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The current use of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) as an indicator for water quality monitoring has its limitations for swimmer protection. These fecal bacteria are known to persist and grow in the environments, which bias assessment, especially in tropical regions like Hawai'i. While there is a lack direct link between FIB and human diseases since FIB are not human pathogens, enteric viruses are being considered as an alternative indicator because they are the main cause of water-borne gastroenteritis and they are free of environmental multiplication. However, the nature of extremely low copy number of enteric viral pathogens in water has been a challenging factor for their use as a valid bioindicator.
To address this challenge, Dr. Yuanan Lu, professor of epidemiology and environmental health at UH Mānoa, recently published a paper in Water Research titled, "Effective detection of human noroviruses in Hawaiian waters using enhanced RT-PCR methods." The study is aimed at the establishment of highly effective laboratory methods for viral concentration from environmental water and also highly sensitive laboratory protocols for enhanced viral detection and health risk assessment. In particular, human norovirus is tested in this study as a model enteric virus since noroviral infection represents the leading cause of non-bacterial gastroenteritis and has become an increasing public health problem worldwide.
Lu and fellow researchers established highly sensitive RT-PCR protocols for enhanced detection of human noroviruses in environmental waters through a comprehensive test and comparative analysis. These newly established highly sensitive and specific viral detection protocols will be extremely valuable and useful for all environmental microbiologists interested in recreational water quality monitoring and enteric virus detection in the future.
This study represents the first report of detecting human noroviruses in O'ahu recreational and coastal waters, suggesting a possible occurrence of human sewage contamination of these water sites. Although it is unknown if the positive viral detection is associated with infectious noroviruses since no laboratory method is currently available to test noroviral infectivity, future surveillance of enteric virus contamination on these viral positive sites is strongly recommended to ensure a safe use of recreational waters.
Findings from this study also support the notion of possible use of enteric viral pathogens for environmental water monitoring and argue that importance and essentiality for such monitoring activity to ensure safe use of recreational waters.
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Oct. 27, 2011


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This little panda's inability to climb a ladder might be less adorable if he lived in the wild and were being menaced by a hungry tiger. Thankfully, pandas are so lazy that they absolutely refuse to exist in the wild, which is either evidence that they're an evolutionarily obsolete species or an evolutionarily sophisticated species that has tricked humans into worshipping them and caring for their every whim. We've all been hoodwinked by the crafty panda bear, but we're too distracted by all the cuteness to care very much.
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John and Rose(Flanagan)Lynch Maguires Bridge County Fermanagh Ireland. I am looking for any information on the Lynch's thier cousins the Flanagans,Breslans,Martin,Harte's and McBrides.
The Lynch's, no longer of Maguires Bridge
When I started researching my fathers family I had no idea how little we really knew about his early life.
My brother dragged out the box of photos and half scribbled notes he had taken whilst taking Dad back "home" to Maguires Bridge, County Fermanagh,Northern Ireland not long before he died. The realization that we finally came to was that although he was one of ten children and his family had been in that area for about one hundred years, there were no longer any Lynch's back "home".
John Lynch married Rose Flanagan and produced 10 children. After her death John plus Patrick,James,Molly,Edward,Eugene,his son-in-law Peter Doran and young Mary Doran(mother Roseanne had died) left for New Zealand to visit Clare who had been sent to Auckland with Mercy Nuns. They left the farm Corranewey in the care of the neighbours,expecting to return. No-one went back. All married and died in New Zealand except Patrick and James who came and settled in Australia. Rose Lynchs brother Patrick Flanagan also immigrated with his wife and eight children to Sydney.
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- During the month of June, July and August you are most likely to experience good weather with pleasant average temperatures that fall between 20 degrees Celsius (68°F) and 25 degrees Celsius (77°F).
- The months July, August and September have a high chance of precipitation.
- On average, the warmest month is July.
- On average, the coolest month is January.
- August is the wettest month. This month should be avoided if you are not a big fan of rain.
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Researcher Stephanie Yue of the University of Guelph in Canada shares her team's surprising findings on fish sentience and ponders the ethical implications
Researcher Stephanie Yue of the University of Guelph in Canada shares her team's surprising findings on fish sentience and ponders the ethical implications
It is not uncommon to find a variety of whole fish displayed on ice at any average grocery store. Yet practically every other type of meat is cut into portions and wrapped in clean packages that bear no physical semblance to the animal from whom they came. While most people in our Western culture would find it disturbing to see whole cows and pigs on sale for meat, most have no problem with the sight of a large salmon laid out in a similar manner.
Our emotional distance from fish may stem from the general feeling that they fall below the phylogenetic line where sentience begins. This may be because our present knowledge of assessing suffering in fish is inadequate—in part because fish do not typically display traditional and obvious signs we are familiar with in other animals. They are not capable of facial expression, nor can most species of fish vocalize; given their general anatomical structure, changes in body posture are extremely limited. Consequently, their use in scientific experimentation, in place of birds and mammals, is seen as ethically acceptable.
Overcoming Taboo
It's not surprising then to see that, according to statistics provided by the Canadian Council on Animal Care, there is a rising trend in the use of fish in research. In Canada, there was a 463 percent increase between 1975 and 2002, resulting in over 600,000 fish used for scientific research in 2002. Fish consumption has also risen steadily, mostly due to increased interest in a healthy alternative to traditional protein sources such as beef, chicken and pork. Huge numbers of fish are used by humans on a regular basis.
However, recent anatomical, physiological, neuropharmacological and behavioral studies suggest fish can suffer in ways similar to "higher" vertebrate animals. Considering the large numbers of fish we use, these findings should be enough of a reason for us to consider their welfare as a serious matter. In addition, animal welfare should be defined by how an animal "feels"—not just by how well it physically copes with environmental conditions such as absence of disease, lack of injury and good growth. Since sentient creatures have the capacity to subjectively and consciously experience things, it makes sense to investigate the fish's capacity to suffer.
This is the project our fish welfare group at the University of Guelph is currently undertaking. It is not a trivial endeavor, for whether fish even possess the neuroanatomical structures that generate the phenomenon of consciousness is still a subject up for debate. The topic of consciousness has had a tumultuous history itself, and it has been less than a couple decades since words like "consciousness" and "sentience" have reappeared in scientific animal literature. We are only slowly overcoming the taboo of studying conscious thought processes and voluntary behavior.
From our studies on highly domesticated rainbow trout, we have seen these fish show behavior that is much more flexible and complex than was previously acknowledged. We have found that trout have some cognitive capacity that rivals that of mammalian laboratory animals, like rats. They not only show the ability to learn, but they also have memory of the things they learned—so they can anticipate events and adjust their behavior accordingly. This means some of their behavioral repertoire is "purposeful" and lends evidence toward "conscious" behavior.
Analyzing Fear
Most of our experiments delve into the phenomenon of fear. We try to tease apart which responses to negative stimuli (in our case, an oncoming dip net) are likely to be reflexive and which are deliberate. These experiments often require fish to be trained in tasks ranging from simply swimming away from an area where an aversive stimulus resides, to highly artificial and relatively sophisticated tasks such as pressing a lever in order to obtain a reward.
We found that trout follow similar behavioral patterns when frightened, as do other animals like mice. Mice show avoidance, fleeing, freezing, and scanning of their environment and general decrease in activity followed by gradual resumption of normal behavior. Mice are deemed sentient animals with the capacity for a range of subjective experiences. Why then should these same behavioral patterns, when seen under similar experimental paradigms, not be employed as evidence toward the possibility of subjective experiences in fish?
There is more evidence that fish do have some level of consciousness than there is evidence against it, and it is logically more likely that fish are sentient animals than they are not. What level of consciousness they possess, however, remains to be determined. We still have much to learn before we can properly generate guidelines specifically tailored to the needs of different species of fish kept in captivity. Yet we are moving in the right direction by entertaining the notion that fish may indeed be worthy of more moral consideration than they have had in the past.
This research project was made possible through a grant from Animal Welfare Institute and the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing.


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Asa Jackson still has a long way to go to redeem himself after his second suspension in as many seasons, but the second-year cornerback took a few dozen steps in the right direction late in Thursday night's preseason win.
With the Ravens trailing by three points in the fourth quarter, Jackson lined up in his territory to return a punt.
Atlanta punter Matt Bosher boomed a punt 51 yards to Jackson, who caught it as his 22-yard line. Bosher had outkicked his coverage and the vises the Ravens set up on both sidelines to neutralize the gunners got the job done. Jackson sprinted to his right, and when he got to the 35-yard line, he saw the first yellow flag fly by him.
"I thought it was déjà vu," Jackson said after the game.
Nearly a year ago to the day, Jackson returned a punt 85 yards in a preseason game against the Detroit Lions and busted a move in the end zone, only to turn around after the celebration and see that yellow flags had littered the field after linebacker Nigel Carr committed a holding penalty.
Jackson flashed back to that night as he sped down the sideline. He got a nice block at the sideline from an unidentifiable player at midfield and then decelerated into the end zone.
"It looked like he outkicked the coverage a little bit," Jackson said. "It was set up to the wide side and all the guys blocking, they did the work. I did the easy part. All I had to do was catch the ball and get around the corner. They were the ones who set the blocks up and made the wall for me. At that point, I almost walked into the end zone."
Assuming this one was also coming back, Jackson didn't dance this time. He trotted back to the sideline, and when the officials announced that the penalty was on the Falcons, Jackson strutted on the sideline and sported a grin as wide as the lane his blockers opened up for him.
"[Jerry Rosburg] has really worked those young guys fundamentally, in terms of blocking and tackling and stuff like that," coach John Harbaugh said. "And then Asa just did a good job of hitting it. Asa can run. I don't know if he gets enough credit for how fast he is. Obviously, he opened it up pretty good. Tommy Streeter had a nice block. It looks like both vises were excellent. … The rest of it, I'm not sure, it was kind of a blur."
The 78-yard punt return for a touchdown capped off a furious comeback for the Ravens' backups and put the team ahead, 27-23. That would turn out to be the final score. It was a bittersweet preseason win for the Ravens, whose first-teamers were badly outplayed in the first 20 minutes of the game. But the win was as sweet as can be for the embattled cornerback.
Two weeks ago, Jackson was suspended for the first eight games of the regular season after violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs a second time. And then at a training camp practice last week, Harbaugh chewed out Jackson for jumping into a scrum and loudly threatened to cut him in front of dozens of stunned Ravens fans.
Jackson still has a ways to go to get back into good graces after his suspension, but Thursday night brought a little redemption.
"Absolutely," he said. "It's all part of football. It's all part of life. You're going to go through ups and downs, but it's how you handle things when things are bad that really define your character, not when they're good. I'm just going to keep trying to go out there and do what I can to help the team win games and show that I can still be a valuable asset to the team."


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What to do in Syria? Western military intervention looks fraught with difficulties, but the situation on the ground is a humanitarian nightmare and is producing greater instability by the week. A recent trip to Turkey and Russia has persuaded me that there might be a path forward. The pressures on Bashar Assad's regime are real and mounting; it is running out of cash and now faces real military pressures from Turkey. These pressures could be heightened and combined with smart diplomacy, and they could push Assad out of power. But that would mean trying to work with the Russian government rather than attacking it.
The U.S. has been bashing Russia for shielding Assad, coddling an ally at the cost of human lives and arming the Syrian military. Some of this is true, some false, and much is exaggeration. But all is unhelpful if the goal is to oust Assad. Unless the U.S. intends to ask Iran for help, Russia is the only country with any influence with the Syrian regime.
Its truly amazing how foolish we as a people have become. In my country, there's a funny thing that can happen. If an hungry person steals a dough nut, he's gonna go to jail for 15 years. A politician steals a billion dollars and he may actually walk free or tops get 3 years in jail. Bankers in your countries are robbing you dry, and yet they are walking free, and actually gets bailed out too... those same people are sponsoring wars through your military across the world in the name of democracy, killing and destroying families.. and you guys are here talking about sunni and shia age old wars. who are arming the parties? drone strikes in countries suspected of harboring terrorists, killing innocent people and yet clinton is talking about blood on who's hands? look guys, make your leaders responsible, stop them from spending all the money on weapons and use some to take care of your obviously suffering society. believe me, no body is interesting in harming america. its your war machine that is destroying everyone's lives; and yours as well. most people just want to live their lives on their own terms. you are been lied to everyday and obviously you have still not gotten smart enough wake up you dumb fuks!!!
The US should stop trying to be the world's hall monitor and start cooperating with other countries on resolutions to these humanitarian issues. What happened in iraq, with us going in alone, should never happen again. It is not right for the US to shoulder everything- the costs, the blame, the loss of human life.
agree 100% ..... for the very reasons you said. also it would help for us to remove the deeply entrenched career politicians from washington that seem to get us involved in global crap because of some corporate interests ...by way of term limits...remove lobbyists ..IF we did this maybe we could focus on our own country- and people for a change.
The problem of Syria is that USA do not like Assad and it wants to remove Assad.It is sad that so many people are dieing only to fulfill the desire of US people.
because Assad is Dictator and a criminal against humanity .
the US isnt involved, at all...and it should stay that way. I like how people blame us for everything....take some responibility for your own actions for once...leave us out of it!!!
Its time that the world takes care of its self...... Its not up to the US to topple anyone..... Russia and China (and the World) are alway critical of the US and its actions.....time to see how THEY do on the world stage....or will they leave it to us because no one else can take the garanteed firestorm of criticism that will always follow.
I and preety sure 95% of americans are bloody tired of being dragged into every conflict on the globe, either by our own self serving leaders or a world that sits on its hands waiting for 'someone else' to step in because their re afraid of being wrong.
They will leave it to you: because they do not have the ambition to police the world. There is nothing outside that makes you do it: it is all inside your head.
already many around the world are wondering why we are sitting idle 'letting this happen'.
the US is alway damned we do. and damned if we dont.... all in our heads? I wish......
Yes Matt, that is what your "free press" tells you.
I don't know Syria from Lebanon, but I'm familiar with American politics. If the conflict in Syria is anywhere as toxic as US partisan politics, I say stay clear, I wouldn't touch that third rail with an army of 10-foot Poles! In defense of Mr. Zakaria, I must say that his essays are usually intelligent and reasonable.
Just because Zakaria sounds reasonable doesn't mean we need to get involved. The UN is meddling is something it shouldn't. I agree with the Russians on this one. The Syrian issues is their problem. It is what Cilvil wars are about. The people want change and the leadership doesn't. I am seeing a pattern here and it is the UN meddling in sovereign countries problems. Are we really going to have a new world order? If the UN keeps this up, I bet we will.
Fareed, you are super brilliant. But I believe it is none of our business who wins this civil war in Syria (Russia and China also believes this) It is only the West who wishes to pick a side.
We should give weapons and supplies to a bunch of Muslims. I mean worked out last time didn't it?
You are so right, muslims already have guns but just like their pikes they are toooo smallll.
Lets give them big ones.
You know what, we have ever increasing umemployment in this country, resulting in a continuation of an unstable economy and threatening to lower our hard-earned standard of living that we as Americans have come to expect for ourselves and our children and we are concerning ourselves with Syria?!!! Stay the hell out of it! Bring our soldiers home and put all this ridiculous military funding into massive civilian projects to build up our nfrastructure. We need jobs on American soil for American people!
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Go back to your mullah or imam and tell him you are a miserable failure.
Maybe your next assignment should be as a suicide bomber.
India has become too big to govern or create any value for western countries or even for its own population. We have invested a lot of resources in India over the past two decades and given a lot of aid to prop it up. There has been no investment on this return. Instead India has squandered all the resources in building nuclear weapons while poverty remains rampant in the country. We need to revisit our relationship with India. American taxpayers will not tolerate this anymore. We need to take care of our own populace going forward. We cannot be exporting jobs to India or giving it financial or technical handouts.
The thesis is that smaller independent states will generate tremendous economic demand for western nations.
We subscribe to the school of thought that these G2/8/20 etc, IMF, World Bank, superpowers and UN et al have lived their utility and should be undone. Syria is the latest example of why. Syrians are being massacred while everyone is watching. Helpless...powerless...pathetic.
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We agree with Global Democratic Government Inc._ GDG © premise that an elected world government should emerge based on democratic principles of one person one vote. There will be no veto powers. The center of seat will be based in developing countries. This will be in lieu of G2/8/20 etc, IMF, World Bank, superpowers and UN.
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D-backs determined to add pitcher at Meetings
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The D-backs pulled off a three-team trade Tuesday to acquire the power bat they desired, but don't expect general manager Kevin Towers to slow down before the Winter Meetings end Thursday afternoon.
"We plan on leaving with a pitcher before we're done," Towers said.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The D-backs pulled off a three-team trade Tuesday to acquire the power bat they desired, but don't expect general manager Kevin Towers to slow down before the Winter Meetings end Thursday afternoon.
"We plan on leaving with a pitcher before we're done," Towers said.
The D-backs are looking for a front-line starting pitcher and spent the first two days of the industry gathering meeting with various agents to determine the cost for free-agent hurlers. After dealing left-hander Tyler Skaggs and outfielder Adam Eaton on Tuesday to acquire outfielder Mark Trumbo, the D-backs have to decide if they can afford to deal any more prospects.
"We've pretty much had all the meetings to get a good idea where all the free agents are at," Towers said Tuesday. "We just have a couple of clubs we have to circle back with to see if we're still a player on the trade front with the two pieces that we moved today. A couple of the potential trades we had, one or the other might have been involved in it. I don't know if we still have enough where it makes sense."
Apparently the D-backs do have enough money to spend, though, with Towers saying that the team's payroll could approach the franchise record of $114 million.
Ervin Santana is still on the market, but he would cost the D-backs a first-round Draft pick. Matt Garza, another free agent, however, would not and it would not be surprising to see the D-backs make a run at him if they decide to go the free-agent rather than trade route.
The D-backs do have a surplus of shortstops left to trade from. In addition to veteran Cliff Pennington, the team has prospects Didi Gregorius and Chris Owings.
As it stands now, Towers envisions Pennington being kept as the backup and a spring competition between Owings and Gregorius for the starting role, with the other starting the year with Triple-A Reno.
Or one of the two could be dealt for a starting pitcher.
"People ask about them," Towers said of the shortstops. "It would have to be the right pitcher. We still feel like we have good prospects in our system."
One player that the D-backs appear intent on keeping is right-hander Archie Bradley, ranked by MLB.com as the organization's top prospect.
It figures that without including Bradley it would be extremely difficult to put together a package for Rays ace David Price.
And the D-backs had been linked to Cubs right-hander Jeff Samardzija, but it is believed that part of a package for him would have included Skaggs and possibly center fielder A.J. Pollock, whom the D-backs need to hang on to now that they've dealt Eaton.
Towers, though, sounds determined to find a way to add an arm.
"The good thing now," he said following the Trumbo trade, "is we can really narrow our focus to pitching."
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 16 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Goethe-Zentrum Verona
We a German language and cultural institute in Verona, Italy. We have been in business for 40 years and want to attract a new generation of students to the German language.
20-45 year olds in the Verona region.
We want to convey the following ideas:
German is the language of business, tourism, culture and studies;
German is modern and necessary language which helps you in your career.
The website should be inviting and encourage students to study German.
- Website should contain the 4 logos visible on our current website, http://www.goethezentrum.org, i.e. the Goethe logo, the German Consulate logo, the ISO logo and the DaF logo.
- The information "Ente collabatore ... germanica" and "Scuola accreditata ... Veneto" should appear on the page
- Navigation should emphasize: Courses, Exams, Certificates, Tests, Registration and Contact Us. Less important navigation elements are: News/letter, Links, About Us.
Design should be for "home" page; navigation will link to other pages following the basic design.


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Internet Librarian 2013 – Digital Signage: Bridging the Divide
Internet Librarian 2013 – Digital Signage: Bridging the Divide
Suzanna Conrad and Young Lee
Suzanna presented first. At Cal Poly Pomona they are using a hybrid print and digital signage library. She feels they do a good job of not over-using signage. Digital signage allows you to have multiple concepts per sign, but requires a higher level of skill and can be expensive to install or move. Principles of good signage—it should be positive and welcoming. Signage is always a work in progress and thinking about what makes sense to people. How much do your patrons really need to know? She showed a couple of photos of libraries with multiple signs all next to each other and confusing. Develop a sign policy with the purpose of digital signage, terms of use, the approval process, technical guidelines and specifications, how to develop a good sign, and copyright/licensing issues. The biggest problem is still content. It takes time to generate content (especially video content). The message needs to be visually pleasing. Tips for effective PowerPoint slides for signage – answer who/what/where/when/how but only if you have to, limit content and text, adjust for distance viewers, does each slide make sense when viewed separately? Tips for generating effective video content – get a camera editing program, and find tech savvy or tech eager staff, shoot and edit in the right format (4:3 vs. 16:9), be aware of the length of each video clip, use transitions appropriately, does each frame make sense when viewed separately? Alternative content from the web—creating a feed page, finding free APIs or feeds, determining how content should be displayed or rotated. They're currently running videos with WMP, VBS, scripts, and task schedulers. They're testing Apple TVs to replace the WMP process. They're also investigating proprietary system add-ons and open source digital signage systems.
Young then presented about his library's attempt to make legal resource orientation more engaging and interactive. His library was looking for digital signage that had interactive capabilities, could provide an orientation in an engaging fun manner, and which leverages game theory. Some of the commercial systems available are the Viewsonic 42" ePoster ($2500, built-in media player) or the 22" ePoster. Commercial system pros: turnkey, features, quality, support. Commercial system cons: proprietary, limited options, expensive. Things to keep in mind if you choose a DIY solution—content, delivery method, display method, make it easy to use and maintain, secure, reliable, inexpensive, looks good, and upgradable. Tons of options: Smart HDTVs, HDTV monitor + desktop computer/Raspberry Pi/Android mini PC, streaming devices like Roku/AppleTV/Chromecast, all in one computer+monitor, or tablets. He chose to set up an Android driven system. The Android OS (mobile) is light on resources, popular, has good management tools, and many available apps. With Android you can choose tablets, all-in-ones, or mini PCs. Performance is decent, the devices are readily available, and they're inexpensive. AutoStart is a good app that will start an app at boot. SureLock Kiosk Lockdown secures the system and has a free version available. Dropsync lets you do a full autosync with Dropbox –keep the files all in one place and have multiple kiosks grab the updated files immediately. Other apps to look at for digital signage: Web Server Ultimate (fully functional server), SureFox Kiosk Browser, OfficeSuite 7, and Digital Photo Frame Slideshow (or Web). They're using an HTML5 WebApp–it' offers offline caching and updating, is content cross platform, interactive and touch-capable, you can easily reuse content on a website, and the kiosk browser app has lots of features built-in. Some caveats–Android mini PCs have weak wifi strength, some lack true 1080p capability. Design challenges include mounting and installation. For the future–no touching but swiping in the air.


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Everlive API - Followers
Everlive is a set of cloud-based backend services for building and managing mobile apps. These primarily include data storage, user management, and server-code execution functions. Everlive can also send push notifications to Apple, Android, and Windows mobile devices. Social sharing features enable end users to share Everlive-based apps on Facebook, Google+, and other popular social networks. The Everlive REST API allows developers to access most of Everlive's services programmatically.


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If you see something, say something. That's what the federal government wants you to do when it comes to possible terrorist activities, and that's what the studios want theater owners to do when it comes to possible piracy activities. In theory, such proactive behavior can stop shady business in progress. In practice, however, it can lead to Department Of Homeland Security agents escorting an unfortunate Ohio resident out of a Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit screening for doing nothing more than wearing Google Glass.
The colossal fuck-up in question happened at an AMC in Columbus, Ohio. The random dude, who later reached out to Gadgeteer, was about an hour into the 7:45 screening alongside his wife when a man with a badge appeared out of nowhere and asked he leave the theater. Outside, a further half dozen or so authority figures appeared and accused him of illegally filming the movie via Google Glass. He was allegedly taken into a back room and questioned for several hours, despite his repeated pleas that he did nothing wrong.
Here's a portion of the statement he later gave about the incident…
"I kept telling them that Glass has a USB port and not only did I allow them, I actually insist they connect to it and see that there was nothing but personal photos with my wife and my dog on it. I also insisted they look at my phone too and clear things out, but they wanted to talk first. They wanted to know who I am, where I live, where I work, how much I'm making, how many computers I have at home, why am I recording the movie, who am I going to give the recording to, why don't I just give up the guy up the chain, 'cause they are not interested in me. Over and over and over again."
Eventually, someone came in with a computer and actually went through everything stored on the Google Glass and discovered there was nothing incriminating saved. The man explained he kept the glasses on because they were actually prescription, but the Google Glass portion of his bifocals were turned off during the film---because he hasn't been, nor will he ever be a pirate. As an apology, the lead agent reportedly secured the man four free movie passes, but he wasn't exactly in a forgiving mood and later took to the Internet to complain about everything that happened, even going so far as to say he "should sue" but won't.
Given the local theater chain called the MPAA and the MPAA called the Department of Homeland Security, the agents obviously needed to pull the guy out of the theater and question him. That's not a sue-able offense. Authorities have the right to voluntarily question people, but even so, it would have been in everyone's best interests for the agents to take a few deep breaths and look over what was actually on the Google Glass before firing off aggressive questions for a few hours.
There's no word on whether the first hour of Jack Ryan was good enough to inspire the man to use one of his passes on seeing it again, but if that information becomes available, I will bring it to you.


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In logic, a $\Sigma$-theory $T$ is just a set of sentences obtained from the signature $\Sigma$. As I understand, what logician calls "theory" is what a mathematician calls "system of axioms". But what a mathematician calls "theory" is the set of all sentences, that can be proven from the system of axioms.
My questions are: 1) Is it correct what I said above ? 2) Is there a special name that logicians use/is used in logic, to designate the set of all sentences that can be proven from (in logic-speak) a theory/(in mathematics speak) system of axioms ?


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All-Star games held in Barnum
The 10th Annual Polar League All-Star games were held in Barnum on Tuesday, April 2. The girls played first. The Dark Team beat the White Team 64-57.
The following girls scored for the Dark Team: Theresa Morrin, Cook County, 10 points; Marisa Shady, Esko, nine points; Allie Cahoon, Cromwell, nine points; Lane Schraugnagel, Two Harbors, nine points; Daron Mainville, Barnum, eight points; Tori Zime, Carlton, six points; Korrina Mickelson, McGregor, five points; Erika Shady, Esko, four points; and Christina Stenson, Cromwell, four points.
The following girls scored for the White Team: Clarissa Nelson, Carlton, 12 points; Claudia Turner, Esko, 12 points; Stacey Larva, Floodwood, seven points; Abby Hawkinson, McGregor, six points; Adri Jusczak, Moose Lake-Willow River, six points; Alicia Nopola, Silver Bay, five points; Brooke Scramm, Esko, four points; Cheyanne Johnson, Barnum, three points; and Shaelyn Halverson, Moose Lake-Willow River, two points. Also on the White Team were Moose Lake-Willow River players Hailey Johnson and Taylor Miller.
Red beats Blue in boys game
Following the girls' game, the boys Polar League All-Star Red Team faced the Blue Team. The Red Team came out ahead 108-92.
The following boys scored for the Red Team: Kory Deadrick, Esko, 19 points; Erik Adams, Carlton, 15 points; Brandon Newman, 15 points; Colin Evenson, Cook County, 12; Justin Hall, Floodwood, 11 points; Tony Adamczak, Moose Lake-Willow River, 11 points; Lane Empson, Carlton, nine points; Ross Schminski, Floodwood, seven points; Zachary Carlson, Barnum, four points; Jared Hutar, Cromwell, four points; and Alex Lemke, Floodwood, one point.
The following boys scored for the Blue Team: Danny Warpula, Barnum, 18 points; Riley Bernsderf, Floodwood, 15 points; Ezra Szczyrbak, Moose Lake-Willow River, 13 points; Kale Boomer, Cook County, nine points; Jake Disterhaupt, Moose Lake-Willow River, eight points; Kyle Blood, Silver Bay, seven points; Marc Peterson, Esko, six points; Pat Gustafson, Wrenshall, six points; Casey Staniger, Esko, six points; and Charlie Pavlisich, Two Harbors, two points.


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Country star Jason Aldean put on a united front with his wife Jessica Ussery on Thursday in their first joint TV interview since he was caught kissing another woman in September.
The singer has been working to save his marriage after he was photographed smooching former "American Idol" contestant Brittany Kerr at a bar in Los Angeles.
Aldean subsequently apologized for acting "inappropriately" and "embarrassing" his wife, Jessica Ussery, and their two kids, and the couple proved things were good at home by appearing together on the "This Morning" show to promote the singer's upcoming Concert for the Cure benefit gig.
When asked how their relationship was following the incident, Aldean said, "I think we're fine. I think anytime you go through anything like that – I mean it's tough. We've been together for a long time and through a lot of things together. Those are things that most people get to deal with in private, but we didn't have the luxury of doing that."
But Aldean insisted it wasn't the first romance trouble the high school sweethearts have battled: "I would say, 'Go ask any couple that's been married for 30, 40, 50 years… It hasn't always been roses."
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If you love the look of wedding banners and personalized wedding signs but aren't sure what to do with them, here are five great tips to use them:
Pre-Wedding Parties: At your engagement party, everyone will want to know when the "big day" is! Surprise everyone by announcing the date on your banner - plus you can reuse it again the day of your wedding. You could also use banners to announce its a bachlorette party, decorate the bridal shower venue or as signage for the rehearsal dinner.
To Mark Your Wedding Location: If you are holding a reception outdoors or in a venue with multiple rooms for parties, you can mark the entrance to your event with a custom wedding banner to direct guests to the proper location of the party. Design your wedding banner with a coordinating theme or colors of your wedding and be sure to use the same names you used on your wedding invitations so guests know where the party is at!
To Direct Guests Around Your Event: If you are having a ceremony and reception in the same venue, you can easily mark these areas with banners. Alternatively, you can point guests in the right directions for food, drinks and the restrooms!
As Photo Props or Backdrops: Hang it in your photo booth for guest pictures. Have your flower girl and ring bearer hold it while your photographer shoots wedding party photos. Hang it across the backdrops for red-carpet themed weddings. Just make sure the wedding banner you select has a matte finish or the flash from the cameras will bounce off of it.
Announcing the Newlyweds: Your flower girl and ring bearer can carry it down the aisle together, you can hang it on your honeymoon door, tack it to the back of the limo or get away car instead of the old-fashioned signs or cans. Hang it from the newlywed's new home to announce it to the neighbors. With so many uses, wedding banners are truly an all in one wedding decoration!


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Our Initiatives
From elementary education in Nepal to midwife training in Mali, Full Circle pursues social, environmental, and economic initiatives that impact artisan communities in Africa, Asia, and South America.
Talley Goodson, CEO 3form
From elementary education in Nepal to midwife training in Mali, Full Circle pursues social, environmental, and economic initiatives that impact artisan communities in Africa, Asia, and South America.
In cooperation with our partner in Nepal, every workshop employee, artisan, raw material supplier, and farmer involved with Full Circle is given an education stipend to pay for the elementary education of their children. Thus far, 110 people have received full college scholarships. In addition, the 3form Full Circle program provides meals for all boarding students at the Salleri Monastery school in Solukhumbu.
The Full Circle Foundation has created a sustainable and scalable model for rural development in West Africa. To date, 350 women are enrolled in the community gardens program in four locations. By the end of 2017, there should be three more organic market gardens, with over 700 self-employed women harvesting nutritious food and earning a basic income.
More than 6,000 women are enrolled in the Full Circle Micro Savings program. Each week, these women record their savings and take out loans from each other. Interest is paid to the group, and at the end of the year, all of the money and interest is returned to the individual women. No money enters or leaves the group.
The Full Circle Foundation introduced the Literacy program with the Tandana Foundation in 2011. To date, we have given classes to more than 1,200 women in 30 villages. In order to expedite the classes, we wrote the first textbook to translate the villagers' local dialect, TOMMO SO, to Mali's national language, BAMBARA.
Mali presents particular challenges to expecting mothers. High fertility rates and extremely high maternal and infant mortality rates have created a significant need for midwife training. The Full Circle Foundation organizes two-week, formal training programs in the area hospital. We supply the Traditional Birth Attendants with a medicine kit that includes solar lights, sanitized blades, medicines, surgical gloves, and cell phones. We also fund an all-terrain vehicle for a locally-operated maternity ambulance service to the hospital.
We provide over 90 global artisans with training and techniques to create beautiful materials. In Senegal, the popularity of our material has enabled a dozen women to receive on-the-job sewing training in the past year alone. In Chiapas, through our association with Aid to Artisans, weavers learn new techniques and receive marketing support through their cooperative associations.
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Discovering Plate Boundaries
This activity was selected for the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Collection
Resources in this top level collection a) must have scored Exemplary or Very Good in all five review categories, and must also rate as "Exemplary" in at least three of the five categories. The five categories included in the peer review process are
- Scientific Accuracy
- Alignment of Learning Goals, Activities, and Assessments
- Pedagogic Effectiveness
- Robustness (usability and dependability of all components)
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For more information about the peer review process itself, please see http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/review.html.
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Students work collaboratively using data maps to discover plate tectonic boundary processes. Data sets used are earthquakes, volcanos, seafloor age, and topography.
This lab aims to draw together rock identification and plate tectonics as well as relative age relationships. Students look at four major types of rocks and determine in which tectonic environment they were created.
This version presents an extensive description of how the activity can be used in an online class and how one might make adaptations of their own to use the activity in their class.
This version of the activity emphasizes the difference between observation and inference and demonstrates how geoscientists often must draw conclusions based on incomplete datasets. For this activity, Anne has also included more information on each the maps.
This version of the activity has been tailored specifically for use with 8th grade students including information about how to make the activity appropriate for English Language Learners.
This version of the activity provides a description of an assessment requiring groups of students to use the knowledge they have gained in drawing plate boundaries to describe the plate boundary types surrounding a particular plate.
Instead of using printed maps, this version has students conduct their observation and data collection using Google Earth. A Google Earth tutorial is also provided.
This version also uses Google Earth, but the instructor provides a kmz file to provide even more robust and up-to-date information for students. This version also requires students to draw a cross-section through a plate boundary so the instructor can assess whether students are correctly visualizing the processes.
In this version, students draw several diagrams and graphs to reinforce the data presented in figures. Students are also asked to think critically about plate rates and what happens to the crust at the different plate boundaries.
After the initial investigation of the four different datasets, students are asked to plot a cross-section of topography/bathymetry and earthquake focal depths in OneNote and determine the type of plate boundary in this version.
I have used this with students in grades 5-12, with college geology and non-geology majors, and with pre- and in-service teachers.
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered:
They should have an idea what earthquakes and volcanos are. They should have an idea what maps are. They should know about continents and oceans and generally where the largest continents and oceans are located.
How the activity is situated in the course:
I use DPB early in a course, at the beginning of teaching plate tectonics, and before students have been given a reading assignment on plate tectonics.
National or State Education Standards addressed by this activity?:
Both National and Texas standards include the teaching of plate tectonics as a framework for understanding earth history and natural hazards.
Content/concepts goals for this activity:
Discovering the basic types of plate tectonic boundaries and characterizing them using modern observations. Linking plate boundary processes to the observations.
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity:
They must invent and apply a classification scheme for fairly complex data.
Other skills goals for this activity:
They must describe their data classifications in writing and orally. Each student must give a brief oral presentation. They must work in groups.
Description of the activity/assignment
The exercise is based on the "jigsaw" concept, mixing the students to work in different groups during the exercise. DPB includes opportunities for all students to make oral presentations to their fellow students. The exercise is done over about 3 hours. I usually do it in 50 minute periods on three separate days, but it can also be done in a three hour lab period.
Although the data used in DPB are state-of-the-art, the exercise does not depend on student access to computers. Unlike many others, this exercise is based on observation and classification, rather than learning computer data manipulation skills.
The students enjoy DPB and many report it as the best activity of their semester! I hope that you will find it useful in your classroom!
Determining whether students have met the goals
I have the students turn in their 2 annotated plate boundary maps as they leave. I usually grade these in a very simplified way. I give them a zero, check minus, check, or check plus for each map. Check minus reflects very little or careless work on the map. Check plus reflects an above average product relative to the age and ability of the students.
Download teaching materials and tips
- All materials and datasets are available at http://plateboundary.rice.edu/presentation.html.
Other Materials
Supporting references/URLs
Controlled Vocabulary Terms
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw
Grade Level: Informal, General Public, College Upper (15-16), Intermediate (3-5), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Ready for Use: Ready to Use
Theme: Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Plate Tectonics


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Insulin Injections vs. Insulin Pump
Are you considering switching from insulin injections to insulin pump therapy? Stacy O'Donnell, RN, BS, CDE, and Andrea Penney, RN, CDE, at Joslin Diabetes Center, give the pros and cons of each method.
Insulin Injections
- Injections require less education and training than pump therapy. "Many people don't realize the amount of work involved with pumps," Penney says. "Using a pump requires professional training and close diabetes management."
- Injection therapy is cheaper than pump therapy.
- Low blood glucose levels can occur because you may be using different types of insulin.
- Frequent injections mean you may develop resistant areas of the body where insulin will not absorb properly.
Insulin Pump
- The pump delivers insulin continuously throughout the day, causing fewer sudden highs and lows in blood glucose levels.
- Insulin delivery is more accurate and precise.
- There will be less needle sticks. You may have one injection (hook up) every three days versus 15-18 injections in a three-day period with injection therapy, according to O'Donnell.
- Adjusting your own insulin allows a more flexible lifestyle.
- There is a greater risk of developing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), however, O'Donnell believes this can be prevented. "Patients are testing blood glucose levels frequently and are also well-educated on what to do if this occurs."
- It is attached to your body all day, reminding you and others that you have diabetes.
- Pump supplies are expensive.
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Choosing which insulin delivery method is best for you can be a difficult choice. Joslin's class Insulin Pumping: Is It for You? can help you decide.
For more information, please call (617) 264-2767.
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rafdam necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 317 diseños de 67 diseñadores freelance.
Please produce a logo and propose a pallette of 4-6 colour for the website. This is a guaranteed contest so our favourite design will win the prize.
dotsongs.com is a net portal that connects sound/audio/music makers with producers of commercial projects and acts as a network for musicians and businesses.
Suggested areas to explore are:
– Pictorial / icon
– Purely typographic ('dot' spelled out)
– Combinations of the above
– Any other flashes of inspiration will also be considered
Design needs to translate well across different media (print, web, merchandise eg. t-shirts).
As a heads up, please be aware that the URL is "dotsongs.com" so submissions should avoid designs that can cause users to mistake the website as just "songs.com".
Winning submission should be provided in vector format as RGB, CMYK and B&W.
- Clean fresh and fun
- Web 2.0 look/feel (eg Flickr, Spotify)
- Minimalistic
- Do not use existing logo at http://www.dotsongs.com as starting point. We want fresh ideas.
- Following the same principles of 99designs contest holder 'IgotDreams', we don't want people copying ideas of others so all feedback (if any) will be via private messaging throughout the contest.
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Experience modern Korean cuisine in a casual, inviting atmosphere. Our dishes are inspired by traditional Korean comfort foods from our family kitchens, and are created using the freshest local produce and highest quality meats. Menu highlights include our original hot stone rice bowls, chicken wings, home made dumplings, savory pancakes, spicy stews, short ribs, and Korean ribeye sandwich.


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Monastic in its simplicity and effortless in its wearability, Yigal Azrouel's Spring 2013 collection drew inspiration from organic architecture in the natural world. The silhouettes were therefore clean in appearance, but not necessarily simple in construction. Hand detailing touched everything from the collection's sandals to its handknitted dresses and chunky sweaters. The color palette, described in the show notes as including "ice, quartz, and cactus," kept the mood subdued, but waffle knits and cotton eyelets drove visual interest. So too did the disembodied drawstring hoods that Azrouel paired with many of the looks in the collection, which at times called to mind sisters in a particularly chic order of nuns.


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Liberty News
LU Distance Learning Program ranked third in nation
Liberty University's Distance Learning Program has been ranked among the nation's elite.
LU ranked third in the second annual Online College Ranking by the Online Education Database released January 23.
LU's DLP, a non-profit program, ranked ahead of well-known online programs at the University of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University, Regent University, Walden University, National University, Colorado Technical University, ITT Technical Institute, Kaplan University, and Capella University.
The rankings evaluated the universities on their acceptance rates, financial aid packages, graduation rates, peer web citations, retention rates, scholarly citations, student-faculty ratios and years accredited.
LU was unranked in OEDb's initial ranking.
Upper Iowa University received the top ranking with LeTourneau University coming in second.
"To be ranked third kind of backs up what we've been doing," said Ronald S. Kennedy, LU's executive director of distance learning and graduate studies. "It affirms the testimonials we get from our students as to the quality of our program. We knew we were competitive with the for-profit programs out there. We didn't have a way to substantiate it. This ranking brings credibility to the things we have known internally."
The distance learning program has already reached a significant milestone in the 2007-2008 academic year. In early December the program's enrollment topped 20,000 for the first time.
Currently, LU's distance learning program has about 23,000 students.
"Our growth has basically been across the board," Kennedy said. "We are seeing double figure growth in most of our programs. God is a big part of why we rank third."
LU Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. credits DLP's success to the program's strong leadership.
"We should all be proud of what Liberty's Executive Vice President, Dr. Ron Godwin, and Executive Director of Distance Learning and Graduate Studies Ron Kennedy, have accomplished in their leadership of Liberty's Distance Learning Program," Falwell Jr. said. "I have recently become better acquainted with many of the faculty and staff in distance learning and have been impressed with their professionalism and competence.
"The enrollment has nearly doubled to 22,000 students in less than a year without sacrificing quality or academic excellence. Given the performance of our faculty and staff, I am not surprised to learn of how highly Liberty University was ranked nationally today among distance learning programs. Congratulations to the entire faculty and staff of the Liberty University Distance Learning Program!"
|For more on the ranking visit the Online Education Database at www.oedb.org/rankings/.


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My granddaughter had her first birthday this past weekend. She's a huge Elmo fan and so I, of course, had to make an Elmo birthday card for her. Now I will be honest and admit that I almost forgot about her birthday card. I was so busy helping with altering buckets and bins and signs that it wasn't until I got her present wrapped and I realized I had no card.
I quickly turned to one of my FB groups where so many of us share files, searching for anything Elmo. However, I could not find what I needed. So then I turned to Google. Surely there had to be a coloring page that I could use. One that would be easy enough to trace, cut and piece back together.
Time of course was also a precious commodity since all of this happened within a hour of our having to leave home. You see, our daughter needed our help in decorating the pavilion before everyone arrived. Something that I was more than happy to oblige. After all it's our granddaughter's first birthday!!
As I searched through the images on Google there were several birthday pages, but I was afraid they would require more time than I had. Instead I opted for a simple Elmo without all the birthday fan fare. He traced, cut and pieced back together beautifully.
Fortunately I had a large enough scrap of this birthday paper to use for my background. That helped to create the needed birthday theme. Add in a couple of blinging hearts and my card is complete.
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The Baltimore Ravens locked up Ray Rice earlier this week by giving the star running back a five-year, $40 million contract. With the deal done, the Ravens' front office can kick back and get ready for training camp, right?
Not so fast.
A source close to the situation told NFL.com that quarterback Joe Flacco is the next priority, and there is a "75 percent chance" a deal will be done before the start of training camp.
Flacco's original rookie contract is set to expire after the season, and the Ravens are working to sign him to a long-term deal. After being selected in the first round of the 2008 draft, Flacco already has established himself as the top signal-caller in the Ravens' brief history.
During his first four years, Flacco has thrown for 13,816 yards and 82 touchdowns while guiding the Ravens to at least one playoff victory each year. Last season, he came within a few plays of leading the Ravens to the Super Bowl.
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome always has expressed a desire to take care of his own when it comes to free agency. In the past two years, in addition to Rice, Newsome has handed out lucrative long-term deals to homegrown stalwarts such as nose tackle Haloti Ngata, offensive guard Marshall Yanda and cornerback Lardarius Webb.
Flacco appears to be next. How much he'll get remains to be seen, especially in light of the quarterback market-setting deals signed by Drew Brees and Peyton Manning this offseason.
Flacco is on record as saying he believes he's the best quarterback in the NFL. It soon will be known if he'll be paid like it.
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I have not purchased the above item yet but was wondering whether or not I should? Can I hook this scope up to a monitor or laptop so I can see what my scope is seeing? Is this scope is any good at viewing planets etc., Mars and Saturn in particular? Will it give clear views of nebulae etc.?
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THE Assembly Member for Islwyn will not seek re-election in 2016.
Gwyn Price says he wants to spend more time with his family and "do other things" after 2016.
Mr Price said: "I can confirm that will not seek re-election to the Assembly in 2016. "The Labour Party have asked all AMs to let them know and last Friday I informed the Labour Group in the Assembly and my [local Labour party] general committee, about my decision.
"It is a privilege and honour to represent the people of Islwyn and I look forward to doing so for the next two years. "The only reason I have made this decision is I want to spend more time with my family, doing other things from 2016 onwards."


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Texas executed wrong man, report claims
At 24, Wanda Lopez was savvy to the pitfalls of her crime-infested Corpus Christi neighborhood. A divorced high school dropout with a child to support, she knew well the perils of her solo night job at a nearby gas station. When a customer warned that a man with a knife lurked outside the store, she immediately telephoned police.
What happened next that February night in 1983 - a robbery, frenzied struggle and fatal stabbing - continues to resonate with questions about how well police, prosecutors and defense lawyers performed their jobs.
On Tuesday, the Columbia Human Rights Law Review will devote its spring issue to a 400-page article asserting that the state convicted the wrong man, bypassing a potential suspect who had bragged of killing Lopez.
The critique is the latest in which death penalty opponents seek to prove that Texas, with 482 executions since 1982, killed an innocent man.
Steve Schiwetz, who served as lead prosecutor at the executed man's trial, has not read the journal article, but he disputed the authors' conclusions as related by a reporter.
"These guys are crusaders," he said. "What can I say?"
The journal article presents the stories of two men named "Carlos." More than a given name, Carlos DeLuna and Carlos Hernandez shared darkly handsome looks and a history of substance abuse and violence against women.
DeLuna called 'childlike'
DeLuna, 27, executed for Lopez's murder in December 1989, was "childlike" and a "follower," acquaintances told researchers. His rap sheet included convictions for auto theft and attempted rape.
When police found him beneath a truck a short distance from the robbed gas station, DeLuna protested that he had not committed the crime.
Hernandez reveled in his reputation as a thug, flaunting a buck knife and boasting of his exploits. He claimed to have strangled a young woman, knifing an X on her back as her child slept nearby. He was charged but never convicted of the crime. He spent time in prison for a string of convenience store robberies and for slicing a female friend's belly from sternum to navel.
Along the way, he bragged of killing Lopez and laughed about DeLuna taking the fall. In 1996, Hernandez's parole was revoked after he attacked a woman with a knife. He died in prison three years later at 45.
The journal article, "Los Tocayos Carlos: Anatomy of a Wrongful Execution," grew out of a 2003 student project to examine Texas capital cases in which a single eyewitness account was key to conviction.
"This case changed my whole view," said Columbia Law professor and project sponsor James Liebman. "I had thought the problem cases were ones where you have an out-of-town defendant, a scary person who commits a really bad crime that grabs the whole community. The police are under so much pressure to find someone that something goes wrong. Now, I think the worst cases are those that likely happen every day in which no one cares that much about the defendant or the victim."
Schiwetz, who now works as a private lawyer in Corpus Christi, dismissed DeLuna's original court defense and has rebuttals for several of the assertions the authors make in the journal article. For one, he said, DeLuna confessed his guilt to a sheriff's deputy, a claim the researchers dispute.
Efforts to reach members of DeLuna's family, including a sister who lives in Houston, were unsuccessful.
Victim on the phone with 911
Lopez, the mother of a 5-year-old girl, had little more than two hours work left the night of Feb. 4, 1983, when a man approached to buy cigarettes. Minutes earlier, a customer had warned that the man had been idling outside the store with a knife.
Lopez was on the phone with a 911 operator when the man pulled the weapon and demanded cash. In the taped emergency call, Lopez is heard trying to comply. Then comes the sound of a scuffle, a woman's scream and the clunk of the receiver into its cradle.
The journal cites purported irregularities in the investigation that followed.
The police manhunt started with wildly divergent descriptions of the robber. A gas station customer reported seeing a shabby, unshaven man with a mustache; a couple a short distance away said they saw a neatly groomed man in white shirt and dress pants.
Hernandez typically sported a mustache and dressed sloppily. On the night of the robbery, the clean-shaven DeLuna had worn a white shirt.
When DeLuna was returned to the store in the back of a police cruiser, all witnesses identified him as the culprit. The only witness who saw Lopez struggling with the robber later told law journal authors he was only 70 percent sure of his identification. If police had not told him DeLuna had been corralled nearby, he would have been only 50 percent certain.
Although Lopez bled profusely - the killer's knife sliced an artery - DeLuna's body and clothing bore no trace of blood, the article asserts.
Leading the investigation at the scene was novice homicide detective Olivia Escobedo. Journal researchers contend she overlooked evidence, including bloody footprints. A police technician failed to find usable fingerprints. After what the journal termed a speedy on-site investigation, store workers scrubbed down the crime scene.
Escobedo, who no longer lives in Texas or does police work, defended her performance, noting that she worked under the supervision of veteran officers. She is confident in the case's outcome, she said, because state and federal courts upheld DeLuna's conviction.
If DeLuna's problems started with the police investigation, journal authors argue, they gained speed with his defense.
Appointed as his advocates were a general practice lawyer who never had handled a major felony case and a veteran who had a heavy case load. The attorneys poorly coordinated their strategy and failed to present a single witness in the trial's punishment phase.
Appeals, the journal says, also were feckless, with one predicating its case on punishment phase defense testimony that never was offered.
DeLuna insisted to his lawyers that another man had killed Lopez. Only hours before his trial was to begin did he reveal Hernandez's name. On the night of the crime, he said, both men had been together at a nearby topless club.
Minutes after Hernandez left to make a purchase at the station, DeLuna said, he saw Lopez and Hernandez struggling through the store's windows and fled.
Prosecution defended
Prosecutors, the article says, knew of Hernandez's violent criminal history. Days after the gas station stickup, Hernandez was arrested for loitering outside a convenience store with his prized buck knife. Authorities used his detention to update his fingerprint file. Still, before the jury at DeLuna's trial, lead prosecutor Schiwetz dismissed Hernandez as "a phantom."
In a recent interview, Schiwetz said Hernandez's criminal profile didn't match the crime. Typically, Hernandez victimized acquaintances, whereas DeLuna preyed on strangers like Lopez, he said.
DeLuna's clothing bore no blood traces, he said, because in his struggle with Lopez, the victim was positioned so that her blood dripped straight down.
DeLuna lied about his whereabouts before the robbery, claiming he had met a pair of female friends at a skating rink. One of the women, Schiwetz said, reported she had attended a baby shower that night and had photos to prove it.


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The Energy Guy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 91 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
"Living my Future" TM is a Personal Energy Management system that incorporates all aspects of individual energy, Physical. Emotional, Mental and Purpose.
I need a logo that encapsulates the individual, has an energised and inspirational feel to it, and a sense of bringing the future into today. How energising would it be to "feel' how it is to physicall 'be' the person you see in 5 yrs time!
Living My Future
I want a logo which graphically depicts an energised, forward looking person and the name of the business " Living My Future!"
The logo will be used as my brand, so needs to be clearly identifiable on a business card, as well as my website, stationary, materials branding etc
I have worked in the field of personal transformation for 8 years, impacting many lives, and the intention with this venture is to Energise the Planet. By getting involved you will be making a contribution, and I am looking for a long term design relationship as this becomes a global icon.
Crisp, clear and uncomplicated.
I prefer strong vibrant colours that depict warnth, energy and inspiration.
My immediate design thought is of an energised person looking forwad into the future,and a sense of forward movement, but I am open to your interpretation of the brand. Another aspect you may want to think of is the 4 energies in balance.
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ALAMEDA — The Raiders, looking behind starter Darren McFadden, took Central Florida running back Latavius Murray in the sixth round, No. 181 overall.
They followed that up by picking a second tight end at No. 184, Mychal Rivera of Tennessee.
The Raiders were originally scheduled to pick at No. 176, but dealt to the pick to Houston in exchange for No. 181 and a seventh-round pick, No. 233.
Murray, 6-foot-2, 223 pounds, enjoyed a productive senior season with 706 yards, averaging 5.6 yards per carry and 19 touchdowns. Fifteen of those touchdowns came on the ground and four through the air
Rivera, 6-foot-3 and 242 pounds, caught 36 passes for 562 yards and five touchdowns for Tennessee in 2012.
A Southern California product from Valencia, Rivera originally went to Oregon before transferring to College of the Canyons junior college and eventually Tennessee.
Rivera joins Nick Kasa, taken earlier in the sixth round at No. 172, and returnees David Ausberry and Richard Gordon. He played with fourth-round pick Tyler Wilson on the South team at the Senior Bowl.


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The enrollment in computer science classes and programs in Fairfax County Public Schools between 1997 and 2003 was 76 percent boys, 24 percent girls. In 1984, women constituted 37 percent of those who received computer science degrees from universities and colleges, while today the percentage is down to 27.
DOGWOOD Elementary School, in cooperation with Lockheed Martin, its corporate sponsor, and the American Association of University Women (AAUW) sponsored a conference for fifth- and sixth-grade girls to encourage them to take math and science classes. Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS) started in 1991 through the AAUW. Marilyn Silvey, a member of the AAUW, said the conference was started to show girls they can pursue careers in the fields of math and science.
"Teachers and parents need to make sure they are aware of the way each gender learns at this age," said Fran Lovaas with the AAUW. "Encouragement needs to be applied differently." She added research within the past 15 years shows when girls hit puberty they start not taking courses in science. On top of girls' general disinterest in the field, boys tend to speak up louder, said Lovaas.
After 12 years of sponsoring the event, AAUW formed a partnership with Dogwood Elementary School, to provide the space for the conference. Linda Martin, the gifted and talented (GT) teacher at Dogwood, took on the organization of the conference. "This has really personally been her passion," said Ricki Harvey, the Dogwood principal. For the past two years Martin has engaged the school's corporate sponsor, Lockheed Martin, to help with the program. Since the conference moved to Dogwood, this was its third year there, the numbers of students and parents has increased each year. The participation this year was at 250 girls registered, and 100 parents. "I am so thrilled to see this room packed," said Martin, "that just shows me you girls are ready to be inspired."
THE CONFERENCE, held on Saturday, March 12, hosted 27 hands-on workshops for the fifth- and sixth-grade girls. They were taught by professional women in fields of math and science, including employees of NASA and Lockheed Martin, among others. The keynote speaker at the conference was Monica McManus, the Vice President of Geospatial-Intelligence Systems and Service with Lockheed Martin. In her address to the students and the parents, McManus said math and science are a part of many careers. "Take math and science classes because it will be really important in no matter what career you take," she said. McManus explained to the audience she works in teams everyday, and related her teamwork to the teamwork many of the girls in the audience experience through teams they may be playing for, or groups they are a part of in their classroom. "Girls make decisions early on not to take math and science classes," said McManus, "and lose opportunities later on in life." The trend, added McManus, has to be changed at home and in schools, by encouraging the girls to take the courses.
ONE OF the workshops at the conference, "Helping Girls Achieve in Math and Science," was offered for the parents, to learn how to encourage their girls to stay in math and science. Elizabeth Vandenburg, the co-presenter of the workshop and the co-director of AAUW's Tech Savvy Girls Project, said it is important to show the girls the math and science jobs are not boring. "You don't just sit behind computers the whole day — you work on teams," she said. Vandenburg did warn, however, that adults need to look at themselves as well. She said research shows teachers do not call on girls as much as the boys.
Vandenburg's co-presenter, Laura Jones, urged the parents to change their daughters' outlook on computer scientists. The image of computer scientists, at the fifth- and sixth- grade age, is they are geeky, she said. "As a mom or dad, you need to go out of your way to find your girls role models," added Jones.


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A charming cement cherub with great color, 40 inches tall (Item number: 408)
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Over 100 LeTourneau University students will serve in outreach ministries all across the country during the March 10-14 week of Spring Break.
"Part of our Christian faith is putting feet to our faith," said LETU Chaplain Dr. Harold Carl. "Our students will be sharing the gospel, doing construction, working on airplanes and computers for mission organizations, helping the elderly - all ways they demonstrate their faith in Christ through their actions."
LeTourneau Student Ministries is a student-run organization that promotes service opportunities for students in spring break missions and in community and campus ministry.
This year LETU students will participate in spring break mission trips that include:
• Tri-Grace Ministries, Utah-students will engage in evangelical outreach as they share the light of Christ and reach across cultural borders in Utah.
• Beach Reach on South Padre Island, Texas-students will provide a Christian witness to fellow college students with Beach Reach, as they serve free pancake breakfasts, provide safe rides for those who party all night, and share the Gospel with other students their age during spring break on South Padre Island.
• MMS Aviation, Ohio-LETU aviation students will be directly involved in assisting with maintenance, modification, and repair of missionary aircraft.
• JAARS, North Carolina -LETU aviation students will use their aviation skills to serve JAARS, a mission's aviation center, by helping with the repair and maintenance of missionary aircraft.
• Colonia Outreach (Construction), Texas -students will serve with Buckner Ministries on construction and painting projects for residents in extreme poverty on the Texas border. Buckner has helped rural settlers move from spontaneously set up structures made from cardboard or canvas, to code approved, safe dwellings.
• Colonia Outreach (Children's Ministry), Texas -students will partner with Buckner International to conduct a ministry outreach to children in the "colonias" by sharing the Gospel through story times, crafts and games.
• LightSys Technology Services, Colorado Springs-students will use their computer and technology skills to work with this ministry by providing technical information technology support.
• Mexico City, Mexico-This team of eight students plus faculty will fly into Mexico to work with the one Mission Society at a drop-in center for kids who are living on the streets in Mexico.
• HCJB, Elkhart, Indiana-The HCJB Technology Center provides missionary organizations with technical support, low cost radio broadcasting equipment, and other forms of custom engineered products exclusively for use by Christian missionaries to spread the gospel around the world. The full-time missionary engineers at HCJB have set aside a variety of necessary technical projects which our LETU team will assist them with. This is a hands-on mission trip especially for students interested in Computer Science or Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• OM Ships (Operation Mobilization, Florence, S.C.-Serve Operation Mobilization (OM) by helping them to handle and package literature for their international Christian library ship-Logos Hope. Additional opportunities to evangelize and minister will also be readily available on this trip.
About LeTourneau University
LeTourneau University is a Christ-centered, interdenominational institute of higher learning offering more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs across a range of academic disciplines and delivery models. Students are enrolled in programs on ground at LETU's residential campus in Longview, Texas, as well as hybrid and fully online options at educational centers in Dallas and Houston.
Academic majors include aviation, business, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, engineering, health care administration, health science-nursing, human services, kinesiology, the liberal arts, psychology, the sciences and theology.
Claiming every workplace in every nation as their mission field, LeTourneau University graduates are professionals of ingenuity and Christlike character who see life's work as a holy calling with eternal impact. For additional information, visit www.letu.edu.
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Bono has been singing the praises of technology and it paid off. As an investor and cofounder of the AIDS programs ( One and RED) he has been devoting his time to eradicating poverty and AIDS related issues. Bono traded emails with MIT Technology Review deputy editor, Brian Bergstein about his role in tech, vaccines and information services. A couple of those questions highlighted our interests.
MIT: It's 2013, and Millions of people are still short of food or proper medical care. Have technologists over promised ?
Bono: The tech that's been delivered has been staggering in its measurable achievements.
MIT: What should be the role of technology in making a better world? Are some problems beyond its reach, like poverty?
Bono: Technology has already helped tackle extreme poverty in Africa. Extreme poverty is the empirical condition of living on under $1.25 a day. Nelson Mandela once demanded we be the "great generation" to beat extreme poverty, noting how we have the technology and resources to achieve this extraordinary vision. And we do. We could achieve it by 2030, maybe before.
MIT: You admired Steve Jobs. Did he make the world better or just make nice computers?
Bono: I think a large part of the reason Apple and Steve Jobs have beguiled so many is that they are a gigantic company that put greatness ahead of the bottom line, believing that great profitability would follow in the long term. He told me he would love to spend more time on philanthropy and would get to it one day. He wasn't interested in half doing it, as is obvious with his personality. Still, Apple very quietly has contributed more than $50 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria through the sale of (RED) iPods, Nanos, etc. They are the biggest corporate donor. Tim Cook is passionate about this stuff.
MIT: If you had a budget equivalent to the one that put astronauts on the moon, what problems would you try to solve?
Bono: There's an exciting thought. The Apollo program in its day was 4 percent of the federal budget. All U.S. overseas assistance is just 1 percent, with 0.7 percent going to issues that affect the poorest people. I believe that extreme poverty is the biggest challenge we have. That term is a complex one, but on many aspects, we know what works. For example, with Apollo-level resources, you could finish the job on HIV/AIDS. Get rid of it, done. Malaria too.
MIT: Do you despair? If not, why not?
Bono: Like any parent, I wonder what kind of world we're leaving behind. But I've also been blessed to be involved in some great movements that helped bring major challenges—like debt or AIDS or malaria—from the margins to the mainstream. These social movements are the things that make the real difference, people from different walks of life coming together to stand up for what they believe in. Whether they do it by marching, by writing, by tweeting, by posting, by singing, or by going to jail. It's hard not to be an optimist when you see what happens when people join forces.


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Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes about Route D-VE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran an article last week about Route D-VE. Read it here: 411 Connector-AJC 6.14
Coalition for the Right Road | Trish Sullivan and Sammy Carden
Trish Sullivan and Sammy Carden from the city of Euharlee share their thoughts about the proposed Route DV-E, which would go through the city's conservation easement. Both agree that a 411 Connector needs to be constructed, but G-DOT's proposed route would be expensive and harmful to the environment.
Is the Indiana bat the angel that can save tax payers $100 million?
Is the Indiana bat the angel that can save tax payers $100 million?
Listen to Henry Parkman discuss how the endangered Indiana bat has stalled the 411 Connector. He appeared on Hometown Headlines Radio Show on Tuesday, March 26.
Coalition for the Right Road | Chris Harrell
Civl Engineer, Chris Harrell discusses why GDOT's proposed 411 connector route is the most expensive and environmentally harmful route.
Coalition for the Right Road | Tony Greco
GDOT has chosen the most environmentally harmful route for the 411 connector. Aquatic scientist Tony Greco explains his findings here.


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Logging into the Game
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Sherwood uses keyboard controls for navigation, combat and chatting with other players. The left mouse button is used for all other user interface functions, like setting up your equipment or managing your inventory. Drag the right mouse button to orbit the camera around your character and look around the world.
Moving and Attacking
Use the <Arrow Keys> to move your character around the world. Hold down the control key <CTRL> to Attack with your weapon. You'll continue to attack for as long as the <CTRL> key is pressed.
Blocking Attacks
Holding down <Ctrl> and <Shift> at the same time will allow you to block attacks from monsters or other players. If you block an attack successfully, your next attack will do double damage. Block two attacks in a row and your next attack will do triple damage. Good timing is required to block effectively so practice this move.
Chatting with Other Players
To talk to other players, type what you want to say into the chat console and press <Return> or <Enter> to send. Your message will be sent to all the other players in the area and appear in their chat console. Remember, don't tell anyone private information.
You can dance by holding down <Up Arrow> and <Down Arrow> at the same time.
After first logging into Sherwood, the game automatically takes you to the Castle level. Once you cross the bridge into Sherwood Castle, there's a Keep to the left containing the entrance to the dungeon and two NPCs (Non-Playing Characters). The NPC in the purple tunic by the dungeon entrance is named "Lady Marian". Lady Marian can give you quests to complete in the dungeon for rewards of special weapons, shields or helmets. Just walk up to
Lady Marian and click on her to receive a quest. The mouse pointer will indicate "Click to Talk"
when your mouse pointer is over Lady Marian and you are close enough.
The Merchant Store
If you go up the ramp in the Keep, above the Dungeon entrance, there's a Merchant in a purple tunic. Clicking on him will bring up a Merchant screen where you can shop for new items and sell your old items. Your character starts with 16 gold coins, but more is available in the dungeon by searching the chests and barrels. Remember, you can also sell items you collect in the dungeon for gold as well.
Combat with Monsters
To attack, run up to the monster and start swinging your weapon with the <CTRL> key. There's a health bar in the upper left corner of the screen. If this reaches zero, your character will die and respawn on the same level automatically. Your character regenerates health over time automatically and health potions are available in the dungeon chests and barrels. Potions will heal you up to 50% of your maximum health but only work in the dungeon (not in the Castle Level).
Combat with Players (PVP)
The game lets you attack players with different color tunics in designated areas of the Castle Level. If a player is attacking you inside the dungeon or Castle Keep it has no effect, so don't worry. You can change your tunic color at any time by clicking on the health bar to bring up your Character Stats. At the bottom of the Character Stats screen, click where it indicates color. Four tunic colors are available so players can divide into teams for large scale battles.
Experience and XP Level
The deeper you go in the dungeon, the tougher the monsters get. The dungeon is really, really deep....so deep in fact that no player has ever reached the bottom. If you succeed in defeating a monster, you get an experience point for every point of damage you inflicted on the monster. Bonus experience is available by completing quests. Once you gets enough experience points, you will advance to the next XP Level. This will improve your health and give you access to better weapons and equipment. The Character Stats Screen (available by clicking on the health bar) shows your current XP Level, Experience and points required to get to the next level.
Boss Monsters
Once you reach Dungeon Level 5, Skeleton Warrior Bosses start appearing in the dungeon. The last know location for the boss monster is indicated on your map with a purple dot (regular monsters appear with a grey dot). These Skeletal Warriors have three times the health of regular monsters, so bring a friend to help. Learn to block effectively if you want to defeat a boss by yourself. They're worth tons of experience points!
There are four additional islands to explore in Sherwood that you can teleport to by using the portals in the Castle Keep and
on the two small towers. The monsters in these lands can be tough to defeat if you are not
yet at the required XP Level. The portal to Haunted Palm Island (Level 5 area) is in the Castle Keep to the left of the Dungeon entrance. Use the portal to the right of the Dungeon entrance to get to Frost Bite Island (Level 10 area).
Portals to Lost Lagoon Island (Level 20 area) and Ancient Sherwood
(Level 30 area) are accessed at the top of the two smaller towers.
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SAN RAMON — The 2.21-acre site that is home to the shuttered Mudd's Restaurant should soon be back on sale now that plans for a new restaurant there have fallen through.
An agreement with Michael LeBlanc, the owner of Oakland's Pican restaurant, for a new restaurant there was terminated by the city Tuesday after LeBlanc failed to provide proof of financing.
For nearly three decades, the once-popular Mudd's Restaurant, at 10 Boardwalk Place, was a place for fine dining, weddings and receptions and corporate retreats. It was known for its grounds and a garden where vegetables were grown for use in the restaurant. But Mudd's closed its doors in June 2008.
In December 2008, the San Ramon Redevelopment Agency purchased the property through the foreclosure process for just over $2 million.
LeBlanc entered into a an agreement with the agency in February 2011 with plans to demolish the existing building and construct a new one.
The preliminary estimate for LeBlanc's project was $4 million to $5 million, according to Marc Fontes, San Ramon's economic development director. The redevelopment agency would have contributed $500,000 to the project for infrastructure improvements, such as improved access, utility work and parking improvements.
Under the agreement, LeBlanc was required to submit evidence of financing for the proposed project. According to a city report, he requested a 90-day extension when the deadline expired in February 2012. In December, he was sent a written demand letter but did not respond.
A call to LeBlanc on Thursday was not returned.
The City Council acts as the successor agency to its redevelopment agency since the state of California dissolved all redevelopment agencies last year. The successor agency must dispose of properties that were owned by the redevelopment agency.
The successor agency will next request approval of the sale by its advisory oversight board, which is made up of representatives from the various taxing agencies in the area — including the city, county, fire district and school district.
"The goal would be to sell the property later this year," Fontes said. "The proceeds would be distributed to the various taxing agencies. I believe the value of the property is similar to what it was when we purchased two years ago."
Contact Jason Sweeney at 925-847-2123. Follow him at Twitter.com/Jason_Sweeney.