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I just published WordCamp 2008 – Snapshot of the Changing Social of Conferences on the Blog Herald with a ton of WordCamp 2008 in San Francisco live blogging, Twitter tweets, Flickr flicks, YouTube videos, and more. There is also a list of the speaker's slide shows, blogs, and video that are currently available.
This is just the tip of the ice berg of WordCamp reviews, commentary, and live blogging. I'll update that post as more information comes in.
WordCamp South Africa is this weekend, August 23, 2008, in Cape Town. I'll be looking for news to report on the event, so let me know if you are involved or a participant and give me the scoop!
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Lokitech provides businesses with custom software, strategy, and design services.
We combine advanced technical skills with business consulting to plan, build, and implement cost effective technology.
Our process and experience allow us to quickly deliver technology that can grow, while remaining secure and easy to maintain.
We are conveniently accessible to businesses in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and also routinely serve clients across the U.S. and overseas. Founded in 1996, Lokitech has worked with businesses in the association, athletic, financial, gaming, and legal industries.

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Chisenhall striving to earn more at-bats
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Lonnie Chisenhall is trying not to worry too much about Cleveland's plans to try catcher Carlos Santana at third base this spring. Chisenhall knows the only thing under his control is his performance and preparation.
Chisenhall can do little about what has happened in the past, or the way the Indians view his future.
"There have been more bumps in the the road than I have wanted," Chisenhall said on Tuesday. "But, I'm still young. I know what I can do for the Cleveland Indians, and I know what I can do at third base."
As camp opens for the Tribe, Chisenhall is being given the chance to once again earn the bulk of the at-bats at third base. Cleveland is also going to take a close look at Santana at third, especially now that Yan Gomes has emerged as the team's new starting catcher.
Over the offseason, Santana worked at the hot corner during winter ball in the Dominican Republic. Former Major Leaguer Fernando Tatis helped Santana with the transition, and Cleveland's former No. 1 catcher said Seattle's Robinson Cano and Toronto's Edwin Encarnacion both offered positive feedback after seeing him play the hot corner.
"Everybody was surprised in the Dominican," Santana said. "It's been good. It feels good. I went there to the Dominican, and I felt good. I worked hard all the time. The team hasn't made a decision yet, but I'm doing whatever they say."
Santana, who wore his infield glove while chatting with reporters, said he still wants to catch, but is willing to take on whatever role Cleveland offers. All that is known right now is that the switch-hitter will be a regular part of the Indians lineup, whether that is as a catcher, first baseman, third baseman or designated hitter.
The left-handed-hitting Chisenhall knows that one scenario could include him handling right-handed pitching and Santana subbing at third against lefties. Last year, Chisenhall hit .111 (4-for-36) against southpaws and the Indians and manager Terry Francona limited him to only one at-bat against left-handers in September. Chisenhall responded by hitting .270 with a .920 OPS in the final month.
"I'd love to have all the at-bats," said Chisenhall, who hit .225 in 94 games last season. "At the same time, I have to earn them. ... I've platooned all three years so far, so I definitely need to earn the at-bats and put up quality at-bats."


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Art Museum Opposites
Katy Friedland and Marla K. Shoemaker2010
44 pages, 15 full-color spreads, 11.25" x 8.75"
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-87633-222-1 As children start to learn the differences between night and day, big and small, and old and new, Art Museum Opposites can teach them how to understand these distinctions visually by using paintings, sculptures, and other objects from the famed collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 15 full-color spreads, young readers can have fun comparing a bright summer day as painted by Marc Chagall with a moonlit night as depicted by Joan Miró, or contrasting "inside" and "outside" by spotting the differences between scenes of monkeys as represented by Antoine Vollon and Henri Rousseau. The images in Art Museum Opposites prompt children to compare the images on each spread and make up stories about what they see. The works of art featured in this book will stimulate children's imaginations, inspire interactions between adults and kids, and encourage a trip to the museum to see the works first-hand. Art Museum Opposites provides endless opportunities for interaction, fun, and learning. Recommended for ages 4–8


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Here is a short, ten question interview with Zheng Feng (鄭丰) conducted in 2011. Zheng Feng is Taiwan's leading wuxia writer, though she lives in Hong Kong. She has been called the "female Jin Yong".
This one is not near as long as the Cang Yue interview, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.


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Trauma Intensive Care
May 2013; p ublished online September 2013 .
Book. Subjects: Critical Care; Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery; Medical Statistics and Methodology; Nursing Skills; Anaesthetics; Haematology; General Surgery; Neurosurgery; Transplant Surgery; Nephrology; Endocrinology and Diabetes; Medical Microbiology and Virology; Allied Health Professions; Paediatrics; Obstetrics; Geriatric Medicine; Forensic Medicine; Rehabilitation Medicine. 352 pages.
This resource is for intensivisits involved in the care of trauma patients to help them implement best care practices for trauma victims in the intensive care unit. It coverse management...
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Patagonia Men's Long-Sleeved Organic Pima Cotton Shirt
This iconic long-sleeved shirt is made of exceptionally fine yarn-dyed 100% organic pima cotton.
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In 1996, with an increased awareness of the dangers of pesticide use and synthetic fertilizers in growing conventional cotton, we began the exclusive use of organically grown cotton in all of our cotton products.
The quality of organic cotton is equal to or better than conventionally grown cotton, yet organically grown methods support biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, improve the quality of soil and often use less water. Growing organically takes more time, requires more knowledge and skill, and, for now, costs more. But it's worth it.
To ensure we are buying cotton that is organic as defined by the USDA's National Organic Program, we require numerous certificates issued by an accredited third-party certification body for every step of the supply chain, from farm to factories.


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You must be logged in to add games to your MyArcade page. If you don't have one, get one!
You play as the white car, and the objective is to get out of the parking lot. To do this you must move the other cars back and forth until there is a way in which you can get out. You only have a limited number of moves you can make. To move the cars just click on the end of one and it will move in that direction. You may also receive bombs which can be used to blow up cars, use them with the [B] key. Press [Q] at any time to quit.


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JERUSALEM —Palestinian militants barraged Israel with nearly 150 rockets on Thursday, killing three people and striking the southern outskirts of Tel Aviv as Israel pressed a punishing campaign of airstrikes on militant targets across the Gaza Strip.
As nightfall approached, the fighting showed no signs of slowing, and the rocket attack on the city of Rishon Lezion, by far the deepest target reached by Gaza militants so far, raised the likelihood of an even tougher Israeli response.
Defense officials say Israel is prepared to launch a ground invasion into Gaza if necessary. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the army was prepared for a "significant widening" of its Gaza offensive.
"No government would tolerate a situation where nearly a fifth of its people live under a constant barrage of rockets and missile fire, and Israel will not tolerate this situation," he said. "This is why my government has instructed the Israeli Defense Forces to conduct surgical strikes against the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza. And this is why Israel will continue to take whatever action is necessary to defend our people."
The fighting, the heaviest in four years, has brought life to a standstill on both sides of the border, with schools canceled and people huddled indoors.
Israel and Hamas have largely observed an informal truce for the past four years. But in recent weeks, the calm unraveled in a bout of rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza and retaliatory Israeli airstrikes. From Israel's perspective, Hamas escalated tit-for-tat fighting in recent days with a pair of attacks: an explosion in a tunnel along the Israeli border and a missile attack on an Israeli military jeep that seriously wounded four soldiers.
Israeli officials say they have not yet decided on whether to launch a ground invasion in Gaza, and it's not clear what would trigger it. But a successful strike on Tel Aviv, Israel's commercial and cultural capital, would mark a significant escalation.
Although the rocket in Rishon Lezion, some 60 kilometers, or 40 miles north of Gaza, landed harmlessly in an open area, it illustrated the significant capabilities that Hamas militants have developed in recent years. Gaza militants had previously hit the city in 2009 fighting as well.
Israel launched the offensive on Wednesday, killing the head of Hamas' militant wing and destroying dozens of rocket launchers. Israel has made special efforts to destroy launchers for Hamas' Iranian-made "Fajr" rockets, which are believed capable of flying even deeper into Israel.
Israel's military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, says the air operation has delivered a "strong blow" to militants' launching sites.
In all, 15 Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 wounded in fighting on Wednesday and Thursday. Three Israelis were killed earlier Thursday when a rocket struck an apartment building in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi. The Israeli military says three soldiers were wounded in a separate rocket attack.
The military said its air campaign has hit 230 targets across Gaza, and its "Iron Dome" rocket defense system has intercepted some 90 incoming rockets.
Still, Palestinian militants continued to launch rockets into Israel throughout the day.
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ALLEALLEIna has just been released from prison. Searching for a new life, she returns to the place where she spent her childhood. In her mother's house, which has been empty for thirty years, she comes across sometime desperado Dohmühl. Hagen, who is mentally disabled and lives in a home, is looking for his uncle. His search also brings him to this unusual spot in the middle of nowhere, south of Berlin. Somewhere between the sky and the concrete detritus, between now and then, lies "Old Camp", which, at one time, was one of the Soviet army's largest military bases. Hagen mistakenly finds his uncle in Dohmühl, a bankrupt, not-always-sober scaffolder. His father's death left Dohmühl with not just the scaffolding firm but also the vast military base that his father bought with German marks before freezing to death on a scaffold. Dohmühl, who is something of a maverick with his cowboy boots, his leftover boyish dreams and his boozing, has been trying to cope with his legacy ever since. But when Ina moves into the house and Hagen and his rat moves into his apartment, Dohmühl's life begins to change. Only after several failed attempts to shake off Hagen does it dawn on Dohmühl just how valuable their relationship is. But he's a long and uncharted course to plot before he comes to this realisation. Lying ahead are both the reality of living with someone who is 'mentally challenged' and the acknowledgement of his longing for Ina.
A story about people of our time and their need to assume responsibility. A film of hope that is also a journey into the future.


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eMediaWorld.com: Forecast-busting US jobless claims data hit stocks
LONDON — A fall in weekly U.S. jobless claims to a near six-year low Thursday reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will start to reduce its monetary stimulus next month, sending stocks sharply lower and the dollar up.
The Labor Department reported that weekly claims slid 15,000 last week to 320,000, the lowest level since October 2007. Analysts said the sharp fall makes it more likely that the Fed will start to reduce its stimulus in September. That's weighed on stock markets as the stimulus has been one of the main reasons why share prices, particularly in the U.S., have more than doubled since the financial crisis started in 2008.
Other figures showed industrial production was flat in July, while surveys into manufacturing conditions in the New York and mid-Atlantic regions were subdued. Even so, the tone in the markets was dominated by the claims figures and the growing expectations that the Fed will begin the so-called tapering in a month or so.
Alan Ruskin, an analyst at Deutsche Bank, said the claims data were "excellent …. with no obvious seasonal distortions," and as such "entirely consistent with September tapering expectations." In the wake of the figures, stocks took a dive while the dollar garnered support as traders priced in the prospect of less new money being pumped into the U.S. economy. The Fed is at present buying $85 billion of financial assets a month in an effort to shore up the economy.
In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average was down 1.2 percent at 15,153 while the broader S&P 500 index fell 1.2 percent to 1,666. The dollar rose 0.4 percent to 97.84 yen while the euro was flat at $1.3263. Prior to the data, the euro was trading around the $1.33 mark.
In Europe, Germany's DAX fell 0.7 percent to close at 8,376.29 while the CAC-40 in France shed 0.5 percent to 4,093.20. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares fell 1.6 percent to 6,483.34 even after figures showed retail sales in the country surged by a monthly rate of 1.1 percent in July, nearly double market expectations for a 0.6 percent rise.
Analysts said the forecast-busting rise added to the evidence that the U.K. economy is recovering and that may mean the Bank of England will tighten its policy sooner than many in the markets have been predicting. As such, the British pound remained firm even against a resurgent dollar, rising 0.3 percent to $1.5548.
Earlier, Asian markets fell amid concerns over the Fed tapering. Japan's Nikkei 225 index tumbled 2.1 percent to close at 13,752.94. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was flat at 22,539.25. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.1 percent to 5,152.40.
Meanwhile, the price of oil climbed above $107 a barrel Thursday as the escalating violence in Egypt was seen as threatening stability in the Middle East, and U.S. crude supplies fell in a possible sign of stronger demand. The benchmark New York rate was 78 cents higher at $107.63 a barrel.


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Top Ten Reasons Why people prefer to work with Sharon...
- Her Custom Creative Designs - As a true professional floral designer, Sharon specializes in custom creations ‑ no two designs are ever the same. This helps to ensure the customer is 100% satisfied with their purchase.
- Prompt service and on-time delivery - It's not unusual for some loyal customers to call with an order at the very last minute, so Sharon will work well into the night, weekend, or holidays to take care of the customer and meet his/her delivery request. That's how you build friendships.
- Dedicated to your satisfaction - The customer is a friend, and friends deserve to be satisfied with every arrangement or design they order. Who wouldn't want this kind of friendship!
- Uncompromising Attention to details - The customer is a friend, and friends deserve to be satisfied with every arrangement or design they order. Who wouldn't want this kind of friendship!
- National reputation and recognition for floral design - With the Internet, people from across the country and around the globe can contact Sharon to send flowers to special people for any number of special reasons. Such service help bring the sender and the receiver closer together. And, it is deeply appreciated.
- Photo taken at time of delivery (birthday, anniversary etc.) and sent to client. - This way Sharon can help make two people happy…the person receiving the arrangement and the person who is sending it. There is no better way to make friends than to help people connect regardless of time and space.
- On line payment service - Using PayPal has helped Sharon's customers complete transaction in minimal time and ensure that the requested order is delivered and Sharon is compensated without hassle.
- Friendly and understanding personality - Sharon's friendly personality enables her to connect with the customer, and thus enables more accurate communications. This translates into less misunderstandings and a more satisfied customer that becomes a new friend for life.
- Unique floral presentation for any event - It doesn't matter what the event is, Sharon is able to see through the situation and come up with an affordable solution that pleases the people involved. Now they are friends for the unique creations thus making them feel like the most important person of the day.
- Frugal friend with a passion for perfection - Sharon has friends who tell her she is not charging enough for her talent and her floral designs. But, she would rather ensure the customer happiness and their future business than gouge the customer for a one-time sale.
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The Best G-Rated Animation Movies
List Rules Add your favorite movie to the list if it's missing, but only if it's the correct rating.
List of G-Rated animation movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best G-Rated animation movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest G-Rated Animation movie of all time is. This list of popular G-Rated animation movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top G-Rated Animation movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great G-Rated Animation films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific G-Rated Animation film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.
Movies here include everything from WALL-E to Toy Story.
If you're trying to find out "What are the best G-Rated animation movies?" and "What are the most famous G-Rated animation movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.
Use this list if you're looking for some new animation movies that are rated G. Between Netflix, Hulu and other services there are thousands of great animation movies rated G, so get out there and start watching.
Share this list on your social mediato get your friends to vote too. Then we'll have all the votes in the world. (199 items)
Did you know that Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott have both directed Animation G movies?


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I'm trying to set up my own little hosting provider. But i don't know what to price people.
I want to offer a package that is adjustable. It includes ASP, CGI, Perl, PHP and X ftp accounts/customer. Also X pop3 accounts/customer. They get Xmb/customer webspace.
Now I want a formula that creates a reasonable price both for me and the customer. Like, 3 times the mb amount plus the.... blablabla etc etc. Can you guys help me on this? I tried a few but i wasn't really satisfied with my own results


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Editor's Choice: Stereophile's Sampler & Test CD
Jump-cut a quarter century. In November 1992, I recorded Canadian pianist Robert Silverman live in concert for a 2-CD set released on Stereophile's own label. In the 10 years since then, I have recorded 10 more Stereophile CDs, as well as two for Minnesota-based choir Cantus and a 10-CD set of Beethoven piano sonatas for Bob Silverman. The idea of celebrating that decade of blowing life into the wings of recorded sound (footnote 2) by releasing a CD of some of my favorite cuts was a no-brainer.
My thanks to Stereophile's Stephen Mejias for suggesting the obvious title when, one day, I confessed that I had no idea what to call the new CD. Editor's Choice costs $9.97 plus S&H and, along with all the CDs mentioned in this article, can be purchased from this website's secure "Recordings" page or by calling (888) 237-0955.
On to the next 10 years!—John Atkinson
Acknowledgments: As well as the musicians who have graciously allowed me to record them and the producers who helped me realize these recorded performances, many people have given of their time, support, and enthusiasm over the years to help me explore our shared passion. In alphabetical order, I would like to thank: Kavi Alexander, James S. Anderson, Jim Anderson, Larry Archibald, Nancy Belt, Eric Blackmer, James Boyk, Jerry Boys, Jerry Bruck, George Cardas, Martin Colloms, Tony Cox, John Crabbe, Hugh Davies, Tim de Paravicini, Wes Dooley, Doug Doyle, Les Edelberg, Hudson Fair, Tony Faulkner, Antoinette Flossi, Fred Forssell, Danny Grimes, Gretchen Grogan, Malcolm Omar Hawksford, Tyll Hertsens, J. Gordon Holt, Ivor Humphreys, Ralph Johnson, Eric Jorde, Chad Kassem, Bob Katz, Robert Kelly, John La Grou, Heather Lane, Steven K. Lee, Richard Lehnert, Stanley Lipshitz, Bill Low, Don MacInnis, David Manley, EveAnna Manley, Peter McGrath, Angus McKenzie MBE, Ed Meitner, Wes Phillips, Jack Renner, Stan Ricker, Maura Rieland, Doug Sax, Ben and Bryan Shaw, Mike Skeet, David Smith, Matthew S. Snyder, Bob Stuart, Mike Swain, Peter J. Walker, Glenn Zelniker, and all my colleagues at Stereophile magazine.—John Atkinson
Footnote 1: Alexander Pope, "An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot," later used by William Rees Mogg, then editor of the London Times, to comment on Mick Jagger's 1967 amphetamine bust.
Footnote 2: I discuss my recording philosophy in two published conversations with Wes Phillips. Both are available online, the first from 1996, the second from 2000. My thanks to Wes and to Schneider Publishing, Inc. for allowing me to quote from that second interview in this article.


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Brevard ranks high for aggressive driving
TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Brevard County ranks fourth in both speed-related and aggressive-driving fatal and injury crash rates among the Sunshine State's 23 largest counties of more than 200,000 residents.
"Here's how the traffic goes out on I-95. They're speeding until they catch up to the slower traffic, and now they're tailgating. Because they're pushing 'em, trying to get 'em out of the way," said Sgt. Scott Behringer, who heads the nine-deputy BCSO traffic unit.
"And once they get 'em out of the way — or if they can't get 'em out of the way — they immediately cut over with limited room, which is now improper change of lanes," Behringer told Local 6 News partner Florida Today.
"Now, that's aggressive driving. Two or more moving violations in succession is considered aggressive driving," he said.
In 2012 in Brevard, there were five traffic deaths and 192 injuries linked with aggressive driving. Four traffic deaths and 233 injuries were linked with speeding, said Benjamin Jacobs, FDOT crash records and research administrator.
Only Broward, Palm Beach and Leon counties ranked higher than Brevard in both crash-rate categories among Florida's 23 major counties.
"I did not realize how high we ranked," said Bob Kamm, executive director of the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization.
"We have 80 miles or so of I-95 in the county, as well as (State Road) 528. And those are well-known locations for people to disregard speed limits. Unfortunately, at that high rate of speed, if there's an incident it can be very damaging. It can be fatal," Kamm said.
"We're a long county. And to get from Titusville to Palm Bay, it's 50 miles. People want to get there fast, and sometimes they don't pay attention. Eighty percent of crashes are due to driver error — and speeding makes it worse," he said.
Stereotypes of doddering snowbirds, drunkards or reckless teenagers wreaking havoc behind the wheel do not explain the Space Coast's standings. Brevard's fatal and injury crash rates rank 15th for drivers age 65 and older, 17th for alcohol-related and 19th for teen drivers.
FDOT aggressive-driving and speed-related crash statistics overlap in many instances, Jacobs said.
For example, in beachside Brevard's most widely reported recent crash, Nancy Chancey lost control of her Dodge Challenger after barreling through traffic at about 100 mph on State Road A1A near Indialantic. Her muscle car struck and killed a pedestrian; she was ejected into a culvert and killed; and the Challenger rolled and burst into flames on the pavement.
Brevard morning rush-hour speeders are of great concern, Behringer said, particularly on I-95 and the Pineda Causeway Extension.
"I turn into the Indianapolis 500 pace car on the interstate. The traffic will come up behind me at a higher rate of speed than I'm traveling. They'll slow down and pack up behind me. If I get off the interstate, they immediately push on the gas and accelerate," Behringer said.
"Don't be the last-minute riser, rushing around the house, and then you have to speed to make up time so you get to work on time. Because that's a lot of the excuses that we hear out there: 'I'm running late for work,' " he said.
"Well, that's your fault, not mine. And you're jeopardizing the safety of the motoring public out here by your driving actions," he said.
Two weeks ago, Gov. Rick Scott vowed to veto a proposed 5 mph speed limit increase on Florida highways, from 70 to 75 mph.
AAA Auto Club South supports Scott's stance. Statistics show that speed-related fatal crashes exceed the national average in 13 of 16 states where the speed limit was raised to more than 70 mph, said Karen Morgan, AAA spokeswoman.
"That was a very strong argument for us, seeing that where they loosened the reins on speed limits the fatalities increased. We also felt that, when the bill was in the Legislature, there was no compelling argument for why this bill was needed," Morgan said.
Thrush, a 15-year BCSO traffic unit veteran, typically writes 10 to 15 tickets per shift in northern Brevard. He recalled chasing down a motorcyclist near Mims who was tearing up I-95 at 114 mph en route to Bike Week in Daytona Beach.
Thrush's 2013 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor sports radar guns mounted atop the dashboard and rear package shelf. Driving west while patrolling SR 528 last week, he clocked an oncoming Toyota speeding east at 86 mph on the other side of the guardrail.
"There's a 91," he said seconds later, clocking another speeding vehicle. "And I can't go across the median here."
Thrush said the ongoing I-95 expansion from four to six lanes has greatly reduced the number of median crossings.
"I like the new roads. But putting the median in with no breaks in it, it just kills us. And it just encourages the people to step on it on the other side," Thrush said while watching for I-95 speeders at the State Road 524 overpass.
"Because they know where the crossovers are, where we can turn around and initiate stops on them," he said.
From June through August, Behringer will spearhead an "Alive on 95" initiative to increase Brevard interstate enforcement a couple days a week, in conjunction with the Florida Highway Patrol and municipal police.
The idea sprang from the similar, six-state "Staying Alive on 75" campaign, which extends along Interstate 75 from Naples northward into Michigan. Behringer plans to compare Brevard crash statistics with last summer's corresponding dates to gauge "Alive on 95" impact.
"The more visible we are in an area, the more likely that the motoring public will adhere to the traffic laws," Behringer said.
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I got into a big argument on another forum about the fallibility of knowledge checks. I was under the impression that they represented things a character had learned by virtue of living life in the campaign setting, so that he could act on that knowledge whether or not his player had that knowledge. This meant that things you learned were relative to your character.
Other people seemed to be of the opinion that if you invested resources in a knowledge skill you would be rewarded with perfect information whether or not there was any explanation of how you obtained it.
In games that use a "knowledge check" of some kind to determine what a PC might know about something, what is the default expectation of the nature of that knowledge - subjective or objective?
I'm using the system agnostic tag because I'm not interested in a "system specific answer" just to the system I'm using, I'm interested in hearing about this across a variety of systems. Is it something that varies from system to system? Is it a group preference thing?


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Sonic CB(Crystal Ball) is a fan-game experiment which blends 2D and 3D elements. The visuals are created by taking a large 3D sphere and wrapping it around the player. Other visual elements include a flexible screen which can zoom, stretch, and pan to the left or right. Objects on the 2D plane also have the ability to move along the Z-axis.
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.


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The material stares at me,
I stare at it back,
in time, it whispers,
I whisper back,
it takes me to its heart,
feel its pulses, its wishes, its "affect".
A form emerges, accompanying me to the world of primordial,
to the world of sacred, where the primal desire roams free,
the profane dissipates, shamans speak the moment' truth.
I become the moment,
become one with the moment,
the form becomes,
becoming the moment,
the material becomes,
speaks with "affect".
The work speaks,
speaks of "incorporeal materiality."
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Hotel Says $11 Million Christmas Tree Was 'Overload'
Remember that $11 million fake Christmas tree adorned with rubies, gold and diamonds in the lobby of the Emirates Palace hotel? The hotel says it regrets "attempts to overload" the holiday with gaudiness, and then blamed it on a jeweler.
According to the AP, the hotel issued a statement to local media that apologized for "attempts to overload the tradition followed by most hotels in the country with meanings and connotations that do not fall in line with the (hotel's) professional standards." But the Emirates Palace added that a jeweler in the hotel was responsible for the decorations: "The hotel is just a venue for exhibiting the tree." Maybe! Either way, here's a ridiculous video from the hotel's website, promoting the 43-foot tall monstrosity:


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So from today i want to start a warm up request, every week i want one OC you created and i want to draw a really short manga(probably like 1 page) with your OC and my manga characters combined (kind of like a cross over???), I will need a picture of your OC and their personality(which will help me create a short manga and of course i'll credit u for the character! (>w<) this will help me warm up my imagination for my mangas so it will be a lot of help!!! Thank you for reading!!!!And sometimes i might finish drawing one really slow!!!(I'm sorry!!! I'll try my best to finish it as fastest as i can in the best quality!!!)
Last edited by ChocoMiu (15 Nov, 2012 12:51 pm)
uhm, lemme try~ ^^
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Name: Milo
Good traits:
Bad traits:
Obsessed with toys
Oblivious/not very smart
He's based on my dog. He doesn't go to the toilet. You have to walk him holding him by his scarf. If you let go of his scarf outside, he runs off chasing girls and stuff.
Also, he eats your homework :I
hope you can do something with that ^^
Last edited by red*rogue (11 Nov, 2012 1:08 pm)
Yay!! thank you!!! I already have and idea!!! I'll start whenever i can by the end of this week!!! Thank you!!!
I know you already have one, but...
For NEXT weeks manga...
If you WANT to...
CRAP. Here's my OC. Use it or not.
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Name: Luna
Good traits:
Sarcastic, a lot...
Bad traits:
Collects... squirrels.
Always follows people.
Thank you!!! I dud definitely use it for next week
Thank you red*rogue and Luna Moon Kitten (again)!!!! This will help me a lot i cant wait till i finish both of your mangas!!!! I wanna become a mangaka wen i grow up so this is kind of like my 5th step to getting closer to my dream!!!! (^v^)
Okay after i finish Luna Moon Kitten's request i want to join this RMD profile competition(its so cool) so i will take a short break trying to draw for it! and as soon as I'm done i shall continue the warm up request!!!!
Hey I know your doing somehthing else now but...
When you are finished, if you do this again would you like to try with my OC?
I'm not great at drawing and I havn't really portrayed her very well but...
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Name: Darcy
Good traits:
Kind (In her own way)
Bad traits:
Suffers from anxioty
Blunt (Speaks her mind without thinking)
Hard to talk to
Dosn't make friends easily.
Often misunderstood to be a bully.
Last edited by Jester7rox (14 Nov, 2012 5:55 am)
i wud do ur OC as soon as i can!!! Its okay ur OC looks interesting!!! Cant wait!!!
oh forgot Thank you!!!
This is basically wat i do by "combine OC's" and im really sorry but i think im not gonna be able to start on yours until... Tuesday(i didnt think i would take this long for one page manga)LunaMoonKitten!!!(im so sorry!!!) and Jester7rox i hope you wouldnt mind me taking this long on urs too!!! (i will try to finish both of yours in the best quality and time possible!!! And red*rogue thank you for your patience with me!!!)
Your forgetting, we offerd for you to use them
Witch means basically You have rights over how long you take
Take as long as you want, and thank you for excepting
I'm Excited!
Was the manga Beast Master of many help in that creation?
If so, you have great taste in manga!
Last edited by Jester7rox (15 Nov, 2012 7:01 am)
Ive never heard of beast master? Is it a manga??? And even if some one offered them i just feel bad for making you all wait...but thank you for not minding my slowness!!! i can't wait till i finish everyones!!!
Haha, the Beast master is a short (Little more then a one shot) manga.
Its about a Boy that acts alot like an animal because of a past event (No spoilers)
But he meets this girl and she basically becomes the ONLY person he listens to and everything, there is this one scene with a car, and i thaught it may have influenced that wonderful manga page of yours
I really recommend it!
Oh BTW, I'm working on a better picture of my OC!
Keep up the good work!
Last edited by Jester7rox (15 Nov, 2012 12:12 pm)
haha thank you! Beast master...reminds me of Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun its basically the same thing except there isn't cars... And i'll try reading it (since it sounds interesting) and i can't wait to see another picture of ur OC!!! And I'm glad that u were able to tell that it was a car (it looks like a deformed buffalo...wait i can't draw buffaloes....it'll look like smashed omelete...)
Last edited by ChocoMiu (15 Nov, 2012 12:46 pm)
yay!!! I had time so i finished Part2 red*rogue~~~ hope you like it~~~!!! It was really fun drawing Milo!!!
Haha, It was obviously a car!
You did great! funny to!
haha thank you!!! Now to work on LunaMoonKittens Oc!!!! (>w<)
Oh my goodness!
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun is really good so far
I heard you mention it so i looked it up and I watched a fewepisodes of the anime.
sounds awsome!
Yay!!! and I'm currently reading Beast Master since u mentioned it too its so cute (>w<) i like Leo~~
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Portland State University (PSU) has been named a "Changemaker Campus" by Ashoka U because of its commitment to advancing higher education as a key driver of social change and innovation, Ashoka announced today.
Ashoka U is an offshoot of Ashoka, a non-profit organization founded in 1980 to advance social change through entrepreneurial efforts. In addition to Portland State, Ashoka U chose three other colleges for its 2012 Changemaker Campus designation: Brigham Young University, Brown University and Rollins College.
"We are delighted to partner with this world-class organization and its consortium of leading universities," said Erin Flynn, associate vice president for Strategic Partnerships at PSU. "The designation substantiates the contributions PSU faculty, staff and students are making in the world using the tools of social entrepreneurship."
Ashoka chose PSU for its changemaker designation for a range of factors, including the University's Institute for Sustainable Solutions; its Senior Capstone Program that pairs PSU students with local businesses, non-profits and government entities for problem-solving projects; the Sustainable Water, Energy and Environmental Technologies (SWEET) lab; and Impact Entrepreneurs, a program within the School of Business Administration working to foster social impact through business.
An Ashoka U representative visited Portland State during the summer, spending two days touring the campus, and meeting with the deans, staff, students and President Wim Wiewel.
"They were impressed with PSU not for a single program, but for PSU's comprehensive portfolio of programs across campus that endeavor to create a better world. It's in our DNA," said Cindy Cooper, director of Impact Entrepreneurs.
PSU also stood out because it is an urban university with strong ties to its surrounding community.
"PSU is inextricable from the community, and we saw that as a great advantage. It's hard to see where the campus stops and the city begins," said Ashoka U's Changemaker Campus Director Michèle Leaman.
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Since its founding, Ashoka has launched and provided key long-term support to 3,000 leading social entrepreneurs in more than 80 countries. Ashoka provides these "Ashoka Fellows" start-up stipends, professional services and a powerful global network of top social and business entrepreneurs, helping them to spread their innovations globally. Through its Changemaker Campus initiative, Ashoka U works with teams of entrepreneurial students, faculty, administrators and staff to support a favorable environment for social innovation.


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Houston Dynamo at D.C. United
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D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo meet for the second time this season when the Eastern Conference foes face off at RFK Stadium on Wednesday evening. United are looking to put a halt to a five-game losing streak, returning to action after a 3-0 loss at Columbus two weekends ago. The Dynamo are coming off a good victory, knocking off the LA Galaxy 1-0 in Carson last weekend in an MLS Cup rematch. The Dynamo defeated United 2-0 when the clubs met in Houston in the opening weekend of the season.
Jorge Gonzalez. AR1 (bench): Craig Lowry; AR2 (opposite): Brian Dunn; 4th: Ted Unkel MLS Career: 94 games; FC/gm: 25.1; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 31; pens: 24
HOUSTON DYNAMO -- OUT: Calen Carr – Left knee; Omar Cummings – Right knee;Tyler Deric – Left ankle; Warren Creavalle – Right hamstring Cam Weaver – Lower back
D.C. UNITED -- OUT: Lewis Neal -- (pubic stress reaction); John Thorrington -- (L medial collateral ligament strain); QUESTIONABLE: Nick DeLeon -- (R hamstring strain); Chris Pontius -- (L groin strain)
- ALL-TIME (16 meetings): United 4 wins, 15 goals … Dynamo 10 wins, 29 goals … Ties 2
- AT RFK STADIUM (7 meetings): United 4 wins, 11 goals … Dynamo 2 wins, 10 goals … Ties 1
- FUTURE MATCH: D.C. United vs. Houston Dynamo, 1:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
- The teams are meeting for the second time this season. An own goal and a goal from Warren Creavalle in the final 10 minutes gave the Dynamo a 2-0 win to open the season, March 2 at BBVA Compass Stadium.
- United's 3-2 home win in the first meeting a season ago was their first against Houston at home since 2009.
- The Dynamo have never lost to D.C. United in Houston, winning nine of 10 meetings there all-time in league and cup play (with one draw).
- The teams met in the Eastern Conference Championship a year ago, the Dynamo claiming a 3-1 victory at BBVA Compass Stadium in the first leg, before the teams reached a 1-1 draw at RFK Stadium to send Houston to MLS Cup 2012.
- Coaches record: Ben Olsen vs. HOU: P7 W1 L5 D1 … Dominic Kinnear vs. DC: P21 W11 L6 D4
The Houston Dynamo won for the first time this season on the road, making a second-half goal stand up for a 1-0 victory against the LA Galaxy in an MLS Cup rematch Sunday evening at The Home Depot Center. The Dynamo are in a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with 17 points from 9 matches.
- The Galaxy had a glorious chance to open the scoring in the first half. Jose Villarreal pushed the ball past goalkeeper Tally Hall in the penalty area, and after contact that sent Villarreal sprawling, referee Allen Chapman pointed to the spot. But Hall stopped Landon Donovan's penalty attempt.
- The Dynamo hit for the winner in the 56th minute. Bobby Boswell's long ball found Giles Barnes, who cut a pass back from nearly the endline, and Andrew Driver hit it first time with his left foot from right on the edge of the area and drove it inside the left post.
- Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear made two changes to the team that reaching a 1-1 draw with the Colorado Rapids at BBVA Compass Stadium. Jermaine Taylor came back into central defense for Eric Brunner, and Adam Moffat came into the midfield for the suspended Brad Davis.
- HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-1-3-2): Tally Hall - Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Corey Ashe - Ricardo Clark - Boniek Garcia, Adam Moffat, Andrew Driver - Giles Barnes (Brian Ching 84), Will Bruin.
- While the Dynamo have lost twice all season, the victory against the Galaxy came after back-to-back draws where they had to come from behind on each occasion.
- "You can play poorly and win and you'll still be happy. A win is a win and the way we went about it tonight, yes they had chances which they're going to do because they have good players but the way we went about the win tonight was very encouraging," said Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear.
- Added Andrew Driver: "We let ourselves down the last couple of weeks. We didn't play as well as we could and we knew this was a big game coming into these three away games. So to come here and get a result … was a massive game for us and we can take massive confidence from this during the next couple games."
- The win at The Home Depot Center started a two-game coast-to-coast road swing over four days for the Dynamo, who will return home this weekend for a huge match with Sporting Kansas City.
- "Seasons aren't made this early but when you are facing three games in a week it becomes an opportunity," said goalkeeper Tally Hall. "We could collect some serious points and having the first two on the road, it's a difficult challenge but now we've set ourselves up to have a really positive week."
- After being beaten for 10 penalty kicks in 10 attempts in league games over the past two seasons, Tally Hall saved a penalty for the first time in MLS play.
- "I think that was the third penalty (Landon Donovan has) taken on me and he's gone left the two times before," said Hall. "He's good enough to switch it back and forth but he's a smart enough player to remember that's been successful for him. I wish I could have had the other two but I'll take this one."
- With Brad Davis suspended, Driver shifted to the left side of the midfield and Adam Moffat returned to the lineup after missing the Colorado Rapids game with a hamstring injury.
- "I think it's a pretty simple adjustment with Andrew who can play on the left," Kinnear said. "He's comfortable out there."


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Friday, March 23, 2012
30 Jays in 30 Days - How Do You Solve a Riddle Like Rasmus?
Provenance: Columbus, Georgia. Drafted in the first round (28th overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005. Acquired by the Blue Jays in a three-team trade on July 27, 2011.
Contract Status: Signed a one-year deal worth $2.7 million in the offseason to avoid arbitration. Two years of arbitration rights remains. Eligible for free agency in 2015.
Career Stats: 420 games played for St. Louis and Toronto. .322 OBP, .432 SLG, .754 OPS. 53 homers, 171 RBI, 232 runs scored in 1580 plate appearances.
2011 Stats: .688 OPS (.298/.391) with 14 homers in 129 games between the Cards and Jays. Posted .517 OPS (.201/.316) after the trade.
Looking Back: Maybe it's some sort of Mickey Mantle fixation that we all have, where every talented young "five-tool" centrefielder is just supposed to come blow our hair back and leave us breathless all the time.
After a tremendous 2010 campaign, in which Colby Rasmus showed the potential to be something truly special, last season was one that he'd most likely rather forget. Rasmus struggled mightily from the start of the season, and saw himself the focus of the Cardinals' displeasure until he was dispatched just before the non-waiver trade deadline.
What occurred after his arrival to the Jays – two months of profound struggles and injuries – certainly didn't help to build his reputation with his new fan base. And to add insult to injury, the Cardinals went on a historic run after the trade from 10 games back to become World Series champions.
Rasmus truly looked as though he was lost after the trade. When he fell behind early in the count he expanded his strike zone significantly and began chasing breaking balls, leading him to strike out 27.9% of the time while drawing just five walks as a Blue Jay.
The more that we think about it, the more that we recognize why some Blue Jays fans are so quick to dismiss Rasmus and look past him towards the next prospects. It's not to say that we agree, because we don't think the player who posted an .859 OPS and hit 23 homers in 2010 was replaced by pod people. It might just take some effort to find him again.
Looking Forward: It's particularly hard to read Colby Rasmus because he presents himself in such a low key, laconic manner that you wonder whether if there's any energy there at all. Put him next to a jacked-up, earnestly energetic Brett Lawrie, and you wonder why Colby doesn't seem more enthused to be given the opportunity to play every day.
But that exterior doesn't speak to what is actually happening inside the man's mind, and we hope that in the coming year, he'll have the opportunity to show the reason why the Jays brass and so many others around baseball were so enthused with his talents.
With all of the other bats around him, Rasmus can probably settle into a spot lower in the line up, and won't be asked to carry a large part of the load. However, if he does find himself in a spot just before or after Brett Lawrie, or wedged between Lawrie and J.P. Arencibia, his lack of production will be noticeable if he's not driving them in or getting on base to give them runners in scoring position.
Rasmus' defense will also bear some scrutiny this season, as he'll be pushed hard by Anthony Gose by the time next spring rolls around. The advanced defensive metrics dislike Rasmus, giving him negative marks for his range, so if he's to hang around Toronto in the long term, he'll likely need to put up enough offense to take a corner spot or play the field well enough to prop up his bat.
2012 Expectations: We think Rasmus is much better than he showed last year, and that if he can find the right approach at the plate, he will post an OPS right around .800. He'll likely strike out a fair bit and he won't steal many bases, but if he can show patience at the plate, he can be an asset by getting on base and hitting 15-20 homers.
But the upside is much more than that, which is why we're not nearly ready to figure that we've solved the question of who Colby Rasmus is.
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I cannot stand your name. It is ridiculously annoying for some odd reason.
J Miller
- March 23, 2012 at 4:19 PM
Well Anonymous/J. Miller, maybe you could talk it over amongst your multiple selves and find a blog written by someone whose name you can stomach. You won't be missed.
- March 23, 2012 at 5:35 PM
Good read, but it should be noted that Rasmus didn't struggle right from the start of the season in 2011; he didn't really fall apart until June. Through his first 52 games he scored 36 runs, drove in 20, and hit .278 with an OPS over .800, which is pretty much in line with his 2010 season. I've noticed a lot of Jays followers have been assuming his entire 2011 season was a total failure (probably because we only saw him for a couple months and he sucked then), but in reality he started off just fine. Something went wrong in June and was never fixed; hopefully it'll be fixed this year.
- March 23, 2012 at 11:23 PM
Is John Miller talking about Tao or Colby Rasmus? Or both?
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It occurs to me that almost no one ever makes single player maps anymore. I can understand why: it's a time-consuming effort, and the quality of most solo maps nowadays is high enough to maybe intimidate newer mappers. But I think the strength of Marathon lies in its single player, and so here I am once again to try and rally some mappers together to make a new scenario project.
I've always thought the Xmas scenarios and Winter I were surprisingly good, given how blind each contributor was in what they were making. And Kill Them All was really a joy to work on. So, $lave and I are going to lead a new mapmaking project that begins today and will hopefully wrap up by the end of summer. The trick: this time, everyone will just be making a regular old Marathon Infinity scenario, rather than having to use a brand new shape set and being confined to one set. This will have two advantages: one, it'll let mappers make basically whatever they want, and two, it will be very easy for some of the less-dedicated players to play the game without having to waste time setting it up. (Plus, you can play co-op.)
So this project, which I'll call "Project X" until the project is over, is going to function basically like the Xmas and Winter projects. It'll be a freely open project, so anyone who wants to contribute can. All you have to do is make something! Plus, there's no special shapes to wait for. You can make any kind of map you want. Use any texture set, have any kind of objective you want, it doesn't matter as long as it's good stuff.
Unlike Xmas and Winter, you are free to include your own shapes patches, physics, and Lua/MML. However, please do not go overboard with these. For shapes, make sure new textures work well with default Infinity textures, and don't mess with monster sequences or colors. A shapes patch like the Paradise Lost shapes will work fine. For physics, feel free to modify monsters, but don't mess with the player or the weapons (and once again, don't go overboard). Same with Lua/MML; use it to add things like fog or bottomless pits. Don't do anything too absurd.
You are intentionally not told what the story is. This is how all of the Xmas projects worked, and as you can see, the story came together pretty nicely even though no one had any idea what they were doing. Be sure your map includes pattern buffers and terminals, but leave the terminals blank. $lave and I will fill in the terminals and arrange the maps in the best order once we have all of the submissions. You can also make your maps as easy or difficult and as simple or complex as you like. Play to your own strengths. Just keep in mind that you have no idea where these maps will fall in the final scenario. Include enough weapons and ammo so that you can finish the level even if you were to level-skip to it, and please, no Rebellion levels. Also, make sure your maps are co-op capable: provide at least 3 spawn points and make sure players can't get stuck at the beginning of the level (or don't spawn in lava, or something like that). Also make sure you have a pattern buffer at or near the start of the level. Just trust me on that.
The deadline for map submissions will be July 31; that's about three months from now. That should be long enough for you to scrounge together at least one map. Your map can be short or long, it's not a big deal. However, I am looking for a reasonable amount of development in your levels. Something tiny like a Kill Them All level is probably too simple for me. For good examples, look at the Xmas and Winter scenarios. They don't need to be massive, but they should at least have some meat to them.
To submit your map, send me an email at [email protected] with the files attached. Give the email a subject like "PROJECT X submission" so I know what it is. Make sure to include your physics, shapes, and lua if you have those too. (Send it unmerged, please.) Include a brief description of what your map is, including the objective, and PLEEEEASE add annotations on the map for where the terminals are and what number they are. By that, I mean use the Annotation tool or something and mark the map itself in Forge/Weland. Send in your submission by July 31; $lave and I will do our very best to have the final product out by or before September 1.
Remember: you can make just about whatever you want. Just make something, dangit! It's a lot of fun and the end result is always fun.
PS: $lave and I will be looking over your maps and making sure they're good quality. We'll give you advice on how to improve your maps. We want good stuff! Make sure to test them and get all the kinks out, and don't be offended if we tell you how to fix your map. It's all for the greater good.


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America's progress in arresting its obesity epidemic has been too slow, and the condition continues to erode productivity and cause millions to suffer from potentially debilitating and deadly chronic illnesses, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
The surge in America's obesity rates demands faster progress to stop and reverse these trends. Accelerating Progress on Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation, the Institute of Medicine's latest report on combating the obesity epidemic, focuses on strategies that various sectors of society can take to support individuals' and families' efforts to achieve healthy diets and physical activity levels.
A new book co-authored by Judith Salerno, Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer of the Institute of Medicine, examines the forces driving the obesity epidemic in the U.S. and offers practical tips to those who want to make healthier choices in spite of these pressures.
Starting the first week of May, a series of new materials and activities by the Institute of Medicine, HBO, and other organizations aim to galvanize national attention and spur action on America's obesity crisis. Key elements of this national initiative include a documentary film series on obesity's causes and consequences, a companion book to the series, and the release of a new IOM report that identifies best strategies to speed progress against the epidemic.


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Now that Halo Wars is out the door and Ensemble Studios has gone the way of the dinosaur, former employees of the developer have seen fit to release some of the game's lovely concept art.
There's some spectacular stuff here, worthy of desktop wallpapering, visual inspiration for many of the game's gorgeous cut scenes. Perhaps it's time for a point and click Halo Adventures to really breathe some exploitation into the series. What's that you say? "Jesus Christ, no"?


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ROCHESTER — This month, don't be surprised to see a few more mustaches than usual at the Rochester Fire Department.
Firefighters Chris Stevens rounded up about 10 department officials to join in the cause of "Movember," a growing movement where men grow out mustaches in the month of November to raise awareness of men's health, particularly prostate and testicular cancer.
"There's a few of us that already have mustaches. It's common for firefighters," Stevens explained. "…But for the 10 of us that don't typically have mustaches, it's just something to get some awareness and get some money for a great cause. We're having fun growing our mustaches and picking on each other a little bit."
The 10 men formed the group "Rochester Professional Firefighters" and officially became a team, raising money for the Movember cause. They recently raised funds at an event held on Nov. 15 at the Tropical Smoothie Café.
Stevens invited those interested to stop by the two Rochester fire stations to donate, or online to their team. He said the cause is a personal one for him, as several members in his family have battled cancer, including his mother, and he hopes his colleagues' gesture can help the cause.
Stevens also noted as the weeks have gone by, he's grown more accustomed to his facial rug, but his wife is more and more dissatisfied with the hairy accessory.
"It's funny. As I'm getting used to it, she's counting down the days," Stevens said with a laugh.
Since its beginnings in Melbourne, Australia, Movember has grown to become a global movement inspiring more than 1.9 Million "mo bros and mo sistas" to participate with formal campaigns, according to the organization website, in Australia, New Zealan, Canada, the UK, South Africa, Ireland and Denmark, to name a few. In 2011, more than 854,000 participants around the world raised $126.3 million.
Learn more at us.movember.com or donate to the Rochester Fire Department at 37 Wakefield St. or the Gonic station located along Route 125.
Rochester firefighters grow 'staches for 'Movember'
ROCHESTER — This month, don't be surprised to see a few more mustaches than usual at the Rochester Fire Department.


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*My husband just figured out how to text about a month ago. In an effort to try to be really sweet one day, I sent him the following text, "I love you <3" The man does not evidently do emoticons because instead of a heart, he thought I was suggesting to him that there was something happening to my boobs.
*Why in the world are hemorrhoids not called asteroids? From time to time *ahem* this one has baffled me for years.
*Why do my the children always believe me when they beg to go somewhere and I say, "Oh, that place is closed at 2:12 on Mondays, sorry." Or " Oh man! You wore a blue shirt today and they don't allow blue shirts in the bouncy house. Maybe next time." Gullible little suckers, they are.
*Why won't my husband's W-2 get here so that I can file our taxes, get back our own money from the government and pay off these adoption loans? Dude- I'm getting impatient.
*Why do people stand up and sit down so much during the State of the Union Speech? It must be freaking exhausting for all those crotchety old guys.
*Why do I insist on buying expensive organic skim milk when all I'm going to do is pour it over fruit loops laden with artificial flavors and preservatives or mix it with pasteurized processed cheese spread?
*Why will the kids ignore me all day long and then the second the phone rings stick to me like a fish on a wormy hook? (the Kentucky is coming out of me y'all)
*Why do they sell lingerie at Target? Seriously- do they not realize that the bulk of their clientele is 30 something moms with droopy boobs and 2.5 snotty nosed kids that she's dragging around in the cart that keep her so exhausted she probably doesn't even want to do the deed? Oh wait- I think I just solved this mystery. It is a ploy to disgust us so much that we walk across the aisle and pick up another pair of sweatpants.
*Why do little boys (okay and big boys too!) think that they need to have one hand on their penises all the livelong day? When we had boys no one told me that this would happen. They need to put that in the books.
Now I'm so thoroughly baffled I'm in danger of a brain explosion. And let's face it- that would be a bigger mess than I want to deal with.
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Apple-a-Day Casserole
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min.
Makes6-8 servings
- 6 medium tart apples, peeled and sliced
- 6 medium carrots, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons cold butter
- Combine apples and carrots; place in a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. Drizzle with orange juice. Cover and bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar and nutmeg; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over apple mixture. Bake, uncovered, 10-15 minutes longer or until the carrots are tender.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 150 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 45mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 3g fiber), 1g protein.
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I loved this dish. We sort of viewed it as dessert, though we served it with the main meal. There's nothing I would change. We had it with pork chops, asparagus, mashed potatoes/gravy, and stuffing. The apples in it, with the topping, taste like apple crisp, and the carrots are a tasty "surprise". No dessert needed when you serve this.
Jan 28, 2014
Delicious and different. I used macs and I probably would recommend a firmer apple. My apple slices were practically dissolved into nothing while the carrots were tender, but not mushy. I also cut down on the flour a bit, since some people thought it was a little too floury tasting. Overall, very good and a nice change of pace.
Nov 3, 2009
I made this dish to bring to a friend's house for a family dinner. We served it along side pulled-pork. It received rave reviews. I would recommend the tip on counteracting the blandness; adding a little bit of brown sugar and cinnamon really enhanced the flavor and aroma. If you're not so much of a cooked carrot lover, you'd probably like this because the carrots are tender-crisp and blend in well with the apples. It tasted like a not-so-sweet-dessert. Even my picky 10-year-old son cleaned his plate.
Dec 4, 2008
To counteract blandness, try mixing one quarter cup packed dark brown sugar with one half teaspoon cinnamon; then after drizzling with orange juice, sprinkle with the brown sugar-cinnamon mixture before baking.
Mar 13, 2008
The topping was good, but the rest of the casserole was a bit bland.


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Integer programming can be used to provide solutions to complex decision and planning problems occurring in a wide variety of situations. The application of integer programming to solve real world problems requires a modelling phase in which the problem at hand is translated into a mathematical description of the problem, and a solution phase that aims at developing methods for producing solutions to the mathematical formulation of the problem.
The first two papers of this thesis have their focus on the modelling phase, and the application of integer programming for solving nurse scheduling problems. Common to both papers is that the research has been conducted in collaboration with health care representatives, and that the models presented can be used for providing schedules that can be used by nurses. In the latter paper, a meta-heuristic approach is suggested for providing the schedules.
The last three papers address method development and specifically the design of column generation methods. The first of these papers presents optimality conditions that are useful in methods where columns are generated using dual solutions that are not necessarily optimal with respect to a linear programming relaxation, and the usefulness of these conditions are illustrated by examples from the literature.
Many applications of column generation yield master problems of a set partitioning type, and the fourth and fifth paper present methodologies for solving such problems. The characteristics of these methodologies are that all solutions derived are feasible and integral, where the preservation of integrality is a major distinction from other column generation methods presented in the literature.
Hospital wards need to be staffed by nurses round the clock, resulting in irregular working hours for many nurses. Over the years, the nurses influence on the scheduling has been increased in order to improve their working conditions. In Sweden it is common to apply a kind of self-scheduling where each nurse individually proposes a schedule, and then the final schedule is determined through informal negotiations between the nurses. This kind of self-scheduling is very time-consuming and does often lead to conflicts. We present a pilot study which aims at determining if it is possible to create an optimisation tool that automatically delivers a usable schedule based on the schedules proposed by the nurses. The study is performed at a typical Swedish nursing ward, for which we have developed a mathematical model and delivered schedules. The results of this study are very promising and suggest continued work along these lines.
This book presents some recent systems engineering and mathematical tools for health care along with their real-world applications by health care practitioners and engineers. Advanced approaches, tools, and algorithms used in operating room scheduling and patient flow are covered. State-of-the-art results from applications of data mining, business process modeling, and simulation in healthcare, together with optimization methods, form the core of the volume. Systems Analysis Tools for Better Health Care Delivery illustrates the increased need of partnership between engineers and health care professionals. This book will benefit researchers and practitioners in health care delivery institutions, staff members and professionals of specialized hospital units, and lecturers and graduate students in engineering, applied mathematics, business administration and health care.
Column generation is a linear programming method that, when combined with appropriate integer programming techniques, has been successfully used for solving huge integer programs. The use of a dual solution to the restricted master problem is essential when new columns are derived by solving a subproblem. Even if the problem to be solved is an integer programming one, this dual solution is usually optimal with respect to the linear programming relaxation of either the original problem or of a restriction thereof formed further down a branch-and-price-tree.
This paper addresses the situation that arises when columns of a binary problem are generated using any dual solution, and we derive optimality conditions for determining when the master problem has been augmented with enough columns to contain an integer optimal solution to the complete master problem.
We discuss the concept of over-generation of columns, which means to augment the restricted master problem with a set of columns, to ensure progress of the algorithm and also to make sure that the columns of the restricted master problem eventually comply with the optimality conditions. To illustrate the over-generation strategy, we compare our results with special cases that are already known from the literature, and we make some new suggestions.
The integral simplex method for set partitioning problems allows onlypivots-on-one to be made, which results in a primal all-integer method. Inthis technical note we outline how to tailor the column generationprinciple to this method. Because of the restriction topivots-on-one, only local optimality can be guaranteed, and to ensureglobal optimality we consider the use of implicit enumeration.
Column generation is a linear programming method in which a dual solution of the master problem is essential when deriving new columns by solving a subproblem. When combined with appropriate integer programming techniques, column generation has successfully been used for solving huge integer programs. In many applications where column generation is used, the master problem is of a set partitioning type.
The set partitioning polytope has the quasi-integrality property, which enables the use of simplex pivot based methods for finding improved integer solutions where each integer solution is associated with a linear programming basis a corresponding dual solution. By combining these kinds of simplex pivots with column generation, one obtains a method where each successively found solution to a restricted master problem is feasible, integer, and associated with a dual solution to be used in the column generation step. The column generation subproblem can either be of a regular type, or it can be tailored to produce columns that maintain integrality when pivoted into the basis.
In this paper, a framework for this kind of column generation, which we here name all-integer column generation for set partitioning problems, is presented. The strategies proposed are primarily of a meta-heuristic nature, but with the proper settings, optimal or near-optimal solutions can be obtained.
On the day of the defence date the status of this article was Manuscript with the title All-integer column generation: A meta-heuristic for set partitioning problems.


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Camera Raw 8.4 is now available as a release candidate on Adobe Labs for Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CC on Adobe Labs.
As mentioned here, updates to Camera Raw 8 for Photoshop CS6 only include new camera support, lens profile support, and bug fixes. The new features listed in the release notes are only available in Photoshop CC.
This release candidate has dropped support for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac OSX 10.6 for Photoshop CS6 customers. Impacted customers can continue either update to compatible operating system or continue to use Camera Raw 8.3 for Photoshop CS6. Photoshop CS6 customers on Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion), Mac OSX 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or Mac OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) will not be impacted and will continue to receive updated camera support through future ACR 8.x dot releases.
New Camera Support in Camera Raw 8.4 Release Candidate
- Canon EOS 1200D (REBEL T5, KISS X70)Casio EX-100
- DJI Phantom
- Fujifilm X-T1
- Hasselblad H5D-50c
- Hasselblad HV
- Nikon D3300
- Nikon D4S
- Olympus OM-D E-M10 (*)
- Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS40 (DMC-TZ60, DMC-TZ61)
- Phase One IQ250
- Samsung NX30
- Sony Alpha a5000 (ILCE-5000)
- Sony Alpha a6000 (ILCE-6000)
* denotes preliminary support
New Lens Profile Support in Camera Raw 8.4 Release Candidate
|Apple iPhone 5c
|Canon EF 200-400mm f/4 L IS USM
|Canon EF 200-400mm f/4 L IS USM EXT
|Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
|Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
|SIGMA 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM A013
|Zeiss Otus 1.4/55 ZE
|Phantom Vision FC200 (for raw files)
|Fujifilm X100S
|Nikon 1 NIKKOR 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 VR
|Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
|Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
|Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED
|SIGMA 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM A013
|Zeiss Otus 1.4/55 ZF.2
|SIGMA 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM A013
|Sony E
|Sony E PZ 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS
|Sony FE
|Sony FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS
|Sony Alpha
|Sony 20mm F2.8
|Sony Alpha
|Sony 24mm F2 ZA SSM
|Sony Alpha
|Sony 35mm F1.4 G
|Sony Alpha
|Sony 50mm F1.4
|Sony Alpha
|Sony 50mm F1.4 ZA
|Sony Alpha
|Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro
|Sony Alpha
|Sony 85mm F1.4 ZA
|Sony Alpha
|Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM
|Sony Alpha
|Sony 135mm F1.8 ZA
|Sony Alpha
|Sony DT 11-18mm F4.5-5.6
|Sony Alpha
|Sony DT 16-50mm F2.8 SSM
|Sony Alpha
|Sony DT 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 ZA
|Sony Alpha
|Sony DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 SAM II
|Sony Alpha
|Sony DT 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 SAM
|Sony Alpha
|Sony DT 30mm F2.8 Macro SAM
|Sony Alpha
|Sony DT 35mm F1.8 SAM
|Sony Alpha
|Sony DT 50mm F1.8 SAM
|Sony Alpha
|Sony DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 SAM
|Sony Alpha
|Sony DT 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 SAM
Release Notes
Camera Raw 8.4 introduces the following new features for Photoshop CC customers:
A new before/after Preview system with side-by-side and split-view support.
- The main idea is a simple Before/After set of image settings.
- The Preview checkbox in earlier versions of ACR has been replaced by three buttons in the bottom-right of the ACR main dialog. From left to right, they are:
- Mode: Click this button to cycle through left/right and top/bottom side-by-side and split-view modes. Click-and-hold this button to bring up a popup menu for directly choosing Preview modes and accessing the Preview Preferences. Keyboard shortcut: Press Q to cycle through the Preview modes.
- Swap: Click this button to swap Before/After settings. Keyboard shortcut: Press P to swap Before/After settings for the primary selected image only; press Shift-P to swap Before/After settings for all selected images.
- Copy: Click this button to copy the After settings to the Before settings. This is useful for establishing a temporary "checkpoint" for your image editing session. Keyboard shortcut: Press Option-P to copy After settings to the Before settings for the primary selected image only. Press Shift-Option-P to copy After settings to the Before settings for all selected images.
- The After preview image always reflects the current slider and tool settings (White Balance, Exposure, etc.).
- The standard single-image view always shows the After state.
- In the side-by-side and split-view modes, the Before settings are always shown on the left or top, and the After settings are always shown on the right or bottom.
- The Preview Preferences dialog supports customizing the Preview modes used for cycling and some drawing options.
- When using any tool other than Zoom and Pan (hand) in a side-by-side or split-view, changes are only allowed on the After view. Using the Crop tool will put you back into the standard single-image mode.
- Zooming and panning on one view will automatically zoom and pan the other.
Pet Eye correction: The Red Eye tool can now correct bright pupils in animals. Select 'Pet Eye' from the new drop down menu in the Red Eye tool to locate and fix pet eyes.
Changes to Local Corrections:
- Added a mechanism to quickly reset all local correction sliders (Temperature, Exposure, etc.) to zero: right-click on a local adjustment pin and choose "Reset Local Correction Settings" from the context menu. Another way is to click on a local adjustment pin, and then choose "Reset Local Correction Settings" from the flyout menu.
- Added "Fill Image" to context menu for Radial Filter. Right-click on a radial filter adjustment pin and choose "Fill Image" from the context menu to resize the radial filter to cover the image area. (Shortcut: double-click inside the ellipse overlay for a radial filter adjustment to accomplish the same task.)
- Added "Check All" and "Check None" buttons to Synchronize, New Preset, Save Settings, and Copy/Paste (Bridge) dialog boxes. These are shortcuts for checking all/none of the check boxes.
- Added keyboard shortcut: When using the Crop Tool or Straighten Tool, press the X key to flip the crop aspect ratio (landscape to portrait, portrait to landscape).
- Added explanatory note to Lens Correction "Profile" panel to indicate when built-in (metadata-based) lens profiles are automatically applied to the image.
Added context menu to Histogram pane. The context menu can be used to enable Lab color readouts, even when the Workflow Options are set to another color space (such as Adobe RGB). The context menu and also be used to toggle the shadow, highlight, and gamut clipping warnings.
Added Camera Matching color profiles (PROVIA/STANDARD, Velvia/VIVID, ASTIA/SOFT, MONOCHROME, etc.) for the following Fujifilm cameras:
- Fujifilm X-A1
- Fujifilm X-E1
- Fujifilm X-E2
- Fujifilm X-M1
- Fujifilm X-S1
- Fujifilm X-T1
- Fujifilm X-Pro1
- Fujifilm X10
- Fujifilm X20
- Fujifilm XF1
- Fujifilm XQ1
- Fujifilm X100
- Fujifilm X100S
Bug Fixes:
- Fix bug that prevented opening Nikon D800/D800E raw images shot with a DX lens in Live View Video mode.
- Grain effect now varies from image to image to facilitate editing time-lapse and video frame sequences.
- Artifacts appear along edges of photo when applying grain.