritchie had any coins in their pockets," said Bob Hale, the Clear Lake show's emcee. "I said to Ritchie, 'Okay, Ritchie, you want to fly, you call it,' and he called heads. 'Heads it is, Ritchie, you're flying,' and that was that."
Hale related the incident the next day, and started on a storied broadcast
career. "I am sure that the emotion of the event colored Tommy's recollection, and of course, some have said that of me. However, it was the
report I gave the following day to WMAY (in Springfield) about the coin toss,
and how I felt about it, that got me the offer to come to Springfield. I stayed
there six months, moved to another station, and then received the call to join
WLS (Chicago)."
The plane crash itself was considered pilot error, as Peterson was not certified to fly by instrumentation and the poor visibility at night was coupled with icy conditions. The plane and victims were discovered the following morning, covered by a light dusting of snow that obscured the wreckage. The Juhl family's beanfield passed into a de facto memorial site that day, as Richardson's body was thrown 40-feet beyond the plane, with Holly and Valens crumpled after ejection less than 20 feet away.
"Tommy and I have had brief chats about the coin toss, but neither one of us get
uptight about it," said Hale. "We both agree, who tossed the coin is really irrelevant...the result is the vital fact."
The tour had been scheduled for stops at Spring Valley's Les Buzz Ballroom Feb. 7, The Peoria Armory Feb. 14, and the final show, Feb.
15, at the Springfield Armory. A small item in the Springfield newspaper noted
that the plane crash killed three members of a rock and roll band "which was slated to appear Sunday, Feb. 15" at the Armory in Springfield.


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A tour of the Archive with Roger Stevens
Roger Stevens, author and poet
" I really enjoyed listening to all the poems in the Archive. It's fantastic to hear poets reading their own work. It took me a long time to choose my favourites - I think it would be much easier to choose fifty rather than six! But here are my favourite poems today. Tomorrow I might be feeling differently - and have a different list. "


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ITS Lunch & Learn - Room Technology: May 14, 2013
April 29, 2013
Do you want to enhance your events or classes with technology? Our next Lunch & Learn will be held on Tuesday May 14 and focus on classroom technology. The Instructional team will demonstrate the available technology and discuss which rooms work better for which type of events. Lunch will be served and water will be provided. Please bring your own cup or alternate drink.
Open to all faculty and staff
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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As usual, things were not going well at the United Nations. Thus, many visiting ambassadors had to room together. It just so happend that Vladimir, the Russian Ambassador, and Umballa, the Zambian Ambassador, were sharing a suite. To pass the time, Vladimir introduced his fellow dignitary to the Russian game of roulette. He produced an antique Soviet revolver, and a single bullet. It took a while, but he was finally able to explain the gist of the game to Umballa. Intrigued and excited, Umballa loved the game. By the time the U.N. meeting was over, the two had become fast friends. As they parted company at the airport, Umballa told Vladimir, ''One day, you must visit my country, and try our version of your roulette.''
A year later, Vladimir was in Zambia, and looked up his old friend. Umballa remembered him, and welcomed him with open arms.
''I have come, my comrade, to try your game.''
''Very well. Come with me.'' Umballa took his friend before six, buck-naked bush women. ''Pick one. Any one. And she will give you a blowjob.''
''But my friend, where is the danger in this?''
Umballa replied with a toothy smile, ''One of them is a cannibal.''


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Release Date: August 28, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Michael E. Cain, MD, vice president for health sciences at the University at Buffalo and dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has received a Distinguished Fellowship Award from the International Academy of Cardiology.
The award recognizes profound contributions to cardiovascular medicine and service to the academy. It has been awarded to fewer than 20 individuals.
Cain is an internationally recognized cardiovascular physician-scientist who specializes in abnormal heart rhythms.
A committee of 140 leading cardiologists and scientists selected Cain for the honor. Prior recipients include Anne B. Curtis, MD, Mary and Charles Bauer Professor and Chair of Medicine at UB, who received it in 2010.
Cain was presented with the award during the 18th World Congress on Heart Disease, held last month in Vancouver. Clinicians and investigators from 51 countries attended the meeting, which offered a comprehensive overview of the latest research developments and future directions in cardiovascular medicine.
Cain's research, supported by the National Institutes of Health, has focused on determining the mechanisms of life-threatening heart rhythm abnormalities that occur in heart attacks and other conditions that damage heart muscle cells.
His findings are helping physicians better characterize and more accurately localize abnormal heart tissue, and better identify patients at increased risk for sudden cardiac death.
Cain has authored or co-authored more than 135 scientific publications, review articles and book chapters. He also has lectured internationally.
A former associate editor of the journal Circulation, he serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Cardiology, the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine and Heart Rhythm.
He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Cain is a professor in the UB departments of medicine, biomedical engineering and physiology and biophysics. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases and clinical cardiac electrophysiology and pacing.
Before coming to UB, Cain directed the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
He is a resident of Orchard Park.
Ellen Goldbaum
News Content Manager
Tel: 716-645-4605
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CARSON CITY – A legislative audit released today says that the state Welfare Division needs to do a better job of identifying when clients receiving benefits have passed away.
The audit, reviewed today by the Legislative Commission's Audit Subcommittee, found 189 instances of people listed by a separate state agency as having passed away between July 1, 2007 and Dec. 31, 2009 that were listed by the division as still living.
Legislative auditors tested Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards used to provide benefits in 50 of the cases. They found that the division paid more than $11,500 in benefits to 27 of the 50 clients after their dates of death.
Benefits were paid by the agency up to 10 months after the clients died. The state's vendor for the EBT program later removed $7,225 of unused benefits from the accounts.
Benefits provided to Nevadans include food stamps, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and a cash grant program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Auditors also found that EBT cards in some cases were used after the dates of death of the clients.
Of the 50 cases tested, 13 were found where SNAP transactions using the cards had occurred after the clients' dates of death. The transactions totaled $6,502 and took place from 13 to 247 days after the clients' dates of death.
The audit made five recommendations to correct the issues found in the review, and all were accepted by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services.
Lawmakers serving on the subcommittee noted that the amounts involved in such cases were small compared to the nearly $500 million in SNAP benefits provided to Nevadans in federal fiscal year 2011. The SNAP program is entirely federally funded.
Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton, D-Las Vegas, said no one should take money that is not due to them, but the incidents of potential abuse found in the audit appear to be few.
"If we're talking $497 million in SNAP monies in the year 2011, and we're looking at the possibility of it might be $6,000 worth of problems, it just seems like such a small amount and such a small problem compared to all the benefits that are being paid out here," she said.
Legislative Auditor Paul Townsend said auditors also identified potential fraudulent activity during the review.
"It does point out there is a problem there," he said. "It's not a huge problem but the problem does exist. And along the way we also found some instances where there's possibly some fraudulent activity taking place where someone is actually getting a card issued after their date of death."
Steve Fisher, acting administrator of the division, said the flaws found in the review are serious and need to be addressed. He noted, however, that the benefits are available to an entire household, so even if a client passes away, other family members might use the EBT cards to access the benefits.
The agency is actively working on implementing all five of the recommendations, Fisher said.
The agency has an investigative unit to look for instances of fraud to recover benefits paid inappropriately, and criminal prosecutions can occur as well.
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Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton says the incidents of potential abuse are few compared to the amount of benefits provided:
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Some people think cruise and see the sunny Caribbean. But in reality, cruise ships sail around the world, including to the increasingly popular destination of South America.
Some people think cruise and see the sunny Caribbean. But in reality, cruise ships sail around the world, including to the increasingly popular destination of South America.
From fall to spring, on a variety of lines, you can cruise the Atlantic or Pacific sides of South America, or both if you go around Cape Horn. Many of the cruises are for two weeks or more - it's a big continent. Destinations are as diverse as desert, rainforest and glaciers. The cruises are offered fall to spring.
I got a taste of the desert on a Pacific cruise from Lima, Peru, to Valparaiso (the port for Santiago), Chile. Port calls included three Northern Chile ports - Arica, Iquique and Antofagasta - all places with low key sights and only minimal visits from cruise ships.
My home away from home for a week in the Pacific was Silversea Cruises' gorgeous luxury ship Silver Shadow.
Now granted, you could probably be happy cruising anywhere on a contemporary ship with Italian-inspired decor, spacious suites, gourmet cuisine, complimentary booze and top-notch service - shortly after I arrived onboard two apron-wearing attendants showed up at my suite door bearing a tray with a selection of toiletries from which I could choose, including Bvlgari and Acqua Di Parma. Very la di da.
But my goal was to sample South America.
Fortunately, cultural experiences were close at hand. Shipboard, pisco sours - the popular Peruvian libation - were on offer at the bars and some local dishes, including delicious roasted chicken and Chilean sea bass with tomatillo sauce, were featured on menus. A music and dance troupe in colorful costumes came onboard one evening in Chile, capping off a fantastic poolside barbecue (there was even a whole roasted pig).
Dancers and musicians greeted us at some of the ports and sights as well, enthusiastically performing folk numbers. This welcoming atmosphere included a TV crew, who met the ship in Valparaiso to interview passengers about what it's like to cruise in Chile - where we were the first ship to visit this season.
Of the most interest to me were shore excursions to the Chilean desert to see the geoglyphs. These hillside renderings were left by pre-Incan people between 1000 and 1400, and no one knows why. Were they ancient advertising? Maps to the sea? Signs meant to be seen from UFOs in outer space?
Some - like those near the sleepy port city of Arica - were created by piling rocks into patterns. Others were carved into rocky hillsides, which is the case with the Pintagos Geoglyphs located about 1.5 hours into the desert from Iquique.
Wandering a hot path past the dry earth at Pintagos, where more than 300 geoglyphs - representing people, animals and geometric shapes - cover slopes leading to a dried-out lake, I embraced the UFO theory. How else to explain what look like directional arrows and squares that could represent landing pads?
At all the ports in Chile you could wander around and talk with friendly locals - if you could speak a little Spanish.
Taking advantage of Silversea's complimentary shuttle to the city center in Antofagasta, Chile's third largest city, my traveling companion and I had a lovely conversation about the weather (my Spanish is limited) with a senior couple sitting on a bench in the pleasant main square, under a Big Ben-style clock.
Later, we wandered past the stalls of a food market and chatted with shopkeepers on the main shopping street - a chance to feel part of the local scene even if only for a few hours. Before boarding the ship, we picked up a couple of bottles of Chilean wine to bring home (nice wine too, and only $10 a bottle).
As great as it is to visit ports of call, a couple of days at sea afforded the opportunity to enjoy the ship. And the 380-passenger Silver Shadow proved to be a convivial place. A political science professor talked about major events in Chile's history for those seeking intellectual stimulation.
Other activities included a cooking demonstration and fitness classes. Some passengers played bridge and others worked out in fitness classes or lounged in the sun - the ship's spa also offered a host of relaxation treatments.
For me, the daily trivia contest, with teams energetically competing, was good fun.
Fares for Silversea's South American sailings are from $4,301 per person, for an eight-day itinerary. For more information on Silversea, log on to www.silversea.com or call your travel agent.
Lima's Enchantments
Many people fly through Lima on their way to Machu Picchu, the famous "Lost City of the Incas," which is several hours from the city - you'd have to plan at least a two-day trip. But seeing the highlights of Lima on a quick tour I was impressed that the city is surprisingly pretty, especially along the Pacific coast and in the colonial center.
The "City of Kings" was founded in 1535, after Spaniards conquered the Inca civilization, and today is home to more than 7.6 million, or about one-third the Peruvian population.
Lima boasts lovely colonial buildings and baroque churches at the main square, Plaza Mayor. A stop at a market provided the best souvenirs of the trip - hand-knitted Peruvian hats and gloves for $3.
The Silver Shadow overnights in Lima and a full-day shore excursion ($175) offered a chance to see the pre-Inca Pachacamac ruins, about 20 miles into the desert from Lima. Temples and other structures, at this religious center, date from 200 to 1533.
The excursion also included a visit to Hacienda Mamacona, a family-owned ranch where Peruvian Paso horses are bred. Costumed riders on horseback showed how elegant these horses are - not only are they beautiful to look at but they have a magnificently precise gait. A team of folk dancers showed off their moves as well, while we sipped pisco sours and enjoyed a buffet that included tamales and other Peruvian dishes. And there was even a chance to ride on a horse for a few minutes.
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Pew Study: Christians Are The World's Most Oppressed Religious Group
Saturday, February 8, 2014
WEB Notes: Of course Christians are, they are the enemy of Satan.
(CNS News) – Restrictions, harassment, and intimidation towards people who practice their religion increased in every major region of the world in 2012 except the Americas, with Christians the major target, says a new report by the Pew Research Center. "Muslims and Jews experienced six-year highs in the number of countries in which they were harassed by national, provincial or local governments," the study found, but Christians continue to be the world's most oppressed religious group, with persecution against them reported in 110 countries.
A recent report by the Christian group Open Doors noted that "North Korea remains the world's most restrictive nation in which to practice Christianity," followed by Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Pakistan, Iran and Yemen.
More than "5.3 billion people (76% of the world's population) live in countries with a high or very high level of restrictions on religion," Pew noted, "up from 74% in 2011 and 68% as of mid-2007."
A fifth of the world's nations (20%) also experienced religious terrorism or sectarian violence in 2012, Pew researchers found, which was "up markedly from 2007 (9%)."
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I suppose this has to be the main, worst Brick Wall that I have come across so far.
I mentioned in a previous post that it took me just short of ten years and a search of 300 or so Parish Registers and other documents before I found Cozens READ's baptism and which then gave me his parents. I already had an idea of who his parents might be, by going through a very long process of elimination (and through my various databases I have made to find who is who and where they are and so on). I also mentioned that when at last finding Cozens READ's baptism it threw up another little problem, just a little one, as he was called the daughter of William READ. Daughter!!
I can remember the moment exactly when I found the baptism. I was thrilled, delighted, excited, ooh there are just not words enough to explain it.
I had had what they called a small stroke a few months before this "find" and luckily it left me with no problems apart from a complete lack of motivation, which was just not me. For quite a while I did not do any family history at all, just not motivated because of the small stroke. I got a bit fed up with being like this, so decided to do something about it. Although not motivated at all into doing any of my family history research, I decided that I was going to buy some microfiche and push myself into the search for the baptism of Cozens READ. I hadn't done all those years research for it to just give up looking because I wasn't motivated!!
I bought about about ten microfiche from the Oxfordshire Family History Society and proceeded to work my way through them (I was working my way through all the parish churches in Oxfordshire to find the baptism). I had to do this in the evenings to read from the microfiche reader better when the room was in near darkness. I had worked my way through the fiche over several evenings and there I was, sat in the dark kitchen at the ironing board (just the right height for placing the microfiche reader on and with room for my notebooks etc)., and was on the very last of the ten or so microfiche I had bought.
I have no idea why, but as I put the first fiche into the reader I just felt that this could be good! I had been through so many fiche and CDs and actual Parish Registers and never had a feeling like that although I always hoped I would come across the baptism I really wanted.
The first READs appeared in the very early 1600s (I note all those I come across wherever they are) so I noted those. Suddenly there was a baptism for a female READ in 1703 (I can't remember the correct order as I write this) but when I saw the name Elizabeth I knew it was looking promising. From my process of elimination I had found a marriage of a William READ to an Elizabeth COSENS in 1703 but in a different place. So this baptism wasn't at the wrong time!! Next came a baptism for Mary READ and because I had found a Mary READ mentioned as the sister of Cozens READ on the huge ROSE Family tree book (details elsewhere on the blog later) this baptism also looked good. I think it was 1704 0r 1705. I thought to myself that if the next READ was Rachel then I knew I had the right family (because it was the Discharge of Legacy document I found in the huge ROSE Family Tree book (again details elsewhere on the blog later) for Rachel READ which enabled me to get her Will and then find Cozens READ's other siblings), so I was getting just a tad excited!!
Well, it wasn't Rachel READ that was next in the register, it was Coessens READ the daughter of William!!! That's when I got so excited, it was a real Eureka Moment, it was delightful and if I had been fitter than I am, my head would have been hitting the ceiling as I would have been bouncing about all over the place with excitement! And, it certainly didn't worry me at all that this entry said "Daughter".
As mentioned in another post, I did search for the burial of this daughter and another baptism for a son, but there is none. I put the error down to the Clerk not taking as much care as he should have done writing the entries, but then he knew no-one was really going to see anything he wrote. He certainly did not think about those of us a few hundred years later looking at the Registers! So this was the baptism of Cozens READ my 6 x great grandfather and the Brick Wall broken through after an almost ten year search. Pheeewwww!
And, I got my motivation back!! 😉


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Ecce Homology is a physically interactive artwork that visualizes genetic data as calligraphic forms. A novel computer-vision based user interface allows multiple participants, through their movement in the installation space, to select genes from the human genome for visualizing the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST), a primary algorithm in comparative genomics.
Five projectors present Ecce Homology's calligraphic forms across a thirty-five foot wide wall. Multiple users can simultaneously interact with the installation through its computer-vision system (in which hand movement is detected and rendered in front of the user for feedback). By moving in the installation space, users are thusly able to draw their own calligraphic characters. A pattern-matching algorithm compares the user-drawn forms with the existing visualizations of genes in a genome database to select a character from that database. The system visualizes a BLAST run with the selected character as its target.
Advances in molecular biology make genomics an increasingly important topic for public discourse. BLAST (Altschul et al. 1990) is foundational to genomic biology. Yet despite its universality, BLAST is still something of a "black box" process whose workings are little understood even by researchers in the biological sciences.
Ecce Homology engages the public in genomic issues through an artistically based holistic visualization of genomic data coupled with an esthetically engaging interactive experience.
Ecce Homology is the first major work to use Kolo, a framework for distributed computing in the arts of which I am a primary developer.
Created in collaboration with Ruth West, Jeff Burke, Cheryl Kerfeld, Tom Holton, JP Lewis, Ethan Drucker, and Weihong Yang.


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Notice of Meeting - March 17, 2005
NOTICE OF MEETING A regular meeting of the San Francisco Public Library Commission will be held as follows: Date: Thursday, March 17, 2005 Time: 4:00 p.m. Place: Koret Auditorium, Main Library, lower level The meeting will be called to order. * 1. PUBLIC COMMENTT (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission's purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Library Commission's consideration.) *2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - ACTION Presentation of, discussion of, and possible action to approve the Minutes of the regular Commission meeting of February 3, 2004. Explanatory document:
*3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - ACTION Presentation of, discussion of, and possible action to approve the Minutes of the regular Commission meeting February 17, 2005. Explanatory document:
*4. BERNAL HEIGHTS BRANCH LIBRARY - ACTION Presentation of and discussion of and possible action to reduce library services space in the Bernal Heights Library Renovation Project to accommodate the Bernal Heights Preschool. Explanatory documents:
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(March 7, 2005); Existing Bernal Heights Branch Library floor plan (February 17, 2005)
Bernal Heights Branch Library renovation floor plan
(October 6, 2004). *5. BOND PROGRAM MANAGER'S REPORT - DISCUSSION (This is a discussion item to allow the Branch Library Bond Program Manager to report on recent Bond Program related activities and make announcements.) This report will consist of an informational presentation: none; regular reports: program budget, schedule, and construction reports; active projects; and community outreach; and special reports: none Explanatory documents: current
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* 6. ADJOURNMENT - ACTION (requires motion and public comment) M. Housh, Secretary. 3/11/05 Explanatory documents: Copies of listed explanatory documents are available as follows: (1) from the Commission Secretary/Custodian of Records, Main Library, 6th Floor, (2) in the rear of the Koret Auditorium immediately before and during the meeting, and (3)to the extent possible, on the Library's website at http://sfpl.org/. Additional materials not listed as explanatory documents on this agenda, if any, that are distributed to the Library Commissioners prior to or during the meeting in connection with any agenda item will be available to the public for inspection and copying in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.1 and Sunshine Ordinance §§ 67.9, 67.28(b)& 67.28(d).
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The number of people falling victim to identity theft in the UK has risen by almost a third, figures suggest.
Data from fraud prevention service Cifas shows 34,151 confirmed instances of identity fraud were recorded in the first quarter of 2015.
Identity fraud is when criminals abuse personal data to impersonate a victim or to create fictitious identities to obtain products and services.
According to the figures for the three-month period, credit cards were involved in 14,103 confirmed cases, while bank accounts were involved in 9,349 cases.
Cifas said 80 per centof identity fraud in the first quarter was attempted online.
Simon Dukes, Cifas chief executive, said: "Fraud figures fluctuate over time, as fraudsters adapt and try new ways of achieving their aims.
34,151 confirmed instances of identity fraud were recorded in the first quarter of 2015. According to Cifas, the average age of ID fraud victims is 46. But those in the 21-30 age range are increasingly targeted. Advice: limit the amount of personal information you give away on social networking sites.
"What these figures show is that identity fraud continues to be the most serious fraud threat and that the first quarter of the year has been a very profitable one for organised identity criminals.
"Our data is just the tip of the iceberg - more needs to be done to identify the true scale of fraud in the UK and educate individuals about the dangers and the steps that can be taken to protect themselves."
Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Clark, from City of London Police, said: "Identity fraud is at the heart of much of today's criminality, acting as a key facilitator for a host of other types of offences.
"To stop this from happening we must all take responsibility for protecting our personal information, especially when working and playing online.
"By following some simple procedures, such as creating strong passwords, protecting internet connected devices with up-to-date security software and not sharing too much personal information online, we can make life much more difficult for the identity fraudsters and ensure fewer of us fall victim to what is a highly disruptive and upsetting crime."
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The bottom of the U.S. housing market seems to be behind us and mortgage rates are at record lows.
However, Americans are reluctant to buy a home due to shaky labor market conditions, weak wages, and the haunting memory of the recent housing bubble.
Rentals are popular and multi-family units are rising rapidly.
But is the dream of owning and living in a traditional home dead?
Homebuilder Lennar doesn't think so.
In 21 markets around the country, Lennar is offering its NextGen design to address the rising demand for homes that house more than one generation of adults. Unlike most multi-family houses, the NextGen actually looks like a traditional home, and it's marketed as a "home within a home." But it offers plenty of privacy for both sides of the family.
Adam McAbee of John Burns Real Estate Consulting walked through one of the houses.
And from what we can tell, the new normal isn't as depressing as we would've thought.


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About Just Another Electron Pusher
You got a degree in chemistry. Yay, you! So…now what are you going to do?
If you're set up to work in research, good for you. But if you're curious about other options, Just Another Electron Pusher will keep you informed about nontraditional careers in chemistry.
Begun by Amado Guloy, JAEP was then continued by Leigh Krietsch Boerner, who is now concurrently finishing her doctoral thesis in inorganic chemistry while interning at Reuters Health, and working as a freelance science writer. The trifecta! Wow!
Now, it seems, the task of nontraditional chemistry career awareness is too large to be undertaken by just one person. As a result, there are now two, count-'em, two Electron Pushers.
The burning question you're about to ask is, "Who? Who are they? Please tell me!!"
Very well, if you insist. So, in no particular order…
Christine Herman was born and raised in Chicago, IL and received a B.S. in Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago. With the desire to acquire greater scientific knowledge, she ventured down through the cornfields of Illinois to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry (chemical biology). Christine wants to be a science writer when she grows up, I mean, when she graduates. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends and doing other fun stuff like swing dancing and ballet, although that doesn't happen as often as she'd like.
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Glen Ernst grew up as an Air Force brat and settled in Montana. He received his undergraduate and graduate education at Montana State University, where he received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, a B.A. in Theatre Arts (say what?), and a M.S. in Organic/Organometallic Chemistry. He then moved from Montana to Delaware to pursue a research career in the pharmaceutical industry, where he spent the next twenty-three years, ultimately becoming a Principal Scientist (all at the same drug discovery site, which…was recently closed). As a result, he now finds himself seeking what's next. He still has a great love for the lab, but realizes that he must explore all options in the current environment – and, who knows? He may find something he loves just as much. [This just in—guess what? He did.]
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Twitter: @GEErnst
So, here we are. What we do is talk to people who've pursued professions away from the bench about what they do and how they got there. We'll also follow our own personal quests for satisfying jobs that use our degrees, but they may not involve running any %$@& columns. If we find anything useful and/or interesting, we'll be happy to share it with you.
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Dear Fellow Alumnae,
This has been, and continues to be, a busy Spring semester. First, please join me in welcoming Erin Fredrick '01 as the director of Alumnae Affairs. Many of you know Erin from her role as associate director of Reunion and Leadership Council, and most recently as interim co-director of Alumnae Affairs with Vanessa Corba '96. By the way, Vanessa has also taken on additional responsibilities in the offices of Development and Alumnae Affairs. We are fortunate to be able to maintain the continuity of our work relationship.
Volunteers working on AABC committees have been planning interesting and informative programs. They have been forging collaborative relationships with other Barnard organizations to maximize precious resources. For example, the Professional and Leadership Development committee has been working with the Barnard Business and Professional Women on some joint programming and the Young Alumnae committee is working with the Career Development office. Groups of dedicated Barnard volunteers and staff have been deepening the quality of their alliances to make the opportunities for you to connect with the College and each other. Not only is that happening on Broadway, it's happening in regional clubs all over the country. With the addition of Susannah Goldstein '02 to the Alumnae Affairs staff in October, there is once again dedicated staff support for the regional clubs.
I had the pleasure of attending the Senior Dinner, the Torchbearers Reception, and the rebirth of the Barnard Club of Atlanta with fellow alumnae and current Barnard students. The aspect of these events that I find most rewarding is the comfortable multigenerational participation of Barnard women. Alumnae from every decade from the '40s forward and students from every class from 2009–2012 engage in stimulating intellectual conversations and develop rewarding friendships. I am enjoying the company of women who would have been my mother's peers and women who are my son's peers; I would never have met them if we did not all belong to the Barnard community. If you would like to reconnect with old friends or make some new ones, contact Alumnae Affairs. If you would like to become a volunteer, you know the Association always benefits from a new infusion of ideas. Join a committee, attend an event, become a mentor or reach out to a friend. By strengthening the lifelong connection among Barnard alumnae, the College will continue to be an outstanding liberal arts college for future generations of young women.
Reunion is coming. I look forward to seeing you.
As ever,
Frances Sadler '72
President of the Alumnae Associataion
P.S. Watch your e-mail inbox this summer for the announcement of exciting new features to alum.barnard.edu that will help keep us all connected to each other and to Barnard.
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Friendly, Frosty Monsters is a 2007 Sesame Street storybook.
Elmo wakes up on a snowy morning, and runs outside to play with his Sesame Street friends.
Abby Cadabby and Alice Snuffleupagus put on their snowsuits and rubber boots.
Big Bird and Cookie Monster skate on a frozen river.
Little Bo Peep looks for her sheep, who are lost in the snow.
Super Grover and Baby Bear slide down the hill on sleds, while Jack and Jill come tumbling after.
Count von Count and the Countess count the snowflakes.
Bert and Little Red Riding Hood feed birds in the forest, while the Big Bad Wolf lies in wait with a snowball.
Oscar and Grundgetta make a grouchy snowman, and then have a snowball fight with Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Elmo and Abby.
Everyone gathers in a warm apartment to have tea, and sing songs while Prairie Dawn plays the piano.
As night falls, Ernie and Rubber Duckie say goodnight to the Twiddlebugs.
Elmo goes to sleep, curled up with his doll David, while Dorothy dreams in her goldfish bowl.