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Posted on March 31, 2014
On March 29th, 2014, 17 months after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast, many New York City residents have not received the help they need, despite the government promising assistance through various programs. Sandy survivors in Staten Island marched to demand the help needed to get them back into their homes.
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: hurricane, midland beach, new dorp beach, recovery, sandy, staten island
Posted on January 27, 2013
Photos from Hurricane Sandy aftermath in Staten Island yesterday. Almost three months have passed since the hurricane, yet many people are will not getting the help they need, and some are still without heat, running water, and/or electricity.
Click here to find out how you can help with Hurricane Sandy relief.
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: climate, destruction, hurricane, new dorp beach, new york, nyc, occupy, photography, photojournalism, sandy, staten island, weather
Posted on January 23, 2013
I have spent the last three months photographing Hurricane Sandy aftermath as much as I can. Below I posted one photo from each day I went out to cover it:
Click here to find out how you can help with Hurricane Sandy relief.
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: hurricane, long beach, manhattan, new dorp beach, new york city, nj, nyc, rockaways, sandy, staten island, toms river
Posted on January 12, 2013
Photos I took during the Walk A Mile In Our Shoes march through New Dorp Beach, Staten Island today:
Please visit www.OccupySandy.org to find out how you can help with Hurricane Sandy relief.
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: hurricane, new dorp beach, nyc, sandy, staten island
Posted on December 4, 2012
Today, Occupy Faith and members of the community gathered outside of Mayor Bloomberg's residence to speak out about the lack of resources being used to address the housing issue after hurricane Sandy and the misinformation about the dangers of mold. Info from the press release:
Without the housing alternatives that the mayor ought to have provided by now many victims have had no choice but to stay in their devastated and mold-infested homes. As a result many are getting terribly sick from these conditions. The lack of housing coupled with the misinformation of the dangers of living with mold are putting these vulnerable communities at greater risk than necessary.
Click here to find the full press release.
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: hurricane, mayor bloomberg, mold, new york, nyc, occupy, sandy
Posted on December 3, 2012
I have been following the cleanup of New Dorp Beach, Staten Island since about a week after Hurricane Sandy hit. I've seen this neighborhood transform since then. First there was piles of trash in the streets – people's belongings that were ruined from the flooding – so much that you could barely walk down the street. The first piles of trash were cleaned up within a few days thanks to the hardworking department of sanitation workers and volunteers who came to help. Then people had time to sit back and assess the damage to their homes… after which many, if not most of them, began to gut their homes. Carpet, dry wall, insulation, everything is now being torn out of these homes due to flood damage and mold. Although power has been restored to the neighborhood and the street lights are back on, the homes now have to be inspected before power will be turned on to them, so many are still without power, heat, and hot water.
Many homes look like the one in this photo – just sitting there, missing portions of their walls, no furniture or personal belongings, and sections of dry wall torn out with other sections still in tact. What I'm getting at is that although there has been tons of cleanup done so far, this is just the beginning. New Dorp Beach, and many other neighborhoods hit hard by Sandy, will be cleaning up for months, if not years to come.
Below is a photo of one of the first homes I went into after hurricane Sandy. It was on a chilly day, and as Giles Clarke and I walked by, these kind folks invited us in to warm up by their wood burning stove. We graciously accepted their offer. These people who had lost everything on their first floor worked to get their wood stove up-and-running again, and then shared the warmth with us. Today, I returned to visit them and, yet again, warmed up by their fire. The kindness of the residents of New Dorp Beach, many of whom have lost basically everything, continues to inspire me.
And this is Eddie from New Dorp Beach. His home received major flood damage during hurricane Sandy when the water rose up 8 feet. Although FEMA reported that his neighbors received 8 feet of flooding, the inspector that came to his house reported that he only had 4 inches. The FEMA inspector also reported that he did not have any vehicles, even though there was a van and a motorcycle in his driveway, both of which no longer work because of the flood damage. He spoke out against this obvious discrimination, and now FEMA said they will be sending in another inspector to look at his home.
He had originally gone to a shelter for one night after the hurricane, but was disgusted by the conditions there, and instead choose to put blankets on the floor and sleep in his mold-covered home. In order to stay warm, he was using a wood burning stove, which caused his home to catch fire just a few days ago. This is just one story from one resident in New Dorp Beach, where many, many people are still extremely devastated after hurricane Sandy.
A family put a Christmas tree in a park on Cedar Grove Ave in New Dorp Beach. The sign next to is says, "Here stands our tree of hope. Our symbol of resolve and strength to breathe life back into our community once again. These ornaments represent each family member's life line. Lets stand together as a community….. The Alvarez Family, Marc, Debbie, Jack, Dylan. Merry Christmas ♥"
I also spent time in Midland Beach, Staten Island, and below are photos from there:
Click here to find out how you can help with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: climate change, hurricane, midland beach, new dorp beach, occupy, photography, sandy, staten island
Posted on November 23, 2012
"Fuck you, Hurricane Sandy."
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Posted on November 22, 2012
Occupy Sandy has two main distribution hubs set up in Brooklyn – One at the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, and the other at St. Jacobi Church. They use these spaces as main drop-off points for supplies, where they are then sorted and distributed to location that are in need. The space at St. Jacobi is only available until November 30th, so they are currently looking for a new space. If anybody out there has a space to offer, please call them at (347) 470-4192 or e-mail them at email@example.com. Ideally, they're looking for something in Brooklyn because it's a good central location for the areas that they're sending supplies to, but please send any ideas you have their way.
Check out my photos below to get a view of these two distribution hubs.
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Posted on November 20, 2012
Today I went to the Rockaways in NYC for the second time since hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast. The last time I went out there, I was with my friends from Occupy Astoria, and was helping them deliver a bunch of supplies out there. This time around I was able to spend more time capturing the widespread destruction, and the volunteer services set up in the area. I realized that the Rockaways is the hardest hit area I've been to so far – from the major flood damage to much of the peninsula, to the homes that burned down in Breezy Point (which I posted about a few days ago), to the outright destruction of many of the homes on the coastline. Check out my photos from today, and click here to find out how you can help with the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
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Posted on November 15, 2012
I finally made it out to Breezy Point on Tuesday, which was 15 days after hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast. Although I had seen many photos of the area where over 100 homes burned down from downed power lines and gas leaks, I was unable to grasp the massive devastation until I was standing amidst the ashes and charred metal, and breathing in the air that smelled strongly of burned materials. One can only describe the scene as post-apocalyptic, with blocks of homes now in shambles, and only a few chimneys still standing amongst the rubble:
As I was taking photos of the homes that burned down in Breezy Point, a lady approached me and we started chatting. She ended up telling me that if I walked just down the beach from that area, I would come across multiple homes that were also destroyed during the hurricane. She said that the media has been so focused on the homes that burned down, that many people don't realize how much destruction there also was in the rest of Breezy Point. I decided to head down that way, and was amazed at what I saw.
Other than the homes that had burned down, this was the most devastation I have seen yet. Many homes had completely collapsed. Others were pushed off of their foundations and shoved up against other homes. I have seen some of this in other areas, but not on as large of a scale as this:
Click here to find out how you can help with Hurricane Sandy relief.
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Pillar returns after the success of 2002's Fireproof with Where Do We Go from Here, a further streamlining of the combo's cross of alternative CCM and secular post-grunge chunkery. Elements of rap-rock still exist, particularly in the intonation of vocalist Rob Beckley, but cuts like "Hypnotized," "Bring Me Down," and "Let It Out" are closer to where Pillar is now, opting for the slick and brooding aggression of a Hoobastank or Seether. The band still prefers to preach subtly — lyrics allude as easily to the Big JC as they do a hearty or faulty earthly relationship. "I want you to know/I finally see/That you simply love," goes "Simply" — the lyric sheet prints in caps to prevent specific pronoun assignment. The quieter "Rewind" is a similarly first-person meditation on past mistakes, while "Underneath It All" is a propulsive confidence number with some great dirty guitar tones from Noah Henson. Other highlights of this solid effort include the late-album entries "Staring Back" and "One Thing," which offer a bit of grit after the softer detours of Where Do We Go from Here's midsection. It's another quality effort from Pillar, who probably deserve more exposure, as they can hang sonically with any of their mainstream post-grunge peers.


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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A gang member should be convicted of robbery and premeditated attempted murder for a crime spree with another gangster that included the near-fatal beating of an 18-year-old UC Berkeley student in the College area of San Diego, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Deputy District Attorney Christopher Lawson said in his closing argument that Terrence Lavar Jarvis, 28, and fellow gang member David Daniel White went on the Dec. 28, 2011, crime spree to benefit their gang.
In addition to the attack on Grant Richman of Northridge, Jarvis is charged with trying to rob a medical marijuana dispensary in La Mesa on May 12, 2011, in which he allegedly fired a shot that narrowly missed a teenage girl.
"It's about money, respect and power," Lawson said. "It's about being the baddest guy on the block. Grant (Richman) paid the price because of his (Jarvis') need to be violent."
Jurors got the case this afternoon and will resume deliberations Thursday morning in the courtroom of Judge Jeffrey Fraser.
Richman was attacked at 12:35 a.m., shortly after arriving in San Diego to spend the night at a friend's home. Doctors initially thought Richman wouldn't survive.
Lawson alleged Jarvis and White began their crime spree at 1 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2011, when they went with two other men to the Emerald Hills home of fellow gang member Kevin Foster to give him a "disciplinary beating" for refusing to follow a gang order.
At 11:37 p.m., a woman was robbed at gunpoint in Mountain View. About an hour later, the defendants tried to rob another woman on El Cajon Boulevard in Rolando, Lawson said.
Minutes later, Richman was attacked and robbed as he got out of his car in front of his friend's house. He was bludgeoned in the head from behind with a double-barreled shotgun as he placed cupcakes on the roof of his car.
At 2:30 a.m., 11 shots were fired at the house in Emerald Hills where the crime spree began, Lawson said.
Defense attorney Tom Palmer said Jarvis was at the scene of the attack on Richman, but details of the event, such as who robbed the victim and who hit him, were not clear.
Palmer said the crime spree wasn't gang-related.
"It's about two guys wanting some easy money," the defense attorney said.
Just because Jarvis has gang tattoos doesn't mean he was going to try to murder someone, Palmer told the jury.
White pleaded guilty last year to premeditated attempted murder and was sentenced to 22 years and eight months to life in prison.


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MongoDB Tutorial: MapReduce
I don't consider myself the right person to write detailed tutorials as I usually tend to omit a lot of details . But I'd like to try out a different approach: I'll share with you the best materials I have found and used myself to learn about a specific feature. Please do let me know if you'll find this approach useful.
Today will take a look at MongoDB MapReduce. As is normal (at least for making sure that we are getting rid of all future RTFM advice) we will start with the ☞ official documents. In MongoDB MapReduce case, the official documentation will provide us with details about:
- the complete command syntax
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- as a bonus a couple of basic examples
There are also a couple of important aspects that you'll have to keep in mind while implementing your own MongoDB MapReduce functions:
- The MapReduce engine may invoke reduce functions iteratively; thus, these functions must be idempotent. That is, the following must hold for your reduce function:
for all k,vals : reduce( k, [reduce(k,vals)] ) == reduce(k,vals)
- Currently, the return value from a reduce function cannot be an array (it's typically an object or a number).
- If you need to perform an operation only once, use a finalize function.
Knowing the basics, what I've found to work well for me was to take a look at a simple but close to real life example. In this case I have chosen the ☞ following piece of code which implements a basic text search.
I have also found very useful to take a look at how SQL translates to MapReduce in MongoDB.
Just to make sure that I got things straight by now, I used the 3rd part of Kyle Banker's MongoDB aggregation tutorial: MapReduce basics.
The last step in learning about MapReduce in MongoDB was to take a look at some real usecases. Depending on your programming language preference, I'd recommend one of these two MongoDB MapReduce usecases:
- Ruby: Visualizing log files with MongoDB, MapReduce, Ruby & Google Charts: ☞ part 1 and ☞ part 2
- Perl: Using MongoDB and MapReduce on Apache Access Logs ☞
Summarizing our short tutorial on MongoDB MapReduce:
- ☞ official documents
- ☞ Basic text search example
- Translate SQL to MongoDB MapReduce
- MongoDB aggregation tutorial: MapReduce basics
- MongoDB MapReduce Usecases:
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Two Journalists Add Pulitzers to Chips Quinn Program
WASHINGTON — Lisa Song, a spring 2010 Chips Quinn Scholar, was one of three reporters for the online InsideClimate News who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize April 15, 2013, for national reporting.
The three journalists from InsideClimate News were cited "for their rigorous reports on flawed regulation of the nation 's oil pipelines, focusing on potential ecological dangers posed by diluted bitumen (or 'dilbit '), a controversial form of oil."
"I'm in shock, and I owe a lot to the Chips Quinn program, " Song said. "Those multimedia skills from the orientation helped me get my current job, so thank you."
Song participated in the Chips Quinn Scholars program through its partnership with High Country News in Paonia, Colo., a nonprofit independent media organization that covers important issues unique to the American West.
Song earned a master 's degree in science writing in 2009 and a bachelor 's degree in environmental science in 2008 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A talented researcher and writer, she was one of 11 journalists selected to attend a marine science seminar in July 2011 hosted by the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography.
The Pulitzer Prize for breaking news was awarded to the newsroom of The Denver Post, where Yesenia Robles, a spring 2011 Chips Quinn Scholar, is a staff writer.
The Pulitzer board cited The Denver Post for its "comprehensive coverage of the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 and injured 58, using journalistic tools, from Twitter and Facebook to video and written reports, both to capture a breaking story and provide context."
"It 's still exciting to get to work for a newspaper that has celebrated a Pulitzer Prize four years in a row now, " Robles said.
Robles arrived at The Denver Post as an intern in January 2010 and was hired full time eight months later. She earned her bachelor 's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado in 2009.
Song and Robles join 11 other Chips Quinn Scholars who have been part of Pulitzer Prize-winning newsroom teams.
John C. Quinn, co-founder of the Chips Quinn Scholars Program, applauded Song and Roble 's Pulitzer honors.
"Lisa and Yesenia, you make all of us associated with the Chips Quinn Scholars program proud of your great accomplishment in your budding careers. You enrich the program 's commitment to professional journalism and to personal diversity. Well done. "
The Newseum's Chips Quinn Scholars Program for Diversity in Journalism offers students hands-on training and mentoring by caring news veterans. More than 1,300 men and women have been named Chips Quinn Scholars since 1991. A complete list of scholars who have helped their newsrooms win a Pulitzer is included in a PDF.
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She gives the president advice on how to eliminate ISIL after his speech on Wednesday.
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Palin with Ditka on Redskins
She says she agrees that the football team's name is a "great source of pride."
Pols divide on Alaska oil tax vote
Sarah Palin has been quite vocal; Mark Begich has approached the issue cautiously.
Poll: Alaskans cold to Palin politics
Just 36 percent say they have a favorable view of Palin and 55 percent do not.
Stephen Colbert buys 'Sarah Palin' website
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Dr. Politics on Biden's big chance
Simon says it's possible for President Barack Obama to be impeached.
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Sarah Palin launches Web channel
The former VP candidate launches her Web TV channel
Palin launches online TV channel
The interactive, online network is designed as an alternative to mainstream news media.
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Holder blasts Palin over impeachment call
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The Democratic outrage machine is using Sarah Palin's comments to mobilize supporters.
How Boehner painted himself in a corner on impeachment
Boehner might have been aiming to keep the party from splintering, but instead he established the predicate for impeachment.
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The GOP puts on a political circus that Democrats are eager to make the main event.
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With a valuation hovering between 11 and 12 times earnings is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) cheap? It certainly is relative to peers. All-in-all, Apple is a compelling growth-at-reasonable-price opportunity presented by the market today.
Ignore the Stories
It has become fashionable to turn on Apple as an investment. This turn in media sentiment coincided with a drop in stock price from $705 to $505 between September and November. A diverse set of reasons for Apple's drop have included Mapplegate, a fear of "heights" (price retracement), and increased competition. Considerable attention has also been focused on its legal battles with some of its competitors.
Are these legitimate short-term concerns? Yes. Mapplegate, for example, has been said to have a measurable impact on sales. However, this is not something that impacts the long-term (more than one year) future earnings of the firm. Even court decisions which have the appearance of being final get overturned and delayed via appeals.
Despite all this noise, the average analyst estimate for earnings growth is 16.5% for the fiscal year ending September 2013. Analysts expect a forward earnings growth of 20.9% for the next five years, on average. Apple has demonstrated that such estimates are reasonable since it posted an average 70.8% earnings growth rate in the past five years. The analyst growth estimates are arguably the most credible estimates for any stock since Apple attracts significant media and analyst attention.
Based on projections for future earnings, Apple is a compelling buy between 11 and 12 times earnings.
Computing Future Valuations from Growth Projections
Investors should buy stocks trading at prices which make them good deals. A poor company trading at a dismal price may be an excellent trade. Apple is a great company trading at remarkably low valuations which make it attractive. Its metrics are provided with peer stocks:
Future valuation multiples of Apple and its peer stocks were modeled by combining expected growth and trailing valuation multiples for sales and earnings. Graphs of future price-to-earnings and price-to-sales ratios based on analyst earnings growth estimates and historical sales growth follows:
These projections illustrate how Apple's lower valuations and growth trajectory dominate its profitable peers Microsoft and Google. On a price-to-earnings basis Apple is the cheapest stock among its peers and would continue to be if growth trajectories are sustained. Only its peer firms which ran a loss for the last twelve months, Nokia and Research In Motion, are cheaper on a price-to-sales basis.
Analyst estimates for faster-than-economic growth are not predictive after three years or so, investors would need to accept that they are buying Apple for its currently cheap price-to-earnings multiple through a 6.8 multiple of fiscal 2015 projected earnings. Apple would grow into its currently high price-to-sales multiple as sales growth would make it have a 2015 price-to-sales multiple of 1.0. Who would cry about that?
Peers on this list do not fare as well.
The projected crossover dates span well into the distant future for the price-to-earnings multiple, demonstrating how Apple is a bargain relative to its peers.
Since the drop in Apple's share prices, Apple is clearly the best play for smartphones, tablets, and the future of consumer computing.
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An Allergy-Free Vacation: It's Possible With Planning
Beaches and mountains are the best bet for allergy sufferers, experts say.
By Mark Moran
Reviewed By Michael Smith
A vacationer in Puerto Rico is bitten by mosquitoes, and applies ointment from a local aloe vera plant to stop the itching. Unaware she is allergic to the substance, she applies it again shortly before returning home. By the time she arrives at the airport in the U.S., she has a bright red rash as a souvenir of her holiday.
"We treated her as if she had poison ivy," recalls allergy specialist Ira Finegold, MD. "Her skin was red and raised on her face, arms, and body, exactly in the pattern where she rubbed the aloe."
Finegold, who is chief of allergy at Roosevelt-St. Luke's Medical Center in New York, says the case illustrates how allergies can make a vacation memorable for all the wrong reasons. And it illustrates the cardinal rule of having an allergy-free vacation: know what you're allergic to, and know whether those allergens are going to be waiting for you at your travel destination.
"Allergic individuals are at risk if they don't realize what their allergic exposure is going to be," Finegold says. "This can take the form of mild sniffling and sneezing from featherbeds in Switzerland, or severe or fatal reactions to a food allergy in an enclosed environment."
"It's important to know what you are in for," agrees Barbara Levine, PhD, co-director of human nutrition at Rockefeller University and associate professor of medicine at Cornell Medical College in New York. "Allergens differ somewhat in different parts of the country. You can find out the climate and specific allergens wherever you are going ahead of time."
Plan for Seasonal Allergies
Finegold says pollen counts for many geographic regions can be found online. And people who are highly allergic to pollen will want to avoid certain areas at certain times of the year. "Late August or early September is not the best time to visit New York," he says as an example. "Come back in November."
Levine says the most important task for any kind of travel is to think ahead. "I tell my patients to have a little medical traveling kit, and to include allergy and cold remedies," she tells WebMD.
It's always wise to travel with antihistamines, and certain commercial brands are made to dissolve in the mouth without water. And Finegold says there are a variety of eye drops that can prevent and treat allergic eye reactions.
Deadly Allergies
While many allergies are a nuisance, some can be life threatening.
Finegold says that if people have very severe food allergies, their travel kit should also include Epi-Pen, a self-injectable form of epinephrine available only by prescription. "If you've eaten food you are allergic to and your throat is closing, the epinephrine may help save your life," he says.
About those long car rides to the beach and the mountains, Finegold and Levine agree: roll up the windows and turn on the air. "Be sure to use the recirculating fan, not just the vent," Finegold says. "Otherwise all you do is blow pollen into the car from outside."
More Tips for Allergy Sufferers
Their suggestions for allergic travelers are handily summarized by the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, which offers the following tips for a sneeze-free vacation:
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A bipartisan group of four Democrats and four Republicans reached agreement on a sweeping revision of U.S. immigration laws.
WASHINGTON — Key Democratic and Republican senators are pledging to get a wide-ranging immigration bill through the Senate by summer even as they point to numerous pitfalls ahead.
The group of eight senators unveiled proposals Monday to secure the border, allow more guest workers, require tougher verification measures by employers and create a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country.
They expressed optimism they can succeed where numerous past efforts have failed. Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona said November's election losses show Republicans they need to take steps to win over Latino voters.
But the senators quickly encountered a cool reaction from other lawmakers, including Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who said immigration legislation is too important to be written in a back room.
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President Barack Obama also is committed to enacting comprehensive immigration legislation and will travel to Nevada on Tuesday to lay out his vision, which is expected to overlap in important ways with the Senate effort.
"We welcome this. We think this is positive," said White House spokesman Jay Carney. He said the Senate plan mirrors the principles Obama believes must be included in immigration reform, but wouldn't say whether Obama would sign the legislation that ultimately emerges.
Passage of legislation by the full Democratic-controlled Senate is far from assured, but the tallest hurdle could come in the House, which is dominated by conservative Republicans who've shown little interest in immigration reform.
Still, with some Republicans chastened by the November elections which demonstrated the importance of Latino voters and their increasing commitment to Democrats, some in the GOP say this time will be different.
"What's changed, honestly, is that there is a new, I think, appreciation on both sides of the aisle — including maybe more importantly on the Republican side of the aisle — that we have to enact a comprehensive immigration reform bill," McCain said Sunday on ABC's "This Week."
"I think the time is right," McCain said.
Besides McCain, the senators expected to endorse the new principles Monday are Democrats Charles Schumer of New York, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Michael Bennet of Colorado; and Republicans Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida and Jeff Flake of Arizona.
Several of these lawmakers have worked for years on the issue. McCain collaborated with the late Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy on comprehensive immigration legislation pushed by then-President George W. Bush in 2007, only to see it collapse in the Senate when it couldn't get enough GOP support.
The group claims a notable newcomer in Rubio, a potential 2016 presidential candidate whose conservative bona fides may help smooth the way for support among conservatives wary of anything that smacks of amnesty. In an opinion piece published Sunday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Rubio wrote that the existing system amounts to "de facto amnesty," and he called for "commonsense reform."
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—Reforming the legal immigration system, including awarding green cards to immigrants who obtain advanced degrees in science, math, technology or engineering from an American university.
—Creating an effective employment verification system to ensure that employers do not hire illegal immigrants in the future, including requiring prospective workers to verify legal status and identity through a non-forgeable electronic system.
—Allowing more low-skill workers into the country and allowing employers to hire immigrants if they can demonstrate they couldn't recruit a U.S. citizen; and establishing an agricultural worker program.
The principles being released Monday are outlined on just over four pages, leaving plenty of details left to fill in. What the senators do call for is similar to Obama's goals and some past efforts by Democrats and Republicans, since there's wide agreement in identifying problems with the current immigration system. The most difficult disagreement is likely to arise over how to accomplish the path to citizenship.
In order to satisfy the concerns of Rubio and other Republicans, the senators are calling for the completion of steps on border security and oversight of those here on visas before taking major steps forward on the path to citizenship.
Even then, those here illegally would have to pass background checks and pay fines and taxes in order to qualify for a "probationary legal status" that would allow them to live and work here — but not qualify for federal benefits — before being able to apply for permanent residency, a critical step toward citizenship. Once they are allowed to apply they would do so behind everyone else already in line for a green card within the current immigration system.
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Is prayer a form of placebo or is there evidence of divine intervention in the answering of prayers?
It was recently suggested to me that I conduct an experiment on whether prayer "works." The suggestion was that I keep a journal , direct my prayers to Jesus, and keep track of whether my prayers get answered. This is hardly qualities as an experiment in a scientific sense, but it does raise interesting questions.
My question, which prompted the suggestion, was "Which god would one pray to since every religion has (or has had) a god(s)." Clearly, people pray to all gods, and they might even claim their prayers get answered.
Considering this question further seems to indicate that there must be a mental aspect to prayer, irrespective of religions.
Therefore, this is not a debate about religion, rather it is a discuss about the brain and the mind, and whether a placebo effect is a part of praying.
Why does prayer "seem" to work?
Hopefully, this debate can explore praying in a scientific way.
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Jan 15 2013: Hi Theodore.
Prayer works for me, & many of my friends. I have tried in the past to give details to " Scientific Types", but met with such scepticism & derision, that I am not about to try again.
Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)
But without faith it is impossible to please him : for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Faisel ButtJan 15 2013: Hi Peter
If prayer works, it must mean that a deity manipulates probabilities or other peoples choices in order to grant your wish.
Logically this must also mean that this deity can manipulate probabilities at your expense; and that this deity can manipulate your choices. Ergo free will does not exist.
Let's say a person has applied for a job and prays to a deity that he will get it. If the person succeeds in this, he or she will claim that it is due to praying. So this means that a deity influences the employer in making the decision, and thus bypassing this employer's free will. Do you believe this to be the case?
Jan 15 2013: re: "Do you believe this to be the case?"
Any answer still falls into the realm of belief. There is no evidence that it "works."
The more telling question is a version of the one I originally posed, ""Which god would one pray to since every religion has (or has had) a god(s)."
Do all gods grant answer prayers?
There would certainly be no shortage to people from different faiths that would witness that their prayers were answered, and we would be forced to conclude that praying to one god is just as good as the praying to the next one. But scientifically, we would still need to determine if their prays were answered, or if they merely believed they were.
This is why I'd prefer to avoid the thorny issue of religious beliefs.
Jan 16 2013: Hi Faisel,
I can only deal with the God of the bible. He claims to be outwith time. This means he can view the whole of history as a single entity. We are trapped in the river of time. We make our decisions one at a time, but God knows them all beforehand. Given that he has infinite intelligence etc., it is logical that he can orchestrate things while still allowing us free choice. A bit of a mind-bender, but that's as close as I can get to understanding what's going on.
Hi Theodore,
Your scepticism is understandable. So many god's to chose from, they can't all be real. Only our creator could conceivably answer our prayers. For me it was a matter of deduction. List the available gods, & work through the evidence pro & con. For me there was only one possibility at the end of this exercise, so I put my faith in Him. Nothing to lose, everything to gain. If you have proof He doesn't exist, I will recalculate.
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My pets are back, and they have made a believer out of me that there is indeed another plane of existence. I was somewhat skeptical before because I had never personally experienced spirits before, and I feel the lesson I learned from these two pets is the most valuable ever in my life. I adopted Susan Hayward, a beautiful red, green-eyed, Abyssinian cat when she was six years old. Susan died at my home in December 1998 when she was 18 years old. My beloved Cagney was a Llasa Apso/Pit Bull mix (looked just like Benji), who went everywhere with me (including operas and movies, and was very content to wait for me in the car). She was 15 years old when she was put to sleep July 22, 2000. I held her as she transitioned.
Two weeks later (in August, 2000), after working on my computer past midnight, I felt somewhat strange as I was getting ready for bed. I got under the covers and immediately felt my present, live cat, Muse, or who I thought was Muse, jump on my bed and walk on my chest to go to sleep. I opened my eyes and there was no cat there, yet, I could feel her weight on me. Two nights later, I felt a heavier weight shoving against me, where Cagney used to sleep. A bit freaked, I called the Orange County Society for Psychic Research and they assured me my pets were back. They are, and I am so grateful they are still with me and have taught me this glorious lesson.
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Food quality was adequate in the buffet with a good selection, reasonable in the main restaurants (which were very busy with 30-45 minute waiting times at peak periods) and quite good in the speciality places. We tried Le Bistro (French), the Papa's Kitchen(Italian) and the Brazilian meat feast in Moderno. The latter was particularly good and, since you good eat as much as you wanted, was very good value. One thing that surprised us was how early breakfast finished in the main dining room - we only made it on time once. The fact that the time changed on a daily basis didn't help either, one day it closed at 8:30am, on others it was 9 or 10.
The shows that we attended in the main theatre were good, especially the two Polish acrobats and the popular classic quartet. We only saw the magician as part of the final Elements show but he seemed very good too. Elements itself was the best cruise 'extravaganza' I've seen. Of the bar acts we enjoyed watching the ballroom dancers and listening to Guys n Doll. Also the guitarists and pianist were all very competent and their choice of music was pleasant but very much of its type (lounge muzak). The theatre got busy and arriving early was advisable.
We gave up trying to find a lounger on sea days and just used the spectator seating over the sports court - loads of space there albeit no reclining capability but for reading it was fine. On other days we got lounger seats with no problem away from the pool (which we preferred to avoid the noise). The library was the best I've seen on a ship, a huge selection of books.
The ship design was a bit odd, necessitating a lot of up/down movement to get from one end to the other. There were only a few decks where you could walk the full length of the ship. The colour scheme was garish to put it mildly.
I initially thought the drinks charges were too high but I kept forgetting to convert from dollars to euros/pounds so the final bill when I got it was much lower than usual because we hadn't bought as many drinks! that was good news for me, not for NCL... I found the habit of including a gratuity in the bill annoying and would rather they just stuck it on the overall cruise charge like other lines are doing nowadays.
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I asked this same question a couple of years back. I wonder: has the software that people use for visualization and data graphics changed at all? Punch your answer in the poll below. If you select 'other' let us know your tool of choice in the comments.
P.S. I know many of you use a combination of these. Pick your favorite if that's the case.
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We use visualization for a lot of different things, and its purpose varies person-to-person. Some use it to report the news. Others use it purely for analysis and decision-making. Some even use it for artistic expression. What do you use visualization for? Select the answer that best fits you below. If you select "other," let us know what that means in the comments.
I tend to post a wide array of subjects from the data spectrum, so I know all of you come from different view points and areas of study. Some are in academics, and others are casual readers. Some work with data for a living while others are more about design.
So why do you read FlowingData? Punch in your answer in the poll below.
It's July 4 this weekend. You know what that means, right? It's Independence Day, and really, there's no better way to celebrate than to stuff down as many hot dogs down your throat as you can in ten minutes. Or if that doesn't sound appetizing, you can just enjoy watching the annual Nathan's hot dog eating contest on Coney Island.
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I threw out a random thought a couple of months back. I tweeted, "Remember when computers used to be just for geeks? Now they're ubiquitous. We can do the same for data."
To be honest, I was just babbling, but I've been giving it some thought, and you know, now I'm not so sure. There are so many applications popping up every day that promise to socialize data. To make it the YouTube of data. None of them have really taken off though.
Is it because the visualization tools aren't advanced enough to make data accessible to the common user or is data simply meant to stay in the hands of experts?
So this begs the question:
If yes, what do you think makes data so distant to non-experts? If no, what will it take for non-experts to start interacting with data? Or are they already?
A couple weeks ago I asked you what data-related area you're most interested in. Thanks to the 831 of you who answered. As I expected, FlowingData readers have a wide array of data-related interests.
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It's time for a FlowingData poll. I want to know what data-ish things you're interested in. Design? Statistics? Analytics? Select your answer in the poll below. If you select other, let us know what that other thing is in the comments.
Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger, has been breaking records left and right. After only 10 days, the movie passed the $300 million mark - faster than any move before it. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was the previous record holder. Pirates did it in 16 days.
So the next record that everyone's wondering about is -- Will Dark Knight make more than $600 million to beat Titanic as the highest grossing film of all time? So far it's been 12 days and has grossed $333,929,159. Punch your answer in the poll below.
How much do you think Dark Knight will make (domestically)? I say it won't do it -- $525 million tops.
With it being FlowingData's birthday, it seems like a good time to get some input from all of you. FlowingData isn't just a personal blog for me anymore. It's for all the readers too, so I'd love to know what you all are interested in hearing about. If what you'd like to see isn't one of the poll choices below, please do leave a comment.
The most recent FlowingData poll asked what you use to analyze and/or visualize data. Thanks to all 347 of you who participated.
I was surprised by the percentage of you who mainly use Microsoft Excel, mostly because last month's poll showed a near majority of you in computer science, design, and statistics. Although, R did have a strong showing too. Maybe it's the information scientists and business folks representing for Excel?
In elementary school through high school, I always used Microsoft Excel for my charts and graphs (and use it to clean data every now and then). In undergrad, I learned all of my programming in C++ and Java and did a little bit of engineering stuff in MATLAB. When statistics rolled along, I always analyzed data using R.
Then I got into data visualization, and for a while it was all about Processing. When I interned for The New York Times, I used a lot of Adobe Illustrator (and still really enjoy playing with it). Lately, I've been immersed in Actionscript.
If your weapon of choice isn't listed, I'd be interested to know what your "other" tool is in the comments, because, well, there's always more fun stuff to learn.
Thank you to everyone who responded to last week's poll: What Field of Expertise Do You Study or Work In? At the time I'm writing this, there were 326 responses. While I knew all of you came from lots of different fields, I was surprised by how diverse this group really is, which made me really happy.
Here are the results. I tried to extract some of the "Other" responses from the comments and placed them into new categories.
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People from lots of different fields have emailed me during the course of FlowingData, and I continue to be surprised by the wide reader diversity. So naturally, I'm interested to know what fields all of you study or work in. If you select the Other option, please do leave your "other field" in the comments, or if you are some mix of everything, I'd be interested to hear about that too.


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The Resource Center has all the info you'll need From content to user feedback, the resource center has the information you need for every level of the entrepreneurial process.
Determining the total addressable market is an important step for early-stage startups. Here are three ways to do it.
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Julie Atherton, a communications expert at Hill and Knowlton, discusses the pros and cons of whether corporations should adopt blogging as a communications tool. She notes a corporation's ultimate decision on blogging should be based on knowing its own culture and how that culture is perceived by its customers.
Participating in trade shows is a significant way to earn press coverage and publicity for your company. This author provides a nine-step plan to execute a solid trade show presence, such as meet with media at the show and allow attendees to demo your product or service.
Transforming customers from passive buyers to active participants will likely require a shift in marketing strategy for most entrepreneurs. Yet building a community of passionate consumers can be an effective way to create long-term growth and competitive advantage.
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Pepsi price target maintained at $71
The company's diverse portfolio and strategic deals in emerging markets are advantageous for the company.
We believe the company is in a transitional phase, which makes the market undervalue the stock. PepsiCo competes with leading food & beverage companies around the world including Kraft Food (KFT), Coca Cola Co (KO) and Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS).
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Hegemony in certain divisions
The most obvious name associated with the snacks industry is Frito-Lay. No other company in the snacks industry in the world can match the stature or the portfolio of Frito-Lay. This gives the company the ability to launch new products in various countries around the world as the brand enjoys high recognition. Furthermore, the company ensures it innovates and introduces products aimed to satisfy the taste buds of local population.
The international snacks market is expected to grow from $38 billion currently to $42 billion by the end of our forecast period, fueled mostly by increased consumption in the developing markets.
Similarly, when talking about sports drinks, the first name that comes to the mind is Gatorade. The iconic drink dominates the $7 billion U.S. sports drink industry. PepsiCo is now hoping to leverage the Gatorade brand name to introduce a whole new range of products to grab a market share of the $20 billion U.S. sports nutrition industry. The sports nutrition industry consists of sports drinks, protein bars and supplements, among other products.
Growing presence in emerging markets
PepsiCo has made a string of acquisitions in emerging markets in the last couple of years. Back in 2010, it acquired a 66% stake in Russia's Wimm-Bill-Dann, a leading juice and dairy company in the region. The move gives the company a strong presence not only in Russia but also in East Europe and Central Asia. Similarly, PepsiCo acquired Grupo Mabel, the second largest maker of cookies in Latin America, in a deal valued at $520 million. The company has now set its sights on acquiring Marilan Alimentos, another Brazilian cookie maker in a deal close to $400 million, as well as investing close to $100 million in India to build a plant to manufacture corn-based products, which will help expand its range of Frito-Lay products in the country.
Due to huge income disparity in some of the emerging markets, we often find clusters of population that have different taste requirements. Since countries like China, India and Brazil have huge populations, each of these clusters represents a sizable opportunity.
This is where the diverse portfolio will be advantageous for the company, i.e. diverse not only in terms of the options but also in terms of pricing. PepsiCo can market different products aimed at different audiences. Furthermore, the company's excellent distribution and supply chain networks ensures it can target the more price sensitive audiences as well.
We maintain a price estimate of $71, which is about 10% above the current market price.
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Epiphany invites youth and adults (16+) with special needs to participate in our enrichment programs. Together we share needs, discover gifts, enrich lives, and provide respite for families.
The Epiphany Program at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church for youth 16+ and adults with special needs began in January 2010. It includes a Sunday School Class (9:30 a.m.), a Life & Arts Program (Sundays 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.), and numerous special events. View our brochure here.
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The participants of Epiphany helped to create a prayer walk around the church building as their gift to PHPC. You can enjoy this beautiful gift by following the instructions of this brochure and map. Printed brochures are available at each prayer station.
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The participants of Epiphany have a garden near the garage by Walnut Hill Lane. They often use the produce, such as herbs and tomatoes, from the garden and make their own pizzas. They were surprised at how good such fresh produce could taste!


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WoodSnap: Digital Photos Printed Onto Wood Canvas
The majority of photos we take on our cameras and smartphones probably will never be seen outside your computer screen or mobile device (perhaps a few will make the cut for Facebook and Instagram). But for those truly memorable and important moments, there's nothing like having your photo printed out to display. And if you want to display them big and in memorable fashion, WoodSnap offers a unique printing option: photos printed directly onto wood.
Using WoodSnap is as simple as uploading your images onto Flickr or Instagram, except you also choose a real canvas site. For example, an 8" x 8" printed wood canvas will set you back $39.95, a 12" x 12" costs $69.95, the largest 30" x 40" canvas setting you back
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What I like about the style of these real wood canvases is the not only visible wood grain unique to each sheet of wood, but the warm forever summer glow the wood imparts onto any image. The effect is truly dreamy, perfect for photos capturing moments of emotion.
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I've been meaning to try Woodsnap! I recently ordered some prints from a similar company called Bumblejax. I had a few instagram photos mounted on bamboo, but I think they can also print on aluminum and acrylic. The prints I ordered might have been a bit more expensive than Woodsnap, but really high quality stuff. You should check'em out for your next project: http://www.bumblejax.com/


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For the first time in years, Richmond city teachers are set to get a raise. The Richmond School Board unanimously approved its upcoming budget for the 2014-2015 school year, Friday night.
Some board members say this budget aims to restore some of the tough cuts made in recent years. However, difficult scale backs were still pushed through.
Richmond public schools will spend more than $262 million dollars next year. The plan will largely fund a vision forwarded by the district's new superintendent, Dr. Dana Bedden. On that checklist is a three percent raise for teachers, and a two percent raise for support staff.
"It's so, so important to the morale of our staff, that they know that we care. There have been some lean years," said Richmond School Board Chairman Don Coleman.
However, the budget also calls for cutting healthcare payments to retirees, and not reimbursing them for unused sick days. These cuts passed, despite pushback from some teachers.
Still, the school board managed to slot more money towards text books, as well as music and the arts.
"With the arts and humanities in general, we're going to see a restoration," continued Coleman.
Even though the school board voted unanimously to pass the budget, several members expressed publicly that they wished bolder decisions had been made for city schools.
"We asked for more money for additional things. But I think we could have dreamed bigger," commented board member Jeff Bourne.
Bourne listed ideas left out of the budget, like expanding pre-k and instituting same-sex middle school classes for core subjects.
"None of those are embedded in this budget, so I think we have left some of our boldness on the table," stated Bourne during the meeting.
Regardless, the school budget will make its way to the Richmond City Council for final approval. The school budget leaves about a $5 million dollar gap, which the city will decide whether to fill, or tell the school board to scale back.
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VNU Media is the top online job board in the Netherlands. But in the age of Monster.com and Linkedin, VNU Media knew they needed to make the shift from print media to the digital world.
The company recognized that the key to success was the ability to price, package and bundle their services in a highly innovative and flexible manner, and have the nimbleness to change pricing and roll out new services on the fly.
VNU Media had a vision to flexibly price, package and bill for its new services, but soon discovered that their existing ERP system was built for print media, not online subscriptions. In addition, time-consuming manual processes were involved across the entire order-to-cash flow, thus making it difficult to roll out new services and service customers efficiently. Initially, 11 programmers, 10 engineers and a large back office were needed to handle billing for the company.
As a result, VNU Media embarked on an initiative to find a highly flexible subscription billing solution that worked seamlessly with Salesforce CRM and one that would be able to synchronize data with its existing ERP system.
VNU Media selected Zuora as the subscription billing and commerce platform to enable flexible pricing and packaging, integrate with its Salesforce CRM workflows, and connect to its existing ERP, which would continue as the general ledger.
Using Zuora's core platform, along with its productized Salesforce solution, Z-Force, VNU Media was able to fully automate key subscription processes from pricing, quoting, orders, billing, payments and renewals, enabling VNU Media to fill the gap with its ERP. Instead of using 21 staffers to handle billing, the programming/engineering team is now small with billing handled by 1.8 full time employees. With Zuora, billing has become so streamlined that all of invoicing for December 2011 was executed in only 2 days.
Thanks to integration with Zuora, VNU media also enjoyed a higher level of integration and visibility. VNU Media now enjoys a complete single view of customer bookings, billings and cash without discrepancies or complications. More information in SFDC had led to more visibility of customer metrics across the VNU Media organization. Overall, VNU Media states that the transparency of the business improved dramatically and when issues come up, they immediately are dealt with and are no longer hidden in the back office.
Zuora has also helped VNU streamline its business and improve efficiency across the board. VNU reported a four times product launch acceleration since integrating with Zuora's billing platform, as VNU Media now has a central product catalog for pricing and is able to roll out new pricing and changes in real-time. VNU Media has also reported a 40% improvement in billing efficiency as VNU Media was able to automate pricing and quoting, reduce customer service calls pertaining to billing errors, and is able to initiate bill runs anytime.
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