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for several Porsche models including the Cayman and Boxster.
Fisker Automotive says that the Karma will have an all electric range of 50
miles and that its full range will be 350 miles. Over its entire gasoline
assisted 350 mile range, Fisker claims that the Karma can achieve a fuel
economy rating of 100 MPG.
The Karma is a high-end hybrid sedan and Fisker expects to sell 15,000 of
the cars annually, with more than half of the sales coming from Europe. That
makes a European manufacturer for the Karma a good fit. Fisker does say that it
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Much like the Tesla Roadster that went
into production in March, the Karma is an attractive hybrid with
performance roots. Fisker says that the Karma can reach a top speed of 125 mph
and can hit 60 mph in under six seconds.
Motor Trend says that it is estimated that 800 orders for the Karma
have already been placed overseas and that 44 distributors have signed up here
in America to sell the car. The Karma is expected to hit dealerships in America
in Q4 2009 as a 2010 model and be available in Europe in early 2010.
DailyTech reported in January 2008 that the price
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Small but mighty: What's true on land might also be true in the ocean.
Recently, scientists unveiled the first photographic evidence that a cigar-shaped shark less than 2 feet long — known as the cookiecutter shark — bit one of the oceanic giants 10 times its size — the great white shark.
Yannis Papastamatiou, a marine biologist in the division of ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, was one of the authors of a study published in the January issue of the journal Pacific Science, which describes the cookiecutter shark's bite wound near the mouth of a great white found in the waters off Guadalupe Island in the Pacific.
The cookiecutter shark, named for its characteristic bite that is unique among sharks, scoops out a neatly round piece of flesh from its prey.
"They have a fairly distinct skull and musculature and are really evolved to scoop these circular bites out of animals," Papastamatiou said. "There is no other shark with a similar adaptation."
The sharks also have tiny upper teeth and lower teeth that "look like a picket fence with razor sharp edges," said Christopher Lowe, a professor at California State University and another author of the study. This allows their upper teeth to sink in as their lower teeth dig and twist out their victim's flesh.
But then, they are done.
"Their strategy is not a kill — they are just getting one bite," Papastamatiou said. They do feast on a number of species, though, and have left bites on dolphins, whales and tuna. They ingest squid and small fish whole.
In 2009, a man doing an inter-island nighttime swim in Hawaii got bit, and people drowned at sea have been found with bites.
The sharks also have taken chunks out of submarines and oceanographic equipment.
"Think of it like a buffet table for a cookiecutter. They take bites out of everything," Lowe said, adding that the documented bites have increased, he suspects, because the sharks' increased access to feeding has allowed them to reproduce faster.
But the cookiecutters are still an elusive breed, and fairly hard for scientists to study because they generally hang out in the deepest part of the ocean (over half a mile down) and come to shallower waters only at night, which is likely their most active feeding time.
As Papastamatiou explained, cells in their belly produce light to match moonlight, which makes them disappear in a predator's eye. However, they have a dark band behind their head that a predator mistakes for a ring of tiny fish. And that might be how a cookiecutter deceptively lures bigger sharks and other animals toward it, then shocks them with its own bite before sneaking away, Papastamatiou said.
"The cookiecutter moves around pretty fast. We don't know how (the other shark) responded. It was more than likely a startled response. It's got to be fairly shocking."
But the wounds do heal, and so far, they haven't been known to cause long-term damage to victims, although Papastamatiou said there might be an immune system consequence, particularly in animals such as swordfish, which can be covered with bites if they are not entirely eaten.
And cookiecutter bites on fish caught and sold at a market do detract from the fish's value, Papastamatiou added.
"They actually do have some economic impact. At fish auctions, the market value of the fish goes down with cookiecutter bites."
The challenge for scientists now is to study the cookiecutters while they are in attack mode, since they mostly have been caught accidentally in fishing nets.
"My dream is to detect them and track them in the wild," Papastamatiou said. "We've developed a lot of theories about how they behave, but to be able to find them is really the hard part."
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There are two different paths for this team to take.
Terrence Ross - excellent option on drive and kicks. he has the ability to get his own shot. can rebound from the guard position
Landry Fields - good cutter, solid rebounder, capable defender. above average passer/facilitator
Ed Davis - would thrive on ducks ins - put backs. being the primary option when Lowry driving causes the defense to suck in. excellent help defender (allows wings to gamble a bit on passing lanes)
Jonas Valanciunas - can space the floor with this 15ft jumper, allow Ed to operate. developing post up game. excellent help defender (allows wings to gamble a bit on passing lanes)
who goes? Amir and DeMar
Terrence Ross - excellent 3pt shooter both as catch and shoot and coming off screens
DeMar DeRozan - excellent mid range coming off screens
Amir Johnson - screen and roll (20ft shot) rolls hard. Great chemistry with Jose.
Jonas Valanciunas - screen and roll (15ft shot) rolls hard. sets hard screens
The main difference between Jose and Kyle is who you go after in the trade and free agent market as well. Some likely targets (though we likely won't get them) for this summer would/should vary greatly depending on who runs the show.
For a small forward, if you keep Kyle you want Andre Igoudala. A two way player and facilitator from the wing position.
With Calderon you should aim for someone like Danny Granger. Good defender, great shooter.
PF for Kyle would benefit greatly from someone like Pau Gasol.
PF for Calderon someone like Millsap could save 10 million and be extremely useful.
In a game with the teams comprised of
Lowry/Ross/Iggy/Gasol/JV vs Calderon/Ross/Granger/Millsap/JV I honestly don't know who would win or who even really had an advantage. But the decision at the point needs to be made before the trade deadline. The days of just acquiring assets are over. A direction needs to be picked BEFORE we go looking for assets/talent upgrades, because it alters the kind of players that would thrive there. Think Lakers acquiring Steve Nash and Dwight Howard then running Princeton? Brooklyn acquires Crash, and Joe Johnson and then opts to play at a slow pace?
It sounds from a few sources like there is quite the internal debate going right now about who to keep? I don't think one way is more correct than another. I do think attempting to have the best of both worlds will ultimately dilute both directions resulting in yet more mediocrity.


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John Dearing, managing director of the McLean, Va.-based Capstone Strategic, a growth consulting firm, will discuss acquisition or external growth is a tool for any organization, regardless of the industry, according to NACUSO.
The online session will take place from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT Oct. 22.
Attendees will learn key concepts to consider when structuring mergers and acquisitions such as new ideas for strategic growth, acquisition as a growth strategy, developing strategic criteria, and tools for exploration and execution of an acquisition, NACUSO said.
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Fingerprint technology to boost fight against maritime piracy
VICTORIA, Seychelles – With the collection and transmission of evidence essential in the ongoing fight against maritime piracy, specialist fingerprint collection and transmission equipment has been provided by INTERPOL to the Seychelles law enforcement community.
The Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) has been installed as part of the European Union funded Critical Maritime Routes Law Enforcement Capacity Building in East Africa (CRIMLEA) project implemented by INTERPOL's Maritime Piracy Task Force.
At the AFIS inauguration, Seychelles Minister for Home Affairs and Transport Joel Morgan said the system – which has already led to a number of identifications - added another level to policing efforts in both national and international investigations.
"Criminals who involve themselves in people smuggling, drug trafficking, piracy or frauds cannot be tackled in isolation. Transnational criminals use technology to their advantage, but today we are also better equipped to assist our allied law enforcement agencies in the fight against such crimes," said Mr Morgan.
The inauguration was also attended by Lindsay Skoll, British High Commissioner to the Seychelles, Geneviève Iancu, French Ambassador, and Seychelles Police Commissioner Ernest Quatre.
Praising the Seychelles for their proactive role in fighting this form of crime, INTERPOL's Executive Director of Police Services, Jean-Michel Louboutin said the new equipment would greatly facilitate the work of the police.
"Piracy is a complex form of transnational crime because of the many players involved and the difficulty in gathering and processing evidence in a challenging maritime environment," said Mr Louboutin.
"Fingerprints taken from crime scenes and compared to those held in databases has been and remains one of the most effective means of identification.
"Strong international cooperation with a collective, practical approach is the only way to combat maritime piracy effectively, and sharing information such as fingerprints is an essential part of this," added Mr Louboutin, pointing to the recent successful transfer of two of several pirates by EU NAVFOR to the Seychelles as a result of fingerprint identification via INTERPOL.
On 19 February 2013 the fingerprints of nine suspects captured on the Indian ocean by a Dutch ship under EU NAVFOR, were sent to INTERPOL. A comparison against the global database revealed a match with two individuals who had been among five pirates arrested in December 2012 by a Belgian ship, also under EU NAVFOR and whose fingerprints had been provided to INTERPOL.
The three-year (2011 – 2013) CRIMLEA project, worth EUR 1.6 million, is to enable national law enforcement agencies to combat maritime piracy and armed robbery on the high seas through effective proactive investigations, specifically by reinforcing their forensic and investigative capacities.
Between September 2012 and May 2013, more than 160 law enforcement personnel from five countries in the region underwent training in a range of areas including crime scene investigation, criminal data analysis and financial crimes investigation.
The aim of the CRIMLEA programme is to enhance the capacities of the seven countries of the East African coast – Djibouti, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Yemen – in combating maritime piracy in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.


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For sophomore effort, Harper's aspirations lofty
Reigning NL ROY arrives at Nationals camp with main goal a World Series title
By Joey Nowak / MLB.com
VIERA, Fla. -- Time stops for no man, but it hardly even slowed for Bryce Harper in his rookie season.
It began April 28 in Los Angeles, when Washington's top prospect doubled off pitcher Chad Billingsley in his debut, flipped off his helmet on the way to second base, mohawk on full display. On it went, television appearance after autograph request, through his first All-Star Game and all the way to the Nationals' first playoff appearance. Harper reached unprecedented levels for a teenager in the big leagues, winning the National League Rookie of the Year Award six lightning-quick months later.
It wasn't until around that time in November that the phenom finally got to unwind. Harper spent time with his family -- his brother, Bryan, is also in the Nationals' organization -- and his dog, which are of great importance to him. He admitted he tuned out of the playoffs once the Nats were eliminated in stunning fashion by the Cardinals in Game 5 of the NL Division Series in Washington.
"No," Harper said. "College football."
But Thursday, Harper returned to the environment he was thrust into just under a year ago. Lights and cameras around him, dirt beneath his spikes. One of a handful of must-see, worth-the-price-of-admission players in baseball. And one heck of a premier to follow up on.
"I'm still that young guy out there," said Harper, now 20. "I'm still going to play the same game I play, 120 percent every single day I'm out there. If I'm hurt, on my deathbed, it doesn't really matter. I'm going to go out there, work hard and play the game the right way."
We may never have seen a teenager in baseball quite like Harper. He became one of just 17 players since 1893 younger than 20 to qualify for the batting title. Harper recorded the most bases (254) and extra-base hits (57) of any teenager, as well as the second-most walks (56), home runs (22), stolen bases (18) and runs (98) of any teenager.
And yet it's impossible to know what's in store for 2013. Harper arrived at camp Thursday noticeably bigger and stronger in the upper body (and mohawk in fine form), saying he's weighing in at about 230 pounds with the expectation he'll drop to around 220 by Opening Day. He'll likely have a new position (left field) due to the signing of Denard Span, and perhaps even a new spot in the batting order, depending on how Davey Johnson envisions slotting Span, Jayson Werth, Harper and Ryan Zimmerman.
"It really worked pretty well last year, with Jayson and Harp [batting first and second] because pitchers had to use everything they had and they threw a lot of pitches to the first two guys," Johnson said. "And I know Zim really liked that and the rest of the guys in the lineup, because they'd see the whole repertoire."
Surely, any transition Harper undergoes will be no more difficult than the one he made after he was drafted out of the College of Southern Nevada, where he played primarily catcher.
"I know I'm not going to the bullpen," Harper joked about the potential change of scenery. "I started out [in left field] last year. So it's just another spot, trying to make some plays, throw some guys out. And just hit. That's the biggest thing. As long as I'm in the lineup, I'm hitting, doing anything I can do to help this team. That's good for me."
Harper will have the luxury of 139 games and nearly 600 plate appearances under his belt when he presumably takes the field in Washington on April 1 against the Marlins. There were plenty of firsts last season, including becoming the only player under the age of 20 to steal 18 bases and hit as many homers.
There was also Harper's first slump: after batting .307/.390/.553 in his first 40 games, he hit .204/.273/.290 in his next 55. But he sorted things out, ending the season on a torrid pace to finish .270/.340/.477. This year, Harper said, the primary objective is to win a World Series. And Johnson knows the young outfielder is imperative to the Nationals' chances.
"Bryce is Bryce," Johnson said. "He's a gamer. He's all-in. But one thing, he's smart. He's a student of the game. I'm sure that's not going to change. He knows what they're trying to do and he studies film, and he's more prepared this year. I thought he went through a little down period [last season] and then came back, and that kind of experience is invaluable."
Joey Nowak is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @joeynowak. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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With General Motors hanging on the verge of bankruptcy, one nation which may be critically affected is Germany. Home to Opel Motors, a huge GM European subsidiary, the nation has much to lose if a deal to spin off Opel and separate it from the troubled GM fails. However, despite strong interest between top potential bidders -- Canadian parts supplier Magna and Italian automaker (and partial owner of Chrysler) Fiat -- the window to cut a deal is fast closing.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an emergency session after 12 hour talks between Germany and the U.S. concluded with no deal. Germany blames GM and the U.S. Treasury for souring talks. The talks saw Germany seeking to shield Opel from a GM bankruptcy, making it a more viable takeover target, but it found that GM and the U.S. aren't very willing to do that. Mr. Steinmeier still has hope for a deal, stating, "[I will] urgently ask that attention is directed at Opel in the coming hours."
Meanwhile GM heads towards a likely bankruptcy on June 1, despite an eleventh hour deal with bondholders. The success came after last minute moves by the U.S. Treasury to sweeten the deal for bondholders. In addition to allowing them to both trade their $27B USD in bonds for a 10 percent stake in the company, it allowed them the chance to buy 15 percent of GM's stock at a greatly discounted price -- the extra incentive is what won them over.
However, the Treasury Department believes GM's problems are too hard to solve outside bankruptcy. The Treasury Department also believes that it must take ownership of the company to solve its problems -- it will have a 72 majority percent stake in the company, post-bankruptcy, in exchange for the bailout loans and the money it will spend on the bankruptcy.
The bankruptcy will be the largest industrial bankruptcy in the nation's history.
Unlike GM in the U.S., its European holdings -- Opel and Vauxhall -- are slight more solvent, with enough liquidity to continue operations through the fall. Germany hopes that a deal will remove Opel from GM during bankruptcy. If it succeeds Opel may fetch a handsome price.
Magna Chairman Frank Stronach poured fuel on a potential bidding war fire, saying his company had significantly boosted the amount of capital it was able to offer for an acquisition. A 300M € ($418.3M USD) offer by Magna was already rejected. Still, Magna is considered the leading candidate, though Fiat remains in serious contention. A dark horse is China's Beijing Automotive Industry Corp, which made an offer, which was rejected as too vague. It could return at any time with a more concrete offer if it desires.
Opel employs 25,000 Germans. GM (U.S.) employs about 90,000 and recently gave its U.S. employees an early paycheck in preparation for the uncertainty of bankruptcy.


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of reckoning for Research In Motion has arrived. The long-awaited BlackBerry
PlayBook tablet hits store shelves today in the United States and Canada.
reviews for the tablet -- which lacks a dedicated email, calendar, and contacts
app -- have
been quite lackluster. (Example: The New York Times' David
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must be skating season in hell.") The reviews have been so lukewarm that
RIM's co-CEO's went
on the defensive last week to try to stem the flow of bad press. They
know that the PlayBook might be the Canadian company's last chance to win
consumers over, before RIM follows Palm into the sunset.
Reuters reports that about 20,000
stores will stock the PlayBook, and that it will also be sold directly to
PlayBook is launching in a Wi-Fi-only version today. It is available at Best
Buy in 16GB, 32GB,
an 64GB versions,
which are priced at $499, $599, and $699 respectively. According to Reuters,
cellular-enabled PlayBooks are slated for mid-year.
Apple's iPad dominated 2010 by moving almost 15 million units, a poll by Reuters of
18 analysts predicts that RIM will move 3 million PlayBooks in the same time
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not going to be in the same league as the iPad," IDC Analyst Al Hilwa
told Reuters. "The question is will it sell more than the
[Motorola] Xoom but less than the [Samsung] Galaxy."


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Top prospects Cole, Taillon key to defining Bucs' future
Heralded young arms provide dynamic optimism for next Pirates chapter
By Richard Justice / MLB.com
"They're two guys who can help move this organization forward," general manager Neal Huntington said.
Inside the home clubhouse, there are similar sentiments.
"They have it all," Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen said.
How's that for a couple of powerful endorsements? They're referring to Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon, two of baseball's best pitching prospects, crown jewels of the Pirate farm system. The duo top the Pirates' list of Top 20 Prospects.
Somewhere down the road -- perhaps later this season, maybe next season -- the Pirates believe they'll be hugely important in putting the finishing touches on turning around baseball in Pittsburgh.
Now it's just a matter of when. This season? Next season? Stay tuned.
"I think they're going to let us know when they're ready," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said.
There's a good chance it'll happen this season. Cole, 22, finished the 2012 season at Triple-A, Taillon at Double-A. Neither was overmatched. Both have blazing fastballs and a solid catalog of secondary pitches.
In 49 Minor League starts, Taillon is averaging 9.5 strikeouts and 0.5 walks per nine innings. In 26 starts, Cole is averaging 10.5 strikeouts and 1.5 walks.
Taillon, 21,was taken out of The Woodlands High School (Texas), with the second overall pick of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. Cole, 22, was the first overall pick the next year, out of UCLA.
Both are getting long looks this spring, although the Pirates have veteran starters in front of them. Cole could start the season at Triple-A, Taillon at Double-A. After that, it'll come down to need and who is performing better.
"Our bar is pushed a little higher," Huntington said. "In the past, it was getting them to the big leagues as quickly as we could when they were ready. Now it's about getting them to the point where they can help a team in a winning environment."
Taillon has the added bonus of starting for Team Canada against Team USA on Sunday.
Both players admit to being thrilled about the possibilities. They both know what's expected of them and what it would mean to be part of the team that got the Pirates back to the playoffs for the first time since 1992.
"I think we both feel it," Cole said. "I try not to get too excited. I try to treat it like it's routine and take care of the process. That's really a cliche, but it's one of the hardest things to do. There's a lot of hype and expectations, but we've got to stay focused."
Taillon feels the same way. Good pitching translates at all levels, but it comes down to consistency and approach and confidence.
"It's a cliche, but I just want to keep getting better and more consistent," Taillon said. "I want to get to the point where I still give my team a chance to win one of my bad games. That comes with being consistent in your delivery point and going out there every fifth day."
The Pirates have come so far and improved so much the last two years that it would be silly to make it about two people. Huntington has made one good decision after another. His roster is dotted with a nice mix of young talent and solid veterans, from 24-year-old Starling Marte in left field to 30-year-old Russell Martin behind the plate.
The Pirates, who won 57 games in 2010, have 72 and 79 victories the last two seasons. They faded badly at the end of both, but the progress is obvious.
"We've gotten to taste it, touch it, feel it, taste it," manager Clint Hurdle said.
The Pirates drew 2.09 million fans last season, and amid the sellout crowds and come-from-behind victories, there was a sense that it was only a beginning.
After an offseason in which Huntington added catcher Russell Martin to the everyday lineup, real growth is likely to come from within, from Marte and outfielder Jose Tabata and right-hander James McDonald and others.
But the Pirates have two special pitchers on the horizon, two pitchers capable of defining a franchise for years to come. Huntington said this is "absolutely" the most optimistic he has been about one of his teams, but there appears to be even better days ahead.
"Those are two dynamic arms that are going to make the difference at the top of a rotation," Hurdle said. "We're very excited about their future."
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Improving Indoor Air Quality in Winter Months
After decades of neglect by the homebuilding industry, indoor air quality is finally getting some much-deserved airtime. It even has its own nickname: IAQ. Building scientists and progressive architects and builders now focus on air quality as a standard design factor, planning for things like all-season ventilation, reduction of pollutants and safe use of combustion appliances. The same measures can help keep your IAQ in good shape in the winter and throughout the year.
Winter is Worst for Air Quality
If you have one of those smart-aleck dads who, upon finding a door left open in winter, would comment, "What're you trying to do, heat the outdoors?" you already have an idea of why air quality suffers most in the winter. Most homes are built with no means for bringing in fresh air apart from open doors and windows. In older homes, window leaks and other openings supply a small but constant air exchange with the outdoors—perhaps the only advantage of a poorly weather-sealed home. In newer, more airtight, homes, bathroom and kitchen vent fans routinely send air out of the house, while nothing is letting fresh air in. This not only reduces the effectiveness of the fans, it also means that moisture and pollutants (not to mention odors) are trapped inside the house in higher concentrations during the winter. Compounding the problem is the fact that we seldom go outside during the wintertime.
"Eliminate, Isolate and Ventilate"
This phrase is commonly used by building pros to summarize the steps for improving IAQ. An expanded version goes something like this: Eliminate unnecessary chemicals and other pollutants in and around the home; Isolate any pollutants that you can't eliminate to keep them out of your living space; Ventilate the home effectively to rid the living space of pollutants and excess moisture, and to bring fresh air inside. (Too much moisture is bad for you and your home because it promotes mold growth, among other problems.)
How to Eliminate…
Chemical pollutants are everywhere in the modern home, from our paint to the carpet to cleaning supplies. There are far too many to list (or even categorize) here. But as a general rule, paying closer attention to product labels and spending a little more time seeking "healthier" products is one of the easiest ways to reduce air pollution in your home. For example, choose low- or no-VOC paint (and other finishes) when appropriate for the application. Carpeting, textiles and furniture can also be found with materials that contain little or no known pollutants, such as formaldehyde and various chemical treatments. Conventional cleaning products are another common source of household pollutants that affect our air quality. And as obvious as it seems, it's worth mentioning the worst pollutant people often bring into their homes: cigarettes.
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Practically speaking, some pollutants must be diverted rather than avoided altogether. Two biggies in this group are radon and exhaust from gas-burning appliances. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that emanates from the ground at varying rates all over the world. By building a house over the ground, you're effectively trapping radon and forcing it to stay for dinner. The US EPA considers radon the no. 2 cause of lung cancer (after cigarettes) in the country. Fortunately, it's easy to deal with radon; the basic remedy involves a lining of plastic covering the crawlspace or dirt basement floor, under which a series of pipes hooked up to an outdoor fan continuously sucks out the air and sends it above your house. This is not, however, a do-it-yourself project.
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Mesa Verde National Park fire management staff plans to implement three pile burns throughout the park in January and February.
The burns will take place on Chapin Mesa with one large pile near the "four-way intersection" in the vicinity of park headquarters, one large pile near the Morefield sewer lagoons in Morefield canyon and 50 small piles near the park entrance. The objective of these burns is to consume the existing accumulation of woody material from past fuel reduction projects.
Fire crews removed encroaching vegetation in order to aid in the management of wildland fires and also to help the structural fire crew in its efforts to protect park buildings. The project followed guidelines of the National Fire Protection Association's "Firewise Communities" program, and was developed and funded through the Wildland Urban Interface Initiative in cooperation with the National Fire Plan.
It is estimated that it will take two to three days to complete ignition and clean-up operations of the piles.
Smoke impacts for all three projects are expected to be minimal. However, visitors to the park may encounter smoke on the roadway during the Chapin Mesa pile burn and near the park entrance.
The burns will only take place when weather and smoke dispersal parameters are met. For further information concerning these burns, please contact Keith Krause at 970-529-5062 or Steve Underwood, Fire Management Officer at 970-529-5049.
Comments sought on livestock plan
The National Park Service is looking for public comment on ways to protect native vegetation and cultural resources from cattle and horses that trespass in the 52,000-acre preserve.
Among alternatives are methods of keeping livestock out of the park, returning them to the owner or selling them at auction.
"Livestock has been documented out-competing native wildlife for water, damaging facilities and creating confrontations with park staff and visitors," Betty Lieurance, a park spokeswoman, said in a statement.
There are currently 100 to 150 horses in the park and on its borders, Lieurance said. Ten to 20 head of cattle roam the park at a given time, she said.
The public is invited to comment on the proposed plan to reduce threats to natural and cultural resources, people and facilities.
Public comment is welcomed during drafting of the plan, now under way, and again after the release of the environmental assessment being done as required by the National Environmental Protection Act.
People who comment should be aware that information identifying them may be made public.
First-phase comment must be received by Feb. 28. Comment may be made at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/meve or mailed to Trespass Livestock Management Plan, P.O. Box 8, Mesa Verde National Park, CO 81330.


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About 50 people attended an unusually lively meeting for Durango School District 9-R on Friday, where Lisa Schuba, principal of Animas Valley Elementary School, apprised the board of the schools quest for International Baccalaureate authorization.
Schuba said Animas Valley is more globally minded as a result of adopting the International Baccalaureate model.
Weve really seen a change, she said. Were celebrating our growing diversity. We have more students qualifying for free and reduced lunch, and more Spanish speaking students, which is amazing.
Schuba said more students from poor families had enabled the Animas Valley to hire a full-time English as a second language teacher with federal funding and pointed to its backpack-lunch program, which feeds hungry students.
In terms of academics, Schuba said the state has praised Animas Valley for its student growth.
Our only gaps are in special populations, she said. Were exceeding state expectations for academic growth in math and reading. Were only approaching expectations in math with free- and reduced-lunch students.
In other action:
Superintendent Dan Snowberger presented board member Julie Levy, who is a spokeswoman for BP, a plaque honoring BP for its $116,000 donation supporting Durango Discovery Museum and Durango Nature Studies to advance science, technology, engineering and math education.
BPs donation comes on the heels of another grant from the Katz Family Foundation for $150,000, which among other things will support district schools seeking International Baccalaureate certification, enable teachers to develop better models of student assessment, and underwrite El Diablo, Durango High Schools student newspaper.
The board discussed National Clearinghouse Data, which showed the number of Durango High School students enrolled in college the first year after graduating exceeded the state average.
In 2004, only 58 percent of DHS graduates went on to college, whereas in 2010, 73 percent enrolled in college.
Snowberger told the board only 64 students out of 264 who graduated in 2012 would have met tougher graduation standards that the board is aiming for. The new standards would set a goal for students to score 21 or higher on the ACT college entrance exam, maintain a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, and successfully complete two or more advanced-placement classes or the equivalent.
Remember, weve set high bars. Were exceeding the state average. But thats not necessarily good enough for us, Snowberger said.


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Guns and Colonists, 1773-1775 [United States] (ICPSR 3573)
Principal Investigator(s): Oberly, James, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Tausig, Benjamin, University of Michigan
This data collection is a supplement to the study AMERICAN COLONIAL WEALTH ESTIMATES, 1774 (ICPSR 7329). It contains data on the the number, types and values of firearms and blade-edge weapons, and the number of servants and slaves, owned by 919 decedents having resided in 21 colonial counties. Demographic information includes age of decedents and the date the probate inventory was taken.
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Oberly, James, and Benjamin Tausig. Guns and Colonists, 1773-1775 [United States]. ICPSR03573-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-08-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03573.v1
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Subject Terms: American Colonies, eighteenth century, firearms, historical data, history, indentured servants, personal wealth, slaves, weapons, wills
Smallest Geographic Unit: county
Geographic Coverage: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York (state), North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, United States, Virginia
- 1773--1775
- 1969--1976
- 2002
Unit of Observation: individual probate inventory
Universe: 919 probate inventories issued mainly between 1773 and 1775 for decedents from 21 United States colonial counties.
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Sample: The sample design aimed to ensure representativeness. Contiguous counties were grouped into units of approximately 20,000 wealth-holders, out of which a representative county was drawn based on the number of wealth-holders in each county. The cases in the sample were then weighted, first to reflect the age distribution of the total population, and then to take into account those individuals who did not have their estates probated. Please refer to the codebook for ICPSR 7329 for further information in regard to sampling.
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Jones, Alice Hanson. AMERICAN COLONIAL WEALTH: METHODS AND DOCUMENTS (NY: Arno Press, 1977), 3 vols.
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PHOENIX The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating almost 1,300 miles of streams in Arizona, New Mexico and four other states as protected habitat for the endangered Southwestern willow flycatcher.
The small, insect-eating songbird migrates to Mexico and Central America during winters and breeds in and around U.S. riparian areas. It became a federally endangered species in 1995.
The critical habitat covers nearly 209,000 acres but doesnt automatically establish those areas as preserves. It does, however, ban destruction or adverse modification of these lands for projects conducted or authorized by the federal government. Adverse modification typically means activity that destroys the lands value for the endangered species.
The protected habitat also includes California, Colorado, Utah and Nevada along rivers including the Rio Grande, Gila, Virgin, Santa Ana and San Diego.
Protection of critical habitat for this tiny, unique bird could make a crucial difference to its survival, and also gives urgently needed help to the Southwests beleaguered rivers, said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director for the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity.
This is the third designation of critical habitat for the flycatcher.
The first designation 599 river miles in 1997 was challenged by the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association. That resulted in protection of 730 miles in 2005.
Although the designation was for more acres, the Center for Biological Diversity argued that it failed to consider hundreds of miles of rivers identified in a scientific recovery plan for the flycatcher.
Last week, the Fish and Wildlife Service designated 208,973 acres along 1,227 miles of river as protected critical habitat for the flycatcher.
According to a 2007 survey, there are about 1,299 territories spread across the species range, with substantial populations on the upper Gila River and middle Rio Grande in New Mexico, Roosevelt Lake and the lower San Pedro in Arizona, and numerous scattered locations in California.
The flycatcher breeds in streamside forests of Southern California, southern Nevada, southern Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Within this range, the flycatcher has lost more than 90 percent of its habitat to dams, water withdrawal, livestock grazing, urban sprawl and other causes.
Meanwhile, some stakeholders are applauding U.S. Fish and Wildlifes decision to exclude a stretch of the Rio Grande as critical habitat for the songbird.
Almost 75 miles of the lower Rio Grande were left out of the designation. The area is home to a project that regulates and controls the rivers water for use by the U.S. and Mexico.
Audubon New Mexico, the Elephant Butte Irrigation District and a federal water commission say the exclusion actually helps strengthen long-standing collaborations aimed at restoring this stretch of the river. The groups have a plan for restoring more than 500 acres in the area.


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if it continues the team will lose faith in him
if it continues the team will lose faith in him
Lottery, here we come!!!!
Amir was so gd gassed that he literally fell on his face trying to get back and fouled Richardson for the And-1 in the process. Just unbelievable.
Anyone got sam mitchell's number?
just kidding lol
"Stay steamy"
- Kobe
Our 1st round pick this year gone for a 2 year Lowry lease with NOTHING to show for it.
Trade Calderon and bargnani so casey can no longer play them. Its like he wants to lose, "Valanciunas is playing too good so i think i won't put him in the 4th quarter. Oh and also i won't play T Ross cause he's a rookie but still a better defender than jose." Wtf is wrong with this guy? my grandmother could have made better subs, fuck this.
Calderon's productivity on the offensive court ooutweighs that of his deficiencies on D. No need to go blaming him. He's going up against Holiday who's playing like an all-star. Is there a better backup PG in the league that's even close to Jose? I don't think so.
I agree, Casey was out-coached by Doug Collins. By playing small, Philly managed to open up the court for Holiday who by the way, was very impressive. Some things I would have wanted to see ...
(1) Take Jose off Holiday. This one is simple. Jose is slow footed and he has a hard time getting over screens. Lowry would have put more pressure on Jrue. Although Lowry had a pretty bad shooting night and looked a bit slower than usual (which is expected), his defense was pretty good, chasing guys off the screen.
Leading to ...
(2) Pick and roll coverage: With Lowry on Holiday, the big would not have to over commit on Holiday, which would help prevent the line drives. I would have also tried trapping Jrue off the pick, make another guy create. You can't let a guy walk into your defense knowing he has 3 campers and 1 roll man.
(3) I would have taken Amir out very early in the fourth quarter. Ride the hot hand. It's not like Valanciunas is slow footed. He's actually a better match-up defensively than Bargnani.
(4) I would have kept feeding it to Derozan in the post. He had a terrific 2nd half but they went away from him in the last 3 minutes.
We got exposed hard today letting Calderon and Bargnani guard the pick and roll - then scrambling after to get to 3 designated campers.
This one is tough ....
I dont create controversies. Theyre there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.
-- Charles Barkley
Its another dumb loss cause of stupid adjustments. Had casey put on a lineup of
we would've won
I could see the matchup between Calderon and Holiday as a nightmare from a mile away. I have no idea why Lowry didn't start the game. I'm confident he would have done a better job at guarding Holiday. If Lowry loses his starting role again, after coming off injury, what message are we sending to him as a team that he should build a future with?
All i want to know is why he brings out a lineup of 2 pg's? That lineup sucks so hard.
"Stay steamy"
- Kobe
JV wouldve done a better job than Bargnani.
Also, we did not NEED offense in the 4th, we needed Defense! Calderon shouldve been out and the line up shouldve OBVIOUSLY been:
You play ross earlier in the 4th to see if he is in the mood to play Defense, if so you keep him in, otherwise DM would replace him and overall you have the most important things when maintaining a lead:
Perimeter Defense
Slashing + foulshot making
3pt desperation kickout
and tall interior presence.
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Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth (8th- and 10th-Grade Surveys), 2009 (ICPSR 28402)
Alternate Title: MTF 2009 (8th/10th Grade)
Principal Investigator(s): Johnston, Lloyd D., University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Survey Research Center; Bachman, Jerald G., University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Survey Research Center; O'Malley, Patrick M., University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Survey Research Center; Schulenberg, John E., University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Survey Research Center
These surveys of 8th- and 10th-grade students are part of a series that explores changes in important values, behaviors, and lifestyle orientations of contemporary American youth. Students in each grade are randomly assigned to complete one of four questionnaires, each with a different subset of topical questions but containing a set of "core" questions on demographics and drug use. There are more than 450 variables across the questionnaires. Drugs covered by this survey include amphetamines (stimulants), barbiturates (tranquilizers), other prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, tobacco, smokeless tobacco, alcohol, inhalants, steroids, marijuana, hashish, LSD, hallucinogens, cocaine, crack, ecstasy, methamphetamine, and injectable drugs such as heroin.
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Study Description
Johnston, Lloyd D., Jerald G. Bachman, Patrick M. O'Malley, and John E. Schulenberg. Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth (8th- and 10th-Grade Surveys), 2009. ICPSR28402-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28402.v1
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: alcohol, attitudes, crime, demographic characteristics, drug education, drug use, educational objectives, family background, gender roles, high school students, human behavior, lifestyles, prescription drugs, religious attitudes, self esteem, social change, tobacco use, values, youths
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 2009
- 2009 (Spring)
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Enrolled 8th- and 10th-grade students in the contiguous United States.
This study was conducted by the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.
In 2005, two of the questionnaire forms had a new version of the race question. It included Hispanic as one of the categories in addition to Black and White. For 2009, all four forms had this new version for the race variable.
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A user guide is provided with the study documentation. It contains two year-to-year cross-time question indices for the MTF 8th- and 10th-grade surveys. The first is sorted by subject area and the second is sorted by question location.
Frequency and percentage distributions displayed in the 2009 codebooks are unweighted, rather than weighted by variable V5 as they had been in previous years. This change was made to simplify both the production of the codebooks and their interpretation by the analyst.
MTF does not release detailed geography codes in its public use files because of the disclosure risk it would cause. The MTF sample is drawn to generate representative samples of the four Census Bureau regions of the country (Northeast, Midwest, South, and West), but it does not generate representative samples of smaller geographic areas such as states, counties, or cities. For additional information about data that is withheld from the public use files please contact MTF directly at email@example.com.
Sample: A multistage area probability sample design was used involving three selection stages: (1) geographic areas or primary sampling units (PSUs), (2) schools (or linked groups of schools) within PSUs, and (3) students within sampled schools. Of the 72 PSUs, 8 were selected with certainty, 10 were selected with a probability of .50, and the remainder were selected using a probability based on their 2000 Census household count. In schools with more than 350 students in the grade, a sample of students or classes was drawn. In schools with less than 350 students in a grade, all students were asked to participate unless logistical challenges required a sample be taken. Each school was asked to participate for two years so that each year one-half of the sample would be replaced. Schools refusing participation were replaced with similar schools in terms of geographic location, size, and type of school (e.g., public, private/Catholic, private/non-Catholic). For the 8th-grade survey, schools with less than 20 8th graders were excluded from the sample. For the 10th-grade survey, schools with less than 25 10th graders were excluded. The participation rate among schools has been between 66 and 80 percent since the inception of the study.
Weight: Each of the eight parts contains a weight variable, V5. They were originally varied by school but were modified to protect respondent confidentiality. Users should use the weight variable for all analyses, the results of which will differ slightly from published data tables that used original data.
Mode of Data Collection: on-site questionnaire
Response Rates: The student response rates for the 2009 8th- and 10th-grade surveys were 88 percent and 89 percent, respectively.
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:
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Restrictions: Users are reminded that these data are to be used solely for statistical analysis and reporting of aggregated information and not for the investigation of specific individuals.
Original ICPSR Release: 2010-10-27
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Freedom FCU Offers Assistance to Victims of Local Payroll Scam
The $256 million Freedom FCU of Bel Air, Md., is reaching out to local businesses that may need to finance tax payments after a local payroll service firm allegedly pocketed payroll taxes.
AccuPay, a payroll firm also headquartered in Bel Air, was closed Feb. 27, according to reports in the Baltimore Sun, after two clients filed suit claiming AccuPay had collected nearly $400,000 combined in payroll taxes but failed to send them to the government. President/CEO Rose Ann Lambert said Freedom is offering its financial assistance to help these businesses pay unexpected expenses to meet state and/or federal government payroll tax withholdings for remittance to the IRS.
"Freedom is committed to being a good neighbor and giving back to the Harford County community by helping whenever possible in financial matters during this challenging time," she said in a release.
Freedom FCU has a community charter that serves Harford County. The 31,100-member credit union has five branches.


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Wine Tasting in Lucca unmistakable aroma and colour in a restaurant for ceremonies in Tuscany
Wine tasting in Lucca is one of the unmissable activities organized within our walls, proud to testify and spread the great historical tradition of Tuscan wines.
Symbols in the field all along, our territories are able to create products of the highest level and celebrated with awards in the Lists of renowned restaurants abroad, such as the "Circus" by Maccioni, in Manhattan. Red Sangiovese and Merlot, and White Vermentino and Sauvignon, with the sweet Vin Santo closing the series, are some of the glories of our area, mentioned in the guides by Veronelli, Bolaffi, and Dallas.
Wine Tasting in Lucca, travel in style with the restaurant for ceremonies in Tuscany. The restaurant for ceremonies in Tuscany is the perfect setting to experience a tasting of top quality oenogastronomy, with a cellar boasting the best local and national foods and wines.
The courses are aimed at groups both large and small, and will be flavoured by bruschette seasoned with extra virgin olive oil from our hotel. The tastings in Lucca can continue along the Strada del Vino, the wine road, touching the cellars of Tenuta Valgiano, Montechiari and Colle Verde farms, Terre del Sillabo and Sardi Giustiniani.Wine tasting


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About half of all Indonesians live on less than two dollars a day. Employment growth has been slower than population growth. Public services remain inadequate by middle-income standards, and health indicators are poor. The island is also one of the most disaster-prone nations in the world.
Our work
- Economic opportunity: Providing technical assistance, training and financial services to microfinance institutions throughout the country and helping spice farmers earn more income
- Health: Raising awareness and supporting mothers to practice and promote exclusive breastfeeding
- Water: Improving sanitation and hygiene in crowded urban areas with a mobile sludge removal service
- Disaster preparedness: Identifying and mapping areas at risk and helping those communities plan, train and practice how to respond when disasters occur
- Emergency response: Maintaining a response team ready to quickly deploy and provide immediate relief to survivors during the critical first months after a disaster strikes
All stories about Indonesia
Indonesia: Kedai Balitaku provides employment
Mrs. Anik joined Kedai Balitaku Aceh — Mercy Corps' Child Nutrition Program that helps vendors sell healthy foods to children — in December 2009.
Indonesia: Helping the baby get better
My name is Muhammad Rizal. I'm working with Mercy Corps as the Marketing Officer for a nutrition program called Kedai Balitaku in Aceh Province, Indonesia.
Indonesia: Now it's time to trade
"Going to shop for your everyday needs — rice, vegetables, fruit, fish, meat, spices, various food...please visit PASAI TANI!"
Indonesia: Let the children enjoy the world
It is almost midnight here in Ambon, Indonesia. I'm about going to sleep but I realized that I haven't visited the Mercy Corps Blog today. Since morning I was too busy at the office completing some work and didn't have any chance to do my everyday ritual — reading the blog.
Indonesia: My six years with Mercy Corps
It has been raining all night long; even when I heard my alarm rang at 6 a.m. sharp, the rain was still pouring outside. I couldn't think of anything more than staying under my blanket and trying to sleep again. I wish today was the weekend but, unfortunately, it's not.
Indonesia: Humble heart for Haiti
Indonesia: A woman's touch
In the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami five years ago, the once-bustling village of Klieng Meuriah — like hundreds of villages in Indonesia's Aceh province — was gone. Its buildings were shattered, its homes reduced to rubble and belongings washed away.
Indonesia: I am here, Boss
Her name is Marhamah, but people call her May. She is not yet 32 years old and already has three children. Her youngest child is seven-month-old girl who is breastfeeding.
Indonesia: The hands that rock the cradle
I often wonder how a single city could be so extremely diverse, both economically and socially, as my hometown, Jakarta.
Indonesia: Helping Padang's families build back better


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When it comes to the world of video games on the PC, some of the most popular games available are MMORPG titles. These same titles also offer the most profitability for the game studios thanks to monthly subscriptions and intense fan bases for the titles.
Blizzard recently launched the second expansion pack for the wildly popular World of Warcraft MMO called Wrath of the Lich King. Blizzard officially acknowledged this week that Lich King has broken the sales record to become the top selling PC game ever in its first 24 hours of release.
Lich King sold a whopping 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours of availability. Interestingly, the previous first place for day one sales was the first expansion pack for World of Warcraft called The Burning Crusade.
The subscriber base for World of Warcraft is massive at 11 million players globally making the title the crown jewel in the Blizzard games catalog. Blizzard says that over 15,000 stores opened at midnight globally to participate in the launch of Wrath of the Lich King.
Unlike some popular midnight launch events, there are no reports of anyone being shot waiting to get a copy of the game. However, one boy in Europe did collapse after playing the expansion for 24 hours straight without taking a break or eating. Some UK officials and parents fear that the game is too addictive for young players to handle.


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Electronic Arts has a reputation among gamers for swallowing
talented game developers only to later turn them into excrement. EA CEO John
Riccitiello knows it, and told Game|Life
at DICE, "We at EA blew it, and to a degree I was involved in these
things, so I blew it."
Developers fallen victim to EA's previous mismanagement
include the once great Origin Systems, Westwood and Bullfrog. "When I
talked to the creators that populated these companies at the time, they felt
like they were buried and stifled," Riccitiello said.
EA Sports is notorious for making small changes, sometimes
the most significant of which is a roster update, every year to its sports
games and selling them for full price. While that model may work for a select
genre, it's largely inapplicable everywhere else. EA may have figured that
purchasing a developer for solely the IP would be a winning idea, but one that
is now proven to fail without the adequate inspiration behind it.
"The command and conquer model," said the EA CEO,
"doesn't work. If you think you're going to buy a developer and put your
name on the label... you're making a profound mistake."
Such was the topic of Riccitiello's talk at the DICE
conference, informing listeners that he would put forth a "new model"
of "how publishers and developers can work together in the future,"
hoping to avoid the mistakes of EA past.
With EA's most recent acquisition
of BioWare and Pandemic, for which the publisher paid $860 million, the
company now has to makes sure it doesn't mess with a good thing.
"Creative teams can be thought of as flowers in a
hothouse -- you move the temperature up or down a few degrees and the flowers
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"Incognito proposes a grand new account of the relationship between consciousness and the brain. It is full of dazzling ideas, as it is chockablock with facts and instances."NYObserver
"Although Incognito is fast-paced, mind-bending stuff, it's a book for regular folks. Eagleman does a brilliant job refining heavy science into a compelling read. He is a gifted writer."Houston Chronicle
"Eagleman has a talent for testing the untestable, for taking seemingly sophomoric notions and using them to nail down the slippery stuff of consciousness."The New Yorker


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A risk factor is something that increases your likelihood of getting a disease or condition. It is possible to develop systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with or without the risk factors listed below. However, the more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of developing SLE.
SLE occurs mainly in women of childbearing age, generally between 15-45 years old.
Other factors that may increase your chance of SLE:
- Genetics—SLE in close relatives may increase the risk of SLE, although most will have no family history. Some genes are associated with a higher risk of SLE.
- Ethnicity —People of African American, Native American, Asian, or Hispanic descent have a higher risk of SLE.
Autoimmune disorders like SLE are most likely a combination of genetics and environmental factors. If someone has genetic factors the following environmental factors may trigger an abnormal immune response:
- Exposure to tobacco smoke, sunlight, or chemicals
- Bacterial and viral infections—Epstein-Barr virus, in particular, has been linked to SLE
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Slideshow: Intel Lights 100G Interconnects at Facebook Summit
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. Intel Corp. surprised attendees at the Open Compute Summit with news it has engineering samples of 100 Gbit/second silicon photonics modules that could reshape server design. The news was one of many innovations on display here for large data centers.
Among other news, the Facebook-led Open Compute Project (OCP) showed the first boards designed for a new Common Slot architecture, geared to accommodate ARM or X86 server SoCs. Applied and Intel showed boards that fit into the x8 PCI Express slots.
Applied Micro said it will support 100G Ethernet and use FinFETs for its next-generation X-Gene. Dell showed an X-Gene development system running in tandem with an X86 server on a commonly managed network.
Calxeda showed a storage server board to control a hard disk array with its ARM SoC. Intel showed a similar board using its Atom-based Centerton SoC.
In addition, Mellanox showed a new system that combines 24 network interfaces controllers and a top-of-rack switch in a single box that can run Ethernet or Infiniband at speeds up to 56 Gbits/s.
Click through the rest of this slideshow to see the reaction from vendors at the Summit to Intels 100G silicon photonics for data centers.