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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Monday's Supreme Court ruling overturning key provisions of Arizona's illegal-immigration law opens the door for courts to strike down similar measures in states that have tried to make it a crime for illegal immigrants to live and work in the United States.
Supporters of immigration crackdowns, however, say the ruling also gives states a critical role in enforcing federal law by allowing local authorities to check the immigration status of those suspected of being in the country illegally.
"I'm encouraged at least by that glimmer of hope in the decision that we'll have the opportunity to interact more closely with the federal government on undocumented residents when we encounter them," said South Carolina state Sen. Larry Martin, a Republican who sponsored his state's legislation. "Beyond that, I think our hands are tied by the federal law."
The high court struck down Arizona's requirement that all immigrants obtain or carry immigration registration papers; a provision making it a crime for an illegal immigrant to seek or hold a job; and a provision allowing police to arrest suspected illegal immigrants without warrants.
In the majority opinion written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court ruled that those provisions conflicted with federal law. In other words, enforcing the nation's immigration laws is a task for the federal government, not state or local governments.
Laws passed in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana and Utah were modeled at least in part upon the one passed by Arizona in 2010. Now that the Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue, challenges to the laws in those states can likely move forward.
Parts of those laws had been temporarily blocked. Federal judges in many cases had been waiting to issue a final ruling until the Supreme Court made its decision, believing the high court ruling would set important legal precedent.
Both supporters and detractors of the crackdowns describe Alabama's law as the toughest in the nation. It adopted much of the Arizona law and incorporated other provisions, including a requirement that public schools verify the citizenship status of new students.
Also, Alabama is the only state where courts allowed a provision to go into effect that requires officers to make a "reasonable attempt" during any traffic stop or other police encounter to determine the immigration status of a person if there is suspicion of someone being an illegal immigrant.
The high court ruling clears the way for the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to decide whether those provisions can stand. The 11th Circuit is also considering Georgia's law, which contains provisions allowing police to check people's immigration status.
For Georgia to avoid having that law overturned based on arguments that such checks amount to racial profiling, officers would have to investigate the immigration status of every person they detain, said Charles Kuck, an Atlanta immigration attorney and former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He said it was a mistake for supporters of the law to interpret the high court's ruling as a victory.
"This is a massive defeat for those who believe states can regulate immigration," Kuck said. "I think it's funny that anybody could read that decision and come to any other conclusion."
The ruling also could clear the way for a federal court to make permanent an injunction that struck down a provision in Indiana's law that went even further than Arizona's law. That provision allowed police to arrest anyone who had been ordered by federal authorities to be detained or deported - even if those people were not suspected of any other crime.
Groups including the American Civil Liberties Union had argued that provision gave police unprecedented arrest powers.
"If nothing else, (the high court ruling) just reinforces the unconstitutionality of the Indiana law," said Ken Falk, legal director of the ACLU of Indiana.
In Utah, Attorney General Mark Shurtleff called the Supreme Court ruling a win, saying his state's law differed significantly from Arizona's. Utah's law requires people arrested for serious crimes to prove their citizenship, though police can use their discretion for people arrested for lesser crimes.
Lawsuits over Utah's law are still pending in federal court, and Shurtleff acknowledged "there's going to be ongoing litigation, civil rights lawsuits, people living in fear."
The Supreme Court left untouched one complaint raised in numerous lawsuits: that immigration crackdown laws encourage police to engage in racial profiling. That leaves open the possibility that, based on those arguments, lower courts could still overturn parts of various laws.
Other states including Mississippi, Nebraska and Oklahoma had previously considered immigration crackdowns that ultimately failed. It's possible the Supreme Court ruling will deter other states from considering their own laws in the future, or at least discourage them from including provisions similar to those struck down.
'This is a massive defeat for those who believe states can regulate immigration. I think it's funny that anybody could read that decision and come to any other conclusion.'
Charles Kuck
Atlanta immigration attorney and former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association


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Panasonic PT-AX200U Home Theater Projector Review
Yes, the PT-AX200U picks up our Hot Product Award. There are several reasons why, but in a nutshell, the PT-AX200U is the brightest projector, yet in its best mode it produces an excellent, film-like image, with acceptable black levels and very good shadow detail. As an added bonus, it has a Game mode that is truly optimized for gamers, whether they are using a PS3, X-Box 360, Wii, or other game machines.
The PT-AX200U seems to suffer not a single serious weakness, but is not perfect. Panasonic trades off that LCD feel of extra sharpness in exchange for invisible pixels (no screen door effect) and slight image softness. I just finished watching about 8 hours of college football (sadly, Penn State lost to Ohio State) on the PT-AX200U in my home theater, and despite normally viewing on a 1080p projector (my JVC RS1), the Panasonic still looked reasonably sharp, despite my large screen, and close seating distance. (128″ diagonal, 11.5 feet back). And I tend to be very concerned about sharpness.
Panasonic PT-AX200U and the Competition
Nothing comes close in brightness, with the exception of the Epson Home Cinema 400, which comes somewhat close in brightest mode, but is definitely dimmer in best mode. The Epson is sharper, but has a slightly hard image in my opinion, as the Panasonic is more film-like.
Sony's AW15, another LCD projector, has blacker blacks, but is one of the dimmest projectors around, and best used with screens of 100″ or less, whereas the Panasonic is at home with screens from 92″ to 130+ inch diagonal.
The popular DLP projectors, most notably the Mitsubishi HC1500 and Optoma HD70, have a slight edge in black levels overall, and more in scenes with lots of very dark, and very bright, but do no better in bringing out shadow details. Add to that, the Panasonic rivals them in terms of producing a natural, film-like picture quality. Then of course, there's the big differences, which are that the Panasonic is significantly brighter, and has drastically better placement flexibility.
BenQ's W500, a lower cost LCD projector, is certainly no match, with crushed blacks and far lower lumen output, although it has a very slight edge in perceived sharpness. Acer's PH530, recently reviewed, is the lowest cost projector around, but hardly compares with the Panasonic.
It comes down to this. The Panasonic is solid, across the board with no glaring weaknesses. It works great, and will wow you and your friends. Those that find the softness to be too soft, are probably on their way to getting a 1080p projector sooner rather than later. Unless that softness bothers you (you probably won't be able to tell, unless you could demo the PT-AX200U with the competition, side by side), the Panasonic holds its own in most areas, and excels in brightness and placement.

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Last week J.D.'s wife, Kris, e-mailed me about an NPR story on a recent Girl Scout badge overhaul, specifically about merit badges for financial literacy. On the October 12 episode of Today on All Things Considered, host Guy Raz talks to Alisha Niehaus of the Girl Scouts of the USA about the update, the first major restructuring of the badge system since 1987:
"…we're really a girl-led, girl-driven organization," says Niehaus. "So we went to the girls and we said, what are you interested in learning, what do you think will prepare you for success, and what do you want and need for the next century? So that's how we got all our new categories."
According to a TIME article on the new program structure, if one of the nearly 3 million girls in the program wants to explore an area of study not already covered by the 100-plus merit badges, she can design her own area of study.
Girl Scouts aren't just about cookies and camping anymore. Changes to stay relevant and reach the modern girl come amid a drop in cookie sales and donations and investment losses. In 2007, Scouts lost $1 million nationally in membership dues and an additional $1 million in donations.
Merit badges for financial literacy
Many of the traditional badges will stick around, such as cooking, athletics, first aid, and nature badges. New badges added to reflect modern times include the following:
- Digital movie maker
- Website designer
- Computer expert
- Geocacher
- Locavore
Another new category of merit badges is financial literacy, with 13 types of personal finance badges, each earned by completing five activities. As a girl works her way from Daisy to Ambassador, she can earn some of the following money-related badges:
- Money manager
- Budgeting
- Financing my future
- Good credit
- Philanthropy
The activities vary depending on age, with activities for 5-year-olds like recognizing different coins and activities for preteens like drawing up a budget. (Boy Scouts already have a "personal management" badge that requires them to complete activities like comparison shopping and stock market research.)


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BELLEVUE, Washington – Look out Blizzard, NCsoft developer ArenaNet is gunning for the top spot in the massively multiplayer online (MMO) games space with its ambitious Guild Wars 2. Mike O'Brien, studio head at ArenaNet, started the company, originally called TriForge, in 2000 after leaving Blizzard Entertainment along with Patrick Wyatt and Jeff Strain. NCsoft acquired the company in December 2002.
"We wanted to try new things and offer players new experiences," said O'Brien from his new Bellevue, Washington-based studio. "Online worlds have always been about leveling up. We thought it'd be great to take best elements of role-playing and strategy games, allowing players to build up extremely rich characters and then see how it stacks up against friends."
Gamers immediately connected with this concept, which was more akin to Magic: The Gathering than Dungeons & Dragons. ArenaNet sold over 7 million copies of Guild Wars around the globe. The game maker also took the unprecedented approach (at least back in 2005 when the game first launched) of only charging players for the boxed copy of the game, allowing for a AAA game experience minus the monthly subscription fees that Blizzard charges for World of Warcraft. The free-to-play business model, which has thrived in Asia, connected with gamers around the world as they explored Tyria. Micro-transactions continue to generate revenue for players who want to save time in the game world or want to further customize their creations.
"Guild Wars beat all of our expectations and our company grew as we put out four expansions and we came together as a team and learned how to build content," said O'Brien. "We got to a point where we wanted to see what we could accomplish next, so in 2007 we announced to our fans that we were going to start working on Guild Wars 2 and we'd be quiet for a while."
That long wait is finally coming to a close with an open beta test this coming weekend, where fans will get their first tour of the new Tyria, set 250 years after the events of the first game.
"We're in it to win it this time," said O'Brien. "We were number two to World of Warcraft with Guild Wars, now we want to beat them. We'll be satisfied when the Guild Wars 2 is the most successful MMO. I think we have something unique here and players are going to see it and understand why dynamic events are a way better content model than people have experienced before in online worlds. Word-of-mouth will get people to understand that we really are doing something new and different. The sky's the limit once this game is out. Online worlds have a networking effect. People will bring friends to Guild Wars 2. We hope all the people who play the beta weekend will tell their friends about it."
O'Brien has learned enough about the online worlds business to know not to judge sales of the game or active user base in the first year. Game worlds take time to grow an audience, but the company has the advantage of a huge installed base of Guild Wars fans who have been waiting five years for this game to come out.
As for the World of Warcraft-killer slogan that has been bandied about in the press, O'Brien said "nothing is going to kill WoW other than WoW. Games just don't die. But do gamers think we've seen the most popular online game we've ever seen and we'll never see something more popular than that? I don't think so. One MMO has been on the top of the heap for seven years now, but there's been a progression in the industry for other games being able to attract more and more players. And we're set to climb to the top."
O'Brien said ArenaNet and NCsoft are in this for the long run with Guild Wars 2. The team already has exciting new content that's in the works for expanding the new game world, although he's keeping mum on details right now.
"We want people to enjoy the game so much that they bring in friends and hang out year after year," said O'Brien. "We have so many things we're excited to introduce to the game over time to keep driving this living world, but our biggest challenge is getting the word out for anything that's new and different, The game really does provide the experience we set out to make when we created our manifesto video at the beginning of development."
Now it's time for fans to experience Guild Wars 2 for the first time, getting a taste of something unique enough to change the dynamics of the MMO games business. Whether ArenaNet, which is now 270 employees strong, can topple the giant Blizzard Entertainment, is in the hands of Guild Wars 1 fans and PC gamers, in general. Let the games begin.


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+3 votes Matt Dungan › July 12, 2011
Lots of water, on an old ball golf course, the teepads are nice but every hole is at or near 300' making your tee shots repetitive. There is hardly any elevation or trees. The water surrounding many of the holes is what makes it interesting.
+2 votes Mike Michalak › June 5, 2012
9 hole permaanent course is short and somewhat technical with water and road ob, every year an A- tier is ran here and they put in 12 longer temp holes that are very risk/reward oriented, played around several large ponds the temp course is very cool, give the 9 permanent original holes a B fdue to limited distance and the temp course an A, great all inclusive resort setting
+0 votes Jon DeCapua › July 3, 2013
If straight and flat sub 300 foot holes are your thing, then this is the course for you! OB's make it a little more interesting but probably more frustrating as it's nearly impossible to find your discs in the shallow but mucky water. The temp course that's set up for the Ohio Am Championship does improve upon the permanent layout. The well water served at the resort also tastes like poo, I would suggest bringing your own. Cheap camping is cool, the pool is nice and the Am Champ tourney is ...
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Maker Faire 2011: BurdaStyle's Online Community for DIY Fashion
A staple of Maker Faire is the sewing and needlecrafts section. And where would any good craftster be in this day and age without and online community dedicated to their hobby? BurdaStyle welcomed in sewers, offering a free
Announcing Finalists in the Independent Handbag Designer Awards (Photos)
More than 1,000 independent handbag designers submitted their designs for a chance to win the esteemed 2011 Independent Handbag Designer Award hosted by InStyle
Vitamin A Green Bikini's are Sexy and Sustainable, Too (Photos)
From designer Amahlia Stevens comes a sexy new line of sustainable swimsuits by Vitamin A. Made in the USA with Repreve, a 100% recycled nylon fiber, the capsule collection offers a slew of colors and styles choose from.
Couture Vintage Fashion Boutique Pops Up in New York City to Benefit Art of Elysium (Photos)
One look at Decades collection of designer frocks and you'll think you've died and gone to vintage fashion heaven.
Market Publique Lookbook Gives Vintage Fashion a Modern Spin (Photos)
I've been raving over swap, borrow, buy sites like I-Ella and ReFashioner recently, but when it comes to vintage fashion, Market Publique is leading the pack.
Lauren Bush Opens FEED Project Pop-Up with New York Cupcake Shop
Photo: Emma Grady FEED Projects by Lauren Bush is getting support from local New York bakery The Little Cupcake Bakeshop. Both in Nolita and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, the cupcake shop is selling FEED Projects apparel and accessories to support the United
Turning Waste into Beautiful Green Jewelry: WoodWear by Andrea
This is the ultimate in sustainable business: one small business creating a product from the "waste" created by another local business.
'Proud Mary' Brings Guatemalan Textiles to Market with Ethical Home and Fashion Accessories
From Charleston, South Carolina comes a new socially conscious textile design company called Proud Mary that's turning hand woven and sewn textiles made by artisans in Guatemala into beautiful home and fashion accessories.
John Hardy and Angela Lindvall Launch Luxury Recycled Jewelry Collection (Photos)
John Hardy Creative Director Guy Bedarida and supermodel Angela Lindvall in Bali. Photos: courtesy John Hardy Jewelry designer John Hardy is teaming up with supermodel and Alter Eco star Angela Lindvall to launch "Hijau Dua," a handcrafted collection of
Rookcase: Recycled Books Transformed Into iPad & Kindle Cases
If you're an avid Kindle, iPad or Nook user but still love the feel of a real book, you may still be able to have your literary cake and eat it too. Merging a love of the old with the new-fangled -- and topped with a paradoxical element
Ask Pablo: Is Barefoot Running Greener?
Image credit: John Kochmanski, used under Creative Commons license.Dear Pablo: I have seen more and more people running barefoot. Do you think it is better for the environment? Barefoot running, or running with so-called minimalist shoes, is a
Hester Street Fair to Open with Festival of Ideas NYC (Event)
Summer weather is finally here and with it comes a much-loved weekend past time: flea market shopping!
Sprout Watches Plans Pop-Up Shop in New York City for Earth Day
Sprout Watches, a new environmentally-minded watch company, is popping up in New York City on Earth Day and, in addition to showing their latest collection, they're teaming up with local artists and vendors to help support local
This Weekend, Shop Local Artisan-Made Fashion at Hell's Kitchen Flea Market (NYC Event)
We're all about local artisan-made, one-of-a-kind clothing, accessories and jewelry and so we're a little excited about the fact that The {NewNew}, a local collective of independent Etsy artists, is joining the Hell's Kitchen Flea
Alternate Wedding Gifts for the Royal Couple
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DIY Solar Powered T-Shirt Motivates You to Work Out
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It used to be that if your screen cracked on your laptop, you'd just replace the LCD and be done with it. That unfortunately is no longer the case. With the introduction of the Unibody Macbook and Macbook pro models, Apple changed the design of the display assembly. Now, there is a glass panel assembly that is placed on top of the LCD panel. The good news is that it is possible to crack just the glass panel and save yourself some money. The bad news is that it is also possible to crack both the glass panel and the LCD.
If you take your Macbook to most repair companies with a cracked display, they'll undoubtedly say you need to replace the entire display assembly and charge you some astronomical figure. It really isn't an extremely difficult procedure to do yourself however, and so we've created the guide below to show you just how to do it.
The guide below is for the 13 Inch Macbook and Macbook Pro Unibody models. The 15 Inch procedure is similar, but not identical. We'll have that guide available shortly.
If you're not up for the repair, our Mac Service Center can do the job for you for $154.95 for a 15″ Macbook Pro, $154.95 for a 13″ Macbook or Macbook Pro, or $164.95 for a 17″ Macbook Pro.
To begin, use a heat gun to loosen the double sided adhesive strip that holds the glass in place. Use caution, and heat the glass in short segments as over heating can cause damage to your LCD.With the glass heated, place a strong suction cup on the glass and pull up and away from the glass.
If heated properly, you'll be able to see a small gap between the glass and the and the rest of the display. Insert a thin piece of plastic such as a credit card or movie rental card into the opening. Work the piece of plastic in enough where it can be slid along the seem of the glass. This will break the adhesive strip holding the glass in place.Repeat this procedure along the entire edge of the glass assembly. When you meet resistance, heat the area and repeat.
To reassemble, place the LCD back in the frame, and insert the LVDS cable backwards through the opening in the bottom the display frame. Then pull the cable through the opening. You can use a plastic pry tool to assist you in routing the cable. Be very careful with this cable as it can be easily damaged.
Line the bottom of the LCD up with the bottom frame, and slide it into the groove in the bottom frame. Then make sure the 6 screw holes are properly aligned. Replace the 6 philip head screws.
Before putting the glass back on, use a cloth to glean any dust or fingerprints from the LCD and glass panel.
Glass Panel – $69.95
LCD Panel – $169.95
@ bvalcourt – Sounds like you purchased the wrong screen. You need to get the right one for your model. You can use our Parts by serial system to get the correct part for your system.
Own a MacBook pro unibody 17″. Had screen bken issue. got an exact looking LCD assembly complete. but the lcd cable is different. How different? Well, the main connector(same fit on both)but is placed different. one is on the left side on original but right side on replacement. Now it appears the other 2 small connectors are not the same fit
Questions 1 How do I know specific cable for my mobo? obviously I'll have to take the screen lcd apart to get to cable attached on the back. Just checking if there's something I need to do 1st as this is my first try with MAC. I'm a pc guy.
@ Kevin – No, you don't have to remove the body.
Do you need to remove the screen from the body of a MacBook Pro (15″, mid 2012) prior to changing the glass?
@ Peter – You need to get the display for your model year. Any screen will not work.
I have a 2010 Macbook Pro model A1278. The screen (LCD and glass) is cracked, so I know I need to replace both parts.
Here's my question: will ANY A1278 screen work, or does it HAVE to be a 2010 screen? Is the screen of a 2010 A1278 different than one for a 2008 A1278 (for example)?
@ shreyas – You likely need to replace your LCD to fix that issue.
I have
MacBook Pro 13.3″
Processor:2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (P8600)
Model #:A1278
Production Year:2010
and on screen there are 3 vertical thin lines appear ( Blue, Yellow and red ) constantly ( No blinking ) I see them constantly , what I need to replace and which parts I need to order from this website ( Please suggest tools also )
@ Bill – You'll have the replace the LCD to fix that issue.
I have vertical lines, about 1″ wide appearing on the right third of my 15″ unibody screen. They were intermittent at first, as I could apply pressure and they'd go away. If I follow your instructions to access the screen, is there a place where I may find an unseated portion of a cable or aspect of the LCD that I can reseat, or do you think I will need to replace the entire LCD display?
Thank you!
Bill on Vashon
@ Diego – Yes, the procedure is the same.
Hi There, I was wondering if this procedure it is possible also with Macbook Pro 13″ late 2011 models.
@John – With liquid damage it is hard to tell. It could be the logic board or the Display. We do offer a free diagnosis service if you wanted to send the machine in to us to be professionally diagnosed.
I've got a 13″ A1278 MacBook Pro, which had a small amount of plain water spilled over the keyboard area.
After drying etc…the laptop physically powers up correctly and seems to work in every way with the exception of the display which is definitely on (if I point a torch at the screen and look carefully, I can see everything from bootup to desktop correctly)
I've had a look at the cable & logic board connector and there seems to be a small amount of black on the cable pins which may/may not have been there beforehand.
In your opinion, could this be an LCD backlight fault (they don't have inverters do they?) needing a new screen or maybe a cable fault or something else?
Thanks in advance!
@Bob – The part is $179.95 and labor is $95. You can give us a call at 1-866-726-3342, option 2 to speak to our repair department.
we have a 17″ macvook pro with anti glare display screen. Nom the display is scratched. display is fine but the scratch mark is viosible. I was wondering hpow can that be fiixed? Apple wants over $500.00. if I send my laptop to you what is the turn arround time and total cost.
if i want to do it is there any guide? one vodeo I watched shows to take out entire display apart and reinstall it. can I just install the glass?
If you have a 17″ Macbook Pro, then your LCD should be 17.1″. If your LCD is 15.3″, then you have a 15″ Macbook Pro. We sell the glass for the 13″, 15″ and 17″ Macbook models at our online store.
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I have a MacBook Pro 17″ with a 15.3″ display that needs a new glass. The LCD still works fine. Does anybody know where I can find such a glass. I believe that the same instructions as for the 15″ model still apply. Thanks, Fred
I'd remove the glass, clean it, and then replace the adhesive strips with new ones.
I have a late 2008 Macbook Unibody 13.3″. The glass i not broken. The adhesive strip on the bottom under the name Macbook is slipping. If I daily press a finger along the bottom egde, it will hold. If I forget a day or two it will slip. Some dust has managed to come in behind the glass. Most not visible when the LCD is lit. On larger speckle is however quite annoying. In the long run not satisfying and more dust can be expected I guess.
I am afraid that I have to take of the glass? You say it should be possible without disassembling the the casing and everything. I guess I would start with the bottom of the glass since it is where it slips, but I feel the space for manouvre is very thight if I start just there. Any suggestions? Two more questions. Can I use any adhesive strip or should I have you send them to me (europe) and please some clever advice for removing dust and cleaning the glass and the LCD. Hopefully I will never come there again.
Thanks in advance
with the bottom of teh glass
If you don't see dark blotches on the screen, then most likely the LCD is fine and you just need to replace the glass.
I'm Perty sure just the glass is cracked on my 15 " pro how can I b sure? Thanks in advance
It will technically fit, but you'll have a metal sliver on the top of the display from where the bezel doesn't cover the LCD frame and you'll also have metal exposed on the corners from where the later generation models were more square than rounded. You'll also have uneven edges, but it will technically work.
I would like to know if this 13″ Macbook Unibody screen would fit on an older Macbook 13″ White..I want to mod it
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Something magical has happened in Napa Valley, and more specifically in the town of Napa itself. If you're a food and wine lover and you've never been to the area, put it on your list of things to do before you die. Especially now, while foreign travel is iffy and domestic tourism brims with bargains.
California is full of tourist attractions, Disneyland being the largest in the southland, and the wine country being the most distinctive in the north. Each has its merits, and given the frequency of tourists to these areas, the surrounding neighborhoods and towns have created a full menu of other spots worth a visit—a kind of "value-added tourism."
One case in point is the wine country. The treasured Napa Valley has always attracted visitors to the picturesque towns of St. Helena and Yountville. But the city of Napa, entryway to the valley from the Bay Area, functioned more as a home for those who worked in these winery towns or provided such unromantic support services as car sales, rug cleaning, and other Yellow Pages occupations.
Then, in November 2001, along came a magical attraction on the banks of the Napa River, within the confines of the City of Napa: COPIA, The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts. Spearheaded by Robert and Margrit Mondavi and other wine country leaders, this $55 million not-for-profit cultural center and museum finally opened its doors to the public, giving form to what had been a mere concept back in 1988.
When I first heard about COPIA, I thought it would be—or at least might be—as tacky as the gift shops that dot wine country shopping centers and Bay Area airport terminals. I was so wrong.
COPIA couldn't be more tasteful, more world-class, and more stimulating to people of all ages and walks of life. The permanent and changing exhibits range from amusing, interactive looks at food and culture, to stunning art pieces and thought-provoking sculptures. Even the architecture and the grounds reflect the ambiance that comes with a true appreciation for the good life. If Disneyland is commercial, loud, and shallow, then the understated COPIA is the anti-Disneyland. It's almost Zen-like in its calm and serene setting, but it's also full of fun. At COPIA, you leave with unlimited food for thought and family discussion, instead of animamatronic refrains from "It's a small world..." repeating ceaselessly in your mind.
COPIA is still being discovered by tourists, yet already its mere existence has spawned a cultural change in the town of Napa. New restaurants, shops, and artisanal food merchants dot the nearby area, offering plenty of exciting dining and shopping opportunities. But the restaurant at COPIA (which could have been as un-inviting as a cafeteria lunchroom) is the place to be. "Julia's Kitchen," as it's named, reflects the same comfortable hospitality, refined but casual, as Ms. Child herself. Once in its presence, you won't want to leave.
And why would anyone want to leave a place with menus that feature Crispy Artichoke Heart stuffed with Crescenza cheese and oven-dried tomato vinaigrette; entrees of Wild Mushroom Millefeuille with baby leeks, carrot confit and white truffle oil; and such desserts as Meyer lemon soufflé with honey lavender cream. (Or skip the standard menu items and opt for the chef's tasting menu.) Now under the direction of Joachim Splichal's Patina Group, Julia's Kitchen is an open one, allowing guests to view talented Chef Victor Scargle and crew craft intricate delicacies (using produce from COPIA's own organic gardens) with ballet-like grace, timing and precision. Each plate that emerges from the kitchen is quite appropriately an individual, edible work of art to view first, and then savor. Eat slow. You'll want to remember every bite.
Eating and sipping are only two of the attractions at COPIA. Who knew that food and wine could spark creativity and entertainment in all art forms? Full and current details of COPIA's complete menu of events, shows, and attractions can be found at www.copia.org, but just a short list of summer 2003's highlights include:
A Taste of COPIA Luncheon Series
OGIM (Oh Gosh! It's Monday) Outdoor Concert Series
Dinner and a Movie Friday Nights
Garden Programs
Kids at COPIA engaging summer activities for the whole family
Golden Age of Wine
Jacques Pépin Shares Stories from his Memoir, The Apprentice
Holidays at COPIA: Father's Day, Summer Solstice, Independence Day
Garden Tea Party
Slow Food Weekend: Celebrate Ethnic Cuisine
The Persian Pantry New Food of Life: A Picture of Persia
Community Day!
New York Wine & Food Classic
Inaugural COPIA Wine Country Tour
The Casual Vineyard Table with Carolyn Wente and Kimball Jones
COPIA: New Home for Napa's Farmers' Market
COPIA's Exhibition Schedule of shows you won't see elsewhere includes:
Wheatfields (March 21—June 30, 2003)
Abstract compositions illustrate aerial views of wheatfields after harvest.
Floating Botanica: Sculptures by Ming Fay (April 18—Aug. 4, 2003)
Several sculptural installations evolve around a surrealistic fantasy of real and imagined objects from nature
Wit & Wine: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics (May 22—Sept. 1, 2003)
Beautiful, technically sophisticated, and often amusing, from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
John Ruppert: Moon Gourds & Crucible (May 23—Sept. 1, 2003)
Giant cast metal gourds surrounding a 9-foot high transparent chain-link vessel, create a charged, lunar-like landscape.
Eating and Drinking in Splendor: Georgian Silver (June 13—Sept. 22, 2003)
Splendid silver serving pieces dramatically illustrate how and how much, people dined and drank during the period; from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection
Grapes in the Golden West: The Early Wine Trade in California (July 4—Sept. 29, 2003)
Fascinating, colorful examples of rare graphic advertising from earlier days.
Salad Dressing (September 18, 2003—January 5, 2004)
Explores what happens when artists and designers turn foodstuffs-or their images-into garments.
Forks in The Road: Food, Wine and The American Table
A light-hearted look at America's approach to food and drink
(inaugural permanent exhibition)
If the list of this summer's events at COPIA haven't yet convinced you to plan for a visit, perhaps a sampling of the fare at Julia's Kitchen will. Below are some of the specialties of the house, provided by Executive Chef Victor Scargle. Salud!
NOTE: Julia's Kitchen is open to visitors during regular COPIA hours, Wednesday through Monday, serving lunch, 11:30am to 3:00pm, and dinner, Thursday through Sunday, 5:30 to 9:30pm. For reservations, please call (707) 265-5700, or reserve on line at www.opentable.com.
COPIA is located at 500 First Street in downtown Napa along the Scenic Napa River. Hours are Wednesday through Monday 10am—5pm (closed Tuesday). Admission is $12.50 for adults, $10.00 for students & seniors and $7.50 for children between 6-12 years. Memberships are available. For additional information, please call (707) 259-1600, or visit the website at www.copia.org. COPIA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit cultural center and museum whose mission is to investigate and celebrate the culture of the collective table through wine, food & the arts.
Kate's Global Kitchen for June 2003:
6/06/03 Summer Under Pressure
6/13/03 Napa's Gemstone: COPIA
6/20/03 Lemongrass Unlimited
6/27/03 Summery Cheese Spreads
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Tanya Wexler's "Hysteria" feels much like what would result if one took the conceptual gist of Sara Ruhl's sublimely witty play "In the Next Room."
Tanya Wexler's "Hysteria" feels much like what would result if one took the conceptual gist of Sara Ruhl's sublimely witty play "In the Next Room," put it through committee-driven script development, and aimed for the kind of boisterous costume crowdpleaser that congratulates its audience for enjoying such refined entertainment even as it panders. This fictive comedy about the real-life use of vibrators to treat Victorian ladies' "hysterical" disorders will attract enough positive notices from the usual suspects to support ads suggesting critical consensus. But the overcalculated pic could earn a quick ancillary exit just as easily as sleeper success.
The winking tone is set by the coy announcement "This story is based on true events. Really." Fledging physician Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy) is introduced being fired from his latest 1880s London post for once again insisting on progressive medical ideas (like hospital hygiene) at time when leeches and bleeding are still accepted treatments. Desperate for a job, he lands at the door of Dr. Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce), who is doing a booming business among genteel ladies afflicted with "hysteria" — a blanket term for practically any female complaint, especially psychological. Dalrymple's method consists of having them lay down on a table, bare legs parted behind a discreet puppet-theater curtain, and manually massaging their privates to release "nervous tension." It is stressed this procedure is strictly therapeutic, not sexual, but then these patients probably have no idea what an orgasm is. They just know they really, really like their treatment. Mortimer proves a quick study (though he develops hand cramps from so much friggery), even being encouraged to woo his mentor's favored daughter, Emily (Felicity Jones), who has a thornier sibling, suffragette Charlotte (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who irks Papa no end by helping the lower classes at a charity settlement house. Ahead-of-her-time "feisty" with a vengeance, she's like Mary Poppins juggling copies of "Das Kapital" and "The Female Eunuch." Naturally, idealistic but convention-bound Mortimer is going to realize he wants to be this spitfire's domestic partner rather than Emily's dully respectable husband. But not before a lot of predictable contrivances, including a trial scene that allows the two leads to speechify points the film has already made glaringly obvious. Most of the comedy comes from Mortimer and wealthy layabout pal Edmund's (Rupert Everett) semi-accidental invention of the vibrator — which saves Mortimer's hand further stress and works hitherto undreamt wonders for Dalrymple's clientele. In contrast with the subtle humor playwright Ruhl eked from erotic awakening under moralistically blindered circumstances, "Hysteria" offers broad laffs via stereotypes and slapstick. Dancy manages a few sly moments, and Everett is as ever a scene-stealer, if barely recognizable under a beard and altered features, and with a raspy voice. But the estimable Pryce and Jones are wasted, along with many other fine thesps, while Gyllenhaal works too gratingly hard in an already strained role. Shot in England and Luxembourg, pic is handsome enough on design levels, pro in tech departments. Orchestral score is galumphingly frolicksome in an elephant-in-toeshoes way.Hysteria
An Informant Media and Forthcoming Films production in association with Beachfront Films and Chimera Films. (International sales: Elle Driver, Paris.) Produced by Sarah Curtis, Judy Cairo, Tracey Becker. Executive producers, Michael A. Simpsons, Eric Brenner, Ken Atchity, Sandra Siegel, Leo Joseph, Nathalie Joseph, Mark Kress, Hakan Kousetta, Claudia Blumhuber, Florian Dargel, Peter Fudakowski, Stephen Dyer. Directed by Tanya Wexler. Screenplay, Stephen Dyer, Jonah Lisa Dyer.
Camera (color, widescreen), Sean Bobbit; editor, Jon Gregory; music, Gast Waltzing; additional music, Christian Henson; production designer, Sophie Becher; supervising art director, Bill Crutcher; set decorator, Charlotte Watts; costume designer, Nic Ede; sound (Dolby Digital), Martin Trevis; assistant director, Laurence Rexter-Baker; casting, Gaby Kester. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Gala Presentations), Sept. 12, 2011. Running time: 99 MIN.
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis of Breast Cancer Tissues; Identifying Differences between Normal Breast, Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast.
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A nondestructive method employing Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy coupled with attenuated total reflectance (ATR) objective for the analysis of histopathological specimens is described. Malignant breast tissue specimens have been analyzed to demonstrate the hypothesis that chemical changes taking place in biological tissue can be reliably and reproducibly identified. This study is the first report to elucidate clear spectral differences between different ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) grades. Sixty individual cases of breast carcinoma including DCIS and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and seven cases of normal breast tissues were studied using the FTIR-ATR spectroscopic technique. FTIR analysis of tissue sections has provided distinct spectra that can be used to distinguish between the nuclear grades of DCIS and IDC of the breast. It was concluded that FTIR could objectively and reproducibly discriminate between DCIS and IDC grades without sample destruction. In the future, applications of FTIR approaches should become feasible in the nondestructive express classification of grades and diagnosis of breast carcinoma.
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Title: | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis of Breast Cancer Tissues; Identifying Differences between Normal Breast, Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast |
Keywords: | FTIR-ATR spectroscopy, breast carcinoma, invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), breast cancer, RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPY, FTIR SPECTROSCOPY, BIOLOGICAL TISSUES, PROGNOSTIC FACTORS, LUNG TISSUES, SPECTRA, MICROSPECTROSCOPY, CELLS, CLASSIFICATION, EPIDEMIOLOGY |
UCL classification: | UCL > School of BEAMS UCL > School of BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences |
URI: | http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/408728 |
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Re: Piecewise function generator
I forgot to show you a way without recursivity jjj[{{x1_,y1_},{x2_,y2_}},var_]:={ LessEqual[x1,var,x2], ((y2-y1)*var+y1*x2-y2*x1)/(x2-x1)}; this is the same as before g[x_]:=Apply[Which, Flatten[Map[jjj[#,x]&, Thread[List[Drop[pts,-1],Drop[RotateLeft[pts],-1]]]]]] this define the function by mapping jjj on the pair of points: {{p1,p2},{p2,p3},{p3,p4},...} which is build using Thread, List Drop and RotateLeft In[] g[XX] Out[] Which[20 <= XX <= 50, (-12. + 0.72*XX)/30, 50 <= XX <= 250, (160. + 0.*XX)/200, 250 <= XX <= 5000, (3999. - 0.796*XX)/4750] In[] g[80] Out[] 0.8 of course you can Plot g[x] and also add a condition for x<x1 I hope this will help P. Nardone


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Painting beads, each and every one unique. I enjoy doing this :)
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
Stampel Textiles!
I have been working on lots of textile designs lately and hope to have some new textile products finished by the end of May ready for Markit, in Melbourne's Fed Square on Sunday the 26th May! Exciting times. I've been really enjoying working with this medium again. There have been lots of advances with printing since I last did my research (and got disheartened!) with vegetable dyes becoming more commonly used and accessibility to a larger range of natural fibers (organic hemp's and cotton's) domestically. Times are a changin'. Stay tuned :)
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Hello again!
It's been so long since I've done a blog post! I have never been great at it. I am actually just loving Pinterest and Instagram as sharing platforms right now. To break the drought I thought I'd share 3 great things I'm drooling over today. This Chair. This Weaving and this Watercolour.
I think it might be time for me to get a new website!
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The Big Design Market!
So, we will be here this weekend! The line-up of designers is ace and I think I'll be walking away with a few purchases/ presents myself. I thought I'd share a few pics of things I'll have at my stall. Lots of new colour surf spray vessels, spotty necklaces, speckly new earrings, lots of macrame hangers with hand painted pots AND some hand dyed silk scarves, they're pretty special.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
November makings
Jewellery Hanger Marathon 2012 is over for now. The above are bound for Design Files Open House, which I can't wait to see, the fab Craft Victoria and a couple will be coming with me to Markit next Sunday!
Friday, November 9, 2012
So busy making Christmas orders for pop ups, stores, design files open house and markets! Below are a few instagram shots from the studio. Please pop along to Markit in 2 weeks, lots of new goodies to share :)
Friday, October 19, 2012
Nathalie Du Pasquier
I remember seeing Nathalie Du Pasquier's prints, and memphis Furniture pieces whilst studying different movements at Uni and thinking they were pretty sweet. Since my husband gave me some gorgeous gifts wrapped in her printed hankies for my birthday, I've fallen in love. After the Christmas madness (which presently has me sanding timber and painting lots of spots!) I am putting my heart back into textile design for a little bit to see what I come up with.
Even her website layout is raw and inspiring. Love it all. All images via
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Mean Betty: Hands Off Matthew Morrison, Gwynnie!
The Goopy one was spotted covering her face whilst out with Mr. Glee.
-Mean Betty
Did you watch the ACM Awards, pets? Truly it was a fun night, but the best part … we weren't subjected to yet ANOTHER Gwyneth Paltrow musical performance! Mean was beginning to wonder if we would ever have the pleasure of a Gwynnie-free musical awards show. But now we know WHY Gwyneth was absent Sunday night — and no, it's not because she isn't a musician (when has that ever stopped her before?). Oh no … 'twas because she was out and about with Matthew Morrison!
Read ACM Awards Red Carpet: The Great, The Bad, and The Blah
According to the Daily Mail, "The actress tried to hide from photographers as she was seen leaving the five-star Grosvenor House Hotel at 2 a.m. with the 32-year-old hunk."
2 a.m.? What married mother of two is out with another man — "work friend" or not — at 2 in the morning? Mean Betty shudders to think what Mr. Mean would say if such a thing occurred.
(And by "Mr. Mean," Mean Betty means Jon Hamm, in the future, when we finally comes to his senses and sweeps Mean Betty off her perfectly pedicured feet… sigh.)
Ug. Mean Betty's tummy turns at the thought of Gwynnie getting her organic, wheat-free, eco-er-than-thou clutches into the adorable Matthew Morrison. Already there's a rumor that Mrs. (emphasis on the MRS!) Goop is going to be hanging on the coattails of Matthew's solo tour.
Quoth Matthew: "We're talking about it, it's just gonna be if our schedules match up. Elton's really interested and Gwyneth's interested as well."
Mean Betty is sure she is!
Oh an by the way, here's how Gwyneth Paltrow "hides":
We can see you, Gwynnie.
Tell Mean Betty, darlings, would you go see a live concert with Matthew and Gwynnie? Or would you rather scratch your own nails across a chalkboard?
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Capax Global
Profilen Capax Global är inte tillgänglig i Svenska. Informationen är tillgänglig i English (US).
Capax Global's workshop series teaches organizations how to mine their data and answer strategic questions using Azure services, including Machine Learning, ADF, Power BI, and how IoT can change the way business is done. Capax has moved large volumes of data between the cloud and on-premises environments around the world. This experience gives them the credentials to:
• Take customers through an exploratory roadmap of exercises increasing their understanding of what the Azure service family can provide
• Step customers through live case studies and correlate how Azure services and PowerBI can be used to answer questions within their industry/organization.
• Leave each customer with a blueprint that they can execute on and plan for in the future
Capax will also fully support the architecture, implementation and support of the technologies required to reach a client's end goal including SQL, Data Warehouse, and related ADF, ML and Power BI services.


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Quote:Why is it when we get older hair grows on everything elese better than it does on our heads? Ears, nose, knuckles, anywhere else but your head. Hmmmm?
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OCZ trims product lines, workforce These are tough times for OCZ. In September, the company's founder and CEO stepped down, allegedly over accusations of mismanagement. Less than one month... Type: News story Tags: Storage |
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Would you be OK with any of these?
Warning: some of these "philias" are NSFNFS (Not Suitable For Nightmare-Free Sleep).
Via one of our favorite sources comes a fun illustrated diagram featuring fetishes such as microphilia, an attraction to little people, and 24 other extraordinarily kinky, creepy sexual proclivities.
Here are a few of the fetishes that are way creepier than golden showers, along with examples of those afflicted with these preferences:
- Tricophilia: arousal from hair. (eg. A yeti's girlfriend, the guy who rescued Rapunzel)
- Hybristophilia: arousal to people who have committed crimes. (eg. Bonnie, Clyde, pen pals who marry incarcerated murderers)
- Retifism: arousal from shoes. (eg. Half of the world's population)
- Abasiophilia: attraction to people with leg braces. (eg. Er, Jenny from Forrest Gump?)
According to one fetish poll, masochism is the top ranking "alternative" sexual predilection, followed closely by odaxelagnia (biting) and xenophilia (attraction to foreigners), all of which are leaps and bounds more manageable than, say, coprophilia (arousal from feces).
Now, we know that what floats one person's sexual boat can equate to a quickly sinking libido for others. Talking dirty can take some getting used to if it isn't your go-to, for example. It's the dachryphiliacs, those attracted to making one cry, and emetophiliacs, those attracted to vomit, who might have a tougher time working out their differences with their partners.
Could anyone put up with these strange sexual desires? Take a look and decide for yourself.


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Come aboard a modern day super carrier and fly on the cutting edge in the F-14 Tomcats of VF-84 Jolly Roger as youre blasted from 0 to 180 m.p.h. in a couple of seconds with no runaway leftover.Youll push it to the edge of the envelope at fighter town U.S.A. as you go head to head with the best of the best in F-18s F-4s and the Navys new aggressor aircraft the F-16 Fighting Falcon.The Navy calls it fighting weapons school the pilots call it Top Gun!! Youre there for the kill in a live twisting and turning high speed dual as Tomcats fly fangs out and splash Libyan MiGs.Well tangle with bogies while flying high cover for Hornets intruders and Prowlers as they go ashore to take the attack Downtown.Strap on your speed jeans light the afterburns and go ballistic in the new F-14D Super Tomcat. Get the first look at T-45 Goshawks which will train navel aviators in the 21st century TOMCAT TERRITORY where only the winners get to live!
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Boundary Map
The Bailey Gatzert neighborhood is defined by the following geographic boundaries:
- Northern Border: Cherry Street/James Way
- Western Border: Alaskan Way
- Southern Border: S. Dearborn Street
- Eastern Border: 23rd Avenue S.
Our Community
Neighborhood Strengths:
- A group of resident leaders who continuously work to improve their community
- One of the most historically diverse neighborhoods in Seattle
- 16 Parks
- 5 Sports Recreation Sites
- 4 Community Centers
- 2 Neighborhood Service Centers
- 3 Community Gardens
- 2 Libraries
- 5 Public Health Centers
- 7 Food Banks
- 25+ Religious Institutions
- Dozens of add'l arts and enrichment organizations, non-profits, and other community groups
Neighborhood Challenges:
- Academic Achievement Gap. Persistence of an academic achievement gap between students from different socio- economic backgrounds. In 2008-2009 there was a 40% difference in the WASL passing rate in Math and Science between low-income and middle/upper income students at Garfield High School.
- Poverty. 36% of neighborhood residents live at or below the federal poverty level.
- Demographic shifts. Significant demographic shifts challenge neighborhood residents to form community.


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Does God write sadness, struggle, disease and dissonance into our lives for it's beauty? Is suffering symphonic? Is life a victory march or a broken hallelujah -- or both?
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SUPERVALU has been right up there with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters as one of the most humbling crashes of 2012. The company continued to fall hard throughout the year, and now is down more than 60% in the past three months alone. A multitude of factors are at play, but the biggest headlines are a suspension of their dividend, perpetually weaker same-store sales, and pension liabilities. SUPERVALU's fall stands as a lesson to shareholders that not all dividends are created equal. In this grocer's case, it had a great yield at almost 8%, but it was built on shaky ground and was more the product of a deteriorating shareprice than anything else.
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Synopsis: | Gang of bumbling crooks kidnap a bratty little kid, find out they got more than they bargained for. |
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Producer(s): | Zephyr Films. |
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I am a 50-year organic vegetable grower and the author of "The All Natural Vegetable Garden: Art and Science." There! I tell you my biases up front. Henry I. Miller, who attacked organic agriculture in "The Myth of Organic Agriculture" (Jan. 12), did not tell his biases.
He works at the Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank in California. In the past he has worked with organizations funded by corporations like Phillip Morris in its fight to say cigarettes don't cause cancer; with Monsanto, the international agri-chemical and bio-tech company in its fight to push more chemicals and GMOs (genetically modified organisms) into our food supply; and with oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil in its fight to deny climate change. It's not surprising that someone who has worked for the profit of corporations should oppose the rising tide of organic agriculture and its disconnect from those corporations.
It is surprising, though, that Dr. Miller would misrepresent the conclusion of the study central to his argument. He says the study suggested that there is little or no advantage to organic food. The study actually concludes: "Consumption of organic foods may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria."
And it is certainly surprising that Dr. Miller, when he discusses the human consequences of agriculture, can only mention the backbreaking nature of farming. He must have forgotten the human consequences for the people who live in farm country or for the farm workers who labor in the fields. I think Dr. Miller should remember what Pittsburgher and now UCLA theater artist and food activist Peter Sellars says: "When you taste the strawberry picked by that farm worker, can you taste the cancer, can you taste the miscarriage?"
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I'm surprised by this. He weighs 215 and is pretty tall...I can't imagine he has that much more to lose. I tried looking for the clip from the Today Show, but they only had pictures of before and after- no video. Those compression garments much be something else...I might need to invest in some!
I understand how they hide the flab at the finale, BUT why do the women look like they all received face/neck lifts. Come on you lose weight you are going to lose it in those areas. Just an observation.
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I agree with you that some transverence is normal, and I'm basing my thoughts on this on what we've seen historically when contestants are switched to another trainer.
Typically, contestants are upset over the change (as they have been with Jillian), but Bob's people take it to a whole other level... they fall apart. I forget which season it was, but a whole group of Bob's peeps went kind of ballistic over being switched... and it indicates to me that Bob has something here he needs to work on.
Some dependance is normal, but extreme dependance does not properly prepare people for life without him. It is something about Bob, because Jillian did really well with following up with her contestants and maintaining relationships with them that weren't so... I don't know, weird!
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John is 6'4" tall and Antone is 6'5" tall.
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This is the first season in a long time that I was very disappointed in who won. I feel like John is arrogant, ungrateful, and has a weird sense of entitlement to the title of The Biggest Loser. He wouldn't shut up, and I noticed several times that he wanted to keep the stage when Ali needed to get things moving. Even standing on the scale he started to say something more and she cut him off. Way to go Ali.
But what chapped my a$$ more than anything was John's complete disregard for Dolvett. He was looking at Bob like he was a holy savior instead of a trainer from Tennessee. I totally get how Bob bonds with people, it's part of what makes him successful... but he's not the only trainer that knows how to motivate people.
I seriously didn't expect to like whomever replaced Jillian. I wasn't a huge Jillian fan, but I'm not big on change! I couldn't stand either Brett or Cara, so I didn't have high hopes for any new trainer this season. Dolvett simply blew me away. I like his style, I like his honesty and his integrity, and I love the way he makes a person look deep into themselves to find the strength to change their lives. He might not give off the warm fuzzies like Bob does in the beginning, but he gets results, he earns respect, and you can tell he is a real human being. I am so glad he decided to stick around and it will only be he and Bob next season.
Glad to see Dolvett return next season. Bye Anna. It will be interesting with two male trainers.
I too thought it was rather strange that John did not also thank Dovett, but I did notice that Dolvett did mention that it was not important who got thanked but that the contestants all got results. Now that is classy and a tiny little dig at John if you want to look at it that way.
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Did anyone else notice that Anna did not feature much in last night's finale? The camera didn't even show her much. She must have parted from the show on very bad terms.


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The Dale Cockatrice
A Cockatrice was supposedly killed here when the peat in which it was hiding were set on fire. It had, according to local tradition been found whilst still in its egg. A woman had got her hen to sit on the egg until it hatched. Unfortunately when it hatched it ate the hen's chicks then ran off. Read More »
Dalry Dragon
The worm here was white in colour and this legend may have inspired Bram Stoker's novel 'Lair of the White Worm'. It wound itself around Mote Hill and got up to the usual tricks. A local blacksmith made a suit of armour covered with retractable spikes. Read More »
Dean Castle
Dean Castle is a restored towerhouse and palace standing in a wooded valley - from which it derives its name - not far from the urban centre of Kilmarnock. Read More »
Dechmont Woods Encounter
Bob Taylor's encounter with the mysterious spheres in Dechmont wood near Livingston in Scotland, is probably one of the most written about cases of a close encounter in Britain. The case stands as one of the most intriging in British Ufology. Read More »
Drumlanrig Castle
Only the cellars remain of the original 14th century castle in which Mary Queen of Scots stayed in 1563. The mansion, which now stands on the site, was built in the 1700s for William Douglas, the first Duke of Queensberry. Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed at the castle in 1745, after his unsuccessful invasion of England. Read More »
Dryburgh Abbey House Hotel
The Premonstratensian Dryburgh Abbey was founded in 1150 by Hugh de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale. Now a ruin it rests within the grounds of the baronial Dryburgh Abbey Hose Hotel. The hotel itself is said to have been built on the location of an earlier house from which the haunting may have originated. Read More »
Dryfesdale Churchyard and Bridge
Confronted by a ghost: The other night (a correspondent of the Daily News writes) A young man had an extraordinary experience near Lockerbie. The Dryfe Bridge beside which is the old cemetery---has long been notorious as a haunt of ghosts. Having to cross the bridge going from the town the young man happened to glance to the right and saw a tall and white ghostly figure. Read More »
Dumfries Bypass
On 17 December 2010 the Dumfries Standard published the following story by Julie Watt entitled 'Ghost hunter has spooky experience on Dumfries bypass'. Read More »
Dumfries UFO (1978)
On 31st December 1978 an object was seen hovering in the sky above Dumfries by numerous witnesses, the incident was explained as a meteorite, but many eyewitnesses were adamant it was not.
Dun Borranish
This ruined dun is said to have been the home of a giant called Cuithach, who in the tradition of most giants, laid waste to the surrounding area by stealing cattle and killing local people. Read More »
Dun Carloway Broch (Dun Charlabhaigh)
Situated on a rocky outcrop overlooking the sea, the broch is one of the best-preserved in Lewis; one wall still stands 30 feet at its highest point. Read More »
The ancient king seat of Dunadd - capital of the kingdom of Dalraidia (Dal Riata) - rises out of the barren flatness of Crinan Moss, the raised bog floodplain of the meandering River Add. This rocky outcrop was the power base of the Scotti tribe, who invaded from Ireland around the 5th century AD. Read More »
Dunino Church and Den
The church may occupy a site on which a stone circle once stood, some of the stones can still be seen incorporated into the fabric of the church. In other stories the stones came from a circle on the other side of Dunino Den. It was quite common for churches to be built on much older pagan sites. Read More »
Dunnichen Hill
This is the site of the Battle of Nechtansmere found between the Picts and the invading Northumbrians of King Ecgfrith. The battle took place at 3.00pm on 2 March 685AD. The Picts had been subjugated under Drust, a puppet King supported by King Oswui of Northumberland. When Oswui died in 672AD the Picts (called Picti 'painted ones' by the Romans) overthrew Drust. Read More »
Dunrobin Castle
The castle is interesting because of its associated haunting, and it also houses a museum within its grounds containing many enigmatic picture stones. These stones, found all over Eastern Scotland are Pictish in origin, and nobody has successfully explained the strange symbols and pictures which decorate their surface.
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Duntulm Castle
Duntulm Castle is now a ruined shell of its former glory as a MacDonald stronghold, its walls disintegrating year by year against the constant onslaught of the Atlantic winds. The site traditionally has a long precedence as a defendable stronghold: there may have been an Iron Age, and a Viking presence here, situated on the rocky promontory of steep cliffs overlooking the sea. Read More »
Dunure Castle and the Roasted Abbot
Once a Kennedy stronghold, this castle is now a crumbling ruin eroding steadily into the sea with every passing Ayrshire winter. In 1570 it was the scene for the legendary roasting of the abbot of Crossraguel. Read More »
Each Uisge
The Each Uisge, is a name for the Highland supernatural water horse, supposedly the most dangerous of the Scottish water dwelling creatures. The monster inhabited the sea, sea lochs and fresh water lochs and is sometimes mistaken in writing as the Kelpie, which is supposed to inhabit rivers and streams. Read More »
Earth Dogs
A mythical creature that may be confined to one area of Banffshire in Scotland, according to Walter Grigor in his 'Notes on the folklore of NE Scotland' published in 1881, the Yird Swine were a "dreaded ..animal" that lived in graveyards and burrowed through the earth feeding on the dead bodies. Read More »
Edin's Hall Broch
This is one of the most southerly broch survivals, which are more typically associated with Northern Scotland. Broch's were multi floored defensive structures with room for cattle in the lower enclosure and accommodation on the upper floors accessed by passageways in the thick walls. Read More »
Eildon Hill
Eildon Hill is a triple peak that dominates the landscape around Melrose in Southern Scotland. The hillfort was occupied in pre-historic times, was used as a signal station by the Romans, and was re-occupied during the Romano-British period. It is associated with the legendary wizard Michael Scot, and the ballad of Thomas the Rhymer. Read More »
Eilean Donan Castle
Situated in Loch Druich, the castle as it stands now is the result of a 20 year restoration and reconstruction project undertaken by Lt.Col. John MacRae-Gilstrap when he purchased the ruin and the island it sits upon, in 1919. Read More »
Eilean More, Flannen Islands
The mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers on Eilean More in the Flannen Isles in 1900, is probably the best-documented mysterious disappearance to have occurred in Britain. Read More »
The Elder Mother, Elder Tree
In Danish folk belief every Elder Tree is inhabited and protected by a female spirit known as the Hyldemoer, and is revered as a sacred tree. This tradition may have some parallels in Britain, as I heard a similar folk belief when I was growing up in England. I was told that the tree was guarded by a female spirit and it was unlucky to bring the wood into the house. Read More »
Elphin Irving The Fairie's Cupbearer
Corrie Water is a stream running seven miles from Eskdalemuir to the Water of Milk near Lockerbie. The stream runs through Corrie, an ancient parish annexed to Hutton in 1609. It is here, according to a story by George Douglas in his Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales (1901) that fairies lived. Read More »


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I've been using the group by namespace feature to allow me to quickly get to the items I'm interested in via the class list. But ...
When I find and expand the child namespace I'm interested in then sure enough I see the classes I want. Now I select one of them and I briefly see the class reference explorer and instance list for the item before the namespace field next to the "Group by namespace" checkbox is cleared and the view jumps to the top of the class list. This happens every time and it starts out being a little annoying, but quickly grows in intensity.
I can scroll down the list to find the item I want - it is still selected, in the sense that the icons are still shown for that item and I can now select them, but it quickly becomes a pain to do this all the time.
If I type the full namespace, which has the form NSa.NSb.NSc, then the only change is that I can re-select that namespace and go straight back to the class I'm interested in. But (again with the buts), in our case NSa.NSb has about 30 child namespaces and I'm reluctant to clutter up the namespace selector with them and it only makes it quicker to recover from the problem. If I select another class the view jumps again making browsing through the list very annoying.
I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that there is a good reason for this behaviour, but I can't figure it out. Is it by design or is a bug?
As a supplementary question - is there any way to remove a mis-typed namespace from the namespace selector without going to the registry and editing the find key?


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Model development for AML transaction monitoring
Three elements to model risk management that you need to tackle first
By Carl W. Suplee, Senior Solutions Specialist, SAS Security Intelligence Practice
The development and implementation of model risk management (MRM) for anti-money laundering (AML) transaction monitoring programs is a complex endeavor. There are multiple components to MRM programs, but let's start with the basics about process, people and technology.
Before creating or enhancing the model development process, firms must understand what they are required to complete throughout the development life-cycle. Begin by reviewing the OCC 2011-12: Supervisory Guidance on Model Risk Management. Also look for existing model risk policies and processes within your firm that could be evaluated and used for AML risk. A good understanding of model risk principles will help you identify the specific steps in development, the data and tools that might be required, the methodologies to exhibit, the key deliverables (output) in each step, and internal roles and responsibilities. Based on experience, firms that have taken the time to test their end-to-end model development process have had the most success in identifying the challenges and bottlenecks, and really determining the right level of resource required (which assists in our second element).
The key is to leverage existing knowledge and experience and apply the lessons learned to continue to build, modify and enhance your AML monitoring program.
I believe there are two rather large potential pitfalls firms can face when creating a model development process: 1.) Over complicating the steps and 2.) Building too many hand-offs of deliverables and tasks throughout the life-cycle. It's true that a variety of skills sets, including those from the business, technology and analytic teams, are needed, but it will be difficult to manage the life-cycle if hand-offs become cumbersome and complicated.
Another mistake many firms make is failure to involve the associates who do the daily work into the process creation. Sometimes there are complexities or functional requirements that are overlooked when developing a new process that these associates are intimately familiar with. Finally, it is important to get buy-in across the AML organization before implementing a model development process.
Firms should be using existing model risk policies, so the identification of talent should not be new to the firm. Even so, you'll be more successful in getting the right resources if you first outline and test your model development process – understanding the roles and responsibilities, along with the requirements around separation of duties, is a critical first step in identifying the talent required by your AML program.
Based on experience, firms may under-estimate the full time employees needed for model development because they have not completely vetted the defined process. Model development takes time to plan, study, test, validate, challenge, document and implement. Each of these steps requires time and effort to accomplish according to MRM policy and guidance, and they are not necessarily linear. There may be some back and forth between the steps to ensure quality and effectiveness. Also, the model development life-cycle will require periodic checks and balances to ensure that the documentation and testing is adequate and consistent.
The last point on people is to be careful that you don't under-estimate the time it takes to onboard new AML model developers. The data and infrastructure, AML compliance knowledge and requirements, and business understanding can all be difficult hurdles for even the most experienced developers that have not done it for an AML organization in the past.
Be creative when searching for talent to meet your various needs, including other compliance and risk functions, or even statistic programs at universities and colleges.
This is where SAS becomes important, but not strictly as a technology provider. Our first step is to work with you to understand your people, and processes. With that insight, we can offer the right technology to help you meet your data requirements for model development in AML.
Data across firms change for a variety of valid reasons, and those changes can impact the models that are used for AML monitoring. We can help ensure there are hooks and methods in both the people, process and technology to maintain lineage and assess the data quality often. Also, firms need to address data challenges, including taking action against the data owners at the firm to ensure their accountability for accurate data. If you cannot accurately monitor your customer's activity because of poor data quality, then the firm's regulators are going want expect to see plans to address these issues timely and effectively. We believe we can help with data management, data analytics and governance technologies.
These are just some of the elements and challenges to consider when developing and integrating model risk management to AML model development. The key is to leverage existing knowledge and experience and apply the lessons learned to continue to build, modify and enhance your AML monitoring program. SAS is currently working on upcoming white papers and on-going enhancements to our model development and visualization solutions to improve our capabilities to meet MRM requirements. There is much more to come in 2015, so please keep a look out for more articles introducing new ideas, best practices and tips.
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