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Local and area aspiring engineers in middle and high school may now pick up applications for the Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program (TexPREP) at Texas A&M International University in Student Center, room 118. The program offers students an opportunity for students to be exposed to college-level mathematics, science and engineering studies.
The program is scheduled for June 4 through July 26. Application and testing fee is $30; deadline is Feb. 16. Space is limited to 150 qualified students. Late applications will only be accepted on a space available basis. Late fee is $50.
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Researchers at Leiden University have developed a protective cream that possibly can treat patients whose skin has a reduced barrier function. According to the report, Vernix caseosa (VC) is a protective cream that helps the skin grow before and after birth.
At first, the goal of the researchers was to find a treatment for newborn babies; however, they have found the cream to have a number of applications including treatment of dry skin or dermatitis. The team also mentions that the cream could be formulated with other ingredients to serve as a medicinal carriers. Also, they find the cream to have future cosmetic applications.
According to Robert Riβman, one of the researchers in the study, "We haven't yet fathomed all the functions of the cream, but we have demonstrated that its properties are temperature-sensitive. That means that the cream fulfils a number of roles before, during and after birth, just as butter exhibits different characteristics in the oven and on the table."
Riβman and his collegue Joke Bouwstra noticed the beneficial elements of VC and produced a synthetic version of the cream with the same structure and unique properties. According to the report, VC consists of mostly water, but its beneficial properties come from its 10% lipid and 10% corneocyte content.
To create the synthetic cream, the researchers used X-ray diffraction measurements with the DUBBLE beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). For the coreocytes, they used electron microscopy, yielding their size, shape and water content.
To make the synthetic cream, the researchers sourced lanolin. They isolated the fats that were the closest match to the measurements they had of VC, and used them to create a synthetic solution with the same behavior. The corneocytes were synthesized by M.H.M. Oudshoorn from the Utrecht University.
The researchers reported that the synthetic cream looked the same as VC under both X-ray measurements and light microscopy, while allowing the researchers to alter the water content and other properties at will. The researchers have discovered through pre-clinical testing, that the cream shows potential for use on disrupted and underdeveloped skin.

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An experiment run by Duke University and a European group responsible for managing Internet resources went wrong Friday, disrupting a small percentage of Internet traffic.
The damage could have been far worse however, and the incident shows just how fragile one of the Internet's core protocols really is, security experts say.
The problem started just before 9 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time Friday and lasted less than half an hour. It was kicked off when RIPE NCC (Reseaux IP Europeens Network Coordination Centre) and Duke ran an experiment that involved the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) — used by routers to know where to send their traffic on the Internet. RIPE started announcing BGP routes that were configured a little differently from normal because they used an experimental data format. RIPE's data was soon passed from router to router on the Internet, and within minutes it became clear that this was causing problems.
"During this announcement, some Internet service providers reported problems with their networking infrastructure," wrote RIPE NCC's Erik Romijn in a note posted to the NANOG (North American Network Operators Group) discussion list. "Immediately after discovering this, we stopped the announcement and started investigating the problem. Our investigation has shown that the problem was likely to have been caused by certain router types incorrectly modifying the experimental attribute and then further announcing the malformed route to their peers."
That shouldn't have happened on systems that were properly configured to support BGP, Romijn said, but nonetheless for a brief period Friday morning, about 1 percent of all the Internet's traffic was affected by the snafu, as routers could not properly process the BGP routes they were being sent.
"Over 3,500 prefixes (announced blocks of IP addresses) became unstable at the exact moment this 'experiment' started," wrote Earl Zmijewski, a general manager with Internet security firm Renesys. "Not surprisingly, they were located all over the world: 832 in the US, 336 in Russia, 277 in Argentina, 256 in Romania and so forth. We saw over 60 countries impacted."
Security experts have warned for years that attackers could cause serious Internet disruptions by messing with BGP routes. Two years ago, YouTube was temporarily cut off from the Internet after a Pakistani BGP route that censored the video service was inadvertently spread worldwide.
Earlier this year, bad routes announced out of China ended up briefly disrupting some Internet traffic.
The damage from Friday's experiment was minimal, but if someone had been able to intentionally announce bad routes, it would have been much worse, said Paul Ferguson, a researcher with security firm Trend Micro.
It's unclear why RIPE NCC and Duke were trying out these new route formats.
One of the researchers behind the experiment, Duke assistant professor Xiaowei Yang, declined to talk in detail about the experiment, citing legal concerns. But she said that the work was for a research paper, and the BGP data that was sent was "100 percent standard compliant."
"It is an experiment initiated by my student and I," she wrote in an e-mail message. "It unexpectedly triggered some vendor bugs."
RIPE NCC could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Yesterday's post on CorVel was cut short by the demands of real work; here's the rest.
Financially, CorVel has had a very mediocre year. Their most recent quarter saw revenues stay pretty much flat, while earnings dropped 10 cents a share from 68 cents the previous quarter; the last six months saw a decline of the same magnitude. Revenues increased less than a million dollars for the latest quarter, while "cost of revenues: was up about $4 million. The company attributed that increase to the higher cost of running their TPA operations, which are more labor-intensive than managed care ops, and higher costs for drugs.
The company's stock price has remained surprisingly high, perhaps due in part to their ongoing stock buyback program.
With a P/E ratio currently above 20, that strategy seems to be working well.
Their latest push appears to be in pharmacy, where they've been touting MedCheck's ability to control costs more effectively than PBMs (disclosure – I work with a number of PBMs thru CompPharma).
Here's how their most recent press release put it:
CorVel is uniquely positioned in the marketplace to more effectively manage pharmacy costs due to the Company's integration with its bill review solution. MedCheck?, the Company's medical bill review software, captures all prescription out of network transactions such as the rising occurrence of physician dispensing. These transactions are generally not managed via pharmacy benefit management (PBM) programs, which traditionally only track point of sale (POS) prescription purchases.
Sounds good, except it's wrong.
In fact, most PBMs do capture prescriptions from third party billers, mail order, paper bills; a majority see bills from physicians as well (over half, according to the latest data on the subject).
Notably, CorVel's "PBM" uses one of the huge group health/Medicare PBMs' pharmacy contracts. While this can drive great discounts, network penetration (the percentage of scripts that actually go thru the network) is often an issue. (basing this on data I've seen from several payers that have used different PBMs). Thus, they can deliver great rates but for a relatively smaller number of scripts.
Finally, management.
Founder Gordon Clemons Sr is listed as CEO, a position he has held since Dan Starck's departure earlier this year. Clemons' son, Victor Gordon Jr., was rumored to be tagged to take over for Senior, however that apparently didn't work out; Jr. resigned a couple months ago to "pursue personal interests."
So, what does the future hold for CorVel?
I'll stay away from stock prices; my portfolio (which doesn't include CorVel) is ample evidence of my complete inability to pick stocks.
The company is decentralized, with regional execs essentially running regional businesses. There's a good deal of autonomy, and some offices are quite good while others are not. The challenge comes in working with national payers who want consistency; that's tough for any decentralized operation. Their sweet spot is mid-tier and smaller regional payers, although they do work with at least one national insurer.
The foray into the TPA world has reportedly had mixed results; CorVel's been able to add business, while losing managed care business from TPAs that now consider – rightly so – CorVel to be a competitor.
As the work comp insurance market hardens, there will be more opportunities for TPAs as employers seek lower costs from self-insurance. However, buyers are getting more savvy as well, and CorVel's going to have to be aware of this dynamic; employers are increasingly aware that TPAs make up for low claims fees by increasing revenues from managed care services.


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A lightweight *forum only style aimed at small screen devices such as Windows Smartphones, Nokias and even iPhones. It has VERY low bandwidth requirements - 15 times less on my site - 20K as opposed to 300K for forumhome.
*forum only - I have done a very small amount of rough work on CMS templates, a simple single column CMS *could* be created to work with this style without too much effort. However I am not sure if you can have a different CMS layout dependent on which style you are using?
This is an update to the mobile style I have previously released.
The changes are predominantly aesthetic to take advantage of larger screens.
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If by responsive you mean one style that resizes itself perfectly for every device, then good luck with that in vb4....
But it switches to metro style on a mobile (it won't do this if you just switch to mobile mode in chrome inspect tool - you have to actually use a mobile device, or select it from the style picker drop down) and Google thinks it's mobile friendly with Google Search Console reporting no mobile issues.
It's not perfect but looks decent and works
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Originally Posted by charlesrYes, I view the site and I like a lot.
But you can and use CMS-Articles, true?
I don't have CMS-Articles, and with my license, if I want install CMS-Articles I need upgrade my license (about 159$)...I think its very expensive, but your site have good look and its like I want my site...
Originally Posted by charlesrAbout t his, the vendor/owner of metro mobile syte respone to me yesterday, he indicate that, is not good for google, but you indicate its good for your for google and not have errors with google search console, then, I think its good.
I will be guided by your experience, although the seller has told me that it is not good for google, if it is for you, I understand that it is.
I am not looking for a theme that is the same in the desktop version as in the mobile version, the theme that I have in the desktop version I like very much (and users too) has dark blue tones, the mobile version, I am looking for it that is light, with light colors and Above all, good for Google, and I think that the metro version that you have advised me meets those conditions.
When the seller told me that it was not good for google, then it gave me "some fear" and I did not make the purchase at that time, but if you say it is good for google, I will make the purchase, the load, how about? I have tried it from my mobile device, and I see it as good. Google Insights gives you a very good score on your website with metro mobile theme.
Therefore, my doubts were resolved, I will acquire this theme for my mobile version.
Too bad I don't have CMS-Articles, really, the design of your site is the one I would like to have.
Accessing the index of your mobile site, it also has a very good appearance, it will not be responsive, but as if it were.
I greatly appreciate your comments.
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Originally Posted by gnrxNote that I added in extra buttons to the mobile header to make navigation easier.
Here's the code for my mobile style header template. Please don't just copy paste - it won't work. You need to read mine, compare it to yours and understand the changes and then write the changes needed to yours, plus add relevant button images.
I also added an easy link to the full size style, because editing posts on mobile style is a nightmare
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Originally Posted by charlesrHi,
I really appreciate your comments and help.
Indeed, yesterday when I was looking at your site with my mobile through metro theme mobile, I saw what you mentioned, some icons above for better interaction with the user, and in the footer, the full size option.
I did not know that the option to edit is a nightmare (a pity) because really, the theme is not responsive, but as I told you, yesterday when I browsed it, I really liked it and it seems almost responsive, it looked really good. I looked at those top menu options.
Analyzed with google insights gives a really excellent result, all this contradicts what the author told me, I almost did not advise him, he said that it was not good for google, but it is.
I appreciate your comments, I am guided and trust more of them than those of the author.
At the same time, I thank you for the code, as you say, it is not copy and paste, I do not like to do that, I like to look at it, see what it does, adapt it, in some things my knowledge comes, in others maybe not, but even where my knowledge does not arrive, I try to know what it does and why. I have already seen certain parts of the code that I will adapt to mine, I have variable phrases changed on my site, so I will adapt it to mine. I will make the comparison, see and adapt it. As I comment, I thank you very much for your comments and directions.
I'm going to buy the theme, I hope to have it installed and adapted this week, as soon as I have it, I'll let you know.
Thank you!
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Associated Press//Mark Sherman//February 13, 2019
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//February 13, 2019
WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has missed a month of Supreme Court arguments as she recovers from lung cancer surgery. But she is not the first justice to be away for a while and her absence hardly compares with those of some of her predecessors.
The day before the Supreme Court began its term in October 1949, Justice William Douglas broke 14 ribs and suffered a punctured lung when he was thrown from his horse on a trail in the Cascade Mountains in Washington. He didn't return to the bench for nearly a half year, and his long recovery caused delays in several cases, including challenges to segregation.
Like much of what goes on away from public view at the Supreme Court, the justices' methods of dealing with a colleague's absence can be opaque. The individual justice decides whether to rule on cases even if he or she has missed arguments. Indeed, Chief Justice John Roberts already has announced that Ginsburg is participating in the cases she missed.
And only the justice can decide when an injury or illness is so severe that retirement is the only option. A quarter century after his riding accident, Douglas suffered a serious stroke but refused to retire for months. His weakened state caused a backlog in the court's work and the other justices refused to issue decisions in cases where Douglas had provided the fifth, majority-making vote.
"There aren't any rules about this and so much is left to the individual justice," said Erwin Chemerinsky, who argued a case during Ginsburg's absence.
The 85-year-old Ginsburg could be back on the bench when the court next meets on Tuesday. But she has not missed any votes during her absence.
In some state court systems, including California's, the highest court can essentially borrow a judge from a lower court to temporarily replace an absent member, said Chemerinsky, the dean of the law school at the University of California, Berkeley.
The Supreme Court has no similar arrangement. The nine justices are there for as long as they wish, and neither a retired justice nor an appellate judge can fill a void.
The 25th Amendment to the Constitution sets out what happens if a president is incapacitated but refuses to relinquish power. In Congress, the absence of a single lawmaker is not likely to make a lasting difference. Also, elected officials have terms of office that last six years at most, in the case of senators. However, the absence of a single justice on the nine-member court can be significant.
The most recent example of a justice missing substantial time was in 2004 and 2005, when then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist was suffering from thyroid cancer and was not on the bench for 44 arguments over five months. Justice John Paul Stevens, the longest-serving justice at the time, presided when Rehnquist was away, except for the day in late February 2005 when Stevens' flight from Florida was canceled and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor ran the show.
Still, Rehnquist voted in most of the cases whose arguments he did not attend. He returned to the court in late March and made it through the end of the court's term in late June. He died on Sept. 3, 2005, at the age of 80.
Douglas' accident occurred in steep terrain more than a mile above sea level, just after he stopped to adjust the girth on his horse's saddle. He fell an estimated 50 feet down a rocky hillside, where his boyhood friend and riding partner, Elon Gilbert, found him lying on a ledge, according to The Associated Press' report from the time.
Douglas, then 50, was a noted outdoorsman. While he recuperated, he was photographed in his hospital bed. He was also photographed astride a horse when he took his first ride after the accident.
News accounts suggest that the other justices were irritated by the length of his absence. Douglas came back to the court in time to hear Thurgood Marshall argue that Texas' refusal to accommodate a black student in its whites-only law school was unconstitutional. Marshall, then the nation's most prominent civil rights lawyer, prevailed in a unanimous decision.
Douglas already had become the court's longest-serving justice by the time of his stroke on the last day of 1974. Though he was unable to walk and generally weakened, Douglas refused to retire. Because of his illness, the court ordered a new round of arguments in eight cases in the spring of 1975, an unusually large number.
"They agreed to take away his vote because they thought he was incompetent," historian David Garrow said.
When the new term began that October, Douglas was still on the court. At arguments, Douglas "had moments of lucidity and energy followed by near incoherence and sleep," authors Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong wrote in "The Brethren," their book about the court.
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European Debt Deal: Markets Rally Because It Could Have Been Worse
Marathon talks that ended around 4 a.m. local time today in Brussels produced a deal that European leaders hope will mark the beginning of the end of the continent's debt crisis, as NPR's Eric Westervelt reports for Morning Edition.
And financial markets are rallying on the news.
The Associated Press sums up the agreement this way:
"The strategy unveiled after 10 hours of negotiations hit on the three points expected for weeks. These include a significant reduction of Greece's debts, a shoring up of the continent's banks, partially so they could sustain losses on Greek bonds, and a reinforcement of a bailout fund so it can serve as a 1 trillion euros ($1.39 trillion) firewall to prevent larger economies like Italy and Spain from being dragged into the crisis."
So is everything fixed?
Not according to The Wall Street Journal's The Source blog. Here's the top of its post on the deal:
"OK, so the euro likes the look of this European deal on banks and Greek debt. And maybe it's even cheered by the 'spirit of solidarity' mentioned in some of the official statements. But make no mistake: this climb in the currency doesn't mean investors suddenly think the region has now been placed on a sustainable growth path.
"It is what market insiders call a 'relief trade.' In other words: things could have gone an awful lot worse. Phew."
That's basically what one analyst also tells Bloomberg News:
"The rally is more a reflection of the fact that expectations were very low," Philippe Bodereau, head of credit research at Pacific Investment Management Co., said in a telephone interview. "This has to be seen as an incremental positive but it is hardly 'shock and awe,' " he said. "There will be a bumpy road ahead."
And at The Financial Times' website, there's this analysis:
"In typical European fashion, a summit deal which seemed out of reach at midnight last night was triumphantly unveiled at 4 a.m. The deal does not, and was not intended to, have any effect on the core problems facing the eurozone. There is still an urgent need to restore growth to economies which are hamstrung by uncompetitive business sectors, and continuous fiscal tightening. Recession still looms, especially in the southern economies."
Update at 10:15 a.m ET. Stock Market Rally Continues: Driven in large part by the news from Europe, and helped by this morning's modestly good report on third-quarter economic growth, stocks are on the rise in New York. At this time, the Dow Jones Industrial average is up about 220 points (1.9 percent) and is above the 12,000 mark for the first time since late July.
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The Brooklyn Theatre Index, published in 2010, briefly notes that a theater existed at this location 206-208 Driggs Avenue, from 1913 through 1918. A two story residential building, with a store on the first floor, and a one story taxpayer occupy this site today.
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This must have been an extremely modest endeavor that probably provided little more than nickleodium type fare to the public during its brief existence. If it did not appear in the Index, I am sure that absolutely no one in Greenpoint would have remembered that a theater once stood here.
Since the facade of the residential building that I referenced in the introduction has been drastically re-worked, it is very difficult to determine its age. (Hopefully, Building Dept. records could shed some light here.) Unless, however, this was, in fact, a really tiny operation, I just do not see how this building could have housed a movie theater. But who knows?
A perusal of the Building Dept. data does shed some useful light on this item.
First, both 206 and 208 Driggs share a common building lot number. This clearly implies that a single structure, presumably the movie theater, once occupied this site.
Secondly, in 1934, two C of O's were simultaneously issued for this lot. The first concerned the "New Construction" for a brick residential structure, the current configuration at 206. The second speaks of an "Alteration" involving a one-story commercial building, the situation that currently exists at 208.
Given this, it seems more than plausable that the building that once housed the theater was essentially cut in two at that time, with one half demolished and replaced by the 206 Driggs residence and the other converted to new commercial use at 208 Driggs. If this is the case, the best description for this site could well be "partially demolished".
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Take a quick glance at Mamma Llama's owners Kris Masalsky and Vicki Sims, and you might think the fair-skinned blonde women would create pastries from a Nordic country. Not so. Instead, they make creative and delicious gourmet empanadas, a common meal in Latin American countries. Kris and Vicki use the finest meats—spicy beef, succulent pork or Caribbean chicken—and exotic spices, fruits, nuts and salsas. They then place the ingredients in light, flaky pastries. Vegetarians will love "Ecuador's Delight" and "The Peruvian Twist," each filled with veggies and cheeses. Satisfy your sweet tooth with delectable fillings like chocolate, peach and pumpkin. And if you are looking for party snacks other than the standard fare, Mamma Llama's also caters.
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Architects: Corben Architects
- Area: 588 m²
- Year: 2008
Photographs:Alina Gozina
Text description provided by the architects. This new, three storey, four bedroom, north facing residence, sited on a battle axe block was designed to take maximum advantage of outstanding water views and maintain absolute privacy to the adjacent neighbours.
The building replaced a small older style single level house and had to be skilfully designed to adhere to local approving authority's view sharing policy and ensure minimal view loss to the neighbours behind.
The house is concealed behind a timber battened garage door and entry gate to the street but then reveals itself as one enters the site and moves through the landscaped garden from the front gate to the front door. Only glimpses of the panoramic water view that lies beyond are revealed along this journey.
It is only upon entering the house and moving into the large open plan Living/Dining/Kitchen that the full impact of the stunning view is felt. The substantial living space with its large sliding windows and high ceilings flows out and becomes one with the outside encouraging the indoor/outdoor lifestyle.
The main entry, two living areas and guest wing are located on the middle level with three bedrooms on the upper level, the main one designed as a luxury suite. The lower level incorporates a large rumpus / media room and store areas.
The building is a simple rectilinear form of concrete and masonry construction, carefully layered with timber battening and sandstone cladding to present a modern home with a focus on natural materials and clear design principles.
The interior finishes incorporate American Oak timber floors to the living areas, Grey Limestone honed stone floors to the circulation areas, Walnut veneered joinery, white polyurethane cupboards, Quartz kitchen benchtops and Marble slabs in the bathrooms to create a contemporary, sophisticated interior with a warm inviting feel.
Energy saving options were adopted including an operable skylight over the central core allowing natural light and ventilation, timber slated screens provide sun control, concrete floors and roof to provide thermal mass and Energy Efficient glazing to the external windows and doors. The house also consists of a rainwater harvesting system comprising of 30,000L rainwater tank which is used for garden irrigation and flushing of toilets.
The finished house is a fine example of an understated but luxurious house that takes maximum advantage of a difficult site.


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Other Aliasipsec_ipsec_version_string, ipsec_ipsec_copyright_notice
SYNOPSIS#include <freeswan.h>
const char *ipsec_version_code(void);
const char *ipsec_version_string(void);
const char **ipsec_copyright_notice(void);
DESCRIPTIONThese functions provide information on version numbering and copyright of the Linux FreeS/WAN IPsec implementation.
Ipsec_version_code returns a pointer to a string constant containing the current IPsec version code, such as ``1.92'' or ``snap2001Nov19b''.
Ipsec_version_string returns a pointer to a string constant giving a full version identification, consisting of the version code preceded by a prefix identifying the software, e.g. ``Linux FreeS/WAN 1.92''.
Ipsec_copyright_notice returns a pointer to a vector of pointers, terminated by a NULL, which is the text of a suitable copyright notice. Each pointer points to a string constant (possibly empty) which is one line of the somewhat-verbose copyright notice. The strings are NUL-terminated and do not contain a newline; supplying suitable line termination for the output device is the caller's responsibility.
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Legendary Australian performance artist Stelarc is known for going to extremes, from aggressive voluntary surgeries and robotic third arms to flesh-hook suspensions and prosthetics. For more than four decades, he has used his body as a canvas for art on the very edge of human experience: He once ingested a "stomach sculpture" that could have killed him.
The leafy streets of Berkeley seem like the last place you'd find Stelarc, who comes off like something out of a sci-fi novel. But here he was on a recent sunny day, in town to give talks at UC Berkeley and in San Francisco (with his old friend Mark Pauline of Survival Research Labs). Stelarc walked down Telegraph Avenue wearing all black, looking traumatized by the vestiges of 1960s hippie culture surrounding him.
"I've never really been interested in sci-fi speculation," he said in an interview with Wired in a dimly lit Berkeley cafe. Artists, he said, can be "early alert warning systems," generators of "contestable futures - possibilities that can be examined, evaluated, perhaps appropriated, often discarded."
The long sleeves of Stelarc's black jacket conceal the notorious "Ear on Arm" project, in which a "biocompatible scaffold" was surgically inserted into his left forearm in 2006, creating the shape of an ear in an arduous ongoing process.
"At present it's only a relief of an ear," Stelarc said. "When the ear becomes a more 3-D structure we'll reinsert the small microphone that connects to a wireless transmitter." In any Wi-Fi hotspot, he said, it will become internet-enabled. "So if you're in San Francisco and I'm in London, you'll be able to listen in to what my ear is hearing, wherever you are and wherever I am."
Stelarc tends to describe his art using the nuts and bolts of engineering language. "As an artist, you want to construct an interface or engineer an interface," he said. "To actually experience it, and thereby articulate something meaningful about it. It's not simply speculating about a future."
One particularly striking example of a Stelarc interface was the work Ping Body, in which he wired himself to the internet - quite literally - by attaching electrodes to various muscles, which could then be activated by remote users.
"So for example," he said, "today I might decide to see with the eyes of someone in London, hear with the ears of someone in Montreal, whilst my left arm is remotely prompted by someone in Tokyo to perform a task here in San Francisco. So imagine a sensory experience that is not bound by one particular location, or bound by the skin or senses of this particular body."
The ideas may seem lofty, but Stelarc is distrustful of airy pronouncements about what the future might hold.
"I'm always uneasy of linear extrapolations about dystopian or utopian futures," he said. "I don't think that machines will just take over at some imagined point in time - a singularity. I think it will be much more complex; there will be multiple and alternate possibilities that will be constantly generated."
William Gibson, a friend of Stelarc's, once wrote: "Stelarc's art never seemed futuristic to me. If it were, I doubt I would respond to it. Rather, I experience it in a context that includes circuses, freak shows, medical museums, the passions of solitary inventors. I associate it with da Vinci's ornithopter, eccentric nineteenth-century velocipedes, and Victorian schemes for electroplating the dead - though not retrograde in any way. Instead, it seems timeless, as though each performance constitutes a moment equivalent to those collected in Humphrey Jennings' Pandaemonium: The Coming of the Man-Machine in the Industrial Revolution - moments of the purest technologically induced cognitive disjunction."
The "Ear on Arm"
The "Ear on Arm," which garnered the top prize at Ars Electronica in 2010 in the Hybrid Art category, has been one of the longest-running sagas of Stelarc's career. It took 10 years to track down three intrepid surgeons willing to embark on the wildly experimental project, which began in 2006.
"Had I found surgeons in 1996, it probably wouldn't have resulted in the state-of-the-art surgical construct it is now," Stelarc said. "It's not interesting to simply speculate that there will be a better state-of-the-art device to use in 10-15 years' time. There are always going to be constraints; there are always going to be limitations to what any technology will do. But it's the idea that is what's potent."
Stelarc is very sensitive about how the ear is described, which is fair enough - after several successive surgeries and a six-month bout with a cocktail of hard-core antibiotics to fight off a serious infection, the project has become a personal labor of love.
"It's not that we've inserted an ear in my arm or that we've grafted an ear on my arm or that we are growing an ear on my arm," Stelarc explained. "Those are patently absurd descriptions of what's been done…. The correct way of describing the ear on my arm is that it's partly surgically constructed, partly cell-grown. And this year - it's been confirmed now - we'll be doing the augmentation of the helical part of the ear to make it more prominent, and we'll also grow a soft earlobe using my extracted adult stem cells."
He speaks excitedly about potential future applications for the ear. "The ear also might be a kind of distributed Bluetooth system, where if you telephone me on your cellphone, I'll be able to speak to you through my ear," Stelarc said. "But because the small speaker and the small receiver would be implanted in a gap between my teeth, I would hear your voice in my head. If I keep my mouth closed, only I hear your voice. If I open my mouth and someone else is close by, they might hear your voice seemingly coming from my mouth. And if I lip-sync, I'd look like some bad foreign movie."
Future Projects: Microrobotics and a "Second Skin"
One upcoming art piece, Stelarc said, involves engineering an insect-like microrobot that will climb up into his mouth. Unlike the stomach sculpture project, this device will not be swallowed. "It will have a little webcam mounted and an LED light source," Stelarc said. The performance will be streamed on the web.
"It's kind of a visual gesture, a performative gesture of the increasing intimacy of machines and the human body," he said. "The body itself will be the new landscape for our machines."
Another project in the works is a collaboration with artist Antero Kare - a performance in which Stelarc will grow a microbial "second skin."
"The body will be inside a specially engineered incubator where we can control the heat and humidity to create a climate for sustaining microbial growth," Stelarc said. "The body will be covered in a layer of agar. The type of microbes used will be decided in consultation with the microbiologists…. The incubator will be programmed to intermittently spray a mist of water to sustain the second skin. It will be a life-support system for both the body and the microbes."
After three to four days of living inside the incubator, with a setup in place to provide basic life support, Stelarc said he plans to leave the incubator, casting off his second skin, which will continue to grow "more interesting and visible microbial architectures" in the incubator. The project will also feature a prominent sonic element: The spraying and pumping sounds will be amplified, in concert with "generative sounds from the visual analysis of the growing microbes," Stelarc said.
After more than half a lifetime of experimenting with his body, Stelarc continues to find new possibilities. "I think my body will run out of time before I run out of things to do to it!" he said with a laugh.
Image: Jon Snyder/Wired
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SHANKSVILLE, Pa. – The 40 passengers and crew who fought back against their hijackers aboard Flight 93 on Sept. 11 performed one of the most courageous acts in U.S. history, former President George W. Bush said Saturday at a ceremony dedicating the first phase of a memorial at the nation's newest national park.
The hijackers intended to crash the plane in Washington but "never made it because of the determination and valor of the passengers and crew of Flight 93, that plane crashed in this field, less than 20 minutes by air" from the target, said Jon Jarvis, director of the National Park Service.
Bill Clinton likened the actions of those aboard Flight 93 to the defenders of the Alamo in Texas or the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae some 2,500 years ago, with a dramatic and telling difference: "They were soldiers. They knew what they had to do."
The passengers and crew were not, but they gave "the entire country an incalculable gift: They saved the capital from attack," an untold amount of lives and denied al-Qaida the symbolic victory of "smashing the center of American government."
They were, he said, "ordinary people given no time at all to decide and they did the right thing. And 2,500 years from now, I hope and pray to God that people will still remember this."
They were among several speakers at the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial who told of the sacrifice and honor of the passengers and crew. The ceremony drew more than 4,000 people, including hundreds of victims' relatives, to the rural Pennsylvania field where the hijacked plane crashed nearly 10 years ago.
Those aboard knew that it was more than a hijacking, but an opening shot in a new war, said Vice President Joe Biden said. He said they acted as citizen patriots have done since Capt. John Parker said in April 1775 that if war is what they want, "then let it begin here."
Bush also pointed to what he called a shining example of democracy in action, referring to the group's decision to hold a vote to decide to try to overpower the hijackers.
"The moment America's democracy was under attack our citizens defied their captors by holding a vote," he said. "The choice they made would cost them their lives."
The storming of the cockpit "ranks among the most courageous acts in American history," Bush said.
The Rev. Daniel Coughlin, who was the U.S. House Chaplain at the time of the attacks, called the sacrifices made by the passengers and crew "willing seed for freedom's harvest."
"They refused to be paralyzed. ... They break the silence and decidedly act together. They do only what is possible in an impossible situation," he said in the invocation. "Because they are your children, they find within themselves, true freedoms."
Coughlin's invocation was followed by a long moment of silence as the U.S. flag was brought in, then a singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." The names of the victims were also read as bells tolled, and Grammy Award-winning musician Sarah McLachlan performed.
Poet Robert Pinsky took to the lectern and read a pair of poems, one about "needing to remember, even if you don't want to," and a second about heroism. The poems came from Brazilian Carlos Drummond de Andrade and Poland's Czeslaw Milosz.
Also during the ceremony, Clinton announced that he and U.S. House Speaker John Boehner will mount a bipartisan effort to raise the remaining $10 million needed to completely fund the memorial.
Ahead of the dedication, crowds getting there were slowed by weather-related traffic jams, muddy conditions and security rules but remained undeterred.
Among them was Butch Stevens, 69, of Carlyle, Ill., who stopped on his way back from a visit to Washington, D.C.
Stevens said he had no connection to anyone aboard the flight, except, as he said, as an American.
"This kind of makes you realize where you live," Stevens said of the bravery of those who died aboard the plane.
The dedication was the day's most prominent Sept. 11 observance among many throughout the country. In New York City, hundreds of families, friends and strangers ringing lower Manhattan clasped hands as a bell clanged at 8:46 a.m. to signify the time the first hijacked plane crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower. It was one of several public and private events scheduled around the city, including a free performance by the New York Philharmonic and a memorial by Fire Department of New York for its 343 members who died on 9/11 and those who have died from illness after working at ground zero.
In Pennsylvania on Friday, family members of those who died on Flight 93 visited the crash site, read the guestbook and viewed the many mementos left by people from all over the world who have come to pay their respects.
Relatives shed some tears, but they also celebrated the spirit of the guestbook — a rare feeling that people from vastly different walks of life had come together.
"I don't focus on what happened. You can't change that," said Lorne Lyles, whose wife, CeeCee Ross Lyles, had been working as a United Airlines flight attendant for only nine months on that September morning in 2001.
"Coming here is more of a celebratory thing. She's been memorialized," Lyles said. "Just to see the outpouring from all over the world is touching. You really do have some caring people in the world."
Flight 93 National Memorial: http://www.nps.gov/flni/index.htm


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Building houses with Habitat is an experience you'll never forget. Our volunteer opportunities don't require special skills or construction experience, just a readiness to pitch in and help. Some Habitat volunteers build houses, while others work with families, reach out to sponsors, or serve on a variety of planning committees. Scroll down to complete the volunteer contact information form.
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We appreciate all of our volunteers and do our best to make sure everyone has a fantastic build day. Part of having a great build day is safety. Due to the hazards of construction work, there are some limitations on what volunteers under 18 may do.
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Minors 15 and under are not allowed on site unless it is to bring food and drinks during the lunch break when there is no active construction.
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The Habitat for Humanity ReStore helps to support our mission by selling donated building materials and home furnishings to fund our homeownership program. ReStore volunteers support the vision of safe, decent, and affordable housing for families in Siouxland. Be a part of this team! We are looking for regularly scheduled volunteers to help with donation intake, merchandising, and helping customers.


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The mission of this National Program is twofold: (1) to conduct fundamental and applied research on the processes that control water availability and quality for the health and economic growth of the American people; and (2) to develop new and improved technologies for managing the Nation's agricultural water resources. These advances in knowledge and technologies will provide producers, action agencies, local communities, and resource advisors with the practices, tools, models, and decision support systems they need to improve water conservation and water use efficiency in agriculture, enhance water quality, protect rural and urban communities from the ravages of droughts and floods, improve agricultural and urban watersheds, and prevent the degradation of riparian areas, wetlands, and stream corridors. The rationale for this program is that water is fundamental to life and is a basic requirement for virtually all of our agricultural, industrial, urban, and recreational activities, as well as the sustained health of the natural environment.
The goal of the Water Availability and Watershed Management National Program (211) is to effectively and safely manage water resources while protecting the environment and human and animal health. This goal will be achieved by characterizing potential hazards, developing management practices, strategies and systems to alleviate problems, and providing practices, technologies, and decision support tools for the benefit of customers, stakeholders, partners, and product users. Customers, stakeholders, partners, and users of this research include producers, landowners, consultants, State agencies, Cooperative Extension Service, NRCS, FS, FSA, FAS, ORACBA, EPA, USGS, CDC, NOAA, NASA, BLM, BOR, USACE, NPS, and other action-oriented organizations and centers.
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NEWS via ARTstor Feb 07 Newsletter (v.8):
Collections: New Collaborations
Pre-Columbian and World Archeology from the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
ARTstor has reached an agreement with the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, through which ARTstor will distribute digital images related to Pre-Columbian archaeology, as well as images of Pre-Columbian, African, Native North American, and Oceanic objects from the museum's collections. Approximately 55,000 images are from the photographic archives of the Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) which document early archaeological excavations throughout Central America. ARTstor will also distribute up to 90,000 digital images of the Peabody Museum's remarkable collections of archaeological artifacts and art objects.
Native American Ledger Drawings
Now available to ARTstor users are approximately 2,000 Plains Indian ledger drawings from the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. Mostly produced in the middle to late decades of the 19th century, these drawings represent an important indigenous artistic tradition of great and increasing interest to art historians and other scholars.
via ARTstor: Upcoming Collaborations
Collaborative Agreement Reached Between the Art and Art History Department of the University of Texas at Austin, and ARTstor: Ferguson/Royce Archive of Pre-Columbian Photography
ARTstor and the Art and Art History Department at The University of Texas at Austin are pleased to announce that they will collaborate to digitize and distribute the Ferguson/Royce Archive. The Ferguson/Royce Archive consists of approximately 5,200 negatives, created by William Ferguson and John Q. Royce and depicting views of Mesoamerican and Southwest United States sites. William Ferguson and John Q. Royce were amateur archaeologists and aviators who devoted themselves to documenting from the air the major Pre-Columbian ruins. Their photography is best known from publications they authored, together or individually. These books include: Maya Ruins in Central America in color: Tikal, Copan, and Quirigua, 1984; Maya ruins of Mexico in color: Palenque, Uxmal, Kabah, Sayil, Xlapak, Labná, Chichén Itzá, Cobá, Tulum, 1977; Anasazi ruins of the Southwest in Color, 1991; The Anasazi of Mesa Verde and the Four Corners, 1996; and Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities: Aerial Views of Pre-Columbian Ruins in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras, 1990.
The Ferguson/Royce Archive represents a photographic portrayal of many of the major Pre-Columbian sites in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Magnificent aerial views, as well as ground photographs, provide glimpses of these ancient cities rarely seen by most visitors, often capturing vistas that preserve specific moments in the history of the discovery and excavation of these sites.
Dr. Julia Guernsey, who teaches Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Art at UT Austin and is a frequent user of the Ferguson/Royce Archive, attests to the importance of this collaboration. "The Ferguson/Royce archive is a rich resource for students and scholars, as it provides rare views of sites and monuments, many of which would be impossible to duplicate today. Having the resource available online in a digitized form through ARTstor will be invaluable for both research and teaching." Max Marmor, ARTstor's Director of Collection Development, adds: "Our partnership with the Art and Art History Department at The University of Texas at Austin will significantly advance ARTstor's effort to provide a rich body of images of Pre-Columbian art and archaeology, for use by teachers, students and scholars. This is one of several important ARTstor projects involving the rich collections of The University of Texas at Austin.


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EXCLUSIVE: HE is one of history's most notorious outlaws. A serial murderer and robber whose rampage with his lover accomplice was made into Hollywood hit Bonnie and Clyde. But Clyde Barrow had a softer more creative side – as this stunning snakehead ring he gave Bonnie Parker reveals. It has surfaced for the first time since the deadly duo went on a robbing and killing spree that made them America's most hunted criminals. Incredibly, it has been tucked out of sight from the world for decades – hidden in an attic belonging to the family of a celebrated Texas sheriff who ambushed the pair in 1933. Lawman Richard 'Smoot' Schmid (correct) found the ring in Bonnie and Clyde's bullet-riddled Ford Model B after they managed to escape. Experts say it is the nearest thing to a wedding band that existed between the notorious outlaws, who died together in another ambush six months later. It was given to Bonnie by Clyde after he had been languishing in a Texas jail and was pining for the married waitress he met in 1930 when she was 19. It made $25,000 at auction in Boston, Massachusetts, yesterday along with other fascinating items of America's outlaw history including Al Capone's diamond watch, which made $84,375 (including buyer's premium) and handwritten music and lyrics by the gangster, which sold for $84,375. Meyer Lansky's watch and gold razor and a jail letter from 'Telfon Don' John Gotti were also sold. (more copy available on request). 21 Jun 2017 Pictured: Meyer Lansky's gold watch. Photo credit: RR Auction/Greg Woodfield / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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I was busy like a bumble bee :) last week making this beautiful metal flowers. Getting better and better at each time! Made so many that went crazy and decorated my whole bedroom with them!
I would love to be able to sell them someday! What do you think?
I will post the picture tutorial next week! In the meantime,
check out the Flower Napkin Ring made out of soda cans.


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The next big new thing in Wi-Fi networks will boast groundbreaking technology, but it might not arrive for a couple years yet. Here's the lowdown on 802.11ax, for now:
Q: 802.11ax – what is it?
Well, you've heard of 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac wave 1, and 802.11ac wave 2…
Q: OK, OK, I get it!
Fine. In any case, 802.11ax is the next wireless communications standard in the IEEE's long-standing series of 802.11 standards, which form the basis for the technology we generally just call Wi-Fi.
Q: Standards?
The IEEE standards, put simply, are agreed-upon sets of technological capabilities and features that all devices that want to call themselves, say, 802.11ac, have to have. It's to make sure that a phone from Samsung works just as well with a Wi-Fi access point made by Aruba as it does with a router made by D-Link or Cisco. If it's 802.11-whatever-certified, it'll work with everything else certified for that standard.
MORE: WiFi hotspot blocking persists despite FCC crackdown
Q: But new wireless tech gets invented like every day.
It certainly does, and the IEEE has a heck of a time keeping up with it. The standards process is a rigorous one, and it's necessarily time-consuming. The newest official standard is 802.11ac, which was published in 2013. Before that, 802.11n went official in 2007.
Q: So 802.11ax isn't fully cooked, is what you're saying.
Correct. It's a work in progress, but it's got a lot of exciting new capabilities – 802.11ac broadened the multi-antenna capabilities (MIMO, or multiple input, multiple output) introduced in 802.11n, but 802.11ax will be able to subdivide signals even further, using a technology called MIMO-OFDM. (Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, before you ask.)
Q: What'll MIMO-OFDM do?
Broadly, increase throughput – second-wave 802.11ac technology advertises potential gigabit speeds, although that's unlikely to be reachable in practice, but 802.11ax's goal is to deliver as much as five times the capability.
Q: Is that the big point of 802.11ax, then? A simple speed upgrade?
Not exactly. 802.11ax is particularly aimed at high-density Wi-Fi deployments, improving not only speed, but the ability of connections to stay active even when interfered with heavily. If you've been to a technology convention or trade show lately, you'll know that the existing co-existence features built into Wi-Fi aren't really sufficient to particularly dense environments.
Q: It's an efficiency thing, then.
Yeah, largely. In essence, it offers a more sophisticated system for routing bits of messages where they need to go.
Q: Sounds good – gimme gimme gimme!
Not so fast – the IEEE probably won't drop the final certification on 802.11ax until about 2019, and it's far from clear when certified hardware is going to start coming out. To be fair, hardware has been released before formal certification as far back as 802.11n, but that's not necessarily something to rely on, at least for business users.


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DENVER - A Denver high school cheerleader who spoke up about alleged abuse at the hands of her cheer coach says she's now being cyber bullied for coming forward.
Ally Wakefield took videos of herself and other girls forced into the splits. The video shows girls yelling in pain as their cheer coach, Ozell Williams, continues to push on them.
"He told us it was normal so I just figured, so be it," Wakefield told KDVR.
After practice, Wakefield showed her mom Kirsten Wakefield the videos. Her mom was horrified and contacted school administrators repeatedly, starting in June.
"These girls are 13 to 17 and this is a crucial developmental stage for them and what kind of message we are sending if we tell them it is alright for an adult to abuse you while you're screaming 'no stop,' and not be able to do anything about it or speak up and not have any recourse," said Kirsten Wakefield.
Cheerleaders met with Denver police investigators and medical examiners Thursday night to review the incident and document any physical and mental trauma. Police are investigating this as possible child abuse.
Kirsten Wakefield said investigators told her during Thursday's meeting, they are shocked school administrators knew about this in June and did not contact police immediately.
"I am saddened and disheartened that it came to this point but at least something is happening. We just want to make sure this man doesn't injure or mentally hurt another child," said Kirsten Wakefield.
"The world is a scary place and the people you think you can trust, you can't always and that you just have to be conscious of who you are with and just trust your gut feeling," said Ally Wakefield.
Kirsten Wakefield said doctors believe Ally Wakefield tore muscle tissue and may have pulled her hamstring.
Ally Wakefield said since speaking up, she's been cyber bullied online -- bullies have told her to kill herself and tried to discredit her injuries.
Still, Ally Wakefield said she's glad she's speaking up, hoping it helps other cheerleaders experiencing the same thing.
"I know what it's like to not have a voice and it really sucks and so I just want to be their voice because I have the opportunity to," said Ally Wakefield.
Principal Andy Mendelsberg, assistant principal Lisa Porter, cheer coach Ozell Williams, assistant cheer coach Mariah Cladis and DPS deputy general counsel Michael Hickman have been placed on leave during the investigation, which will involve child abuse detectives, police said. No one has been charged.
Williams was quoted in the Denver Post as saying the video is being taken out of context.
"You can definitely say that what was in the video could be seen in a different light," Williams said. "I would love to tell my story, but I can't say anything else at this time."
Williams was fired from a local tumbling gym a few years earlier, KDVR reported.
In a news release, Superintendent Tom Boasberg said he became aware Wednesday of the "exercise used at cheer practices." Putting the employees on leave was standard policy and did not prejudge them, he said.
"I cannot state strongly enough -- as the superintendent of the school district and the father of two high school-aged daughters -- that the images and actions depicted are extremely distressing and absolutely contrary to our core values as a public school community," Boasberg said of the video.
Parents speak out
The video was shot at a June 6 practice, said Eric and Kirsten Wakefield, the parents of Ally Wakefield, 13, the student shown in the video.
Eric Wakefield said they liked Williams' disciplined coaching style at first but the intense practices -- sometimes seven days a week -- were tough for their daughter.
At the practice, Ally was forced to perform the split shown in the video, the parents said, though she was not flexible enough to do it on her own.
"That day was the first big physical activity practice -- this was probably within the first week or two of cheerleading," Eric Wakefield said. "The coach said 'We've got to limber you guys up.'"
"My daughter is begging them to stop," Kirsten Wakefield told CNN affiliate KMGH in describing the scene on the video. "It's not right."
Kirsten Wakefield, who says she's a former cheerleader, said the coach ordered other girls to do the split. If they didn't, they risked being cut from the team, she said.
Ally injured muscles and ligaments in her groin area, as well as her hamstring, according to her parents. Physical therapy was ordered twice a week, and her doctor told Ally to limit her activity, they said.
Even with her injuries, Ally went to cheer practice daily to support the squad and her friends, her father said.
Ally's parents said they met with Mendelsberg, the school principal, Williams and his two assistants early this summer to talk about how to proceed. Mendelsberg said the athletic department would assist with injury rehabilitation, the parents said.
Then everyone went away for summer break.
The school superintendent's statement did not address the meeting with the principal, and Mendelsberg and Williams did not return calls seeking comment on what was discussed.
When cheer practice resumed, other parents noticed the severity of the practices, the Wakefields said. Renewed complaints about the coach were brought to the East High administrators with no resolution, the Wakefields said.
A few days ago, Kirsten Wakefield shared the video showing Ally crying to a local media outlet, she said.
That's when the school system took action, the Wakefields said.
USA Cheer statement
The USA Cheer National Safety Council, a nonprofit that aims to increase interest in cheer and promote safety, said its officials had viewed the video.
"The American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators (AACCA) does not condone the coach's actions, and rejects them to the fullest extent," Executive Director Jim Lord said in a statement. "Stretching should never be taken to the level of causing pain. Of even more concern is failure to act when it is clear that a cheerleader is in extreme pain and begging to stop."
When asked if the group favors a particular method of teaching splits, Lord said by email: "While there are numerous ways for athletes to improve their splits, any stretching technique should include slow, methodical stretching over time to improve flexibility. In no way should any athlete, under any circumstances, be subjected to the apparent pain that we saw in this video."
The Denver School Board issued a statement on Thursday saying it would work to "prevent traumatic situations such as those depicted in the videos of East cheer practice."
"We know that in DPS and across the country, young athletes are pushed to perform their very best -- but challenging our students should never compromise their health and safety, or their personal consent. DPS does not and will not tolerate athletic or school cultures or practices that place our students in danger."
The superintendent's statement also emphasized student safety. "We absolutely prohibit any practices that place our students' physical and mental health in jeopardy," he said. "We do not and will not allow any situation in which a student is forced to perform an activity or exercise beyond the point at which they express their desire to stop."


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It's so funny you did this because I was working on a post today that used toasted pumpkin seeds as one of the items. I didn't include a recipe however, and you know, I've never heard of boiling them first! I wonder what that does that just tossing them in the oven doesn't?
My husband likes to do the Halloween pumpkin carving here, and seeds are one of his favorite snacks. I'll have to make sure we try this process out to see how it improves the process.


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Bandai Co. Ltd. and Sync Beatz Entertainment announced that downloads of the Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. app have surpassed the 2,500,000 mark within just 90 days after its initial release. This milestone comes as downloads of the iOS version, which launched March 28 of this year on the iTunes store, have passed the 1.5 million mark, while more than 1 million downloads have been registered for the Android version since its premiere on the Google Play site on February 14.
Prompted by this response, Bandai will be issuing a recreation of the Tamagotchi Generation 2 version this summer, developed by Namco Bandai Games Inc., as an update to its app for both Android and iOS users in the U.S. and Canada. Users will enjoy a new game in its Toy mode, and a new game and new shell designs in the App mode, along with the introduction of new characters. Early next year, the company has plans to release Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. apps that recreate one of the brand's most popular versions, the Tamagotchi Angel, for both Android and iOS platforms.
The companies have also confirmed the second winner in its Hometown Heroes program. This initiative encourages the public to nominate a local citizen who has made a measurable contribution to improving their community, with the nominee receiving the most votes winning a $5,000 charitable contribution. For the March/April 2013 voting period, the winner is Lori Weise, who was recognized for her work with the Los Angeles non-profit group she founded, Downtown Dog Rescue. In honor of her efforts, Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. presented her with a $5,000 check along with its Hometown Heroes Crystal Award.


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My Happy List #47
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
18 comments:
Happy anniversary Ricki Jill and Mr. Ricki Jill! And enjoy your spring.ReplyDelete
Good Morning Ricki Sweetie...ReplyDelete
Oh what a beautiful share this morning. I love your list of things that make you happy.
Happy Anniversary dear one. Your topaz roses are absolutely gorgeous. I could smell the fragrance clear out here in the desert this morning.
Oh my goodness what beauty you have captured with your paintbrush. I love, LOVE the Roses in Coal Skuttle. Oh my gosh do they ever make my heart "SING". Just pure beauty dear friend. Pure beauty. You are so lucky to be able to capture such beauty from your heart, mind and the hand that holds that paint brush. I love seeing your work.
Have a glorious day dear one. Many hugs and so much love, Sherry
The roses your husband got you are beautiful! Happy Anniversary!ReplyDelete
Have a fabulous week.
Oh happy anniversary and happy birthday to grandma. You have good genes!! I am glad your week is going well. Enjoy!!ReplyDelete
That is some Happy List! Your paintings are beautiful! I love them both. Mr. Art did a fine job, as always! Have a happy week.ReplyDelete
Well, I am always happy when I read your blog, Ricki Jill. Love your new painting. Happy anniversary. What a sweet husband you have.ReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary!!ReplyDelete
That reminds me.....my parent's anniversary is this week. I better get a card in the mail.
Happy Anniversary!ReplyDelete
There is a good deal to be happy about here, that's awesome! Your flowers are so pretty, and those paintings are gorgeous too!
Happy Anniversary! And how wonderful to celebrate your grandmother's 92nd birthday!ReplyDelete
Beautiful paintings also!
So nice to meet you here through the Happy List party :o)
Blessings & Aloha!
(If you get a chance to stop by, please leave a comment so that I know you were by :o) Q-t pie...
I love your artwork-such talent! I've never heard of the store you mentioned...I must look it up! As for making me happy...the weather, the sunshine, the flowers blooming and the smell of fresh mown grass! Summer in March-love it!ReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary! I've never heard of Free People, but it looks like an awesome store. Lovely things to be thankful for! - Lisa @ It Keeps Getting BetterReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary! Have a week with each daughter while they are home on break must be fun. We don't have Free People around here. One of these days I might run across one while traveling and I'll be sure to stop in.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous paintings! I love them!ReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary! Enjoy Spring Break #2!
Love your happy list Ricki!!ReplyDelete
I'm happy that my son is finally not sick so we got to go to the Museum today!!
Happy Anniversary!
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I always enjoy your happy lists, Congratulations on your Wedding Anniversary and your Gran's birthday Celebrations.ReplyDelete
You had a week of wonderful happy events. The roses left by your husband are beautiful and how romantic! The rose paintings are beautiful Ricki Jill. You are blessed with a talent.ReplyDelete
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Wow! Belated happy birthday to your grandma and happy anniversary to you and Mr. Art @ Home. Wishing you more years of bliss and happiness!!!ReplyDelete
Happy anniversary and happy birthday to your grandmother! We are just getting back from spring break and am getting over a nasty cold/ear infection/sinus infection. I'm looking forward to getting caught up on your blog!ReplyDelete


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2010 Idaho Law Review Symposium
Challenges Facing the West in Adopting Alternative and Renewable Energy Resources
April 9, 2010
Boise, Idaho
The 2010 Idaho Law Review Symposium bought together an interdisciplinary panel of legal, scientific, and business experts to discuss issues related to the sustainable development of alternative and renewable energy sources in the west. Topics included: (1) the impacts that energy regulation and environmental laws have on the development of alternative energy sources, (2) the challenges faced in the transmission and transportation of renewable energy, and (3) how new energy sources can be used to create sustainable communities.
The 2010 Idaho Law Review Symposium continued the tradition of bringing together a select group of scholars and professionals for an informed interdisciplinary discussion centered on a topic of growing national importance. By exposing members of the academic, business, technological, and legal communities to diverse viewpoints and multifaceted experiences, our goal is to provide a forum for open discourse which will provide participants with valuable information applicable to their own business and legal situations.
Symposium Presentations
Graham Cease and Katie Murdock, Law Review Symposium Editors
Lee Dillion, College of Law Associate Dean of Boise Operations
Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources – The Applicable Legal Framework
This panel will provide an overview of the different alternative and renewable energy sources being developed in Idaho and the West—and then examine—in greater detail, their economic, social, and environmental impacts. Review the pertinent laws and regulations that will have a significant impact on the development of these energy sources.
Erika Eaton Malmen, Perkins Coie
Robert Nielson, Center for Advanced Energy Studies
Teresa Hill, Stoel Rives
The Environmental/Energy Law Intersection
This panel will cover the impacts that environmental laws have on the development of alternative energy sources. Moreover, this panel will explore the divide between environmental and energy law, and the possibilities of a merger between the two fields.
Sandra Snodgrass, Holland and Hart
Hadassah Reimer, Holland and Hart
Amy Wildermuth, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor
Lincoln Davies, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor
Keynote Address by Attorney General Lawrence Wasden
Transmission and Waste Management Issues
With the development of these new energy sources, transmission and waste management issues arise. This panel will take a look at the laws that impact these issues and examine solutions to actual and potential transmission and waste management problems.
James Holtkamp, Holland and Hart
Dr. David Solan, Boise State University Energy Policy Institute
Marta Adams, Deputy Attorney General, State of Nevada
As our country begins to develop these new energy sources, how do we create sustainable communities with these sources? This panel will look at current statutes and common law and examine how these laws may impede or assist in creating sustainable communities with these alternative energy sources.
Dr. Jerrold Long, University of Idaho College of Law Professor
Dr. Robert Smith, University of Idaho Associate Vice-President
Michael Robinson-Dorn, University of Washington College of Law Professor
Kelsey Nunez, Givens Pursley


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Today, dear
I saw my blood drawn out
Saw my flood run dry
I have no fear, my dear
No moment will pass me by
Why would you want this right now
When you can see them giving up?
Why would you give up right now
When you can stay and fight?
I've wandered these places
And often I found not [?]
Anyone in front of me
Or anyone around
Always giving up
Always giving up
Stay and fight
Why would you want this right now
When you're the one, the one, the one who
Opens my eyes just in time
To read exactly what yours are saying
When I fit this body just right
There's no use in [?]
We'll just be [?] if
Holding on was ever alright
Tonight we'll break the ice
Tonight would be the night
I'm not saving my face when I'm writing
I'm not saving my face when I'm writing