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The Mathematica programming language has many unusual characteristics, two of which are:
- Everything is an expression.
- Pattern-based rewrite rules are obscenely powerful.
These kinds of characteristics are the foundation of what makes Mathematica a powerful programming language. For example, the bubble sort algorithm can be implemented in a single line without a loop in Mathematica using a single conditional rewrite rule that exchanges adjacent elements when they are out of order:
bubble[xs___, x_, y_, ys___] := bubble[xs, y, x, ys] /; x > y
This definition causes a new rewrite rule to be injected into Mathematica's global table of rewrite rules. Mathematica then applies this rule to any subexpression it sees that has the form bubble[..]. The pattern on the left side of the rule searches for a pair of adjacent arguments (x and y) to bubble where x>y. If the pattern matches then the expression is rewritten such that x and y are exchanged.
This example not only demonstrates the remarkable expressiveness of the Mathematica programming language but also some of the ensuing problems. We have no idea how efficiently Mathematica's pattern matcher will find adjacent elements that are out of order and it is unlikely that Mathematica will optimize this down to an in-place swap. Consequently, we cannot begin to predict how much time or space this function will require. A quick benchmark shows that sorting 100 small integers this way takes a whopping 0.63 seconds!

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Following in the footsteps of the creation of the Bab Al-Shams village, a group of activists have cooperated in order to build Al Manatir, a Palestinian village in the land of Burin. Palestinians and solidarity activists built up tents and huts in order to maintain Palestinian presence on their land which is under the threat of confiscation for the continued illegal Israeli settlement expansion.
Shortly after the tents were established, several illegal Israeli settlers from a nearby settlement began to attack the area. The Israeli army were present and did not prevent the acts of violence by the settlers. Excessive sound grenades and toxic tear gas canisters are being shot directly at Palestinian activists. Several Palestinians have already been arrested while others are injured.
The fact that the Israeli army are silently watching while Israeli settlers attack activists and steal Palestinian tents in the newly established village indicates more than ever that Palestinians live in a system of apartheid. Palestinians are forbidden from building on their own lands, while illegal settlers are openly welcomed.
Despite the continued Israeli aggression on Palestinians, we will continue our non violent struggle and we will not stop until justice and freedom prevails. Dr. Barghouti, Secretary General of the Palestinian Initiative stated, "If Israel destroys a village, we will build another. If Israel demolishes a tent, we will build ten more."
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Pakistan court sentences Briton to death for blasphemy
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A court in Pakistan has sentenced a British man to death for blasphemy for claiming to be a prophet of Islam, a prosecutor and police said Friday, January 24.
Mohammad Asghar, a British national of Pakistani origin, was arrested in 2010 in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, for writing letters claiming to be a prophet, police said.
The special court inside Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail, where Asghar is being held, rejected defence claims that the 65-year-old has mental health problems.
Pakistan's tough blasphemy laws have attracted criticism from rights groups, who say they are frequently abused to settle personal scores.
"Asghar claimed to be a prophet even inside the court. He confessed it in front of the judge," Javed Gul, a government prosecutor, told AFP.
"Asghar used to write it even on his visiting card."
Muslims believe that the Prophet Mohammed was the last messenger of God.
Blasphemy is an extremely sensitive issue in Pakistan, where 97 percent of the population is Muslim, and insulting the Prophet Mohammed can carry the death penalty.
But the country has had a de facto moratorium on civilian hangings since 2008. Only one person has been executed since then, a soldier convicted by court martial.
In 2006 the then-president Pervez Musharraf commuted the death sentence on a British man convicted of murder after appeals from then-prime minister Tony Blair and Prince Charles.
Mental health problems
The court also ordered Asghar to pay a fine of one million Pakistani rupees ($10,000), Gul said.
Asghar has a long history of mental health problems, including hospital treatment in Scotland in 2003, according to a source close to the case.
The source, who did not want to be named because of the sensitivity of blasphemy allegations in Pakistan, said Asghar had attempted suicide while being held in Adiala prison.
The court refused to accept Asghar's British medical records, the source said.
A medical board examined Asghar after defence lawyers said he was suffering from some mental disorder, but the prosecutor Gul said they "declared him as a normal person".
A police official in Sadiq Abad neighbourhood of Rawalpindi, where Asghar was arrested, confirmed the death sentence.
The British High Commission in Islamabad said it was aware of the case and was providing consular assistance but would not comment in detail.
In 2012, Rimsha Masih, a young Christian girl, was arrested for alleged blasphemy in Islamabad.
The case provoked international concern because of her age, estimated at 14, and because she was variously described as "uneducated" or suffering from Down's syndrome.
The charges against here were eventually thrown out and last June she fled to Canada with her family.
Even unproven allegations of blasphemy can provoke a violent public response. There have been several cases where mobs have attacked mentally ill people who have made supposedly blasphemous claims. –Rappler.com


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In the Northeast, where winter, spring, summer and fall each require their own clothing and recreational activities, seasons supply a footing for memory. Personal histories can be charted through weather clues; one water gun fight suggests the heat of that July, and the people with which the months were sweat away: 'Remember last summer when we ...'
But what about seasons we cannot remember, or seasons for which we were not alive? What markers existed in the 17th century for people to hang their memories on? How did families in the early 20th century enjoy the warm summer months?
On Aug. 3, Pennypacker Mills in Schwenksville presents 'In the Good Old Summertime,' an event where visitors can try out for themselves summer activities, including lawn games and bicycle-riding, played by a family in the early 20th century.
Much like the present day, 'Summertime was a time for picnics and outings,' says Linda Callegari, a museum educator at Pennypacker Mills, a Colonial-revival mansion in which former Pennsylvania Gov. Samuel Pennypacker and his family lived at the turn of the 20th century.
'There was a large emphasis on lawn games: croquet, badminton, hoops, ring toss,' she says, most of which will be available to play throughout the day.
For those who prefer activities on wheels, Bob Swain 'The Bike Guy' will be on hand with his collection of antique bicycles. Prompted by a mid-life heart attack to reconsider his exercise habits, Swain began biking. Soon enough he started collecting bikes, and antique ones at that - among them a bicycle with a looming front wheel, its size dwarfing those of the two wheels at the back.
A beacon of history year-round, Pennypacker Mills offers visitors a taste of life in any season, especially in the 1900s History Center, which houses a reconstructed general store.
'We've outfitted the room with fake food that kids can pick up safely - pears, oranges, tomatoes, apples, potatoes,' explains Callegari. 'All the produce you could need, plus all sorts of canned goods and soaps. We have little wedges of cheese, bottles of milk, baskets of eggs.'
Whereas the foods people ate in the early 1900s may not have changed drastically, ways of communicating have; while nowadays texts and emails can be mined for exchanged sentiments, back then mailed letters were how people communicated in long form.
The 1900s History Center includes an interactive post office.
'One of the jobs the kids can do is sort mail and put it in the different mailboxes,' says Callegari. Young visitors also have the opportunity to make calling cards, or small notes left when visiting someone who was not at home.
Just as visitors to Pennypacker Mills can play the part - from lawn tennis to shop owner - families can also look the part with costumes that authenticate the feel of a gone century.
Callegari says, 'Inside the house, families can go to a new venue we have where you can dress up in period clothing. We have all different types of clothing. Some are more casual than others; we have a baseball uniform for boys, party dresses for girls, blue jean overalls and a plaid shirt, or a top hot and an overcoat.'
More importantly, you can document your visit.
'Using your camera or smartphone, we'll take a picture of you in period clothing and you can post it on your Facebook. Our hope is that visitors will also post photos on our Facebook page,' says Callegari.
It's a kind of documentation and socializing of which the Pennypacker family never knew. They made do with human memory, an oft-unreliable documentarian, as they viewed the summer goings-on from their house's porch.
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The Gallithay family name is thought to be of Norman origins. It comes from an early member of the family who was a happy, joyous, and bold person. The name Gallithay derives from the nickname the galliard, which means the bold or the joyous.
The surname Gallithay was first found in county Devon where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gallithay research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 135 and 1351 are included under the topic Early Gallithay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Gaylord, Gaillard, Galliard, Gaylor, Gayleard and others.
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To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Gallithay or a variant listed above: John Gaylord who settled in Nantasket in 1630; William Gaylord settled there the same year.


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Q: How do I prepare my fish for winter? Do I need to bring them inside? – Liz in Michigan
A: As the temperatures fall, we may be pulling out our winter coats and goulashes, but your fish don't need them at all! In fact, pond fish, like koi and goldfish, do quite well in a pond over the winter – even if it freezes over – as long as your pond is at least 18 inches deep (though we recommend 24 inches to be certain the fish don't turn into popsicles). The fish will go into their annual torpor, or dormancy, and will require little more than clean, oxygen-rich water to survive.
To ensure they get that life-sustaining oxygen, you will need to do four things:
1. Remove debris from the pond. In the fall, before ice forms, give your pond or water feature a good cleaning. Remove debris, trim dead leaves off plants, net floating leaves and remove as much detritus as possible so very little will be decomposing – and releasing harmful gasses – through the cold months.
2. Add some beneficial bacteria. Also in the fall, you may want to add some beneficial bacteria, like Pond Logic®'s Seasonal Defense®. It accelerates the decomposition of leaves, scum and sediment that builds up during the fall and winter months. In the spring, it replenishes winter bacteria loss, jump starts the filter and breaks down unwanted waste, making your pond water ready for a clean spring and summer.
3. Install an aerator or air stone. Colder water holds more oxygen than warmer water, but you'll still want to inject air into the pond during the winter months, especially if your pond freezes over. One or two air stones or a diffuser placed in a shallow part of your pond will be enough to aerate the water and keep a small hole in the ice, which will allow harmful gasses to escape and oxygen to enter.
4. Hook up a heater. If you live in a frigid area where the ice on your pond builds to an inch or more, you can use a floating heater or de-icer, like the Thermo-Pond, that melts through the ice. Again, it's critical to keep an open hole in the ice to allow for gas exchange.
In most cases, your fish will be just fine through the winter months. When the water warms, you can begin feeding them again and enjoying them for yet another year!
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SANAA, YEMEN—Al Qaeda committed "horrific" rights abuses during its 16 months in power in southern Yemen, Amnesty International charged in a report released Tuesday, documenting the beheading of an alleged sorcerer, crucifixion of a man accused spying and amputation of a man's hand for stealing.
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The rights abuses between February 2011 and June 2012, when Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) affiliate Ansar al-Shariah took over parts of southern Yemen, resulted in "a human rights catastrophe," according to the London-based rights group.
The report also accuses Yemen's government of abuses.
"We believe that horrific human rights abuses took place and violations of international humanitarian law by both sides," according to author of the report, Celina Nasser.
Al Qaeda's takeover of large swaths of territory in southern Yemen was the first time the group has governed entire towns and cities.
The 57-page report, titled "Conflict in Yemen: Abyan's Darkest Hour," documents some of the violations during the conflict between Yemeni government forces and Ansar al-Shariah. It also sheds light on how Al Qaeda militants ran government affairs.
Al Qaeda militants seized Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province on the Arabian Sea coast, while Yemen was mired in the turmoil of a popular uprising against then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The militants also took control of several nearby towns. Saleh, once a U.S. ally, stepped down in February under a Gulf-mediated, U.S.-backed deal.
Al Qaeda set up committees to rule southern Yemen. Their rulings and punishments were documented in videos released by Al Qaeda in Yemen's media arm. Amnesty compiled some in a nearly 10-minute video released with the report.
The video shows a man in front of a crowd holding the severed head of a woman accused of sorcery. Other scenes show amputation of a man's left hand in a public square in the town of Jaar in southern Yemen. He was accused of stealing electronic wires. Without a trial or prior knowledge of the punishment, he wakes up to find his hand was cut off.
"They gave me an injection, and I slept ... when I woke up, my hand was not there," the man told Amnesty.
Another scene shows the bloated body of a man who was killed and crucified in a public square.
Stores were forcibly closed during the five daily Muslim prayers. A woman tells Amnesty that an Ansar al-Shariah militant banned men from entering her store.
"I would keep the door open, so he hung a curtain to make sure that no one could see me," she said.
The group also forced women to not only cover their faces, as is tradition in Yemen, but also to cover their eyes.
In May, the group destroyed tombs and shrines that they regarded as idolatrous in three villages in the governorate of Abyan.
Around a quarter-million people were displaced due to the conflict. The World Food Program says that more than 10 million Yemenis — 44.5 per cent of the population — are food insecure, many of them internally displaced.
Amnesty researcher, Nasser, said there were few checkpoints between the large southern city of Aden and the town of Jaar, which was the first to fall to Al Qaeda and served as the group's base in the absence of government forces.
"In Jaar, I didn't see any military presence. I think those who are running the show now are the Popular Committees," she said a phone interview with The Associated Press.
The governor of Abyan province told the AP that the government has yet to rebuild schools, hospitals, roads, sewage systems or even secure the area. He said food aid is also needed.
"The Interior Ministry has not until now taken any positive steps on the ground," Jamal al-Aqil said.
Amnesty's report also points to the killing of civilians, including children, as a result of air strikes and artillery and mortar attacks by government forces trying to force out Al Qaeda militants from residential areas.
Amnesty said that Yemeni government forces used inappropriate battlefield weapons such as artillery in civilian areas. In other attacks, government forces appeared to fail to take necessary precautions to spare civilians, the report said.
"We cannot rule out that some of these airstrikes were carried out by U.S. drones," Nasser told the AP. "We call on the United States to also investigate what weapons were used in these airstrikes where civilians were killed."
Washington considers the AQAP to be the network's most dangerous offshoot. The group has been blamed for directing a string of unsuccessful bomb plots on U.S. soil.
This summer, a Yemeni military campaign against AQAP in southern Yemen was orchestrated by U.S. military advisers and financially assisted by neighbouring Saudi Arabia. The U.S. helped Yemenis from a command centre manned by dozens of U.S. troops in the southern desert outside of the main battle zones. They co-ordinated assaults and airstrikes, and have carried out drone strikes.
"It's not only the Yemeni government. Any state that was supporting it, including the U.S., should bear responsibility for the killing of civilians," Nasser said.
Since the offensive drove Al Qaeda from the towns, the militants have sought refuge in nearby mountain areas and retaliated with assassinations of security and military officials and suicide bombings.
Nasser warned that the conflict could renew, with both sides "committing the same violations."


text: Share: August 29, 2010 | by Russel Auwae, Joel Hogle, David Markman, and Ana Elisa Perez Environmental Policy, Hydraulic Fracturing With the release of the controversial documentary "Gasland" and the continuing debate in Congress over the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, the issue of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas from deep shale deposits has become increasingly difficult to ignore.Hydraulic fracturing mining is the process of injecting a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into an underground well to facilitate the extraction of natural gas. For more than 30 years, the Environmental Protection Agency regulated hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The act was passed by Congress to protect the nation's drinking water from industrial contamination. It includes drinking water sources, such as rivers, lakes, springs, and reservoirs.In 2005, Dick Cheney, then vice president of the United States and a former CEO of Halliburton Co. (a large stakeholder in natural gas drilling), helped enact the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Included in this bill was an amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act that exempted hydraulic fracturing from federal regulation. Termed the "Halliburton Loophole" by opponents of deregulation, the amendment allowed the use of fluids and extraction agents with little oversight.Since being enacted, the loophole has received attention from many organizations around the nation. Increased awareness can be attributed to the numerous testimonies pointing to the environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing and the relatively recent discovery of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale, a formation of sedimentary rock that extends from the western part of New York to West Virginia.While the process of hydraulic fracturing previously took place in the south-central United States, it is now an issue for people living on or around the Marcellus Shale. As drilling keeps expanding toward new grounds, organizations are starting to convene, arguing hydraulic fracturing has extended beyond state borders and therefore requires action at the federal level.The FRAC Act was proposed in June to address the need for federal regulation. There are two stand-alone bills in the House and the Senate, presented by Reps. Diana DeGette, Maurice Hinchey and Jared Polis and Sens. Robert Casey and Charles Schumer. Both bills ask to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and give the EPA authority over hydraulic fracturing. The bills also require the energy industry to disclose the chemicals it uses in the hydraulic fracturing process.Energy in Depth, a group promoting gas drilling, claims the FRAC Act could result in the closure of half of the United States' oil wells and one third of its gas wells being closed. Some opponents of hydraulic fracturing have disputed the accuracy of these claims.The FRAC Act addresses multinational corporations that produce equipment and provide services to smaller businesses that actually conduct the extraction of natural gas. Local extraction companies make up a large majority of the natural gas industry. However they buy their tools and injection chemicals from big corporations, such as Halliburton Co. and Schlumberger LTD that are openly opposed to the FRAC Act. The corporations consider the components of their hydraulic fracturing fluid to be a trade secret.A previous EPA study in 2004 declared that hydraulic fracturing posed "little or no threat to underground sources of drinking water," but some considered this study to be emotionally and politically biased. To help resolve the many discrepancies between the gas industry and activists, the EPA announced on Feb. 24 it would begin a $1.9 million study of the hydraulic fracturing process. On July 22, the EPA held a public meeting in Pennsylvania to discuss the direction of research. The results of this study should be available by late 2012.Disagreements about hydraulic fracturing are partly because of a lack of reliable information regarding effects, both to ecosystems and to people. New York is holding a moratorium on drilling permits for the Marcellus Shale region until studies and regulations are in place.We encourage these actions:Contact your local representative (www.state.ny.us) to ask for more comprehensive studies.Collaborate with local organizations to raise awareness.Call the Department of Environmental Conservation (1-518-402-8013) for information and to voice your concerns about this issue. Russel Auwae, Joel Hogle, David Markman, and Ana Elisa Perez are undergraduate students in the Cary Institute's Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program. Share: Feature Hydraulic fracturing poses risks to us, ecosystems › August 29, 2010


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The state's warmest spring on record will have planet-wide repercussions.
During a hearing on Capitol Hill, Scott Pruitt called the controversies a 'distraction.'
Emails show the Trump administration ordering scientists to change their tone.
The agency says the regulation 'imposes unjustified costs' on oil and gas industry.
The public can now weigh in on the Trump administration's regulatory rollback.
Trump proposes an end to the office that protects low-income areas from pollution.
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Freeport is the main city on the beautiful Grand Bahama, an island in the northwest Bahamas. It's revered for its white-sand beaches, sparkling turquoise waters and abundance of nature activities. Take time to appreciate the island's exceptional natural beauty when exploring the longest underwater cave system in the world, towering indigenous pine trees and outstanding flora and fauna.
Nassau - an attractive harbour, a colourful blend of old world and colonial architecture, and a busy port, is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas. The tropical climate and natural beauty of the Bahamas have made the city a popular tourist destination. Nassau is considered a historical stronghold of pirates.
New Orleans
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area, (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner) has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population of 1,360,436 as of 2000. The city/parish alone has a population of 343,829 as of 2010. The city is named after Philippe d' Orléans, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is well known for its distinct French Creole architecture, as well as its cross cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The city is often referred to as the "most unique" city in America.
Key West
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. It is considered the southernmost city in the continental United States. The city also occupies nearby islands and portions of nearby islands. It's popularly known for its stunning beaches, coral reefs – destinations for diving and snorkeling.


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Located beneath Bastone Brewery, Craft provides a hip 1970s look and feel. Imagine Edison bulbs, wallpaper, wood panels and a fresh color scheme. Additionally, a wall of old speakers is behind the bar to add to the whimsical basement vibe.
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Portable, stylish USB cables with micro-USB, mini-USB, and Apple 30-pin connectors.
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The gadget fiend on the go.
Sharp angles, a stiff charcoal-colored body, bright accent colors and pocket clips. Not your average cable.
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Slip them in a bag or pocket, and use them like any other USB cable.
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They don't tangle. Ever.
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They're too rigid. The same thing that makes these cables so great and non-tangly makes them maddening to use.
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The MicroUSB cable wouldn't fit the connector on the Sony RX100. The cable works with other devices, and the RX100 works with other MicroUSB cables. Bizarre.
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- Used in various configurations with a MacBook Pro, iPhone, Mophie, mini Belkin power strip, and a Sony RX100 camera.
- Without a flat surface and 6-10 inches of room directly in front of whatever port you're plugging into, they're useless. (Unless you just hold both devices in your hands.)
- These cables actually got a compliment. That's a first.
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Ultimately, no. These cables aren't horrible. They actually have some nice qualities to them. But the inflexible shape really limits how you can position your devices when connected. Instead, just go for a super short cable that's more bendy. Certainly not as flashy, but ultimately much more versatile.
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|The military tactics used in this episode are pretty poor. The Jem'Hadar just charge at the defenders en masse. Remember that photon grenade launcher Kirk used in "Arena"? Imagine what just half a dozen of those little things would do to such an attack. Surely the Defiant could have replicated a few launchers and beamed them down?
For that matter, what about just firing a long burst of phaser fire and sweeping it from side to side, instead of all those fast shots they use? It would be far more devastating than present day machine gun fire. A single wide-angle beam would be even better. And don't claim that they would run out of power too quickly, because we see extra power clips being handed out before the battle but nobody is ever seen actually changing one.
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text: We live in Martinsville, Indiana which is about 25 miles southof Indianapolis. We have two girls, Mikayle and Carlie. We became interested in field trial dogs when we bought our first Vizsla, Duke. We decided to get a Vizsla after lots of research on what breed would fit with our lifestyle. We turned to Vizslas and we fell in love with the breed. My Great Grandfather competed in fox hound trials from the time he was a young adult until he was in his late 60's. My Grandfather hunted English Pointers from the time he was a young boy unitl the last year of his life. My grandfather passed away in 2007. He is greatly missed, but was proud to pass on his love of bird dogs and competitive spirit to me. Participating in field trials is a family hobby for us. We are truly dedicated to the sport and dearly love the quality time we spend with our girls and our dogs.


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A coalition of students and parents challenged the Palo Alto school board Tuesday to ensure the district's two high schools offer a basic, non-honors track in math and science that satisfies entrance requirements for University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) schools.
School board members in turn asked Superintendent Kevin Skelly to clarify current course offerings after the students and parents angrily testified against what they called the "math letter," a statement signed by Palo Alto High School's math department in May.
In the letter, department head Radu Toma and his colleagues had argued against raising Palo Alto's graduation requirements to meet UC/CSU entrance criteria because doing so would "either stop a significant number of students from graduating or, alternatively, force us to drastically lower standards in our courses as too many other schools have done."
Toma indicated that Paly's "regular lane" Algebra 2 class exceeds "basic benchmarks." Easing those standards so that they meet but do not exceed UC/CSU entrance requirements would hurt the school district's reputation, he wrote.
In emotional testimony at Tuesday night's school board meeting, students and parents criticized the letter as "arrogant, elitist and paternalistic," reflecting a math and science program at Palo Alto's two high schools that caters to high achievers while failing to offer a basic path to college for many students.
They called for the district to ensure the availability of at least one lane of high school math and science offerings that meet, but do not exceed, the UC/CSU requirements.
"This letter is offensive on so many levels I don't have time to explain," parent Kim Bomar said.
"For Mr. Toma to say (certain students) cannot be expected to pass is a total abrogation of the duty to teach."
About 20 percent of Paly's and Gunn's Class of 2011, including a disproportionate number of black and Latino students, graduated without fulfilling the entrance requirement for CSU and UC, the so-called "A-G requirements."
While it's possible to graduate without meeting the four-year-college-prep curriculum, Palo Alto has struggled to boost the percentage of its graduates who meet the UC/CSU entrance requirements. The concern was identified as a priority in the district's 2008 strategic plan, and the board set a goal of having 85 percent of its graduates meet the criteria by 2012.
Skelly in May recommended that the school board boost Palo Alto's graduation requirements to align with the UC/CSU entrance criteria as one way of raising expectations for all students. That idea has been endorsed by a variety of interest groups, including the Student Equity Action Network, the Network of Parents of Students of Color and the group We Can Do Better Palo Alto, which has pushed for measures to reduce academic stress.
But the Board of Education reacted cautiously to Skelly's May proposal, expressing worries about unintended consequences for struggling students, including many in special education.
At the time, Skelly said he would bring the issue back to the board after researching why some students are not fulfilling A-G. He returned with an analysis in October.
At Tuesday's board meeting, students and parents criticized the tone of the math letter as "unacceptable in every possible way" while renewing their request that Palo Alto align its graduation standards with UC/CSU entrance criteria.
Lucas Brooks, an African-American senior at Paly and member of the Student Equity Action Network, said he's fortunate to have "two MIT graduates, constant access to the Internet, and the time and money to hire a tutor.
"But unfortunately, most of my minority and economically disadvantaged friends as well as many others cannot say the same," Brooks said.
"Unfortunately, they go home and struggle to teach themselves material designed for students like me. This doesn't mean there's a problem with their brains, just their school.
"It doesn't make sense to me to design even the middle lane classes so that students in them need to learn much more than they'll need to achieve their collegiate dreams," Brooks said.
He also urged the board to reform graduation requirements to comply with UC/CSU entrance criteria.
Parent Wynn Hausser, a member of We Can Do Better Palo Alto, said he was "flabbergasted to read the letter from the Paly math department that indicates these teachers are more concerned with reputation and awards than doing their jobs as educators -- that is to educate all their students to the best of their ability.
"I do not think, or at least I hope, that this letter does not represent the viewpoint of the majority of Palo Alto teachers. But the elitist attitudes expressed in the letter should be repudiated in the strongest possible terms," Hausser said.
Skelly apologized to the parents, saying he took responsibility for overlooking Toma's comments in the context of the A-G debate in May.
"I should have gone back to the math department and worked on that issue," he said Tuesday.
"I think the math department regrets the contents of that letter and wish they'd expressed concerns about the psychic implications for students more articulately and more sensitively.
"While folks may not trust the math department on this, I do. They're people of good will who want to see kids be successful."
Skelly said he will bring the A-G matter back to the board but wants assurance that staff members will have a safe environment to express their views.
"We're not proud of the results we have (on A-G attainment) to date and I take those as personal failures," he said. "I think others do as well, including the math department."


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Booth number: Hall 2, stand 2.409
Event website: http://www.posidonia-events.com
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Every two years the Posidonia exhibition is the essential place for serious business at the largest gathering in the shipping calendar.
The trade show provides direct access to Greek shipping and the owners of the largest fleet under the control of any one national group, dominating the newbuilding orderbook and S&P market.
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Cake with Buttercream Decorating Frosting
This sweet creamy frosting made with real butter is easy to blend together and holds its shape nicely when used to decorate a special layer cake. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Total TimePrep: 1 hour
Makes10-12 servings
- 1 package cake mix of your choice (regular size)
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup shortening
- 12 cups confectioners' sugar (about 3 pounds)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 to 1 cup milk
- Blue, yellow and green gel, paste or liquid food coloring
- Prepare and bake cake according to package directions for two 9-in. round baking pans. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla, salt and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency.
- Place 1/4 cup frosting each in three small bowls; tint one blue, one yellow and one green. Set aside 2-1/4 cups of remaining frosting for basket weave decoration and shell border. Spread remaining frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.
- To decorate, cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert medium basket weave tip. Fill the bag with reserved white frosting. Decorate sides of cake using basket weave pattern (see diagrams at right). Change to medium star tip to pipe shell border along bottom and top edges of cake.
- For writing, use medium round tip and blue frosting to pipe desired greeting off-center on top of cake. Use medium round tip and green frosting to pipe vines around writing. Switch to medium leaf tip to pipe green leaves along vines. Use small flower tip to pipe yellow and blue flowers along vines. Leftover frosting can be frozen for up to 3 months.
Editor's NoteUse of a coupler ring will allow you to easily change pastry tips for different designs.
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very easy to make and decorate with, just make sure it is not too hot in your kitchen, or chill it some before you use it, it did separate some
Nov 14, 2011
I made this dairy free by substituting Crisco butter sticks for the butter and using soy milk. It turned out fine and this is going to be my go-to decorating frosting.
Dec 23, 2009
This frosting is wonderful, and we use it several times throughout the year for birthday cakes. We also make 1/3 recipe to decorate cutout cookies at Christmastime!
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add 1 tsp butter extract1/2 tsp almond extractsubsitute milk for water and add 1/2 cup powdered creamer


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In 1991, Jim and Patsy Duncan in cooperation with Manitoba Conservation initiated the first extensive, systematic volunteer owl survey in Canada. The objectives were to:
Initially consisting of 21 routes in southeastern Manitoba and adjacent Minnesota, initial emphasis was placed on the Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) and Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa). Consequently, playbacks of these two species were used. By 1998, the survey had grown to 77 routes and expanded to include Manitoba's Interlake and Prairie Regions, and playback of Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) and Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) were used. By 1999, over 400 volunteers had participated in this survey. The survey protocol changed significantly in the year 2000. Route length, spacing between listening stations and listening time all changed and the playback was dropped. The change was made in order to standardize the methods across Canada and become part of the nation-wide owl survey. This owl survey has been run every year from 1991 to the present. Ten species of owls have been detected on these surveys: Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Boreal Owl, Eastern Screech-Owl, Great Gray Owl, Great Horned Owl, Long-eared Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, and Short-eared Owl.
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THE two and a half miserable hours that Michelle Lam spent in a fitting room, trying on bras, one fine summer day in 2011 would turn out to be, in her words, a "life-changing experience." After trying on 20 bras to find one that fit, and not particularly well at that, she left the store feeling naked and intruded upon.
"It occurred to me in that fitting room, as I was waiting for that saleswoman to bring me bras: Wow, this is the worst shopping experience on earth," she said. (My wife concurs.) From her frustration that day emerged an idea for a business called True&Co.
The history of e-commerce is marked by start-ups devising ways to sell products that were once thought of as unsuitable for sale online. Shoes were not supposed to be something customers would buy online, but then Zappos showed it could be done. The same thing was said about eyeglasses, until Warby Parker came along. But bras, which are among the most personal items someone can buy, represent the Everest of online retail challenges.
Ms. Lam's company opened True&Co last year along with two co-founders, Dan Dolgin and Aarthi Ramamurthy. The company, based in San Francisco, is certainly not the first to sell lingerie online. Older sites include the Web arm of Victoria's Secret and HerRoom.com, which was founded in 1998, near the dawn of the Age of E-Commerce.
Professional bra fitters have also moved online. Linda Becker, whose family owns two bra stores in New York, says she sells twice as many bras online today at LindaTheBraLady.com as she does in her stores. Some of her online customers have previously visited one of her shops and been fitted in person. But new customers take their own measurements and work with customer service representatives on the phone. She says only 10 percent of online orders are returned.
But some customers turn out to be extremely hard to fit and it's hard to tell why, Ms. Becker says. "That kind of customer will be impossible to fit online because the problem is unseen. There's no way of figuring it out over the phone."
True&Co's innovation is to put a batch of bras into customers' hands so they can choose what fits best. New customers take a quiz — modeled on the ones in Cosmopolitan magazine that Ms. Lam fondly remembers filling out in high school — to collect the information needed to fit the bra properly. They are then invited to pick three bras in different styles.
True&Co uses an algorithm to pick two additional bras to send out, based on what can be discerned from the customer's choices. So the customer ends up with five bras to try on at home, with no obligation to buy. Most of the company's bras are priced from $45 to $62.
The 15-question quiz asks for the customer's band and cup size and the manufacturer of her current "best fitting (and beloved) bra," and works from there to determine how the fit of that favorite bra could be improved. Other quiz questions include: "Do your cups runneth over?" citing things like cleavage or underarms — or "No spills, all good." The question "What is your shape?" is followed by these choices: Well-Rounded, Bottom Happy, Taking Sides and Bottom & Sides.
"We have an algorithm that defines 2,000 body types," Ms. Lam said. True&Co does not make customized bras for each of those 2,000 body types, however, so much of the taxonomy's precision is lost when it must be translated into the far fewer combinations of band and cup measurements used by bra makers.
True&Co has drawn the attention of some skeptics. Last month, a blogger at Open Source Fashion, Sindhya Valloppillil, dismissed the company's bra-fitting algorithm as "ridiculous," arguing that a bra must be "touched and tried on." She mocked the credulity of True&Co's venture capital investors in a post titled "V.C.'s Think My Boobs Need an Algorithm."
True&Co actually makes no patently ridiculous claims about the algorithm, which involves matching a woman's body type to a particular bra based partly on consistent variations among manufacturers for a given size and style. One manufacturer's 32C may work better for breasts of a certain shape, for example, even if a woman is used to buying a 34B.
Customers buy an average of two bras from each batch of five. The company says women end up buying more of the bras chosen by the algorithm than the ones they select themselves.
But as with shoes and eyeglasses, so too with bras: it's love at first touch and try, even in the digital age.


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ARJ Manufacturing, Jackson, TN, a Tier 2 and 3 supplier of seats and other interior automotive components, has retrofitted tailout feeders from Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, MI, to three coil lines feeding 500-ton progressive-die presses. The feeders, floor-mounted between each press and existing servo-feed, can retract to 38.5 in. during die changes, and extend to 56.25 in. for close positioning to the die when the lines run. Adding the secondary feeders has reduced scrap and overcome handling issues.
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Hey Dave,
I just had to pass this story on to you, as it turns out your comic is directly linked to my son's first full sentence!
Last Thursday morning as I was getting my 19 month old son ready for the day, he said, clear as a bell, "I see a duck!" For the life of me I couldn't figure out where he saw this duck, since we were staying in a small, open-air rustic cabin at a camp on Catalina at the time. We hadn't seen any ducks for days, although we had seen several deer, a couple woodpeckers, a fox, and a few fish. So I asked him, "where do you see the duck? I don't see a duck." And he replied "shirt, Mama!" I looked down, and sure enough, I was wearing my "Lucky Duck" t-shirt, and there was Arthur. I then proceeded to educate him that this was no ordinary duck, but Arthur, and he now can identify Arthur, Sheldon, and Flaco. Still working on the other characters...but hopefully by the time he's 2 we'll have another Sheldon fan!
That has me beaming, Bethany! Thank you for sending that story in!


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Hello readers,
This isn't about human trafficking, but it touches on related topics and is worth a read...
Want a Real Reason to Be Outraged?
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: October 27, 2012
THE silliness began when Todd Akin claimed during his Senate campaign in Missouri that in the case of "legitimate rape," women "shut that whole thing down" to prevent pregnancy. Then, a few days ago, Richard Mourdock of Indiana seemed to blame God for such pregnancies, saying this was "something God intended to happen." I think God should sue him for defamation.
But our political system jumps all over verbal stupidity, while giving a pass to stupid policies. If we're offended by insensitive words about rape, for example, shouldn't we be incomparably more upset that rape kits are routinely left untested in the United States? And wouldn't it be nice if Democrats, instead of just firing sound bites, tackled these underlying issues?
A bit of background: A rape kit is the evidence, including swabs with DNA, taken at a hospital from a woman's (or man's) body after a rape. Testing that DNA costs $1,200 or more. Partly to save money, those rape kits often sit untested for years on the shelves of police storage rooms, particularly if the victim didn't come outfitted with a halo.
By most accounts, hundreds of thousands of these untested kits are stacked up around the country. In Illinois, 80 percent of rape kits were going untested as of 2010, Human Rights Watch reported at the time — embarrassing the state to begin a push to test all rape kits.
In Michigan, the Wayne County prosecutor, Kym Worthy, said she was shocked to discover more than 11,000 rape kits lying around untested — some dating to the 1980s. Worthy said that her office is now going through the backlog and testing those that are running into statute of limitations deadlines.
So far, of 153 kits tested, 21 match evidence in a criminal database and may involve serial rapists. But Worthy, who herself was raped while she was in law school, says the broader problem is indifference to sex crimes.
"Sexual assault is the stepchild of the law enforcement system," she said. "When rape victims come into the criminal justice system, they are often treated poorly. They may be talked out of pursuing the case."
The bottom line, Worthy said, is that "sexual assault is not taken as seriously as other crimes." That — more than any offensive words — is the real scandal.
Kamala Harris, the attorney general of California, eliminated the rape kit backlog in state crime labs after she took office. "If you don't test it, you've got a victim who is absolutely petrified, and you've got a rapist who thinks he got away with it," she said. "There could be nothing worse as a continuing threat to public safety."
The lackadaisical attitude toward much sexual violence is seen in another astonishing fact: Sometimes, women or their health insurance companies must pay to have their rape kits collected.
"No other forensic evidence collection is treated in this way," said Sarah Tofte of the Joyful Heart Foundation, which has focused attention on the rape kit backlog. If her home is broken into, she notes, the police won't bill her or her homeowner's insurance company "for the cost of dusting for fingerprints."
Yet another indication of cavalier attitudes: In 31 states, if a rape leads to a baby, the rapist can get visitation rights. That doesn't happen often, but the issue does come up. In Massachusetts, a convicted rapist is suing for access to the child he fathered when he raped a 14-year-old girl.
One way to start turning around this backward approach to sex crimes would be to support the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (Safer) Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress that would help local jurisdictions count and test their rape kits.
According to data from the Department of Justice, one person in the United States is sexually assaulted every couple of minutes. A slight majority of rapes are never reported to the police, and others are never solved. For every 100 rapes, only three lead to any jail time for the rapist, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.
There has been plenty of outrage this year, justifiably, at the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts and Penn State for averting their eyes from sexual abuse of children. Yet America as a whole typically does the same thing when it comes to the trafficking of teenage girls by pimps, which amounts to rape many times a day. The police often treat those girls as criminals, rather than victims, even as the pimps get away.
These problems are not insoluble, and we are seeing progress. Some prosecutors are going after pimps in a serious way, and according to surveys, sexual assault has fallen by 60 percent over the last couple of decades. Even the furor over the comments by Senate candidates shows that times are changing.
So, sure, let's pounce on politicians who say outrageous things. But even more, let's push to end outrageous policies. Routine testing of rape kits would be a good start.
I invite you to comment on this column on my blog, On the Ground. Please also join me on Facebook and Google+, watch my YouTube videos and follow me on Twitter.
A version of this op-ed appeared in print on October 28, 2012, on page SR13 of the New York edition with the headline: Want a Real Reason to Be Outraged?.


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Can I Break A Hole Open In The Ice Over My Pond?
Liz – Carterville, IL
When maintaining a pond during the winter, it is important that the surface of your pond does not freeze over with ice. If you have an aeration kit running in your pond but the resulting hole in the ice is getting smaller, or has closed up altogether, don't panic. Sporadic short-term ice coverage is not an issue if you've done regular maintenance to reduce organic debris throughout the season. If the pond remains iced-over for weeks at a time, consider giving your aeration system a boost.
If your pond has frozen over and you want to reopen the hole, simply rest a pan of hot water on the surface of your pond to melt the ice away. Do not use a blunt object to break the ice open as the shock-waves will stress your fish. Also, refrain from poking holes in the ice as you may accidentally puncture your liner or poke one of your fish.
Another way to maintain an open ventilation hole is by adding a pond heater/de-icer above your aeration diffuser stone. If you have multiple air stones, gather them into one area to make it more difficult for ice to form.
Pond Talk: Do you notice the ventilation hole getting smaller or freezing over for short period of time in the winter?
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The 8th Smart Homes & Cleanpower Conference 2013 Expo (SHCP13 | Bookings) will take place at Buckingham House Conference Centre, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University CB3 0DF on 5 November 2013, and the forum will discuss the above questions in pleasant and relaxed modern conference surrounds. An excellent lineup of speakers has been arrayed covering a unique range of related topics. Generalise & thrive!
Smart Homes Conference 2013 – 5 November Cambridge
Opening Session – Connected Intelligence, Water, Energy, Things
10:00 Justin Hayward, Director, CIR Strategy, Introduction
10:05 John Riley, Head, Digital Policy Alliance, Chairman's Opening Remarks
10:10 Bryan Lawrence, Solutions Marketing Manager, ARM Ltd Lead Sponsor
Empowering your home: realizing efficiency, comfort and security
10:25 Robert Brunbäck, CMO, Telenor Connexion AB
The Smart Home: from Vision to Reality
10:40 Ian Ellerington, Head of Innovation, DECC
Energy Innovation Programme
10:55 Steve Kaye, Head of Innovation, Anglian Water, Gold Sponsors
Innovations in water
11:05 Panel with Chair, & Marco Pisano, ESCO, followed by coffee break
Session 2 – iWATER – Water Technologies
11:40 Linda Berkshire, Anglian Water
Water & customer experience
11:50 Laurie Reynolds, Director, Aquamatix
Connecting the Water Industry to the Internet of Things
12:00 Adam Burrows, I2O Water
Under Pressure: advanced management technologies
12:10 Marcus Fowler, Tynemarch
Hands to the pump: total control software
12:20 Paul Glass, Anglian Water
In-house displays & devices for water
12:30 Panel with Steve Kaye, Head of Innovation at Anglian Water
13:00 Rapid Innovation Pitches CIR Strategy & Venture Partners
13:10 Lunch and joint networking with HVM Graphene Stream
Session 3 – iHEAT – Homes Energy & Technology
14:00 Graeme Hodgson, Project Manager, Hitachi Europe, Gold Sponsors
Strategy for Smart Communities
14:15 Andy Nowell, Technical Director, Sentec Ltd
Home Energy metering
14:30 Andy Heaton, CEO, EnModus Ltd
Connectivity in the smart home – Winner Takes All or Horses for Courses?
14:40 Russell Haggar, CEO, Xsilon Ltd – Dependable M2M & Case Hanadu
14:50 Chris Wright, Founder, Moixa Energy – Distributed systems: time shifting DC & lighting load
15:00 Panel with Graham Ford, Mansion Partners & Tea break
Final Session – Smart Homes & IoT Entrepreneurship
15:40 Adam Gould, CEO, ARM Sensinode
Introduction to IoT for Smart Homes
16:00 Amir Chaudhry, Founder, Nymote.org
Dumb homes, smart people: generational systems for IoT
16:10 Ben Kott, CEO, EnergyDeck Ltd
A Powerful platform to reduce energy cost
16:20 Usman Haque, Founder & CEO, Umbrellium Ltd
Empowering smart citizens
16:40 Pilgrim Beart, Founder Director, AlertMe
Smart Homes At Scale
17:00 Plenary panel with John Riley, Head of UK Gov Digital Policy Alliance, then Chair Summary
17:30 Networking Drinks
8th Smart Homes & Cleanpower Conference 2013 Expo (SHCP13 | Bookings)
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A CHAPLAIN working with patients, families and staff at Worcestershire Royal Hospital has won a national award for his work spreading positive news about the hard work carried out by healthcare workers across the UK.
Rev David Southall, who writes about his experiences at the hospital in a weekly column for the Worcester News, was honoured in the innovation category at the Healthcare People Management Association Excellence in Human Resources Management Awards on Thursday, June 26 for his 'good news' blog.
Rev Southall runs the blog at www.revdavidsouthall.com, featuring morale-boosting stories for patients and staff, as well as a popular Twitter feed @revdavesouthall, which has 1,529 followers.
Speaking after the ceremony in London he said he "couldn't believe" he had won.
"I am really honoured and thrilled to have won the award," he said.
"It gives me chance to make the blog more nationally known and to create a network of good news blogs which can help make a difference in other hospitals around the country."
He said he was particularly thankful for the support of the board of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the Royal along with Kidderminster Hospital and Redditch's Alexandra Hospital, particularly chairman Harry Turner and chief executive Penny Venables.
"I really want to thank all those people who have contributed, allowed their stories to be used, or spoken about their experience," he said. "They have made a difference to our staff at the hospital."
Rev Southall also expressed his thanks to the trust's human resources director Bev Edgar, who was also a runner up in the award's HR director of the year category.
The trust's human resources team was also named runner-up for best contribution to organisational change for its work managing temporary staff.
Read Rev Southall's coliumn in your Health every Monday in the Worcester News.


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Nov. 2, 2012 Editorial: Dr. Oz's KC Health Results
Sarah Smith, KMBC/KCWE President and General Manager
This past Tuesday Dr. Mehmet Oz was here in Kansas City performing physicals on local residents.
We spent the day with him, and it was clear those people were his top priority. Two people were taken to emergency and four were admitted to the hospital.
After all the cameras were gone and only the crew remained, Dr. Oz was still going. He stayed with the people admitted to the hospital to see them through their additional tests.
In all 800 people were tested, and the results are 14 percent have high cholesterol; 41 percent have high blood pressure; and 72 percent are overweight.
The good news is that nearly half get seven hours or more of sleep each night. Dr. Oz says that getting enough sleep can help us overcome the other issues because people who get enough rest, make better food choices since their bodies aren't craving the energy missing when we are sleep deprived. Getting a good night's sleep, which means a minimum of seven hours, can lead you to better health in the long run.
So get some shuteye Kansas City, that is doctor's orders.


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Professional Community for Car Dealers, Marketing, Advertising and Sales Leaders
When starting any new venture, it's a good idea to learn from the mistakes of others. In the world of online video marketing, there are plenty of mistakes to learn from. Here are four common errors that dealers often make when entering the online video space:
1. Not Using Video at All
The biggest mistake is choosing to avoid video altogether. Using video for your business is no longer optional, especially given YouTube's huge audience. And, with the lowered barriers to entry regarding recording equipment and editing software, there really is no longer any excuse not to get into the game.
2. Planning on Videos Going Viral
With 72 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute, the chances that your content will automatically get noticed — let alone go viral — are slim to none. You need to have a plan for your videos that includes marketing them with social media and SEO tactics, putting them on your company website, sending them to your email list, and perhaps even paying for exposure using Adwords for Video or other video advertising networks.
3. Focusing on the Wrong Metrics
The number of views isn't the only thing that matters. In fact, engagement and conversion metrics are much more important than sheer viewership for most small businesses.
Examples of metrics to track other than views are "likes," shares, comments, and viewing times (all of these are free with YouTube analytics), as well as website traffic and sales increases after your video goes live. Consider the marketing goals you want your videos to achieve and then put systems in place to track their performance.
4. Thinking Short Term
Putting up a single video and waiting for the revenue to start rolling in isn't a content strategy. After all, you wouldn't send just one email, put up just one blog post, or have a TV commercial air just once and expect to really connect with your target customers.
To get the best results, come up with a series of short videos that you can release over the span of a quarter. It may sound daunting, but if planned correctly, you can shoot and edit 12 videos over a couple of weekends and then have enough content to release a weekly video for three months.
Our advice would be to hire a professional. The investment will buy you insurance against unnecessary stumbles that could damage your hard-won online reputation!
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In Search of Linux's Greatest Moment
Feb 21, 2013 5:00 AM PT
There's no denying that Linux has had a lot of great moments since the turn of the millennium, and Linux Girl has done her best to highlight each and every one of them here on LinuxInsider's pages -- at least over the past six or so of those years.
Recently, however, the always-engaging crew over at TuxRadar came up with an interesting question: "We thought we'd ask you what you think has been the greatest moment for Linux since the start of the millennium.
"Perhaps it was 20 October 2008 when Ubuntu became Linux for human beings, or was it October 2011 when Android (possibly) took over 50 percent of the smartphone market share," the team suggested. "Was it when Raspberry Pi introduced cheap and cheerful Linux computers to an excited world, or when SCO filled for bankruptcy in September 2007?"
That question is now the basis for one of the site's ever-popular Open Ballot polls, and it's had tongues wagging ever since -- both in the comments section and throughout the blogosphere at large.
'Windows Can't Do This!'
"For me it was 20 October 2008 when Ubuntu became Linux for human beings," offered Govannon in the TuxRadar comments, for example.
"For me personally it was the day I stopped dual-booting and wiped my Windows installation with Mandrake 10 because I decided the system was solid and broad enough to cover all my computing needs," said Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér.
Alternatively, "it's the private moment you have at home, playing with a fresh install, and you find that *one* application, and you think, 'Windows can't do this!'" suggested merelyjim.
Geeks down at the blogosphere's Punchy Penguin Saloon had plenty of their own ideas.
'Truly a Watershed Moment'
"The moment a Linux install became easier than a Windows install," opined consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack, for example.
"September 23, 2008, when T-Mobile announced the very first Android powered phone, the G1," offered Linux Rants blogger Mike Stone.
"It was a rise to power -- the first in a long line of releases that would put Linux literally in the hands of millions of people in the general public," Stone explained.
"It would be the first event of many that would lead to Linux eventually overtaking Microsoft and Apple in the computing device market by a wide margin, and inspiring a wide range of other Linux based devices in dozens of different categories," he added. "In my opinion, it was truly a watershed moment."
'The Day Android Was Released'
Slashdot blogger hairyfeet saw it similarly.
"The day Android was released," hairyfeet agreed. "That was the day Linux was taken out of the hands of a bazillion little fiefdoms filled with maintainers that never talk to each other or work together, and instead FINALLY had someone come in and lay down the law and say, 'It WILL be thus.'
"And what do ya know? Just as I said would happen if somebody would come along and bring real order to the chaos, Android has done in just a few years what Linux hasn't been able to do in over 20: actually put real numbers on the board," hairyfeet said.
It remains to be seen "if Google turns out to be just as nasty as MSFT -- looking at how locked down the Chromebooks are, I'm starting to feel like it's MSFT all over again," he added.
Still, "one would be hard pressed to argue that Android wasn't the REAL tipping point when it came to mainstream acceptance," he opined. "Does anybody think Valve would be making a Linux client if all those Android games didn't exist already, thus giving them ready games on tap?
"No question in my mind; the day Android was released trumps them all," hairyfeet concluded.
'The NYSE Migration'
Robin Lim, a lawyer and blogger on Mobile Raptor, had a different view.
"A year ago I would have said the coming of Android, but I don't think the Linux Community in general considers Android as 'Linux,'" Lim told Linux Girl. "Looking at the reaction to Ubuntu's upcoming phone operating system, it looks like the Linux Community is still looking for a 'true' Linux smartphone operating system."
Ubuntu, of course, "is an excellent Linux distribution, among many fine examples," he added.
In any case, "the most significant moment of the millennium is not too hard to identify: the NYSE migration to Linux in 2008," Lim asserted.
'50 Percent Plus One'
"I think that in terms of quantity and quality, two moments are the higher milestones for me," Google+ blogger Gonzalo Velasco C. told Linux Girl.
First, "Red Hat becoming a billion dollar open source software company," he explained. Second, "the moment of turning '50 percent plus one' with Android/Linux."
Other notable contenders, however, include "the first GNU/Linux with graphic installation; Ubuntu becoming the most used GNU/Linux distribution and reaching newcomers; the development of Android, a Linux for phones; the creation of the first Raspberry Pi; and the moments when many governments decide to go Open Source Free/Libre Software."
'I Really Didn't Need Windows'
There isn't a single moment that stands out for Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien, he confessed.
"At some point I discovered that I could actually use Linux (Mandrake at that time), and at another point I found I was spending more time in Linux than Windows, and then at some point I discovered that I really didn't need Windows any longer," O'Brien explained.
"But for me it has been a gradual movement," he added.
'Wintel Is Stagnant'
Last but not least, blogger Robert Pogson had yet another view.
"The most important moment for GNU/Linux in the 21st century probably was ASUS's release of a netbook that sold out globally, delivering GNU/Linux to the masses for the first time," he told Linux Girl. "After that, no one could convince the world that GNU/Linux is inferior or doesn't do the job -- too many millions of real people had felt the performance."
After that, "M$ had to pay OEMs to install XP to stem the tide," Pogson added.
Of course, "they could not do that when Android/Linux came along because the OEMs involved were not beholden to M$ and the cost of entry was too low for M$ to compete," he pointed out. "Now most OEMs are shipping GNU/Linux on all kinds of notebooks and desktops and Wintel is stagnant in a growing market."