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Compare Wacom EMR versus resistive technology:
A resistive sensor consists of a sandwich of two conductive coated plastic films. This sandwich makes up the top layer on the signature pad or display. When you press down on the top surface with a finger or a pointed plastic stylus, the electrical resistance of the sandwich changes. The variation in distance between the two plastic layers allows for the detection of the pen location and pressure intensity.
EMR pen input from Wacom offer significant advantages over resistive technology:
- More Robust: Resistive input devices require a flexible, plastic surface, which quickly becomes scratched, even with normal use. If the resistive surface is worn significantly, the device may cease to capture pen data. Wacom signature pads and pen displays with EMR technology utilize a hardened glass protective surface that is highly resistant to scratches, and the pen will continue to operate even if the surface area is damaged. This results in a very long, useful life, with a screen that is sharp, clear, and easy to read.
- 100% Palm Rejection: Since resistive technologies respond to any form of pressure, the user can accidentally activate screen buttons or keys with the knuckles, fingers, or palm. Wacom EMR pen input reacts only to electrical signals from the pen, so no accidental activation is possible, so our pen technology inherently provides 100% palm rejection.
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Ah, New York City! It's a place where you can get any type of cuisine at any time of the day, where brunch is a weekend staple, where nightlife is never ending, where the world's cultures collide. We've especially borrowed a lot of traditions from our European friends. The latest? Day clubbing. Oh yes, the French have not only given us Lady Liberty, but also the permission to dance the day away while consuming copious amounts of champagne. And last weekend, we did just this.
Off we went to Beaumarchais! The Meatpacking District brunch spot that appears to be a typical dining establishment in the neighborhood: somewhat trendy, somewhat European, somewhat like those places right down the street… Pastis, Paradou, Revel… but, while the standard designer-clad clientele stumble out of those brunch spots around 3pm--full and significantly buzzed--the diners at Beaumarchais get their party started.
Curtains close. DJ set changes to dance hits. Bottles start flowing. Sparklers go flying. And, the room erupts. Those that were just minutes before noshing on tuna tartar and croque monsieur are now dancing on tables, where omelettes and desserts still linger. The once sun-flooded room transforms into what appears to be an underground rager in St. Tropez… but, you're still right in the middle of the city, right in the middle of the day.
The food is not the reason to go to Beaumarchais with its standard brunch fare. The house cocktails, on the other hand, are an incentive. The party that ensues post-brunch, however, is the reason to go. If you don't mind hobnobbing with the fashion crowd, bankers, expats, and well, the handful of tourists who casually just stumbled upon the place, then join the party—it happens every Saturday and Sunday.
While the Statue of Liberty was given to us as a symbol of friendship from the French, we'd say the champagne-brunch party is the best gift of all.
For more on ultimate brunches, tune in to "1st Look" with new host Ali Fedotowsky this Saturday after "Saturday Night Live" on NBC!
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|Cost Plus Dollar Wine and Liquor
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Santa Ema Rivalta 2008
External Review:
"A deep ruby-red colorAdd winemaker's notes
Region: Chile » Cachapoal Valley
Winery: Sant Ema
Color: Red
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah
Sant Ema:
In 1917 a young Pedro Pavone-Voglino left his homeland in Italy's Piamonte wine region and embarked upon the long journey to the New World. His pioneering spirit led him to Chile and allowed him to come to know the beauty and benefits of the Maipo Valley. Pavone Family Captivated by the area's landscape and its particular qualities for wine production, he decided to settle there ... Read more
In 1917 a young Pedro Pavone-Voglino left his homeland in Italy's Piamonte wine region and embarked upon the long journey to the New World. His pioneering spirit led him to Chile and allowed him to come to know the beauty and benefits of the Maipo Valley. Pavone Family Captivated by the area's landscape and its particular qualities for wine production, he decided to settle there and acquired the land that is now Viña Santa Ema in 1931. He began producing grapes for vinification, which, due to their quality were sold to well-known Chilean wineries. He married Marta Arbea Perrot in the small town of Isla de Maipo, where their children and descendents still live today. In 1956, 'Don' Pedro and his oldest son, Félix Pavone-Arbea, began making and marketing bottled wines that soon earned recognition by the industry and consumers alike. Félix Pavone continued the work of his father, married Catalina Moreno, settled into the family home in Isla de Maipo and had four children: María Cecilia, Félix, Rossana, and Pilar, who have all actively worked in the winery since their youth. In the late 1960s the winery purchased a significant amount of land in the Peumo sector of the Cachapoal Valley. This area is particularly known for its high quality red varietals, such as Carignan, Carignan, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, and, of course, Carmenère. The company's first exports began in 1986 with shipments to Brazil. Today Santa Ema wines are exported to more than 30 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The primary market is the United States, where Santa Ema is consistently among the top 10 Chilean wineries in terms of sales. In Chile, Santa Ema has earned a solid position by becoming one of the highest-selling Chilean wineries in restaurants, hotels, and wine shops. El Peral In 2003 the company inaugurated its modern new El Peral vinification facility in Isla de Maipo, surrounded by 50 hectares of estate vineyards. The 3.2 million-liter winery is equipped with the highest technology available for fine wine production and is widely recognized as a local landmark. Over the years, Santa Ema has been recognized by the most important national and international organizations and has earned numerous medals in competitions such as the Concours Mundial de Bruxelles and distinctions in prestigious international trade magazines. It was recently named to the Wine Spectator's list of Top 20 World's Finest Value Brands, Wine Advocate rated four Santa Ema wines above 90 points, and Wine & Spirits named it Value Winery of the Year. But for Santa Ema, the most important distinction of all is the preference of its consumers around the world to appreciate the work of three generations dedicated to the production of consistently high quality wines. Read less
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A deep ruby-red color, this wine has intense aromas of black fruit, blueberries, and blackberries with black pepper and a touch of mint and chocolate that lend elegance. The Rivalta is well-rounded and very well structured with ripe tannins and plenty of texture.
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Why is the NRA so afraid of the truth about gun violence?
A week after the gun massacre in Newtown, Conn., the National Rifle Association is speaking out. As well it should. If only the NRA believed in the right to free speech as fervently as it believes in the right to bear arms.
Faced with government-funded research that contradicts NRA claims on gun safety, the gun lobby moved to defund the research and silence the researchers. When news reporters tried to learn which gun shops repeatedly supply violent criminals with firearms, the NRA lobbied to have gun-trace data exempted from the Freedom of Information Act. When advocates of transparency in campaign finance proposed the Disclose Act in Congress to require disclosure of top donors to political advertising campaigns, the NRA once again marched to the beat of its own 100-round drum: The organization obtained an exemption to keep its information secret.
The list goes on. The NRA-backed Tiahrt Amendment requires the Justice Department to destroy records after gun-purchase background checks, making it harder to identify and catch straw buyers who work for criminals. As part of its war on information, the gun lobby has blocked efforts to put sales records into an integrated database, making the data more difficult for law enforcement officers to retrieve and organize, and complicating efforts to analyze gun trafficking patterns. After visiting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' National Tracing Center in West Virginia, which is the nation's sole facility tracing guns used in crimes, Washington Post reporter James Grimaldi described the place as "something like out of the movie 'Brazil,' where you could literally see boxes and boxes of documents that pile up."
You might think, as we do, that the gun lobby's aversion to information, and its success in securing congressional support for secrecy, poses a threat to public health and law enforcement (not to mention democracy). There is surely a case to be made to that effect. Yet it's harder to document that argument thanks to the successful suppression of information.
That, of course, is the point. In a study published in 1993 in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that the presence of a gun in a home significantly increased the risks of homicide and suicide. (A finding seemingly borne out in the case of Nancy Lanza, the mother of the Newtown killer, who was murdered with her own gun.) The study was compelling, thought-provoking and attention-grabbing. Was it conclusive? Hardly. But rather than trust in scientific principle and a free marketplace of ideas to sort through the data, the gun lobby mobilized to snuff out such research altogether.
The effort was remarkably successful. In 1996, Republican Rep. Jay Dickey of Arkansas pushed an amendment cutting $2.6 million from the budget of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The import of the amendment was lost on no one. The CDC had spent $2.6 million on gun research the year before. Thereafter, the CDC was expressly prohibited from using funds to "advocate or promote gun control." A subsequent effort, by Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg of Montana, applied similar restrictions to the National Institutes of Health.
These are the results of the gun lobby's storied political muscle. They are not, however, the actions of a political movement confident that history, data or reason itself can support its agenda. Truth doesn't fear information.
The Newtown massacre may mark a turning point in America's tragic gun politics. Yet even under the most optimistic scenario, the quest for reasonable gun laws will be a lengthy, difficult battle. It's best if all sides are well-armed with facts.


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Knowshon Moreno keeps "Rock, Paper, Scissors" game going for Broncos
In an 11-play, 80-yard drive in the second quarter Sunday against the Eagles, the Broncos ran the ball seven times (and all but two plays went without a huddle).
Knowshon Moreno took five of those rushes, with Hillman the other two.
So it was all but pre-determined that Moreno would get the call to end the drive. His TD run up the middle from four yards out helped the Broncos to a 21-13 lead. His 34 yards on that drive alone pushed Moreno to 79 yards (a team high) in the game.
Moreno also kept alive the Broncos' continuing game of "Rock, Paper, Scissors."
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Honor Societies
Alpha Chi, a national honorary, is open to students with junior and senior standing. Students must be in the top 10% of their class, have a minimum GPA of 3.5, participate in student activities, show evidence of community participation, and be of good character and reputation.
Alpha Phi Sigma, a national honorary for criminal justice students, recognizes scholastic excellence by undergraduate and graduate students in the criminal justice sciences. Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a 3.2 in the criminal justice field.
Chi Sigma Iota, the international honor society for counseling, in which TUs chapter is Rho Chi Sigma. CSI is dedicated to promoting excellence in counseling. Students are nominated by faculty evaluaton, must have a minimum 3.5 GPA over a period of at least 2 semesters in a graduate counseling program and in good standing with the university.
Kappa Delta Pi is an international honor society in education. It is open to students with a declared major in education. These students may be second semester sophomores, juniors or seniors with a minimum of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and a passing score on the GACE1 exam.
STTI Phi Tau Chapter
The mission of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International is to support the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide.
PSI Chi is a national honor society in psychology. Membership is an earned life honor. Undergraduates must have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0, rank in the upper thirty-five percent of their class, must demonstrate superior scholarship in psychology, and demonstrate high standards of personal behavior.
Sigma Beta Delta is a national honor society in business. Its purpose is to encourage and recognize scholarship and accomplishment among students of business, management, and administration, and to encourage and promote aspirations toward personal and professional improvement and a life distinguished by honorable service to humankind. It is open to students in the business administration program who rank in the upper 20% of their class.


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Leading figures from the left and centre left gather for progressive alliance discussion
Tuesday, 05 July 2016
Leading figures from the left and centre left gather for progressive alliance discussion Cable, Lewis and Lucas to speak at public meeting about 'alliance-building' on the left Leading figures on the centre left and left of British Politics will hold a public meeting today (Tuesday...
12 suggestions for the new Labour leader
Wednesday, 09 September 2015
Compass has today written an open letter to the new Labour leader with 12 suggestions for how they could use their office to to build firm foundations for the political transformation of our country. The open letter addresses the three main powers that the leader will have to develop if it wants...
Labour Crisis - Call for independent inquiry into election defeat
Friday, 08 May 2015
Reacting to Labour's heavy defeat Neal Lawson, chair of the Compass pressure group has said:For Labour this has been five wasted years. It's gone backwards in terms of seats and has failed to build any foundations for future renewal The Labour crisis is now cultural and existential A...
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Friday, 20 March 2015
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Response to Labour announcement on youth social security
Thursday, 19 June 2014
"Labour can never win on who kicks down hardest on the poorest. In a world of increasing job insecurity and precariousness conditionality makes less sense.
More means testing just erodes the notion of universal social security when we need it more than ever. The young are the victims of this...
Local Elections Response:
Friday, 23 May 2014
Election Response: Chickens coming home to roost for Westminster bubble
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Falkirk shows old party politics is no longer fit for purpose
Monday, 08 July 2013
A statement from the Compass[i] pressure group argues that the Falkirk selection is a symptom of a much deeper political malaise because none of the traditional, mainstream political parties are thriving today.
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'Alternative Spending Review' outlines a Four Point Plan for Growth
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Polling shows that party politics is no longer fit for purpose
Monday, 17 June 2013
New polling research shows the public are hugely sceptical about the main political parties ability to fundamentally change their lives. The polling also shows that the public overwhelmingly want the main political parties to be less tribal and less closed in the way they interact with...
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We responded to this week's announcement that a future Labour government would means test the winter fuel allowance and child benefit by arguing that it is those in poverty that will suffer most if benefits become more and more targeted. We believe that the concept of universalism is essential...
After Eastleigh, the crisis of party politics
Sunday, 03 March 2013
The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.
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PBS arts website goes live today
PBS introduced a beta version of its new arts website today, covering architecture, dance, film, theater, music, visual arts and more. PBS President Paula Kerger said the expanded arts content is as "part of broader plan to make more arts and cultural offerings accessible to millions of Americans."
The site's initial offerings include four concurrent virtual exhibitions. Among them: "Ruin and Revival," works from the "Storm Cycle" collection by New Orleans-based artist Thomas Mann.
Full episodes and extra footage from some of PBS' arts series will end up on the site. For many Americans, the network suggests, online connections to arts may be as close as they get to live performances.
PBS notes the site's launch "coincides with the recently released National Endowment for the Arts report, Audience 2.0: How Technology Influences Arts Participation, which indicates that people who engage with the arts on-air or online are three times more likely to attend a "live" event than non-media participants."


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#1 omgbehindya Posted Oct 20, 2012 (Patch 5.1.0)
Seems like this pet can only be bought by a Goblin. Members on Wowhead mentioned this, and I as an Undead cannot buy this pet. It doesn't show up at all. I don't (yet) have a Goblin to try buying it on.


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Summer Vegetables and Hummus Pizza
Hummus pizza breaks the traditional rules by using a garbanzo bean spread instead of the standard tomato sauce. I added some Mediterranean ingredients to keep the flavor fresh, such as asparagus, garlic, roasted red bell peppers and artichoke hearts.
It's the perfect recipe for a light summer meal; the few shavings of parmesan cheese is the only sinful ingredient in an otherwise very healthy pizza.
Yields: 61/2 cup water, warm
2 (14-grams) packages dry active yeast
1-1/2 cups bread flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon raw honey
6 tablespoons olive oil, extra for drizzling
1 cup ice cold water
1 teaspoon garlic powder
4 cloves garlic, halved
1 tablespoon corn meal
1 (15-ounces) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons tahini, (sesame seed paste)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 pinch cumin powder
1 teaspoon sumac (or paprika if not available)
1/8 teaspoon black peppercorns, freshly ground
4 marinated artichokes in oil, quartered
1 roasted red bell pepper, sliced
1 dozen asparagus
1 chunk parmesan cheese, freshly shaved
2 pinches red chili flakes
1 tablespoon curly parlsey, finely chopped
For the garlic: In a small deep saucepan, heat a tablespoon of oil. Add the garlic cloves and cook until nicely golden. Transfer the garlic onto a plate and set aside.
For the hummus: Using a food processor, combine the garbanzo beans, tahini, lemon juice, cumin powder, sumac, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Blend until a smooth puree is formed. Refrigerate. Let the hummus sit until the pizza dough is ready.
For the asparagus: Trim about 2 inches from the root. Cut the asparagus into 3-inch pieces. Blanch the asparagus for 3 minutes in boiling water then transfer into an ice bath. (Dip the heads of the asparagus for 2 minutes only). Drain thoroughly of all water, then pat dry on a paper towel. Do not overcook, as the asparagus would be soggy; it should be still tender and crisp and not mushy or you would have depleted all the healthy nutrients.
Enough dough for 2 pizzas: Warm up 1/2 cup of water. Using a thermometer, the temperature should be between 105°F to 120°F.
In a little bowl, place the yeast, add the honey then pour the warm water. Stir a little so the yeast dissolves and let it rest for 10-20 minutes.
Lightly oil the bowl of your food processor with a silicone brush. Then mix all the flours, yeast, the remaining salt, garlic powder and cold water to form a dough. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled large bowl, add the olive oil and knead the dough until it becomes smooth. Cover with a towel, place the bowl in a warm spot then let the yeast do its magic. You'll get a nice airy dough doubled in volume in about 2 hours.
A few hours later...
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Assembling the pizza: Punch the air bubbles of the dough. Form 2 disks using a rolling pin. I do not dust the dough with additional flour. It'll get heavy. I usually start rolling the dough between two sheets of wax paper then place my almost-shaped pizza on a pan. Dimple the dough with your fingers to shape the dough.
Meanwhile, place the pizza stone in the oven. Let the shaped pizza rest for another 15 minutes. It will increase in volume a little. Sprinkle some corn meal on the pizza stone. Transfer the pizza dough using a pizza peel to the hot pizza stone.
Bake for 10-11 minutes.
Remove the pizza from the oven. Spread the hummus evenly onto the dough. Sprinkle some sumac. Place the artichokes, garlic, roasted red bell peppers, asparagus and a little shaved parmesan. Broil the pizza for about 1-2 minutes.
Sprinkle more parmesan shavings and some red chili flakes. Garnish with parsley and drizzle a little olive oil (you can also used a chili-infused oil)
Using warm water in addition to honey will help the yeast to develop and get a good result. The warm water reactivates the yeast which consumes the sweetener and produces carbon dioxide, leavening the dough. Gluten, formed by kneading the dough, traps the carbon dioxide. You'll get a nice airy dough. Anyhow, that was the science lesson of the day. This reminds me of my years in lab class in high school...
I like to substitute the sugar with raw honey (thicker than regular honey) for the pizza dough, it'll bring a more dense soft texture to the bread pizza. It's also very good when you make a focaccia bread.
I like to brush even the edges of the pizza dough with a thin layer of tomato sauce, it'll give a much more appealing look to the pizza instead of a dull bread color.
I always use bread flour for its higher level in gluten. I use King Arthur bread flour.
You'll get a crisp pizza bread on the outside if you place you pizza at the lowest oven rack and use a pizza stone. The stone will distribute a more even heat and will absorb all humidity (if some tomato sauce drips). The crust will be nice and golden and the inside will be soft and chewy. Guaranteed! Do not cook the dough for more than 10-11 minutes. The bread won't be as soft.
Roasted bell peppers is pretty easy and inexpensive. Wash the bell pepper, pat dry, then brush with oil. Place a grill on your stove, then char all the skin of the bell pepper. Wrap in aluminum foil. Let cool for about 10 minutes. Wash the bell pepper under running tap water, the skin will come right off.
You can find sumac in any Indian store. The pinkish powder brings a pleasant, sour note to the hummus. It's usually used for basmati rice. Just add some ghee (Indian clarified butter) to the rice and sprinkle in some sumac powder. I think it's probably the Asian equivalent of soy sauce and butter with jasmine rice. Kids love this!
For more flavor, you can also grill the asparagus. Just follow the same procedure as my grilled vegetable platter.
You can make mini-pizzas and serve them as appetizers à la Wolfgang Puck as well. That's how they serve it at Spago. It's a great time-saver when you throw a buffet-style party.


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Deception's Meagan Good Lands Leading Role in NBC's Babylon Fields
Feb 14, 2014 1:30 PM EST
Deception star Meagan Good is sticking with NBC. The actress has landed a leading role on NBC's Babylon Fields pilot, TVGuide.com has learned. On the drama, the dead are rising in Babylon, N.Y. Their newly regenerated bodies are healing faster and gr… Read more


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Video Feature on SCU MSOC Preseason Camp (By Stephen Hobbs '11)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Training camp
opened for Santa Clara University's men's soccer team this week on
the Mission Campus. In search of their 19th NCAA College
Cup tournament appearance, the Broncos are preparing for their
season-opener, a neutral site match with the University of
Wisconsin on September 4 in Irvine.
There is no doubt the Broncos have talent. SCU's roster includes four all-league players from a year ago and five of their incoming freshmen are products of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy's system.
"Our approach right now is very hands on," said SCU head coach Cameron Rast, three-time West Coast Conference Coach of the Year. "Our staff and the older players will help the young guys learn and get up to speed. When these guys put the team first and they are supportive of their teammates and each other that's when you can have real success as a program. We have already seen that with this group. The focus is definitely there."
Rast has named junior defender Mykell Bates (pictured) a team captain and expects to add one or two more players as co-captains as the camp progresses. The team is scheduled to practice twice daily, with morning and afternoon training sessions held on SCU's Stanton Field.
"We've already seen the emergence of leaders who care about our success as a team, and program," said Rast. "That's making a world of difference in the direction we are headed right now."
The Broncos are looking to return to the NCAA tournament after a two-year postseason hiatus and improve on its 4-5-3 conference record last fall. SCU will have to navigate through a tough 2010 schedule. Six of its 13 opponents qualified for postseason play last season.
Santa Clara's first four games will be played away from home before the team hosts Bay Area rival California on Thursday, September 16.
"This team is going to battle hard for each other, "said Rast. "Every single moment of those 90-minute games you are going to know they are committed. If nothing else, that part you can get behind and support."


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What is the best way to store UniProt biological sequences in PostreSQL?
Data Details
- We pull in 12 million sequences from UniProt - this number is likely to double every 3-10 month.
- The length of a sequence can vary from 10 to 50 billion characters
- Less than 1% of the sequences are longer than 10 thousand characters
- Would it improve performance to store the longer sequences separately?
- A sequence can be of either Protein or DNA alphabet
- The DNA alphabet has 5 characters (A, T, C, G, or -).
- The Protein alphabet will have around 30 characters.
- We don't mind storing the sequences of the two different alphabets in different columns or even different tables. Would that help?
Data Access Details
To answer Jeremiah Peschka's comment:
- Protein and DNA sequences would be accessed at different times
- Would not need to search within the sequence (that's done outside of db)
- Would ether access single rows at a time or pull out sets of rows by IDs. We would not need to scan rows. All sequences are referenced by other tables - several biologically and chronologically meaningful hierarchies exist in the database.
Backwards Compatibility
It would be nice to be able to continue to be able to apply the following hashing function (SEGUID - SEquence Globally Unique IDentifier) to the sequences.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION gfam.get_seguid(p_sequence character varying)
RETURNS character varying AS
result varchar := null;
x integer;
select encode(gfam.digest(p_sequence, 'sha1'), 'base64')
into result;
x := length(result);
if substring(result from x for 1) = '=' then
result := substring( result from 1 for x-1 );
end if;
return result;
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Great start to the season at IUPUI! The rain held off and it was perfect weather for all the triathletes! Congratulations to all who the participants and the winners. We had close to 65 kids participate.
A BIG thank you to our sponsors who were able to come out for the day and enjoy the fun: Chick-fil-A at the Crossing and the American Dairy Association and all the WINNER's milk jugs, coolers and Buttercup the Cow. The kids loved the KR4K Taggoggles which came in the goodie bag! Their friends will have to do a race just to get the bling! See you in a few weeks at Southport!


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Welcome to My Personal Page
On Novmeber 12th, I'm riding to cure Friedreich's ataxia (FA), a debilitating, life shortening neuromuscular disease. I'll ride with local FA families, friends and cycling enthusiasts to redefine what is possible in FA research.
rideATAXIA was founded by Kyle Bryant, a young man with FA. Kyle redefined what was possible in his life when he took up recumbent cycling. He says after training for and completing his first century ride, "I can't even walk down the street, but I rode 100 miles in a day. After that the sky was the limit." Since 2007, rideATAXIA has raised over $5 million to fund FA research progress.
Join me in supporting the urgent pace of that research. Donate. Together we will cure FA!
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Legendary Super Bowl Champion and "Fox NFL Sunday" co-host Michael Strahan has been named the permanent host of newly-rechristened morning talk show "LIVE with Kelly and Michael." After an extensive search encompassing more than nine months and some of the top personalities from every area of broadcasting and entertainment, Strahan joined the Emmy-winning show full-time on September 4, 2012.
Prior to joining the ranks of the top sports broadcasters in the country, Strahan's entire 15-year football career was typified by the charisma and sportsmanship that made him a seven-time Pro-Bowler and one of only four players ever to lead the NFL in sacks for two seasons.
Strahan lead the New York Giants to a dramatic Super Bowl victory over the previously undefeated New England Patriots in 2007. In 2001, Strahan completed what is widely considered to be one of the greatest seasons ever for a defensive player, breaking the 18-year-old NFL single season sack record with 22.5 sacks. His record still stands today. The charismatic leader of the New York Giants was named the NFL's 2001 Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated and the 2001 Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press, making him the first New York Giant to win the award since Lawrence Taylor.
With a natural affinity for people and an effortless ease in front of the camera, Strahan has held hosting duties for several series prior to joining "LIVE." He also has appeared on "Pros v. Joes," which pits amateur contestants against professional athletes in a series of athletic feats. Strahan co-hosted the family cable show "Backyard Stadiums" on DIY Network and built outdoor recreational projects with his co-host. In addition, he participated in the kid-friendly show "Giants on Deck" and the YES Network show "Sack and Renovate," in which he led a guided tour inside his 100-year-old home. Strahan also tackled the world of scripted network primetime television as the star of "Brothers," a 30-minute sitcom on Fox from Sony Pictures Television.
Dedicated to many charitable works, Strahan donates his hands and heart to numerous charities including St. Jude Children's hospital, The USO, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Cedar Sinai's Sports Spectacular, and The Fresh Air Fund. Strahan also has teamed up with Mayor Cory Booker of Newark in the creation of the Newark Mentoring Movement, a youth mentoring program.
Strahan was a vocal and visible leader among the athletic community in the aftermath of the World Trade Center tragedy. As the player representative for the Giants, Strahan lead the charge in calling for the league to cancel its games following the event.
Born in Houston, Texas, Strahan spent most of his youth in Germany, where his father Gene was stationed in the U.S. Army. Strahan returned to the U.S. for a portion of high school and soon was recruited to play football at Texas Southern University. As a senior at Texas Southern, Strahan was selected first team All-America by the Associated Press when he recorded a school-record 19 sacks and 62 tackles, 32 of which cost opposing teams 142 yards in combined losses.
Now partnered with long time friends Constance Schwartz and Mark Sudack to form SMAC Entertainment, Strahan brings his skills, determination, leadership, experience and humor to the multi-dimensional entertainment management, branding, and production company.
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Does the new era of design/build mea you need a massive library of software to stay competitive? Some people say yes. The truth? All you need is a handful of packages to compete.
To be a serious player (to get the profitable work and do it profitably) you must automate with software. The right software can turbocharge your whole business, design/build or not. But, how can you avoid getting a program that's too generic to be any good or too specific to fit your business needs? We're going to look at five major types of software. You can use Fig. 1 (original article) to determine what software user category you fall into.
In any computer store, you'll see accounting packages that say they're for businesses as well as consumer-grade CAD programs. Beware: These don't have the features you need, and are no bargain.
You may think of accounting as that pesky task that doesn't make you any money. Don't! Instead, think of it as the business practice that tracks your money, incoming and outgoing. Using "one-size-fits-all" accounting software can automate a bad process. On the other hand, software tailored to your type of business can relieve you of needing to know the "ins" and "outs" of accounting. This leaves you time to do what you do best. Accurate tracking of job costs, work orders, and purchasing can make the difference between profit and loss. Let's detail each performance requirement.
Job tracking. Since you require up-to-date information to keep jobs on track, your accounting software should project costs at completion and manage the Work-In-Progress (WIP) schedule. It should produce flexible, accurate job cost reports. You should be able to review individual job-related transactions quickly and easily. If the package doesn't allow you to do this, don't buy it.
Work order. Consider quick turnaround time and material jobs that last a few days or less. The key to making money from these is your ability to process billings for labor and materials quickly. Thus, your accounting software should capture and price both labor and materials quickly and easily. What you don't want is to have to sift through 118 layers of menusand 43 different files at 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon. The work order system shou ld provide reporting features that allow you to review profitability of work orders by customer, technician, or the type of work performed. It should integrate to your inventory, purchasing, general ledger, job cost, payroll, and equipment modules.
Purchasing. You probably buy large volumes of materials-both in terms of individual units and dollars. Consequently, such things as ordering, costing, invoicing, and tracking are critical. In older software setups, those tasks involve many steps that mix manual and computerized processes. You don't have to suffer that way. You can buy off-the-shelf software that allows you to computerize the operation. See "What Purchasing Software Should Do" (Sidebar).
Inventory control. What about stocked items that "leak out" to jobs without being billed to the job or customer? Your software can "plug" those leaks. It can maintain records on warehouse purchases and record withdrawal from inventory for jobs. It can record the return of materials from jobs to stock. It should process and job-cost inventory transactions quickly, so they are up to date.
Time & material billing. Much of your revenue probably comes from labor billing. If so, your software must handle two common issues. The first: billing for labor that you haven't processed yet. The second: ensuring you haven't missed any work from the last billing. It should handle both of these without requiring additional clerical time. It should produce a detailed billing in formats that meet the specific needs of your individual customers. Your accounting software should create pricing structures that meet your needs, from a variety of options.
The software must present billing information in a manner that appeals to your individual customer. One customer might want billing totaled by cost type (labor, materials, etc.). Another might want billing totaled by job-cost phase (rough-in fixtures etc.) and with varying levels of detail.
Use bidding/estimating software to produce accurate estimates in an efficient manner. This allows you to meet customer expectations, while keeping costs down. Estimating often requires hundreds of calculations. Let the program do the grunt work, so you can devote your attention to more profitable activities.
* A good program should allow you to evaluate adjustments to a bid. The software can test each "what if" scenario instantly, and show you what happens to your bottom line. You do hundreds of these by hand, right? Of course not. However, the program can, and this gives you a tremendous business edge. * The software should provide job information using any combination of labor and pricing levels for any imaginable grouping for the job or jobs. * It must allow the estimator to combine quantity and labor hour information for scheduling and accounting. It also must be able to break out that same information with different price and labor levels for negotiation purposes. Good software can handle such complexities quickly, with simple instructions from you. * The software should have user-defined fields and formulas. These reduce the need to reinvest in estimating software as changes in technology occur. Individual estimators should be able to change items and assemblies "on the fly" without having to leave the takeoff screen. * It should organize material lists on the screen to speed up finding specific items and enhancing takeoff speed. * Your software should support vendor-specific price updates. Look for a package that can interface with national pricing services. Who wants to spend hours on end contacting vendors or reviewing price lists? * Your system should define multiple labor rates. Depending on the scope of your operations, you may need multi-union and multi-state rates as well as differing rates for the same individual on one job. * Your system should be capable of accepting multiple pricing levels that you define. This will enhance your ability to handle negotiated work and change orders, among other things.
Don't view your estimating software as a stand-alone entity. Instead, consider it as a critical part of your productivity system. Your estimating software should interface easily with other software like accounting, scheduling, spreadsheets, and databases. Doing so eliminates multiple entry of the same data-and the inevitable errors.
* Your package should create purchase orders in your accounting software from the estimate detail. You should be able to set up the job quickly, and the purchase order should automatically enter information into the other system entities. For example, it should be able to create commitments in job cost. * Your estimating software should help define a project schedule and budget. * It should prepare initial purchase orders when it's time to buy-out the project.
It's an electronic world out there, and your customers expect electronic submissions. It's rare that you can end an industrial job with no electronic documents. Customers want "source drawings" so they can update them later. Most facilities change and upgrade often. Many facility managers want drawings to import into their building management systems, and they often need them in the *.dwg format.
Customers expect a professional look. You can't afford the inherent sloppiness of the past. Margins are thinner than ever. You satisfy the customer's needs, or you battle with your competitors for the less profitable work. So, what are you supposed to do?
Set up a CAD system, that's what. First, select the hardware and software. Many engineering firms follow the "N-1" philosophy. They see what is the hottest processor around, and buy one level down. Then they stuff their motherboard with as much RAM (random access memory) as it will hold.
Most serious workstations run either UNIX or Windows NT. NT costs about $100 more than Windows 95. On the other hand, you don't have to buy $200 worth of utilities to make it run right, either. Invest $35 in a book about NT, and you'll see why NT is so popular for engineering workstations. But use caution before deciding on NT. If you have old hardware, NT could be your Waterloo. Consider a hardware upgrade if performance, stability (rare crashes), and security are critical. The U.S. Navy runs its nuclear aircraft carriers on Windows NT. If you want to go with an even stronger operating system, look into one of the many flavors of UNIX or another operating system in that performance range.
Here are some tips on CAD usage and upgrades. * Upgrading in large steps means fewer upgrades over time. If you upgrade annually, this point is moot. If you want to minimize upgrading costs, don't buy entry-level hardware. Fig. 2 (above) shows you the upgrade "sweet spot." * RAM is cheap. Too little RAM will cause premature hard drive failure. Not only that, too little RAM just slows everything down. Make sure you have enough RAM so that you can run your applications entirely in RAM. This will eliminate many hours of "hourglass time," as well as make your machine last longer between visits to the computer doctor. Unless you're doing photo-editing or other intense graphics work, you should be happy with somewhere between 64MB and 80MB of RAM. If you do 3D rendering, don't settle for less than 128 MB. If you have an older computer, the BIOS may recognize only a certain amount of RAM-which may be less than the amount you have on your system. * Hire or train people to do CAD correctly-a "wing-it" approach will be expensive. Make sure your CAD people understand drafting. A bad drawing, even automated, is still a bad drawing. * Know engineering CAD standards, if you want drawings that work electronically. For example, suppose a CAD jockey draws a plant off-grid, and passes the drawing to an electrical engineer. The engineer opens the drawing and finds he or she can't place conduit precisely, because the building is not where it should be. Further, the layer names follow odd conventions. (When naming layers, put the noun first or suffer endless confusion.) This electrical engineer has no choice but to print out the drawing and redo it from scratch. Then you'll be wondering why the electrical portion took so long. * Designate an administrator. This person must set the standards. If you have a CAD administrator who names your shapes, blocks, and layers, then you can save everyone much grief. This person should have formal drafting education-available at your local community college.
To avoid the high cost of a bad CAD system, make sure you follow these guidelines. * Unless you're doing architectural work, you need only a standard CAD program. You probably don't need full-blown 3D and rendering. But be careful; if you buy a consumer-level program, your drawings will show it. And, if you cut corners with your CAD selection, you increase your chance of poor work in the field. You don't need the loss of business, increased liability, and increased costs this would bring you. * Make sure you get a program that writes to industry-standard file formats. This allows you to coordinate drawings with other people and other programs.
Document management can prevent your document and software collection from growing to an unmanageable size. The problem is you have related documents that end up buried behind their native applications, instead of allowing you to leverage inherent relationships. Thus, for Carrie in sales to call up a drawing, she has to ask Bill over in engineering where the drawing is. Bill then has to call Linda in project management to know which design used fewer labor hours. And so on. Document management programs fix these broken connections.
The programs tie files from your various applications into a common interface. Suppose a customer asks your sales rep, "By the way, Fred, how much would it cost to install a standard 2000A switchgear in the corner over there?" Fred goes to the document management program and finds a similar job. He pulls up the drawing, and shows it to the customer. The smiling customer says that's exactly what he wants. A few keystrokes later, Fred has a bid, based on this previous job. He alters a few particulars, then prints out the bid and the drawing. He hands them to the customer and says, "If you'll wait just a second, I'll pull up the letter their engineer wrote us about what a good job we did."
Create purchase orders easily. Look for quick entry, standard item codes, and note-taking capability. Look for on-the-fly entry of vendors, jobs, phases, and stock/non-stock items.
Create purchase order proposals/ templates that contain standard lists of frequently purchased items. You should be able to change quantities, vendors, and prices for each buy. The system should create POs automatically upon proposal confirmation.
Immediately create committed cost entries in job cost. This enables the project manager to determine where material costs are going without having to wait for a processed invoice.
Integrate purchase orders and invoicing. Why reenter details or go to a file to find the original purchase order? Let the software do that for you.
Import new items and prices from services that provide price updates on the many products that you use. Reference current prices as you do your purchasing.
Good accounting and estimating programs can develop detailed bills of material from the information in CAD drawings. This practice heralds back to the day when a draftsman physically counted the fittings, feet of wire, and other items represented in the drawing. When the draftsman did this, he or she would take information directly off the drawing. Thus, the phrase "take off."


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December has creeped up again, I feel like this year has gone by SO fast. I love the holiday season...at home. Family, friends, baking, warm fires, baking, snow, crafts ( rum-nog) What's not to love?
I made a wreath last year and kept the frame. The frame is metal, I just composted the branches and put it away for the years to come. I got out my scissors this afternoon and walked around the yard clipping branches. It took me about 20 minutes to put this together. I pulled out some ribbon from the holiday box and a few small decorations to finish it off.
This morning I went to Ocean's Entrepreneur fair, this is her last year in Jr. High and all the students are required to make and sell a product. Ocean and Becky (besties) choose to make moustaches on a stick! It was super loud in the gymnasium, but fun(nny). There was a lot of pet rocks for sale. HAHA. I hope they sold out, otherwise family will be getting some moustaches for presents.
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Board of Trustees (EN)
The Monuments Men Foundation is fortunate to have a dedicated board of trustees and advisory board who give generously of their time and resources. The Foundation benefits from their skilled leadership and experience.
Robert M. Edsel, Chairman of the Board
Allen Cullum, Trustee
Susan Eisenhower, Advisor
Robert M. Edsel, Chairman of the Board
Robert M. Edsel is the author of the non-fiction books, Rescuing Da Vinci and TheMonuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, as well as the forthcoming book Saving Italy, to be published in Spring 2013. He is the co-producer of the documentary film, The Rape of Europa, and Founder and President of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art. In January 2012 George Clooney announced he would write, direct and star in the film version of Mr. Edsel's book, The Monuments Men.
Mr. Edsel was formerly a nationally ranked tennis player. In 1981, he began his business career in oil and gas exploration. His company, Gemini Exploration pioneered the use of horizontal drilling technology throughout the early 1990s. Gemini Exploration grew from a company with eight employees to almost 100. By 1995, Gemini had become the second most active driller of horizontal wells in the United States. In 1995, Robert Edsel sold the company's assets to Union Pacific Resources Company. The following year he moved to Europe with his family.
While in Florence, he developed a great passion for art and architecture and became curious as to how so many of the monuments and great works of art survived the thefts and devastation of World War II. What began as a question evolved into an impassioned journey to unravel the secrets and heroics of the Monuments Men, the unsung heroes who saved the world's greatest art and cultural treasures for the benefit of civilization. By 2001, that journey had become a full-time job. Mr. Edsel has dedicated the last ten years of his life to painstaking and far-reaching research about the Monuments Men, which first culminated in the publishing of his book
Rescuing Da Vinci, a detailed historical account which includes 460 photographs. Mr. Edsel is also the co-producer of the documentary film, The Rape of Europa, based on the award winning book of the same name by scholar Lynn Nicholas. The documentary, narrated by Joan Allen,was filmed in seven countries and opened in theatres across the U.S. in September 2007 followed by a DVD release. In November 2008 the film was broadcast on PBS and subsequently received two Emmy nominations. In addition, Mr. Edsel has created The Greatest Theft in History educational program, which includes the two-hour documentary film and seven hours of additional clips, as well as a companion website featuring lesson plans, glossaries, timelines and other resources which allows teachers to easily utilize this material for classroom use.
In June 2009, Mr. Edsel published Beyond the Dreams of Avarice: The Hermann Goering Collection by Nancy Yeide, an internationally recognized expert in World War II-era provenance research. The thoroughly documented catalogue is the first study devoted to Goering's entire paintings collection.
In September 2009, Mr. Edsel's second book, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, a narrative telling of the story of the Monuments Men, was released by Center Street, a division of Hachette Book Group, and was chosen as the History Book Club's main selection that month. Current plans include publication of The Monuments Men in seventeen languages. In January 2012 George Clooney announced he would write, direct and star in the film version of Mr. Edsel's book, The Monuments Men.
In Spring 2013, WW Norton published Robert Edsel's third book, Saving Italy. It follows two Monuments Men as they struggle to protect and save some of the world's greatest treasures located in Italy, including works by Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo.
Mr. Edsel is also the Founder and Chairman of the Board for the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, ( www.monumentsmenfoundation.org), a not-for-profit entity. The Foundation was one of ten recipients of the 2007 National Humanities Medal, an honor which was presented by President Bush during a ceremony held in the East Room of The White House on November 15, 2007. The National Humanities Medal is the highest honor given by the Unites States for excellence in the Humanities field, and honors individuals and groups whose work has deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened citizens' engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans' access to important resources in the humanities. The mission statement of the Foundation is as follows:
"To preserve the legacy of the unprecedented and heroic work of the men and women who served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives ("MFAA") section, known as "Monuments Men," during World War II, by raising public awareness of the importance of not only protecting and safeguarding civilization's most important artistic and cultural treasures from armed conflict, but incorporating these expressions of man's greatest creative achievements into our daily lives."
Robert Edsel frequently speaks about this project and his ongoing journey. He is a dynamic speaker and regularly invited to lecture at prominent institutions including appearances at the Eisenhower Institute, the National Archives, the National Gallery of Art, the Nelson-Atkins Museum, National World War II Museum, Yale University, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Eisenhower Presidential Library, among many others.
Other Activities
Mr. Edsel has a long history of philanthropic endeavors. He has been a supporter and presence within the Children's Medical Center, the
Dallas Morning News Charities, and the United Way, amongst others. He dedicated nine years to service as a Trustee of St. Mark's School of Texas, as Chairman of the Development Committee, a member of the Executive Committee and as President of the St. Mark's Alumni Board (1987-1991). He has also served on the Board of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (Dallas Chapter), the Advisory Board of St. Philip's School and Community Center, and as a volunteer at the Union Gospel Mission. Edsel founded the Cochran Chapel Homeowners Association in Dallas in 1993, serving as its President for the first three years. Additionally, in 2003, Edsel served as Chairman of a committee working to develop a master plan for the Turtle Creek corridor in Dallas. In February 2004, the Committee gifted the master plan to the City of Dallas. It now serves as the City's master plan for the Turtle Creek greenbelt. Edsel also served on the Advisory Board of the Meadows Museum of Art, Dallas. In 2004, Edsel became a Board Member of the American Friends of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Robert Edsel served as a director of Polaris Minerals Corporation, a Vancouver-based company, from July 2002-October 2008. Polaris Minerals focuses on supplying construction aggregates to coastal urban markets on the western seaboard of North America. He was a member of the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees.
While living in Italy, Robert Edsel was a founding Board Member of Friends of Florence. In addition to writing the group's by-laws, he also served as Vice President for the first two years. Mr. Edsel is still involved with the group and serves on their Council of Honorary Advisors.
In April 2008, Mr. Edsel was a recipient of the President's Call to Service Award. This award is presented to individuals by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, in recognition and appreciation of their commitment to strengthening the Nation and for making a difference through volunteer service.
In November 2008, Mr. Edsel was presented with the "Hope for Humanity Award" from the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance. One recipient is selected each year and honored for their dedication to promoting tolerance, education, and understanding, and to reducing prejudice. In 2009, Mr. Edsel became a member of the Advisory Board for the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance.
In January 2010, Robert Edsel was invited to become a trustee of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, LA, and serves on the Executive Committee, among others. The museum was founded by renowned historian, author and educator, Dr. Stephen Ambrose and opened on June 6, 2000, the 56th anniversary of D-Day.
In March 2011, Robert Edsel was presented with the Texas Medal of Arts Award by Governor Rick Perry. Other recipients included actor Bill Paxton, actress Marcia Gay Harden, journalist Bob Schieffer and musicians ZZ Top. The honor, inspired by the National Medal of Arts, is awarded to Texas leaders and luminaries in the arts and entertainment industry for creative excellence and exemplary talents.
In April 2011, Robert Edsel received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from St. Mark's School of Texas. The Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes achievement of exceptional nature in any field, vocational or voluntary, covering an entire career. Because the award is defined by its recipients, it has been given sparingly. Previous recipients include Tommy Lee Jones (class of 1965) and H. Ross Perot, Jr. (class of 1977).
For more information about Robert M. Edsel or the Monuments Men, please visit www.monumentsmen.com. For more information about the Monuments Men Foundation, please visit www.monumentsmenfoundation.org.
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Allen Cullum, Trustee
Allen Cullum is President of Cullum Interests, Inc. Cullum Interests is a Texas corporation that was established in 1991 to invest in, develop, lease, and manage real estate in the United States and to provide real-estate development consulting services on hotel, office, industrial, and apartment developments and renovations throughout North America. Cullum Interests is the managing general partner of a number of partnerships that own commercial and industrial real estate in Texas and South Carolina.
From 1979 until 1990, Allen Cullum was President of Trammell Crow Design and Construction Company which designed, constructed, and furnished all of the hotel, mart, and specialty buildings in which Trammell Crow was involved. As President, Allen Cullum oversaw divisions of architectural design, interior design, construction management, purchasing, and installation.
After 1990, Allen began acquiring industrial real estate in Dallas, eventually owning, leasing, and managing over 600,000 square feet in multiple buildings, predominantly in the Brookhollow area. In addition to his on-going involvement in commercial and industrial real estate, Allen Cullum oversaw the renovation and conversion to Wyndham Garden Hotels of properties located in Monrovia, Culver City, and San Rafael, CA, and Newark, NJ between 1995 and 1997; oversaw the design and conversion of the Wyndham Hotel in Boston in 1998; managed the development of a 108,000 sf office building in Plano, TX in 1996-97; and oversaw the construction of a $20M airline terminal and garage in Dallas, TX in 1999-2000.
In 2001-02, Allen assisted the owners of American Airlines Center with the resolution of certain claims related to the development of that arena. More recently, Allen oversaw the development of the J. W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, AZ, on behalf of the Yale University Investment Office from 2003 through early 2005. He also managed the development of a 65,000 sf, high-tech, raised-floor, single-tenant office building for ExponentHR in Addison TX, from 2005-07.
On a volunteer basis, Allen oversaw the construction of 3 buildings at St. Mark's School in Dallas in 1999-2000: Nearburg Hall, a new administration building; the Tom Hicks Athletic Center; and the Mullen Fitness Center. Over the summer of 2005, Allen supervised the development of new athletic fields at St. Mark's, including the Norma & Lamar Hunt Family Stadium.
Allen Cullum holds the following advanced degrees:
- Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts, 1969.
- University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Architecture with Honors, 1971.
- University of Pennsylvania, Master of Architecture, 1974.
- University of Pennsylvania, Master of City Planning, 1974.
Allen and his wife, Sissy, live in the Uptown area of Dallas, Their older son, B. A., is married, is a graduate of Stanford, MIT, and Stanford GSB, and works in real estate finance with Club Corp in Dallas. B. A. and his wife, Victoria, have a son, Montgomery Cullum. Their daughter, Brannon, is also a graduate of Stanford, has a Master's degree from Georgetown, and has her own business in Austin. She married Clinton Addison in October, 2013. And, their younger son, Charlie, has a B. A. from St. Edward's University in Austin, and recently received his MBA from SMU.
Allen is a Past President of the Board of Trustees and a Life Trustee of St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas and remains active in development and admissions efforts on behalf of
St. Mark's and Stanford University. He is also a Trustee of the Monuments Men Foundation, which honors World War II veterans who repatriated artwork stolen by the Nazis.
Susan Eisenhower, Advisor
Susan Eisenhower was the founding director and first president of the Eisenhower Institute where she became known for her work in the former Soviet Union and in the energy field. She is currently the Eisenhower Institute's Chairman of Leadership and Public Policy Programs. Eisenhower also serves as President of the Eisenhower Group, Inc., which provides strategic counsel on political and business projects.
In 2010, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu appointed Eisenhower to serve on the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, which was tasked with the development of a long-term solution for safely managing the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle. In 2011, Eisenhower was appointed to the Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee.
Eisenhower has consulted for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies and has served on many government task forces, including the NASA Advisory Council and the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on International Security and Arms Control, where she served for eight years. She has sat on two previous blue ribbon commissions for the Department of Energy, including the Baker-Cutler Commission on US funded nuclear nonproliferation programs in Russia.
After two terms on the NASA Advisory Council, she was appointed to the International Space Station
Management and Cost Evaluation Task Force. She has served as an Academic Fellow of the International
Peace and Security Program of Carnegie Corporation, as a director of the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace, and as an advisor to the Johns Hopkins' Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.
She has been a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics, a Distinguished Fellow at the Nixon Center, and was formerly on the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. She currently sits on the boards of the Energy Future Coalition and MIT's Energy Initiative, and serves as an advisor to the US Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy.
Eisenhower has authored three books, two of which, Breaking Free and Mrs. Ike, appeared on regional best seller lists. She has also edited four collected volumes on regional security issues, most recently Partners in Space: U.S.-Russian Cooperation after the Cold War. She has testified before the Senate Armed Services and Senate Budget Committees on policy toward the region of the former Soviet Union. She has written extensively on nuclear and space issues and, in 2000, a year before September 11, she co-edited a book, Islam and Central Asia, which carried the prescient subtitle, "An Enduring Legacy or an Evolving Threat?"
In addition, Eisenhower has spoken at many diverse types of gatherings: from the nation's most distinguished institutions such as Harvard to countless World Affairs Councils and corporate gatherings. She has also spoken to many expert audiences. For instance, she gave the Commandant's Lecture at the Army War College in Carlisle, the Harry S. Truman Distinguished Lecture at Sandia National Laboratory, and she delivered the 2008 Rose Lecture at MIT. She has also been invited to give full speeches at other prominent places, such as the National Press Club, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Archives, the Hollywood Bowl, The French National Assembly, the Rotunda of the Capitol, and the White House.
She has written chapters for a number of collected volumes and penned hundreds of op-eds and articles on foreign and domestic policy for publications such as The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Naval Institute's Proceedings, The London Spectator, and Gannett Newspapers, as well as the National Interest and Politique Americane. She has provided analysis for CNN International, MSNBC, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Fox News, the Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Hardball with Chris Mathews, One on One with John McLaughlin, the BBC, all three network morning programs, and many more. Over the years she has appeared on many other well-remembered programs such as Nightline, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, This Week with David Brinkley, and CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt. Eisenhower also regularly blogs on her website, www.SusanEisenhower.com
At Gettysburg College, Eisenhower offers her undergraduate program, Strategy & Leadership in Transformational Times, which highlights the vital intersection between strategy and leadership while emphasizing the transformational times we are living in today.
In the 1970s, Eisenhower attended the American University in Paris and has since received four honorary doctorates, most recently from the Monterey Institute, where she was cited for her work on nuclear nonproliferation. She received the Dolibois History Prize from Miami University in 2008, and in 2009 she received the Middelthon-Candler Peace Prize and the Distinguished Diplomat Award from the Virginia Military Institute.


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Candied citrus rinds have a long history. Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all soaked citrus peels in honey (there was no such thing as refined sugar in ancient days). These preserves were used as sweet treats, and as medicine. Candied citrus reached the height of popularity back in the Eighteenth Century. When most of the world's cultures still referred to candies as sweetmeats, these candied lemon and orange rinds - know as citrus chips during this period- considered some of the most desired of all treats.
Citrus fruit was more difficult to obtain in those days, and so, imported lemons and oranges were candied to increase their shelf life (and their value). You might say that the truest fans of citrus chips then, were as dedicated a group as today's chocoholics.
I have been using the recipe below to candy lemon and orange peels for years. You can also try it with grapefruit and lime peels. I prefer the lemon, and find that as a jam maker, I often have an excess of rinds, which I don't like to waste! I give them as gifts along with the loose herbal teas that I dry from my garden. I also use this recipe
when introducing my friends to the art of home made jams and the science of preserving. If you are a seasoned canner who likes to make jams and compotes, you can use this recipe to make good use of all those left over rinds. After squeezing your fresh lemon juice, you know there's always a nice handful of left overs! If you are a beginner canner, and have never made or canned jams before but would like to try, this recipe is a great way to boost your preserving confidence through safe practice. You will become familiar with how the sugar reacts to heat, with the rhythm and timing sugar recipes require, and the various changes your syrup goes through as it cooks on the stovetop.
The best part of this process for beginners (and for all) is the safety aspect. Because there is no fruit in your mixture, and you are only candying the peels, you do not have to process these rinds to preserve them safely once you finish the recipe – meaning no hot water bath or pressure canner is necessary! If you follow the recipe, and ensure your finished candied rinds are completely dry and covered properly in sugar, you can store the finished product in an airtight container for up to 6 months (in a dry, cool, dark place where temperature does not fluctuate too often) without any need for additional preserving processes to be applied!.
Candied lemon rinds can be eaten as-is as a candy treat. You can chop them and use them in cookies and candies. They make adorable cake decorations, and are also pretty yummy when you dip the tips of the finished, dried rinds in chocolate. My favorite use for these rinds is to put them in my herb tea. The lemon and sugar combination adds a nice flavor and acts as a mild sweetener. Best of all, when your tea is gone, you are left with a warm, chewy burst of lemon to munch on once the candied rind has soaked in the tea.
You Will Need
Clean Scrub Brush or Veggie Scrubber
Sharp Knife
Bowl (to hold the fruit once you peel it)
Large Pot with Lid (to blanch rinds)
Access to cold water
· Use the scrub brush to wash the exterior of the fruit thoroughly.
Hint: Many citrus fruits have a sticker or brand name stamped on them. Inspect your citrus to ensure stickers or the glue they leave behind as well as ink from name-brand stamps are completely scrubbed from your fruits.
· Cut the leathery ends from the fruit.
cut rinds into strips – no wider than ¼".
Hint: The pith (white layer between the skin of the peel and the fruit) candies very well. Do not pick it away, unless there are long, loose strands that would fall off during the candying process.
· Blanch Peels
BLANCHING- A fancy way of saying boil quickly, sometimes more than once. Blanching sanitizes and softens the rinds, making it
easier for the food to accept the syrup you're using to preserve it. It also reduces the amount of bitter oils in the rind. How to blanch is below.
· Place citrus strips in large saucepan and
cover with cold water.
· Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil
uncovered for 60 seconds.
· Drain, then return rinds to saucepan,
cover with cold water (MUST be cold)
and bring to a boil a second time.
· Repeat 4 to 10 more times, until rinds
are soft and more flexible.
(thicker rind = more repetition).
· If you haven't already started your
sugar syrup, drain rinds and place back
in the pot you boiled them in, removed from heat, and put the lid back on. Keep in pot until
Sugar Syrup is prepared.
You Will Need
Large pot with high ends
5 cups Sugar
5 cups Water
Candy Thermometer
· Combine 5 cups sugar and 5 cups water with wire whisk over medium heat. Stir often and bring to a rolling boil, then quickly lower heat so the sauce remains at a low simmer. (Photo 5)
· Do not let the temperature rise above 220 degrees on the candy thermometer.
Hint: If your heat cannot be lowered fast enough, remove your pot for a few moments while waiting for
your burner to cool down if your thermometer reaches 220. I often have to do this when using an
electric stovetop.
CAUTION! The sugar and water may react to each other when the temperature gets very high and the syrup boils, which is why it's recommended to use a pot higher and larger than the mass of the syrup. See photo on right and consider yourself warned!
You Will Need
Prepared Sugar Syrup (see above)
Sugar for coating the rinds
· Add the prepared peels to the already prepared and simmering sugar syrup. Continue to simmer gently. DO NOT STIR. Simmer rinds undisturbed.
Hint: If you find rinds peeking out of the syrup, swirl the pot by
the handle to move peels around, or use a tongs to gently flip
peels or push them into the syrup. Resist the urge to stir. This is
the hardest part for me! I constantly fight the urge to stir.
· Simmer until peels turn translucent. This is a process. It will
take from one to 5 hours, depending on how quickly the water
boils out of your sugar syrup, and the quality and size of your
rinds (and how well you blanched them).
· Pull rinds out in small groups and drain peels on a wire
cooling rack overnight. Do not let them touch each other or you
will have a sticky mess in the morning!
· After overnight drying, toss the rinds in sugar to coat each
one. Place on wax paper to dry again for 4 to 5 hours (or 2 hrs.
in an unheated oven on a cookie sheet).
· Store in clean, air-tight containers or bags and enjoy at your
To learn more about what Cooperative Extension is saying, check out the links:
Go here for more information about food preservation safety from the Extension.
National Center for Home Food Preservation Interactive Tutorial.


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Mitt Romney, sensing an opening in the Middle East mess and catching flak from conservatives for giving too little detail about his policy plans, is rolling out a new and broader strategy to make the election a referendum on "status quo versus change," chief strategist Stuart Stevens told POLITICO.
The shift, which is to include much more emphasis on Romney's policy prescriptions, means he is scrapping the most basic precept of his campaign. From the time he began contemplating running again after his loss in the 2008 primaries, Romney's theory of the case has been a relentless and nearly exclusive focus on the listless economy.
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But with polls showing Obama for the first time moving clearly ahead in important swing states— most notably, Ohio—Romney advisers concluded they had to make a painful course correction.
Stevens said the economy is likely to remain "the dominant focus" of the campaign. But ads and speeches will focus on a wider array of issues, including foreign policy, the threat from China, debt and the tone in Washington.
Stevens said the big, unifying question will be: "Can we do better on every front?"
On Monday, Romney unveiled a new ad, " The Romney Plan," that punches back at Obama's consistent emphasis on growing the economy for the middle class, and emphasizes what the Republican would do.
"My plan is to help the middle class," Romney says in the ad. "Trade has to work for America. That means crack down on cheaters like China. It means open up new markets."
A second Romney ad out Monday, " Failing American Families," is harsher, with a male narrator saying: "Barack Obama: More spending. More debt. Failing American families."
The news ads are a concession to internal critics of the previous Romney ad series — 16 "A Better Future" ads, customized for nine swing states. Each begins with a clip of Romney at the convention, followed by a quick statistic arguing that Obama has failed that particular state, and ending with Romney's plan to help the state (defense in Colorado, home values in Florida, manufacturing in North Carolina).
Some Romney officials had argued that straight negative ads would be the only way to move numbers the way the campaign needs to.
Romney also plans to emphasize policy solutions when he speaks Monday to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, in Los Angeles. "I expected the president, at his convention, to talk about the unemployed and to unveil a jobs plan," Romney says in prepared remarks. "Astonishingly, he did not."
Romney, badly losing the Hispanic vote to Obama, includes a pitch to improve "legal immigration."
"I will work with Republicans and Democrats to permanently fix our immigration system," he says. "I believe we can all agree that what we need are fair and enforceable immigration laws that will stem the flow of illegal immigration, while strengthening legal immigration."
Arguing that Romney is doing better than many pundits recognize, Stevens said the Middle East unrest and continuing economic unease will help the Republican regain momentum and quiet the concerns among GOP insiders.


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A memo sent out to some people at Sherman Oaks-based Fox Sports Radio laying out a new lineup for early 2014 has left Pat O'Brien, Steve Hartman, Rob Dibble and Amy Van Dyken without a place to call their show, according to several sources.
The national weekday rundown that will debut Monday, Jan. 6, keeps Dan Patrick (6-9 a.m.) and Jay Mohr (9 a.m.-noon) in their usual spots. But after that is a bit of musical chairs.
It starts with the "Fox Sports Primetime" slot from noon to 3 p.m. that O'Brien and Hartman hosted. It "will be replaced by a new program to be announced shortly," the memo said.
O'Brien's shelf life at the station ended up just more than three years after trying to rebuild his sports media career.
However, KLAC-AM (570) in L.A. will go local in that window with Fred Roggin, the KNBC-Channel 4 longtime sports anchor who has been subbing in the station of late.
In the 3-7 p.m. national slot, Fox has moved Las Vegas-based John "J.T. The Brick" Tournour, with partner Tomm Looney, from late nights to the earlier slot. But neither will be heard in L.A. because Petros Papadakis and Matt "Money" Smith, who had been national in that window, stay in the same slot but will only be heard locally.
From 7-to-11 p.m., Fox national has replaced Dibble and Van Dyken with Jason Smith, who once held the overnight spot at ESPN Radio. On many nights in L.A. between April and October, that spot will often be filled by Dodgers games.
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Satan and the spirit of mankind contend for the future of humanity.
Two angels, appearing as stars in the heavens, discuss how man has invented the super H-bomb sixty years ahead of schedule. Noting that all of mankind will be destroyed if the bomb is detonated, the stars report the news to the High Tribunal of Outer Space, which is then called into session. Their agenda is to determine whether to prevent the bomb from detonating or allow it to go off. To present a defense, the Spirit of Man is called and The Devil, Mr. Scratch, who arrives with his apprentice, is appointed prosecutor of the case. The High Judge instructs Man and Scratch to visit any time or place on Earth to present supporting evidence, adding that their travels will be watched by the tribunal. Man begins by showing how humans developed from solitary animals to communities of people who harnessed fire and developed the wheel. Arguing that man's downfall began almost immediately, Scratch presents as evidence Khufu, an ancient pharaoh of Egypt who sacrificed 100,000 men to build his pyramid of immortality. Scratch proposes that Khufu succeeded in betraying his people because men, in their stupidity, worship villains as heroes. While conceding the point, Man reminds Scratch that the reverse is also true, that men cannot be great and good unless given the support of his fellows. As an example, he presents Moses, who, at around the same time, led his people to freedom and gave them the Ten Commandments, which he received from God. Scratch reminds him that the Commandments were soon broken and that war, rape and villainy continued, as shown in the story of Helen of Troy, in which thousands of men died fighting for her. Noting that myth and history are sometimes so intertwined that one cannot tell the difference, Man takes The Devil to the Golden Age of Greece, where Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, sculptors and the early astronomers elevated man's thinking to a new level, and there introduces the father of medicine, Hippocrates, whose oath is still held inviolate by physicians. In counterpoint, Scratch presents Cleopatra, who poisoned her brother, took advantage of Julius Caesar and betrayed Marc Antony before committing suicide. About his favorite subject, the depraved lunatic Nero who raved as Rome burned, Scratch claims that Romans were content to allow Nero's abuse of power. Man, however, disagrees, arguing that the people were not happy, and to prove it, shows early Christian martyrs praying as Roman soldiers arrest them and take them to their death. Despite the brutal times, Man says, a "new hope had come." Scratch then presents Attila the Hun, whose army swept across the world, trampling learning and faith. Showing King John's signing of the Magna Carta and the legend of King Arthur, Man says that civilization survived the brutality and that faith was not forgotten. Claiming that the treatment of Joan of Arc disproves Man's point, Scratch indicts the whole Middle Ages, but Man rebuts that the era gave rise to the Renaissance, a new age of thought, and Leonardo da Vinci, a symbol of the time whom others followed. Although The Devil asserts that some of da Vinci's inventions were forerunners of mighty weapons of war, Man argues that the peaceful da Vinci's work influenced Columbus' discovery of a route to the New World. Gleefully, Scratch tells the court how Cortez, another New World explorer, slaughtered the Aztec civilization and how Spain tried to rule and terrorize the seas. Man shows that Elizabeth I of England, inspired by the works of her contemporary, Shakespeare, stood up against the Spanish Armada and freed the seas from Spanish domination. While on the subject of the New World, Scratch reports that Peter Inuit cheated Indians out of Manhattan Island, the new colonies allowed slavery, people were hung as witches in Salem, and New World tobacco was introduced to the Old World by Sir Walter Raleigh. In England and Europe, unsanitary conditions led to a plague that was finally conquered by devastating fire. Undeterred, Man shows advances and discoveries in science, medicine and governance, among them Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity and the American founding fathers building a nation based on the premise that all men are created equal. Presenting Marie Antoinette and Napoleon as witnesses, The Devil argues that greed and lust for power continued and exhibits the Indian Wars, land grabbing and gold fever in America. While discussing the many wars on both continents, Scratch points to the American Civil War, but Man replies that the war resulted in Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Man continues by noting the works of musicians and inventors, but, unimpressed, Scratch presents the evidence of World War I, the rise of Adolf Hitler and finally, World War II. When the final session of the High Tribunal of Outer Space is called to order, the High Judge warns that time is running out, as the explosion will soon occur, and asks for summations so that the judges will have time to reach a verdict. Directing himself to the judges, Man says that humans have often been misled by followers of Scratch, but they have survived and redirected themselves. He calls on one last witness, the Man of Tomorrow, who is a young child, and argues that, if there is no tomorrow, the past will have no meaning. The Devil asks the court to look closely at the child's toys, a gun and a sword, for an indication of the future. However, Man demonstrates that the gun plays music when "fired" and that the sword is only a pencil box. Placing the Bible on exhibit, he reads, "For him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward," and rests his case. After conferring, the judges conclude that man's good is equal to his evil, and so decide to reserve judgment for a future date. Man's destruction has been postponed, says the High Judge, but the court shall soon reconvene.
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