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Luise Kött-Gärtner: Sculpture "Stairway to Success", bronze on stone cast
From the series "Business and Motivation": Small sculpture, made from bronze, patinated and waxed by hand. Height including pedestal 34 cm. Delivery with expertise.
Bronze, wood and stone are the preferred tools of the skilled sculptor. With its elongated figures, the artist creates particularly expressive objects that nevertheless convey lightness and harmony. With clear messages their table sculptures are ideally suited as a motivational symbol donors and rich gift.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures from wood, ivory or stone are made directly from the block of material, for bronze casting a working model is prepared at first. Usually it is made of clay or other easily shaped materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Also the contemporary artists, such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz enriched the sculpture with outstanding works.
An alloy of copper with other metals (especially with tin) used since ancient times.
Bronze casting:
When casting bronze, artist usually applies the lost-wax technique which is dating back more than 5000 years. It's the best, but also the most complex method of producing sculptures.
Sculpture "The Book Reader" by Ernst Barlachs is shown here as an example:
First, the artist forms a model of his sculpture. It is embedded in a liquid silicone rubber composition. Once the material has solidified, the model is cut out. The liquid wax is poured in the negative mould. After cooling down, the wax casting is removed from the mould, provided with sprues and dipped into ceramic mass. The ceramic mass is hardened in a kiln, and the wax flows out (lost mould).
Now we finally have the negative form, into which the 1400 ° C hot molten bronze is poured. After the bronze had cooled down, the ceramic shell is broken off and the sculpture comes to light.
Now the sprues are removed, the surfaces are polished, patinated and numbered by the artist himself or, to his specifications, by a specialist. Thus, each casting becomes an original work
For lower-grade bronze castings, the sand casting method is often used which, however, does not achieve the results of more complex lost wax technique in terms of surface characteristics and quality.
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Sand casting
Collective term for all casting processes that ars mundi carries out with the help of specialized art foundries.
Cast stone
Equivalent of artificial marble, with the difference that the substitute stone in powder form is used instead of marble powder.
Cold cast bronze
Bronze powder bound by a polymer. By special polishing and patination techniques the surface of the casting gets a look that corresponds to the bronze.
ARA wooden copy
In order to guarantee absolute fidelity to the original, an artificially manufactured imitation wood is used as a base material which has typical wood characteristics: density, workability, color and surface structure.
Ceramic casting
As a rule castable clay is used in ceramic casting, which then is fired and possibly glazed. Plaster molds are often used instead of the usual rubber molds in ceramic casting and in porcelain production.
Bronze casting
In this case, the thousand-year-old lost-wax technique is used. It's the best, but also the most complex method of producing sculptures.
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The Arc has a rich history spanning over 65 years and marked by accomplishment. We continue to carry out the mission and vision of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as their parents and siblings.
In 1950, a small group of parents and other concerned individuals came together to act as voices for change. At the time, little was known about the condition of intellectual disability (at the time referred to as 'mental retardation') or its causes. There were virtually no programs and activities in communities to assist in the development and care of children and adults with intellectual disability or to support families.
It was common at that time for doctors to tell parents that the best place for their child was in an institution. Emboldened by their collective desire to raise their children in the home and their stubborn refusal to accept that institutionalization was the only option, The Arc's founders fought even harder.
Like every parent of any child, they wanted more for their children. They wanted their children to lead fulfilling lives out in the community and not shuttered away in dark institutions. It was in that spirit that The Arc was born.
At the outset, the organization was committed to altering perceptions of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and to educate parents and others regarding the potential of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The Arc also worked to procure services for children and adults who were denied an education, the right to attend day care and preschools, and the right to work.
Over the last 60 years, The Arc has grown and adapted to the changes that people with disabilities face across their life span. Through the decades, The Arc has seen several name changes, advocated for the passage of state and federal legislation on behalf of people with disabilities and established a broad network of state and local chapters that range from small voluntary groups to large, professional organizations.
Our rich history leading to successful outcomes would not be possible without the significant number of dedicated parents, family members, volunteers, staff and other advocates from all over the nation who share our vision. The following testimonies are historical accounts from individuals that were either founders, or were present to witness the origins of the organization. Because these are historical documents, they reflect terminology that was in common usage notably 'mental retardation,' a term that is no longer in favor and is not employed by The Arc.
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On the fourth Monday of the month bring your lunch to the Nelson Memorial Branch of JMRL and discuss fiction and non-fiction books. Library staff will provide value-added content and lead the discussion. Send an email to be added to our mailing list.
Selections for 2017
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (January)
- The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman (February)
- Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones (March)
- Nutshell by Ian McEwan (April)
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (May)
- Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard (June)
- Rules of Civility by Amor Towles (July)
- Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein (August)
Selections for 2016
- Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (January)
- One Summer by Bill Bryson (February)
- The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers (March Big Read)
- The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg (April)
- The Wright Brothers by David McCullough (May)
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (June)
- Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf (July)
- The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (August)
- Tail Gait by Rita Mae Brown (September)
- A Test of Wills by Charles Todd (October)
- Being Mortal by Robert Heinlein (November)
[No December selection]
Selections for 2015
- The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Steadman (January)
- James Madison and the Making of America by Kevin R.C. Gutzman (February)
- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (March - Big Read)
- The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee by Marja Mills (April)
- Lila by Marilynne Robinson (May)
- Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore (June)
- Benediction by Kent Haruf (July)
- The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough (August)
- Family Life by Akhhil Sharma (September)
- Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson (October)
- The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 by Joseph Ellis (November)
[No December selection]
Selections for 2014
- The Curiosity by Mark Kiernan (February)
- True Grit by Charles Portis (March - Big Read)
- In the Garden of the Beasts by Erik Larson (April)
- The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe (May)
- The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean (June)
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (July)
- A Lost Lady by Willa Cather (August)
- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (September)
- A Delicate Truth by John LeCarré (October)
- Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan (November)
[No December selection]
Selections for 2013
- State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (January)
- Collapse by Jared Diamond (February)
- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (March - Big Read)
- Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt (April)
- The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (May)
Selections for 2012
- About Face by Donna Leon (January)
- Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson (February)
- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (March - Big Read)
- Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks (April)
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (May)
- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (June)
- Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards (July)
- The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig (August)
- The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt (September)
- Coming Up for Air by Patti Callahan Henry (October)
- The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl (November)
[No December selection]
Selections for 2011
- The March by E.L. Doctorow (January)
- Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler (February)
- The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (March - Big Read)
- Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (April)
- The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (May)
- The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham (June)
- Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (July)
- The King's Speech by Mark Logue (August)
- Seven Sisters by Margaret Drabble (September)
- The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham (October)
- The Plague by Albert Camus (November)
[No December selection]
Selections for 2010
- Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell (January)
- The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard (February)
- A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines (March - Big Read)
- The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris (April)
- The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver (May)
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (June)
- The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (July)
- The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts (August)
- When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton (September)
- Lark & Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips (October)
- Oxygen by Carol Casella (November)
[No December selection]
Selections for 2009
- The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (January)
- On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan (February)
- The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian (March)
- Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle (April)
- Never Enough by Joe McGinniss (May)
- Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith (June)
- God's Bits of Wood by Ousmane Sembène (July)
- Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts (August)
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett (September)
- Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron (October)
[No November selection]
- An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor (December)
Selections for 2008
- The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty (January)
- In the Woods by Tana French (February)
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (March)
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (April)
- The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (May)
- Carpe Diem by Autumn Cornell (June)
- A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (July)
- Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson (August)
- Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky (September)
- Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson (October)
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz (November)
[no December selection]
Selection for 2007
- Sole Survivor by Derek Hansen (January)
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (February)
- March by Geraldine Brooks (March)
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (April)
- The Jade Hook by Jack Shea (May)
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston(June)
- Scent of Suspicion by Irene Hughes (July)
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (August)
- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver (September)
- The Fall Line by Errol Burland (October)
- The Wedding Officer by Anthony Capella (November)
- The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones (December)
Selections for 2006
- The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (January)
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (February)
- Sign In for Murder by Irene Hughes (March)
- The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (April)
- The Hornet's Nest by Jimmy Carter (May)
- A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines (June)
- 1776 by David G. McCullough (July)
- Charming Billy by Alice McDermott (August)
- Housekeeping and Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (September)
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (October)
- In the Electric Mist with the Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke (November)
[no December selection]
Selections for 2005
- The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (May)
- The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love by Joan A. Medlicott (June)
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flag (July)
[no August meeting]
- Keeper's Son by Homer Hickam (September)
- The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (October)
- The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy (November)
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (December)


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sup bro its been a while how ya doin
can do do me a favor and lock this thread, these dudes are just getting retarded and annoying with it,its run its course already
I often think about dogs playing tennis in Legoland
Only Kidding, hehe! mostly i pretend that La-Cinderella isn't a voice in my head, but rather she is the Skynet Mainframe giving me commands to destroy John Connor aka Corey Woods
Sometimes i pretend that La-Cinderella is the Matrix and i'm inside her and she can make dogs go past me and she see's me through their eyes.. what i hate the most is that La-Cinderella, the voice in my head who is an actual demon trying to destroy me .. i really hate it when she uses her powers to put spiders in my house..
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thanks for adding those 2 Dom P dates to the concert list. I am currently out of rep so I'm dropping you a line here
thanks for stickying that thread I was asking about today
I tried to edit the thread regarding Shabazz.
I wanted to change the Chicago thread to increase awareness of Bazz's Philly show coming up on April 2.
I edited the title of the post to say Shabazz The Disciple in Philly, PA but it still remains Shabazz in Chicago.
Is there a special email address that I can email live performance notices to?
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You can obtain Nebraska naturalization papers by writing to the clerk of the district court for the county in which your ancestor was naturalized. In some cases, the county has retained microfilm copies and sent the originals to the Nebraska State Historical Society.
The Omaha office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS), has a Works Projects Administration (WPA) index to pre-1906 naturalizations for all Nebraska counties and 63 Iowa counties. This index is on microfilm at the Nebraska State Historical Society. They also have a WPA index to district court naturalizations of Lincoln, Otoe, York, and Platte counties from the time of county formation to about 1940. The Family History Library does not have copies of these indexes. The Family History Library has some naturalization records from the county and United States District and Circuit courts.
Naturalization information can also be found in the land entry file of an immigrant who homesteaded or purchased land from the federal government. These records give the name of the immigrant, the court, the date of naturalization or declaration of intention, and the country of previous allegiance.
In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) was created, forms were standardized, and duplicate copies of naturalization records were sent to the INS. You can access these records through the Genealogy Program at www.uscis.gov.
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If you are looking for something fun to read, you might try Nick Stember's blog. He is a grad student who is interested in manhua, and he can tell you about the Chinese graphic novel-ization of Star Wars
The many editions of Jin Ping Mei (some closer to the original story than others)
how all Japanese Anime was inspired by the Chinese film Princess Iron Fan (which you can watch here) and lots of other stuff.


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I'm a developer/designer who likes sports, apparently that's odd. I'm totally ok with that because some of my favourite personal projects are sport related.
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About the Jupiter Branch
The Jupiter Branch is located in the Town of Jupiter. The library provides traditional print resources such as books and magazines, as well as online resources and audiovisual materials. Research and readers' advisory services are available. The branch offers a wide range of free activities for members, including computer classes for adults and exciting activities for children of all ages throughout the year.
Directions to the Jupiter Branch
By Bus: Route 10
From I-95: Take Indiantown Road (Exit 87), go east to Military Trail, and turn right, Library will be on your left.
From Florida's Turnpike: Take the Jupiter Exit (Exit 116), go east to Military Trail, and turn right. The library is on the east side of Military Trail between Toney Pena Dr. and Indiantown Rd.
- Free Wi-Fi and internet access
- Four study rooms
- A large meeting room that seats up to 100 people
- Comfortable seating and reading tables with electrical connections for laptops throughout
- Color and black & white copiers
- Self-service options at Member Services
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- Six catalog computers
- 18 Public internet computers
- Two catalog computers in the children's section
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Public adult and children's computers shut down 15 minutes before the branch closes. Guest computers shut down 10 minutes before the branch closes.
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Nearest County Libraries
Tequesta Branch (3.5 miles)
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History of the Branch
Opened: October 1983, leased 1,950 sq. ft. in former Jupiter Town Hall.
Opened new library: March 1992, 10,000 sq. ft. County-owned building.
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I hope you all liked the last tutorial on how to draw Shadow the Hedgehog step by step. These lessons that I will be putting up today are all gaming characters from some of my brothers favorite games. The reason behind my decision to do these characters came after I had to clean up my room. Now since the game system is in my room I have to pick up the games that are scattered on the floor. As I was picking up the different titles, I thought to myself "let me do five characters from some popular games"! Besides these very same gaming characters were also requested by members of DragoArt so the decision worked out perfect. So without further chatter let's start this lesson by showing you how to draw Rayman character step by step. Now the newest game that was released is called Rayman: Raving Rabbids 2. Now Rayman is a character that has no arms or legs just hands and feet. He is able to stretch his hands and feet to launch long range punches and energy balls at his enemies when trying to fight and defeat them. One of the most popular characters from the Rayman series is those little white animals called Rabbids. These cool looking characters are not only awesome, but they are funny as well. Some of the characters that you may see in the Rayman gaming series are; Globox, Ly the Fairy, Murfy, The Teensies, Mr. Dark, Reflux, and Admiral Razorbeard. Of course there are others but these characters are the most seen and used from the gaming series. Now Rayman was developed and created by Ubisoft. What type of game is Rayman you ask? Well it is considered to be a action video game that has fun and exciting board to beat and conquer. This tutorial lesson will show you how to draw Rayman step by step. I know you will find him easy to draw because he is based on just a head, hands and feet. I will be back soon with more drawing fun so stay tuned gang there is more on the way.
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Considering there's still about 96% of our universe that we know nothing about, it could be considered a little premature for Hello Games to make an entirely new one.
That's precisely why No Man's Sky is so exciting, though: "We want to give the player that feeling of being the first person to discover something new," says founder and one part of the game's development quartet Sean Murray.
Given that the game has an infinite number of procedurally generated planets, each with its own unique ecosystem, a sense of virgin exploration should be inevitable. "Most people think procedurally generated means random, and when we first started to make the game that's exactly what we were doing," he says. "It turns out that's a terrible idea. It results in too many planets that have the same colour sky and ground. It's chaotic, messy and totally unplayable."
Instead Hello Games has written its own set of rules called procedures, which the in-game universe must abide by when creating each planet. The process starts with an atmosphere, within which elements are created in line with recognised atomic laws. "There are only certain elements that would make atomic sense for each atmosphere," explains Murray, like the excited science teacher you never had. "For example, there are only about 20 or 30 compositions for water that would ever make sense as a liquid on a planet. That's what defines the properties of the water, including things like the colour."
These procedures are layered on top of one another until a planet is formed – and from what we've seen so far the results are believable and complex, with everything from arid desert to mountain peaks and snowy tundra.
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All we've seen of No Man's Sky so far comes from a trailer unveiled at the VGX awards, and while the game's intergalactic intentions are clear, much of what was seen could easily exist on Earth. That was a conscious decision made by Murray and the team to avoid alienating viewers, but also an inevitable result of the game's processes: "Everything in the trailer is from a bunch of planets in what's known as a Goldilocks zone, which means they're a bit like ours.
"You do see more weird and wonderful things out there but what's interesting about the rules of the universe, both ours and No Man's Sky's, is that common things tend to arise. The number of eyes living things have, or just that they have eyes at all, is a really common thing.
"All of this happens in real time, so without wanting to get too philosophical about it, a planet doesn't really exist until someone visits it," laughs Murray. "We want the universe to feel crafted, but by a set of rules rather than a person."
Galaxy Quest
When you start the game you'll be plonked somewhere on the edge of a galaxy. If you want, you can set up camp on the nearest planet and never leave, exploring the land and sea looking for caves to plunder. Planets will vary in size, with Murray describing some as "earthlike" in scale, requiring "an awfully long time" to make a dent in everything there is to see.
By looking further afield you'll be rewarded with things such as the ability to upgrade your ship, although Murray is keen to stress this will be limited: "We're trying to create a game about exploration, we don't want people flying around on a Death Star laying waste to planets."
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Lamar to host 2013 Brooks Conference on April 18
The Lamar University Jack Brooks Chair in Government and Public Service will focus on substance abuse when it hosts the 2013 Brooks Conference on Thursday, April 18.
Activities will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the Lamar Institute of Technology Multi-Purpose Center, at Jimmy Simmons Boulevard and East Lavaca.
Dawn Mathis of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Houston will be the keynote speaker for a luncheon from noon to 1:15 p.m. Other guest speakers include Shane Howard, Jefferson County tax assessor-collector.
The conference will bring Lamar University faculty members and students together with nonprofit, civic and government leaders who are being invited to attend. The conference and the chair honor the late U.S. Rep. Jack Brooks, a Beaumont Democrat who served in Congress more than 40 years. Brooks died Dec. 4, 2012.
"The issue of substance abuse will be viewed in what we expect is a unique and informative way – through the life-cycle of substance abuse," said James Vanderleeuw, Jack Brooks Chair at Lamar University and conference director.
The conference will address the life-cycle perspective via a series of panels, Vanderleeuw said. "These include the factors that lead to substance abuse; the medical and community-health consequences of substance abuse; service provided by and challenges facing treatment centers; law enforcement and the impact on crime; and sobriety and exit from substance abuse."
Experts and practitioners representing medical, law enforcement and counseling professions in Southeast Texas will serve as panel members.
The conference will begin with registration and breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. The first session at 8 a.m. will feature the welcome by Vanderleeuw and a presentation by Karen Riggs of the Substance Abuse Division of the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC).
The conference will continue with these panels:
Panel 1, "Substance Abuse and Dependency: How, Why When?" – 8:30-9:30 a.m., presented by Ida Duplechin, a counselor; John Richard Brocks Jr. of LIT; Sue Echols, licensed professional counselor, Student Health Center, Lamar University; and Birdie Harrison, coordinator, Safe and Drug Free, Beaumont Independent School District.
Panel 2, "Medical and Community-Health Consequences of Substance Abuse" – 9:45-10:45 a.m., Kevin Berry, Beaumont Health Department, and Dr. Rajen Desai, board-certified psychiatrist.
Panel 3, "Law Enforcement, Crime and Substance Abuse" – 11 a.m.-noon, Johnnie Stewart, Child Protective Services program director and former police officer, and Ron Hobbs, deputy chief, narcotics division, Jefferson County; and Beverly Matt, U.S. probation officer, Eastern District of Texas.
Panel 4, "Services Provided by and Challenges Facing Treatment Centers" – 1:15-2:15 p.m., Sally Burman, licensed chemical dependency counselor, Spindletop Center; Rodna Willett, licensed professional counselor, Right Step; and Mary Ann Johnston, residential program director, South East Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
Panel 5, "Exit and Sobriety: How, Why, When, What Works?" – 2:30-3:30 p.m., Daniel Jeans, executive director, HOW Center; Paula Weatherly, program director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice LeBlanc Unit; Iris Booker, Jefferson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; and P.K. Moore, social worker, Some Other Place.
Vanderleeuw will present concluding remarks at 3:40 p.m., and Howard will speak during initiations for members of Pi Sigma Alpha, national political science honor society, scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m.
The conference is open to the public, but reservations are required for the luncheon and must be made by Wednesday, April 10. For additional information or to make reservations, call Vanderleeuw at (409) 880-2288 or e-mail at james [dot] vanderleeuw [at] lamar [dot] edu.


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As the 2012 election draws to a close, local candidates are announcing endorsements and planning their final push.
All Bluffton voters heading to the polls Tuesday will decide on school board members and two referendums, while residents in District 7 will choose a County Council representative.
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Cynthia Bensch, 68, a retired former developer who ran Bensch-Mark Builders with her husband, faces off against Dan Duryea, 63, who manages the Belfair community, with its $12 million budget. Both are Republicans, though Bensch is the official party nominee.
One of the two will represent a redrawn district stretching west from Buck Island Road to S.C. 170 between U.S. 278 and S.C. 46. District 7 also includes the Rose Hill area, north of U.S. 278. As a petition candidate, voters would need to check Duryea's name rather than vote a straight Republican ticket.
Their views on governance and the environment differ, with Duryea favoring a $25 million bond referendum for land preservation while Bensch argues human waste from old septic tanks poses the real threat taxpayers can't afford an increase right now. Studies have linked waterway issues to rapid development.
Duryea favors changing the form of government to allow for the appointment of treasurer and auditor over election and shelving the Bluffton Parkway 5B realignment for now to prioritize on intersection safety improvements. Bensch opposes the change of government and favors waiting for new public hearings on the Bluffton Parkway realignment and the views of County Council's Public Facilities Committee before taking a position.
Bensch said she didn't want to reveal too much of her strategy in the closing days, but she'll be putting out signs and "campaigning day and night until the election."
Duryea said he has friends within various developments pulling for him and plans to attend a gathering of the county Republican Club Monday. He hopes to have a couple more opportunities before community associations before Nov. 6.
"Time's drawing nigh," he said. "I'm running on a thin budget, but I'm making it happen."
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Retired former Air Force Sergeant and IT manager Bert Walker faces retired businessman Paul Roth in a district that includes Sun City to southern Okatie.
Roth talks up his high-profile chairmanships in banking and technology as well as his volunteer efforts launching Hilton Head Island's Main Street Youth Theatre and serving on Lowcountry planning boards.
Walker also emphasizes his involvement in schools, his knowledge of education through his career-educator wife and his fluency with the iPad, which is growing increasingly popular as a learning tool. He criticizes federal accountability as an intrusion that promotes "teaching to a test," expresses some skepticism with reforming teacher evaluations and supports putting fiscal autonomy of the school board to a countywide vote.
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Write-in candidate Evva Anderson is the only resident to toss her hat into the ring for a district covering most of Bluffton west of Buck Island Road between U.S. 278 and S.C. 46. The self-employed real estate agent led Pritchardville Elementary's School Improvement Council for two years and now heads the same committee at Bluffton Middle School.
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A three-way race for District 8 pits human resources consultant Al Bischoff against University of South Carolina-Beaufort Budget Director Mary Cordray and retired educator Elisabeth Riordan.
District 8 covers northern Hilton Head Island down through much of Bluffton north of U.S. 278 through Belfair.
Bischoff, who emphasizes the need to better engage parents, argues his extensive volunteer experience with Rotary Club education groups, at-risk youth, Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry, the Greater Island Council and economic development efforts leave him better able to make a significant contribution.
"I think I'm pretty close to the pulse of what's going on," he said.
His final efforts include a direct mail campaign and dispatching surrogates in Bluffton developments to spread his name.
Riordan says her more than 30 years of experience in the classroom and behind the desk as a guidance counselor in failing Virginia schools make her the best equipped of the three candidates to make a difference from day one.
"I've seen things that really work, things that don't really work, and every excuse for why they don't work," she said. "And I know that you can make it work."
Cordray opposes fiscal autonomy for the school district from County Council and says she'd focus funding on teacher compensation and classroom resources.
"From this point forward, my plans are to make phone calls," she said. "I have several volunteers who will be calling as well."
School Board District 9
Laura Bush, a Bluffton native who's served on the board for more than 20 years, is running unopposed.
Land preservation bond referendum
The ballot Nov. 6 includes a $25 million bond referendum to fuel the county's Rural and Critical Land Preservation program, which has about $3.8 million left on tap from a $50 million bond authorized on a 3-to-1 margin in 2006.
Tax payers currently pay 3.87 mils for past land preservation bonds, which equates to $15.48 on upcoming tax bills on owner-occupied homes and $23.22 on secondary residences per $100,000 in taxable value. This referendum would add another $4 per $100,000 of taxable value for primary residences.
Supporters argue that, beyond the environmental benefits to area waterways of limiting development in certain areas, the program creates a future legacy of open space, correlates with higher property values and has helped prevent encroachment on the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station and county farmlands that effectively preserved jobs and agricultural capacity.
Opponents, including Bensch, say taxpayers are already overburdened with debt.
"We can continue to buy land that is critical; no change there," argued County Councilman Rick Caporale in an e-mail message. "We simply vote on it and sell the bonds. All the referendum does is accelerate the purchases and guarantee that the money is spent regardless of the state of the economy - just as was the case over the past few years."
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Voters will also decide whether to allow the county administrator to appoint the treasurer and auditor or continue to leave those decisions to the electorate. To allow this, the referendum asks voters whether they endorse changing the form of government to council-manager from council-administrator.
Supporters, which include much of County Council, argue the electoral system has failed to consistently provide qualified candidates for highly technical jobs or stimulate much-needed competition for the jobs. They also argue the change creates a more business-like structure with greater accountability than the ballot box.
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4/23 The three hole
Everybody wants to talk about the three-hole. My take on it is, Mike Quade's the manager and he makes the decision. Who he wants in the three-hole is who's going to be there. I'll do anything to help this team. If the team is better off with Starlin in the three-hole, that's fine with me. If they want me in the three-hole, same thing. You have to hit in this game to stay in the top spot and the hot spot. You have to go with the hot hand. Is Starlin ready? I believe so. But at the same time, I'm a male, I have my ego, and I want to do whatever I can to stay in the three-hole. The lineup is going to go back and forth. I have to do a better job of making Quade's job easier. Starlin is doing the job he's doing in the one spot, Barney is doing the job he's doing in the two spot, I have to make sure I do my job, and then one, two, three, four stays solidified. Again, you have to go with the guy who's doing the job and driving in runs, which is Starlin. A lot of people comment about it but it doesn't bother me. I know the job I have to do. Everything I've done last year, what people really don't know is last year was the first year I really started off hot. Sometimes it takes time, sometimes you lose your swing and you have to find it. I'm going to keep battling. When September comes, I'll be exactly where I need to be, whether it's three, six or wherever that is.
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There is no harder worker and team player than Byrd.
Marlon, we love you no matter where you bat. BYRD'S THE WORD!
Marlon, I really enjoy your attitude and work ethic. It's a joy to watch someone play the game like they love it. I know you'll get your hits. Keep after it man, All of that hard work will pay off. GO CUBBIES!!
Marlon, keep up the great attitude, effort, and hustle. I love watching you play the game, you play it the right way, and I'm glad you're a Cub and hope you stay one. Keep hitting the ball, stay positive, and bring us home a championship.
Byrd I totally agree. Keep up the great work.
go get 'em Marlon!
Love your attitude and I am glad you are a Cub.
My sons (3) love to watch you hustle.
Thanks for getting after it every single inning of every game!
you'll come around. Find out what's beating you then beat that, that's something you've always been good at. It's good you aren't letting your ego get in the way of things, that's the unraveling of many ballplayers and people in general.
Starlins best fit for the leadoff spot. Keep battling Byrd, we need you at the 3rd spot
I have great admiration for the way you play (Marlon Byrd) and I hope all your teammates follow your lead. I think Castro and Barney exhibit the same focus and effort. If all the team plays that way, there is no reason to believe the Cubs can't win it all! Stay focused!
Hang in there Marlon. I was excited to see you join our team last year. You are a burst of energy that the Cubs need. I love that you still hustle to first even though we might be down and out in a game. Keep up the hard work and persistence. The Cubs need leaders like you. We have some great young talent and they need guys like you to set standards of how the game should be played. Your philosophy shows when you play…HUSTLE!
thx Marlin, you truly are a class act.
I'm not worried at all about Byrd. He went through a little stretch where he was down, but it's just April. And, we've faced some tough pitching and some tough weather days too. Anyway, he seems to be coming out of it, and I'd rather be up and down than just down. Still one of my favorite players and one I enjoy cheering for. Go Cubs and go Byrd man!
i have an idea why dont they keep castro battin third and move marlin byrd to the leadoff spot he is a guy with high batting average ,with desent speed so that be nice this would be my line up 1.CF:Marlyn Byrd,2.2B:Darwin Barney, 3.SS:Stralin Castro, 4.3B:Aramis Ramirez, 5.1B:Carlos Pena ,6.LF:Alfonso Soriano, 7.RF:Tyler Colvin, 8.C:Geovanny Soto ,9.Pitcher/ DH: Kouske Fukudome
That was well said!!!!
I wish the whole team played the game the way you do… and had your attitude, you got Barney and Starlin playing like you do and it shows… you can hit and drive in runs, right now the ball is not finding the hole, but the worm will turn……you will see the ball hit the bat and the ball will start finding the holes…
Marlon,thank you for your'e honest response on hitting in the three hole. I for one did not think you looked comfortable there. It has been mentioned that you seem to do better at leadoff or in the six or seven slot. I have not been one of the people who have been in your'e corner because of the three spot. Your'e post has changed my mind about you for the better. I know you are trying and will always do the best that you can. As you are a team player and will do what you are told therin lies the problem for me. I believe the manager is responsible for these decisions and that he should have been more observant on where you should hit in the lineup,so I actually do not blame you. Been a Cub fan since 1939 and have seen a lot transpire there and do enjoy the Cubs. And if everyone hustled the way you do we would be a lot better off.
Well said, Marlon. I know it must be frustrating to not see the results you want at the plate, but you're hard-working, a great influence on the team, and you have the skills to dominate at the plate and help the Cubs win it all. I, like many of my other rabid Cub fan friends, believe in your abilities and have the patience to support you as you find your swing.
And, like you said, it's a team sport. People get hung up on blaming individual players or decisions in a game, but in the end it's all about how the team plays together. I've always thought that your influence on the team is one of your greatest strengths, and in that regard you're batting 1.000.
Godspeed and kick some Rockie a$$ tonight!
you just keep on keepin on Marlon!! You have such heart and hussle.. the rest will come! And has already started! You are a tremendous asset to our CUBS and I for one LOVE watching you play!! Cant wait to see you when you play in Pittsburgh (closer and easier for us to get to!) Best of luck for the rest of the season!!
Castro Barney and anyone in the three hole have been an offensive jugernaught for the last week to 10 days. WHY CHANGE IT???? Castro has gone 0-fer since being moved to the 3 hole. Don't fix itunless it is broken!!
Thats why i like the byrd man hes always positve never negitve . plays for the fans and the heart ,love of the game . no matter what situaion hes in he gets it done . if theres one player i would hang around it would be him
Takes responsibility for his position and is driven to deliver. I like Marlon Byrd!
I think you are great, and your bat will come around. It has been fun watching the Cubs so far – hope to have more games like the Saturday game (4/23) – that was great.
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Any insight on your part into why Carlos Pena is struggling so much this month? I did like what you put about wanting to do whatever you can to help the ball club. That is a great attitude and we need more of it on the Cubs. Thanks.
Hey, batting @ .295 right now aint bad at all Marlon. You always get hot when the sun comes out, we will be watching & rooting you on all the way. I read the story about what you went through @ Georgia Tech and it is amazing what you have been able to accomplish and fight through in life. You are one of the toughest guys out there. Keep trucking and being an inspiration to all of us! And do us a favor, when you see Castro and Barney out there on the base paths, hit a dinger and make them sprint around the bases! Give the Rooks a hard time, always!


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Angela Merkel's spokesman has already warned that Europe expects concrete measures from Britain. As Front Bench discussed last week, all the fudging and contradictory statements from British ministers is not making negotiations incredibly difficult. Perhaps as a concession to these demands, May is reportedly set to announce that Britain will remain in Europol and the European Arrest Warrant scheme as part of a "deep and special security partnership".
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If true, this is a substantial announcement and significant sign of goodwill from the UK; security is by far Britain's biggest strength in dealing with the EU. However, as my colleague Jack Maidment explains in this week's edition of Chopper's Brexit Podcast, that doesn't make it an easy card to play. Neither Britain nor the EU wish to become less safe in future, and so it's hard to see how Britain could seriously threaten not to cooperate with Europe on this front.
Moreover, this is unlikely to go down well with hardline Brexiteers. Although May has said Britain will not be subject to EU laws after Brexit, its not immediately clear whether that is compatible with remaining in Europol or the arrest warrant scheme. Jacob Rees-Mogg has already expressed scepticism about Britain remaining in such schemes, and this could become another unexpected flashpoint within the Tory party.
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One big risk for the PM is that, finding herself on familiar turf from her Home Office days, she reverts to domestic mode. In Davos – where May offered a narrow speech on tech firms and terrorism which failed to mention Brexit – she was totally shown up by the star power of Donald Trump and the grandiose European visions of the Merkel-Emmanuel Macron double act.
It's fair to point out that May will be in Munich for the world's leading security conference, and so this time it will completely appropriate to stick to security. This speech is also only a warm up for a proper landmark Brexit speech later this month, and its expected to be closer to Boris's on Wednesday (little new, a little underwhelming) than to her Lancaster House speech in January 2017.
Nevertheless, if May does do Davos and ends up looking like a Home Secretary on tour it won't do Britain's positions any good. If Britain wants a good relationship with the EU it needs to offer some certainty and a clear direction of travel. Failure to do that tomorrow will only pile further pressure on Theresa May for her next speech.
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mpiBLAST is a freely available, open-source, parallel implementation of NCBI BLAST. By efficiently utilizing distributed computational resources through database fragmentation, query segmentation, intelligent scheduling, and parallel I/O, mpiBLAST improves NCBI BLAST performance by several orders of magnitude while scaling to hundreds of processors. mpiBLAST is also portable across many different platforms and operating systems. Lastly, a renewed focus and consolidation of the many codebases has positioned mpiBLAST to continue to be of high utility to the bioinformatics community.
Versions and Availability
▶ Display Softenv Keys for mpiblast on all clusters
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▶ Softenv FAQ?
The information here is applicable to LSU HPC and LONI systems.
A user may choose between using /bin/bash and /bin/tcsh. Details about each shell follows.
System resource file: /etc/profile
When one access the shell, the following user files are read in if they exist (in order):
- ~/.bash_profile (anything sent to STDOUT or STDERR will cause things like rsync to break)
- ~/.bashrc (interactive login only)
- ~/.profile
When a user logs out of an interactive session, the file ~/.bash_logout is executed if it exists.
The default value of the environmental variable, PATH, is set automatically using SoftEnv. See below for more information.
The file ~/.cshrc is used to customize the user's environment if his login shell is /bin/tcsh.
SoftEnv is a utility that is supposed to help users manage complex user environments with potentially conflicting application versions and libraries.
System Default Path
When a user logs in, the system /etc/profile or /etc/csh.cshrc (depending on login shell, and mirrored from csm:/cfmroot/etc/profile) calls /usr/local/packages/softenv-1.6.2/bin/use.softenv.sh to set up the default path via the SoftEnv database.
SoftEnv looks for a user's ~/.soft file and updates the variables and paths accordingly.
Viewing Available Packages
The command softenv will provide a list of available packages. The listing will look something like:
$ softenv These are the macros available: * @default These are the keywords explicitly available: +amber-8 Applications: 'Amber', version: 8 Amber is a +apache-ant-1.6.5 Ant, Java based XML make system version: 1.6. +charm-5.9 Applications: 'Charm++', version: 5.9 Charm++ +default this is the default environment...nukes /etc/ +essl-4.2 Libraries: 'ESSL', version: 4.2 ESSL is a sta +gaussian-03 Applications: 'Gaussian', version: 03 Gaussia ... some stuff deleted ...
Managing SoftEnv
The file ~/.soft in the user's home directory is where the different packages are managed. Add the +keyword into your .soft file. For instance, ff one wants to add the Amber Molecular Dynamics package into their environment, the end of the .soft file should look like this:
To update the environment after modifying this file, one simply uses the resoft command:
% resoft
The command soft can be used to manipulate the environment from the command line. It takes the form:
$ soft add/delete +keyword
Using this method of adding or removing keywords requires the user to pay attention to possible order dependencies. That is, best results require the user to remove keywords in the reverse order in which they were added. It is handy to test out individual keys, but can lead to trouble if changing multiple keys. Changing the .soft file and issuing the resoft is the recommended way of dealing with multiple changes.
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The information here is applicable to LSU HPC and LONI systems.
A user may choose between using /bin/bash and /bin/tcsh. Details about each shell follows.
System resource file: /etc/profile
When one access the shell, the following user files are read in if they exist (in order):
- ~/.bash_profile (anything sent to STDOUT or STDERR will cause things like rsync to break)
- ~/.bashrc (interactive login only)
- ~/.profile
When a user logs out of an interactive session, the file ~/.bash_logout is executed if it exists.
The default value of the environmental variable, PATH, is set automatically using SoftEnv. See below for more information.
The file ~/.cshrc is used to customize the user's environment if his login shell is /bin/tcsh.
Modules is a utility which helps users manage the complex business of setting up their shell environment in the face of potentially conflicting application versions and libraries.
Default Setup
When a user logs in, the system looks for a file named .modules in their home directory. This file contains module commands to set up the initial shell environment.
Viewing Available Modules
The command
$ module avail
displays a list of all the modules available. The list will look something like:
--- some stuff deleted --- velvet/1.2.10/INTEL-14.0.2 vmatch/2.2.2 ---------------- /usr/local/packages/Modules/modulefiles/admin ----------------- EasyBuild/1.11.1 GCC/4.9.0 INTEL-140-MPICH/3.1.1 EasyBuild/1.13.0 INTEL/14.0.2 INTEL-140-MVAPICH2/2.0 --- some stuff deleted ---
The module names take the form appname/version/compiler, providing the application name, the version, and information about how it was compiled (if needed).
Managing Modules
Besides avail, there are other basic module commands to use for manipulating the environment. These include:
add/load mod1 mod2 ... modn . . . Add modules rm/unload mod1 mod2 ... modn . . Remove modules switch/swap mod . . . . . . . . . Switch or swap one module for another display/show . . . . . . . . . . List modules loaded in the environment avail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List available module names whatis mod1 mod2 ... modn . . . . Describe listed modules
The -h option to module will list all available commands.
Module is currently available only on SuperMIC.
The soft environment will create a file $HOME/.ncbirc if not present, you can modify as required
[NCBI] Data=/usr/local/packages/mpiblast/1.5.0-pio/intel-11.1-mvapich-1.1/ncbi/data [BLAST] BLASTDB=/work/$USER/MPIBLAST BLASTMAT=/usr/local/packages/mpiblast/1.5.0-pio/intel-11.1-mvapich-1.1/ncbi/data [mpiBLAST] Shared=/work/$USER/MPIBLAST Local=/work/$USER/MPIBLAST
mpiblast is normally run via a PBS batch job.
▶ Open Example?
Sample PBS Script
The example assumes a mpiblast softenv key has been set using MVAPICH.
#!/bin/sh # #PBS -q workq #PBS -M email@example.com #PBS -A my_allocation_code #PBS -l nodes=2:ppn=4 #PBS -l cput=06:00:00 #PBS -l walltime=06:00:00 #PBS -V #PBS -N mpiblast #PBS -m ae export FORMTEXEC=mpiformatdb export BLASTEXEC=mpiblast export EXECDIR=/usr/local/packages/mpiblast/1.5.0-pio/intel-11.1-mvapich-1.1/bin export WORK_DIR=$PBS_O_WORKDIR export NPROCS=`wc -l $PBS_NODEFILE |gawk '//{print $1}'` cd $WORK_DIR $EXECDIR/$FORMTEXEC -i drosoph.nt --nfrags=4 -pF mpirun -machinefile $PBS_NODEFILE -np $NPROCS $EXECDIR/$BLASTEXEC -d drosoph.nt \ -i test.in -p blastn -o results.txt
The script is submitted using qsub:
$ qsub script_name
▶ QSub FAQ?
Portable Batch System: qsub
All HPC@LSU clusters use the Portable Batch System (PBS) for production processing. Jobs are submitted to PBS using the qsub command. A PBS job file is basically a shell script which also contains directives for PBS.
$ qsub job_script
Where job_script is the name of the file containing the script.
PBS Directives
PBS directives take the form:
#PBS -X value
Where X is one of many single letter options, and value is the desired setting. All PBS directives must appear before any active shell statement.
Example Job Script
#!/bin/bash # # Use "workq" as the job queue, and specify the allocation code. # #PBS -q workq #PBS -A your_allocation_code # # Assuming you want to run 16 processes, and each node supports 4 processes, # you need to ask for a total of 4 nodes. The number of processes per node # will vary from machine to machine, so double-check that your have the right # values before submitting the job. # #PBS -l nodes=4:ppn=4 # # Set the maximum wall-clock time. In this case, 10 minutes. # #PBS -l walltime=00:10:00 # # Specify the name of a file which will receive all standard output, # and merge standard error with standard output. # #PBS -o /scratch/myName/parallel/output #PBS -j oe # # Give the job a name so it can be easily tracked with qstat. # #PBS -N MyParJob # # That is it for PBS instructions. The rest of the file is a shell script. # # PLEASE ADOPT THE EXECUTION SCHEME USED HERE IN YOUR OWN PBS SCRIPTS: # # 1. Copy the necessary files from your home directory to your scratch directory. # 2. Execute in your scratch directory. # 3. Copy any necessary files back to your home directory. # Let's mark the time things get started. date # Set some handy environment variables. export HOME_DIR=/home/$USER/parallel export WORK_DIR=/scratch/myName/parallel # Set a variable that will be used to tell MPI how many processes will be run. # This makes sure MPI gets the same information provided to PBS above. export NPROCS=`wc -l $PBS_NODEFILE |gawk '//{print $1}'` # Copy the files, jump to WORK_DIR, and execute! The program is named "hydro". cp $HOME_DIR/hydro $WORK_DIR cd $WORK_DIR mpirun -machinefile $PBS_NODEFILE -np $NPROCS $WORK_DIR/hydro # Mark the time processing ends. date # And we're out'a here! exit 0
You can download the database file used in the above script
wget ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/db/FASTA/drosoph.nt.gz gunzip drosoph.nt.gz
The input file used was
>Test AGCTTTTCATTCTGACTGCAACGGGCAATATGTCTCTGTGTGGATTAAAAAAAGAGTGTCTGATAGCAGC TTCTGAACTGGTTACCTGCCGTGAGTAAATTAAAATTTTATTGACTTAGGTCACTAAATACTTTAACCAA TATAGGCATAGCGCACAGACAGATAAAAATTACAGAGTACACAACATCCATGAAACGCATTAGCACCACC ATTACCACCACCATCACCATTACCACAGGTAACGGTGCGGGCTGACGCGTACAGGAAACACAGAAAAAAG CCCGCACCTGACAGTGCGGGCTTTTTTTTTCGACCAAAGGTAACGAGGTAACAACCATGCGAGTGTTGAA GTTCGGCGGTACATCAGTGGCAAATGCAGAACGTTTTCTGCGTGTTGCCGATATTCTGGAAAGCAATGCC AGGCAGGGGCAGGTGGCCACCGTCCTCTCTGCCCCCGCCAAAATCACCAACCACCTGGTGGCGATGATTG AAAAAACCATTAGCGGCCAGGATGCTTTACCCAATATCAGCGATGCCGAACGTATTTTTGCCGAACTTTT
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Check out this JustSayNow article, seriously in need of a graph. As the author states,"While correlation is not causation, I think it is interesting that the top ranked cities for creativity all have extremely tolerant attitudes toward marijuana use." While not actually ripe for statistical analysis as described, how might these variables be operationalized?
Welcome, Again
Welcome, Again: This site has gone through several iterations, first as an idea proposed in an Ask Reddit thread, then the creation of the first few posts you see here. The site was built in 2010, although work ended quickly with a post offering to give the site away to a good home.
Several years later, I had a similar idea for a site to be used in courses related to statistics or research methods. I teach in the Sociology and Criminology Department at a mid-sized university, and am also a web hobbyist. After researching domain names, I bought statfail.com and soon discovered this domain had been previously developed. Archive.org presented a site very similar to what you see here. I liked the design and the content offered a good start in my web-based examination of the perils and prospects of statistical analysis. The site also had a decent Google pagerank, which feed into my curious hobby. Rather than start at zero, I contacted the original developer for permission to use this content. Thank you Decabear for agreeing to allow this content to be recycled.
Additional content will be added in time. While often comical, the correlations presented here may be closer to the reality of today's media that we care to admit. The goal is to help my students, and various site visitors, become more critical of statistical analysis. In particular, we examine the confusion of correlation and causation.
Time order may come into play as well. For now, I am going to step outside, open my umbrella, and cause it to rain.
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Welcome to Statfail
This site has gone through several iterations, first as an idea proposed in an Ask Reddit thread.
Original content, limited to the first six posts, remains. These posts, and others to be added, are intended to help visitors (including my students) learn statistical analysis. I will use this site in my online statistics courses, where students develop an understanding of tools for analyzing data, correlation, causation, and application of statistics in data analytics. This site is intended to define statistical analysis by encouraging visitors to ask "what is data analysis," "Why is it important to understand statistical analysis," and "how often is data mis-analyzed?"


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Well 34/8-15 S will be drilled from the COSL Pioneer drilling facility at position 61° 26' 6.102 " north, 02° 35' 20.838 " east, after drilling is completed on a well off the Faroe Islands.
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The area in this licence consists of 14.929 square kilometres (km2) in block 34/7 and 236.740 km2 in block 34/8. The well will be drilled about 200 kilometres northwest of Bergen.
Production licence 120 was awarded on 23 August 1985 in the 10th licensing round, Part A. This is the fifteenth well to be drilled in the licence.
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Afternoon DelightPosted: April 5th, 2009 | Author: JR | Filed under: Asian, Beverly, Siam Delight | Tags: Beverly Restaurants, Dinner, Lunch, Siam Delight, Thai | No Comments »
Updated 8/26/10: We visited Siam Delight last week and had a very different experience. Gummy pad thai and a much smaller portion for the same price. A friend of ours had a similar experience, so we're guessing the restaurant has changed hands. We recommend you try Sawasdee in Danvers instead.
With signs of spring still few and far between, we decided to perk ourselves up with an indulgent lunch at our favorite Thai restaurant, Beverly's Siam Delight. It did not disappoint, and we left with pleasantly full bellies and a lighter step.
The pretty green walls, warm wood, and whimsical lighting in this restaurant are somewhat unexpected given its location next to a dry cleaner on Cabot Street. Locals are certainly not fooled, as evidenced by the full dining room and long take-out line at lunch.
The food at Siam is consistently terrific—fresh and flavorful, and they never use MSG. We tried several new dishes on this visit and enjoyed all but one. First though, from previous meals we highly recommend the pad thai (well balanced sauce, good noodle texture, plentiful chicken and shrimp), and the duck green curry (just the right amount of heat and lots of sauce to coat the rice).
We started our lunch with shrimp in a blanket ($6) but weren't crazy about the texture of the minced shrimp and fish inside the crispy shell. We had no complaints about our entrees, starting with the homestyle duck ($8) featuring boneless slices of tender meat, crisp-cooked vegetables, and a tasty sauce. The large plate of food came with a good-sized mound of white rice—an excellent value.
Longing for summer, we couldn't resist ordering a dish named noodles on the beach and were glad we did. The wide noodles were succulent, and the sauce clinging to them and the vegetables featured a wonderful spicy basil flavor ($7.50). Our third dish was also a hit: beef magic fried rice. We don't know about the magic, but the marinated beef, green peppers, basil, and plump rice grains made an addictive combination.
Siam Delight just celebrated its tenth year in business, and it's easy to understand their staying power. With great food at reasonable prices, it's our bet they'll be delighting diners for many years to come.
Siam Delight
128 Cabot Street, Beverly
(978) 922-8514


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