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Vaquita, Sea Turtles Among Mexico's Top 10 At-risk Species
The Center for Biological Diversity has just released a report highlighting the 10 most iconic endangered species in Mexico. It calls for better protection of them and for Mexico's government to study 2,600 other species around the country.
The top 10 iconic species at risk of extinction are the vaquita porpoise, leatherback sea turtle, Mexican gray wolf, ajolote salamander, scarlet macaw, monarch butterfly, elkhorn coral, sea cucumber, white nun orchid and jaguar.
"Some of Mexico's most treasured species desperately need our help," said Alejandro Olivera, the Center's Mexico representative. "There are fewer than 30 vaquitas left in the world, and Mexico's leatherback sea turtles have recently declined by 97 percent. Saving these species requires real change, including by protecting them from habitat loss, climate change and illegal trade."
Read more in our press release.
Top Grocery Stores Get Rock-bottom Grades on Food Waste
Checked Out, a new report by the Center and The "Ugly" Fruit and Veg Campaign, found that most of America's big grocery companies neither report their total food waste nor have made a public commitment to food-waste reduction.
The report looks at the 10 biggest grocery companies — including Albertsons, Costco, Kroger, Publix, Target, Trader Joe's, Walmart and Whole Foods Market — and grades them on their food-waste commitments, policies and actions. Most received a D or F.
"Food waste squanders water and land, hurts wildlife and puts food security at risk," said the Center's Senior Food Campaigner Jennifer Molidor. "We can stop this, but only if supermarkets are part of the solution."
Get more from National Public Radio.
Center Files Suit for Tiny, Rare Songbird
Tinian monarchs live on a 39-square-mile island in the western Pacific, severely threatened by plans to expand military-training activities in their last forest habitat.
Following a Center petition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service identified the little songbird as critically imperiled — but then missed its deadline to grant protection. So we've sued to get the pending decision back on the table, and we'll keep fighting for this rare bird.
Get more from Radio New Zealand.
Lethal Farm Bill Rider Would Let Pesticides Harm Wildlife
A rider to House Republicans' Farm Bill would let the Environmental Protection Agency approve pesticides without consulting experts on their harm to thousands of endangered species nationwide, including salmon and California condors. If approved, this would be one of history's most aggressive attacks on the Endangered Species Act.
The bill echoes a request by Dow Chemical for embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to stop work analyzing the harm of three pesticides, like the neurotoxin chlorpyrifos, on endangered plants and animals — work that would've created reasonable species protections.
"This will accelerate extinctions for some of our most vulnerable species," said the Center's Lori Ann Burd. "The pesticide industry has contributed a million dollars to the House Agricultural Committee and is cashing in on its investment."
Read more in the Houston Chronicle and tell your representative to oppose this dangerous bill.
Help Us Boot Pruitt for Earth Day
There's a lot of great stuff you can do for Earth Day this Sunday, from tree-planting to litter cleanup. But we have a different task in mind — maybe one of the most powerful Earth Day actions you can undertake.
The Center's Ignite Change grassroots network is focusing on firing EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who's been filling the agency with Big Ag and Big Oil bigwigs and squandering public money on just about everything but environmental protection. Sign up to gather petition signatures this Earth Day to boot Pruitt.
The Revelator: Elephant Poachers vs. Poop
Can elephants' dung help us save them? Yes, says biologist Samuel Wasser, whose pioneering work is now featured in The Revelator.
Elephant feces, Wasser discovered, contain elephant DNA. This has allowed him and his colleagues to create a genetic map showing which African elephant populations live where — letting them pinpoint the sources of poached ivory tusks (which also contain an elephant's DNA) to identify poaching hotspots for law-enforcement targeting.
Read the whole story and subscribe to The Revelator's newsletter.
Help Wolves Return to Colorado
Wolves were once common in Colorado, as they were throughout the West. But government trapping and poisoning on behalf of the livestock industry drove them off the land and to the brink of extinction in the lower 48 states.
The Center is teaming up with other conservationists to return wolves to the mountains, canyons and forests of western Colorado through a coalition effort called the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project. The project disseminates science-based information and strives to generate appreciation for wolves in order to change policies, ensure the return of these vital animals, and restore the natural balance.
Please consider making a donation to the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project.
Center Scientists Speak at March for Science
March for Science rallies, now in their second year, took place around the country last weekend — and in Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif., Center scientists John Fleming and Shaye Wolf gave inspiring speeches. The focus of these marches was the need to push back against Trump's anti-science administration, but John also spoke powerfully about how Gov. Jerry Brown should put his money where his mouth is on climate change and stop fossil fuel exploitation in the Golden State.
Read John's op-ed on Brown, climate and dirty fossil fuels in The Sacramento Bee.
Wild & Weird: The Funky Footwork of the American Woodcock
The male American woodcock is a bird with a beat — especially in the springtime, when seeking to woo woodcock ladies.
Check out our new video of a woodcock getting funky at Maine's Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.


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There aren't a lot of Filipinos who haven't been to or at least known of the more popular parts of the Cordillera region, such as Baguio or Sagada. The former remains a favorite destination, and has managed to open up the rest of the Cordillera region to visitors. Still, despite the frequency of our visits, there is little we know about the region outside its center.
This exhibit gathers materials on the Cordillera region, specifically on two of the numerous indigenous tribes present in the area. July also marks the anniversary of the creation of the Cordillera Administrative Region, which makes this exhibit timely.
The Cordillera Administrative Region was created by Executive Order No. 220, on July 15, 1987, after which Republic Act No. 6766 was passed on October 23, 1989. RA 6766 provided for an Organic Act for the Cordillera Autonomous Region, which directed the proposed Cordillera autonomous government to exercise governmental functions, including the raising of taxes, but excluding defense, foreign affairs, and monetary functions. For the Organic Act to take effect, it had to be ratified by the people in a plebiscite, during which only the Ifugao voted in its favor. Still, Republic Act No. 8438 created the Cordillera Autonomous Region on December 22, 1997. In January 1998, a group of lawyers challenged the constitutionality of RA 8438. A plebiscite held on March 9 of the same year was held and invalidated the act and turned Cordillera into a regular administrative region.
The Cordillera Administrative Region is composed of provinces that used to be part of the Old Mountain Province: Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Apayao, and Baguio City, which serves as regional center. It encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera Central mountain range of Luzon, the vastest mountain range in the country. Mount Pulag, the second highest mountain in the country at 2,922 meters, can be found here. Some famous attractions in the region include the world-famous Banaue Rice Terraces in the province of Ifugao, the Sumaguing Cave in Sagada, and the mummy caves of Benguet and the Mountain Province.
Cordillera is home to the Bontoc, Gaddang, Ibaloi, Ifugao, Ikalahan, Ilongot, Isneg, Iwak, Kalinga, Kankana-ey, and Tinguian. They are collectively known as the Igorot, a word derived from y-golot, an archaic Tagalog term that means from the mountains.
The Ifugao
Ifugao is derived from the word i-pugaw or ipugo, which means people of the earth. They are also known as Amganad, Ayangan, Kiangan, Gilipanes, Quiangan, Tuwali Ifugao, Mayoya (or Mayoyao, Mayaoyaw). They inhabit the most rugged and mountainous part of the country, high in the mountains of Central Cordillera. It is a landlocked province characterized by thick massive forests and plateaus in the east and south.
The Bontoc
Bontoc is derived from two words: bun, which means heap, and tuk, which means top; together, the compound means mountain. The Bontoc or Bontok refers to the people of the Central Mountain Province, and they are the only indigenous group to have laws on warfare. Once known for their headhunting practices, they are now a peaceful agricultural people who have, by choice, retained most of their traditional culture despite frequent contacts with other groups.
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The Real Time Clock feature is activated through the application of Cummins INSITE service tool or Cummins INSPEC fleet management tool. Once activated, the Real Time Clock cannot be disabled and ECM cumulative hours are no longer available.
It is strongly recommended that the Real Time Clock feature only be activated when the associated battery backup module has been installed. This module ensures a constant power supply to the real time clock and reduces the chances of the clock losing accuracy.
It should be noted that, as the backup module is installed in the engine harness, if the harness is disconnected from the ECM for any reason and in excess of 5 seconds, the Real Time Clock will recognize the power loss and generate the appropriate diagnostic fault code. Resetting of the code and warning lamp once again requires the application of the relevant service tool.
By accessing the Real Time Clock screen in the Adjustments section of the INSITE service tool, the Real Time Clock feature can be initially enabled and the date and time set manually in units of year, month, day of month, hour (24 hour base), minute and second.
The date and time can also be automatically set. In this case, each time the INSITE service tool is applied, it uses the current PC time and date to check and update the Real Time Clock. It is therefore essential that the PC date and time values are correct before applying the tool.
Should the battery back up module not be installed, a loss of power in excess of 5 seconds will cause a loss of Real Time Clock accuracy and result in the generation of a diagnostic fault code and illumination of the fault code warning lamp. The diagnostic fault code and warning lamp can only be reset through the use of the Cummins INSITE service tool.
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FBI director Robert Mueller on Wednesday urged Congress to extend legislation that authorized the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program started under the Bush Administration.
The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 gave the government sweeping surveillance authority and granted legal immunity to telecommunication companies that had participated in the wiretapping program.
Because of the recently foiled al-Qaeda bomb plot, Mueller said it was important for Congress to renew the amendments, which are scheduled to sunset in December this year.
"As we have seen over the last several days, particularly with regard to the IED that was recently recovered, terrorism is and should be and continues to be our number one priority," he said. "The amendments that are up for passage again [are] absolutely essential in our efforts to address this threat."
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Sony DRBT101/BLK Over-the-Head Style Stereo Bluetooth Headset
If you're looking for a way to listen to your music without have to carry your iPod with you then this headset is perfect for you. With the built in Bluetooth you can easily connect to your iPod and continue about your business without needing to lug the iPod around with you. The built in lithium battery gives 11 hours of use and charges via USB (cord included). Built in controls on the headset allow you to control basic functions of the iPod from anywhere within range.
For $49.45 this is probably the cheapest Bluetooth headset you'll find.
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Philips BTM630 Bluetooth Wireless Micro Hi-Fi System with iPod Docking Station
How about a nice docking station, a place to charge your iPod while still enjoying the music? This sleek dock from Philips is just the thing. Not only does it have a great sound it also allows Bluetooth streams from any device to be played. This means that you could feasibly take phone calls, listen to music from multiple units, or even stream directly from a Bluetooth enabled laptop!
For $199.99 this isn't just a Bluetooth device and dock though, it can also play audio CDs in a variety of formats from the standard CD to MP3 and WMA files. It also has a built in AM/FM tuner. It can also rip CDs directly to a USB device and accepts most SD cards. All in all this is much more than another Bluetooth iPod accessory for home, it's a full function stereo system with multifunctional capabilities.
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Philips DC315/37 Speaker System for iPod/iPhone with LED Clock Radio
Looking for a new clock radio? Philips has you covered here too. At $59.99 the DC15/37 speaker system has a universal docking system that fits most iPods, a clock radio with dual alarms, a built in digital FM tuner and a gentle wake up feature that slowly increases the volume of the radio so you aren't jolted awake. The best feature of this little devil is the bass reflexive speaker that gives amazing bass resonance.
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Creative Labs ZiiSound D5 Bluetooth Wireless Multimedia Speaker System for iPod and iPhone 3G and 3GS
Creative Labs is known for quality audio solutions so it comes as no surprise that they are one of my picks for best Bluetooth iPod accessories for the home. At a very reasonable $252.47, the ZiiSound D5 is capable of amazing, audiophile caliber sound, while charging your iPod. Easily pair the ZiiSound D5 with any Bluetooth-enabled iPod and wirelessly stream music from up to 33 feet away.
The sleek, compact, contemporary design is only outdone by the components that it houses; integrated bass port, apt-X audio codec technology, high-performance 2.75-inch full-range drivers and efficient digital amplifiers all together create a formidable sound that fills the room. Take this one out for a spin, you won't be disappointed.
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iHome iHC5 Wireless Bluetooth Clock Radio for Cell Phones, iPods, and MP3 Players
The iHome Bluetooth clock radio is only $40.90 and packs a lot into its tiny footprint. When you are looking at Bluetooth iPod accessories for home you need to check out the functionality. This clock radio features dual alarms, FM tuner, speakerphone compatibility and an accessory cradle With the bluetooth dock you can stream your music wirelessly from your iPod through the Reson8 speaker chambers for a great quality sound. The quarter circle design would fit in most contemporary environments including offices, kitchens and bedrooms. This is a great gift idea for the teenager on your Christmas list.


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During times of war, magical beings and gods, an arrogant dragon and a witch find themselves thrown together, and ultimately falling for each other. Talaith, daughter of Haldane and a Nolwenn witch of the Alsandair desert lands, hates her life. For the past sixteen years she has been trapped in a loveless marriage to a pig of a man, and living in the Dark Plains, a land that's an ocean away from her own. She fully expects to continue her miserable existe...
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An unlikely passion develops between a rage-filled warrior who lays dying on the field of battle and the fearsome dragon that saves her. Fearghus the Destroyer, son of the powerful dragon queen Rhiannon and eldest of her six hatchlings, likes his solitude. When he's not off defending his mother's reign, Fearghus prefers to spend his free alone in his den, deep in the Dark Glen forest. Like most of dragonkind, he detests other beings � especially humans �...
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During times of war, separate lands and races, an arrogant dragon finds love and passion in a tiny female her countryman call...The Beast. Gwenvael the Gold, also known as Gwenvael the Handsome to most females, is a dragon in the prime of his life. As the third-born son of the Dragon Queen, Gwenvael has earned himself quite the reputation in both the human and dragon world as a purveyor of all things beautiful�especially women. Most of his friends and fa...


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Rhodium plating is done on jewelry items to provide a protective coating that increases the longevity of the jewelry. It helps to reduce how quickly the metal underneath the rhodium starts to tarnish. Rhodium plating also helps to improve the appearance by making it appear bright and shiny.Continue Reading
Since rhodium is a silver-white hard metal, it is only used to plate silver or white gold jewelry items. It is considered the most expensive precious metal in the world. Rhodium is so strong that it only dissolves with sulfuric acid. It is very shiny and reflective, which is why many jewelry designers use to only for the appearance factor. Rhodium is often plated over silver jewelry, which increases the price of that jewelry item.
Rhodium was first used to plate items in the 1930s when it plated silverware to allow it to last longer. Before too long, it was also used to plate sterling silver and white gold jewelry items. After World War II, it was also used as a base metal for stainless steel jewelry settings and findings. Jewelry is not made of rhodium due to the high cost, but instead coated with it by using thin layers of rhodium bonded to other metals.Learn more about Jewelry & Watches


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Victorian Era & Oscar Wilde. "British history is two thousand years old, and yet in a good many ways the world has moved farther ahead since the Queen was born than it moved in all the rest of the two thousand put together." Mark Twain, London - 1897. Social Issues. Industrialism
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"British history is two thousand years old, and yet in a good many ways the world has moved farther ahead since the Queen was born than it moved in all the rest of the two thousand put together."
Mark Twain, London - 1897
Under the arch of life, where love and death, Terror and mystery, guard her shrine, I saw Beauty enthroned; and though her gaze struck awe,I drew it in as simply as my breath.Hers are the eyes which, over and beneath The sky and sea bend on thee, — which can draw, By sea or sky or woman, to one law,The allotted bondman of her palm and wreath.This is that Lady Beauty, in whose praise Thy voice and hand shake still, — long known to thee By flying hair and fluttering hem, — the beat Following her daily of thy heart and feet, How passionately and irretrievably,In what fond flight, how many ways and days!
Heard hardly, some of her new friends Amid their loving gamesSpoke evermore among themselves Their virginal chaste names;And the souls mounting up to God, Went by her like thin flames.And still she bowed herself and stooped Out of the circling charm;Until her bosom must have made The bar she lean'd on warm,And the lilies lay as if asleep Along her bended arm.From the fix'd place of Heaven she saw Time like a pulse shake fierceThrough all the worlds. Her gaze still strove Within the gulf to pierceIts path; and now she spoke as when The stars sang in their spheres.
The literature of this era expressed the fusion of pure romance to gross realism.
How did Victorian audience react to him?
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Thursday July 21, 2011 | Filed under: ASI Shows, Members, News About ASI
We just ended ASI Chicago, the final show of the 2011 season, and I'm happy to report significant growth in total attendance for the three-day event. In addition, we attracted a record number of pros to a full slate of educational offerings and everyone enjoyed the keynote by sports legend Mike Ditka and two swinging parties – including the Counselor Hot Party.
Yeah, it was steaming hot outside, but distributors escaped record high temps by discovering cool, new ad specialty products at the largest show of the summer, which took place Tuesday through Thursday at McCormick Place. The show featured 700 exhibitor companies, up 10% from 2010 – including many Counselor Top 40 suppliers.
All told, total distributor attendance was 4,500 – up 9% from last year – from 1,930 distributor firms.
I was really happy to hear exhibitors praise the quality and professionalism of distributors, which means we grew attendance without reducing the quality of attendees we attracted.
Click here for photos from the show. And for a complete listing of the 35 distributors and suppliers on the Counselor Hot List, click here.
The keynote by former NFL coach Mike Ditka was exceptional. A packed house learned how to "ACE" their bottom line with "Attitude, Character and Enthusiasm" from one of the most motivational figures ever to play and coach in the NFL. Ditka talked about everything from his views on football to how business leaders can motivate their employees. He was also nice enough to stay for an extended question-and-answer period. Click here to watch an ASI TV video with reactions from attendees.
We're not done yet! Register now for the ASI Holiday Preview shows hitting Los Angeles September 23, Toronto September 27, Atlanta October 18 and Philadelphia October 26. The one-day tabletop event features two hours of education, with show hours from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., followed by a closing reception from 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
And it's never too early to start thinking about the 2012 ASI Shows in Orlando (January 16-18), Dallas (February 1-3), San Diego (April 2-4), New York (May 8-10) and Chicago (July 17-19).
As always, to learn more about exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities for 2012, contact Karen DiTomasso, vice president of sales, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you were at the show, let me know your favorite part – and anything we might improve upon, by posting a comment or e-mailing me here. I'm also on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.


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Yoshihiro Machida
Yoshihiro Machida, Nagano JP
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|WIRING SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a wiring substrate of a semiconductor device, a hollow portion is provided under a pad wiring portion including a connection pad, and thus a wiring layer has a cantilever structure in which the pad wiring portion is formed as an aerial wiring, and a semiconductor chip is flip-chip connected to the connection pad. The pad wiring portion including the connection pad is formed on a sacrifice layer which is filled in a recess portion in an interlayer insulating layer of the wiring substrate, then the semiconductor chip is flip-chip connected to the connection pad, and then the hollow portion is provided by removing the sacrifice layer.
|RESIN SEALING METHOD IN STACKED WIRING SUBSTRATE AND RESIN SEALING DEVICE - A resin sealing device includes a lower die, an upper die which is arranged over the lower die, on a lower surface side of which a concave portion is provided, and to a bottom surface peripheral portion of the concave portion of which a projection portion projecting toward an opening portion side of the concave portion to raise partially a bottom surface is provided, and a protection film provided on a lower surface side of the upper die and adhered along a concave surface of the concave portion by adsorbing, wherein the stacked wiring substrate is sealed with a resin by making a fused resin flow into a cavity including a space between the stacked wiring substrate from a resin supplying portion, in a state that the stacked wiring substrate in which a plurality of wiring substrates are stacked via connection bumps is arranged and sandwiched between the lower die and the concave portion of the upper die.
|Method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring board - First, a unilayer wiring board is fabricated, which has wiring layers formed in desired shapes on both sides of an insulating base member; and a metal bump formed on the wiring layer on one side of the insulating base member. Then, a desired number of unilayer boards are prepared and stacked up. On that case, the board disposed in the uppermost layer is prepared without having a metal bump. The boards are positioned and stacked up in such a manner that a metal bump of one of adjacent boards is connected to a corresponding wiring layer of the other board. Thereafter, resin is filled into gaps between the stacked boards, and insulating layers are formed on both sides of a multilayer board obtained through the above steps, in such a manner as to cover the entire surface except pad areas defined at predetermined positions on the wiring layers.
|WIRING SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A wiring substrate includes a plurality of connection pads, and a protection insulating layer in which opening portion exposing said plurality of connection pads collectively is provided, wherein a notched opening portion is provided to a sidewall of the opening portion of the protection insulating layer in area between said plurality of connection pads. When a semiconductor chip is flip-chip connected to the connection pads by the prior sealing technology, a void occurring in the sealing resin is trapped in the notched opening portion.
Patent applications by Yoshihiro Machida, Nagano JP
Yoshihiro Machida, Saitama-Ken JP
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|BALL-TYPE SPEED REDUCER AND ROTARY TABLE DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are a ball-type speed reducer and a rotary table device that are capable of performing high-speed rotation and high-rigidity rotation and suitable for reduction in size and weight. An index table
Yoshihiro Machida, Yokohama JP
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|Broadcasting Receiver - A broadcasting receiver capable of receiving the broadcasting services via both broadcast wave and the Internet is provided, which may allow a user to select a desired broadcasting service irrespectively of the difference in transmission channel between the broadcast wave and the Internet. The broadcasting receiver includes a channel table to record at least a channel for the digital broadcasting service via the broadcast wave and a piece of access point name information for the digital broadcasting service via the Internet correspondingly to a channel number selected by a user, in which streaming data output of the tuner or the Internet communication device is selected based on the user's choice on the channel number. Further, when the same broadcasting service is provided via both the broadcast wave and the Internet, the broadcasting service of the better receiving condition is received.
|CONTENT TRANSMISSION SERVER AND CLIENT AND METHOD - A content transmission server and client and method which may implement the viewing of contents by concentrating all the contents into the storage/delivery-performing server, and performing the television broadcast, and which may make unnecessary the video-recording at user's own whereabouts, and may prevent the unauthorized copy and leakage-out onto an unauthorized network by making the on-server video-recording always available in a manner of the on-server right purchasing.
|VIDEO INFORMATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Video information, which is photographed with using a GPS built-in video camera, is inputted into a video information server. A video information correspondence table is produced, which associated photographing time of the video information inputted, data address of the video information photographed, and photographing position, and is memorized. According to a request from a display apparatus, the memorized video information correspondence table is searched, and thereby obtaining the video information having the information of time and position designated.
|VIDEO RECORDER AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A RECORDING TIME - A video recording apparatus, wherein the electronic program table data of a broadcast program is acquired, and in response to a recording instruction for the broadcast program while viewing, the broadcast end time of the broadcast program recorded is acquired from the electronic program table data, so that the video information is recorded until the program end time from the time of the recording instruction. In the case where the broadcast program is delayed, the sum of the broadcast end time of the broadcast program to be recorded and a predetermined delay time is determined as the recording end time. From the time of the recording instruction to the program end time, the video information is recorded.
|MULTIMEDIA PLAYER DISPLAYING OPERATION PANEL DEPENDING ON CONTENTS - A digital content operating apparatus, including: a communication unit which communicates with an external device which has a display for displaying the digital content; a user operation interface which receives a user operation to control the digital content which is displayed on the external device; a display which displays either a linear content operation panel or an interactive content operation panel; and a controller which controls the user operation interface corresponding to information on the digital content which is displayed on the external device; wherein either the linear content operation panel or the interactive content operation panel is displayed alternatively as the user operation interface on the display.
|VIDEO INFORMATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Video information, which is photographed with using a GPS built-in video camera, is inputted into a video information server. A video information correspondence table is produced, which associated photographing time of the video information inputted, data address of the video information photographed, and photographing position, and is memorized. According to a request from a display apparatus, the memorized video information correspondence table is searched, and thereby obtaining the video information having the information of time and position designated.
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You Can't Detect What You Can't See: Illuminating the Entire Kill Chain
"Haven't seen a poster like that since I lived in a fraternity house."
I was chatting with my wife over dinner and filling her in on the first day of my new job. The fledgling tech startup didn't have many employees, but was experiencing strong customer growth. I was brought on board to manage customer service and was excited about the opportunity.
When I had interviewed, I never saw the software developer's "Coding Pen" which was located in a converted conference room. While giving me a tour of the office on my first day, the CEO brought me in to meet the developers.
The average age was probably 25 and the group was all guys. Pretty typical demographic for developers working for a tech startup.
The first developer I shook hands with was the team lead, Jason, and he was wearing an Orioles baseball cap backwards, shorts, t-shirt and sneakers (no socks). His t-shirt had a silhouette of a curvaceous female with the caption – "Coders Do It Better."
I said "Funny shirt."
Jason gave me a serious look and said, "How is it funny?"
After an uncomfortable pause, he smiled and said "just messing with you," swiveled his chair around and went back to writing code.
My eyes must have visibly widened when I glanced up at the wall above Jason's computer. Tacked to the wall was a poster of a girl in a red bikini laying on a red Ferrari with the caption "Red and Juicy."
I'm still not quite sure what it meant, but could probably hazard a guess. The CEO led me out of the Coding Pen and never said a word about the poster. I had to assume he condoned it.
I'll admit it. The poster made me uncomfortable. Welcome to the world of the Brogrammer.
Perhaps I was becoming stodgy in my middle age. I started out as a twenty-something programmer and worked with mostly men. But the companies I worked for at that time were big companies with human resource departments that would have had a cow if a poster like that was hung in any office.
I had also recently worked for another startup software firm, but nothing this overtly sexual was ever posted for all to see.
As I was relating this to my wife (who happens to work in HR), she sighed and said, "Lawsuit waiting to happen."
Evidently, this was part of the "brogramming" culture. I read a recent article on CNN about the continued rise of the male-oriented tech culture, popularized in the movie "The Social Network" about rise of Facebook. The article defined "brogrammer" as a mash-up of "programmer" and "bro," the stereotypical fraternity-house salute.
I was in a fraternity and, yup, these peep-show posters were prominently displayed. When you put a group of young men together, this should not be a huge surprise. The difference is that a fraternity is an organization only for men; a software company is not a fraternity.
And sure enough, my first hire was a female. Jane was in her early 20's as well and she was excited about the laid-back culture of the company.
But Jane also hadn't been into the Coding Pen for her interview.
At first, she didn't comment on décor of the Coding Pen and I was too enamored with the new job to think much about it. In her first week, Jane and I were in a meeting with the developer team. Jason was wise-cracking with his fellow "brogrammers" about his girlfriend dumping him. He referred to her as the b-word and other words too R-rated for this article.
As Jason continued with his bravado, Jane just stared at the customer trouble ticket report. Again, I was used to hearing this language when around a bunch of guys, but this wasn't appropriate.
I broke up the bantering by saying, "Ok Jason, save your girlfriend bashing for another time, we have work to do."
Before the end of her first month, Jane asked if I had plans for lunch because she had something to discuss. As I bit into my burger she came right out and said, "I love my job, but I'm very uncomfortable working in this sexist environment."
My stomach sank as chewed my burger. I had known this was coming and missed my chance to do something about it.
Turns out, Jane had talked about her concerns with the only other woman in the company – our CFO.
Jane explained, "Can you believe she told me boys will be boys?"
I thought, oh boy. (I think I know why the saying is "oh boy" and not "oh girl" – us boys cause more trouble in the world.)
Over lunch I did my best to calm her down, assuring her I would talk to our CEO about it. She agreed to wait and see if things changed.
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Mary Channen Caldwell researches early vocal music, specifically song repertories in premodern Europe that explore the boundaries of sacred and secular. Her dissertation from 2013 examines sacred Latin refrain songs circa 1000-1582 and argues for the role of the largely clerical works within festive moments of the calendrical and church year (Advent, Christmas, the New Year, and Eastertide). Her current research continues to reveal intimate connections between sacred song collections of premodern Europe and overlapping temporal cycles (civic and religious), festive liturgies, and secular musical production. Current projects include a book-length study of Latin refrains and refrain songs in the high Middle Ages, exploring the repertoire from the perspective of materiality, performance, temporality, and the intersection of the sacred and secular.
Caldwell received her PhD in Music History and Theory from the University of Chicago in 2013 and a Bachelor of Music degree from the School of Music at Queen's University (Ontario, Canada) in 2006. Prior to her position at the University of Pennsylvania, she held Visiting Assistant Professorships at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts (Autumn 2013) and at the University of Texas, Austin (Spring 2014), as well as an Assistant Professorship in Musicology at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas (2014-2015). Her teaching and research have been supported by the University of Chicago and the American Musicological Society; in 2012 she was awarded both the Stuart Tave Teaching Fellowship in the College from the University of Chicago and the Alvin H. Johnson American Musicological Society 50 Dissertation-Year Fellowship. Caldwell has presented at conferences in Canada, the United States, and Europe, including papers at the national meeting of the American Musicological Society (Autumn 2014 and 2017) and the Medieval Academy of America (Spring 2015).
Recent publications include articles on the fourteenth-century Roman de Fauvel in Early Music History, the Latin conductus in Plainsong and Medieval Music. She has a forthcoming chapter in an edited volume published by the Medieval Institute's Early Drama, Art, and Music Monograph Series and a forthcoming article in the Journal of the Royal Musical Association.


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This series demystifies scientific communication. The sessions are increasingly interactive and participants are required to bring in their own writing and reviewers' comments to discuss and learn from each other. The series also includes some sessions on "career husbandry:" how to help trainees develop crucial skills needed for a successful research career. The series follows the academic year, and there is one seminar each month.
The series is open to Early Career K or equivalent Career Development awardees from UC San Diego, San Diego State University, and partner institutions.
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If you're like most people and the "New year, new me" mantra is nothing more than a press release, then perhaps you can save yourself from future frustration and turn to another thing of high significance – your humble abode.
Time to bring all the planning from the previous year to fruition. Home improvement projects can range from as little as any finishing work to allotting extra outdoor space for the garden you've long been wishing to have. Here are a few tips you may want to consider before plunging into the project:
Declutter! The easiest and cheapest way to achieve improvements in your home is to clear it of clutter. Go room by room, drawer by drawer. Things of no use that just lie around gathering dust must be properly disposed of. Doing so will help you create more storage space, be more orderly, and perhaps find things you have been looking for. Most importantly, it will make you feel good about your home.
Do your research. You will learn a lot from home improvement magazines and TV shows. Go to the internet and ask around. Gather as much information as you can for knowledge and inspiration.
Seek professional help. When you have your project all mapped out, ask different skilled workers for estimates. If you have yet to allocate budget for your home improvement project, it may not be very easy to do now if all your money got tied up to the holiday celebrations. Well a little patience wouldn't hurt. Complete your planning as you save up for that countertop upgrade or pool retiling job. If you think you're good enough to do it yourself, then by all means get that diamond cup wheel or diamond blade and start your project. Otherwise seek professional help.
Use materials that are maintenance-free. Maintenance-free materials mean less worries. LED lighting, fiber cement siding, and vinyl fencing are examples of materials that are cost-effective as they last longer than most of their counterparts.
Go green! An energy-efficient home is a healthy home. No better time than now to be environmentally responsible, and your home is a good place to start.
To start your home improvement project, you've got to set some heavy goals – realistic ones. Completing it requires knowledge and perseverance.


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Life is becoming more chaotic. The boys are shedding their responsibilities and previous identities. They are bending to their primal urges and living in the moment. They are less concerned about being rescued than having "fun" in the moment.


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Stock market 'driving up' fuel cost
The plunging pound and stock market speculators are driving up the cost of petrol, according to the AA.
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The AA said the average cost of petrol in the UK is now 138.32p a litre, with diesel having risen 4.78p from its mid-January price to stand at an average of 145.10p.
Petrol has risen 6.24p a litre since early January, adding £3.12 to the cost of refilling a typical 50-litre tank. The AA said filling up the 70-litre tank of a Ford Mondeo now costs £4.37 more than six weeks ago. A two-car family's monthly petrol cost has risen £13.25 with the current price surge.
It said drivers have been caught between the pincers of a pound weakened against the dollar and soaring wholesale prices, both due to stock market speculation.
Regionally, Yorkshire and Humberside and the north of England are the cheapest for petrol at the moment at 137.6p a litre, with prices in London and Scotland at an average of 137.8p. Yorkshire and Humberside remains the cheapest region for diesel, averaging 144.2p, while East Anglia, Northern Ireland and south-east England are the most expensive at 145.2p.
AA president Edmund King said: "This latest surge in fuel prices and its impact on spending indicates that UK drivers and families can't take any more. We're no longer talking of the motorist as a cash cow for tax and speculator greed, but a horse slowly but surely being flogged to death. This is the third 10p-a-litre wholesale price surge in 11 months, given extra vigour by currency speculators betting against the pound."
Mr King continued: "Given the lashing motoring families and UK businesses are taking from speculator-driven fuel prices, we hope the Chancellor spells out clearly in the forthcoming Budget that he can feel the pressure rocketing fuel price inflation places on families and business, and that he will cancel the September rise if that strain is too great."
The AA also reported that official figures showed January's UK petrol sales fell to the lowest tracked by government in 23 years. Drivers used 1.465 billion litres of petrol last month, down 14 million on the previous all-time low set in March last year and nearly 100 million below December's 1.564 billion.
Mr King said: "Although we had a disruptive period of snow between January 18 and 25, the impact of the weather was nothing like that suffered during the January of 2010. The blame for this latest collapse in petrol sales rests squarely with stock market speculation."
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text: "Xbox LIVE® joins PC and Wii as new channel for 'gaming's first sitcom' SAN RAFAEL, CA, February 26, 2009 - The dog and rabbity thing stars of Telltale's popular episodic games are one step closer to world domination today with the announcement that the first two 'seasons' of Sam & Max will be appearing on Xbox LIVE Arcade. This is the award-winning comedy duo's first appearance on the Xbox 360, as well as on a connected console download service. Worldwide PC and Wii retail releases of the second season are also upcoming. These approaching releases will sport catchy new monikers to more closely tie the season titles with their respective story arcs. Season One, which takes the Freelance Police From The New York City streets to Washington D.C. and all the way to the moon on the trail of a hypnotic nemesis, will be dubbed Sam & Max Save the World for all new releases moving forward. Season Two, which involves a baffling series of time paradoxes at the hands of unconventional aliens, has been renamed Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space. The Xbox LIVE Arcade releases will carry these new titles, as will Atari's 2009 retail versions of the second season. 'With Sam & Max coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade and the approaching retail launch, we're reaching a larger audience than we ever have before,' says Telltale CEO Dan Connors. 'These new releases give us an opportunity to better communicate the imaginative stories that make the Sam & Max games so special, and to strengthen the unique identity of each season.' Both Sam & Max seasons will be released on Xbox LIVE Arcade as full-season bundles, providing instant gratification to players who have been eagerly waiting for the Freelance Police to appear on Microsoft's console. The second Sam & Max season - which recently received Best Adventure Game accolades from IGN and PC Gamer and took home five Aggie Awards, including Best Comedy Writing, Best Gameplay, and Game of the Year from Adventure Gamers - is also scheduled to hit retail for PC and Wii in the coming months. Today's news follows Telltale's recent announcement that the highly anticipated new series, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, is leading the company's expansion to Xbox LIVE Arcade. For more details about Sam & Max, Wallace & Gromit, and Telltale's other games, please visit http://www.telltalegames.com." Source


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I believe that the search for happiness is, mostly, an internal pursuit. It's less about the world around you and more about the way you see yourself inside that world. But that belief was challenged mightily this week.
This week, I woke up every morning across the river from New York City, and somehow knowing that made me happy. More than happy, I felt lighter and more alive than I have upon waking up in any other place.
It makes no sense. Before I'd stepped one foot into Manhattan, my cells were already humming from the energy; my pieces all clicked into place perfectly the moment I did. I kept waiting for the novelty to wear off, for reality and sensibility to resurface. My girlhood love affair with the idea of New York City should have faded long ago, and yet this geographical place completes me as much as any person or purpose ever has.
I don't get it, but I know it's true.
This week was the first time I got to share the city I love with the people I love. Jared and I have visited together twice before, but this was the first time the kids had been in New York City. I was unprepared for how blissful it would be to see them all on those busy streets. I have taken shamefully few photos, but I can't stop looking at my family and my city long enough to lift my camera to my eye. I can't stop soaking it up, breathing it in, and marveling at how every part of me sings when I – when we – are here.
We're scheduled to be here until the 23rd of August, and I am already reluctant to leave. I am working to focus on the now instead of the inevitable departure, and we remind each other daily that we have a whole lot of country left to see before we choose the next adventure. But oh how I am tempted to skim apartment listings online. It's as if a mighty ship has been slowly righting its course and the new horizon can finally be seen across the rail. But there is still much sailing and rerouting to be done, I tell myself.
I have to constantly temper my happiness here, a statement I am loathe to write because it stinks of wrongness. But it would be so easy for me to lose myself in it completely and lose sight of reality entirely. Perhaps I am just not ready to trust that kind of happy yet. Perhaps it's just not time.
Regardless, this week has been one overflowing with joy. I worked in a Starbucks one afternoon and met my family in Central Park afterwards.
I worked in a Starbucks one afternoon and met my family in Central Park afterwards.
That reality dazzles me.
This week will, no doubt, be filled with more happiness. And I will not think about the impending departure. Not yet.
Are you in New York City? (Lucky!) I'm getting together Wednesday night at 7pm with friends in the area and would happily welcome you to the table. Contact me if you'd like details.


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ARTIST: The Peoples Republic of Europe
ALBUM: Babylon
LABEL: Vendetta Music
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The latest album from The Peoples Republic of Europe sees the Dutch project taking its rhythmic noise into more eclectic directions while retaining its futuristic atmospheres and arch, anti-religious humor. Perhaps the most surprising song is "New Babylon," which incorporates reggae flavor, of all things, by pairing a ragga-style toasting sample with clanking breakbeats, but there's also "White Wall of Death," a funky number that combines modern rhythmic noise with classic industrial flavor, and the decidedly ominous "To Prove a Point," which alternates stomping factory rhythms with chilling synthesized ambient. For more straightforward club fare, there's the aggressive, highly focused "Wolfpack" and the high-BPM minimalism of "Wardance." In addition to the transhumanist science fiction attitude that suffuses all of his work, project founder [KRAT] also seems quite fond of anti-religious comedy, as embodied on this album's two final tracks. "Nicolae Carpathia Died for Your Sins," a reference to the antichrist character in the "Left Behind" series of fundamentalist Christian novels, is a slow but thickly distorted construction of clanking loops, while "Bow for Xenu," an ironic reference to Scientology's secret teachings, is even deeper and darker, all ominous crunchy beats to close the album out on an exceptionally sinister note, less evocative of the religion's Hollywood cranks than of the psychological and physical abuse allegedly visited upon its less famous adherents. Altogether, a solid album that ably mixes infectious power noise club beats with serious and ironic themes alike, this release highlights The Peoples Republic of Europe as rising stars of the rhythmic noise scene.
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The Growler's manager Kevin Eble is a friendly and expert guide to seasonal, local, and national labels.
I didn't have a beard, a cap molded to my head, or an index finger tucked around an empty growler (and I'm way past 30-something), but I still felt right at home at The Growler in Cooper-Young where an amiable Kevin Eble helped Tony and me decide on a four-glass flight of craft beer.
Eble is the manager of The Growler, which opened in early December, and since I don't know my pilsners from my IPA's, I appreciated his friendly and knowledgeable service. "How is the Memphis Made Humbucker?" we asked. "You'll like it," Eble said, offering us a sample. "It has great Amarillo hops."
Even experts might need some help making their way through the two-dozen craft beers listed on the Growler's chalkboard menu. It took us about 10 minutes to select the Humbucker (my favorite), along with a Wiseacre Tiny Bomb, a High Cotton Sawmill Stout, and a Victory Prima Pilsner. Then we settled on bar stools at the window and watched people walk by.
Located a few doors from the House of Mews, the Growler is a welcomed addition to both Cooper-Young and the local craft beer scene. The bar's simplicity (only craft beer on tap) and its small, comfy space (polished cement floors, arms chairs and sofa) make it feel like a neighborhood coffee house for beer drinkers.
Keeping things simple is the intent of owners David Smith and Anthony Bond, although they do plan to add some prepared food by the end of the month. "We are talking to some of the neighborhood restaurants," Eble said. "We don't have a kitchen, so it will be affordable finger food, like sandwiches."
The changing beer menu, however, is enough to entice customers, who depleted the bar's supply of growlers during the first few weeks. (The bar restocked.) Reusable, 64-ounce growlers sell for $5, and the beer to fill the bottles costs from $10 to $14. Seasonal beers from local breweries figure prominently on the menu, along with national craft labels.
"Fifty percent local taps is our goal," Eble said. "And we'll switch out the nationals once or twice week."
The Growler, 921 S. Cooper St. Open Monday through Thursday from 2 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.
About half of the beers at The Growler are locally brewed, and national labels change every week or so.
Bar tables, arm chairs, and a perch or two by the windows add a low-key charm to The Growler's focus: discovering craft beers.


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The name Cuncolim is derived from the fact that the village was known as Kumkumahalli kumkum or vermilion is produced good place for tourist to visit Etymology in picnic as well as in holidays.
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text: Wilber Pan had plastic surgery to totally redefine his look. He's literally two different people before and after cosmetic surgery. He had total facial reconstruction to change the appearance of his eyes, nose (nose job), cheeks (cheek implants), and chin (chin implant). Here's Wilber Pan before and after plastic surgery.


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OTTAWA, March 15 (Reuters) - It will take more than government incentive plans and bargain prices for stocks in Canada's green energy sector to flourish, and investors will need patience if they are to hit pay dirt.
While the long-term outlook for companies working with solar, wind and water power is promising, the business now is being buffeted by the recession, a credit crunch and tumbling fuel prices.
What's more, critics say a federal stimulus plan is too stingy and fails to renew a wildly popular program to spark clean energy production.
For a sector heavy with cash-hungry junior and mid-tier companies, crumbling stock valuations serve a further blow, cutting off a source of project funding.
"All these beaten-up renewable, publicly traded companies are amazing value right now. That's not to say that they still can't go down further, because this market is now driven on psychology, not cash flow fundamentals," said Jacob & Co power equity analyst John McIlveen.
"But I think power, especially renewables, will always skate back onside because, after all, you've got 20-year take-or-pay contracts."
The companies range from producers of renewable energy to technology developers, whose tools help clean waste water or smokestack emissions. Some of the stocks have soared on hopes of a clean energy Holy Grail, only to tumble as the market melted down.
Under long-term power supply pacts, buyers must pay whether or not goods are delivered, creating a long-term hedge against market declines and volatility.
Annual returns on 20-year contracts typically range from 10 percent to 25 percent, often beating returns from major stock indexes, McIlveen said.
But predicting the near term is far more challenging as an unforgiving market punishes missteps.
Solar cell maker Arise Technologies (APV.TO) is an example. Its stock sank 14 percent this week after disappointing results reflecting slower demand.
Another question centers on how much help the government can give and who will get the money. Canada set up two C$1 billion ($790 million) five-year funds in its recent budget, for clean technology development and green infrastructure.
"The question mark around government-driven stimulus is how quickly is the spending going to happen," said Research Capital alternative energy analyst Matthew Gowing.
Federal funds must be matched by the private sector, so incentives favor big producers with deeper pockets, McIlveen said. That is little help to juniors facing a chilly reception from skittish capital markets.
"Most of these plans are designed for a normal market... But we don't have a normal market and what we need is some temporary measures," he said, suggesting loan guarantees may be a way to help.
Gowing said some Canadian companies will seek richer rewards in the United States, where President Barack Obama has pledged hefty incentives for renewable energy in his $787 billion stimulus package.
That means geothermal energy producers with U.S. operations could cash in. That group includes US Geothermal (HTM.A), Sierra Geothermal (SRA.V) and Western GeoPower (WGP.V). Biomass energy producers such as Boralex Inc (BLX.TO), with several U.S. wood residue thermal power plants, may also benefit.
Research Capital is bullish on Canadian wind power producers, a group including Canadian Hydro Developers (KHD.TO), and Catch the Wind (CTWs.V), whose technology helps optimize wind turbine performance.
Ultimately, fear could be a stronger catalyst for the alternative energy sector than stimulus funds.
"What I do believe the western world saw last summer, when you saw oil at $150 a barrel, was a glimpse into the future. And they didn't like it," said Ted Lattimore, chief executive of solar-powered light maker Carmanah Technologies (CMH.TO).
He told a recent CIBC World Markets investor conference that people seem to be fearful that the recent sharp drop in oil prices won't hold.
"They seem to be fearful that ... (oil is) going to go up. I would say for the entire alternative energy field, that's good news."
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Mayor Richard M. Daley and Chicago Public Schools officials today unveiled a new online summer school initiative that will increase the focus on the needs of individual students. "We all know that providing more students with individual attention is the key to their long term success," Daley said in a news conference held at Chicago Military Academy, 3519 S. Giles Av. "To do this we will be embracing technology and online learning more than ever before and that's transformative -- something we've never done to this extent before," he said. Summer school has been mandatory for students who need it since 1996. This summer, all CPS programs are expected to serve more than 95,000 students in traditional summer school classes and other summer programs. Daley said the summer online program will transform summer school this year to benefit students at every level and from every background. "Unless our students are prepared to be part of the modern technology world and use it to their advantage, they are less likely to succeed," he said. "That's why I won't be satisfied -- and neither should any parent -- until every child graduates ready to compete in the world economy in the 21st century." The online program is split into four different tracks to provide the most individualized instruction possible.
In addition to the new online program, CPS will continue to offer many other summer initiatives – all of which have been re-designed to focus more on targeted, individualized instruction. These include:
Daley also said that the City's "Youth Ready Chicago" program will provide 2,400 high school students with summer jobs and the "Keep Kids Learning" program will provide 2,500 3rd through 12th graders with full-day academic, social and recreation enrichment.
"Looking ahead, we will continue to reach out to students at every level to keep them learning, to keep them safe, and to get them ready to succeed in the classroom and graduate from high school," the Mayor said. "We need our children to learn in a technology based environment and that's what we're trying to accomplish during the regular school year and during summer school," he said.
Chicago Public Schools serves 417,855 students in 675 schools. It is the nation's third-largest school district.


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By Cory Bilton
Back when I was an undergraduate, my friends and I sometimes took spontaneous road trips. Three or four of us would pile into a car with an odd assortment of backpacks, snack foods, and musical instruments. Since these trips often involved hundreds of miles through multiple states, paying for gas became a group responsibility. Though the rule was unwritten, everyone in the car seemed to instinctively agree that each should pay a share of the gas money. We didn't spend a lot of time discussing this because it just struck everyone as the fairest way to take a road trip. Each of us felt obligated to pay a share for the benefit that was being provided by the car.
Nearly every personal injury case includes claims, in addition to the injured person's, for the money recovered from the wrongdoer. You can think of these claimants as the passengers of a vehicle on a road trip. Everyone in the car is trying to get to the same place; a successful settlement or judgment for the injured person. Sometimes these claimants are other insurance companies. For example, companies that provide health coverage or personal injury protection coverage. Other times there are unpaid medical bills or unpaid expenses, and doctors or hospitals claim the right to be paid from the proceeds of the case. These claims can arise because of language in a contract, a state statute, or because of equitable principles in the law.
No matter how the claim for payment arises, or what it is called, the claimant expects to be paid from a settlement or trial verdict in favor of the injured person. In fact, in many cases, the claimant has no way to be repaid except through money recovered from the wrongdoer. In these situations, it seems fair that each claimant should share in paying attorney's fees in proportion to the amount each is owed. The common fund doctrine is the legal principle that anyone who benefits from a settlement or verdict (which includes both the injured person and the claimants) proportionally share in the cost of the attorney's fees required to get the settlement or verdict.
A numerical example may be helpful. Let's say that a personal injury attorney settles a client's case for $10,000. The client's health insurer claims a right to be repaid $2,500 for medical treatment it paid on behalf of the client. Let's say there was one doctor who treated the client but did not accept health insurance, and the client had agreed to pay the doctor from the settlement for a billed amount of $1,000. The lawyer's fee is 1/3 of the recovery. So the amount of money left after attorney's fees is $6,667. If entitled to full payment, the health insurer would get $2,500, the doctor would get $1,000, and the injured client is left with $3,167. With the common fund doctrine, both the hospital and the doctor pay their proportional share of the attorney's fee. So the common fund doctrine says that the hospital should only be repaid $1,667 and the doctor should only be repaid $667. Both the health insurer and the doctor reduced their claim by 1/3 to account for their proportional share of the attorney fees. The client then gets the remaining $4,333.
Despite the reasonableness of the common fund doctrine, many doctors, hospitals, and insurance plans fight against it. Many health insurance plans (particularly self-funded ERISA health plans) contain specific language stating that they do not agree to share in the expense of obtaining the money they are repaid. Doctors' offices and hospitals often have never heard of the common fund doctrine. When I call to ask them to reduce their claim to share in the cost of obtaining the money they are to be paid with, the typical response is that I'm asking for a discount. I'm not. Instead, what I'm asking for is each person to pay their fair share of the expense of obtaining the money, from which everyone is being paid.
Courts seem to uniformly agree that the common fund doctrine is applicable in a number of circumstances where a settlement or judgment benefits more than just the plaintiff.
In Boeing Company v. Van Gemert, 444 U.S. 472 (1980), the US Supreme Court traced the origins of the common fund doctrine to cases dating back to 1882. The opinion noted three features necessary for the application of the common fund doctrine: (1) the persons benefited must be small in number and easy to identify, (2) the benefit can be traced with accuracy, and (3) there is confidence that the costs can be shifted with exactness to those benefiting. Id. at 479.
Garcia v. Foulger Pratt, 845 A.2d 16 (Md. App. 2004), provides a good overview of the use of the common fund doctrine in Maryland jurisprudence. In holding that the common fund doctrine is part of the common law in Maryland, the court says that the common fund doctrine will not be preempted by statute unless the statute is explicit.
The DC Court of Appeals, in Peart v. DC Housing Authority, 972 A.2d 810 (DC 2009), elaborated on the use of the common fund doctrine in DC. The court said it is proper to employ the doctrine so long as the parties benefited by the fund do not have adverse interests in initially obtaining the fund.
Lastly, the Virginia Supreme Court has adhered to the common fund doctrine as far back at 1879. In duPont v. Shackelford, 369 S.E.2d 673 (Va. 1988), the court says the doctrine prevents the free riding of others who "sit idly by and reap the benefits of one litigant's labors." Id. at 677. It follows that, if one of the other beneficiaries to the fund has employed its own attorney who participates in the proceeding, then the common fund doctrine is no longer applicable. Id.
The bottom line is that there is little judicial disagreement on the justification and long heritage of the common fund doctrine. The conflict over its use arises when the small print of a contract refuses to apply it. Currently, the Supreme Court says that the language of the contract is binding, at least within the context of reimbursement language in self-funded ERISA plans. See US Airways v. McCutchen. Because of state laws and regulations that govern normal health insurance plans (including plans offered under the new ACA exchanges), debate about the common fund doctrine is currently confined to self-funded ERISA plans in our geographic area. It makes sense that if you are riding in the car, you have to share in the cost of the gas.
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Photography has been a source of joy and an ongoing challenge over many years and I am one of those people who ALWAYS has a camera with me! After being asked to shoot some christenings for friends a few years ago, I found a niche in wedding and similar photography, which ran purely upon recommendation. I have developed this into a small business and can offer a professional and personal service at a very fair price. I believe that photography is one thing where business and pleasure most certainly can overlap!
I use two main camera systems, one being full frame Nikon and the other being the Fuji X-system, which is one of the new breed of more compact system cameras that enable a discreet and dynamic approach to shooting as events unfold. More and more I am finding my shooting style making me pick up the Fuji cameras.
Much of the time I will be shooting in a documentary style, so will almost disappear into the hustle and bustle of a wedding day, shooting real-life images as things happen, making the best use of the compact, discreet Fuji system and natural light. Where lighting needs some help I may add bounce flash or off-camera flash to the ambient light, because respecting ambient lighting makes for much more appealing images. For examples and more information please visit the WEDDING gallery.
I shoot a lot of family, landscape, airshow, sport, travel and macro images. I am pleased to have held an exhibition and to have supplied images to magazines such as Dorset Life and Sport Diver, various organisations and to private individuals. Some of the more unusual ones were for publicity material for a penguin exhibit and a public information leaflet for fly pests in Canada!
I particularly love using fast aperture lenses for the immense control over depth of field and selective focus they offer and am also a fan of dramatic lighting.
Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer to get things right in-camera rather than shoot and "fix" later in software. While I have a very effective workflow and will make your images look great, I will not be replacing skies or cutting and pasting uncle Fred between images! I use Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop CC and the Nik software suite.
I am the type of person who is never fully satisfied with what I produce, which translates into a wish for constant improvement. I believe that photography is a lifelong learning journey only limited by the length of your life!
I find that it helps me to consider that painting is the art of creating something on a blank canvas, while photography is the art of creating something meaningful from the cluttered canvas of reality! I also think that colour images capture what something looked like but mono images capture what it felt like!
What else do I do? Well I am Dad to Theo, hold a Second Dan black belt in Tae Kwon-Do, love camping, travel, snow skiing. I do some insurance investigation work, road safety talks, driver training and am a school governor. In my previous life I was a police officer for 30 years and spent the last 10 years there as a forensic collision investigator. I have therefore spent a lifetime working with people of all types and bring a great deal of integrity and fairness into anything I do.


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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The call came swiftly, but the fact it came at all landed somewhere in the nebulous region between surprising and unexpected. The Blackhawks wanted Nikolai Khabibulin to play goalie for them once more, a sentiment they expressed to the player's agent, who hurried it along to his client's ears.
"I thought about it," Khabibulin said. "But not very long."
Khabibulin has come not to finish what was started but to help reinforce what has been done. He is a 40-year-old verging, in transition from the player whom the Hawks once made the highest-paid goaltender in the league to one who insures against anything happening to a goalie who brought home a Stanley Cup long after Khabibulin was gone.


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1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted and flesh chopped
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 lime, juiced
1 gallon water
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup peeled and chopped carrots
4 lemons, halved
1/2 cup minced ginger
4 lemongrass stalks, top and bottom scored
1 cup dry white wine
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon peppercorns
6 (6 to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
1/4 cup chopped red onion
2 cups canned black beans, rinsed
1 large vine-ripened tomato, diced
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1 teaspoon minced parsley leaves
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a food processor, pulse the avocado and yogurt until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl, fold in the lime juice and refrigerate.
In a large stockpot over high heat, combine the water, celery, onion, carrots, lemons, ginger, lemongrass stalks, wine, sea salt and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a low simmer and add chicken breasts. Cover and cook for 15 to 17 minutes. Remove the chicken from the liquid and let rest on a cutting board for 5 minutes. While the chicken is resting, heat the grapeseed oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the red onion and cook until soft. Reduce the heat and add the black beans, tomatoes, green onion, parsley, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir occasionally, allowing the flavors to blend and the beans to warm, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and spoon the mixture onto a platter. Slice the chicken and serve on top of the beans with a drizzle of avocado yogurt.
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We're Talking About: Progressive Palins, Geriatric Hair, and Vicarious Divorce
-On the second anniversary of Sarah Palin 's vice presidential nomination, progressive women demand a charismatic female leader of their own. [ New York Times ]
-Style columnist Robin Givhan applauds Hillary Clinton for flouting old-lady fashion conventions with her radical new shoulder-length hairdo. [ Washington Post ]
- Tiger Woods ' ex-wife Elin Nordegren considers using a portion of her settlement to open a mental-health clinic for underprivileged famlies in Florida. Meanwhile, fellow recent divorcée Sandra Bullock helps rebuild a New Orleans health clinic destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. [ New York Post , Just Jared ]
-While television personality Glenn Beck marched on Washington for some reason, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann hosted her own rally Saturday near the Washington Monument. The overwhelmingly white event featured an improbably diverse dais and disbanded to the tune of Tom Jones' "She's a Lady." [ Washington Post ]
-Is instilling pop cultural snobbery in your children a smart parenting move? [ Salon ]
-Celebrity breakups and films like Eat Pray Love let dissatisfied couples experience the thrill of vicarious divorce. [ New York Times ]


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Beautiful Life Café
Beautiful Life café lounge has an open area sitting space and a beautiful view of Tehran and Milad Tower. This coffee shop welcomes dear guests from 9:00 to24:00 with a number of 200 seats.
- Suitable environment for business and private meetings and ceremonies
- Comfortable and luxury furniture, without any time limit for sitting
- Healthy and tasty food menu
- Serving a variety of special tasty fresh roast coffees
You can send your message to manager of Beautiful Life Café by submitting the below form.
Beautiful Life Healthy Café Lounge opened in year 2015 with the aim of introducing a new healthy life style. This coffee shop offers fresh coffees, delicious breakfast and also a variety of healthy food menus, bringing the best quality to their guests.
Address: Mahestan Street, Iran Zamin Street, Shahrake Gharb
Telephone: (+9821) 88 58 51 00
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Red Sofa Sleeper
Red Sofa Sleeper are difficult to be found but your need it because it can assist you to make one perfect home. Therefore, the real is easy. First, you can get the idea when you want to design your home from the house magazine. Usually in home bulletin, it also consists of the article about the tips in designing the house & also the way to make design for house. Then, you can ask your friend if you think that your companion is expert about home decorating. The other is you can go to the house consultation because they also have many design to make a house. You can look the home design from it.
The last is you can search the internet so that provide all information & one of it is about home design idea. You can pick one from the design that suits your good style. Besides, you can also DIY to make a home design. In this matter, you can make the design that you want. You can learn how to make a house design from the origin above so it make you easier in making yourself house design.
However, to choose one design from Red Sofa Sleeper is not easy. Because there is many of it, it makes you be confused. Therefore, you can see at your style so you can find that that you thing the design is well that the other design. After you pick the design, you can directly to build a house based on the design.
People that make house design ideas have been thinking hard about the design. They also calculate the house measurement and noted too about the material. It makes you are easy in doing the preparation before you begin to apply the home design to make a real house. Thank you for read Red Sofa Sleeper.


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In the course of the XIX th century, there were two countries that launched the new production of sans serif typefaces: England and Germany. The most famous German foundry was Liepzig-based Schelter und Giesecke which gave grotesk typefaces from 1825. Other German foundries like Berthod and Stempel will produce grotesks but at the end of the century.
The only references of S&G grotesks belonged to the last quarter of the XIX th century: Schelter Grotesk, Schlanke Grotesk, Breite Grotesk.
Designer Nick Curtis attempted to reproduce the style of these typefaces.
1. Is there any leads to pinpoint the very first German grotesks from 1825?
2. Is there any book dedicated to the Schelter und Giesecke foundry?


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Suzuki motorcycles have always offered technological innovation and emotional connection. Suzuki cars, on the other hand – not so much. The most famous four-wheel Suzuki was the Samurai, which was best known for its propensity to roll over. (Actually, it was a pretty cool little cute-ute.) And a few years ago, the company expanded its lineup by badge-engineering Daewoos, which was like putting lipstick on Korean pigs. But with the SX4, developed with Fiat, Suzuki gave American buyers something interesting to consider. And now the new Kizashi establishes Suzuki as a player in the mid-size family sedan segment.
When I first saw a pre-production Kizashi, I remember being struck by its handsome shape and stately presence, which seemed to repudiate Suzuki's reputation for otherness. And when I first drove it on the track, I was impressed by its well-behaved manners and willing performance. But spending a week with a Kizashi SE was a revelation. The big surprise was what I didn't find – anything weird, in the Suzuki tradition. In fact, I came away from experience convinced that the Kizashi ought to be part of the Camry/Accord conversation.
If the Kizashi sells in appreciable numbers, it will be partly because of price: You can get a stripper for less than $20,000, though most cars will go out the door for a few thousand dollars more than that, maxxing out around $25K. But the Kizashi doesn't feel like a cheap car. Despite all the hard plastic, the interior is a harmonious space, and the ride quality is what you'd expect from a more expensive car. The 180-horsepower four-banger won't win any drag races, but it's perfectly adequate. My biggest gripe is the CVT transmission, which seems boggy around town and makes a racket when pushed. (A six-speed manual is offered, but who's going to buy it?) I understand the rationale behind CVTs, but this seems to be yet another form of automotive technology that punishes people who take pride in their driving skills. Upmarket models are offered with all-wheel drive, which is an interesting touch.
Since its debut, the Kizashi has deservedly garnered a bunch of accolades from the automotive media. But for the car to succeed in the marketplace, Suzuki is going to need dealers as accomplished – and ambitious – as the new model they're selling. With any luck, the Kizashi will finally lay the ghosts of Aerios, Forenzas and Grand Vitaras to rest.


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While the United States was grappling with whether or not to re-elect its first African-American president, Louisiana was wrestling over whether to appoint its first African-American Chief Justice for its State Supreme Court. Bernette Johnson's destiny was temporarily deferred when some of her fellow Supreme Court Justices and Gov. Bobby Jindal challenged her right to succeed retiring Chief Justice Catherine Kimball. Louisiana law dictates that the justice who's served the longest on the bench takes over as chief when the sitting one leaves. Johnson, the court's only black judge, took the bench in October of 1994, while Justice Jeffrey Victory came on in January 1995.
But Victory declared he had seniority, arguing Johnson's first few years on the bench didn't count because it was a special appointment made by a federal consent decree. Indeed, Johnson's Supreme Court seat was made available because the electoral districts at the time were drawn so that no black Louisianians would ever have the kind of plurality needed to elect a candidate who represented their interests. When you're black and live in a Southern state that venerates its Confederate heritage while leading the world in locking people up, voting for a judge kinda matters to you.
The consent decree carved out a special district where African Americans could elect a judge of their choice, which turned out to be Johnson who was granted all of the powers of a state Supreme Court justice, despite the unique appointment. Civil rights lawyers, including current Urban League president Marc Morial, pushed for that decree by way of the Voting Rights Act, which is violated when "it is shown that the political processes leading to nomination or election . . . are not equally open to participation by members of a protected class . . . in that its members have less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice."
Johnson was ultimately granted her chief justice seat just a month ago, but the Voting Rights Act that served as her scaffold is insecure. A few days after President Obama was re-elected, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to take up Shelby County, Ala. v Eric Holder, a challenge to VRA's Section 5, which Holder himself calls "our nation's most important civil rights statute."
What Shelby disagrees with is Section 5's "pre-clearance" power, which makes certain states and counties with histories of racial discrimination prove that no disenfranchisement will result from election policy changes. As I wrote earlier this year, Section 5 is a precautionary principle agent that forces election law-changers to prove a change isn't harmful before implementation, as opposed to letting the change happen unvetted and then dealing with any harm later.


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2 home WTFT fixer upper SOLD SANPABH 01
Two houses for sale in San Pablo La Laguna, Lake Atitlan best real estate,with car access, lake front, guardian house. Electricity, well water.
Main house, roof needs to be redone, damaged by a fire. The house has strong stone walls with two bedrooms, bathroom, big living room, fire place. Needs to work on plumbing, electrical.
Garden cottage , with 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, porch, stone walls construction with cipres wood ceiling.
Gardener house
water from town
The property is ideal to develop a nice camp, yoga retreat, or be your retirement heaven
Offered at $ 00,000 SOLD
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