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Jeff White 1938 - 2010
Sandyland resident Jeff White passed away Friday, December 10, 2010, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Jeff was a lifelong waterman who was very much a part of early Santa Barbara surfing, influencing many young surfers through the years. He founded White Owl Surfboards, the Surf-N-Wear chain of surf shops, and he cofounded the Beach House with Roger Nance. He was a Velzy gremmie in his early years in Hermosa Beach. He was a Carpenteria lifeguard from 1958 to 1961 and was proud to have never had a fatality during his watch. He won many a dory racing championship with his rowing partner, Paul Hodgert. Starting the Rincon Classic was just one of the many ways Jeff mentored younger generations of Santa Barbara surfers. He truly loved people, and his big regret upon retiring was not to be in daily contact with the people who visited his shops. Jeff produced top-quality surfboards at White Owl, everything done in-house — he even blew his own foam in the back yard. He used the best materials and stood behind his product, employing such craftsmen as Stan "the Birdman" Veith, Tom Rowland, Brian Bradley, Tom Hale, Phil Becker, and Marc Andreini. In the mid-1990s, Jeff gave permission to two of his original gremmies, Andreini and Gregg Tally (who learned how to make a board under Jeff's guidance), to revive the White Owl logo. Today, White Owl Surfboards and its surf team are still going strong, almost 50 years later. Jeff was unique, a truly wonderful person, and if you knew Jeff or got to meet him, you were truly blessed. He will be missed by many, loved by all, forgotten by none.


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Im new to the area of computer forensics, and was wondering if anyone on this board could clear something up for me;
When a file is deleted, it isnt 'deleted' (or as is my understanding), it is only "moved or something". Can someone tells me exactly what happens when you delete a file?
Also, when authorities such as the Police and the FBI seize a computer, how do they recover information on "deleted" files? Does it take a long time, or are there programs available that can help with the matter?
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It's not just curiosity - I've found out about a lot of cool widgets simply by looking at other people's phones. So, without further ado - My white (international) Galaxy SII, running the latest CyanogenMod 9 nightly, meaning Android 4.0.4. I'm using CM9's own Trebuchet launcher.
From left to right, the first three home screens run full-sized widgets. There's Minimal Reader Pro, Android Pro Widgets' bookmark widget, and Android Pro Widgets' calendar widget. The fourth screen is my default home screen, running two instances of Minimalistic Text (the phone's name and a bettery widget), and the default Ice Cream Sandwich clock widget. The fifth and final home screen contains my most-used applications, and a weather widget from Beautiful Widgets (I'm still looking for a nice, ICS/Holo-themed 4x1 weather widget).
No modding when it comes to my lock screen, other than displaying the phone's name again. The About phone panel shows the version I'm running.
As you can see, I'm not using anything particularly exotic - I like my experience rather stock (CM9-stock, that is), partly because Ice Cream Sandwich is quite pretty as it is, but also because the more you hack the CM9 nightlies, the more likely it becomes you'll run into problems upgrading to newer nightlies.
Now, while there's a definite focus on Android in this thread, you're of course free to show off your other devices.


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As everyone knows, you can't make a living from writing and selling poetry.
Or can you?
Well, it IS next to impossible to make a living by only writing poems. Sometimes I wonder if that's why poets seem to be the ones I see most often experimenting and innovating. They know that large-scale publication and fat advance checks aren't in their future (nor is bookstore placement), so they look for other ways to make their work known.
Here are 5 poets who are doing remarkable things—all very different from one another, all demonstrating that the only limit to what you can do is your imagination.
Robert Brewer
Robert is editor of Writer's Market. That's his day job. He also runs a successful professional blog, Poetic Asides (which led to him winning Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere in 2010), and he runs a personal blog called My Name Is Not Bob.
Last year, Robert announced that he was publishing a chapbook, ENTER, that would available in a limited signed edition—just 100 copies—for $10 each.
The chapbook is handcrafted and has a personalized note from Robert. He's working the scarcity angle—providing something that only a few people can have, and personalizing it to the max.
The strategy has worked: He took pre-orders up until the release on April 1, and is almost sold out. (Click here to read about the release and for instructions on how to order any copies that are still left.)
David Sanders
David's day job is teaching at Ohio University. You might also know him as the former director of Ohio University Press and Swallow Press.
Late last year, David launched an e-newsletter, Poetry News in Review. It's a digest of poetry news, new releases, and reviews (and many other informative things). Go take a look at an issue. Or subscribe right away.
David was already an influencer in the literary community before he started the newsletter. Now he has a direct line to the people who have been following him all along, which creates a community around the content he creates, and opens up more opportunities for him in the long term.
Guy Gonzalez
The former head of Digital Book World—and now a digital director at Library Journal—has his roots in the NYC poetry slam scene. Just this month, Guy released a digital chapbook, Handmade Memories, available for Kindle, Nook, and Goodreads for $2.99.
On his blog, Guy says:
There's been a lot of debate over poetry's viability in e-book form, thanks to reflowable text corrupting line breaks and, in many cases, skewing the reading of a poem. Some of my prosier poems run into this problem, especially on the iPod Touch's small screen, but being able to flip to landscape mode addresses most of those issues. I plan to write about this specifically in the near future, but briefly, my take is that poets (and publishers) intent on forcing legacy forms into e-books are missing the bigger opportunities digital offers, but that said, the limitations of e-books are no reason to avoid them. The potential to reach new readers is far too great to pass up.
Notice how Robert took the physical print book route, and Guy took the e-book route. There is no one RIGHT way to issue a new book or project. You do what fits you, your personality, and your audience. Given Guy's digital background, a digital chapbook made a ton of sense since he has the skills and connections to execute it beautifully.
Greg Pincus
Greg, a professional author and freelancer, has just launched an experiment that explores how authors can make money without focusing on sales.
He came up with a Kickstarter project designed to pay him so that he can offer schools free class visits (virtually or in person) and introduce poetry to kids.
He's creating a situation where fans/supporters get stuff that they want from him, and he, in turn, gets to do something that is both good for others AND good for his career. If it works out—the campaign is still in progress!—it's a win-win-win situation. Go check out the details of Greg's Kickstarter campaign here. You should also check out his blog on social media.
Dave Malone
Dave's day job involves teaching and freelancing, but his life focus is on writing—and getting his poetry out there.
Tomorrow Dave launches his brand-new newsletter, If I Had a Nickel, focused on poetry and the Ozark life. [Sign up here.] He's also launching his newest collection of poetry as a four-part series, through Smashwords, for free. (Hint to all: Series are always a wonderful marketing technique!)
Dave used my advice about MailChimp to start his newsletter, and it's been exciting to see his brand come together over the years. Because of his talent and expertise at website building, film, and other areas of new media, he has almost too many opportunities to chase down!
I hope these stories have inspired you to think about what avenues are available to you for expanding your reach and building a solid writing career, no matter what genre you're working in.
I do apologize that on this occasion, I've featured an all-male cast, but that's how it worked out. I hope you'll comment with examples of female authors and poets doing wonderful things!


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It was a classic business beginning. Two friends, some margaritas, and maybe a little cocktail napkin scribbling.
In 2004, Steven Cox sat down with a fellow musician after a gig. Cox's friend and his wife were expecting their first baby and hoping to buy a house. But as a musician and private instructor, he struggled with making ends meet.
"Playing music doesn't necessarily pay all the bills, unless you have a really big contract or gig," Cox says. "My friend was hanging flyers in drugstores and music stores but still not finding enough students."
Cox, once a full-time musician, worked a day job in IT and management consulting at the time. When he suggested his friend go online to connect with aspiring musicians, the friend confessed, "I'm a musician. I don't know anything about that."
With that, Cox began orchestrating TakeLessons.com.
Today, TakeLessons is America's leading music and voice lessons company—a position reached largely through social media marketing.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered federal agencies to review safety rules at chemical facilities in response to the deadly April explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant.
In an executive order, Obama tasked agencies with identifying new ways to safely store and secure ammonium nitrate, the explosive chemical investigators say caused the blast. Agencies are also being told to determine whether additional chemicals should be covered by federal regulatory programs.
The massive explosion at the plant in the community of West, Texas, killed 15 people, leveled hundreds of structures and damaged three of the town's four schools. It also prompted new scrutiny of regulations at chemical plants and the risks posed by deadly chemicals to people living in surrounding areas.
While the explosion is still being investigated, preliminary findings have been presented to Congress. A report sent to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in June showed that the decades-old standards used to regulate fertilizer chemicals are far weaker than those used in other countries.
The report concluded that the safety of ammonium nitrate fertilizer storage "falls under a patchwork of U.S. regulatory standards and guidance — a patchwork that has many large holes."
The Environmental Protection Agency, for example, does not regulate the chemical. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires that ammonium nitrate be stored separately from other combustibles in a room that has a partition that can withstand fire for up to an hour. But the agency had not inspected the West plant since 1985.
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, chairwoman of the Senate committee, said she discussed the problem with Obama last week and was gratified he took the executive action.
"As I told the president, the EPA has not updated its alert since 1997, and the best practices recommended by other federal agencies such as OSHA are not being uniformly followed," she said in a statement.
Some agencies do have rules on ammonium nitrate, but none apparently applied to the facility in West.
With the investigation continuing, the White House said it wanted to move forward where it could to address chemical safety concerns. Obama's executive order also calls for improved coordination among state and local agencies that deal with chemical plants. And it tasks the federal government with modernizing its information sharing about the plants.
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Latin American Network for Education in Nuclear Technology (LANENT)
LANENT was set up to promote, manage and preserve nuclear knowledge and to ensure the continued availability of talented and qualified human resources in the nuclear field in the Latin American and Caribbean region and to enhance the quality of the human resources for the sustainability of nuclear technology.
Objective of LANENT
The objective of LANENT is to facilitate and improve co-operation in education, training and outreach in nuclear technology in the Latin American and Caribbean region through:
- identifying educational offer available in the region
- facilitating the detection of nuclear education gaps in the region
- sharing of information, learning materials and virtual tools for nuclear education, training and outreach
- facilitating the development of educational materials
- promoting mobility of students and teachers
- facilitating mutual recognition of courses and credits among educational institutions
- promoting collaboration between LANENT member organizations and other regional and global networks
LANENT will strive to
- integrate available resources for education, training and outreach in synergy with existing IAEA and other mechanisms,
- create public awareness about the benefits of nuclear technology and its applications,
- attract talented youth in view of alternate competing career options,
- facilitate the access to nuclear education and training,
- encourage senior nuclear professionals to share their experience and knowledge with the young generation,
- encourage the use of information and communication technologies, in particular web based training and education to a maximum possible extent,
- facilitate cooperation and linkage with other networks
- involve industry and academic and governmental institutions according to national programs.
LANENT is a network of institutions interested in nuclear education, training and outreach in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Membership is open to universities, national educational networks, research centers, governmental entities, and other institutions.
Other organizations and associations interested in nuclear education, training and outreach, from or outside the region, may contribute to LANENT as collaborating members.
The technical content covers education, training and outreach in all subjects in the area of nuclear science and technology, collaborating with other networks working in the field.


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Just started a bi-monthly dub / instrumental podcast - mostly golden era tunes but with the occasional smattering of some modern sounds thrown in. Enjoy.
Episode 1: http://monsterdub.podbean.com/2014/02/01/venusian-death-cell/
Leroy Smart - Jahovia Version
Augustus Pablo - The Big Rip Off
Fe Time All Stars - Have To Feel It
Prince Jammy - Life Is A Moment
Creation Rebel - Chemical Specialist
The Upsetters - Flames Of The Dragon
King Tubby & The Aggrovators - Jah Version
The Mighty Two - Schooling The Beat
Junior Dan - Look Out For The Devil
Jackie Mittoo - Disco Jack Version


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Many Question Google`s Intent in Bidding Wars for Yahoo
The bidding wars for Yahoo got a bit more interesting this week, as Google has now been added to the list of potential suitors that already includes Microsoft. While some believe Google has legitimate intentions of purchasing Yahoo to increase its power in the tech industry, others believe the company's involvement in the bidding process may just be a ploy to drive up the price to help weaken competitors in the long run.
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The Year in Operating Systems: No battle of big ideas
Small change for 2009
The march continues
Only two weeks ago, Novell's hybrid NetWare-Linux operating system, Open Enterprise Server, was updated with the SP2 patch. Looking ahead, SLES 11 is expected some time in the first half of 2009, and presumably based largely on the openSUSE update rumored to be coming out later this week.
Novell has not said much about SLES 11, except that it will use the Linux 2.6.27 kernel and the Xen 3.3 hypervisor. SLES 11 is expected to have the OpenAIS cluster communication protocol for server and storage clustering as an alternative to the Oracle Cluster File System 2 already in SLES 10. Also planned is the OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) software stack, which will provide open-source drivers for Ethernet and InfiniBand networks that implement the Remote Direct Memory Architecture (RDMA) protocol for more efficient communication between machines.
Furthermore, SLES 11 will have support for distributed replicated block device (DRBD). This is like RAID 1 mirroring for storage devices at the network abstraction level instead of at the array level down inside the server or storage system.
Canonical's Ubuntu was updated in late October with the 8.10 release, or Intrepid Ibex. Ubuntu is aimed at developers and other Linux enthusiasts as well as end users looking for an alternative to Windows so this release focused on a problem area for Linux: WiFi and 3G network connectivity.
Ubuntu 8.10 was based on the Linux 2.6.27 kernel and one of its development, not long-term support, releases. Canonical spins desktop and server editions of Ubuntu, and the server edition of 8.10 recommended using KVM for what the company calls "single host server virtualization."
For data center-class virtualization, Canonical recommendded using VMware's ESX Server or Citrix Systems' XenServer, which have snapshotting, live migration, and other high availability features that KVM does not yet have.
Canonical has been mum about what it will do to support Hyper-V thus far, other than to say that it is not currently in the plans.
Ubuntu 9.04, the Jaunty Jackalope release, is expected around April 2009 and the first alpha release came out at the end of November. Boot and overall system performance improvements are at the top of the list of features developers are putting together for this release.
Interestingly, Ubuntu 9.04's desktop variant is expected to run on ARM-based netbooks and to have a bunch of power management features to keep networks and processors from burning so much juice.


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Waiting A Bit Could Be Wise For QB-Seeking Vikings
EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings need a young quarterback to ride into the future. With the eighth overall pick in this draft, they'll have plenty available.
For all the headlines generated at the top of the class by Johnny Manziel, Blake Bortles and Teddy Bridgewater, though, the Vikings could find the guy who fits them best after the first round.
With Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick and Nick Foles as recent examples, teams have found successful starters on the second day of the draft. This year, for all the lingering uncertainty about Manziel, Bortles and Bridgewater, a relatively rich second tier of quarterbacks gives the Vikings reason to wait.
The Vikings will start with eight picks for the seven rounds, with the eighth, 40th, 72nd, 96th, 108th, 148th, 184th and 223rd overall selections.


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The No. 4 Radcliffe varsity eight looks to finish better than its seed for a second straight year (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
The Radcliffe lightweight crew seeks its first national medals since 2006 when it competes at the 108th Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships Friday and Saturday on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J.
The Schedule
There is no women's crew action Thursday, the opening day of the IRA Regatta. The women's lightweight varsity eight heats are Friday at 8:30 a.m., followed by the varsity four heats at 9. Radcliffe races in the first heat of each event.
The top two finishers in each heat advance to Saturday's grand finals, as do the top two in the Friday afternoon repechages. The varsity four grand final is at 8:24 a.m. Saturday, with the varsity eight grand final at 11:15.
Follow from Home
Live audio from the IRA National Championships is available here for each of the three days of racing. Live results are available here.
Probable Boatings
Varsity Eight
Cox: Jana Douglas, 8: Marissa Reichel, 7: Natalie Wong, 6: Lizzy Bates, 5: Kelly McCarthy, 4: Emma Lukasiewicz, 3: Elizabeth Hamilton, 2: Erika McCormick, 1: Amanda Pfabe
Varsity Four
Cox: Maryana Vrubel, 4: Grace Hollowell, 3: Charlotte Lane, 2: Wynne Evans, 1: Veronique Irwin
Records and Rankings
The Radcliffe lightweight varsity eight is ranked fourth in the latest USRowing Collegiate Poll. The Black and White posted a 4-3 dual record.
EAWRC Sprints Recap
The Radcliffe lightweight varsity eight earned its first Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges Sprints medal in four years with a third-place showing May 16 on the Cooper River, highlighting a strong team performance in which each of the other three Black and White entries placed second.
All 32 of Radcliffe's competing lightweight athletes earned medals, led by the varsity eight, which had placed fourth in each of the previous three seasons. The Black and White varsity topped No. 5 Georgetown by more than two seconds in 6:46.646. Radcliffe finished three seconds behind No. 3 Princeton and less than eight back of top-ranked Wisconsin.
The second varsity eight finished less than six seconds behind Wisconsin. The varsity four trailed only Princeton, which did not enter a second varsity eight, finishing about three seconds behind. The novice eight finished between Wisconsin and Princeton in a three???team field.
Dual Season Recap
The Black and White varsity and second varsity eights opened the season by finishing ahead of the visiting Buffalo varsity. A week later, Radcliffe's top two boats posted separate wins against Georgetown, with the varsity winning by 4.3 seconds and the second varsity beating the Hoyas by nearly 11 seconds.
Radcliffe suffered its first varsity loss at the hands of Stanford but bounced back with a stronger performance at week later at Princeton. The Black and White lost a back-and-forth battle with the Tigers by 2.3 seconds but finished 14 seconds ahead of Bucknell. Meanwhile, the second varsity eight posted a 7.5-second win against Stanford and the novice eight dominated Princeton by 34.3 seconds.
Radcliffe closed the season by defeating Cambridge neighbor MIT to take the Muri Cup for the second straight year, while visiting, top???ranked Wisconsin placed ahead of the Black and White and Engineers. The second varsity eight results mirrored those from the varsity race. In the varsity fours race, Radcliffe entries placed second and third.
Last Season
The Radcliffe varsity eight finished fourth in the grand final of the 107th IRA Regatta on Lake Natoma in Sacramento. Calif.
The Black and White was fourth throughout, surging late in an effort to catch Bucknell and Stanford, but the Bison held off Radcliffe while passing the Cardinal for second place. Wisconsin won its fifth national championship in the last six years. Radcliffe finished one position ahead of its No. 5 ranking.
Radcliffe fell nearly six seconds behind the medalists with 500 meters to go, but only Wisconsin was faster in the final 500, as the Black and White clocked a split of 1:45.20 for a final time of 7:10.20. Radcliffe was 5.7 seconds faster than Stanford in the last 500, but the Cardinal had built up enough of a cushion to hold on by more than two seconds.
Radcliffe came from behind in the final 250 meters of its heat to advance directly to the grand final, passing No. 4 Georgetown to finish second by three seats.
National Championships
The Black and White has won five national championships, most recently in 1997, the last of three straight titles and the first determined at the IRA Regatta. Radcliffe won National Collegiate Rowing Championships crowns in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1996 in Cincinnati.
Consistent Excellence
The varsity eight has medaled in eight of its 13 IRA appearances. In only one of those years (2000) did the Black and White miss the grand final. Radcliffe has placed fourth or better in two of the last three seasons, seven of the last eight seasons and 11 of its 13 overall appearances.
Coaching Staff
Head coach Heather Cartwright is in her second year guiding the Black and White lightweights, having led Radcliffe to fourth???place Sprints and IRA finishes last season. Before arriving at Radcliffe, she coached the Boston University heavyweight varsity four to a silver medal at the 2006 Sprints and two years earlier guided the Princeton second varsity eight to a bronze medal. She came to Radcliffe with 15 years of coaching experience, on the high-school, club, collegiate, provincial and national???team levels.
Former Radcliffe heavyweight captain Carrie Morelock '07 is in her second season assisting Cartwright and coaching the lightweight novices.
Seniors Grace Hollowell (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Amanda Pfabe (Las Vegas, Nev.) are the captains of the Radcliffe lightweight crew. Pfabe occupies the bow seat in the varsity eight. She debuted in the Black and White's top boat at the 2007 IRA Regatta and has remained there since. Hollowell jumped from the novice eight to the varsity four for the 2007 IRA Regatta and has spent time in the varsity and second varsities since.
The Varsity Eight
Amanda Pfabe and juniors Lizzy Bates (Tenants Harbor, Maine) and Natalie Wong (Mill Valley, Calif.) are racing in the varsity eight for the third straight IRA Regatta, while coxswain Jana Douglas (Belle Mead, N.J.) and fellow sophomore Marissa Reichel (Weston, Mass.) are in their second season in the varsity eight. That experienced group is joined by sophomore Kelly McCarthy (Los Gatos, Calif.) and rookies Elizabeth Hamilton (Newton, Mass.), Emma Lukasiewicz (Toronto, Ont.) and Erika McCormick (Lower Gwnedd, Pa.).
The [New] Varsity Four
The members of this weekend's varsity four were previously part of the second varsity eight. Grace Hollowell and junior Wynne Evans (Greenwich, Conn.) competed in last year's IRA Regatta as members of the varsity eight, the second year of IRA experience for each of them. Sophomore coxswain Maryana Vrubel (Millbury, Mass.) and freshmen Veronique Irwin (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Charlotte Lane (Buffalo, N.Y.) are IRA rookies.
A Family Tradition
The last time Radcliffe won an IRA medal, in 2006, Sarah Bates '06, the older sister of Lizzy Bates, was the stroke of the varsity eight and the team captain.
Something in the [Charles River] Water?
Harvard and Radcliffe crews have combined to win 23 official national championships. The Crimson men's heavyweights have nine official national championships, including the three of the last six, and eight additional unofficial titles. The Harvard lightweights have won seven titles, and the Radcliffe heavyweights have earned two.


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Plans for Wood Duck Box
Many Oklahomans consider wood ducks the most spectacular species of waterfowl because of their elaborate plumage. The male's head is crested and is metallic green and purple with white patches and lines. The throat is white, the bill red at the base, and the eye bright orange-red. Its chest is glossy purplish-chestnut which fades into the white of the breast. Back and rump are a rich bronze-green and the sides are pale buff. The adult female is rather plainly marked, grayish-brown duck with a crest and white eyeings. The wood duck's appearance, as well as its inclination to nest near human activity, accounts for its popularity with waterfowl hunters and other wildlife enthusiasts. Other common names for wood duck include woody and squealer.
Early in this century this tree cavity-nesting species nearly disappeared because of the loss of primary habitat, bottomland timber, as well as unregulated hunting. As research into the life history of the species became available in the 1930's, conservation agencies and private organizations built and installed thousands of nest boxes throughout the wood duck's range. The ducks responded well to the artificial homes and now may be the most common breeding duck in the lower 48 states.
Wood ducks nest from late February through July with peak nesting time during March and April. The average clutch size is 12 with 1 egg being laid per day. The hen incubates the eggs for approximately 28 days. After the eggs hatch, the duckling leave the nest within 24 hours.
Renesting often occurs when predators or other events destroy nests during the incubation period. Occasionally wood ducks renest even after their first nests hatch successfully.
Nesting Habitat
Wooded rivers, streams and marshes provide good habitat for wood ducks. Boxes mounted within or close to good brood rearing habitat is essential for the protection of young wood ducks from predators.
Suitable brood rearing habitat should include shallow areas along banks or in wetlands which contain low, overhanging or fallen woody vegetation. Flooded vegetation can also provide seclusion and protection for broods while foraging or loafing.
The best lumber to use for wood duck boxes is untreated cedar or pine, preferably in rough- cut condition for a "natural" look. Leaving the rough texture on the inside also will allow the duckling to climb up and out of the structure. Also, a three-inch wide strip of 1/4-inch hardware cloth with sharp ends bent under can be stapled inside the box. The wire mesh should lead from the bottom to the entry-exit hole to ensure the duckling' exit. Four 1/4-inch drainage holes should be drilled in the bottom of the box. A three to four inch layer of sawdust or wood shavings should then be placed in the box for nesting material.
Secure boxes to metal or rot-resistant wooden posts (4 x 4s work well). It is best to mount nest boxes over permanent water at least seven to eight feet above the water surface and at least three feet above the floodmark of the stream or impoundment. Mounting the boxes higher (15-20 ft.) is advantageous, but only if they are accessible for annual cleaning.
Position the poles at the water's edge or directly in the water to minimize the duckling' vulnerability when they follow their mother from the nest. Install nest box units in secluded areas at intervals greater than 100 yards to isolate nests and maximize nesting efficiency.
To help protect the nest from predators, especially raccoons and snakes, install a protective shield below the nest box. This cone shaped device should be placed at least one or two feet below the box. For best results use 26-gauge sheet metal with a diameter of 36 inches. Locating the nest box over water will help exclude some predators.
Each January, clean out old sawdust or wood shavings along with any shells and debris. Replace it with fresh sawdust or wood shavings for the new nesting season.
You can construct your own ( wood duck box by using the diagram in this brochure. Whether you make your own, or purchase your boxes, you will enjoy watching future generations of wood ducks.


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Gan Ami: Preschool
Preschool for 2- and 3 year-olds
A Time of Exploration and Discovery
Preschool is a special time in every child's life. It is a time for building relationships, making connections and exploring the world with wonder and amazement. The Gan Ami preschool curriculum is designed with the understanding that young children learn best in an environment which stimulates self-expression and self-discovery. Inquiry, the power of questioning, is a vital concept during this time that actually should take precedence over rote learning and memorization. Children need inspiration, time to discover for themselves and to delve into big concepts. Gan Ami teachers respect each child as an individual and strive to remain flexible with their curriculum and note the children's needs, responding with changes as necessary.
Each week, a variety of specialists come into the classrooms and create new experiences for the children. Wendy Cohen, our Jewish Music Specialist, works with the classrooms to explore music pertaining to upcoming holidays and celebrations and Jewish values. Each week, we all gather together for a musical Havdalah and Shabbat Sing. Preschoolers are excited to experience Gym class once a week as well. The Shin-Shins (young Israeli Emissaries doing a year of service) serve as our Hebrew specialists in our 3 and 4 year old programs. They also interact with the rest of the school and the JCC to provide a wide variety of learning and growing opportunities for everyone. Three-year olds are able to participate in experiential swim in the JCC Peck Aquatic Center once a week.
Gan Ami Early Childhood on the Karl Community Campus in Whitefish Bay
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For many of us, no matter where we go, we'll always have a home. We'll always be from somewhere. But what if that somewhere no longer existed?
That is the strange position in which Mikhail Sebastian finds himself. Officially, he is from nowhere and has nowhere to go. The 39-year-old is stateless and stranded on American Samoa, a U.S. territory in the South Pacific.
Sebastian is an ethnic Armenian born in what is now Azerbaijan, but back then was part of the Soviet Union. When war broke out in the late 1980s, Sebastian says his aunt was stoned to death and he fled.
He tried to take refuge in Armenia, but couldn't stay. "Armenia was overloaded with all the Armenian refugees coming from Azerbaijan," he tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz. "Basically, they did not recognize you as Armenian if you don't speak Armenian and you don't know your culture."
He wound up in Turkmenistan, but not for long. Male homosexuality is outlawed there, and Sebastian is gay.
He made it to the United States in 1995 on a work visa and applied for political asylum. It was denied, and Sebastian was ordered to leave. With a Soviet passport that was invalid by then, Mikhail says he had nowhere to go. So he stayed and eventually was arrested and jailed for six months.
"When they released me in February 2003, they told me that 'We know you are stateless and there is no country in the world that will be able to take you.'" Sebastian was given a work permit and he built a life here in the U.S. He took courses in business administration and travel management, and found a job that he loved, working as a barista in Los Angeles.
But there was a condition tied to his residency.
"I am a stateless person and I knew I was not allowed to travel outside the United States," he says. If he did, he would not be allowed back in.
Sebastian adores traveling, so he contented himself exploring far-flung U.S. territories like Guam and Puerto Rico.
Then last December, he decided to take a New Year's trip.
"I was thinking about other places within the United States that I never explored before. And it came up to American Samoa," he says. "I went to Los Angeles immigration office and I asked them if I will be able to go to American Samoa, and the guy checked my documents and he said, 'You're okay to go.'"
So Sebastian went and spent a few days sight-seeing and hiking. Then he says he was advised to see "the other side of Samoa, which is western Samoa. But at that time I had no idea that western Samoa was an independent nation."
Sebastian took a quick flight over and spent a short amount of time there, then flew back to American Samoa. But when he tried to board a flight back home to L.A., he was barred. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he had self-deported.
"In 2002, an immigration judge with the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review ordered Sebastian to depart the United States," ICE spokeswoman Gillian Christensen said in a statement. "In December 2011 when Mr. Sebastian traveled to American Samoa and Samoa, he was prohibited from returning to the United States due to the immigration judge's order."
ICE maintains the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) applies to the United States and its territories, except for American Samoa, which has its own immigration system.
So for nearly a year now, Sebastian has been biding his time on an island that's about the size of Washington D.C. Local law prevents him from finding work. He's staying with a local family and the American Samoan government gives him $50 a week to get by.
"I come to McDonald's every day from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. because that is the only place I can use the wi-fi and to connect to my friends and to ask for help."
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has taken up his case. American Samoa's delegate to Congress, Eni Faleomavaega, is asking the Department of Homeland Security to let Sebastian back into the U.S.
For his part, Sebastian says while it has been tough living in limbo on the island, he has not given up hope.
"I lived 16 years in the United States and the United States is the only home and country I know. And I don't have any other place to go, I really don't."
We're going to stay with news from abroad. And this next one is about being from somewhere that no longer exists and having nowhere to go.
Thirty-nine-year-old Mikhail Sebastian was born in the former Soviet Union. But when the USSR broke up in the early 1990s, the place he lived became the independent state of Azerbaijan. Now, Sebastian is an ethnic Armenian, and so the Azeris refused to grant him citizenship. But when he tried to move to neighboring Armenia, the Armenians wouldn't allow it because he couldn't prove he was Armenian. For starters, he doesn't speak the language, and he knows little about the culture.
So in 1995, Mikhail Sebastian took his Soviet passport, which was irrelevant by then, and he managed to fly to the United States on a temporary business visa. He overstayed that visa and was eventually detained by immigration officials.
MIKHAIL SEBASTIAN: When they released me in February 2003, they told me that we know that you are stateless and there is no country in the world that will be able to take you. So basically, you will be allowed to live in the United States in limbo. We're going to give you permission to work.
RAZ: So Mikhail built a life here. He took some college courses and found a job as a barista in L.A. The condition was simple: If he left the U.S., he wouldn't be allowed back in. Now, the thing is Mikhail Sebastian loves to travel. So he went to Hawaii, Alaska and U.S. territories like Puerto Rico and Guam. No problem, until he decided to take a short trip last December.
SEBASTIAN: And I was thinking about other places within the United States that I never explored before. And it came up to American Samoa. And I was like, OK, this island belongs to the United States, and I will make this trip. And I went to Los Angeles immigration office and I asked them if I will be able to go to American Samoa. And the guy checked my documents and he said that you're OK to go.
RAZ: But it actually wasn't OK. When Mikhail tried to board his flight home to L.A. from American Samoa, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said American Samoa has its own immigration system. And by going there, Mikhail Sebastian had self-deported. That was 10 months ago, and Mikhail is still there. He's forbidden from finding work, and he's desperately trying to figure out a way back.
SEBASTIAN: It's tough. I'm really mentally - I'm getting crazy here. But I'm very thankful to the local government of American Samoa. They accommodated me with the local Samoan family in one of the village here. And they do provide me $50 a week allowance so I can buy something. But also, I'm very thankful to the owner of the house I'm staying.
RAZ: And what do you do all day?
SEBASTIAN: I come to McDonald's every day from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. because that's the only place I can use the Wi-Fi and to connect with my friends and to ask for the help to communicate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees that are on my side and working with me. But I cannot be outside because I am very temperature-sensitive person, and the climate here, tropical humidity, is just kind of killing me.
RAZ: Do you have any sense when or whether, in fact, you will ever be allowed to return to the U.S.?
SEBASTIAN: Oh, Guy, I hope that the situation will be resolved because I lived 16 years in the United States. And United States is the only home and country I know. And I don't have any other place to go. I really don't. My job, my friends - I studied there. I integrated within American society and assimilated. And I don't have any other consulate or embassy to turn around and look for protection who will be able to advocate on my behalf but the United States.
RAZ: That's Mikhail Sebastian. He's a stateless man. He's been stranded in American Samoa. Mikhail Sebastian, thank you for sharing your story. Good luck. And we hope it gets results soon.
SEBASTIAN: Thank you so much, Guy. Thanks a lot. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Randy Skinner left New York to bring Dames at Sea to Annapolis
Why does a three-time Tony-nominated New York director and choreographer come to a way-off Broadway stage in Annapolis?
Dames at Sea at Infinity Theatre Company is a blast from the deep past for Randy Skinner, who choreographed it as a student in the mid-'70s. Nowadays, Skinner says, "people don't write songs so tuneful."
Skinner should know: Dancing since he was four, he has worked with some of the industry's best. His greatest compliment came from Ginger Rogers, who told him he danced like someone she knew well.
Dames, a 1930s' Busby Berkeley dance extravaganza set on a naval battleship, feels like a discovery," Skinner says. It takes you back to when Oklahoma and South Pacific were new and played on the radio and were on everyone's lips.
New Yorkers Alan and Anna Ostroff created Infinity Theatre to import New York talent to theater in Annapolis, Anna's hometown.
This summer, their second, they thought they might lure one of Skinner's assistants to work on Dames. It's a genre he and his company are into: Another Broadway revival, 42nd Street, earned him a Tony nomination for choreography.
But when casting director Michael Cassara suggested Skinner himself, they were all surprised when the director agreed.
Skinner said part of what attracted was the Ostroffs' business sense. Alan and Anna spent the decade before launching Infinity as traveling performers, getting a sense of the nuts and bolts of running a theater and what it takes to make it succeed.
Skinner's only demand was that the Ostroffs rehearse Dames for two weeks in New York before one in Annapolis.
Doing Dames has been a bit like going on vacation for Skinner, who'd never visited Annapolis before. In New York, he says there's an air of existing "above it all" about theatre work. Not here. The cast gets to "be in a place to express themselves and do really good work," he says. "It's a nice lift. That's why people do it."
Skinner has treated Dames just as he would a Broadway opening. "Everything comes from the top," he says of the tone he sets throughout a production. A key element of his style is his relationship with actors: "When you trust the actors and give them credit, you know they'll do their homework," he says.
Skinner has advice for young, up-and-coming performers. "Theater is full of a lot of dreamers," he says. Have a plan, he tells those who work or study with him. Save money so the artistic heart has freedom to express itself. "You want a nice life," he says. "You don't want to struggle like a student forever."
In New York or Annapolis, live theater serves the same purpose: giving people time and place to get away from their concerns and worries. That's true as well for community theater and the local actors who nurture the art with their skills, love and dedication.
DAMES was beautifully and artfully presented! Wonderful cast of really talented young and beautiful dancers who acted and danced and sang their parts seamlessly. Upbeat, fun, moving and well worth the price of admission! Randy Skinner scores again! Thanks to one and all! Nick Roper


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Whether it's exams coming up, a busy period at work, or life choices to make: stress gets to us all at one time or another. Hard as it may seem, try to keep cool and beat the stress!
With most young people using mobile phones and the Internet on a regular basis, cyber bullying has increased in recent years. Do you want to find out how to fight it and prevent it?
Tinerii petrec mult timp pe internet, cu ajutorul calculatorului sau al telefonului. Ai însă garanţii că eşti în siguranţă când navighezi online?
Bullying can take the form of physical or verbal abuse and usually takes place at school. Do you know what to do if you are the victim of bullying? Or if you see someone else being bullied?


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I never expected the reception my request for mailbag questions received this week. There were so many, that I had to break up the mailbag into two parts – and I probably won't get to a few of the questions.
How very Bill Simmons of me.
Anyway, coming on the heels of yesterday's Part I of the mailbag, here's Part II:
Ben writes:
It looks as though the Bruins lack scoring/depth at LW (at least with Sturm out). Do you see Chiarelli looking at adding a LW or LW prospect via a trade? Or do you think that Seguin and Colborne at the LW position will be enough to satisfy the Bruins need as a team for more scoring as well as them getting NHL experience?
MK: Ben, I don't really see the Bruins' depth at LW as that much of a problem. Even without Sturm, they have Lucic, Recchi (who can play both wings), Paille and Wheeler, who has played more LW than RW in the NHL. You add in Colborne and fellow prospects Marchand and Sauve, and you might have enough to get by. As a right shot, Seguin would probably play on the right side. As a team overall, the Bruins should have more offense than last year now that Horton's around. Of course, if that will be enough offense for them to win the division, or go deep in the playoffs, remains to be seen.
Just for kicks, here's a little line chart I came up with:
Horton and Seguin might be swappable, or you could give Ryder a chance to resurrect his game alongside Savard.
Matt writes:
Is it a foregone conclusion at this point that Ryder will play his last season with the Bruins in Providence? It seems to me to be a stupid idea to trade Savard or Thomas simply to clear space when both have value on the varsity roster. We don't know what we will get from Rask and this team needs Savard's abilities, even with his passive play. This is a no-brainer to me. Ryder to Providence.
MK: If comments on this blog and others are any indication, the gas money and rent it would take to make Ryder a member of the P-Bruins would easily be raised from a collection can passed among Bruins fans. Obviously, this is an option the Bruins are looking at or they would've shipped out Savard, Thomas or Wheeler already and been done with it. With the 10-percent offseason cushion and $3.5 million LTIR allowance from Sturm's injury at his disposal, Chiarelli is obviously playing his cards close to the vest and trying to see how things play out.
There's obviously hope from the Bruins' brass and coaches that Ryder, playing for another contract and under Julien (his so-called button-pusher), will find his game again. The competition from younger players should also do something to fire up Ryder. If it doesn't, then Chiarelli can revisit the trade market or get permission to pay him $4 million to play down on the farm. I also still wouldn't rule out a buyout once Wheeler's arbitration situation is settled.
Jim Turcotte writes:
Is including Hamill enough of an incentive to get another team to take on Ryder's expiring contract?
MK: Following up on the previous answer, the Bruins have plenty of prospects and picks to use as deal-sweeteners. But do they really want to do that if they don't have to? Hamill is the type of player that could continue to develop at Providence and emerge as a third-line center, at least, by next season. He's still young and the Bruins knew he would be a bit of a project when they drafted him. Those picks they have from Toronto and their own picks could also make a team think about taking Ryder on. Of course, Chiarelli might be wisest to let Ryder play some preseason games, let other teams assess their needs and then try to make a deal that doesn't hurt the prospect pool or draft pick collection.
Anthony Amico writes:
I think at this point we know there are some prospects ready to make a move. I am trying to figure out when PC and Co. will take a risk on some of the young guys? Especially seeing they are tight to the cap again. They can't act like the Red Sox and take every single prospect through every minor level of advancement. Sometimes you need to just plug a guy in and watch him do his job or not.
MK: Anthony, I think first of all you have to look at the Bruins' prospects and realize that other than Seguin, not all of them are guaranteed NHL material at this point. Colborne, Caron and a few of the defensemen might be able to challenge for a job, but winning one this fall is going to be very tough. Plus, the best prospects come with decent-sized cap hits as well. If it was as easy as dumping a Ryder to make room for a kid, the Bruins would probably do it. However, it's not that simple. Since Chiarelli arrived, the Bruins have shown more than enough willingness to give kids a shot when they've earned it. Just look at Rask, Lucic, Krejci and Hunwick over the last few years. The Bruins will give every prospect a fair shot at a job, and you have to figure Seguin is already in. So don't worry that the Bruins will let any of their top up-and-comers rot on the vine.
Eugene Mannarino writes:
I was just wondering why the Bruins are looking to move Savard when he is one of our few offensive guys.
MK: As is often the case, it's all about money. Except this case is about money under the cap and not what the Bruins have to pay out. Chiarelli has sort of backed himself into a corner with some of the extensions he's handed out, starting with Thomas and continuing with Savard, Ference and Seidenberg. He had to sign Stuart for just one year and with the drafting of Seguin now has four legit NHL centers. Savard makes the most sense based on affordability to other teams, age and amount of area he excels.
That being said, the worst offensive team in the league is still nuts to trade its best offensive weapon. If the Bruins really want to make a run for the Cup, they should keep Savard, Krejci, Bergeron as their top three centers, move Seguin to wing and then clear cap space by trading Thomas during the season and/or demoting Ryder (or buying him out now).
Christina O'Connor writes:
I was wondering what fun things some of the guys did over the offseason.
MK: Christina, that's a question I'll be able to better answer in a few weeks when players start to return to Wilmington for informal skates. I can tell you most guys took long vacations after the season ended and are probably now starting to ramp up their workouts. They'll probably being skating in early August.
Marty writes:
With Hossa, Kovalchuk and DiPietro with 10+ year deals why not pull the same thing in Boston with Chara or Bergeron. Give them 10 years and 40-50 million?
MK: This could end up being an option with Bergeron. But Chara will turn 35 during the first season of his extension, so the rules apply differently to him. Regardless if he retires, whatever his cap number is for the deal will apply to the Bruins' cap (of course, it depends what the new CBA looks like down the road too). So making that type of commitment to Chara could be dicey. Something in the five- to six-year range might be in order, at around the same cap hit he has now.
You have to remember that if Chara hits the open market, there will be a team waiting to make him as rich as he became in July 2006. The only difference is there'll be less teams bidding because so many teams have committed long-term deals to young players and wouldn't have the space.
Andrew Dall writes:
If the Bruins manage to trade Thomas, or he finishes out his contract, do you feel that the Bruins will finally retire Cheevers' No. 30 or continue to ignore his monumental contributions to the 1971-72 Stanley Championship season and team?
MK: Love to end on a history question, Andrew. This is one that has bugged me for a while. How the Bruins have not retired the number of a guy that won two Cups, is in the Hall of Fame and third on the team's all-time wins list is as mind-boggling as giving Ference a three-year extension after he played just 65 percent of his team's games.
After his great playing career, Cheevers was an excellent coach and then served the team as a scout in the pre-Chiarelli years. That they haven't at least honored his number, if not retire it, is a shame. Of course, it doesn't stop with Cheevers. When will they retire Cashman's No. 12? The guy played more than 1,000 games in black and gold, won two Cups and was every bit the heart and soul of some great teams as the guys that already have their numbers in the rafters. Then there's Middleton, who scored more than 400 goals for the Bruins.
There have always been murmurs about the Bruins starting to honor numbers because if they retired them all they'd have guys wearing triple digits. Of course, just as with most things dealing with alumni, ownership has yet to step up and make this right. The owners are only worried in appealing to the young, beer-swilling money-spenders in the fan base, who they think don't care about history. But if the team embraced its history more, everyone would care more.
There'd be no better way to get everyone, including the current players, fired up about being part of the Bruins than reliving the days of Cheevers, Cashman, Middleton and even the likes of 'Tiny' Thompson and Brimsek with nights to honor them and have the present meet the past. Maybe it'll take the fan base demanding this type of ceremony to get ownership to wake up.
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Capital Markets: Risk Management Technology
Risk management: getting the right data
In today's financial markets, the ability to mine and sort enormous amounts of information in order to properly calculate risk is what sets firms apart. Companies are in a race to find the intelligence buried in their data to enable better decision making and meet ever-tightening regulations. At the same time, there's pressure to reduce costs and drive down power consumption.
These are new challenges. And new answers are provided by the Intel® Xeon® processor E7 family and Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family. In fact, leading risk-management software companies are creating applications that use the features in Intel® Xeon® processors to help meet demands across the financial services market segment.
Extreme data crunching
The Intel® Xeon® processor E7 family and Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family represent a leap ahead for Intel® Xeon® processors. They are built to deliver the flexibility, security, processing power, and throughput to handle today's most data-intensive applications and risk-management systems.
Register for financial services electronic updates:
"The next-generation Intel® Core™ microarchitecture has made a difference. We are seeing higher performance, quite a big gain."
Intel® Xeon® processor E7 family
Systems powered by our latest processor, the Intel® Xeon® processor E7 family, are delivering a host of new reliability and security features and provide up to 25x the performance of older 4-socket single-core servers, enabling up to 29:1 server consolidation,1 up to 95 percent lower operating costs.23
With previous-generation Intel® Xeon® processors having proven their success, leading risk-management software companies are now optimizing software applications for the Intel Xeon processor E7 family.
Learn more about these efforts by visiting the Intel® Xeon® processor E7 family product page >
Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family
The intelligent performance of the Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family means existing risk management applications will usually see an immediate impact on performance delivered directly from the processor. Built-in security features such as Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) evaluate software component integrity and provide a hardware-based root of trust for enhanced security against malicious software attacks that occur before the virtual machine manager boots. Intel TXT also allows platform integrity status to be reported into management software, providing visibility and a powerful control point for managing the security of virtualized workloads.4
Along with increased performance and security comes peace of mind from knowing you're running some of the most flexible and efficient servers available.
1. Requires an Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)-enabled system, check with your PC manufacturer. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software used. Not available on the Intel® Core™ i5-750. For more information, including details on which processors support HT technology, visit www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/hyper-threading/hyper-threading-technology.html.
2. Claim based on comparison between 4S Intel® Xeon® MP CPU 3.3GHz (single core w/HT, 1 MB L2 8 MB L3, Potomac) and 4S Intel® Xeon® X7560 (8 core, 2.26GHz) processor-based servers. Calculation includes analysis based on performance, power, cooling, electricity rates, operating system annual license costs, and estimated server costs. This assumes 42U racks, $0.10 per kWh, cooling costs are 2x the server power consumptions costs, operating system license costs of USD 90/year per server, per server cost of USD 36,000 based on estimated lists prices, and estimated server utilization rates. All dollar figures are approximate. SPECint_rate_base2006* performance and power results are measured for X7560 and Xeon 3.3GHz processor-based servers. Platform power was measured during the steady state window of the benchmark run at idle. Performance gain compared to baseline was 20x. Costs and return on investment payback have been estimated based on internal Intel analysis and are provided for information purposes only.
3. Benchmark results were obtained prior to implementation of recent software patches and firmware updates intended to address exploits referred to as "Spectre" and "Meltdown". Implementation of these updates may make these results inapplicable to your device or system. Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel® microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark* and MobileMark*, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products. For more complete information visit https://www.intel.com/benchmarks. Intel is a sponsor and member of the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community, and was the major developer of the XPRT family of benchmarks. Principled Technologies is the publisher of the XPRT family of benchmarks.
4. No computer system can provide absolute security under all conditions. Intel® Trusted Execution Technology requires a computer system with Intel® Virtualization Technology, an Intel TXT-enabled processor, chipset, BIOS, Authenticated Code Modules and an Intel TXT-compatible measured launched environment (MLE). The MLE could consist of a virtual machine monitor, an OS or an application. In addition, Intel TXT requires the system to contain a TPM v1.2, as defined by the Trusted Computing Group, and specific software for some uses. For more information, see www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/data-security/security-overview-general-technology.html.


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- Acting Co-Directors
- Heath, 0., B.A. McGill, M.Sc., Ph.D. Memorial; Assistant Professor; Joint appointment University Counselling Centre and Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine
- Keamey, A., B.N., Ph.D. Memorial, M.H.Sc. Toronto, R.N., Adjunct Professor, Dalhousie University 2007-2012; Assistant Professor, Joint appointment School of Nursing and Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine
- Academic Staff
- Curran, V.R., B.A. Memorial, Dip.Ad.Ed. St. Francis Xavier, M.Ed. Dalhousie, Post Grad Cert. British Columbia, Ph.D. Guelph; Associate Professor of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Cross appointment with Faculty of Education
- Sharpe, D.B., Cert.Ed. Loughborough College, B.Ed., M.Ed. Alberta, Ph.D. Texas A and M; Professor, Faculty of Education
- Faculty Scholars
- Callanan, T., B.Sc., M.D. Memorial, Dip.Psych. McGill, FRCPC; Member, Canadian Psychoanalytic Society; Associate Professor and Chair of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine; Cross Appointed to Counselling Centre
- Hardy Cox, D., B.S.W. Memorial, M.S.W. Carleton, Ed.D. Maine; Associate Professor, School of Social Work; Cross appointment with Faculty of Education
- Heath, O., B.A. McGill, M.Sc., Ph.D. Memorial; Assistant Professor; Joint appointment University Counselling Centre and Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine
- Kearney, A., B.N., Ph.D. Memorial, M.H.Sc. Toronto, R.N.; Adjunct Professor, Dalhousie University 2007-2012
- Sclater, A., B.Sc. Waterloo, M.Sc., B.Med.Sc., M.D. Memorial, FRCPC; Professor and Chair of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
- Snow, N., B.N., M.N. Memorial, C.P.M.H.N.©); Faculty, Centre for Nursing Studies
- Sullivan, M., B.A. York, M.S.W. Carleton, Ph.D. Toronto; Associate Professor, School of Social Work
- Staff
- Hollett, A., Research Coordinator
- Kirby, B., Interprofessional Education Project Manager
- Silver, S., Administrative Assistant
The Centre was established in September 1999 in response to a growing emphasis on interprofessional health care. Centre oversight is provided through a Governing Council comprising: the Deans of the Faculties of Education and Medicine; the Directors of the Schools of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Nursing, Pharmacy and Social Work; the Director of the Counselling Centre; or their representatives.
The Centre's mission is to enhance education in the health and social care professions through research and development in collaborative, interprofessional educational programming. Key activities of the Centre include:
promoting, developing, facilitating and coordinating collaborative, interprofessional educational programs;
providing expertise for enhancing the design, delivery, and evaluation of educational programs;
promoting education-related training through the organization of educational development opportunities for faculty members;
developing research projects and supporting collaborative research in health professional education and interprofessional practice; and
promoting health professional education as an academic pursuit.
All members of the University community including faculty, staff, and students are invited and encouraged to be engaged in the activities of the Centre. Academic Staff Members may hold an appointment as either a Faculty Scholar or Faculty Associate of the Centre. Faculty Scholars are appointed by the Governing Council on the recommendation of the respective Dean or Director based on their active engagement in academic development and scholarly activity related to the field of interprofessional collaboration and education. Faculty Associates actively participate in curriculum development or instruction of interprofessional education programs coordinated by the Centre. They are reviewed and approved by the Governing Council on an annual basis.
Further information may be obtained by contacting the Centre in writing to the Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Health Sciences Centre H2901, St. John's, NL Canada, A1B 3V6, or by telephone at (709) 777-6912, or by fax at (709) 777-6576, or through the website at www.med.mun.ca/cchpe.


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The problem: So-called 527 or independent advocacy groups — remember Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004? — are starting to run partisan television ads critical of the presidential candidate they would like to see lose the election. But with both Barack Obama and John McCain publicly opposed to these groups, how do they reach their audiences without provoking or damaging the candidate they'd like to see win?
"These ads can open a debate that neither candidate wants to have," cautions Evan Tracey, chief operating officer of nonpartisan organization Campaign Media Analysis.
Case No. 1: Defenders of Wildlife political action arm attacks GOP veep nominee Sarah Palin's support for aerial hunting, "a practice that has been condemned by conservationists, scientists and many hunters alike," the org says.
The visual: Exhausted from being chased by plane, a wolf collapses amid blood spatters on snow as it is shot from above.
The goal: Portray Palin as extreme on guns and a foe of conservationists/environmentalists, not to mention anyone with a sense of fair play or a weak stomach.
The risk: It could alienate blue-collar Democrats who hunt, a constituency that has yet to embrace the Obama candidacy en masse. Could also throw gasoline on the fire of the gun-rights debate, usually a loser for the left.
The response: "We don't feel we're in conflict at all (with the Obama campaign) because we always try to address a specific target audience on issues that are important," says William Lutz, senior director of the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, which produced the ad. In fact, that specific aud — conservationists and environmentalists in battleground states like Ohio, Michigan and Florida — "should be helpful to the campaign," Lutz continues. "And the donor response so far has been off the charts." Which means more money for ads in other battleground states.
Case No. 2: Planned Parenthood attacks McCain campaign ad accusing Obama of supporting sex education for kindergarteners.
The visual: Still photos of smiling children — and then of a lone girl with her head in her hands — as a voiceover talks ominously of sex predators, which the ad makes clear was the real target of legislation that Obama (and Planned Parenthood) supported in the Illinois Legislature.
The goal: Paint McCain, whom the ad accuses of overstretching the truth in this case, as a man "who will say anything to get elected."
The risk: Because of Planned Parenthood's long association with abortion rights, almost anything the org does is a potential target for abortion opponents, and the volatile debate over the "A" word is one the Obama campaign would prefer to avoid even more than the one over gun rights.
The response: "We wanted to do two things — set the record straight and show that McCain looks like he's willing to say anything to get elected," says Tait Sye, a spokesman for Planned Parenthood. In no way is the ad meant to hijack any storylines or messages the Obama campaign might be trying to assert, Sye continues. "We are talking about issues that are important regarding women's health, and when we do that, voters respond."
Case No. 3: American Issues Project, a conservative nonprofit corporation, hits Obama for the tie between him and William Ayers, a former lefty radical or "domestic terrorist," according to AIP.
The visual: Images of Obama speaking intercut with images of Ayers and anti-establishment attacks his group carried out in the early 1970s, as a voice asks why Obama would describe Ayers, as he recently did, as "respectable" and "mainstream."
The goal: By opening with the text, "How much do you know about Barack Obama?," the ad seeks to link the candidate to the extreme left wing in the minds of undecided middle-of-the-road independents.
The risk: Where to begin? First, AIP has some alums from the Swift Boaters, whose ads McCain publicly rebuked and repudiated on behalf of John Kerry back in 2004. Second, McCain has his own questionable past associations (a la the Keating Five), which his campaign would not care to revisit. Third, by using relatively old news (the Ayers connection came up during the primaries), the ad could look like an attempt to recycle an allegation that never got any traction — something the Obama campaign has already been accusing the McCain campaign of doing in general.
The response: "Well, at least that bolsters the argument that our efforts aren't coordinated," AIP prexy Ed Martin says of the McCain campaign and his org. "I don't think we're particularly worried about reactions from McCain or others. We're going to continue putting out ads that get a discussion going on issues we think are important. If the McCain campaign doesn't want to talk about Ayers, we're willing to take the risk because we think it's important."
Martin was not part of the Swift Boats group, though two former members are part of AIP. "We don't comment on what members do specifically, but the American Issues Project is designed for the long haul," whereas the Swift Boaters were aimed exclusively at Kerry's candidacy. As far as credibility goes — the Swift Boat group was criticized for relying more on truthiness than truth — Martin says, "We will rise or fall on the ads we do and how we express ourselves. You can dispute how the facts are characterized in our ad, but not the facts."


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Quote kelvinshitz:Quote rachelzoe: Why is Noah still on the show?
It's been 1 year since new Noah showed up and he's done nothing but pour drinks and live like a worthless bum.
Time to cut losses and write him off.
why did they fire the first noah? i liked kevin schmidt. they should've kept him & let him play gay noah.
this new noah is worthless.
JFP is homophobic. She would never allow a gay legacy character. That's why she fired Kevin Schmidt and replaced him with one of her brainless hunks from Hollywood Heights.


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EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Zebrafish, often used in genetics studies, may hold the key to repairing damaged retinas and returning eyesight to people, Canadian researchers say.
Scientist at the University of Alberta report a zebrafish's stem cells can selectively regenerate damaged photoreceptor cells.
Geneticists have known for some time that unlike human stem cells, stem cells in zebrafish can replace damaged cells involved in many components of eyesight.
Rods and cones are the most important photoreceptors. Rods provide night vision while cones give a full color view during daylight.
To date almost all success in regenerating photoreceptor cells has been limited to rods, not cones, the researchers said.
What had not been determined, Alberta biologist Ted Allison said, was whether stem cells could be instructed to only replace the cones in a retina, with important implications for human eyesight.
"This is the first time in an animal research model that stem cells have only repaired damaged cones," Allison said. "For people with damaged eyesight repairing the cones is most important because it would restore daytime color vision."
The next research, he said, is to identify the particular gene in the zebrafish genome that activates repair of damaged cones.


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An organization that tracks crimes against business interests filed a complaint yesterday asking the Internal Revenue Service to revoke the tax-exempt status of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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A twist on an inaccurate old anti-gun talking point is making the rounds on social media. On September 10, anti-gun public relations professional Wendy Zipes Hunter tweeted about a purported recent trip to drug store. Hunter claimed, "Couldn't ...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who stripped naked during a security check at Portland International Airport says he expects the Transportation Security Administration to uphold its $1,000 fine at a hearing Tuesday.
John Brennan, of Portland, says that's fine with him. He plans to appeal in federal court to force a review of the constitutionality of TSA searches and inspections.
Brennan told KATU (http://bit.ly/10nes1O ) he hopes it leads to more effective, non-invasive procedures.
He was fined for disrupting the screening process last year. Brennan says he was cooperative but stripped to show he wasn't hiding anything after a screener reported finding traces of nitrates, which could indicate an explosive.
Video shows TSA workers surrounding Brennan with plastic crates after he bared it all.
He was acquitted of charges in county court.
Information from: KATU-TV, http://www.katu.com/


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The Greenbrier Sporting Club featured in "2009 Resort Community Buyer's Guide"
America's Top 100 Golf Communities / GSC ranked in Top 25: #9 of 100
Recognized for the fifth consecutive year as a Premier Property in Golf Communities & one of their "Best of the Best"
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