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Hi !After having seen that there are several plug-ins computing the recording length on their own and that being a very expensive task (in respect of io and cpu) and also the same implementation needs to be copied over and over again, i would like to request, that vdr is storing the length of a recording and make it accessible to the plug-ins. I would imagine, that some logic to store it in the info file after/while generating/writing the index would be a good way. Plug-ins which possibly could make use of that are: * live * extrecmenu * restfulapi I'm sure there are more of it. Has someone allready thought of this ? Are there any plans to have that or someone allready using a patch for this ?
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (June 7, 2012)—A cut back in distance and a drop in class proved the winning moves for Red Defense in a $55,400 optional claimer Thursday at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Offered for a $25,000 claiming price less than two months after being taken for $62,500 at Santa Anita, the 5-year-old Redattore gelding ran past pacesetter Thunder of Zion in the final sixteenth of a mile.
Owned by Gary and Cecil Barber and trained by John Sadler, Red Defense, the 5-2 favorite against eight fellow California breds, paid $7, $3.80 and $3.
The win was the sixth in 14 starts for the chestnut, who is out of the Flying Continental mare Air Defense, and increased his earnings to $204,752. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Red Defense covered the six furlongs on turf in 1:08.93 while winning by 1 ½ lengths.
The victory was the first in three starts since Red Defense was claimed April 22. He had finished fifth in the Tiznow Stakes over Cushion Track April 28 before a fifth in a $50,000 claimer at one mile on turf May 19.
Nofty, who rallied inside the winner, gained second, his third on the board finish in five tries over the Betfair Hollywood Park grass. The 5-year-old gelding returned $4.60 and $3.60 as the 7-2 third choice.
Making his first start since being claimed for $16,000 by trainer and co-owner Bill Spawr March 11, Thunder of Zion set a rapid pace (22.25 and 44.97 for the half-mile), had a clear lead early in the stretch, but then weakened late. The show price on Thunder of Zion, who finished one length behind Nofty, was $6.80.
Two races later, 13-10 favorite Starlight Magic earned her first win over a synthetic surface, defeating Last Sting and four others.
A 3-year-old Marino Marini filly owned by Cory Wagner and trained by Mark Glatt, Starlight Magic won for the third time in seven races . Her biggest victory came in the California Cup Juvenile Fillies last Oct. 29 at Santa Anita. She was ridden Thursday by Rafael Bejarano and paid $4.60, $2.60 and $2.10. The margin of victory was 1 ¾ lengths.
Third behind Willa B Awesome and Starry Skies in the Melair Stakes April 28 in her Betfair Hollywood Park debut, Starlight Magic covered the 1 1/16 miles in the $64,070 allowance in 1:44.67. She has earned $209,900.
Last Sting returned $3.60 and $2.10 while the show price on Endless Fancy was $2.20.
The win aboard Starlight Magic was the 33rd of the Spring/Summer meet for Bejarano, who leads Joe Talamo by seven victories after 26 days. Talamo had three wins Thursday.
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Small businesses hate paperwork.
And small businesses really hate paperwork from the Internal Revenue Service. But you'd better take care of one bit of paperwork from the IRS and do it quickly because An important deadline is approaching: Thursday, Jan. 31.
That's the deadline for filing the 1099-MISC form.
What most people in business simply refer to as "1099s" are the forms businesses must send to any independent contractors they've used in the past year.
Perhaps you paid a tech consultant to help you maintain your computers. Perhaps you hired a marketing consultant to manage your Facebook accounts, or maybe you used an electrician to wire new offices.
If you paid any individual $600 or more in 2012, the IRS wants to know about it.
Small businesses like using independent contractors. They provide services on an as-needed basis, giving small companies much-desired help and expertise with flexibility. But the IRS scrutinizes few areas as much as the use of independent contractors.
One way to make sure you stay out of hot water is to be sure to file 1099s for all your contractors on time.
Whom must you send a 1099?
— Any individual you've paid more than $600 for services during 2012.
— Anyone — other than a real-estate agent — you've paid rents to during 2012.
— Any lawyer to whom you've paid more than $600 in legal fees during 2012, whether incorporated or not.
Who don't you have to send a 1099?
— Employees on your payroll who receive a W-2.
— Corporations. If an independent contractor has incorporated his or her business, or you've used a service provider that is a corporation, no 1099 is needed.
— People you've hired for personal, nonbusiness, services.
If a company fails to file a 1099 for its independent contractors, it can have serious — and expensive — consequences. That's because the IRS is on the lookout for companies that abuse independent contractor/employee status.
As a business, you can treat employees in one of two ways: as an employee or as an independent contractor. Many businesses would prefer to treat employees as independent contractors. Here's why:
If you treat workers as employees, you pay additional taxes: Social Security, Medicare, unemployment, worker's compensation, and the like, and workers get more protections under federal and state labor laws.
If you treat them as independent contractors, you pay no additional taxes and they get very few worker protections.
Eureka! You like the independent contractor choice better.
Equally obviously, the federal government, states and cities want to make certain that anyone doing the work of an employee gets treated — and protected — as such. It's also far easier for the IRS to ensure that taxes are paid from employees via withholding than from independent contractors.
Few areas of employment law are murkier than those dealing with independent contractors. IRS guidelines on who qualifies are not crystal clear.
The main issue the IRS tries to determine is who " controls" the worker. Auditors look at three areas:
Behavioral. Does the worker control how he does the work? The IRS looks at issues such as who controls:
— When and where the worker does the work.
— What tools or equipment the person uses.
— Who determines where the person purchases supplies.
— What order or sequence of work to follow.
Financial. Does the worker have a significant investment, such as owning his own tools; can she make a profit or loss; does she make their services available to others, work for other businesses?
The relationship. How permanent is the relationship, do you have written contract, is the worker responsible for his or her own benefits, and is the work performed a critical and regular part of the business?
The IRS is particularly aggressive in pursuing companies that intentionally — or unintentionally — pay workers as independent contractors instead of employees.
But the IRS does provide some protection for businesses that make mistakes in good faith. Agents will look to see whether a business relied on advice of a lawyer or accountant, followed industry practice, treated workers consistently.
But, and this is important, a company that fails to file a Form 1099 for an independent contractor has absolutely no protection.
So don't let Jan. 31 slip by without getting those 1099s in the mail.
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This is an easy project from Kathy Barbro for kids that have special needs and that may be autistic. She uses this in her classroom in Studio City, CA.
Items needed:
I've been asked in the past about art lessons for those with special needs, and just recently found this idea to work pretty well. I see a class every week that has mild to severely autistic kids, and it can be a struggle to find projects that cover the range of abilities. It seems their needs are more about adding creativity to things that are already familiar to them or at least, that is the approach I am taking for now.
- I used 9" x 4" strips of watercolor paper for the students to write on in crayon. They could write the letters, words or numbers if they knew them, or trace them with the help of an aid.
- Each student got a watercolor tray and water, and were shown how to wet the tablet and then spread the paint over each letter in just a simple circular motion. Those that finished the "A B C" strip got to go on to "D E F' and so on. Very simple, but the watercolor paper makes it very pretty.
From Kathy Barbro and her Art Projects for Kids.


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TPCI - TIOBE Programming Community Indexby 6 others (via)
The TIOBE Programming Community index gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the world-wide availability of skilled engineers, courses and third party vendors. The popular search engines Google, MSN, and Yahoo! are used to calculate the ratings. Observe that the TPC index is not about the best programming language or the language in which most lines of code have been written.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 10, 2008) - ETSU men's soccer head coach Scott Calabrese announced the signing of eight players to the 2010 signing class Wednesday.
The Bucs are coming off their second season that saw them make the Atlantic Sun conference semifinals. ETSU also had six players named all-conference including Scott Rosman (Kenner, La.) Guilherme Reis (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Aaron Schoenfeld (Knoxville, Tenn.), Sean Hoek (Newburgh, Ind.) Theo Yang (Lilburn, Ga.) and Alesi Osorio (Austin, Texas).
"In the two years since the program's inception, I feel we have made great strides in establishing a team capable of challenging for an A-Sun championship," Calabrese said. "This past season our team improved greatly reaching the A-Sun tournament and advancing to the Semi-Final match. We return a strong nucleus of players with considerable experience and ambition. They will be joined in the fall of 2010 by an exceptional group of recruits. This group will help raise the overall standard of our team considerably creating tremendous competition for starting spots and roles within the team. This will prove important bearing in mind the strength of our non-conference schedule in 2010 which includes perennial powerhouses UNC-Chapel Hill, Clemson, Furman, Bradley and Evansville."
The 2010 signing class includes David Geno (Kingsport, Tenn.), Mario Samperio (Guatemala City, Guatemala), Blaike Woodruff (Georgetown, Texas), Itode Fubara (Ogbema, Nigeria), Nick Dykes (Nashville, Tenn.), Colin Pugh (Dublin, Ireland), Steven Matlock (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Jason Finn (Galway, Ireland).
David Geno (Kingsport, Tenn.) (Forward) (Dobyns-Bennett HS/ FC Alliance 92)
Geno was named the Conference Offensive Player of the year in 2008 and 2009. A Tennessee All-State selection in 2008 and 2009, prior to his senior season at Dobyns-Bennett Geno had already set the school all-time scoring record with 74 Goals and 50 assists in three years. Geno was a member of the Tennessee State 92 ODP Team and the Region III Regional Team in 2009.
Calabrese on Geno
"David is a natural goal scorer with size, speed and strength. He has great composure in front of goal which has translated into goals at every level he has played. He can play with his back to goal but his real strength is running at players with pace and his knack for being in the right place at the right time to convert chances."
Mario Samperio (Guatemala City, Guatemala) (Midfielder) (Colegio Valle Verde)
Samperio is the captain of Guatemala's Under 20 National Team, and was also played for the Under 17 National Team. He currently plays for Communicaciones and was an integral part of them winning Guatemala's national championship in 2009.
Calabrese on Samperio
"Mario is a hardworking, tenacious defensive central midfielder. He is a strong tackler and does a great job of sitting in front of the back four and breaking up the play. He also has a wide range of passing and is very composed on the ball. The transition to college soccer should be helped by his experiences with the Guatemalan national team."
Blaike Woodruff (Georgetown, Texas) (Midfielder) (Georgetown HS)
Woodruff was a member of South Texas ODP Team and the Lonestar 92 Red Team the was the 2007 State and Regional champions. The Texas native was the District 5A MVP and First Team selection in 2009. Woodruff was also named to the All-Texas Central First Team in 2009. In 2008, Woodruff was named the District 5A Co-MVP and was a First Team All-District selection.
Calabrese on Woodruff
"Blaike is an extremely competitive player who will bring much needed tenacity and edge. He hates to lose and has the mentality and ability to be very successful at this level. He predominantly plays as a central midfielder but due to his technical ability, strong tackling and athleticism he also has the ability to play wide as a right back or right midfielder."
Itode Fubara (Ogbema, Nigeria) (Forward) (Unity Comprehensive College)
Fubara was named the MVP of the Abua - Odual Chairman's Cup in Rivers State Nigeria in 2008. A Nigerian native, Fubara was the highest goal scorer with seven in the Abua - Odual Seven Aside Tournament in 2007. He was also named the MVP of the Abua - Odual Seven Aside Tournament in 2006.
Calabrese on Fubara
"Fubara is a talented player who can fill a number of positions. However, he is probably most suited playing in behind a central striker. He has an extremely quick change of pace and the ability to beat players at will. He also has very good vision and can play the penetrating pass to release forwards and create opportunities for us."
Nick Dykes (Nashville, Tenn.) (Defender) (Independence HS/FC Alliance 92)
Dykes was a Tennessee 92 ODP State Team Member and a member of the Region III Regional Team in 2009. The Nashville native participated in the College Cup Interregional Friendlies with the Region III Regional Team. Dykes was a member of the 2009-10 FC Alliance 92 Black D1 Tennessee State Champions. He was also named Tennessee All-State in 2009.
Calabrese on Dykes
"Nick is a strong center half who is commanding in both the air and the tackle. He has a no nonsense approach to the game and leaves little to chance with his decision-making. He displays great leadership on and off the field and will be a great asset to our program moving forward."
Colin Pugh (Dublin, Ireland) (Midfielder/Forward) (Jefferson College)
Pugh, a transfer from Jefferson College, was named the MCCAC All-Conference First Team in 2009 with ten goals and eight assists. The team captain of the Vikings, Pugh was named first team all-region and led Jefferson to a top ten national ranking in 2009.
Calabrese on Pugh
"Colin is an intelligent midfielder who predominantly plays wide left or wide right but also can carry the ball inside with great effect. He has a sound understanding of the game, can beat players individually and provides quality service from either side to the forwards as well as score goals himself."
Steven Matlock (Knoxville, Tenn.) (Goalkeeper) (Farragut HS/FC Alliance 92)
Matlock was the starting goalkeeper for the Tennessee 92 ODP State Team from 2007-09. He was also an integral part of the FC Alliance 92 winning the Atlanta Cup in 2009 and three straight state championships from 2007-2009.. In 2009, Matlock was a part of the Farragut State Championship team.
Calabrese on Matlock
"Steven is a very strong goalkeeper. He is clean technically, has a great appetite for training and tremendous athletic potential. He also possesses a level of composure beyond what I would expect from a young goalkeeper. His ODP experience as well as his club experience will help him to make a quick transition to the college game"
Jason Finn (Galway, Ireland) (Defender) (Belvedere FC)
Finn help Belvedere FC win the U17 Dublin District Schoolboy League in 2008 and 2009. The Ireland native also helped Belvedere win the FAI U17 Challenge Cup in 2009, and the U16 Dublin District Schoolboy League in 2008. Finn won the FAI Interprovincial Runners Up Medal with Connacht Soccer Schools in 2008 and was a member of Republic of Ireland (FAI) Developmental squad in 2007.
Calabrese on Finn
"Jason will provide our squad with much needed balance on the left hand side. He has an excellent left foot and can provide quality distribution into midfield or releasing forwards. He also has great delivery from wide areas when he has the ability to join the attack."
Please visit www.ETSUBucs.com for more information on men's soccer or any other Buccaneer athletic news.


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1 Description
Harpy is a library for run-time x86 code generation in Haskell programs. Harpy requires several Haskell extensions and GHC-specific features (the Haskell FFI, Template Haskell, multi-parameter type classes and monad transformers).
2 Limitations
- 64-bit mode is not supported
- MMX, SSE, SSE2 and SSE3 instructions and registers are not supported.
- The disassembler supports (in principle) 64-bit mode and SSE instructions, but this has not been tested.
- Buffer overflow checks have to be done manually with checkBufferSize or ensureBufferSize
3 Tutorials
- Writing x86 code generators with Harpy:


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Name: Theo James Walcott
Age: 23
Position: Centre forward. Centre forward. (CENTRE)
Basic Wage: [Whatever the club feel is appropriate – money is not the issue here*]
- The employee in question must start and finish every competitive match as the team's central striker. In addition to this, yellow lines will be painted upon the Emirates' pitch to separate the two wide areas from the central third. The employee in question shall never be required to pass beyond the central area.
- The employee in question will no longer be forced to spend the hours of 2pm-4pm every weekday incarcerated in a darkened room with endless recordings of Dennis Bergkamp projected onto the walls, ceiling and floor, with Mr Wenger repeatedly screaming "that's what a football brain is, godammit" into his ears. As well as giving the employee in question recurring nightmares, the procedure is clearly not bearing fruit and needs to be brought to a conclusion.
- The employee in question will never be made to participate in training drills that involve ball control with any of the following employees: Mr Arteta; Mr Wilshere; Mr Cazorla. It is a painful ordeal for the employee in question to endure and quite possibly a contributor to aforementioned recurring nightmares.
- Mr Wenger will hereby discontinue his frankly bizarre habit of bursting into uncontrollable tears every time he sees the employee in question pulling on the no.14 shirt before a match.
Employee signature: __________________________________
Employer signature: __________________________________
*As long as it's a shedload more than the small change Mr Walcott is on currently. And at least twice what Gervinho's 'earning'. And you can stick you socialist pay structure where the sun don't Thanks very much.
|Please, get me out of here. Paolo Ferreira seems to have lied to me – west London is not simply a place for mediocre right backs to scratch their backsides on the bench and collect obscene wages! The other week Mr Arry said he wanted me to be a substitute with a view to coming on! I said I could not agree to this! Bosingwa is not a slave! My last manager, Mr Terry, never asked me to play – in fact, he often encouraged me not to. Nice Mr Terry. Horrible Mr Arry. Now my wages have gone for two weeks. I need to leave these Rangers.
- Jose, 30, west London
- Leo Messi - Argentine God of Football. Would represent significant upgrade on Gameiro. Removal from current beloved employers may prove difficult.
- Cristiano Ronaldo - Very good - not Messi-good, obviously, but good nonetheless. Would enhance PSG's global franchise. And its first team. Possible drawback: is rumoured to lock himself in a hotel room with a bottle of scotch, a printout of Leo Messi's face, and a pack of darts for days on end after the annual Ballon d'Or ceremony. May require counselling for this.
- Lord Zlatan – Height, technique, strength (esp. rock-like thighs). Head of hair to rival Leonardo. DONE
- Jose Mourinho – Will deliver glamour, trophies, and Ricardo Carvalho, no questions asked. Possible drawbacks: Likely to depart after two years, leaving club in state of irreversible apocalyptic implosion. May ask Lord Zlatan to break into a jog.
- Neymar – Every big football club franchise needs a South American import, preferably with many YouTube highlights reels. If Neymar proves unobtainble, Lucas Moura will do. DONE
Llorente an Arsenal target
Reading want Welbeck loan
Liverpool close in on Ince
Now approaching his 38thbirthday, many industry consultants have offered the view that Brand Beckham is under threat – some sporting pundits have even said that his footballing talents may be waning. While we will not be commenting on the latter criticism, the former could not be further from the truth – Brand Beckham has lost none of its appeal.
Brand Beckham retains his ability to bring a bustling street of people to a complete standstill with an icy stare and a bulging groin delivered, in poster form, from the side of a bus. His commercial appeal stretches beyond this mass-hypnosis, too - tattoo parlours in any region are guaranteed a prosperous few years as Brand Beckham continues to pursue his goal of covering every inch of his atatomy in completely-ambigous-yet-deeply-personally-meaningful inked graphics.
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STATESBORO, Ga. (Feb. 24, 2005) -- The East Tennessee State University men's basketball team will wrap up its regular season schedule with a nationally-televised game with Southern Conference foe Georgia Southern on Saturday. Tip is set for 4 p.m. at Hanner Field House.
The Bucs are winners of three of their last four games and are trying to secure the fourth seed in the SoCon North Division with a win. Meanwhile, the Eagles are still in the hunt for a first-round bye in the tournament, coming out of the SoCon South Division.
The game will be televised on ESPN2, but fans who are not near a television or are unable to attend can still catch all the action by tuning into one of the proud radio affiliates on the Mountain States Health Alliance Buccaneer Sports Network. Fans can also access the live radio feed by visiting ETSUBucs.com on the worldwide web and clicking on the network logo.
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Friday 29th January 2010
Barenboim: the making of a legend
He's back, and I've been writing about him. Here's the piece, from today's Independent. The first concert is tonight and if you can't get a return you can sneak into the RFH's Clore Ballroom and see a live streaming. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/daniel-barenboim-how-the-maestro-made-classical-music-the-hottest-ticket-in-town-1882250.html
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Tonight We Live Forever Lyrics
Savior save me I pray. Salvation your sins are washed away. I still cherish the heart,
but I only want your body. Blood is all I can taste; crimson smile and such a pretty face. How dare you speak of his name. I'm not one for dirty words. I wanna breathe in your fire, I wanna blow you away. And even though I live inside your head, I fear, your faith is only skin. Hands to choke out the light, I wanna drink from every whore that comes my way. I'm seeing red and when the beating subsides, I swear that this is war. Tonight, we'll be forever young. Tonight, we're gonna have our fun. Tonight, we'll be forever young. Tonight, we'll live forever.


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I began with taking pictures in the year 1996, when I had bought the old analogue camera zenit TTL. In may 2003, I made first version of 360degreez.net where I placed some of my pictures. After one year I created a photoblog cohesioned with 360degreez. I released new version based on php in winter 2005. I'm using WordPress since 2012…
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If I can borrow your Dagor, I will test it for you! I've seen fabulous landscapes by Dagors, but was in doubt about its possibilities as a portrait lens; the examples I found seemed not to improve upon my favourite lenses. The only way to find out is to test one myself, but they happen to be too expensive to just buy one to try, and in Europe there is hardly anyone who owns one and from whom I could borrow. If I had been a landscape photographer, I would certainly have bought one, and then would have also used it for portraits if the occasion arises.
"I love my Verito lens, but I always have to sharpen everything in Photoshop..."
for what its worth.. i was hoping to read about lens's for 8x10.
i also have the opinion, that a portrait is mainly an image, of mainly the face, that, expresses the I as a whole, not the whole body nor a scene with a body for good measure.?
so my opinion is worthless as i didnt really read it and didnt really look at the pictures.
through a glass darkly...
far out this the most interesting fred i've red...
through a glass darkly...
The problem with assessing dagors is that they, like tessars, were made for the better part
of a century, so have quite an internal evolution and variety of their own which can't be given a simple sterotype. I've simply used the later ones, and mostly for 8x10, which were
exquistely color-corrected; and yes, I did sometimes use them for landscape. But it is
really for portraiture that these lenses sing. The internal contrast of midtones and highlights is fabulous, and the nature of the edges is different from either the old-style
official portrait lenses and modern plastmats etc. A very important lens category in this
Although I do not agree with every statement, I do appreciate the article and agree 100% that if you lay a well printed gelatin silver print alongside a well printed digital print, the gelatin will win hands down. I believe the problem is that too many people now are so used to the clinical sharpness, and strong edge contrast of digital images that they do not appreciate the beauty of an analog image.


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Research and Other Links of Interest
[Go to: Labs with SILC Personnel]
♦ Abacus Demo
Copyright by Neon Brooks, SILC Alumni Member.
♦ Blocks and Beyond: Strengthening Early Math and Science Skills through Spatial Learning
Book on how to cultivate spatial learning in young children.
♦ Central Indiana Science Outreach
From their Mission statement: Central Indiana Science Outreach connects science enthusiasts of all ages by promoting accessible science events and activities from around the Central Indiana region. Our growing network joins scientists, educators, and organizations in a collaborative atmosphere to foster science communication, appreciation, and fun.
♦ CogSketch: Activities for Introductory GeoScience
A collection of CogSketch activities from The Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College.
♦ Commission on Cognitive Visualization
International Cartographic Association (ICA) Commission on Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualization (CogVis). To find out more about the Commission, planned activities, and more, please look at the website: http://www.geo.uzh.ch/microsite/icacogvis/.
♦ Complexity, Cognition and the City (2011, Springer: Heidelberg)
The author, Juval Portugali, is a Spatial Network Member. Clicking on the book title takes you to its page on the publisher's site. There you will find a link to read selected pages from the book on-line, as well as info about the ebook and MyCopy options.
♦ Current Directions in Psychological Science - Carlson et al 2010
♦ Epic Win STE+AM Camps & Labs
A collaborative initiative spearheaded by the George Greenstein Instituute to advance spatial studies skills within a blended art and science learning program for high school youth.
♦ ESRI Education Community
The website purpose is to be "a living environment for the exchange of ideas and experiences, curriculum, software, and data between GIS educators around the globe."
From the GIS Education Community blog on the esri website:
A couple of short essays written by Spatial Network Member, Joseph Kerski, are available:
- ♦ Kolb's Learning Cycle and Styles: Connections to GIS in education
- ♦ Facilitating 7 Ways of Learning: Connections to GIS in Education
♦ Five forces catapulting geography onto the world stage by Joseph Kerski
♦ The Gardony Map Drawing Analyzer (GMDA)
The Tufts Spatial Cognition Lab has developed freely-available software for analyzing sketch maps. The Gardony Map Drawing Analyzer (GMDA) scores sketch maps using novel measures that employ pairwise comparison as well as bidimensional regression (Friedman & Kohler, 2003) in an easy-to-use graphical interface. This software is free to use. The software download and a description of the software are found at website above.
♦ GeoMagNet+: Spatial ability training and Geometry learning tools
From the website: This site is dedicated to the introduction of new learning tools for K-8 geometry education and spatial ability training which includes net development and cross section identification tasks.
♦ International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD)
The International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) is composed of higher education faculty, staff and students, geoscience industry representatives, disabilities education researchers and members of the global community. This organization is charged with identifying current research opportunities and instructional best practices for underrepresented students with disabilities, while seeking to raise awareness of improving access and exposure to the geoscience disciplines for students and geoscientists with disabilities.
♦ International Visual Literacy Association
IVLA holds an annual conference. From their website: "IVLA is a not-for-profit association of researchers, educators, designers, media specialists, and artists dedicated to the principles of visual literacy."
♦ Learning to Think Spatially:GIS as a Support System in the K-12 Curriculum
Authors: Committee on the Support for the Thinking Spatially: The Incorporation of Geographic Information Science Across the K-12 Curriculum, Committee on Geography, National Research Council
♦ Mathematics for Young Children
The Math for Young Children research project is a collaborative effort between researchers at Trent University, the University of Toronto and JK-Grade 2 educators in Ontario, Canada engaging in lesson study to explore young children's mathematics. Since the project launch in 2011, our emphasis has been on early geometry and spatial reasoning as a key to children's mathematical development. On this website, you will find resources created by each lesson study team, including lessons and playful exploratory tasks, photos and videos of student thinking as well as summaries of the research that underpins all of this work.
♦ From Mental Imagery to Spatial Cognition and Language: Essays in Honour of Michel Denis edited by Valérie Gyselinck, and Francesca Pazzaglia. Michel Denis is a Spatial Network Member.
♦ National Association of Geoscience Teachers
NAGT works to raise the quality of and emphasis on teaching the geosciences at all levels. One of its four principal missions is to foster knowledge of and research in geoscience education. NAGT publishes the Journal of Geoscience Education the premier peer-reviewed publication for geoscience education research at the undergraduate and pre-college levels.
♦ New Research Finds Number Talk Is Important Before Preschool
♦ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014
"The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 was divided, one half awarded to John O'Keefe, the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser 'for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain'."
♦ On Pokemon GO, GIS, and Safety – essay by Joseph Kerski
♦ Paying Attention to Spatial Reasoning, K-12: Support Document for Paying Attention to Mathematics Education
Paying Attention to Mathematics Education provided an overview of what it would take to help Ontario students make – and sustain – gains in their learning and understanding of mathematics. It outlined seven foundational principles for planning and implementing improvements and gave examples of what each principle would involve.
This document gets more concrete by focusing on a particular area of mathematics. Other support documents will explore other key topics in mathematics teaching and learning.
♦ The People's Guide to Spatial Thinking by Diana Sinton with Sarah Bednarz, Phil Gersmehl, Robert Kolvoord, and David Uttal.
Available from the National Council for Geographic Education.
♦ Preparing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators: Identifying and Developing Our Nation's Human Capital
♦ The Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
"The Science Education Resource Center (SERC) works to improve education through projects that support educators. Although our work has a particular emphasis on undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, we work with educators across a broad range of disciplines and at all educational levels. An office of Carleton College, our work is funded primarily through National Science Foundation grants. The office has special expertise in effective pedagogies, geoscience education, community organization, workshop leadership, digital libraries, website development and program and website evaluation."
Some links of interest: Spatial Thinking in the GeoSciences, Jigsaws [a Pedagogy in Action section], Research on Learning to the GeoSciences.
♦ Science Learning and Instruction: Taking Advantage of Technology to Promote Knowledge Integration (New York: Routledge). One of the authors, Marcia C. Linn, is a Spatial Network Member.
More information:
An additional site for purchasing the book: Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/LinnEylon
♦ Sea Hero Quest (game app that tests spatial navigation)
Hugo Spiers (Spatial Network Member) and Michael Hornberger have recently developed a mobile app game that simulates virtual navigation: sea hero quest.
They would be hugely grateful if you could share the link to the website http://www.seaheroquest.com to friends, family and colleagues, who can download the game and help them learn more about spatial navigation. The long-term aim is to test this on patients with dementia and assess its effectiveness as a diagnostic tool.
♦ Spatial Cognition and Computation
A multidisciplinary journal based on the assumption that the critical issues pertaining to spatial cognition and computation lie at the intersection of a number of disciplines, in particular, cognitive psychology, computer science, geography, neuropsychology and artificial intelligence. Recent years have seen a growth in the desire of these communities to share insights and results. The aim of the journal is both to concentrate the presentation of research into spatial cognition and computation, and to explicitly encourage an interdisciplinary dialogue.
♦ David Hallowell's Google+ page for Spatial Reasoning.
♦ Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
A program to expose talented undergraduates to professional and educational opportunities in the academy. The goal of the program is to increase the number of underrepresented students who pursue academic careers by enhancing their preparation for graduate study through intensive research experiences with faculty mentors.
♦ Synthesis of Research on Thinking and Learning in the Geosciences
♦ TeachSpatial.org
Those who contribute to the understanding of spatial thinking and its applications are invited to participate in the collaborative creation of a wiki to serve undergraduate instructors interested in spatial thinking. Click on the TeachSpatial.org link to find out more about the project and/or to add to the wiki.
♦ Transformational change is enabled as past technologies simplify, with connections to geospatial: video
♦ 20th anniversary special issue of Cognitive Science
♦ Ultimate Block Party: The mission of UBP (from their website):
The Ultimate Block Party aims to create a multi-pronged social movement that champions the importance of play and playful learning in children's lives. We seek to ensure that all children are provided with competitive skills for the 21st century global world and to build a public groundswell about the value of play for fostering lifelong learning in the sciences and the arts. Our mission is to affect policy about children and the way we deliver education in our society.
♦ Video Series: A Day in the Life of a Spatial Thinker: series created by Joseph Kerski (Spatial Network Member).
♦ Cornelius, B. (August 30, 2013). WAMC: Northeast Public Radio's Academic Minute: Dr. Kelly Mix, Michigan State University – Spatial Training and Math Ability
Labs with SILC Personnel
- Center for Early Childhood Research
- ChatLab of Cognitive Neurology
- Cognition and Language Lab
- Cognition and Learning Lab
- Comprehension, Motivation and Cognition (CMAC) Lab
- Epstein Lab
- Goldin-Meadow Laboratory
- Human Performance Lab
- Infant Cognition Lab
- Learning Lab
- Neurocognition Laboratory
- Project on Children's Thinking
- Qualitative Reasoning Group
- Reading Comprehension Laboratory
- Research in Spatial Cognition Lab (RISC)
- Temple Infant and Child Laboratory
- (David H.) Uttal Lab
- Vision Lab
- Visual Cognition Lab
- ♦ Center for Early Childhood Research
- Dr. Levine's research examines how variations in home and school input affect the cognitive development of children, including language, spatial and mathematical skills. She also examines plasticity of language and cognitive skills following early brain injury.
- Center for Early Childhood Research is at: Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
- Lab Director: Susan Levine (Co-PI)
- ♦ ChatLab of Cognitive Neurology
- Our major emphasis is on the study of attention, perception, and language. The research is conducted by studying patients with selective deficits following brain damage and using functional neuroimaging in normal subjects.
- ChatLab of Cognitive Neurology is at: Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania.
- Lab Director: Anjan Chatterjee
- ♦ Cognition and Language Lab
- Northwestern University researchers in the Cognition and Language Lab are currently conducting research on the effects of analogy and similarity on learning.
- Cognition and Language Lab is at: Department of Psychology, Northwestern University.
- Lab Director: Dedre Gentner (Co-PI)
- ♦ Cognition and Learning Lab
- The Temple Cognition & Learning Lab, directed by Elizabeth Gunderson, Ph.D., investigates mathematical development from both cognitive and social perspectives, including topics such as numerical development, the relation between spatial and numerical skills, and the development of math anxieties and stereotypes. Participants' age ranges from two year olds to adults with a focus on pre-k to elementary school
- Cognition and Learning Lab is at: Department of Psychology, Temple University.
- Lab Director: Elizabeth Gunderson
- ♦ Comprehension, Motivation and Cognition (CMAC) Lab
- The Comprehension, Motivation, and Cognition Lab (CMAC). The CMAC Lab, headed by Jennifer Cromley, Ph.D. and Research Coordinator Theodore Wills, Ph.D., includes three sponsored research projects. The 21st Century Center for Cognition and Science Instruction is a national Center that is conducting a randomized controlled trial of middle school science curriculum modifications. Teaching Effective Use of Diagrammatic Reasoning in Biology is an experimental study comparing four methods of teaching high school biology students to reason with diagrams. A multimethod approach to understanding dropout from STEM gateway courses is a longitudinal, multimethod study of undergraduate dropout from chemistry and biology majors.
- Comprehension, Motivation and Cognition (CMAC) Lab is at: Temple University.
- Lab Directors: Jennifer G. Cromley and Research Coordinator, Theodore Wills
- ♦ Epstein Lab
- All mobile organisms must represent the space around them if they are to successfully move and act in the world. In our lab, we use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and behavioral testing to uncover the mechanisms that support spatial representation in humans. We are particularly interested in representations that are critical for navigation, such as representations of places (particular locations in the world) and scenes (i.e. the set of visual inputs observed when in a particular place).
- Epstein Lab is at: Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania
- Lab Director: Russell A. Epstein
- ♦ Goldin-Meadow Laboratory
- It is commonly asked whether language is learned or innate. In my research, I recast the question so that it is amenable to investigation. I ask which aspects of language development are more (or less) sensitive to linguistic and environmental input. Specifically, I have been engaged in a research program to identify the properties of language whose development can withstand wide variations in learning conditions - the "resilient" properties of language.
Another facet of my work explores the spontaneous gestures that hearing adults and children produce as they speak.
- Goldin-Meadow Laboratory is at: Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
- Lab Director: Susan Goldin-Meadow (Co-PI)
- ♦ Human Performance Lab
- Broadly speaking, work in our lab investigates the cognitive and neural substrates governing the learning and performance of complex cognitive skills (e.g., math problem solving) and complex sensorimotor skills (e.g., golf putting). We are interested in understanding the attention and memory processes that support task execution, as well as how high-pressure or high-stakes situations impact performance. Together, our work demonstrates how task type and skill level differences in the attentional demands of performance can be used to understand the nature of successful skill execution and why, at times, it fails to occur.
- Human Performance Lab is at: University of Chicago
- Lab Director: Sian Beilock
- ♦ Infant Cognition Lab
- How do children develop? At the Northwestern University Infant Cognition Laboratory, we study how children learn to perceive and reason about the world around them. Our studies have shown that babies know much more than people once thought. We study topics like how infants remember objects, how children learn new words, how babies and children understand numbers, and more.
- Infant Cognition Lab is at: Department of Psychology, Northwestern University
- Lab Director: Sue Hespos
- ♦ Learning Lab
- The Learning Lab at the University of Chicago is a collaborative research group that explores the development of human thinking and learning. We investigate the basic mechanisms of learning, their development, and how they function in dynamic, complex, everyday settings.
- Learning Lab is at: The Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago
- Lab Director: Lindsey Richland
- ♦ Neurocognition Laboratory
- Broadly, research in the Neurocognition Laboratory employs a cognitive neuroscientific approach to evaluate alternative theoretical claims surrounding the basic mechanisms of cognition, the relationship among these mechanisms, and the contribution each makes to high-level cognitive function. The lab employs functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in combination with traditional behavioral measures to test hypotheses regarding working memory, decision making, and cognitive control.
- Neurocognition Laboratory is at: Department of Psychology, Temple University
- Lab Director: Jason Chein
- ♦ Project on Children's Thinking
- The Project on Children's Thinking studies the development of children's thought and language. We study how children come to know about the world, with a focus on how their growing insight into linguistic and conceptual structures influences their patterns of learning and reasoning.
One major focus of our research is how children come to learn about spatial relations and how this understanding affects their reasoning. We also study how language can help children think relationally at a younger age than they might otherwise.
- Project on Children's Thinking is at: Department of Psychology, Northwestern University
- Lab Director: Dedre Gentner (Co-PI)
- ♦ Qualitative Reasoning Group
- The Qualitative Reasoning Group conducts research on: Qualitative representations and reasoning, Sketch understanding, Analogical reasoning and learning, Learning by reading, and How our progress in AI and cognitive science can be used to create new kinds of systems for education, performance support, and interactive entertainment.
Our research includes both efforts to create new kinds of cognitive systems, and to model human cognition.
- Qualitative Reasoning Group is at: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University
- Lab Director: Kenneth Forbus
- ♦ Reading Comprehension Laboratory
- Members of the Reading Comprehension Laboratory at Northwestern University examine the ways in which prior knowledge, unfolding discourse, and learner strategies interactively influence reading experiences. This has involved examination of the cognitive mechanisms that underlie learning from text, as well as the products that remain in memory after reading is completed. Recent extensions of this work have targeted (a) the remediation of struggling readers' difficulties, (b) the development of computational simulations of reading activity, and (c) the application of discourse models towards understanding broader sets of experiences, including map comprehension and procedural learning with multimedia presentations.
- ♦ Research in Spatial Cognition Lab (RISC)
- Spatial thinking is both a key intellectual issue in cognitive science and a critically important aspect of problem solving in science, engineering and mathematics. Spatial intelligence allows us to encode and transform information about objects and their location, and thus to find our way in the world and perform technical activities such as tool making. Beyond its direct applications in navigation and spatial manipulation, it also provides the foundation for a wide range of reasoning and communication skills, as varied as the design of buildings, the solution of mathematics problems, and the use of spatial metaphor in everyday language. The overarching goal of the RISC Lab is to understand spatial learning and cognition and how they can be fostered by effective technology and education.
- Research in Spatial Cognition Lab (RISC) is at: Department of Psychology, Temple University
- SILC Faculty associated with RISC: Jason Chein, Jennifer Cromley, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Nora S. Newcombe (PI), Thomas F. Shipley & Russell Epstein.
- Lab Administrator: Alexander Boone
- ♦ Temple Infant and Child Laboratory
- Join us in discovering how children from 5 months to 6 years learn about the world they live in. Our labs conduct cutting-edge research on spatial develoment, memory, language development, reading and the role of play in learning.
- Temple Infant and Child Laboratory is at: Department of Psychology, Temple University
- Lab Directors: Nora Newcombe (PI) and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
- ♦ (David H.) Uttal Lab
- The overarching goal of our research is to investigate how people perceive and understand the world around them. Perception and conceptualization undergo a number of changes as children grow and develop. By approaching our investigation from a developmental perspective, we hope to acquire a richer understanding of these processes and of cognition in general. Further, in studying cognitive development we recognize that our work has important implications for education. Thus, we also strive to understand what makes certain educational programs and tools effective in the light of cognitive theories and processes.
- David H. Uttal Lab is at: The Department of Psychology, The Cognitive Psychology Program, Northwestern University
- Lab Director: David H. Uttal
- ♦ Vision Lab
- Dr. Shipley's research interests include object, motion, and event perception, as well as spatial cognition, interactions between perception and spatial knowledge, and perceptual learning. Current research projects include: Biological Motion, Illusory Contours and Apparent Motion.
- The Vision Lab is at: The Department of Psychology, Temple University
- Lab Director: Thomas F. Shipley
- ♦ Visual Cognition Lab
- Our research focuses on the tools that we use to select visual information, and how these tools are applied. How much of selection is automatic, and how much is under our control? Can we select more than one thing at a time? How do we maintain selection of an object when it moves?
We also study processes that support and interact with visual selection. These processes include visual memory, which helps us store what we have selected in the past, object tracking, which helps us maintain selection of moving objects, and number perception, which relies on selection mechanisms to construct the units underlying the counting process.
- Visual Cognition Lab is at: The Department of Psychology, Northwestern University
- Lab Director: Steven Franconeri


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I watched on the BBC last night, the programme question time, I always try to see as many aspects as I can. What followed after was a programme called this week and if your in the uk I is on the Iplayer for 7 days http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... k-04022016
One part of it they they had a Oxford ex graduate Soweto Kinch who is also a jazz saxophonist and the discussion was diversity as it seems to be the hot topic away from elections.
When asked for his views he began with there is not enough diversity in universities and was asked to explain that which he then said universities do not reflect the makeup of the united kingdom. The presenter challenged him with facts and figures that did point out that not only did the percentage of those going to uni match representitive diversity but also within the ethnic breakdown, it also pretty much matched the groups.
Mr Kinch seemed unhappy with accurate figures showing representational diversity and said look if all your going to concentrate on the figures then you miss the point...wtf? if you say the numbers support your diversity imbalance then you look at the figures and they do not support diversity imbalance but support diversity representation then what else do bodies have to do to show they are in fact diverse?
So it got me thinking, how many other hate groups..yes hate groups...are claiming a lack of diversity where there is none for no other reason that to promote that individual or that "diversity" group
let me fire off some diversity examples population of america ... around 318 million White Americans are the racial majority, with a 77.7% share of the U.S. population, according to the 2013 U.S. Census. Hispanic and Latino Americans amount to 17.1% of the population, making up the largest minority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, amounting to 13.2% of the population.
Lets take a poke at actors pbs..seems a decent study and it shows 73.1% white which is lower than the diversity figures and black comes in at 12.5% so 0.7% difference http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/300 ... ent-white/
lets look at basketball...The NBA in 2015 was composed of 74.4 percent black players, 23.3 percent white players, 1.8 percent Latinos, and 0.2 percent Asian.[2] The league has the highest percentage of black players of any major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada...a massive imbalance of diversity but no one seems to care when it is in that direction
Colleges then..they must be unrepresented because "the man" is keeping minorities down by denying them higher education...again wrong. Year on year ethnic groups are the largest moving upward groups in colleges/university and are pretty much in line and improving..with the census figures of racial breakdowns http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20 ... s-degrees/
So where is all this nonsense coming from? it would appear that instead of the under representation of diversity..it is pretty much in line with the breakdown within the census of the population..in fact if you look in some areas ...minorities are several times higher than their percentage of the population
I remember when we had equalities officers..sometimes annoying people..but general their goal/role was to treat everyone equally no matter what your colour, race, religion or gender
But now we seem to have replaced common sense equalities officers with diversity officers......how does equality happen if you are trying to seperate people?
So I looked a bit further..they actually have degrees for this division..people are getting degrees in keeping us seperate rather than degrees in keeping us as one people...weird
I think this might explain a lot of the snowflakery that is on the rise
"you are surpressing my people we are underrepresented and have less opportunities"..well we looked at the actual facts and figures and your claim is wrong but we did find in some fields you over take the majority disproportionately by several times..."hell man you don't understand my peoples persecution"...erm nope there is none..on the figures and claims you have given, most have turned out to be incorrect.
If you become an equalities officer you are looking to make sure people are equal no matter what the figures say...if you become a diversities officer you will ignore the actual census correct diversity figures to make sure small minorities are more special than anyone else. This has largely been promoted by universities. Universities who take tens of thousands of dollars every term to teach you the truth doesn't matter..what matters is they can sell you an education deviod of most of the facts.
Diversity is not and should not be the driving force of equality...promoting it as such suits nothing more than the racist, sexist agenders and does little to bring communities together
Using figures to ensure the percentage of the population is fairly represented pro rata is a good guide ..but to raise degrees that promote segregation, racial and sexual differences is divisive and nothing more and in so many ways
I have one question to ask that believe diversity degree are important..Why should respecting our differences be more important than treating everyone as equals?
Are diversity degrees subliminal racism?
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Conrad Foundation to host worldwide virtual brainstorming session to springboard ingenious solutions for local and global challenges
Young innovators from around the world will come together in person and virtually Aug. 21 as the Conrad Foundation launches its 7th Annual Spirit of Innovation Challenge. This multi-phase, business and technical plan competition is free and open to students ages 13–18. The eight-month challenge offers teams of students the opportunity to innovate and create new technologies and products to address global sustainability, while encouraging entrepreneurship and teamwork.
Streamed live from Space Center Houston, NASA Johnson Space Center's official visitor center, program founder Nancy Conrad and green tech innovator and world record holder Chip Yates, along with program alumni will talk about pursuing innovation, education and entrepreneurship, and what it takes to change the world.
Following the presentation, virtual attendees will begin the "Worldwide Brainstorm Challenge." Students will spend 60-minutes identifying solutions in this year's challenge categories: aerospace and aviation, energy and environment, cyber security and technology, and health and nutrition. The event begins the process for students to formulate their world-changing, commercially-viable product entry for this year's Challenge.
For more information, visit www.conradawards.org/pages/launch-event.


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A continuation of the dangers of DVT's in athletes. Two personal accounts below-and another person's story in the comments section from Sunday's blog.
Tom from Illinois:
Hi Kim. I am currently recovering from a DVT which also spread into both of my lungs (PE). Though I am a little older (age 56), I have been keeping myself very fit for the last five years. My first full year of running I ran 2237 miles, currently I am more around 1300 per year. After I run I stretch, and do exercises with my dumbbells, cable machine, and dip and chin-up station. I also had gone to yoga twice weekly over the last eleven months. And I am a UPS service provider with 32 years of service which is sort of an industrial athlete-like life.
Around ten days ago I awoke with significant pain in my right calf and a bad limp. I finished out the last two days of the work-week in this condition. Over the weekend, thinking that I had a bad calf strain, I used Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation, but things continued to get worse.
Finally on 8/4/09 I went in for the duplex doppler on my right leg, they found a thrombosis which is around a foot long, and I went straight to the emergency room, and was later admitted to the hospital. I was released on Lovenox, and Coumadin on 8/6/09, and I know that I will be recuperating for weeks if not months. I am hoping that I recover enough to return to my job, and eventually to full fitness. If you or your friends want to say hi, I am Tom, Joliet, IL.
Rob's account:
I am lucky to be alive today and I mean that with all of my heart. Even though I was receiving recent medical care I had a blood clot not treated in my left calf. I think sharing my story; my signs and symptoms may educate you on this scary event and just may save your life.
As you know I have spent past 7 days in the hospital with DVT in my left leg and PE in both of my lungs and multiple clots at that. I do believe that when I completed the Pig May 3rd I failed to hydrate and keep stretching as I then drove home for 3 hours. I do carry 98 to 99 % O2 in my lungs even with the PE.
My DVT symptoms were pain in my left calf that it felt like a muscle pull. My PE symptoms was I had some limited shortness of breath when running but severe pain in my back to lower rib cage in the front. This pain felt like a muscle pull but came and went and hurt more when I breathed in. I also was coughing some blood.
As I lay in my hospital bed the past week I reflected over the past few months and trying to figure out what has been happening to my health.
At 38 years of age, I recently ran a 4:12 at the Green Jewel 50k and a 3:34 at the Cincinnati Pig Marathon all while maintaining 50-70 mile training week(s). The high mileage weeks were to train for my need complete the Mohican 100 Mile trail race. Not bad for a 190-195 lbs man.
In the period of time from my marathon in May to today I have been hospitalized for 9 days so far with two of those days the result of back surgery. The past week (7 days), I have been hospitalized for blood clots in my left leg and both lungs. I am sharing this with you now to try to get the word out about Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE).
The cause of my blood clots is really not know for sure as of yet. I am receiving tests to help determine if I have a genetic predisposition to having blood clots or a medical condition. It is possible that it occurred as a result of my back surgery (June 4th). I think that you will draw the same conclusion that I did my signs and symptoms developed before my back surgery.(read my blog)
In fact I think it is likely I have had a blood clot (leg) since May the 6th and I received blood clots in my lungs in the last two weeks. I think that I received the blood clot in the leg after the Cincinnati marathon after not taking a break and then driving home while having limited stretching.
This is a very serious situation and I am lucky to be alive. Time will tell if I will ever be able to run again. I will need medication that will make me bleed like crazy and presents a new hazard. Of course the Drs found other things to poke and prod so go get a physical blood work chest x-ray etc.


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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fat Pebble, an independent game studio based in Brighton, UK, and Zynga, (Nasdaq:ZNGA), the world's leading provider of social game services, today announced Clay Jam, the fifth mobile game to launch under the Zynga Partners for Mobile Program. Clay Jam is one of the only mobile games available made entirely from clay. Available today from the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and Google Play, Clay Jam is a completely unique game that combines Claymation and crisp stop motion graphics into one truly dynamic monster squashing game.
Brought to life by the Fat Pebble team looking to make a reputation for innovation and creativity, Clay Jam transports players and their ball of clay into Beardy's Bluff, a colorful obstacle course of molded claymation monsters. The more monsters players squash along the way, the bigger and faster the ball rolls until the end of the course comes into sight. As players progress in the game and score points, they access new clay course themes and new monsters to roll over.
Clay Jam is easy to play but difficult to master and every swipe and flick counts. Some unique features and game play highlights include:
- Swipe to Squash: Clay Jam game play consists of one simple goal: squishing and squashing as many monsters as you can. To do so, players must swipe away at the clay course to direct their ball into the monsters. When a monster gets mashed the game intensifies, and the players' ball of clay grows bigger and rolls faster down the hill.
- Flick to Win: As the ball approaches the end of the course, the last step is to flick the ball to propel it high and far. The further it goes the more points a player racks up at the end.
- Unlock and Power Up: Once players gather enough points, they can unlock new levels, themes and monsters like Noodles, Bear Face and Heavy Head!
- Quest On: Over 130 quests and five hills for players to conquer. Once a hill is complete, players receive trophies.
"We have obsessed over the weird and wobbly clay monsters in the game and think Fat Pebble and Zynga players all over the world will enjoy the many exciting features packed into Clay Jam as much as we do," said Iain Gilfeather at Fat Pebble. "We're thrilled to be launching Clay Jam as a part of the Zynga Partners for Mobile program. Zynga has given us the opportunity to bring our clay rolling and squashing game to more players than we'd ever be able to reach on our own, while also expanding Zynga's mobile portfolio."
Clay Jam by the numbers:
- 2040 clicks of the camera
- 44 pounds of clay
- 400 toothpicks used
Zynga is dedicated to creating and delivering free, social, high-quality mobile games across multiple platforms. Clay Jam is the fifth game to launch under the Zynga Partners for Mobile program, joining the hit titles Rubber Tacos, Super Bunny Breakout, Horn and Twist Pilot. Launched in June 2012, The Zynga Partners for Mobile is designed to help third-party partners of all sizes launch, promote, scale and grow their games and business.
Clay Jam is available today from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore and on Google Play.
For screenshots and logos visit https://zynga.box.com/clayjam.
About Zynga
Zynga Inc. is the world's leading provider of social game services with approximately 311 million monthly active users playing its games, which include Zynga Poker, Words With Friends, Scramble With Friends, Gems With Friends, Draw Something, FarmVille2, ChefVille, CityVille, Bubble Safari and Ruby Blast. Zynga's games are available on a number of global platforms, including Facebook, Zynga.com, Google+, Tencent, Apple iOS, and Google Android. Zynga is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
The Zynga Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=11743
About Fat Pebble
Fat Pebble is a small, independent games studio based in Brighton, UK. Run by three industry veterans – Iain Gilfeather, Michael Movel and Chris Roe – they have years of game-making experience behind them for the likes of Lionhead, Black Rock Studios, Blitz Games and Zoe Mode.
Their goal is to conquer the planet by flinging large dollops of fun at everyone in sight (and also make creative and innovative games for any platform that lets them).
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, our launch of Clay Jam upcoming features for the game and the success of the game; building and expanding the Zynga platform; the continued success of our franchise games and our games, platform and network generally; the launch of games by third party developers on our platform, including through our Zynga Partners for Mobile program; future plans for, and the success of, our Zynga Partners for Mobile program and games launched through this program; and our future operational plans, prospects and opportunities to expand our business. The success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves risks. Actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, among other things, changes in player interests, our relationship and agreements with Facebook or the Facebook platform, our relationship and/or agreements with iOS and or Android platform providers and/or our relationships and/or agreement with third party developers. More information about the risks Zynga faces is included in the quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC, copies of which may be obtained at http://investor.zynga.com or the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this release. Zynga assumes no obligation to update such statements.
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Embassies and Consulate Resources
Depending on your travel destination, your length of stay and your citizenship, you may be required to obtain a visa for your trip abroad. It usually comes in the form of a stamp, placed in your passport - thus, getting a passport is the first step to getting a visa. The visa allows you to enter, and re-enter, a specific country for a designated period of time. Generally, one works with the U.S.-based consulate or embassy of his or her destination country, to apply.
Embassies and consulates typically offer different services. A country's embassy is generally located in the capital city. The embassy deals with the main diplomatic relations between the home nation and the host nation in which the embassy is located. Consulates can be considered a smaller version of an embassy and are usually located in major tourist cities. A consulate usually handles more of the minor diplomatic issues such as trade, issuing visas and taking care tourists.
It is important to note that every consular and embassy office operates differently, under varying rules and requirements. Therefore, it is important to contact your jurisdictional office for application materials and information on obtaining the necessary travel documents. There is a wealth of information found on the World Wide Web for research into these matters.
Anyone who is planning overseas travel should look at the U.S. Department of State website to begin research on foreign entry requirements
Helpful Links
To locate foreign embassies in the U.S. visit theembassy resource page. To locate foreign embassies in Canada visitthe Canadian resource page.
The information of student visa and embassy for each ISA program country is located below.


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A package of tough new laws that provide homeowners with some of the nation's strongest protections from bank repossession practices went into effect in January. The legislative package was sponsored by California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris, shown above in December 2011, and written by 10 Democratic lawmakers.
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Inyo County Environmental Health Services Department (ICEHSD) is responsible for permitting and inspecting the installation of residential septic systems. Applications for the septic system installation are available at our Independence and Bishop offices, or online here:
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Septic system design must comply with the Uniform Plumbing Code and – for new systems - the Lahontan Basin Plan, as well. The Basin Plan permits the installation of new standard septic systems if (1) in existing developments, lot size is at least 15,000 square feet, or (2) in new developments, there are to be no more than two dwellings per acre. (Replacement septic systems need only comply with the Uniform Plumbing Code.)
The following guide has been prepared to inform the residential property owner of the permitting process and construction requirements for new, onsite wastewater treatment and disposal systems. Where environmental conditions allow, a conventional system, consisting of a septic tank, distribution piping and leach lines/beds, will suffice. Where a conventional system is unacceptable, an engineered, alternative system will be required.
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Appeals Court Says Roommates.com Doesn't Qualify For Safe Harbors
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However, it looks like the full panel on the 9th Circuit has decided to buck most other courts on this matter and is siding with the original ruling saying that Roommates.com is not immune from liability for discriminatory postings by its users. The reasoning seems to follow along the lines of the earlier ruling, that Roommates.com gave up its immunity by putting checkboxes and pulldown menus that allowed users to choose discriminatory options -- thus, actively taking part. In fact, the ruling makes it clear that by placing these options and effectively asking discriminatory questions, Roommates.com goes past being a service provider and becomes a content creator itself. Three out of eleven judges disagreed and dissented, claiming that this goes against the basic language of section 230. What's clear is that this issue isn't done yet, and there are going to be a lot more cases coming down the road (and some may target this court, seeing it as more "favorable" to these types of cases).
While it's always a little worrisome when a court tries to limit the coverage of these safe harbors, you can understand where the majority opinion comes from. Roommates.com isn't a neutral party, it claims, because: "Roommate does not merely provide a framework that could be utilized for proper or improper purposes; rather, Roommate's work in developing the discriminatory questions, discriminatory answers and discriminatory search mechanism is directly related to the alleged illegality of the site." However, the dissenting opinion makes some very good points, noting that the majority seems to mix and match two separate issues: (1) is there discrimination and (2) is Roommates.com liable for any discrimination -- and as such, finds the discrimination (which isn't what the lawsuit was about) and then assigns the blame to Roommates.com. Basically, the dissent is saying that the majority got blinded by the discrimination (without making a legal determination if there really is discrimination) and let that confuse them into assigning liability where it doesn't belong.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
With a particular emphasis on typhoid, diphtheria, and polio, this workshop looks at public health initiatives and their impact on American society. The case of Mary Mallon (a.k.a. "Typhoid Mary") exemplifies the conflict between public needs and individual rights during a public health crisis. Using primary source documents, you can consider whether Mary Mallon should be quarantined or set free.
Workshop 7: Introduction | Before You Watch | Lectures & Activities | Classroom Applications | Resources
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Harry Redknapp has absolved Chelsea's Eden Hazard of blame for his red card against Swansea, instead branding the actions of the ball boy involved as "disgusting".
Hazard was sent off by referee Chris Foy for kicking Charlie Morgan in the closing stages of Wednesday night's Capital One Cup semi-final second leg at Liberty Stadium. The Belgium playmaker lost patience when the 17-year-old ball boy refused to hand over the ball after it had gone out for a goal-kick.
Morgan fell to the ground as Hazard attempted to get the ball from him, with the 22-year-old then trying to kick it from under him but appearing to instead make contact with the youngster. And QPR manager Redknapp said: "Hazard toe-poked the ball under the boy's body. Why is the kid lying on the ball in the first place?"
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Mishpacha, one of the most important publications of religious Jews followed by rabbis throughout the world, noted the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Yisrael Meir Lau's visit with Mr. Adnan Oktar in the item published in its edition of October 26th, 2011. (You can watch Mr. Adnan Oktar's interview with Chief Rabbi Lau on A9 television from here.)
In the article titled "Peace Summit in Istanbul", the importance and meaning of this visit was discussed for eight pages. Some of the highlights from the article were as follows:
Millions of people are watching this meeting. The representatives of two poles whose union appears to be impossible are sitting on both sides of the table." [Adnan Oktar said:] "There will be harmony and peace in the region. We are in the time of the Mashiach and when he comes he will bring the promised peace and he will be a hope for all people…"
Chief Rabbi Lau said: "This is the essence of Judaism and we are praying for this. God created the whole world, there is no Darwinism or evolution. This is the first fundamental of faith. Then we believe in all the Prophets and we believe in the coming of the Mashiach. Even if he is late, we wait for him every day. Muslims have been waiting for the coming of the Messiah for 1,400 years, but we have been waiting for the Messiah for 4,000 years…"
Adnan Oktar said, "There will be no blood and violence with the Mashiach. When the world is more religious, there is no doubt that there will be more peace. Truly when a person is under the influence of religion, a person cannot spill blood and apply violence." In addition, he said "God forbid, Turkey never harms anyone, there is no anti-semitism here. Do you know what my advice is for Jews? They should be more religious. Then the result will be better".


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All eyes were on Kate Winslet at the premiere of Mildred Pierce in New York this week.
The newly-single English beauty walked the red carpet in a black stretch Stella McCartney dress that perfectly accentuated her fabulous figure.
Featuring cutaway polka dot panelling, the sexy frock was teamed with a black and nude strappy heels and a gold Calvin Klein tube clutch.
Joining Oscar-winner Kate, 35, at the unveiling of the TV mini series were her co-stars Guy Pearce and 23-year-old Rachel Evan Wood, stunning in a plum dress.
In the five-part drama, set in the Great Depression, Kate stars in the titular role as Mildred, who finds herself separated from her husband and goes on to open a restaurant and find love with another man.
But at the same time, the new business puts a big strain on her already fragile relationship with her daughter Vida, played by Rachel.


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EAST PEORIA — Two Illinois Central College students on nearly opposite ends of the collegiate student spectrum teamed up this summer to win some hardware at the SkillsUSA 50th Annual National Championship.
SkillsUSA, a competition in career and technical educational programs for high school and college students, held its national championship in the last week of June this year in Kansas City. Though seemingly a niche competition, there were 351,383 registered SkillsUSA student members nationwide in 2014. Nathaniel Riehl, 27, won a gold medal in the computer programming division, while Adam Bollinger, 20, earned bronze in the Internetworking division.
Riehl is a full-time employee and part-time student at ICC working toward a bachelor's degree in software engineering at University of Illinois-Springfield. He was introduced to the program almost two years ago upon resuming his college coursework. At this summer's competition, he had to write two computer programs and conduct a pseudo-job interview within eight hours.
"I used the entire time to make sure it was right," Riehl said. "A lot of people didn't take the full eight hours and didn't do as well."
Bollinger, who will start his first semester at Illinois State University this fall, had to master a routing station, a cable-making station, a computer test and troubleshooting station in the Internetworking division. Later this fall, Bollinger will be interviewed by SkillsUSA representatives for potential inclusion in the World competition held in Brazil in 2015.
Because of a SkillsUSA rule that states a World team representative can't be older than 22, Riehl will not be interviewed for a position on the roster. Even though he had minor quibbles with that rule with the amount of non-traditional students that participate in SkillsUSA, Riehl said the program acts as a great motivator for his fellow non-traditional students.
"A lot of times, non-traditional brings a work ethic that some traditional students don't; they've seen the real world," Riehl said. "By giving them an extracurricular program like SkillsUSA, it gives them that much more to work for."
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EAST PEORIA — Two Illinois Central College students on nearly opposite ends of the collegiate student spectrum teamed up this summer to win some hardware at the SkillsUSA 50th Annual National Championship.


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For as long as I can remember -- and that's back to the Jurassic period of computing when mainframes ruled the data center -- system administrators have considered backup and restore to be two sides of the data protection coin. As backup technology has advanced, a new feature -- instant recovery -- has emerged that can eliminate the time-consuming restore stage, allowing administrators to bring their applications back online in minutes.
While we frequently talk about using backups as a key portion of an organization's disaster recovery plan, the truth is that restores take a long time. When your email or database server has multiple disk failures or has a nervous breakdown and corrupts its database, users aren't going to be happy when you tell them it will only take a few hours to restore the server to health.
While it can be convenient to blame long restore times on the hours it might take for an incompetent backup administrator to find and mount the right tape -- or more likely to have the tape returned from off-site storage at Recall or Iron Mountain -- tape retrieval isn't the real problem. Even if the data you need is online, you'll have time for a cup of coffee or even a five-course meal at a four-star restaurant while that large database is restored.
If -- and that's a bigger if than you think -- your database server can accept data at an LTO-6 tape drive's rated speed of 160MB/s, restoring a 1TB server will take almost two hours longer if you're restoring over a 1Gbps Ethernet link. You could get higher throughput from a disk target like a Data Domain or Quantum DXi, but you won't get anywhere near the data rate their manufacturers advertise. Vendors advertise the aggregate rate at which their systems can ingest data when accepting multiple backup streams in parallel. Single stream -- and restore -- performance is significantly less impressive.
Backup systems with instant recovery allow your workloads to run using your backup data repository as their primary storage, or as a virtual machine right on the backup appliance. Either way, your backup repository has to be stored on disk rather than tape, and your backup application has to back up disk images, as opposed to the older file-by-file backup method. Since image backups are the norm for virtualization, and the basis for VMware's vStorage API for data protection with changed block tracking, software vendors can add instant recovery by presenting the images they're already storing.
My first exposure to instant recovery was when Veeam demonstrated its version, since dubbed vPower, at Tech Field Day 3 in 2010. For vSphere environments, the Veeam backup server presents the virtual machines being recovered to vSphere through an NFS server in the backup software. For Hyper-V, it loads an installable file system driver into the host. The latest version of Symantec's NetBackup (7.6) has a similar instant restore feature for VMware VMs.
Instantly restoring physical machines is a bit more complicated. The newest version of DellAppAssure can push a driver to the machine being restored, which gives it access to the data in the backup repository as well as the data that's already been restored.
Vendors that base their backup systems on appliances, such as Quorum and Unitrends, store backup images of both physical and virtual machines on the appliance and provide instant recovery using a hypervisor, frequently KVM, on the appliance. When a machine needs to be recovered, the appliance performs a P2V, or V2V, conversion on the system and spins it up on the appliance. This is basically the same technology that cloud disaster recovery services use to spin up a VM on a public cloud server.
The only real downside to instant recovery is that your backup repository is probably built using slow, high-capacity disk drives, so the recovered machine will run quite a bit slower than when using your shiny new hybrid array. From my perspective, having email or a mission-critical database up, but slow, in minutes is much better than waiting hours for data to be restored. Once the system is up and running, you can Storage vMotion or live migrate the workload to faster storage.
When chatting recently with the AppAssure folks about their new version, I had the brainstorm that using a server-side SSD as a cache would significantly ameliorate the performance loss that may be caused by running from the backup repository.
Disclaimer: Dell, Veeam and Symantec have been clients of DeepStorage, LLC in the past.


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*At 24, life was good for Pam.
She was close to her family and an active part of her church and community. She had worked hard to get through nursing school and was glad to be back home.
Pam attended the block party the week after she finished nursing school because that's just what was expected of her.
Her parents wouldn't hear of her going off to hang out with her friends if she didn't check in with them first.
Besides, they wanted to introduce her to a nice young man.
Pam was in the prime of her life and her parents wanted her to have the same happiness they found in each other. They met and married while in their early twenties.
Life was quite nice for Adam at 28. He had a respectable career and his own home, but most importantly, he had strong family ties.
Adam hated block parties as much as he detested the church picnics his mother made him go to. But he loved his mother, so he was an active member of the church and sometimes, even planned the picnics.
He was enjoying three days off of his job as a mail carrier and wanted to relax and party, but he also wanted to keep his mother from being upset with him.
So, he went to the block party. And, he was happy he went when he met Pam, who was initially, just as bored as he was.
Pam's mother had spoken to Adam when he was delivering mail to their home one day. Thinking that he would make a good match for her daughter, she asked his mother to make certain that he was at the block party.
The two mothers were beaming with pride when their children met and liked each other.
Adam and Pam dated each other.
He took her out for lunch.
She prepared a picnic for the two of them.
They went to the museum and attended church together.
But more importantly, they talked to each other.
They learned each other.
Each was genuinely interested in the other's thoughts, feelings and plans for the future. The more time they spent together and the more they talked, the discussions went from what they wanted as individuals to what they wanted as a couple.
And they became a couple, focusing on more than the natural chemistry that began to draw them together through sexual desires, which were based more on love than lust and bonding more than just hooking up.
Before and after the sexual relationship began, Pam and Adam paid attention to the other parts of each other—mental, emotional and life desires.
For them, friendship was first, but partnership was always. And when they fell in love, they made plans together, each giving a little in order to be good to and for the other.
They grew together.
But this was a different day and a different time.
A time before the so-called sexual revolution, which was not about evolution, but about more people having more sex and less love and/or understanding to go along with it.
This was a time before socialization and civilization became overly sexually charged, with music, television and movies pushing too much erotica into the atmosphere without very much information about love or even about how to handle lust.
A time before preteens were objectified and shepherded into sex and sexuality before maturity and understanding.
A time before love became sex and sex became plentiful and connections became fleeting.
This was a time before pills to make things harder and/or longer or pills to make things wetter, all in the absence of pills to cure a big disease with a little name.
A time before conflict and contradiction, before the masses began to claim to be holding on to morals and traditions, but only when they do not hold them back from being immoral for the sake of being immoral, or for the sake of pissing on tradition, or for no real reason, and yet with nothing new to offer in place of what has been abandoned.
This time of Pam and Adam was an age of more responsibility, before the majority of failures looked externally for scapegoats instead of internally for self-analysis, enlightenment and improvement.
That external search allowed poor behavior to be justified based on finger-pointing and non-martyred, irrelevant victimhood, keeping nearly everyone at odds–men against women and women against men, with each side blaming the other, using rumors, lies and conjecture, trusting what they hear and what they see, which isn't really ever what it appears to be, as opposed to trusting what can be proven, which may not feel that good to know and/or to hear.
Pam and Adam's age was an age of mostly togetherness, love and happiness based on tradition and cooperation, before the age of disconnection, mostly hate and sadness, based on confusion, lies and selfishness.
This was a time of families, of husbands and of wives.
This was a time before the majority of men and women in society became harlots and manwhores.
Darryl James is an award-winning author of the powerful new anthology "Notes From The Edge." Now, listen to Darryl live on BlogTalkRadio.com/DarrylJames every Monday from 7-9pm, PST. View previous installments of this column at www.bridgecolumn.proboards36.com. Reach James at [email protected].


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Woman told deputies incident would end with her death
Woman told deputies incident would end with her death
Authorities say a 55-year-old woman shot and killed by Lancaster County deputies during a traffic stop told one of the officers the incident was about to be suicide by cop.
Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile released details about last week's shooting. He says the deputies pulled over Ingrid Mayer on April 24 after a woman called 911 to report a car being driven recklessly.
Mayer pulled over and gave one officer her license. As he went back to his cruiser, the sheriff says Mayer told the officer who stayed "this is about to be suicide by cop."
Authorities say she then drove toward the deputy, who fired, killing her.
Investigators say Mayer was charged with driving under the influence by state troopers two days before she was killed.


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