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What Doctors Should Know about SEO
Search engine optimization, or SEO, is a marketing discipline aimed at improving the rankings of web pages and entire websites (domains) on Google and other search engines. SEO activities can be broken down into these areas:
- Strategy. Every solid SEO program requires a strategic framework. Determining the scope and focus of is largely a function of budget and competitive landscape. Not every page of a website need be optimized for search; however, there is a critical mass of activity that is required to have an impact on rankings that must be understood.
- Keyword Research. For most medical practices, the number of keyword phrases (search terms) people might use when looking for a doctor are vast. Keyword research is the method by which target keywords are selected and de-selected, in order to make the SEO campaign as efficient as possible.
- Onsite Optimization. In order for Google to clearly read a web page and recognize its relevance, a website must be structured properly. Among the key elements of onsite optimization are ensuring that title tags and other meta information are unique and include target keywords; structuring site navigation to be intuitive and logically organized; maintaining a coherent system of internal links throughout the site; including relevant, meaningful content optimized with target keywords; and, adding fresh content to the site on a regular basis.
- Offsite Optimization. Google and other search engines are smart enough to look beyond the website itself when passing judgment on its relevance – and rankings. Among the offsite factors that search engines consider are the number and quality of inbound links coming into the site and the number of "tweets" and social mentions that link or refer to the site. An effective SEO campaign produces offsite content in websites, blogs, social media and other online sources in order to improve the offsite profile of the site.
- Analytics. A key advantage of SEO is its measurability. SEO specialists have a wealth of information at their fingertips, including referred traffic sources, keywords used, pages visited and inbound links created. Sifting through the mass of data to identify the important trends, and to then make enhancements to the campaign based on those trends, is what makes analytics a specialty within the field of search engine optimization.
Doctors must also be aware that SEO best practices change all the time. In order to maintain the quality of its search results, search engines continually adjust their algorithms. This is done both as a response to "black hat" SEO practitioners who attempt to "game" the system, and because technological advances allow search engines to better identify and interpret online data.
Because of all this, effective SEO programs must be reviewed and updated regularly. Using out of date techniques will have little or no impact on results, and in some cases could actually hurt rankings. For example, "keyword stuffing," or the practice of loading up a Web page with scores of keywords, was effective at one time but no longer is. Also, social media mentions, which were not a ranking factor at all even a few short years ago, are becoming more and more important. As an active member of the SEO community, Officite stays current on industry best practices, enabling us to keep our clients ahead of the curve in this crucial area of marketing.


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April 28, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Top-seeded MIT outlasted No. 2 Wheaton College, 5-3, en route to its ninth consecutive New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Tennis Championship. The Engineers (13-5) and the Lyons (11-5) have met in the title match for the past three seasons, with this year's match up being the closest in tournament history. MIT and Wheaton posted 5-0 wins over No. 4 Babson College and No. 3 Springfield College, respectively, in the semifinal round.
Wheaton opened the championship match with a pair of 8-2 decisions in the No. 3 and No. 2 doubles positions. MIT's top tandem of Thomas Dohlman and Eric Beren defeated Payum Payman and Brad Dressler, 8-4, to put the Engineers on the board.
Ryan Castonia evened the match at two after his 6-0, 6-2 victory over Kyle Hudgins in the No. 6 singles slot. Steady rain forced the competition inside and following the brief delay, Eric Beren put MIT ahead with his 6-0, 6-3 win in the No. 2 position. Payman defeated Dohlman, 6-4, 6-2, in the No. 1 position which tied the match at three. Melvin Makhni gave the Engineers the lead for good following his 6-4, 6-2 decision over Raymour Radhakrishnan. In the No. 4 spot, Peden Nichols won the first set against Will Stoddard, 6-1, but fell 7-6 in the second set. Nichols bounced back with a 6-2 victory to secure the title. The only unfinished match of the day was in the No. 3 slot, where MIT's Mark Egan was leading Dressler, 2-6, 7-5, 5-0.
2007 Championship
Final Team Score: MIT 5, Wheaton 3
1. Thomas Dohlman/Eric Beren (M) def. Payum Payman/Brad Dressler (W), 8-4
2. Brian Danishevsky/Raymour Radhakrishnan (W) def. Mark Egan/Peden Nichols (M), 8-2
3. Will Stoddard/James Little (W) def. Melvin Makhni/Said Francis (M), 8-2
1. Payum Payman (W) def. Thomas Dohlman (M), 6-4, 6-2
2. Eric Beren (M) def. Brian Danishevsky (W), 6-0, 6-3
3. Mark Egan (M) vs. Brad Dressler (W), 2-6, 7-5, 5-0 (Halted)
4. Peden Nichols (M) def. Will Stoddard (W), 6-1, 6-7, 6-2
5. Melvin Makhni (M) def. Raymour Radhakrishnan (W), 6-4, 6-2
6. Ryan Castonia (M) def. Kyle Hudgins (W), 6-0, 6-2
Semifinal Matches
Final Team Score: MIT 5, Babson 0
1. Thomas Dohlman/Eric Beren (M) def. Alex Kamergorodsky/Jason Lynn (B), 8-2
2. Mark Egan/Peden Nichols (M) def. Ben Edick/Walt Sea (B), 8-4
3. Said Francis/Melvin Makhni (M) def. Doug Tough/Mike Perkins (B), 8-4
1. Thomas Dohlman (M) def. Alex Kamergorodsky (B), 6-0, 6-0
2. Eric Beren (M) def. Ben Edick (B), 6-1, 6-1
3. Melvin Makhni (M) vs. Jason Lynn (B), 7-5, 1-0 (Halted)
4. Ryan Castonia (M) def. Ken Lin (B), 6-1, 6-1
5. Vinith Misra (M) vs. Kyle Natichioni (B), Halted
6. David Iba (M) vs. Doug Tough (B), Halted
Final Team Score: Wheaton 5, Springfield 0
1. Payum Payman/Brad Dressler (W) def. Andrew Constant/Joe Lisi (S), 8-3
2. Brian Danishevsky/Raymour Radhakrishnan (W) def. Ethan Clime/Rahul Bala (S), 8-5
3. James Little/Will Stoddard (W) def. Trevor Romanzi/Guy Lepore (S), 8-6
1. Payum Payman (W) def. Andrew Constant (S), 6-2, 6-1
2. Brian Danishevsky (W) vs. Joe Lisi (S), 7-5, 1-3 (Halted)
3. Brad Dressler (W) def. Ethan Clime (S), 6-2, 6-3
4. Will Stoddard (W) vs. Rahul Bala (S), 7-6 (5), 1-1 (Halted)
5. Raymour Radhakrishnan (W) vs. Trevor Romanzi (S), 2-6, 1-4 (Halted)
6. Kyle Hudgins (W) vs. Tim Tunis (S), 6-2, 3-0 (Halted)

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You won't find dashing buccaneers in fancy sashes engaged in witty repartee on Starz's "Black Sails," the new pirate adventure series from executive producer Michael Bay premiering on Jan. 25. You will find plenty of nudity, swearing and blood, however.
"Black Sails" was written by creator Jonathan Steinberg ("Jericho") as a prequel to the Robert Louis Stevenson children's classic "Treasure Island." But this big gambit for the premium cable channel isn't for kids.
The gritty hour-long series is set in a lawless world during the Golden Age of Piracy when Captain Flint (played by Toby Stephens) is beginning his Messianic quest for the largest haul of treasure in the world.
"The sequel to this series has already been written, so we just have to catch up," says Steinberg over the phone from Cape Town, South Africa, where "Black Sails" is currently filming its second season. (It was renewed before the first season even aired based on overwhelmingly positive fan reaction at Comic-Con International in San Diego.) "Our hope, ultimately, is that if the show lives a long and healthy life, by the time it's over it will have re-contextualized the book."
That's an ambitious goal, but "Black Sails" is an ambitious show. The big-budget, eight-episode first season was filmed in Cape Town on a massive backlot that contains a beach, a water tank with a life-size replica of an actual pirate ship and a fully functioning pirate town that stands in for the remote Bahamas outpost of New Providence Island.
The bulk of the action takes place on the island, which is ruled by outlaw justice and overseen by a hard-talking beauty named Eleanor (Hannah New) who buys and distributes the pirate's looted goods through her father's company. The pirates take refuge on the island since their murderous ways have made them marked men. Flint hopes to amass enough wealth to keep the pirate way of life alive, and safe from the ire of Colonial powers.
"When I got on set I could not speak, my first question was 'Is every TV show from America like this?'" New, who is British, says over the phone from Cape Town. "We have people driving up to the studio gate and asking if it's a theme park."
Big and bold is the idea, says Steinberg, adding that the show would not work unless it succeeded in drawing viewers into a completely foreign universe. That's certainly in keeping with many of cable TV's most talked-about dramas, including "Deadwood" and "Game of Thrones."
Stephens likes the "Deadwood" analogy and takes it a step further.
"It is sort of like a western because they are living at the edge of the known world and, like the Wild West, there are no rules," says Stephens. "It's not romantic, it's vicious and scary. Everyone is surviving by their wits and they're driven by high stakes and desperation."
"Black Sails," however, is driven by Steinberg's attention to detail and historical knowledge. It's also driven by the weight of name recognition that comes with executive producer Michael Bay. Bay makes his television debut with the show after being behind such big-budget Hollywood spectacles as "Transformers," "Pearl Harbor" and "Armageddon."
Explaining why he decided to try his hand at television, Bay simply says, "I love cable TV."
"I wanted to get into it because you can watch in-depth characters over years," he continues from his home in Miami Beach, Fla. "I waited years until I found the right project. 'Black Sails' was that project."


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A popular Indian Chinese dish that is guaranteed to tickle your taste buds. Deep fried fritters tossed in sweet n spicy sauce and stir-fried on high heat.
I remember the time when Hot n Sour soup, Fried rice, Hakka noodles,Gobi Manchurian, Schezuan Paneer started to appear on restaurant menu cards. These Indian Chinese dishes were so well accepted that it gained popularity in no time. Today, the Indo-Chinese food has become an integral part of the Indian culinary milieu. Now, every eating joint in India, big or small, carry a wide range of Indo-Chinese dishes in their menu.
Fusion of Indian ingredients and Chinese seasoning and techniques resulted in this winning combination!These dishes are prepared with basic ingredients of an Indian dish like onions, garlic, ginger, chillis but instead of adding Garam masala, Soy sauce and Vinegar are added!
A popular dish amongst them is Manchurian. Deep fried fritters tossed in Manchurian sauce and stir-fried on high heat. Instead of plain flour batter, a batter seasoned with chili sauce and ginger garlic paste is used. The sauce contains caramelized onions, bell peppers, and ketchup and for the 'Chinese' flavor, an overdose of chilli sauce, garlic and ginger, and generous portions of soy sauce and vinegar is added to top it all off .
Manchurian is bold, vibrant and has varied flavors. It has a nice balance of sweet, tang and spice all in one bite! It is a tantalizing dish that is guaranteed to tickle your taste buds!
Gobi Manchurian
Makes - 4 Servings
|Manchurian Sauce
|Batter for Fritters
|Spring Onion
|- 2 bunches
|- 2 cups of florets
|Bell Pepper
|- 1/2 cup chopped
|- 1/2 cup
|- 1 tbsp chopped
|Corn Flour
|- 1/2 cup
|- 1 tbsp chopped
|Ginger Garlic Paste
|- 1/2 tsp
|Sriracha Sauce or
any Red Chili sauce
|- 1 tbsp
|Sriracha Sauce or
any Red Chili sauce
|- 2 tbsp
|Tomato Paste
|- 3 tbsp
|- to taste
|Tomato Ketchup
|- 2 tbsp
|- as needed
|Soy Sauce
|- 2 tbsp
|- 2 tbsp
|Brown Sugar
|- 1 – 2 tsp
|- to taste
Mix all the ingredients under 'batter for fritters' except cauliflower to make a thick batter.
Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat for deep frying.
Working in batches, dip cauliflower florets in batter, then fry until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. When done remove fritters from the pan to a plate lined with paper towels.
You can use Mushrooms, Paneer, Chicken, Fish or anything of else your choice for this dish
Mix all ingredients under 'Manchurian Sauce' except onions, bell pepper, ginger and garlic. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a wok or a pan.
Add chopped ginger and garlic and saute till it flavors the oil.
Add chopped spring onions and saute for a few minutes till soft and translucent.
You can use both the onion part and the green part of the spring onions but reserve little for garnish.
Add bell peppers and saute for couple more minutes till they are slightly cooked but still crisp.
Now add the mixed sauces and stir for about 5-7 minutes till it all comes together.
If you like manchurian with more sauce, just double the ingredients for sauce
Toss the fritters in sauce and stir-fry on high heat for a few minutes to coat them well.
Remove from heat, garnish with spring onions.
Serve hot with fried rice or noodles.


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- The following proposes a hypothesis for a mechanism by which the foot becomes stiffer as the toes become more dorsiflexed during gait . If true ,one question the hypothesis raises is what effect close fitting footwear might have on foot function .
So the hypothesis ,which may be old hat or even wrong is as follows .
I began by looking at a radiograph of the human foot taken from the dorsal aspect . In the forefoot area , this clearly shows that the metatarsals extend distally to differing degrees . I have heard a line which connects the metatarsal heads called a" metatarsal parabola " so lets just go with that for now . This parabola is in the horizontal plane but is this arrangement which gives rise to the arch during the transition of the foot through late stance .
Consider as an analogous structure to the metatarsals ,the fingers of the hand .
Place your hand flat on a desk with the finger tips a few mm apart (ignore the thumb )
Now keeping the finer tips in place on the desk ,lift the hand off the desk ,pivoting around the finger tips till you reach an angle between the fingers and the desk of about 70 degress . Now look at the fingers relative to each other . They have formed an arch structure . (Think of a piece of guttering about a foot long pushed into sand at an angle of 70 degrees .The part of the guttering you can see above the sand is similar to the finger structure you have created on the desk top and similar to the metatarsal arch formed when a foot , flat on the floor ,transitions towards toe off with the toes becoming more dorsiflexed .
So how is energy stored in this system ? Back to the hand again .
If you try the above hand /desk experiment you will notice that the middle fingers of the four need to bend to stay in the same spot on the desk . With a transitioning foot .this bending is probably replaced with a forward displacement of the second and third metatarsal heads and associated toes causing energy to be stored in the distal transverse ligament .
So do the metatarsal heads of the first and second lesser toes move distally, relative to the other toes , as the toes move into a dorsilflexed position ? You can easily try this out for yourself by taking off your shoes and socks .sitting in a chair and moving your foot from a flat position to a position with the heel raised and observing toe movements ,but for me the answer was yes .
The above also explains pressure distribution under the forefoot .
So that is the theory in rough form .
Any thoughts ?
- Gerrard Farrell
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2013: Led the Retrievers across the line twice and scored in each of UMBC's six competitions as a sophomore… Paced the Retrievers for the first time in her career by placing 11th overall at the season-opening America East Pre-Conference Meet at Binghamton on Sept. 7… Crossed the line first for UMBC the next weekend as well in Annapolis, Md. at the Salty Dog Invitational… Recorded a career-best run at the meet at Navy, finishing with a time of 21:58.88, the seventh-fastest for that distance in program history… Lowered her 5k time on the course at Binghamton to 19:12.34 at the America East Conference Championships to help UMBC earn its best-ever team finish, fifth… Selected to the America East All-Academic Team… Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2012: Competed in and scored in each of UMBC's seven competitions, the only Retriever to do so... Scored at both the America East Championships and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals... Recorded a career-best 6k time of 23:29.20 at the Princeton Invitational on Oct. 13... Finished 47th at the conference meet at New Hampshire with a 5k time of 18:43.03... Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Background: Finished 7th at the Maryland 3A State Championships as a senior in 2011... Placed fifth the year before as a junior at the 2A state meet... Howard County champion in the 3200m at the 2011 meet... Led Hammond to the county and regional championships in indoor track as a senior... An 11-time Scholar Athlete Award recipient... A member of the National Honor Society and the editor of Hammond's school newspaper, The Bear Press, from 2010-2011.
Personal: Daughter of Sean and Sherry Dawson... Majoring in information systems... Born Aug. 4, 1994.


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January 30, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Guests of the Heathman Lodge and Hudson's Bar and Grill have enjoyed the music of Mark J since opening day in 1997. Hired by the original creator and founder of the Heathman Lodge who would pass away before being able to see his dream become a reality, Mark's music has served as the soundtrack for thousands of diners over twenty years. As a musician, producer, and composer, Mark includes a variety of classic favorites, to contemporary hits and his own original compositions in his repertoire.
Mark also performs at venues both large and intimate throughout the Pacific Northwest.


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Evaluation of Albuminuria HIV-Infected Patients
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00524992
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 5, 2007
Last Update Posted : April 5, 2018
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date
|September 1, 2007
|First Posted Date
|September 5, 2007
|Last Update Posted Date
|April 5, 2018
|Study Start Date
|August 29, 2007
|Primary Completion Date
|Not Provided
|Current Primary Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Original Primary Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00524992 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Current Other Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title
|Evaluation of Albuminuria HIV-Infected Patients
|Official Title
|Prospective Evaluation of Albuminuria in HIV Positive Patients
|Brief Summary
This study will examine the following: 1) how common albuminuria and proteinuria are among HIV-positive patients, 2) what causes albuminuria or proteinuria in these patients and 3) whether the condition becomes more severe over time. HIV-infected people are more likely than others to develop kidney disease. The earliest indicator of the possible presence of kidney disease is albuminuria (increased amounts of the protein albumin in the urine). A later indicator is the appearance of other proteins, a condition called proteinuria.
HIV-infected patients 8 years of age and older who do not have diabetes, chronic kidney disease or cancer may be eligible for this study.
Participants provide a urine sample during three visits as follows: the first upon enrollment in the study, a second 3 months later, and a third about 6 months after that. Blood samples are drawn at the first and last visits. At the first visit a medical history is taken and blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference and upper arm skin thickness are measured.
Participants who are found to have albuminuria or proteinuria are asked to undergo a kidney biopsy for research purposes. The procedure is optional. Participants who develop heavy proteinuria may be recommended to undergo a kidney biopsy in order to determine the nature of the kidney disease and begin treatment. The biopsy requires a 2-day hospital stay. For the procedure, an anesthetic is given to numb the skin and a needle is inserted and guided into the kidney to withdraw a small tissue sample. The needle is passed twice, and possibly three times. Following the procedure, the subject remains in bed rest for at least 10 hours to minimize the risk of excessive bleeding.
|Detailed Description
Problem: The appropriate approach to screening patients for early HIV-associated kidney disease is unknown. Recently, screening for microalbuminuria has been proposed; the clinical implications of finding microalbuminuria in this population are unknown, as several disease processes may contribute to microalbuminuria in this setting.
Background: Renal disease is becoming more common as patients with HIV disease live longer. Renal diseases in this population include glomerular diseases (collapsing glomerulopathy, immune complex glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephropathy, and hypertensive glomerulosclerosis) and various tubular diseases. Systemic endothelial dysfunction, occurring as part of metabolic syndrome and related disorders such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and insulin resistance, is also associated with microalbuminuria.
Study Objective: We wish to determine whether screening for microalbuminuria will detect early stage glomerular disease. We also wish to determine whether in some subjects renal histology is normal and microalbuminuria is a manifestation of metabolic syndrome, including HIV-associated lipodystrophy.
Design: We will use a cross-sectional study design.
Population: We will enroll 280 patients with HIV disease, to the extent practical enrolling consecutive patients in the NIAID Longitudinal HIV Clinic and the Washington Hospital Center HIV Clinic. This sample size was determined using an estimated population prevalence of microalbuminuria of 20%, with a 90% confidence interval of 5%. We will exclude patients with diabetes (as screening using urinary albumin excretion is well-established in clinical practice) and with established chronic kidney disease, defined as macroproteinuria (as these patients have been identified by a well-established screening test).
Methods: We will collect three urine samples, at three month intervals, for urine albumin/creatinine and protein/creatinine ratio. We will also collect data on blood pressure, anthropomorphometric parameters, and various serologic testing. Patients with persistent microalbuminuria will undergo renal biopsy. Using frozen blood cells, we will prepare DNA for genetic testing.
Analysis: We will determine the prevalence of microalbuminuria in the HIV population sample under study. We will determine the clinical implications of microalbuminuria, specifically how often HIV-associated collapsing glomerulopathy, HIV-associated glomerulonephritis, or other histologic disease is present. We will correlate the quantitative measure of urinary albumin with 1) the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome and with 2) various quantitative variables associated with metabolic syndrome. Finally, we will analyze kidney injury genes, in particular MYH9, to identify genes that predispose to microalbuminuria.
Future Studies: If this study suggests that the presence of microalbuminuria identifies patients who are likely to have early glomerular disease, we will consider undertaking a prospective controlled trial testing whether therapy with an angiotensin blocker can revert microalbuminuria and reduce progression to macroproteinuria.
|Study Type
|Study Design
|Time Perspective: Prospective
|Target Follow-Up Duration
|Not Provided
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|Sampling Method
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|Study Population
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|Study Groups/Cohorts
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|Publications *
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status
|Actual Enrollment
|Original Enrollment
|Study Completion Date
|December 24, 2014
|Primary Completion Date
|Not Provided
|Eligibility Criteria
|8 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries
|United States
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number
|Other Study ID Numbers
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|Not Provided
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) )
|Study Sponsor
|National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
|Not Provided
|PRS Account
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
|Verification Date
|December 24, 2014


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How do you celebrate a 30th birthday? With some cake? Presents? If you are Macross, you do it with a 1/1 scale VF-25 Valkyrie.
Sci-fi anime Macross debuted in 1982 as The Super Dimension Fotress Macross, which was reworked as part of the hodgepodge known as Robotech for the West.
This variable fighter is on display in Tokyo through May 6, and these photos come courtesy of sister site Kotaku Japan. Click here for more details about the event.
[マクロス超時空展覧会] ド迫力の「1/1 VF-25F バルキリー」であなたもキラッ☆ってしてみよう! [Kotaku Japan]
[マクロス超時空展覧会]みんなが俺の翼だ! 「ランカ」「シェリル」「ミンメイ」を等身大フィギュアで再現 [Kotaku Japan]


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New Tricks "Old Dogs" Working through traumas affecting suspects and investigators, the team undertakes to unravel the mysteries surrounding a spate of violent dog killings 30 years before in the wake of a new killing with the same MO.G
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Call The Midwife "S1 E4" A baby girl, recently delivered by Jenny, is snatched from her baby carriage, causing anguish to her family and uniting the community as they search for the missing child. Meanwhile, Cynthia witnesses another type of loss as she assists in the case of soon-to-be parents David and Margaret. Part 4 of 6G
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Land Girls "Fight The Good Fight" Connie fears that a young evacuee is in danger, while a death leaves Joyce reeling in shock. Lady Ellen shows her warm side and alarms her jealous sister. Jack tries to persuade Bea that Chicago is the safest place for her and the baby. Esther decides to raise money needed to save Martin's eyesight.G


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Have you ever been in a situation where you mistakenly (or not) wiped the content of the internal storage (including system partition and virtual SD card) on your phone or tablet and unfortunately it doesn't support external storage? Now you can't flash desired custom ROM because you removed it and the device can't be booted due to wiped system partition. Don't worry - it's very easy to fix!
Here are the steps you need to follow to copy the correct rom.zip package to your internal storage:
- Download this mini-sdk package and extract it to c:\mini-sdk
- Rename the custom ROM package you want to flash to "rom.zip" and copy it to c:\mini-sdk
- Connect your device to the PC
- Boot your device in recovery mode
- Open a command prompt on the PC (cmd.exe), type and confirm each command with ENTER:
- cd /d c:\mini-sdk
- adb shell
- mount /data (error might mean that /data partition is already mounted)
- on Android 4.2 and above: mkdir -p /data/media/0
- on Android 4.1.2 and below: mkdir -p /data/media
- exit
- on Android 4.2 and above: adb push rom.zip /data/media/0
- on Android 4.1.2 and below: adb push rom.zip /data/media
- Wait for a few minutes until the file is copied. It will looks like command shell is not responding, but that means it's still copying. Wait patiently until you'll see blinking cursor again.
- Depends on your custom recovery, use the navigation keys to flash the custom rom.zip package in a typical way you used to flash custom ROMs. It should be on your internal storage now. Done!
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Sage and Sherry Creamed Mushrooms on Griddled Blue Corn
1 pound wild mushrooms
1 pound morrels
4 cups heavy cream
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh sage
2 Tbsp. dry sherry
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 1/2 cups blue corn meal
Cook the corn meal to a thick mush adding salt to taste.
Oil a 9-by-2-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Pour the corn meal mush into the dish to cover the bottom evenly, about 1 inch thick. Cool completely in dish before cutting. It's best if chilled overnight.
Put the mushrooms in a stainless steel pan large enough to hold all the mushrooms and the cream. Pour the cream over the mushrooms and bring to a boil. Add the morrel mushrooms. Bring to a boil again. Reduce the heat so the mixture is simmering. Cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour until the cream is slightly thickened. Stir often during the boiling and simmering to keep from scorching.
Add the sage and sherry and cook for 10 minutes more, stirring often. Salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm.
Cut the corn meal mush into 8 squares, then into 16 triangles. Carefully remove from dish to waxed paper. Heat a griddle or skillet (non-stick works well) on medium heat. Rub both sides of the triangles with olive oil. Carefully place the triangles on griddle or skillet. Brown well on each side.
Serve on eight small plates, two triangles on each. Spoon some of the creamed mushrooms on each and garnish with whole sage leaf. You can also serve this on a platter for a buffet.
The leftover creamed mushrooms will keep up to one week in the refrigerator. It is also good on chicken, fish, toasted crusty French bread - or be creative.
Makes 8 starter servings


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A WASHINGTON-BASED group has alerted the Environmental Protection Agency that Bt refuge compliance problems need to be addressed immediately. What the group is proposing could have a direct impact on how Bt products are used, tracked and sold in the coming years.
A review of the annual Compliance Assurance Program (CAP) reports submitted to EPA shows compliance to refuge requirements that had been about 90% from 2003 to 2005 has slipped. In 2008 (the last year for reported data), nearly 25% of farmers planting Bt hybrids did not comply with their refuge requirements, says Gregory Jaffe, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest's Biotechnology Project.
"The EPA, producers and companies all have a vested interest to ensure the long-term viability of this technology," Jaffe says. "We want it available for future generations and don't want the shortsightedness of companies or some producers to prevent that from happening."
The CSPI is asking the EPA to pay closer attention to refuge compliance, even going as far as calling on the agency to pull Bt registration this year if higher levels of compliance are not met.
The report is a reminder that people are paying attention to refuge requirements and it is vitally important that producers adhere to the requirements, says Nick Storer, who serves as chairman for the Agriculture Biotechnology Stewardship Technical Committee (ABSTC), an industry stewardship and technical working group that includes the Bt corn registrants. "We have had discussions with CSPI on the report and have been working aggressively to increase compliance," he says.
Ken Ostlie, extension entomologist at the University of Minnesota, notes that some growers are uncertain how to set up a refuge. However, the main dilemma is that Bt hybrids produce higher yields. "Refuge requirements are asking producers to give up something now for something long term, and that can be difficult under current economic pressures," Ostlie says.
Adding to the confusion for 2010 is the approval of SmartStax corn, with a refuge requirement of only 5% compared to 20% for the other Bt hybrids.
"Whether 20% or 5%, producers still have to plant refuge based on the product they plant," Ostlie says.
Bigger stick
Jaffe says 100% compliance isn't expected. "But if 90% was clearly doable several years ago, we need to get back up to that level, or higher," he says. "It won't occur in one year, but we need to see the trend reversed. EPA needs to ensure compliance is occurring and study if current enforcement options need to be modified."
Currently, the enforcement of refuge requirements falls on the trait providers (seed companies). Although the Compliance Assurance Program is the responsibility of each registrant, it is designed and managed collectively through the ABSTC. If an audit shows that a producer is out of compliance, companies work with the producer to ensure compliance through education and closer scrutiny of the refuge plan. Should a producer fall out of compliance two years in a row, that producer can lose access to the Bt technology.
Storer says agreements have been pulled for noncompliance. "We audit several thousand producers each year," he says.
However, Jaffe argues that the current structure is not strong enough. "The CAP report data should be a wake-up call to EPA that the regulatory system is not working. EPA must change the obligations it imposes on the registrants to ensure greater compliance. In particular, EPA should not re-register existing Bt corn varieties until the registrants demonstrate higher compliance levels," Jaffe wrote in his report "Complacency on the Farm."
"I don't expect EPA to pull Bt registrations," Storer says. "That would be a disproportionate response because of the benefits this technology brings. It is reasonable to expect additional efforts around refuge compliance, through education and monitoring." And that could include additional paperwork, more scrutiny and additional on-farm audits. "EPA has the power to modify the registration rules and could make it harder for us to sell Bt seed," Storer says.
"We don't know if compliance rules will change," says Chuck Lee, vice president, Syngenta Seeds. "The IRM [insect resistance management] programs for Bt corn appear to be working, as key target pest resistance has not developed. We will continue to work with the ABSTC to develop and implement new ideas to educate, promote and enforce the IRM CAP."
The goal, Jaffe says, is not to take Bt products off the market. "We simply want EPA to know that if refuge compliance doesn't improve, they should think about how they can protect the long-term benefits," he says.
Under current guidelines, enforcement mandated by EPA falls on the companies. "If EPA takes a harder stance, companies are going to act aggressively," Ostlie says. "Companies have a vested interest in protecting the longevity of the trait."
Refuge education
Companies are stepping up efforts to educate farmers on the vital importance refuge management plays and how to best implement an IRM program.
Brent Stauffacher, corn traits manager, Dow AgroSciences, says the company has developed a threefold approach to make refuge requirements more understandable. The company's Mycogen seed bags will display specific icons that specify the refuge requirements for each seed bag.
In addition, the company has created an online refuge calculator. Producers can input specific information to calculate the refuge (www.irmcalculator.com).
A computer-based training module is set to be released that will help producers understand why a refuge is important and how to set up a refuge on their farms. "We want producers to have tools that make refuge requirements more straightforward," Stauffacher says.
Beyond the 20% and 5% planting requirements, trait companies are working with EPA to have a "refuge-in-a-bag" system approved.
Resistance worries
Of major concern is the basic issue of resistance. Current refuge models build into them the knowledge that some adult pests will escape, thus helping to ensure that resistance within the insect population does not occur.
"Resistance models developed are based on a set compliance level. If we drop down to 80% or 70% compliance, the risk of insect resistance goes up significantly," Ostlie says. "These risk models may seem abstract, but we're simply exploring long-term scenarios based on what we know about corn rootworms and how insects develop resistance. And developing resistance could have a detrimental long-term impact."
Part of the concern regarding Bt resistance is the use of the Bt trait platform in current and future hybrid products.
"If resistance develops, the world may not go back to the way we farmed before Bt," Ostlie says. "That's why it is critical we adhere to the refuge requirements to protect this technology."


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It's been a slower pace since the last update. Grant and I are working on the publication process for content on sqlpass.org, and Tim Mitchell is still queued waiting to deploy some code that will let us provide a filtered feed of all the bloggers in the blog directory. Probably the biggest thing that I've done is attend the board meeting last week in Seattle and I want to share some of that with you, and we'll get the minutes published as soon as we can.
I flew out on Tues about 8 am via Alaska Airlines, they have a direct flight to Seattle from Orlando, though it's a long 6.5 hours. Waited at the airport for Pat Wright to arrive so we could ride together up to our hotel in Bellevue. We arrived about 1:30, checked in, then split up to walk and explore a bit. We were downtown Bellevue this time (for proximity to MS) and it was a nice location, plenty of stuff nearby that didn't require a car/taxi. About 3:30 I met up with Blythe, Kate, and Craig from PASS HQ and sat with them at Red Robin while they had a very late lunch, then back to the hotel to work a little in the lobby and just sit and talk some. Everyone that had arrived met up for dinner at 7 pm for fajitas and etc, talked work a little but it was mostly relaxing.
Wed our biggest item of discussion was the budget for FY 2010 which begins Jul 1. This quickly became complicated for a couple reasons. One is that given an uncertain economic climate, what projection should we make for the Summit? We had a really great year last year and overall things seem to be progressing nicely, but would it be responsible to project an increase in an economic downturn? Same as last year? Down slightly? While that might seem like a guess (and it is go an extent), it's a critical guess as the Summit represents the bulk of our FY 2010 funding. That puts us in the position of having to build a budget around what we expect to generate, then we have to adjust our budget once we know the final number. As a fiscal conservative I'd much rather be in the happy position of having more money to use for good things than having to cut appropriations because we didn't hit our revenue projection. Lot's of discussion and we didn't quite finish, but we did end up with a road map of how we'll arrive at the final budget and that works.
It's also fair to say from my perspective that the Wed meeting seemed like it would never end. I try hard to remember that meetings are not pretty things, they can only be organized so much and with a dozen people in the room, any topic will generate 10 minutes of discussion. Yes we had an agenda and a sort of moderator, but in the case of the budget I think we can learn a lesson - just having an agenda is not enough. What we really needed was more work in advance to make it more of a decision making process, something like this:
It's not that the budget isn't important or worth my time, but it's only worth so much of my time, and only so long as I'm getting/providing value. It's also important to decide if any part of the meeting is one that needs the long discussion in order to figure out a course or make it easier to accept a hard decision, or if should be more of a decision. Both are fair approaches, but would be very important not to appear to be removing the attendees from the discussion without their approval, so that does require a quick discussion in advance.
Discussed a few other things (a blur!) and ended the day sometime after 7 pm, meeting up for dinner at 8. It was labeled a working dinner, but the restaurant was just a little noisy and everyone was tired, so it more dinner and small talk than work.
On Thursday we went back to the budget for the first few minutes as some details had been finalized, and then we talked about changes to our by-laws. Many of these are to clean up our existing by-laws where they don't handle exceptions very well, but we're also in the middle of revamping our definitions of members. As you may recall PASS used to have two categories of members; paid and free, and the paid members could vote. Now that we've changed our membership to all being free, we need to adjust how we determine who can vote. I'm going to way on the by-laws to be published to discuss that (next 30-60 days), but I will say that the Board is trying very hard to encourage and allow members to vote.
The by-laws discussion was another place where it's important to think through how to present it at the meeting. We would end up reviewing a document that contained only the revised paragraphs, but no markup showing the original text or reasons about why each change was being made. Made it hard to review and because by-laws are a legal document, language matters and so does context! We got through it, but it took longer than it feel like was needed.
Thursday night we scattered for various discussions, I had a long dinner/meeting with Wayne, Lynda, Rick H, and Tom. Tom left about 6:45 to watch Star Trek (and I was tempted), but the discussion was good and continued past 9 pm. Lynda heads up the program committee which among other things builds the speaker schedule for the Summit, and it was interesting to hear about the work and challenges involved in that - and it reminded me that we still need to do more to help the board members share details of those efforts with the members.
Friday morning I met Tom Larock for breakfast, and then Bill Graziano, Sonia, and Blythe joined us for a discussion about chapters and marketing, and that moved into a discussion about networking and people, making sure that our marketing message is more than just the technical value, it's also the people value. We've got a few ideas we're working on and we'll see.
Left for the airport about 10:45 with Tom and Bill, they dropped me off and then I ran into Kevin Kline going through security, so we took advantage of the wait time to have lunch and talk some. Then back on the plane for the not quite as long 5.5 hour ride home, getting to Orlando about 10 pm.
People often ask if the meetings are worth the time and expense. I still say yes, because even though they aren't always as productive as I'd like, they are the only time we really collaborate. In my experience collaboration takes time and patience, not something that goes well on a 15 minute phone call. I wish it took less time, the trips to Seattle use up the better part of 2 days for me, and combined with the time zone change it definitely throws me off my game a little.
So that's it for the past couple weeks, in the next update I'll discuss my goals for the next three months.
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CHICAGO – A former Iowa letter carrier who sent threatening letters and dud pipe bombs to investment firms has apologized in a federal courtroom in Chicago, telling a judge that he is ashamed of what he did.
John Tomkins, who signed his notes "The Bishop," made the apology at a pre-sentencing hearing Friday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
"Let me start by saying how incredibly sorry I am," Tomkins told the judge. "There are no words to describe the shame and disappointment I feel in myself."
In court testimony last year, Tomkins admitted to sending threatening letters and nonfunctioning bombs to investment advisers from 2005 to early 2007 as part of an extortion scheme intended to drive up the value of stocks he owned.
A jury found the Dubuque, Iowa, native guilty of all 12 charges he faced. Judge Robert Dow says he will sentence Tomkins May 21.
The letters contained threats to kill the recipients, their families or neighbors unless they took steps to raise the price of 3COM Corp. and Navarre Corp. stocks. Packages included notes reading, "BANG! YOU'RE DEAD."
On Friday, Tomkins repeated his insistence that he carefully designed the bombs so they would never explode, not even by accident.
Prosecutors allege the bombs, mailed from a Rolling Meadows post office in 2007, were real and would have exploded had all the wires been attached.
One package was sent to an address in Denver and another to Kansas City, Mo.
Federal prosecutor Patrick Pope said Friday that the bombs could have brought down a plane while in the postal system and the 17 people who received extortion letters from Tomkins were "terrorized."
He argued for a sentence of 42 to 45 years. That is 12 to 15 more years than the mandatory minimum of 30 years.


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Tech Week Ahead: It's All About Dell
What should you keep on your tech radar for the week ahead? Dell, for one. WSJ tech editor Scott Austin joins digits.
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... I ... what you or your tax rate for the week ... Wall Street Journal tech editor Scott Austin joins us now ... we were there were getting into the dog days of summer ... next next week as we enter blog is what should people be aware of this happening inside of tech never dies down is always a lot going on in the first thing I'll talk about is that Dell Deal drama continues ... I've really ... this is that now ... I need to clearly ... there is a lot going on with ... the ... buyout offer ... there's been a lot of shareholders come announcing we will not vote for this deal ... he keeps getting postponed the election of both the shareholder vote ... I Scott ... it now and this week that he was ... postponed once again to potty seconds in next Friday now we have this does one seed actually happens ... aam but what happened ... as the tide previous deadline approached this past week ... the buyout group said hey ... we actually have a better offer ... on daily crease to buy one percent and senses that thirteen sixty five a share to thirteen seventy five to share ... Annie came with condition ... saying that ... I were to change the way the votes are tallied rather than these absentee those counting doesn't know ... they're actually going to count time not counting all of this of course would be ... much better for the buyout group to get this deal the Rio ... and is the day we raise the price until then is what you know what else can we do ... ALM so now the special committee of course is reconsidering this and will see ... eye to the bone actually happens but this is gonna come down to the wire is not clear which way it's going to give Michael Dell said he would be at peace in the wake of this up until ... that there is a little bit of that they don't already I added this company is namesake thirty years again I don't think the outlook on up so ... number two it were to talk about the Motorola and Google's new phone this is going in the heavily watched the Moto X phone ... is going to be unveiled on August first on next Thursday ... I ... there's been a lot of attention this is really ... Motorola's first major phone since it was acquired by ducal really like these tools to be given on the opposite they are now commit the chairman and a doodle doo ... was ... in ... Sun Valley at the Allen Co conference and he had this phone on him many would say what it was so lot people think this is exactly ... the phone itself ... it'll be interesting to see what ducal does with tricks that has up its sleeve ... others talk about a lot of customization features ... on this phone ... I'd just that is going to be more powerful the battery lights come to be incredible see and that's the case ... titled The Finnair isn't that so ... on this gonna be a lot it's a big spotlight onto next week CP can really do live or what devices in late Wednesday as the Camino ... this is on August first arrested yesterday a lot like him and all bent on having set out on this day and we see many phones tried to penetrate that day Apple Samsung ... IRT smartphones ... will see this one has any better ... will be on ... our air was moving on though it kind of interesting given all the NSA concerns about hacking into our private lives ... I we have to the biggest hockey news conferences next week where all these ... engineers will be at descending in Las Vegas of its kind to rival conference is ... one of the starts on Saturday called black hat ... in the other one that starts next week at dusk on as well ... what's interesting is that ... last year the NSA chief ... Joe Alexander a ... period that was the keynote speaker at the Con ... this year in the dock on the organizers of the Fed to not allow ... we need some time apart ... if the considering all that's happened ... with the NSA all and it has come now ... however general Alexander is speaking ... the the black hat conference ... in the right chemistry or are you right nearby ... so we're going to double attention to what ... he will say ... this to everyone wants to intervene in this well ... aam and then just a generally can what comes out of this conference ... from Bakken Coulter ... when Tom ... you know what else government may be doing or what criminals are trying to to do in Africa were a lot of these taxes and often fly you lose a lot of interesting topics and timely one still knows the rules of the parties to agree on an AOL so that this was interesting for them ... and then ... will will have the all that so fortunate we are at a rate of the week as he actually got ... to thinking this ... and that spend your tech week in advance this is been Digits on George stall ...


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Norene Leddy's work examines how technology is used in relationship to marginalized populations. Projects include working with sex workers, inner-city girls, LGBTQ youth, and others to explore ways that high and low technology can be used for protection and self expression, from the latest in GPS and mobile software to simple DIY kits. In addition to drawing, video, sculpture and installation; related performances and workshops are frequently part of her artistic practice. Her work has been shown internationally at venues including Eyebeam (New York), Henie Onstad Kunstsenter (Norway), and Sarai Media Lab (India).
In 2008, Leddy started an ongoing curatorial collaboration with Liz Slagus. Together they have curated exhibitions for Cuchifritos, City Without Walls, Kean University, and Gallery Aferro among others. Their current collaboration, SexEd, is an ongoing quest to expose the current state of sexual education in the US, encourage a public discourse around the topics of sexual health and education, and develop a sex education curriculum that is both artist-inspired and community-based.
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Court Ruling Opens The Door To Rejecting Many Software Patents As Being Mere 'Mental Processes'
from the nice-to-see dept
What's been interesting is that this seems to have emboldened a few judges to apply new or different tests (with clear reasons and caselaw for why they do so)... and some of this is leading to more software patents getting rejected. In a new ruling at the Federal Circuit appeals court (CAFC), the court appears to open up a potentially broad path for rejecting all sorts of bad (mostly software) patents by deciding that the Supreme Court's Bilski ruling might not have been so narrow after all.
The specifics are pretty down in the patent law weeds, but the key thing is that the court, as the Supreme Court did in Bilski, uses Section 101 of the Patent Act to invalidate some patent claims. This gives the court pretty broad leeway in how patents can be evaluated under that section -- again by claiming that they're merely "abstract ideas," not patentable under Section 101. Most rulings on patent validity focus on obviousness, prior art or whether or not it meets the basic fundamental rules for how a patent is written. But by opening up Section 101 to wider scrutiny, the court is making it much easier for other courts to reject patent claims, and the court is suggesting that this is a reasonable approach as an alternative test under the Bilski ruling. Basically, CAFC is turning the narrow Supreme Court ruling into a much broader one, and saying to the USPTO and courts that patents on "abstract ideas," broadly defined, should be unpatentable... and then noting that many "software" ideas may be merely abstract ideas.
It seems like perhaps CAFC is getting the message that there are a ton of bad software patents out there, and using Section 101, it's just made it a lot easier for the USPTO and the courts to dump a lot of those patents. All the USPTO or courts have do now is show that the software claim is nothing more than an abstract idea. In this case, the claims in question concerned a patent from CyberSource about doing fraud prevention online by matching your transaction information to your IP address to see if that IP was an indication of potential fraud. As the court noted, there's nothing about doing such a comparison that is anything more than an abstract idea, and, in fact, you don't need a computer or anything to do this at all. It could just be done by a human being and thus, it's not patentable under Section 101. Specifically, the court is rejecting it as a mere "mental process."
It is clear that unpatentable mental processes are the subject matter of claim 3. All of claim 3�s method steps can be performed in the human mind, or by a human using a pen and paper. Claim 3 does not limit its scope to any particular fraud detection algorithm, and no algorithms are disclosed in the �154 patent�s specification. Rather, the broad scope of claim 3 extends to essentially any method of detecting credit card fraud based on information relating past transactions to a particular �Internet address,� even methods that can be performed in the human mindThe court further clarifies the ability to reject bogus software patents by dismantling the usual attempts to make a software patent seem legit by saying it happens "on a computer." Basically, it finds that taking a "mental process" or abstract idea and merely having it happen on a computer is not patentable.
This is potentially a big deal, though you have to imagine it will be appealed. When the Bilski ruling came out, we expected another software patent question would eventually reach the Supreme Court, and this could be an interesting one if the Court decides to take it. In the meantime, though, the USPTO and district court should be on alert that they have pretty broad leeway in rejecting software patents if they're really just "mental processes" not patentable under Section 101 (even if they're done on a computer).


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Six young men from Placer County were honored Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors for having achieved the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in
Present today in Board Chambers were five of the six Eagle Scouts:
The sixth Eagle Scout, Luke Summer, was unable to attend, but will still receive a commendation from the board. All the Eagle Scouts are from Roseville's Troop 11.
"I want to commend six of our local Boy Scouts who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout," said Supervisor Jack Duran, whose First District includes Roseville, in his comments to the Scouts.
Supervisor Kirk Uhler, who earned his Eagle Scout rank 29 years ago, welcomed the Scouts to the rank of Eagle. He told them that they would always be Eagle Scouts and that their journey was just beginning.
In another item that involved area youth, the Supervisors received a report from the Placer County Youth Commission. Three Commission members briefed the Board on the activities in the last year of the 18 Commission members and alternates activities in the past year. The Youth Commission, established by the Supervisors in 2009, is set up by the Board of Supervisors and contains high school-aged students who represent each supervisorial district.
The 2011-2012 Commissioners sponsored, and were key organizers, of "Celebrate Out Loud", a youth resource fair and expo of teen creativity in downtown Auburn. The Commission also reported on work they have done to combat underage drinking and substance abuse, including the Social Host ordinance, which assess a monetary fine on adults and parents who supply alcohol to minors. The Commission also paired with the Coalition for Placer Youth and Del Oro Fish Bowl forum. In a program with environmental benefits, the Commission worked on a plan where people can voluntarily opt out of receiving junk mail.
"This morning we are here to celebrate our youth," said Supervisor Jim Holmes who, with his District Aide Ruth Alves, worked closely with the Commission. "We really thank you for the work you've done."


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Nicki Minaj & Mariah Carey Cover 'The Hollywood Reporter'
American Idol judges Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson take the cover of The Hollywood Reporter's latest issue.
Here's what the judges, who shared the cover with host Ryan Seacrest, had to tell the mag:
Mariah, on deciding to do the reality show: "I was on the fence about the whole thing. I got approached by all the shows. [Husband Nick Cannon] said I should do it because it's the top, it's the cream of the crop. And I felt like, 'Do the show that's produced massive stars who have had major careers.'"
Nicki, on the stigma of being on the show: "[There's] a judgmental culture in hip-hop…sometimes you are afraid of being too famous because it's almost, like, is that even cool? Being that accessible, someone you see on TV every week? I never pictured myself as that type of person. I'm still surprised that I decided to do it."
Keith, on contestant's desires to win: "It shouldn't be about fame or money. It should be your calling. This is what you do. You don't have a choice."
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Mix 08 is "an intimate opportunity for cutting-edge technical, creative and business strategists to engage Microsoft in a conversation about the future of the web." Right on and Bike Hugger is attending this year. (I keep trying to avoid Vegas, but it sucks me back in!).
After Mix 08, it's onto SXSW for the BBQ and Urban Ride.
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Sick Shxt: Mother Forced To Watch Her 12-Year-Old Getting Raped By 32 Year Old Boyfriend In Florida!
" A 32-year-old man is accused of forcing his girlfriend to watch while he sexually assaulted her 12-year-old daughter three times. Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies said the attack happened Wednesday morning at the mother's home. Jerome Nubin of Punta Gorda is charged with sexual battery on a 12-year-old, aggravated assault, kidnapping and domestic battery. He is being held without bond in the Charlotte County Jail. Detectives said Nubin threatened the mother and child with a baseball bat. He also slapped and punched the mother before assaulting the child." - AP
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Keisai Eisen ga 渓斎英泉画
Censor's seal: kiwame 改印: 極
By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005) NOTES: [1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
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Japanese, Edo period, about 1821–23 (Bunsei 4–6)
- Artist Keisai Eisen, Japanese, 1790–1848
- Publisher Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô), Japanese
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Chiba City Museum of Art, Keisai Eisen (2012), #220; another print in the series (Mishima): Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 4, Victoria and Albert Museum I (1989), pl. 160
Vertical ôban; 38 x 25.7 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
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Need some help with once a week prepping
Ok guys hoping some of you guys may be offer to lend me some advice. I need to get groceries and food costs down my maternity pay is going to end in September.
I can get chickens pretty cheap I want to cook whole chicken at least one once a week and divide up the meat. Actually maybe 2 since germans have mini chickens. How long can it be in the fridge is it better to store in meal size portions?
Beans I want to cook a pound on the weekend for the week again, fridge how long or freeze?
Rice? Same questions.
Pasta same questions
Anyone know any good frugal snacks I can make at home again once a week cooking that will stay fresh through the week. Preferably on the healthy side.
Cut up veggies, how far in advance can I precut veggie slices and fruit slices for snacks and lunches. Do I need to do anything special.
Thats all I got at the moment, or maybe tips on keeping bread and rolls fresh again I would like to bake our breads myself can I say bake sunday and make enough for the week?
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Re: Need some help with once a week prepping
I usually make meatloaf, lasagna, or soups or divide them into individual portions and freeze them. Then yiu have a variety of meals to pick from. Pull it out of the freezer in the morning and it's defosted by dinner.
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You don't really want to go past 3 or 4 days with raw cut up fruits and veggies. Sometimes they dry out or leak out all of their juice. I heard that they loose vitamins after they are cut, but I've never seen any research that backs that up.
Raw meat can be kept in the fridge for about 3 days as well. Any longer and I would freeze it. And always thaw in the fridge the night before. Don't ever leave raw meat out on the counter to thaw or put in a warm bath - that is just breeding bacteria!
Cooked food is usually good for 7 days. Just try to only reheat it once. I make a big pot of rice once a week and reheat what I need throughout the week. Same with beans in the crockpot.
If I was you, I would cook those two chickens right away and then separate the meat from the bones and make stock (all in the same day). If your chicken is only for dinner(s) then separate it into however many dinners you plan to do with chicken. If you want to keep your options open for lunches and dinners throughout the week (i'm not a big meal planner or recipe follower)just do one big container.
I used to cook all day Saturday in college and portion everything into individual containers for my roommate and me to eat all week. In some ways it was kind of nice. Home cooking everyday. Even when you don't have time.
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Oh bread! I forgot. I went about 18 months post college where I made all our breads/rolls/crackers/tortillas any thing bread-like. If you make a whole weeks worth, you will need to use the freezer for about half of it to keep mold from creeping in. Don't freeze it until it is completely cooled and take it out the night before to thaw on the counter.
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Today's effort comes to us from Kerr Wood Leidal, a consulting firm in Canada:
This one was brought to my attention by a reader, Eliana, who appeared particularly exasperated that this map won an award. It seems that the folks at KWL took first prize in the 2009 Map Gallery competition at GeoTec, which bills itself as the largest GIS conference in Canada. According to the GeoTec site, the winners were selected "based on overall appearance and effectiveness as maps." So, this means they have to a) look good, and b) communicate spatial information clearly. Longtime readers may recall that one of these things is more important than the other. Though this is not to say that making your map look good is unnecessary, and in a competition like this, it's a fair criterion for judging.
Let's start at the legend – of the 8200 or so red spots on this map, each one encodes how much hydropower could feasibly be generated at that site. A red dot means < 1 megawatt, a red square is 1 – 10 megawatts, and a red triangle is > 10 megawatts. This is a non-orderable scheme – squares, circles, and triangles cannot be put into an inherent order. So, it doesn't make sense to use different shapes for different numbers of megawatts — which can be put into order. Dots of different size or perhaps color brightness (but the same color hue – so, for example, a scheme from light blue to dark blue) would be more sensible here.
The other big problem with this scheme is that if you look at the map, you can't pick out the squares from the circles from the triangles in most areas. They're way too small to be able to tell which shape is which without staring or zooming way in, and even then it's sometimes ambiguous. I will add the caveat that I don't know how large this map was printed – it may be less of a problem if this thing is two or three feet across. And I'm not even sure if this map really needs to go into this much detail. It does a good job as it stands of showing the general distribution of hydropower sites, mostly clustered along the west of the province. If the authors want to add an extra level of information, about how much power might be generated at each site, their task becomes much harder, because now the dots have to be separate enough, and big enough, for people to be able to tell how they vary. And the reader cannot effectively do that, here.
Even if you could visually tell one shape from another, however, it would still be difficult to pick out the overall pattern of where the 1 megawatt sites are, and where the 10 megawatt sites are. Shape, as a visual means of encoding information, is weak in terms of what we call selectivity. It's hard to select just one shape, and then try and find the distribution of only that shape. It's much easier to do this sort of task with something like size – you can quickly see where the big dots are clustered and where the small ones are. A quick example:
Moving on from the dots, let's consider a few other, lesser offenses. The labeling has poor contrast with the background, especially at Stewart and Port Hardy. Interestingly, some of the labels have been set in light-colored type, to better stand out against the water, thus demonstrating that the labeler was mindful of contrast issues. But not enough to make them legible against a mass of little red shapes.
Notice the white area in the northwest. That's part of Alaska. It looks like it's buried under an ice cap or something, given the color scheme and the fact that it's flat, while the rest of the map shows terrain relief. I've never been to Alaska, so I suppose it could in fact bear a great resemblance to Antarctica. More of concern to me is the fact that the authors have possibly done one worse than the dreaded island effect. Instead of either showing British Columbia as an island with no surrounding land, or showing it in its geographic context, with the USA and other provinces around, the authors have chosen to include just one part of one of the surrounding areas. It looks very odd, and I think it would look better showing just the province, really.
Speaking of odd, it looks like someone has discovered the joy of the "glow" effect in the Adobe suite of graphic tools, because the entire coast of British Columbia is glowing white. Now, a glow effect can be a great addition to a map, but it would probably make more sense to do one a light blue one that looks like shallow coastal water, rather than giving the appearance that there's been some sort of radioactive disaster off the Canadian Pacific coast.
Since this is a map about hydropower based on the flow of rivers, where are the rivers on this map? You can see a few here and there, in a very light blue, but the hydrography should really stand out more. Maybe not every single creek, but at least the major ones.
Finally, a note on the map projection. The authors appear to have kept the central meridian for this conic projection somewhere far east of the map area – say, around the center of Canada. For those readers who may be confused by what I just said, I will avoid giving an entire lesson on map projections. Instead, here's a somewhat related way of thinking about it: Consider your average map of Canada, grabbed randomly from the Internet – the kind with the curved appearance to it. Doesn't it look like the authors of the map above took BC from the far west end of one of these typical Canada maps, and didn't bother to rotate it so that it wasn't tilted clockwise anymore? If it's the only thing on the map, BC should be centered so that it's northern border has a shallow "U" shape, instead of curving downward only. The projection on this map just constantly reminds me of the fact that BC is at the far west end of Canada. Perhaps the authors wanted to keep that suggestion in my mind – "British Columbia: We're way over here!" Might make a good provincial motto.
One Nice Thing: The terrain relief is not just a useless bit of decoration – it's useful, because hydropower potential is affected by terrain. You can see the river valleys and everything (if not the actual rivers, unfortunately). So, the relief here is both a nice aesthetic component, and conveys information relevant to the topic at hand. A win-win.
Before I leave off, I'd like to thank all of you who have been writing in to me and submitting maps you have encountered. It's a big help to have other eyes looking for these things. I may not end up using every submission, but I appreciate them nonetheless.


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Biloxi, Miss.: Do you consider yourself a leader on the team? Why?
Fred McAfee: I most definitely see myself as a leader because I have experience in every situation that happens in an NFL game so other players look to me for advice.
Melissa C., LaPlace, La.: Well, the coaching sessions went well. Would you say that the Saints are fully ready for the season (Super Bowl!)?
Fred McAfee: I feel this team is ready because I feel we addressed several issues including keeping the core of the team intact and giving us a good mix of young guys and vets.
Boom V, Loris, S.C.: How do you think the team looks so far? I was Carolina for the last game and really hope we push our way into the playoff picture.
Fred McAfee: Even though it's early, I still think we look very good. We are out there trying to continue our momentum from last year.
Kurt Y., Chapel Hill, N.C.: What role will you have this year? Do you think you might get some touches?
Fred McAfee: My role this year will be the same as it has been the last several years - work on special teams in all areas.
Al L., Opelousas, La: Who is faster, Donte' Stallworth, Michael Lewis or Devery Henderson?
Fred McAfee: They are all very humble about their speed, but if you ask them, they would say Michael Lewis.
Kensley K, Laurel, Miss.: Mr. McAfee, how many more years do you see yourself being a part of the Saints organization. Just out of curiosity, what do you run in the 40-yard dash?
Fred McAfee: As many years as I can be competitive and help the team...I ran a 4.2 when I first came into the league in 1991, but I haven't been timed in a long while.
Kurt Y, Chapel Hill, N.C.: You've been released and re-signed a few times. Do you expect that to happen again this year?
Fred McAfee: It's highly unlikely, but anything can happen in the NFL, as I have seen over the years.
Mike J., Florence, Miss.: Fred, you're one of the best special teamers in the NFL. Which do you enjoy better, making the big tackle on returns or running one back? Thanks!
Fred McAfee: There are both very satisfying to me. But, if I had my choice, it would be to put points on the board on a long return (or the occasional fake punt!).
Justin V., Frankfort, N.Y.: what is your highlight of your career?
Fred McAfee: My highlight is yet to come ... winning the Super Bowl!
Quinn D., New Iberia, La.: Fred, it's great that you're back with the organization and you have made a great impact on special teams. With that said, watching you run it looks like you see the field a lot better than anyone. Who taught you how to play special teams?
Fred McAfee: I played for some good coaches, including Al Everest, Bobby April and Joe Marciano with the Saints. However, it was a coach named Al Roberts with Arizona, who opened my eyes to how good I could be on special teams.
Kurt Y., Chapel Hill, N.C.: What do you attribute to your longevity as a player?
Fred McAfee: I think keeping a positive attitude and keeping my body in top physical condition.
Markie P., Cowtown, Ill.: Out of any team in the league, which is your favorite to play against and why?
Fred McAfee: Pick any team in the NFC South. It is one of the most competitive divisions in the NFL and a challenge each time we take the field.
Andre S., Houston, Texas: Who are your closest friends on the Saints roster?
Fred McAfee: I'm friends with everyone on the team and I have been close with several of the guys that I have played with on the Saints over the years.
Steve T., Houma, La.: Will you be coming to Houma with the Caravan on June 14?
Fred McAfee: Yes, and I am looking forward to seeing the Saints fans in that area!
Al L., Opelousas, La.: Which team was your favorite growing up?
Fred McAfee: I became interested in the NFL when my cousin, Marcus Dupree, played for the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL and later with the L.A. Rams. I didn't play football until my senior year of high school (I was a track athlete before that).
Mike J., Florence, Miss.: Hey Fred, I've attended all the Saints caravans here in Jackson and it's always a fun time when you and Deuce are here. How do you like the caravan stops, especially in your hometown? Thanks and good luck this season!
Fred McAfee: It's good to get back home so that fans in that area can interact with Saints players, including guys like me and Deuce. Thanks for the great questions and I wish I had time to answer all of them!
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McAfee may be the most underrated player on this team. The guy takes special team ace to a new level. Anyone see what happened to the special teams last year when he came back? I'd pay this guy to keep going kamikaze on kickoffs and punts until he needs a walker.
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I'm confused. Windows 7 does not have a path, C:\Documents and Settings. That is from XP and before.
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I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Suddenly (within the last 2 weeks) my wife's contacts have disappeared from Windows Live Mail. When I look in C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Contacts, I see a desktop.ini and a <user>.contact file (44KB size). Also, in C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live\Contacts\Default there are folders named 15.4, 15.5, DBStore, and W4CR1. Each of the folders contains a DBStore folder which, in turn contains a contacts.edb file with a length of 2,064KB. Can you tell me which of these files is the actual contacts db file used by Windows Live Mail? Any idea how I can recover her contacts?
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Offseason shocker!
Washington is not on Jake Peavy's no-trade clause wish-list.
Right, so the news that the Nats aren't one of maybe six teams Peavy would approve a trade to this offesason isn't all that surprising. But here's something to think about: even if by some miracle Tightfisted Ted Lerner becomes Freespending Ted Lerner and gives Jim Bowden the OK to pursue some of the bigger names on the FA market, would any of said big names ever consider signing with the Nationals? How bad is the perception out there about the "situation" in Washington?
In this morning's Boston Globe Baseball Notes column (sort of sad that we have to look outside the Beltway for interesting tidbits about the baseball team that plays inside the Beltway, isn't it?) there's this little snippet suggesting the Nationals are now having trouble replacing the coaching staff they shit-canned at the end of the season:
A couple of coaches the Nationals had set their sights on have rebuffed them, feeling there's an unsettled situation there with management. One was Al Pedrique, who elected to become the Astros' minor league field coordinator.
Ok, so who the hell cares, it's freaking Al Pedrique, right? Well, yeah, but it makes
you us wonder how bad the perception is about the Nationals organization inside baseball; including the perception among players they'd be hoping to coax into playing here. Unless, of course, the plan is still The Plan; in that case, who cares how poorly they're perceived?
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I would choose A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by the ever patient Monsieur Seurat of Paris, France. Notice here I'm not saying it's the best painting of the century (although it is a superb piece of work) nor is it the most beautiful (although it is, in fact, quite stunning). It hangs today in the Art Institute of Chicago and, along with American Gothic and The Night Hawks, competes in being their most famous work. Of the three, it's certainly the most massive, weighing in at some seven feet tall and ten feet wide; and, if the good old Yankee work ethic means anything, it easily wins as the most laborious work since Michelangelo took up ceiling decoration. Its size is the direct result of a bad experience Seurat had with a similar, earlier work, Bathing at Asnieres, which was so radical and disconcerting at the time, his fellow disconcerting radicals who hung Salon des Refusés ended up placing it behind a door in a poorly lit side room of the main Salon.
Not only was La Grande Jatte too big to hide behind most doors in Paris, it was too big to be ignored by the Paris art world. If Impressionism had shaken up the art world of its day, this epic work shook up Impressionism. Theoretically, it was Impressionism made law. It was Impressionism laid down in red, yellow, blue, white, and (gasp) black. But it was such a departure from the spirit of impressionism, the in plein air, natural, fresh, spontaneity of the movement, that it was, in fact, a whole new movement, which has since come to be known as Neo-Impressionism (not to be confused with the broader Post-Impressionism of which it was merely the first step). It had in common with the Impressionism of its day its rather mundane subject matter - a sunny Sunday afternoon in the park. And, despite Seurat's having overcome the Impressionists' allergy to black, it reflected prevailing Impressionist colour theory. But there the similarities ended. Whereas most Impressionist works were modest, one-sitting, portable easel paintings, this sucker was mural size and took just over two years to produce (working night and day at that)!
Despite his secretive, workaholic devotion to his art, Seurat painted only about a dozen works (he died young, at the age of 32). Yet, primarily with this one work (by far his best), he managed to change the whole direction of art, not so much in his own century but in the one to follow. The phrase hadn't even been invented yet, but this could well be considered the first "art for art's sake" painting in the history of art. Though the artist was fond of the park and visited it often in his childhood, as well as in making preliminary studies (which the Art Institute proudly displays), the subject was merely a source of design inspiration - a means to an end. It communicates little about its time and place other than the high fashion and the sedate relaxation of the Parisian populace. Instead, it is the shimmering, dotted, divisionalism or Pointillism (as it's more popularly called) that was its reason for existence. In fact, it was a science experiment in painting with forms simplified, abstracted, and sublimated to the cause of colour theory, mass, space, balance, and visual texture.
Few paintings of its century could claim such a breakthrough, and none could claim to have explored what amounted to a whole new type of painting so deeply or so completely. Yet strangely, Seurat inspired few direct followers other than his colleague, Paul Signac (whose contribution was to move Pointillism still further from relative objectivity). Seurat's true followers were not Pointillists (the technique was too laborious to be economically viable). His true followers were artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Kandinsky, Miró, and others in the twentieth century who, while digesting his analytic exploration of colour, drew their most profound influence from his willingness to elevate various design elements to dominance in their work, leading ultimately to the exclusion of subjective content. A Sunday on La Grande Jatte was painted between the years 1884 and 1886. It was a natural, evolutionary step following Impressionism, but at the same time, in its importance as a harbinger of twentieth century art, it was at least twenty years ahead of its time. If for no other reason, that makes it, in my view, the most important single painting of the nineteenth century.
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You're Never Going to Stomach What This Maid Added to Her Boss's Coffee
The golden rule when dealing with service workers is to be kind, especially to those that handle your food. You never know what they'll add as "secret sauce."
In this case, spit would be a much better fate. An Indonesian maid must have had a horrific boss, since she took things a step further, mixing her menstrual blood into her employer's cup of Joe. Make that a hot cup of Flo!
Now that you've likely barfed up your last meal while reading that nugget of info, here's the rest of the story: The maid will plead guilty to the crime, which occurred last summer, according to MSN.
Guess her employer offers a lousy salary or makes her work super long hours? Still, that's no excuse for replacing cream and sugar with a different kind of female juice.
Guess she just created the new (and caffeinated) version of a Bloody Mary.


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When Law Bloggers Threaten Each Other Over Trademark
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Given that Lawyerist is using "Small Law," which is nearly identical to our client's mark SmallLaw, to identify on-line publications in the field of legal news and legal practice, we are concerned that such use will diminish our client's goodwill in its distinctive SmallLaw trademark, and cause the public to mistakenly believe that the columns to be published by Above the Law, as well as the other publications listed at the end of Lawyerist's article, may be connected or affiliated in some way with, and/or endorsed or approved by, PeerViews in violation of United States trademark and unfair competition laws.Really? I mean, really? Anyone reading the original post or just headline who isn't a complete moron, would know that Lawyerist was using the term in a perfectly descriptive sense. Claiming that this is likely to be associated with TechnoLawyer or harm their "goodwill" is simply ridiculous -- and all the lawyers involved should have known that from the beginning. I would think that pushing bogus legal threats against other legal bloggers will do a lot more harm to the goodwill than a single title on a blog post.
Meanwhile, as the Lawyerist blog tries to figure out what to do (and is asking its readers to vote in a poll), it notes that it was unsure that TechnoLawyer had much "goodwill" after being caught trying to buy votes in some silly "which blog is the prom queen" voting contest.