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In the colonial period, the border between the French colony of Québec and the English colony of New York was not clearly established. Until the end of the French and Indian war, it was quite fluid. Each colonial power tried to maintain a presence or "outpost" to intimidate and control the other. Hostile expeditions on the frontier or borderlands was ever ongoing: Champlain attacked Iroquois villages in the Mohawk Valley in 1615. The French Carignan Salieres regiments made expeditions as far as Schenectady in 1666. In retaliation for the English colony's massacre at LaChine, Québec, French marines and allies attacked Schenectady in 1690.
Then came the Treaty of Utrecht supposedly.....
At the dawn of the 18th century, European countries and dominions fought the War of Spanish Succession because they feared France and Spain might unite under Philippe IV to form one country much too powerful. The war was also fought on three fronts in North America: Spanish Florida and the English colony of Carolina, the Atlantic Provinces of present day Canada AND in the land now called New York, New England and Québec. Indigenous peoples often fought the battles serving as proxies for the European powers. When it was finished, all parties except the indigenous peoples signed a treaty together often called 'The Treaty of Utrecht".
Historians of the North America colonial period usually discuss the impact of the terms of the treaty in regards to Acadia, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay and the Caribbean. Probably because the treaty is quite specific about the terms impacting these commercially rich areas. Here's a quote from a Wikipedia:
"In 1712, Britain and France declared an armistice, and a final peace agreement was signed the following year. Under terms of the 1713Treaty of Utrecht, Britain gained Acadia (which they renamed Nova Scotia), sovereignty over Newfoundland, the Hudson Bay region, and the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. France recognized British suzerainty over the Iroquois, and agreed that commerce with Native Americans further inland would be open to all nations. It retained all of the islands in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including Cape Breton Island, and retained fishing rights in the area, including rights to dry fish on the northern shore of Newfoundland."Accessed form Wikipedia on September 9th, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_War#cite_ref-Prowse223_27-0
The treaty does not have a specific item identifying the borderlands between Québec, New York and the New England colonies. As I read the English version of the treaty, it would appear to postpone settling a border. After describing the agreement regarding Hudson Bay, the last line of item IX states "The same commissaries shall also have orders to describe and settle, in like manner, the boundaries between the other British and French colonies in these parts."
Here is the English section IX of the treaty:
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and the French wording:
Of course, to the indigenous people, the total concept of a treaty written and signed in Holland to parcel up their lands and give certain entitlements to other powers must have been a gruel joke.
New York State history books usually state that the Treaty of Utrecht established a border south of which the French were not to settle and this borderline was known to be "Split Rock" on the western shores of Lake Champlain. I cannot find that particular wording in the treaty. I wonder if the French couldn't find it either. It seems that the French had a vastly different interpretation of the terms because they later settled 25 miles south of Split Rock at Fort St Frederic (present day Crown Point, NY) - 25 miles south. Then they built Fort Carillon (present day Ticonderoga) 16 miles south of St Frederic!!!
Until I can find the original source where Split Rock was designated the mark, I will continue to go with the New York State history books. If anyone reading this can point me to the primary source and lines in the Treaty of Utrecht, I would be immensely grateful! Thank you.


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Optimize Your Internal Defenses Against Radiation Exposure
Will the Public Heed Our Warning This Time?June 2011
By Foster Stevens
At the time of this writing, three nuclear reactors in Japan were crippled, releasing radioactive particles into the air, sea, and groundwater. A potential medical crisis has been generated—one that Life Extension® members were warned about long ago.1,2
Just days after the devastating tsunami struck Japan's nuclear reactors—suppliers of the radioprotective compound potassium iodide had no inventory left.3
The reason potassium iodide needs to be available for a nuclear emergency is that the most carcinogenic of the radioactive isotopes of iodine (iodine-131) can destroy thyroid tissue and cause cancer. If potassium iodide is taken in time, it saturates the thyroid gland with iodine so the radioactive iodine cannot easily enter.
Potassium iodide is the most important primary intervention to protect against thyroid cancer. It has long been approved by the FDA for this purpose.4
Based on our warnings dating back to 2002, most of our members had already stocked up and were prepared in case of emergency.
Not everyone heeded our prior advice. Had there been a nuclear emergency in the United States, those without immediate access to potassium iodide could have been exposed to lethal amounts of radioactive iodine.
Radioactive particles damage far more than the thyroid gland, as leukemia and other cancers are elevated in those exposed to radiation. We know that radiation inflicts free radical damage to our cells. Fortunately, supportive data reveals many of the nutrients already taken by Life Extension members may optimize one's defenses against radiation exposure.
What Are the Real Risks Americans Face from Japan?
In the May 2002 issue of Life Extension Magazine®, we published an article titled "Vindication for Linus Pauling."5
This article (re-published with this month's issue), described a belated report from our Federal government whereby they admitted that above-ground nuclear testing that took place between 1951 and 1962 directly caused at least 15,000 cancer deaths in the United States.6,7
If it were not for Linus Pauling, above-ground nuclear testing would have continued, killing thousands more Americans from what the Federal government initially claimed was "harmless" radioactive ash.5,7,8
At the time that Linus Pauling was warning about the lethal dangers of radioactive fallout, our Federal government was devising ways to have him (and others) incarcerated on pretenses that they were enemies of the state.
But it was not only above-ground testing in the United States that was causing these cancers. Above-ground nuclear testing in the former Soviet Union and on Pacific Islands used by the US and its allies was also generating radioactive particles that reached the United States.7,9,10
We know today that small amounts of radiation from the crippled Japanese reactors are being detected in the United States.11,12 Government officials state there is no danger. The track record of our government when it comes to recognizing the long-term consequences of radiation exposure, however, is quite dismal.
Since most Life Extension members recognize the dangers that free radicals pose to healthy tissues, they are already obtaining some degree of protection by taking nutrients that boost natural protection against radiation.
In the event that radiation levels in the United States spike, it would appear prudent to increase one's ingestion of the specific nutrients that are described in this article.
A Bacterium That Thrives Inside Nuclear Reactors!
Most people think radiation is toxic to all living organisms.
Not so with a bacterium called D. radiodurans,13 whose ultra-high levels of antioxidants superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase enable it to thrive inside nuclear reactors.14
Radiation acutely kills by inflicting free radical damage to life-sustaining cells. Due to its naturally high antioxidant status, D. radiodurans can withstand a radiation dose that is 3,000 times greater than what would kill a human.15,16
Delicate cellular structures are oxidized in the presence of high levels of radiation.17 Intriguing data suggests that maintaining high levels of antioxidants confers at least partial protection against radiation-induced free radicals.18
So while it is important to have potassium iodide on hand to protect the thyroid gland in case of a nuclear emergency,19 maintaining high cellular antioxidant levels could add an additional layer of protection to cells throughout the body.20,21
This article first explains how potassium iodide protects the thyroid gland and then more importantly, describes the specific antioxidants and other nutrients that have demonstrated radiation-protective effects in peer-reviewed published studies.
Potassium Iodide: First Line Defense
Thyroid cancer is the most common malignancy caused by exposure to materials released from damaged nuclear power plants.22 Reactor accidents release a number of radioactive elements, the most common of which is called iodine-131.22,23 Radioactive iodine is readily absorbed into the body primarily by inhalation of contaminated air and also by ingestion of contaminated vegetation, dairy, and meat. It is rapidly taken up into the thyroid gland.24 In the thyroid, ionizing radiation given off by the isotope damages DNA and causes cancer.
You can block absorption of radioactive iodine into the thyroid gland by taking a 130 mg dose of potassium iodide not later than 2 hours after possible inhalation or ingestion of radioactive iodine. (Note that 130 mg is the adult dosage. The dose for children ages 3-18 years old is 65 mg; the dose for children 1 month-3 years is 32 mg, and the dose for infants up to 1 month old is 16 mg.)23-26
The thyroid gland absorbs all forms of iodine equally; supplying the body with optimal amounts of iodine in the form of potassium iodide prevents radioactive iodine from reaching vulnerable thyroid tissue in appreciable amounts. A dose of potassium iodide taken appropriately can reduce the risk of thyroid cancer by a factor of 3 and is the single most effective means of preventing thyroid cancer following a nuclear disaster.23,24
Keep potassium iodide tablets readily available in your home, office, and any vehicle—there is not yet sufficient supply nor production capacity to obtain them during an actual event. (Despite the Congressional legislation mandating it be available, only the state of Vermont has implemented a program for distributing potassium iodide to its citizens living within 10 miles of the state's nuclear facilities.)27
Potassium iodide, however, should not be taken on a regular basis as general protection. There are other nutrients, however, that have been shown to confer a multitargeted radioprotective benefit. They may help to maximize your body's ability to withstand the effects of ionizing radiation, the source of free radical damage that ultimately leads to radiation-induced cancer.28-34
Polyphenols are versatile molecules found in plants. They act across a range of biomolecular pathways in the body, including favorable modification of gene expression that protects tissues from ionizing radiation.35,36
Resveratrol, quercetin, and green tea polyphenols rank among the best-studied and most potent radioprotectants in this class. Resveratrol is both a radioprotector in healthy tissue and also has antitumor activity.37,38 In animal models, resveratrol has been shown to protect chromosomes from radiation-induced damage.39 Its antioxidant properties prevent radiation toxicity to animal liver and small intestines, two tissues most immediately sensitive to radiation's ill effects.40
Quercetin and its related compounds protect lipids and proteins from otherwise-lethal doses of gamma radiation, again largely through their antioxidant properties.41 Quercetin and other polyphenols not only provide chromosomal radioprotection, but also shield mitochondrial DNA from radiation-induced oxidant damage.42 Quercetin also ameliorates biochemical changes in human white blood cells following radiation exposure.43
The polyphenol epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), derived from green tea, also protects animals from whole-body radiation, blocking lipid oxidation and prolonging life span.44 Green tea extracts can protect rapidly reproducing cells in the intestine and hair follicles from the damaging effects of radiation therapy, a form of radiation exposure far more intense than typical computed tomography (CT) doses—and one that more closely resembles the immediate effects of exposure to a nuclear plant disaster.45,46
Soybeans contain a wealth of health-promoting substances, among them several with remarkable radioprotective effects. Genistein, an isoflavone, can protect mice from ionizing radiation injury after a single dose.51 One mechanism is its protection against radiation-induced lipid peroxidation, which when unchecked disrupts cell membranes and structures.52 Genistein also stimulates production of red and white blood cells following whole-body radiation, again after as little as a single dose.53,54 (Blood stem cells in bone marrow are among the most vulnerable to radiation's deadly effects.) Because of its powerful induction of cytokines that stimulate new blood cell formation, genistein is under intensive study as a way to protect military and civilian personnel against a potential nuclear threat.55
Soybeans also contain a radioprotective enzyme inhibitor known as the Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI).56 BBI activates genes involved in DNA repair, making it among the most valuable compounds for preventing or mitigating the effects of radiation toxicity.57,58 BBI also stabilizes enzymes that would otherwise produce radiation-induced arrest of skin cell growth.59 Remarkably, BBI enhances survival of healthy cells, but not diseased cells, following radiation exposure.60,61 BBI survives processing in commercial soybean products (e.g., soy milk, soybean concentrate, and soy protein isolates), making it a highly accessible radioprotectant.62,63
Curcumin and Other Plant Extracts
Compelling scientific evidence suggests that many plant extracts have valuable gene expression-modifying effects that are relevant in protecting our bodies from radiation exposure.
Curcumin, derived from the curry spice turmeric, exerts powerful radioprotective effects as a result of its antioxidant and detoxifying characteristics.64 Curcumin supplements reduce DNA damage and tumor formation in rats; they reduce both DNA damage and lipid peroxidation in cultured human white blood cells.65,66 Curcumin has "dual action." Its antioxidant effects protect normal tissue from radiation. But it also upregulates genes responsible for cell death in cancers, enhancing tumor destruction by radiation.67 The result is increased survival in animals exposed to high-dose radiation.68
Together, garlic and ginger also afford significant radioprotection. Garlic's high sulfur content supports natural antioxidant systems.69 Garlic extracts protect red blood cells from radiation damage by a glutathione-related mechanism.70 In mice, garlic extracts have been shown to prevent radiation damage to chromosomes in vulnerable bone marrow cells.71 Via a discrete physiological mechanism, garlic extracts downregulate X-ray-mediated increases in the inflammatory nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kB) system.72 Ginger extracts boost glutathione activity and reduce lipid peroxidation by a separate and complementary mechanism.73 These extracts directly scavenge a host of free oxygen and nitrogen radicals immediately following their formation by radiation.74-76
Lab studies show that extracts of ginkgo biloba reduce the effects of clastogenic factors—external materials (including plutonium and other radioactive substances) that fragment or delete DNA and inflict chromosomal damage, leading to mutation and cancer proliferation.77,78 This effect is so powerful that it proved useful in treating workers at the Chernobyl nuclear plant long after their exposure.79 More recently, ginkgo extracts proved to protect animals' organs from direct radiation-induced damage.80 Ginkgo also protected humans from cell damage following radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroid Grave's disease.81
Ginseng is another plant important in traditional medicine that confers substantive radioprotective effects.82,83 A variety of ginseng extracts have been shown to protect against radiation-induced DNA damage.84-86 It protects hair follicles and other rapidly reproducing (but healthy) tissues from damage by radiation.87,88 Its antioxidant effects have resulted in protection of a variety of radiation-sensitive tissues, including cells in bone marrow, spleen, and testicles.82,89 Ginseng's immunomodulatory effects make it especially useful in defending our bodies against the ravages of radiation injury.90 A North American ginseng extract was recently found to protect human white blood cells from DNA damage even up to 90 minutes following radiation exposure.91 That makes it of great interest to defense and national security researchers—and to the general public in an era of concern about nuclear plant safety.91
Silymarin, an active compound found in milk thistle, is well known for its ability to protect liver cells from alcohol and various chemical toxins. Less well known is its power to protect liver tissue from radiation damage as well.92,93 It reduces DNA damage and extends survival in animals exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.94 Silymarin's free radical-scavenging and direct antioxidant effects are credited with producing these results.95
N-Acetyl Cysteine
N-acetyl cysteine or NAC is a sulfur-containing compound that supports natural intracellular antioxidant systems, particularly glutathione, rendering it an effective radioprotective agent.96 NAC minimizes liver damage from radiation in mouse models, reducing oxidative damage and resultant DNA damage—both before and after radiation exposure.97,98 By a separate underlying mechanism of action, NAC stimulates release of cytokines known to protect bone marrow against radiation injury.99 NAC also protects bone marrow cells from radiation, largely by preventing DNA damage.100,101 A multi-compound mixture including vitamins C and E plus NAC significantly increased 30-day survival of mice exposed to a potentially lethal dose of X-rays.102 Remarkably, the effect was the same whether the supplement was given before or after the exposure.
S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe)
Like NAC, S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) is a powerful compound essential for maintaining cellular levels of glutathione.103,104 Enzymes vital for DNA repair (and hence cancer protection) can't function properly in the absence of methyl donors such as SAMe.105 In early 2010 we learned that ionizing radiation suppresses SAMe levels in animal models.106 Increasing the animals' SAMe levels, on the other hand, minimized DNA damage from ionizing radiation.106
Antioxidant Vitamins
The "ACE" vitamins (A, C, and E) offer proven antioxidant protection as a result of their molecular structures. High intakes of these vitamins and other antioxidants have been shown to protect airline pilots from radiation-induced chromosomal damage,107 an occupational hazard for those who work at high altitudes. ACE supplements have been proposed as "space foods" to protect astronauts from high radiation levels.108
Beta-carotene, the precursor of vitamin A, was first used clinically in the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear accident as a first-line treatment for children from the region. Supplementation reduced the amount of radiation-induced oxidized lipids.109 More controlled animal studies showed that vitamin A could reverse radiation-induced gene expression abnormalities that could lead to cancer.110-112 Other studies show that vitamin A ameliorates other radiation effects and enhances death of cancerous cells.113 Still other studies reveal that vitamin A can actually prevent radiation-induced death of healthy cells.114
Vitamin C, together with natural antioxidant systems such as glutathione, helps protect DNA and chromosomes from oxidative damage.115-117 Vitamin C also inhibits radiation-induced death of human blood cells through modulation of protective gene expression.118 Remarkably, vitamin C can counteract radiation-induced "long-lived radicals" (LLRs) that destabilize chromosomes and induce cancerous mutations.119 The ability to counter both classical radicals and LLRs may be vital in preventing genetic damage from radiation.119
Like vitamin C, vitamin E quenches free radicals once they form, reducing their toxicity, an effect vital in radioprotection.28 Importantly, vitamin E enhances the growth-inhibiting effect of radiation on cancer tissue while simultaneously protecting normal cells.120 Animal studies show that vitamin E significantly protects mice from dying after exposure to otherwise lethal levels of gamma rays.121 Intriguingly, this effect is the result of modulation of cytokines; it is accompanied by valuable increases in new blood cell formation suppressed by radiation.121,122
A remarkable study among X-ray technicians reveals just how powerful antioxidant vitamins can be. Radiology technicians are nominally protected by elaborate shielding, but they're still exposed to unnaturally high levels of radiation over the course of a lifetime. As a result, they tend to have higher levels of tissue oxidation. But when a group of techs was supplemented with vitamins C (500 mg) and E (150 mg) daily for 15 weeks, their markers of tissue oxidation plummeted, and their levels of natural antioxidants (such as glutathione and glutathione peroxidase in red blood cells) rose significantly.123
Lipoic Acid
Lipoic acid is often referred to as the "universal antioxidant" because it quenches free radicals in both aqueous and lipid-soluble environments, such as cellular membranes.124 Lipoic acid exists in two mirror-image forms: R-lipoic acid and S-lipoic acid. While most commercially available products contain a 50:50 mixture of the two forms, only R-lipoic acid is produced by life processes and is thus likely to be the more potent of the two.125,126 Compelling evidence suggests that lipoic acid may offer important protection against the threats posed by various types of radiation exposures.
When used in combination with other antioxidants including selenium, vitamin C, vitamin E, N-acetyl cysteine, and coenzyme Q10, lipoic acid helped improve survival of mice following total-body irradiation. This study was particularly noteworthy because the antioxidant combination was effective even when administered 24 hours after a dose of radiation exposure that is often lethal.127
Lipoic acid shows benefits for supporting the immune health of individuals who were involved in the clean-up of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, even years after the event. Eleven to twelve years after the Chernobyl clean-up, study participants received 600 mg of lipoic acid daily for two months. Signs of general immune health improved, and white blood cells called neutrophils demonstrated an improved ability to ingest invading cells and cellular debris.128
Radiation therapy as a component of cancer treatment frequently causes adverse effects on skin health such as swelling and a sunburned appearance. When animal skin cells were incubated with lipoic acid, they experienced less cell injury, compared with skin cells that received radiation but no lipoic acid. These promising findings suggest that lipoic acid may have important applications in preserving skin health in individuals who must undergo cancer radiation therapy.129
Trace Minerals
Your body's internal antioxidant defenses, including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase all depend on trace minerals as cofactors for their function. Zinc and manganese are of particular importance for sustaining whole-body resistance to ionizing radiation. Zinc supplements have been shown to protect rats from oxidative damage to their red blood cells induced by radioactive iodine.130,131 And a zinc supplement protected bone marrow, but not tumor cells, from radiation-induced damage.132 Since mitochondria produce huge amounts of free radicals, they are especially susceptible to radiation damage. Both zinc and manganese provide powerful mitochondria-specific radioprotection in animal studies.133
Other Potent Radioprotective Nutrients
Most nutrients with powerful antioxidant activity can be expected to protect you against radiation exposure from medical tests and from temporary increases in radiation in the environment.134 In addition to those already examined, there's good evidence for radioprotection by spirulina extracts, which protect bone marrow cells from DNA damage.135 Melatonin also protects dividing cells and circulating blood cells from chromosomal injury by radiation.136,137 Licorice extracts block DNA damage and protect cellular organelles from radiation.138 The Indian gooseberry (Emblica officianalis) increases survival time and reduces mortality of mice exposed to whole-body radiation.139 Effects include protection against lipid peroxidation and protection of rapidly-dividing cells in the intestine.140 Carnosic acid and other rosemary extracts protect against DNA damage through their antioxidant activity, both before and after radiation exposure.141
Potassium iodide is the single most important intervention to prevent lethal damage from radiation exposure. Life Extension® long ago warned the American public to keep supplies of potassium iodide on hand in the event of a nuclear catastrophe. Not everyone heeded our warning.
As we predicted, the world's leading potassium iodide makers failed to maintain adequate supplies and ran out amidst Japan's ongoing nuclear disaster. In addition to keeping adequate supplies of potassium iodide on hand for short-term radioprotection, there exists a broad array of scientifically-validated nutrients that may optimize your body's natural defenses against radiation exposure.
If you have any questions on the scientific content of this article, please call a Life Extension® Health Advisor at
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Alessandro Michele's previous Gucci show may have been relatively light on handbags, but based on the brand's Spring 2016 runway in Milan earlier this week, that's not the new creative director's preference all the time. For the upcoming season, the Gucci Dionysus, among others, are getting a remixed look with lots of extra details.
The bags, including some brand new shapes, had an overall ladylike bent, with lots of structure and a newly introduced top-handle version of the Dionysus. That's where the traditionalism ends, though; most of the bags are done up in embroidery, webbing, Cuban link chains, beading, sequins, painted prints and exotic textures. Shrinking violets, they are now.
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Costa Rica
Facts & Figures
Republic of Costa Rica
President: Luis Guillermo Solís (2014)
Land area: 19,560 sq mi (50,660 sq km); total area: 19,730 sq mi (51,100 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 4,755,234 (growth rate: 1.24%); birth rate: 16.08/1000; infant mortality rate: 8.7/1000; life expectancy: 78.23
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): San José, 1.515 million
Monetary unit: Colón
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- First Woman Elected President
This Central American country lies between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. Its area slightly exceeds that of Vermont and New Hampshire combined. It has a narrow Pacific coastal region. Cocos Island (10 sq mi; 26 sq km), about 300 mi (483 km) off the Pacific Coast, is under Costa Rican sovereignty.
Democratic republic.
Costa Rica was inhabited by an estimated 400,000 Indians when Columbus explored it in 1502. The Spanish conquest began in 1524. The region grew slowly and was administered as a Spanish province. Costa Rica achieved independence in 1821 but was absorbed for two years by Agustín de Iturbide in his Mexican empire. It became a republic in 1848. Except for the military dictatorship of Tomás Guardia from 1870 to 1882, Costa Rica has enjoyed one of the most democratic governments in Latin America.
In the 1970s, rising oil prices, falling international commodity prices, and inflation hurt the economy. Efforts have since been made to reduce reliance on coffee, banana, and beef exports. Tourism is now a major business. Óscar Arias Sánchez worked to simultaneously heal his country's economic woes and foster peace in Central America.
José Maria Figueres Olsen of the National Liberation Party became president in 1994. He opposed economic suggestions made by the International Monetary Fund, instead favoring greater government intervention in the economy. The World Bank subsequently withheld $100 million of financing. In 1998, Miguel Angel Rodríguez of the Social Christian Unity Party became president, pledging economic reforms, such as privatization. In 2000, Costa Rica and Nicaragua resolved a long-standing dispute over navigation of the San Juan River, which forms their shared border. A psychiatrist, Abel Pacheco, also of the Social Christian Unity Party, won the presidency in elections held in April 2002. In May 2003, several national strikes took place, by energy and telecommunications workers over privatization and by teachers over their salaries.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Again Gains Presidency
Costa Rica has a reputation as one of the most stable, prosperous, and least corrupt Latin American countries. But in fall 2004, three former Costa Rican presidents (José Maria Figueres Olsen, Miguel Angel Rodríguez, and Rafael Angel Calderon) were investigated on corruption charges. In 2006, Óscar Arias Sánchez was elected president. Arias, who had served as president once before (1986–1990), won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for fostering peace talks that eventually ended the civil wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua.
The Costa Rican government voted in November 2008 to implement the Central American Free Trade Agreement that voters had approved in October 2007.
First Woman Elected President
In February 2010, Laura Chinchilla became the country's first woman to be elected president, taking 47% of the vote. She's a protégé of outgoing centrist president Oscar Arias. Due to Article 132 of Costa Rica's Constitution, Chinchilla was ineligible to run for a second consecutive term.
Luis Guillermo Solís was elected president in May 2014. A member of the center-left Citizens' Action Party, Solís easily won the presidency after first round runner-up, San José Mayor Johnny Araya Monge stopped actively campaigning.
See also Encyclopedia: Costa Rica
U.S. State Dept. Country Notes: Costa Rica
National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (In Spanish Only) http://www.inec.go.cr/ .


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Bobbi Brown's latest offering, the Mauve collection, was inspired by Ali MacGraw's iconic look in Love Story. Love means never having to say you're sorry, friends!
These muted, dusty, vintage-inspired shades are perfect for early Fall. They make me think of riding bicycles on an overcast October day with fallen leaves swirling around. I can just hear the Love Story theme playing in the background. Now, on to the collection!
The headliner of the Mauve collection is obviously the palette; it houses three great eyeshadow basics for creating a perfect dusty plum eye. The Vintage and Chocolate Mauve shadows are new and exclusive to this palette. And I LOVE the Mauve blush; it's a dusty pink that's muted and vintage-y without looking dead. The lippies in the palette are standard Bobbi; wearable neutrals with a plummy touch. I prefer the other lip products in this collection, which brings me to...
The lipglosses! Wow, Black Pearl is a weird color. In the tube it looks almost like pearlized slate grey with a bit of lavender. On the lips it's a sheer purple nude, if that makes sense at all. Bizarre color, hard to describe! I'm excited about it, though, because on lips it gives the exact result of mixing both ends of that discontinued Smashbox Lip Illusion I was lamenting last week. Black Pearl is a keeper. Iced Mauve is also gorgeous, and less intimidating. The color name pretty much sums it up; it's a shimmering grey pink/lavender. Mauve is also self-explanatory; a medium plummy mauve with no shimmer.
There are two new lipsticks as well; Pale Mauve and Heather Mauve. Pale Mauve is on the pink side, while Heather Mauve leans more toward toffee. My mother stole it, so that's all I can say about it.
The eyeliner in this collection is HOT. Black Mauve Shimmer Ink Long Wear Gel Eyeliner is like Clinique's Black Honey liner, but less "red." It's near-black (just a bit of plum grey thrown in) with tiny flecks of bronze and gold. This is going to be my staple Fall liner, I know it.
For full details on the collection, pricing, and availability, read more.
Mauve Face Palette ($55)
Lips (glosses $19, lipsticks $22)
Eyes ($19)
Brushes ($55)
The Mauve collection will be available on counter and at www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com July 2008.
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Bobbi Brown's latest offering, the Mauve collection, was inspired by Ali MacGraw's iconic look in Love Story. Love means never having to say you're sorry, friends!
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Old carpeting and remnants can account for a surprising amount of waste. Though most carpet does end up in the landfill, it can be recycled. According to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency statistics, in 2011 the amount of carpet that was recycled averaged 9%. The following designs are surprisingly made from old carpet, and are also examples of just what can be done with creative recycling endeavors. You would never think that this children's bike was made entirely from residential nylon carpet. Called the Wishbone Bike Recycled Edition 3 In 1 from Wishbone Design Studio, it is constructed from 100% post-consumer… read more


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CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago resident is challenging a local park district's refusal to let him put up a Nativity scene in a public park as part of a holiday lights display.
A law firm has sent a letter of complaint to the Arlington Heights Park District on behalf of Jim Finnegan of Barrington.
The Thomas More Society law firm cited similar religious displays in public places, including Chicago's Daley Plaza.
Finnegan is chairman of the Illinois Nativity Scene Committee. His complaint said "you cannot delete �Christ' from �Christmas.'?"
The Park District rejected the display and decided to stick with its traditional theme of children's toys.
Park District Director Steve Scholten said the district's attorneys are reviewing the complaint, and he could not comment further.


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Republican for 30 Years, But Voting for Obama
As a registered Republican for over 30 years now, I thought I'd share my thoughts.
A Military Retiree Against Republican Extremism
I've been a Republican for nearly fifty years, since I was first able to vote. But most of the GOP of today is alien to the principles of Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower, and it has taken on a tone that is even alien to the principles of my Christian faith. Wonderful public servants like Dick Lugar and Olympia Snowe have been driven from our party, and the formerly broad tent of our party is becoming exclusivist and even a Taliban-like enforcer of ideological extremism.
I No Longer Recognize My Party
As a registered Republican I fear I must confess that I no longer recognize the party that I grew up with in Oregon. I voted for Mark Hatfield, Tom McCall and other Republicans who found enough common ground with Democrats to govern. Now I watch in dismay as those in my party boast that their primary objective is to defeat the President. Not to govern. Not to bring together a sense of responsibility and willingness to compromise to solve problems we face. Such as the budget. Such as bridges, roads and our electric grid that need maintenance and upgrading, which actually costs money.
Republicans for Obama in the Washington Times
Earlier this week, Republicans for Obama was featured in a Washington Times article that discussed how extremists in the GOP are pushing many Republicans toward Obama.
Here is an excerpt:
Romney in 2009: Obama Should Support Obamacare
We all know that the Heritage Foundation, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch and a whole slew of other Republicans and conservatives over the past 20 years have backed healthcare reform with an individual mandate as its centerpiece. By now, almost every American voter also knows that Mitt Romney signed Obamacare-light into law as governor of Massachusetts.
12 Million Republicans Want to Move On
While the political world continues to define "mandates" and "taxes," a surprisingly large number of Republicans have had enough of it all. A new survey put out by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that 26% of us (roughly 12 million Republican party members) say they would like to see Obamacare's detractors stop trying to block its implementation and move on to address other issues.
A Replay of 2000?
Obama and Romney have been deadlocked for months in the national polls, but the President's chances of re-election have increased of late because of the significant beating Mitt is being given in a number of swing states.
Romney: An Outsourcing Pioneer
In an article in today's Washington Post, Mitt Romney's Bain capital is described as one of the first companies involved with supporting the outsourcing of American jobs overseas.
Mitt Asks Scott to Downplay Job Gains
It turns out that a few Republican Governors have a small dilemma on their hands. They want to brag about their improving economies, but they're facing pressure to keep things quiet.
Norquist Pledge Losing Steam?
For the second time in a week, a prominent Republican has come out publicly to renounce the Grover Norquist pledge.


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|Tutorial Series
|KAuth Tutorial
|What's Next
|Using KAuth actions in your application
|Further Reading
KAuth (part of KDE Frameworks) is an authentication framework for KDE. Just like any other components in the KDE Development Platform, it is a wrapper around lower-level tools. If you're planning to use KAuth, however, you won't have to care about what authentication system is the system you're targeting using: KAuth will take care of that on its own.
In addition, KAuth is also able to perform privilege elevation on restricted portions of code (helpers), giving the developer an efficient and easy to use pipe to communicate with them, and making them secure throughout authorization.
There are a few concepts to understand when using KAuth. Much of those are carried from underlying APIs such as polkit, so if you are familiar with one of them you might as well skip this section.
Supposing that you want to use KAuth to perform a privileged operation and the action you are considering requires the user to authenticate (which is the most common use case of KAuth), the break down of phases would be:
This is how, concept-proof, KAuth works. However, please note that in your implementation you will have to deal with the pre-authorization phase only, since everything else is handled internally.
To increase the level of security, authorization systems require to register the actions together with the application installation, so that the authorized actions are all known to the system administrator. This means that if you're using KAuth you probably want to register some new actions in the system.
Many authorization systems are quite strict about action naming, hence staying compatible with all of them is a tricky task. To ensure maximum compatibility with all of them, use, both in action namespaces and action names, only lowercase letters and numbers. Here comes a small example:
Please always keep this in mind when creating new actions, to avoid any kind of possible problems.
This is done by creating a .actions file, which is a common INI files containing a set of new actions. This file is translatable, and if you're developing your project in KDE SVN, scripty will take care of updating it.
Each .actions file can contain an unlimited set of actions, provided that they belong to the same action namespace. This is extremely important.
The file has the following format:
[org.kde.auth.example.action] Name=Example action Description=The system is attempting to perform the example action Policy=auth_admin Persistence=session
The fields are defined as follows:
.actions files can have a special group, [Domain], under which you can give out some more information about the action namespace you're defining. This is how it looks (all fields are optional):
[Domain] Name=The KAuth example series Icon=kauth-example URL=http://techbase.kde.org/
The fields are defined as follows:
Once you defined the actions in your file (remember you can define an unlimited number of actions in an .actions file, provided that they all belong to the same namespace, for example org.kde.auth.example.*), KAuth provides a CMake macro to register the actions in the system. From your CMakeLists.txt, supposing your file is named org.kde.auth.example.actions, you would do:
kauth_install_actions(org.kde.auth.example org.kde.auth.example.actions)
This macro has the following syntax:
kauth_install_actions(<namespace_id> <actions definition file>)
Where namespace_id is the namespace where you defined your actions, in this case org.kde.auth.example.
KAuth API Documentation also contains background information on using the framework.


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1939 John Player & Sons - Cycling set
Complete Set of 50 Different Cards
Very Good Condition
Card size: approximately 2-5/8 x 1-3/8 in.
Description: John Player & Sons Cycling card set issued in 1939 with the assistance of the editor of "Cycling" magazine. The sequence begins with the Hobby-Horse, the bicycle's pedal-free forerunner propelled by feet on the ground through to modern in-door races on light-weight machines. Each technical advance is chronicled along the way, matched by superb illustrations which not only show how bicycles (and tricycles and tandems) have progressed over the years but also how fashions have changed.


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ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – The York College men's swim team began the second day of championship action Saturday at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Freshman Kyle Walthall (Port Huereme, Ca./Rio Mesa) shined in the 100 yard breaststroke, breaking both the school and CAC championship record.
Walthall swam spectacular on the second day of his first ever CAC Championships. The Green and White had their first, first place finish as Walthall set the pace in the 100 yard breaststroke at 57.27. Walthall's morning performance set the new school record, as he beat the 2011 record of 1:00.21. Spartan Tyler Ziegler (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area Senior) also qualified, finishing fourth with a time of 1:01.63.
Walthall went on to finish the 100 yard breaststroke finals in tremendous fashion. He set the school record again, after beating his prelim time. Walthall's time of 57.07 also set a new CAC Championship meet record. Breaking a conference record at CAC's is quite an accomplishment, especially swimming against an incredibly strong Mary Washinton squad that holds almost every CAC record. For his effort, Walthall has put himself in a good position to qualify for NCAA's. If chosen, he will be the first athlete to be invited in York College swimming history. Zielger also looked strong in the 100 breaststroke with a fourth place finish and time of 1:02.07
Adam Schin qualified for seventh in the finals of the 400 yard IM with a time of 4:38.18. Andrew Ward's 4:54.04 earned him a ninth overall finish and qualification for consolations.
The 100 yard butterfly event saw three consolation qualifiers for the Green and White. Andy Woods (Dover, Pa./Dover Area) completed his race in 54.44. Sophomore Shane Bonner (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley) followed Woods with a 54.61. Matt Corkwell (Piscataway,N.J./Piscataway) was the last Spartan with a time of 58.19.
Another Spartan standout Cody Latchford (New Castle,Del./William Penn), qualified for the 200 yard freestyle finals in sixth place with a time of 1:45.92. Fellow sophomore Bryant Hughes (Middletown, Del./Caravel Academy) earned a consolation berth with a time of 1:49.54.
Two more Green and White finalists were determined in the 100 yard backstroke as Woods and Latchford each finished in the top eight overall. Woods earned a fifth place finish with a time of 54.77, while Latchford's 55:11 was good for seventh. Martin Schmidt (Pilesgrove, N.J/Woodstown) placed 15th overall with a 1:01.60, earning himself a consolation bid.
Latchford, Walthall, Ward, and Bonner started off the nightcap with a second place finish in the 200 yard medley relay, combining for a time of 1:36.94.
To start the individual portion of the night, Schin finished seventh in the 400 yard IM with a time of 4:40.31.
The 100 yard butterfly saw a one-two finish in the consolation race, as Woods and Bonner finished in 54.53 and 54.59, respectively. Corkwell finished the race in 58.27.
In finals for the 200 yard freestyle, Latchford swam 1:45.77 and earned himself a sixth place finish.
A pair of Spartans competed in the finals of the 100 yard backstroke. Woods touched the wall in 54.31, good for fifth. Latchford followed in seventh with a 54.84.
The men concluded day two with a third place finish in the 800 yard freestyle relay courtesy of Walthall, Schin, Ziegler, and Hughes. The team finished with a time of 7:22.64.
The Spartans currently sit in third with 274 points. They return to the water tomorrow at 10:00 am for the final day of competition.
Cody Latchford Photo Courtesy of David Sinclair - www.davidsinclair.org


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"Service before self."
That message was shared by several members of the military and the community with West Jefferson Middle School during a Veterans Day ceremony Friday morning.
"We went when we were called, to be part of something bigger than ourselves," Sgt. 1st Class Peter Benning told the students during an assembly in the gymnasium.
West Jefferson Elementary students were given a special holiday treat on Friday: They attended the performance of a new Christmas play in ballet form.
Peak Academy of Dance, which is a five-minute walk from the school, performed "A Christmas Eve Ghost Story" for the students.
The story is written by Danielle Heller, owner of the dance studio, and is being published this year. In a strange twist, she wrote the book to fulfill her need for a new show that dancers at the studio could perform for the holidays.
Colton Heidenfelder of Evergreen is building a mobile "tiny house" as a way of living a simple, affordable and yet still comfortable life.
Heidenfelder, 22, and his uncle Scott Tuchscher of Arizona were finishing the exterior of the tiny house last month, before Tuchscher had to return home. Heidenfelder said his goal is to have the house completed by the spring, and to drive the trailer it's built on to Conifer.
What is the scientific name for a leopard's spots? How many children does Queen Elizabeth II have? Which actor gives the voiceover at the end of Michael Jackson's "Thriller"? Name all the eight shows that have won the prime-time Emmy for outstanding drama series since 2000.
Lariat Lodge patrons put their gray matter to the test, stretching the limits of their random knowledge, as the Evergreen Library hosted its first-ever "Q's and Brews" event recently at Lariat Lodge.
Those who served in the military during the Vietnam War not only faced live fire, they also found themselves in the political crosshairs as well. Many who enlisted or were drafted had not-so-friendly send-offs and even colder welcomes when they returned. As such, a whole generation of servicemen and women went unrecognized and unappreciated at the time.
And now, as new generations of Americans grow older, they want to understand the circumstances that their parents and grandparents experienced firsthand.
The word "missionary" conjures a variety of historical, cultural and religious connotations. But few likely would associate the word with college campuses in Austria — even though a local organization has sent eight young adults overseas for two years to minister to Austrian college students.
Lake Powell is magnificent: The blue-green reservoir is more than 100,000 square miles in size, boasts inflows from the Colorado, Escalante and San Juan rivers, straddles the border between Arizona and Utah, and offers a serene spot to all who visit its shores.
For Conifer resident Sarah Thomas, whose goal was to swim the length of the lake, it represented an exciting challenge but one that turned out to be unexpectedly daunting.
In a final nod to National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, local residents came out in droves Saturday to raise funds for the Mountain Peace Shelter via the organization's first Fill the Bag event — a nod to the Fill the Boot campaign when firefighters raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Soccer is a kick. But who's to say soccer can't also be spooky, when the season suits?
Evergreen's Bergen Valley Elementary hosted the fourth annual Rocky Mountain Spook-out 3-versus-3 soccer tournament Sunday.
Imagine that you don't know how to use a smart phone. Or are unsure how to "Google" something on the Internet. Or you can't open Microsoft Word to type this sentence.
Some people reading this don't have to imagine.
A fair portion of seniors, both in Evergreen and nationwide, never learned those computer skills, and are now at a disadvantage in the workforce because of it.
However, Evergreen Christian Outreach is working to change that.
Once upon a time, people found a mystical forest near their town. No matter what they threw into the forest — beer cans, televisions, couches, animal carcasses — it all magically disappeared. The forest seemed to swallow everything the townspeople dumped there.
To their chagrin, local residents have found the magical portal where all this trash has spewed out — at various turnouts along Squaw Pass Road. And, on Oct. 26, they gathered to clean up these illegal dumping sites.
If smiles and chatter were any indication, trick-or-treating at Elk Run Assisted Living on Friday night was beyond successful.
Kids in costumes — superheroes, movie characters, animals and more — moved through the building, greeting residents with familiar words: "trick or treat," "thank you" and "happy Halloween."
By Andrea Tritschler, for the Courier
Hands reached for the brilliantly colored and intricately designed bowls in wild excitement to find the perfect one. A large number of the 600 hand-painted, ceramic bowls went home with guests at the eighth annual Mountain Bowls Project, a fund-raising event for the Mountain Resource Center.
On Oct. 18, the fund-raiser brought community members together for lunch and dinner with something special to take home. Each guest chose one of the bowls, which had been donated by the community.
By Andrea Tritschler, For the Courier
Tucked away on the side of Pleasant Park Road is a small, old cemetery, so much a part of the landscape it often goes unnoticed.
But on Saturday, the Conifer Historical Society made Kemp Cemetery the star of its show, with a tour that highlighted why.
Storytellers use all sorts of devices to convey their tales — visual aids, sound effects, lighting and shadows. But few storytellers actually become the story themselves.
For biographical actors R.D. and Barb Melfi of Pine, this is the essence of their work — not merely acting the role, but living it.
The Melfis have portrayed William "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Annie Oakley, as well as other historical figures, across the country at schools, festivals, shows and conventions, and in movies and commercials.
Every fall, families across the mountain area welcome their old friend Jack — Jack O. Lantern, that is.
Of course, to find Jack, many trek to their local pumpkin patch to pick out exactly what he will look like this year. Among rows of pumpkins and gourds, visitors young and old decide: taller or smaller; more round or more flat; yellow, orange, red or white.
Many Evergreen residents, such as Jamie Brand and her children Gus, 9, and Anna, 7, have visited or will visit JP Total's Pumpkin Patch as part of their annual fall tradition.
A bin filled with two dozen clothes hangers sat on a table outside the Conifer King Soopers on Sunday, a sign that Susannah's Hope is making a difference.
The empty hangers signified that two dozen coats had been given away to people who needed or wanted them.
Susannah's Hope is the pet project of Mary Black that has turned into a ministry at Risen Lord Lutheran Church in Conifer. Black's goal is simple: keep people warm.
Neal Hurley looks less like a patient and more like a young up-and-comer in his slacks, dress shoes and button-down. The 36-year-old spends his days putting his computer engineering degree to work at Guaranty Bank and Trust in Denver, and makes time for his girlfriend, Angie. Autumn is one of his favorite times of the year — the changing foliage makes for great photographs.
Artists find inspiration everywhere, even their own backyard.
Last week, Jeffco Open Space parks hosted more than 25 professional painters from Colorado and other states as part of the first ever In Plein Sight — an outdoor "plein air" event and art sale organized by PLAN Jeffco.
Organizers said the idea came from one of the participating artists, who had done a plein air painting event in Douglas County parks, and suggested that PLAN Jeffco and Jeffco Open Space could host one as well.
A cornucopia of vegetables and fruits adorned two tables at the Buffalo Park Community Garden on Saturday as part of the youth farmers market.
Cabbage, zucchini, carrots, turnips, tomatoes, green beans, apples, pears and plums were among the items for sale, and a steady stream of shoppers snapped them up. Several agreed they got quality produce at affordable prices.
Teachers and students from Wilmot Elementary and Evergreen High School work at the farmers market at the community garden, which is in front of Wilmot.
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First, I'll define the following:
- n: an index for the point in the series. The first point is n = 1, the next n = 2, the next n = 3, etc.
- yn: the series of unfiltered points data values, for example altitudes.
- tn: the series of unfiltered points time values.
- Δt: the time separation of the data for uniformly spaced time points.
- Δtn: when time is not necessarily uniformly spaced, Δtn ‒Δtn‒1.
- τ: the smoothing time constant.
- un: normalized time values, tn / τ.
- Δu: Δt / τ (for uniformly spaced time points).
- Δun: Δtn / τ.
- zn: the series of smoothed time points.
So using these definitions, I want to convert from the unsmoothed series yn to the smoothed series zn.
First, if an initial point is encountered, we start things rolling with the following:
z0 = y0
Then assuming uniformly spaced data, a naive approach is the following:
zn = zn‒1 exp(‒|Δt| / τ) + yn [1 ‒ exp(‒|Δt| / τ)].
The above formula can be extended to data where the time points aren't uniform simply enough:
zn = zn‒1 exp(‒|Δtn| / τ) + yn [1 ‒ exp(‒|Δtn| / τ)].
This works fairly well (but not always). Convolution, which is what we're doing here, is a continuous operation, where variables are defined for all values of time. However, the data we have are discrete: the data are described only at particular values of time. In general, one first converts the discrete data stream to a continuous function, then applies the convolution operation (smoothing function) to the continuous data, then converts back to a discrete time-series.
In this case, the above formula assumes the continuous data series is:
- y = y1 for all time ≤ t1.
- y jumps immediately to y2 as t passes t1.
- y = y2 for t1 < t ≤ t2.
- y jumps immediately to y2 as t passes t1.
- y = y3 for t2 < t ≤ t3.
- etc.
Depending on the nature of the samples, this assumption may or may not be a good one. Suppose, for example, an Edge computer is reporting speed. It counts the number of wheel rotations in a second (interpolating for fractional rotations, perhaps) and divides by the time since the last data point, multiplying by the rolling distance per rotation. Then speed reported is actually the average since the last reported number, not the speed at a particular point in time. On the other hand, suppose it reads a temperature or altitude exactly at the time point it is reporting. Then this isn't an average over the last interval, but rather an estimation of the point now. In this case, the above assumptions may not be the best.
Suppose instead I assume the following about the continuous function:
- y = y1 for all time ≤ t1.
- y varies linearly from y1 to y2 as t goes from t1 to t2.
- y varies linearly from y2 to y3 as t goes from t2 to t3.
- etc.
This seems more reasonable for an intrinsically continuous function like altitude.
With this assumption, exponential convolution gets a bit tricker, but still well within the domain of high school calculus. Here's the result I got:
z1 = y1
zn = zn‒1 exp ‒|Δun| + yn (1 - exp ‒|Δun|) +
(Δyn / Δun) [ (Δun + 1) exp ‒|Δun| - 1 ], n > 1
where I've for the first time used the "u" variable as a substitute for t / τ. A quick check: if Δyn = 0 it gives the same result as the previous version, which is of course what's expected, because in each case the assumptions lead to the function y being constant over the interval from tn-1 to tn.
I like this one a lot better, since for a given point yn and tn, I'm no longer assuming the data is going in the forward-time direction. With the old assumptions, I assumed the point yn was an average over the real-time value over the preceding interval. If I were to flip the time axis, this becomes an average over the next time interval. With this newer, linear interpolation assumption, I can flip the time axis without any issue.
A quick comment on that: there's two types of filters: causal and noncausal. Causal filters need to evaluate a smoothed value at time tn using only data from times t < tn. For example, if I'm writing firmware for a Garmin Edge computer, and I want it to display power, but want the displayed value to jump around less than the power meter reports, I can write a causal filter to smooth the data. I don't have the luxury of looking at future data. On the other hand, if I'm programming Golden Cheetah to display power data from a ride after that ride is over, it would be foolish to restrict myself to causal filters, since I have access to all of the data from the ride at once. In this case, my goal is to estimate power after a ride is finished, so there's no reason to restrict myself to a causal filter. Simple exponential convolution filters are excellent causal filters, but relatively poor when the causality constraint is absent. So I'll go beyond simple exponential filtering when I continue on this subject.


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Eckankar teaches that there is an audible life current known as the ECK, or Holy Spirit, that connects each of us with the heart of God. We can experience the ECK as Light and Sound. Through study and practice of the Spiritual Exercises of ECK, we learn to recognize the Light and Sound of God as It touches our lives and brings increased divine love.
Love is the keystone of ECK: God is love, ECK is love, the Holy Spirit is love, and you are love. This is what you are trying to achieve in your realizations. As you rise to the higher states of consciousness, you become not a greater servant of God, but a greater channel of love to all life for the Divinity which is, in whatever way you see or know IT.
The teachings of Eckankar are the teachings of love. And with love comes compassion, understanding, wisdom, and freedom.
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Mobile Devices in Education
TV Kids -> Digital Kids - > Mobile Kids
Jim Henson's Muppets introduced the world to educational television almost two generations ago on November 10,1969. Up until then televisioin as an education tool in the US was considered unproven. Sesame Street came up with a winning approach, combining both education and entertainment. As author Malcolm Gladwell has stated, "Sesame Street was built around a single, breakthrough insight: that if you can hold the attention of children, you can educate them".
Today, Sesame Street is the longest running children's program on television having been televised in more than 120 countries and receiving more Emmy Awards than any other television series, 118 to be exact. A staggering 77 million Americans watched the series as children.
The secret to Sesame Street, "the single, breakthrough insight", that by holding the attention of children in some creative way, enables education to happen became the foundation for the transformation from TV Kids to Digital Kids in the 90's as Bill Gate's vision of a computer on every desktop began to take hold. And as was the case with TV as an educational tool very few imagined that the PC had any connection to children. Pioneers like Seymour Papert envisioned children using computers as tools for learning. In 2005, Papert, together with Nicholas Negroponte and Alan Kay launched the One Laptop Per Child, an initiative to provide $100 laptops to every child in the developing world.
Today our kids may be on the cusp of another transformation from Digital Kids to Mobile Kids. As the University of Michigans Elliot Soloway puts it " The kids these days are not digital kids. The digital kids were in the '90s. The kids today are mobile, and there's a difference. Digital is the old way of thinking, mobile is the new way."
On Duke University's Center for Instructional Technology web site a section on Mobile Devices in Education states that "mobile devices offer an opportunity to further educational goals by leveraging and building upon the functions of technologies already adopted by and considered indispensable to a majority of students."
The site lists the following "blue-sky" (where have I heard that before) examples of mobile technologies and how they can be used as tools in education.
- One-way text messaging for announcements and updates like ClearTXT.
- Interactive two-way messaging to check availablility of school resources, search campus directory, check transit system schedules, or use Google's SMS service to search from your phone.
- Flexible mobile content delivery like Guide by Cell which produces auior tours of libraries museums and outsoor spaces, access lessons, test prep or just-in-time look up information.
- Practice excersises for study and review using iQuiz or Study Cell which enables teachers and students to create flash cards online and then download to their phones.
- Mobile creation and publishing of media like Gabcast which is an podcasting and audioblogging platforms accessible through mobile phones.
- Context-aware computing like Mediascapes from Hewlett Packard Labs which
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Pineapple Wrap Crochet Pattern
(7 reviews)
How do you like this product?
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August 4, 2016
I was worried that this might be beyond my skill but nooooo it is not. My Grandma made doilies and I have made a few but not lately. I found that as long as I paid strict attention to the directions I did just fine. This is a beautiful shawl.
August 19, 2015
I made this using size 3 crochet thread in a cream color. It took a while before I had the nerve to try it because it looked like it would be hard. It went fast and was easy to make. I like that it can be worn two different ways. I haven't tried one in yarn but will in the near future.
October 9, 2014
This is gorgeous! I just cannot make enough of them. Everyone wants one. I need more yarn!
August 12, 2014
I've made two of these now and the pattern is well written, and works up quickly. I love how you can wear these two different ways. I get compliments every time I wear it, a nice little touch to an outfit. I would buy this pattern again and recommend it. I made on in a sparkly lightweight yarn and another in Red heart unforgettable. Love them!
July 15, 2014
Love this pattern! It was fun to crochet and fun to wear. I like the way you can change the look by simply turning the wrap to wear it as a boat neck or V-neck.


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Follow Your Heart
The Humanities program at Thomas More College studies the nature and challenges of the human condition through a broad, interdisciplinary experience. Whether you dream of performing on the stage or the page, in a classroom or a courtroom, you'll find that a diverse humanities background is excellent preparation. Our Bachelor and Associate degrees in Humanities draw connections between the following fields:
- Art
- History
- International Studies
- Drama
- Philosophy
- English
- Pre-Law
- Foreign Languages
- Theology
A Humanities degree is excellent preparation for graduate school, and it pairs nicely with many other disciplines, including environmental studies, computer information systems and business information systems.
Chart Your Course
After completing your core requirements at Thomas More, you need only one required course in communications and 36 hours (bachelor's degree) or 18 hours (associate's degree) of humanities elective courses to receive a Humanities degree. So the choices are wide open. Perhaps the course of study you create will focus on the history, literature, theology and art of Latin America, or perhaps you'll do a study of beauty through film courses, philosophy, creative writing, art and history. Other students could choose to pursue gender studies, race or cultural studies or other multi-disciplinary approches as a way of completing their programs. In our ever-changing, global society, the demand for such critical and creative thinkers will continue to grow.
Springboard to Success
Our faculty members have studied and practiced extensively in their fields in order to provide a real-world perspective as you explore and refine your talents. With their experience and our small class sizes, you are constantly encouraged to experiment, grow and succeed.
For more information, contact:
Rebecca Bilbo
Head of Art Department
Thomas More College