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IndieReader Review
of Hometown Heroes
by Alicia Rudnicki of IndieReader
"Verdict: HOMETOWN HEROES is a resounding home
run of a book for all who love baseball history; a hefty,
well-illustrated hardback that deserves a spot in the
lineup on baseball lovers' bookshelves."
Clay Sigg identifies 177 out of approximately 18,500 major-league players of the twentieth century as being ones who stayed with a single team and played for at least ten years. "A single-franchise player sticks with his team, which also sticks with him," Sigg writes, adding that they demonstrate good character, friendliness and strong work ethic as well as athletic excellence. Player profiles comprise most of this 391-page tome divided into chapters based on eras in the sport's development and major historical events.
Various sources, including Sigg's book, call the first two decades of the century the Deadball Era for its lunky, hard-to-hit baseballs. Nevertheless, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner made 3,420 hits (a National League record unbroken until 1961 by St. Louis Cardinals outfielder and first baseman Stan Musial). Another point of agreement between Sigg and other sources summing up the twentieth century in baseball is calling the last decade the "Steroids Era" when drug testing became necessary to curb use of steroids boosting player strength. Yet Sigg supplies a hearteningly long list of hometown heroes who didn't drug, including Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton and San Diego Padres right fielder Tony Gwynn.
In-between these bookends, Sigg details players from the Roaring 20s and Great Depression, the latter period pairing Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig and centerfielder Joe DiMaggio. Sigg writes about brilliant players with careers interrupted or destroyed by World War II, such as Washington Nationals shortstop and third baseman Cecil Travis, whose feet froze during the Battle of the Bulge.
History defies tidy organization. Consequently, it's easy to see how indecision may have caused one of the book's editing flaws, a titling mismatch from table of contents to text for chapter 4, which primarily covers the "golden" post-war era. This section includes the stories of Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson and shortstop Pee Wee Reese whose support on the playing field helped the tough Robinson break the color barrier – an accomplishment that expanded baseball far beyond its "Expansion Era" of new teams.
HOMETOWN HEROES is a hefty, well-illustrated hardback that deserves a spot in the lineup on baseball lovers' bookshelves.
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Medical Foods
What is a medical food?
A medical food, as defined in section 5(b)(3) of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee(b)(3)), is "a food which is formulated to be consumed or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician and which is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical evaluation."
FDA considers the statutory definition of medical foods to narrowly constrain the types of products that fit within this category of food (21 CFR 101.9(j)(8)). Medical foods are distinguished from the broader category of foods for special dietary use by the requirement that medical foods be intended to meet distinctive nutritional requirements of a disease or condition, used under medical supervision, and intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition. Medical foods are not those simply recommended by a physician as part of an overall diet to manage the symptoms or reduce the risk of a disease or condition. Not all foods fed to patients with a disease, including diseases that require dietary management, are medical foods. Instead, medical foods are foods that are specially formulated and processed (as opposed to a naturally occurring foodstuff used in a natural state) for a patient who requires use of the product as a major component of a disease or condition's specific dietary management. Read more....
DA required SSA testing criteria.
An evidence-based review system is a systematic science-based evaluation of the strength of the evidence to support a statement. In the case of health claims, it evaluates the strength of the scientific evidence to support a proposed claim about a substance/disease relationship. The evaluation process involves a series of steps to assess scientific studies and other data, eliminate those from which no conclusions about the substance/disease relationship can be drawn, rate the remaining studies for methodological quality and evaluate the strength of the totality of scientific evidence by considering study types, methodological quality, quantity of evidence for and against the claim (taking into account the numbers of various types of studies and study sample sizes), relevance to the U.S. population or target subgroup, replication of study results supporting the proposed claim, and overall consistency of the evidence. After assessing the totality of the scientific evidence, FDA determines whether there is SSA to support an authorized health claim, or credible evidence to support a qualified health claim. Read More....
DA labeling requirements for medical food.
he labeling for medical foods must comply with all applicable food labeling requirements except for those specific requirements from which medical foods are exempt.
Specifically, the labeling of medical foods must contain:
- A statement of identity (21 CFR 101.3);
- An accurate statement of the net quantity of contents (21 CFR 101.105);
- The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor (21 CFR 101.5); and
- A complete list of ingredients, listed by their common or usual name and in descending order of predominance (21 CFR 101.4).
In addition, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the FD&C Act to appear on a label or labeling of a medical food must appear with prominence and conspicuousness (21 CFR 101.15) and be in English except that, for medical foods distributed solely in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or in a Territory where the predominant language is one other than English, the predominant language may be substituted for English (21 CFR 101.15(c)(1)). Further, if a label bears any representation in a foreign language, then all mandatory label information must be repeated in each foreign language used on the label (21 CFR 101.15(c)(2)).
Medical food labels must also conform with the principal display panel requirements under 21 CFR 101.1 and the applicable information panel requirements under 21 CFR 101.2. Further, the requirements concerning the misbranding of food (21 CFR 101.18) apply to medical foods. Read more...
Medical Foods Program: Import and Domestic
ecause of the susceptible population for which medical foods are intended, the agency is committed to assuring their continued safety and integrity through annual inspections of all medical foods manufacturers in the U.S. and foreign countries. Prior to the start of each fiscal year, CFSAN/Office of Compliance/Division of Field Programs (DFP) (HFS-636) will provide the Office of Regulatory Affairs, Division of Field Investigations (ORA/DFI) a list of all foreign firms known to manufacture medical foods. ORA/DFI will work with individual districts to schedule an inspection at each of these firms. Read more...

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My name is Philomena aka OMENA. I'm a natural-born Clairvoyant, Soul Historian, Spiritual Counselor / Coach, and Medium.
I use my gifts to explore ways to break life patterns that no longer serves your higher good. I will delight and surprise you with my unique abilities. My life mission is to help bring people to a higher level of self-awareness without feeling as if you are in therapy.


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Paula Modersohn-Becker was a painter and early member of the Expressionist Movement in Germany. She is most well known for her nude portraits of women, of which she appears to have been one of the first women to take up the form.
She was reluctant to have children, concerned that doing so might delay the development of her art. At age 31, she died shortly after giving birth to her first child.
Becker once wrote, "I know that I shall not live very long. But I wonder, is that sad? Is a celebration more beautiful because it lasts longer? And my life is a celebration, a short, intense celebration. "
Her life was memorialized in the famous poem by the Austrian Poet Rainer Maria Rilke.


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In support of the #metoo and #timesup movements this new body of work fights back against the concept that a women should cover up, hide her sexuality, or be otherwise made to feel smaller due to the actions of unwanted sexual advances or objectification of her self. As an example look at asking the question "what were you wearing?" to victims of sexual abuse. It is common to think a "good girl" should appear sexless, yet fantasies of women and certainly pornography portray another type of women altogether.
I made this body of work to throw off standards of women created by marketing, media, culture and thousands of years of women being "property" and to disrupt concepts of what is right or wrong for a woman. Sexuality is a part of all of us and when the story is only told one way it enables sex to be used to control others, as seen in recent stories of gatekeeping in Hollywood, the restaurant industry and others.
I've referenced images of pornography for these works, and through the use of heavy oil paint slathered over thin loose brushstrokes I aim to capture the excesses pleasure can be taken to, and to add my version of the story that hundreds of years of men using the nude female body in their own work have written.
opening Feb 3. 6-9pm
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Hi everyone! I hope this post will inspire you and give you a few ideas on how to decorate and make use of your planner/notebook. In my case, I am using one spiral bound journal as my planner as well as my blogging notebook - this way I wouldn't need to carry so many things with me! I'm all about being efficient! (And if you haven't seen my DIY Monthly Inserts, be sure to check that out HERE for all the details on how to create your own!)
This is a video and photo-heavy post with lots of ideas - so definitely grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!
P.S. I am getting my Snowball mic soon, so I can finally do voice overs in my future videos! Yay!
1. Decorating Your Planner/Notebook Page Layouts
This is probably my most favorite part of having a planner/notebook! When it comes to decorating, the sky's the limit! It's really up to your imagination because there's so much you can create! Since spring is here (well almost, if you live in the midwest like me), I decided to go with a watercolor and pastel color theme to freshen things up for my new layout!
I like to use all sorts of washi tapes, stamps, stickers, and anything that I think would look good and compliment the layout! I'm in love with the way this page layout turned out! It makes me all happy inside because there's so many color and cuteness going on and I definitely can't wait to start filling it in.
2. DIY Journal Card Dashboards
I just love journal cards so much! They add character and life to your layouts - at least in my opinion! And once they are laminated, they will not get ruined and can be reused on other pages. You can either just leave them in as another decoration piece or you can use it as a sticky note dashboard for easy access as you are planning on the go!
You can find journal cards at any of your local crafts stores, Wal-Mart, or Target. Otherwise, you can also make your own with cardstock paper! Download some cute fonts from dafont.com and write your own quotes or find cute pictures from Pinterest and print them out!
3. DIY Paperclips
DIY paperclips might seem very tedious and time consuming, but they are not! You can use cardstock paper, washi tape, ribbon, stamps, and stickers (just to name a few) - if you're using cardstock paper or stickers and want to make it sturdier, just laminate the design before adhering it to the paperclip.
I think diy paperclips add a nice touch to your planner/notebook! I mean come on, look at how cute that is!!
4. Cute DIY Post it Notes
Using the regular post it notes are boring.. but their adhesive is much better than others and you can reposition them a million times without losing the stickiness. So, why not customize them and transform it from boring to cute! And honestly, it is so simple. All you need are stamps and/or a pair of scissors. You can pretty much go to town with it and do anything your heart desires!
(Chandelier stamp is from JoAnn | Stamping Pad is from Wal-Mart)
(Thank You Stamp and Stamping Pad is from Wal-Mart)
I hope you all enjoyed that and found it helpful! I have more DIY posts coming your way in the future, so stay tuned & have a fabulous rest of your week!


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WNT Plays Its Own Euros
Since September 2016, the U.S. Women's National Team has played seven European nations (and Thailand). In less than a month, that list will grow to nine as the USA takes on Sweden in Gothenburg on June 8 and Norway in Sandefjord on June 11.
The USA's list of European opponents since last fall includes the Netherlands, two matches each against Switzerland and Romania, tough tests against England, France and Germany at the 2017 SheBelieves Cup and another double-dip against Russia in April.
So, besides belonging to the same Confederation, what do eight of these nine European countries have in common? They make up half of the field for 2017 UEFA Women's EURO tournament taking place this July in the Netherlands. Romania nearly made it into the last 16 as well but fell to Portugal in the playoff for the final spot.
WNT vs. Netherlands, this year's EURO hosts.
The UEFA Women's EURO is the most prestigious competition for women's international soccer in Europe and, after the Women's World Cup and the Olympic Games, the biggest and most competitive women's international tournament in the world.
And facing the best is precisely what U.S. WNT head coach Jill Ellis committed to do coming out of the recent Olympic cycle.
"I said it last year, we want our schedule to be aggressive," Ellis told ussoccer.com. "We're always trying to play top-10 teams and elite teams. It's a priority and our Federation knows it's a priority for our team because it's in those games where we will see growth. The games against European teams are critical."
With the next Women's World Cup in France, surely the European nations – especially France and Germany – will be favorites to lift the trophy in Lyon. By then, the USA clearly will have cut its teeth on European competition.
Including the games against Sweden and Norway, the U.S. will have played exactly half of the EURO field in less than a year, a rarity for most countries both in terms of the high level of opposition and the short amount of time in which the games have taken place.Read more
The Vast Importance of NWSL
On January 12 in Los Angeles, the National Women's Soccer League held its fifth NWSL College Draft, kick-starting the professional career of 40 players, all with big dreams that most likely include playing with the U.S. Women's National Team.
As the USA begins its long road towards qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, head coach Jill Ellis continues to emphasize the importance of watching players and deepening the player pool. While the platforms her and her staff are using to scout this array of new talent ranges from Youth National Teams, to college to players overseas, the importance of the NWSL has taken center-stage.
A Chance to Be Seen
For many reasons, having a domestic professional women's league in the United States is a tremendous asset for both coaches and players. It allows the U.S. WNT coaches to observe a large pool of players in a competitive environment on a consistent basis. It gives the players focus, the ability to continuously train and the opportunity to play full 90-minute matches while facing some of the best players in the world.
U.S. WNT newcomer Lynn Williams and co-captain & two-time FIFA Women's Player of the Year, Carli Lloyd
"We've always communicated with NWSL coaches about players and we watch as many games as we can," Ellis said. "As we don't have a world event in the middle of this NWSL season, it will allow us to be even more connected to the league and at this time in the cycle, getting to watch these games and these players is extremely important."
For the more established players in the WNT, the NWSL is a valuable place to sharpen their skills and show Ellis they're putting in the effort and producing the performances to keep earning spots on one of the most competitive teams in international soccer. For the newcomers and those just breaking into the league, the NWSL is a chance to be seen, to spark the interest of Ellis and her staff and show that they're deserving of an invite to a WNT camp.
New Opportunities
As Ellis has made deepening the WNT player pool a high priority, several NWSL players have recently been given a chance to test their mettle within the National Team environment. Last October, Ellis called 11 uncapped players to camp which included eight from the NWSL in Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars), Lynn Williams (NC Courage), Kealia Ohai (Houston Dash), Shea Groom (FC Kansas City), Casey Short (Chicago Red Stars), Arin Gilliland (Chicago Red Stars), Merritt Mathias (Seattle Reign) and Abby Dahlkemper (NC Courage). In that group was also two 2016 NWSL draftees in Jane Campbell (Houston Dash) and Ashley Hatch (NC Courage).
Houston Dash's Morgan Brian and Kealia Ohai; Chicago Red Stars' Arin Gilliland & Casey Short
As the league has continued to grow, it's become even more of a platform. The lesson? Someone is always watching so every game is an audition. Prime examples are Williams and Short who would both tell you that if it wasn't for the league, they probably wouldn't be wearing the U.S. Soccer crest today. Both have now earned four caps and are part of this year's January Camp.
Breaking In
As Ellis resumes the process of evaluating players during January Camp, a handful of new NWSL names have now begun to earn multiple call-ups. Among them are goalkeeper Adrianna Franch of the Portland Thorns, NC Courage defender Jaelene Hinkle, Short, Williams, Ohai, Dahlkemper and NC courage attacker Jessica McDonald and Orlando Pride's Kristen Edmonds. The latter two earned their first call-ups last November. All these players, except for the injured Dahlkemper, are currently in California at the WNT's January Camp, hoping to show once again why they belong and should remain on Ellis' radar. Additionally, Ellis also added first-time call ups Sarah Killion of Sky Blue FC and NC Courage's Taylor Smith for evaluation during the January training camp.
First time WNT call-up and NC Courage forward, Taylor Smith
This infusion of newer players has brought a different perspective and fresh energy. The new players have had to learn how to adapt and fit into a highly competitive environment while the veteran players have had to elevate their games in the battle for roster spots. It has also brought enthusiasm and healthy competition as everyone understands that nothing is guaranteed. For Ellis, making a roster – for a training camp or a game – won't come down to a number of caps or World Cup experience, but to performance; to the players who have earned the right to take the field through consistently productive performances.
For these new players that cut their professional teeth in the NWSL, it's quite literally, game on.
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Making the Case: Carli Lloyd, 2016 Female Player of the Year
On Monday, U.S. Soccer announced the five nominees for 2016 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. This year's nominees include forwards Crystal Dunn and Alex Morgan, midfielders Tobin Heath and Carli Lloyd and defender Becky Sauerbrunn. Today we make the case for WNT midfielder and co-captain, and 2016 finalist for the FIFA Best Women's Player of the Year: Carli Lloyd.
In 2016, U.S. Women's National Team midfielder and co-captain Carli Lloyd, the reigning FIFA Women's Player of the Year and U.S. Soccer Female Payer of the Year, scored 17 goals and recorded 11 assists (a team-leading mark) in 21 games.
The total was one short of her career best 18 goals that she scored in her spectacular 2015, but she also did so in five fewer games, thus making her totals even more impressive. Her 17 scores in 2016 brought her total to 96 international goals, just four shy of becoming the sixth player in U.S. history to score 100 or more. Lloyd, who very fittingly scored the first WNT goal of 2016 against the Republic of Ireland in San Diego last January, had three multi-goal games this year.
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Breaking Down the WNT's Top 10 Goals of 2016
In 2016, the U.S. Women's National Team scored 92 goals so choosing a Top 10 was not an easy task. We selected our "Top 10 Goals of 2016" based on the quality of the goal, the skill of the finish, the importance of the goal and a dash of sentimental value (#ThanksHAO). Tell us, which is your favorite WNT goal of 2016? Did your favorite make the list?
1. Alex Morgan vs. Germany (SheBelieves Cup; March 9): The game-tying goal brought the USA back into the game after an early strike from Germany's Anja Mittag had given the European Champions the lead in the de facto SheBelieves Cup Final. Meghan Klingenberg evaded a defender near midfield and lofted a ball over the top of the German defense down the left side into the path of the sprinting Morgan. She let the ball bounce twice, as she muscled out a first defender, before deftly lifting it over Saskia Bartusiak with her left foot and ripping a right-footed shot into the net in two fluid steps. The importance of the goal, the level of difficulty and the skill and style with which she finished takes the top spot in 2016.
2. Carli Lloyd vs. Switzerland (International Friendly; Oct. 23): Lloyd has scored 96 goals in her career including quite a few spectacular strikes from distance, but it's safe to say this should be among her best. While nothing may ever top her midfield shot in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, this rocket against Switzerland comes close. Some swift interplay between Andi Sullivan, Lloyd and Kelley O'Hara resulted in Lloyd receiving a pass from O'Hara and advancing toward the Switzerland goal. Lloyd crushed a lightning bolt strike from 27 yards out for a finish that spurred FOX's play-by-play announcer Glenn Davis to describe as "hit with no regard for humanity." It was the equalizing to make it 1-1 in what would be a 5-1 U.S. victory.
3. Crystal Dunn vs. England (SheBelieves Cup; March 3): Dunn had a terrific year for the USA. She scored 14 goals, including her five-goal performance against Puerto Rico, and also scored her first Olympic goal. But it was her game-winning tally against England at the SheBelieves Cup that stood out. After a competitive first half between two of the top teams in the world, Dunn came in as a substitute in the second half. The goal came after Meghan Klingenberg did some nice work on the ball to the left of the penalty area and then slipped a pass between two England defenders for Dunn, who took two touches into the left corner of the box and then ripped a shot into the top right corner for an incredible finish in the 1-0 U.S. victory.
4. Christen Press vs. Costa Rica (Olympic Qualifying; Feb. 10): Press is a prodigious goal scorer. In 80 games with the WNT, she has scored 41 goals, which includes 12 in 2016. There was one however that stood tall amongst the rest as it required a high level of poise and skill. In the opening game of CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying, Tobin Heath found Press with a cross into the penalty area from the left side. With her back to the goal, and just outside the six-yard box, she settled the ball with the outside of her right foot away from a defender, spun around and finished into the roof of the net on the left side. Classy finish and classic Press.Read more
2016 Rewind: WNT Goal Scorers
In 2016, the U.S. Women's National Team played 25 matches and scored 92 goals. More than 65% were scored by four players: Crystal Dunn, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan and Christen Press.
Here is a breakdown of the performance of each player in 2016:
Crystal Dunn – A Breakthrough Year
Coming of an NWSL MVP season in 2015 with the Washington Sprit, Crystal Dunn had by far her best year as a U.S. WNT player in 2016. In her three previous yearly campaigns combined, Dunn had played in 20 games and scored four goals. In 2016 alone, she played in 25 games and scored 14 goals, more than tripling her tallies from 2013-15. She also played 1,494 minutes in 2016, a number that once again almost tripled the 532 minutes she played in 2013, the most she had been on the field before this year.
Dunn's 2016 also included a five-goal game performance on Feb. 15 against Puerto Rico. On that day, Dunn became the seventh U.S. player to achieve that feat joining Brandi Chastain (1991), Michelle Akers (1991), Tiffeny Milbrett (2002), Abby Wambach (2004), Amy Rodriguez (2012) and Sydney Leroux (2012). It was also Dunn's first multi-goal game for the WNT.Read more


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David Reeves
I recently had this cotton suit made up and I am really enjoying wearing it. The cotton is from the Dormeuil Naturals book and it has a bit of stretch to it. This jacket is half lined to make it easier to wear in the summer and the trousers are unlined. What I think is really good is that it doesn't look slouchy like a lot of cotton suits even when worn a lot. This picture was taken after I had worn it for three days and I didn't press it for the shoot. Obviously its not as clean as a wool suit but its a different kind of animal really.
I went for a more relaxed trouser with double pleats and cut them a bit longer. I also went for a turn up or cuff but made the depth 1, 3/4. 1, 1/2 is a standard cuff width and a lot of "trendier" cuff wearers are doing large 2" ones.
The suit is really comfortable and great with Jeans or separate trousers, i was wearing chocolate brown ones yesterday and it all looked very Roger Moore.
And because clothes are really dead when not worn by people.....
I have taken a couple of orders for cotton suits over the past week and Im working on a silk and linen in cream with pintripes as well as the IKB suit. Really starting to see people ordering for summer now which is nice to see. Like all custom made items though forward planning is needed a bit. Suits like this are taking 5 weeks right now so its good to start ordering these now to make the most use out of them for the summer.
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The founder St Vincent de Paul society badge Frederic Ozanam, under the patronage of St Vincent de Paul inspires the work of the members of this Society. It is directed towards the needy in the Henderson area, both Catholic and non-Catholic. This takes the form of food parcel collection/distribution.
The Society runs a small food bank where the collection and distribution of used furniture, white ware and cutlery, sponsorship of overseas Parishes in Sri Lanka (two), Kerala, India and St. James Catholic Church, Kadoma-Zimbabwe.
They also support disaster relief appeals initiated by the National Council in Wellington.
All this Christian work is able to happen largely through the very generous support from collections at the end of all Masses on the third Sunday of each month. This support has continued for many years and the generous donations are a continuous delight.
The Society tries to make sure that the money is used to the best advantage of those in need. Food parcels delivery over the last five years have averaged out at 450 annually from which an average of 1500 people benefited. Over 200 pieces of furniture were collected and distributed as well as numerous pots, pans, cutlery, china, kitchenware and bed linen. We have also done numerous hospital visitations and house-calls.
The Holy Cross Conference meets at 29 View Road, Henderson meeting room every Monday at 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
For furniture pick ups please ring Marion Sutcliffe on (09) 832 3108.
New members are always sought so if you would like to help the team, or if you have any queries please contact the following:
President: Bernard Maney on (09) 820 2304
Secretary: Maria Faleusu on (09) 832 3012.


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Hwy 285 corridor fire data 1980-2014
UPDATE 4/4/2016: I have updated all the fire charts with the relevant data from USGS. The charts are now in an interactive dashboard on my 285 Fire Data page. You can access it via the research portfolio menu, or you can just click here to go straight to the dashboard.
The first map is an interactive map of human-caused and natural fires in Colorado's front range between 1980 and 2014. The data are a combination of U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management reports. Hover your mouse over each point to see information specific to that fire. The two colors distinguish between human-caused and natural fires. It appears that Summit County has a higher ratio of human-caused fires while Jefferson County appears to have a higher ratio of natural fires, and Park County appears to have a more even balance. In general, the northwest part of the Highway 285 corridor shows a higher ratio of human-caused fires while the southeast part tends toward natural fires.
Fire data were downloaded from the USGS here. County boundaries are from the Census Counties 2010 data at Colorado Information Market Place here.
I used the statistical programming language R to create this stacked bar plot to show how many of each kind of fire occurred each year between 1980-2014. This bar plot only uses the U.S. Forest Service data.
The second map uses only the U.S. Forest Service data, and all circles are the same color. But this time, there are five circle sizes available to represent all fires. All fires were clustered into five groups depending on each fire's total acres burned. The smallest fires were clustered into a group represented by the smallest of the five circles. The largest fires were clustered into a group represented by the biggest circle, etc. So, although each circle is a distinct fire, the specific fire's circle size represents which cluster it is in based on how many acres that fire burned. Just based on the visuals, I don't see any interesting patterns. Do you?
Because the map above uses Jenks optimization to group fires by size into only five clusters, it cannot show how infrequent the really large fires are, because each circle size must include fires of vastly different sizes in order to cluster all fires into only five clusters. The next image uses the USFS fire size classes to show the number of fires per year by class size.
Here are the sizes for each class:
- Class G - 5,000 acres or more
- Class F - 1,000-4,999 acres
- Class E - 300-999 acres
- Class D - 100-299 acres
- Class C - 10-99 acres
- Class B - .26-9 acres
- Class A - 0-.25
The third map uses an SQL query to isolate only the fires that burned more than 4,000 acres. For this map I chose the cutoff of 4,000 acres because it represents a natural break in the data set. Out of 2,830 Forest Service records, there are six of this size. Five of those six fires were human-caused. Hover your mouse over each one to get the details. (In the whole data set, there were two between 1,000-3,999 acres, and all the rest, 2,821, were under under 1,000 acres burned) All of the over-4000 acre fires were south of highway 285 (remember that I am not plotting fires north of I-70, west of hwy 9, east of I-25, or south of hwy 24).
The fourth map is an animated time-series map that populates fires to the map in chronological order by month. The animation takes 30 seconds. There is a play and pause button at the bottom, so you can start and pause as you like. This map also uses just the U.S. Forest Service data. Remember, I am only plotting fires between Highway 9 and I-25 and I-70 and Hwy 24.


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Lighting Up A Suppressed MP5
The MP5 is an iconic weapon for the past 40 years. It has been seen in countless movies and video games. One accessory for the MP5 shines brighter than the rest. That is the integrated forearm light. SureFire made the most common light for the MP5.
The light is antiquated as it is incandescent. However SureFire lights are like Lego. Many of their parts are interchangeable. You can use any 6P style drop in LED like Malkoff devices or Oveready lights and update your MP5 weaponlight with copious amounts of lumens.
However a problem arises when you want to attach a suppressor with the SureFire handguard. As you can see in the photos above, there is not much room between the muzzle and the light. So if you want to run suppressed, you end up having to remove the flashlight head.
One option that SureFire made to alleviate this problem was to build an offset adapter. Below you can see the A15 SureFire adapter. There is another adapter called the A17 that allows the user to position the head of the flashlight in any position in an arc around the handguard without unscrewing the adapter from the handguard.
The offset adapter does the job but as you can see it sticks out rather far and looks awkward.
Another option is by Steiner Laser Devices. They made a similar handguard design but with the proper offset.
Above are two different versions of the Steiner Laser Devices MP5 handguard. The top one has female threads for the flashlight head with a custom integrated laser. The bottom handguard has a smaller head and the handguard has male threading. That handguard has a momentary tape switch with a rocker constant on/off switch.
I am not sure if this was planned or by luck, but both handguards are compatible with SureFire heads.
The first handguard is compatible with SureFire's Millenium Weaponlights. So the White/IR Vampire KM3 head fits this handguard. Or you can use the older L60 adapter and put on a 6P style head with LED drop-in.
Here is an extreme example of Legoing some SureFire components. With the setup below, the light produces 1,000 lumens.
The second handguard, with the smaller head, is compatible with SureFire's Scoutlight and Executive series lights. I have a KM2 Vampire head from a M620V weapon light.
Even with an Osprey 45 suppressor, the light does not impede with the can. The light clears the can and still illuminates the target. There is a little bit of barrel shadow at 12 O'Clock but it is fine.
The SureFire handguards are perfect and work great but if you want to run suppressed, they probably will not work for you. The SureFire handguards can be purchases used starting at $100. New ones are upwards of $600. I picked up these two Steiner handguards off Ebay for around $100 each. I already had the SureFire parts and so I lucked out that they worked. Of course you can opt for a railed handguard and attach any weaponlight of your choice. But there is something about integrated lights on an MP5 that makes it cooler.
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Greeting cards are fun tangible ways to let someone know you are thinking of them, and pop-up cards make these greetings even more fun and memorable. This class is for anyone who wants to learn to make a simple 90° pop-up centered on a card. It will cover how to make both symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes pop up using the simplest means possible. This class is a great place to start for anyone who wants to learn the techniques of designing pop-ups, and it is also perfect for anyone wanting to make an easy but fun card for someone.
Design two centered 90° pop-up cards for a special occasion using the techniques explained in the lesson. One should be made using a symmetrical shape that is drawn and cut from the back of the card center. The other card should be made using a drawing of something asymmetrical, a printed image, or a printed silhouette template to create an asymmetrical shape.
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An Evening with Michael Horton presented by White Horse Inn: March 9, 2018/
Join us on Friday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m. for an evening with Michael Horton. Tickets are FREE but you do need to register.
We live in a time when religious affiliation is on the wane, and autonomy is on the rise. People increasingly believe that they are not accountable to anyone. They begin to see themselves as the measure of all things. In such a world, there are no ultimate standards of truth, goodness or beauty, but only subjective preferences which is why many have come to believe in our day "we are what we feel."
Join us as Mike Horton challenges us to ask ourselves whether we too have bought into many of the beliefs and assumptions of our contemporary culture, with its stress on consumer preference and individual autonomy. This message of hope reorients our hearts and encourages us to raise our eyes to heaven.


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January style inspiration
Ah, 2017. We never thought we'd get here. As long as we're here, let's make it amazing, though, right? If you like to start the new year with new clothing, here are some ideas:
This cute off-the-shoulder chambray dress. Not only does it have the trendy off-shoulder design, but also the pompom trend going on. It's roomy, so it will hide any possible holiday pounds while you work them off.
For something long, check out this embroidered variation on the theme.
Last month, I recommended black ankle boots, which are still a staple. And plain white sneakers, which I wrote about this past summer, are actually still going strong, even in the dead of winter.
Of course, if it's cold where you are, you'll want a coat. I've been seeing more of these "teddy bear" coats around:
Whether it's sunny or there's glare from the snow, you'll want some sunglasses. Aviator and roundish styles seem to be the most prevalent lately.
For jewelry, isn't this fun? Doesn't this pair of sea star earrings make you think about jetting off to a tropical resort or going on a cruise?
And doesn't this sea glass honu necklace make you want to go to the North Shore of Oahu and surf?
Tucked into your favorite bag, how about this whimsical flamingo wristlet pouch with tassel purse charm? Just to remind yourself not to take things too seriously — or perhaps to remind yourself winter doesn't last forever.
Whatever you wear this month, make it your own and make it fun.
What style items are you looking at this month?


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I continue to like sketching people on the train and since I have a longish commute to get just about anywhere, it's too good an opportunity to miss.
Always interesting when you get someone in ethnic dress. This Indian lady had a ring on her toe.
In the next sketch I tried to think about composition and added the lady at extreme right while on the way home to fill in the page a bit more.
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There is a very interesting discussion about formalized mathematics going on the Foundations of Mathematics mailing list. The most interesting part of it (at least to me) is the thread about relative merits of Homotopy Type Theory (HoTT) and set theory (ZFC) as foundations for formalized mathematics. I should probably write what is Homotopy Type Theory here, but since I know very little about it this is too much risk to say something stupid, so I suggest that interested readers have a look at the above link, or read at least the abstract of the recent article about this in the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. Replacing ZFC with HoTT as standard foundation for mathematics is an idea of Vladimir Voevodsky – a Fields Medalist from 2002. The main argument for the idea is that it is easier to create research level formalized mathematics (in a proof assistant) when the foundation is HoTT than when foundation is set theory. So the story is interesting from this perspective – that a prominent mathematician is using a proof assistant (COQ) for research and that ease of formalization is an argument for some mathematical idea – for the first time, to my knowledge.
I am not really convinced by the discussion on FOM that HoTT is "better" than ZFC in any universal sense. To me it looks rather that HoTT approaches the body of mathematics from a different side, figuratively speaking. This puts certain areas with active research (some subjects in algebraic topology) closer to foundations and therefore makes them easier to formalize, but at the cost other areas being put farther away. It is not obvious that this trade off is worth abandoning the whole traditional style of doing (even informal) mathematics which is very set theory oriented.
There have been some quite amusing moments in the discussion. One participant, rather sceptical to formalized mathematics posed the following question:
Here is a very simple statement which I often give to students as a first exercise in iteration, and to practice formal mathematics.
Let f be a real-valued function on the real line, such that f(x)>x for all x.
Let x_0 be a real number, and define the sequence (x_n) recursively by x_{n+1} := f(x_n). Then x_n diverges to infinity.
What effort would be required to formalize this kind of statement using current technology?
The funny thing here is that the statement is false. To see this, just take any sequence that is increasing and bounded and for any define if and, say otherwise. Then we have and for all , but we have chosen the sequence to be bounded…
This was used by some to point out usefulness of checking proofs by a machine, which would catch a mistake like this. Freek Wiedijk was polite enough to add the missing assumption about continuity of and provided a HOL Light verification script for a similar (but true) theorem. That didn't work too well: Harvey Frieman called that script a "totally unacceptable ugly piece of disgusting garbage". I think that was a bit too harsh – the second version written using Freek's declarative miz3 language for HOL Light didn't look that bad.
Isabelle/ZF on which IsarMathLib is based was mentioned in the discussion once – but only to say that it "hardly has any users". Well, that was better than calling me "nobody" (as in "nobody uses it") that I have seen before.


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What is Alpha?
Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith. Typically run over eleven weeks, each session looks at a different question that people can have about faith and is designed to create conversation. It's just an open, informal and honest space to explore and discuss life's big questions together.
What does Alpha look like?
There isn't really an average Alpha. Alpha is run in local communities all around the world, and everyone's welcome. It runs in cafés, churches, bars, prisons, parks, universities, schools, homes—you name it. No two Alphas look the same, but generally they have three key things in common: food, a talk and good conversation.
Whether it's a group of friends gathered around a kitchen table, or a quick catch-up over coffee and cake, food has a way of bringing people together. It's no different at Alpha. Most sessions start with food, because it's a great way to build community and get to know each other.
The talks are designed to engage guests and inspire conversation. Usually around thirty minutes long, they can be given as a live talk or played as a video, all for free. They explore the big issues around faith and unpack the basics of Christianity, addressing questions such as Who is Jesus? and How can I have faith?
Probably the most important part of any Alpha: the chance to share thoughts and ideas on the topic, and simply discuss it in a small group. There's no obligation to say anything and there's nothing you can't say (seriously). It's an opportunity to hear from others and contribute your own perspective in an honest, friendly and open environment.
What is your context?
The Alpha Youth Film Series is 12 video sessions designed to engage young people in conversations about faith, life and Jesus. It is a high-energy resource that is proving to be both relevant and effective. Learn more
University and college students
Students on campus often gather at coffee shops, residences, bars, or classrooms, and chat about life. Alpha offers students the opportunity to explore the spiritual world, deepen relationships with friends on campus, and navigate the Christian faith. Come along-side them on their journey of discovery using either Alpha TV or the new 30 minute talks by Nicky Gumbel.
Making friends, eating together, and the opportunity to learn through discussion are all a good fit for any culture. Start a conversation about Jesus by hosting Alpha using either Alpha TV or the new 30 minute talks by Nicky Gumbel. Learn more
Married couples and families
Also available from Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) are four courses dealing with marriage and parenting. These courses are an effective and inviting tool to welcome, support and strengthen individuals, couples and families in the community. Learn more
There are nearly 40.3 million people over the age of 65 in the USA. Most have entered retirement and may have begun thinking more about the meaning of life. Alpha for Seniors is an opportunity to open the door on spiritual questions, to make friends and to explore the Christian faith. It's relaxed, low-key, friendly and fun. Listen, learn, discuss and discover. Learn more
What topics are covered?
Alpha follows a structure set over 11 sessions. It works best when it is run two or three times a year. We recommend that you end each Alpha with a party/Alpha Celebration, where guests can invite their friends who might be interested in attending the next Alpha.
- Does God Heal Today?
- What About the Church?
Alpha Weekend
- Who is the Holy Spirit?
- What Does the Holy Spirit Do?
- How Can I Be Filled with the Holy Spirit?
- How Can I Make the Most of the Rest of My Life?
- Is There More to Life Than This?
- Who is Jesus?
- Why Did Jesus Die?
- How Can We Have Faith?
- Why and How Do I Pray?
- Why and How Should I Read the Bible?
- How Does God Guide Us?
- How Can I Resist Evil?
- Why and How Should I Tell Others?


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Hard CandyIn theaters: April 14th, 2006 Copyright © 2006 Lionsgate
A smart, charming teenage girl, Hayley probably shouldn't be going to a local coffee shop to meet Jeff, a 30-something fashion photographer she met on the Internet. But Hayley's ready to have fun, and soon she's mixing screwdrivers at Jeff's place and stripping for an impromptu photo shoot. It's Jeff's lucky night - until he passes out.
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- Director:David Slade
- Cast:Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Holmes


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MDIs in Kids With Asthma: Are They Used Correctly?
Posted over 5 years ago by Patricia Endsley
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Editor's Note:
"A recent study conducted in caregivers of young children with asthma receiving care at an urban, community-based clinic uncovered shockingly low rates of correct use of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). In fact, only 1 of 169 adults correctly completed all 10 steps of administering an inhaled medicine with a spacer device, as assessed by researchers from The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). Medscape spoke with Marina Reznik, MD, MS, lead author of the study and an attending physician in the Department of Pediatrics at CHAM, about the implications of this study."


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The obscure ZTE Render's had its fair share of good times as US Cellular's Windows Phone, but the carrier's now ready to add its first WP8 device to the lineup: the Samsung ATIV Odyssey. The smartphone, which has been available on Verizon for several months, finally launches online today and in stores this Thursday for $50 on contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. The device offers a WVGA display, a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 chipset, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage with microSD expansion, NFC, a 2,100mAh battery and 5MP rear camera with 1.2MP front-facing cam.
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The Samsung ATIV Odyssey is the latest device to join U.S. Cellular's 4G LTE line-up that now consists of 15 devices, including the Samsung Galaxy S® 4 and several additional smartphones and connected devices. Currently, 61 percent of customers have access to 4G LTE speeds and 87 percent will have access by the end of the year. Customers who purchase the ATIV Odyssey from U.S. Cellular also receive a valuable rewards program that recognizes customer loyalty.
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My first article for Citizen Game went through. It's about one of my more… influential games (extra points to the school that guesses the influence!). Link is here: http://www.citizenga.me/darkest-of-days/
Oh, and if you are not yet entertained, I'll mention one of 'my' awesomenesses.
Now this is the story all about how
My life got flipped, turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute of your time if that's cool
I'll tell you how I became stuck at a stupid wizard school
In the lap of luxury born and raised
In the boardroom is where I spent most of my days
Backstabbing, betraying, laying off peons
I thought the good life would surely last for eons
When a sorcerous cow (she was up to no good)
Broke a deal I know she surely understood
I got one wussy tattoo and some old bearded tool
Said "You're going to be held hostage in our lame wizard school"
I begged and pleaded with them day after day
But they took away my booze and forced me to stay
I had to play a moronic sport called Transmogritus
It was just about as fun as getting hepatitis
Cutting class (yo, this is bad)
Smoking cigarettes and making Celeste mad
Using one to burn some uppity snot's face
Hmmmmm, I'll put up with this place
But, wait: I see that prissy brat won't go away
Is this the kind of place I want an extended stay?
I'm sick of the goat and seeing the kid always drool
I hope they're prepared for me leaving their school
Well, uh, I somehow ended up in hillbilly heaven
There were two dudes who looked like they had a combined IQ of sixty-seven
And then I found out the Sorceress of the Gales was near
Goatsie sprang us, and like lightning we disappeared
I got put on trial back in the academy
With some vampire dude who looked very bad to me
Those idiots were eating right out of his hand
And he tried to frame me while I was on the stand
So I had them show the footage going back to eight
But he shouted (and they listened) "Ain't true love great?"
His plan still worked and since I'm no fool
I've got to get away from this pathetic wizard school
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The choreography of seven new Broadway musicals I've recently seen falls into the category of "good generic." In each case — efficiently, pleasingly, vividly — it's taken me somewhere I've been before.
The shows range from Disney's "Aladdin," which reconjures the pop-mythic Arabian fantasy land of "Scheherazade" and "Kismet," to "If/Then," which reimagines the Manhattan of today. Any of the seven might be contenders for this year's Tony Award for best choreography when the nominees are announced on Tuesday.
I never envy those who make the final Tony selection, and this year less than ever. For what should they accord points? Originality? Sheer danciness? Choreographic complexity? Innovative stagecraft in movement terms? Movement that deepens the musical to which it belongs or is even its high point?
Certainly, there's just one current Broadway show to which I would send all dance lovers: "After Midnight," which evokes the jazz culture of Harlem in the 1920s and '30s. Not only does Warren Carlyle, choreographing, tread a fine line between pastiche and originality, but here, too, he works with several of New York's most remarkable dancers: notably Jared Grimes and Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards.
In "If/Then," a wonderful feature of Mark Wendland's set designs very much affects our view of — and is itself greatly enhanced by — Larry Keigwin's choreography: namely, the intermittent use of a large overhead mirror, slanted diagonally. (Though this isn't the first time I've seen a stageful of dance shown in a mirror, it works so well that I'd welcome further uses of it.) The result is that we see the movement from two angles simultaneously: the ordinary way onstage, and, just above, in the mirror that gives us a bird's-eye view of it.
The geometries of stage space are the most refreshing aspect of Mr. Keigwin's choreography. He shows us how urban life is composed of people forever passing in different crisscross paths, and the mirror helps us watch that, as if from one of New York's innumerable upper windows. At several moments in Act I, this starts to go where musicals haven't ventured. Admittedly, it also goes where other Keigwin choreography has often ventured, and there are times when it becomes merely slick.
Multiplicity of stage action is also an occasional thrill in "Beautiful," the Carole King musical that recalls how pop songs were delivered in the 1960s. Some scenes suddenly open with six groups, half of them on an upper level, moving differently to the music. The plenitude floods the stage, and the spectator's head, with rich sensation.
Over all, "Beautiful" isn't a dance show, and yet there are occasions when Josh Prince's choreography brings to life the dance styles of the '60s hit parade with marvelous felicity. Again and again, we see the once-standard format of a solo singer and a backup threesome. There are wonderful details: the cross-stitch of brisk footwork, the precise insouciance with which dancers cross one leg across the ankle of the other, the tilt of pelvis or shoulders or an entire torso. It's gorgeous to watch the wavelike ripples of movement that pass up, down and across the singers' bodies — and occasionally, when the three backups, in unison, take several seconds to let an arm movement unscroll luxuriously toward the audience, it's ravishing.
This season's crop shows you how much of the art of choreography for musicals lies in pastiche. Edwardian quaintness is a large part of the subject of "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"; Peggy Hickey's choreography is one of the several factors that help this show in its successful efforts to escape being just a stage version of the classic movie "Kind Hearts and Coronets," on which it's based.
The 1920s and '30s songs of "Bullets Over Broadway" are entirely congenial terrain for the art of the choreographer-director Susan Stroman. Dance pastiche is always what she does best, and her ability to shape a song with stylish movement is at its finest in several sequences here.
Still, the dances in both these shows pale beside those in "Aladdin," directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw. Nothing here is seriously original — nothing here is serious — but the sheer professional skill of the dance compositions and the rich energy with which they are put across are irresistible.
Big jumps, fast footwork, arching torsos, undulating arms, slow processions, rapidly changing architectural patterns: The dance variety here keeps the eye lavishly occupied. Notwithstanding the verve of individual performances, it's the numerous dance ensembles where this show, time and again, is at its happiest and brightest.
If you've never seen a boxing match enacted by actors, then the climax of "Rocky" — the fight movement is directed by Steven Hoggett — must seem entirely engrossing and original. How is it done? Aren't some of those blows for real?
In 2010, however, I saw Roy Williams's boxing play, "Sucker Punch," at the Royal Court Theater in London. At no point did "Rocky" have me on the edge of my seat as did "Sucker Punch," choreographed by Leon Baugh. And, admirable though the "Rocky" singers were in their simulation of a fight, their skill never astounded me as had those of the "Sucker Punch" cast.
And then there's "After Midnight." The production is a dance cornucopia: You're left wishing for more of each dancer. Mr. Grimes is especially sensational; several of the singers prove to be terrific movers.
This is not to say that Mr. Carlyle plainly deserves the best choreography Tony. It scarcely matters that the dances of "Aladdin" are synthetic and trivial, like the rest of the show: Their multilayered ebullience flies straight to my heart. And the individual movements that have been haunting me most happily are the '60s details in "Beautiful," even though nobody is talking about its dances. When the choreography Tony is presented on June 8 at Radio City Music Hall, and even when the nominees are announced next week, there will be several admirable losers.


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Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam sees a wake-up call in the Democrats' victories in Tuesday night's elections in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere and declared Wednesday that it's a call for a campaign to convince grassroots voters that the state's conservative-principaled prosperity is at stake.
"We are at a crossroads. Make no mistake. Look what happened in Virginia and New Jersey. There should be a sense of urgency about this election. Not complacency," Putnam told an Up and Adam gathering at a Winter Park restaurant Wednesday morning. "The inertia is for Florida to be more like New York than like Texas. The inertia is for the left to hijack our elections in Florida."
Putnam, Florida's agriculture commissioner, is honing his message to be that of continuing and building upon the conservative leadership he says Gov. Rick Scott has used to make the state's economy the envy of the nation. At The Coop, a southern-cooking themed restaurant from John Rivers, Putnam continued his call for aggressive support for technical education, saying community colleges and trade schools have gotten "a stick in the eye" from the Florida Legislature in recent years. And he continued his assaults on liberals he says are out to turn Florida into a liberal bastion yet economic basket case like Illinois.
Yet, drawing on lessons he sees in Tuesday's off-year elections as potential signaling a Democratic resurrection, Putnam also stressed the need to remind voters of the Republican's accomplishments in Florida, and to get them out to vote to continue the program.
With the hobbling of state Sen. Jack Latvala from an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, Putnam, of Bartow, now stands as the only serious Republican officially seeking the governor's office in 2018, though he has to keep an eye out for potential candidacies of Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis. The Democrats, meanwhile, have four major candidates in the race, former state Rep. Gwen Graham, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, and Winter Park businessman Chris King, whose office is within easy walking distance of The Coop.
"There's certainly a wake-up call here," Putnam said after his 20-minute speech. "People are fed up with an absence of results in Washington. People were sent to fix our health care system, reform our tax code, and there's just, there's no results. It's a warning against being complacent on turnout.
"But every election, every campaign is local. And you look at the strength of Florida's economy, the growth in the number of jobs we have here, I think Floridians are looking for a governor who is going to build on our economic progress and give young people the the skills to stay in Florida and succeed," he added.
He urged the gathering of about 50 people at The Coop to get engaged in his campaign and stay engaged, and to work to convince the conservative grassroots to vote, lest Florida see Virginia's experience.
"And if we don't get engaged, then you will have a sanctuary state. You will have an erosion of gun laws. And you will have the types of high taxes and bloated bureaucracy that is driving people from Chicago and New York in droves to our states," Putnam said. "So don't let Florida become more like New York and Illinois. We've got to fight in this election for the future of our grandkids. We've got to fight for a stronger, better Florida, in our infrastructure, in workforce development, and in a pro-business environment that we know Florida can be. That is our challenge in 2018. And that is my vision as your next governor."


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I was skeptical, to put it mildly.
Bordeaux, as a region, is huge—it has roughly the same number of acres under vine as the entire state of California—and in an average year, the region produces approximately 700 million bottles of wine, about 90% of it red. Sweet Bordeaux represents a very small percentage of the entire Bordeaux production—a little less than 2% of what the region churns out every year. Still, that equates to roughly 10 million bottles from over 500 producers
For many, the terms "Sweet Bordeaux" and "Sauternes" are synonymous, but Sauternes, which can be produced in five different communes (Barsac, Bommes, Fargues, Preignac, and Sauternes), is just one of ten different appellations that may produce sweet wines in Bordeaux (other prominent AOCs include Barsac [wines can be labelled either as "Barsac" or "Sauternes"], Cadillac, Loupiac, and Sainte-Croix-du-Mont). While the ten appellations vary in soil types and climate, there are a few commonalities across the growing areas.
First, the sweet wines from Bordeaux are a blend of mostly Sémillon and smaller percentages (usually 25% or less) of Sauvignon Blanc and, occasionally, Muscadelle. Second, the sweetness of the wines comes from the grapes being affected by botrytis cinera (also known as "noble rot"), a fungus that gradually raisinates the berries by drawing out the water, which concentrates the sugars, acidity, and flavors.
Third, all ten appellations in Bordeaux that produce sweet wines border either the Garonne River, its tributary the Ciron, or both. The Ciron River is a relatively short, but extremely cold river that empties into the larger Garonne River near the town of Barsac, the virtual epicenter of the ten contiguous appellations. It is not until autumn however, after the Garonne has spent the summer heating its waters, that the clash of these two rivers of drastically different temperatures creates a morning mist that envelops both valleys.
This mist, along with the sweet plump berries on the vines, provides the perfect combination for the development of noble rot. That rot is a bit finicky, however, as it does not attack all of the grapes in a bunch at the same time, and certain bunches might not get affected at all in spite of near perfect conditions. Thus, the fourth common aspect: harvesting grapes to make a sweet wine in Bordeaux is expensive. It often takes at least three passes, often days apart, to harvest a vineyard, resulting in costs that are more than three times the rate for standard red wine harvesting in the region.
Compounding the calculus is the desiccation of the grapes. While a "normal" vine might yield enough grapes to produce 2-3 bottles of dry wine, producers of sweet Bordeaux wines can typically expect that a single vine might bear enough fruit to make a single glass.
Those that have tasted the sweet, unctuous wines of Bordeaux can surely attest that the region produces some of the best wines of their type in the world, but pairing them with parts of the meal that do not rhyme with "this shirt" might still be a tough sell.
As I said: I was skeptical.
The first pairing was with Japanese food, which I tried at Château du Cros in Loupiac. While the wines worked, for the most part, I think that Chinese or Korean cuisine would be a much better pairing which feature spicier, saltier, and more fried dishes.The pairings with Japanese food were fine, but I remained somewhat skeptical.
That evening, I had dinner at Château Guiraud in Sauternes. The meal was impeccably prepared and the wines were sublime on their own. When they were paired together? Whoa. They worked together magnificently. After I realized that what I was eating and what I was drinking were a near perfect match, my skepticism melted away and I pondered the reasons why.
Then it hit me: salt.
Sure, there are other factors at play, but as long as there is plenty of salt in the dish, it will likely pair well with Sweet Bordeaux wines. The rest of the meals over the course of the week followed suit: as long as there was a perceptible saltiness to the food, I was confident that Sweet Bordeaux would be a viable if not preferred pairing. The roasted rabbit at Château Guiraud? Perfect. The mushroom and bacon soup (which might just be the best soup I have ever had) at Château de Fargues? Divine. Even Burgundian escargots back at the hotel? Fantastic. In just three short days, I went from full-blown skeptic to converted disciple. So much so, that my first meal at home I did a comparison pairing: my chicken with a mushroom/crème fraîche sauce with a Sauternes and one of my go-to Chardonnays. The Sweet Bordeaux more than held its own—it won the night.
Since that first meal back home, I find myself regularly pulling out a Sweet Bordeaux from the cellar to serve with dinner, experimenting with friends and family alike. Sure, there are likely still skeptics out there, but I contend that once they try a sweet wine outside of that last course of the evening, they will become a convert as well.
Here are some of my favorite wines I tasted during the week:
2014 Château la Rame Réserve du Château, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont: Only made in best years, deciding whether to make it sometime after pressing and before bottling. Spends 18-24 months in oak. Dark, rich and unctuous. Whoa. This is rich with honey, coffee, and apricot.
2009 Château du Cros, Loupiac: One of the best years for Botrytis in recent memory—had to pick very quickly. Good acidity, but there is also a roundness, a fatness that balances well.
2008 Château Manos Cuvée Traditionelle, Cadillac: A mineral-driven wine, with touches of smoke around the edges. Coats the palate with savory notes and mocha.
2005 Château Giscours, Sauternes: Dark, rich, and unctuous, loaded with caramel and citrus. This is the wine that "flipped the switch" for me on Sweet Bordeaux.
2015 Bastor-Lamontagne, Sauternes: Just a baby with noticeable oak and plenty of pineapple upside down cake. Rich and unctuous but loads of acidity.
2014 Château de Fargues, Sauternes: From the original owner of Château d'Yquem, rich golden honey in the glass. On the palate. Whoa. Impeccable with great fruit and balance. Incredible. Paired with oysters two ways.
2011 Château Laville, Sauternes: Candied apricot and peach dance on the nose and the palate. Power all the way through. One of the more concentrated of the week.
2005 Château Sigalas Ribaud, Sauternes: From a particularly warm year. Black tea, creme brûlée on the nose. On the palate wonderfully nutty with the slightly burned element of the creme brûlée.
2009 Château de Rayne Vigneau, Sauternes: More candied peach and apricot here. Big flavors and plenty of heft. Sweet and unctuous.


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How to Watch:
See Justified Season One for $22.99 on Amazon Instant Video
Four seasons, 52 episodes
Are your eyes ever going to well up while watching FX's Justified? Probably not. While the quick-draw tale of Deputy Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) definitely has moments of heartfelt introspection and silent rage, it's meant to go down easier than Breaking Bad. Filled with an amazing assortment of oddball crooks and cops (speaking textbook Elmore Leonard-ese) who often divert their emotions through expert quips and sudden violence, Justified leans more on the "fun" side of modern TV shoot 'em ups.
Raylan isn't an anti-hero, but he is flawed - enough to create potent moments of tension and drama when his back's up against the wall. And since Justified comes from the mind of the late, great Elmore Leonard, the dialogue cooks - giving the series, as a whole, a more humorous feel. Kind of like how the first couple seasons of Breaking Bad used gallows humor to make a lot of the violence more palpable.
Justified will return to FX for Season 5 sometime early in 2014.
How to Watch:
See Luther Seasons 1-2 on Netflix (one month free)
See Luther Season One for $9.99 on Amazon Instant Video
Three seasons, 14 episodes
Spring-boarding off of Justified's Raylan Givens, who often finds himself under investigation, Detective Chief Inspector John Luther is a brilliant London cop who pretty much lives his day-to-day life under an Internal Affairs microscope. Way more of a cop on the edge/anti-hero than Raylan, Luther sometimes finds it necessary to resort to, um, extreme measures when dealing with some of the most ghoulish and gruesome serial killers ever portrayed on TV. So not only will you get a thrilling cop drama, but you'll get the s*** scared out of you as well.
And, to this time point out a big difference between Givens and Luther - Luther doesn't carry a gun. That's right. When he chases after a manic, it's so he can grab him with his bare hands. Now keep in mind that Luther, like Justified, isn't going to tug at your heart strings. This show also rests nicely on the "pulp" side of the fence, but it's a quick (isn) watch; just 14 episodes in all. But it's very much worth it for Idris Elba's masterful portrayal of Luther and Ruth Wilson's devilishly decadent role as Luther's go-to psycho, Alice Morgan.
Is Luther all about the main character's gradual decent into darkness like Breaking Bad? No. As mentioned, you won't really find an arc like Walter White's anywhere. But darkness is a place that John Luther knows well, and his fascination with it helps him catch the demons that lurk out in the shadows of London.
The Shield
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See The Shield Season One for $13.99 on Amazon Instant Video
Seven seasons, 88 episodes
And since I'm already talking about crooked cops who operate under their own set of rules, The Shield's Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) wholly embodies what we feel to be the "Golden Age" TV anti-hero. As the leader of an experimental four-man gang-buster police unit in Los Angeles, Mackey and his men dispatched their own version of justice -- planting evidence, beating confessions out of suspects, etc. -- in order to keep the streets clean and criminal-free. Oh, and lets not rule out drug running, murder and general criminal conspiracy.
The Shield: The Complete Series DVD ReviewThe Shield, of the shows so far, probably matches up with Breaking Bad the most on a tonal and thematic level. From failing marriages to non-stop moments of moral and ethical doubt, The Shield managed to magnificently blend the grime of the crime world with the pathos involved in the strains that accompany friendship and family. And both shows centered on a man who was absolutely committed to a way of life that would ultimately have severe consequences - Like Walter White, Vic Mackey left a lot of loss and destruction in his wake and the question of what Mackey's final fate will be looms large as the series continues. It's also anchored by a great cast including Chiklis, Justified's Walton Goggins, Kenneth Johnson, and CCH Pounder, along with memorable story arcs anchored by powerhouses like Glenn Close and Forest Whitaker.
How to Watch:
See Banshee Season One for $18.99 on Amazon Instant Video
One season, 10 episodes
So here's one out of left field. I could just recommend more well-known violent dramas like Sons of Anarchy or Boardwalk Empire - both totally infused with complex anti-heroes galore. But I'm going out on a limb with Banshee.
Banshee, from Alan Ball (True Blood, Six Feet Under) and Greg Yaitanes (House, Drive), is a new series, with its first season just having aired on Cinemax this past spring. It's coming back for a second season around the same time next year and it's totally worth the catch-up. Sure, sometimes it goes a bit overboard with the violence (especially where it pertains to the amount of beatings the leading man takes), but Banshee is pure-pulp with a twist. Instead of it being about real rogue cops, it's about a fake one. Namely, one Sheriff "Lucas Hood" (Antony Starr), a master thief who, after serving 15 years in prison, heads to a small Pennsylvania town to track down his lost love (Ivana Miličević) - assuming the identity of the actual Lucas Hood, who dies just a day before taking over as the town's new head lawman.
So we never even find out what "Hood"'s real name is. Only that he's back to claim what's his; meaning his girl and the loot from the last heist the two of them worked together. But things get naturally messy as Hood's clumsy attempts to brutally police the town (a suave con-man he is not), deal with the local Amish-born crime boss (Ulrich Thomsen), and come to terms with the fact that his lady's moved on (new identity, kids and everything) draws the attention of the New York-based Ukrainian mobster (Ben Cross) he once betrayed.
Banshee lacks the cinematic quiet of Breaking Bad, often choosing to bloody a lip rather than show us a conversation, but there are still definite themes of atonement, reckoning, reinvention and deception that run through it. But to contrast the show's varying approach to conflict - Breaking Bad's idea of a "bottle episode" involved Walter and Jesse chasing a fly around the meth lab while Banshee's involved a barbaric forty minute-long fight (TV brawl of the year, in my opinion) between Miličević's Ana and Christos Vasilopoulos' Olek. Both moments born out of unresolved guilt.
The Wire
How to Watch:
See The Wire Season One for $19.99 on Amazon Instant Video
Five seasons, 60 episodes
There can be no spirited discussion about what the best drama in TV history is without including The Wire on an extreme short-list - with many still hailing it as the best TV series ever. And it's hard to disagree (although I'd argue that The Wire contained a couple of lesser seasons while Breaking Bad did not). So from a pedigree and acclaim standpoint, The Wire and Breaking Bad are on equal terms. With Breaking Bad probably edging out The Wire at the moment, since it's newer and buzzier.
But the two shows are also very different, so whichever you wind up picking as the "best show forever infinity" will no doubt say a lot about what you personally consider to be an absolute requirement for an apex program. Breaking Bad was a very focused, indie-cinematic tale that took thematic risks that no other show had ever dared to take. And it kept audiences clawing at their couches - a highly investable story that caused viewers to run a gambit of emotions. Not only that, but the show was also an "actor's show" - undoubtedly indebted to the great performances throughout, whether the actors were called upon to deliver devastating speeches or wallow in hushed misery.
The Wire: The Complete Series DVD ReviewThe Wire is a sprawling masterwork of a series, showing us characters from all sides of the drug trade in Baltimore: from cops to corner dealers to police chiefs to mayoral candidates to reporters to innocent bystanders. Designed to be a bit opaque, in fact, The Wire is not recommended for the casual TV viewer. Often scenes begin with no thought to the audience's ability to keep up. Some characters names are never said, or their specific role or job explained. People speak realistically to one another with no concern for exposition, or easily letting outsiders into their world. Plus, characters who are the focus of one season may not even show up in the next. Sometimes never appearing again, or in just a small cameo years down the line.
But don't let the "homework" element of The Wire deter you. It's a freakin' incredible series that will amaze and astonish. And it'll show you the actual compelling, depressing effect of that the drug trade has on our nation's inner city youth, which is something Breaking Bad, with all the meth it cooked up over the years, never explored.
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler, IGN at mattfowler, and Facebook at Facebook.com/Showrenity.


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Update Your Quicken 2012 Accounts with Online Account Access
One major advantage of Online Account Access is that you can get the most up-to-date information regarding your Quicken 2012 accounts. When you use the Tools menu's One Step Update or Schedule Updates command, your bank automatically sends current transactions to your computer. If Quicken can match the bank's records with your records, no problem. Everything is fine.
If Quicken can't match the bank records with your records, however, it lists the mystery transactions on the Downloaded Transactions tab of the account register window. You then examine them before they go into your records. You can add downloaded transactions from the bank's list to your register by clicking the transaction and then the Add to Register button.
By regularly downloading transactions into your online accounts and matching transactions between your Quicken records and the bank's records, you make reconciling your bank accounts a snap.
In effect, by downloading and matching transactions, you get information about checks and debit card transactions that you've forgotten to record much earlier (because you don't have to wait until the end of the month). Note, however, that you should still reconcile your account in the usual way.


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DSW sees an opportunity in selling children's shoes and plans to test the theory in 20 stores soon. The news came yesterday as executives at the Columbus-based retailer of footwear and accessories reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.
DSW sees an opportunity in selling children�s shoes and plans to test the theory in 20 stores soon.
The news came yesterday as executives at the Columbus-based retailer of footwear and accessories reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.
�Our research last year identified this as an opportunity area,� said Mike MacDonald, president and CEO. �As a result, we�re testing an assortment of kids� product at 20 stores during the fall season.�
Although DSW officials did not identify the stores, the locations will be limited to those that can accommodate the new lines without diminishing the existing inventories, MacDonald said.
DSW began selling children�s shoes in 2011 after a hiatus of several years � but only online and via its mobile site. Returns have been accepted at DSW�s stores, however.
�Our customers like the convenience of that, and they like the ability to buy it online and, if they have to, return it in the store,� MacDonald said. �We�ve gotten a lot of our customers who want kids� shoes in our brick-and-mortar locations, and they�ve told us that.�
If the test proves successful, �probably half of our stores could put kids� shoes in and wouldn�t have to change anything,� MacDonald said. Most of the other stores could be retrofitted with changes in shelving and fixtures to accommodate the added shoes without displacing other merchandise, he said.
The announcement of a rollout of children�s shoes came as DSW reported earnings of 37 cents per share and sales of $587 million, surpassing analysts� predictions of 32 cents per share and sales of $565 million.
DSW also raised its predictions for full-year earnings to between $1.50 and $1.65 per share based on �flattish� comparable-store sales. The retailer previously had said it expected a slight decline in comparable-store sales.
All major categories recorded improved sales in the second quarter compared with the first quarter, MacDonald said, and sales improved month to month.
The good news sent shares up 9.2 percent by the close of trading yesterday and drew praise from a Goldman Sachs analyst.
�A combination of increased focus, new leadership within women�s and a strong balance sheet give DSW the tools to improve fundamentals in the coming quarters,� analyst Taposh Bari wrote in a note to investors.
Inventory was up overall compared with the second quarter of last year. However, because DSW has more stores now, inventory per square foot decreased by 3.3 percent.
Importantly, �we continued to make progress in our omnichannel initiative,� MacDonald said.
DSW spent $2 million during the quarter and will spend a total of $10 million a year on the initiative, which allows customers access to DSW�s entire inventory � in stores, warehouses or e-commerce fulfillment centers � whenever and however they want to buy shoes.
It�s expected to make the company more competitive with online chains such as Zappos.com and chains such as Payless that operate retail stores.
�It�s a fundamental change in how DSW conducts business,� MacDonald said. �It�s causing us to view everything we do through the lens of the customer, and that is causing us to expand our traditional definitions of our brand cornerstones of assortment and value and convenience.�


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There are traditional shops and shopping areas.
Weekly street markets: on Thursdays in the residential area Camposol, Saturdays in Mazarrón town and Sundays in Port of Mazarrón.
There are also Market Halls in Mazarrón and Port of Mazarrón where the best season products can be found.
On-line shopping is also possible through the virtual shopping center where you can buy from home a wide range of products: food, fashion, gifts, etc.
In addition, at a close distance from Mazarrón you have important shopping malls in Murcia, Cartagena, Águilas or Lorca.


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This wine is crafted from a combination of Spenker's signature Zinfandel grapes and our small-lot Syrah grapes (a 50-50 blend of the two varietals.) While the juice only stayed on the skins for about an hour, this wine has a brilliant bright color. It was fermented dry and was unoaked. It is bursting with delicious cherry flavor!
**We elected to use an elegant glass stopper for this special wine instead of cork. Use the pull-tab to break the foil seal, then simply push up the stopper with your thumb. No need for a cork opener! You can wash and reuse the stopper.
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text: The boy and I made a Catcher Crazy Face Christmas tree last night. We had a blast, I cut, Catcher tried to steal the scissors. I hung the ornament, Catcher ripped it down. Now that they are all up out of arms reach he kinda gets freaked out by seeing his face on the tree. He keeps going to the lowest pic and giving it kisses. He is f'ng super sweet- I think I may have started a family tradition. Each year I will cut some pics out of the annual Catcher calender (not all like I did this year, don't want to have a little Dorian Gray on our hands) and turn them into ornaments. Then I will save my favorite one from each year and hang it the next year. By the time he is 18, we will the 18 faces of Catcher. Hells yeah.


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5 thoughts on "TRAILER"
I think this should be aired on History channel and National Geographic. Another option would be Public Broadcasting Network. I would love to see this shown around the country.
Thank you for making this documentary. I will buy it and show it to friends. The truth needs to be out once and for all! I'm very excited about Kent Nerburn ' s book being made into a full length film. I hope it will get wide distrabution. I will look out for it. Kent is a wonderful author!
God bless n God Please Help the Natives! Give them back ALL that belongs to them…. their land, their lives, their respect, their Joy, their families, their family histories n traditional ways… and then Lord, please let them take pity on "the others" once more – to teach them to live n peace & love, with one another, with nature, and with You, Yourself Father God…
Wado, thank you
Honestly, that's all I can ask
Is this a trailer for a movie? Would like to see it in our Jacob Burns Theatre, (I have no contacts, just know they play lots of documentaries. Much to short a video for the issues. Tragic treatment of Native Americans. It are you who have the phrase about thinking in terms of 7 generations, so many wise visions. If there is a newsletter email or webpage with current info, place me on your mailing list. Thank you. I regret that so many of you are mistreated and have abused and that so many others are so horrendously greedy. Thank you for sharing.


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Computational Scientist and GPU Developer,
|Educational background
|Jun 2012 - present
PhD candidate in Computer Science at Université de Rennes 1
Research activity at the INRIA/IRISA/CNRS ALF group within the Matisse doctoral school at Université de Rennes 1 with focus on the study of heuristics for automatic compiler optimisation of applications for performance portability across many-core architectures. Supervised by Prof. François Bodin and co-supervised by Mr. Gilles Civario and Dr. Erven Rohou.
|Mar 2013 - present
Visiting researcher at the University of Delaware
Collaboration with Prof. John Cavazos in the study of heuristics and algorithms for automatic optimisation of parallel applications, aiming for performance portability across many-core architectures. This collaboration is being established with support from ICHEC, the AutoTune project and the HiPEAC Collaboration Grant.
Outcomes: organised a workshop
|Professional Experience at Ireland's Supercomputing Centre
|Jan 2011 - present
Computational Scientist at ICHEC
The Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) is Ireland's national supercomputing centre. It is mainly responsible for the "research enablement" of the Irish community regarding the use of high-performance computing. The research enablement involves supporting and developing the academic and industrial communities in a whole, by means of research collaborations with European institutions; optimisation and porting of HPC applications; technology transfer and technical consultation, offering advice and expertise in HPC architectures; general user support, dealing with helpdesk issues; and education and training, e.g. organising and delivering training courses and modules for the industry and academia, supervising students and coordinating workshops. These activities are supported by a HPC infrastructure ICHEC maintains, which includes two compute clusters that sum up more than 4,000 processor cores and 10 TB RAM. More details can be found on the "About Me" page at ICHEC website.
Outcomes: bug fixes for OpenMX (patches 3.5.1 and 3.5.2) and Abinit 6.12.3 (fixed in Abinit 7.6.1)
|Jan 2011 - present
GPU Developer at ICHEC
As part of ICHEC's GPU Activity, I work on the development, analysis, optimisation and porting of systems to many-core architectures, providing support to researchers and consultancy services to industrial clients. My past projects dealt with a variety of areas of science, including cryptography, financial simulation, geophysical analysis and molecular dynamics. I also worked on the European PRACE project where I was directly involved in enabling petascale computing on GPUs. I am a co-author of ICHEC's NVIDIA-certified CUDA training programme, which I have also delivered to industrial clients. The success of ICHEC's GPU activity were recognised by NVIDIA, for granting the status of CUDA Research Center in mid-2010 and naming the centre an "enabling partner" in GPU Computing early 2011; and by CAPS entreprise, for granting the status of HMPP Center of Competence late 2011.
Outcomes: a proceedings paper, a session at GTC 2012, an international award and a PRACE-2IP white paper and a PRACE-2IP deliverable
|Jul 2011 - present
Project Manager at ICHEC
As a PRINCE2 accredited practitioner, managed projects of several team members and diverse backgrounds. Projects ranged from software development and deployment to organization of events and refurbishment of the institute's procedures and strategies.
Outcomes: a certification and some projects managed, such as the Culture Night with DIAS and Met Éireann at the Dunsink Observatory.
|Sep 2011 - Jun 2012
Lecturer on the NUI Galway Physics Structured PhD Programme
Formal, accredited teaching of graduate students enrolled in a structured PhD programme at Irish universities (NUI Galway, Tyndall Institute, UCD, DCU). Two modules (PH504: HPC and Parallel Programming, and PH502: Scientific Programming Concepts) were delivered so far.
Outcomes: some lectures delivered are Computer & HPC Architecture, Introduction to GPU Computing, Introduction to Algorithms and Scripting with Python.
|Oct 2011 - present
Researcher and Work Package leader on the AutoTune Project
Study about heuristics for automatic compiler tuning of applications for
multi- and many-core architectures, with the development of a plugin-driven distributed framework for profiling and automatically tuning runtime and energy performance of serial and parallel C/C++/Fortran codes. The AutoTune project is a European-funded FP7 project whose consortium includes European universities, supercomputing centers and multinational IT companies.
Outcomes: two posters (one at GTC 2012 and another at HiPEAC 2013), three deliverables (D4.1, D5.1 and D5.2) and a proceedings paper at PARA 2012
|Oct 2011 - Apr 2012
Developer on the phiGEMM project
The phiGEMM library is a numerical library that implements Level 3 BLAS GEMM routines to perform matrix-matrix multiplies taking advantage of heterogeneous multi-core compute nodes (or workstations) equipped with NVIDIA GPU cards. PhiGEMM splits large matrices to concurrently utilise CPUs and GPUs, achieving a sensible performance speedup when compared to CPU-only executions. Matrix-matrix multiplies are important for many scientific and engineering applications, which rely on the performance of mathematical libraries to deliver results in the least time possible due to their large problem size and time constraints.
|Sep 2012
Lecturer and Organiser of the "Software Carpentry in the Cloud Boot Camp"
The "Software Carpentry in the Cloud Boot Camp" , organised in association with Amazon Web Services (AWS), covered the fundamentals of software carpentry, such as the tools and techniques that enhance the design, development, execution and testing of software, with particular reference to dealing with high-throughput and time-critical computing problems. Emphasis was placed on software deployment in the cloud using AWS to improve software scalability. The programme consisted of talks and hands-on tutorials on software carpentry tools and techniques with a view to deployment in the cloud using AWS. The boot camp finished with a "Grand Challenge" competition, where a problem was announced and each team had to devise, develop and deploy its solution using cloud computing resources.
Outcomes: ICHEC's press release, the event blog and presentation about Software Testing on the Cloud
|Jan 2013
Exhibitor at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE 2013)
At BTYSTE 2013, we showcased all things supercomputing to primary and secondary level students in Ireland. At the stand in the World of Science & Technology Hall we displayed a fully configured live mini "supercomputer" built from the relatively cheap Raspberry Pi boards, 3D scientific visualisations of climate and weather data, presented the latest in accelerators and coprocessors (NVIDIA K20 and Intel Xeon Phi) and ran introductory sessions into HPC. Over 200 schools all across Ireland visited the ICHEC stand to understand the utility of supercomputing, including Donegal, Cork, Kerry, Galway, Dublin, and Antrim.
Outcomes: the event's promotional page, an ICHEC press release, a PRACE press release and a news item in the PRACE Annual Report 2012
|Conference Service
Programme Committee Member
7th International Workshop on Multi-/Many-Core Computing Systems (MuCoCoS 2014) (in conjunction with Euro-Par 2014)
|Nov 2011 - present
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Professional member of the world's largest and most prestigious scientific
and educational computing society. SIGs: SIGARCH.
|Aug 2012 - present
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
The world's largest professional association for
the advancement of technology.