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Steve Kosten is a security consultant at Cypress Data Defense and an instructor for the SANS DEV541 Secure Coding in Java/JEE: Developing Defensible Applications course. He's previously performed security work in the defense and financial sectors and headed up the security department for a financial services firm. He is currently the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Denver chapter leader and is on the board for the OWASP AppSec USA conference. He has presented security talks before numerous conferences. He is experienced in secure code review, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, risk management. He holds a bachelor of science in Aerospace Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Science in Information Security from James Madison University. He currently maintains GSSP-JAVA, GWAPT, CISSP, and CISM certifications. Steve resides in Golden, Colorado. In his spare time, Steve enjoys attending his childrens' sporting events with his wife, road and mountain biking, snowboarding, golfing, volleyball, and paragliding.
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Across the road from Kennington Tube station, on bustling Kennington Park Road, The Old Red Lion has been described by one of our locals as an 'oasis of a pub'. Once you enter our beautiful mock Tudor building, the world outside seems to fade away.
Through the cosy candlelit main bar, the light of the conservatory and beautiful wisteria filled walled garden beckon you ever inwards. We pride ourselves on our relaxed and friendly atmosphere that emanates the feel of a village local – it is easy to make new friends here! Our décor is eclectic with a vintage touch, full of quirky pieces of furniture and many nooks and crannies.
Like all good pubs, The Old Red Lion takes its beer very seriously! Although limited to four real ale pumps we make the most of them, quality not quantity. They are in a state of perpetual change as our philosophy is that there are 'too many beers in the world to stick to one, and we must endeavour to try them all'. With this in mind, we have an exciting international bottled beer range; the best of the U.S, Germany and Belgium make The Old Red Lion a great home for beer lovers.
Open seven days a week, our kitchen serves fresh, seasonal modern British fare. We endeavour to cater good "pub grub" for all so will always have a couple of vegetarian options available. On the weekend the Kitchen is open from midday. Our brunch menu on Saturday includes an English Breakfast fit for any hangover and our Sunday Roast is perfect to make you feel like you are at home with family and friends.
With a whole host of cosy corners, Red Room and Conservatory area, we can cater for a wide range of celebrations and party bookings. Please visit our venue hire page for more details or ask a friendly face at the bar.
To keep you entertained throughout the week we have a Pub Quiz on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month which is always friendly, challenging but attainable and The Folk Sessions on the third Thursday has a reputation for quality and excellence on the live music circuit.

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June 22, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
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On this edition for Saturday, June 22, President Trump plans new sanction's on Iran and calls off ICE arrests and deportations of thousands of undocumented immigrants planned for Sunday, and in part one of our series "The Future of Food," the controversy over FDA-approved, genetically engineered salmon. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
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Handlebar Tavern holds happy hour benefit for flood victims
I'm not gonna' stop posting about flood relief dinners, breakfasts, parties, events, happy hours or anything else that raises money for the cause. If Shotgun Willie's sponsors a strippers-for-flood-relief benefit, it's getting the full Colorado Table treatment, which is quite a thing to behold but, alas, does not involve garters and 10-spots.
So here you go – drink-up for flood victims.
HandleBar Tavern, sandwiched between Cherry Creek and Washington Park, is handing out free apps, pushing drink specials, holding a raffle, and hosting Aveda stations (lotions, creams, perfumes, etc.) on Monday, Oct. 28, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The dough you spend goes to Foothills United Way Flood Relief Fund.
Have your after-work cocktail at the HandleBar on Monday. Have another. Why not? It's what they call a win-win – flood victims get help, and you get a few belts, some slider-type eats, and maybe some fresh pomade in your hairdo. And that singular, pleasing Aveda aroma, the one that every product seems to broadcast, no matter the list of ingredients. The lemongrassy thing smells the same as the cedarwood thing.


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Rapids land two MLS rookie of the year finalists in Dillon Powers and Deshorn Brown
It was all but a formality until Wednesday: Rapids first-year standouts Dillon Powers and Deshorn Brown were named finalists for the MLS rookie of the year award.
In a season that saw an enormous Colorado revamp — the Rapids went from being the oldest team in MLS in 2012 to the youngest in 2013 — part of the turnover came from the MLS draft.
That's how the Rapids landed striker Brown, the sixth pick from the University of Central Florida, and Powers, the No. 11 pick from Notre Dame.


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CARE's work to bring education to the most marginalized
The Real Story on the Life of Brender Mukamana
The Real Story on the Life of Brender Mukamana
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The following story is told by the child of a CARE project participant, a refugee who lives in Rwanda's Umutara province, an area with a persistent hunger problem.
I am called Brender Mukamana, and I have 12 years. My mother is called Mukaferesi and my father died in 1998 after four years here in Rwanda.
We lived in bad conditions here – up to the extent of staying without what to eat or sometimes eating once in a day because of not having what to cook.
This life continues up to the time of starting my primary education, which was impossible to me because I had no energy, and I could not go to school on an empty stomach. And more to this, I could not get school fees, uniform and other needs a pupil needed before joining the school.
I had nowhere to get them from, so I did not go to school.
In the year 2004, here in Umutara province came an NGO called CARE. It came teaching people organized in associations to fight poverty using the system of saving weekly and giving out small credits in between. The members use [the credits] in small income-generating activities.
In choosing the association to work with, I was lucky. The association where my mother was a member was chosen to work with CARE International in Rwanda, because they were choosing associations of the very poor people.
During that time, my mother was told that they were going to start the saving system and will save 100 RWF [about 15 cents] weekly each member. My mother planned to leave that association because she said she could not get 100 francs to save every week.
I begged my mother to try and get what to save – at least once – so that we see if we can came out of poverty, which was becoming permanent at our home, and she accepted.
She went to look for where to dig for money, and after paying her, she got the money to take to their association. After their saving, she asked for a credit and bought bananas for sell and the profit is what we depended on at home and to continue saving weekly.
After three months of saving and credits, that is when we started eating twice a day, which was after 12 years of my life. It is after this – when I felt I had the brain and energy – [I] asked my mother to let me go to start schooling, though the time to start had past.
I am now in primary two while I was supposed to be completing primary education but I feel I will continue schooling up to the university.
Now, wherever I am, I always keep in mind the system of savings and credits because it is the only way I saw that fights poverty in the village.
When the day of saving in the association of my mother reaches, I wake up early in the morning and remind my mother of the saving because it is what my daily life depends on.
This system of savings and credits in the associations is very nice and effective in fighting poverty. I have my sister called Scovia who had also failed to go to school because of my mother's inability. But now she has started school and my mother has changed saving into a habit and she cannot miss any saving day.
I feel that we shall once live without poverty, continue school that we had failed to start, pass the exams and then complete our schools.
In concluding my testimony, allow me to thank NGO CARE-International because it has the effective system of fighting poverty in the rural area and giving back some rights to some people who had lost it with no reason.
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Console Launch
All versions of Tiny Brains will arrive on PS4's launch day
We still don't have a release date for the indie co-op puzzler Tiny Brains, but we do now know what else will happen on whatever day that turns out to be: the launch of the PS4. We knew already that Tiny Brains would be on PS4, and we now know it's a launch title, and […]
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Standard 8GB Wii U has 3GB space after mandatory installations
Did you pre-order the basic 8GB Wii U just to download console exclusives? If so, you're going to be disappointed. Nintendo has revealed the smaller models only have 3GB of space left once the system has finished downloading its mandatory installs.
Sony's NGP 2011 US launch "reconfirmed"
US investment company Lazard Capital Markets has published a report claiming a 2011 US NGP launch was confirmed by Sony at a recent analyst day. UK and European launch details remain unconfirmed.
Wii to launch in Taiwan
According to this, Nintendo is to officially launch Wii in Taiwan in the second quarter. No pricing or specific date has been given for the release.


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Crossing Threshold: A Dance with Perception
Teresa Williams, public programs intern at the Asian Art Museum, interviews artist Sanaz Mazinani about her recently exhibited work "Threshold".
The soft murmurs of conversation faded as the dancer entered the space. After drawing the attention of her audience, Bobbi Jene Smith began to dance. Complementing and reflecting the dancer's movements, Threshold, an exhibition alive with
moving mosaic images and reflective surfaces, was the perfect partner. Bobbi's dramatic gestures and movements captivated those watching. When she was done, the dancer slowly walked out of the space.
Visitors were only speechless for a moment. After which, they burst into applause and conversation. As the conversation about the dance and the exhibition started to grow, Sanaz Mazinani, artist and creator of the exhibition Threshold, happily moved amongst the audience, engaging visitors and answering questions about her work.
Both before and after the Artist Drawing Club program, I had the opportunity to speak with Sanaz Mazinani about her exhibition, her fascination with explosions and how her work challenges our perceptions of the world. Excerpts from our discussion are below:
Much of your work critiques the perception of photographic images as "truth," and the interpretation of a photograph as a reliable account of an event. In Site, Sight, and Insight, I am interested in the strategies you use to make work that provokes viewers into considering how they read and interpret photographic images?
Site, Sight, and Insight is an ongoing project where I use different techniques to express the limitations of the photographic medium. For example, I created a lenticular work that uses three photographic stills of a beam of light. As the viewers moves past the framed photograph on the wall the beam of light moves with them. Another work shows two identical images of a pine tree, except that they are completely different shades of green, a shift as a result of the white-balance setting on a digital camera. Both pieces focus on the significance of light as a function of recording photographic images. For me, it is always important to think about the incredible transformation that a subject goes through in order to become a photograph. What are the effects of photographic representation and perception? How much of what we know about historical moments, or far off locations, are derived from the photographic representations that are widely circulated?
Your work often features images of explosions. What draws you to these images?
In practicing conceptual and documentary strategies side-by-side, I hope to investigate the context in which meaning is negotiated. By re-presenting the image of an explosion as a metaphor, I hope to discuss the symbolic value contained in media images in general. The explosion's ability to obfuscate becomes a metaphor for my concerns with politics, a symbol for the veils of deception that simultaneously obscure and complicate reality.
An explosion is a rapid increase in volume with a simultaneous release of energy. The symbolic likeness of an explosion stands in for an act of violence, but also for depictions of power that are sublime and awe-inspiring. We are surrounded by a culture of fetishism of weapons. The explosion is a compelling form made from a high-intensity chemical reaction. It is simultaneously magnificent and consuming, a sublime entity to be feared and admired
Through reference, repetition and representation, I examine the transformation of a momentary point in time into the two-dimensional surface of a photograph. Identifying auto-critique as an important tool, my work focuses on how translation through photography informs our relationship to war.
Threshold marks a new direction in your work. In the past most of your works have been photo-collages utilizing found images from a variety of sources, yet with Threshold, you chose to use video clips, specifically action sequences from recent Hollywood movies. What was it like to work with this material? How would you describe its effect?
I have been collecting video clips from news broadcasts and citizen journalists for five years now. I've amassed a collection of footage that deals specifically with explosions and bombings taking place in the Middle East that range from American soldiers blowing things up to the recent Israeli bombardment of Gaza. However, this footage just seemed too raw and overwhelmingly disturbing to use, so I opted to take a step back and work with a more sterilized version of violence. The footage culled for Threshold is from a database of Hollywood movies that I have watched, such as G.I. Joe and The Avengers. I am captivated by the incredible draw that I feel towards the power of an explosion, which in turn leads me to think about the militarization of our imagination and culture.
How do you want visitors to engage with Threshold? Have you witnessed any ways people interact with the work?
I aimed to create a space where visitors could perhaps see themselves in a slightly different way than how they might see themselves reflected in a mirror. The video and sound component of the installation adds another layer and sets the tone for that personal interaction with the mirrored surfaces. I really love watching everyone interact with the work. My favorite is when visitors use the sculptural form to see themselves while they see through to the other side. This becomes especially poignant for me when visitors are interacting with friends and see themselves and another person simultaneously, so that the normal model of perception from one's singular point of view is challenged.
For the Artist Drawing Club, for your exhibition Threshold, you wanted to invite dancer and choreographer Bobbi Jene Smith to experience, interpret, and respond to your work. This collaboration and performance you two titled Crossing Threshold. Can you tell us why you chose to work with Bobbi?
Bobbi is incredibly talented and has danced with the internationally acclaimed Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv since 2006. The first time that I saw her move and create was through documentation of a performance she choreographed titled "Arrowed." Her performance digs deep into the human psyche and draws from a dark, existential place that we might all relate to, but may choose to ignore. Once I saw the performance I knew that I had to work with Bobbi, and that is when I asked her if she would be interested in collaborating with me. What was amazing about working with Bobbi was that we never really discussed the details, but had long and in-depth conversations about politics, human rights, and the creative process.
What did you think of her performance? Why was it special?
I could not have imagined a better response to my piece. Bobbi understands the simultaneous anxiety and self-inquiry that I hope to translate through my installation, and takes these ideas and expresses them through time and space with her potent movements. I think that we are speaking the same words but through two uniquely different languages from our own perspectives. So for me it was rather special to realize this and wonder about potential future collaborations, and what we might be able to do for our audiences.
I wanted to follow up on our conversation about how, so many times, the topic of geometries in your work is only discussed on a cursory level. I wanted to know more about these geometries, your interest in them, and how this part of your work has developed both formally and conceptually.
The geometries in my work are a means through which I try to understand our contemporary existence. For me, they become analogous to the networks of our digital domains, information linking us to one another through bits and bytes. The patterns that I use are inspired by my cultural background, but also relate to the power of repetition, circulation of information, and the forces that proliferate some details while censoring other facts.
I should also note that, for me, Islamic geometries and ornamentation are not merely a superficial decorative element but a vital dimension of objects, buildings, and textiles. The use of these patterns in the Islamic world has cosmological and metaphysical meaning that alludes to ideals of harmony and transient beauty. I use Islamic ornamentation from a secular position, to speak to the power of change and the potential of what the world could really be, so that we may look at a pattern beyond the beauty of its decorative elements… as a visible symbol of the invisible ideal to be achieved.
Threshold was on view at the Asian Art Museum from March 27th May 3rd, 2015. If you did not have a chance to see the exhibition in person, or missed the Artist Drawing Club program Crossing Threshold, you can watch the video below to get a sense of it.
Join us for the next Artist Drawing Club event "The Testimony Project Kickoff: A Night of Interactive, Audience-Led Research" with Eliza Gregory on Thursday, June 25th, 2015.


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Judge to rule on Jackson guardianship changes
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge is expected to appoint Michael Jackson's nephew as a co-guardian of the late pop superstar's children on Wednesday, establishing continuity for them in case their grandmother becomes unable to raise them.
Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff has said he is inclined to appoint Tito Jackson's son, TJ, to share guardianship responsibilities with Michael Jackson's mother. The 34-year-old stepped in and was appointed a temporary guardian last month when Katherine Jackson was incommunicado during a stay at an Arizona spa with relatives.
Beckloff has said Katherine Jackson is doing a great job raising Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson, who range in ages from 10 to 15. The Jackson family matriarch's absence coincided with a split in the family over whether to support the executors of the late singer's estate, some of whom think should resign.
Katherine and TJ Jackson have agreed to the co-guardianship arrangement, which is aimed at alleviating stress on the children's 82-year grandmother. The agreement calls for the other to assume sole guardianship duties if the other is unable to serve any longer.
TJ Jackson was a relative unknown to the public before the recent rift in the family. He performs in a band called 3T along with his brothers and was close to his uncle, Michael, before the pop star died unexpectedly in June 2009 at age 50.
TJ Jackson is a cousin of the children and has remained close to them in the three years since the singer's death.
Wednesday's hearing is expected to be a legal formality, with TJ Jackson already earning the support of the two oldest children. Their mother, Deborah Rowe, has also indicated she is comfortable with the arrangement.
Three of Michael Jackson's siblings, sisters Janet and Rebbie and younger brother Randy, have all expressed concerns about the administrators of the singer's estate and called on them to resign. The window to contest the singer's will is closed, but the trio said as recently as last week that challenging the executors remains their priority.
Jackson's estate has generated more than $475 million in gross earnings since the singer's death. He left his estate to benefit his mother and children, with a share allocated to unspecified charities.
Anthony McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP


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1st Concert 1st U2this was my 1st concert and what a way to begin a journey with none other the greatest band in the world!
25 November, 2010
1st U2 Show1983. A sophomore at Chapel Hill. Bono was billed as the "Green Tornadoe". It was a cold rainy day, The first group up was a regional band called "The Producers" They took a van to the stage.(It was a football stadium.) Next up was Grand Master Flash And The Furious Five. They took a van to the stage. NEXT it was U2. Nobody really knew who they were. From the endzone here come 4 young Irishmen...walking to the stage in the rain..no van. The concert was an amazing experience. Bono climbing the metal scaffolding in a thunderstorm. He took a policemans hat and danced a jig. Todd Rungren was the headliner but people were leaving after U2. How could you ever compare to their performance? I have grown with U2 over the years, we are about the same age. I have seen them 10 times in the USA and even in their hometown of Dublin.
05 May, 2010
Gloria Gloria HallelujahIn the rain. First show. During stage set up, the bass notes from New Year's Day rumble like musical thunder. The roadie playing a song? Not done, sir. Oh, ho, it's Adam doing his own set-up. Then we watch the band walk through the grey mist across the football field. Drums and Edge notes explode. Gloria. The first song we ever heard by the band, taking the plastic record around town as 81 became 82, telling friends they had to listen. Singing in the rain. Bono refusing shelter, walking out on a plywood ramp. The Edge playing tin whistle for the wondrous pipe opening of Tomorrow. The world felt differeent, better, cleansed. Bono climing the metal tower with the white flag, Edge craning his neck as his friend and bandmake ascended the slick wet metal wearing boots, Bono singing atop the structure. We could believe the news that day. We would not close our eyes and make it go away. The best band since the Beatles was there before our very ears. Inside our hearts and souls.
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chapel Hill, NCMy first U2 show and I will never forget it. Spring Fling weekend at UNC Chapel Hill, NC. At 18, I drove with a group of friend from East Carolina University to UNC (3 + hours I think) to see U2 play at this festival. I had not heard their music yet, but I was told by some New Jersey boys that I could not miss it. It was in the football stadium outside and Grand Master Flash opened up along with Todd Rundren. As U2 took the stage it started to rain, but the band played on. The rain seemed to go with the music and I was spell-bound. Who were these guys??? Bono climbed the biggest steel tower with his white flag. The passion and power of the music was unforgettable. They have been my favorite band ever since. Love them - love the memories they have brought to my life~


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Is There A Bias In Expertise? Or Is The Problem Just In Silencing Discussion?
from the asking-the-wrong-questions deptJay Rosen points us to a worthwhile read by Lane Wallace in The Atlantic, concerning "the bias of veteran journalists." The basic concept is that veteran journalists think they know so much about a story that they have an angle going into the story, and only ask questions to support that story. It is not claiming that this is a political bias -- which is the usual charge thrown out at reporters -- but that the bias is in the fact that they think they know the story before they really know the story. As an example, she points to her own recent experience on a certain piece of technology:
A few weeks ago, I attended the public launch of a company's product that had, until that point, been kept tightly under wraps. The product involved a breakthrough approach and new technology that had the potential of having a revolutionary impact on its industry, as well on consumers around the world. Unlike most of the journalists covering the event, I was not an expert on that particular industry. It wasn't my normal "beat." The reason I was there was because I'd been interviewing the company's CEO over the previous several months for a book project. But that also meant that while I wasn't an expert about the industry in general, I was in the odd position of knowing more about the company's "secret" product than any other journalist in the room.Fascinating stuff. She then backs this up by pointing to a recent study on "experts" and how they tend to be worse at predicting things, often because they're so certain of the outcome that they miss key elements of why something is different, or why what they expect won't happen. That is, they approach the scenario with a knowing viewpoint, and therefore don't understand why it's a big deal. This leads her to quote an anecdotal claim by a friend who's an editor, saying that new beat reporters ask the best questions, because they don't assume they already know the answers to stuff.
It was an eye-opening experience. A lot of major news outlets and publications were represented at the press conference following the announcement. A few very general facts about the product had been released, but the reporters had only been introduced to details about it a half hour earlier. There was still a lot about how it worked, how it differed from other emerging products, and why the company felt so confident about its evolution and economic viability, that remained to be clarified.
But the reporters' questions weren't geared toward getting a better understanding of those points. They were narrowly focused on one or two aspects of the story. And from the questions that were being asked, I realized--because I had so much more information on the subject--that the reporters were missing a couple of really important pieces of understanding about the product and its use. And as the event progressed, I also realized that the questions that might have uncovered those pieces weren't being asked because the reporters already had a story angle in their heads and were focused only on getting the necessary data points to flesh out and back up what they already thought was the story.
I'll admit, after reading the column, my first thought was total agreement. It makes a lot of sense, right? And it certainly fits in well with Rosen's concept of the Church of the Savvy, which involves reporters who are more focused on using their soap box to make people think that they're connected to the inside and "savvy" with how everything works, that they focus more on describing the process, rather than reporting the facts (and debunking the non-facts). I tend to agree with that general sentiment, and this concept of "expert bias" initially felt right as well. In a different arena we see it all the time -- when we present stories about the economic impacts of copyright law or patent law, we often get lawyers who stop by to insist that this is ridiculous -- and we should trust them because they're the expert lawyers, in spite of the actual evidence.
And, no, I'm not claiming I'm above this kind of bias either. Everyone falls into this kind of trap at some point as well -- assuming you know more about a story than you really do. If you're crafting a story, you have a general model of "what the world looks like" and you certainly build your story based on that. But no one has a perfect crystal ball. No one can understand what variables will really be key in the future. No one can always get it right. At the very least, I try to learn from my own mistakes, and look back at why I was wrong (though, of course, no one gets that process right all the time either!).
Still, even after nodding my head through Wallace's column, after thinking about it a bit, I'm no longer sure I really believe it makes sense. Go back to her opening anecdote. In that case, she's actually as guilty as the reporters she's mocking. The reason she thinks they're missing the story is because she does think she's an expert: because of her time with the company, she felt she was more of an expert about that "secret" product, than those who knew the industry. And so she got upset that they didn't follow her pre-conceived storyline. Really, it's a bit of a kettle/pot scenario. What if those other reporters, who knew the industry, actually were right -- because they knew the wider industry and the wider impact of this product, rather than only getting the one side of the story from PR people over an "insider" session (savvy!).
On top of that, I'm not convinced about the "cub reporters ask better questions" claim either. I've been to plenty of press events, where those reporters don't ask any questions at all -- because they're not comfortable enough to do so -- and I've also been to events where clearly unknowledgeable reporters ask really bad questions -- or are more open to being "fed" press releases as stories, because it's nicely packaged up for those who don't know how to ask the hard questions.
So where does that leave us? Yes, there is a problem in the bias of expertise, where people are so sure of their opinion going in that they may miss some underlying key point. But I don't think that means that you want want naive folks covering a story either. What's needed is that convergence of voices. It's the discussion that comes out after all of this which presents the real value. It's one of the reasons why we tend to value the discussions on this site so much. If I say something stupid, people will call me on it, and there's a good discussion in the comments -- from which we all get to learn.
In thinking about it some more, it seems that the real issue is not the fact that one person has too much or too little expertise in a particular subject. It's that the whole spectrum is valuable -- and that spectrum comes out in discussion, not in positioning a single person as being the only person who can report on/talk about a particular subject. The problem comes in the idea that any particular situation involves "the word from on high," rather than the starting point for discussion.
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THE CONTINENTS - Music for Fixed Media
SYMBIOTICA: A Cross-Cultural Mixup Vols. 1 & 2
INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN AWARENESS - Music for Fixed Media
SPACE AND TIME - Music for Violin and Piano
LISTEN - Music for Fixed Media
CHANGE IS HERE TO STAY - Music for Digital Piano and
THE ADAM AND EVE DIARIES - A Web Opera
KEYBOARD ETUDES for Synthesizers - (Enhanced 2012 Version)
MUSIC FROM A SMALL PLANET - (Enhanced 2007 Version)
The Path of Sound - A Trilogy combines Sound Waves and Their Properties in the Surrounding Medium, Studies on the Human Ear, and the newly published The Musical Brain. Together they follow sound patterns from their source, through the air, into the ear, to the brain. The Path of Sound is available in its complete form as an online resource (freely available online). In addition, an updated version of Time, including literary quotes that accompany the explanatory text, is also available online.
Time Expanded
John Holland is a composer, author, performer, and recording artist. He is Professor Emeritus in the Studio for Interrelated Media at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. Holland headed the Electronic Music Studio and taught music and performance classes before he retired from teaching in 2009.
Holland's music has been performed largely in
Boston and New York. He has produced a number of recordings, and has
published musical scores for most solo instruments (with and without
digital modification), chamber music, songs, music for orchestra,
concertos, operas.
For a number of years Holland has produced a 'live' music series in Boston, New Music at the Pozen Center, that mixes contemporary and electronic music with innovative performative features. In addition he is founder and producer of The Chocolate Ear online music series.
Holland founded the American Soundgroup in 1974 which
was in residence at Massachusetts College of Art and Design from 1975 to
1985. In 1986 he founded and directed the Text-Sound Chorus in Boston.
John Holland is a pioneer of the modern intersection between art and science. In the early 1980's Holland co-founded Nature and Inquiry, an artists group that met weekly to discuss ideas in art and science. The group has presented work at the MIT Media Lab, the Harvard Smithsonian Observatory, Habitat Institute, Copley Society of Art, and Axiom Gallery. He also taught a class for three decades that introduced artists to leading-edge ideas in science. (see www.artscience.org)
Holland has produced many online recordings, including Symbiotica - A Cross-Cultural Mixup Vols. 1 and 2., The Continents, Listen, and The Musical Landscape. The Adam and Eve Diaries, A Web Opera based on Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve is perhaps the first opera of its kind to be composed for the Web.
In many of these recordings, there are original
complementary texts that precede various musical pieces and that were
intended to be read aloud in a 'live' setting. The texts
complement the music in ways that may change the way we hear the music.
Writings, including The Chicken and the Egg - A Collection of writings on Nature, Science, and Art, Curious: An Introduction to Big Ideas in Nature,Science, and Art, Quantum Wave Theory: A Model of Unity in Nature, and Ten By Ten: Artificial Intelligence Models Accompanied by True or False Statements have been designed specifically as online artworks.
Published books include: If A Tree Falls In The Forest: Simple Descriptions of Complex Phenomena, The Nature of Music for the Performing Musician, Time, Sound Waves and Their Properties in the Surrounding Media, and Studies on the Human Ear.
Holland has created performance texts designed to be read aloud, including Phenomena: Simple Descriptions of Complex Phenomena, Complete Short Texts for Speaking Voice, Strategies for Survival (with Complementary Music), and Facts of Life (with Complementary Music), all of which contain subjects related to nature, science and art.
In 1997 Holland produced the first comprehensive full color poster-size Acoustic Wave Spectrum. It was later presented at the MIT Media Lab and in 2007 producer and composer DJ Spooky attached it to his audio CD companion to Sound Unbound.
John Schaefer, host of New Sounds on WNYC Radio in New York cited Holland's Natural Phenomena as "one of the notable CD's of 2005." Richard Perry, music critic, writes "Mr. Holland's music has a compelling, insistent fascination…" Tia Kimberk says "John Holland's music is often based on extra-musical ideas related to science and nature. Listening to the music informs us about ourselves and our larger context in the world." In 1982 Holland was interviewed on National Public Radio for his recording of Music for a Small Planet in Three Parts.
The composer's scores and texts are published by American Sound Press.
All of Holland's online music recordings and writing projects are free, and whenever possible presented without advertisement.
Access to all musical scores (.pdf) and recordings
(.aif) are available in the library Archives of the Massachusetts College
of Art and Design in Boston.
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Launch of ESA's gravity mapping satellite delayed
This afternoon, ESA's Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite was due to be launched by a Russian Rockot vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia.
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A Firearm's Basic Parts
A firearm is a mechanical device that uses pressure from a burning powder to force a projectile through and out of a metal tube. To appreciate fully the importance of firearm safety, you first must understand how firearms work. This includes knowing the parts of the firearm, the types of ammunition, how ammunition is fired, and the ranges of the various firearms used for hunting.
Although firearms have changed a great deal since they were first invented, the terms used for their parts have changed very little. All modern firearms have three basic groups of parts.
Action: The action is the heart of the firearm—the moving parts that load, fire, and eject the shells or cartridges. Several types of actions are used in modern firearms. Muzzleloaders have locks instead of actions.
Stock: The stock serves as the handle of the firearm. It can be composed of one or two pieces and is usually made of wood or a synthetic material.
Barrel: The barrel is the metal tube that the projectile travels through (bullets travel through the barrels of rifles and handguns; shot travels through the barrel of shotguns).


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(By Delegates Miley and Manchin)
(Originating in the House Committee on the Judiciary)
[March 12, 2013]
A BILL to amend and reenact §33-12B-1 and §33-12B-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-12B-4a, all relating to insurance; licensure of insurance adjusters; definitions, including a definition of "automated claims adjudication system"; providing exemptions for certain individuals from producer or adjuster licensure in this state; and providing exemptions for certain individuals from adjuster licensure in this state and licensing residents of other countries in this state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §33-12B-1 and §33-12B-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-12B-4a, all to read as follows:
§33-12B-1. Definitions.
(a) An "adjuster" is any individual who, for compensation, fee or commission, investigates and settles claims arising under property, casualty or surety insurance contracts, on behalf solely of either the insurer or insured. A licensed attorney who is qualified to practice law in this state is deemed not to be an adjuster for the purposes of this article.
(b) "Automated claims adjudication system" means a preprogrammed computer system designed for the collection, data entry, calculation and final resolution of portable electronics insurance claims which:
(1) May only be used by a licensed adjuster, licensed producer or supervised individuals operating pursuant to section four-a of this article;
(2) Must comply with all claims payments requirements of the insurance code; and
(3) Must be certified as compliant with this section by a licensed adjuster that is an officer of the entity which employs the individuals operating pursuant to section four-a of this article.
(b) (c) "Company adjuster" means an adjuster representing the interests of the insurer, including an independent contractor and a salaried employee of the insurer.
(c) (d) "Home state" means the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States in which an adjuster maintains his or her principal place of residence or business and in which he or she is licensed to act as a resident adjuster. If a person's principal place of residence or business does not license adjusters for the type of adjuster license sought in this state, he or she shall designate as his or her home state any state in which he or she has such a license.
(d) (e) "Public adjuster" means an independent contractor representing solely the financial interests of the insured named in the policy.
(e) (f) "Crop adjuster" means a person who adjusts crop insurance claims under the federal crop insurance program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture.
§33-12B-4a. Exemptions from license.
Individuals who collect claim information from, or furnish claim information to, insureds or claimants and who conduct data entry including entering data into an automated claims adjudication system are exempt from licensure under this article: Provided, That the individuals are under the supervision of a licensed adjuster or licensed producer: Provided however, That no more than twenty-five persons are under the supervision of one licensed adjuster or licensed producer.
§33-12B-9. Licensing of nonresident adjusters.
(a) A nonresident applicant for an adjuster license who holds a similar license in his or her home state may be licensed as a nonresident adjuster in this state if the applicant's home state has established, by law or regulation like requirements for the licensing of a resident of this state as a nonresident adjuster.
(b) As a condition of continuing a nonresident adjuster license, the licensee must maintain a license in his or her home state.
(c) If a nonresident adjuster desires to become a resident adjuster he or she must apply to become one within ninety days of establishing legal residency in this state.
(d) If a nonresident adjuster has his or her license suspended, terminated or revoked by his or her home state, the adjuster must immediately notify the commissioner of that action.
(e) A resident of another country may not be licensed as a nonresident adjuster under this section unless that person has obtained a resident or home state adjuster license in another state.


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On Friday and Saturday night, the San Antonio Symphony kicks off its 73rd season. On Sunday (October 7 at 3 pm at McAllister Auditorium), Musical Bridges Around the World opens their 15th season. Musical Bridges concerts are like no other — their mission is to produce one-of-a-kind, multicultural performances by the finest classical, jazz, and folk musicians and performing artists from around the globe.
This first concert on Sunday, October 7 is a perfect example. The concert is called Fusion of the Worlds and it features Cristina Pato, on bagpipes, Victor Prieto on accordion, John Hadfield on percussion, Kathryn Lockwood on viola and Yousif Sheronick on eastern percussion instruments. You may recognize the name of Cristina Pato (pictured on the right), as she tours with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project.
So, what does a quintet of bagpipes, accordion, percussion, viola and eastern percussion sound like? I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA! That's what makes Musical Bridges so much fun, and such a valuable member of San Antonio's performing arts community.
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Discussion in 'BUILD OFF 1 BIKES' started by aka_locojoe, Jan 8, 2007.
man the ideas keep rollin in!
that light is crazy cool randy
Randy, The chalk is a great idea. Dont like just wipe off and restripe. Bike looks good. Simple with fun ideas.
i have to say the chalkboard idea is the coolest fun idea ive seen. you get the flat black AND fun. great job!
Very cool ideas! Can't get any more "Old school" than a chalkboard on wheels! Like the sticker placement!
Great job. Thanks for all the pics.
very cool..I love the ideas,
the light it GREAT...and the Chalk Board,
that's brilliant...
you can post you ET's from a day at the Race Track with a piece
of chalk... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Very nice!
and the Blue...well, you know what I think of that Blue.
as I said in my PM....it's AWESOME!
great build Randy,
Great job. Love the way everything turned out.
Very nice!!!
Great bike, love the head light.
In the pictures of the finished bike, I think I see a springer fork with a disc brake. Where could one acquire such a fork?
Thanks for all the kind words people.
It's homemade. Here's a pic of the bike... http://locojoe.com/bikeblog/pages/starb ... erendipity[image]=41
The flat black is also ideal to write your shopping-list on!
Really cool idea with the headlight!!!
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Robotics Club: Issues https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/ https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/redmine/favicon.ico 2014-02-16T22:14:30Z Robotics Club Redmine RobOrchestra - Task #2230 (Assigned): Get Pianobot modelled with the piano https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/2230 2014-02-16T22:14:30Z Audrey Yeoh
Get the piano into the model,

we'll probably try to refine it next week.
Try to get it done by next week?
 RobOrchestra - Task #2228 (Assigned): Model Solenoids for brassbot in Solidworks https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/2228 2014-02-16T22:11:53Z Audrey Yeoh
Get Solenoids Solidwork model complete!
 Mechanical Logic Gates - Task #2160 (Assigned): Website - host on roboclub https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/2160 2013-03-23T16:47:13Z Spencer Barton
Talk to root...
 Mechanical Logic Gates - Task #2159 (Assigned): You Tube + Display Case https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/2159 2013-03-23T16:45:36Z Spencer Barton
Ideas for Nace:
- YouTube video of gates in action
- Display case: 3D printed parts
 Mechanical Logic Gates - Task #2157 (Assigned): Update - website https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/2157 2013-03-23T16:40:32Z Spencer Barton
PR update, 1 paragraph
 Colony Scout - Bug #2121 (Assigned): File Error Service call https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/2121 2012-11-16T23:12:50Z Hui Jun Tay
viki@c3po:~/ros_workspace/scoutos/scout/scoutsim$ rosservice call /scout1/sonar_set_scan 5 10
ack: True
viki@c3po:~/ros_workspace/scoutos/scout/scoutsim$ rosservice call /scout1/sonar_toggle true
ack: True
viki@c3po:~/ros_workspace/scoutos/scout/scoutsim$ rosservice call /scout1/sonar_toggle false
ack: True
Unhandled exception in thread started by <bound method TCPServer.run of <rospy.impl.tcpros_base.TCPServer object at 0x923f24c>>
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/opt/ros/fuerte/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rospy/impl/tcpros_base.py", line 156, in run
 (client_sock, client_addr) = self.server_sock.accept()
 File "/usr/lib/python2.7/socket.py", line 202, in accept
 sock, addr = self._sock.accept()
 File "/usr/lib/python2.7/socket.py", line 170, in _dummy
 raise error(EBADF, 'Bad file descriptor')
socket.error: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor
viki@c3po:~/ros_workspace/scoutos/scout/scoutsim$ rosservice call /scout1/sonar_toggle true
ack: True
Unhandled exception in thread started by <bound method TCPServer.run of <rospy.impl.tcpros_base.TCPServer object at 0x9b2334c>>
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/opt/ros/fuerte/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rospy/impl/tcpros_base.py", line 156, in run
 (client_sock, client_addr) = self.server_sock.accept()
 File "/usr/lib/python2.7/socket.py", line 202, in accept
 sock, addr = self._sock.accept()
 File "/usr/lib/python2.7/socket.py", line 170, in _dummy
 raise error(EBADF, 'Bad file descriptor')
socket.error: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor
 Colony Scout - Bug #2110 (Assigned): BOM returns values even when IR LED cannot possibly permeate... https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/2110 2012-11-11T19:56:41Z Julian Binder
Tested by covering with hand and by enclosing in ESD bag.
Checked with camera to make sure IR LED was not visible.
 Colony Scout - Bug #2109 (Assigned): Add Fuel Guage and Protection circuit to charge board https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/2109 2012-11-11T06:39:03Z Julian Binder
Protection Circuits Here:
http://www.sii-ic.com/en/param_chrt.jsp?subcatID=5
Fuel Gauge Circuit Here:
http://www.maximintegrated.com/datasheet/index.mvp/id/5361
 WCTU - Task #2087 (Assigned): Create v1.0 JS Client Revision 1 https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/2087 2012-10-15T21:34:59Z Brent Strysko Underwater Swarm Bots - Requisition #2037 (Assigned): FTDI cable https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/2037 2012-03-29T19:33:37Z Joshua Chen
Hey Robbie,
 We need something called an "FTDI" cable that will let us connect our Arduino Mini Pro to a computer. Julian says there's one around the club some if you have time, could you find that for us?

Thanks

-Josh
 Quadrotor - Task #1992 (Assigned): USB to micro USB cable https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/1992 2012-02-09T21:31:34Z Thomas Mullins
We need a USB to micro (NOT mini) USB cable for the Arduino that we can keep in the Quadrotor box.
 Colony Scout - Task #1920 (Assigned): Get Old Boards and Funding Info https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/1920 2011-11-13T04:46:19Z Priyanka Deo
Talk to Brian Kirby and ask him for the 10 or so new & populated colony III boards he has, so we can swap them with the old ones.

And how/where he got funding to make the colony III fleet.
 Colony Scout - Task #1919 (Assigned): Power Up Rest of Scoutfly https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/1919 2011-11-13T04:44:41Z Priyanka Deo
Power Up/ Test Rest of scoutfly, while waiting for power boards to come back.
From KWoo's email:

You can probably power everything up. You will have to jury rig a reset line to the AVR but otherwise you should be able to test out the boards. You need to bypass the power path chip and always assert the enable line on the regulator. Other than that you will get out 5V and 3.3V. That should allow you to power everything else on the board, assuming that it works (I [KWoo] didn't test that part).
 Quadrotor - Task #1916 (Assigned): Email Harrison to Order Parts https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/1916 2011-11-10T21:37:17Z Alex Zirbel email@example.com
Email harrison to check over aluminum frame, so that we can order parts.
 Colony Scout - Task #1907 (Assigned): Check speaker magnet interference with IMU/Compass https://roboticsclub.org/redmine/issues/1907 2011-11-07T21:48:08Z Dan Shope email@example.com
Will placing a small speaker near the compass (less than 1" away) cause interference due to the magnetic fields?

If so, how can we mitigate this? - Calculations, numerical values of separation, etc.


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Kansas City falls to Cleveland in extra innings
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Kansas City has lost three in a row to fall into a first-place tie with Detroit, which split a doubleheader at Chicago. Cleveland is just 3 1/2 back in the bunched AL Central.
The Royals got a run back in the bottom of the 11th when Salvador Perez's two-out double scored Jarrod Dyson. But Erik Kratz struck out to end the game.


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The Obama administration will be allowed to intervene in a lawsuit waged by a bevy of civil rights groups challenging Texas' redistricting maps, a federal three-judge panel said Tuesday.
The move officially positions Obama's Department of Justice squarely against state Attorney General Greg Abbott in both pending Voting Rights Act cases being waged in Texas. DOJ sued over the summer to block the state from enforcing its voter ID law after the U.S Supreme Court struck down the VRA's preclearance formula.
In an 18-page order Tuesday, two of the San Antonio federal judges — Orlando Garcia and Xavier Rodriguez — backed DOJ's request to get involved in the redistricting case, writing that the motion has "merit."
In the process, the two jurists shot down points made by Abbott's lawyers that claims for the 2011 maps were moot, that DOJ waited too long to intervene and that federal involvement would cause undue delay in the case.
Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry Smith dissented, arguing that "there is nothing to be gained from permitting intervention by the United States at this stage of the proceedings."
"I can understand the desire of my conscientious colleagues to make sure that
every party with a putative interest is adequately heard and that every relevant point
of law and pertinent fact is considered. I also appreciate that some may view the United States as the "800-pound gorilla" that cannot be turned away. But the interests of justice, including the worthy goals my colleagues pursue, are being, and can be, fully served without the formal intervention of the United States. I respectfully dissent."


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Water Programs at ESF
- Biogeochemistry Laboratory
- Research Equipment for Aquatic and Marine Chemistry
- Vidon Lab at SUNY-ESF
- Analytical and Technical Services
- Pilot Paper Plant
- Mapping Sciences Lab
- Stella Lab in Riparian and Stream Ecology
Biogeochemistry Laboratory
The laboratory is in the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology (Illick Hall, rooms 211-214 and room 219) and supports research on the biogeochemistry of a variety of systems, but particular attention is focused on forests and surface waters. The laboratory has the potential to perform a wide range of soil, vegetation and water chemistry analyses commonly associated with elemental cycling research. Equipment includes chemical instrumentation for quantifying different analyte concentrations, drying ovens, incubators, balances, a muffle furnace, a filtering apparatus, vacuum hoods, sampling devices, a water purification system, PC's and printers.
A Dionex DX-120 Ion Chromatographic (IC) is available for quantification of anions in water or soil samples. The IC is computer-controlled using Dionex's PeakNet software. Additionally, the IC has the potential to be fitted with a cation column in order to measure cation concentrations. However, cation concentrations are presently measured using a Perkin-Elmer DIV 3300 inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrophotometer, located in the Jahn Chemistry Building, maintained by the Analytical and Technical Services at SUNY - ESF. A Bran+Luebbe Autoanalyzer 3 is dedicated to ammonium (indophenol blue method) and total nitrogen (persulfate digestion method) analyses. This instrument is also computer-controlled. It has the potential to perform total phosphorus and many other chemical methods with the use of two multitest manifolds. Dissolved organic carbon is measured using a Tekmar Phoenix 8000 Carbon Analyzer, which can also quantify dissolved inorganic carbon and total carbon. This instrument is also computer-controlled. Other laboratory instruments include: a Hewlett Packard 5890 Series II Gas Chromatograph for doing trace gas analyses, a Corning Ion Analyzer 250 (pH) and a Virtis Advantage freeze drier.
Solid samples (soil and vegetation), excluding liquid extractions, may be analyzed for total percent sulfur content, performed on the LECO Sulfur Determinator. Total percent carbon, hydrogen nitrogen and sulfur for solid samples can be measured using the Thermo Electron Corporation, EA1112 elemental analyzer. Ammonium and nitrate are extracted from solid samples with potassium chloride, and then analyzed using the Bran+Luebbe Autoanalyzer 3. Phosphate extractable sulfate is quantified using the Dionex DX-120 Ion Chromatograph. Total Alkalinity is measured by acid titration.
Patrick J. McHale (Instructional Support Specialist) is the laboratory manager, responsible for equipment operation and maintenance, laboratory safety and supervision of laboratory personnel. Laboratory staff also include: David Lyons (Research Support Specialist) and Joyce Green (Research Support Specialist).
The laboratory is supervised by Myron J. Mitchell (Distinguished Professor and Director of Council on Hydrologic Systems Science). For further information on the laboratory and interest in collaboration with biogeochemical research, contact Patrick J. McHale at (315) 470-6738 or Myron J. Mitchell at (315) 470-6765.
Research Equipment for Aquatic and Marine Chemistry
Equipment available through the Chemistry department can be used to measure virtually any chemical constituent in aquatic and marine systems, including major ions, nutrients, trace inorganic elements or compounds and trace organic compounds. Equipment for standard water quality measures includes automated colorimetric analyzers, flame atomic absorption spectrometers, and inductively-coupled plasma emission spectrometer, ion chromatographs, selective ion electrode meters, pH meters, dissolved oxygen meters and conductivity meters. Equipment for more specialized analyses includes a 300 and a 600 MHz NMR, electron microscopes, and atomic force microscope, FTIR spectrometers, a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer, total organic carbon analyzers, a carbon-hydrogen-nitrogen analyzer and anodic stripping voltameters. Numerous gas chromatographs are available, most with high-resolution capillary column capability. Detector options include flame ionization, electron capture, flame photometric, photoionization and thermal conductivity. Two gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer systems are also available. Numerous liquid chromatographs are also available, with detector options that include variable wavelength, diode array, florescence, conductivity, low-angle laser light scattering, scintillation, refractive index and mass selective (LCMS) detection.
Most of the equipment mentioned above is used in the laboratory; however, specialized field equipment is also available. This includes the portable meters for oxygen, conductivity, temperature, pH and ion-selective electrodes. In addition, faculty and students frequently operate specialized, field-capable systems for on-site and/or real-time analyses. Such systems are usually custom-constructed for purposes such as tracing sources of organic chemical contaminants, field detection of algal productivity and algal toxins, or monitoring sunlight-driven production of hydrogen peroxide.
Chemistry faculty maintain an environmental optics facility for studies in the ultraviolet, visible and near infrared portions of the solar spectrum. This facility includes submersible, portable and laboratory radiometers with narrow bandpass filters and a submersible spectroradiometer capable of automated operation across the ultraviolet and visible spectrum. Light sources include a NIST-traceable system for calibration of radiometers, mercury and argon lamps for irradiation studies and a highly-intensity pulsed dye laser for studies of fast reactions.
Chemistry faculty also maintain facilities for examining both marine and freshwater phytoplankton in the laboratory and the field. Included in those facilities are both portable (field) and laboratory based fluorometers dedicated to measuring in vivo chlorophyll concentrations in near real time, a number of autonomous sensors suitable for buoy deployment, and a dedicated HPLC-PDA instrument for determining chlorophyll and carotenoid signatures. Both phase contrast and epifluorescence microscopy is readily available. The Department has state-of-the-art culture and transfer facilities for growing up to 600L cultures of marine or freshwater algae.
All Chemistry equipment is housed in the Edwin C. Jahn Laboratory. This building was opened in 1997 and contains laboratories designed for environmental chemistry studies. It also contains specialized support facilities that include cold rooms, constant temperature rooms, a class 100 clean room, incubators for culturing algae, a nuclear chemistry laboratory, a computational chemistry laboratory and a rooftop platform for outdoor exposure studies


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Made me recall Blackfive's recent post on Obama Salutes, and this link to the NYT. Reagan started the practice.....
Presidents have long been saluted, but they began returning salutes relatively recently. Ronald Reagan was thought to be the first, in 1981. He had sought advice on the matter from Gen. Robert Barrow, commandant of the Marine Corps. According to John Kline, then Mr. Reagan's military aide and today a member of Congress from Minnesota, General Barrow told the president that as commander in chief he could salute anybody he wished. And so it began.I'm guessing after Obama announces his new Af-Pak strategy next week, I'll be Obama's defender here, and the anti-Obama emails in need of research we'll be flying the other way.
Mr. Reagan's successors continued the practice, and I continued to be conflicted — believing that when it comes to salutes (and one or two other matters), presidents deserved to be cut some slack, but also feeling a little uneasy about the whole thing.
My ambivalence came to an end last week, when I saw a videotape of the president's midnight trip to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where he had participated, very early that morning, in the "dignified transfer" of 15 Army soldiers and three Drug Enforcement Administration agents killed that week in Afghanistan. Mr. Obama stood ramrod straight and saluted as six soldiers carried the coffin bearing the body of Sgt. Dale Griffin of Indiana off a C-17 transport aircraft and into a waiting van. His salute, it struck me, was impeccable in every way.


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Yin Chiao
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 20, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Yin Chiao
Yin Chiao is a traditional Chinese medicinal formula and it is considered a part of what is called a Chinese Classic Herbal Formula. This is equivalent to a study of herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is believed that herbs must be combined together to harness a much greater therapeutic effects as well as be more effective as a preventive remedy for many types of illnesses and ailments.
Yin Chiao is just one of the many formulas that students of Traditional Chinese medicine learn. There are more than a hundred herbs included in their studies.
History and Origin
Ancient traditional Chinese medicine theories believed that the human body must be kept in a balanced state of being at all times. There are many forces that can upset a person's delicate balance and the herbs used in the Chinese Classic Herbal Formula are all formulated to achieve such balance and overall wellness. These formulas were created individually and were basically incorporated to make medicines more potent and more effective.
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan is a part of the Chinese Classic Herbal Formula which was developed by herbalist and historian Qian Yi and Yin Chiao is one of the formulas used. It was published in the Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases or the Xiao'er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue.
Ancient Uses
The Yin Chiao is just one of the many formulas used to treat many different types of illnesses. There are several herbs that are combined to make Yin Chiao. Equal and precise amounts of the following herbs: Jin Yin Hua, Jie Geng, Lian Qiao, Niu Bang Zi, Gan Cao, Bo He, Dan Zhu Ye, Dan Dou Chi, and Jing Jie. Yin Chiao is used to treat the common cold and many other upper respiratory tract illnesses.
Modern Uses
The use of Yin Chiao during modern times has not changed at all. The herbs that are used to make Yin Chiao are still the specific formula used by Chinese herbal experts. Although each herb that completes Yin Chiao has individual functions, when combined, they are used to treat cough, colds and to relieve nasal congestion as well.
Yin Chiao is known to remove excess heat in the blood which, in traditional Chinese medicine could become a health hazard for many body systems. It also helps remove harmful toxins in the body through expelling heat.
It is also known to treat irritability and restlessness. It is recommended to strengthen the immune system thus can it can also help to prevent illnesses as well.
Side Effects
Taking traditional Chinese remedies for your illness can only be done through consultation with your doctor or herbalist. It is advised to ask if there are any adverse reactions to your existing medications and also ask for the desired dose according to your health condition.
Yin Chiao is not recommended to be taken by pregnant and breastfeeding women. There are no studies regarding the effectiveness and safety of Yin Chiao herbal supplements and remedies for very young children so it is best not to use this at all.
Careful research is needed before using traditional Chinese medications so seek medical advice beforehand.
Our Expert
Paulina Nelega, RH, has been in private practice as a Clinical Herbalist for over 15 years. She has developed and taught courses in herbal medicine, and her articles on health have appeared in numerous publications. She is very passionate about the healing power of nature. Ask Dr. Jan


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Board of Trustees
Chad Dance, Treasurer
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Chad Dance was born and raised in Blackfoot, Idaho. He graduated from Snake River High School in 1971 and served a two year mission for the LDS church in Northern England. Chad graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Economics. He is married to Deanna Schwabedissen and they are the parents of seven children. They have resided in the Bonneville Joint School District 93 area since 1980; all their children have attended Bonneville Schools, as well as some of their grandchildren. He has worked as an agriculture and commercial loan officer and is currently a Senior Vice President for The Bank of Commerce and Manager of the Northgate Branch of The Bank of Commerce.
Chad represents Zone 3 – Bridgewater Elementary and Falls Valley Elementary schools. His term expires June 30, 2021.
Greg Calder, Trustee
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Greg was raised in Philomath, Oregon and his lived in District 93 since 1995. In 1992 he graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Business/Finance. He also graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1995. Greg is married to Sherri and has four children.
Greg represents Zone 1 - Mountain Valley Elementary School, Rimrock Elementary School and Woodland Hills Elementary School. His term expires in 2019.
Scott Lynch, Trustee
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Born and raised in Idaho Falls, Scott Lynch is a 1997 graduate of Idaho Falls High School. During high school, Scott was active in numerous clubs and organizations and represented the State of Idaho in Australia playing football. After graduation, he served an LDS mission in England. He and his wife Cheryl, have been married since 2001. They have resided in District 93 for 12 years and have 4 children, who all currently attend District 93 Schools - one in high school, one in middle school, and two at the elementary level (one of which is a special needs student).
Scott is a successful and an actively engaged businessman in our community. He has coached football for nine years and organizes events for families who have children with special needs, giving them experiences they might not otherwise receive. As Zone 5 Trustee, Scott is committed to represent the patrons in his area, unite our community and create better education opportunities for our children.
Scott represents Zone 5 - Cloverdale Elementary School, Iona Elementary School, and Lincoln High School. His term expires in 2021.


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Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers postgame 3-pointers
After each Nuggets game, Benjamin Hochman (new to Facebook!) will breakdown three hot topics of the night
* It was nice to see a little pride on the defensive end. Yes, it's difficult to gauge how good the opponent was, since Portland was without Brandon Roy and Marcus Camby. But the Nuggets clamped down on the fellows out there on the court, keeping the Blazers to just 40 percent shooting.
* The Nuggets held the Blazers to just 77 points, a season-low for Nuggets opponents (coincidentally or not, the previous low was also by Portland – 83 in a Blazers win). The Nuggets are now 8-3 when keeping opponents to fewer than 100 points.
* Chris Andersen is not 100 percent after returning from those injuries, but he rebounded at a high level on Tuesday, grabbing 12 – including four offensive.


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Last May, my beautiful goddaughter, Sally, turned 1 and I was blessed to be included in this event. I have known said goddaughter's mom ,Barb, since high school and we are the best of friends. One year prior to this event I was in the delivery room as Sally was born and stayed overnight until Sally and Barb were released from the hospital. Ever since I have been supportive of Barb and Sally in every way possible causing most of Barb's family members to refer to me as the Baby Daddy (and yes I am female!)
Sally's real dad, Mike, lives two states away but has (for the most part) been present for the special occasions including Sally's first birthday. The day started nicely with lots of sunshine and family members on their best behavior. I had come early to help set up and volunteered to help Barb's sister collect a few last minute items at the store. Mike spent most of the pre-party day in the basement putting together a really cute wagon/tricycle. The day moved on and it came time for cake cutting. Barb's dad asked who would like to cut the cake as Barb was busy with Sally (still nursing). I said I would as I have much experience doing so as my grandmother has worked in the catering business for 60 years and has taught me how to cut cake swiftly. Suddenly Mike says that he wants to do it as it is his daughter's cake. I said okay would you like some help.
Now just a small tangent. Mike and I are not friends. He has annoyed me in the past and I was putting on my friendly face to deal with him. He has made several small comments in the past (and present) about my relationship with Sally and Barb. Barb and I are very close and have been mistaken for a couple on many occasions. We aren't a couple but have been friends for many years and the fact that I watched her give birth has made us even closer. (I often joke that I watched her give birth and she didnt!) Sally and I are very close as well and I spend a great deal of time with her including her spending the night at my house.
Now back to the story at hand. Earlier in the day, Sally refused to come to Mike and screamed when he tried to pick her up. She ran to me and would not let me put her down. (This has happened before.) Now I don't know if this had something to do with his attitude but he responded with a firm, "No." I left it alone and since Sally was not interested in cake we began opening her gifts. I looked over to Mike cutting the cake to see him using his fingers to place the cake on plates. I approached Mike and said, "Hey, you shouldn't touch other people's cake. Its unsanitary." Mike replied, "Stop being a germaphobe. My hands are clean. I just washed them." My reply was, " Its still unsanitary. Use a fork." Mike then shouted, " Look I got this. Its my daughter's cake." At that point I threw up my hands and went to help with the gifts. As gift unwrapping ended Barb mentioned that it was late and I needed to get going. ( I had just finished graduate school and was going to a party held in my honor) As I got up Mike stated, "You not staying to help clean up?" I replied (curtly), "No, I have a party." Mike, "Well I see where your priorities are." I did not reply and simply walked upstairs to exit the house.
Now I had already cleared my early departure with Barb and her parents. This party was being held in mine and 4 other girls' honors but they had stated they were not going to start the festivity until I arrived. As I exited, Barb's mom asked where I was going and before I could answer her husband stated, "Her graduation party." I stated (to them only), "And plus I need to leave before I commit murder and get blood on your newly painted walls." (Barb's dad is a cop) They both giggled and said have fun at the party.
The holidays are fast approaching and I am worried that Mike will get the best of me and my friendly face will disappear. So I need some advice on how to handle a P.I.T.A barely there father who gets pissed at me because his daughter does not know him? Thanks! 1209-11
I'm afraid you won't like my answer one bit. By your own admission, Mike has made the effort to travel from two states away to be there for important milestones in Sally's life. We can deduce from your story that Mike is not persona non grata or some nefarious influence but is being invited into Sally's mother and grandparents' home to participate in his daughter's life. The fact that you mention there will be future functions where Mike, Sally and Barb will be in attendance indicates that Barb and her parents are extending invitations to Mike and apparently will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
You further mention that everyone in the family is "on their best behavior". Everyone but you, it appears. You are the one who initiates the conflict. When Barb's dad asked who would cut the cake, and Mike stepped up to take on that task and Barb's dad delegates that task to him. Mike declines your offer of help yet you can't help interfering with criticism on how he is cutting and serving the cake. Neither the host or hostess appears to have a problem with how Mike is executing this so why would you think you had the authority to assume oversight as if you were the host of this party? If you don't want Mike's fingers touching your cake, simply wait til he's done cutting the majority of the cake and cut your own piece later or decline to eat any. A piece of cake isn't worth the angst you created. And Barb's parents' giggles may have been nervous titters one does when confronted with a comment that was quite inappropriate. You appear to have been contributing to the tension in the party.
When Sally refused to go to Mike, you should have kindly told him that this is a common phase in small children to have stranger anxiety and then worked to encourage Sally to get more comfortable with Mike. I view it as a positive that Mike was upset that his daughter did not want to come to him. I don't view it as positive that you seem to relish this.
If you love Sally, you will do nothing whatsoever to undermine her relationship with her father. She will need her father and you are not her father. You should have a common goal with Mike, Barb and Barb's parents to pursue what is in the best interests of Sally. Being contentious with Mike in Barb's parents' home is not in Sally's best interests since it has the potential effect of discouraging Mike from attending future events in which it is quite likely you will also be invited. If you love Sally, you will not only not undermine her relationship with her father but should be encouraging it as best you can.


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If you thought Teddy was the Washington Nationals' ultimate lovable loser, think again. The team's own Mike Bacsik has been nominated for Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated writer Lee Jenkins.
Bacsik, the journeyman lefthander with a 5.46 career ERA, was one of several improbable starters for the 2007 Nationals, whose already-thin rotation was decimated by injuries before last spring's cherry blossoms had finished blooming. His 20 starts were largely unmemorable, except of course for August 7, when his named was penciled into the lineup and he promptly served up home run #756 to a certain slugger named Barry Bonds.
He was soon back in the minors, but thus did Michael Joseph Bacsik pitch himself into the history books alongside Al Downing, who for the past 32 years as profited from his fame as the man who gave up the previous record-breaking home run to Hank Aaron. Had Bacsik pitched a no-hitter that day, he could not have achieved such significant and sustained recognition.
For those who love to hate the new home run king, Jenkins argues that Bascik provided the perfect antidote to Bonds' self-congratulating ego. As Bonds thumped his chest and pointed to the sky, Bacsik stood on the mound and laughed at himself. The self-deprication continued after the game. "I always dreamed about this as a kid," Bacsik said. "But when I dreamed of it, I thought I would be the one hitting the home run."
Jenkins says that the lovable, self-depricating loser Bacsik single-handedly made the moment tolerable. I don't know if that makes him Sportsman of the Year, but given how long it's going to be before any other Washington National stands a chance at that honor, I say "why not?"
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