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Annapolis, MD 21402
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Dr. Mechelle Kerns Galway, RPA of the USNA History Department & the USNA Museum
will present a lecture on her 2012 findings titled "Archaeology at USNA: The Fort Madison Project."
Fort Madison, along with her sister gun battery Fort Severn, were part of the "Second System" of defensive coastal fortifications constructed in the early 19th century under the direction of President Thomas Jefferson. Vital harbors along the East Coast were chosen to protect the commerce of the nascent United States. The two forts were constructed starting in 1808 and completed by 1811 to protect the harbor of the City of Annapolis, Maryland. The battery of Fort Severn was located on what is now the US Naval Academy grounds where Bancroft Hall stands. Fort Madison was located on the north side of the Severn River on the Naval Support Activity (NSA) property in the marksmanship training area. Artifacts recovered in the spring of 2012 during Phase I archaeological testing located some remains of Fort Madison from where it stood from 1808 to the early 1930s. The materials consist of brick, cut sandstone, granite, and concrete. All of the fort structure related materials are documented in US Army Corps of Engineers plans and period construction documents. Other artifacts such as prehistoric debitage and bullets document land use before and after the fort's tenure.
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How Strong are a Bird's Bones?
Your child may have learned in science class that birds can fly due to their hollow, lightweight bones, but it's hard to understand how hollow bones can be strong enough to support a bird's muscles. In this science activity, you and your child will see just how strong a hollow structure can be by testing how many pennies a structure supported by hollow paper "bones" can hold. The answer may surprise you!
As she completes this experiment, your child will learn about the strength of hollow structures and will learn that in science (as in life), things aren't always as they seem.
What You Need:
- Printer paper
- Tape
- Paper plate
- Pennies
What You Do:
- Explain to your child that birds have hollow bones. Hollow objects are lighter than solid objects and, because of this, birds use less energy in flight and need less food. Hollow bones may not seem very strong to your child, but in this experiment she'll see how strong hollow bones can be!
- Starting at one of the shorter sides, have your child roll a sheet of printer paper into a tube approximately 1 inch in diameter and 11 inches tall. Tape the edges of the paper so the tube doesn't unroll. Repeat this step with two more sheets of paper so you have three "bones" in all.
- Have your child stand the three bones on end and then balance a paper plate on top. It may help to tape the bones to the bottom of the plate to keep the structure from falling.
- Ask your child how many pennies she thinks it will hold. Have your child write her estimate down on paper, then write down your own estimate.
- Add pennies to the plate one at a time to see how many the structure can hold. Distribute the pennies evenly around the centre of the plate to keep the structure balanced.
- Continue adding pennies until the bones collapse and the structure falls. Have your child count the pennies. Were either of your estimates close?
Extension Idea: practise using the scientific method by asking your child to state a theory and then work to prove, or disprove, that theory.


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Victory! YouTube Reforms Content ID Dispute Process
Posted by darklordofdebate on October 3, 2012
Note: I am posting this on my personal blog since my website, FairUseTube.org, is currently down due to increased traffic and MochaHost's crappy service. I will post this there too once my site is restored. ~Patrick McKay
Just over one year ago, I began a campaign on my website, FairUseTube.org calling for much needed reforms to YouTube's process for disputing copyright claims made by its automated Content ID copyright filtering system. Even though it was possible to dispute copyright claims on your videos, the dispute went right back to the party claiming copyright over your video, who then had the choice to either release their claim or simply reinstate it, in which case the uploader had no further recourse. This of course led to entirely predictable massive abuse by unscrupulous parties falsely claiming copyright (and profiting from the ad revenue) on everything from birdsongs to the NASA Mars rover and President Obama's attempts at karaoke.
Over the past year I have highlighted these kinds of abuses on my website and have been quoted in several media articles on the subject by outlets such as Wired and TorrentFreak. As media awareness of the issue grew, the pressure has steadily increased for YouTube to do something to reform its woefully one-sided copyright dispute process. Today it appears that YouTube has at last bowed to that pressure and enacted at least one major reform that I and other critics have been calling for.
In a blog post this afternoon, YouTube announced a new appeals process for Content ID disputes, which should put an end to copyright claimants acting as judges of their own claims and once again giving users whose videos are blocked or monetized by false Content ID matches recourse to the counter-notice process under the DMCA. The new appeals process is described in greater detail here. As I said in a quote on Ars Technica, at this point I am cautiously optimistic about this new appeals process. If implemented correctly, it will be a huge step forward toward protecting the rights of online video creators against overzealous copyright claims.
However, it should be noted that YouTube's "improved" appeals process really does little more than restore the Content ID dispute process to the way it used to work when the Content ID system was first created, and the way YouTube claimed as late as April of 2010 that it still worked. That is, when a user disputes a Content ID claim, the copyright claimant must then file a formal DMCA takedown notice (with its attendant legal penalties for misuse) if they insist on taking the video down. However, sometime after YouTube made that blog post, things changed, and YouTube now finally acknowledges that, "Prior to today, if a content owner rejected that dispute, the user was left with no recourse for certain types of Content ID claims (e.g., monetize claims)."
While I do not know exactly when things changed, I first experienced this myself in August of 2011 and received emails from others who experienced it quite a few months before that, possibly as early as mid-2010. So while I am glad YouTube is now admitting the problem and taking steps to correct it, it is still disappointing that it took them possibly several years (depending on exactly how long this has been going on) to realize it might be a problem to let copyright claimants judge disputes against their own claims.
Moreover, it remains to be seen exactly how accessible this new appeals process really is to the average YouTube user whose videos are flagged for copyright infringement. While the original dispute process (pre-2010) used to go Content ID claim > dispute > DMCA process, it appears this new system goes more like Content ID claim > dispute > reinstated claim > appeal > DMCA process. While this is an improvement over the current Content ID claim > dispute > reinstated claim > no recourse, it still adds yet another layer of complexity to what is already the most convoluted copyright dispute process of any major user-generated content site on the net.
In my own experience, the average user is already bewildered by the current system. Adding an extra layer to the dispute process will only confuse people more. Why not simply have it the way the dispute process originally worked, where any time a user disputed a Content ID claim the claimant had to make the choice right then between dropping the claim entirely or filing a DMCA notice? Since the copyright claimant will ultimately have to make that choice anyway, why wait until after the copyright claimant has reinstated their claim as before, and then the user has been forced to file another dispute in the new appeals process before finally invoking the DMCA process?
It also remains to be seen exactly what videos will be eligible for the new appeals process. The YouTube help page states:
Uploaders in good copyright standing may be able to appeal up to three disputed Content ID matches that were reviewed and rejected at a time.
Additional eligibility restrictions may apply, including the date of dispute and other factors. Uploaders will also be asked to verify their account if they have not already done so. The eligibility for the appeals process may change over time.
It will be interesting to see exactly what kind of "eligibility restrictions" YouTube imposes on this. It is quite possible that if you have an old Content ID claim on your video that you disputed and it was reinstated, you still might not be able to take advantage of the new appeals process. The reference to users "in good copyright standing" likely means you will be unable to appeal reinstated copyright claims if you have any outstanding DMCA strikes on your account, just as you are unable to upload videos with creative commons licenses, post unlisted videos, or upload videos longer than 15 minutes. I'm also not sure what this "three at a time" language means. Does this mean you can only appeal three reinstated Content ID claims ever, in a year, in a week, in a day, what?
As far as I can tell, the new appeals process hasn't actually been implemented yet, and it will probably be gradually rolled out over the next few weeks. When it does, I will certainly try it out myself and write a tutorial on it for my existing Guide to YouTube Removals. In the meantime, I'd say online video creators have potentially won an important victory today in the fight to protect our rights against overbearing copyright claims by automated filters, and I look forward to seeing how this plays out in the coming weeks.


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Which EU Member State hosts the highest proportion of species threatened at the European level? This series of Fact Sheets by IUCN presents the proportion of species which are threatened at the European level in each of the 27 Member States of the European Union (May 2013).
IUCN has carried out a national analysis of the data of the European Red List which to date has assessed around 6,000 European species (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes, butterflies, dragonflies, and selected groups of beetles, molluscs, and vascular plants). The new analysis gives a detailed overview of species threatened at the European level in each EU Member State. It shows that the highest share of species threatened in the EU can be found in the Mediterranean region which hosts most of Europe's biodiversity.
Data show alarming declines in Europe's biodiversity which requires increased conservation efforts by the EU and the Member States, if they are to achieve the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy which they all committed to in 2011.
Read about each EU Member State's threatened species by clicking on the following links:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
The present analysis does not provide information on the status of the species at the national level (i.e. in each individual country), but rather on the level of threat for species groups at the European level (i.e. across the whole European continent, but excluding the EU overseas entities). National and sub-national Red Lists can be cross-checked to identify the status of species at the national level.


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As in other definitions, used to describe a person deemed of a lower, more worthless social rank. Created by George Orwell in his book "Nineteen Eighty-Four", to describe the lower insignificant classes of the fantastical British state.
"The proles are out on the streets causing trouble again."
by nick May 13, 2004
from the word proletarian -
1. a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
2. a person whose only contribution to the ongoing of the community is to produce offspring and pay taxes
1. a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
2. a person whose only contribution to the ongoing of the community is to produce offspring and pay taxes
by UrbanWolf March 26, 2003
From "proletarian" meaning wage-earner or worker. The shortened version being a derogatory term used by the middle and upper classes to deride the working class majority.
Oh Tarquin, look at those wretched proles. Set the hounds on them.
by Thee Red Monkey June 02, 2006
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A person who is so uninformed and so stupid, they are literally incapable of ever having a chance of developing any kind of political, social, or economic importance or power.
"We were losing to Trinity yesterday at Squash, and a bunch of Proles from the streets of Hartford came in to watch us play. Thank Allah we are now back in Princeton where it is safe."
by Walt Thongsnapper Ulbricht July 01, 2013
(noun) Alternate term for "annoying new person" or n00b. Used to confer a lower social rank on the person by the person delivering the insult.
Person1: "hey guys, limp bizkit rox"
Person2: "Shut the **** up, prole"
Person2: "Shut the **** up, prole"
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ORANGE – A 63-year-old woman who suffered second-and third-degree burns in a vehicle fire on the Foothill Transportation (241) Tollway remained hospitalized Tuesday in critical condition.
"The woman suffered burns over 70 percent of her body and remains hospitalized in the burn unit in critical condition," Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi said.
She was in a vehicle with her husband, who pulled over upon noticing that the car had caught fire as they were headed southbound on the tollway, approaching Santiago Canyon Road near unincorporated Orange about 2:30 p.m. Monday, Concialdi said.
A member of the military, dressed in combat fatigues, and other bystanders helped the driver get his wife out of the passenger seat, but not before she sustained burns to her legs, arms hands, back and face, Concialdi said.
The serviceman, who had a burn kit with him, treated the woman with saline and bandages before paramedics arrived, Concialdi said.
The woman, whose name was not released, was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, he said.
The fire spread to nearby vegetation, but firefighters from Anaheim, Orange and the county quickly doused the flames, Concialdi said.


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The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound and the Hood Canal. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous United States, is on the peninsula. The peninsula is home to Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Olympic National Park, and the Olympic Mountains. Of the handful of temperate rain forests in the world, the Olympic Peninsula is home to the Hoh, Queets, and Quinault rain forests.
From Olympia, the state capital, U.S. Route 101 runs along the Olympic Peninsula's eastern, northern, and western shorelines.
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Mentioned as one of the "12 best places you've never heard of" by BudgetTravel in 2011, Tusheti, a historical province hidden deep in the Caucasus Mountains in the north of Georgia has seen a rapid increase in visitors over the last years. While its picturesque landscapes and villages, centuries-old defence towers as well as cuisine and folklore are appreciated by all visitors, the rich biodiversity of Tusheti has been almost neglected.
NACRES, an IUCN Member, saw the vast potential of sustainable nature-based tourism as a means of increasing the perceived value of biodiversity among the local communities. Within the framework of the Global Environment Facility/United Nations Development Programme project "Catalyzing Financial Sustainability of Georgia's Protected Areas System" the organization proposed and subsequently developed a new wildlife viewing opportunity focussing on the endangered Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus). Throughout Georgia this species only remains in Tusheti and is threatened by illegal shooting.
The main goal of the initiative was to promote "wildlife watching" as opposed to "wildlife shooting".
NACRES evaluated Tusheti's wildlife viewing potential primarily looking at such aspects as risks and benefits to conservation and the cost of setting up and operation of wildlife viewing trails.
Many months of detailed planning and joint work with the Tusheti National Park and local partners "Tusheti Guide" and "Friends of Tusheti Protected Areas" were dedicated to strengthening site protection, setting up a wild goat monitoring scheme, and to delivering training to local guides and park rangers and to the local groups as future operators of the service.
Out of the huge number of applicants, 22 participants were selected for the first wild goat viewing trip to Tusheti. In addition to viewing wild goats, participants had the opportunity to experience the beauty of Tusheti landscapes and to know the local culture. Visitors with no or little experience in wildlife watching became absolutely delighted by observing wild goats as these magnificent animals effortlessly moved and fed on the impossible terrain of rocky forest openings.
Building on this pilot initiative, in the summer more visitors enjoyed wild goat viewing in Tusheti as the Tusheti National Park and its local partners promoted and expanded the project. NACRES will continue to provide further support to ensure the sustainability of this pioneering initiative.
Article by Irakli Shavgulidze, NACRES, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation & Research


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WGN-TV News issued an apology to viewers Wednesday after the station ran an image of a Nazi symbol while reporting a story about Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
As anchor Tom Negovan reported the story Tuesday night about the holiday, which began at sundown, the image projected behind him was of a yellow star patch that Nazis forced Jews to wear in Germany.
The symbol is considered offensive because it was used during the Holocaust as a way to mark Jews as different and to dehumanize them. Jews were eventually forced out of their jobs, homes and businesses and held in concentration camps, where millions died.
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When Wood Steals the Show
Wood in the home, on floors, ceilings, walls and furniture, is sometimes relegated to a neutral, background position, trumped by bolder colors and more sumptuous materials. But other times, whether intended or not, wood absolutely commands all the attention, steals the show and proves it's a material worth keeping your eye on.
We just love wood and all the wonderful, warm tones it comes in. Dark, ebony colors, light, barely-there tones, sweet honey-colored ones. And the patterns! We love when a wood's natural pattern comes into play. We couldn't help but notice the strong wood elements showing up in house tours recently. It seems wood in all its forms is a strong detail that doesn't want to go unnoticed. In Erin's Warm & Wood-Wrapped Austin Bungalow, wood almost overwhelms, showing up on the ceilings, walls and floors as well as in an amazing reclaimed-wood staircase and kitchen counter. Other house tours have really light, honey-colored floors that help set the tone for the rest of the color palette. We like how in Jen Ramos' house dark wood floors and furniture help make lots of light-colored items pop. And we're a huge fan of wood on the walls, both modern and sometimes even more traditional versions! Here are some recent house tours where wood takes center stage:
Top Row:
1. Erin's Warm & Wood-Wrapped Austin Bungalow
2. Hannah's Cozy, Creative La Cañada Home
3. The Las Vegas Home of MadeByGirl's Jen Ramos
4. Natalie's Living Design Lab
5. Jason & Marisa's Wonderfully Woodsy Dallas Home
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6. Rodellee's Sunny Southern California Style
7. Michael's Masculine & Modern Open Studio
8. Interior Designer Craig Olsen's Hancock Park Home
9. Justin's "Warm Modern" Sherman Oaks Home
10. The Shepherds' Sunny & Simple Remodel
Look around your place...where do you have wood in your home? On your floors? Ceiling? Walls? Lots of furniture? Would you say your place is woodsy? Or is it lacking in this natural element? Let us know what your balance of wood is!
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- NBC will find out if "America's Toughest Jobs" can handle Saturday nights later this month.
Scheduling updates released by the network this afternoon indicate beginning October 18, the series will slide from its current Friday, 8:00/7:00c home to Saturdays at 8:00/7:00c.
The move comes with just four episodes left in its run - #107 (Friday, October 3 at 8:00/7:00c), #108 (Friday, October 10 at 8:00/7:00c), #109 (Saturday, October 18 at 8:00/7:00c) and #110 (Saturday, October 25 at 8:00/7:00c).
As for Fridays, "Deal or No Deal" will assume the 8:00/7:00c hour beginning October 24 with "Crusoe" at 9:00/8:00c and "Life" at 10:00/9:00c.
Here's a complete breakdown of the network's Friday lineup for the rest of the month:
Fridays (October 3-10)
8:00/7:00c - "America's Toughest Jobs"
9:00/8:00c - "Deal or No Deal"
10:00/9:00c - "Life"
Friday, October 17
8:00/7:00c - "Crusoe" (Two-Hour Series Premiere - Special Time)
10:00/9:00c - "Life"
Fridays (as of October 24)
8:00/7:00c - "Deal or No Deal" (New Time Period)
9:00/8:00c - "Crusoe" (Regular Time Period)
10:00/9:00c - "Life"
Meanwhile over on The CW, the netlet has added an encore of the most recent episode of "Privileged" on Monday, October 6 at 9:00/8:00c following a repeat of "Gossip Girl." Said broadcast will replace the previously announced repeat of "One Tree Hill."


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text: Shawn Fisher has coached several collegiate ballroom teams and instructed thousands of college dancers. His teams and dancers have won many competitions including several national titles. He is a National Examiner and lifetime member of DVIDA. He is the founder of the U.S. Ballroom Foundation Currently he serves as a national dance director for the National League of Junior Cotillions, and is Professor of dance program at Brigham Young University-Idaho overseeing the Ballroom area.


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Contest suggestions
We need a contest to get us in the spirit.:D
I am willing to give three prizes; some sort of exo-friendly product from my vendor friend Planetbluedog.com. One will be a large folding water bowl, ice a treat dispenser which is almost indestructible, and the huck (Barb's favorite and indestructible). I am going to start advertising on facebook to get more members. There is so much information out there that we can discuss and pass on. I need your help. Please reply with suggestions. One of mine would be possibly submissions for a potential children's book that helps them learn about how to be around dogs or to value canines as they age and be advocates. Or maybe a photo contest of some sort. Then I would draw the winners. You send suggestions and the contest is on Sept. 1st.
;) I for one would like to see lots of really funny pix of our pet friends. I think in these times we could all use a laugh. I am still trying to figure out this new pc hope I can contribute it that is the chosen topic.
Come on guys lets all have some FUN would love to see some pix of bathing suits lol or summer hats.
Whatever the topic lets all join in!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs Susan and The Turf Gang
I love photo competitions too, but I'm unable to post any at present. Is anyone else having similar problems?
I will test out putting up photos. I know that my son's server was out a few months ago.
I like the photo competitions too. I love to see everyone's pix of there dogs.
Yes Sandy, I havent been able to post any pix thru the site in several month. I have to post them on MY website and then use a "linking" code to make them show up.
If you have a "photobucket" type of site you can host the pix on, I can post the code for linking to it here!
Michael thank you, but all that sounds very complicated for me - I'm not very good with stuff like that! Hopefully we'll soon be able to post pictures the simple way. :D I do love photos!
here something fore your book
10 Rules to go over with your kids about Dog Safety
1. I will not stare into a dog's eyes.
2. I will not tease dogs behind fences.
3. I will not go near dogs chained up in yards.
4. I will not touch a dog I see loose (off-leash) outside.
5. If I see a loose dog, I will tell an adult immediately.
6. I will not run and scream if a loose dog comes near me.
7. I will stand very still (like a tree), and will be very quiet if a dog comes near me.
8. I will not touch or play with a dog while he or she is eating.
9. I will not touch a dog when he or she is sleeping.
10. I will only pet a dog if I have received permission from the dog's owner.
11. Then I will ask permission of the dog by letting him sniff my closed hand.
one other part
How Dogs Think and Learn
Dogs don't think like humans do. Dogs live in the now - what happens NOW..not what happened 10 minutes ago or what might happen 10 minutes from now. Dogs remember things that are repeated over and over again - which is how we teach our dogs to sit, stay, and come on command.
i have more stuff to share people think im a nut job may be tire write
dealing 24 dogs 7 days a week lot of work why i lost my mind he he
I would loooove a photo competition. I'd also love to get this site active again! I miss my k9family very much.
Susan and the Turf Gang now consisting of Lexcee, Mork and my new addition Penny (cat)
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LONGMONT -- Jackson Roberts has a date with success.
Actually, Jackson Roberts has several dates with success.
Jackson, a 14-year-old student from Sunset Middle School, is the winner of Longmont's first-ever Hackathon, where area developers slammed out ideas and code all weekend to produce the best city "app."
His winning idea? An application that takes data from the town's various event calendars and combines them into one.
"I noticed Longmont has existing calendars, but they're decentralized and inconvenient to access," Jackson said. "None of them have mobile interfaces, and it's a pain in the butt to find out what's going on."
Longmont Hackathon results
Winning apps
First place ($1,500): Jackson Roberts, "Longmont Events"
Second place ($750): Nick Galbraith, "Take Out The Trash"
Third place ($500): Andy Corliss, "Civic Engage"
City Council's Choice ($250): Dixon Dick, "Story Boxes" and Mike Lockwitz, "Open Bike"
City Manager's Choice ($100): Sean Helvey, "Find a Fire Hydrant"
Best Use of ESRI application programming interface ($1,000): Seth Hovestol, Cameron Taylor, Tim Finnegan, Nicholas Sellers, Garret Olin, Lauren Jury, David Bocim, Tyler Dow and Julia Milan, "Longmont MultiTool"
Best Use of Constant Contact application programming interface ($100): Andy Corliss, "Civic Engage"
Enter Jackson's " Longmont Events" app, a system built to "scrape" information from the websites of Visit Longmont and the Longmont Downtown Development Authority, with the Longmont Public Library soon to follow. It's easily expandable, he said, taking about half an hour of coding work to include a new calendar.
"This kid was amazing!" said Scott Converse, an organizer of the Hackathon. "At one point, (City Manager Harold Dominguez) leans over to me and says 'I want that app in service next week.'"
The first-place victory won Jackson a $1,500 prize (boosted from $1,000 because food costs for the event came in under budget). Jackson expects to save most or all of it for college, where he plans to study -- what else? -- programming.
"It's just a great exciting feeling, when you have a difficult problem, you're stuck on it ... and then you figure out a solution," he said.
He was the youngest developer at the event.
The event's website reported that about 56 people took part in the Hackathon, including 21 developers. The event started Friday and ended Sunday. The city and Western Digital were the principal sponsors, with support and co-sponsorship by eight other companies and groups.
A second prize of $750 went to Nick Galbraith for his "Take Out The Trash" app, which tracks when trash and recycling bins are picked up for the user's neighborhood, and sends a reminder email the day before.
A different city-event tracker, Andy Corliss's "Civic Engage," took third place and $500.
Converse said the event would likely be repeated. That was good news for Dixon Dick, whose "Story Boxes" app won a City Council's Choice award and an honorable mention for the ESRI Sponsor Award.
"Some of my ideas didn't exist before I walked into that room," Dick said. "The group that was there was very lively, very interested and produced quality stuff. Who wouldn't want to go to something like that?"
Scott Rochat can be reached at 303-684-5220 or email@example.com.


text: Outcomes Assessment at LaGuardia Community College measures student learning in two main areas: 1) the College's agreed-upon "General Education Core Competencies" that apply to every major and 2) the programmatic competencies developed for each particular major. In both cases, these competencies have been determined by, and are evaluated by, the faculty. Outcomes Assessment fosters a culture of learning for both students and faculty wherein faculty use the information from assessments to revise curriculum, pedagogy, and assignments in the effort to create an even stronger institution of learning for students. LaGuardia's Outcomes Assessment process places a strong focus on a systematic and longitudinal examination, by faculty, of actual student work as collected on their ePortfolios. The actual Outcomes Assessment process is implemented through the CUNY-mandated Periodic Program Reviews (PPRs) that all majors undergo on a regularly scheduled basis.


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B.A. Vassar College
Issues of inequality in historical context inspired my research into women, especially indigenous women, in colonial Latin America. The longer I pursued these themes, the more I began to explore the interplay of individual and group responses to the structural forces of colonialism.
My first book, Trading Roles: Gender, Ethnicity, and the Urban Economy, Potosi, 1545-1700 (Duke University Press), is a social history of trade in Spain's biggest mining town in the New World with emphasis on native Andeans and women in the city's economy. I am now finishing a study of family in the 16th Century to explore how families responded to the challenges of colonial expansion:migration, separation of spouses by distance, the union of distinct cultural and racial groups. Entitled Transatlantic Obligations: Legal and Cultural Constructions of Family in the Conquest-Era Peru and Spain, the book is due to be published with Oxford University Press this year.
My work on this second book led me to a rewarding collaboration with Professor Sarah E. Owens at the College of Charleston on the edited volume, Women of the Iberian Atlantic (LSU Press, 2012).
The sources that inform these research projects (wills, business contracts, and court cases) provide lots of intriguing examples to share with students in my classes.
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James Crowley is a Senior Managing Director and Life Sciences lead within Accenture Strategy. His role focuses on helping C-suite executives in the Life Sciences industry drive better strategic outcomes. He also has accountability for global Accenture Life Sciences clients.
Mr. Crowley has more than 20 years of global consulting experience working with biopharmaceutical companies across a number of business areas including sales and marketing, supply chain and operations, information technology and medical affairs. Mr. Crowley specializes in strategy development, organizational reshaping, and capability building to support the evolving needs of businesses.
Mr. Crowley is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is based in Philadelphia, United States.


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Cold Carrot Ginger Soup (Cappuccino De Carottes)
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Cold soup in shot glasses can be served as a wonderfully refreshing summer appetizer or first course. Ginger is always very refreshing, so I use it often in summer dishes. Today, I made a cold carrot soup flavored with fresh ginger. I think the bright orange color is very representative of the season, especially enhanced by a touch a saffron.
The carrots are cooked until softened, blended with a little cream until smooth, then chilled. I served the cold soup in individual glasses, which is an elegant start to any meal. To finish the dish, I garnished the soup with cumin-flavored whipped cream and a piece of candied ginger as a reminder of the flavoring inside.
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The orchestra's 2010-11 season and the Venezuelan's second as music director will include 12 subscription weeks conducted by Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the return of Esa-Pekka Salonen and the premieres of 19 new works, 12 commissioned by the Philharmonic. Two composer-focused festivals, a European tour, new music concerts and an expanded education program will also compete for attention amid dizzying myriad programs and activities.
"This is where we can make a difference, by not relenting," Deborah Borda, the L.A. Philharmonic president, said recently. "And Gustavo has been the spirit behind everything." She also noted that ticket sales have remained high, with Dudamel's concerts regularly selling out and that the organization averages around 92% capacity for the more than 150 concerts it presents each season at Disney Hall.
Dudamel, who took part in the press conference via video from Caracas, Venezuela, is inevitably the season's center of attention. His opening-night gala will feature Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez. The big work of his two fall subscription concerts will be Olivier Messiaen's massively ecstatic "Turangalila" Symphony.
Dudamel will begin 2011 with performances of Beethoven's Seventh and Mahler's Ninth symphonies, which he will then take on his first European tour with the Philharmonic, a 16-day trip to Portugal, Spain, Germany, England, France, Hungary and Austria. Also included on the tour program will be Leonard Bernstein's First Symphony ("Jeremiah") with mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor and John Adams' "Slonimsky's Earbox."
Dudamel will return in March to conduct Bruckner's Seventh Symphony and a program of Tchaikovsky's Shakespeare-inspired scores. Throughout May and in early June, he will continue the "unbound" series, which Salonen began to place classical composers in 21st century contexts, with "Brahms Unbound."
Saying on the press conference video that "music is not about moments, music is about eternity," Dudamel will pair Brahms' four symphonies with, respectively, the world or U.S. premieres of Osvaldo Golijov's Violin Concerto (written for Leonidas Kavakos), Sofia Gubaidulina's "Glorious Percussion," Peter Lieberson's Percussion Concerto (with Pedro Carneiro as soloist) and Henryk Górecki's Fourth Symphony. Steve Mackay's "Beautiful Passing" will complement Brahms' "A German Requiem."
Salonen's first appearances as conductor laureate after his 17 years as music director, will begin Nov. 20 with the U.S. premiere of Magnus Lindberg's "Graffiti" on a program with Bartók's only opera, "Bluebeard's Castle." The following week Salonen will conduct scenes from Wagner with Welsh baritone Byrn Terfel. This unlikely collaboration came about, Salonen said, when he ran into Terfel at a soccer match in the Welsh capital of Cardiff. Terfel figured Salonen (whose wife, Jane, is Welsh) must be OK and decided then and there they should work together.
"Aspects of Adès," the other L.A. Philharmonic festival, will be a tribute to the British composer Thomas Adès, who has now purchased a house in the Hollywood Hills not far from where Dudamel has a home. This will begin with a guest appearance by the Emerson Quartet playing Adès' new string quartet. The composer will conduct his "In Seven Days" (which the Philharmonic commissioned two years ago) and a new orchestral work. Adès will also lead the first Philharmonic performance of Messiaen's last major work, "Éclairs sur l'au-delà."
Guest conductors for the season as usual run the gamut. A Charles Dutoit specialty is Berlioz, and he has chosen the dramatic symphony "Romeo and Juliet." Leonard Slatkin will premiere a work by Wynton Marsalis for jazz band and orchestra, another Philharmonic commission.
The young Finnish new-music specialist Susanna Mälkki will make her Philharmonic debut with, of all things, Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra." But the real surprise is a guest week with Kurt Masur, the former New York Philharmonic music director with whom Borda butted heads when she ran that orchestra.
Beside Philharmonic commissions from Gerald Barry, Francisco Coll, Gabriel Kahane, Missy Mazzoli, Andrew Norman, Salonen (a solo piano piece for Yefim Bronfman) and Stephen Tharp, the orchestra has added a category called "Commissions Revisited." Unsuk Chin's "Cantatrix Sopranica" and Toru Takemitsu's "River Run" are in it.
Adams remains creative chair, and he has curated five Green Umbrella programs. Pianist Herbie Hancock becomes creative chair for jazz, and the jazz series will feature Natalie Cole, Brad Mehldau, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Hancock.
Among the recitalists appearing next season will be Bronfman, Terfel, Midori, Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Itzhak Perlman. The visiting orchestras are the Israel Philharmonic (led by Zubin Mehta) and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic (with its music director Yuri Temirkanov). The 90-year-old sitarist Ravi Shankar and Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble will be part of the world music presentations.
Meanwhile, the YOLA EXPO Center Youth Orchestra program in South L.A. will be joined by a second project, HOLA (Heart of Los Angeles), an intensive free music program in Lafayette Park for first grad- ers.


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Dinner Tonight: Farro and Roasted Pepper Salad
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I've become kind of obsessed with the salads (or "salads") that ditch lettuce and instead bulk things out with heaps of whole grains. Not only do they make filling main courses, but I always make sure to have leftovers hanging around in the fridge since they also make for tasty latenight snacks. In this case, the bulk is farro—a grain I don't use as much as I'd like.
There is nothing especially revelatory about this version from Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty; no special tricks or hard-to-source ingredients are used. It's just a mess of flavorful items all tossed together in the same bowl. If there is anything that sets this apart from the many others, it's probably the dressing, which gets some complexity from allspice and smoked paprika.
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It's been quiet because there hasn't been much to find! I went by my local Target and found the pegs jammed with Wooofs, Endor troopers, Sandtroopers, E3 Clones, 4-LOMs, and a few Dengars. But it's not like these figures are gonna go anywhere marked at $10.97! I just ordered what I wanted from HTS (with the exception of the Senate Guards which were sold out) and because they're $8.99 I'm still saving money, even with shipping. Oh, and if you go that route, don't forget the DISC10 code for 10% off.


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Gumball's incurably optimistic, charmingly stupid, and will try anything once - even letting a ghost take over his body for a day. The only thing he learns from his mistakes is how to make more.
Darwin used to be the family pet, but now he's Gumball's loyal best friend. He may be innocent and naive but he's full of surprises... and fish flakes.
Nicole wears the pants in the family, and is as fun-loving as she is strict. She adores her kids and will do anything for them, even chasing a T-Rex down the freeway on the back of an angry dog.
Richard is a giant pink rabbit. Drastically under prepared for life, the only thing he loves more than computer games is his family, oh and avoiding any responsibility - including getting a job.
Anais is Gumball's baby sister and she's the cleverest in the house. Even though she's super-cute, she's cheeky and sarcastic. She's never short of ideas, even if the rest of the family don't listen.


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DarcyB needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 114 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
The logo will be used for a VERY UNIQUE SITE with great potential for expanded use! This vet already has a large following and is looking to revitalize his presence online.
Looking for a design that is somewhat cool, clean, pet-owner friendly, yet professional. Concept should tie in with Dogtor J's expertise in diet-related health issues. Nothing too intricate. We want to "get it" right away. And nothing cutesy.
Please see links below for style we like. Brush stroke line art preferred. NO cartoons/characters.
Dogtor J (Note spelling)
This logo will be included in the header of a new website still in design, and eventually be applied to business cards and likely products for sale. As the name implies, Dogtor J is a veterinarian but please note that he treats dogs and cats equally and this must be reflected in the design. Also, the site is largely diet/nutrition related and this should likely figure into your creative thinking.
We appreciate creative line art so if that's your forte, please submit!
All concise yet imaginative concepts welcome.
As we researched other animal-related sites, we found paw prints everywhere and have tired of this theme. Therefore, paw print designs will not be considered unless very unique and ancillary in nature.
Colors at this point are up for grabs, though we may ask to see alternate schemes prior to selecting a winner, especially if our web design progresses as hoped.
- JUST ADDED: The winning design will likely reference food in some appealing way since this relates to Dogtor J's specialty.
- Brush stroke type line art is our preference - classy, impressionistic
- Please see this link for an idea of style we like:
- http://99designs.com/contests/8223/…ies/552450
- http://99designs.com/contests/11388…ers/240774
- Pet-owner friendly, PROFESSIONAL appearance
- Tagline: Food intolerance in pets and their people
- Clarity in design
- Logo will be trademarked
- Vectored art. Image will eventually be used for other purposes. It's worth the effort!
- NO cartoonish styles or "characters"
- Pawprints are too predictable, try to avoid unless your concept is exceptional.
- No clip art
- No pastels
- Not looking for "cute"
- No bulky fontsTHANKS!
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A 5-Step Recipe for Taking Care of Yourself on Valentine's Day
When the daily grind has worn me down and I've spread myself too thin, I like to take a U–turn from my work routine and jump back into bed. And stay there all day with a few key ingredients. Join me as I pamper myself in celebration of Valentine's day.
Yes Valentine's Day can be about sharing red sparkly things with loved ones, but it can also be about honoring perhaps the most critical (and often overlooked) relationship of all, the one I have with myself. With this Valentine's intention in mind, I like to take myself on a date: in bed.
Inspired by John and Yoko, it seems to me a day off spent relaxing with a few heavenly items is not just an indulgence, it's a necessary reset button for my soul. In the era where wearing a million hats and juggling about four jobs is the norm, a few hours of prescribed, joyous down time sounds mad. Take a deep breath. I assure you, having a heavenly ritual (whatever yours might be!) is a luxurious right. Here's my recipe for a Valentine's date, with myself.
A Recipe for Valentine's Day Indulgence
1. First, take a bath. You may or might not be a bath person, I am of the bubble persuasion. I like to fill the water as high as my clawfoot will let it go, flirting with a little overflow, as I settle into the comfiest position. Then, I slink back into the warmth and try to think about nothing. Or everything, depending on how this particular year's Valentine's is going. Some of my most wonderful ideas have come to me while stretched out, contemplating my toes near the faucet. It's helpful to have a notebook and pencil handy (just make sure it's one you don't mind a few splashes on) for such "Eureka" moments.
2. Slip into your softest pajamas or robe. Something comfortable, yet elegant — remember you are on a date!
3. Purchase a stack of your favorite magazines. Don't pass judgment on yourself if you find trashy, celebrity–focused rags in the stack or, on a different note, publications focused on getting fit (this is part of your happiness workout, equally important to the bod). Anything glossy goes here! Sure this part may cost a pretty penny, but the feeling of flipping through a treasured magazine — there's just something grand about it.
4. Have your current book tucked into the covers. Sometimes the magazines get a little tiresome, and one must swan dive into the latest novel. I've plowed through many entire books in such a state and there really is no greater indulgence than getting lost in a fabulous story. A few recommendations: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote and My Life in France by Julia Child.
Got a current indulgent-day-worthy read? Share it in the comments below!
5. Lay out a few tasty morsels and beverages on your prettiest tray. For a day of leisure in bed, you don't need fortifying, heavy meals; you need glorified snack foods and a dessert. For me, a slice of chocolate cake from my neighborhood bakery is a much–needed part of this equation. It could be different for you.
Whatever stirs up big belly sighs and illicit wide eyes when surveying the bakery's counter, that's what you need on the tray. Perhaps you are a lemon or a coconut person?
Even better, you make your favorite sweet. Calories are thrown out the window for this date. It's okay.
Along with my sweet vital, I enjoy crispy green grapes and a mug of milky black tea. Later on, I might move to a platter of Italian cheeses and crackers served with a glass of Pinot. Some might scoff at the idea of eating in bed, complaining of crumbs and such. I find that with a tray and a few pretty napkins, the bed stays clean and I feel like a fancy lady, what with all my accoutrements surrounding me. These components keep up the spirit of the date, indulging properly!
So there are just a handful of ideas of what you might bring in bed for your date. Remember, Valentine's Day can be a day just for you, if you want it to be. You can play hooky from real life, take time off and rejoice in the things you love — even if only for an hour or two — you'll be so thankful that you did.
Do you have any tips on pampering yourself and relaxing for Valentine's Day or any old day, for that matter?
Related: My Valentine's Day Tradition: A Brand-New Meal
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West's advice helps Davis on, off court
Baron Davis carries himself with the regal and assured bearing of a baron, but one day last summer, he was taken out of his game.
Davis was leaving a rehab clinic in Los Angeles when he spotted Jerry West on the sidewalk. West also was leaving the clinic, where he was rehabbing from a shoulder injury.
Davis was star-stuck. The NBA logo is a silhouette of Jerry West dribbling. West was chosen as the logo more or less by chance, but many NBA people see the logo as artistic validation of West's aura. West is commonly referred to as The Logo, or simply Logo.
West's playing credentials are mythical. As an executive, his skills were considered magical. Davis had seen West play many times, on ESPN Classic, and West had seen Davis play at UCLA, but they hadn't met.
"I was nervous," Davis said. "I was real nervous. There he is, here's an opportunity to finally have a conversation with the man."
Davis introduced himself and told West how much he admired his game and everything he has accomplished in basketball. West smiled, but cringed.
West was the ultimate spotlight player, "Mr. Clutch," but he shuns the spotlight and is uncomfortable with flattery. The first bit of advice he gave Davis was not to call him "Mr. West."
Davis is 28 and very much the modern superstar. West is 69 and played in the ancient era of tiny pants and tiny paychecks. It was Old School (West retired as a player in '74) meets New School, but they hit it off immediately. And their friendship has had a large impact on the Warriors.
Davis and West talked for half an hour. Over the next few weeks, they talked during their rehab workouts. They talked hoops and life. Davis sought West's advice, and West obliged.
Davis had a chip on his shoulder. He had just gone public with his semi-demand that the Warriors extend his contract, which ends after next season. He said if the Warriors did not do so, he would play out this season and most likely walk away from the final year of the contract. Davis was setting the stage to arrive in camp as an unhappy camper, on a team where chemistry is everything.
Talking to West, Davis talked tough, said he was going to let the Warriors know he was unhappy. Davis expected that West, who had his contract squabbles as a player, would lend a sympathetic ear. He did not.
"That's the wrong approach," West told Davis, quietly.
Davis said, "He gave me a lot of Basketball Business 101. Did it cause a shift in my thinking? Yeah."
West told Davis he would look bad, alienate everyone, ruin his image. He told Davis not to take the contract situation personally. He told Davis, "The most important thing is that you're in a good place, playing for a coach who lets you play your game, uninhibited. You're in a perfect position with the Warriors. Be positive. Just go up there, shut up and play."
West's honesty took Davis by surprise.
"He never told me what I wanted to hear," Davis said. "He always told me what was right. It was a satisfying feeling to not hear somebody sugarcoat something. ... Sometimes when you're (famous), or you're the star player on a team, a lot of people don't want to put a dent in your ego. ... Constructive criticism for me is a must and a need. That's why I think I have been able to play so well under coach Nellie, because he's like that.
"Mr. West in the summer, it was just incredible, because not only did he tell me what was right, he gave me pointers on how to be a better leader, how to be a better player, everything from making moves to just talking about the game."
The artist who designed the logo picked the right model. West has basketball in his marrow. He's friendly with a lot of players and he's very close with a few, including Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal.
"I love players," said West, who retired last year as president of the Memphis Grizzlies, "particularly players who I think play the game at a high level.
"If you play the game just because you want to get paid, I'm not much of a fan, OK? Baron does (play at a high competitive level), and he's had some spectacular games, and late in games, he's been a real force for them. He's been playing the game at a really high level, and he's the driving force for them to win, the catalyst."
West tried to impress on Davis that he was part of something special, that many NBA teams are essentially failed experiments in chemistry, and that it's rare to see a team like the Warriors.
"The Warriors are really fun to watch play," West said. "Really fun. And they play so damn hard that it's a joke."
Had Davis hit camp whining and pouting about his contract, the team magic would have faded. But Davis listened to West, and got it.
"He's The Logo," Davis said. "There's a reason he's the NBA sign. ... For me, it was an amazing experience, to be a young guy and to be around Jerry West twice a week and be able to talk to him. I seized that opportunity because I knew it would benefit me, I could gain enough knowledge that maybe I could pass it down to some of the younger guys on my team."
Davis, thinking about his chance meeting with West, said, "I hit the lotto. He's got a great personality, great energy, great love for the game, great love for people. He's the type of role model you want to be. And hey, he's had an impact on this league that every player wants to have. To follow in his footsteps, I know I have to be on my Ps and Qs."
Davis reported to camp in a determinedly upbeat, positive frame of mind. He has been playing great ball. He's the team leader. The Warriors are winning.
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Once you have ClearCase started (on environments where you installed mvfs) we expected to have a file called ".specdev" inside "/view" directory, and if that is NOT true as stated on TN 1135104 (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=984&uid=swg21135104) you should reinstall Clearcase.
Here you have one alternative to Recreate that file without reinstalling CC on Linux machines:
Note: You must to it as root.
1) Change to /view directory:
cd /view
2) Recreate the special file and set the apropriate permissions/ownership.
mknod .specdev c 0 0x000000
chmod 444 .specdev
chown root:root .specdev
3) Verify the expected symbolic links.
Check if /var/adm/rational/clearcase/cache/clearcase_specdev is
pointing to the file above
ls -l /var/adm/rational/clearcase/cache/clearcase_specdev
We expected to have:
ls -l /var/adm/rational/clearcase/cache/clearcase_specdev
/var/adm/rational/clearcase/cache/clearcase_specdev -> /view/.specdev
If that is NOT true recreate the link by running:
ln -s /view/.specdev /var/adm/rational/clearcase/cache/clearcase_specdev
Pedro Moura
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Define your decor with the designer style of this Color + Plus™ glass table lamp. The design is hand-crafted by experienced artisans in our California workshops with a stylish Turquoise Blue Metallic designer color with small metal flakes. This high-quality look sparkles luxuriously - like a new car in the sunlight! The lamp stands on an antique brass finish metal base, and is topped with a chic off-white lamp shade that features meticulously hand-applied metallic gold applique flower trim. Lamp base U.S. Patent # 8,899,798.


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New HD Video Features in the Canon EOS 5D Mark III:
From Canon
Want to watch sample videos shot with the EOS 5D Mark III? Click here for three short films, and accompanying behind the scenes footage: Color of Hope, Eye of the Mind, and Mario & Nette.
Canon's EOS 5D Mark III succeeds one of the industry's most significant digital SLRs ever – the previous EOS 5D Mark II. That camera wasn't the first digital SLR on the market to offer video capabilities, but it most assuredly was the first to be adopted by the video industry and applied to everything from shooting weddings and events to full-blown Hollywood cinema production. Since the 2008 launch of the EOS 5D Mark II, users have wondered what refinements in HD video recording its successor would bring to the market. In this document, we'll explore some of the new highlights for the HD video camera user.
Greatly simplified switching from still to video recording:
EOS 5D Mark III has a new dedicated switch and integrated start/stop button on the rear of the camera. Rotating the outer collar of the switch from the 12 o'clock position (still-image shooting) to roughly the 10 o'clock position sets the camera for video recording, and immediately raises the mirror and activates Live View on the rear LCD monitor. Now, a single press on the START/STOP button begins actual recording. To stop, press the button again. Users no longer have to go through an extensive trip through the set-up Menu to comfortably switch to and from video recording mode. (It's virtually identical to the control used successfully on the EOS 7D camera.)
While the previous EOS 5D Mark II was renowned for its exceptional video image quality – especially at low light levels – Canon's engineers have not rested. A totally new, full-frame CMOS imaging sensor is used in the Mark III model. And this sensor was designed from the ground-up to provide superior HD video image quality, with noticeable improvements in control of moire and false colors. Noise reductions at higher ISOs is perhaps the most readily noticeable area of quality improvement (significantly better than the Mark II model, which was already highly-regarded in that area). For both still and video recording, Canon's engineers claim about a two stop improvement in high-ISO image quality.
An entirely new DIGIC 5+ processor significantly contributes to the EOS 5D Mark III's image quality improvements, working in tandem with the new CMOS imaging sensor. DIGIC 5+ is especially critical for its role in noise reduction, and the improved EOS 5D Mark III performance in this important area. The bottom line: critical shooters concerned with maximum image quality will find that whether in bright or subdued lighting, the EOS 5D Mark III raises the bar by a noticeable margin.
Like the recently-announced EOS-1D X, the EOS 5D Mark III provides users with the choice of video compression used in-camera:
• IPB compression– Unlike the "IPP" method used in the previous EOS HD-SLRs (which could not be changed in-camera), the "IPB" compression option in Canon's new EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X (as of March 2012) allows for good image quality and a significant reduction in overall file size. It's especially well-suited for situations where a video shooter expects to use relatively long, continuous-running clips (think of recording an event such as a press conference), where lots of tight editing is not as likely to occur in post-production. A single 4GB file will typically allow up to about 15 minutes of continuous recording, at Full HD 1920 x 1080.
• NEW: "ALL-I" compression– Entirely new, this compression method processes each frame as a single image, and each frame can be edited with its quality intact. It's ideal for situations where tight editing of short clips is expected, and offers very good flexibility for editing anywhere along a time line. The trade-off is that file sizes will be about 3x larger than those taken with either the IPB method, or those from previous-generation EOS HD-SLRs. A 4GB video file (Full HD 1920 x 1080) will contain roughly 4.5 to 5 minutes of video when recorded using the ALL-I compression method.
No more 12-minute recording limit:
The EOS 5D Mark III now instantly creates a new file on the memory card any time the size of a preceding file reaches 4GB. Without losing a moment, recording continues on the new file. Thus, continuous video recording is possible up to 29 minutes 59 seconds, spread out over as many 4GB files as required to make that happen. The maximum allowable file size for each file remains at 4GB, but unlike the previous EOS 5D Mark II, the new Mark III model has the ability to immediately create a new file, "on-the-fly". This requires no input from the photographer.
Compared to the previous EOS 5D Mark II camera, the new Mark III offers a broader range of possible video recording resolutions and fps rates. The following are available on the EOS 5D Mark III's "Movie Rec Size" menu:
• 1920 x 1080 – 30 fps (25 fps if set to PAL)
• 1920 x 1080 – 24 fps
• 1280 x 720 – 60 fps (50 fps if set to PAL)*
• 640 x 480 – 30 fps (25 fps if set to PAL)
All settings except the 640 x 480 allow the choice of ALL-I or IPB video compression; the 640 x 480 setting is available only with the compact IPB compression option.
* HD 50 fps or 60 fps recording places the greatest demands on memory card speed, especially during ALL-I recording. Required read/write speed during HD 720p ALL-I recording for CF cards is 30 MB/sec; for SD cards, 14MB/sec.
Another big request from serious video users has been answered. The EOS 5D Mark III has a single-pin, stereo connector for industry-standard headphones to be connected, and allows monitoring sound as it's being recorded by the camera – during actual recording, as well as during playback.
View audio levels on LCD monitor during recording:
Press the rear "Q" button during actual video recording to see a graphic indication of in-camera audio recording level. And, if you're set for manual adjustment of audio levels, you can silently adjust this during recording as well – see the next item.
Both new high-end EOS models have a newly-engineered rear Quick Control Dial. In addition to its conventional rotational operation, a new touch-sensitive technology has been developed. This allows the video shooter to make selections of what he or she would like to adjust – ± exposure compensation, shutter speed or aperture adjustment, manual audio recording level, or ISO setting. And, by just lightly tapping on the left or right side of the inner surface of the Quick Control Dial, its new touch-sensitive capability lets users silently make these adjustments, without the audible "click" of normal dial rotation. Two steps are required: make sure Quick Control Dial/silent operation is active in the video shooting menu, and then during recording, press the "Q" button to call-up the on-screen displays. Tap up or down to select the option to be changed, tap left or right to actually change the setting.
The answer to another huge request from serious video users – the EOS 5D Mark III now incorporates SMPTE-compliant Time Code capability.
Time Code options include:
• Count up:
- Rec Run or Free Run
• Start time setting:
- Manual input (Hour:Minute:Second:Frame set as start time); Reset; Set to Camera Time
• Movie Record Count:
- Rec time or Time Code
• Movie Play Count:
- Play time or Time Code
• Drop frame:
- Enable or Disable
EOS 5D Mark III is the first Canon EOS model other than the top-of-the-line EOS-1D or 1Ds series to offer two card slots for recording. Separate slots for CF cards and for SD-type cards are both inside the card door. Noteworthy is the support for faster cards than previous-generation EOS models:
• CF cards – UDMA "mode 7" support
• SD cards – SD, SDHC, or SDXC-compliant cards are supported
(not compatible with UHS-I high-speed writing)
There's no one single headline feature for HD video recording that separates the EOS 5D Mark III from its legendary predecessor, the Mark II. But what we have is clear evidence that Canon's engineers and designers listened to the requests and suggestions of a critical group of users – HD video shooters. And they've responded, with a variety of refinements and additions that enhance the HD video shooting experience. Image quality is better than ever, control is easier, audio monitoring and adjusting is much more effective, and editing after the shooting is done is easier as well with Time Code and choices of compression method.
EOS 5D Mark III still offers all the benefits of a full-frame camera, but now, with even stronger performance aimed at the serious video pro and enthusiast. Its video capabilities merge beautifully with its superb still-imaging features, making it more than ever a go-to digital SLR for the truly critical and creative enthusiast or working professional.
New HD video features in the Canon EOS 5D Mark III
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Float like butterfly, sting like a bee!
Are you ready to rummmmbleeeeee? On one corner we have Seth Godin, on the other corner we have Guy Kawasaki.
If you don't know who they are, you've probably been living in a cave or you just got out of prison.
Although this infograpghic is for fun, if you could pick one side, who would it be?
Next battle, I would love to see Seth Godin vs Malcolm Gladwell 🙂


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Three Pretty Ones
North Carolina's Public Gardens are inspiring and enlighteningBy Karen Olson House
North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville
Small trees are a big attraction at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, which recently opened a beautiful, new bonsai exhibit. The Arboretum's diverse collection of more than 100 display-quality bonsai trees and more than a hundred plants-in-training features native Appalachian plants such as red maple and eastern white pine.
Walking on a lighted boardwalk path and through a courtyard with attractive stonework, visitors to the Bonsai Exhibition Garden learn about the art of bonsai through interpretive signs. There is also an open-air pavilion for demonstrations, classes and exhibits.
The 432-acre arboretum, nestled in a natural setting amid the Appalachian mountains, is a busy center for education, research, conservation and economic development. It offers 10 miles of forested hiking and biking trails, guided weekly tours of the garden, trail and greenhouse, as well as classes, craft demonstrations and behind-the-scenes tours of new facilities.
Visitors can explore 65 acres of cultivated gardens with Appalachian Mountain themes, including:
Plants of Promise Garden
This garden showcases superior plants for the North Carolina region and offers ideas for growing a garden at the woodland edge.
Stream Garden
This design, featuring native plant species and cultivated varieties, centers on a mountain stream.
Quilt Garden
It translates traditional quilt patterns into seasonal floral exhibits. This year's featured pattern is "Flower Basket."
Heritage Garden
Currently in expansion and slated for a late spring reopening, it features plants valuable to the heritage of western North Carolina.
Visitor Information
- Café: The arboretum's "Savory Thyme Café" serves sandwiches, soups, salads, baked goods, locally roasted and fresh-brewed coffee, tea, juices and sodas. The atrium has great views of the Bent Creek Watershed. Visitors can picnic outdoors.
- Wheelchair Access: Buildings, gardens and some trails are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs are available free of charge on-site, on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Hours of Operation: Arboretum grounds are open seven days a week. Property hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., April–October; and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., November–March. The Visitor Education Center is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.
- Admission: Parking is $6 per personal motor vehicle, $25 for commercial vans and $45 for buses. No parking fee for N.C. Arboretum Society members. All day Tuesday, parking is free.
- Location: Just outside Asheville, the Arboretum is located next to the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance ramp at Milepost 393.
- (828) 665-2492 or www.ncarboretum.org
Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham
Sarah P. Duke Gardens, spoken of as the "Crown Jewel of Duke University," occupies 55 acres. It is renowned for landscape design and the quality of horticulture, each year attracting more than 300,000 visitors.
During spring, see blazes of colorful redbuds, cherry, crabapple and dogwood trees, hyacinths, daffodils, tulips, peonies, camellias and wisteria at the gardens. Petunias, daylilies, begonias and other annuals and perennials flower through the summer, with hundreds of rose bushes and azaleas providing glorious banks of color.
In the fall, gardens glow with more than 7,000 chrysanthemums. Winter displays dramatic barks, berries and evergreens.
For adults, the gardens offer innovative programs including lectures, classes, guided walks, workshops, off-site tours, symposia and trips. A schedule of classes is published twice a year.
For children, special programs and guided tours reveal the interconnections between plants, animals and people. Kids can participate in scavenger hunts, sensory walks, games, story times and more.
Visitors can explore three major sections of Sarah P. Duke Gardens, which offer five miles of pathways and allées (walks specially bordered by a graceful grouping of trees or clipped hedges):
Terrace Gardens
Most first-time visitors start by strolling the Linden Allée to the Rose Garden. Other features include a Perennial Allée, a pair of ornamental stone garden cottages, a delightfully irregular fish pond and rock garden. Beyond the pond is a Dawn Redwood, long believed to be extinct and one of the largest specimens in America.
Culberson Asiastic Arboretum
This tract of 20 acres features approximately 550 specimens and cultivars of Asian plants, including special collections of deciduous magnolias and Japanese maples. The arboretum is embellished with stone lanterns throughout, with a popular zig-zag bridge along a lake, a teahouse shelter, rock-rimmed pond, foot bridge and a Japanese entrance gateway.
H.L. Blomquist Garden of Native Plants
Situated in a 6.5-acre woodland setting of mature southern yellow pines, it contains more than 900 species and varieties of regional native plants. The focal point is the Blomquist Pavilion, a graceful garden shelter beside a spring-fed pond.
Visitor Information
- Café: Housed in one of the Terrace Garden's attractive stone cottages bordered by low stone walls, the "Terrace Café" sells sandwiches, salads, snacks, ice cream and drinks.
- Wheelchair Access: Much here is suitable for the physically challenged, and there are resting benches. But note there are many changes in slope, some loose gravel on paths, and some steps. For $25, trolley tours are available Monday to Friday if scheduled in advance. Call (919) 668-1705.
- Hours of Operation: The Gardens are open daily 8 a.m. to dusk. The Doris Duke Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
- Admission: The gardens are open free. During certain hours, visitors pay for parking usually set by the hour.
- Location: The gardens are in Duke University's West Campus, adjacent to Duke University Medical Center, in Durham. The entrance is off Anderson Rd.
- (919) 684-3698 www.hr.duke.edu/dukegardens
Gardens at Tryon Palace, New Bern
A part of the past grows here at Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens, with its 18th century-style gardens of native plants that greeted European settlers, its Victorian-era displays, and 20th century interpretations of earlier periods.
Tryon is a North Carolina State Historic Site that includes seven major buildings and 14 acres of gardens. The main palace was built between 1767 and 1770 as the home for William Tryon, the British governor of the North Carolina colony, in the colony's first permanent capital at New Bern.
Each spring, tulips are a big Palace draw. About 10,000 of these colorful, fabled flowers should be in bloom the first two weeks in April.
With 14 acres of grounds and gardens, visitors can choose from 13 themed gardens. Some of the more popular Palace gardens include:
The Kitchen Garden
The kitchen garden, with 18th century varieties of vegetables, herbs and fruit trees, offers produce almost year-round. Cool-weather crops visible in March include broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale and kohlrabi. Herbs include several varieties of mint, lavender, oregano and rosemary. In summer you'll see beans, cucumbers, eggplant, tomatoes, melons, artichokes and watermelons. Fruit trees include apple, plum, pear and fig.
The Kellenberger Garden
The walled Kellenberger Garden includes plants that might have appeared in original Palace gardens. Mostly perennials are displayed here, including hellebores and dianthus. Spring annuals include violas, johnny jump-ups and pot marigolds.
Latham Garden
The Latham is a formal English garden where clipped hedges, flowers and paths form patterns that define the distinctive "parterre" garden. Statues of the four seasons survey displays of spring bulbs, summer annuals, annuals and fall chrysanthemums. The center beds, edged in yaupon holly, overflow with colorful tulips and daffodils in the spring. The garden also displays many species of irises.
Stoney Garden
The Stoney Garden features old-fashioned perennials and antique roses of varieties known to have graced New Bern gardens in the 19th-century.
Visitor Information
- Wheelchair Access: The gardens are accessible to all visitors. Call ahead to discuss special needs.
- Hours of Operation: Now until Memorial Day weekend Palace buildings and gardens are open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The last guided tour begins at 4 p.m. daily. Summer hours (Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend) are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The last guided tour begins at 4 p.m. daily. The gardens are open until 7 p.m. Tickets are sold until 4:30 p.m.
- Admission: Admission to all gardens, the blacksmith shop, stables and kitchen office, is $8 for adults and $3 for students grades 1–12. Admission to all buildings and gardens is $15 for adults and $5 for students.
- Location: New Bern, in the heart of historic downtown. Tryon Palace's Visitor Center is at the corner of Pollock and George Streets.
- (800) 767-1560 www.tryonpalace.org/gardens.html


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|System Type
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|Variable Low Pass Filter
|40Hz-120Hz @ 18dB/Octave
|Variable Phase Control
|-180° to +180°
|Weight (Kg/lb)
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|Low Level, Stereo High Level (Speaker Level)
|Product Finish
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|Frequency Response (Hz, +/-3dB)
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|Included Accessories
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|8" High Efficiency Fiberglass Composite Woofer
|Voice Coil Diameter
|Amplifier Power Output
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|Crossover Filter Switch
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Owner/User Manual
|Suggested Systems
Nanosat® Prestige 5.1
Home Theater System


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I saw a blog posting for some SL contest for designer scarves and followed the link of the picture in the blog to Looklet. OMGosh, I am soooo hooked, 4 hours flew by while I created several looks. I totally LOVE that website! It only figures that the skirt I wanted to buy is no available at any of the designer's websites listed, and plus everything is in like German or something, LOL, I may make it for SL though! Woot!
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Go check out this site, and while you're there, check out my page! :)


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