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CakeSpy Note: This is the second in Teeny Lamothe's Tour de Pie series on CakeSpy! Teeny is touring the country, learning how to make pies at some of the nation's sweetest bakeries. She'll be reporting here on each stop! This stop: Emmy's Organics, Ithaca, NY
Where: Ithaca, NY to work at Emmy's Organics
When: Ithaca was the second stop on the tour and was from the beginning of October to the end.
Why: I actually went to college and was friends with one of the co-founders of Emmy's, Samantha Abrams. Being at Emmy's had less to do with baking (seeing as they are a raw company) and so much more to do with learning everything small business. I was really interested in spending some significant time with both Samantha and Ian in order to really get a feel for what it was like to build a business from the ground up.
How: October was lovely. I think I really learned a lot about myself and what it's going to take in order to begin a successful business. I definitely had moments of doubt and insecurity, but luckily both Sam and Ian were there to offer endless support. This month everything settled into something much more real and therefore achievable, as long as I'm willing to put the work in.
Observations: It was wonderful to experience firsthand the growth spurts of a young company. Both Sam and Ian are incredibly knowledgeable about the value of food, and what a huge part it plays in people's health and well being… not to mention an affinity for all things small business. I loved going to their kitchen because they both understand that for me learning means doing. Being able to mix the recipes, spread the granola and hand press the cheesecake crusts, all the while being told why certain grains and seeds benefit from sprouting, and what substitutes for what, means that I've been able to accumulate a vast amount of knowledge in a short amount of time. I also did a lot of baking and selling on the side. Being in Ithaca, using local ingredients and selling pies to strangers helped to instill a huge sense of pride in myself and my product. It's was a blast price shopping different flours and trying different variations on my favorite fall recipes. I got to sell my pies at Felicia's Atomic Lounge during their happy hour, and it was a huge success… I mean, who doesn't want a tiny pie while sipping on a fall cocktail?? Ithaca was a huge lesson in everything small business, as well as a real sense of coming into my own as a potential business lady. It was everything I could have hoped for and more.
Tour of Pie Recipe: Sweet Potato Pie (because it was in Ithaca that I bought my first box of bulk sweet potatoes)
- 1 large or 2 small sweet potatos
- 1 cup honey
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbs cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tbs allspice
cut potatoes in half, lightly oil the cut surface and place cut side down onto a baking sheet. bake @ 325 until tender. coooooool. remove peel and puree. In a large bowl mix 2 cups worth of the puree with the ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Add the eggs and beat them in. Add in the honey and the heavy whipping cream all while mixing. Pour filling into crust and bake at 400 for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted 1in from the edge comes out clean. cool on a rack before enjoying!


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SHE'S effervescent, a conversationalist and has a high kick to rival the likes of Jackie Chan. The search for some fresh-faced Manly Sea Eagles Seabirds to join the 2011 Jim Beam cheerleading squad is on.
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The squad's longstanding mother hen, cheerleading instructor Monique Carroll, was revealing no secrets about what was in store for Brookvale Oval crowds this season.
"I don't know about new, but every year the girls get more and more glamorous and more polished," Ms Carroll said.
"A lot of people on the hill at Brookvale enjoy songs with a bit of a rock edge so we will try and go for Top 40 songs with that edge."
She said she was looking for girls that fitted in with the Seabirds persona.
"She's a stunning girl with a vivacious personality, lots of confidence and is a great conversation maker," Ms Carroll said.
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Infield prospects made it from Double-A to Majors in 2012
By Ashley Marshall / Special to MLB.com | December 17, 2012 6:00 AM
The Rangers' Minor League affiliates boasted the second-best combined winning percentage (.525) of all American League organizations in 2012. The entries in the Rookie-level Arizona and Dominican Summer leagues finished a combined 26 games above .500 and three of Texas' four full-season affiliates posted winning records.
Double-A Frisco won the Texas League's first-half South Division crown before falling to Springfield, 3-1, in the best-of-5 Championship Series. Class A Hickory missed the postseason, despite going 74-65, while Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach lost to Winston-Salem in the opening round of the Carolina League playoffs. Neither Triple-A Round Rock (69-75) nor short-season Spokane (28-48) reached the playoffs.
MiLB.com spoke with Tim Purpura, the Rangers' director of player development, about the outstanding performances in the system in 2012, including the big seasons of Topps Double-A All-Stars Mike Olt and Jurickson Profar.
Rangers Organization All-Stars
Catcher -- Kellin Deglan, Hickory (92 games): Selected 22nd overall in the 2010 Draft, Deglan spent his second straight season in the South Atlantic League. He hit .234 in 92 games, leading all backstops in the system with 12 homers, 25 doubles and 46 runs scored. His 41 RBIs were a career high and tied for second in the organization behind Tomas Telis, who had 122 more at-bats.
Deglin, 20, committed seven errors in 663 chances behind the plate, good for a .989 fielding percentage. He also threw out 36 of 96 potential basestealers, one fewer than Telis, who led the organization.
"He is probably the right choice," Purpura said."There is an up-and-coming catcher on that same club, Jorge Alfaro, but he didn't catch in many games. Deglan was the regular catcher on that Hickory club and he came along defensively. We sent him to the [Arizona] Fall League and he made adjustments, offensively and defensively.
"He came a long way behind the plate and he worked hard on his craft. He became a good defender calling games back there. He's made good progress."
First base -- Chris McGuiness, Frisco (123 games): No Rangers' first baseman was more productive than McGuiness. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound left-handed slugger hit 23 homers, plated 77 runs and scored 65 times, ranking first in each category among his peers in the system. He struck out 107 times in 456 at-bats, but he also drew 69 walks, fifth-most in the system.
Among McGuiness' 2012 highlights was a three-homer game in a 13-7 loss to Corpus Christi on June 22 and getting named MVP of the prospect-rich AFL, where he drove in 27 runs in 25 games.
"I was extremely pleased," Purpura said."He did a nice job in the role he was in and he carried that into the Fall League, where he was the MVP. That is pretty amazing. He put himself on the map for us. He has a bright future. He hits the ball with power to all fields and he is a pretty patient hitter. He does swing and miss, but overall he is patient and he does have a good knowledge of the strike zone."
McGuiness was selected by the Indians in the Rule 5 Draft earlier this month.
Second base -- Yangervis Solarte, Round Rock (130 games): Solarte's progress through the system may not have been as swift as many predicted, but the Venezuela native put it all together in 2012. In his first year at Triple-A, Solarte batted .288 with a career-high 11 homers and 54 RBIs, both of which led second basemen in the organization.
While his batting average dropped 41 points from Double-A New Britain in 2011, Solarte improved his walk-to-strikeout ratio, which could point to future growth. A strong defender, Solarte also played 21 games in left field, 13 at third base and one at first.
"He was definitely a guy that we brought to Major League camp with the possibility of playing at the Major League level if we needed someone," Purpura said."He did a nice job in a number of roles and he has good defensive abilities. He swings the bat very well; I think that's one of his strengths.
"He is probably going to be a utility-type player defensively, and we'll give him work at all of the different positions. The one area that he is not really adapt at at this stage is shortstop, but we don't plan on using him much there."
Third base -- Mike Olt, Frisco (95 games), Texas (16 games): Olt built on an All-Star season in the Carolina League, reaching the Majors and ending a breakout year as a member of the AFL's All-Prospect team. The 2010 first-round pick led Rangers farmhands with 28 homers and 82 RBIs in 95 Double-A games before earning a promotion to Texas.
Olt, a Texas League mid- and postseason All-Star, also represented the United States at the Futures Game. In 16 contests with the Rangers, the 24-year-old University of Connecticut product batted .152 with a double and five RBIs. He's currently MLB.com's No. 16 prospect, second on the Rangers behind Jurickson Profar.
"He had a tremendous season, really," Purpura said."He made his way to the big leagues out of Double-A, which is quite an accomplishment. He continues to improve as a hitter and he lays off breaking balls to hit fastballs. He had some injuries at the Major League level, which hurt him a bit in September, but he is very impressive. He is one of our top prospects.
"Like most young hitters, he is still learning the strike zone and learning which pitches he can hit and what pitches he should hit. As he evolves, he will become even better at that. As he plays more at the Major League level, he will learn what type of hitter he needs to be to be successful. ... His strikeout numbers were up, but he also walked more, too, so overall his on-base percentage was almost .400, and that's a pretty strong indicator of what he is doing. His OPS was .977, so he had a strong year."
Shortstop -- Jurickson Profar, Frisco (126 games), Texas (nine games): As with Olt, Profar went from Frisco to the Majors in 2012. Signed in 2009 as a non-drafted free agent, baseball's No. 1 prospect led all Rangers shortstops in homers (14), RBIs (62), runs scored (76), walks (66) and stolen bases (16). He also batted .281 with 26 doubles and seven triples.
Profar's 217 total bases were a career high and ranked second among infielders in the system (Brad Nelson had 245 with Round Rock). An improving defender at a premium position (he made 23 errors and turned 97 double plays, the switch-hitter doesn't turn 20 until February, by which time he could be talked about as a big league starter on Opening Day.
"I think the most impressive part of his year was how poorly he started," Purpura noted."This is a player who, for the second time, jumped a level. When we put a guy in that position, we anticipate it will be a challenge and that it will take some time to adjust. But he found his level pretty quickly in the first three weeks, then he was really consistent throughout the rest of the season.
"He did great on the basepaths, driving in runs, hitting with power and playing great defense at short and second. There is a reason why he is as highly regarded as he is. He has a lot of raw tools and he loves to play the game. Right now, he's in the running for a major League spot. We have had conversations about where Ian Kinsler plays next year or the year after. If he plays a different spot, Profar could play second base in 2012."
Outfielders Joey Butler, Round Rock (137 games): Butler led all outfielders in the system with 20 homers, 78 RBIs, 93 runs scored and 233 total bases. The 26-year-old Mississippi native, in his fifth year of pro ball, saw his batting average drop 32 points to .290 in his second trip through the Pacific Coast League, but it was still the second-highest mark among Texas outfielders behind Julio Borbon's .304.
Butler's stolen base tally fell from 13 to six, but his other offensive numbers were consistent with his 2011 season. In fact, his .865 OPS was almost identical, thanks partly to a career-high 79 walks.
"Joey was another guy that put together a strong year by being consistent," Purpura said."He came out very consistently in Spring Training and he had a good end to the spring. He got into some Major league games and he impressed the Major League staff. He is a guy that is pretty patient at the plate.
"He walks a lot and he has a high on-base percentage. If you can keep your walks and strikeouts in a reasonable balance, you can avoid those long droughts where you're not getting hits and not producing and not helping your team. He was an all-Star on that Round Rock team and that was because of his consistency."
Julio Borbon, Round Rock (126 games): A 2007 supplemental first-round pick, Butler batted .304 and led all Rangers outfielders with 162 hits. The big league veteran slugged 10 homers in 533 at-bats and stole 20 bases in 28 tries. He also hit a career-high eight triples and 23 doubles while scoring 78 runs at the top of the Express' lineup.
Borbon spent all of 2012 in Round Rock after going 16-for-86 (.186) over the first three weeks. Among his big games was a two-homer, four-RBI performance against Fresno on May 17.
"Unlike Joey [Butler], what stood out with Julio was his lack of performance in the first two months of the year. He had a dreadful start to the year," Purpura said."Maybe he was disappointed over not making the Major League team. But he turned it on, and I give him a lot of credit for that. Along with [Leonys] Martin, he was one of our best players down the stretch. He ran the bases well, got on base and did a lot of good things.
"He played well in left field and he showed great range in center field. He opened a lot of eyes. He was on our playoff roster a year ago, so he's certainly a guy that can finish strong. I certainly think he can play every day in center field or left field at the Major League level.
Engel Beltre, Frisco (133 games): Beltre's plus speed made him a standout offensively and defensively this year. He hit 13 homers to go with an organization-best 17 triples and 17 doubles. He stole a career-high 36 bases in 46 tries and scored 80 runs, which ranked second among outfielders behind Butler.
Predominantly a center fielder, Beltre posted a .997 fielding percentage after committing just one error in 320 chances. And he recorded 12 assists en route to being named a PCL mid- and postseason All-Star.
"He was selected by Rawlings as a Gold Glove defender in the Minors. He has the ability to run down balls," Purpura said."Offensively, he's come around and he's started to learn himself as a hitter.
"He has been at the Double-A Level or a few years, so he has had some time there, but he is still young at 23. He did a good job adding to his on-base percentage, he showed power and he was a run-producer. His speed will be his game at the next level."
Utility -- Brad Nelson, Round Rock (132 games): Nelson, who turns 30 later this month, gave the Rangers a veteran presence at Triple-A. The former Major Leaguer, who last played in Texas in 2009, hit .279 in his third full year in the PCL. He tied a career high and ranked second in the system with 24 homers while finishing one behind Olt with 81 RBIs.
Nelson ranked second in the system with 31 doubles and third with 85 runs scored. He was the Express' designated hitter in 77 games and played first base in 54 in his sixth consecutive 15-homer PCL season.
"Brad is another guy that just performs every year. He is a great guy to have on the team," Purpura said."He will do anything for the organization or his team and he is the guy with the big bat that comes through in big situations. I can't say enough about just how good he is. He's a professional and he goes about the game the right way. He just goes out and performs. He's a leader on this team and, especially at the Triple-A level, that's enormously important.
"You want a couple guys that are leaders in the clubhouse. We have a lot of young players at the upper levels, so to have veterans like Brad is a big deal. You have managers and coaches, but it's always good to have veterans who can show you how to be a pro."
Right-handed starting pitcher -- Barret Loux, Frisco (25 games): Traded to the Cubs in November for Jake Brigham, the 23-year-old led the organization with 14 wins in the Texas League. He posted a 3.47 ERA in 25 starts, striking out 100 batters over 127 innings in his second Minor League season.
Selected sixth overall in the 2010 Draft, the Rangers picked up Loux as a free agent after the D-backs opted not to sign him due to injury concerns. He held opponents to a .251 average and issued 41 walked, earning Texas League Pitcher of the Year honors.
"He is a guy that was very consistent from Day 1," Purpura said."He is a strike-thrower and he just went about his business to put together a solid year. It was uncanny how good he was. He ran into a bit of trouble and a soft spot, but he bounced right back. You talk about a consistent pitcher, well, that was Barret. He gave us pretty consistent performances every time he took the ball."
Left-handed starting pitcher -- Chad Bell, Round Rock (14 games), Frisco (13 games), Myrtle Beach (four games): A year ago, Bell moved up to the Carolina League for the first time. By the end of 2012, he was one step away from the Majors. The 23-year-old Tennessee native saw time at three levels this year, splitting most of the season between Frisco and Round Rock. A reliever and spot starter for much of his first two seasons in the Minors, Bell moved into the RoughRiders rotation in mid-May and never looked back. He earned a promotion to the PCL at the end of June and made 14 starts with the Express to complete his season.
Overall, Bell went 8-7 with a 3.78 ERA, striking out 110 batters over 142 1/3 innings while issuing 54 walks. He was named a Texas League midseason All-Star after going 2-2 with two saves and a 2.84 ERA in 13 games, including seven starts.
"The fact that he did what he did indicates what his capabilities are," said Purpura."We're not afraid to move players up levels quickly here if they show they have the aptitude and ability. Chad put himself in a great spot this year, going up the rungs of the ladder. He gives you good starts and he competes very well. His stuff is not overpowering, but it is certainly enough to get good Major League hitters out, no doubt about it.
"He hits the corners well and hides the ball well. He can be very deceptive. He has good movement on his fastball, which goes between 88-90 mph, and he has a good slider and a good changeup. I certainly think he has a chance to start at Triple-A next year, but a lot will depend on what he brings to camp. His role [in the Majors] will probably be that long guy who can pitch out of the bullpen and give us a spot start."
Reliever -- Ben Rowen, Myrtle Beach (38 games): Employing pinpoint control and a deceptive delivery, Rowen was one of the Minors' best relievers in 2012. A Carolina League postseason All-Star with the Pelicans, he went 5-0 with an organization-best 19 saves in 20 chances. The 24-year-old right-hander was used in long and middle relief early in the season, pitcihng more than one inning in nine of his first 14 appearances. After moving into the closer's role in mid-June, Rowen became Myrtle Beach's ninth-inning guy.
The Virginia Tech product finished with a 1.57 ERA while limiting opponents to a .201 average. He recorded 52 strikeouts over 57 1/3 innings and issued only three walks in 38 appearances. In three years with the Rangers, Rowen is 12-4 with 22 saves and a 1.63 ERA across three levels.
"Ben is a submariner, so our attitude with him was just to let him pitch and see what he can do," Purpura said."It is pretty unique to have this guy who can get guys out from down under. He did a fantastic job at Myrtle Beach and I can't tell you how many ground balls I saw him get.
"I'd watch him have a nine- or 10-pitch inning, and almost every ball put in play was a ground ball to the shortstop. It was just amazing. He had a pretty good Fall League, so we're just going to let him play at the highest level he can. He's a great kid, he works hard and he loves the game. I thought a lot of him."
Ashley Marshall is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Sunday Sweets: Steampunk
If you don't know what Steampunk is, I highly recommend you do some web surfing to find out. Just make sure you have several hours to spare; I guarantee you'll find some aspect of this style to fall in love with.
Anyway, this past week the Great White Snark beat me to the clockwork punch by posting a gorgeous Steampunk cake. So in retribution (why yes, I am that petty) I shall now trump his post by featuring several gorgeous steampunk cakes. Hah! Take that, Snarky-boy!
First, a sweetly feminine Steampunk butterfly:
I love the rich simplicity of this one:
(Submitted by Juliette W., originally posted by The Steampunk Workshop, & made by babycakes. [More pics at the Steampunk link])
It's hard to believe this next one is actually cake:
A consumable copper cake cephalopod. Excellent.
Here's a spectacular groom's cake:
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As much as we LOVE our own particular daily grinds, having to go to work every single day, week in and week out, can occasionally feel a bit challenging. Yes, even your dream job, on a rough day, can feel like a struggle.
We all have our ruts, those deep valleys of boredom when the world just feels dull. Meetings feel longer, mornings feel harder, and putting out all of the mini fires that pop up during the day starts to take its toll. And since we — much like most of you — spend the majority of our time at the office, we figure we need to make the most of it. After all, we don't want seasonal fatigue to force us into a crabby, cranky place, for the bulk of every day.
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It's been more than 50 years since America's first televised presidential debates, but the four TV showdowns between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy in the fall of 1960 still hold a prominent—and deserved—place in United States political lore.
The details of the debates have been recounted innumerable times in the subsequent decades, with every hand gesture, every utterance and every close-up dissected and weighed for its significance. The stories, meanwhile, of how Nixon showed up to the very first debate looking pale and glistening with sweat beneath the glare of the studio lights, while JFK looked (literally) tanned and rested, haven't lost any of their power simply because they're true.
The photos here—many of which never ran in LIFE magazine—back up those stories: Nixon did look like death warmed over; Kennedy did look like a movie star. And while pundits and armchair historians like to assert that Kennedy's media savvy won him the election while Nixon won the debates, no data exists anywhere that positively proves either point.
[Buy the LIFE book, The Day Kennedy Died]
The fact is, both men were formidable candidates. Each had a strong grasp of the major issues facing the country—the Space Race with the Soviets; America's role in an increasingly complex global economy; the Civil Right Movement—and each man had very little trouble articulating his and his party's position on any and all subjects that would bear on the daily lives of average Americans.
In the end, the four debates in 1960 did offer the nation a good, long look at two very different candidates, with two distinct visions for America's future. It's remarkable now, however, to recall that Nixon was just four years older than Kennedy: by the look of the two men in the photographs in this gallery, and certainly in the eyes of the tens of millions of people who tuned in to watch them debate, they might as well have been from entirely different generations.
The 1960 campaign for the White House is often called the first "modern" presidential election. All these years later, one would be hard-pressed to find another element of the race that feels more familiar than the image of a candidate standing at a lectern, trying with every ounce of his not inconsiderable political skill to connect with the vast, invisible electorate out there, watching and listening, somewhere on the other side of the television camera's unblinking, unforgiving lens.
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[See photos from JFK's funeral at Arlington]
Photo inset: John F. Kennedy, moderator Howard K. Smith, Richard Nixon, 1960: Francis Miller—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images


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Avira Appoints New CTO
Tettnang, Germany --- June 5, 2012 – Security expert Avira announced today that it has appointed Oliver Auerbach as Chief Technology Officer.
Oliver joined Avira GmbH nearly 15 years ago as an apprentice in Avira's award-winning anti-virus research lab. Later he moved to Bucharest to start up – from scratch – another research lab for Avira, and to head Avira's Web Services and Business Applications teams. Oliver has also managed Global Marketing operations for the company, and most recently he was instrumental in growing Avira's social media presence.
In his role as CTO, Oliver will be responsible for all R&D activities in Europe and USA, as well as for defining a global vision for Avira's security technology research.
"Oliver has immersed himself in all aspects of company operations for the past fifteen years, and he knows this business inside and out. He is ready to take on the CTO challenge," said Tjark Auerbach, founder and CEO of Avira. "Moreover, Oliver brings to Avira the perspective of the socially-networked generation of computer users. He will make sure that Avira continues to reinvent what 'security' means to our customers and keep us relevant and fresh."
Avira has grown dramatically to become the world's second largest vendor of free antivirus software, with customers in every country except Antarctica. Avira's anti-virus Protection Lab uncovers more than 150,000 malicious websites each month and analyzes an average of 81,790 suspicious files each day. Avira's data centers handle more than 1.3 million connections each minute in order to protect customers from new viruses and malware.
"As son of the company founder, I feel that all eyes are on me to prove myself in the CTO position," said Oliver Auerbach. "Avira is my father's baby and still his passion, and I'm delighted that he is trusting me to lead our technology efforts into the future."
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Sobre a Avira
A Avira quer que seus clientes "vivam livres" de spyware, phishing, vírus e outras ameaças com base na internet. A empresa foi fundada há 25 anos baseada na promessa de Tjark Auerbach de "fazer software que faz coisas boas para os meus amigos e família". Mais de 100 milhões de clientes e pequenas empresas agora dependem da experiência em segurança da Avira e software antivírus premiado, o que fazem da empresa a segunda líder no mercado mundial. A Avira oferece proteção de segurança de TI para computadores, smartphones, servidores e redes, entregues tanto como software e serviços com base em "nuvem".
Além de proteger o mundo online, o CEO da Avira promove o bem estar no mundo offline através da Fundação Auerbach, que apoia projetos de caridade e sociais. A filosofia da fundação é ajudar pessoas a se ajudarem.
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Another reason why Darwinism is wrong: Life forms spookily correct errors
Friend Gil Dodgen, an accidental software genius, writes,
I have an interesting story to tell concerning computational error detection.Score one for intelligent design - the ultimate negentropy!
Some of you might have heard that Jonathan Schaeffer and his team at the University of Alberta recently solved the game of checkers. It made big news in the computer science world.
I first met Jon at the First Computer Olympiad in London (organized by the famous David Levy of chess and computer-chess fame) at which Jon's program won the gold medal and mine won the silver.
Jon and his team eventually computed the eight-piece endgame database for checkers, and later my colleague Ed Trice and I computed it as well. Jon and I compared results, and it turned out that his database had errors that had evaded his error-detection scheme. This scheme produced internally consistent results, despite the errors. Later, Jon detected errors in my database, which were traced back to a scratch on a CD that evaded my error-detection scheme.
All the errors were eventually traced to data transfer anomalies and not the generative computational algorithms, so CRC (cyclic redundancy check) methods were used to solve the problem.
Check it out.
Jon thanks three of us (Ed Gilbert, Gilbert Dodgen, and Ed Trice -- how's that for a strange combination of names?) for database verification.
The bottom line is this: Errors creep in easily, are difficult to detect, and are even more difficult to correct.
Biology apparently does much more than detect and correct errors. It is not only anti-entropic, it is neg-entropic; that is, it mysteriously produces new information despite all the forces of nature that attempt to drive it in the opposite direction.
This is something that materialistic evolutionary theory is completely impotent to explain. How one cannot arrive at a design inference from this obvious evidence is a complete mystery to me.
(Note: From Gil: A bizarre classical music aside: Levy had heard through the grapevine that I was a classical concert pianist. He asked if I would be willing to play for the closing ceremonies, since the competition hall had a wonderful concert piano on the stage. I was reluctant to perform, because I didn't feel that an international group of computer nerds would be interested. Levy insisted. Boy was I wrong. I played the Chopin A-Flat Polonaise to a thunderous standing ovation and was called back for an encore. I was stunned. These were people who theoretically should have had no appreciation of, or interest in, classical music. Apparently the lack of appreciation of classical music is a U.S. phenomenon.)
[From Denyse: Hey, Gil. Not every nerd is a philistine. And you are a marvellous pianist. Download free music here.]
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One of those little problems that archaeologists politely ignore most of the time is the issue of inter-analyst or inter-annual classification variability. A couple weeks ago, I was skimming Ian Robertson's dissertation and realized that many of the issues he describes for the Teotihuacan mapping project ceramic data could well apply to most archaeological projects fifty years after the fact.
For the Calixtlahuaca project, our excavated ceramics have been classified by a whole bunch of different people over the last five years. In an effort at standardization, our lab procedures have always required that a second person check the classification of a bag of sherds before it is finalized, and all previously classified examples of a type are reclassified if we make a major change in the sorting rules. Despite this, I know from personal experience that our sorting rules have drifted a bit over the years. (This also means that our classification manual doesn't quite match the way things actually work, much to the frustration of anyone new trying to learn the system.)
Because of this cluster of potential issues, I (with lots of help from Judith and Janeth) did a quick classification check/ reclassification of all the lots that I was pulling attribute samples from last year, since the bags were out anyways. We went through probably two thirds of the domestic context sample this way, which should cut down quite a bit on any inter-observer variability within the DCS as a whole. My gut impression was that we made quite a few changes to lots classified during the 2007 and 2008 seasons, with things stabilizing after that. During the first time period we were still apparently working out some of the basic dividing lines (like how to tell the difference between a plain olla body and a plain bowl body) for this particular ceramic assemblage. For lots classified in later seasons, my impression was that the reclassification accounted for some subtle variation due to gradually shifting dividing lines between types, with most changes being from one sub-variant to another within a single decorative family.
As of earlier this week, this semester's undergraduate volunteers here at ASU finished entering all of the reclassification changes into the ceramic database, which allowed me to do a final ceramic seriation run to see if all the reclassification had effected the dating of particular contexts. (At least, I hope it's the last run!) The run seems to have produced the usual handful of changes in the phase assignment of particular stratigraphic capas, so if you are analyzing any sort of material from the project by phase, you should probably check in for the updated list in about another week.
Now, while I'm thinking about it, I really ought to go update our ceramic classification manual/type description book, so that it does match how we actually sort sherds…


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One of three men accused in the "brazen" kidnapping and robbery of a Wheaton College student last week has been arrested and charged as the hunt for the remaining suspects continues.
Prosecutors claim a 21-year-old student was terrorized for an hour and half, trapped inside a vehicle while his alleged kidnappers went on a crime spree that spanned from the suburbs to Chicago.
The victim had just left a Starbucks in downtown Glen Ellyn and was walking to class just before 10 a.m. on Aug. 26 when he was allegedly approached by a small SUV with three men inside, prosecutors said. Two of the men exited the vehicle, allegedly displayed a handgun and ordered the victim into the car.
The three then drove to several ATMs and withdrew more than $1,500 from the victim's bank account using his ATM card, officials said. They then drove to Chicago and just before 11:30 a.m. released the victim.
The student ran to the nearest building and called 911, authorities said.
An investigation by several agencies led to 18-year-old Abeet Ramos' arrest Tuesday.
Ramos, accused of being the getaway driver in the case, was charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated armed robbery and aggravated unlawful restraint in connection with the alleged kidnapping that happened in broad daylight in a Chicago suburb, authorities announced Friday.
Police say his alleged accomplices, who are considered armed and dangerous, are still on the loose. Authorities said Friday they are searching for 23-year-old Jeremy Jones and an unnamed juvenile.
"The allegations against Mr. Ramos and his alleged accomplices are completely outrageous," DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement. "The brazen abduction of an innocent man at gunpoint in broad daylight will not be tolerated and will be met with the full force of the law."
Ramos, who was out on bond for another crime in Kane County when the alleged kidnapping took place, appeared in court Friday and his bond was set at $3 million. He is expected to appear in court again Sept. 13.
It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.


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Bob Gleason, left, pours a glass of beer Thursday evening while working at Chillers, 128 E. 4th St. in downtown Loveland with the bar's owner, Jeff Boulton, right.
Alyson Kinkade, back left, and Kathleen Caricof give a presentation to the Loveland Visual Art Commission during a meeting with finalists for the library expansion project.
City planners hope to preserve the Milner Schwartz house at Fairground Park if they can get a state historic grant. Crews were already at work on the outside of the house on Thursday.
Neil Forsythe portrays Jesus in the garden from a scene in the play "Godspell" while at a rehearsal Wednesday evening in south Loveland.
Actors portray a scene from the play "Godspell" on Wednesday during a rehearsal session in south Loveland. From left are Josh Martin, Sherry Case, Susan Van Meakins, Selina Gonzalez, Neil Forsythe, Guy Lanter, Jessica Houwen, Taylore Jedlicka and Amy Sewell.
A line of rafts from Mountain Whitewater Descents floats down the Poudre River northwest of Fort Collins on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 with groups of paddlers.
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Rafters prepare to take a trip with Mountain Whitewater Descents down the Poudre River northwest of Fort Collins on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 as river guide Drew Mangus, center, loads paddlers into his boat.
Mountain Whitewater Descents river guide Trevor Melton, back center, negotiates some rapids as he takes a group of rafters on a trip down the Poudre River northwest of Fort Collins on Wednesday, July 21, 2010.
Election judge Fred Sugden, left, assists Loveland resident Ralph Wienbroeer as he prepares to drop off his ballot Wednesday afternoon at the Loveland Vote Service Center in the Police and Courts Building.
Loveland resident Derik Lints, 16, hands out some ice cream to an eager costumer at the Dairy Queen on the corner of Eisenhower Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. Derik was busy all day with temperatures reaching 96 degrees in Loveland on Tuesday.
Loveland resident Jake Anderson, 12, catches some hang time on his bike at Loveland Sports Park on Sunday. Jake is trying to get the most out of summer before it ends by coming to the park multiple times a week.
Loveland resident Carolina Goldsberry, 7, somersaults down a hill at North Lake Park on Saturday morning while playing with other children.
Eight-year-old Maya Maes-Johnson leaps off the Hammond Amphitheater stage while dancing with Emily Noble, 2, and other children Saturday to music being spun by DJ Neal Johnson with Loveland-based JP Entertainment.
Loveland resident Cat Ryden mixes up some fresh popped kettle corn while costumers wait for the next batch during the Farmers' Market on Sunday at the Fairground Park on 700 S. Railroad Avenue. Cat is constantly mixing and cooling the kettle corn to keep her costumers full.
Loveland resident Robin Ramsey, left, buys some produce from Edna Troutman of Miller Farms during the Farmers' Market at Fairgrounds Park on Sunday. The market takes place on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Park on 700 S. Railroad Avenue.
Chris Kregoski works on the autopilot of an airplane being refit with new equipment at Avionics Specialists near the Fort Collins-Loveland Airport. Avionics Specialist works with planes and weather cameras, which they are expanding to help pilots get more accurate weather information before they take off.
Mike Templeton uses a beam saw to cut wood components for a cabinet Thursday at Tharp Cabinet Corp., 1246 Denver Ave., in Loveland.
Doug Ashbaugh and Executive Director of House of Neighborly Service Glorie Magrum explain what the new 137 Homeless Connection on South Lincoln hopes to provide for the homeless community of Loveland. The Homeless Connection will act as a resource center where the homeless can find help getting a birth certificate, volunteering or a ride to a VFW location close by.
Julian Salazar assembles a pantry Thursday at a workstation at Tharp Cabinet Corp., 1246 Denver Ave., in Loveland.
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A nearly nine-month investigation by U.S. auto safety regulators has found 27 reports of engine fires in tiny Smart Fortwo cars, including one that caused an injury.
The finding of the unusually high number of fires prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to upgrade its probe from a preliminary investigation to an engineering analysis. That's the last step before issuing a recall but it may not necessarily result in one.
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Mercedes says it's cooperating with the investigation but declined further comment.
In documents posted Wednesday, NHTSA said one person reported smoke inhalation in a fire, but the extent of that person's injuries was not available.
The agency began investigating nearly 43,000 Smart cars made by Mercedes in December. The cars are from the 2008 and 2009 model years.
NHTSA said in documents that Mercedes investigated only two of the fires but could not find a cause. The agency said 19 of the fires happened since January of 2015, a sign that the problem is becoming more frequent as the vehicles age.
Investigators analyzed insurance data and found the 2008 model year cars had significantly higher fire claims than comparable vehicles. Data from the Highway Loss Data Institute, which represents insurers who cover 80 percent of the U.S. market, showed a higher claim rate than similar vehicles. It also showed a sharp increase in claims in 2015, the agency wrote.
NHTSA said in documents that it will "continue to investigate the high frequency and increasing trend of non-crash engine compartment fire incidents in the subject vehicles."
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If you've ever seen a western then you know that everyone in the west drinks whiskey, that is unless they're yellow-bellied. You don't get much more western than Montana and rodeo. What better way to help raise a little money for a good cause than with a whiskey tasting? They do realize that not everyone likes whiskey, so they'll let those of you who don't, taste wine instead.
Chicks n Chaps uses fundraising events to help raise money for the fight against breast cancer and also contribute to Tough Enough to Wear Pink of Montana, a group that helps to provide awareness, funding, screening, and support for the men and women of Montana affected by breast cancer.
The women of Chicks n Chaps are dedicated to providing support for the local community. So, here in Missoula, they are helping fight breast cancer and giving hope to others in Missoula.
If wine and whiskey aren't your forte, never fear, because these lovely ladies are also offering up some of the best local microbrews too. Of course, the afternoon wouldn't be complete without some deliciously heavy appetizers for everyone to enjoy.
If you would like to join them at this uniquely-Montana beverage tasting, then head on down to The Canyon Club at the top of Washington Grizzly Stadium at 6 p.m. on May 3. Be sure to pick up your tickets before the event. Tickets can be purchased at Grizzly Liquor and Karl Tyler Chevrolet.
If you want to bring a date, the cost is $80 for a couple. If you want to enjoy the libations unaccompanied, the cost is $45 per person. Either way, they don't care, they just hope to see you there.
Joy Larson is a mother of four boys, graduate of The University of Montana, animal lover and writer.


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,how are you ? hope all doing fine ,I am fine thanks God
,I know that i didn't write for alonge time ,but really I don't have the time to write ,because we were prepering for a travel to Syria after my sister finished her two exam and we did ,we went to Syria for 8 days 5 days in Alleppo and 3 days in Aladiqiya,Alleppo was much nicer that aladiqiya I ,we liked Alleppo so much ,we went there with my uncle's and aunt's house ,we spent really nice time together espisialy in Salah Aldeen castle in the way between Aladiqiya and some where ,I don't know it ,we spent the 3 houres in it but it was the most thing that we had the fun we finished (the three family ) 3 films of camera , it was really really nice and we see some foriegn families there ,I didn't tell you that this place ,we found it by the way ,we see (Salah aldeen castle -8 -km) so we ask my uncle to enter it so we did ,and then we stop far away from it (5 km) and we decided to took picture in this place and we will not continue the way ,and we did ,te on man (syrian) saw us and tell us (,you didn't see the most beautiful ,it is n't here it is inside , you must continue the way untill reach the castle ,follow me and you will see ) and we did after we reach it we surprised with its building so we go upstairs and haaaaaaaad the fun .
I 'll post the photos sonn ,inshaallah
AnD in the way between alleppo and aladiqiya we saw areally nice boxes full of apple and we bought box which is full of 6 k of apple with 4 dolars i think it is cheep
And in Alleppo ,our active began at 10 oclock in the morning we went out to the suq with my aunt's family and retourn back at 2 oclock and have the lunch and then go to sleep for two houres and then went out at 6 in oclock for viewing a nice thing and for have the dinar at some restorant and go back to home at 1 oclock in the morning !!! on day after two oclock in the morning my cousins ask us to go out and take a tour in the region and we accept and went out with out our perents ,it is a strange thing here !!!!! but we have a lot of fun and we bought some chips and some choclate and we went back at 4 oclock morning ,,,it was really nice
As you know that now our schools began and now we have alot of studying and I have an exsam in Sunday ,and you can see the different between our schools and the boy's schools
my brother till now, they had two lessons only in all these days ,and we ,from the first day they gave us the books and told us that in this subject you must study for here here to here and in this subject you must read this ....and so on ,,,and my cousin till now ,they have not books
Last monday a car bomb was near our place and was avery loud explosion but thans God ,no one from the citizen had injured
I am so happy because Ramadan will come withen 10 days
ohh I forget to tell you that my sister get 90 in all subject ,but please pray for her to enter the pharmacy college
sorry for the some wrong wards (excuse me ) because I want to write fast
now I must to go because my brother want the computer ,
Yours ,Maas,
Friday, September 23, 2005
Really ,I miss you !
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oVirt Kickoff Workshop
The formation of a new community in the Open Source world is an exciting time. We at Cisco were lucky enough to participate in the formation of one such community while hosting the oVirt Kickoff Workshop at our San Jose headquarters. In making the decision to Open Source their RHEV-M product, Red Hat also decided to create a community, and ultimately an ecosystem around oVirt. The workshop filled up early after being announced, and the presentations and discussions have given the new community a look at the assets Red Hat is placing under the oVirt umbrella.
One area generating a significant amount of discussion was the network. The discussion revolved around elevating the network as an equal to other components of oVirt. If this sounds familiar, it is because the exact same discussion was recently undertaken in the OpenStack project, the result of which is the Quantum project. Quantum is an attempt to create a standalone network service, capable of provisioning virtual and physical networks. In OpenStack, it works with Nova to create networks and bring up interfaces, attaching them to those networks. Given Quantum was created to be standalone, looking into how it could integrate with oVirt seems logical. Quantum has the potential to become a clear way to consolidate the handling of network topologies and overlays, both hardware and software, for OpenStack and oVirt. With it's plug-in architecture, vendors can provide value with their hardware or software plug-ins, writing a single plug-in to enable their network technologies to work on both OpenStack and oVirt.
With one day left of the Workshop, the workshop will shift to BoF sessions, as well as roadmap and release scheduling. Cisco is excited to not only be a part of this community, but also to be a strategic partner with a board seat. Going forward, we hope the excitement level demonstrated at the workshop will carry over as the community drives to the initial release of oVirt.
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It's been fairly busy here at HNP HQ for a number of reasons. That said, there were a number of interesting articles over the weekend I thought I'd hilight here for your reading pleasure. This week seems to be a week of malware so we will stick with that theme.
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The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office (RSFO), in cooperation with the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce and Wyoming Department of Transportation, is inviting the public to celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to help clean up areas along the base of White Mountain and up its various draws and ravines.
The RSFO event is a wonderful way for individuals, families, and youth and civic groups to learn about their public lands and help preserve the nation's natural resources and landscapes for future generations. Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. at the Sage Elementary School parking lot, 903 Summit Dr., Rock Springs, Wyo.
Volunteers are asked to wear proper work attire and bring safety glasses and gloves.
NPLD began in 1994 with 700 volunteers and three sites. Last year, more than 170,000 volunteers worked at over 2,067 sites and collected an estimated 500 tons of trash, removed an estimated 23,000 pounds of invasive plants, built and maintained an estimated 1,500 miles of trails, planted an estimated 100,000 trees, shrubs and other native plants and contributed an estimated $17 million to improve public lands across the country.
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Wakefield in the West Riding of Yorkshire was home to another branch of the family since early times. "In the reign of Edward the Confessor, it formed part of the royal demesnes; and, after the Conquest, was granted by Henry I. to William, Earl Warren, with whose descendants it remained till the reign of Edward III., when, in default of issue male, it escheated to the crown, and was given by that monarch to his fifth son, Edmund de Langley, upon whom he conferred the title of Earl of Cambridge, and who, in the reign of Richard II., was for his important services created Duke of York." [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Some of the family were found in the North Riding of Yorkshire at Wykeham. "Wykeham Abbey, the seat of the Hon. Marmaduke Langley, who is lord of the manor and chief owner of the soil, is a neat mansion, standing in a finely wooded park about a mile south of the village." [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Langley Castle is a restored medieval tower house, now operated as an hotel, situated in the village of Langley in the valley of the River South Tyne, Northumberland. This castle was never held by the Langley family but is so named because of its proximity to the village. Langley Chapel is a 17th century Anglican parish church, located near Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England.
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Yesterday, I was SO excited! Why? Because I applied false eyelashes for the first time to myself without it taking all day long. False eyelash application is most definitely an area where I lack expertise in (I can tell you all the tricks–I just can't get them to work for me!), and one of the issues is I just can't afford to spend an hour fussing with applying them. I don't even just sit down and watch TV — I'm writing posts or taking photos or going through notes! I am just hoping maybe it's all finally clicked for me, and I'll be able to replicate my success next time, LOL!
I'd also like to add that in this look, I am using Korres' Watermelon Lightweight Tinted Moisturizer SPF30 (you can expect a review later, but just for reference!). The pictures make it look a bit dewy, but I think that's just me hot after blow-drying my hair. All in all, though, this is one of my favorite looks I've done lately, maybe overall, too 🙂 Hope you like it!
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- Eyes: Soft Ochre paint pot (neutral beige base), Mutiny pigment (aqua-blue), Parrot eyeshadow (blue with teal), Moon's Reflection eyeshadow (silvery blue), Prussian eyeshadow (dark blue), Atlantic Blue eyeshadow (bright violet-blue), Femme-fi eyeshadow (highlighter), #7 lashes (false eyelashes), Blacktrack fluidline (black), Urban Decay Flipside 24/7 Liner (teal), Plushlash mascara (black)
- Cheeks: Enough Said blush (bronzy-orange), Dior Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer (bronzy highlighter)
- Lips: Brave New Bronze lipstick (pinky nude), Goldyrocks dazzleglass (gold shimmer)
- Brushes: 266 (firm, angled brush), 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 214 (smudge brush), 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 129 (dense blush brush)
- Substitutes: Mutiny = Teal + Frost; Parrot = Shimmermoss; Enough Said = bronzer; Brave New Bronze = Velvet Teddy;
Directions: Define brows using a coordinating powder shadow applied with the 266 brush. Apply Soft Ochre paint pot all over the lid as the base with the 249. With the 239, apply Mutiny pigment with water-based mixing medium on the lower lid. On the inner lid, pack Mutiny pigment on using the 239. Apply Parrot eyeshadow to the middle of the lid. Darken the outer lid using Moon's Reflection eyeshadow using the 239. Darken crease with Atlantic Blue eyeshadow using the 226, then deepen with Prussian eyeshadow. Sweep Femme-fi eyeshadow underneath the brow bone to highlight. Finish with Urban Decay Flipside Liner on lower lash line, and Blacktrack fluidline on the upper lash line using the 209. Apply #7 lashes to upper lash line, then lightly apply Plushlash mascara on lashes. Sweep apples of cheeks with Enough Said blush using the 129, then highlight with Dior Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer with the 188. Apply Brave New Bronze lipstick to lips, and then top with Goldyrocks dazzleglass for color and shine.
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Cape teams exchange positions
three straight wins by Harwich and three straight losses by Hyannis,
those Cape Cod League teams have flip-flopped roles as the nation's
No. 1-ranked summer-league team in the latest Perfect Game USA weekly
Top 25 rankings.
(10-4) moved from No. 8 to No. 1, while Hyannis (9-5) slipped from
No. 1 to No. 5. Both clubs were impacted by rainy weather in the
Northeast over the last week, and played just three games apiece.
of the other teams that were within striking distance of the top spot
had a significant enough week to bump a Cape Cod League from the
No. 1 spot. The California Collegiate League's Santa Barbara
Foresters (15-4) remain at No. 2, while the Coastal Plain League's
Edenton Steamers (18-6) remain at No. 3. The West Coast League's
Wenatchee AppleSox (17-2) moved up one spot to No. 4.


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I know that ESRI has ArcGIS APIs for Android what other options are there for me as developer, if I'm about to develop GIS applications for an Android phone?
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Debateable whether 'ArcGIS for Android' is a fully functional GIS (Geoprocessing, Database etc)
But gvSIG Mini for Android is comparable and open-source equivalent to ArcGIS for Android.
Perhaps this open source tool is also of interest:
"Geopaparazzi is a tool developed to do very fast qualitative engineering/geologic surveys. Even if the main aim is in the field of surveying, it contains tools that can be of great use also to OpenStreetMappers as well as tourists that want to keep a geo-diary.
Geopaparazzi is now available on the Android Market. Search for geopaparazzi on your phone. ... " http://code.google.com/p/geopaparazzi/
Nutiteq Android SDK has now version 2.0 with 3D features and much improved performance, probably worth to look into.
I know very little of Android as such but here is what I do know. Android is Flash enabled and there for if you are willing to play around with it any Flex development environment would allow you to build custom apps for an Android phone.
Similarly JavaScript is also available and html5. But beyong that I think there may be someone better equipt to put more of a technical touch on this.
Apparently Silverlight is in dev for android but I wouldn't hold my breathe for it now. Although this would open up WPF as an application interface.
Have Fun, CDB
What about something like ExtMap Touch? As of today it doesn't support Android, but according to the website - "...it will be working on every mobile device (like Android, BlackBerry, WebOS and Bada) in the future which have webkit-based browsers.". Quite frankly it looks good and if you need ArcGIS Server support it's one of very few choices beyond ESRI's ArcGIS on iOS.
If you're using a Chrome or Safari as a desktop browser you can demo the application. See the link on ExtMap site.


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MPAA Calls MPAA Intellectually Dishonest For Claiming That Infringement Is Inevitable
from the talking-points deptWe've been having some fun with the MPAA's extraordinary cluelessness lately. It started with MPAA communications person Alex Swartsel bizarrely and unfairly attacking GigaOm's Janko Roettger for daring to point out that an economic downturn (combined with dumb moves by the movie industry) might lead to greater file sharing. Swartsel, a spokesperson for the MPAA, went ballistic, claiming that such a statement was intellectually dishonest and somehow condoned the practice as socially acceptable. Here's the key paragraph from Swartsel and the MPAA:
We doubt many people will subscribe to the kind of intellectual dishonesty that suggests that it's fine – or really, that it's inevitable – to steal as a way of saving. But it's troubling that by suggesting that stolen content available on rogue sites and elsewhere is just another substitute good, Roettgers is tacitly arguing that content theft is legitimate and socially acceptable. Truth is, it's neither.And what, specifically, did Roettger say? Here's the exact quote:
The U.S. credit ratings downgrade, tumbling stocks and international instability have made not just financial analysts nervous this week. Consumers are also starting to wonder whether we're about to enter another recession. Whenever that happens, people start to tighten their belts and cut unnecessary expenses — like paying for movies and TV shows. Add in the Netflix price hike as well as new authentication plans from broadcasters like Fox, and you've got yourself a perfect storm for piracy.I don't see how that's condoning anything, really. But if Roettger is being intellectually dishonest and saying that it's fine, well, then that means that the MPAA is also intellectually dishonest and condones piracy. That's because, as TorrentFreak points out, just a couple years ago, former MPAA boss Dan Glickman said almost the exact same thing that Roettger said:
"This is a high priority issue," said Motion Picture Association of America head Dan Glickman, who expressed concern that the dire financial situation would make pirated movies more popular on the streets and online.So, if I'm reading all of this correctly -- and I pretty sure that I am -- according to the MPAA, the MPAA is being intellectually dishonest in suggesting that "it's fine -- or really, that it's inevitable -- to steal as a way of saving." Got it.
"If you look at the situation, the current economic crisis makes this problem much more serious than before," he told a forum.
In the meantime, we're still waiting for the MPAA and Ms. Swartsel to issue an apology to Roettger, an excellent and fair reporter, who certainly doesn't deserve the MPAA's bizarre "blame the messenger and accuse him of supporting piracy" treatment.
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'Dr. Cliff,' a part-time college/university professor, teacher and tutor with 5 master's and 3 doctoral degrees in a variety of topics: Mathematics, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, MBA, Leadership, Education and Administration. He has always used proven educational techniques to instruct undergraduate students, graduate students and school children/teenagers (K-12). In addition, Dr. Cliff is a Certified Tutor by American Tutoring Association and National Tutoring Association (Math); he holds California Teaching Credentials in Math (CSET I,II,III), Business (I,II,III), and Educational Technology/Computers (I,II); he is a Sylvan Certified Teacher in Math and Arts/Language K-12.
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'Dr. Cliff,' a part-time college/university professor, teacher and tutor with 5 master's and 3 doctoral degrees in a variety of topics: Mathematics, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, MBA, Leadership, Education and Administration. He has always used proven educational techniques to instruct undergraduate students, graduate students and school children/teenagers (K-12). In addition, Dr. Cliff is a Certified Tutor by American Tutoring Association and National Tutoring Association (Math); he holds California Teaching Credentials in Math (CSET I,II,III), Business (I,II,III), and Educational Technology/Computers (I,II); he is a Sylvan Certified Teacher in Math and Arts/Language K-12.
Dr. Cliff believes that, although many professors and teachers do an admirable job in the classroom, many students and children do not learn well in traditional institutions. Many students and children don't respond to the assembly line nature of most institutions. He believes that a student's or child's strengths and natural abilities need to be the foundation of learning. Dr. Cliff often warns against a "cookie cutter" approach to educating students, teenagers and children. You or your child is seen as an individual, and natural strengths are identified and built upon. Therefore, individual one-on-one tutoring or help is the key approach to each student who has any challenges difficulties in a given subject.
In today's environment and economic challenges, with shorter budgets for the education, larger classes sizes and pressure of performing well in all kind of standard tests, I often see many students lacking true knowledge and skills in a given subject, since they cannot get individualized attention during the class session. That's where a tutor comes into the picture, not only uncover major "holes" in students' knowledge set but also teach students how to study, how to learn and through proper guidance "fill" those knowledge and skills holes.
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California Southern University: Member of the Faculty Senate, Member of the Curriculum Committee, Member of the Personnel Committee, Member of the IT Committee, Core/Lead Faculty, Business & Management.
Northern University: Commencement Speaker, MBA/DBA programs, 2008-2013, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau.
California Institute of Advanced Management: Guest Lectured and Honored Speaker, MBA programs, May, 2012, El Monte, CA.
Pacific State University: Commencement Speaker, MBA/DBA programs, 2007-2012, China and Singapore.
California American University: Commencement Speaker; 2004-2009, China.
California Southern University: Commencement Speaker, Graduation Ceremony, 2011, Irvine, CA.
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) - International Institute of Business Analysis, 2013.
DETC Evaluator – The Distance Education and Training Council, 2012.
ACICS Evaluator – The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Scools, 2012.
BPPVE Auditor – California's Bureau for Private, Postsecondary and Vocational Education, 2000.
Senior Global Partner – The Academy of Business Strategy; 2012.
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing: CSET Math (I, II, III), Business (I, II, III), Preliminary Education Technology (I, II), 2010-2012.
Certified Site Reviewer/Auditor, Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, California, 2002.
Certified Professional Tutor, American Tutoring Association and National Tutoring Association, 2011.
Educate, Inc.: Sylvan University – Certificate of Mathematics Content Proficiency for Directors of Education; May, 2010
Tier I California Preliminary Administrative Credentials, 2006.
University of Southern California, Graduate level courses (master's) in Systems Engineering/Management, 2005-2006.
Certified School Director, Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, California, 2004.
California Community College Lifetime Teaching Credential, 1993.
HIMS (Healthcare Information & Management Systems), CPHIM (Certified Professional Healthcare Information Management); 2013.
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) - International Institute of Business Analysis, 2013.
Security Innovation, Certificate in Enterprise IS/IT Security – part of the CISSP prep; 2012.
L. A. County: Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP) training; 2012.
Senior Global Partner – The Academy of Business Strategy; 2012.
Harvard Business School, Certificates in: Leadership & Management, Creativity and Innovation, Global Business and Technology, Business Acumen, Communications, Marketing, Strategy, Technology, Leading Change; 2010.
Master's Certificate in Project Management, George Washington University/ESI, 2009.
Disney University, Training and Certificate in ITIL Service Management; 2009.
ESI Int'l Executive Education in: Contract Management, Business Analysis, Information Systems Security, Business Intelligence, IT Service Management/ITIL, ROI Methodology, Intercultural Management, Internet/Digital Marketing, Sales Force Management, Supply Chain Management, Leadership, Negotiations, Business Process Management, Business Sustainability, Enabling Technology.
George Washington University Master's Certificate in Project Management, through ESI classes, 9/2009.
CMU/SEI, S/W Architecture Professional Certificate, 2006.
Delivered College/Corporate Training: Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Systems Engineer (MCSE), Professional/Application Developer (MCPD/MCAD), Solution Developer (MCSD), IT Professional (MCITP); 2004-2007.
S/W Architecture Professional Certificate, CMU/SEI, 2006.
Member Board of Directors, National Management Association, 2005.
Scrum Alliance: CSM, CSP and CST, 2010.
Project Management Institute - PMP certification., 2010.
Malcolm Baldrige and Balanced Scorecard training; Software Cost Estimation training; Developing Software
Architectures for Multi-platform and Network Centric Environments/Operations training, 2005.
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, JPL, 1996-2002.
Certified Information Systems Auditor, Information Systems Auditing Association, 2000.
Certified Project Manager, American/National Management Association, 1999.
Certificate in Supervisory and Management Skills, National Management Association, 1991. Extensive PMP teaching.
Certified Quality Analyst, Quality Assurance Institute, 1990.
Certified Computer Programmer, Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals, 1989.
Sr. Program ManagerSep 2016 - Present
Managed critical projects related to Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and Big Data.
Adjunct FacultyJul 1992 - Present
Taught over 800 and a variety (200 different topics) of courses (live and on-line) on 4 continents in Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, Mathematics, Business Administration, and Technology Management. Extensive intercultural experiences teaching numerous (over 70) MBA, EMBA, IMBA, DBA courses overseas. Developed and taught numerous (over 200) on-line courses since 1997 using following platforms: Blackboard, Convene, eCollege, Embanet, eCompanion, Jones University, UC Berkeley, etc.Show More
Sr. Program ManagerSep 2015 - Aug 2016
Managed several Infrastructure and security related projects.
Mathematics EducationJan 2008 - Sep 2009
Educational/Organizational Leadership and AdministrationApr 2005 - Jul 2006
Computer Technology in EducationJun 1997 - Jan 2002
Business Administration & ManagementJun 1993 - Dec 1996
Business Administration & ManagementMay 1990 - Apr 1992
Computer Scienece and Information SystemsOct 1986 - Dec 1988
Computer Science & MISApr 1984 - Sep 1986
Technology (I, II)Apr 2012
Tech any technology topic
Business (I, II, III)Sep 2011
Teach any business administration and management topics
Certified Professional TutorJun 2011
CSET Math (I, II, III)Jun 2010
Teach any level Math: K - 12
Certificate of Mathematics Content Proficiency for Directors of EducationMay 2010
Tier I California Preliminary Administrative CredentialsAug 2006
Certified School DirectorAug 2004
Lifetime Teaching CredentialNov 1992
Leadership Award for Y2K Project Successful Completion, ahead of scheduleMar 2001
Various awards - see belowMay 2000
See belowJan 1999
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See belowDec 1996
Member Alfred Whitehead Leadership SocietyAug 1996
Teach for AmericaOct 2012
Teach For America is growing the movement of leaders who work to ensure that kids growing up in poverty get an excellent education.
American Tutoring AssociationJul 2010
The ATA was founded in 2001 and has since certified over 6,000 tutors. In addition to creating standards for the industry, the ATA also provides a host of support services to professional tutors.
National Education AssociationFeb 2010
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.Show More
National Tutoring AssociationJun 2009
The NTA was formed in 1992 for the purpose of establishing a membership organization for tutoring professionals. The NTA is dedicated exclusively to tutoring, and represents the interests of thousands of tutors in the U.S. and thirteen other countries, practicing in all phases of tutoring, program administration, and supplemental student services.Show More
National Science Teacher AssociationMay 2009
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership of 55,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.Show More
Mathematical Association of AmericaMar 2007
The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is a professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. Members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure and applied mathematicians; computer scientists; statisticians; and many others in academia, government, business, and industry.Show More
Association for Computing MachineryNov 1984
ACM, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field's premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.Show More
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Bring the kids and enjoy free admission and fun family programming on the first Saturday of every month. Presented by Target.
Big Idea: Collecting
Art Project: Collection Collage
Free Admission 10 am – 5 pm
Family Activities 10 am – 2 pm
Bring out your children's artistic talents and broaden their understanding and appreciation of the world. Target First Saturdays are designed especially for children in preschool to elementary school and feature a line-up of activities that encourage creative thought through a monthly "Big Idea."
Children's Art Activity: 10 am – 1:30 pm
Actividad de arte para niños
Artist Demonstrations: 10 am – 12:30 pm
Demostración escultórica
Art Scavenger Hunt: 10 am – 2 pm
Juego de búsqueda
Family Tours: Hourly from 10:15 am – 12:15 pm
Visitas guiadas para familias
Yoga in the Garden presented by Yogasport (weather permitting): 11:30 am
Yoga con YogaSport (si el clima lo permite)
Storytime with the Dallas Public Library: 12:30 pm
Hora de cuentos con la Biblioteca Pública de Dallas
NasherKids Meal Available for purchase: 11 am – 2 pm
Comida para niños a la venta
Second Glances with the Writer's Garret: 1 – 2 pm
Taller de Escritura Creativa con The Writer's Garret
Take DART to attend Target First Saturdays – DART rail stops at Pearl Street and St. Paul Street. Upon disembarking from either station, walk two blocks north to the Arts District. Or, take the D-Link bus route, a free and convenient way to experience the Arts District and beyond. Plan your trip at DART.org.
Target First Saturdays are generously supported by Target.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is the public transportation partner for Target First Saturdays.


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MILPITAS, Calif., April 30, 2013 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced that its FlashSoft™ software has been validated by NetApp as compatible with NetApp® Data ONTAP® enterprise storage and data management technologies.
FlashSoft enables solid state drives (SSDs) housed inside servers to act as a caching resource to significantly accelerate performance in enterprise computing environments. It reduces the input-output (I/O) bottlenecks between servers and storage systems to improve server and storage performance and deliver a highly efficient virtual computing experience.
"We're pleased to have been selected by NetApp as one of the first partners whose software is fully tested and validated for the NetApp platform," said Tom Shea, vice president and general manager, Software Solutions, SanDisk. "The NetApp and FlashSoft joint solution adds new, high performance capabilities to reliable storage and data management for enterprise customers and extends the value of NetApp to the server."
Used with VMware vSphere®, FlashSoft extends the performance of NetApp unified storage by enabling SSDs to function as a cache for frequently accessed data. By caching this "hot" data for rapid access (measured in microseconds), FlashSoft software reduces I/O latency that can slow application performance. This enables customers to rapidly process data, while ensuring consistent and reliable performance of their critical applications.
"Including SanDisk's FlashSoft software in NetApp's Interoperability Matrix will allow our customers to enhance the performance of their servers by deploying a tested and validated solution," said Tim Russell, vice president, Data Lifecycle Ecosystem Group, NetApp. "We manage our customers' most important asset – their data. With our compatible server caching partners, we know that they can target performance enhancement to specific servers and virtual machines."
With FlashSoft, NetApp customers will be able to:
FlashSoft reduces storage I/O latency and helps primary storage systems to run faster and more efficiently. This also allows previously idle computing resources to be used more fully. As server processor and memory utilization increases, performance and virtual machine density targets are achieved, while overall performance is enhanced to better meet expectations regarding return on investment. FlashSoft is available for Windows Server®, Linux, and VMware vSphere platforms.
SanDisk works with NetApp data management and data protection solutions so that FlashSoft may be deployed without disruption to existing storage infrastructure and policies. To learn more about joint solutions from SanDisk and NetApp, and for more information about FlashSoft software from SanDisk please visit www.sandisk.com/products/flashsoft.
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, from research and development, product design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and retail channels. Since 1988, SanDisk's innovations in flash memory and storage system technologies have provided customers with new and transformational digital experiences. SanDisk's diverse product portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market. SanDisk's products are used by consumers and enterprise customers around the world.
SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.
1 Based on internal testing. Results from an OLTP workload test. System under test: Dell R720. Performance numbers are tpmC scores. Complete test report available.
© 2013 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. FlashSoft is a trademark of SanDisk Enterprise IP LLC. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s). This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for markets and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: the market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or our products may not be available in the capacities that we expect or perform as expected, or the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.


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Where to find the charity of interspecies connections
Not every human is an animal lover. Slip Mahoney, the subject of one of this week's dog stories, drove quite a few people to the other side. But he also wiggled into quite a few hearts, even some outside his immediate family. One dog sitter called him Nurse Slip, crediting him with seeing her through an illness compounded by a broken heart.
For such people, dogs, cats, horses and a menagerie of odder and wilder animals open the careful human heart, helping us experience a full range of emotions — with love, laughter, trust and hope at the top.
That must be why some humans go to such extremes on behalf of animals. Throughout Chesapeake Country, animal-loving neighbors are caring, creative and tireless both in giving shelter and succor to forsaken animals and in bringing animals to humans who need their love. Here are some of the places that foster the charity of interspecies connections.
Calvert Animal Welfare League
The all-volunteer League welcomes, rehabs and houses homeless animals in a no-kill shelter in Prince Frederick. Volunteers from fund-raisers to animal walkers are always welcome. Visits, education and adoptions every Friday to Sunday, 11am to 3pm or by appointment.
1040 Prince Frederick Blvd.: 410-535-9300; www.cawlrescue.org
Calvert Well Pet Clinic
Calvert Well Pet Clinic provides affordable spay and neutering for pets in five counties, including Calvert and Anne Arundel, without regard to owner income. Spaying of female animals is free. Surgery days at the clinic are Tuesday, Friday and every other Wednesday. Monday and every other Wednesday are appointment days for vaccinations and other small heath issues. Most services are $10 to $20.
2240 Solomons Island Rd., Huntingtown: 443-295-7873; www.calvertwpc.org
Caring Canines Pet Therapy
Dogwood Acres Pet Retreat has branched out into Caring Canines, a pet-therapy program to bring a dog's unconditional love to children dealing with the loss of a loved one, people in Hospice, victims of domestic violence or natural disasters and anyone else in need.
410-798-4776; [email protected]
Friends of Felines
Friends of Felines work around the clock for their kitty comrades. The decade-old, all-volunteer organization traps, neuters, returns and maintains already-feral cats in their colonies. Volunteers tame kittens born in the wild and socialize them in hopes of finding a forever home. Ninety kittens are now up for adoption from their temporary homes.
410-414-2122; www.friends-of-felines
Patuxent Animal Welfare Society:
The Oldest PAWS
The Patuxent Animal Welfare Society, which works in five Southern Maryland counties, including Anne Arundel and Calvert, is celebrating 15 years of working to cut down on unwanted pets thru spay-neuter, rescue and adoption. All animals are cared for by volunteers in their homes; because cats are more manageable, they are a special focus. PAWS cats are regularly adoptable at Petco in Anne Arundel and Prince Frederick.
410-326-1616; mdpawspet.org
The Newest PAWS
After 31 years, Pets on Wheels has a new name: People & Animals Who Serve Anne Arundel County. The mission remains the same: organizing volunteers to bring a dog to visit people in hospitals, long-term care and nursing homes. The simple act of petting a dog has been proven to release endorphins into the human brain.
Rude Ranch: Rescue, Rehab and Adoption
Kathy and Bob created Rude Ranch, their cage-less animal sanctuary, in 1997 to save a litter of kittens found behind a restaurant in Crofton. Since then they have helped save upward of 5,000 pets.
The big news this summer, according to owner Kathy Evans, is the rescue of Xena the Warrior Princess, a kitten that came to them after being shot with an arrow.
Pets are always up for adoption.
3200 Ivy Way, Harwood: 410-798-9559; www.ruderanch.org
Spay Spa and Neuter Nook
Rude Ranch's new Spay Spa and Neuter Nook offers low-cost neuter and spay treatments for cats, dogs, bunnies, even an opossum. Over 3,000 pets have been spayed and neutered since the clinic opened this summer.
By appointment M-Th: 443-607-6496; www.spayspa.org
Stop Pet Overpopulation Thrift Shop
At SPOT, treasure hunters find an inventory that changes daily, ranging from costume jewelry to military uniforms, candleholders to vintage lamps, hand-thrown pottery to hand-painted birdhouses.
One hundred percent of the profits from their shopping — and your donations — support spaying and neutering for dogs and cats in Calvert County.
10am-5pm Wed.-Sat.; noon-5pm Sun: 410-562-6516: www.spayspot.org.
Sandra Olivetti Martin
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Baldur's Gate 2: Enhanced Edition Gets a Release Date
The sequel to Baldur's Gate will be getting a sequel in Baldur's Gate 2: Enhanced Edition, set for release next month.
The classic role-playing game set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe will be released on Nov. 15. Players will get an augmented version of Baldur's Gate 2 which features the Shadows of Amn adventure in the main game and the Throne of Bhaal expansion.
The Enhanced Edition will also feature update graphics and gameplay, as well as four new allies that can join your party. And what would an Enhanced Edition be without even more content that you can't possibly get through in one go? Also included in the Enhanced Edition is The Black Pits 2: Gladiators of Thay, which tests your skills in the arena.
You can pre-order Baldur's Gate 2: Enhanced Edition for PC now for $24.95 here. Mobile versions will be coming out soon, but for now you'll just have to wait until Nov. 15 for the PC release.