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Woollff! shouted Lajos Nemeth-Boka, lead naturalist and tour leader at GreenEye Ecotours. It was November of 2007. Nemeth-Boka was driving slowly along the west bank of the Nile River between Luxor and Aswan. "An animal crossed the road in front of us, coming from the Nile's shore and running toward the Sahara sands," he says. "I've seen jackals and I've seen wolves, and there is a big difference between the two. This was clearly a wolf."
As it turned out, he was right. The first clues had come thousands of years earlier. But the wolf in jackal's clothing wasn't proved to be such until 2011, four years after Nemeth-Boka's sighting. In the fifth century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus reported that there were wolves in Egypt, describing them as no bigger than foxes. A century later, Aristotle reiterated that these Egyptian wolves were smaller than those of his homeland. And in the first century BC, the Greek historian Diodorus recounted a story that once a Nubian army, invading Egypt from the south, had been repelled by packs of wolves. The wolves drove the army all the way south from the town of Asyut to the thenborder, earning the town the Greek name of Lycopolis, "city of the wolf."
Until recently, the only wolf universally recognized in Africa was the rare Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), found in the Ethiopian Highlands. The scientific consensus was that Egypt had no wolves, and that the ancient texts of Herodotus, Aristotle, and others must have referred to jackals.
Even the Egyptian jackal, native to Egypt, Ethiopia, and Libya—colloquially called the wolf-jackal—was classified as a subspecies of the golden jackal: Canis aureus lupaster. "But with a question mark," says ecologist Claudio Sillero-Zubiri, deputy director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at the University of Oxford.
What might the ancient Egyptians have known that we didn't? Millennia later, the true story is emerging. The tale picks up with an Indian biologist named Jugal K. Tiwari. A decade ago, Tiwari sent Sillero-Zubiri a picture from a video he had filmed in Eritrea. The footage showed a lanky canine with large paws "that might have been a desert-dwelling wolf," says Sillero-Zuburi. "We hoped more information would turn up, but unfortunately it didn't." At least not right away.
Then, while doing fieldwork in Ethiopia, biologists from universities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Oslo, Norway, noticed that certain golden jackals looked different from others. "They were larger, more slender, and sometimes had a whitish color," says Nils Christian Stenseth, an ecologist and population biologist at the University of Oslo. The researchers collected scat specimens for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis. The samples, including some from "more usual-looking" golden jackals, were shipped to Stenseth's laboratory for analysis. The Oslo scientists soon alerted their counterparts on the project from other countries, including Sillero-Zubiri, that they had a rare find.
The Egyptian jackal samples appeared to be wolf DNA. But when the team attempted to correlate them with other wolf samples in GenBank, the world's largest repository of genetic sequences, a surprise was in store. "We could hardly believe our eyes when we found wolf DNA that didn't match anything in GenBank," says Eli K. Rueness, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Oslo. Adds Sillero-Zubiri, "We had unwittingly uncovered genetic evidence of a cryptic canid that looked like a golden jackal, but whose genetic code told another tale."
In January 2011, Rueness, Stenseth, Sillero-Zubiri and colleagues unveiled their findings in the journal PLOS ONE: the Egyptian jackal is in fact a gray wolf. "We now know that wolves were indeed in Africa in the days of the ancient Egyptians—and long, long before," says Stenseth.
Biologists have since updated the wolf 's scientific name to Canis lupus lupaster, making it a subspecies of the gray wolf, C. lupus.
The range of the gray wolf had been known to extend as far south as the Sinai Peninsula, in the subspecies C. lupus pallipes, the Indian wolf.
After the 2011 revelation, biologist Philippe Gaubert of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and colleagues spotted wolf-like animals on the periphery of packs of golden jackals near Kheune, in northwest Senegal, thousands of miles west of Egypt. The "jackals" turned out to be none other than lupaster.
The wolves were larger and darker than golden jackals. They also behaved differently, with a solitary and somewhat shy demeanor. The only interactions between the two were when the wolves fought for carcasses eaten by golden jackals. "The latter inevitably abandon[ed] their food to the former," noted Gaubert and his colleagues.
The scientists looked at the mtDNA of seven animals that proved to be lupaster: one from east of the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary near Kheune; one from the Adrar des Ifoghas massif in eastern Mali; and five from Algeria's northeastern coastal region. The reassessed range of the African wolf from Ethiopia and Egypt across to Senegal, the researchers say, "supports the idea of a wide spectrum of habitats for the species, from Mediterranean coastal and hilly areas (including hedged farmlands, scrublands, pinewoods and oak forests) in Algeria to tropical, semiarid savannas in Senegal and massifs in Mali."
In 2012, the African wolf appeared again, triggering automatic cameras, or "camera-traps," in Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains, according to a group of zoologists led by Vicente Urios from University of Alicante in San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain. Without genetic analysis the identification is tentative, but if confirmed, it helps fill a gap in the subspecies' known distribution.
Now biologists are asking: how many golden jackals across Africa are in fact African wolves?
Lupaster looks like a large, blackish-yellow dog. Its tail is brushlike, with black hairs on the end. A mane of long, coarse, black-tipped fur runs from its crown to the base of its tail and onto its shoulders and hips. The golden jackal is smaller than lupaster, with soft, pale fur. Golden jackals are social animals: a breeding pair is often followed by its offspring, and the jackal sometimes forms packs when hunting. Its cry, heard just after dark or shortly before dawn, is a long, wailing howl, often followed by three yelps.
In contrast, lupaster travels alone. A nocturnal creature, it's sometimes glimpsed as the Sun begins to set, when it emerges from caves and crevices, and from tombs. Whether it howls remains unknown.
The field observations provide the means to distinguish the African wolf from the golden jackal. But hybridization between the two may be happening, at least in Senegal, based on detection of lupaster genes in C. aureus (golden jackals) there.
Gaubert's team agrees: "Given that 'jackallike' canids in Africa are regularly killed to protect livestock, it's urgent to [develop] a conservation strategy for the African wolf."
"Lupaster's true identity shines a light on a formerly dark corner of the world, biogeographically," says Afework Bekele of Addis Ababa University. "It's part of the Afroalpine fauna and flora, an assemblage of species that evolved in the relative isolation of the highlands of the Horn of Africa." Bekele is a member of the group that made the 2011 discovery of the wolf 's genetic heritage.
Ethiopia's Afroalpine highlands may hold the key to a better understanding of the "new" wolf. Lupaster has been seen most often in this land of short scrubby bushes sprouting from rock-strewn hillsides. Its haunts include the Menz Guassa Community Conservation Area (GCCA), some 160 miles northeast of Addis Ababa in the Menz-Gera Midir district.
"The GCCA is among the Ethiopian highlands' most pristine and secluded natural wonders," says Zelealem Tefera, a scientist at the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) Ethiopia Office. The FZS supports conservation projects throughout Africa in countries including Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia.
The Guassa area is managed through a common property resource system by people who live along its perimeter. The system traces to the seventeenth century, and is one of the oldest conservation management systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Guassa communities live in farmers' associations called kebeles. To generate an alternative income for these communities and to support management of the GCCA, ecotourism is being promoted by the FZS and by Ethiopian government agencies.
Their efforts have led to the Guassa Community Lodge and several wilderness camping grounds. Visitors may experience a traditional village or a trek up steep hills to look for the Guassa plateau's rare species. The Ethiopian wolf and the gelada baboon are found only in the Ethiopian highlands. The Abyssinian hare, leopard, serval cat, civet, Egyptian mongoose, and spotted hyena, among others, share this mountaindesert. Lupaster walks among them.
"Out of the corner of your eye at sunset you might just spot an African wolf," says veterinarian Karen Laurenson, an ecologist and wildlife epidemiologist at the FZS-Ethiopia Office. She's glimpsed an animal that emerges at dusk, seemingly out of thin air, to return there just as quickly. "I think I've seen lupaster, but didn't know at the time what it was."
Laurenson is concerned that the wolf could be extinct before we realize it. "What we don't know," she says, "is how many of these wolves there are. They may be widespread across Africa, but is that widespread in appreciable numbers, or dotted across certain habitats with only a few animals in each place? It's critical for their future that we find out." Small populations are prone to inbreeding, and may be quickly wiped out by diseases such as rabies and canine distemper virus.
Disease and inbreeding aren't the only challenges lupaster faces. Uncovering this cryptic subspecies' secrets may be a mixed blessing—if, like the golden jackal, it lives near humans and snags farm animals.
"We know so little about this wolf," says Sillero-Zubiri. "Who can say whether and when it takes sheep or other domesticated animals? It's still a shadow on a ridge."
More than 80 percent of Guassa is highland, with eroded slopes that nonetheless support an expanding human population. Sheep are an important element of the farming system there and throughout northern Ethiopia, with their role increasing because of the unreliability of crops.
What do sheep graze on, in a brushy, highaltitude region such as Guassa? A prized natural resource—Festuca grass (fescue). The inhabitants consider the grass their "cloth, bread, and butter." One of the main reasons for protecting the Guassa area, FZS's Tefera says, is for harvesting good quality fescue. It's used for thatching, robes, and household implements. The grass is sold in distant markets in Addis Ababa and other cities.
Guassa also provides a refuge for livestock when cultivated fields elsewhere lose their grasses, such as during droughts. Most of the sheep that regularly graze there come from adjacent villages. During prolonged droughts, however, sheep from villages farther away stay in Guassa in temporary pens to avoid long daily journeys.
Therein lies the potential dust-up
Lamenting that the golden ackal can be a pest and will attack domestic animals, one resident of Ethiopia asks, "Why not this wolf ?" Similarly, shepherds in Senegal told Gaubert's team that the golden jackal was only observed preying on lambs, but that the African wolf may hunt larger livestock such as sheep, goats, and even cows.
"If lupaster indeed has a fondness for sheep and goats," adds Stenseth, "that's bound to lead it into conflict with local agropastoral people." Luckily, says Tefera, "the people here refer to it as the 'nomad jackal' rather than the more common jackals they've accused of killing their lambs."
Its elusiveness may be lupaster's salvation. That, and a growing understanding by people in places like Guassa that lupaster is a national heritage. It may also bring an income source through ecotourism—"but only for as long as it's with us," says Tefera.
"My Grandma told me about [these] wolves," offers an East African citizen, in response to the discovery of lupaster. "I would ask if it was a hyena, dog, jackal, or fox, but her answer was, 'It's a wolf.' She described it perfectly, too. She said back then they were common, but she hasn't seen any for decades. I've heard many claims like that from older people."
In ancient Egyptian art, the god Wepwawet was depicted as part human, part wolf, with the body of a human and the head of a wolf. Five thousands years later, will Wepwawet's "incarnation" as Africa's only gray wolf receive the recognition—and protection—it deserves?


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Liz Ramanand, Loudwire As Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe 's Czech manslaughter trial remains in session, local media continues to cover the case's developments from inside the courtroom. As we reported, Blythe began his trial yesterday (Feb. 4), claiming his innocence, and now there are new details to share from Day 2 of the trial. Czech news site Blesk.cz has just put up a rundown of what occurred on Day 2 of Randy Blythe's trial, which was full of witnesses testifying about the 2010 concert incident. Blythe was supported in court by his wife, Cindy, his parents and Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler , who took the stand yesterday to testify on behalf of Blythe. Various friends of the deceased concertgoer, known as 'Daniel. N,' gave their testimonies as well, holding Blythe responsible for Daniel's death, which they say was caused by head trauma suffered at a 2010 Lamb of God show after Blythe allegedly pushed Daniel offstage. Yesterday in court, Blythe blasted security at the venue, saying they made no effort from stopping fans from jumping onstage. While he acknowledged there was an incident or two with another fan who rushed the stage at the show, he said he never made contact with Daniel. In today's testimonies, one friend of the deceased fan stated, "He [Randy Blythe] pushed him off the stage. Dan fell on the back of his head. After the concert was over, something wasn't right about Daniel and we called an ambulance." One witness also claimed that Blythe asked Daniel if he was okay after taking the fall, and when Daniel replied, "Yes," Lamb of God continued with their performance. According to The Gauntlet , All three witnesses offered different versions as to what actually transpired, but they were all in agreement in claiming that Blythe was "very aggressive during the concert." "One person was kicked, and another strangled on stage," one witness claimed. All three witnesses also denied that any announcement was made by venue staff to not climb over barricades, get close to security or to make their way onto the stage. Stay tuned for our continued coverage of Randy Blythe's Czech trial. [button href="http://loudwire.com/lamb-of-god-vocalist-randy-blythes-manslaughter-trial-begins-in-czech-republic/" title="Next: Day 1 Recap of Randy Blythe Trial" align="center"]
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You can't talk about big IT trends without running into data protection worries. For the 728 business technology pros responding to our InformationWeek 2013 Outlook Survey, which explores spending and technology priorities for the coming year, "improve information security" ranked No. 1 among 19 projects. This makes perfect sense; whether your company is fixated on big data, public cloud, BYOD or mobile app development, security plays a key role.
Yet even as mobility and cloud take off, many companies still leave data in the clear, worried about operational and performance concerns. Never mind that major compliance and regulatory frameworks either require or strongly recommend data encryption. Yes, key management remains a problem. But there are ways to use encryption without breaking your infrastructure while we wait on the ultimate solution: identity-based encryption. Here are five rules that help.
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This report includes 14 pages of action-oriented analysis. What you'll find :
- Top 13 security techs, rated by what matters: funding
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IT's natural inclination is to standardize on a single encryption vendor, since interoperability is notoriously spotty. But if you look at the top five types of encryption used by respondents to our InformationWeek 2012 Data Encryption Survey -- VPN, email, backup, file and disk, in that order -- no single provider can cover all of them. That lapse is no excuse for a free-for-all, though. We see too many IT organizations letting individual project leads make decisions about what types of encryption to use, what products to buy and even how to manage these systems once they're in place. While we do encourage flexibility, complete decentralization rarely ends well. At minimum, require that a central team approve all new encryption software buys, rules and implementations. This same group must ensure that processes, such as certificate management, are updated to include the new software project that teams want to implement. This one simple change dramatically reduces the sprawl of encryption products and processes. And don't forget the vendor management group during this process.
Rule 2: Pick Your Battles
Don't try to do everything within a narrow set of encryption best practices, and if you're lacking in this area, certainly don't try to put encryption everywhere at once. Instead, perform a risk assessment, prioritize requests and analyze the potential volume of keys and certificates to determine where to focus. The conventional approach is to pick an encryption system based on your data classification scheme and types of sensitive data, but you should also look at the ways encryption tool management can break down. Problems usually hit during key rotations and because of weak passwords or certificate expirations rather than the encryption algorithm itself being breached. Manage the weakest link.
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A couple of weeks ago we shut down the Crowd Favorite office for a day and a half to do a migration from SVN to Git. This was not a small undertaking. We had nearly five years of code in a single SVN repository that was then broken out into literally hundreds of Git repositories.
The main reason for the change is to be able to support a branch driven development workflow (using Git Flow). We were already using this for newer projects (including some of our Open Source WordPress plugins that we host on GitHub), and we were seeing lots of areas where this approach would be a big improvement to our SVN workflows. We think it will especially pay dividends for our ongoing retainer clients.
With our ongoing clients we are commonly engaged in building new features and functionality while also needing to be able to make smaller changes (hotfixes) that are pushed up immediately. With Git it is easy for us to maintain development of more involved functionality in feature branches and still being able to push up quick changes as needed.
We've been following a modular development methodology for years, so we have a large number of libraries, plugins, etc. that are shared across various projects. Converting these from SVN externals to Git submodules was a good bit of busy work, but more importantly it required everyone to get comfortable with the difference between SVN externals and Git submodules. The biggest changes are that the submodules default to a detached head and don't auto-update to the latest code in a branch. These are generally positives, but require changes to how you think about things. More on this in a future post.
We are using GitHub to host our Open Source projects, but we choose to host our own Git server for our private repositories. We are using Gitolite for repository management, GitPHP to provide a hackable web interface and we're planning to use Gerrit for code reviews.
One of the other challenges was setting up a repository structure that we were happy with for our WordPress sites. We settled on the following:
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This works quite nicely for simple and painless WordPress core upgrades, local development environments, and scriptable deployments. With a standardized structure, we're also able to create scripts to automate the creation and data seeding of local development environments. We're still working on the local dev set-up script, but I'm really excited about it. It should make it much easier for any developer on our team to quickly spin up a project and be able to contribute to it.
Does this sound like fun? We're hiring! Come help us define and implement best practices that make developers effective; and work on interesting and challenging projects.
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The last 8 photos I submitted to TasteSpotting were declined. I was disappointed, naturally, because getting my photos accepted does wonders for my traffic. However, since the people who view TasteSpotting also view FoodGawker, where 6 of those same photos were accepted, I figured it was TasteSpotting's loss.
When Sarah Gim, who runs TasteSpotting, spoke at Camp Blogaway last May, she was asked what her criteria was for choosing what is accepted. She answered that she couldn't say exactly, but she knows it when she sees it. Well, it is her website after all, so she can put what she wants on it.
BUT…. There are 26 other food porn sites, that I know about, where our photos can be submitted. We don't have to be subject to TasteSpotting's whim. We can saturate the food porn landscape with our photos and reap the forthcoming traffic. Here's my list:
1. Kitchen Artistry
2. Tasteologie
3. Dishfolio
4. Dessert Stalking
5. Food and Fizz
6. YumGallery
7. eRecipeCards
8. Finding Vegan
9. Refrigerator Soup
10. Liqurious
11. Tasty Days
12. Savory Sights
13. TasteFix
14. Opensource Food
15. Foodieview
16. Knapkins
17. Foodepix
18. Bakeolicious
19. The Hot Plate
20. FoodPorn
21. RecipeNewZ
22. FoodSpreading – NEW!
And of course…
23. Photograzing
24. Tasty Kitchen
25. TasteStopping
If you know of additional food porn sites, let me know and I'll add them to the list.
So about the photo of the BBQ Pork Sandwich above… that was taken at a food blogger luncheon at my favorite restaurant BALEEN and you can see all of the photos in that post, which includes the stunning BALEEN Burger below. Beautiful food.


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On whether it was a mission after last year's Baltimore loss
"No doubt it's been a journey. It kind of started there. We had finished the season pretty strong a year ago, very disappointing loss at home, worked very hard in the regular season to be the No. 1 seed. I would say that it was a fire in everybody's belly. The whole offseason, as we went through preseason and really as we started the season, we had mostly the core of our players returning, so a lot of them had that fire in their belly. There's no doubt this team's been through a lot. A lot of injuries — I even went away for a month. So it's been a pretty tough mindset football team and we're excited about this opportunity."
On the Super Bowl being played in the cold
"Obviously the elements are something that's part of strategy. First of all, I spent five years with the Giants. So I understand the weather, even though the stadium's changed a little bit. I think to be a championship football team, you've got to be weather-proof. Our football team played in all different elements this year. I feel comfortable where we're at as far as it goes with elements. It's part of the game, has been tradition-wise, I think it's been a part of the league and a part of a lot of championships."
On whether he would make any changes from the first time he was the head coach in a Super Bowl
"The game itself, some of the logistics have changed some. You're always looking to tweak, like every training camp, every week of practice, you name it, we look at it. That's what we do. Not really. I think it's a fine line — you want to enjoy yourself but you've still got to focus. Really like all games, regardless of this big stage or not, you still kick off and you've still got to execute between those lines. Really kind of business as usual."
On K Matt Prater
"He feels much better. Our docs take good care of him. They've got plenty of fluid in him, he's got the right meds. Again, it's a virus. Everybody gets it. He'll be fine come next Sunday."
On avoiding distractions
"At the end of the day, each one of these games gets bigger. Once you get into the playoff season and you get to what we call the second season, they get bigger every week. And this is the biggest of the biggest. We call it noise. You've got to be able to drown that out, still focus on your job and your preparation, and I think our guys have done an outstanding job."


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Newkirk CE, ZE Gagnon Sizemore-Pavel IE.Comparative study of hematological responses to platinum group metals, antimony and silver nanoparticles in animal models. J Envir Sci Health. A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 2014 49(3) 269-80.
Wren M., and Zofia E. Gagnon.A Hstopathological study of Hudson River crayfish, Orconectes virilis, exposed to platinum group metals. J Envir Sci Health. A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2014 49 (2):: 135-45.
Adam C. Stahler a, Jennifer L. Monahan a, Jessica M. Dagher a, Joshua D. Baker a, Marjorie M. Markopoulos a, Diane B. Iragena a, Britney M. NeJame b, Robert Slaughter c, Daniel Felker c, Larry W. Burggraf c, Leon A.C. Isaac d, David Grossie a, Zofia E. Gagnon b,*, Ioana E. Pavel Sizemore a,* Evaluating the abnormal ossification in tibiotarsi of developing chick embryos exposed to 1.0 ppm doses of platinum group metals by spectroscopic techniques. Bone 53 (2013) 421-429.
Zofia E. Gagnon, Leon A.C. Isaac, and Catherine Newkirk. "Neural damage in chick embryo brains exposed to platinum group metals" Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine vol. 10 Eds. Ph. Collery, I. Maymarad, Th. Theophanides, L. Khassanova, T. Collery. John Libbey Eurotext, Paris _ 2008 pp. 82-87.
Zofia E. Gagnon, Catherine Newkirk and Ioana Pavel. "Silver nanoparticle exposure: a hematological analysis of the immunological response in an avian model" Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine and Aqueous Chemistry and Biochemistry of Silicon: vol. 11. Eds. L. Pele, J.J. Powell, S. Kinrade, R. Jugdaohsingh, Ph. Collery, I. Maymard, A. Badawi. John Libbey Eurotext, Paris _ 2011 pp. 172-177.
Allen Clayton and Zofia Gagnon. "Impact of Silver Nanoparticle Exposure on Crayfish (Orconectes virilis) Growth, Chemistry, and Physiology in Controlled Laboratory Experiment and Hudson River Ecosystem." The 2010 Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship Program, Hudson River Foundation. S.H. Fernald, D.J. Yozzo and H. Andreyko (eds.). Published March 2012. VII: 1-35.
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This past September 23 a Canadian 9/11 "truther" confronted me after a talk I gave at the University of Lethbridge. He turned out to be a professor there who had one of his students filming the "confrontation." By early the next morning the video was online, complete with music, graphics, cutaways and edits apparently intended to make me appear deceptive (search YouTube for "Michael Shermer, Anthony J. Hall"). "You, sir, are not skeptical on that subject—you are gullible," Hall raged. "We can see that the official conspiracy theory is discredited....It is very clear that the official story is a disgrace, and people who go along with it like you and who mix it in with this whole Martian/alien thing is discrediting and a shame and a disgrace to the economy and to the university." [sic]* Hall teaches globalization studies and believes that 9/11 is just one in a long line of conspiratorial actions by those in power to suppress liberties and control the world.
Conspiracy theories are a dollar a dozen. While in Calgary on that same trip, I met a politician who told me that he believes the fluoridation of water is the greatest scam ever perpetrated on the public. Others have regaled me for hours with their breathless tales of who really killed JFK, RFK, MLK, Jr., Jimmy Hoffa and Princess Diana, along with the nefarious goings on of the Federal Reserve, the New World Order, the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign Relations, Yale University's secret society Skull and Bones, the Knights Templar, the Freemasons, the Illuminati, the Bilderberg Group, the Rothschilds, the Rockefellers and the Learned Elders of Zion. It would take Madison Square Garden to hold them all for a world-domination meeting.
Nevertheless, we cannot just dismiss all such theories out of hand, because real conspiracies do sometimes happen. Instead we should look for signs that indicate a conspiracy theory is likely to be untrue. The more that it manifests the following characteristics, the less probable that the theory is grounded in reality:
- Proof of the conspiracy supposedly emerges from a pattern of "connecting the dots" between events that need not be causally connected. When no evidence supports these connections except the allegation of the conspiracy or when the evidence fits equally well to other causal connections—or to randomness—the conspiracy theory is likely to be false.
- The agents behind the pattern of the conspiracy would need nearly superhuman power to pull it off. People are usually not nearly so powerful as we think they are.
- The conspiracy is complex, and its successful completion demands a large number of elements.
- Similarly, the conspiracy involves large numbers of people who would all need to keep silent about their secrets. The more people involved, the less realistic it becomes.
- The conspiracy encompasses a grand ambition for control over a nation, economy or political system. If it suggests world domination, the theory is even less likely to be true.
- The conspiracy theory ratchets up from small events that might be true to much larger, much less probable events.
- The conspiracy theory assigns portentous, sinister meanings to what are most likely innocuous, insignificant events.
- The theory tends to commingle facts and speculations without distinguishing between the two and without assigning degrees of probability or of factuality.
- The theorist is indiscriminately suspicious of all government agencies or private groups, which suggests an inability to nuance differences between true and false conspiracies.
- The conspiracy theorist refuses to consider alternative explanations, rejecting all disconfirming evidence and blatantly seeking only confirmatory evidence to support what he or she has a priori determined to be the truth.
The fact that politicians sometimes lie or that corporations occasionally cheat does not mean that every event is the result of a tortuous conspiracy. Most of the time stuff just happens, and our brains connect the dots into meaningful patterns.
*Erratum (12/6/10): In this quote the word "economy" should be "academy". Also, the [sic] annotation should be disregarded.


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Illusionist and stunt performer Harry Houdini was famously capable of holding his breath for over three minutes. But today, competitive breath-hold divers can squeeze ten, fifteen, even twenty minutes out of a single lungful of air. How do these divers do it — and how can you train to hold your breath for longer?
Above: An underwater hunter from Indonesia holds his breath so he can stalk and spear a fish. Via BBC's Human Planet.
"My best static breath hold is pretty crap," says surfer Mark Healey in an article on breath-holding from the September 2011 issue of Surfer Magazine. "I think it's about 5:30."
If that sounds like a long time to you, that's because it is, and Healey is being modest (some would say irresponsibly so). But to the world's foremost practitioners of "static apnea" – a competitive discipline in the sport of freediving in which a person holds his or her breath underwater, without moving, for as long as possible – five minutes is small change. In 2001, renowned freediver Martin Štěpánek held his breath for a then-unprecedented 8 minutes 6 seconds. His record stood for nearly three years, until June of 2004, when freediver Tom Sietas bested it by 41 seconds with a time of 8:47. The record has since been broken eight times (five of them by Sietas, himself), but the title currently belongs to French freediver Stéphane Mifsud. In 2009, Mifsud spent a lung-searing 11 minutes 35 seconds below water on a single gulp of air. [Photo Credit: AP/Eric Tschaen]
Static apnea is the only discipline in freediving measured in units of time, but it is arguably the purest manifestation of the sport. It is also, inarguably, the skill most essential to the practice of the seven other sea- and pool-based disciplines officially recognized by the International Association for Development of Apnea, or "AIDA," the global sanctioning body for competitive breath-holding events.
These events include "No Limit" (the "absolute depth" discipline, whereby the freediver descends with the help of a ballast weight and ascends via a method of her choice) and "Dynamic Without Fins" (whereby the freediver travels in a horizontal position under water attempting to cover the greatest possible distance in the absence of propulsive aids), and are measured in units of depth and distance. Other events allow for the use of fins, ropes, weights, sleds and even specialized vests with inflatable compartments, but every single one boils down to the athlete's ability to make the most that he or she can out of a single breath's worth of oxygen.
Above: A freediver with his safety diver, competing in the AIDA category of "Dynamic With Fins" (DYN) at the 2nd Great Camberwell Breath Hold Freediving Competition held in London on 31 May 2009 | Photo and Caption Credit: Jayhem via flickr
Freedivers subject themselves to years of training to achieve such breath-defying feats. In the process, they actually modify their biology.
The oxygen you breathe is transferred to your blood and delivered to the various tissues of your body, where it is converted into energy. The waste product of this process is CO2, which is carried back to the lungs and released from the body upon exhalation. When you hold your breath, O2 is still converted to CO2, but the latter has nowhere to go. It recirculates in your veins, acidifying your blood and signaling your body to breathe, first with a burning sensation in your lungs, and eventually in the form of strong, painful spasms of your diaphragm.
The blood of a seasoned free diver has been shown to acidify more slowly than those of us who spend our lives inhaling and exhaling reflexively. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system causes their peripheral blood vessels to contract soon after they stop breathing, thereby conserving oxygen-rich blood by redirecting it from the extremities to the vital organs, especially the brain and heart. Many freedivers also practice meditation to literally calm their hearts. Reducing the body's metabolic rate attenuates the conversion of oxygen to CO2). Meditation has a calming effect on the mind, as well; much of the battle, when holding one's breath, is mental. To know, logically, that your body can persist on the oxygen already available to it. To ignore outright the mind and body's compulsion to breathe.
There are other tricks to holding one's breath that rely less on extended training and more on increasing what divers refer to as one's "total gas storage." Take "buccal pumping," for instance, which was developed by spear-fishing breath-holders long ago and introduced to sport diving by U.S. Navy diver Robert Croft in the 1960s. (Above, an underwater hunter from Indonesia holds his breath so he can stalk and spear a fish. Via BBC's Human Planet.)
Also known as "lung packing," buccal packing involves taking the deepest breath possible, then using oral and pharyngeal muscles, along with the glottis, to hold the throat shut while shunting air, cheekfulls at a time, from the mouth down into the lungs. It's been said that by repeating this pumping movement up to 50 times, a diver can increase his total lung capacity by as much as three liters.
A 2003 study that measured the lung capacity of a breath-hold diver gives a more conservative figure, noting an increase following buccal pumping from 9.28 liters to 11.02. Lung capacity can also vary considerably from person-to-person: The average lung capacity is 4 liters for women and six for men, though acclaimed free diver Herbert Nitsch has a reported lung capacity of 14 liters.
Then there's hyperventilating, which divers often do to flush their systems of CO2 and pre-load their bodies, instead, with unconverted oxygen. The most extreme version of this technique involves breathing nothing but pure O2 for as much as 30 minutes before submerging one's head beneath the water. The air we breathe is only about 21% oxygen (the rest is mostly nitrogen), which means that a breath held on atmospheric air will last significantly shorter than one held on pure O2.
This technique was how magician David Blaine managed to break the world-record for breath-holding in 2008, with a time of 17 minutes and 4 seconds, and how Stig Severinsen blew that time out of the water in 2012, with a mind-blowing performance of 22 minutes. (It bears mentioning that "static apnea," as discussed earlier, is defined by AIDA, and so is distinguished from the Guinness World Record for "breath holding underwater," which allows for the use of pure oxygen in preparation.)
All of these techniques and training methods carry with them a significant risk to one's safety. Exceeding the limits of oxygen deprivation can lead to loss of consciousness or even to death, while extended exposure to pure oxygen carries its own set of risks. Hyperventilating can cause you to pass out, and there is evidence that suggests buccal-pumping can actually cause your lungs to rupture. It is for these reasons that freedivers rarely practice breath-holding unsupervised, or in or around even shallow water; after all: when you're blacked out, it doesn't matter how deep the water is.
The jury is still out on whether repeated bouts of extended apnea is hazardous to your brain in the long term, but it should still give budding breath-holders pause to know that death is not unknown to freediving. The sport's last major loss occurred last November, when 32-year-old Nicholas Mevoli died while attempting a record-setting free-dive of 236 feet. He was underwater for 3 minutes and 38 seconds, and while he returned to the surface by his own power, he lost conscious shortly after surfacing and was pronounced dead soon thereafter. [At Left: Mevoli upon surfacing from a record attempt. He died a short time later. Photo Credit: Lia Hyun-Joo Barrett for The New York Times]
Studies that predict future performance in competitive diving claim that there's still a ways to go before the physiological limits of the sport are met, noting that current training methods and strategies suggest that duration can be prolonged still further. Divers, themselves, suggest the ultimate limit, unaided by oxygen, will be 15-minutes. AIDA's official statement claimed that Mevoli's death was the first in more than 20 years of its competitions. Given the pursuit of that 15-minute barrier, and other, more extreme diving performances, it's hard to believe that his will be the last.


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Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage – All You Need To Know
Many people overlook important things when selecting which Medicare plan to choose. Since there are many available options, it is easy to get lost in selecting the right Medicare plan for you. It is not just about looking for the lowest premium but also taking into consideration other key factors. Sometimes, choosing more coverage costs money in the present and saves you money down the road.
If you intend to settle for either the Medigap plan or the Medicare Advantage plan, then this article will help you in deciding between which of the two to settle for.
First things first. It is important to understand what the differences between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage are before discussing Medigap and Medicare Advantage. You need to understand that all these plans are more of an improvement to the Original Medicare Plan.
Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage
The similarities between Medicare Advantage and Original Medicare are:
- They both cover inpatient and outpatient treatment
- They both have co-pays, coinsurances, and deductibles
- The coverage plan they both have mimicked an employer-sponsored health plan
Essentially, you can see that they provide the same coverage that you probably need. As a result, it may be difficult for you to decide which coverage to choose. The differences, pros, and cons will help you with the decision.
The differences between Medicare Advantage and Original Medicare are;
- The Federal government is responsible for administering Original Medicare while Medicare Advantage is administered through private health organizations
- Original Medicare has no maximum out of pocket limit while Medicare Advantage has a maximum out of pocket limit
- Original Medicare does not provide coverage for prescription drugs and routine vision, dental and hearing checkups while Medicare Advantage often does
- Original Medicare is accepted nationwide in places where Medicare is accepted while Medicare Advantage plans have a network.
Pros of Original Medicare
- Nationwide coverage
- The consistency of the benefits of plans
- Medicare Supplement Plan can be added to cover your cost sharing
- There's no need to assign a primary care physician
- There's no need to obtain a referral to see a specialist.
Cons of Original Medicare
- No drug coverage
- No routine dental, vision and hearing coverage
- No out of pocket maximum limit which could cause disastrous spending
Pros of Medicare Advantage
- Comes with 0$ or low monthly premium
- Maximum out of pocket limit to curtail dangerous spending
- Includes prescription drug coverage
- Provides additional benefits like routine hearing, vision and dental coverage
Cons of Medicare Advantage
- Limitations of the plan's network
- Annual changes in plan benefits
- The provision of the plan is up to the discretion of the provider who chooses to provide or not
- A Medicare supplement cannot be obtained to offset your cost sharing
- The enrollment, disenrollment and switching of plans is restricted
From these details, you can tell that you can go wrong with any plan you choose. The best option is to pair the Original Medicare plan with a Medigap plan. Otherwise, choosing a Medicare Advantage route means that you have to ensure your prescription needs are covered.
Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage
The information provided above gives the baseline on which to evaluate a decision between a Medigap plan and a Medicare Advantage plan. This is because the pros of the original Medicare plan all apply to the Medigap plan.
The similarities between Medigap and Medicare Advantage are:
- The Part B premium must be paid for both plans
- Both plans are issued by private institutions
- Both plans follow strict regulations set by Medicare
- Both offer a much more comprehensive coverage as compared to Original Medicare
Pros of Medicare Supplement or Medigap
- Nationwide coverage
- Offer a comprehensive solution to cost sharing
- The consistency of the benefits offered by plans
- A primary care physician does not to be assigned
- A referral is not needed in order to see a specialist
Cons of Medigap
- Failure to sign up during Medigap Open Enrollment period means that you will have to pass underwriting and answer health questions to qualify
- More expensive than Medicare advantage
- Excludes prescription drug coverage
- Excludes routine dental, hearing and vision checkups
- No maximum out of pocket limit which can be catastrophic
Pros of Medical Advantage
- Less expensive than Medigap helpful resources
- Offers additional benefits e.g. Drug prescription coverage
- Easier to qualify
- Available Special Needs Plans designed help people with certain diseases
- Low monthly premiums
- An utmost out of pocket limit
Cons of Medicare Advantage
- Incomprehensive coverage when compared with a plan combining Original Medicare and Medigap
- Higher cost sharing
- Greater deductibles
- Higher co-payment
- Greater co-insurance
- Limitations arising from the specific plan networks
- Rigidity in changing plans, enrollment, and disenrollment due to time restrictions
- Benefits are subject to annual changes
- Provision of the plans is based on the willingness of the provider to either provide or not
With all these cons and pros, what can we conclude?
A Medicare Advantage is a good plan for any of the following people:
- Those who are in good health and don't often visit doctors
- Those who can't afford the Medigap plan
- Those who stay within the plan's network
- Those who qualify for Special Needs Plan
On the other hand, it is not good for people who:
- Travel often because they will get out of the plan's network
- Are in poor health and use medical services very much
- Can't keep up with constant plan changes
The Medigap plan is suitable for a person who:
- Incurs a lot of out of pocket medical expense through the year
- Wants a consistent plan
- Travels often
- Appreciates changes in the plan to suit their growing health needs
With all these information, I bet you are better placed to make the right plan decision. You can evaluate yourself based on the pros and cons of each plan and discover which one will suit you better. Don't experiment with plans when you are certain you will not measure up to the requirements. Choose what is most suitable for you.
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Online Graduate Programs in Physical Science
Online Physical Science Graduate Programs tend to appeal to working professionals who nonetheless want to explore the scientific study of the inorganic world. As a broad discipline, physical science is generally concerned with natural phenomena of the earth, atmosphere and space.
written by Rana Waxman
Types of Online Physical Science Graduate Programs
Students interested in flexible study options might find Online Physical Science Graduate Programs in the four basic physical sciences: (1) chemistry, (2) physics, (3) astronomy, (4) earth science and their sub-categories. Astrophysics, Geography, Geology, Meteorology and Oceanography are some of the related physical science disciplines.
Physical sciences curriculums could include an investigation into matter, temperatures, forms of energy and motion.i Often, programs are structured to provide flexibility for students who want to focus on a specific field within physical science. This could be accomplished with the help of an advisor and a customized degree plan.
Online Physical Science Degrees
Online Physical Science degrees may be offered at the Masters and Doctoral levels. Students might also find schools where they might study to earn a Graduate Certificate. These tend to be shorter programs that target either an overview or a specific aspect of physical science and its sub-fields.
Application to Online Physical Science Graduate Programs may be done via computer, and prospective students usually need at least a Bachelors degree. Letters of recommendation, personal statement and GRE scores might also need to be furnished.
Also, some programs have prerequisites. For instance, a graduate chemistry degree might entail undergraduate courses or experience in Analytical, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry. By comparison, applicants to a Masters in Physics program may need prior coursework in mathematics, modern and general physics.
When asked about their education level, 41% of Analytical Research Chemists said they had a Doctoral degree.ii
Online Chemistry Degree
An online chemistry graduate degree might enable students to understand the composition, properties, structure and changes that matter goes through. The hands-on nature of chemistry usually means there are lab classes stacked onto academic coursework.
Online students might complete these requirements at their campus or workplace – as per their university approval.
Students who pursue an online Masters in Chemistry might choose to write a thesis. Thesis students conduct original research in an area of chemistry. Non-thesis students may take a wider variety of courses, and may need to pass a comprehensive exam.
Compulsory chemistry courses could cover some of the traditional areas of chemistry, as well as their applications. Below is a sample list of potential courses for a Master of Science in Chemistry program. Refer to individual schools for more details.
- Chemical Thermodynamics
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Polymer Chemistry
Online Physics Degree
As the field of physics often intersects with mathematics, medicine and engineering, online Physics Graduate programs may be either theoretical or in applied physics. Graduate students typically focus their studies in a subfield of physics (or astronomy).iii
An online Masters in Applied Physics could help students master mathematical methods that are used to problem solve in different fields. Coursework could include compulsory topics, electives and an emphasis in photonics or materials and condensed matter.
Below is a sample of possible online courses in applied physics.
- Electro-magnetics
- Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
- Principles of Optics
- Materials Science
- Quantum Mechanics
For students who want to enhance their skills through graduate study, a university might also offer an online post-Masters Certificate in Applied Physics. Students may take a series of upper level courses and electives.
How Does an Online Physical Science Degree Work?
Formats for online Physical Science Graduate Programs varies. Fully online self-paced study offers students with geographical and schedule constraints the time flexibility needed to balance work and studies.
Courses in this format could be asynchronous. This means students do not have to be at the same place at the same time as they would in a traditional classroom. Also, it may allow for a more self-paced progression, especially if one is not required to take a specific course load every semester.
Sometimes a university delivers coursework as Internet-based lectures which allows students to study around their needs and hit 'pause' or 'stop'. Also, an online course could include a threaded discussion format to help with interaction.
Online students typically communicate with the faculty and other students via e-mail, electronic forums, videoconferencing, chat rooms, bulletin boards, instant messaging and other forms of computer-based interaction.
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Scientists Find Jackfruit to be a Powerful Cancer Killer
According to the National Cancer Institute, over 1.17 million people had colorectal cancer in the United States in 2013. A complicated type of cancer, it is difficult to treat and can develop many other types of complications.
There is a natural way to fight and improve colon cancer. Jackfruit, something of a delicacy fruit, grows widely in the tropical parts of the world. in South East Asia it is also used for making recipes.
Jackfruit to be a Powerful Cancer Killer
But it is also a powerful anti-cancer food. In this article you will learn how it can prevent and fight this type of cancer.
Colon Cancer Prevention
The health benefits of jackfruit are still underway. It is packed with isoflavones, phytonutrients, lignans and saponins. All these nutrients have very powerful anti-cancer benefits.
These nutrients in jackfruit can help prevent the harmful free radicals that have been known to develop cancer and many other chronic diseases.
The phytonutrients prevent the very initial stage of cancer cell formation. If you already have stomach ulcers, jackfruit can help in fighting them and improving the condition.
The unique thing about phytonutrients is that they can be sourced only from plants-based foods. Researchers have identified tens of thousands of phytonutrients and all of them provide lots of health benefits.
Researchers are still conducting studies worldwide in order to learn how these 3 phytonutrients help in preventing and fighting cancer.
These are also potent anti-cancer agents. According to a study (Journal of Nutrition 1995), saponins show colon cancer preventative properties.
There is one more study where these phytonutrients have been found to induce mitotic arrest in the case of leukemia cells. The study also found that it helped in some cases to cause remission.
Saponins were found to react to the outer layers of cancer cells. They bound the cells and prevented their further growth.
Lignans & Isoflavones
Both these nutrients are phytoestrogens. These phytonutrients bind to the receptors the estrogens do.
According to studies, these nutrients help in reducing the risk of endometrial cancer. One such study was published by the National Cancer Institute in its journal in 2006.
This study covered 500 women who were chosen on a random basis. The group that took the highest levels of isoflavones and lignans from jackfruit and other fruits were found to reduce their cancer rates compared to the control group.
Protection of Cellular DNA
The antioxidants in jackfruit help in protecting your cellular DNA against direct damage from free oxygen radicals. It also helps in preventing induced mutations.
The anti-cancer properties of jackfruit don't just stop there.
It is rich in fiber. It also has a unique sticky form. Both these properties combine together to work as a great colon cleanser. It helps in removing toxins from your digestive tract. This further helps in reducing the risk of colon cancer.
Strengthens Immune System
Jackfruits are packed with not just vitamin C, but also simple sugars which are considered to help strengthen your immunity.
According to a study conducted on mice, involving the analysis of the immune-boosting properties of the sugars present in jackfruit pulp, the researchers found that jackfruit has polysaccharides that helped in improving phagocytic cell function. These are cells in the immune system.
Nutritional Value of Jackfruit
If you want to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer and improve your digestive system, you should start adding this fruit to your diet. There are many more reasons why you should eat more jackfruit:
- 1 cup of the fruit has 155 calories with only 4 calories from fat.
- The fruit has very low amount of saturated fats, cholesterol, and sodium.
- It is packed with vitamin C, vitamin A, niacin, folate, thiamine, and riboflavin.
- Jackfruit has so many crucial minerals including potassium, magnesium, iron, manganese, calcium, zinc, selenium, copper, and phosphorus.
- It has simple sugars which are great for your health.
- A cup of jackfruit can supply you over 11% of you daily fiber allowance. But you can never stop yourself at just a cup of this delicious, pulpy fruit.
Jackfruit has also been used in Chinese medicine for eliminating the effects of alcohol. So you have one more reason to eat more of it.


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Wow. Wow. Just, wow.
I'm not sure this issue's actually better than the last great issue a few ago, but it's incredibly impressive. Instead of resolving anything big, Hill goes after something small and makes it as big as possible.
It doesn't start off seeming so incredible, of course. It's already different because the mom gets to see some of the magic of the house and then things go very, very wrong.
What's great is how Hill mixes the mundane with the fantastic. The mom's alcoholism collides with Kinsey's inability to experience fear. Then the rest of the family gets into it–actually they're there already but whatever. It's maybe the truest scene Hill's written in Locke & Key–I say maybe because I can't remember it well enough, but let's assume.
I didn't think Hill had it in him. It doesn't play into the series's expectations at all. It's wonderful.
Beyond Repair; writer, Joe Hill; artist, Gabriel Rodriguez; colorist, Jay Fotos; letterer, Robbie Robbins; editor, Chris Ryall; publisher, IDW Publishing.


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Then as the skies opened, and the rain subsided, the Lord said "let there be light"!
Such was the weather recently when I was nearing the end of a rainy 5 mile run in Central Park. As I finished my run on the east side of the park and headed for cover I jogged over to Bluestone Lane, which is housed in a church off East 90th and Central Park on the Upper East Side of NYC.
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Friday, August 31, 2012
The Beginner's Guide to Using Evernote on the iPad
I've been using Evernote for a while and I usually hear that most people have no idea how to use it on their iPad or why they should use it. I thought I would create a little book that walks people through using Evernote on their iPad.
I used Evernote to map out my ideas and Skitch to take screenshots of Evernote and annotate them for the book. Once I had everything in place, I went to iAuthor and pieced everything together.
I still have plenty to learn on using iAuthor, but I feel I created a simple to use guide for people interested in using Evernote on their iPad.
The book is currently priced at $2.99. The profits that Apple does not take will go toward future nerdy endeavors, @BabyProvenzano and #EduBros ISTE Event Planning.
Thanks for all of the support that you have given me over the years. I would not have thought I was capable of doing this if it were not for all of the kind words from my PLN.
I really hope you enjoy the book and please share any ideas, suggestions or mistakes I made through email.
Thank again!
You can find the book in the iBookstore or follow this link!
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Congratulations! Bought and downloaded. Can't wait to learn.ReplyDelete
Great! I am an Evernote convert after reading your posts. Hoping to solve some iPad chalenges with it!ReplyDelete
I was curious so I bought it; screenshots don't show up though, just blank space...ReplyDelete
Hi. I just purchased your book for the $1.99. At first, I was resistant, but when I read your rational and saw what Apple charged you, I relented. The fact that my book will update as you add to it was a selling point. I love Evernote, and previous to happening on your post, my husband and I hac been experimenting with sharing notes as well as using the Evernote emai address to send a note directly into Evernote. I would love to see an update in your book on using Skitch. I have a photo in one of my notes that got there by my using Skitch, but I have no recollection of how I did it.:)ReplyDelete
The images will show when you hold the iPad horizontally. It took me a while to figure it out but it works. Thanks for the book.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tip about rotating the iPad to show the images! It works indeed...ReplyDelete
Just purchased, and am proud I know most of it, but will read about the trunk next! Great job, and thank you! Next step... Updating how it works with KustomNote? :-)ReplyDelete
I was horibble at using ipad but then i got a tips from a friend of mine refering me to a site which It's whole purpose is to teach you how to master your iPad.
the link: http://VideoLessonOffer.com/ipad.php?offer=viking46&pid=1
you'll get over 100 tutorial videos that you can watch on your computer or on your
iPad... You choose)
The full course contains detailed instructions, explaining how to perform each task. It has easy-to-follow, step-by-step, tap-by-tap
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It allows you to pause, rewind and re-watch any points again and again - until you're comfortable. It's totally flexible and allows
you to learn at your own pace in the comfort of your own home, on your own computer or iPad.
I hope this will be for use.
Talk soon,
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I am using Evernote this year and blogging about my journey with it. It takes some tweaking at the start but I am really seeing the benefits! leesensei.edublogs.orgReplyDelete
just bought book-looking forward to checking it out:)ReplyDelete


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USD School of Law prepares its students to practice public interest law through its existing civil, criminal, immigration and environmental clinical programs. USD law students have indicated their interest in and support for public interest law by forming the Public Interest Law Foundation and Pro Bono Legal Advocates. However, this commitment of public interest training is partially mooted by a tuition-loan burden which inhibits postgraduate practice to benefit society. Thus, the law school administration, faculty and students have created a Loan Assistance Repayment Program (LRAP) to assist students choosing public interest law as a career in repaying their law school loans.


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I have completed nearly fifty of the practice problems on Project Euler, but I would like to move away from the pure mathematics, number theory, and programming practice problems for a bit and solve more practical mathematics problems for preparation of my future major (physics). However, I appreciate Project Euler's mechanism of presenting a problem and offering a PDF document with the solution only after the answer has been found.
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Twenty-four hours is the new two months.
That's my conclusion from the furious market reaction we've seen since Wednesday afternoon to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks about the central bank's future plans for bond purchases.
These were relatively mild statements, signaling the potential for action in the distant future. But markets didn't waste any time responding.
In the last couple of hours of trading Wednesday afternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 186 points, and the interest rate on the 10-year government bond rose by 11 basis points, or about 5 percent. The carnage continued Thursday. The Dow fell more than 300 points, and the interest on the 10-year soared another 11 basis points, for a two-day move of 10 percent.
The predominant school of thought holds that the markets are irrationally acting—and crashing—in response to the news. After all, nothing Bernanke said could—or should—cause vast asset classes to lose so much value in so short a time.
On the other hand, it could be that the market is more rational than we think. What we're seeing could simply be a much more rapid absorption and processing of information. In the olden days, say, five or 10 years ago, investors would see a new piece of information, think about what it meant, perhaps have a meeting or two, and then position their portfolios for possible changes. Yes, there would be some instant reaction. But it might take a few weeks or months for the market to fully absorb a new reality—that a particular sector is booming, or that a particular company is failing.
But the markets have changed. As with everything else in life, there's virtually no time to think. Consider how the news cycle chews up and spits out stories with much greater speed today. The markets work the same way. High-frequency trading computers execute hundreds of trades per minute, largely on autopilot. Computerized trading programs react to trends in the market and then amplify those trends. If the machine is programmed to hit sell once a stock drops 4 percent, it will create a new supply of stock for sale precisely at the time it is falling, which only exacerbates the decline. (That's how we got the flash crash back in 2010). The markets are far more procyclical than they were in the past—which means if they're moving sharply in one direction on any given day, the tendency will be to move even more sharply in that direction.
Trade now, ask questions later.
But here's the thing. The Fed hasn't done anything yet. It hasn't even said precisely when it will do anything. Bernanke simply said that the central bank might reduce the pace at which it acquires bonds at some point later this year, and that it might stop doing so altogether if unemployment falls sharply enough next year.
In time, you'd expect such actions to have negative impacts on both bonds and stocks. With the Fed buying fewer bonds, rates will have to rise to attract buyers. And higher interest rates tend to be bad for stocks. But investors aren't waiting for the Fed to act. If the world is going to change at some point in the future, the smart money says, why not adjust your portfolio accordingly? What's happened the last two days is that everybody has adjusted their portfolios for actions that might occur several months from now—at the same time. The result: a mini-crash.
My point is this. In a world in which the Fed is less of a player in the bond market and is thinking about tightening the money supply, it may make complete sense for bonds and stocks to be trading at their current levels. The Federal Reserve certainly would prefer an orderly progression to that stage. The Fed, in fact, spends a great deal of time and energy managing the information flow to produce gradual, nondisruptive market changes. It uses leaks, speeches, statements, and press conferences to float ideas, hint at them, point to them, and then finally execute them.
The problem is that the Fed is operating an analog strategy in a digital world. It's riding a three-speed bike in a world of 21-speeds. It's a marathon runner in a world of sprinters. It's leaving lengthy voice mails in the age of Twitter. It's tacking like a careful sailboat while everybody else is driving hopped-up powerboats.
I'm out of metaphors here, so I'll conclude. Rather than calmly, slowly processing the new information Bernanke is communicating to the market, the investment complex processes it in a day or two. And faster isn't always better.


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BERLIN – Dr. Steven Salvatore of Ocean City and Kristine Bjornbak Jorgensen of Aalborg, Denmark, have announced their engagement.
Salvatore is a graduate of Worcester Country School, Wake Forest University and the University of St. Louis School of Medicine.
Bjornbak Jorgensen is a graduate of Webster University in St. Louis with a degree in political science.
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Last night was dedicated to risk taking and overcoming failure as 19 local entrepreneurs were honored during the 17th Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards, hosted by the Business Ledger and its sponsoring partners. Mike Justice, founder, president, and CEO of Grid Connect was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Read more about some of the top entrepreneurs in the Chicago suburbs here: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160915/business/160919140/


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Welcome to the Boardwalk Inn
We are located next door to the Casino Ballroom, at the corner of "F" Street and Ocean Boulevard in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. Our hotel is an affordable, charming, Oceanfront, boutique-style, hotel with spectacular views and a lively atmosphere as the Boardwalk Cafe & Pub occupy the first two floors of the building. Simply, we are the perfect landing spot for vacationers, travelers, and anyone holding tickets to a show next door at the Casino.
In addition to our standard room amenities, hotel guests and cottage guests recieve free parking, free WIFI internet access, and 15% food discount in the popular Boardwalk Cafe & Pub.


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The quiet before the Dawn
The only two sounds I heard on this morning were the wind blowing and the Great Horned Owls hooting in the valley's below me
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I made a point of arriving at the Badlands just before sunrise. I have seen many landscapes over the years, but there was something about this one that stayed with me.
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I did not expect to see bighorn Sheep in the Badlands, and I was taken off guard by these guys. I had to quickly get my gear out and set up before the sheep dashed down into the valley below me.
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The colors and contrast of the landscape at sunrise and sunset were amazing. I loved the cool color of the rocks and the warmth of the cloud still gathering light from the setting sun.
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After the sun had set
On my way back to camp after the sun had set but before the night had taken over. I still had enough light to capture this shot of some of the rock formations I passed by on the way to camp. It was pretty windy so doing a long exposure proved to be tricky so as not to have too much motion in the grass.
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Moon on the Horizon
One of the things I really like about the Badlands was the 360 degree landscape views. It seemed every where you looked there was another interesting sight.
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Little big horn
This little guy is eating his greens so one day he can be one of the big Bighorns ;-)
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Lazy Prairie dog
Caught this guy enjoying a nice lazy evening on the edge of his hole.
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Mid day hike in the Badlands
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