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Skip to comments.St. Lucie elections officials suspend recount; tally to continue at 8 a.m. Sunday
Posted on 11/17/2012 8:05:36 PM PST by smoothsailing
By James Kirley, Eric Pfahler
FORT PIERCE The St. Lucie County Canvassing Board suspended its recount of all early voting ballots late Saturday night, saying members would return at 8 a.m. Sunday to complete the job.
The board made the announcement at 10 p.m. that it will continue tabulating write-in and provisional ballots Sunday after counting votes late into Saturday night as supporters for District 18 congressional candidates Patrick Murphy and Allen West watched the process.
Poll workers finished entering in early ballots for all precincts on Saturday evening, but the data has to be put into the computers for the final count. Also, write-ins and provisional ballots had not been counted before the security system at Orange Blossom Business Center was set to go off, Canvassing Board member Tod Mowery said Saturday.
Mowery said the data entry alone could take one or two hours.
Worn down supporters for both camps lingered inside the Orange Blossom Business Center outside the county supervisor of elections' office as canvassing board members and poll workers tabulated more than 37,000 early votes.
Murphy held a nearly 2,000-vote lead against opponent West in the District 18 congressional race.
Murphy attorney Sean Domnick said he was disappointed the votes weren't recounted by the end of Saturday night given that all of the workers were present.
They should have it finished tonight, Murphy attorney Sean Domnick said.
West campaign manager Tim Edson said if the process takes longer, so be it.
Obviously we look forward to seeing the results, Edson said. We've been pushing for this full recount of early voting. But again, there's time to get this finished. We want to make sure it gets done right. Our goal is to make sure people have confidence that this is a fair and accurate counting.
Suspending the recount ended a more than 12-hour day for the board that saw it played out in two different places.
While elections workers fed eight days worth of ballots into tabulating machines, lawyers for the West, Murphy, the St. Lucie County Canvassing Board and Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker were in Circuit Judge Larry Schacks courtroom across town.
The Murphy campaign sought an injunction to stop the recount ordered by the county Canvassing Board Friday night, saying it was illegal. But Schack ruled against Murphys request to stop it.
The ruling pleased attorneys for Allen Wests campaign. It had protested last Sundays partial recount of three days worth of early voting, saying the recount should have included all eight days.
Mr. Murphys papers filed in court today were both procedurally and substantively lacking, West attorney Chris Winkelman said, and for that reason the judge denied his order.
Wests team argued that Murphys campaign had insufficient grounds to argue that the countys canvassing board broke Florida law when it voted 2 to 1 Friday for Saturdays full recount of all early votes.
Domnick disagreed.
There is no allegation that Im aware of, from anybody, of illegal votes or rejection of legal votes, Domnick said. He argued the Florida Legislature passed strick statutes to limits when recounts can be demanded and these had been broken by the Canvassing Board.
Then, were right back to where we were before this statutory scheme was enacted by the Legislature, Domnick said, and thats allowing disappointed parties to henpeck at perceived irregularities and recount and recount and recount.
Judge Kathryn Nelson, the dissenting vote on the Canvassing Board, had been subpoenaed by Murphys attorneys to testify at Saturdays hearing. But she did not testify.
Instead, Schack ruled that Murphys request for an injunction to stop the recount failed to prove irreparable harm.
If Mr. Murphy comes out on the losing end of the recount, he has adequate remedy pursuant to Florida (law), Schack said.
Domnick said that would be to contest the election results in Leon County Circuit Court in Tallahassee.
But Domnick added he didnt expect Saturdays recount of ballots would reverse Murphys lead over West.
There arent enough votes out there to change this, Domnick said after the hearing. Patrick Murphy is the winner.
The recount, of all votes cast in early voting,not just those for District 18, was prompted by a state elections auditor finding a box of 306 early voting ballots Friday that never were counted.
It began at the Supervisor of Elections office on Okeechobee Road shortly after 11 a.m. Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker was hospitalized on Friday and was not at Saturdays recount. Her administrative assistant, Annie Clark, oversaw election workers.
The Canvassing Board has a tight window to finish the recount, as it must finalize results to send to the state by noon Sunday. The state certifies all races Tuesday.
Earlier Saturday morning, Canvassing Board member Tod Mowery addressed a crowd gathered behind a barrier of orange traffic cones that separated observers from machines and election workers. About 100 people were at the elections office by 9 a.m.
Mowery confirmed the 306 uncounted ballots had been noted Friday by state Division of Elections officials visiting St. Lucie County. Later, he said those uncounted ballots contained one or more write-in choices that caused tabulating machines to reject them.
All those ballots were cast on Nov. 1-3, the days which had been recounted last Sunday, Mowery said.
Regardless of what happens Saturday, the Fort Pierce mayoral race should not be affected. Mowery said all ballots had been recounted Wednesday in that close race, which Linda Hudson won over Vince Gaskin.
There was a heavy presence of law enforcement officers at Saturdays recount. Mowery said they were on site because there were open ballots in the room that needed protected.
Last Sunday, during a partial recount of early ballots, tempers flared among some observers when a lone sheriffs deputy ordered the building cleared moments after the Canvassing Board announced Murphy still led in votes.
In addition to observers from both Murphy and West campaigns, there also was a contingent from the U.S. House Administrative Committee at Saturdays recount. One of those observers, Mark Braden, said they had been called to Fort Pierce by the West campaign.
Braden said the District 18 contest was one of about a half-dozen races nationwide to which committee observers had been called.
On Friday, David Drury, head of the Division of Elections Bureau of Voting Systems Certifications on hand for the audit, made a personal recommendation the St. Lucie County Canvassing Board rerun ballots from five early voting days that hadnt been counted last Sunday. The board decided instead to count all eight days.
On Friday, St. Lucie County Judge Dan Vaughn denied Wests motion to order a recount of all 37,379 early ballots. Vaughn ruled he didnt have authority to call for a recount, but said his decision didnt bind the canvassing board from doing what they think is appropriate in these circumstances.
Thanks very much, smoothsailing.
My prayers belong to Col. Allen West!
They can't seem to stop an alarm?
This gives them time to send in the buses of Obama voters to cause a scene.
Good grief.
How many dead folks voted twice?
Allen West Republic
12 minutes ago
UPDATE ALLEN WEST - I asked, how is the being automaticity set, when you guys were here until 2 am on election night.... They're response to me.. We are closing. Sheriff then ask me leave
Allen West Republic
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UPDATE ALLEN WEST - SOMETHING ODD AND FISHY PER @Gary_Galiano - they are shutting the mall down at 11 (an abandoned mall) for the alarm is set automatically at that time. They counted 37k votes in 12 hours but can't count 304 votes in 2 hours. They kept yapping about the deadline and now this. SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN DENMARK FOLKS BE PREPARED. They want to come back at 8am and their deadline is tomorrow by NOON.
I think they will never know the extent of the fraud. Ms. Walker is conveniently in the hospital and they shut down counting because of an alarm. (really lame excuse)
Something smells..I read earlier that they counted 37k votes in 12 hours but couldn't count the remaining "missing" 304 votes in 2 hours time. The alarm excuse stinks to high heaven!
If they were OWS protestors, would the Sheriff order them out? (rhetorical)
Sure does. Stinks worse than the cat litter box right now.
Will the volunteers man a perimeter overnight?
What were the boxes the deputies carried in? What was the deal on ballots claimed to be found in a HS gym?
I hope they don't leave the building/mall...don't leave these ballots!!
Who's watching those ballots?
After what went on in Washington state governor's when they kept finding ballots until the rat candidate was over the top....I don't trust anything these people do.
When does anyone hear of the possibility of a Republican stealing an election?
Your post mentioned Judge Nelson. She has had problems.
Nelson was arrested Oct. 25 after she struck a guardrail several times on the Merrill Barber Bridge in Vero Beach before crashing, according to police reports and a state Judicial Qualifications Commission investigation. She smelled of alcohol, her eyes were glassy and her clothes were in disarray. Nelson identified herself as a judge and refused to perform sobriety exercises.
The State needs to go through the voter records and see how many times SantaBama and H0lder and dead peeps and NYC'ers voted in the county.
Where were the four Star Generals that night?
Not sure. I read about that but have seen no further explanation.
I wonder if Sheriff is kicking them off the property also?
Hard to trust any vote in this County or any other that has no chain of custody to protect the sanctity of the vote.
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Source: Toronto SunThe question is how surprised Gasol is that Calderon, one of the most efficient point guards in the league his 4.74 assists per turnover laps the rest of the league this season is continually being run out of town by fans who want him traded or in the case of last season, actually traded and then brought back when the deal fell through.
It does surprise me, Gasol said. All he cares about his making his teammates better and winning. In the league those guys are hard to find. Guys that just play the right way and get everyone involved and move the ball. They dont care about anything else but winning.
That in a nutshell is Calderon. He is so intent on getting a shot for a teammate that he often passes up good shots for himself which also brings on criticism. That kind of unselfishness would seem ideal in a point guard, but apparently hes not everyones cup of tea.

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INTERPOL Secretary General pays tribute following death of Italian Police Chief
Antonio Manganelli a 'champion' of international police cooperation
LYON, France – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble today expressed his deepest and sincerest condolences following the death of Prefect Antonio Manganelli, Chief of the Italian Police and Director General of Public Security of Italy.
"Prefect Manganelli was a champion of international police cooperation. It was under his strong leadership that Italy played an important role in developing key worldwide anti-crime initiatives and global law enforcement cooperation," said Mr Noble.
It was during Mr Manganelli's leadership that in November 2012 Italy hosted the largest ever INTERPOL General Assembly in the Organization's history, with more than 1,000 delegates from 170 countries, and which was launched by a Ministerial meeting attended by some 100 world leaders.
Italy was also the first country to officially support the INTERPOL-FIFA initiative to fight match-fixing and in January this year hosted a groundbreaking conference which for the first time brought together the Secretaries General of INTERPOL, FIFA and UEFA.
With Prefect Manganelli at the helm of the Italian Police, many other national, regional and global projects were launched, including the creation of Italy's National Centre for Combating Online Child Abuse and agreements to strengthen police cooperation to more effectively combat human trafficking, people smuggling and transnational organized crime.
"Prefect Manganelli was a true public servant who worked to make a difference to all citizens and bring about change for the better. He will be sorely missed by his colleagues and all who knew him," said Secretary General Noble.
"INTERPOL and the world police community haven't just lost a key supporter – they have also lost a dear and valued friend."
"On behalf of the law enforcement community across the world, and the Italian officers at INTERPOL's General Secretariat headquarters, I extend my deepest sympathies to Antonio Manganelli's family and friends at this very difficult time," concluded the INTERPOL Chief.


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Your doctor may also do the following tests:
Blood tests —Blood tests measure the level of thyroid hormones and thyroid antibodies. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism is made if the level of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is elevated and the levels of T4 are low. This means that the thyroid gland is not making enough thyroid hormone.
The presence of thyroid antibodies may also point to autoimmune hypothyroidism, such as Hashimoto thyroiditis. It is not needed to diagnose hypothyroidism. The most common cause of hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroiditis.
Some blood tests done for other reasons may raise concerns about hypothyroidism (such as blood tests that show high cholesterol, anemia, or low sodium). These tests may require follow up appointments with your doctor.
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There's been a major shift of management at Apple. Tony Fadell, Apple's senior vice president of the iPod Division, the man credited with envisioning the iPod in the first place, is quitting his job after a wildly successful run of around 7 years. He will remain on as a personal adviser to CEO Steve Jobs.
Mr. Fadell's wife, Danielle Lambert, is a vice president of Human Resources at Apple and also announced her departure. She will be leaving at the end of the year. The pair is cited by Apple as leaving their positions to "devote more time to their young family."
The move comes at a critical crossroads for Apple's iPod. Nonetheless, the next generation devices such as the iPod touch and iPod nano regularly outsell their closest competitors by broad margins.
Mark Papermaster will replace Mr. Fadell and lead the iPod and iPhone teams, reporting directly to Mr. Jobs. Mr. Papermaster was recruited to Apple after 25 years with IBM, serving much of his time with the company as a Vice President. In a soap-operaesque twist, IBM is suing Apple for the acquisition, which it claims was illegal due to a breach of a non-compete agreement. Apple, however, did not hesitate to appoint Mr. Papermaster to one of its most critical posts.
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO was pleased with the news, stating, "Mark is a seasoned leader and is going to be an excellent addition to our senior management team. Tony and Dani have each made important contributions to Apple over the past eight years. We're sorry to see Dani go, and are looking forward to working with Tony in his new capacity."
While experience obviously trumps education in roles such as these, Apple was quick to point to Mr. Papermaster's academic credentials. He completed a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Texas, and Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Vermont in 1988. He is also cited by Apple to be active with the University of Texas where he is a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Council.
Of course, while Apple may be losing the "father" of the iPod in some capacity, it still has the inventor of the iPhone at its helm -- that's right, Steven P. Jobs. According to the top of Apple's excruciatingly long 371-page patent opus covering the iPhone's user interface, Mr. Jobs was the first inventor to be cited (of 5 individuals).
Now perhaps if Mr. Papermaster and his team can invent a way to convince the iPhone's eccentric inventor to loosen up and allow some of the much requested, and long denied features customers have begged for on the iPhone, to go with some slick new iPods, the good times may be rolling once again.


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The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source, such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem. It provides client accuracies typically within a millisecond on LANs and up to a few tens of milliseconds on WANs relative to a primary server synchronized to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) via a Global Positioning Service (GPS) receiver, for example.
ImageMagick (TM) is a package for the automated and interative manipulation of images. It supports the display and interactive manipulation of images when used with the X Window System. Although the software is copyrighted by ImageMagick Studio, it is available for free and can be redistributed without fee. ImageMagick may be used as a component of both open source and proprietary applications. ImageMagick compiles and runs under Unix, Linux, Windows '95 and later, Apple MacOS, and Compaq VMS. Binary packages are available for most operating systems. Application programming interfaces (APIs) are provided to support development of image processing applications in the C, C++, and Perl languages.
Microweber is a drag-and-drop Web content management system that makes it possible to create Web sites without any programming. You can edit text directly on the site and see the results in real-time rather than having to constantly reload the page. You can also reorder site elements and extend them using custom modules such as galleries and contact forms. Every aspect of your page's elements can be changed, including their skin.
xlife is a laboratory for experimenting with cellular automata. It supports loadable rulesets and palettes, different topologies, and up to 256-state cellular automata. It has rules and patterns for Life, Brian's Brain, Perrier's Loops, Langton's Ants and Loops, Wireworld, E.F. Codd's 1975 UCC automaton, some Prisoner's Dilemma games, and many others. It is very fast for step-by-step mode, bounded grid, and chaotic patterns. It has several unique features: a historical mode, a pseudocolor mode, and n-state statistics. It has been developed since 1989. The modern version of Xlife began its history in 2011.
chan-sccp-b is an extension of the original chan-sccp implementation for the Asterisk soft-PBX. It lets you hook up a Cisco/SCCP Phone to your Asterisk server using the SCCP protocol, which works a lot better than the SIP firmware on the same phone. It provides full phone functionality instead of just a simple SIP channel provider. It offers functionality like shared lines, hotline functionality, guest login, dynamic speeddials, private line automatic ring-down (PLAR), personal softkey configurations, Dundi support, SCCP extended dialplan functions, manager support, and custom device state buttons.


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Aeskulap is a medical image viewer. It is able to load a series of special images stored in the DICOM format for review. It is able to query and fetch DICOM images from archive nodes (also called PACS) over the network. The goal of this project is to create a full open source replacement for commercially available DICOM viewers. It is based on gtkmm, glademm, and gconfmm and designed to run under Linux. Ports of these packages are available for different platforms. It should be quite easy to port It to any platform were these packages are available.
Asymptopia Flashcard System uses Motif and LaTeX to produce, manage, and use attractively formatted flashcards. You load some or all of your "collections" and set the timer for pop-up frequency. The GUI interface and "Collection Manager" make creating and modifying flashcards as simple as pushing a single button. A knowledge of LaTeX is only required when entering special symbols.
BALLView is an extensible viewer for bio-molecular structures. It provides all standard models and offers rich functionality for molecular modeling and simulation, including molecular mechanics methods (AMBER, CHARMM, and MMFF94 force fields), continuum electrostatics methods employing a Finite-Difference Poisson Boltzmann solver, secondary structure calculation, molecular editing and docking. Since BALLView is based on BALL (the Biochemical ALgorithms Library), it is easily extensible on the level of C++ code. In addition, it provides a Python interface with Integrated Development Environment features to allow interactive rapid prototyping.
BioCoRE is a collaborative work environment for biomedical research, research management, and training. It features easy-to-use tools, among them co-authoring papers and other documents, running applications on supercomputers, sharing molecular visualization over the Internet, notifying project team members of recent project changes by email, chatting, keeping a lab book, and other practical features.
Bioconductor is a set of packages for R (a GPLd statistical data analysis language) which focus on bioinformatics data analysis, especially gene expression arrays (Affymetrix, cDNA spotted arrays). There are tools for statistical normalization, differential expression, genomic visualization, and biological annotation. Future work includes implementation and development of better statistical methods, distributed computing, visualization, and extensions to related high-throughput laboratory assays. The primary developers are research statisticians.
A demo program containing many integer sorting algorithms.
A Java library supporting FTPS (FTP over SSL) and SFTP.


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I cant seem to get videos to display in my forum. But check out a video of Demar from last season and the watch a new interview from this year. Demars teeth are straight and much whiter. Also you can visibly see how much Demar has filled out. His shoulders and traps are much bigger.
Here to hoping Demars enhanced looks off the court will provide him confidence on the court.
*sry I couldn't provide this vids dudes.


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Trade call to finalize deal at league level at 7 p.m.; will become official after
Kendrick Perkins:
Wow that was 1 crazy trade today. Are you serious Rudy Gay is right there under KD, Lebron, Kobe, and Melo. #badtrade
Funny to me how we always complain about FAs not wanting to come to Toronto, yet we just traded away a guy in Jose, who truly loved the city, and Ed Davis, who is apparently crushed about having to leave.
I am for the Gay deal, but essentially it is about hoping Gay and Lowry play very well with their starting spots, and more responsibility offensively. It is a risk. I just hope it works out.
I'm seeing a lot of mixed reactions on this site. Hah.
Do we now have the best dunking trio in the league now in Ross, Derozan and Gay? The only others I can think of are Griffin/Deandre Jordan/other or Westbrook/Durant/other.
Unsure of future...
I mean easily one of the better dunking trios in the league, actually, I can't think of any other, but, wow, Jose and ED......
I hope Colangelo gets fired soon...
BC needs to be fired. This is a rash decision that's going to fuck us over for the next 3 years at the very least. This is a fucking stupid deal.
I am not looking forward to watching the Raptors with the Lowry (terrible decision maker and can't run the offense) along with Demar and Gay (who can't play together), Bargs (who needs the ball doesn't want to rebound or play help D) and Jonas. Seriously this is going to be a train wreak.
The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority. - Martin Luther King
Eric Smith @Eric__Smith
"The fans have been with me since day 1, so it's tough to leave." - Calderon, choking back tears, before he left the arena. #Raptors #RTZ
Feel for Boss Davis. Such a good kid. Hope recognize him for what he is in Memphis.
Poor Eddy dont worry the organization will be back for you buddy enjoy the playoffs youngin!
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Two MIIS Alumni Start "Local Catch Monterey," a Community-Supported Fishery
August 4, 2011
Many Monterey residents are regular subscribers to "shares" of local farm products through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Every week or so consumers get a share of seasonal crops from farmers participating in the CSA through their membership or subscription. The advantages for the farmer include reliable demand and increased early-season cash flow. For the consumer, a steady supply of fresh food and introduction to "new" produce are just a few of the rewards. Both benefit from the connection between farmer and family.
Alan Lovewell (MAIEP '10) and Oren Frey (MAIEP '11) are working on establishing what could be described as a CSA of the sea -- "Local Catch Monterey." People would buy a "share" in the catch and in return collect a supply of fresh local seafood every week or every other week. "We are currently making a list of community members to present to the waterfront community to demonstrate the support for a Community Supported Fishery here in Monterey," says Alan Lovewell. Their concept is an exciting and timely new twist on the "local food" movement.
To learn more about the project or to sign up, visit localcatchmonterey.com.


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Seriously Playing the high octane run up and down the floor Nuggets team then facing the sharpshooting Knicks the night after? Not easy this is the home game so I like our chances, last time Lowry owned Ty Lawson and got everything he wanted off him so he has to show up tonight. Denver is a good team but they have a lot of knuckleheads and bad ft shooters which worked in our favor last time. When Lucas steps into play tonight which one will we see? against the Pelicans he lit it up 5-5 from distance lets hope he kept that hand in the toaster oven and can deliver something again tonight.
Strategies to expect?
-Give the ball to Rudy Gay
-Hack-a- Mcgee
-lots of Zone
Seriously of the 2 games today and tomorrow, this is the more winnable, even if we do match up pretty well against New York, its good to go 1-1 even better to go 2-0.
Game notes
-Casey is worried the enthusiasm over the dunk contest is making Ross forget his game "We need his shooting and defense on the wings, I fear he has been practising his dunks too much. I understand that it is important for a young guy like him however."
-Bargnani didnt practise at all last yyesterday flu still pretty bad gametime decision tonight


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While the jury is still out on whether monkeys deserve human rights, one thing's for sure -- they're good at controlling robotic arms. In the past, humans have been able to control a computer mouse with brain signals. In more recent DARPA grant research, prosthetic arms have been implanted in humans with basic control from electrodes on skin or electrodes implanted in muscle. However, without directly interfacing with nerves, preferably near the brain, it is impossible to gain the fluid motion that human limbs have according to the current line of thought.
Researchers at Caltech recently made breakthroughs in repositionable neural probes, which will help such brain connections be made. Now, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University have taken the next step and for the first time ever have showcased the use of one of these nerve interfaced limbs with a nonhuman primate.
The researchers selected monkeys for the study due to their anatomical similarities to humans and their strong capacity to learn. In the experiment, two Macaque monkeys were initially allowed to play with a joystick to get the feel for the basic capabilities of their new mechanical arm. The arm featured shoulder joints, an elbow joint, and a two-fingered grasping claw.
Afterwards, a grid of electrodes the size of freckles were implanted just beneath the monkeys' skulls on their motor cortex. The grid contained 100 electrodes and was placed on a section of the brain known to signal hand and arm movements. Each electrode connected to a separate neuron, and the signals ran back out of the brain via wire to computers for processing.
The device collected the firings on the neurons and used it to generate a movement response which was sent to the arm. The monkeys quickly learned from this biofeedback how to perform basic arm movements. Within several days the monkey needed no assistance. Sitting motionless they moved the arm like a normal limb, using it to delicate pick up small objects like grapes, marshmallows, and other chewy nuggets which were held in front of them. Over two-thirds of the time the goodies found their way to the hungry little monkeys' mouths.
The monkeys learned to approach the morsel with an open "hand", to close the hand, and to slowly release as they bit into it. They shocked researchers showcasing advanced movements, such as using one finger to pick up a sticky item by poking it, keeping the hand open. They also would bring their arm by their mouth to lick clean, and would use it push morsels of food dangling from their mouth back in. Researchers wrote that these were "displays of embodiment that would never be seen in a virtual environment".
Dr. Andrew Schwartz, a professor of neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh and senior author of the paper on the research states, "In the real world, things don't work as expected. The marshmallow sticks to your hand or the food slips, and you can't program a computer to anticipate all of that. But the monkeys' brains adjusted. They were licking the marshmallow off the prosthetic gripper, pushing food into their mouth, as if it were their own hand."
The new paper, released in the online journal Nature, is coauthored by Meel Velliste, Sagi Perel, M. Chance Spalding and Andrew Whitford. The paper demonstrates that human brain-controlled prosthetics while not affordable in cost or difficulty, are technically feasible, or within reach.
Says expert Dr. William Heetderks, director of the extramural science program at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, "This study really pulls together all the pieces from earlier work and provides a clear demonstration of what's possible."
Another expert, Dr. John P. Donoghue, director of the Institute of Brain Science at Brown University commented that the paper is "important because it's the most comprehensive study showing how an animal interacts with complex objects, using only brain activity."
One major problem that remains is that brain electrode grids currently fail within months for unknown reasons. Furthermore, the system is cumbersome and needs calibration. Also, so far a safe wireless interface has not been demonstrated, necessitating wires through the scalp. However the researchers are striving ahead, looking for solution to each of these problems.
Dr. John F. Kalaska, a neuroscientist at the University of Montreal in an accompanying article in the Nature journal says that once the bugs have been resolved, researchers may be able to find other areas of the brain to give the limbs even more delicate response. Kalaska says such possible future systems, "would allow patients with severe motor deficits to interact and communicate with the world not only by the moment-to-moment control of the motion of robotic devices, but also in a more natural and intuitive manner that reflects their overall goals, needs and preferences."


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Visualization of Protein Ligand Graphs (VPLG) uses a graph-based model to describe the structure of proteins on the super-secondary structure level. A protein-ligand graph is computed from the atomic coordinates in a PDB file and the secondary structure assignments of the DSSP algorithm. In this graph, vertices represent secondary structure elements (SSEs, usually alpha helices and beta strands) or ligand molecules, while the edges model contacts and relative orientations between them. The graphs can be visualized, written to a database, and saved in a text-based file format.
Hypercube is a graph visualization tool for drawing DOT (graphviz), GML, GraphML, GXL and simple text-based graph representations as SVG and EPS images. It comes with a Qt-based GUI application and a Qt-independent commandline tool. Hypercube uses a simulated annealing algorithm to lay out the graph, which can be easily parameterized to achieve the desired look.
Pythonect is an experimental general-purpose dataflow programming language based on Python. It provides both a visual programming language and a text-based scripting language. The text-based scripting language aims to combine the quick and intuitive feel of shell scripting with the power of Python. The visual programming language is based on the idea of a diagram with "boxes and arrows".
A minimalist news reader.
Some chemistry-related programs for the GNOME desktop.


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Shingles usually begins with an unpleasant itching, burning, tingling, or painful sensation in a band-like area. The skin rash of shingles begins to appear 3-4 days after you notice these skin sensations.
The prodromal period is the time about 3-4 days before the rash actually occurs. During this time, you may have the following symptoms:
- Fever
- Muscle aches
- Fatigue
- Anxiety, nervousness
Discomfort in the skin, usually on one side of the face, torso, trunk, back, or buttocks. The discomfort may feel like:
- Numbness
- Itching
- Burning
- Stinging
- Tingling
- Shooting pain
- Electric shock
- Sharp pain
- Extremely sensitive to even light touch
The period of active shingles begins when you first notice a rash in the same location where you felt the skin sensations:
- The rash begins as a reddish band or individual bumps in a line.
- The bumps develop fluid-filled centers.
- Over the course of 7-10 days, the bumps begin to dry and crust over.
- You may continue to have pain and/or itching in the area of the rash; the pain may be severe.
- If the rash develops on the side of your nose or elsewhere on your face, you should contact your doctor right away. This can signal that your eye is affected.
The rash of active shingles should be gone within a week to a month. About 20% of people continue to have pain and discomfort after the rash has healed. This syndrome of pain in the area of the previously infected nerve is called postherpetic neuralgia. It can be severe and debilitating.
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Reacting to Canadian credit union executives touting the benefits of paying tax, several U.S. credit unions told Credit Union Times they will continue to support efforts to protect their tax-exempt status.
Gene Blishen, general manager at Mount Lehman Credit Union in Canada and William Azaroff, director of business and community development at Vancity, a financial co-operative in Canada, recently said if credit unions in the U.S. paid tax, they would have more influence on the political process.
"I don't know if you can be at the table if you don't pay the tax and the tax isn't onerous. You can advocate for a smaller tax and that brings the whole advocacy process into place but I believe that if you're not paying taxes, I don't think those doors will be open for those types of discussions," said Blishen at the CU Water Cooler Symposium last week in Nashville, Tenn.
"If the thing that says we can't do business lending is taxes then ... pay taxes, get that off the table and do this because it's important work," said Azaroff. "What do you need to do to be useful to suffering economies? That's the thing that boggles me looking at the States."
Azaroff said the U.S. has been through worse economic times compared to Canada but American credit unions are more worried about taxes.
"You guys have been through much worse times than we have and here's this engine of economic development spread across your country and instead the conversation is about taxation," he said.
"This 'Don't Tax My CU' thing – to me that like hit me over the side of the head like a hammer – like whatever you do, if we're at the point of engaging members with our tax status, we've got nothing left to talk about. That to me is mind-bogglingly crazy," he added.
Jim Blaine, president of the $26.7 billion State Employees' Credit Union in Raleigh, N.C. disagreed with Azaroff and Blishen.
"Canadians aside, taxation of credit unions is a 'red herring' issue. This is the classic 'have you stopped beating your wife yet' question," he told Credit Union Times.
"Rather than seeking ways to diminish credit unions, Congress should stay focused on the true financial task at hand – proscribing, and hopefully prosecuting, the continuing egregious corruption and criminality endemic in the banking industry over the last decade. Let's not get distracted with where the true problems lie in the American financial system," Blaine added.
The $54.4 billion Navy FCU in Vienna, Va. told Credit Union Times that it continues to support NAFCU's position on credit unions' tax-exempt status.
"Navy Federal is proud to provide the service, products and convenience that help our more than four million members manage their finances and achieve financial success. We support NAFCU's position on why the tax exemption for credit unions benefits consumers, businesses and the economy," said a statement provided to Credit Union Times.
"Their 2012 Tax Exemption Study highlights these benefits and solidifies the reasoning on why the tax exemption for credit unions should remain."


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Sea rescue pair seriously ill
A woman and a nine-year-old boy are seriously ill in hospital after being rescued from the sea.
Police said they were called after a report of the pair being taken from the water at Woolacombe Beach in north Devon amid "heavy" surf conditions in the region.
Both were unconscious when they were rescued by lifeguards from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
The woman, who is in her late forties, and the boy were flown by RAF helicopter to North Devon Hospital.
They are "seriously ill", Devon and Cornwall Police said.
A statement from the force added: "The police are on scene and obtaining key witness accounts. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
"The surf conditions were heavy today and the RNLI have dealt with a number of incidents in the north Devon area."
A spokeswoman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "The Chivenor search and rescue helicopter, the Mortehoe Coastguard Rescue Team and Woolacombe Lifeguard, together with Devon and Cornwall Police, responded to a call, received by Swansea Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre at 1445, that a person had got into difficulties and had been pulled from the water at Woolacombe.
"It transpired that two people - a woman and a child - had been pulled from the water and were in need of immediate medical assistance.
"They were airlifted to North Devon District Hospital."


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Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2000-2010 -- Concatenated Data [United States] (ICPSR 27542)
Alternate Title: JRFC Concatenated Data
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC) collected basic information on facility characteristics, including size, structure, security arrangements, and ownership. It also collected information on the use of bedspace in the facility to indicate whether the facility was experiencing crowding. The JRFC included questions about the type of facility, such as detention center, training school, ranch, or group home. This information was complemented by a series of questions about other residential services provided by the facility, such as independent living, foster care, or other arrangements. JRFC used four modules to collect information on the physical health services, educational services, substance abuse treatment, and mental health treatment provided to youth in these facilities. These four modules were not always collected each year. While not evaluating the effectiveness or quality of these services, the JRFC gathered important information about the youth the services were directed toward and how the services were provided. The census indicated the use of screenings or tests conducted to determine counseling, education, health, or substance abuse needs, and also examined prominent issues about conditions of confinement, including the restraint of youth and improper absences from the facility. The JRFC has been administered biennially since 2000, in even-numbered years. The census reference date is the fourth Wednesday in October.
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One or more files in this data collection have special restrictions ; consult the restrictions note to learn more. You can apply online for access to the restricted-use data. A login is required to apply.
The data are restricted from general dissemination and are only available through remote access using the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data's Restricted Survey Documentation and Analysis (RSDA) system. Users interested in accessing these data through NACJD's RSDA system must complete a RSDA Data Use Agreement form and specify the reasons for the request. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal.
Any public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2000-2010 -- Concatenated Data [United States]. ICPSR27542-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-03-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27542.v2
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Subject Terms: census data, correctional facilities, educational needs, group homes, health care services, juvenile detention, juvenile offenders, juveniles, mental health services, pregnancy, substance abuse treatment, vaccines
Smallest Geographic Unit: state
Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (state), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- 2000
- 2002
- 2004
- 2006
- 2008
- 2010
- 2000-10-25 (fourth Wednesday in October 2000)
- 2002-10-23 (fourth Wednesday in October 2002)
- 2004-10-27 (fourth Wednesday in October 2004)
- 2006-10-25 (fourth Wednesday in October 2006)
- 2008-10-22 (fourth Wednesday in October 2008)
- 2010-10-27 (fourth Wednesday in October 2010)
Universe: Juvenile residential facilities in the United States holding at least one juvenile for an offense on the census reference date in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010.
Additional information about the JRFC and other national juvenile corrections data collections sponsored by OJJDP is available from the National Juvenile Corrections Data Resource Guide.
Individual years of data from the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP) and Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC), a complement to the CJRP data, are available through enclave access. Users interested in utilizing the enclave data must complete an Application for Use of the ICPSR Data Enclave. Additional data in the CJRP Series, JRFC Series, and the Matched CJRP/JRFC Series are available through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data's Restricted Survey Documentation and Analysis (RSDA) system. Users interested in accessing these data through NACJD's RSDA system must complete a RSDA Data Use Agreement.
Sample: The inclusion criteria for facilities in the census were: the facility must house persons under the age of 21 who were charged with or adjudicated for an offense, and were present in the facility on the reference date because of that offense. JRFC did not capture data on adult prisons or jails, nor did it include facilities that are used exclusively for mental health or substance abuse treatment or for dependent children.
Mode of Data Collection: mail questionnaire
United States Bureau of the Census questionnaires
Response Rates: Not available.
Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Performed consistency checks.
- Created variable labels and/or value labels.
- Standardized missing values.
- Created online analysis version with question text.
- Performed recodes and/or calculated derived variables.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
Original ICPSR Release: 2012-04-20
- 2013-03-08 Additional years of data (JRFC 2008 and JRFC 2010) have been added to the JRFC Concatenated Data.
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On March 25, President Obama added five new national monument jewels to America's enviable crown of treasured public lands. These lands forever protect the historic places of our nation and its environmental and scenic legacy. They include the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers Monument in Ohio, the Harriet Tubman House in Maryland, the First State National Monument in Delaware, the San Juan National Monument in Washington, and the Rio Grande Del Norte in New Mexico.
The Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico reflects the Obama administration's renewed effort to balance conservation with development of our public lands - a goal that requires leadership from the president and the continued engagement of indigenous people in efforts to protect our shared human heritage.
In protecting Rio Grande del Norte, President Obama preserved public lands with extraordinary economic, cultural, environmental and recreational value for our children and grandchildren. The designation came at the behest of local businesses, sportsmen, elected officials, community leaders and New Mexico's congressional delegation, and importantly, with the support of affected tribes.
A resolution approved earlier this year by the Taos Pueblo reads in part: "The people of Taos Pueblo have for centuries been important Earth stewards honoring the interconnection of all life in the Rio Gorge and surrounding plateau and mesas. [The] National Monument will ensure that these public lands will be conserved and enhanced for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations of all species."
Local tribes also supported the president's protection of Chimney Rock National Monument in Colorado last year. The site holds great spiritual significance to Pueblo and other tribal communities. Every 18.6 years, during a phenomenon known as a "major lunar standstill," the moon is framed by twin stone spires as seen from the Pueblo Great House site. The site is essentially a celestial calendar; the archaeological record shows that periods of construction at Chimney Rock took place during those lunar standstill years.
Native people across the Southwest hold strong ties to their surrounding environment and rely on public lands like Rio Grande del Norte and Chimney Rock to meet cultural, spiritual, economic and subsistence needs. These landscapes include sacred sites and lands of great ecological value. They also fuel local tourism economies and support jobs dependent on heritage tourism and access to outdoor recreation.
The president used his authority to declare these new national monuments under the Antiquities Act after significant public input from the local communities. These presidential designations had local and tribal support, and the president wisely used his authority to make these designations in our national interest.
Deborah J. Gangloff, Ph.D., is president and CEO of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.


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March 19, 2013
At 7:06 p.m. Rome time March 13, white smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signaled that a pope had been chosen. About an hour later, the 266th pope, a quiet man wearing a shy smile and simple white vestments, emerged from behind the curtained doorway of the second story of St. Peter Basilica.
To many onlookers that day, the name Jorge Mario Bergoglio brought much excitement but didn't quite ring a bell. So who exactly is Pope Francis? Here are some details to get you better acquainted with the new Bishop of Rome.
He has a sense of humor.
At a dinner with the cardinals at Casa Santa Marta the day of his election, the characteristically humble Pope Francis kept the mood light, joking with them about their choice to elect him. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York told the National Catholic Register, "When the secretary of the state toasted to him, he toasted back to us and said, 'I hope God forgives you.'"
He is a universal man.
He is a cardinal born and raised in Argentina, a country at "the ends of the earth," as he put it. He is the son of middle-class Italian immigrants. He is fluent in Italian, Spanish and German. He was a university professor. He is the first Jesuit ever to be chosen pope. He studied in Chile, finished his doctoral studies in Germany and has authored various books. He's held various leadership positions and quickly climbed Church ranks when he became a bishop in 1992. Even so, this prince of the Church has become known more specifically for his servant's attitude (during a visit to a hospice in 2001, he washed and kissed the feet of 12 AIDS patients).
"If you look at his background, it's far reaching at several points," said Marlon de la Torre, diocesan director of Children's Catechesis and Catechist Formation. "If you have a compass, he's going north, south, east, and west… It's a microcosm of everything. As a universal Church, he is a universal man."
He is down to earth.
The story of Pope Francis' habit of riding the bus to work, living in an unpretentious apartment, and cooking his own dinners as archbishop of Buenos Aires has spread quickly. His actions during his first few days as pope indicate Francis will continue practicing the spirit of poverty that he preaches.
On March 13, New York's Cardinal Archbishop Dolan told the National Catholic Register that the newly elected pope rode the minibus with the cardinals back to the Santa Marta residence rather than riding in the papal car — a Mercedes-Benz with the license plate "Stato Vaticano 1." The pope also declined wearing the usual papal fittings — an elegant gold pectoral cross and ermine-trimmed red mozzetta (cape) — opting instead to wear a simple white cassock and the cross he used as a bishop. Indeed, L'Osservatore Romano reported that Pope Francis has been known to say, "My people are poor and I am one of them."
Father Jonathan Wallis, diocesan director of Catechesis finds this simplicity impressive. "There seems to be a great personal humility and also a real focus toward the Church's mission," he said.
He connects with his people.
During his announcement to the world on Wednesday night, Pope Francis spoke familiarly and conversationally with the crowd in attendance, addressing them, "Brothers and sisters, good evening!" and asking them to pray for him, before bestowing his apostolic blessing on them. "His request to the people for silent prayer to invoke God's blessing on his new bishop was unheard of and stunning," reflected L'Osservatore Romano in an editorial.
De La Torre agrees, "The fact that he asked for everybody to pray for him first before he gave his apostolic papal blessing to everybody, that speaks volumes. What man would be able to calm hundreds of thousands of people at St. Peter's square to pray in silence for him? That's very revealing of how he's going to handle and lead the Church…. That's a servant of the servants of God."
Then the next morning, Pope Francis stopped by the residence he stayed at during the conclave and paid his bill, picked up his own bags, and personally greeted the attendants and housekeeping staff before heading off. The same day, on his way to the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray to the Virgin Mary, he stopped to wave hello to a group of high school students, wrote John Thavis, a Vatican watcher and author of The Vatican Diaries.
He defends our faith.
There's a misconception that clergy with a strong sense of social justice sometimes offer weaker support for and promotion of Church teaching and morality. Pope Francis brings a strong social justice background, but De La Torre says if people were expecting him to budge on traditional Church teaching, they're wrong. His track record shows that he is pro-family, pro-life, and opposes liberation theology, homosexual marriage, and abortion.
In 2010, he spoke out vehemently against the Argentinian government, which passed legislation giving same-sex couples the right to marry and to adopt children.
"As it's his responsibility, there has to be a connection between the present day and the apostles," said Father Carmen Mele, OP, diocesan director of Hispanic adult catechesis and director of the diocese's School of Lay Ministry. "We are facing tremendous challenges of relativism, and he has to oppose them. The fact that he has defended the teachings of the Church amongst great criticism from the president of Argentina indicates that he will fulfill this primary responsibility of keeping the Church on the course of the true faith that has been handed down from the apostles and from Jesus."
He walks the talk.
Bergoglio chose the name Francis after the popular saint known for his keen dedication to poverty and peacemaking. It's a fitting papal name for a man who for the second time (His first? When he became cardinal in 2001) encouraged his fellow Argentinians to stay home instead of celebrating his installation Mass in Rome, asking them instead to donate the money they would have spent to charity. He is described as a man who would teach his parishioners to go out and live their faith, and would do just that himself.
As archbishop, he made frequent trips to Buenos Aires' shantytowns where he visited with local parishioners, wrote Sergio Rubin in his biography of Bergoglio, El Jesuita. Rubin wrote that as cardinal, Bergoglio "set up a direct telephone so that priests could call him at any hour with a problem. He would stay overnight in a parish, helping a sick priest, if it was needed."
"If you want to find an example of somebody immediately evangelizing without using words, well there he is, by his actions he's already fostering conversion to the whole world," De La Torre said.
To many onlookers that day, the name Jorge Mario Bergoglio brought much excitement but didn't quite ring a bell. So who exactly is Pope Francis? Here are some details to get you better acquainted with the new Bishop of Rome.