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Critical Limb Ischemia: Who Is at Risk?
(NewsUSA) – Usually you hear cautionary tales of heart attacks due to high cholesterol or high blood pressure, but another vascular disease may be sneaking up your legs: critical limb ischemia (CLI).
CLI is the severest stage of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and the leading cause of amputation worldwide. PAD, which results in at least 160,000 amputations each year in the U.S. alone, occurs when blood vessels restrict blood flow in the limbs, most often in the legs.
If PAD is left untreated, CLI develops, and leg tissues literally begin gasping for air. Poor circulation causes leg and foot tissue to die, leading to gangrene, sores that won't heal and persistently achy feet — a full-on leg attack that ultimately threatens loss of limb.
"If you have PAD and develop significant discomfort in the leg muscles while at rest, you are at increased risk and should get checked by a physician," says Dr. Emile Mohler, director of vascular medicine at University of Pennsylvania Health System, and spokesperson for the Vascular Disease Foundation.
Here's what you need to know about CLI, like who is at risk and what to do to protect yourself:
* Just stop smoking. It's got to sound old by now, but we'll keep saying it as long as people keep doing it. Smoking doesn't only increase your risk of cardiovascular disease but PAD and CLI, too.
* Pay attention to the condition of your legs and feet. Are your feet often in pain or numb, especially when elevated? Are your toes slightly blue? Signs of CLI also include shiny, dry skin and thickening toenails.
* CLI is closely associated with advanced age (55 and up), diabetes and, yes, cigarettes. While these categories suffer the most risk, women who smoke face an even greater threat. Doctors believe that women, who tend to have smaller blood vessels already, create a potentially dangerous mix when smoking cigarettes and taking birth control pills at the same time.
* Ischemic rest pain is a common symptom where legs ache and cramp during exercise or movement. Other symptoms include skin ulcers, lesions and a slow pulse in legs and feet.
Many CLI patients remain undiagnosed. Learn more at www.vasculardisease.org.


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Google Chrome 3 updated the new tab and you can now hide the thumbnails and the list of recently visited pages. Just click on the small arrow at the top of the new tab page and disable the features you don't like. You'll still see Google Chrome's logo and some tips, but the page is almost blank.
If you use Google Chrome 2 Beta, the developer version or a recent Chromium build, you can easily enable the user scripts support by following the instructions from this page: find or create a shortcut for Chrome's executable, right-click on the shortcut, select "Properties" and append to the value from the Target field --enable-user-scripts (include a space before the flag). Create a directory named User Scripts in one of these locations and save this user script in the directory. You may need to restart Google Chrome if it's already running.
Another useful user script for Google Chrome is AdSweep, a basic version of AdBlock Plus without user interface and subscriptions. "AdSweep is a small addon that aims to hide advertising from the web pages you visit like Adblock. In technical terms, AdSweep is a user javascript that defines CSS rules based on the web site you are visiting to hide elements of the page that show advertisements." If you are familiar with JavaScript, you can edit the script and add or remove some patterns.

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Welcome back to The Bachelor, where we are following Bachelorette loser Sean Lowe as he attempts to find love on national television. Sean knows it will be an emotional roller coaster, but he is confident that he will be going down on one knee at the end of this show and not just because he dropped a contact. He's here to find a wife and we all get to watch.
Here's what happened this week on The Bachelor:
Most Telling Adjective Choice: Chris Harrison insists on describing Sean as "the most sincere Bachelor ever." It's most likely a coded apology for pretty much every contestant from Bob Guiney to Jake Pavelka.
Best Establishing Shot: Let there be no doubt that The Bachelor knows their demographic. That's why, for no apparent reason other than pure gawking, the show opened with shots of Sean making the most of his outdoor shower and showing off his 16-pack abs.
(MORE: The Bachelor Watch: Sean Lowe Is Back Whether You Like It or Not)
First Date: The first girl to get a much-coveted one-on-one date is Sarah — a statuesque blonde advertising executive who stands out from the crowd because she has one arm. Sean picks her up in a helicopter. And then makes her freefall off of a skyscraper. Don't feel bad for her, though — there's champagne at the bottom.
Magical Moment: Everyone knows that the best way to choose a life partner is to shove them off of a 35-story building. So Sarah is terrorized into being a good sport and then straps on a harness, wraps her arm around Sean's waist and jumps off a tower. Never forget that near death experiences = lots of groping.
Best Way to Start a Story: "I was in Vegas with my dad…" Before you queue up the slot machine jokes, Sarah tells a tale about a time that she was turned away from zip-lining in Vegas due to state law requiring people to have two hands to zip line. Her dad encouraged her to find a partner who would fight for her right to zip-line. Sean hands her a rose instead.
Best Party Line: Thirteen women are being whisked away on a group date with their boyfriend. It's a cluster of emotions, Spanx and lip gloss, but as Kacie B. says (because she was contractually obligated to): "It's worth it, because it's Sean."
Best Product Placement: For the group date, the women will be posing for the cover of a Harlequin romance novel with their beloved bachelor Sean. There are four categories: cowgirls, vampires, historical reenactors and some vague category of "sexy ladies" who all have bodices waiting to be ripped. In a completely unshocking twist, Kristy, the professional model, wins the modeling contract. Look for her on a Harlequin cover in a grocery store checkout line near you!
(MORE: The Bachelorette Wedding: Ashley and JP's Most Romantic Event Ever)
Crazy Cakes: There is one hard and fast rule on The Bachelor: Whoever starts referring to themselves in the third person first is the crazy one. This season, that person is Tierra. Do you want to know if Tierra is here for the right reasons? Ask Tierra and Tierra will tell you what Tierra is thinking.
Most Eyebrow-Raising Line: Catherine, a graphic designer from Seattle, blurts, "I'm vegan, but I love the beef." Sean blinks a few times and then nods in appreciation.
The First Casualty: The yoga instructor, Katie, may be flexible, but she's having trouble getting into this show. So she bows out of the competition claiming it's not for her. She couldn't handle the heat, and her hair couldn't handle the humidity— it barely fit into the limo that swept her away.
The First Rose: Repeat Bachelor contestant Kacie B. got taken out of the friend zone tonight and got a rose for the effort. But every rose has its thorn (even though this isn't Rock of Love) and now Tierra wants to punch her in the face.
Punk'd vs. The Bachelor: For his second date, Sean decides to test the lucky lady's sense of humor by staging a practical joke where he tells her she broke a million dollar piece of art. Apparently how a woman reacts to a prank is a character-defining moment, so he tricks Desiree and then rushes in to save her with the line, "I'll always support you, but I don't need to this time, because…these are all actors!" She laughs, but we all know that she can take a joke, because she already thinks a relationship formed on The Bachelor will go anywhere. If there's any justice in the world, Desiree will be short-sheeting Sean's bed later tonight.
(MORE: Does The Bachelor Discriminate Against Blacks?)
Most Disingenuous Comment: Sean and Desiree retire to Sean's apartment for a romantic dinner of steak and frozen corn and an after-dinner swim. Sean is developing real feelings for Desiree, but it's hard to take a man seriously when he says "I admire her depth" while ogling a woman in a tiny purple bikini. Also when he's wearing red, white and blue swim trunks.
The Bachelor Milestone: "As the second rose ceremony approaches, it's getting really real here." Someone give Catherine a rose for helping us reach this important Bachelor milestone.
The Shocking Truth: Someone isn't here to make friends. That someone? Amanda. Amanda's personality is so winning that her fellow contestant described her as "literally a tornado of negativity." If only. I literally wish a tornado would sweep half these women away.
What Lawsuit?: Robyn decides to call Sean out about the fact that after a certain lawsuit was filed the show mysteriously got more diverse. Sean, who is either truly sincere or very well prepped by the show's lawyers in light of pending litigation, doesn't balk, but tells her that he has "dated everybody, Hispanic, Persian, my last girlfriend: black." Robyn is willing to accept that answer.
Rose Ceremony: The first rose goes to AshLee, followed by Lindsay, and Jackie — and only Robyn can break the streak of girls whose names end in the "ee" sound. The last rose goes to Amanda, sending two women home. You can tell they weren't here for the right reasons, because they didn't cry in the limo at all.
Best Reason To Come Back Next Week: Tierra gets carted off in an ambulance.
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The Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was the international, collaborative research program formed to complete the mapping and understanding of all the genes of human beings. All our genes together are known as our "genome."
Our hereditary material is the double helix of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which contains all human genes. DNA, in turn, is made up of four chemical bases, pairs of which form the "rungs" of the twisted, ladder-shaped DNA molecules. All genes are made up of stretches of these four bases, arranged in different ways and in different lengths.
During the HGP, researchers deciphered the human genome in three major ways: determining the order, or "sequence," of all the bases in our genome's DNA; making maps that show the locations of genes for major sections of all our chromosomes; and producing what are called "linkage maps" through which inherited traits (such as those for genetic disease) can be tracked over generations.
The HGP revealed that there are approximately 25,000 human genes. The completed human sequence can now identify the location of each gene. The result of the HGP has given the world a resource of detailed information about the structure, organization, and function of the complete set of human genes. This information can be thought of as the basic set of inheritable "instructions" for the development and function of a human being.
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Republican lawmakers succeeded on Thursday in delaying a Senate vote on confirming President Barack Obama's choice of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, but another vote was planned for later in the month and Obama said he expected his nominee to be approved.
The tally was 58-40, with almost every Republican voting no, falling short of the 60 needed to pass a motion to stop debate and allow a vote by the full Senate on confirming the former Republican senator.
The result delayed, but did not end, Hagel's hopes of becoming the civilian chief at the Pentagon.
Democrats were furious at the delay, which they characterized as the first time in history that the procedural tactic known as a filibuster had been used to block a defense nominee, something disputed by Republicans.
"I'm going to go call Chuck Hagel when I finish here and say I'm sorry, I'm sorry this has happened," the Senate majority leader, Democrat Harry Reid said on the Senate floor after the vote.
Charging the opposition party with trying to score political points against Obama's White House, Democrats said Republicans were putting the country at risk by delaying the filling of a major security post.
"My expectation and hope is that Chuck Hagel, who richly deserves to get a vote on the floor of the Senate, will be confirmed as our defense secretary," Obama said in an Internet question-and-answer session hosted by Google+. "It's just unfortunate that this kind of politics intrudes at a time when I'm still presiding over a war in Afghanistan."
Republicans insisted they were not using a filibuster and not trying to kill the nomination, which has faced bitter opposition since Obama picked Hagel on January 7.
John Cornyn, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, said that Republicans just wanted more time and more information from Hagel.
"This is not any attempt to kill this nomination. This is not a filibuster," he said, during several minutes of heated debate on the Senate floor after the vote.
Reid set another vote on the motion for February 26, after a weeklong recess. Republicans said they expected the motion would pass then, after they have had more time to consider the nomination.
With Democrats controlling 55 votes in the 100-seat Senate, Hagel's nomination is expected to win the simple majority of 51 votes needed for his confirmation as the civilian leader at the Pentagon, once such a vote is allowed.
If confirmed, Hagel, 66, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, would replace 74-year-old Leon Panetta, who has said he will remain in his post until his successor is in place but is longing to retire to his California walnut farm.
Thursday's vote meant Panetta faces at least two more weeks before saying goodbye to Washington.
Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a statement that Panetta would continue to serve as defense secretary and attend a NATO meeting in Brussels next week.
Republicans had been in negotiations with the White House on a compromise under which at least a handful of Republicans would agree to let the confirmation go ahead if the procedural vote were delayed until after next week's recess.
One major sticking point was the Obama administration's refusal to release more information about the deadly September attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya.
The struggle over Hagel's nomination is one of many battles raging between Obama's Democrats and Republicans in Congress, including disputes over gun control, immigration rules and dealing with huge budget deficits.
Hagel broke from his party as a senator by opposing former President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq War, angering many Republicans. Some Republicans have also raised questions about whether Hagel is sufficiently supportive of Israel, tough enough on Iran or capable of leading the Pentagon.
His performance at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee also drew harsh criticism. Even some Democrats have said he appeared unprepared and at times hesitant in the face of aggressive questioning.
The panel voted 14-11 along party lines on Tuesday to advance Hagel's nomination to the full Senate.
Republican Senator John McCain, for example, had said he opposed procedural tactics to block the vote on Hagel, but changed his mind in order to press the White House to release more information on Benghazi.
"As far as we are concerned on this issue, there are other questions. We feel the intervening week and a half is sufficient time to get those questions answered," McCain told a news conference with fellow Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte, who have been among the most vocal Hagel critics.
Republicans said that Reid brought the uncertainty on himself by trying to rush Hagel's confirmation. Obama nominated Hagel on January 7 and his hearing before the Armed Services panel took place on January 31.
Democrats said the time frame was not unusually short. They also noted that many of Hagel's most vocal opponents served with him during his two terms as senator from Nebraska from 1997 to 2009 and knew him well.
The confirmation of another of Obama's national security nominees, John Brennan for CIA director, also faces a delay as the White House and lawmakers joust over the release of sensitive documents, including some related to Benghazi.


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AVONDALE, Ariz. – NASCAR will look at the placement of gates at its tracks after a Nationwide Series car crashed through the fence at Daytona and injured more than two dozen fans.
The fans were injured during the 12-car crash last Saturday when pieces of rookie Kyle Larson's car ripped through the fence, including a section where a gate connects the grandstand and the track.
"I think because of where it came through and having pieces that did get through and it being a gate area, that's really going to be the focus for us to look at," Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's Senior Vice President, Racing Operations said Saturday from Phoenix International Raceway. "We're certainly going to look at fencing in general, but I think that particular area, that it was a gate, did impact it. We know the gate was locked, but does that provide as much stability as the rest of the fencing we believed it did? We've now got to look at that impact."
The crash occurred on the final lap of the Nationwide race the day before the Daytona 500, when leader Regan Smith tried to block Brad Keselowski and triggered a chain reaction. Larson's car went airborne during the wreck and slammed into the fence, sending debris into the stands.
O'Donnell said two injured fans remain at the hospital, but everyone else has been released.
The crash has forced NASCAR to take a closer look at its safety measures, particularly fencing around its tracks.
O'Donnell said NASCAR mostly leaves fencing up to the individual tracks, but may look at being more involved, similar to what it did requiring impact-absorbing SAFER barriers along concrete walls.
"It's important to note that most of the safety elements in that car did their job," O'Donnell said. "The driver, as you saw, walked away. However, the car then got up into the fence. Our focus is going to be if the elements in the car did their job, now what do we need to do in looking at the impact of the fence, what happened when that car impacted the fence with parts getting away."
O'Donnell also said that the tethers that hold Larson's car together worked, but that the section the tethers were attached to sheared the car, sending pieces flying.
"We've tethered a number of different things as we've learned and added safety aspects to the car, but what do we need to do in addition to that when we look at this aspect specifically?" O'Donnell said. "
Instead of bringing Larson's car immediately back to NASCAR's research and development center in Charlotte, N.C., it was left in Daytona so track officials use it in their investigation into what happened with the fencing. The car is in the process of being brought back to the R&D center, where it will be put back together and, with the help of video, hopefully determine what parts of the car came off when.
O'Donnell said NASCAR will bring in Larson's race team, which hasn't seen the car since it was impounded after the wreck, to talk about how the car was constructed and fabricated.
NASCAR also will bring in outside experts, including Dr. Dean Sicking, director of the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the University of Nebraska, officials from Indianapolis Motor Speedway and outside engineers to look at the fencing.
Daytona will have its experts work with an outside firm to analyze what was in place and analyze what may need to be done.
"When you talk about safety, I think Jeff Burton said it best: There's no end goal of safety, it's something we work on each and every day," O'Donnell said. "Same with this process. If there's something we can learn today, we'll apply that. If it's two months from now, we'll apply it as well.
O'Donnell said NASCAR will look at the issue of restrictor-plate racing at Daytona and Talladega, where the series stops in May, but he said he's comfortable with plate racing at the two superspeedways right now.


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Clayton Kershaw (MLB debut) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (5-1, 3.25).
COMMENTS: In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a daunting half-man, half-bull creature who lived at the center of a complex labyrinth and was a formidable opponent. In Dodgers mythology, Clayton Kershaw is a 20-year old pitching phenom whose major league debut today has been so anticipated, that they ran a banner headline during last night's 4-0 debacle just to keep viewers interested in the game. Welcome, young Kershaw; we'd love for you to help us salvage a victory from this lost series. (No pressure or anything.)


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Speech-Language Pathologist
What is a speech-language pathologist?
Speech-language pathologists specialize in assessing, diagnosing, and treating people with communication problems that result from disability, surgery, or developmental disorders. They are also instrumental in preventing disorders related to speech, language, cognitive communication, voice, and fluency. This includes both understanding speech and speaking problems. They also evaluate and treat people with swallowing disorders due to stroke, brain injury, or other nervous system impairments.
Speech-language pathologists often direct care related to:
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At the end of the 19th century, Britain experienced a huge puzzle craze. I managed to pick up a number of the puzzles famous during that period in the flea markets, despite their rarity. Based on these original puzzles from Britain's famous puzzle period, this is one that we have successfully revived in its new form. The key part of this puzzle is the "star", which needs to be freed from the snake binding it. If only the star wasn't so stubborn in its return to the snake.
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A nice puzzle. I could say nothing more. I expected more from it. But it appears to be suitable for a beginner with little experience in such puzzles - not much, but at least having a few puzzles already.
It's a Hanayama's version of a classic puzzle. An absolute must have for all puzzle-lovers.
This puzzle is nice and elegant, but it should be rated at level 5. It never took me more than a minute to disconnect the parts.
No big surprise at how this works. But it took me awhile to solve, my only excuse is that I'm new to these puzzles. Good puzzle! The 7 rating is about right. (I'm working my way up to solving Cast Enigma). Regarding questions posted about defective puzzles: I'm not sure, but I assume all these Cast puzzles are cast as separate parts, then assembled before shipping (how else would you make the parts?). So, it's unlikely (impossible) to get a puzzle that wont come apart easily if it's solved.
Another one of my favorites, maybe even the best of those. Looks deceivingly simple, but has the power to "entertain" (some would say torture) most people for a good quarter of an hour before they solve it or give up. It is virtually indestructible (by playing it, industrial tools are of course an exception) and has a nice and smooth operation. The only drawback is that the starting point is not set, and the star can freely rotate. This means it can be quite close to being solved when you pick it up. But luckily, it still takes a few nontrivial steps to solve even from the "best" position.
This one took me some time to solve, then I solved it and put it back. That was a huge mistake. When I tried to solve it again, it was almost as difficult, and I had to spend almost as much time ! But this time, I noticed couple things, so ... now I can do it in under 10 seconds :) By the way, once you know the secret, putting the star back in snake's possession is painless and takes less than 2 seconds. I don't know why some say it's difficult. And guys, please, no belt sander and no screwdrivers ! I understand the anger, but you just don't need those things. It does come apart EASILY, w/o even forcing anything, w/o sanding, or drilling, or prying it open with a crowbar or a screwdriver. Trust me.
This is a tough puzzle. I would give it an skill level 8. I was begining to beleive Brad had the right solution, but then the star fell out. This is not one you can easily learn and repeat on command, but that just adds to it's replay value. Want to make it harder? Roll the star around randomly before putting back in. Remember, while it seems this one can not be done without force, it actually comes apart smoothly.
I managed to solve my copy after 1 day. Everything has to be aligned just right, the solution is not easy to find even after you have solved it. Can also be difficult to put back together.
I love Hanayama puzzles, but this puzzles was terrible, I've solves a few level 10 puzzled without any help in a few minutes. I spent about an hour on this puzzle, then looked up the solution (which is basically 1 step) and still couldn't solve it. I then tried for another hour (with the solution in front of me). I finally "solved" it using a belt sander and a screwdriver. I may have gotten a mismade copy, I may be missing something very simple (though I doubt it because of the simplicity of the solution), or maybe the puzzle is bad, whatever the reason, this puzzle made me very, very angry.


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JANESVILLE—A Janesville developer plans to use the proceeds from the sale of one of the city's largest commercial buildings to construct three others and expand a fourth.
Jeff Helgesen recently sold the Helgesen Industrial Center at 2929 Venture Drive to a company that focuses on the acquisition, ownership and management of industrial properties.
The property is 100 percent leased to two companies: Miniature Precision Components and Deere & Co.
The buyer's identity has not been released because it is a publicly traded company that has yet to announce the acquisition in the public markets.
Helgesen Development Corp. sold the building for $24 million, Helgesen said. According to city records, it is assessed at $19.9 million.
Helgesen built the 700,000-square-foot building in 1999, and over the years, it was primarily home to suppliers of the General Motors' plant in Janesville.
When that business evaporated at the end of 2008, Helgesen invested nearly $3 million to renovate the property for new tenants.
"We didn't solicit this sale at all," Helgesen said. "They approached us, and in fact, they were so impressed with the operation that we will continue to manage the property for them."
Helgesen said he will use the proceeds to build three other buildings across Beloit Avenue from the Helgesen Industrial Center.
The first will be a 300,000-square-foot building at 202 W. Venture Dr. It will have a flexible interior design to accommodate tenants in need of 50,000 to 200,000 square feet.
The second will be a 225,000-square-foot building on West Venture Drive just to the west of Cummins Emissions Solutions. It will be a single-tenant building, Helgesen said.
Just south of that building, Helgesen plans to construct a 65,000-square-foot building that will become the home of Helgesen Development Corp.'s field operations.
Jay Winzenz, the city's director of administrative services, said the city will consider building a road off of Venture Drive to reach Helgesen's office.
"Progress Drive," he said, has long been considered for the city's plat, and it's likely to be discussed formally by the city council in coming weeks.
"It would make sense that if you have a new building there, you need access to it," Winzenz said edmedicom.com.
Next spring, the city will install traffic signals at West Venture and Beloit Avenue. That will provide better traffic control and gapping for trucks accessing Beloit Avenue from both West Venture and Venture drives, he said.
"We've long planned to do that," he said. "We envisioned that with a full build-out of that area, traffic signals would be warranted."
Winzenz said the city also will take advantage of planned state improvements to County G.
The state's Department of Transportation plans to install double right-hand turn lanes from northbound County G to Highway 11.
The city owns a certified shovel-ready development site just to the southwest of the intersection. In advance of development there, the city will lay conduit for traffic signals under County G.
Over on Janesville's east side, Helgesen is planning a 120,000-square-foot addition to his building at 505 S. Wuthering Hills Dr.
That 110,000-square-foot property is currently leased by Cummins Emissions Solutions, which also rents 187,500 square feet on West Venture Drive. Needing more space, Cummins opted for the second location earlier this year, and now Helgesen will expand it.
While he doesn't have specific tenants in mind for the two new buildings planned on West Venture, Helgesen said he is optimistic about prospects.
"It think the most important thing in all of this is that he has chosen to invest in Janesville when he could have decided to invest in other places," Winzenz said. "In my opinion, that speaks volumes for his confidence in the local economy and our ability to work with him on these projects."
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Tragedy In Colorado: Saturday's Developments
The shocking shooting rampage at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., early Friday continues to dominate the news. We followed it throughout the day (it's now 5 p.m. ET) and will pick it up again early Sunday. NPR.org, the NPR Newscast Desk, Weekend All Things Considered and Weekend Edition Sunday are on the story too. All of NPR's coverage is being collected here.
Here's what happened today, starting with a quick summary:
-- The death toll remained at 12. Names of those killed continued to be reported as families were notified and they spoke with the news media. Among the latest: Matt McQuinn, 27, who last year moved to Denver from Ohio, and Navy Petty Officer Third Class John Larimer, 27. About another 58 people were injured and at least 11 of those were in critical condition as the day began. Later, hospitals reported that 7 patients were still in critical condition.
-- Bomb technicians continued to carefully work at the apartment of suspect James Holmes. By late morning, they had successfully disabled a trip wire and incendiary device that police say would have killed anyone entering the apartment. Shortly before noon in Colorado, technicians set off a "controlled detonation" that police say was successful. It was intended to disable at least one of the other triggering devices inside. Police believe they've neutralized the most dangerous threats.
-- We learned more about Holmes, who until the early Friday rampage had been known as "a clean-cut, studious young man of sparing words." In the past, he had worked as a summer camp counselor.
Our Live Blogging (scroll down and read "up" if you prefer to see it in chronological order).
Update at 6:15 p.m. ET. Arapahoe County Coroner Releases Names Of Deceased:
The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office released the names of 11 of those killed in the deadly shooting early Friday. One additional victim was awaiting positive identification.
The statement released by Arapahoe County coroner Michael Dobersen said autopsies were carried out on all of the victims and that the cause of death in all cases is related to gunshot wounds and the manner of death is homicide.
Update at 4:55 p.m. ET. Names Of Deceased Will Be Released By Coroner, Not Police:
It will be the Arapahoe County Coroner's office that will release the official list of names of those killed, Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates says. He said that may happen later today.
Update at 4:45 p.m. ET. Apartment Was Rigged To Kill, Chief Says:
"Make no mistake," Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates just said to reporters, Holmes' apartment was rigged "to kill whoever entered it." And Oates said it was most likely going to be a police officer who would have been going in after the attack at the theater.
Update at 4:30 p.m. ET. Threat At Apartment Has Been "Significantly Reduced:"
FBI Special Agent in Charge James Yacone just told reporters that "the threat has not been completely eliminated" inside Holmes' apartment, but "has been significantly reduced." If anyone had entered that apartment earlier, he said, they could have been killed. Bomb disposal technicians, he said, were dealing with "sophisticated" explosive devices left in the apartment.
Update at 4:23 p.m. ET. A Way To Help:
The news conference has begun. In his opening remarks, Gov. John Hickenlooper says that one way people can help the victims is by going to GivingFirst.org.
Update at 3:55 p.m. ET. Family Attorney Confirms Death Of Matt McQuinn:
NPR's Jennifer Ludden just spoke with attorney Robert Scott, who is dealing with media inquiries for the family of Matt McQuinn, 27. McQuinn went to the movie with his girlfriend Samantha Yowler and her brother Nick. Samantha was shot in the knee. As McQuinn and Nick Yowler tried to shield her, McQuinn was shot as well, according to what relatives have told the Dayton Daily News. McQuinn did not survive. A statement released by Scott states that McQuinn "perished from the injuries he sustained."
Update at 3:45 p.m. ET. News Conference Shortly:
Aurora Police have scheduled their next briefing for 4 p.m. ET. We'll monitor and update with news from it. That could include official word on the identities of those killed and injured.
Update at 2:45 p.m. ET. "Littered" With Explosive Devices:
The living room of Holmes' small apartment "is littered with about 30 softball-sized improvised explosive devices, according to a bomb technician at the scene," The Denver Post reports.
Update at 2:08 p.m. ET. "Remaining Major Threats" Have Been Eliminated, Police Believe:
"We have been successful in disabling a second triggering device ... and are hopeful we have eliminated the remaining major threats" inside Holmes' apartment, Aurora Police Sgt. Cassidee Carlson just told reporters, in an update about the "controlled detonation" that happened earlier.
There "still remain all kinds of hazards inside the apartment," she said, and if "another triggering device is found" another controlled detonation may be necessary.
Update at 1:50 p.m. ET. Detonation Was Successful, Police Say:
"The controlled detonation was successful. Streets now open." That's the official word from the Aurora Police.
Update at 1:40 p.m. ET. Controlled Detonation Just Happened:
NPR's Sam Sanders, who is in the neighborhood of Holmes' apartment with other reporters, emails us that "there's been a boom ... one ... loud ... no fire, debris." CNN says it heard shouts of "fire in the hole" before the explosion. This all happened a few minutes after Aurora Police posted on Twitter that they had closed the nearby streets and had made "reverse 911" calls to alert nearby residents that they were about to conduct a "controlled detonation." So it appears technicians have taken the next step in securing Holmes' apartment.
Update at 1:20 p.m. ET. Holmes Was A Summer Camp Counselor In 2008:
"The Colorado shooting suspect worked as a camp counselor in Los Angeles County in 2008 [at a camp] run by Jewish Big Brothers and Sisters, the group's CEO confirmed to NBC4 on Saturday," NBC Los Angeles reports.The station adds that "as cabin counselor, Holmes was responsible for the care and guidance of a group of about 10 children. His role was to ensure that the children had a "wonderful camp experience."
Update at 1 p.m. ET. Identities Of 12 People Killed Have Been Determined, Police Say; Families Being Notified:
"The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office has identified all 12 victims of the shootings early Friday at the Century Aurora 16 complex and completed autopsies on half of the dead, authorities say. 'We've got everyone positively identified and some family members have been notified,' said Arapahoe County coroner Dr. Michael Dobersen." (The Denver Post)
There is a news conference set for 4 p.m. ET at which Aurora Police may release those names to the public.
Update at 12:35 p.m. ET. At Apartment, "First Threat" Has Been Defeated:
"We have been successful in defeating the first threat" inside Holmes' apartment, Aurora Police Sgt. Cassidee Carlson just told reporters. Technicians disabled a trip wire and incendiary device that would have detonated "when somebody entered that apartment" and would likely have killed that person, she said. Now, technicians are again assessing the options and preparing for what's expected to be a "controlled detonation of another triggering mechanism." She said the news media will be given a heads up before any such detonation. (Carlson spoke to reporters a few minutes earlier than had been scheduled.)
Update at 12:25 p.m. ET. Police To Brief Again Shortly:
The Aurora Police just said they will be briefing reporters again at 12:35 p.m ET. The spokeswoman said earlier that they would give notice before any controlled detonation inside Holmes' apartment. That could be the subject of the briefing.
Update at 12:15 p.m. ET. About The Victims.
According to The Associated Press:
"Many victims treated at hospitals were under 40, including a 4-month-old baby and 6-year-old. The oldest reported patient was 45. Victims were treated for chemical exposure, apparently related to canisters thrown by the gunman, and gunshot and shrapnel wounds. Eleven remain in critical condition."
Update at 12:05 p.m. ET. No Online Trail?
After other mass killings, such as the one that happened a year ago Sunday in Norway, the suspect's online postings have quickly surfaced and helped paint a picture of that person.
But according to the Los Angeles Times, Holmes "left little record of his thoughts or activities online, with no Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Myspace accounts under his name."
Update at 11:40 a.m. ET. More On Holmes:
According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, people in Holmes' home town say he was "as quiet and unassuming as the middle-class North County neighborhood where he grew up."
Update at 11:25 a.m. ET. Warner Bros. To Delay Reporting Box Office Numbers For The Dark Knight Rises:
According to ABC News, "in the wake of the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros. announced it would hold off reporting the film's opening grosses. [The decision is] 'out of respect for the victims and their families,' the studio said."
Update at 10:45 a.m. ET. Neighbor Says She Almost Opened Holmes' Door.
There's a chilling account, via The Associated Press, from a woman who lives in an apartment below Holmes.'
The wire service reports that Kaitlyn Fonzi, 20, a graduate student at University Hospital, said that around midnight Thursday "she heard techno-like, deep-based reverberating music coming from [Holmes'] apartment. She went upstairs to the suspect's place and put her hand on the door handle. She felt it was unlocked, but she didn't know if he was there and decided not to confront him. 'I yelled out and told him I was going to call the cops and went back to my apartment,' she said. Fonzi called police, who told her they were busy with a shooting and did not have time to respond to a noise disturbance."
If she had opened the door, Fonzi worries, she might have set off the booby traps inside.
Update at 10:20 a.m. ET. Navy Issues Statement About Sailor Who Was Killed:
Petty Officer Third Class John Larimer, 27, "died from injuries sustained in the incident," the Navy says in a statement. It adds that "one other Sailor was treated for injuries and released at the scene."
Update at 10:10 a.m. ET. Police Say There May Be A "Controlled Detonation" at Holmes' Apartment:
Bomb technicians may need to set off a "controlled detonation" at Holmes' apartment to make it safe to go in and investigate there, Aurora Police Sgt. Cassidee Carlson just told reporters. "We're hoping to get in there within the next hour," she added.
Special Coverage
Aurora Shootings
A gunman opened fire on the audience at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo., on Friday, killing 12 and wounding many more.
Carlson warned that there may be a fire. City firefighters are at the scene. Among the things inside the apartment, she said, are "aerial shells."
Update at 9:55 a.m. ET. Another Victim Reportedly Identified:
CNN.com says: "Another of the fatal victims was John Thomas Larimer, a servicemember in the Navy who was serving at his first post, said his father, Scott Larimer. A Navy notification team officially informed the family in Crystal Lake, Illinois, around midnight Saturday, a statement from the family said." The Chicago Sun-Times says Larimer was stationed in Aurora.
His is the fourth name of a person said to have been killed. The others as of now: Micayla Medek, Alex Sullivan and Jessica Ghawi.
Update at 9:45 a.m. ET. Aurora Police To Brief The News Media Shortly:
The city's police department just announced it will hold a briefing for reporters at 10 a.m. ET. We'll watch for news from it.
Update at 9:35 a.m. ET. FBI Has No Indications That Other Shooting Sprees Are Planned At Theaters:
"The FBI and Homeland Security Department say there is no information indicating plans for more shooting sprees at movie theaters around the country," The Associated Press is reporting. The wire service is citing "an intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press," that it says also indicates "investigators have not figured out the suspected shooter's motivations."
Update at 9:25 a.m. ET. The Inevitable Comparisons:
As we say in a new post, "when tragedies happen, comparisons are always made to past events. It's become part of the news coverage of the Aurora, Colo., theater rampage to refer to it as 'one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history,' as The Associated Press says."
That post, headlined "Aurora Rampage Joins Grim List Of Worst Mass Shootings," has a list of other such tragedies from recent years.
Update at 8:45 a.m. ET. Robot May Go Into Holmes' Apartment, Then A Bomb Technician:
Experts are hoping they can send a robot into Holmes' booby-trapped apartment at some point today, KUSA-TV just reported. But the station reports that officials say if the bombs are to be defused, a technician will need to go in to do that dangerous job.
Update at 8:40 a.m. ET. Webcast From Denver:
KUSA-TV continues to stream its coverage here.
Update at 8:20 a.m. ET. Holmes Was "A Smart And Quiet Man:"
We've got a separate post with some of the latest reporting about Holmes.
Update at 7:35 a.m. ET. Names Of Some Who Were Killed Continue To Emerge:
According to The Associated Press, "the deceased victims included 23-year-old Micayla Medek, said Anita Busch, the cousin of Medek's father. The family took the news hard, but knowing her fate after waiting without word brought them some peace, Busch said. 'I hope this evil act, that this evil man doesn't shake people's faith in God,' she said. Besides Medek, relatives confirmed that Alex Sullivan and Jessica Ghawi were among those killed, Sullivan on his 27th birthday."
Eyder wrote about Ghawi earlier. As he noted, "by just minutes, Jessica Ghawi escaped a mass shooting in Toronto, last month. She chronicled the experience on her blog." But Friday in Aurora, her brother has reported, she was among those killed.


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To California now where a polarizing lawsuit goes to trial tomorrow. At issue, whether job protections for public school teachers undermines students' constitutional rights to an adequate education. The students and parents who filed the lawsuit say it could provide a model for challenging teacher protection laws in other states. But to unions and state officials, all the lawsuit does is demonize teachers.
NPR's Eric Westervelt has the story.
ERIC WESTERVELT, BYLINE: The crux of Vergara versus California is whether retaining ineffective teachers violates students' constitutional right to equality of education. The suit aims to overturn California laws the plaintiffs say make it extremely hard if not impossible to fire bad teachers. Twelve-year-old Daniella Martinez is one of the plaintiffs. Her mother Karen says incompetent teachers undermined her daughter's early education.
KAREN MARTINEZ: My daughter cried every day to get her to school. She couldn't read, so she was frustrated. The teachers that she had at that time didn't take the time to help her to learn and to help her figure out basic simple things - pronunciations. I mean being prepared in class to teach your students. That's what you're there for. That's your job.
WESTERVELT: All that the teachers and administrators told us, Martinez says, was get a tutor. Martinez has six other children. Her husband is a trucker. She says we're a lower income family, we couldn't afford a tutor.
The lawsuit argues that five state laws, including teacher tenure after 18 months and a last in, first out layoff policy ignore teacher quality and allow weak teachers to keep teaching. And the lawsuit alleges that these education statutes disproportionately affect minority and low-income students.
Ted Boutrous, a lead attorney for the plaintiffs, calls it the dance of the lemons.
TED BOUTROUS: Many of the grossly ineffective teachers with seniority are shunted off to the lower income and minority districts that are often are viewed as less desirable positions. Then when the layoffs come, the more junior teachers are laid off first, which ends up leaving a higher proportion of what we call grossly ineffective teachers. And so it's really a vicious circle.
WESTERVELT: The lawsuit is sponsored by Students Matter, a non-profit founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur David Welch. Its backers see the case as a possible model for taking on similar statutes in other states they say protect bad teachers at the expense of kids. So the national unions have their eyes on this case too. Right now, it's being opposed by top state officials and two California teachers unions. They argue the suit will undermine due process and lead to arbitrary dismissals.
Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers. She says the suit makes teachers scapegoats for much bigger problems.
RANDI WEINGARTEN: They decided instead to go after individual teacher rights in the guise of helping children. Instead of working on fighting segregation, on fighting for equity, what this group of lawyers are doing is actually just trying to strip individual teachers' rights away.
MARTINEZ: Or as one education professor once put it: America can't fire its way to Finland, which famously out performs U.S. students on standardized tests.
WESTERVELT: Eric Westervelt, NPR News, San Francisco.
MARTIN: And you're listening to NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
26 comments:
- Chargeorge said...
mmmmmmm... tri tip.
- May 5, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- Guat said...
tri-tip or in brazil maminha
:) - May 5, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- KEVIN.K said...
Its raw !! You dont eat raw meant !!
- May 5, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Grams Pam said...
Oh, poor Kevin K .... he's never heard of Steak Tartare. (grin)
- May 5, 2009 at 1:57 PM
- Chef John said...
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- May 5, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- Chef John said...
yes, poor Kevin. Doesn't know food and can't spell.
- May 5, 2009 at 2:35 PM
- Le Bon Vivant said...
I think I'm in love...
- May 5, 2009 at 3:07 PM
- CollegeGourmet said...
I can literally taste that succulent
meat. This is the best Tuesday tease YET! - May 5, 2009 at 3:46 PM
I love raw meat. I'm glad someone has been to Santa Maria, because I thought that was London Broil.
- May 5, 2009 at 5:29 PM
- The_Brain said...
Oh gosh, I knew coming to this blog on an empty stomach was a bad idea.
I want exactly this on my plate tonight at the restaurant. I'm bringing the picture for references. - May 5, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- Chris K. said...
California and those Spanish mission names. I get so confused. Have I been there? Not sure...
Looks like some juicy flank to me. - May 5, 2009 at 8:06 PM
God that looks good. Skirt steak?
- May 5, 2009 at 8:56 PM
- Nate @ House of Annie said...
Tri-tip...hopefully grilled over red oak.
- May 6, 2009 at 2:41 AM
Hmmmm this looks great! Best tease ever Chef!
- May 6, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- kevin said...
I do know how to spell! I just never understand why people eat raw meat, why, WHY!? Whats wrong with making thin slices and eating cooked blood-free meat? Please tell me I am dying to know!
- May 6, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Chef John said...
first of all it's not raw, second of all why don't you try it and save us the explaining.
- May 6, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Unfortunately I was born not to cook, every time I try it just fails doesent matter if I follow the recipe excactly or make it up as I go along :( Luckily though theres always fast food and ready made noodles. Although I can make that garlic brocoli pasta thing pretty good thats basically it.. and fried potatoes..
- May 6, 2009 at 2:56 PM
- Chef John said...
stop using recipes.
- May 6, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Do you mean that in a "Stop cooking for life you suck" kind of way or "You shouldent use recipes, if you stop I have strong confidence you will succede" way .. :S :P
- May 6, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- Chef John said...
no, just cook. stop trying to make thing and follow recipes. Fry a piece of chicken in butter and squeeze some lemon on it and eat. you can do that i think. no one can't cook.
- May 6, 2009 at 4:53 PM
- Nate @ House of Annie said...
I don't understand why anyone would eat meat that's been cooked to death - gray, tough, and dry as a bone. In any case, that tri-tip is definitely not raw. I'd say it's been cooked to about 135 - 140*F internal.
- May 6, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Its not cooked to death, is chicken cooked to death? Is pork cooked to death? No!
- May 8, 2009 at 9:15 AM
- Chef John said...
why are you trying to convince people to cook beef well done? They aren't going to - you eat it cooked well done if you want, but most people realize how much better the texture and moisture is when cooked less.
- May 8, 2009 at 11:33 AM
- Diet Plan said...
- May 11, 2009 at 2:00 AM
Chef John....kevin is ignorant.... you can't argue with ignorance sometimes....
Most people know that quality beef can virtually be eaten rare. i.e. steak tartar ....
and quality beef is at it's best when cooked med. rare or just seared... (in my opinion) because it retains it's moistness and is very tender....
While I recommend that when you order out from lower quality food establishments it's always safe to hover around medium....to remove all doubt since you don't know how the beef's been handled in case of cross contamination....
Kevin lacks the capacity to understand that chicken and pork are a completely different beast altogether (no pun intended) ....compared with that of quality beef...
Another example....high quality fish such as salmon or tuna can be eaten raw or seared and are at their best when done so....however they lose their succulent texture and dry out if slightly overcooked.....
sry kevin you lose
mb - July 8, 2009 at 3:04 AM
- Braitner said...
It must be delicious! - October 19, 2010 at 7:53 PM


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Hunter S Thompson, writer, Sydney
early 1980s, printed later
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- early 1980s, printed later
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One of the sixties most significant chroniclers, Lewis Morley is most known for his portraits of the celebrities and rising stars from this restless and radical period, such as his iconic image of Christine Keeler seated naked on a fake Arne Jacobsen chair. In a photographic career spanning some 50 years Morley's work has made important contributions to the genres of portraiture, theatre, reportage and fashion photography. Blending such definitions, Morley's keen and sensitive eye allows him to capture with spontaneity the moment before him, be it a glance, a gesture, or the unusual conjunctions that occur between people, objects, animals and places, regardless of the photographic assignment.
Becoming seriously interested in photography in the 1950s, Lewis Morley finally dedicated himself to the medium following the first publication of his images, a six-page profile in 'Photography' magazine in 1957. Morley began his full-time freelance photography career in his early thirties in London, regularly undertaking reportage and portraiture work for magazines such as 'Tatler', 'Go!', and 'She'. He was also heavily involved in theatre work, in London's West End. Photographing the actors in situ, un-posed and with available light, Morley created images possessed with a fresh dynamism befitting gritty English realist-drama.
Lewis Morley's involvement with satirists Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, began around 1961, at which time he opened his studio above Cook's lively Soho nightclub The Establishment and was employed to photograph the 'Beyond the fringe' cast. Morley's studio location and growing reputation brought him into contact with a myriad of models, actors, musicians and writers and his photographs from this period are a fascinating insight into faces and personalities of Swinging London.
Immigrating to Australia in 1971, Morley found extensive colour magazine work, collaborating with stylist Babette Hayes, whilst continuing his fashion photography working for the publications 'Pol' and 'Dolly'. In 1987 Morley closed his photographic studio, releasing his autobiography 'Black and White Lies' in 1992. The first retrospective of Morley's work was held at the National Portrait Galley, London in 1989. Other retrospectives, concentrating on various dimensions of his life's work have followed including 'Right Time, Right Place' (State Library of New South Wales, 1993), 'Myself and Eye' (National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2003) and most recently 'Lewis Morley' (Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2006).
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Washington – At the conclusion today of Europe's largest annual human rights meeting, United States Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) welcomed the declaration of human rights advocates from 16 countries countering criticism by several former Soviet states of the OSCE's human rights work.
On July 3, 2004, nine OSCE countries – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan– issued a statement criticizing the human dimension activities of the OSCE. A subsequent document signed in Astana, Kazakhstan by eight of the above signatories claimed that there are double standards in fulfillment of commitments concerning democracy and human rights.
"I welcome the declaration issued today in Warsaw. While many of the men and women who signed this document engage in human rights advocacy at considerable personal sacrifice and risk, they have clearly stated – in their words – their 'categorical disagreement with the negative evaluation of OSCE activity,'" said Smith.
"I joined the leadership of the Helsinki Commission in writing to the governments of those countries to challenge those views," said Smith. "In fact, the review of human rights issues just concluded in Warsaw is a strong reminder of exactly why the human rights work of the Helsinki process must continue with unabated vigor. The OSCE's implementation meetings remain a critical forum for NGOs to have their views heard."
This year's OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting drew record attendance by 220 non-governmental organizations from across the region. Many took advantage of the opportunity to present focused presentations at side events on a broad range of subjects.
During the meeting, the United States drew particular attention to the situation in Turkmenistan, where conditions have regressed to those of the Stalinist era.
Azerbaijani officials had prevented one human rights defender and religious freedom activist from attending the Warsaw meeting. On October 6, authorities at the Baku airport blocked Imam Ilgar Ibrahimoglu from boarding his Warsaw-bound flight. Ibrahimoglu was set to attend the HDIM session on religious freedom and speak out against the forcible seizure of his congregation's mosque earlier this year.


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Microsoft announces 130K apps on Windows Phone Store, strong progress made in 2012
Microsoft has announced that the company has passed the 130,000 app marker on the Windows Phone Store. In a blog post on the Windows Phone Developer blog, Todd Brix goes into some detail about how the platform is progressing, as well as how the year 2012 was for the company's mobile machine.
Highlighting a ChangeWave Research piece, Brix proudly unveils that Windows Phone owners are more likely to be "very satisfied" with the experience than Android - 53 percent against Android's 48 percent. This isn't a massive surprise, especially with the sheer amount of complaints that riddle the Android platform. Windows Phone has its own issues, but they're slowly being addressed.
Microsoft has reportedly managed to grow its total addressable market by 90 percent in 2012, leading to leaps in marketshare (by leaps, we mean small steps to iOS and Android standards) in a number of markets. What's more interesting to note for developers is the 75 percent increase in app downloads, 91 percent increase in paid app revenue, as well as the 1 billionth transaction being eclipsed. Windows Phone is averaging 55 downloads per consumer.
The developing community has been growing rather rapidly as well. Developer registrations are up by over 40,000 in the first 90 days since the release of Windows Phone 8. 15,000 new apps that take full advantage of new functionality are available to consumers, providing a rich experience with advanced features. It's all starting to sound like the foundations of a cute love story.
It's an exciting point in time as the 130,000 app count is expected to surge with the Windows Phone 8 SDK being downloaded more than 500,000 times in less than four months (October 2012) - not bad going. We're still soaking up the goodness of Mobile World Congress, so after the event passes we'll be sure to join the Windows Phone team and push through a successful 2013.
For more details, head on over to the blog post and read up on the magic.
Source: Windows Phone Developer Blog
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We affirm that AI will continue to be developed in ways that we cannot currently imagine or understand, including AI that will far surpass many human abilities. God alone has the power to create life, and no future advancements in AI will usurp Him as the Creator of life. The church has a unique role in proclaiming human dignity for all and calling for the humane use of AI in all aspects of society.
We deny that AI will make us more or less human, or that AI will ever obtain a coequal level of worth, dignity, or value to image-bearers. Future advancements in AI will not ultimately fulfill our longings for a perfect world. While we are not able to comprehend or know the future, we do not fear what is to come because we know that God is omniscient and that nothing we create will be able to thwart His redemptive plan for creation or to supplant humanity as His image-bearers.
Genesis 1; Isaiah 42:8; Romans 1:20-21; 5:2; Ephesians 1:4-6; 2 Timothy 1:7-9; Revelation 5:9-10
We affirm that the fundamental purposes of government are to protect human beings from harm, punish those who do evil, uphold civil liberties, and to commend those who do good. The public has a role in shaping and crafting policies concerning the use of AI in society, and these decisions should not be left to those who develop these technologies or to governments to set norms.
We deny that AI should be used by governments, corporations, or any entity to infringe upon God-given human rights. AI, even in a highly advanced state, should never be delegated the governing authority that has been granted by an all-sovereign God to human beings alone.
Romans 13:1-7; Acts 10:35; 1 Peter 2:13-14
We affirm that the use of AI in warfare should be governed by love of neighbor and the principles of just war. The use of AI may mitigate the loss of human life, provide greater protection of non-combatants, and inform better policymaking. Any lethal action conducted or substantially enabled by AI must employ 5 human oversight or review. All defense-related AI applications, such as underlying data and decision-making processes, must be subject to continual review by legitimate authorities. When these systems are deployed, human agents bear full moral responsibility for any actions taken by the system.
We deny that human agency or moral culpability in war can be delegated to AI. No nation or group has the right to use AI to carry out genocide, terrorism, torture, or other war crimes.
Genesis 4:10; Isaiah 1:16-17; Psalm 37:28; Matthew 5:44; 22:37-39; Romans 13:4
We affirm that AI has legitimate applications in policing, intelligence, surveillance, investigation, and other uses supporting the government's responsibility to respect human rights, to protect and preserve human life, and to pursue justice in a flourishing society.
We deny that AI should be employed for safety and security applications in ways that seek to dehumanize, depersonalize, or harm our fellow human beings. We condemn the use of AI to suppress free expression or other basic human rights granted by God to all human beings.
Romans 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-14
We affirm that privacy and personal property are intertwined individual rights and choices that should not be violated by governments, corporations, nation-states, and other groups, even in the pursuit of the common good. While God knows all things, it is neither wise nor obligatory to have every detail of one's life open to society.
We deny the manipulative and coercive uses of data and AI in ways that are inconsistent with the love of God and love of neighbor. Data collection practices should conform to ethical guidelines that uphold the dignity of all people. We further deny that consent, even informed consent, although requisite, is the only necessary ethical standard for the collection, manipulation, or exploitation of personal data—individually or in the aggregate. AI should not be employed in ways that distort truth through the use of generative applications. Data should not be mishandled, misused, or abused for sinful purposes to reinforce bias, strengthen the powerful, or demean the weak.
Exodus 20:15, Psalm 147:5; Isaiah 40:13-14; Matthew 10:16 Galatians 6:2; Hebrews 4:12-13; 1 John 1:7
We affirm that work is part of God's plan for human beings participating in the cultivation and stewardship of creation. The divine pattern is one of labor and rest in healthy proportion to each other. Our view of work should not be confined to commercial activity; it must also include the many ways that human beings serve each other through their efforts. AI can be used in ways that aid our work or allow us to make fuller use of our gifts. The church has a Spirit-empowered responsibility to help care for those who lose jobs and to encourage individuals, communities, employers, and governments to find ways to invest in the development of human beings and continue making vocational contributions to our lives together.
We deny that human worth and dignity is reducible to an individual's economic contributions to society alone. Humanity should not use AI and other technological innovations as a reason to move toward lives of pure leisure even if greater social wealth creates such possibilities.
Genesis 1:27; 2:5; 2:15; Isaiah 65:21-24; Romans 12:6-8; Ephesians 4:11-16
We affirm the goodness of God's design for human sexuality which prescribes the sexual union to be an exclusive relationship between a man and a woman in the lifelong covenant of marriage.
We deny that the pursuit of sexual pleasure is a justification for the development or use of AI, and we condemn the objectification of humans that results from employing AI for sexual purposes. AI should not intrude upon or substitute for the biblical expression of sexuality between a husband and wife according to God's design for human marriage.
Genesis 1:26-29; 2:18-25; Matthew 5:27-30; 1 Thess 4:3-4
We affirm that, as a tool created by humans, AI will be inherently subject to bias and that these biases must be accounted for, minimized, or removed through continual human oversight and discretion. AI should be designed and used in such ways that treat all human beings as having equal worth and dignity. AI should be utilized as a tool to identify and eliminate bias inherent in human decision-making.
We deny that AI should be designed or used in ways that violate the fundamental principle of human dignity for all people. Neither should AI be used in ways that reinforce or further any ideology or agenda, seeking to subjugate human autonomy under the power of the state.
Micah 6:8; John 13:34; Galatians 3:28-29; 5:13-14; Philippians 2:3-4; Romans 12:10
We affirm that AI-related advances in medical technologies are expressions of God's common grace through and for people created in His image and that these advances will increase our capacity to provide enhanced medical diagnostics and therapeutic interventions as we seek to care for all people. These advances should be guided by basic principles of medical ethics, including beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, and justice, which are all consistent with the biblical principle of loving our neighbor.
We deny that death and disease—effects of the Fall—can ultimately be eradicated apart from Jesus Christ. Utilitarian applications regarding healthcare distribution should not override the dignity of human life. Fur- 3 thermore, we reject the materialist and consequentialist worldview that understands medical applications of AI as a means of improving, changing, or completing human beings.
Matthew 5:45; John 11:25-26; 1 Corinthians 15:55-57; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:4
We affirm the use of AI to inform and aid human reasoning and moral decision-making because it is a tool that excels at processing data and making determinations, which often mimics or exceeds human ability. While AI excels in data-based computation, technology is incapable of possessing the capacity for moral agency or responsibility.
We deny that humans can or should cede our moral accountability or responsibilities to any form of AI that will ever be created. Only humanity will be judged by God on the basis of our actions and that of the tools we create. While technology can be created with a moral use in view, it is not a moral agent. Humans alone bear the responsibility for moral decision making.
Romans 2:6-8; Galatians 5:19-21; 2 Peter 1:5-8; 1 John 2:1
We affirm that the development of AI is a demonstration of the unique creative abilities of human beings. When AI is employed in accordance with God's moral will, it is an example of man's obedience to the divine command to steward creation and to honor Him. We believe in innovation for the glory of God, the sake of human flourishing, and the love of neighbor. While we acknowledge the reality of the Fall and its consequences on human nature and human innovation, technology can be used in society to uphold human dignity. As a part of our God-given creative nature, human beings should develop and harness technology in ways that lead to greater flourishing and the alleviation of human suffering.
We deny that the use of AI is morally neutral. It is not worthy of man's hope, worship, or love. Since the Lord Jesus alone can atone for sin and reconcile humanity to its Creator, technology such as AI cannot fulfill humanity's ultimate needs. We further deny the goodness and benefit of any application of AI that devalues or degrades the dignity and worth of another human being.
Genesis 2:25; Exodus 20:3; 31:1-11; Proverbs 16:4; Matthew 22:37-40; Romans 3:23
We affirm that God created each human being in His image with intrinsic and equal worth, dignity, and moral agency, distinct from all creation, and that humanity's creativity is intended to reflect God's creative pattern.
We deny that any part of creation, including any form of technology, should ever be used to usurp or subvert the dominion and stewardship which has been entrusted solely to humanity by God; nor should technology be assigned a level of human identity, worth, dignity, or moral agency.
Genesis 1:26-28; 5:1-2; Isaiah 43:6-7; Jeremiah 1:5; John 13:34; Colossians 1:16; 3:10; Ephesians 4:24


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Four years ago, Irish boxer Paddy Barnes lost to China's Zou Shiming by a score of 15-0 in Beijing. Today in London, Barnes fought his way back into their match to tie Zou at 15-15 — but he still lost. Barnes accepted the decision, but the result might confuse anyone who isn't familiar with boxing's scoring system.
Olympic boxing is like the Ukrainian Parliament, combined with the Illinois governorship, mixed with a Real Housewives show on Bravo: It's chaotic, it's corrupt, and everyone knows it's going to descend into chaos.
These games have seen an Azerbaijani referee and an Azerbaijani official dismissed for negligence and violation of the rules. This after the BBC program Newsnightdocumented an Azerbaijani plot to influence Olympic boxing results.
AIBA, the body that controls boxing, thought it had rooted out the Azerbaijanis on the take, but perhaps a few others were slipped some Manat.
Thus far there have been several overturned decisions in this tournmanet, mostly because referees simply failed to apply the rules. But equally disturbing is the fact that that the rules themselves, even when fairly applied, seem bizarre.
Put plainly, the actions that earn an Olympic boxer points are only tangentially related to the actions that correlate to success in boxing.
Against this backdrop, it seems almost pointless to note that there is a math problem undermining boxing. When glaring injustices abound, when deserving fighters are robbed of victories thanks to the vagaries of perception and definition, who really cares that the formula for computing points is flawed?
I do. And I, and my calculator, seem to be alone in this regard.
The scoring of Olympic boxing depends solely on five referees' perceptions of how many punches a boxer lands. The quality of the punches is irrelevant, only the number matters. There used to be a very stupid way of defining a landed punch; now there is a smarter way. A judge simply notes that punch has landed. Five judges watch each match, and during each round, every judge notes, via computer, the punches he or she sees as connecting.
The question becomes: How do the perception of these five judges effect the boxers' scores? One simple system is to take the five different numbers generated by the judges, throw out the highest number, throw out the lowest number, and average the remaining three. This is known as the "trimmed mean" — it has its strengths and weaknesses, but it is a familiar and more or less equitable system.
Boxing relies on a trimmed mean as a backup option, once another score tabulation process is applied. AIBA, boxing's governing body, has decided to use something called a "similar score." A formula is applied to the five judges' scoring that determines which ones are similar to each other.
The official AIBA documents describe "similar score" this way:
It's confusing, I know — and apparently so did they, because a helpful document the Olympic News Service circulated provided this examples:
"Similar score — the individual scores of the three judges which are closest to each other are taken into account. So, if the five individual scores are 2, 2, 2, 5, 6, the three scores closest to each other are 2, 2, 2. An average of these scores is then taken (2+2+2 divided by three), meaning this particular boxer would be awarded two points for the round."
Which is a terrible example, because of course 2, 2, and 2 are similar to each other. How about these scores: 4, 8, 4, 6, 7.
That's from an actual match I saw. The similar score among them was deemed to be 7. The reason this was a problem is multifold, and I'll get back to it in a second.
As I documented on the air, the "similar score" is deeply, deeply flawed. There are certain situations where an individual judge granting a boxer a higher score would actually result in a lower overall score. Here's my example:
Let's say the five judges give scores of 6, 6, 3, 3, 0.
Under the rules, there is no similar score. So the judges would revert to the trimmed mean, and the boxer would get a 4. But let's say that one of the judges who gave the boxer a 0 changed his mind and gave him a 3. The boxer would then have a similar score and would be awarded a 3 for the round. In other words, if a judge INCREASED his score, the boxer's score would DECREASE.
When I reported this flaw before the games began, it was simply theoretical. Now I know it is affecting decisions in real life. The cluster of scores I presented before — 4, 8, 4, 6, 7 — came in a match between Freddie Evans of Great Britain and Custio Clayton of Canada.
Those were Evans' first-round scores. The similar score was a 7. But imagine, for a moment, that the judge who saw the most number of punches land, 8, actually thought he had seen 10 punches land. In that instance, Evans would have earned a total score of 6 for the round.
So, if a judge had seen more punches land, the boxer would have received a lower score. As it happens, the fight ended in a tie. In a "count back" system, Evans won. Had the bizarre similar scoring method not been used, the Canadian would have advanced to the medal rounds.
The AIBA does not release each judge's scores after every round. It only makes public the final three scores used in its calculation. This makes it impossible to accurately evaluate their process. But the scores after rounds 1 and 2 are displayed inside the boxing arena, and it was from these displayed scores, in person, that I compiled my notes.
To its credit, the AIBA seems to know that its sport is hurting, its scoring is weird, its fan base eroding, and its status as an Olympic sport coming into question. To that end, it is totally revamping the scoring system for the next Olympics. Here's to hoping what they come up with isn't at all similar to the similar score.
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Not only is it legal, but I don't even have to inject it. Instead I just top-dress my feed with it, whatever that means. According to the website there are also no side-effects--though there are side-effects to the beat pulp and alfalfa diet I'll also be switching to over the next few days, and those side-effects primarily involve flatulence. Therefore, if you'll be participating in the ride, I'd advise you to stay off my wheel--which is generally a good idea anyway, since my wheel generally indicates the rearmost point of any cycling event.
Incidentally, the day before the Bicycling Fall Classic is the "VeloFest" at the Velodrome:
Which I won't be attending since my religion forbids me from spending more than 24 hours in the state of Pennsylvania. (It's sad that I need a religion to force me to do something that's basically just good common sense, but I've never been very good at making the thinking for myself.)
And if you're wondering which bike I'll be riding, I'll be going with my racing bakfiets:
Or, if it's raining, my Surly Big Dummy with pontoons and motor assist:
Now that's a smugness flotilla.
Speaking of competition and religion, did you watch that presidential debate? Me neither. That's because I already know who I'm voting for:
We Lobsterites always field a presidential candidate, who is chosen by the almighty Lob himself via his messenger to Earth, the Angel of Choice. This process is a necessity, since until this country finally ratifies a Constitutional amendment allowing lobsters to hold office we are forced to make do with human nominees. The photo above is of the anointed nominee celebrating with the Angel of Choice, and I bid you vote for this man lest your heathen civilization be cast to the bottom of the sea along with the lobster traps.
Anyway, I understand one of the guys in last night's debate is a "Mor-man" (which is like a male mermaid), and as it happens a reader has forwarded me a dedicated Mor-man bike, with actual Mor-man-specific features:
Liahona Mission Disc Mountain Bike (Cool Back Story) - $150 (Burlington)
Date: 2012-10-01, 2:14PM EDT]
The Liahona Mission is a 21-speed mountain bike, well equipped with mechanical disc brakes, a lightweight aluminum frame (21 inch size), Shimano components, and an intriguing back story. The name Liahona, of course, is a Book of Mormon reference. Why a bike with a name that references the Book of Mormon? The story (according to a missionary source) goes like this:
"We have a gentleman from Taiwan who was a convert to the church, and he wanted to be more helpful to missionaries," says [Michael] Spence, a lifelong Mormon who rode a 10-speed Schwinn on his mission 30 years ago, "and he said, 'You know, these bikes are really bad.' " So Spence and the grateful convert created the Liahona Mission Bike, a 21speed mountain bike sold exclusively to Mormon missionaries, also known as elders. Spence assembles the bicycles himself-the frames come from Taiwan, the Shimano parts from Japan. . . Named after a compass in the Book of Mormon, the Liahona's design is based in part on recommendations from elders. Its most Mormon-specific feature is a plastic sprocket guard to keep trouser cuffs oil-free."
It's sort of like FUBU for mormons, a bicycle marketed only to Mormon Missionaries. I am no missionary, but after researching it a bit, I realized what an interesting bike I had. It just had a tune-up, including a full drivetrain overhaul. It is now dialed and ready for your next mission, this neat mountain bike with a cool back story will get you there. You could even ride it over to the polls on November 2nd and tell the Romney supporters all about it. You know, this bike is so reliable you can ride to the polls again in four years when Mitt tries again. Now I am asking $150, but am open to reasonable offers. Please don't hesitate to email me and put "Mission" in the header, or text me at (Five Zero Eight) 801-[deleted]. Thanks!
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I had no idea the need for clean pant cuffs was specific to the Mor-man, and I wonder if they're intrigued by belt drives, as featured on bikes like The Budnitz. By the way, if you were intrigued by The Budnitz and its modest $5,600 price tag, yet you found it too be just a little bit too "titanium-y," then perhaps you'd be intrigued by this similarly swoopy bent beech wood thing, forwarded to me by numerous readers:
This "beautiful bike" is, as the headline says, indeed made from bent beech wood. It is also completely stupid. Consider this passage:
One of the nicest aspects of the design is just how much of the bike is made from wood—even the saddle is hand-crafted from a lump of beech. To keep things simple it doesn't come with brakes, just a pair of carbon fiber wheels and a single-speed drive train.
I assume it lacks brakes since they couldn't figure out how to make them from wood, though it seems fairly easy to me to fabricate a set of V-brakes out of rubber bands and chopsticks. As for the wooden seat, I'd hardly call that good design, though fortunately you can always use a bathmat to keep the splinters out of your ass:
Bath. Mat. Duct. Tape. Good design and good spondee.
Best of all, this wooden piece of crap costs $70,000, which is the equivalent of 12.5 Budnitzes. (Or "Budnii," which is technically the plural of Budnitz.)
Of course, if you prefer something more practical, you can always opt for this bike, also forwarded by a reader:
It features "collision avoidance" via "haptic feedback," and as well as smartphone braking:
First, there's collision avoidance that offers haptic feedback when you're about to slam into something. The bike also works with your smartphone for built-in mapping and "drive by wire" control of your brakes and transmission. The creators hope to offer ubiquitous computing built-in for "data sensing, real-time intelligent tracking systems, dynamic routing, and social integration."
I don't know what "haptic feedback" is, but I wonder if it's as effective as "looking out for shit." Also, half the time my "smartphone" won't even send out a Tweet when I want it to, so I'm not sure I want it in charge of my brakes. Then again, I do hope they make this, if only to hear people say things like, "My smartphone dropped my braking and I flew right over the guardrail. Good thing I was wearing my helment." In any case, I urge you to vote Lobster this year, so we can finally form a cycling equivalent of the Food and Drug Administration that bans electronics geeks and design douches from any projects that are remotely bicycle-related.
This amendment would also ban smug cycling infographics.
Lastly, rest assured I'll get around to judging the Second Biennial Cock-Off just as soon as I can extract myself from beguiling submissions such as this one:
As the entrant points out, this one is unique in that the quill stem is actually longer than the handlebars are wide. Also, I would point out that looks like one of those distance measuring wheels:
(The world's first Spingergy.)
Could be a dedicated surveying bike.


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