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Poken on Twitter
A poken is a small physical device capable of exchanging online social networking data with other poken devices. A poken has a USB connector, so you can plug the device into your computer to connect your device to the Poken web database. On the Poken website you can decide which social networking profiles you want to share with your Poken friends. This social network profile can be your Twitter account. If two poken devices are held close to each other, they will exchange contact data of the owners.
Pokens are produced by a Swiss company. The inventors of this device saw it as a digital alternative of exchanging business cards. Pokens were launched in the last trimester of 2008. They became pretty soon a hype in the Netherlands. Only in March 2009 this device got attention on the TechCrunch blog. Pokens were also presented at the SXSW conference, where they became talk of the conference - as Twitter was during the 2007 edition of SXSW.
I have been tracking the buzz on Twitter regarding pokens for a while now. You can find below some graphs showing insight on how the poken hype evolved over the past months. This analysis was performed on data obtained thru Twitter Search. Only Twitter messages from public Twitter users were available for analysis. Since September 2008 I discovered over 31,000 Twitter messages from 7641 different Twitter users.
The first graph shows the number of Twitter messages per day related to poken.
You can compare this graph with the result of Google Trends for Poken - showing the usage of the term in searches. Another reference chart is the number of blogposts found by Blogpulse refering to Poken.
The hype on Twitter started before the hype on blogs (shown on the Blogpulse chart) and the hype in search trends (Google Trends).
Another interesting graph is the cumulative number of Twitter users who posted at least one Twitter message related to poken. This graph shows that the number of users is still increasing.
I tried to link the 7641 different Twitter users to their location, their country - based on the information in the Twitter profiles.
The top 5 countries ranked according to the number of messages :
Netherlands 34% of all messages related to PokenThe top 5 countries ranked according to the users :
Germany 16%
Japan 15%
Belgium 4%
Netherlands 24% of all users posting Twitter messages related to PokenA similar distribution can be found in the information for Google Trends for Twitter. Both lists are dominated by The Netherlands. Swiss internet users search often for poken, however Twitter uses from Switzerland are less active, they are only ranked 7.
Germany 16%
Japan 9%
Belgium 5%
The hype in the different countries can be observed in the graph showing the number of Twitter messages related to poken. Twitter users in the Netherlands started posting Twitter messages related to poken from December 2008, with a first peak around mid January 2009. Since then the hype around Poken has faded away within the Dutch Twitter user community. Twitter users in Germany picked up the Poken hype around mid March 2009, with a first peak on March 28. The hype is still continuing at a rate of about 100 Twitter messages per day.
A similar pattern can be observed in the graph showing the number of Twitter users having posted messages related to poken. Currently there are more Twitter users in the Netherlands who have posted Poken related Twitter messages, but it the trend continues there will be soon more German Twitter users.
Twitter messages related to poken came from over 70 countries, from all over the world. There came from the Netherlands and Germany (as can be observed in the graphs shown above), from Japan and the United States, but also from countries such as Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand, China and Malaysia. Dedicated Twitter accounts for Pokens have been set up in different countries : Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan, Slovakia, Spain and South Africa.


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CLEVELAND (AP) Charlie Lee scored a career-high 22 points and hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left to give Cleveland State its first lead of the game in a 78-73 win over Toledo on Saturday.
The Vikings (6-2), who trailed by 10 in the first half, tied the score four times, including 71-71 with 1:23 left after a Sebastian Douglas steal and layup. Following Lee's go-ahead trey, Douglas added another steal and layup with 19 seconds to go.
After a foul on Cleveland State and some pushing and shoving resulting in offsetting technical fouls, Reese Holliday's two free throws made it 76-73 with 10 seconds left. Lee was fouled immediately and hit two free throws.
Lee was 7 of 10 from the field, hitting 4 of 6 3-pointers and also had seven assists.
Bryn Forbes added 16 points and Tim Kamczyc 15 for the Vikings.
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So for the weight sensor I put 10 volts across the green and black and then measure the voltage difference across the white and red by plugging it into the microcontroller ports?
is that enough to be able to read it directly?
the chip is the HCS12, if i remember correctly it was like 65% of the voltage (5v) so 3.3. So i guess I need to use another opamp


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Day 1 (Saturday) will include training sessions in French and English for staff and volunteers associated with non-profit heritage groups. The English session will focus on funding diversification, such a vital topic for our cash-strapped heritage sector. These sessions, which will take place at the Hôtel des Gouverneurs in Montreal, will be followed by the AGMs of QAHN and the FHQ, which will be staggered so that attendees wishing to attend both may do so.
An evening cocktail will take place at the splendid Masonic Temple on Sherbrooke Street. Here, visitors can mingle, take a guided tour, enjoy the music of the Elgin & District Pipes and Drums, and hear Dinu Bumbaru of Heritage Montreal give the keynote speech.
Day 2 (Sunday) will take place entirely at the Hôtel des Gouverneurs, and will feature a range of conferences, several of them in English. There will be heritage displays, an evening cocktail and banquet, and awards ceremonies, including presentations of QAHN's 2017 Marion Phelps and Richard Evans awards. Finally, Day 3 (Monday) will be devoted to heritage tours in and around the city. One tour, given in English, will include visits to St. Patrick's Basilica, Silo No. 5 in Montreal's Old Port, and historic Hurtibise House in Westmount.
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"I wont be sending an officer because your not in any danger at all. You have obviously just put a blanket on a dog while it is sitting in your car and taken a photo. "
I still have a passion for web apps that run on the file system. It's an extremely easy development model and extremely flexible. You can send a file (or set of files) to anyone and be confident they can open the files and run your web app, regardless of their operating system and without imposing on them the requirement of setting up a server. Furthermore, they can stick it on a share drive and BAM, guerilla multi-user system. I've had the habit long before I developed for TiddlyWiki but my time with TiddlyWiki focused my attention on the benefits and taught me a number of Single-Page App (SPA) hacks which most web developers are still oblivious to.
And let the SPA hacks roll on …
As I start to think about resetting the slideshow framework I've been randomly sniping at conferencesrecently, one thing I'd like to do is the idea of a file per Master Slide, containing all of the HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. This is more or less how TiddlyWiki themes work, and a very neat modularisation tactic.
Unfortunately, HTML – bless it – can include JavaScript (
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Point your spiffy HTML5 browser to index.html and watch in glee as the message gets copied from included to includer. I wasn't sure it would work, because certain other things – like Geolocation and Workers – simply don't work in all browsers against the File:// URI, even though they probably should. (Probably because the browsers keep mappings of permissions to each domain, and these systems assume the domain is served with HTTP(s).)
This technique will also degrade to older browsers using those "pre-HTML5 hacks. (As the Romans used to say, Omnis enim API HTML V, aequivalet HTML V pre-furta..)
So I'm glad this technique works and intend to use it in the future, nicely abstracted with a library function or two.


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I was active when it was first starting, but unfortunately, ran out of time. I haven't been there in ages, I fear. It is a shame about Charles, he was incredibly enthusiastic, and the last few articles I've seen about PCBSD he was mentioned as having some sort of title or status. Maybe he's still around in the background.
What about advertising at tech shows - either via word of mouth or printed materials?
And the WORD was made flesh, and dwelt among us. (John 1:14)
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Thou shalt check the array bounds of all strings (indeed, all arrays), for surely where thou typest ``foo'' someone someday shall type ``supercalifragilisticexpialidocious''.
Are you saying that you're the only active moderator for such a busy forum?
Better let Kris know what happened to bsdforums so he can rectify that.
I see there are almost 8,000 members and that certainly seems too much for one active mod.
Actually, the PC-BSD forums don't seem very active the last month orso
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
I've noticed that. Not to take this topic too far away from the thread, but I visited the PC-BSD forums a few times in the last six months. There really was not much there. It did worry me, since PC-BSD seems like a reasonable way to introduce *BSD desktops to a greater audience.
Well, I'd have split this topic by now but that's just me.
One nice thing, on boards where I am not a moderator I'm not officially obligated to try keep people on topic ^_^
forums.pcbsd.org has a lot of user accounts, probably too many are spam users depending on whether or not the older bots got there accounts removed. We've had problems before, usually with the active parts of the community shouting and someone upgrading the CAPTCHA and such things to curtail it for many months.
Like any support focused bulletin board many people join when they have a Q or a P and then leave when everything going good for them. Leaving a small core of people that are regular visitors of varying fluencies and assistance.
I've been on PC-BSDs forums since November, 2005 and I've used both PC-BSD and FreeBSD since January 2006... My first installs of both.
I barely recognize the 'regular crowd' there any more, I'm probably one of the only ones left there who still remembers when PC-BSD was still Release Candidate software... When I was 'young' in the community there, there was a good amount of people that had been around since PC-BSD was in beta testing.
The developers spend there time with the mailing list not the forums, there is probably a google group(s) somewhere whether or not it is populated I don't know. I personally prefer the forums but to each there own.
Usually if I need any real help, I fire up KNode and make a posting somewhere under comp.unix.bsd.* or visit an IRC channel.
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Thou shalt check the array bounds of all strings (indeed, all arrays), for surely where thou typest ``foo'' someone someday shall type ``supercalifragilisticexpialidocious''.
Kill your t.v.
SE Marketing
Let's start with the very basics, bots only know what they are told eg:
http://www.daemonforums.org HTTP Status Code: HTTP/1.1 200 OK
http://daemonforums.org HTTP Status Code: HTTP/1.1 200 OK
http://daemonforums.org/index.php HTTP Status Code: HTTP/1.1 200 OK
http://www.daemonforums.org/index.php HTTP Status Code: HTTP/1.1 200 OK
The "Forum" must decide which url it's wants as it's root/home page and 301 the other 3 variation to the root.
Please try these two very basic rewrites in the .htaccess file
# If you want the site to be accessed WITH the www:
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.example.com [NC]
RewriteRule .* http://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /([^/]+/)*index\.(php|htm|asp|aspx|hmtl)\ HTTP/
RewriteRule ^(([^/]+/)*)index\.(php|htm|asp|aspx|hmtl)$ /? [NC,R=301,L]
Re: bsdforum.net
If this domain is available there is nothing wrong with getting it and using a 301 redirect to daemonforums.org.
I'll put those rewrite rules in effect later, didn't know this mattered for SEO, thanks for the tip.
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
There is still alot more that needs to be done. Summer is very slow for me. I don't mind helping out. If they don't work let me know the errors. Mod rewrite doesn't work the same on all servers.
Disregarding payments to Google or being a country:
As regards sitemap it informs googlebot what to index.Throw a sitemap (plain text from memory) in your website directory and googlebot reads that.
Googlebot can work this out on it's own without sitemap. It does what spiders on the web do - they follow links.
The major advantage of sitemap is that can direct googlebot to areas of a site that may not be linked to any other part of the web (probably rare).
For sites that are hard for googlebot to find (limited links from external sites) or hard for googlebot to index (not many internal links joining a site together) sitemap may be the only way to get accurately and regularly indexed.
It is not intended to help change a rank.
It only ensures Google knows what pages exist and where to find them. Googlebot looks for a sitemap and crawls from that rather from links alone.
There is an expectation of a slight advantage in speed on being included in the index (nothing do do with ranking - only being on the start line).
Google claims to give preference to webs that have sitemaps.
It creates confidence that new pages will be indexed as soon as Google gets around to it .
Besides indexing pages, sitemaps tell googlebot when to come back again and re-index.
So instead of being indexed in a month it might take a week (or a month). Still expect to be result 8675 out of 10,000. For any site that seriously considers that an issue (i.e., a new site looking to be indexed, Google have a submission form - no sitemap necessary).
Nevertheless, as with sitemaps, Google will do it when they do it.
Their engine is proprietary and any metrics are looking at the output of a very complex (indexing the intarweb) black box.
This is a discussion in itself - how to measure Google.
None of this is an issue with a site that will have 10,000 links going every which way and then changing regularly. You have already far exceeded any usefulness of sitemap. Furthermore, because of the vast size of the web (vast I tell's ya) I really doubt Google has the required number of trained spiders to visit here regularly enough to keep up with the posts anyway ...
Besides that, you try and write a sitemap for the pages you have already ...
ai-danno is correct regarding CONTENT. Google at least has for a long time been basing it's rankings and results based on content (and links). Meta-tags are largely (last time I checked) ignored by SE's.
This is your number one (numero uno) tactic in the war for SE domination (FTW).
In pwain engrish, the words on your page(s) should correlate with the words people use when they search. If it sounds simple, it is.
There are, however, a few tricks.
Google (and others) use a few items to determine the relevance of your page to a particular search.
The title.
Yes. The title tag.
<title>DaemonForums - BSD forum</title> will already go a long way to that first spot.
Use a H1 tag. Make it the same as your title.

DaemonForums - BSD forum

It may look ugly. Perhaps you can find some way of making it less ugly.
Ignore it at your peril.
Text. Repeat the title (and H1) again somewhere in the text.
You appear to have done this (almost) already with your welcome:
"DaemonForums - the premier help resource for BSD".
These three things together are your best weapon in the über elite pit sport that is SE ranking ...
Just as important as making them the same is making them relevant. Relevant to the searches you want to win (there are no prizes for second place - except in the olympics, oh and motor racing, oh and ...). Win I tell's ya.
In other words, pick where you want to be found and use it.
Do this for all your searches you want to pwn. How?
Have a relevant title for the various forums. For instance:
<title>FreeBSD Installation and Upgrading - DaemonForums</title>
Welcome: FreeBSD Installation and Upgrading
Excellent. Add a H1 tag and you are ahead by a country mile (not to be confused with a city mile).
It ought to be clear (it is to me) that you are already doing the most important thing you can do to make your pages relevant to searches.
Do it a little better and you will go where few others dare.
For instance, at the FreeBSD install page:
FreeBSD Security - DaemonForums
Add the word secure. You have security and securing.
I guess many people might search "secure FreeBSD".
However, as it is mainly user driven content, there becomes a point where adding more text is annoying to the users.
Yes, that does mean that the text in a page does have some value. Even if it does not occur in the title or H1.
Personally, I would think you have done plenty. Considering that because of the large number of pages being generated and the different words used, Google will at some point index you for cancer cure.
Everything else is from linking.
There is a lot more to it. That is the main stuff.
BTW. Your initial content is what Google shows when you appear on a result.
Your description and keyword tags are of zero use. There may be some engines around that still use them ...
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With the new Honda Civic embroiled in controversy over its recent devaluation by Consumer Reports, some sisters-in-law have wondered which car might be a good option in its stead. What car should you recommend someone buy instead of a Honda Civic?
Our pick? Hyundai Elantra. It's no better or worse to drive than the new Civic, it has a much-improved interior that shames the Civic's, it gets better mileage, it's cheaper, it looks better, and it's built by a company who is hungry for your business. Is it necessarily the car we'd drive? No. Is it the one we'd tell our dental hygienist to get as cheap, reliable, above-par transportation? Absolutely.
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Sample Letters to the Editor
The "Letters" page is one of the best-read sections of any newspaper. Below are three samples for use as appropriate. Feel free to adapt to your local situation. The first is teacher specific. The second is specific to education support professionals. The third is for bringing attention to and honoring the work of substitute educators. Keep the following in mind:
- Sending a letter to the editor reminds readers about American Education Week.
- Your local Association president should sign the letter.
- Consider getting commitments from leaders of your community's organizations to write letters, especially if they are working to help students of all ages achieve and succeed.
Teacher Appreciation Letter
Dear Editor:
November 18-22 will mark the 98th annual observance of American Education Week. Our AEW tagline, "Reach. Educate. Inspire." highlights the importance of bringing together educators, parents, students, and communities in a unified effort to build great public schools.
Today's teachers do more than teach basic skills. They nurture and inspire children despite obstacles. They help students learn essential skills not always measured in testing, such as critical thinking, conflict resolution, cooperation, and problem solving, which help students throughout life.
However, you and I know that no school is without problems. There is always something needing improvement. That's why we have a program that [give an example, such as a mentoring program, where good experienced teachers help new teachers OR describe your professional development training to keep veteran teachers ahead of advances in teaching OR a program that involves parents in helping their child in the classroom or at home].
Parents, I invite you to visit your child's classroom and learn for yourself how you and the teacher can work together. If you do not have children, please consider visiting your nearest public school and see today's educators in action. Ask how you can contribute to a child's success. We'll be glad to advise.
Thank you for taking time to read this letter. I'm proud to make a difference in the lives of the students I teach.
Your name
Education Support Professionals Appreciation Letter
Dear Editor:
November 20, 2019, will mark the observance of Education Support Professionals Day—a time for saluting our public school education support professionals (ESPs) and the contributions they make to education. The interaction between children, parents, and ESPs is vital to the continued success of public education. Their work is something to celebrate.
Today's ESPs do more than provide nutritious meals and transport our children to and from school; they also serve as positive role models.
Parents and community members, visit your child's school and learn for yourself how ESPs serve as essential and equal education partners. A simple 'thank you' or card for these hard working professionals would be welcomed and greatly appreciated.
Thank you for taking time to read this letter. I'm proud to make a difference in the lives of your children by being an essential partner in their education. Let's make time together to celebrate all of our work on their behalf.
Your name
Substitute Educators Appreciation Letter
Dear Editor:
November 18-22 will mark the 98th annual observance of American Education Week—a time for saluting our public schools and the relationships between all school employees, students, and parents.
The theme of this year's celebration, "Reach. Educate. Inspire", highlights the importance of bringing together educators, parents, students, and communities in a unified effort to build great public schools.
The Friday of that week, November 22, has been designated Substitute Educators Day. These employees are called in to temporarily replace a regularly employed teachers or education support professionals, such as classroom aides.
We hope you'll take some time to thank the many citizens of [name the school district, community or area] who have taken on the opportunity, and, yes, the challenges, of working as substitute educators.
Substitute educators are serious about the education of the community's children. They are professionals who have learned their craft and are as skilled as the people they replace on a daily basis. They, too, nurture and inspire children. They help students learn essential skills not always measured by tests, such as critical thinking, conflict resolution, cooperation, and problem solving.
However, you and I know that substitute work is not without challenges. [If you can, give an example]. But for most substitute educators, opportunities to help outweigh even these matters.
Every day, substitute educators rise to the challenges of their work. They are a valuable asset to our schools and community. They deserve our respect and I'm proud to have them as colleagues.
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Lee Dorman, the bassist for the '60s rock band Iron Butterfly has died, The Los Angeles Times reports. He was 70.
Dorman was found dead Friday in a vehicle outside his Laguna Niguel home, according to Orange County sheriff's spokeswoman Gail Krause. She said Dorman may have been on his way to a doctor's appointment when he died. A coroner's investigation performed Saturday found that he died of natural causes.
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Iron Butterfly formed in 1966 and recorded one album before Dorman joined the band. The group rose to fame in the late 1960s with its second album, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, which sold more than 30 million copies. The memorable notes from the title track have remained popular in pop culture, having been featured on The Simpsons, That '70s Show and Rescue Me, among others.
The band broke up in the 1970s, at which point Dorman formed a new band — Captain Beyond — with Iron Butterfly guitarist Larry Reinhardt.
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Four Days Afloat – Discover Magical Mull & her Surrounding Lochs & Isles
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The sea around the West coast of Scotland offers some of the most stunning cruising grounds found anywhere int he world. . Our departure from the highland town of Oban opens up a world of spectacular cruising and adventures, never lacking in great sailing whatever the weather.
This hands on adventure will take you where the wind blows , visiting unique islands, hidden lochs and the amazing array of wildlife there is up here inner seas and skies. There is just so much to take in, and to make best use of the wind and enjoy the full experience of sailing , we do not run to specific itineraries.
Tacking westward through the Sound Of Mull we head out beyond Ardnamurchan Point and alter course to the North where the landscape opens up offering far reaching views up to the Small Isles and Skye with Torridon away on the horizon.
Taking the Southerly heading, follow the majestic coastline of Mull down past Treshnish and on to Staffa. A visit to Fingal's cave is a must, but landing is very much dependant on swell.
Beyond lies the sacred isle of Iona where the resonance of Columba lives on. Onwards, we pass Torrans Rocks where Davy Balfour was wrecked in a tremendous storm, finally being washed ashore on Erraid. Heading on south to Colonsay, stop for the night alongside the pier and walk through one of our favourite islands for its gentle beauty and of course to taste some great ales from smallest island brewery in the world.
Voyage Description
The Northern route takes us on and out to the more remote Hebridean Isles. Rum, by far the largest island, possesses a cluster of formidable volcanic peaks, Askival (Ash Mountain) the highest peak, dominates the landscape, and the name itself tells of the Viking settlers here.
If we are fortunate with settled weather, we would like to take you to one of the most awesome anchorages in the world. Nestling at the foot of the Skye Cuillins lies Loch Scavaig, the sea loch with the waters of Loch Corusk pouring in. Follow the trail and you feel like you have walked right into middle earth. Eigg, which measures just 5 by 3 miles, is by far the most vibrant, populous and welcoming of the Small Isles.
There are wonderful views of Muck and Rhum from An Sgurr. Canna, in many ways is the prettiest of the isles with its high basalt cliffs which are home to a colony of Puffins. Spend time lying on the cliff edge as they hover a few inches away before darting off to catch more eels. After anchoring for the night we succumb to the tranquility of the island knowing there is little to do but walk, watch birds and take in the scenery and the hospitality of this island community.
Westward lie the Outer Hebrides, remote and utterly enchanting and a day's sailing across the sea of Hebrides. The land here features the oldest rock in the world and is made up of hundreds of islands, both small and large, inhabited and uninhabited. The east side of the islands is made up of islets and sea lochs running deep inland, while out west where the Atlantic pounds the shore, untouched white sand beaches stretch for miles with crystal clear water just waiting to be explored by you. Every where we travel, we find that each island provides some good short walks of about an hour before setting sail and heading towards a new anchorage.
Wildlife is guaranteed at this time of year and not a week passes without seeing at least 3 of the big 5. Red Deer, Otter, Seal, Golden Eagle and of course the Red Squirrel. The Treshnish Isles will provide us with seals and eagles fly close by.
Lunga is designated a SSSI for its abundant plant life. Many of the rare and endangered plants are native to the island. Grey seals inhabit the waters, while birdlife includes storm petrels, kittiwakes, puffins and razorbills. It is possible to stand amongst the puffin burrows whilst watching the toing and froing of the parent birds as they feed their young with mouths full of eels.
Whales and dolphins are often seen out to the North of Colonsay and Canna, mostly Minke but Orca have been known to visit these waters. Basking sharks in summer offer regular sightings.
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Fly to Glasgow from Bristol, London Gatwick, Stanstead, Luton, Birmingham, Belfast City, Cardiff, East Midlands, Exeter, Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Norwich and Southampton. There is parking space in Oban if you arrive by car.
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Queen Street Station, Glasgow. Train links from all over UK. Glasgow – Oban runs 4 scheduled trains a day in summer.
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The statement on the policy objectives included the following:
The inflation rate over the longer run is primarily determined by monetary policy, and hence the Committee has the ability to specify a longer-run goal for inflation. The Committee judges that inflation at the rate of 2 percent, as measured by the annual change in the price index for personal consumption expenditures, is most consistent over the longer run with the Federal Reserve's statutory mandate.That appears to somewhat formalize what we've known for a while, that the Fed is shooting for 2 percent inflation. Their interpretation of the employment part of their mandate was somewhat squishier:
The maximum level of employment is largely determined by nonmonetary factors that affect the structure and dynamics of the labor market. These factors may change over time and may not be directly measurable. Consequently, it would not be appropriate to specify a fixed goal for employment; rather, the Committee's policy decisions must be informed by assessments of the maximum level of employment, recognizing that such assessments are necessarily uncertain and subject to revision.That sounds like a statement about the "natural rate" or NAIRU, which changes over time, and which economists can disagree about. In this context, "maximum level of employment" isn't a very good phrase - it sounds like something Stalin would try to achieve in industrializing the Soviet Union - but "maximum" is the word in the Federal Reserve Act, so they probably wanted to stick with it.
The FOMC participants' projections of the federal funds target rate were summarized in this chart:
The language in their regular meeting statement was:
In particular, the Committee decided today to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and currently anticipates that economic conditions--including low rates of resource utilization and a subdued outlook for inflation over the medium run--are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least through late 2014.To be fair, though most of the participants are projecting a rate increase by 2014, all of the projected rates are still quite low relative to their "longer run" projection.
Many people seem to be interpreting the language about keeping rates "exceptionally low" through "late 2014" as an expansionary "open mouth operation" where the Fed tries to stimulate the economy by influencing expectations (and since the December statement said "mid-2013" they have opened the mouth wider). If people believe short term rates will be lower for longer, long term rates will also fall. Bernanke explained how this would work in his 2002 speech about deflation:
So what then might the Fed do if its target interest rate, the overnight federal funds rate, fell to zero? One relatively straightforward extension of current procedures would be to try to stimulate spending by lowering rates further out along the Treasury term structure--that is, rates on government bonds of longer maturities. There are at least two ways of bringing down longer-term rates, which are complementary and could be employed separately or in combination. One approach, similar to an action taken in the past couple of years by the Bank of Japan, would be for the Fed to commit to holding the overnight rate at zero for some specified period. Because long-term interest rates represent averages of current and expected future short-term rates, plus a term premium, a commitment to keep short-term rates at zero for some time--if it were credible--would induce a decline in longer-term rates.Credibility is indeed one major problem with such a strategy, as Gavyn Davies noted in a blog post previewing the FOMC release:
The problem for practitioners, however, is the time inconsistency of these proposals. It is one thing to promise now to hold interest rates at zero if inflation starts to rise in several years time, and quite another actually to do that in the circumstances of the time.However, while many knowledgeable observers are interpreting it that way (e.g., Stephen Williamson and Ryan Avent) it seems to me that the Fed is being careful to say that it is not promising to keep rates low, only that it believes the economy in 2014 will still be lousy enough that rates should still be low then.
The temptation to renege on a long forgotten commitment, possibly made by an earlier Fed chairman under a previous administration, would surely be overwhelming once the economy is recovering. Since the private sector knows in advance that this would be the case, it would be extremely hard to persuade people today that such a policy would in fact be pursued in the future. And that would defeat its purpose.
During the press conference, Bernanke seemed to place quite a bit of emphasis on the dual nature of the Fed's mandate, and even said "the Committee always treats its primary objectives on price stability and maximum employment symmetrically." Really? In the past, I've thought he's seemed to give higher priority to inflation, so that sounded unexpectedly dovish to me. One interpretation might be that he's listening to Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, who has argued the Fed needs to be more aggressive to try to reduce unemployment. Scott Sumner also found dovish signs in the press conference.
An alternate interpretation is Bernanke felt the need to be extra careful to sound like he is being faithful to the dual mandate because the statement making the 2% inflation goal explicit sounds like another step towards "inflation targeting," which Bernanke advocated during his academic days. Indeed, one of the reporters said: "Congrats on the inflation target or goal. That's a big achievement for you, I'm sure."
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With the Winter Olympics approaching in Sochi, Russia, one of the world's fastest skaters trains far from the limelight. His routine has remained the same for years. He's even been criticized by some skaters, for his dedication to the same coach in Milwaukee.
Marge Pitrof of member station WUWM reports.
MARGE PITROF, BYLINE: Brian Hansen realized long ago that he'd be alone with the sport he loved.
BRIAN HANSEN: I'd ask the kids when I was little, if they knew who Dan Jansen was and they'd say no. And then I'd say you don't know who Dan Jansen is? He's the fastest speed skater in the world.
PITROF: Ever since, the 23-year-old has been working to become the fastest. At first, that meant commuting a couple hours from his home in Illinois, to the Olympic-size oval at the Pettit Center in Milwaukee.
HANSEN: We started driving up here, you know, a couple times a week. And it's always been so successful that, you know, I decided to stay here and not move out to Salt Lake City.
PITROF: Salt Lake City where many of his teammates have trained. There's not much hoopla surrounding speed skaters at the Pettit Center.
So this is where they're training?
HANSEN: Yup, they're training out on the oval and...
PITROF: Brian Hansen is one of the few people here every day, along with the center's Marketing Director Kevin Butler.
KEVIN BUTLER: They're going upwards of 30 or 40 miles an hour at peak speed. All for what? You know, it's just chasing their dream and the Olympic dream.
PITROF: Lap after lap, a break for water, more laps - slower, faster. A sleek, colorful flash whizzes by. The coach hollers.
NANCY SWIDER-PELTZ, SR: Nice, really good. Nice.
PITROF: Hansen has also stayed with the same coach.
SR: Alright, pretty good.
PITROF: That's not the norm, especially at the elite level.
HANSEN: We worked well together as a team and, you know, I kind of just stuck with it.
SR: A multiple Olympian once said to me: When are you going to let your skaters move on to a real coach.
PITROF: That's Nancy Swider-Peltz, Senior, Hansen's coach. She's been to the Olympics as an athlete and as a coach, with Hansen in 2010, when he won silver in team pursuit. Swider-Peltz says you won't see many long trackers with female coaches, or even the same coach as last time.
SR: In the world's opinion, people tire of things. They get, you know, I want to try something else. But on our level it's are you producing results?
PITROF: Brian Hansen is now among the best in both the 1,000 and 1500-meters. He's confident the familiar will work for him at the Olympics, along with his Spartan routine: eat, train, sleep.
HANSEN: And there's no other crazy element. It's just, who can skate the fastest.
PITROF: Hansen is glad it's nearly that time, when his former schoolmates may pay attention to his sport.
For NPR News, I'm Marge Pitrof in Milwaukee.
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Neurogastroenterology: The Study of Our Second Brain January 1, 2013Posted by ToYourHealth in Public Health.
Tags: Anxiety, Brain/Gut, Diabetes, Diet, Enteric nervous system, Gastrointestinal illness, Health, Neurogastroenterology
Early in embryogenesis our brains and our gut are formed from the same tissue mass with one half becoming the central nervous system and the other the enteric nervous system, connected by the vagus nerve. Half our nerves are located in our brain, and half in the gut which translates into a lot more than feeling butterflies in our stomach when we're nervous.
This enteric nervous system is comprised of one hundred million autonomously functioning neurons, neurotransmitters and proteins with the ability to communicate with the central nervous system through the vagus nerve and parasympathetic nervous system. Coupled with the intestinal microbiome, it's been coined our "second brain" by Dr. Michael Gershon, professor of anatomy and cell biology at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City in 1988. What we put into one brain drastically affects the other.
If we add the nerve cells of the esophagus, stomach and large intestine, there are more nerve cells in the gut than there are in the entire remainder of the peripheral nervous system. Nearly every chemical that controls the brain in the head has been identified in the gut, including hormones and neurotransmitters.
Flora, the microorganisms that typically inhabit a body organ, while plentiful, have not evolved enough to withstand processed and junk foods. Intestinal flora is also destroyed by considerable amounts of stress, alcohol, and antibiotics which will leave a body more open to infection.
Brain/Gut Disease States
Nearly 60 million people suffer from digestive issues, often resulting from poor management of the second brain. Many are temporary ill feelings, while others are chronic and debilitating. The brain/gut connection has spurned interest in new research and procedures.
Gastrointestinal: The gut produces 95% of mood-stabilizing serotonin. So when it's not functioning properly, our moods will show it. Conversely, when brain chemistry is off-balance, the bowels will suffer. Nearly 90% of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and non-ulcerative dyspepsia suffer from some sort of mental anxiety (or worse). These patients also frequently encounter abnormal REM sleep and wake feeling fatigued. These sleep disorders are often treated with low-dose antidepressants, regularly prescribed to treat IBS, depression, PTSD and bacterial infections.
Diabetes: Now epidemic in many countries, diabetes' side effects can be devastating to the body, and treatment and utilization rates are drowning health care resources. The race is on to find new methods to slow glucose production to decrease related morbidity. Clinical trials show that fats activate a subset of nerves in the intestine, signaling the brain, which then signals the liver, to reduce glucose production. This helps to slow the production of sugar in the body. Now the gut, instead of the brain, will be the target for new therapies.
Anxiety and Depression: Antidepressant drugs commonly cause gastrointestinal problems such as nausea, diarrhea and constipation. This is because they inhibit the uptake of serotonin, normally calming to the digestive tract. Morphine and heroin act on the central nervous system and attach to the gut's opiate receptors, producing constipation. The gut also produces benzodiazepines, chemicals that relieve pain and are found in anti-anxiety drugs like Valium. In extreme pain, the gut over-produces these chemicals and sends them to the brain. Stress signals are sent to the enteric nervous system, slowing digestion while the intestines painfully contract.
GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or heartburn): Prevalence of GERD has increased 50% in the past decade, affecting 20% of adults. Stress, a common cause of acid reflux and chronic heartburn, excites areas of the brain that make esophageal pain receptors more active. These patients often have a drop in prostaglandins which coat the stomach lining and protect it from acid. Anti-inflammatory drugs reduce production of prostaglandins, which is why this class of drug commonly causes ulcers and nausea. Add alcohol to stress, and the increase in stomach acid weakens the esophageal sphincter allowing caustic acid into your upper GI tract.
Settle Your Stomach
Try incorporating these into your lifestyle for good gut/brain health:
- Probiotics
- Turmeric
- Digestive enzymes
- Kefir
- Ginger
- Eliminate fatty foods and caffeine (try calming herbal teas, like chamomile)
- Stay hydrated
- Improve posture
What's your gut feeling?
Related Reading:
Lipman, Frank, MD, (2011) Revive: Stop Feeling Spent And Start Living Again.
The Gut-Brain-Liver Axis: A New Option to Treat Obesity and Diabetes? (www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Foods that Fight Heartburn (www.LIVESTRONG.com)
- 1. Alice Williams - January 1, 2013
Amy this is a very interesting article. I learned quite a few things I did not know. Keep up the good work.
- 2. Martha Love - May 27, 2013
Thank you for this informative article! Would like to see studies that show the effects of using a combination of good physical lifestyle changes as you have listed in "Settle Your Stomach" along with psychological therapies on the gut response. My colleague Robert Sterling and I found in counseling hundreds of people over a 40 year period that when they used the Somatic Reflection Process on the gut feeling of emptiness and fullness, they were able to achieve a unity of body-mind and resolve issues from the past, which was reported by many people to "settle the stomach" as you say, increase body awareness, increase self awareness, reduce stress, and we theorized it thus also improved the immune system. If you are interested in our work, you might find of interest our book available on Amazon "What's Behind Your Belly Button? A Psychological Perspective of the Intelligence of Human Nature and Gut Instinct". More is on this at: http://careerstorefront.angelfire.com. And we invite you to our blog site where we explore gut feelings: nstinctualgutfeelings.blogspot.com/2013/04/most-viewed-blog-posts-on-exploring-gut.html. Would love to have you join us there!
- 3. livinglionheart.co.za - February 9, 2014
I couldn't resist commenting. Exceptionally well written!


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It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown is featured in Funk, the twenty-first episode of Season One. It is sung by Quinn.
Quinn sings the song to show her fellow Glee Club members that just because she is white and pregnant, it doesn't mean she can't be "funky fresh." During the performance, several other pregnant teenage girls dance and perform backup vocals, all part of a club for teenage mothers called the Unwed Mothership Connection. Quinn and Puck share an intense look during the performance, since Puck was the one that impregnated Quinn. At the end of the song, all members of the Glee Club go to hug her, with the exception of Mercedes, who is upset by the performance. Artie is also unhappy with the performance due to the fact that he believes it is sexist, but he still hugs Quinn at the end.
This is a man's world
This is a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing
Without a woman or a girl
Quinn with Unwed Mothership Connection harmonizing:
You see
Man made the cars to take us over the road
Man made the train to carry the heavy load
Man made electric light to take us out the dark
Man made the boat for the water, like Noah made the ark
This is a man's, man's, man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing
Without a woman or a girl (Unwed Mothership Connection: Without a woman or a girl)
Quinn with Unwed Mothership Connection:
Man thinks about the little baby girls and the baby boys
Man make them happy, cause man made them toys
Quinn with Unwed Mothership Connection harmonizing:
And after man make everything, everything he can
Do you know that man makes money? (Unwed Mothership Connection: He makes money)
To buy from other man (Unwed Mothership Connection: To buy from other man)
Quinn with Unwed Mothership Connection:
This is a man's world
Quinn (Unwed Mothership Connection):
But it would be nothing, nothing
Not a one little thing (Nothing, nothing)
Without a woman or a girl
(Huh-uh) He's lost (Huh-uh) in the wilderness
(Huh-uh) He's lost (Huh-uh) in betterness
(Huh-uh) He's lost, lost somewhere now (Huh-uh) in loneliness
- This is Quinn's last solo in Season One and her last solo for 34 episodes. Her next solo is Never Can Say Goodbye in the Season Three episode, Michael.
- This is also the last female solo of season one.
- Actress Courtney Galiano appears as one of the background dancers in this song. She also appears as The Mack in The Purple Piano Project and Mash Off.
- The name of the backing group the Unwed Mothership Connection is a play on the funk band Parliament's album Mothership Connection. Later in the episode New Directions sing Give up the Funk, a single from this album.


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Arnold Palmer's family spread his ashes at his country club in Pennsylvania on Thursday and locals took solace in several rainbows, which they said reminded them of the golf great.
Palmer died on Sept. 25 due to heart complications. His former assistant Doc Giffin said that a rainbow appeared at 9:55 a.m. at Latrobe Country Club, one hour before his intimate funeral.
Steelers Radio Network host Gerry Dulac tweeted a photo snapped by a friend to commemorate the moment.
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"When Arnold Palmer wants to play through, you let him," Dulac said in the caption.
That wasn't the only rainbow connection on that day. At 3:50 p.m., Duane Stein captured another image of a rainbow, this time framing Palmer's statue where he works at Laurel Valley Golf Club, in Ligonier, about 11 miles southeast of Latrobe.
The photo he shared on social media was unfiltered and unedited, as Stein isn't especially tech-savvy, he said.
"It's a moment you'll never forget," Stein said. "Kind of like he was looking down on us."
He was one of many to pull out a phone and flash a pic there.
Chris Mcknight, head golf professional at Laurel Valley, took a nearly identical image to Stein's that was shared on Twitter by the Tri-State PGA as an homage to Palmer.


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Starring Cathy DeBuono, Jill Bennett and Suzanne Westenhoefer!
Lesbian therapists Kit and Dyna have it all: they're a power couple, they each have a thriving practice, and they've published a best-selling book called "How to Succeed in Marriage Without Even Trying." But Kit and Dyna also have a problem: Right before the book came out, their relationship started falling apart. Naturally, they don't want anyone to know. They are secretly in couples counseling, and so far, it's not going well. And life is about to get a lot more complicated as Kit's flaky sister has parked herself on their couch for the indefinite future, and a film crew has arrived to document their "perfect" marriage.
"Cathy and Jill know what it takes to make you watch . . . once they start you can't take your eyes off of them." – Advocate.com
This deluxe edition comes with a terrific bonus extra: "The Characters Behind the Characters" 10 minute featurette!
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EA's Origin Service Wants To Exchange Games For Your Personal Data [Updated]
from the plus-full-retail-price,-if-possible deptJust when you thought no one would be able to top the various levels of DRM insanity plied by Ubisoft in its quixotic quest to end piracy as we know it, something else comes along that's bigger and badder than the nuisances that preceded it.
Electronic Arts' new game service, Origin, has hidden some rather disturbing language inside its EULA. Rock, Paper, Shotgun notes that in order to play Battlefield 3, or any other game that requires Origin to run, you're going to have to let EA root around inside your computer. Here's the gory details, straight from Origin's EULA:
2. Consent to Collection and Use of Data.Now, as RPS notes, some of this wording is not that unusual. Many software companies collect system data and several will even tell you that they plan on distributing this to third parties. This includes Steam, whose EULA states that it will:
You agree that EA may collect, use, store and transmit technical and related information that identifies your computer (including the Internet Protocol Address), operating system, Application usage (including but not limited to successful installation and/or removal), software, software usage and peripheral hardware, that may be gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, dynamically served content, product support and other services to you, including online services. EA may also use this information combined with personal information for marketing purposes and to improve our products and services. We may also share that data with our third party service providers in a form that does not personally identify you. IF YOU DO NOT WANT EA TO COLLECT, USE, STORE, TRANSMIT OR DISPLAY THE DATA DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE APPLICATION. This and all other data provided to EA and/or collected by EA in connection with your installation and use of this Application is collected, used, stored and transmitted in accordance with EA's Privacy Policy located at www.ea.com. To the extent that anything in this section conflicts with the terms of EA's Privacy Policy, the terms of the Privacy Policy shall control.
... store information on a user's hard drive that is used in conjunction with online play of Valve products. This includes a unique authorization key or CD-Key that is either entered by the user or downloaded automatically during product registration. This authorization key is used to identify a user as valid and allow access to Valve's products. Information regarding Steam billing, your Steam account, your Internet connection and the Valve software installed on your computer are uploaded to the server in connection with your use of Steam and Valve software.But, as RPS points out, there's a big difference between Valve's policy and EA's policy:
Valve's policy is self-restricted to anything on your PC directly relating to its own products. EA's is so broad that it gives the publisher permission to scan your entire hard drive, and report back absolutely anything you may have installed, and indeed when you may use it, and then pass that information on the third parties.Now, this data collection may be used in a neutral fashion, heading directly back to EA for dissection and analysis. But there are two aspects that are particularly troublesome: A.) the wording in the EULA is very unspecific and B.) you have to "AGREE" to the terms in order to install your purchased software. In other words, before you can even start playing, EA wants to start digging.
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And then even more creepily, they say they intend to take such information, combine it with personal information about you, and use it to advertise directly to you. However, when selling on this free-for-all on your computer's contents, they'll at least remove personally identifying information. Gosh, thanks.Perhaps you're thinking to yourself: screw this online delivery system and its unseemly urge to dig into my hard drive and operating system. I'll just buy one off the shelf, thank you very much. Not. So. Fast.
It strikes us as beyond acceptable. And so much more serious now that EA has made its intentions clear to make so many of their games exclusively delivered through Origin. Were there a choice about what you'd use to play Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3, etc, then gamers could opt out of allowing Origin on their systems while such a policy is in place. But instead it's a case of agree to such remarkable terms, or don't play their games at all.So, it comes down to this: EA wants what's in your hard drive and any other info it can pick up from your usage habits. Sure, EA has probably always wanted this information but now it's deciding that you, the customer, will only play its games if you give up your information. Apparently, $50+ for a game just isn't payment enough anymore.
Update: Looks like all this attention has gotten EA to back down a little. Not fully, mind you. They now say they can still collect the data. Just not give it to marketing partners.
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Dominion, one of America's largest energy companies, recently announced an expansion of its clean-energy portfolio by developing a major fuel cell power generating facility in Bridgeport, Conn. The new facility uses a reactive process that converts natural gas into electricity. It will be the largest of its kind in North America and will produce 14.9 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power approximately 15,000 homes.
Thomas F. Farrell II, Dominion chairman, president and CEO said: "We are now adding fuel cell technology to our energy portfolio that already includes wind, hydro, biomass and, soon, solar. This project supports Connecticut's clean-energy goals, while producing significant economic development benefits for the state and the city of Bridgeport."
The Bridgeport Fuel Cell facility is part of Project 150, a program sponsored by the state and supported by the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) to increase renewable and clean-energy projects in Connecticut by 150 MW.
CEFIA is the nation's first full-scale clean-energy finance authority that leverages public and private funds to drive investment and scale up clean-energy deployment in Connecticut. This project is supported by the city of Bridgeport, which provides a tax incentive development agreement that will be in place for the life of the project.
Bridgeport Fuel Cell has contracted with FuelCell Energy (FCE) to build, operate and maintain the facility. FCE will supply five proprietary, stationary fuel cell systems and an organic rankine turbine that will use waste heat from the fuel cells to generate the nearly 15 MW.
The project is scheduled to be operational in late 2013 and is expected to support approximately 160 jobs over its 15-year life span. Power from the fuel cell station will be sold to Connecticut Light & Power under a 15-year-fixed power purchase agreement.


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While U.S. healthcare continues its radical digital transformation, nurses continue to face legacy physical burdens that potentially impact the quality of patient care. A new survey reveals work-related injuries and their potential impact on quality patient care are of great concern to the nursing workforce.
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Original Trinity Hymnal, #531
Come, my soul, thy suit prepare:
Jesus loves to answer pray'r;
He himself has bid thee pray,
Therefore will not say thee nay.
Thou art coming to a King,
Large petitions with thee bring;
For his grace and pow'r are such,
None can ever ask too much.
With my burden I begin:
Lord, remove this load of sin;
Let thy blood, for sinners spilt,
Set my conscience free from guilt.
Lord, I come to thee for rest,
Take possession of my breast;
There thy blood-bought right maintain,
And without a rival reign.
While I am a pilgrim here,
Let thy love my spirit cheer;
As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend,
Lead me to my journey's end.
Show me what I have to do,
Ev'ry hour my strength renew:
Let me live a life of faith,
Let me die thy people's death.
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Downtown New Bern will be brimming with exhibits, artists� demonstrations and performances Friday night on the eve of Mumfest with the second installment of the new art series, ARTcrawl.
Downtown New Bern will be brimming with exhibits, artists� demonstrations and performances Friday night on the eve of Mumfest with the second installment of the new art series, ARTcrawl.
It is a production of Community Artist Will, with events slated the second Friday evening each month at a variety of venues � shops, galleries, restaurants and outdoor public locations.
The group lists more than 60 artistic opportunities around the city.
A map and listing are on the web: communityartistwill.com.
Craven Street features artists in the Isaac Taylor Garden, which continues into Mumfest weekend. The adjacent Greater Good Gallery exhibits the work by more than 70 artists and will be open to visitors who want a signed Mumfest poster designed by Bisbee-Lentz. The Accidental Artist hosts �two-for-one� studio time. Mumfest T-shirts are at Mitchell Hardware. Betsy Drake & R.B. Hamilton Home Designs has hand-painted furnishings and decor.
Maggie Peacock has a painting demonstration at Ballantyne Framing and Art, and there is local artwork at Trent River Coffee Company. Also, artist Kathleen Bailey�s paintings exhibit at Top Shelf Consignment.
Regional artist Robert Daniels� works is displayed during the Wine Tasting at Galley Store at 5 p.m. on East Front Street.
Pollock Street offerings include �Fools Rush In� at Rivertowne Ballroom with live acoustic, jazz, swing and Dixieland from 7 to 10 p.m. Call 637-2003. Tickets are $15, two for $25 and $10 for students. Tickets are at Bank of the Arts, Rivertowne Ballroom, Bern Bear Gifts and at the door.
The �Explosion of Color� North Carolina Colored Pencil Chapter 114 Exhibit will be open until 8 p.m. inside Fine Art at Baxter�s gallery. The �No Boundaries Clay Vessels� exhibit by local potters and sculptors continues with the �People�s Choice� judging.
Lou Ellen Plummer�s paper collage �Evolution� is at Carolina Creations.
James Reed Lane plus Bear Plaza will showcase the Bohemian Artists of New Bern, painting, sketching and making crafts. Bear Hands Studio, Habitat for Humanity, Knitt Happens and Girl Scouts will join the �Boho� movement in James Reed Lane and Bear Plaza.
On Middle Street, Ron Lamm and Larry Conley display their artwork at Bear Towne Java. Blaine Kruger will be painting at The Boathouse of New Bern. Marjorie Weigel and Tessia Doerfler will play ukulele at Surf, Wind and Fire. Carol Jones and Susan Spirko�s artwork is on exhibit at MJ�s. New Bern�s newest studio, Maxwell House, has the works of Dietrich, Marvin and Linda Maune.
On South Front Street, Dee Mayer is featured at Next Chapter Bookstore. Live music in the Bear Town Market beer garden will benefit MERCI Clinic.
Laura Overman�s paintings are in the new gallery, Studio Four-Thirteen on Broad Street. The yellow brick studio of Michaele Rose Watson has Ed Macomber and Ben Watford creating.
On Hancock Street, see Willie Taglieri�s prints and cards plus eclectic art in Poor Charlie�s Flea Market and Antiques.


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Rare Books and Manuscripts are rare book and archival collections covering a wide variety of subjects. Major collecting areas include British Studies, American Literature, Children's Literature, and Classical Music. Small groupings or single collections outside of these subjects include the topics of Chinese-American psychology, women's studies, and professional organizational papers.
For more information on the Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection, please contact:
Greta Browning
Belk Library & Information Commons
Appalachian State University
P.O. Box 32026
Boone, NC 28608


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- 3 Beds
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Property TypeResidential – Duplex
SubdivisionBerry Creek Ranch Filing #2
Listing Date03/04/20
Year Built2000
Lot Size0.19 Acres (8,276 SqFt)
Parking2 Car Garage
Property Description
Soaring ceilings and huge windows flood this home with natural light. Knotty Alder flooring throughout the main level adds to the beauty of the open floor plan. The dining room flows into the private patio on the golf course for entertaining family and friends. The master bedroom has a private deck with mountain views and a jetted tub for relaxing. Two spacious guest bedrooms complete this inviting floor plan. #virtualopenhouse https://www.tourfactory.com/idxr2714350 05/02/2020 12:00PM-6:00PM
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- Pool
- Tennis Courts
- Cable Available
- Fireplace - Gas
- Jetted Bathtub
- Multi-Level
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- Wired for Cable
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About Singletree
Singletree is the perfect example of a community that embraces its natural surroundings. With a landscape of sage brush, on the sun-soaked northern side of Interstate 70, Singletree has large home sites, duplexes and single-family homes, many of which feature a Southwestern style of architecture that fits in with the surroundings. The 18-hole Sonnenalp Golf Club is one of the valley's most challenging and scenic courses, with a clubhouse that features a pool and restaurant. As you drive up the hill from the Edwards exit, it's hard to find a Singletree home without a view of something beautiful, be it the Sawatch Range, the valley below or ski runs in the distance. This community truly has something for everyone, all within a short distance to everything the entire Vail Valley has to offer.
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No Slowing Down for Bob Klein '42
When you speak with Bob Klein '42 from his home in Naples, Fla., it's obvious — the man keeps moving. And that, he says, may be the reason he's reached a spectacular milestone of 70 years since his graduation from Stevens.
So after his recent morning tennis game, he was on his way to a "Going Green" committee meeting to make sure his fellow retirement community residents do their part, from recycling to using LED lights, to protect the planet.
"I think it's from playing tennis every day," he says (singles and doubles, plus tournaments). The reason for his longevity may also be the variety of activities—from music to meaningful volunteer work and friendships—that fill his days.
Klein, 90, is one of 14 surviving classmates of the Class of '42 who will mark their 70th reunion during Alumni Weekend 2012 on June 1, 2 and 3. Remarkably, seven of the 14 plan to attend, says Klein, whom his classmates have called "the glue" that keeps their class together.
Klein is the longtime class secretary of the Class of '42 whose engaging class logs help keep classmates in touch. He's helped to organize the class' "mini reunions" in Florida over the years as well as reunions at Stevens that have strengthened their bonds of friendship over the decades.
For Alumni Weekend 2012, Klein expects to return to Stevens along with the following classmates: Joe Ayton, Steve Crandall, Walt Mahnken, Pat Rochford, Herman Sachs and Warren Wells.
They're an incredible bunch – from Rochford, who still works as a school crossing guard in Dumont, N.J.; to Wells, who is active with his family and in his retirement community; to Crandall, an emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at M.I.T. who still goes to the office occasionally.
Klein, a manufacturing executive who retired as director and secretary of Morris Cablevision, finds 70 years since graduation somewhat hard to fathom.
"It's hard to believe it's been that long, all the years that have gone by," he says.
But this father of two and great-grandfather is thinking ahead. He plans to again compete in national tennis tournaments in North Carolina and Massachusetts for players 90 or older this September. Last year, he beat the nationally ranked No. 3 player in North Carolina.
At his retirement community, where he lives with his wife, Barbara, he created a committee, Residents in Caring, that makes sure residents watch out for each other, that no one is left to eat alone.
Klein sings in his church choir. And he just finished his 22nd season as a bass clarinetist with the Naples Concert Band and has been been playing bass clarinet for 40 years.
Besides his active schedule, Klein also says that eating healthy – fish three times a week, lots of salads – plus good genes have helped him. So has some good luck.
He sees his time at Stevens so many years ago as good fortune.
"I really feel that what Stevens sets out to do is teach you to think, to handle any situation that crosses your desk," he says. "I feel that's what has happened to me, from investing to fixing my wife's broken shoe."