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HUNTINGTON - The testament of a great player is when every team's eyes are fixated on stopping a particular athlete and that player still manages to see unparalleled success.
That was the plight of George Washington running back Ryan Switzer this year.
Despite having all Class AAA eyes across the state geared toward stopping him, Switzer finished with just under 3,000 all-purpose yards (2,961 to be exact) and 40 touchdowns.
Switzer finished with 2,379 yards and 32 touchdowns rushing while averaging 11.5 yards per carry and added four touchdowns receiving, three on interception returns and one on a punt return.
It's that versatile production which has him verbally committed to play football at North Carolina, and those same numbers have him penciled in as the offensive captain of the Class AAA First-Team, as voted on by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
Switzer and the Patriots advanced to the Class AAA semifinals, where they fell to eventual champion Martinsburg.
The Bulldogs placed four selections on the first team - three offensive.
Martinsburg selections were offensive lineman Eugene German, utility player Justin Clinton, wide receiver Cedric Brown and defensive lineman Dildeep Dhatt.
Cabell Midland, who Martinsburg defeated in the state championship, had three selections with running back David Gaydosz, offensive lineman Josh Baisden and defensive lineman Gage Gould.
Morgantown also finished with three selections: running back Chazzy Thomas, offensive lineman Adam White and linebacker Jalen Thomas.
Three teams had two selections each: George Washington, Huntington High and Spring Valley.
Spring Valley's pair of selections included Elijah Wellman, who was voted defensive captain of the first team after a year in which he finished with 124 tackles, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and an interception that he returned for a touchdown.
Wellman, who is committed to West Virginia as a running back, also finished with 1,676 rushing and 18 touchdowns.
He said the 2012 season was a banner year for talent across the state.
"This is probably the most D-I caliber players that we've had come out of the state this year," Wellman said. "There are teams with multiple D-I kids. With so much talent as this year, teams had to really work hard to be able to compete. It was a lot of fun this year."
Spring Valley offensive lineman Trevor Stacy joined Wellman on the first team.
Huntington High also had a pair of representatives in offensive lineman Toney Kitts and defensive back Clark Wilson.
The first-team quarterback was Musselman's Caleb Dembeck and Oak Hill's Jalen Jones was named as a first-team running back. South Charleston's Kevin Forrest joined Brown at first-team wide receiver and University's Billy Kinney was the first-team kicker.
First-team defensive members included Lewis County defensive lineman Wilson Harvey and Wheeling Park linebacker Geremy Page.
Joining Huntington's Wilson at defensive back were Woodrow Wilson's Andrew Johnson, Capital's Davon Tyson and Parkersburg South's Logan Cox.
Parkersburg's Adam Lindamood was named first-team defensive utility while Shady Spring's Houston Syverton was the first-team punter.
Cabell Midland led the way with four second-team representatives, led by fullback Lowell Farley, who combined with Gaydosz to finish with more than 4,100 yards (Gaydosz 2,331, Farley 1,813) and 55 touchdowns (Gaydosz 31, Farley 24).
In addition to Baisden, offensive lineman Cody Ballangee - a second-team selection - helped anchor an offensive line that finished with more than 5,500 yards rushing on the season.
Cabell Midland's other second-team selections were linebacker Nick Boone and kicker Chris Molina.
Hurricane's Austin Hensley was named as the second-team quarterback while Elkins' L.J. Lawrence joined Farley as a second-team running back.
In addition to Ballangee, second-team offensive linemen include Morgantown's D.J. Summers, Musselman's Andru Trenary, Oak Hill's Brandon Williams and South Charleston's Dominic Orcutt.
Second-team wide receivers were Nitro's Ethan Clark and Wheeling Park's Eric Banks, who was joined on the second-team offense by teammate Bryce Ingram at utility.
Across the front of the second-team defense was Parkersburg South's Mack White, University's Jon Lewis and Ripley's Daryl Hicks.
Joining Boone at linebacker was Huntington High's Payton Johnson, George Washington's Zach Malone and Martinsburg's Jared Sartin.
Morgantown's Shane Commodore led the second-team defensive backs and was named as the second-team defensive captain. Elkins' Clayton Collett, Lewis County's Skyler Carlton and Washington's Colin Gustines joined Commodore in the defensive backfield on second team.
Capital's KaShaun Haley was named as the second-team defensive utility player while Parkersburg's Kyle Foster was named as the second-team punter.
Brooke junior Heath Hildreth received special mention honors.
Class AAA
First Team
QB - Caleb Dembeck, Musselman, 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, sr.
RB - David Gaydosz, Cabell Midland, 6-0, 190, sr.
RB - Jalen Jones, Oak Hill, 5-7, 170, jr.
RB - Ryan Switzer, George Washington, 5-9, 175, sr. (Captain)
RB - Chazzy Thomas, Morgantown, 5-11, 180, jr.
OL - Josh Baisden, Cabell Midland, 6-3, 280, sr.
OL - Eugene German, Martinsburg, 6-5, 260, sr.
OL - Tony Kitts, Huntington, 5-11, 260, sr.
OL - Trevor Stacy, Spring Valley, 6-5, 305, so.
OL - Adam White, Morgantown, 6-2, 272, sr.
WR - Cedric Brown, Martinsburg, 6-3, 180, sr.
WR - Kevin Forrest, South Charleston, 6-0, 185, jr.
Utility - Justin Clinton, Martinsburg, 5-11, 175, sr.
K - Billy Kinney, University, 6-3, 187, jr.
DL - Dildeep Dhatt, Martinsburg, 6-1, 225, sr.
DL - Gage Gould, Cabell Midland, 6-0, 245, sr.
DL - Wilson Harvey, Lewis County, 6-1, 245, sr.
LB - Dustin Crouser, George Washington, 6-3, 225, sr.
LB - Geremy Paige, Wheeling Park, 5-10, 200, jr.
LB - Jalen Thomas, Morgantown, 5-11, 235, sr.
LB - Elijah Wellman, Spring Valley, 6-3, 235, sr. (Captain)
DB - Logan Cox, Parkersburg South, 6-3, 200, sr.
DB - Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, 6-1, 187, sr.
DB - Davon Tyson, Capital, 5-10, 160, sr.
DB - Clark Wilson, Huntington, 5-11, 165, so.
Utility - Adam Lindamood, Parkersburg, 6-0, 210, sr.
P - Houstin Syverton, Shady Spring, 6-2, 215, sr.
Second Team
QB - Austin Hensley, Hurricane, 6-2, 180, jr.
FB - Lowell Farley, Cabell Midland, 5-10, 205, sr. (Captain)
RB - L.J. Lawrence, Elkins, 6-0, 163, sr.
OL - Cody Ballengee, Cabell Midland, 6-0, 245, jr.
OL - Dominic Orcutt, South Charleston, 6-3, 285, sr.
OL - D.J. Summers, Morgantown, 6-1, 277, jr.
OL - Andru Trenary, Musselman, 6-3, 290, sr.
OL - Brandon Williams, Oak Hill, 5-9, 300, sr.
WR - Eric Banks, Wheeling Park, 5-7, 152, jr.
WR - Ethan Clark, Nitro, 5-11, 175, sr.
Utility - Bryce Ingram, Wheeling Park, 5-9, 178, jr.
K - Chris Molina, Cabell Midland, 5-4, 165, sr.
DL - Daryl Hicks, Ripley, 5-11, 310, sr.
DL - Jon Lewis, University, 6-3, 245, sr.
DL - Mack White, Parkersburg South, 5-10, 210, sr.
LB - Nick Boone, Cabell Midland, 6-1, 200, sr.
LB - Payton Johnson, Huntington, 5-11, 190, sr.
LB - Zach Malone, George Washington, 6-0, 205, jr.
LB - Jared Sartin, Martinsburg, 5-11, 225, sr.
DB - Skyler Carlton, Lewis County, 6-0, 175, jr.
DB - Clayton Collett, Elkins, 5-7, 168, sr.
DB - Shane Commodore, Morgantown, 6-2, 193, jr. (Captain)
DB - Colin Gustines, Washington, 5-9, 165, jr.
Utility - Kashuan Haley, Capital, 6-0, 180, so.
P - Kyle Foster, Parkersburg, 6-1, 180, jr.
Special mention
Tyler Bolen, Parkersburg South; Caleb Butcher, Lewis County; Zach Cooper, Hurricane; Deion Cunningham, University; Tyler DeHaven, Martinsburg; Dean DeSana, Martinsburg; Ramon Edwards, Woodrow Wilson; Josh Ferguson, Musselman; Ryan George, Spring Valley; Cory Goldstrom, Preston; Heath Hildreth, Brooke; Justin Hinzman, Ripley; Braxton Johnson, Parkersburg South; Trevon Johnson, George Washington; Drew Kirby, St. Albans; Seth Lewis, Winfield; Evan Magers, John Marshall; Chris Marcum, Logan; Jarod Martin, Huntington; Stephen Matthews, Cabell Midland; Mark Metzgar, Lewis County; Zach Pate, Hurricane; Zach Phillips, Wheeling Park; Khalil Reynolds, Logan; Trevor Rumberg, Riverside; Blaine Stewart, Morgantown; Chase Walton, Point Pleasant; Adam Weeks, Shady Spring; Alex White, Nitro; Darrin Zombro, Musselman.
Honorable mention
Jack Armstrong, University; Paden Christian, Huntington; Jordan Clay, George Washington; Seth Cutright, Buckhannon-Upshur; Billy Evans, Spring Valley; Jeremiah Fromhart, John Marshall; Eli Gates, Hedgesville; Matt Hackathorn, Wheeling Park; Denard Hartwell, Hampshire; Cody Hively, Parkersburg South; Anthony Hosea, Woodrow Wilson; Lantz Hoyler, Parkersburg; Jon Jerden, Lewis County; Mark Johnson, Morgantown; Lamont Lee, Princeton; Troy Lilly, Woodrow Wilson; Nick Martin, Elkins; Cole McClain, Greenbrier East; Jonathan Pittman, Capital; Sam Plantz, George Washington; Tyrhee Pratt, Capital; Jordan Quiocho, Parkersburg South; Marcus Reed, Riverside; Trevond Reese, South Charleston; Josh Rein, Logan; Tony Richardson, University; James Richmond, Capital; Cody Roney, Parkersburg; Chris Turner, Winfield; Koi Turner, Hurricane; Geoffrey Walker, Jefferson; James Walton, Capital; Dante Washington, Washington; Allante Watts, Musselman; Trevon Wesco, Musselman; Alex Weidman, Morgantown; Andrew Williamson, Point Pleasant; Tyler Winston, Martinsburg; Stone Wolfley, Morgantown; Aden Yates, Point Pleasant; Ben Zieger, Martinsburg.

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Was the 'bacon is dead' wootoff predicting the future?
some days, i think woot is psychic. i'll need something and bam!, it's for sale on a woot site. then, i heard this story in the news today:
stock up now! pillage and plunder for all the pork and bacon you can! the end of the (bacon) world is nigh!
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tags for posterity: ermehgerd-bacon-shortage baconpocalypse oinkoink hurryruntothebutcher
ermehgerd berkin shertege!
Bacon was always dead. If it weren't, it would be a pig.
Everyone come to Brazil! There's so much bacon, among every other kind of meat, we can't eat it all!
just the idea that there will be a bacon shortage is making my head hurt.
We make and break the trends. I thought you knew this.
That's what I was told, anyway.
@inkycatz: i looked at the current job postings on woot and didn't see anything about making/breaking trends. although i did see something about bringing a shot glass and a Nerf gun for an SDET position (which i'm incredibly tempted to apply for)
@carl669: If you're tempted, apply. You never know!
@inkycatz: the problem is, starting next year, i get 4 weeks of vacation at my current job. it's hard to walk away from that.
No, not really.
Woot was saying, "Bacon is delicious, but enough with the bacon frosting and shower curtains and scented candles, because it's getting ridiculous and old and maybe there's something else we can all be obsessed with."
This article is saying, "Bacon is delicious but worldwide weather conditions have reduced the supply of grain available, which raises the price of that grain. And since it takes a huge amount of grain to produce a small amount of pork, farmers will be raising fewer pigs."
@carl669: True. But life is short, and who knows what next year will bring. :)
Regarding the bacon news, I suppose that'd cause a lot of change of eating habits for lots of people. I'm not sure if that's a bad thing.
Seeing as how they posted bacon in the most recent Woot Off, the answer would be no.
you better pray we don't come for your favorite meme next because once we make our minds up on a thing it's as good as done
Do I need to send Porky away on a "vacation"?
It is an uncanny coincidence. Beware the Aporkalypse!


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Keep Your Portfolio Simple
Four ways to declutter your investments—while staying diversified
When it comes to your portfolio and investing practices, more isn't always better.
With well over 8,000 mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, as well as a variety of complicated trading strategies, from which to choose—not to mention the 401(k)s, individual retirement accounts and other accounts a person can collect over a career—simplifying a complicated portfolio can seem anything but, well, simple, says Jeff Corliss, a senior vice president at RDM Financial Group Inc. in Westport, Conn. But, he says, it's an important task.
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Experts say streamlining helps investors get a handle on what assets they have and what they're paying to own them and can help eliminate redundancies, an important step in building a diversified portfolio.
"Some investors think they are diversified because they have money in 10 different places, only to find out there's a lot of overlap," says Scott Halliwell, a certified financial planner at USAA.
Of course, investors cleaning up a cluttered portfolio should be careful not to take it too far. Putting too much money into one investment or asset class in the name of simplification is never a good idea.
Here are four ways to simplify and streamline a portfolio and keep savings on track without sacrificing diversification:
Consolidate accounts
With many people changing jobs more than 10 times before retirement, it is easy to rack up a long list of 401(k)s and other employer-based retirement accounts. It's also easy to lose track of assets when they are scattered far and wide, which can make planning difficult.
"People often have graveyards of old accounts at old employers, but you want to gain control of your assets so you have more investment flexibility," says David Fleisher, president of Firstrust Financial Resources, a wealth-management firm in Philadelphia. Plus, a forgotten account can cause problems when it comes time for retirees to take required minimum distributions—the mandated yearly withdrawal from most retirement accounts typically starting at age 70½—which can lead to penalties, says Mr. Fleisher.
Two options are to roll balances from old plans into a current workplace plan, if it accepts them, or to consolidate your older accounts into IRAs. For a tax-free transaction, roll pretax moneys, such as assets in 401(k) plans, into a traditional IRA, and after-tax funds from an account like a Roth 401(k) into a Roth IRA, says Mr. Fleisher.
Once the assets are together in a single account, it's easier to allocate them consistent with an overall plan, he says.
You may also have taxable accounts at multiple companies that could be worth merging. One side benefit is that a larger balance can sometimes help get an investor better service at a securities firm by "making you a bigger fish in the pond," says USAA's Mr. Halliwell.
Use index funds
Many investors have heard the call to diversify and have responded by owning multiple funds of a particular type—such as ones focused on large U.S. stocks. That can produce performance that doesn't vary much from that of a market benchmark, "but they're paying above-average fees to hold the whole thing together," says Christine Benz, director of personal finance at researcher Morningstar Inc. That approach also leads to a large number of funds when it's repeated in multiple areas of the financial markets.
Ask yourself: "Do you really need this complicated, overwrought portfolio, or can you get away with using some cheap index funds?" says Ms. Benz. A better option might be to hold a single broadly diversified index fund in each targeted area, combining them to get coverage across a variety of asset classes.
Such a move should lower your costs. The average expense ratio for actively managed mutual funds is 1.3% of assets annually, compared with 0.8% for index mutual funds and 0.5% for index exchange-traded funds, according to Morningstar.
Put investing on autopilot
While advisers caution against simply "setting and forgetting" investments, many acknowledge the benefits of easy, automatic strategies to keep savings on track.
Many investors already have a form of automatic investing through a workplace 401(k) plan, and kicking contribution levels up a notch is one of the simplest ways to boost savings. In the same vein, investors can set up automatic transfers from a checking account to an IRA or 529 college savings plan.
"Having the money withdrawn from your account before you lay your hands on it is a great way to instill discipline in your savings plan," Ms. Benz says. "If you don't see the money, you won't be tempted to spend it."
Investing the same amount at each interval—known as dollar-cost averaging—also results in buying less of an asset when the price is high and more when it's low.
Use all-in-one funds
In some cases, a single mutual fund or ETF can take the place of several in your portfolio. The classic example is target-date funds for retirement. They are typically pegged to an expected year of retirement, and the fund company automatically adjusts the mix of stocks, bonds and other assets to get more conservative as the investor nears retirement.
The funds are especially handy for accounts of $100,000 or less, says Mr. Fleisher. He adds, however, that investors still need to do their homework—making sure they understand a fund's holdings, fees and the way it transitions into more conservative investments, typically called a "glide path."
Other all-in-one funds include those with a specific focus that gather together a variety of asset classes under one roof. For example, income-focused funds, like American Funds Capital Income Builder and Franklin Income, spread assets among holdings such as dividend-paying stocks, investment-grade bonds and high-yield bonds.
There also are funds that offer one-stop-shop exposure to a variety of strategies traditionally associated with hedge funds, including long-short equity or nontraditional bond strategies. One example is Natixis ASG Diversifying Strategies, which allocates to three alternative-investment strategies, including relative value (which seeks to take advantage of price differences between related financial instruments), managed futures and currency.
While the concept of multialternative funds is "solid," according to Morningstar analyst Mallory Horejs, she says the category is riddled with expensive funds with fairly short track records. As such, investors should be choosy when considering these funds, she says.
Ms. Prior is a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires in New York. She can be reached by email at email@example.com.


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They draw the toughest, and often, the most dangerous assignments. They are called into service with little notice, on any day, at any hour. Some would say they are the elite among their law enforcement peers. They would tell you that they are just doing a job. They, of course, are the deputies who volunteer to serve on the Orange County Sheriff's Office Special Weapons and Tactics Team.
The very nature of the assignments they are tasked with requires that deputies with aspirations to serve on the SWAT Team undergo a rigorous selection process and that they regularly and vigorously train for every possible scenario and situation that might present itself.
The S.W.A.T. team is comprised of 40 members and has one of the most intense training programs within the Sheriff's Office consisting of over 13,000 man hours of specialized training. Their equipment is state of the art in the tactical field featuring armored vehicles such as the legendary Bear Cat, Caterpillar, robotic technology, and explosive breaching techniques. They are specialists in high risk search warrants, barricaded suspects, hostage rescue and precision shooting.
Members of the team can be called upon to serve a series of high-risk narcotics search warrants in the morning and find themselves in the middle of an armed hostage situation later that afternoon.
Dealing with the unexpected in high-stress situations is just another day in the office for a member of the team. SWAT conducts search warrants, many of them requiring a forced entry. They regularly encounter and recover weapons while serving those warrants. They also respond to "full-response" callouts, which involve dangerous subjects.
During the past year, the team responded to 221 high risk warrants and 10 full response callouts. The Orange County Sheriff's Office S.W.A.T. Team is continually a leading participant in the annual International Swat Round-Up competition.
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The fact is, when it's time to serve that dangerous search warrant, or rescue those children from the clutches of an armed and dangerous hostage situation, or something goes terribly wrong in your neighborhood, these are the deputies and police officers you want to call.
Over the years SWAT Roundup has evolved from that "friendly" competition to one week out of the year where these specialists can come together for the first class training provided during the event, a chance to see and try some of the latest law enforcement technology and yes, to see who is the best of the best among their peers. We hope you enjoy these brief videos of these highly trained law enforcement officers in action.


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Kentucky State Police say smoke inhalation killed a couple and five children — including two friends spending the night — in a house fire over the weekend.
Trooper Shane Jacobs released the cause of death Tuesday morning for those who died Saturday in the blaze in the southern Kentucky community of Gray.
Jacobs says those who died were 27-year-old Jesse Disney; his fianceé, 22-year-old Nina Asher; her three children, 3-year-old William Gray Jr.; 2-year-old Camden Gray; and 8-month-old Abigail Gray; and two family friends, 2-year-old Paiten Cox and 2-year-old Brielle Cox.
Investigators have said it could take some time before the cause is determined.
Gray is a few miles outside Corbin, a city of about 7,000 in the foothills of Appalachia near the Daniel Boone National Forest.


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Another step has been made in the fight aimed at preventing prescription drug abuse in Warren County.
A new prescription bottle label is calling on you to make a change.
Kids say one of the easiest places to get prescription drugs is in their own cabinets and this label aims to prevent just that.
"1 in 6 sixth graders said it was sort of easy or very easy to get prescription drugs, all the way up to 12Th grade 1 in 2. Also where are kids using, the biggest place they are using is at home," says Amy Stillwell, Save Our Kids Coalition.
In addition to drop boxes the new pink labels are being used to remind people of safe disposal methods.
"We have 23 pharmacies working with us and we feel as if we have saturated Warren County with these," says Stillwell.
"This is a really good program to remove drugs or other controlled medications that are abused and dispose of them properly,"says Pharmacist Jarrod Ramsey.
Stillwell says prescription drug abuse is prevalent because it is easily accessible.
"In 2009 there were 2 controlled prescriptions written for every man, woman, and child here in Warren County."
They hope the label will turn the habit of saving into a routine of disposing.
"Keep narcotics locked up in a safe place away from children," says Ramsey.
"As a culture we have a tendency everything. O I might need this later, but if you have expired drugs get rid of them. Every person can play a role in getting prescription drugs off the streets and out of the hands of our children,"says Stillwell.
The non-profit group has rolled out 24,0000 labels with 100,000 more sought.
You can dispose of any unused medications at the Bowling Green Police Department, the Warren County Sheriff's Office, or the Kentucky State Police post on Nashville Road.


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[excel] [macro]. Is there similar function for TiddlyWiki?
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It sounds like what you want is either MatchTagsPlugin by Eric Shulman (The TiddlyTools guy) or YourSearchPlugin by Udo Borkowski.
Both let you do full operator-enhanced tag searches but their syntax and other features differ.
MatchTagsPlugin lets you set up a new search field which displays its results in a new tiddler in a configurable format and will search only tags using a syntax like this:
If the provided interfaces don't do it for you, take a look at what I did using InlineJavascriptPlugin.
YourSearchPlugin modifies the existing search field to support a richer query syntax (and, optionally, a new results popup) and you can specify that a given entry should only match tags by prefixing it like this:
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Chicago Style Outlier | Creative Cutout
This style outlier was captured in the loop a few weeks back. I liked the neutral tones in the outfit and the combination of ankle boots and asymmetric cutout dress.
On another note, I realize that The STYLE OUTLIER is getting less love these days as I am focused on building my DIY fashion blog, HIGH on DIY. If you are looking for a creative fix for the weekend, check it out! There are fun and easy DIYs for necklaces, bracelets and many more.


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Brad Pitt's 10 Best Movies
Today he's one of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood, and one of the few actors audiences will pay to see no matter what sort of role he's playing ? whether it's action, drama, or comedy the script calls for, having Brad Pitt's name above the title is about as close as anyone can come to a guarantee for a hit film. Not so long ago, however, Pitt was just another good-looking dude with enough gumption to work his way into a steady stream of TV shows and bit parts in movies. He's come a long way, for sure, and to celebrate his latest starring role -- in David Ayer's Fury, opening this weekend -- we decided the time was right for a brand new Brad Pitt edition of Total Recall.Back to Article


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I am working with the image below and I am trying to find how many pixels are in the grey corners of the image, and I want to assign them a probability of 5%. The bottom layer is my DEM and the top layer is a raster of distances. I know how many pixels I have on my raster layer, however I am not sure of how I can get the pixels outside of the circles and how to assign those pixels a probability. I would appreciate any help I can get!
Follow these steps in ArcMap 10:
Based on this analysis, you can say there is a 0.3 probability that a randomly selected pixel within the extent of your DEM will fall outside of the rings, yet within the DEM raster (i.e. assuming the cell size is the same for both rasters). I hope this helps you.


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On, e.g., this link: http://4ad.com/releases/20949, if you look at the album cover image in the top right part of the page, the black border is not quite square: there are a few extra pixels of height at the bottom.
As far as I can tell the image is 300x300 pixels in size. There are no obvious (to us!) sources of the extra 4.5 pixels of height. Does anyone know what could be creating such a discrepancy?


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In previous articles in this series, an overview of using Second Life for higher education, we saw a surprisingly active community of enthusiasts. We looked at the varying levels of activity on virtual campuses, and we looked at how Elon University incorporates the building and presentation tools of Second Life into class projects. In this installment, we take a look at another active virtual campus--East Carolina University.
Elizabeth Hodge, Associate Professor, Distance Education, East Carolina University College of Education
George Holston, Special Projects Coordinator, Instructional Technology, East Carolina University College of Education
Sharon Collins, Project Manager, Academic Outreach, East Carolina University
East Carolina University students can now meet, "face-to-face," with classmates living in other time zones, teleport to a foreign country, even hold class discussions in a waterfall â€, all from the comfort of their computer desks.
Through an online program called Second Life, ECU has created a virtual campus to enhance communication and...
Over the past 20 years governmental use of web-base information and technologies has continually expanded taking advantage of the Web's vast, ever-expanding volumes of browser-accessible information.  Now infuse two new technologies, the first of these espouses a world where semantic-powered applications...
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The following article was contributed by Dr. Tracy Tuten, author of Advertising 2.0: Social Media Marketing in a Web 2.0 World. Dr. Tuten is Associate Professor of Marketing at Longwood University. Her research interests include Web-based survey methods, branding and identity, and online advertising. She serves on the editorial review board for Psychology and Marketing...
My College Guide discovered a slew of Second Life campus tours on YouTube â€, and we thought you might like to see them. You won't believe the ways in which the college campus has been reinterpreted within these virtual worlds...
Deale, C. (2010).Seeking Second Life in Hospitality and Tourism Education: An Exploratory Pilot Study, Research Proceedings of the Southeast Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education, 14 (2), 24-27.
Elizabeth Hodge, PhD, Associate Professor, East Carolina University
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Virtual Reality: Vehicle for Pedagogical Advancement - (Elizabeth Hodge/Elisabetta Eitelberg and Sharon Collins/Scarlett Sismondi) - The presentation will address the multitude of innovative pedagogical strategies available through the use of Second Life. What makes delivering course material in a virtual environment so beneficial to today's students is that it offers the interactivity, real-time interaction and social presence that students of all ages have come to accept and enjoy in our gaming rich community.
Virtual Reality: Vehicle for Recruitment & Retention New Paths: Expanding Teaching and learning Opportunities with Web 2.0 Presenters: Elizabeth Hodge, Sharon Collins
As educational institutions embrace new technological tools as a vehicle to facilitate learning, teachers will be able to sustain their role in the classroom and advance learning through interactive instructional design. With this in mind, educators must evaluate the various forms of technology tools and their use in virtual worlds. Teaching and learning in virtual worlds provides 3D graphics, voice and interactive learning methodology. The use of virtual worlds such as Second Life for educational purposes are on the rise today and East Carolina University is embracing the new education paradigm.
Elizabeth Hodge and Eric Kisling, College of Education
Sharon Collins, Nick Kesick and James Regan, Information Technology and Computing Services Shades of Second Life
Maureen Ellis: "Learning to Teach in Second Life:Â A Novice Adventure in Virtual Realty Abstract for Proposal"
Bob Green: "The Chadwick Puzzle"
The Virtual Worlds in Education Conference held in Second Life in November of 2008 provided 175 faculty and administrators from around the world with the ability to communicate and share their experiences on teaching, learning, and technology support. This presentation will review challenges and successes encountered in organizing and presenting the conference.
Brown, A., Hodge, E., Kisling, E., & Collins, S. (2009). The Virtual Worlds in Education Conference: Lessons Learned from Conducting an International, Peer-Reviewed Conference within Second Life. Educational Technology, 49(3). 33-36
Experiential Learning in Second Life: An Application in Retail Management
Christy Ashley, Sharon Collins, Susan Thornton
Abstract: In an effort to promote critical thinking in a Retail Management class, Second Life was used to simulate real-world experience developing and executing elements of a retail strategy. Student groups created retail store concepts and outlined the store's target audience, unique selling proposition, merchandise assortment, store design and display. After the proposed retail strategies were brought to life by a team from Information Technology and Computing Services, shoppers were invited to the mall. Students' avatars provided customer service and observed the competition as the number of visitors and items transferred to shoppers were tracked by store. Students were asked to analyze the performance of their stores relative to other students' groups, with an emphasis on the impact of store design, customer service, merchandise and displays on shopper behavior. Students were assessed on their analysis and the reasoning behind recommendations. The manuscript concludes with student feedback and instructor reflections, as well as recommendations for future adaptations the exercise.
Virtual world technologies provide platform for interaction between on-campus and online students: A case study
Charles J. Lesko, Jr. Ph.D., PMP
Data in Depth: Web 3-D Technologies Provide New Approaches to the Presentation of Course Content
Charles J. Lesko, Jr., Ph.D. and John L. Pickard
Integration of 3-D Web and Semantic Web Technologies: A New Structure for Communications Plans
Charles J. Lesko, Jr., Ph.D., PMP
Design Considerations for Virtual Classroom and Laboratory Environments
Charles J. Lesko, Jr., Ph.D. and John L. Pickard
Developing a Second Life Academy: Bridging the Implementers' Learning Gap
Charles J. Lesko, Jr., Ph.D., PMP &
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The benchmarks and indicators are now part of the Physical Education Academic Content Standards, available below as a PDF. Click here to view the Physical Education Academic Content Standards as adopted by the State Board.
The PDF file below allows you to view the Physical Education Academic Content Standards in three different layouts: Alignment of Benchmarks and Indicators by Standard; Grade Band Overview by Standard and Organizer; and Alignment of Standards by Grade Band. It also contains introductory sections and a glossary. An instructional commentary and a resource list will be added in the future.
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text: How can I keep up with all the requests that are coming in for more and more tutorials based on animals for kids? Here is another fulfillment and this time you will all be learning "how to draw a rhino for kids", step by step. The rhinoceros is probably one of the only animals left that sort of resembles how some of the dinosaurs must have looked back in the day millions of years ago. I can remember when I was a big fan of this animal, but as I grew older; my animal interests took a different turn. Nowadays I'm into wolves, cats, birds, dragons, and even dogs. This lesson that you will be learning from should be pretty basic. There may be a struggle for some of you that are novice artists but learning "how to draw a rhino for kids" is going to be fun and even creative to do. I have some more lessons coming your way in a bit, so as you wait, try out the ones that I have submitted so far. Adios amigos and peace out!


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I am trying to retrieve a color in OpenGL ES with glReadPixels. I set my objects' colors with float[], e.g. {0.0f,0.5f,0.2f,1.0f} How can I convert the glReadPixels value to the same float[], since it's unsigned byte?
Setting the color:
gl.glColor4f(color[0], color[1], color[2], color[3]);
Getting the color:
ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocate(4);
gl.glReadPixels((int) mx, height - (int) my, 1, 1, GL10.GL_RGBA, GL10.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, buf);
byte result[] = buff.array();
I don't know if this has been asked/answered already, but I just haven't found a solution and I've been trying it for a good while.


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More than 600 students throughout the state will compete March 21 in the 6th annual National Archery in the Schools Georgia State Tournament at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry.
The state's top student archers from more than 40 elementary, middle and high schools will convene in Perry for the tournament. The state tournament is coordinated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) and is open to all Georgia schools enrolled in the National Archery in the Schools program (NASP).
"Archery is a sport that anyone male or female, small or large can find success as long as they practice and dedicate time to achieve their goals," says State Shooting Sports Program Manager Jennifer Pittman. "It teaches concentration, hand-eye coordination, patience and determination all of which mesh perfectly with school goals."
At the state tournament, archery equipment and other awards are given to top individual archers. The top three teams in each division receive plaques and archers are awarded medals.
Teams of 16-24 students from each school will compete in three separate divisions: elementary (4th-6th grade), middle (7th-8th grade) and high (9th-12th grade). Archers will shoot at 10- and 15-meter intervals in six "flights." An awards reception will follow completion of the last flight.
Division winners and qualifiers can then compete at the NASP National Tournament May 11-12 in Louisville, KY where nearly 7,000 student archers from more than 35 states are expected to participate at the largest archery tournament in the world.
"The support from local schools and communities has truly benefitted these students and the program. The event is free and the public is invited to attend the competition," says Pittman.
Shooting will be held in the Miller Murphy Howard Building of the Fairgrounds next to gate No. 24 (West Gate). Driving directions to the Fairgrounds can be found at www.gnfa.com [1] .
The National Archery in the Schools Program is an in-school archery curriculum that meets all education department standards. Only schools that are certified in NASP through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources are qualified to compete in the Georgia Tournament. Schools in nearly 80 counties in Georgia are NASP certified.
The program promotes instruction in international-style target archery to improve educational performance and participation in shooting sports. Research has shown that the program, administered through a minimum two-week course during the school year, improves class attendance and behavior. NASP universal fit bows make it possible for students of all sizes and genders to succeed in archery while raising self-esteem levels and improving hand-eye coordination during physical activity.
NASP is taught in 48 states as well as six countries. To date, more than nine million students have gone through the program.
For more information on NASP in Georgia, visit www.georgiawildlife.com/nasp [2] , contact a local WRD Game Management Office or call (770) 918-6416.
[1] http://www.gnfa.com/
[2] http://www.georgiawildlife.com/nasp


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I am a software engineer. I was proposed for leader role a year back. But I ran away from my responsibility. I compromised with my rating too due to this decision. Again I have stuck in the same situation when project changed but being failed to handle the team, tracking daily activities, and completing action items.
Every project has their architecture, jargons, and way of work.
How can I improve myself in handling daily activities/work?
Please suggest me any book/course/already build spread sheets/applications/any tip, so that I can effectively track all my work, categorize scatter data, learn/understand technical jargons etc.


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what is blog?
blog !? that's ....no easy way to say,it's like asking "what's a name ?"
Once you created the blog try to update the fresh unique quality content regularly. Which will help to rank better in the search engine.
blog or web blog, people create blog to be heard their opinion, to share about themselves, sometimes it is used for marketing.
A blog is a journal that's available on the internet. Updating a blog is referred to as "blogging" and the person keeping the blog is a "blogger". Blogs are usually listed in chronological order, with the most recent entry first. Many blogs are available as RSS feeds, which means they are delivered to a feed reader.
A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space.Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.
Weblog is a platform where you can put your post , share your ideas, feelings, thinkings and all things like pictures, videos etc.
In Blog you can post multiple content pages with multiple stuff.
This is easy to say that- Weblog is a place where you can share everything.
In Blog you can post multiple content pages with multiple stuff.
This is easy to say that- Weblog is a place where you can share everything.


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Brussels Sprouts Break Out
This versatile veggie is so much more than a backdrop for bacon.
IT'S NO LONGER enough to showcase Brussels sprouts on a winter menu simply by roasting them with bacon. Chefs have really been putting these petite cabbages through their paces over the past few years, featuring them in innovative preparations that are a far cry from the side dishes of Thanksgivings past. And I suspect that long after we've finally cried uncle in the face of one kale salad too many, Brussels sprouts will still seem fresh.
"There are so many ways to cook them," said Kim Alter, executive chef at Plum in Oakland, Calif. "They have a texture and taste that is not overwhelming. They react well with other flavors, like brown butter and bacon. You get the best of both worlds—the leafy kale-like [tenderness] but, at the same time, the firmness of a sprout." For one dish, Ms. Alter fries halved Brussels sprouts, tosses them in garlic confit, lime juice and a savory onion caramel, and garnishes them with mint and Aleppo pepper. And, recently, she showcased the vegetable in a number of different ways on the same plate: finely sliced and braised, fermented and charred on a grill, finely sliced again and served raw in a salad, and also fried to a crisp.
Michael Chiarello, chef-owner of Bottega in Yountville, Calif., tosses shaved sprouts with a flurry of sieved hard-boiled egg, Marcona almonds and a citrus vinaigrette for an elegant salad. Bryce Shuman, executive chef at Betony in New York, settled on sprouts when searching for a vegetable for his winter iteration of the deep-fried pickle, a bar-food favorite in his native North Carolina. In Mr. Shuman's somewhat refined version, the sprouts are pickled and cloaked in an aerated tempura batter before frying. "Brussels sprouts just lend themselves well [to pickling] because there are so many layers," he said. "When you have this salty, fatty goodness of something deep fried, you want something really tart to cut through that."
Other chefs, such as Saul Bolton of the Vanderbilt in Brooklyn, N.Y., fry Brussels sprouts just as they are, the delicate leaves blistering and caramelizing after a brief pass through the hot oil. The result is as addictively crisp and unctuous as a potato chip—a far cry from the old notion that you should eat your Brussels sprouts because they're good for you. "It's less about making them healthy," Mr. Bolton said, "and more about making them awesome."
Fried Brussels Sprouts with Savory Onion Caramel, Garlic Confit, Lime, Mint and Aleppo Pepper
Active Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 90 minutes Serves: 4
For the garlic confit:
20 cloves garlic, peeled
2 cups olive oil
For the savory onion caramel:
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
¾ cup rice wine vinegar
½ cup fish sauce
⅓ cup soy sauce
For the Brussels sprouts:
Canola oil for frying
4 cups Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
⅓ cup savory onion caramel (see step 2)
1 teaspoon garlic confit (see step 1)
1 tablespoon lime juice, plus more to taste
8 mint leaves, torn
½ teaspoon ground Aleppo pepper, plus more to taste
1. Make garlic confit: In a small saucepan, combine garlic and oil so garlic is completely covered. Cook on low heat until garlic is soft, 1 hour. Drain garlic in a colander and discard oil. Use a blender or food processor to purée garlic to a paste. Set aside. (Garlic confit will keep in the refrigerator up to two weeks.)
2. Meanwhile, make savory onion caramel: Add onion and water to a blender or food processor and purée. Strain purée through a fine-mesh sieve, reserve liquid and discard solids. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, bring ⅓ cup onion juice and sugar to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves and caramel is medium-brown in color, about 15 minutes. Whisk in vinegar and reduce heat to low. Add fish and soy sauces. Remove caramel from heat and let cool completely.
3. Make Brussels sprouts: Add oil to a medium pot to a depth of 3 inches and set over medium-high heat. Bring oil to 350 degrees, using a deep fat or candy thermometer to monitor temperature. Add Brussels sprouts and fry until crisp and brown, 3 minutes. Remove sprouts from oil and drain on a paper-towel-lined plate.
4. In a medium bowl, combine caramel with garlic confit and lime juice. Stir in fried sprouts. Garnish with mint leaves and Aleppo pepper, adding more spice as desired.
—Adapted from Kim Alter at Plum in Oakland, Calif.
Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad With Marcona Almonds, Egg, Pecorino and Citrus Vinaigrette
Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 60 minutes Serves: 6
2 large eggs
Juice of 2 lemons
Juice of 1 small orange
1 shallot, finely chopped
1½ cups olive oil
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
6 cups Brussels sprouts
¾ cup Marcona almonds, finely chopped
¼ cup grated pecorino cheese
1. Make hard-boiled eggs: Fill a medium-size pot with cold water, add eggs and set over medium-high heat. Bring water to a boil, then reduce heat and gently simmer 10 minutes. Remove eggs from water and run under cold water until cool.
2. Meanwhile make vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together lemon and orange juices and shallot. Gradually whisk in olive oil in a slow, thin stream to form an emulsion. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk again, cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
3. Sieve eggs: Separate hard-boiled egg whites and yolks. Over a small bowl, push egg whites through a fine-mesh sieve, a colander or the large holes of a box grater. Over another bowl, sieve yolks in the same way. Set aside.
4. Holding the stem of each Brussels sprout, use a mandoline to thinly shave. (Alternately, use a sharp knife to slice as thinly as possible.) In a large bowl, toss together Brussels sprouts, sieved egg whites and yolks, and almonds. Pour ¾ cup vinaigrette over salad and toss again. Top with pecorino and a drizzle of vinaigrette.
—Adapted from Michael Chiarello at Bottega in Yountville, Calif.
Fried Brussels Sprout Pickles With Cucumber Yogurt
Total Time: 90 minutes Serves: 4
For the Brussels sprouts:
4 cups Brussels sprouts, quartered
3 cups white wine vinegar
2 cups water
2 teaspoons whole coriander
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 teaspoon chili flakes
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup salt, plus 1 teaspoon
3 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup corn starch
2 tablespoons baking powder
1½ cups club soda
Canola oil for frying
For the cucumber yogurt:
1 English cucumber, halved and seeded
1½ teaspoons salt
1 cup full-fat Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch Brussels sprouts briefly in boiling water, then drain and transfer immediately to a large bowl of salted ice water. Once Brussels spouts are chilled, drain and spread out on a clean dish towel to dry.
2. In a medium-size pot over medium-high heat, bring vinegar, water, coriander, fennel, chili flakes, sugar and ¼ cup salt to a simmer. Turn off heat, add Brussels sprouts, cover and steep for 1 hour. Remove sprouts and set aside. Discard pickling liquid.
3. Meanwhile, make cucumber yogurt sauce: Grate cucumber over a medium bowl. Season with ½ teaspoon salt, wrap in paper towels and squeeze to remove excess moisture. Combine cucumber with yogurt, remaining salt, lemon juice and pepper.
4. In a bowl, combine flour, corn starch, baking powder and remaining salt, then place half of mixture in another bowl. Mix club soda into one of the bowls to form a batter. Add oil to a medium pot to a depth of 3 inches and set over medium-high heat. Bring oil to 375 degrees, using a deep fat or candy thermometer to monitor temperature. Working in batches, dredge sprouts through dry flour mixture, then through wet batter. Place dredged sprouts in pot and fry until brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove fried sprouts from pot and set aside on a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Repeat process with remaining sprouts. Serve fried sprouts with cucumber yogurt.
—Adapted from Bryce Shuman at Betony in New York City


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The number $e = 2.718281828...$ is the base of the natural logarithm. Its decimal representation is infinitely long.
Why does this mathematical constant contain an infinite number? What is the reason behind this?
added for clearance: it contains infinitely long numbers, which does not repeat itself, how is this proven? it should at some point has some repeated numbers.
can it be represented by a fraction? ex: 1/2?


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I very recently started learning modern OpenGL. I have implemented a wavefront file loader and a basic ADS shading model. At some point I'd like to implement screen space ambient occlusion. I tried reading on the technique and I understand the concept, but I have trouble understanding the details (i.e. extracting the depth information and reconstructing the positions in space etc.).
Thus the question is, what techniques should I learn/practice before trying to implement the SSAO?


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— Michael Bibbo '89
If you're looking for a good place to catch the Aurora Borealis, you might give Nordlyskommunen, Norway, a try. The name means "the commune of the Aurora Borealis," and its territory includes a remote coastal village known as Andenes, where, in 2003, Michael Bibbo '89 watched the shimmering green lights of the spectacular phenomenon sweep across the polar sky.
For years, people have trekked to this sky-gazing mecca—almost 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle—in search of a good show, spiritual enlightenment, even fertility.
For Bibbo, it was just another day on the job.
"It was mesmerizing," he says. "I was lying on my back watching it and I almost couldn't help but laugh to myself. People from all over the world pay all kinds of money to come and see this. And here I was getting paid."
A radio and television producer for NASA, Bibbo was in Andenes shooting a segment on the Andoya Rocket range, a small NASA facility where scientists conduct atmospheric tests to learn more about the green and red "northern lights" that frequent the region's skies. Of all the exotic shooting locations he's traveled to over the years, Andenes is, well—up there. "I like to think I'm a pretty fortunate guy," says Bibbo, who's been producing programs for NASA since 2000. "My job has literally taken me to the top of the world."
It's taken him to the top of his profession as well.
For Destination Tomorrow, a show that ran until 2007 and still airs in more than 500 markets around the world (and for which he traveled to Andenes), Bibbo and his team won a 2001 Emmy Award for best educational programming in the Capital Region, and a Golden Reel Award in 2005. More recently, for his editing of a segment on NASA 360—a program that examines how technology used in space comes back to inspire innovation on Earth—Bibbo won another Capital Region Emmy last year.
"I've been lucky to work with some amazingly talented people," he says, quick to mention his wife, Jennifer Pulley, the host of Destination Tomorrow, NASA 360, and a radio show called Discovery Now. "But with every award or milestone in my career, I've had to thank my parents for allowing me to attend Bennington."
Although Bennington didn't yet have a film department when Bibbo was a student, he never let that dissuade him from his interest in filmmaking. Back then, in fact, his most prized possession was a VHS camcorder his father had given him in high school.
"I treated the thing like gold," he recalls. "My friends and I were constantly running around campus making movies." (One of those friends, musician Josh Kirsch '89, would later write the theme music for NASA 360.)
At Bennington, Bibbo notes, "I had this incredible opportunity to explore all aspects of the subjects I was interested in." And those subjects—architecture, sculpture, photography, and graphic design—"were all essential to developing depth of field and other things that are important in film production."
"Being able to create your own coursework like that leaves you to your own decisions about what you want to do...you can really excel in leaps and bounds because you're taking your education to heart."
After graduating from Bennington in 1989, Bibbo followed his passion for filmmaking to New York, enrolling in The New School's Film and Media Studies program—"a leap of faith," he says, "that couldn't have worked out any better."
In New York, Bibbo met his future wife Jennifer, and, after completing his master's in 1993, the two moved to Virginia Beach, where Bibbo took a job producing BuzTV, a local entertainment show that featured Pulley as a correspondent.
During the next several years, Bibbo worked his way up to larger markets, producing a regional outdoor adventure program called Virginia Outdoor Life, and then Brain Stew, a nationally syndicated children's show (hosted by Pulley) that was rated in the Annenberg Public Policy Center's top 10 list of quality educational programs.
After Brain Stew's third and final season, Bibbo was hired by NASA in 1999 to work on two live interactive Space Station broadcasts—both of which reached audiences of more than 15 million viewers. NASA liked him so much they decided to keep him.
"The co-producer said that they were interested in starting some new adult educational programming and asked if I would be willing to come over," he says. "I've been happily employed ever since."
Today, Bibbo produces Discovery Now, a radio show that highlights NASA's latest advances in science and technology, and NASA 360, which airs on 450 public broadcasting, cable, and commercial television stations across the country. Now in its third season, the show already boasts 2,500 Twitter followers, more than 1,300 Facebook fans, and, in the past year, has been downloaded more than 2 million times from the NASA website.
"There's a tremendous web audience that we didn't even know about before we made the show available for download," Bibbo says.
NASA 360 has brought Bibbo face to face with astronauts testing lunar rovers in the desert, archaeologists dissecting fossilized dinosaurs with lasers, scientists extracting oxygen from volcanic ash (in a process that may one day be used on the moon), and professional athletes—including golfers, swimmers, and skiers—whose equipment has been enhanced by NASA technology.
"It's been incredible," he says, "I really think—for me at least—I have the best job in the world."
But of all the memorable moments Bibbo has experienced in his career—say, watching the northern lights in Norway, or staring down the mouth of an active Hawaiian volcano—one still rises above the rest.
"The first time I ever saw something I produced on TV," he says. "I was just so tickled by it. It was really only the tip of the iceberg in terms of what I've done in my career, but I'll never forget that. I felt just like a kid … And to tell you the truth, I still do."


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7 Movies That Put Insane Work Into Details You Didn't Notice
#4. Stanley Kubrick's Entire Filmography
As we've mentioned before, Stanley Kubrick was kind of a tough guy to work with and/or be murdered by. His attention to detail is legendary, and even though it's hard to argue with his results (nine of his 12 movies appear in the IMDb top 250), sometimes the crazy ends don't justify the batshit means.
For example, a scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey takes place on the moon. No, they didn't film it on the moon, silly! They filmed it on Earth; it's just that nobody told Kubrick that. He insisted that all of the equipment on screen be built to actually work on the actual moon anyway.
Ask the Internet and it will provide: The full transcript of how to use a space toilet.
Likewise, the B-52 bomber he constructed as a set for Dr. Strangelove was described by some U.S. Air Force personnel as "absolutely correct," which worried them a bit, since the B-52 was still totally classified at that point.
"The bombs actually will not work without a cowboy."
But possibly the strangest and most unnecessary detail Kubrick ever insisted upon was the war room in Dr. Strangelove. While the set was being constructed, he decided (on what we'll call a Kubrickian whim) that the top of the table should be covered in green baize. "It should be like a poker table," he said, "there's the President, the generals and the Russian Ambassador playing a game of poker for the fate of the world."
Which would be totally reasonable and merely representative of his keen eye for detail and metaphor ... if the film weren't shot entirely in black and white.
That's a very green-looking black, though.
#3. The Matrix
One of the first lessons we learn about the Matrix is that anybody can be an agent. Morpheus teaches this to Neo via a training program, wherein Keanu becomes distracted by a sexy woman in a red dress, who taps into our most primal wetmares by gender-morphing into Elrond and then shooting him in the face.
Your boner should have taken the blue pill.
But Neo, like every man, was predestined to fail this one: They're wandering through some kind of business district, and every pedestrian is in a boring, drab suit, save for that pretty girl. Of course he's going to focus on her and notice the agent. We, the audience, only passed the test because we were once removed, and could view the scene objectively.
Except we didn't pass, either. Not at all. Because we didn't notice that every person in that scene is a doppelganger:
A frumpy doppelganger.
We could write that off as repeating an extra for a different shot, if it weren't for this ...
Two blonde women on either side of Neo, two sailors in the back.
The truly crazy part is that this wasn't CGI: the Wachowski's spent two whole days in Sydney trying to hunt down and cast real identical twins just for this scene. The idea was to show the viewer that Mouse, who created the code, was a lazy programmer and copy/pasted a bunch of characters instead of designing unique people. But really, since basically nobody in the audience noticed the clone armies either, it just proved that God could've gotten away with a whole lot less work by simply palette-swapping humanity. Turns out we would've been mostly cool with it, so long as there were hot girls in red dresses strutting about.
#2. Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters may be the perfect genre comedy. A ludicrous premise, great comedic actors and lots of improv -- those were the cornerstones of this classic. Except there are three things missing from that list: Research, realism and detail.
Wait, what, in Ghostbusters?
Do not stick marshmallow fluff in the microwave, kids.
Yep: As an audience, we all thought that Bill Murray and the rest of the cast were just making up gibberish for their supernatural scenes, but it turns out that most of the film is based on the actual paranormal research of comedian Dan Aykroyd.
According to the DVD commentary, Peter Venkman's treatment of Dana is actual advice for treating a possessed individual (it's all about maintaining control over the demon inside), and even the technobabble was real: The word "ectoplasm" predates the film, and was first coined by a Nobel Prize-winning physician. It referred to "a substance exuded from spiritual mediums to facilitate spirits' contact with the living world."
It's basically dimensional lubricant.
Why, in the book A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts and Ghostbusters, written by Peter Aykroyd, you can learn about the history of the methods that the Ghostbusters use in the film, and keen eyes will also observe that holy shit Dan Aykroyd's father wrote a book about being an actual ghost buster.
With a cover cameo by a half melted Stay Puft man.
That's right: Dan Aykroyd, Blues Brother and Conehead, is actually a second-generation demon hunter, like a Van Helsing or a Simon Belmont or a real-life Dean Winchester from Supernatural.
Substantially less dreamy, of course, but we can't all have CW cheekbones, can we?
#1. Akira Kurosawa's Entire Filmography
Legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's strategy for filmmaking goes something like this: People can't just pretend to be something else; you need to trick them into thinking everything is real.
"I don't know what the fuck these 'actors' are, I just want them off my set."
Toward this end, in his movie Red Beard, Kurosawa had the hospital set fully stocked with medical supplies -- even the drawers and cupboards, which, despite never being opened on camera or even mentioned by the characters, were nonetheless expensively, thoroughly, authentically stocked with pills. Kurosawa once dyed an entire town's water supply black just so the rain would look better on camera. If you were featured in one of Kurosawa's movies, you could expect to shoot inside the real, period-appropriate houses he'd have built, wear the real, period-appropriate clothing (that you were expected to live in even while not actively filming) and memorize the complete dossier on your character's back story, even if you only had a couple of lines. Oh, and you should also be prepared to get shot at with real arrows.
"Of course he's dead. I'm a director, not a goddamn liar."
That part went without saying, right? It sure did to Toshiro Mifune, who, in the final scene of Throne of Blood, was shot at by real arrows that landed inches away from him.
It's like nobody told Kurosawa that movies were just pretend, and so he was attempting to travel through time via sheer earnestness.
"If only real life was as horrifying as film."
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Best and worst Labor Day sales
Don't Waste Your Money
This weekend brings some of the best sales since Memorial Day.
But you'll want to know what's on sale before you head out to the mall, because while you can find some deep discounts on some items, on others, not so much.
What to Buy This Weekend
We checked with two money-saving websites, DealNews.com and Offers.com. Both say if you're shopping for your home, this weekend is a great time to do it.
It says this is also the best time to find final clearance sales on swim suits, golf clothing, and other summer apparel.
DealNews.com says this "final hurrah" of summer weekend, is also the best time of year to grab a bargain on grills and patio furniture, with discounts as much as 75 percent off.
By Christmas season, next year's grills are in, and won't be marked down.
Meantime, you have probably seen lots of car dealers advertising big Labor Day clearance sales. They are real, according to a report by Scripps news. This is a great weekend to buy a new car, as dealers clear out their 2014 inventory.
What to Wait On
But contrary to popular belief, you will not find big markdowns on fall clothing. Offers.com suggests you wait until October for the best fall clothing deals.
One exception: Macy's has a Super Saturday Sale, with an extra 20% off on marked merchandise, but that tends not to be the hottest new fashions.
DealNews, meantime, says you should hold off on big screen TVs if you can: the lowest prices of the year are coming in November, on and right after Black Friday.
Best Deals Right Now
Both savings sites say the best deals this weekend will be on appliances, beds, and furniture, with select beds marked down 50 percent or more at some stores.
- Best Buy, Sears, Kmart, hh gregg, Lowes, and other big box stores have appliances as much as 30 percent off.
- Mattress Firm, Ashley Furniture, Furniture Fair, and other regional furniture retailers all have major Labor Day bedding and furniture sales.
- If you are near a Sleepy's, they are advertising half price off every mattress.
- Home Depot and Lowe's both have a paint sale this weekend for fall DIY-ers.
As always, don't waste your money.
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June 18, 2013
Why Rob Vember loves Cape Town
Rob Vember is a radio DJ and proud Capetonian. He grew up in Cape Town and studied in Grahamstown, where, working at the campus station, he was bitten by the radio bug. He returned to the Mother City to join the DJ line-up on Heart FM, and then made the move to Johannesburg to become part of the 5FM team, where he has been for the last few years. He recently made the move back home to continue presenting his weekday show from 5FM's Cape Town studios. We asked him what he loves about the city:
What brings you back to Cape Town?
Work, strangely; I always thought it would be retirement. The radio station took a strategic decision to become even more invested in the region, seeing as we are a national broadcaster and considered me the most well-suited to steer the ship as Cape Town has always been my home.
What did you miss the most when you were away?
I generally have learnt to adapt well when away from home, having been away at varsity in the Eastern Cape before. So I can't say that I pined for much, although proper Cape Town fish and chips (slap chips), was always one of my first guilty pleasure stops when I was back in town.
What is your fondest memory of Cape Town, growing up?
My favourite time growing up in the Mother City was always the festive season. Christmas was just simply in the air. It very much had the Christmas vibe with the street lights in Adderley Street, but also just the festive atmosphere regardless of religious affiliation with the night markets in the CBD. There was always a special buzz at that time of year, and a genuine sense of happiness.
Now you're back, what are your favourite things to do here?
It's only been a month and sadly my activities haven't as yet stretched beyond house-hunting! One thing that has surprised me since being back has been my attraction to the beach. Having grown up in the suburbs I was never quite in a position to become a surfer and never longed for the beach. I guess there was comfort in knowing that it was just a short 25-minute drive away, should I have wished to get my feet wet. However, since being back I simply can't get enough of it. It might have something to do with the fact that I left Cape Town single and returned with three dogs and then some. We were lucky enough to get quite a few idyllic runs in on Milnerton beach with clear views of Table Mountain, Cape Town Stadium and ships anchored in the distance as our backdrop, before winter finally set in. To be fair I walked, the dogs ran. There are other grand plans as well which will hopefully materialise once we've settled, like walks in Newlands Forest, another great Sunday afternoon childhood memory. And of course, the food, oh the food! From the typically Cape Flats Gatsby, the aforementioned fish and chips, the more refined world-class restaurants, and of course Cape Malay cuisine, which I love.
Any tips for places to go in during the Cape Town winter?
If the first weekend in June was anything to go by, then am I allowed to say "stay at home"? In anticipation of the move, I joked with my friends and colleagues that I wished the relocation would have taken place just in time for spring, so that I could skip a Cape Town winter as it certainly is not something which I missed. The one thing I have always complained about in Joburg when I had Capetonians visiting was the lack of things to do. Of course, Joburg has tons of things to do, but not being a native of the city it was not as easy for me to pinpoint, unlike Cape Town where "things to do" are always staring you in the face. I've been away for five years so I feel like I need to rediscover what's hot, but if it involves a full-bodied glass of red in this weather, you can't go wrong!
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I tried using trigger concept. If any new row inserts in the user table my trigger will fire and try to create a dynamic database for that new user. But Inside a trigger create database is not working. How can get it done. Can anybody have any suggestions.Please help of on this
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As the documentation says (under Trigger Limitations):
There are further limitations, consulting the documentation is highly recommended.
This all means, to my understanding, that you should solve this problem at application level*: check whether your user is successfully created, and then issue a
You do not want to provision a seat for your new tenant in a DML trigger. For one, provisioning is usually lengthy and you do not want to block the DML, and likely the HTTP request for new user onboarding behind it. You want to be able to create and onboard the user, then start the provisioning process. If the provisioning goes awry, you can resolve the problem with offline intervention later, and you have the user record to contact and to notify that the account is now properly provisioned (ie. you do not lose a customer). The second reason is the problem you run into, namely that some provisioning operations are simply not do-able from a DML trigger, and as things will evolve and your architecture becomes more complex the provisioning will become more complex (eg. load balance the account resources).
The universal solution is to decouple the two and use queues. The account creation drops a message into a queue to request provisioning the account. A queue monitoring process kicks off (after the user account is committed!) and does the necessary work, asynchronously. SQL Server can handle this via Service Broker and internal activation. This is much better than doing it at application level because is reliable (ie. if the user stops the page load during the account creation, which in turn triggers a cancellation of the application processing the HTTP request, it does not leave an orphaned non-provisioned account).
I would question this whole design. Even if you could create a database, it won't be being backed up, so what's the point of it?
Is there any reason your user needs a whole database? How about just having normal tables, with a userId or userName column, so if there is user-specific data they need, they can just query the relevant table filtered by userId/name.
This has a number of advantages, including (presumably) your database being backed up and maintained as part of a regular maintenance plan, non-proliferation of the same objects over multiple databases.
Have you mentioned this design to your DBA? I'd be keen to know what they think.


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In the last two months I'm trying to do a complete transition from Windows 7 to Ubuntu.
There is something that is really missing. I really like the sharp and think fonts in windows (I'm not talking about the font type - 'Arial','Consolas' atc.).
I think that the Ubuntu fonts looks better, but after several hours I feel like my eyes are really tired.
BTW - I have the same problem with the Apple computer at work too (MacBook pro).
Is it a theme issue? Can i change it by configuration? Can you recommend a solution?


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The following algebraic structure came up when I was thinking about invariants of coloured knots. The elements are all elements of a noncommutative free group $F$, and the operations are:
- $a^b= b^{-1}ab$, taking the conjugate in $F$.
- $[a,b]= aba^{-1}b^{-1}$, taking the commutator of two elements in $F$.
And that's all. (If I were allowing only conjugation then this structure would be a conjugation quandle, but I'm also allowing to take commutators, but not to take products- the group product is not part of the structure). Are such structures at all studied or known?
Question: Is the full set of relations in this structure known (in the sense of universal algebra)? Is there a proof in the literature?


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I would like to prove the following:
Let $G$ be a finite group, $p$ a prime number and $P$ a Sylow $p$-subgroup of $G$. Let $E$ be the set of all $p$-regular elements of $G$ (i.e. elements whose order is not a multiple of $p$). Let $C$ be the centralizer of $P$ in $G$.
Then $|E|\equiv|E\cap C|$ (mod $p$).
Unfortunately, I don't know where to start. I have absolutely no intuition on why this statement should be true.
I'd be glad for anything to start me off.


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Given a subgroup $H\leq G$, for $G$ finite. Let $G$ act on the left cosets of $H$ by left multiplication. What is the kernel of this group action?
Since the left cosets are themselves constructed by left multiplication, wouldn't the kernel of this map just be equal to $H$? Am I missing something?


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The VOW Act added a new wrinkle on November 21, 2012 -- the law will now require separating servicemen and women to attend the previously optional Transition Assistance Program (TAP) career class, which will be extended from three to five days. But even with TAP and recent, gradual improvement in the civilian job market, job searches for veterans remain daunting. Some 735,000 veterans were unemployed as of September 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics; as Iraq and Afghanistan veterans come home, and other veterans go without jobs, the American economy is missing out on some of its best and brightest leaders and workers. Servicemen and women who have retired since 9/11 have been particularly hard-hit, with 9.7 percent of them unemployed in September, nearly 2 percentage points above the national level.
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When John Russo, Ret. COL., Maryland National Guard, began his search for a federal job, he expected good results in short order. After all, Russo already had two very successful careers under his belt, with the Baltimore City Police Department and in a decorated 30-year stint in the Army where he rose to Colonel and eventually commanded the Maryland National Guard's 58th Brigade Combat Team. Rounding out his portfolio were a master's degree from the Army War College, top secret clearance and 30 percent disability preferences for federal employment.
But at first, all Russo's federal job search yielded was frustration. "I submitted the same resume for 400 federal jobs – the shotgun approach – and didn't even get designated 'qualified'," he says. "I was getting zero feedback. The Iraq war was winding down, the labor market was flooded with people like me, and my resume didn't do a good job of presenting my qualifications to the federal government."
Russo took the TAP course but found it of limited value. "The Transition Assistance Program gives you a book, but you really need a career coach," he says. So Russo turned to The Resume Place, a resume-writing and federal career coaching service that helped him translate technical military qualifications into language that civilian HR and hiring managers could understand, emphasizing his experience as a leader, manager, trainer and analyst.
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This Week's Liturgy
Male and Female
October 4th, 2015 (see other dates)
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Discussion Questions for Reading 1Genesis is one of the books of the Bible in which a poetic story is used to communicate truths about the relationship between God and human beings. Look back over the story and select three important truths. Explain your choices. What does this story tell you about the relationship between man and woman? What message do you hear about marriage in this story?
How do we know that human beings are unique in all God's creation? In what ways do we show our respect for the uniqueness of human beings? How do you think God wants us to relate to the animal world? In what ways can people your age show respect and responsibility for the animal world?
Reading 1 Genesis 2:18-24
Reading 1 ReflectionHere is the second poetic story of creation from the Book of Genesis. In earlier verses which are not part of today's reading, the story describes how God made the first man from clay. God then fashioned all kinds of birds and animals. But none of them were suitable partners for the man. So God made the first woman from the man's own body.
Together the man and the woman became one body. They were equal and suitable partners for one another. In marriage, husband and wife enter a union blessed by God.
The primary message of the story is that man and woman both come from God. We are God's unique creation in a world of wonderful creatures he has entrusted to our care.
Discussion Questions for Reading 2the positive effects of suffering can be? How are you a better or wiser person because of something you have suffered? What does today's reading tell us about the effects of Jesus' suffering and death? Why do you think it is wiser to be humble than to raise yourself above others?
For you, what does it mean to have Jesus as your Brother? In what ways will you show that you follow your Brother?
Reading 2 Hebrews 2:9-11
Reading 2 ReflectionThe humble person does not look down on others or try to raise himself to a prominent position. Jesus, the Son of God, is a perfect example of humility. He made himself lower than the angels by taking on our human nature. He then made himself subject to suffering and death in order to gain our salvation.
Jesus tasted death for all of us so that we can share in his glory with God the Father. He is pleased to call us his brothers and sisters. In return, at every Eucharist, we thank him for lifting us up with him.
Discussion Questions for GospelImagine that you are responding to a parish survey of young people. The topic of the survey is "The Good Marriage." How would you respond to these survey questions: What are the most important qualities needed by both husband and wife? What are some of the obstacles to a good and lasting marriage? Why is it important for partners to share their faith?
The final question on the survey is: Name three ways you can prepare now to be the kind of person who has the most important qualities needed by both husbands and wives. How will you respond?
Gospel Mark 10:2-16
Gospel ReflectionSome people are more interested in the letter of the law than the spirit of the law. The Pharisees tried to test Jesus by asking him if he agreed with the law of Moses regarding divorce. Jesus draws their attention to the true meaning of marriage. He reminds the Pharisees of the teaching from Genesis about the man and the woman becoming one flesh. Jesus is focusing on God's loving plan for marriage partners.
In the second story, Jesus scolds his disciples for trying to keep the little children away from him. He hugs, holds, and blesses the children. Once again he teaches that all who follow him must trust in God and openly accept the Good News.
Proclaiming Faith Activities for Primary Grades
We Are God's Unique CreationGod has created us. We are special and unique. He wants us to care for his world. Make a class picture frame out of tag board or craft foam. Have each child place his/her unique thumbprint around the frame. Let them add features to turn their thumbprints into faces. Place a picture of something that God has created that we can care for inside the frame.
Creation DioramaGive each child a shoebox. Have them make the inside resemble a forest using construction paper, crepe paper, markers, and other materials. Have them cover the sky with blue paper. Read the creation story aloud. Provide each child with a small amount of clay and have them create a man and then an animal and place them in their dioramas. Have the children pinch some clay from the man and shape it into a woman. Have them place her in their dioramas.
Proclaiming Faith Activities
Illustrating CreationWith your partner or group, choose one of the following scenes from the Genesis story of creation. Decide how you will illustrate it in a drawing, a mural, a collage, or a respectful cartoon.
Scene 1: The Lord God creates various animals and birds as potential partners for the man.
Scene 2: The Lord God creates the first woman from the body of the man and presents her to the man as a suitable partner.
Display your work in a cental place.
Interviewing Marriage PartnersChoose a married couple to interview in your extended family or your parish. The purpose of the interview is to gather stories and advice about how to build a lasting marriage. If possible, tape record or video tape the interview.
You may want to use these "starter" questions:
1) How long have you been married?
2) What do you like best about your partner?
3) What is one of your happiest memories that you share with your partner?
4) How have you worked out what it means to be equal partners?
5) What difference does your faith make in your marriage?
Share the interview results with the class. Together compile a summary of what you have learned about a lasting marriage from these interviews.
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