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I think one of the toughest things about being a blogger is that there are so many great ideas and discussions happening everywhere. Too many ideas and not enough time to write and ponder further. For instance, this morning I received The Weekly Genealogist eNews newsletter from NEHGS. In it there were two items that really got me thinking and I haven't even made it through the whole newsletter yet.
Today's newsletter posted the results to last week's survey which asked readers how often they visit their local public library for genealogy research. The results showed that 33% never go to their library for genealogy research and 50% never use the library website.
NEHGS makes a great point that those people likely believe that if a library doesn't have a genealogy section/room then it has nothing to offer. I would suggest you read the article (not online at this moment but likely will be soon) to learn about the great resources that every library offers genealogists.
This got me thinking. Have you done an analysis of all that your local public library has to offer?
I have to ask myself first - how much do I know about my library?
My library does have a little local history room. For being such a small room, it is jammed packed with helpful items. Every time I visit I find new discoveries. For instance, this room contains many of the "tan books" for Massachusetts - the vital records up to 1850. It also has a number of other genealogical standard books, most particular to Massachusetts. However, I can also find special items such as oral history tapes, old maps (some of which have copies that are for sale), old newspapers, old local yearbooks, town reports and residents lists. One of my favorite groups of items are the binders put together by local residents full of newspaper clippings and information about the town. I am quite happy to spend hours in this room when I get the chance. That happens far too rarely.
There is much more available in my library than what is found in the history room. Sometimes I forget that. My library offers access to Ancestry.com on its in-house computers. I don't use this feature much because I have my own US-only subscription. However, if I were to do international research I would definitely take advantage of that.
My library also has a genealogy section in the regular stacks. This is the section I tend to forget about most. I have to admit that my library's genealogy skill book section is woefully small compared to other local libraries. After you check out the genealogy books in your own library there is one more section of the stacks you need to visit. Search the catalog to find the local history books. This is where you will find those huge county histories (affectionately referred to as mug books by genealogists) that may contain the names of your ancestors. You will likely also find the Images of America series of books by Arcadia Publishing that provides historical photos of local places. Also, don't forget, if you don't find the books you are looking for you can ask your library to order them. It doesn't guarantee that they will buy the books but it will definitely put the books on their radar and let the library know that their patrons are interested in genealogy. My library has pre-made slips that can be filled out for requesting new books.
But wait - there's more.
Don't forget to check out the video and audio book sections. The video section will have many PBS programs including Faces of America. In the audio book section I regularly take out the Great Courses Series CDs on American history which are wonderful to listen to on long driving trips.
My local library also puts a lot of local history resources up on its website. There you can find vital records, a cemetery transcription and genealogical information on the early settlers. I use it regularly because it's so easy to access.
In addition to all that you still have more options in the form of your knowledgeable library staff and library network/interlibrary loan.
I challenge you to survey your local public library and see what you can find. You can post your results here in the comment field or you can write a post on your own blog and leave me with a link to follow.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you discover!


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Christiania [14] is a self-governing "free town" established in 1971, a city within the city, on the site of a military barracks as an alternative to mainstream culture. The government has recently cracked down on long-standing activities such as the open use of soft drugs (hard drugs, firearms, and automobiles are among the items prohibited though). Nonetheless it's quite safe and popular as a tourist site. Keep in mind that it's a residential area, not commercial. Photography of the central "Pusher Street" will not be tolerated by the dealers.
Get in
Christiana is car free, and parking conditions outside can be hellish on good weather, so do what everyone else does and jump on a bike, if that doesn't cut it, take public transit; there are two options:
There are hundreds of buildings on Christiania, in all sorts of imaginative shapes, sizes and colours - from old army buildings dating back to the by-gone barrack days, to elaborate self-build homes. The best way to see them is just walking around sucking in the atmosphere. All the buildings have their own unique story to tell - if you're friendly, open minded, a bit lucky - and outside the main tourist season, you can sometimes get locals to tell you the, often amazing, stories of their particular house, otherwise the regular walking tours are a good introduction to the main sights.
Christiania is something of a powerhouse in Copenhagen's cultural life, especially on the alternative scene, and there will almost always be something going on, in one of the many club and venues dotted around the central part near Pusher street, or the open air scene on Café Nemoland (listed under drink)
Christiania offers some truly unique shopping, apart from it's (in)famous major export item; Cannabis. If you want to bring home a really unique souvenir from Copenhagen, there are a bunch of interesting options here. In addition to stores listed below, there is also a Bazaar at the entrance to Pusher street where you can buy everything from Cannabis posters, to bongs and Jamaican clothing.
Despite the best efforts by the police to shut down the Cannabis trade here, the selling is still going on - relatively openly. The Cannabis market in Copenhagen is estimated to around 1 billion kroner (€134 mio) annually, and with Christiania still being the epicentre, neither is there much chance of the trade disappearing any time soon. But potential buyers should be aware that police occasionally patrol the area, and you could potentially be fined if you are caught possessing hashish. Visitors should also take note that harder drugs are frowned upon on Christiania, and no attempts should be made to buy, or even ask for, harder drugs.
With some of the best vegetarian food you'll find anywhere in town, the residents love for everything organic, and the social responsibly (and socialism) so enshrined in the fabric of Christiana culture, that prices are kept at quite reasonable levels - especially considering the quality, Christiania is an excellent place for lunch and dinner. Often there is an open barbecue up on Pusher street dishing some yummy burgers and hot dogs.
There is no public option for sleeping, unless you bump into someone willing to lend you a couch. The nearest hotels are in Amager or Downtown

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Review Group #369 - Age of Ultron #1
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by GLX » Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:25 pm
This is the big event comic of the year (until some other comic pops up by year's end). Read or look like a dork for not buying a comic that will change things...........forever!
Age of Ultron #1
Digital copy can be found here.
Ze rules:
Review as often or as little as you like. Once you've posted 5 reviews, you will be awarded 1 pick. You can post 5 reviews, right? That's a totally achievable goal and with day and date digital releases becoming the standard, it shouldn't matter if your shop ordered enough copies of this weeks comic or not.
When multiple Review Groupers have posted 5 (or more) qualifying reviews, they will be awarded their pick in the order that they qualified. What constitutes a qualifying review? Any review posted (with a score on a scale from 0-10, that's right 0!) within 1 calendar month of the thread going live. Reviews are to be at least 5 sentences long. It shows that a) you have at least read this week's pick and b) you have some unique insight into the comic.
Reviews posted while waiting in line for your pick will be applied to your next pick.
I'll be keeping track of everyone's progress with the newly christened Spreadsheet of Fantastic (RIP, Spreadsheet of Doom) and reporting the results in the Current Members list in the weekly OP. When it's your turn to make a pick, I will PM you. If you do not respond to me by Midnight EST the following Sunday, you will lose your pick and I will start a poll to determine that week's selection.
Any week in which we do not have a Review Grouper with 5 qualifying picks, we will determine the week's comic via poll.
If it's your week to pick, remember to keep it under $3.99.
Naturally, this new system is new and it may be necessary to make changes as we go.
Ntikrst has next week's pick.
Suggestions welcome.
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by Sunless » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:54 pmWelllllll okay then.
Is this the same BMB who wrote Guardians? Whose been writing the X-Men?
I'm not a BMB Avengers fan. I tried many times to get into it and just couldn't. This issue being a prime example. For now lets skip over the amount of wasted space and go on the story.
Sure it sets the scene, but its not all that good. For one thing where is this set in the 616 timeline? Some major resetting will be done at some point. The story seems very bare bones, its set after Ultron has taken over and not much happens.
The artwork is fine, but my problem is the over usage of panels to show the destruction of NYC. After a couple of pages I got the point. This issue could have told more story if pages weren't wasted on all the panels of rubble.
I'm not a BMB Avengers guy and I doubt I'll be picking up issue 2.
by GHERU » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:58 pmfrom here
Ritten RUview: Age Of Ultron #1
by GLX » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:30 pmBumping this just to make sure that it doesn't get lost among their previous review threads.
by The Beast » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:21 pmAge of Ultron #1
The Age of Ultron is here!!!
Or is it? I can't tell because I'm not savvy on how the MU multiverse works. It looks like Ultimateverse but I assume it's 616 cause I don't know any better. Anyways, a splash page sets the scene and we're in the middle of the suck. Ultron rules over all of humanity or just New York? (Does the MU exist outside of NY?) I dunno I'm just nitpicking because the story didn't tell me.
Or maybe it did and I missed it.
If I channeled my inner Whedon, I'd say the set up was very Days of Future Past-y and the scoobies are all gone. Not a bad set up, kinda derivative but I'll give Marvel a pass cause they do alternate timelines like DC does alternate universes.
Meanwhile, Hawkeye is on a mission to see how many guys he can shoot in the eyes. His aim isn't as cracked up as it used to be, so he misses a lot and hits them in the neck instead. I'm reading Hawkeye's monthly and he doesn't seem to be so fast and loose with killing but these are hard times so I assume that's why he's upped his game. Hawkeye does a nice job of raiding the place and rescuing Spider-man before he's sold to Ultron by the bad guys.
Mission accomplished and the two return to the underground hideout the rest of the Avengers use in times of Crisis. It was a big risk and the other heroes aren't happy about it but Hawkeye would rather die on his feet than his knees for the greater good. Besides, Captain America has lost all hope now that his shield is broken. I've seen him make due with shield replacements before but I guess this was the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak.
Not a bad issue per se but there's nothing really good about it either. The action sequence is engaging enough but the whole in medias res approach leaves more questions than answers and makes it difficult to engage the characters or sympathize to their plight because this technique makes everything seem formulaic. Other people have drawn parallels to House of M and I probably would too if I had access to those old floppy's of mine in storage.
I can fill in the blanks as to why Hawkeye is illin to kill and Captain America has abandoned his way but when I do that I realize how cliched the narrative is going to be. The heroes are defeated, their will is broken and now they have to overcome this crisis in confidence and their questionable new motivations. Will they be able to resolve their moral dilemma of whether or not the ends should justify the means in time?
The more I think about it, the more I hear Stewie Griffin asking about Brian's novel:
My last issue with this issue, is the price. $3.99 for 23 pages is fucking steep, especially when it's this decompressed with all those pretty splash pages. Am I using the term decompressed here properly? I'm not sure but I know that it's too rich for my blood. I would pay $3.99 for more pages, or denser storytelling but not this kind of pacing, even though Alan Davis is one of my favorite artists.
by GLX » Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:54 pmWhat's next week's pick, Ntikrst?
by The Beast » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:31 pmHow about The Manhattan Projects #10?
I feel bad for Hickman, the poor guy just doesn't get the exposure he deserves.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:54 pmManhattan Projects is one of the best monthly comics. I think I see the writer trying to bring the same wild inventive energy to all these Marvel books he's writing, but you can still feel the constraints on him in them. In MP, everything down to the design and covers is just brilliant, not to mention the warp and weft of the alternate history itself.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:05 pmTo be honest, I haven't been paying any attention to the Age Of Ultron promos, so I assumed Marvel would be smart and let Hickman write this event. For some reason, I assumed this even when I bought it on an impulse because I used to like a good Ultron story. Which this wasn't, and I was left thinking, "really, Jonathan Hickman?"
Then I glanced at the cover, which had blinded me in the comic shop under those dim fluorescent lights with its foil-y ugliness, and saw that Bendis had written this shit, and it was suddenly all so clear. More lousy, decompressed, largely unoriginal crap from Marvel. And here I was, having accidentally bought it under the naive and mistaken impression that I might be buying a real story.
So anyway, buy Manhattan Projects, don't buy this.
by GHERU » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:08 pmI can't wait to see how this conflicts with Hickman's New Avengers (re: this month's previews magazine for upcoming AoU spoilers)
by GLX » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:30 pm
Good man.
The Manhattan Projects #10
by 3MJ » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:05 pmSo this is the first Marvel comic I've bought in ages, probably since the end of Siege? Maybe, I can't remember. (Well I did buy two Daredevil end of Days comics and they sucked).
The complaints are still there for me. The story feels unoriginal. Alternate reality stories are the best stories in comics because they allow for actual change, but there doesn't seem much different. As an opening issue this leaves a lot to be desired, I guess it's just "world building" but however much you're meant to pay for this you get nowhere near enough.
I just want comics to offer me something more. Something less by the numbers.
3 out of 10.
by GLX » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:42 pm
I thought you bought Avengers Arena.
I highly recommend that you pick up Rick Remender's Uncanny X-Force run in collections. One of the best Marvel runs of the past decade.
by 3MJ » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:44 pmI'll wait for the omnibus..
I have read Avengers Arena, not obtained it through purchase...
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Hi Latoof,Originally Posted by Latoof
There is nothing wrong with his question "Can I use the computer?"
One can also say: "Can I ( or when can I) get on the computer"?
It's OK = it's correct.
Hi everybody,
I would like to ask about the phrase: Can I use the Computer, car, pen, ....etc.
I would like to know if someone will ask you politely to give her the permission to use the Computer saying "Can I use the computer?" what you will understand of this?
My teacher used to say: "I don't know if you can use it, can you?"
It sounds to me like if he understand it as if she was questioning her appelities in using the computer!
By the way he is a British teacher, I am saying this in case you will say that the variety of English may make sense
Hi Latoof,Originally Posted by Latoof
There is nothing wrong with his question "Can I use the computer?"
One can also say: "Can I ( or when can I) get on the computer"?
It's OK = it's correct.
Hi Natalie,
It means that he was playing some practical jokes over us.
The variety of English has nothing to do with it.
"Can" is a modal which is used either to indicate Ability or to indicate Capability/Skill. It is ambiguous in the sense that one's Ability to do something might be compromised by
(i) a lack of knowledge or experience
(ii) the prevailing circumstances.
Thus, in isolation the question "Can Tom use the computer" could be taken to mean
(i) Does Tom have the knowledge and background that would confer upon him the capability or skill to use the computer
(ii) do present circumstances permit Tom the use of the computer. (eg. time; spare computers etc)
The question "Can I use a computer" would usually be taken to have meaning along the lines of (ii), because one would expect a person to know whether they themselves have or don't have a certain capability or skill.
The question "can you use a computer" could be easily taken to have either meaning, especially if the listener knows that the speaker has no prior knowledge as to the listener's abilities or skills. In fact in English one must occasionally seek clarification from a speaker because of this inherent linguistic ambiguity in English.
Your teacher should have made his jokes only after he had made you aware of this important linguistic point. My guess is that he was not aware of the idiosyncratic subtleties of Modality in English or of the importance that there is for teachers in finding ways to make learners aware of them. So yes, of course English speakers understand "Can you...?" questions, and they often can be confusing even for native speakers. Your teacher simply wasn't doing his job.
If you start your question with "May I..." "Could I...." Please can I...." and so on, not only is it more polite, it also immediately removes the ambiguity.
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Poppet's Way*Must Read*
Posted 06 September 2009 - 11:58 PM
Posted 26 September 2009 - 04:35 PM
I can't account for what happened YEARS ago when the book was written, but no one I know that lives on our street has ever encountered anything out of the ordinary. The story is that the original home owners found out about the neighborhood being built on a old black graveyard (which is true) and decided they wanted out of their homes since the developer did not disclose this information prior to their buying their houses. They then said there were hauntings that occured and played the movie "Amityille Horror" in the court room as an example of the things they were encountering to try to get out of their mortgages. True or not, I can't say. But I can tell you there is no current activity. FYI, there is often confusion/rhumor that the movie "Amityville Horror" was fillmed on our street, but this is due to the homeowners playing the movie in the court room during the case against the developers.
With that said, due to the stories out there, our street is the BEST place to trick or treat on Halloween. Some years cops actually come to direct traffic due to the massive amounts of people that come to trick or treat on the "haunted street".
Posted 26 September 2009 - 04:55 PM
Not trying to be a bummer but I researched all of this when I first moved here and heard the stories. Just stating my findings since so many are interested in researching the same.
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Posted 13 July 2010 - 01:45 PM
I first got info about the Black Hope curse from Unsolved Mysteries and I realize that they have to make the story interesting, not entirely true.
I am sorry that the Haneys had a hard time of it and I hope they are doing better now.
Posted 20 July 2010 - 02:24 AM
One of the scariest, but the most genuine and scariest IMHO is stilll the original "The Haunting" with Julie Harris.
im originally from bryan college station Texas but im living in BayTown Texas right now
Okay I am not sure but isn't Poppet's way the area that is north of Houston and was a big subdivision that was built on top of an old freed slave cementary but the new home owners were never told that information. There is a movie that is like the Lifetime movie type format about the story and of course the movie Poltergeist was based upon the story of Poppet's Way. If I am wrong please someone let me know but I think that I am right. By the way, the movie Poltergeist was and still is in my opinion one of the scariest movies ever, I could never watch static on a T.V. after that movie again.
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This much let me avow---
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream:
Yet if hope has flown away In a night,
Or in a day, In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 01:12 PM
Secondly, the subdivision is called Newport and ALL of it is haunted....The house on Poppets Way is just the most popular because of the court cases between the first owners and the developers of Newport.
If there is anymore information you would like me to explicate, let me know. I have a Honors Thesis on the subject.
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Posted 01 December 2010 - 02:05 PM
IDK... as far as I'm concerned, Black Hope Cemetery is the only known and proven cemetery out there. However, the area was a main route for rail lines being built between Beaumont and Houston back in the 1800's and early 1900's. Alot of deaths occurred during construction of the rails and people were buried in unmarked graves. Newport sits yards away from the railroad and it's possible that there are unknown gravesites all over the place. I do know that there has also been mention of an Indian burial ground closer towards the river and lake in the back of the neighborhood.
Rather the neighborhood is truly haunted or not remains a mystery, but there are people who swear that their experiences in Newport are like nothing they've ever encountered before they got there or after they left.
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8 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - At a workshop on citizen cyberscience held in April 2013 at the University of Geneva, a novel open source software platform named Crowdcrafting.org was officially launched. The platform, which has already attracted thousands of participants during several months of testing, enables the rapid development of online collaborative science applications by both amateur and professional scientists. As the landing page explains, the platform is about "online assistance in performing tasks that require human cognition, knowledge or intelligence such as image classification, transcription, geocoding and more." Things computers can't do, but humans with computers can.
Applications currently running on Crowdcrafting range from classifying images of magnetic molecules to analyzing tweets about natural disasters. During the testing phase, some 50 new applications have been created, while 50 more are under development. The Crowdcrafting platform is a joint initiative of the Citizen Cyberscience Centre (CCC), a Geneva-based partnership launched in 2009 by UNITAR, University of Geneva, and CERN, together with the UK-based Open Knowledge Foundation, which promotes the creation and sharing of open data on the web. In addition, the Sloan Foundation has awarded a grant to the initiative for the further development of the platform.
There are already many citizen science projects that use online volunteers to achieve breakthrough results, in fields as diverse as physics and astronomy. These projects often involve hundreds of thousands of dedicated volunteers over many years. Crowdcrafting fills a valuable niche in this rapid expanding field. The objective of Crowdcrafting is to make it quick and easy for professional scientists as well as amateurs to design and launch their own online citizen science projects.
"By emphasizing openness and simplicity, Crowdcrafting is lowering the threshold of investment and expertise needed to develop online citizen science projects," said Guillemette Bolens, Deputy Rector for Research at the University of Geneva. "As a result, dozens of projects are under development, many of them in the digital humanities and data journalism, some of them created by university students, others still by people outside of academia."
A notable example occurred after tropical storm Pablo in the Philippines in late 2012 when volunteers from the Digital Humanitarian Network used Crowdcrafting to classify thousands of tweets about the impact of the storm, in order to more rapidly filter information that could be useful to emergency responders. Before that, UNOSAT had used volunteer computing to accelerate impact assessment mapping during the Libyan crisis. "We are excited about how Crowdcrafting is assisting the digital volunteer community worldwide in responding to natural disasters. The UN pays increasing attention to technologies able to involve youth and citizens in solving globalized issues," said Francesco Pisano, Director of Research at UNITAR, which hosts UNOSAT, the UN centre of excellence for satellite analysis.
"Crowdcrafting is also enabling the general public to contribute in a direct way to fundamental science," said Gabriel Aeppli, Director of the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN). A case in point is the project Feynman's Flowers, in which volunteers use Crowdcrafting to measure the orientation of magnetic molecules on a crystalline surface. This is part of a fundamental research effort aimed at creating novel nanoscale storage systems for the emerging field of quantum computing.
Commenting on the underlying technology, Rufus Pollock, founder of the Open Knowledge Foundation, said, "Crowdcrafting is powered by the open-source PyBossa software, developed by ourselves in collaboration with the CCC. Its aim is to make it quick and easy to do "crowdsourcing for good" - getting volunteers to help out with tasks such as image classification, transcription, and geocoding in relation to scientific and humanitarian projects."
Francois Grey, who played a leading role in the launching of the CCC, said, "Our goal now, with support from the Sloan Foundation, is to integrate other apps for data collection, processing and storage, to make Crowdcrafting an open-source ecosystem for building a new generation of browser-based citizen science projects."
The CCC is a partnership established in 2009 by the University of Geneva, UNITAR, and CERN, to promote the use of citizen science on the web as an appropriate low-cost technology, in particular for researchers in developing regions. The Shuttleworth Foundation is the founding sponsor of the CCC. IBM, the Open Society Foundations, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation are currently project sponsors.
Images (top to bottom): Screenshot of one of the active projects on the Crowdcrafting platform; PyBossa is the open-source software used by the platform; example of crisis imagery for which UNOSAT has used volunteer suport from the crowd; Dr Grey speaks at one of the CCC events gathering volunteers programmes and experts.


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Earlier this morning, Sony announced their Reader Daily Edition, which sits at the top of the line of the Sony Reader ebook reader family. The Sony Reader Daily Edition boasts a seven-inch touchscreen with 16 shades of gray, and like the Amazon Kindle, it has 3G access built-in for purchasing books from the Sony eBook Store. The 3G connection is provided by AT&T.
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Sept. 24, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Despite playing a man-down due to a red card in the 29th minute, Clark University emerged with a 2-1 victory over the MIT men's soccer team in NEWMAC action on Saturday. The Cougars, who defeated the Engineers for the first time since 1994, improve to 7-1-0 overall and 2-0 in the NEWMAC while MIT drops to 2-4 on the year and 0-2 in conference play.
The first half was a highly physical defensive battle, with both squads posting three shots and collecting a total of 12 fouls. Clark had several chances to end the deadlock, as all three of its shots were on goal. However, neither defense would waver as the game was scoreless at the intermission.
The Cougars found some success at the 51:11 mark, when Sattha Prasitwarakul set up Lino Goncalves for the first goal of the game. Almost 30 seconds later, David Blum recorded what proved to be the game-winning goal on an unassisted tally.
Ryan Sheffler put MIT on the board in the 64th minute, connecting on feeds from Andrew Bishara and Nathan Artz. The Engineers continued to attack down the stretch, but Clark's stifling defense thwarted any scoring attempts.
In goal, Thomas Caldwell registered four saves for MIT. Matt Talbot collected five saves for the Cougars.
The next game for MIT will be on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 4:00 p.m. when it hosts Gordon College.


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Area 51 is a first-person shooter survival horror video game that was released in 2005 (2006 in Japan) and it was developed by Midway Studios Austin and published by Midway for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows, and is a loose remake of the 1995 light gun video game of the same name, and was followed in 2007 by the loosely related BlackSite: Area 51. The player controls Ethan Cole, a HAZMAT operative voiced by David Duchovny sent to the Area 51 base to assist in the cleanup of a mutagenic virus. Area 51 at first starts out with intense combat where the player has several AI teammates with him (ranging from two to seven most of the time) versus hordes of mutants. Notable among the voice actors are David Duchovny as the player character and main protagonist of the game Ethan Cole, Brian Warner as Edgar the ancient and powerful Grey, Powers Boothe as Major Bridges, and Ian Abercrombie as Dr. Cray.
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Suppose X and Y are two independent random variables each distributed as $Uniform[0,1)$.
1) Find the joint distribution of X and Y.
2) Let $U = \cos(2\piY)\sqrt{-2\ln(X)}$ and $V = \sin(2\piY)\sqrt{-2\ln(X)}$. Find the joint distribution
of U and V assuming that the transformation is one-to-one?
3) Find the marginal distributions of U and V?
For 1, I got that my distribution is 1 by multiplying the two distributions together. For 2, I have been getting stuck trying to get my equations in terms of X and Y to perform the transformation. I simplified and got $Y = \frac{1}{2}\tan^{-1}(\frac{V}{U})$ but something seems wrong about this and am having trouble trying to get X. For 3, I am obviously stuck and even not totally sure on the support. Any help is appreciated.


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Kitchen Idea: Renovate with White Marble Subway Tiles
Subway tiles in the kitchen are a design classic that will stand the test of time. No surprise, given that their classic brick-like shape allows them to blend seamlessly into traditional, modern, industrial, and even country decor. Oh, and it doesn't hurt that they're also affordable! But if you're interested in turning the luxe factor up a notch — and you can swing it — white marble subway tiles are just as timeless.
1. A symmetrical, all-white kitchen with marble-tiled stove backsplash. The Carrara marble tiles add depth and texture to the room that plain subway tiles just wouldn't provide. Style at Home via The Enchanted Home.
2. A Calacatta polished marble backsplash is the focal point in this modern kitchen. Croma Designs Inc via Cultivate.
3. This traditional white kitchen with simple black accents allows the tiled walls to take center stage. The open layout uses the adjoining room's paint color to bring out the beautiful colors and texture of the tile. Jessica Helgerson Interior Design via Danielle Oakey Interiors.
4. Sleek and modern. The stark concrete floors and counters are warmed up by the dramatic wall-to-wall marble tiling and wood flooring. Joshua Targownik for KCS Design Services via Houzz.
5. This transitional kitchen by Stephanie Bryant utilizes different sizes of Carrara marble tiles to create a herringbone design for the stove backsplash. It's a nice way to add interest to simple, horizontally-tiled subway walls. Normandy Remodeling via Houzz.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The recent NCAA Division III swimming and diving championships have been dominated by a handful of schools. MIT's men's and women's teams are hoping to give those squads a run for their money this year, and have the talent and numbers to do just that. They will compete in the NCAA men's and women's swimming and diving championships from March 23rd to March 26th in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The Engineers will have to contend with some perennial powerhouses, including Emory University, who won last year's women's championship and Kenyon College, who hasn't lost the men's championship since 1979.
Leading the charge for MIT will be nineteen swimmer and divers, ten men and nine women, several of which are seeded very high in their races. MIT has both men's and women's teams in every relay, including the 200 medley, 200 free, 400 medley, 800 free and 400 free. The men will be seeded sixth in both the 400 and 800 meter freestyle relays and third in the 200 free relay, with a qualifying time of 1:21.86. The women qualified eighth in the 200 medley relay and seventh in the 800 free.
NEWMAC rookie of the year Colby Dunn is looking to do big things in his first trip to NCAA Nationals. He will be the fourth seeded swimmer in the 100 freestyle (45.21) and the 7th seed in the 200 free. Dunn will also compete individually in the 50 free, while taking part in the 800 free relay and the 200 free relay. Dunn, the seventh seed in the 50 free (20.54), will be joined by Craig Cheney and Wyatt Ubellacker.
The men's 100 fly is also there for the taking, with third seeded Ubellacker, NEWMAC swimmer of the year, and 10th seeded senior Toomas Sepp competing. Ubellacker will also compete in the 100 free, 50 free, and four of the five relays. The senior Sepp's specialty is the 200 fly, where he will race with the fifth best starting time, while also competing in the 200 IM.
Carlo Biedenharn will swim distance events for MIT, and had the eight best qualifying time for the 1650 free (15:50.4). He will swim in the 500 free and the 200 free, as well as in the 800 free relay. Tony Chen will swim the 100 free as well as the 400 and 800 free relays. Ryan TerBush will compete in three relays for MIT as well as in the 100 back.
Anna Kokensparger is one of the favorites in the women's 200 yard individual medley. She is seeded second overall coming into the race, with a qualifying time of 2:04.99. Kokensparger will also race for MIT in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and in four relays.
It will be a handful of freshman that will swim most of the events for MIT, including Christy Rogers, Calley Murphy, Katelyn Rossick, Morganne Kein and Joanna Yeh. Rogers will swim on three of the relay teams, while also competing in the 50 free, 100 back and 200 back. Rossick will also swim three relays and will join Kokensparger in the 200 IM, while competing individually in the 400 IM. Joanna Yeh will represent the women in the 200 free and 200 fly as well as joining the 200, 400 and 800 free relay teams. Klein will swim the 400 medley relay and the 100 and 200 breasts. Murphy will race in the 200 medley relay with Kokensparger, Rogers and Elina Hu.
Senior Beth Stavely will compete in both 3 meter and 1 meter diving competition for MIT.
Below are the complete listings of Engineers competing at the NCAA National Championships, March 23rd to 26th in Knoxville, Tennessee:
500 Free – Carlo Biedenharn
200 IM - Anna Kokensparger, Katelyn Rossick, BrendanDeveney, Ryan TerBush, Toomas Sepp
50 Free – Christy Rogers, Colby Dunn, Wyatt Ubellacker, Craig Cheney
1 Meter - Beth Stavely
200 MR – Christy Rogers, Calley Murphy, Anna Kokensparger, Elina Hu and Ryan TerBush, Michael Liao, Wyatt Ubellacker, Colby Dunn
200 FR – Christy Rogers, Katelyn Rossick, Joanna Yeh/Sydney Giblin (TBA), Elina Hu and Colby Dunn Craig Cheney, Brett Boval, Wyatt Ubellacker
400 IM – Katelyn Rossick, Brendan Deveney
100 Fly – Anna Kokensparger, Wyatt Ubellacker, Toomas Sepp
200 Free – Joanna Yeh, Colby Dunn, Carlo Biedenharn
400 MR – Christy Rogers, Morganne Klein, Anna Kokensparger, Elina Hu and Ryan TerBush, Michael Liao, Wyatt Ubellacker, Craig Cheney
200 Fly - Joanna Yeh, Anna Kokensparger, Toomas Sepp
100 Back – Christy Rogers, Ryan TerBush
100 Breast – Morganne Klein, Michael Liao
3-Meter – Beth Stavely
800 FR - Joanna, Katelyn, Sydney Giblin, Anna Kokensparger and Brendan Deveney, Carlo Biedenharn, Tony Chen and Colby Dunn
1650 free – Carlo Biedenharn
100 Free – Colby Dunn, Wyatt Ubellacker, Craig Cheney, Tony Chen
200 Back – Christy Rogers, Katelyn Rossick, Brendan Deveney
200 Breast – Morganne Klein, Michael Liao
400 FR – Joanna Yeh, Sydney Giblin, Elina Hu, Anna Kokensparger and Tony Chen, Wyatt Ubellacker, Colby Dunn


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Pursuit Leads to Stolen Vehicles
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On 02-25-2013, approximately 10:30 p.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputy on patrol in the Fairhaven area saw a White Toyota Sequoia parked at the Fairhaven Boat Ramp. The vehicle was backed up towards the water and the doors were open. There was a white male adult wearing a hat and white t-shirt walking around the vehicle. When the deputy attempted to contact the driver to see what he was doing the driver suddenly sped away from the deputy towards Ricks Avenue, Fairhaven. The deputy attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle due to the erratic driving. The vehicle drove off the roadway and into the sand dunes to avoid the deputy who was in a patrol car. Additional deputies responded and the area was checked on foot for the vehicle in the dunes. Deputies located the vehicle in the dunes near New Navy Base Road and Simpson Private Road, Fairhaven. The vehicle was unoccupied. A check on the license plate revealed it was a stolen car. The vehicle had been stolen on Sunday, February 24, 2013 from O'Neil Street in Eureka. Deputies checked the area for the suspect and located another stolen vehicle, a blue Nissan pick up truck that had been stripped. The Nissan had been reported stolen that same day, February 25, 2013, from a muffler business in Eureka. Deputies were unable to find the suspect.
Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.


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Prince Archbishop von Raitenau's Palace of Love: Built in 1606 by Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Schloss Mirabell was originally called Altenau Palace. Prince Archbishop von Raitenau built the palace for his mistress Salome Alt which explains the origin of the Altenau Palace name. … [Read more...]
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The Hills are Still alive with the Sound of Music! Fans of the Sound of Music movie will love being in Salzburg as here you'll be able to visit some of the film locations and re-live the movie. Many tour companies do a one day tour of Salzburg, visiting some of the main film locations. It's … [Read more...]


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Magda Rein
Born: June 7, 1927
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Magda was the oldest of two children born to observant Jewish parents. They lived in Satoraljaujhely, a town in northeastern Hungary on the Czechoslovakian border. Jews represented some 20 percent of the town's approximately 18,000 persons. Magda's father owned a bakery; her mother was a midwife.
1933-39: At 10 years of age, I began accompanying my mother when she attended to births nearby. My mother helped all women--Jews, Gypsies and peasants in the surrounding villages. When I was 12, she let me help. I'd hold a kerosene lamp for her when she needed extra light. She taught me how to hold the newborn, and bathe and dress it so she could attend to the mother. If it was a baby girl, sometimes the mother named her after me.
1940-44: In 1944, two months after the Germans occupied Hungary, we were deported to Auschwitz. My mother and I were among the women selected for labor. We were lined up; an SS woman screeched that if we disobeyed her, we'd leave Auschwitz through the chimneys. My mother and I were together two months before she was selected for a transport leaving the camp. Distraught, I ran after her, but an SS woman bashed me in the head with her rifle, throwing me to the ground. She kicked my chest until my ribs were smashed.
In October 1944 Magda was deported to Germany for forced labor, and then to Theresienstadt in April 1945. She was liberated by Soviet troops on May 8, 1945.


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The Demon's Souls story returns in Dark Souls, and so does the game's narrator, and so does her creepy pronunciation of "fog," which sounds like "fug," which Jezebel would tell us is an altogether different thing. Here is the prologue to the game, establishing how the land has once again become a hellhole and why it'll be so much fun saving it.
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Ogden • The smell of freshly varnished oak pews filled the chapel of Ogden's historic LDS Fourth Ward.
As light streamed through the building's Italian-made stained-glass windows, workers scrambled to wrap up a two-year remodeling and seismic upgrade at one of northern Utah's most historic churches in time for an open house Saturday and a rededication Sunday.
The Fourth Ward congregation, planted in the heart of Ogden, traces its roots to 1877. Work on this building on the corner of 21st Street and Jefferson Avenue began with construction of the gymnasium on Aug. 19, 1929. The chapel itself was dedicated Oct. 24, 1937, during the Great Depression.
"There are those among us who will gladly give all they possess for the furtherance of his work," wrote Bishop Edward T. Saunders, who presided over the Fourth Ward for nearly 20 years and supervised the ornate building's construction. "Today, as then, the leaders of his church stand by to help, encourage and bless those who are willing to labor, and today as then, there comes to those who thus give, a joy that cannot be purchased with earthly wealth, that joy which passeth all understanding. Truly, sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven."
Saunders knew about hardship and sacrifice. He gave his all to complete the construction, losing his home and business in the process.
"He lost everything except his 12 children," said Darrell Saunders, a retired Ogden dentist, about his father. "He was one of the larger builders in the area. There were a bunch of homes he was building with construction loans. Overnight, the Depression hit. People lost their jobs, and they couldn't sell their homes or pay off their bank loans. All were foreclosed upon."
During this time, Edward Saunders labored voluntarily for eight years to finish the Fourth Ward. He refused to take out bankruptcy and spent the next 15 years paying back everything he owed. He also served as an Ogden City commissioner for 12 years in the 1930s and '40s, helping to develop John Affleck Park, El Monte Golf Course and the city's first swimming pool.
"Dad built that building," said Darrell Saunders about the Fourth Ward. "He was a builder. … If it wasn't right, he made us tear it out and start over. It cost him a lot."
The price tag for the ward complex which includes a chapel, social hall, gym, tower room, baptistry (with a mural of Jesus and John the Baptist) and even an old safe that once held tithing money was originally $1 million.
Jeremy Peterson, a state legislator and a real-estate broker who lives in the area and is helping to restore many of its historic homes, said the building now would probably be worth $13 million.
The Fourth Ward building has been closed for about two years and its congregation of about 220 Latter-day Saints has been sharing a cramped nearby church with another Mormon ward.
The upgrade has consisted of seismic work, new carpets, improved plumbing and restrooms, the rebuilding of classrooms and the refurbishing of just about everything while keeping the look and feel of the historic building, including its pipe organ behind the pulpit. It will be home for the Ogden Fourth Ward and the Buenaventura Spanish-speaking congregation, which serves Weber County.
"We wanted to respect the work of our forefathers," said Peterson, who serves on the stake high council that oversees a number of LDS congregations. "The symbolic meaning of this building means sacrifice and honoring God. Everything that is represented in that can be found in the structure here. The idea is that when we build something, we build it to last forever so future generations can see what we've done and build upon it."
The restored Fourth Ward means much to longtime members such as Doug Saunders, who is related to Edward Saunders.
"It will be nice to get back to the ward," said Doug Saunders, who has belonged to the Fourth Ward since his birth in 1949 and met his wife there. "I used to try to sneak into the gym with my buddies. The custodian would catch us. He said if he we helped him clean the building, he would let us play for a couple of hours."
Doug Saunders remembers when a fire damaged the ward's upper level in the 1960s so all the meetings had to be held downstairs. Members cleaned the blaze-scarred exterior.
The elegant building blends with the neighborhood, which contains stately mansions and historic churches of various denominations.
"Ogden had as many churches as saloons," Peterson said. "It was a Mormon settlement that crossbred with the railroad community. It was a diverse community, more so than most of Utah, other than maybe downtown Salt Lake City. We've got this salty history with a lot of religious people living within city limits. It makes for some interesting reading."
Longtime Fourth Ward member Coralie Bolingbroke, whose husband served as a bishop, saved a program from the building's 1937 dedication.
"It is an exceptional facility, with its gymnasium, its classrooms, its amusement hall and sacred auditorium," read an excerpt from the program. "It is made to serve the generations. In it will always hover the exalted ideals of the founders and the eternal principles of the church, whose message it has partly translated into action. … We treasure every word, act and cent of assistance, from the widow's mite to the hundreds of dollars generously tendered. They are all set down in our memory and in the enduring records of the ward, a memento forever."
When the building reopens Saturday, many will no doubt remember those words and begin making new memories.
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About the Ogden Fourth Ward
Location • 2115 Jefferson Ave., Ogden
Built • Construction began 1929 with Mormon apostle David O. McKay, who would become the faith's ninth president, laying the cornerstone on May 9, 1930. The building was completed in 1937 and restored during the past two years.
Cost • $1 million originally; $13 million in inflation-adjusted dollars.
Architect • M. Charles Wood
Features • 750,000 bricks were used in construction. The complex includes a chapel, baptistry, tower room, gym, social hall, classrooms, pipe organ, stained-glass windows and an old safe that used to secure tithing money.
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And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God."—Luke 16:15
To God quality is vastly important and size matters little. When set in opposition to size, quality is everything and size nothing....
Man's moral fall has clouded his vision, confused his thinking and rendered him subject to delusion. One evidence of this is his all but incurable proneness to confuse values and put size before quality in his appraisal of things. The Christian faith reverses this order, but even Christians tend to judge things by the old Adamic rule. How big? How much? and How many? are the questions oftenest asked by religious persons when trying to evaluate Christian things....
The Church is dedicated to things that matter. Quality matters. Let's not be led astray by the size of things. Born After Midnight, 72-73,75.
"Have we completely forgotten this, Lord, that 'quality is everything and size nothing'? Encourage all those pastors who are discouraged today because they don't match up to the 'success' of the big churches. Amen."
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Made to Last: 5 Classy Bottle Openers
There comes a time in your life when the notch on the back of your clunky manual can opener just doesn't cut it anymore as a bottle opener, but you know that if you are going to spend more than $15 on the thing, it had better last. So here you are: five bottle openers classy enough to set out at a party and sturdy enough to stand the test of time.
• Futagami Crescent Moon Bottle Opener, $25.78 (plus shipping from Japan) at Analogue Life: This brass opener, made by one of Japan's oldest metalware manufacturers, is beautiful enough to pass for a piece of jewelry.
• Quartertwenty Bottle Opener, $28 at Alder & Co.: Made from a simple piece of lasercut steel, this Portland-made bottle opener is both good-looking and built to last.
• Animali Bottle Openers, $39.99 at Nova 68: Based on Scandinavian figurines from the 1950s, these hardwood and brass openers are whimsical yet sleek.
• Chehoma Silver Fish Bottle Opener, $18 at Orange and Pear: You could probably pretend you picked up this bottle opener at a French flea market and no one would be the wiser.
• Hand-Stamped Steel Bottle Opener, $48 at Etsy: We love the industrial look of these handmade steel bottle openers, which are individually stamped with a production number.
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Would you venture to guess this is where I went astray - using KABF? Did I need a higher gluten flour to make it work right?
Bubba,I assume that the amounts of yeast (IDY), salt and sugar you quoted are by weights. Is that correct?I estimate that the formula hydration for the recipe is around 54.3%. However, the roughly 6.45% extra virgin olive oil, which also adds "wetness" to the dough, in effect boosts the hydration to a bit less than 61%. That is a value that should work for a high-gluten flour. I also note that if the salt is by weight, it comes to just 0.53%. Is that correct?Peter
Bubba:I just gave this a go and it came out wayyy too dry. Can you please confirm that I transcribed the ingredient amounts correctly from the video. Not sure if it matters, but I used KABF which I think is something like 12.7% gluten: 2 cups water @ 100 degrees½ oz (14.17g) sugar½ oz salt½ oz yeastWhisk together until dissolvedAdd ¼ cup EVOOAdd 30 oz high gluten flourMix on lowest speed for 5 minutes
slybarman,No, you did not got astray with the KABF. Bubba's recipe should work with either KABF or a high-gluten flour. The range of functional hydration values is fairly large, from about 57-65%. Of course, as you get higher up in the range, the dough can become considerably more extensible. That is one of the reasons why many professionals who specialize in the NY style of pizza prefer to use around 57-60% hydration, especially if the workers assigned to make the pizzas do not have much experience with handling high-hydration doughs. The rated absorption value for KABF is 62%. For the KASL high-gluten flour, it is 63%. Peter
Bubba,I don't recall seeing the weights of the dough balls for each size pizza, except that one of the videos showed four dough balls for the 12" size. Did I miss the different dough ball weights and corresponding pizza sizes?Peter
Bubba,I am converting your recipe to baker's percent format. Can you tell me the pizza sizes for the large and slice pizzas?Thanks.Peter
How to spin dough http://youtu.be/xt1h90N-_wA
Fantastic dough spinning tutorial! I was amazed that you do the actual spin in less than 10 seconds. I've been using the cowboy technique but I'm going to try your method next time. You really did a great job by repeating the process over and over and in slow motion. I think I understand now. Again fantastic job. It's much appreciated. That towel idea is great too. I just may get an old towel and cut it into a 14 inch diamameter disk for practicing my spinning. ---pete---
I just tried it again. I weighed everything (including the liquids) by Pete's table above. I got pretty much the same result. I don't know if it is the KABF or something else, but it is coming out too dry. Either too much flour or not enough water. Has anyone else tried this yet with KABF?Edit: I went back and watched the video again. Maybe the consistency I got today wasn't too different from the video. It is hard to tell. It definitely wasn't as wet as any other recipe I have made. It feels dry to the touch. It was more like playdough that had been left out of the can for a day or so. If I tried to ball it, the backside of the dough was tearing. All the other doughs I have tried were wet and would stick to my fingers. This one had no stick.
Hi Bubba, Thanks SO much for these tips. I've been trying to make good pizza for years now, and I've always thought that a 3-day cold rise was ideal. I'm going to stick with 1 to 2 days and see if that helps. I'll also watch the videos....Marie
Bubba,Thanks for the tips. I will definitely put them to good use. I grew up in Tucson. What was the name of your place there?
That was when star wars was released. I was a working pizza maker in those days. I did not own my first shop until much later. I worked for a while at a place on Fort Lowell Boulevard called Da Vinci. This place was as much a dinner house as well as a busy pizza station and was owned by a hard working chef whose name was Cosmos.And one of my favorite places to work that had great pie and was a place out on the end of speedway was called, what else?' New York Pizza. It was owned by a gentlemen named Bill Touscano. His sons ran the place day to day. I learned a lot there from Billy the younger.


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6 Things You Can Do Now to Eat Locally This Summer
In many parts of the continent, we're still in the throes of winter, so planning now for summer fare may seem far-fetched. But if you want to enjoy the full bounty of summertime, this is the time to start thinking about where your food will be coming from.
1. Research and sign up for a CSA.
If you're not familiar with this increasingly popular concept, CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Participants buy shares in the yield from a local farm, then all summer long, as crops are harvested, shareholders receive weekly deliveries of a wide variety of fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables. Having fresh produce delivered regularly is a definite inspiration to eat locally and healthfully. This is the time to sign up for a CSA, as the number of shares is limited, and some CSAs sell out quickly. The website Local Harvest has a search tool that lets you find a CSA near you.
2. Plan your garden.
CSAs are great, but there are certain easy-to-grow, high-yield staples I like to grow for myself – mixed leafy greens, tomatoes and herbs – partly because they don't travel that well and partly because I think they taste best fresh from the dirt. Even if you don't have a lot of outdoor space, you'd be amazed at how much you can grow in just a few square feet, or even some pots. Mel Bartholomew is famous for popularizing the idea of Square Foot Gardening, and you can get lots of tips and information at his website. Get a seed catalog and start planning now, and you'll be ready to hit the ground running by the time the ground thaws.
3. Get a community garden plot.
If you don't have any outdoor space, find out if there are any community gardens in your area. Like CSAs, community garden plots are in high demand in some areas, so again, this is the time to do your research. The American Community Garden Association has a searchable database of gardens across the country.
4. Consider yardsharing.
If there aren't any community gardens in your neighbourhood, or if they're already full up, consider yardsharing. In America, the Hyperlocavore website links people with unused yard space with those looking for a place to grow food. The organization Sharing Backyards does the same thing in Canada and around the world. Having participated in yardsharing myself, I can tell you firsthand that this is a fun, rewarding way to meet new people and learn alongside each other.
5. Start a community garden.
If you're up to a project that will more than pay off the hard work involved, consider starting up a community garden yourself. This article provides a step-by-step tutorial in how to make it happen.
6. Plan some foraging expeditions.
And if you're feeling really adventurous, start researching what you can forage in your area. You might be amazed at what you can find just by donning boots and work gloves and doing some bushwhacking. Fiddleheads and morels in the spring. Wild greens and berries in the summer. Mushrooms in the fall. Even dandelions! One very important note: If you've never foraged before, be sure to go out with an experienced forager, especially when hunting for foods like mushrooms and berries.
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January 15, 2013
Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A., is a leading HIV treatment advocate, author and founder of the Body Positive Wellness Center in Houston, Texas.
It's amazing what you've done. Could you please tell us about the abstract that you presented at the International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis in Sitges about JAK inhibitors?
There's this pathway called the JAK-STAT pathway, which is very important for HIV, because it is activated upon HIV infection. So, anything you can do to suppress it is a good thing, very simply. Basically, inhibition of the JAK-STAT pathway in addition could provide a mechanism to do several things. One, something we didn't expect, it could inhibit HIV replication in HIV-infected cells. And actually that was something we discovered for the first time: demonstrating this JAK inhibitor had intrinsic anti-HIV activity.
In addition, the JAK inhibitor renders bystander cells less susceptible to HIV infections by regulating the activation stage. In activation stage, basically the normal cells that are surrounding the infected cells become less susceptible to HIV, which is a good thing because it prevents the virus from spreading to these cells. It also prevents the recruitment of uninfected cells to the site of infection.
A really major mechanism of the JAK inhibitors is they reduce inflammation also. There are a whole bunch of pro-inflammatory cytokines that thrive when HIV infects the cells and JAK inhibitors can ablate these effects. This is not something new; we have known for some time the mechanism of these JAK inhibitors. They are used primarily for rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune psoriasis. They are used for various cancers and one of them is actually approved for myelofibrosis. All these facts put together make these compounds amenable for testing to help suppress HIV and also reduce inflammation.
I think inflammation is a very important factor in HIV infection, not only at the site of infection, wherever active virus is, but also for cardiology; and as you know, there has been a strong relationship between the heart and HIV -- people even have sudden death. In a recently published paper that came out, people die from heart attacks or cardio disturbances because they're HIV infected. So, it is a good thing that these compounds could reduce the inflammation in addition to preventing the virus from replicating, preventing the virus from spreading and also suppressing virus replication at the cellular level unlike normal antiviral agents, which basically interfere with the virus machinery and ability to replicate themselves. Basically, after working on the virus, these JAK inhibitors also act on cellular mechanisms associated with inflammation.
There are a lot of people involved in trying to cure HIV. They are actually activating the latently infected cells and trying to destroy them since they now become visible to the immune system -- trying to destroy the cells and the virus contained in these cells. Despite activating the virus from these cells, the cells are not totally destroyed; so all these approaches, in my personal opinion, will probably not work. So, I am concerned about this and I'm sure you've written about this before or you've spoken to other people. So, I'm thinking differently and during the Sitges meeting I was the only person talking about suppressing HIV rather than activating this virus.
We have in our body maybe 50 to 100 viruses right now and most of them are suppressed. They don't bother us and that's why we can live a normal life. When our immune system is debilitated, the viruses come out. For example, chicken pox infection is common when you're a kid, but the same virus becomes varicella-zoster when you're older. We have viruses all over our body, like we have bacteria too all over our body; so nothing's new there. My philosophy is to suppress, and end up with a "functional cure." That's what I'm interested in: a functional cure, rather than an eradication cure. This is going to be very hard to do. Even with the Berlin patient [Timothy Brown], as you well know, it's been extremely hard to prove a negative, i.e., that the patient is really cured and that there is no trace of virus in his body.
There is residual RNA or DNA present in the body of the Berlin patient that we don't quite understand. I'll call his cure a "functional cure," not actually a complete cure, despite what people may say. However, there is hope that you can actually do it and we would like to try to use the best JAK inhibitors. As I said, one of them is approved: Jakafi is approved by the FDA, which is used for myelofibrosis. Eventually, this drug will also be approved for rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune psoriasis and also various other kinds of conditions. There are other drugs that are being developed in the same class for rheumatoid arthritis that will basically replace injectable anti-TNF-alpha therapy, which as you know can reduce inflammation, but with a number of side effects. So again, these are new modern drugs which are coming out that have this utility that we're trying to apply for HIV.
I was reading about a JAK inhibitor called tofacitinib, a drug made by Pfizer that got reviewed [in May] for a rheumatoid arthritis indication. I guess this drug will probably be approved by the FDA soon. It looks pretty good -- low side effect profile and BID [twice daily] dosing. I was looking at the in-vitro data you presented at the conference. The dose you used ranged from 0.02 to 0.3 µM. How does that dose translate if used in humans? Also, are you proceeding with studies in humans?
[Editor's note: Xeljanz (tofacitinib) was approved by the FDA to treat adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, in November 2012.]
These drugs are given as a dose of 20 mg per day -- very small pills, because at a higher dose they'd probably have some side effects. We will plan on using initially the smallest doses and they come in different sizes. I foresee using different inhibitors of different JAK pathways for patients who are infected with HIV. What we do now is that the JAK inhibitors could be dosed to provide blood levels in the nM range. As mentioned, one is already approved for chronic long term use in humans, which is important. Interestingly, some of these compounds, but not all of them, are CYP3A4 inhibitors, meaning they can actually boost protease inhibitors, for example. It's like ritonavir [Norvir] boosting. That's actually very interesting as well.
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Strontium ranelate (Protelos ®) reduced structural progression of osteoarthritis (OA) in knee joints by one third, finds an international phase III study. The trial, presented at the European Congress of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (IOF-ECCEO) meeting in Bordeaux, France, 21 to 24 March, 2012, is the first study ever to have demonstrated a disease modifying effect in OA, with additional benefits shown for pain, function and mobility.
"After years of labouring to manage patients with blunt tools we finally have something that allows us to alter the natural history of the disease," said Professor Cyrus Cooper, the lead investigator of the trial from the University of Southampton, and University of Oxford. "It could reduce or even eliminate the need for expensive and painful joint surgery."
Until now the only treatment for OA, which is estimated to affect over one in six people, has been short term symptomatic relief with pain killers.
In the study between April 2006 and February 2011 1,683 patients with knee osteoarthritis, with a mean age of 62.3 years were randomised to receive strontium ranelate 2g/day, (n=566), strontium ranelate 1g/ day (n=558) or placebo (n=559).
The patients, recruited from 98 centres in 18 countries, all had a joint space between 2.5 mm and 5mm. For the primary end point, which was measurement of narrowing of the medial-tibio femoral compartment of the target joint, investigators utilised the SynaFlexer ™ frame, a device ensuring that knees were placed in the same position throughout the trial for measurement standardisation.
At three years results show that in comparison with placebo the space between the joints was 33 % wider (less narrow) for patients receiving the 1g dose (p<0.001) and 23% wider (p=0.012) in those receiving the 2g dose. For the 1g dose the risk of patients reaching >0.5mm loss of joint space width ( a threshold level known to place patients at a fivefold increase in the risk of undergoing joint replacement surgery over the next five years) was reduced by 34% (p=0.049); while for the 2g dose risk was reduced by 44 % (p=0.008).
Furthermore, strontium ranelate 2g significantly reduced the WOMAC score (a global score taking into consideration OA pain, function and mobility) in comparison with placebo (p=0.045), and showed an additional effect on the pain sub score (p=0.025). No statistically significant effect, however, was found for the 1g dose.
"Clearly the 2g dose is needed to obtain the beneficial effects on pain and stiffness," said Dr Jean-Yves Reginster, who presented the data in the scientific session from the University of Liège, Belgium. This, he added, was the dose used in osteoporosis. For every three years of treatment, he said, the equivalent of a year of joint deterioration could be prevented.
Results also showed that levels of CTX II (a marker of cartilage breakdown) was significantly higher in the urine of patients randomised to placebo. The study revealed no adverse effects on skin reactions or venous thromboevents.Tim Spector, professor of Genetics and Epidemiology at St Thomas' Hospital, London, commented, "Many patients with OA also have osteoporosis, so one of the exciting aspects is that we could kill two birds with one stone to protect both the joints and the bones."
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I am wondering if anyone has an idea of what % market share Humana has in the Medicare supplement market and if their recent rate reduction in Florida is also nationwide.
I do a lot of Medicare supplement business but have only done one Medigap plan with Humana and that was because the client wanted Silver Sneakers. Mostly, their supplement prices have never been competitive. Now, without much fanfare, I find the lowered their Medicare supplement plans in Florida and are the best priced plans in some areas.
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Tried and True Tips for Beating Holiday Weight Gain
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, over 60 percent of adult women in the country are considered overweight. While this is something to be concerned with all year long, it's especially troublesome during the holiday season. Throughout the holidays at this time of the year, people are more prone to pack on a few extra pounds. The problem is that while the season is short, that weight gain can last a lifetime. Adding a few extra pounds every holiday season can lead to a big problem that puts people at risk for poor health.
"Most people are surrounded by lots of good, but unhealthy food choices during the holidays," explains Coach Sarah Walls, personal trainer and owner of SAPT Strength & Performance Training, Inc., who is also the strength and conditioning coach for the WNBA's Washington Mystics. "It's so easy to overeat and consume more calories than you even realize. This is especially true at holiday parties and special dinners."
According to the Calorie Control Council, the average American consumes over 4,500 calories and around 229 grams of fat during a typical holiday gathering. This includes the snacking, holiday meal, and desserts they may consume that day. The calories and fat can quickly add up, and with people grazing all day, they may not be aware of just how much it's added up to.
Those who want to avoid holiday weight gain can, if they know a few tried and true tips that will help them successfully get through the meals. Here are a few effective tips that will help beat holiday weight gain:
"Even if you are diligent in maintaining your exercise program, you have to watch your food intake during the holidays," added Coach Walls. "You can't out exercise a bad diet. The food you eat and the amount of calories you consume play a huge role. You can get through the holidays without gaining that extra five-10 pounds, but it's going to take some effort."
While it's important to eat healthy all year long, it becomes especially so during the holiday season when there are so many temptations. Opting for healthy foods will help keep you feeling good, having high energy during what is often a stressful season, and will help you avoid weight gain. Healthy foods to include in your diet are those that are high in fiber and are nutrient dense, including fruits, vegetables, lean sources of protein, and whole grains. At holiday parties, look for the fruit and veggie tray and salads, and fill half of your plate with them, leaving only a little room for other options.
Sarah Walls has over 15 years experience in coaching and personal training. Owner of SAPT Strength & Performance Training, Inc., founded in 2007, she offers coaching to develop athletes, adult programs, team training, and has an online coaching program. She is also the strength and conditioning coach for the WNBA's Washington Mystics, and has over eight years of experience working as an NCAA D1 strength and conditioning coach and personal trainer.
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simbul2222 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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New restaurant needs logo that will be our face on our website, neon lights above the shop, shop windows, menus, business cards, everything.
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We are looking for a modern cherry blossom themed logo that conveys our concept: eating fresh, healthy and tasty food in a modern/trendy and casual environment.
Colours of the restaurant are mainly red/white with a lot of timber used.
I am open to other design that are not cherry blossom themed, but will have to be modern yet effective
Please dont forget the Font (and maybe the logo) will need to be up in lights on the outside of the building.
Location Management have just informed me that Signage above shop, can not be a lightbox, has be a 3-D sytle lettering/image.
This is just an example of type of sign they are after, but can be any colour as long as can be see at night and can have a backing board for some parts of the logo.
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Well I am sure this has been covered at some point but I still feel a whole lot of different kite pressures when I help launch kites. Some are tight like a drum, others are firm then there are those that just flop and bend. So what should we pump our kites up to?
Most kiters use a manual pump with no gauge. How do we know the pressure? Does this effect performance?
With Cabrinha, I personally pump to 450Mb or 6.5psi (When I use my Bravo Kite Pump) and then do the flick on the leading edge and check the kite is firm and struts well filled out. When I use my manual pump I seek the same feel.
What do you do? Does it vary by Kite Brand?


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Online sales climbed 16.5% year-over-year on Christmas Day as a record number of shoppers took to their mobile devices to make purchases and use newly-acquired gift cards.
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Mobile traffic on Dec. 25 soared to the highest level of the season, accounting for 48% of all online traffic, according to new data from IBM Analytics. That's nearly double from the same period in 2012.
Tablets were the device of choice for online purchases, with Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS used five times more than Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android, according to IBM. Apple users also spent more on average at $93.94 an order compared with Android's $48.10.
The data come as online retailers like Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) record some of their best-ever holiday seasons.
Amazon on Thursday said more than 36.8 million items were ordered on Cyber Monday alone, setting a new company record.