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App Review: Amp Music Player by Vicious Dericious
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December 28, 2010
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-Introduction- Amp music player is a stunning new play to listen to your music on your iphone/ipod. Out of the few music players for the device this one is my favorite and I have even replaced the basic music player with this. When you open up the app after download you will have to wait a couple of min for the app to download your music to it. The app will then take you to one of the several menus that you can choose from. A great feature is that you can change the theme of the app to one of the 4 free themes. There are two premium themes that are very nice!


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The 4th AISB Symposium on Computing and Philosophy: Computing, Philosophy and the Question of Bio-Machine Hybrids, University of Birmingham, UK, 2-6 juillet 2012 (date limite de soumission : 1er fûˋvrier 2012).
The 4th AISB Symposium on Computing and Philosophy:
Computing, Philosophy and the Question of Bio-Machine Hybrids
July 2nd to 6th, 2012
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
As part of the AISB/IACAP World Congress 2012 in honour of Alan Turing
Organised by
Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB)
International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP)
Website: http://extranet.smuc.ac.uk/events-conferences/AISB-symposium-computing-philosophy/Pages/default.aspx
Poster: http://extranet.smuc.ac.uk/events-conferences/AISB-symposium-computing-philosophy/Documents/AISB-Symposium-2012-Poster.pdf
Symposium Overview
Turingãs famous question ãcan machines think?ã raises parallel questions about what it means to say of us humans that we think. More broadly, what does it mean to say that we are thinking beings? In this way we can see that Turingãs question about the potential of machines raises substantial questions about the nature of human identity. ãIfã, we might ask, ãintelligent human behaviour could be successfully imitated, then what is there about our flesh and blood embodiment that need be regarded as exclusively essential to either intelligence or human identity?ã. This and related questions come to the fore when we consider the way in which our involvement with and use of machines and technologies, as well as their involvement in us, is increasing and evolving. This is true of few more than those technologies that have a more intimate and developing role in our lives, such as implants and prosthetics (e.g. neuroprosthetics).
The Symposium will cover key areas relating to developments in implants and prosthetics, including:
How new developments in artificial intelligence (AI) / computational intelligence (CI) look set to develop implant technology (e.g. swarm intelligence for the control of smaller and smaller components)
Developments of implants and prosthetics for use in human, primate and non-primate animals
The nature of human identity and how implants may impact on it (involving both conceptual and ethical questions)
The identification of, and debate surrounding, distinctions drawn between improvement or repair (e.g. for medical reasons), and enhancement or ãupgradingã (e.g. to improve performance) using implants/prosthetics
What role other emerging, and converging, technologies may have on the development of implants (e.g. nanotechnology or biotechnology)
But the story of identity does not end with human implants and neuroprosthetics. In the last decade, huge strides have been made in ãanimatã devices. These are robotic machines with both active biological and artificial (e.g. electronic, mechanical or robotic) components. Recently one of the organisers of this symposium, Slawomir Nasuto, in partnership with colleagues Victor Becerra, Kevin Warwick and Ben Whalley, developed an autonomous robot (an animat) controlled by cultures of living neural cells, which in turn were directly coupled to the robot's actuators and sensory inputs. This work raises the question of whether such ãanimatã devices (devices, for example, with all the flexibility and insight of intelligent natural systems) are constrained by the limits (e.g. those of Turing Machines) identified in classical a priori arguments regarding standard ãcomputational systemsã.
Both neuroprosthetic augmentation and animats may be considered as biotechnological hybrid systems. Although seemingly starting from very different sentient positions, the potential convergence in the relative amount and importance of biological and technological components in such systems raises the question of whether such convergence would be accompanied by a corresponding convergence of their respective teleological capacities; and what indeed the limits noted above could be.
Suggested topics (in relation to computing and philosophy as pertaining to bio-machine hybrids include, but are not limited to):
Cognitive science;
Artificial intelligence; the Turing test; machine understanding; Searleãs Chinese Room argument;
Foundations of computing;
Simulation of behaviour and agency;
Ambient intelligence;
Artificial life; computational biology;
Implant technology;
Second order cybernetics;
Enactivism and sensorimotor theories of perception;
Converging technologies (e.g. ICT, Nanotechnology, etc.);
Information / computer / nanotechnology ethics;
Cognitive / epigenetic robotics.
Symposium Organisers
Prof. Mark Bishop, Department of Computing, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK: email: email@example.com
Dr Yasemin J. Erden, CBET, St Mary's University College, Twickenham, UK: email: email@example.com
Dr Slawomir J Nasuto, School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Reading, UK: email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Dr Kevin Magill, Department of Philosophy, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK: email: email@example.com
Questions should be directed in the first instance to: email@example.com
Submission and Publication Details
Submissions must be full papers.
Submitted contributions should be sent via EasyChair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aisb12-cp
Text editor templates from a previous convention can be found here.
Submitted papers are limited to eight pages.
Each paper will receive at least two reviews.
Selected papers will be published in the general proceedings of the AISB Convention, with the proviso that at least ONE author attends the symposium in order to present the paper and participate in general symposium activities.
Following the symposium, authors of a selection of the best papers will be invited to submit an extended version of the work to a proposed special issue (SI) of the Philosophy and Technology journal in 2013. Confirmation of the SI of this journal, and further details about revised submissions will be circulated in August 2012.
Important Dates
Full paper submission deadline: 1 February 2012
Notification of acceptance/rejection decisions: 1 March 2012
Final versions of accepted papers (Camera ready copy): 30 March 2012
Convention: 2-6 July 2012
Symposium dates: Thursday 5 and Friday 6th July 2012
Additional Informationã
Joint AISB / IACAP Congress
The Congress serves both as the year's AISB Convention and the year's IACAP conference. The Congress has been inspired by a desire to honour Alan Turing, and by the broad and deep significance of Turing's work to AI, to the philosophical ramifications of computing, and to philosophy and computing more generally. The Congress is one of the events forming the Alan Turing Year.
The intent of the Congress is to stimulate a particularly rich interchange between AI and Philosophy on any areas of mutual interest, whether directly addressing Turing's own research output or not. The Congress will consist mainly of a number of collocated Symposia on specific research areas, interspersed with Congress-wide refreshment breaks, social events and invited Plenary Talks. All papers other than the invited Plenaries will be given within Symposia.
Conference proceedings
Please note: there will be a separate proceedings for each symposium, produced before the Congress, and available to conference delegates. Each delegate at the Congress will receive, on arrival, a memory stick containing the proceedings of all symposia.
Awards and bursaries
In previous years there have been awards for the best student paper, and limited student bursaries. These details will be circulated as and when they become available.
Programme Committee
Prof Igor Aleksander (Imperial College London, UK)
Dr Paul Baxter (Plymouth University, UK)
Dr Victor M. Becerra (University of Reading, UK)
Prof Mark Bishop (Goldsmiths, University of London, UK)
Dr Mark Coeckelbergh (University of Twente, NL)
Dr Edoardo Datteri (University of Milano-Bicocca, IT)
Dr Yasemin J. Erden (St Mary's University College, UK)
Dr Tom Froese (The University of Tokyo, JP)
Dr Phil Hutchinson (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Dr Stanislao Lauria (Brunel University, UK)
Dr Rui Loureiro (Middlesex University, UK)
Dr Peter J Lovatt (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
Dr Kevin Magill (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Dr Richard J. Mitchell (University of Reading, UK)
Dr Slawomir J Nasuto (University of Reading, UK)
Prof Ian Sillitoe (The University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Dr PorfûÙrio Silva (Institute for Systems and Robotics Lisbon, PT)
Dr Mark Sprevak (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Prof Steve Torrance (University of Sussex, UK)


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text: Page ContentNew potential avenues for early disease detection and prevention A study led by Matej Oresic from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland suggests that autoimmune diabetes is preceded by diminished gut microbial diversity of the Clostridium leptum subgroup, elevated plasma leptin and enhanced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. In collaboration with the DIPP - Finnish Type 1 Diabetes and Prediction study, VTT researches have previously found that specific metabolic disturbances precede early β-cell autoimmunity markers in children who subsequently progress to type 1 diabetes. However, the question remained what are the environmental causes and tissue-specific mechanisms leading to these disturbances?Matej Orešič from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and collaborators Eriika Savontaus from the University of Turku, Samuel Kaski from Aalto University and Mikael Knip from the University of Helsinki set out to address this question, and the results were published on October 27, 2011 in PLoS Computational Biology Journal.The team carried out a study using non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice that recapitulated the protocol used in the DIPP clinical study, followed up by independent studies in which NOD mice were studied in relation to the risk of diabetes progression. Researchers found that young female NOD mice that later progress to autoimmune diabetes exhibit the same metabolic pattern as prediabetic children. These metabolic changes are accompanied by enhanced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, upregulation of insulinotropic amino acids in islets, elevated plasma leptin and adiponectin, and diminished gut microbial diversity of the Clostridium leptum subgroup.The elucidation of early metabolic pathways associated with progression to Type 1 diabetes points to novel avenues for early disease prevention. The ongoing efforts of VTT researchers are focused on the potential of specific bacteria from the C. leptum subgroup to help prevent Type 1 diabetes.This study was supported by the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation Tekes, the Seventh Framework Program of the European Community, and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.The environmental factors and molecular mechanisms leading to Type 1 diabetes are poorly understood and of great public health interest. The incidence of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases is rising faster than for any other major disease, and these diseases are affecting a wide spectrum of the population. The number of new cases of Type 1 diabetes in European children less than 5 years of age is expected to double between 2005 and 2020.Reference: M. Sysi-Aho, A. Ermolov, P. V. Gopalacharyulu, A. Tripathi, T. Seppänen-Laakso, J. Maukonen, I. Mattila, S. T. Ruohonen, L. Vähätalo, L. Yetukuri, T. Härkönen, E. Lindfors, J. Nikkilä, J. Ilonen, O. Simell, M. Saarela, M. Knip, S. Kaski, E. Savontaus, M. Orešič, Metabolic regulation in progression to autoimmune diabetes, PLoS Comp. Biol. 7 (10), e1002257 (2011).Matej Orešič (photo by Antonin Halas)


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The new Starz drama series Magic City, created by writer/executive producer Mitch Glazer and premiering on April 6th, takes place in 1959 at the luxurious Miramar Playa Hotel, during the tumultuous time when Havana fell to Castro's rebels. Ike Evans (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is the star of his Miami hotel, but to finance his dream, he sold his soul to mob boss Ben "The Butcher" Diamond (Danny Huston). Ike's wife Vera (Olga Kurylenko), a former showgirl, and his three kids, which include sons Stevie (Steven Strait) and Danny (Christian Cooke), think he's an honorable man, but nothing at the Miramar Playa is what it seems.
During this exclusive interview with Collider, the always charming and gracious Jeffrey Dean Morgan talked about how he initially thought the show was a mini-series but that he got hooked before realizing otherwise, how different it is to play the lead on a show that he actually get to survive until the end of the season on, how much he enjoyed working with Danny Huston and the phenomenal ensemble, and how he's become a workaholic, juggling movies during the hiatus of Magic City, which has already received a second season order. He also talked about his next film, The Devil in the Deep Blue Sea, which he starts in New Orleans in April with Chloe Moretz and Jessica Biel, and how he hopes to do The Rut after Season 2 of the show. Check out what he had to say after the jump:
Collider: How did Magic City come about for you? Was it something you were approached about doing?
JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN: Yeah. I had just finished a movie and I was in upstate New York, in my little tiny cabin in a snow storm, and my agent sent me three or four scripts and told me it was a mini-series. I had no real desire to jump in and do a full-time television show. I quite enjoy going from character to character, and movies allow me that, as an actor. It's fantastic. But, thinking it was a mini-series, I was like, "Let me take a gander at it," and Mitch Glazer's writing was so great. All the characters were so flushed out, but this character, in particular, had so many places to go. The audience really gets to follow his journey.
It was just so well-written that I was like, "Oh, shit, this is really good. I'll sit down with Mitch, but I'm not going to leave New York, so he's going to have to come over to me." And he did. He got on a plane, and he hates flying. He came out to New York and we met, and within 30 seconds of meeting him, I knew that I wanted to work with him. A half-hour in, I brought up the fact that it was a mini-series and he looked at me like I was off my rocker, and that's when I figured out, "Oh, no, this is going to be an ongoing story." But, by then, I was already in, hook, line and sinker. And here we are, with eight hours of extraordinary storytelling, in any medium.
I think this is really good. I don't think there's anything like it on TV. I'm super-glad that I read those scripts and met with Mitch. I really am. Normally, I'll read 10 pages of a script and be like, "Ah, I don't know," and that will be it. Especially when I'm up at the cabin, it's hard to get me to do anything. But, I love it and I'm so glad I did it, and it's been a hell of a run.
Was part of the appeal that you were just going straight to a full series order, instead of shooting a pilot, investing that time, and then having to wait and see if it would get picked up?
MORGAN: Yeah, we went right into production and did a season. Some of the best writing and acting is on the premium channels. All of the supposed film actors are doing television now – some great ones. Everybody involved in this show comes from the world of film. This is a different world, for all of us. I've done a lot of television, but not the lead of a series. I'll go die on shows, aplenty, but to actually survive a first season is amazing to me. And, to be talking about what might be happening in the future is also amazing.
While we were doing it, it felt like we were doing a movie. I've seen three episodes and it moves like a fucking freight train. Every episode gets better. I'm exceedingly proud of that. And knowing that Mitch Glazer wrote every single episode is an amazing feat. He wrote a novel, essentially. It's been such a lovely – and that's such a weird word to come out of my mouth – work experience. I genuinely had so much fun.
It's the hardest work I've ever had in my life. The work was incredibly hard. The scheduling of television is so much more than doing a film, when you're shooting seven pages a day and I'm literally in 99% of the scenes of this show. So, I didn't sleep for six months. I'd work my 15-hour days, have to go study for four hours, and then be on the set again. But, I had fun, even then. Even when I was exhausted and a little bit crazy from lack of sleep, the work remained solid and the people I worked with were great, and what a cool deal. I'm a big fan.
What can you say about who Ike Evans is and how he fits into the world of this show?
MORGAN: Well, it's his world. Ike Evans started out as a cabana boy with big aspirations and dreams, and they've all come to fruition. He built the Miramar Playa, which in our story is the Fontainebleau of Miami Beach. It's where everyone goes. It's where the Rat Pack would be hanging out. It's the place to go. So, he's built the gem of Miami Beach, but in order to build this place and run it, he's had to do some things. He's a good guy, don't get me wrong. He's a good man.
First and foremost, he's a family man. But, he finds himself in a position of having to have questionable business partners and those chinks in the armor that no one knows about, except for me and you, as the audience. My family and the rest of the people in the show don't know. He walks into a room and he owns it. He's a super-charming guy and he's always got a smile on his face. He moves like a shark, in and out of these worlds. But, he sold his soul to the devil, so to speak, and he's desperately trying to find a way out, keep his family safe and keep his dream alive. As we go through this and each episode plays out, you can see the pressures building, and he may crack.
What's it like to have an actor like Danny Huston to play those moments off of?
MORGAN: Danny is a fucking great actor. I don't even know what else to say. He's so good. He and I have been around doing this for awhile now. For the scenes that we get to have, the powers that be have given us a lot of freedom with these characters. We'll do four or five takes, of any given scene, and every one of them will be completely different, and having that ability to play is phenomenal. I can hardly wait to see some of the cuts that they choose. What Danny and I would do, in particular, is get two cameras going. You never knew what was going to happen. There could be these weird little improv moments that weren't scripted. It's a really great thing and special, as an actor, to work with someone that isn't consistent in what they're doing. Consistent with greatness, but every time we do something, each moment has a different thing in there that I can see him doing, and I react off of that and listen to what's going on. That's a great way to work, and a hoot.
We have a phenomenal cast. I love working with all of them. But, with Danny, in particular, I get very excited about playing with him. And he really does relish this bad guy thing. He enjoys it, and you can see him enjoying it, and that's just a contagious thing. When you see someone enjoying what they're doing so much, it makes it so much more fun and makes those days easier. We had scenes that had a phenomenal amount of dialogue, and yet there's an ease to working with someone like Danny and a freshness that is sometimes hard to get with other people. I very much look forward to working with him. There's not a dull moment. In any of the scenes that we have together, there won't be a dull moment, I can promise you that.
What sort of family dynamic does your character have with his wife and sons? Does he want both of his sons in the family business?
MORGAN: Yeah. Stevie (Steven Strait), in particular, is a mini-me. I've raised him to be the spitting image of his father. I think Ike was exactly like Stevie, but maybe Ike was a little bit more ambitious. Stevie tends to go off on his tangents. First and foremost, and what I love so much about this character, is that the foundation of Ike is that he's a family man. He's not off having affairs. At heart, he's a really good guy. Everything he does is to protect his family. He employs them. He wants Danny (Christian Cooke) to go to the best schools. He wants to bring Stevie up in the hotel business. Ultimately, he would like Danny to also be there. Danny is very much Al Pacino in The Godfather, as I would be Marlon Brando. It's like, "You're going to go be the good kid. You're going to go to law school. You're going to do this right. With my lack of education and Stevie's lack of education, when I'm dead and gone, you will be the guy that can run this on the up-and-up." Stevie is more like his father. But, at its heart, it's a very loving family. I don't think you see that in television much. No one is a drug addict in the family. Ike is very much in love with his wife, and I love that opportunity. One of the things I love so much is that, regardless of what's happening in Ike's world, he goes home to his wife who he loves more than anything, and her him. That's rarely seen, and it's so much fun to play.
When you work so hard on something like this, does that change the kind of projects you want to do on hiatus? Do you want to just take a break between seasons, or do you want to continue to balance the show with film work?
MORGAN: I want to do movies, too. What's happened is that somehow I've become a workaholic. I never really planned on that. I like my time off, but I haven't really worked now since we wrapped this show and it's starting to drive me nuts. But, I'm going to do a movie before we start production back on [Season 2], and then I have a movie right after we finish [Season 2]. I love working, but I have to try to balance my family in there, too. Dragging them around is hard, so I'm going to enjoy this time that we have. I purposely am not going to work until April, and then I pretty much work until next January. But, I drag everybody with me, and they're good.
Which film are you doing next?
MORGAN: I'm doing a movie called The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea in April. That will be the next movie, and that's with Chloe Moretz and Jessica Biel. It's a great, great, great, great script. I'm very excited to do it. We'll be in New Orleans, doing that. And then, next Fall or Winter, or whenever we finish doing [Season 2], I think I'm going to do a movie called The Rut. I just keep my head down and keep working.
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Wednesday February 26, 2020; 11:09 am EST
Arachnids are out in numbers this time of year
Almost overnight, the way it happens in Sci-Fi movies, spiders have invaded. Webs are spun under the porch light, draped from the mailbox and suspended like chandeliers from every shrub and tree. Walk out and you walk into one.
The arachnid explosion that ripples across Chesapeake Country in late summer and early fall is what happens when the spiderlings we saw on their mommas' backs last spring grow up.
In spring, spiders' tiny webs were tucked deep in the bushes where the spiderlings fattened on bugs. Now, they're reaching full-grown adulthood and venturing forth.
There aren't more spiders, just bigger spiders.
Bigger spiders need more space for their webs, so they're building in open places — where people run into them face-first.
They're gearing up for mating season in early-fall.
Males are searching for females. When they get together, they're mating. Females are producing egg sacs and hanging them in protected places where they will overwinter to reestablish the spider population next spring.
The intricate webs help their makers catch and eat large numbers of insects that would otherwise bother us. Spiders are also indicators of the environment's health. If we use too many pesticides, the number of spiders will go down.
Model citizens, spiders are excellent recyclers. Most eat their webs daily, reusing the silk to build new webs, works of art and entrapment they can construct in as little as 30 minutes.
Webs, too, come in many forms — sheet webs, funnel webs and irregular webs — depending on the species of spider. The spirals of concentric circles that decorate our fall landscape are spun by orb-weavers.


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But enough about my woes. Let's consider my bicycle trip instead. It was a gray morning, but I made it to work without having to don a jacket or deal with rain. I don't think that this will be the case this afternoon, but at least my clothes will be dry when I put them on later. Small things.
They should call it Blinkin' Park because sometimes the stop light goes out and flashes yellow. (On a side note, they should not call it Blinkin' Park under any circumstance because this is ridiculously lame.) Flashing yellow lights are terrible things for bicyclists. Around the park, I saw someone on a bike that looked suspiciously like Betty, but I don't think it was friend of the blog, K.C. Just another person ripping off her style.
Constitution before Maryland Ave was crowded and I deftly (in my opinion) made it through the stopped cars, though I think I'm going to stop doing this and just ride in the middle of the travel lane. It's a risk-reward thing and I'm not sure that the risks of riding in the two feet between parked cars and stopped cars is really worth it. To almost all bike "problems," the answer is almost always "take the lane." That or "take the bus," but that's not really a pro-cycling stance. (pro cycling stance?)
If you've ever wanted the super power of invisibility, just ride a bike in the city. I swear, you become instantly cloaked and disappear from the vision of those around you. And I'm not just talking about drivers. I watched a pedestrian almost walk right into the guy riding in front of with absolutely no awareness whatsoever that we were coming. This was in the middle of the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lane, which is in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue. And this wasn't one of those "close calls" where the pedestrians and cyclist do a little dance about who is going to yield to whom (though she was jaywalking, but that's not that important) after seeing each other. She just had no clue that we were coming, even though we were riding on a wide-open stretch of road, unobstructed by any vehicle or road object, in the middle of a wide and very prominent lane. It was bizarre.
Believe it or not, I didn't start this blog so I could foist my unsolicited bicycling advice on people. But, it's an unintended consequence, so here are some things I've been thinking about lately.
- Don't listen to other people's advice. Ride your bike in a way that makes you feel safe and comfortable. Ultimately, you're the one out there, so you have to make your own decisions.Never feel pressured to ride in a manner that you don't like.
- Pass while moving. This is more of an etiquette issue than anything else, but it's worth stating. Please don't ride in front of someone while they're stopped. Everyone rides at a different pace and the primary advantage of passing while moving is that it ensures that you're passing someone who is traveling at a slower pace than the one you prefer. Also, pass on the left.
- Slow down enough at stop signs. I've noticed this more since I've moved- the total running of stop signs. Firstly, see suggestion one and feel free to ignore this, but I think it's a generally bad idea to not slow down at all when rolling through a stop sign. While I'll freely admit that I don't come to a complete stop (you know, just like a driver doesn't), I slow down enough to make sure that I could stop in time if I had to. Because crazy, unexpected stuff can happen at intersections and I'd like to give myself at least a chance to wind up worse off if it does.
- If you're going to jaybike, do it well. So you've stopped at a red, looked left and right and determined that no one is coming. So you go through the intersection. You should only do this is you're completely, 100% sure that you're not impacting any other road user in any way possible. You cause a driver to slow down, you're doing it wrong. If you cause a pedestrian to hesitate or jump back on the curb, you've failed. Jaybiking is not legal (FYI), so if you're going to do it, don't screw it up. And if you get caught and get a ticket, don't complain. Them's the breaks.
- If you ride on the sidewalk, be deferential to pedestrians. Don't ride on the sidewalk where it's expressly forbidden, but if you're riding somewhere where it's legal, you should treat pedestrians in a way that you expect motorists to treat you on the roadway. That means passing with caution, slowing down and with ample warning. Also be patient. You always have the option of riding in the road, so be a respectful guest. Pedestrians don't have anywhere else to go. Bonus: be extra attentive around dogs and children.And child dogs, which I believe are called puppies.
- Drop back when a car is turning right. So you're riding along and you see the car in front you plans to turn right. I suggest that you take that opportunity to merge directly behind the car, make yourself visible in the driver's rear-view mirror and let the driver turn right, rather than getting yourself into a right hook situation. I think that the driver might even appreciate it because, to be perfectly honest, the vast, overwhelming majority of them aren't out to get you; they're just regular people going about their days and if you can ride in a way that makes it safer for everyone, you might as well try.
- Don't mess the dump trucks. The golden rule.


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Medications are not the primary treatment for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Medications have not been shown to directly improve language or social skills. However, medications may help with behaviors that get in the way of progress in your child's intervention program. Such behaviors include
Mood disturbance
Repetitive behaviors
Sleep disturbance
Your child's pediatrician may recommend medicine for your child if these behaviors disrupt learning, socializing, health and safety, or quality of life and if your child is not responding to behavioral treatments. Your child may have another diagnosis, such as depression or epilepsy, that is treated with medicine. Many children with ASDs, however, do not need to be treated with medication.
The most common medications for children with ASDs are called atypical antipsychotics, stimulants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), alpha-2 agonists, and certain anticonvulsants. A variety of other medications are also used in some cases. At this time, risperidone and aripiprazole (both atypical antipsychotics) are the only medications that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration specifically for children with ASDs to treat irritability (including aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums).
Choice of medication depends on the child and specific behaviors. Medications are not helpful for all children with ASDs or for all related problem behaviors. Medication may be prescribed by the child's pediatrician or family doctor or by a specialist such as a child psychiatrist, pediatric neurologist, neurodevelopmental pediatrician, or developmental and behavioral pediatrician.
Before starting your child on a medication, work with her doctor. Look for medical factors that might be causing or increasing the behavior. For example, your child may have a hidden source of pain, such as an ear infection, that leads to self-injurious behavior. Perhaps a change in routine at school or home is upsetting your child and causing disruptive outbursts. Sometimes, if you address these factors, there is no longer a need for medication.
Discuss treatment options other than medication. Often, behavioral strategies are the best way to decrease problem behaviors, and they should be tried before medication is given. Medications are most often used with behavioral interventions, not in place of them. Once in a while, medication may be needed as a first-line treatment when the safety of the child or others is at risk.
Ask your child's pediatrician about possible benefits and side effects of any medication. It is important for everyone to know what to expect. You should also tell your doctor what other medications, including dietary supplements and other complementary treatments, your child is taking.
Target behaviors must be measured to find out what effect the medication is having. Side effects should also be monitored. Your child's pediatrician may ask you to fill out behavior checklists to help watch for behavioral changes or side effects. You may be asked to have teachers, therapists, and other caregivers describe changes they see in your child. With some medications, your child may need periodic blood tests or electrocardiograms (ECGs) because possible side effects of the medications include blood, liver, or heart rhythm problems. The dose of the medication often has to be changed depending on how well it is working and whether there are any side effects. Dosage may also change as your child grows. Your child's pediatrician should continue a medication only if the benefits are greater than any negative effects.
Give medicines exactly as the doctor tells you—amount and time of day. Everyone forgets to give a medicine on time once in a while. Ask the doctor or pharmacist what to do if this happens.
Do not stop, restart, increase, or decrease medicines without asking the doctor first. If a medicine seems to stop working, it may be because it is not being taken regularly. Your childmay be cheeking or hiding the medicine or forgetting to take it (especially at school). Doses may be too far apart, or your child may need a different dose now. Something at school, at home, or in the neighborhood may be upsetting your child. Or your child may need special help for learning disabilities or tutoring. Talk to your child's pediatrician about your concerns. Do not just increase the dose!
Keep all medicine out of the reach of all children, and supervise your child when taking medicine. If your child takes too much of a medicine, call your child's pediatrician, Poison Help (1-800-222-1222), or a hospital emergency department right away.
Each medicine has a generic or chemical name. Just like dish soap or paper towels, some medicines are sold by more than one company under different brand names. The same medicine may be sold under a generic name and several brand names. Generic medicines usually cost less than brand-name ones. Generic medicines have the same chemical formula, but they may not be exactly the same strength as brand-name medicines. Also, some brands of pills contain dye that can cause allergic reactions. Ask your child's pediatrician or your pharmacist whether your child should take a specific brand name of medicine.
All medicines can cause an allergic reaction. Allergic reactions include hives, itching, rashes, swelling, and trouble breathing. Even a tiny amount of a medicine can cause a reaction in patients who are allergic to that medicine. If your child has a reaction, call your child's pediatrician or your pharmacist right away. Be sure to talk to your child's doctor before restarting a medicine that has caused an allergic reaction in the past.
All medicines can have side effects. Your child may experience side effects, and you might not be sure if a symptom is caused by the disorder being treated or the medicine itself. Talk to your child's pediatrician if you have any concerns.
Taking more than one medicine at the same time may cause more side effects or cause one of the medicines to not work as well. Always ask your child's doctor, nurse, or pharmacist before adding another medicine, prescription or over the counter. Be sure that each doctor knows about all of the medicines your child is taking. Also, tell the doctor about any vitamins, herbal medicines, or diet supplements your child may be taking. Some of these may have side effects alone or when taken with medication.
Everyone taking medicine should have a checkup at least once a year in addition to routine medication monitoring visits. Taking your child to follow-up visits the pediatrician schedules is very important to check your child's response to the medicine and watch for side effects.
If you think your child is using street drugs or alcohol, please tell the doctor right away.
If you think your child may be pregnant, please tell the doctor right away. Pregnancy requires special care in the use of medicine.
Use one pharmacy for all your child's medicines. Some medications can interact with one another. These interactions can range in severity from mild to fatal. Your child may have more than one doctor prescribing medications for him, and the doctors may not be aware of other medications your child is receiving. Using one pharmacy will help decrease the chance of adverse drug interactions by allowing the pharmacist to review all of your child's medications.
Ask for childproof bottles for your child's medications. Accidental ingestion of prescription medications is potentially serious. Childproof bottles, in addition to keeping medications out of your child's reach, can help prevent this.
Ask how and where your child's medications should be stored and dispensed. Many people keep medications in the bathroom. The humidity in there can damage pills. Other medications need to be refrigerated. Some liquid medications must be shaken before being given to a child. Ask your pharmacist about these issues when you pick up a prescription.
If your medication is in liquid form, ask for something to measure it. Teaspoons and tablespoons used for eating are not accurate for measuring. Syringes and small medicine cups with accurate measurements are available from your physician or pharmacist.
Please Note: Printed information like this applies to children and adolescents in general. As researchers learn more, advice changes. Even experts don't always agree. Many medicines have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in children. For this reason, use for a certain problem or age group often is not listed in the Physicians' Desk Reference. This does not necessarily mean that the medicine is dangerous or does not work. It means only that the company that makes the medicine has not asked for permission to advertise the medicine for use in children. Usually this is because it is expensive to do the tests needed to get that permission.
If you have questions about the medicine or if you notice anything unusual, please ask your child's doctor or nurse!
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HD is an inherited condition which is passed down through families due to a change in the HD gene. We explain more about the inheritance of HD, DNA and genetics, and why sometimes there is no family history of the condition.
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Two Greenpeace activists submit our latest investigation findings to China's Ministry of Environmental Protection as an early Chinese New Year "gift". You can read the report here, which details how we witnessed and documented a huge, black plume of wastewater, on the surface of the sea neighboring China's Wubao Dyeing Industrial Zone.
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Connecting displays to the Mac Pro (Late 2013)
You can connect up to six displays to your Mac Pro (Late 2013) using Thunderbolt, Mini DisplayPort and HDMI. You can use these displays when your Mac is started from macOS, or from Windows 8.1 or later using Boot Camp.
Each display connection is part of a built-in bus on your Mac Pro. When you use more than one display, some of your displays need to be connected to specific ports. Use the guidelines below to be sure you're connecting your displays properly.
You can connect:
- Six Apple LED Cinema Displays (27-inch) or third-party displays using Thunderbolt. For best results, attach your displays to different Thunderbolt busses when possible.
- Three Apple Thunderbolt Displays (27-inch). Connect only one display to each Thunderbolt bus. You can also connect three more LED Cinema Displays (27-inch) or third-party displays – one per Thunderbolt bus – for a total of six displays.
- Two Apple Thunderbolt Displays (on Thunderbolt bus 1 and 2) and one 4K Ultra HD TV using HDMI.
- Two 4K displays (on Thunderbolt buses 1 and 2) and one 4K Ultra HD TV on HDMI).
DVI displays
You can connect DVI displays with an appropriate adapter. Use two or fewer DVI displays (or other TMDS signaling devices) with your Mac Pro at the same time. Use only one DVI display if you're also using an HDMI device.
4k displays
See Using 4K and Ultra HD TVs with your Mac. Some Windows applications might display only half of the screen on a 4K display when using a 60Hz refresh rate. Change the settings on your 4k display using the display's built-in controls to 30Hz to use the entire screen with your applications.
If a display isn't working
If you don't see an image on a connected display, try disconnecting and then reconnecting the Thunderbolt, HDMI, or Mini DisplayPort cable or adapter at the Mac Pro. If you still don't see an image, try reinstalling the Windows support software.


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Bostian Hall
View from Southeast
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Location: North Campus
Built 1979
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Botany, entomology, microbiology and zoology are among the subjects studied in Bostian Hall, a three-story building with a total area of 35,000 square feet. The building is named after Carey Hoyt Bostian, who succeeded Harrelson in 1953 as chancellor. Bostian accepted the position only under the condition that he could step down in a few years. After six years of resolving complex issues of the 50's, he resigned his esteemed position to return to "his first love--teaching." Afterwards, he worked as a geneticist, and later, as director of the School of Agriculture.
His popularity among students, faculty and staff is confirmed by the 1947 NC State Agromeck's dedication to him. He was also selected for the Blue Key Award, the Alumni Distinguished Award, and the Watauga Medal.


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The HAT Run 50K
The 25th running of the HAT Run 50K took place in Susquehanna State Park in Havre de Grace, Maryland on March 23. It's a fun ultra with great aid stations and plenty of single track trail to play on. Although it's a big ultra (over 450 runners) it was very well-organized with plenty of aid, fabulous volunteers and great swag, including a technical hat (of course), a technical tee and an Under Armour hooded sweatshirt with the race logo embroidered on it. One to put on the calendar for next spring!


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Club Mud and Music Junkie Support Group, currently airing at 10 am will now be heard 1 to 3 pm.
Meanwhile, Fat Mud and Tubby Tunes, currently airing at 1 pm will now be heard 3 to 5:30 pm.
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KMUD Block Party May 16th, 2015 Musical Lineup
VISION Statement - Redwood Community Radio envisions a community of listeners who, guided by the example of RCR programming, work together to create better, more just and sustainable world systems, to ensure that all humans and other living species on earth move toward a higher quality of life entertain, and are able to survive challenges in the times ahead.
MISSION - Redwood Community Radio will encourage a communication center of open airways (KMUD) for all voices to inform, educate, and inspire the listening community through quality programming.
Redwood Community Radio - Board of Directors
Jan. 6, 2015 – 3:30 pm
Healy Senior Center, Redway, CA
I. Call to order: Meeting ground rules; opening comments from the President
II. Roll call: MEMBERS' REPS – President Siena Klein, Julia Minton, Cody Dillon. PROGRAMMERS' REPS – Secretary Jack Frybulous, Vice-president Dan Murphy, [one vacancy]. BOARD-APPOINTED – Christine Doyka, Mark Marchese. [Search to identify a Treasurer ongoing.] Station Manager Jeanette Todd (ex-officio).
III. Approval of (November) minutes. Jack moved to approve, Dan seconded. Yea: Christine, Cody, Dan, Jack, Siena. Abstained: Julia, Mark. Approved.
IV. Approval of agenda: Add to New Business: 1) Appoint Larry Bruckenstein to a 2nd term, Grievance Committee. 2) Appoint Emma to chair CAB North. Jack moved to approve, Cody seconded. Unanimously approved.
V. Open time – Present: Bettye Etter, Bud Rogers, Cynthia Click, Emma Nation, Jack Flaws, Judith Whitlow, Paul Encimer, Sam Meyers, Simon Frech.
Emma explained that she was present her son former KMUD and WOR-FM programmer Sam Meyers to film the meeting, to be used as KMUD promotional material. She also presented a report from a recent meeting of the CAB North that she had organized. Bettye has been a programmer for 25 yrs, a Board member for three, head of CAB West (6 members); she came to discuss changes in policy re: volunteering. During her first 20 years, volunteers were required to do [she thought] 10-12 hrs/yr. 8 hrs/yr are now being proposed. Two policies she had objected to were passed: that Programmers didn't need to be members, and that they could not be forced to volunteer. She felt this experiment had gone "horribly", that we do not have enough volunteers. It's time to bring back a policy requiring Programmers to volunteer. "We should say [to anyone who objects] thank you for your time served. We'll get someone who will volunteer, since this is a volunteer station." Asked for help in counting "Celebration" ballots. Simon introduced a proposal for purchase of an automation system [to replace less reliable over-usage of iTunes], to facilitate playing back pre-recorded material, e.g. promos and PSAs. [Music director Cynthia interjected that a Programmer opening the iTunes store one night shut down the station, and described the proposed system as a money-saving life-saver that could even be run from home.] Simon: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need: [popularized by] Karl Marx. Spoke in favor of volunteer hours, but that we should be flexible. Thought that asking 12 hrs/yr was not a lot. Paul would never sign an agreement with a mandatory element. [Former station manager Michael] Jacinto let Programmers sign their own agreements. Only Programmers know anything about KMUD. They are KMUD; Board and Staff mean very little. No one is aware of spectrum of volunteer opportunities, so they can't be expected to agree to volunteer. Programmers need to be matched with abilities. Telephone volunteers; no one reads emails. Inabilities or inefficiencies of Staff should not be "visited upon" the Volunteers, who should not be called upon to make up for mistakes of staff, who should be used more efficiently before "fingers get waved" at Programmers. Advocated a gentler approach: "we need or expect you to volunteer more time, think about it." "As soon as you tell me I have to do something, I'm not gonna do it. And there's a lot of people like me." Believes sympathy will be with Programmers - who say "Why are we being screwed when we do all this time on our shows?" - not with the Board. Dan replied that we are open to editing the Agreement; the word "mandatory" was never used. Siena pointed out a list of volunteer opportunities is being made up. Jack Flaws: Programmers should stop blocking progress; have more respect for the manager. Jeanette read into the record Kelley Lincoln's comment that there should be more time on the Programmers' Agreement, not less. And one from Agnes Patak, who is in favor of required volunteer time for Programmers. A statement regarding station finances written by Jama Chaplin was read [see addendum]. Siena suggested that a reply to Jama could come out of the next Finance meeting; Julia said that Jeanette had addressed Jama's points in an email, and [in reply to Jama's request that year-end financials be considered] pointed out that policy calls for the Board to approve the Budget by Dec. 1, that the budget had never been approved on time. Jeanette hoped that the Board would feel confident to vote since members had been participating in the budget-making and –review process.
VI. Management report Vacation paid out, COLA instated. Payroll and tax deposits are on par for wrap-up and transmission to auditor. Networking Com. will use the Celebration Appreciation (Jan. 15) as our regularly scheduled opportunity to solicit Board and CAB members. We did a live-stream at the Emerald Cup, which gave us a $3000 gift. $900 in merch sold. Can we do fewer than 4 drives and still raise $250K/yr? Mateel Manager Justin Crellin will approach his Board for leniency on festival fees KMUD is charged. Julia: update on donor base transfer. Nella is out of town for about three weeks. The transfer from the old to the new db is very close to happening. ACTION – ask Nella submit invoice for donation of her services (for enhanced CPB funding). Jeanette: Our license renewal, due last August, has an enforcement hold, due to a 2011 listener-complaint about something a DJ said. CPB has changed the way they pay out. 2nd disbursement now comes after Audited Financial Report is submitted, ours usually completed by June or July. Terri suggested a Hiring Com, including a community member, to ID her replacement, who should be in place by August.
VII. Discussion / questions for Management Cody asked about our moving the Public File online. Jeanette said the FCC is looking into this, but no changes yet. Jack asked if KMUD might benefit from KHSU's approach to drives ("hitting listeners over the head with successive drives," then asking them to phone in their donations during a much shorter drive). [Former Board member] Marcy [Stein] seems willing to continue work on the Transition Com.
VIII. Consent calendar
A. COLA – 2nd consideration.
B. Newsroom autonomy, policy 7.2. – 2nd consideration.
C. Policy on use of reserves – 2nd consideration, with last word changed to "proposal."
D. Marcy Stein's resignation is confirmed
E. Committee appointments
IX. Finance Com. report ACTIONS – Staff is requested to separate car- from cash-donations. Julia sat with Robie for over 2 hours, thinks that some of our financial history could be re-visited and de-mystified, which she doesn't think she can do, since she's been in the middle of it; she's unaware of questions people have, or what could be further clarified.
X. Unfinished business
A. Fairness Doctrine (see JT for proper draft version). Most recent edit was that complaints must be submitted in writing. Jeanette suggested it be tabled. Jack so moved, Dan seconded, passed unanimously.
B. Revising Management Evaluation procedures. Dan suggests two different evaluations, the one we use now which takes months, plus a shorter evaluation that staff and Board members would do annually. This committee meets Jan. 14, 4 pm. Dan moved to table, Julia seconded. Unanimous.
C. Vice-president's job description. Tabled, but "taking notes at Board meetings on behalf of those absent, and overseeing CABs" will be added. Dan moved to table, Julia seconded, unanimous.
D. Stream-lining elections process. Policy working on this, reviewing Marcy's recently submitted report. Jack moved to table, Julia seconded, unanimously passed.
E. Budget approval. In recent years, the Board annually approved a revised budget; total wages needs further review. The expense portion is what it takes (i.e., the minimum) to run the station. Reducing more than what's here would be noticeable to everyone, incl. listeners. Dan moved to approve, Christine seconded, passed unanimously. Cody pointed out that the amount for news stringers (line 63) had been reduced $5000, but not included in this draft; so added. Dan moved to approve the budget, Christine seconded. Discussion: Jack asked Julia to address Jama's observations; she felt that she had already done so. Jeanette replied. Jack asked how much year-end cash we had: Jeanette said $169,249. Unanimously approved. Julia pointed out that policy dictates a mid-year budget review.
F. Programmers' Agreement. A comprehensive list of volunteer opportunities including about 75 items is being finished. Jeanette pointed out that the Agreement was mostly written by Programmers! And a lot of it is what the FCC requires of us when we are on the air. It is not the programmers' choice to write any kind of agreement they want. She is not personally committed to any language, and does not want a hard-line. (Historical perspective: JT said Jim Keyser said that the Agreement comes from the time after the FCC no longer required programmers to have an FCC license, and to have on them when on-air proof of their having been certified.) Due to the upcoming Programmers' Meeting, Jack moved to table; Dan seconded, passed unanimously.
G. Search for a Treasurer – update. Dan suggests ACTION – sending to Policy a re-write of the Treasurer's job description. ACTION – Re-start promos for Treasurer, CABs.
XI. New business
Note: Julia departed 40 minutes prior to meeting's end.
A. Cuzzin Marc Memorial fund-raiser. Dan suggests making this more of a local event, rather than spending a lot of money to get someone like George Clinton. Cody suggested getting him to do an interview. NPK, Motherlode, New Master Sounds, Camo Cowboys. The Mateel has been booked for April 4.
B. After a secret ballot, Bud Rogers is appointed as a Programmer's Rep to serve out Marcy's term. Jack said for the record that some Programmers felt they had not been approached regarding this vacancy; Bud was approached because of the interest in serving he showed by running in the last election. Bud reminded the Board that both he and Marcy Stein had expressed an interest in serving after Nella resigned, and the Board had at that time chosen Marcy. Bud had previously served 3 years, just prior to the signal upgrade.
C. Appoint Larry Bruckenstein (Dan: former game warden, highly respected individual, his neighbor) to a 2nd term on Grievance Com. Jack so moved, Christine seconded, unanimously approved.
D. Appoint Emma to chair northern CAB. Jack moved, Dan seconded; unanimously approved.
XII. Committee Reports
A. Programmers' Reps. – Programmers' meeting Jan. 24, 1 pm.
B. Members' Reps. Info from survey coming shortly.
C. Community Advisory Boards. Emma's report was submitted. Bettye to supply one Feb. 6. Dan says Suzie in Ft. Bragg is excited to get started.
D. Correspondence Secretaries
E. Development: The bequest brochure is being worked on, to be coupled with on-air promotions, how to get more participation through targeted monthly campaigns coupled with trainings and workshops.
i. Pledge Drive
F. Policy
G. Mediation
H. Emergency Preparedness – A quote was solicited from Green Wired to enhance solar system re: emergency prep to handle a loss of power. Cody said Simon said we own a ham radio, and asked if we should organize a training.
I. Management Evaluation – Four of the 5 members will attend the next meeting.
J. Transition
K. Elections start with the Board appointing an Election Com at its March meeting.
L. Networking – outreach to Shelter Cove, and at Celebration Appreciation: each Board member will approach five prospective Treasurer candidates.
XIII. Schedule - monthly meeting times of Committees
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings take place at KMUD, 1144 Redway Dr., Redway, CA.
If you plan on attending a meeting, it would be wise to confirm no changes have taken place.
A. Board of Directors 1st Tues., 3:30 pm – Healy Senior Center
B. Development 1st Mon., 3 pm
C. Executive 2nd Tues. – Jan. 13 – 11:30 am
D. Finance 3rd Tues. – Jan. 20 – 3 pm
E. Policy 2nd Mon. – Jan. 12 – 10 am
F. Board talk show Jan. 14 – Dan, Bud, Jack
G. Board / Staff meeting 3rd Tues. – Jan. 27 – 10:30 am
H. Program Selection 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 1 pm
I. Transition Com. Fri., Jan. 9, 10 am
This meeting lasted 3 hrs., 12 mins.
Minutes submitted by the Secretary 9 Feb., 2015
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DURHAM — Going from one college community to another, Town Administrator Todd Selig will head to Harvard University this April to be a student for five days, learning new skills for negotiating.
The program, "Mastering Negotiation: Building Agreements Across Boundaries," is one Selig has wanted to attend for some time now. He said he'll apply skills learned there to his duties as town administrator, where he also works closely with the University of New Hampshire addressing the needs of all residents living in the college town community. He named the economy as the main reason the program will be important.
"In difficult economic times such as these, the only dependable advantage in negotiations is the capacity to proactively shape the negotiation environment before circumstances shape you. To negotiate successfully in situations of scarce resources, the need for innovation, and when economic uncertainty are the norm, local leaders must accurately diagnose challenges, anticipate opportunities, build coalitions, and craft robust, sustainable solutions," he wrote in a statement issued about his acceptance into the program.
He later said there's a "need to think out of the box and find creative win-win solutions to address common ends."
"My hope is that this program will give me some additional tools and techniques to accomplish that on behalf of the taxpayers," Selig told Foster's.
The five-day program is aimed at helping town executives shape the agenda for strategic action in the face of resistance and uncertainty, cultivate relationships in order to build coalitions for effective deal crafting, exploit leverage points in rules, prior commitments and obligations to influence perceptions and alternatives; map the influential players to anticipate barriers to and opportunities for negotiated agreements; frame persuasive arguments and alternatives in order to create added value; shift the balance of forces within and across organizations to build momentum, initiate strategic moves at and away from the table to 'change the game;' and assess negotiation outcomes with a view to improving future performance."
Selig said he had attended a three-week program in 2003 at Harvard University for senior executives and has wanted to attend this program ever since.
"I found it very informative and rejuvenating and I built some skills that I've used day in and day out in Durham," he said.


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Letter, T. W. Carter to Capt. John Brown
Author: Carter, T. W.
Date: May 25, 1857
This letter from T. W. Carter announced the shipment of 200 revolvers, etc., to John Brown, via Iowa City, and informed him that the bill for the same had been sent to George S. Stearns, as requested.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: John Brown Collection, #299, Box 1, Folder 23
Item Number: 102611 Number of images: 3
Keywords: Brown, John, 1800-1859; Carter, T. W.; Free state cause; Iowa City, Iowa; Jayhawkers; Stearns, Geo. L. (George Luther), 1809-1867; Weapons (see also Guns)
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The network morning shows on Friday slammed conservative actor Clint Eastwood's "bizarre," "rambling" endorsement of Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention. Good Morning America, CBS This Morning and NBC's Today dissected the speech in 11 out of 12 segments about the convention.
GMA guest host Amy Robach mocked, "The good, the bad and the ugly." She hyperbolically added, "Did Clint Eastwood derail Romney's big night with a bizarre warm up speech?" CBS This Morning co-anchor Norah O'Donnell spit out a similar critique: "It was the 'no good, the bad and the ugly.'" CBS obsessed over Eastwood the most, in five out of five segments on the GOP's convention. [See video below. MP3 audio here.]
Reporter Jan Crawford insisted that Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio were "nearly upstaged by an American icon with an endorsement in a bizarre monologue...The reviews overnight were harsh."
In an earlier segment, O'Donnell repeatedly asked Ann Romney about the movie star's "rambling" performance, pressing, "...The Clint Eastwood thing was a distraction? Was it a mistake?"
This Morning journalist John Dickerson seemed to make an age joke about the 82-year-old actor/director: "The mystery guest seemed to be a mystery to himself for periods of his speech there."
Over on the Today show, a NBC graphic offered the same tired line, mocking, "The Good the Bad, and the Awkward; Eastwood's RNC Speech Goes Viral." In a news brief, Tamron Hall included a clip of Andrea Mitchell deriding, "This was exceedingly strange."
ABC mentioned or focused on Eastwood in three out of three segments. NBC did the same in three out of four.
A partial transcript of one of the CBS This Morning segments can be found below:
NORAH O'DONNELL: Now John, I'm dying to get your take on the mystery guest that was teased all week long at the convention. Then we learned, of course, it was Clint Eastwood. Who had this to say about the president.
CLINT EASTWOOD: I've got Mr. Obama sitting here and I was just going to ask him a couple questions. What do you want me to tell Romney? I can't tell him to do that. Can't do that to himself. You're crazy. You're absolutely crazy. You're getting as bad as Biden. Of course, we all know Biden -- Biden is the intellect of the Democratic party. I'll start it. You finish it. Go ahead --
AUDIENCE: Make my day!
O'DONNELL: John, this was a rambling talk in the midst of a heavily scripted convention. He was scheduled to go just five minutes. I was there, I saw the red light blinking for another seven, eight maybe minutes, like get off stage. He just kept going on and on. Did it affect the night? Did it effect Mitt Romney's message?
JOHN DICKERSON: Well, yeah. The mystery guest seemed to be a mystery to himself for periods of his speech there. I think it was a great diversion and I think it certainly did know them off message for a minute -- I think it kind of goes away, and lives in history as an odd moment. But I don't think it changes the trajectory of the campaign.
O'DONNELL: It was the 'no good, the bad and the ugly'. John Dickerson, thanks so much.


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Thornton Utz once said, "I dislike duplication. I am always experimenting - it's part of my work."
"I'd rather do the whole painting over than follow a tried-and-true pattern."
Much like the artists we looked at last week, Thornton Utz was a restless illustrator... and a wildly successful one at that. He was a frequent cover artist for the Saturday Evening Post, where he usually employed a gentle, slightly cartoony realism...
...but could effortlessly adjust his style when the material required a different 'voice'.
Utz's versatility seems to have been the key to his success, since assignments from all the major magazines - as well as advertisers - were never in short supply during the busy and lucrative 40's and 50's.
In a November 1957 article in American Artist, Ernest W. Watson wrote, "Utz's inventiveness is augmented by a persistence that will not be satisfied until after he has made the most painstaking exploration of a picture's possibilities."
This week we will take a closer look at the work of Thornton Utz, and examine the admirable quality of his persistent exploration. Let's give Utz himself the last word:
"Don't pin me down or quote me as a believer in this or that - I might feel differently tomorrow and make a liar out of you."
* My Thornton Utz Flickr set.


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Know Your Students
Identify Their Personal Learning Styles
By Inge P. Cannon
Adapted from the Education PLUS Training Syllabus and reprinted from the March/April 1989 issue of The Teaching Home.
Educators have many ways of defining and describing the way people process information including learning personalities, modalities, and styles. The simplest to understand and apply involves three categories: lookers, listeners, and movers.
It is helpful for a teaching parent to know his own learning style as well as the preferred learning style of each child in the family for several reasons.
1. Teacher's vs. student's style
A teacher will tend to choose curriculum that appeals to his own best way to learn because that's what makes the most sense to him. If the children's styles are different, the materials may not make as much sense to them.
2. Students' differing styles
It is common for curriculum (e.g., a phonics or math program) to work extremely well for one child, and therefore, the parent thinks that subsequent children should do even better since he now knows how to teach the material. Then comes the shock! Child No. 2 or No. 3 is wired completely differently and thus needs a different approach.
3. Enhanced communications
Effectiveness of communication (even between spouses) is enhanced when we present new or complicated information in the manner the receiver uses best. The entire population of the world is not divided into three learning groups, however. Thus, some children do very well with two of the three styles. Occasionally a child is equally adept at all three.
Sometimes people need to get certain kinds of information one way and other kinds of information in a different way. Furthermore, there is no such thing as one "right" kind of material for a given learning style.
However, there are more and less efficient ways to use what you have. If your child is not learning what you want him to learn one way, try another method. Feel free to adapt the materials you have to the methods that will help you travel past the roadblocks in your child's mind.
The following checklist will help you identify the tendencies of learners in each group. Remember that one child will not demonstrate all the characteristics within a category. If you check off most of the characteristics in one category, you will, however, have confidence that your child probably does best in that area at this time.
Your goal as a teacher should be to make your children eventually comfortable with all three means of getting information. After you have presented a new idea through your child's preferred style, review the material with some of the other methods to increase your child's flexibility.
Visual/Spatial Learners (Lookers):
Visual/spatial learners flourish when:
Visual/spatial learners tend to struggle with:
Auditory learners (Listeners):
Auditory learners flourish when:
Auditory learners tend to struggle with:
Kinesthetic/tactile learners (Movers):
Kinesthetic/tactile learners flourish when:
The key is variety in methods, with lots of hands-on activities.
Kinesthetic/tactile learners tend to struggle with:
For More Information
Dr. Ronald and Inge Cannon operate Education PLUS, a speaking and publishing ministry for homeschool families. Inge's workshop, "Learning Styles," is available for purchase on audiocassette (select "Shop for Audiocassette Workshops").
The Cannons' primary focus is training parents to implement the many benefits of a discipleship lifestyle in home education. They offer many training tools to inspire and empower parents—particularly in the area of crafting apprenticeship programs, choosing high school curriculum, and presenting academic credentials for home school graduates (transcripts, resumes, portfolios, etc.)
© 2005 Education PLUS. Used with permission.


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Note: This is an informative narrative written by Reviewboard's Rory Ferreira about Husqvarna's latest media event, the opening of their North American Research and Development Center. While some products are written about they are in no way exhaustibly covered and future reviews will come of Husqvarna products. If you have ever wondered how the inner cogs of the global leader of outdoor power equipment work this may be an interesting read.
When Husqvarna invited Reviewboard to send an operative beyond the relatively imaginary comforts of the Mason-Dixon Line, to mark the unveiling of their fairly new Research and Development building as well as an opportunity to test their full line of products, we jumped. These events are fairly standard within marketing circles, there's new product spilled like so much fruit punch at a picnic and an army of writing drones is deployed by their editors to cover the goods. But this was not the average picnic of a media event, when a company that is the global market leader in the production of almost every piece of outdoor power equipment imaginable invites you to their stronghold the stakes are much higher.
Husqvarna has a rich and diverse history spanning passed the independence of the United States of America. When a company older than your home country, a company that has reinvented itself with more success than Howie Mandel, opens the floodgates for an inquisitive eye to capture the mind-boggling depths of its engineering department you have to take pause. Some startling statistics wiz by without so much as a trail of light, it's enough to get a strong head buzz when all the credentials and numbers of Husqvarna's impressive resume are thrown out. In Charlotte, North Carolina they have built the world's 2nd largest Research and Development Center in the world, and the 1st largest outside of Europe operating at near capacity with 180 R&D engineers. A company that annually moves $5.06 billion with 40% of that business being the US took note of the importance of American yard-care trends. While Husqvarna is clearly a global company belonging, truly, to no one particular nation I was impressed by their efforts to maintain symbiosis wherever their plants maybe. 90% of Husqvarna products sold in the US are created in US plants with 5,500 American and Canadian employees. These are numbers that, as of 2011, one cannot help but grin toothily at. If you have ever handled a device manufactured by McCulloch, PoulanPRO, Weed Eater, Dixon, Bluebird, or Redmax (for our American readers) or Gardena, Diamant Boart, Jonsered, Zenoah, KLIPPO, or Flymo then you have been impacted by Husqvarna's ever-stretching reach.
The R&D Center is a massive slab of concrete designed to look like an unassuming mass in a parking lot, it could easily be mistaken for a place where people bring their Chihuahuas to sleep comfortably while they vacation in Norway. Upon entering, one has to immediately wonder if the entirety of Husqvarna's staff owned a small lawn-mowing/weed-trimming business in the twilight of their pre-teen years, no one has soft hands and they're extremely proud of that. The center is outfitted by product specialists armed with the patience of saintly Grandmothers. To teach an army of writers how to properly wield a chainsaw may seem, in the abstract, an easy task but in reality the scene resembled a challenge from Fear Factor.
When we step outside in groups of eight to suit up various trimmers and brush cutters, the heat as well as the adjective buffet that clouds us is nearly overwhelming. There are a litany of terms that seem to have been invented by Tim the Tool Man Taylor such as "thick cabbage" in reference to dense foliage that the 323R Brushcutter disposed of with much ease. At any marketing event there is an interesting, mind-numbing use of the rhetorical question that assaults one after any serious information has been dispensed. You're familiar with this process when person x says, "This is tasty macaroni but it needs bacon, right?" That mental conundrum of partial agreement and rhetoric has been mastered by the staff but it is not without much southern charm and ado.
On the first day I test out a hedge trimmer with the jargon-esque name of 327HE4x. I have never trimmed a hedge in my life, and I am sweating profusely, wishing I had arranged a meeting with one of Reviewboard's official product testers prior to this moment. Flashbacks of high school gym class failures are flooding my mental periphery, as a pretty girl with a Husqvarna polo has to start the unit for me. When the unit is purring in my hands I am put at ease, I trim the top of a hedge off without trying; I'm starting to get my sea legs now.
This unit has an "articulating cutter bar" which means to the layman that you can bend the blade to your will allowing you to cut in more ergonomic and safe ways from various distances and angles. What seems to be a simple idea is really months of design and engineering, sometimes years, all to develop a simple blade that can move to the hedger's specific needs. Most outdoor power equipment manufacturers realize the belaboring hassle of modifying something that simple, what takes an army of engineers many months to perfect could have been an entirely new, beefed up product but built the old way. It is this insistence to innovate while the competition merely agitates that keeps Husqvarna at the top.
Throughout the course of the hot day, I sort of ambitiously float around different products sometimes finding the courage to volunteer to use them in front of professionals and writers and sometimes a hybrid of the aforementioned. I watched Husqvarna's 580BFS, which is "the most powerful commercial back pack blower" on the market hover a basketball 5 feet in the air. Many of Husqvarna's newer, heavier-end products are outfitted with X-Torq engine design. This is an effulgent innovation that cuts polluting exhausts by 60% and increases fuel efficiency by 20%. It is featured on lots of new units.
The first day takes a serious turn towards my early demise when I am notified that before the day is done I will be required to use a chainsaw and to cut down (or in my instance at) a tree. If the Research and Development Center is Husqvarna's Chocolate Factory then their Chainsaws would be the Gobstoppers Slugworth is after. I am only able to approach this particular challenge with confidence after several pep talks from various members of the staff. In my paws I am brandishing the 346 XP E-Tech Chainsaw with TrioBrake. I am told this is the safest possible chainsaw on the market, and with that reassurance I quickly text the few people in my phone who I think would be slightly perturbed by my missing a limb. My editor never responded to my beacon that he may need to elongate my deadlines should I be a one armed writer.
The unit is designed for professional arborists who know what they are doing so features such as a side-mounted chain tensioner, and quick-release cylinder cover as well as permanently attached bar bolts quickly win brand allegiance for the rest of a pro-logger's career. The global product manager is assailing me with these fun facts as I mutter at least seventeen Our Fathers and rip off on the chainsaw opening the throttle wide and hard. A flutter of exhaust is curving off the chain serenely and horror films of yesteryear rush into my mind unwanted as I cut a limb from a fallen tree before I even realize what I am doing. The only response a normal person can muster when cradling power on that scale between their fingertips is a, "Wow. May I try again?" The product manager 's assorted teeth are now shining in the sun as he nods and I go to work fashioning off chunks of tree limb and what are called donut pieces. Those would be the round cuts from the base. I am actually having fun… cutting off chunks of dead tree… with a chainsaw. I considered writing this piece with a pseudonym so my liberal friends wouldn't find out.
On the second day of the bonanza the media was allowed to tour the entire facility. We were told inspiring quotes such as, "R&D brings the product to life." Which I am still scratching my head over, too. There are large rooms full of smart people who are committed to modeling "types" of consumers and predicting your purchasing trends. "The post-recession consumer's orientation is networking. They will rely on friends and reviews for information." Since 70% of consumers review product online prior to purchase, people committed to hiding in cubicles to write reviews suddenly become a worthwhile commodity.
The R&D Center abounds with testing of all magnitudes and types. From cycle testing, a room where chainsaws are started 10,000 times in a row, to emissions rooms where every molecule of exhaust is run through a 1950s looking robot that calculates exact particulates. There are engineers who handle finite analysis of a product, virtually testing stress points and potential problems. In fuel centers where engineers are grappling with the ethanol dilemma, as well as through-out the center we see a commitment to service, excellence and innovation. Within these walls I learn of camaraderie unrivaled in other businesses, as well as the party foul of calling an engine a "motor" within earshot of an engineer.
After the effulgent tour, we step outside into a record setting heat index to test more equipment. Yesterday's enthusiasm is essentially missing from all members of the press, and Husqvarna's employees repeat the analogy of herding cats at least 3 times. At the station dedicated to traditional tractors I race multiple writers for the best course time on the GTH27V48LS unit. This tractor has a 27-hp V-Twin Briggs & Stratton engine, and a hydrostatic transmission which I rev'd with the lust of an 11 year old before peeling out down the race course. The fender-mounted cutting deck adjustment was easy to use and I am assuming spring assisted. The cast iron front axle handled everything I gave, which is certainly more strain than a traditional job would've yielded. Walking away with 3rd place is not something I am used to, but certainly given the company present wasn't an entirely regretful possession.
The zero-turn mowers proved to be the most entertaining product of the entire trip. A cross between Snoopy's UFO and a beached submarine is a zero-turn mower. Operated with whimsical levers that I would have imagined more fitting for a Mech Warrior suit, the mower can perform extremely low degree turns at daredevil speeds and complete massive mowing jobs in enviable times. Certain zero turn mowers are capable of hitting speeds of 18 MPH for teleporting across golf courses or evading police with intermittent success. The unit we tested was from the PZ series, which is marketed specifically for commercial landscapers. Upon first laying eyes on this beautiful flying saucer I quickly quipped that I would make it pop a wheelie. I was told this was impossible. Here at Reviewboard, we don't respond well to claims like those and I proceeded to make the PZ leap three feet into the air at what I am guessing to be around 10 MPH. Exhilarating is a word that only half-asses the true feelings I experienced while navigating the zero-turn. They are certainly the future of lawn care.
Husqvarna represents an interesting paradigm in global corporations especially within their sect of outdoor power equipment. They are open to innovation; rather they demand it from all of their employees. A company that so obviously values the advancing of the bar on product that has been stagnant for much too long (look at the overall changes in outdoor power equipment and try not to frown) is admirable and worthy of applause.


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CHACO CULTURAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, N.M. � The National Park Service is celebrating Chaco Canyon's designation as an International Dark Sky Park.
Officials say the greater Chaco landscape in northwestern New Mexico is one of the last, best places in the U.S. for viewing the night sky.
The celebration starts with a guided walk through Chetro Ketl, one of Chaco's great houses. It covers more than 3 acres and contains several ceremonial structures known as kivas.
There will also be a tour of Pueblo Bonito, the most important site in the canyon, and a discussion about astronomy in the national parks.
The day finishes with telescopes and a star party.
The dark sky designation was made last fall, but the National Park Service had to put off the celebration until now due to the government shutdown.


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