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The Institute of the North is excited to announce the next Arctic Energy Summit (AES) to be held fall of 2015 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The AES is a multi-disciplinary event expected to draw several hundred industry officials, scientists, academics, policy makers, energy professionals and community leaders together to collaborate and share leading approaches on Arctic energy issues. The 2015 Summit will address energy extraction, production and transmission in the Arctic as it relates to four thematic areas:
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The Arctic Energy Summit in the past has been an endorsed project of the Sustainable Development Working Group of the Arctic Council and is timed to take place in conjunction with a meeting of that body.
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Some time back Alex Mackey very kindly asked me to write a couple of paragraphs about what I was excited about in .NET 4.0 for inclusion in his book "Introducing .NET 4.0 With Visual Studio 2010"
First of all I should say I know Alex a little from DevEvening and I provided a bit of help by putting him in touch with the right people on the Visual Studio team. I also received a free copy of the book (via Eric as it happens – thanks Eric). The publisher sent me an eBook link but I still struggle finding the time to read paper books never mind electronic ones (not that they take longer to read, they're just never to hand when I find I have a spare moment).
With that out the way (and the caveat that I haven't read the whole thing yet, not be a long chalk) what are my first impressions?
Excellent actually. I was taken aback by the sheer breadth of material Alex has covered; from the Visual Studio IDE, languages and the CLR, parallel, WF, WCF, EF etc etc through to jQuery, Silverlight and even a chapter on Windows Azure. That's a whole lot of material both in terms of scope and volume.
The style is quite informal and there's a logical progression with Alex delving deeper to perhaps a code example or a practical exercise when required (and his judgement on this feels about right to me). Alex does a good job of separating the important from the merely interesting and outlining the "why" as well as the "how". There's even the odd joke in there that made me smile.
As I said, I've got a long way to go but my initial impressions are very favourable. If you're looking for a good introduction to .NET 4.0 and all its changes, you could do a lot worse.
[That's not an affiliate link BTW – just a link to the book at The Book Depository and I have no connection with them either :)]

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Pictures: Works from the Hampton Arts League 2014 Open Members Exhibition
The 2014 Hampton Arts League Open Members Exhibition showcases 263 works, including broad representations of talent by both established and emerging artists. It runs through March 9, 2014 at Hampton's Charles H. Taylor Arts Center. -- Mark St. John Erickson
Courtesy of the Charles H. Taylor Arts Center
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Christmastime is one of those perfect times of the year to make someone a special handmade gift. So I took to the shop after Thanksgiving, stepping away from my lathe and decided to do something different. With my daughter Maddy's growing interest in baking, I decided to make her a heirloom Recipe Box as a Christmas gift. I purchased a Bubinga board about 6 ft.in length x 11″ wide x 3/4″ thick from Woodcraft. It had such beautiful figured grain and sort of a pink-brown color to it, perfect for my 16 year old. It has been a number of years (about 35!) since I've done any flat work, back in my Boardman High School days in Ohio, learning under the tutelage of Mr. Haug, my woodshop instructor.
Woodcraft Magazine June/July 2012 Issue Preview
The Woodcraft Magazine June/July Issue #47 is available on-line, at your local Woodcraft store, or favorite newsstand starting Tuesday, May 29th, 2012. Featuring 4 projects, 5 Tools & Techniques, 2 Hot New Tools, 3 Tips & Tricks, and many other woodworking related topics that belong in your woodworking library. Each of the projects in this issue, as with every Woodcraft Magazine issue, comes with a Convenience-Plus Buying Guide, Cut List and in-depth explanation with detailed layout instructions.
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I finally took my sons to the Pissarro's People exhibit at the Clark yesterday, now that all of the "planned" activities have ended for the summer (well, almost). Being an Impressionism enthusiast, I was not about to let this opportunity slip away.
Unfortunately, my boys did not share my enthusiasm, no matter how hard I tried to make correlations between the artist's beliefs, paintings, and their world today. I must say I got as much out of the narrations placed beside groups of paintings and drawings as the paintings themselves. My younger son conveyed one of his political ideas, as he often does, en route to the museum. He wondered why all of the countries in the world couldn't be just one and depend on each other for goods, services, etc. I tried to correlate his belief with Pissarro's belief in a Utopia where we all worked diligently together. Apparently Pissarro was an Anarchist.
Many of his paintings, as with most Impressionism, blew me away. The most memorable one, only because of its size, was Apple Picking. This one, as did most of his paintings and drawings at this exhibit, depicted laborers working in the fields. He valued hard physical work and compared it to the brushstrokes of his own painting. This explains the straw sculptures one experiences on the exterior grounds of the museum before entering. The other memorable paintings were those that contained his ability to portray light in his works.
One learns more of his biography, such as his birthplace in St. Thomas, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands, his Jewish dissent, and his Danish citizenship, as well as his marriage to a Catholic woman with whom he had many children. Some of the paintings were of his children, and although he loved his wife, he preferred to use the maid or other laborers as models.
There weren't many of the paintings I had researched before leaving for the exhibit, such as his works on the Avenue de L'Opera in Paris. I learned that these supposedly had very political undertones. As the website, http://blogs.princeton.edu/wri152-3/hsieh/archives/001795.html, indicates, these paintings, which I would have thought only depicted a busy Parisian arrondissement, actually depict political movement of ideas on the Dreyfus Affair at the turn of the century. Go figure.
Go See It!
Pisarro's People
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
225 South Street, Williamstown, MA 01267 413.458.2303
The exhibit runs June 12, 2011 – October 2, 2011
Interested? More details about the exhibition, and visitor's information can be found here.


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Now, a Child Rights Handbook for Journos
By Express News Service - CHENNAI
Published: 23rd January 2014 08:03 AM
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"Media in India has a general disregard for child rights," said Pamela Philipose, Editor-in-Chief, Women's Feature Service.
She was speaking at the launch of a Child Rights handbook for journalists here on Wednesday.
"Children are not considered as citizens with rights. When a sensitive issue comes up, the silent deprivation and back story is ignored by the media," said the eminent writer.
Other experts in the field also expressed similar opinions. "We can bring the voices and opinions of children to a larger platform," said Caroline Den Dulk, Chief of Advocacy Communications, UNICEF India.
"The media can play an important role in protecting and promoting children's rights by exposing their abuse and reporting their triumphs," she said.
The press institute of India and UNICEF partnered and developed this handbook on child rights for journalists to address the issues in reporting on children.
The handbook was developed after round of consultations with the academicians, senior journalists, child rights experts and writers.
The book was released by Caroline Den Dulk and N Murali, Member, Board of Trustees, Press Institute of India and the first copy was received by Pamela Philipose. Satish Kumar, Chief of UNICEF State Office for Tamilnadu and Kerala introduced the handbook to journalists and said,
"The handbook crisply lists our existing instruments, standards and mechanism for protection of child rights in India. The booklet also offers guidelines for interviewing and reporting on children based on their different needs at different ages."


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Ever have one of them days where you wake up in a puddle of your own vomit only to realize later that the vomit wasn't your own after all? I never did but I figured it would be a hilarious and irrelevant segue into this month's round up for a challenge called...Plus or Minus Ten...where we take the year we were born, then add plus or minus ten years, then build accordingly. This challenge best portrayed a generational divide between the youngsters and their super modern rides and the oldsters who preferred to keep them the hell off their lawn. And we all overlapped somewhere in the 80's. Lets see how we did, shall we?
Born in '98, Dohoon Kim goes plus ten with this 2008 KTM X-Bow. I had to look it up but its a real car that seems to be a cross between a go-kart and a formula 1 racer. I woke up today (not in a puddle of vomit) not knowing what an X-Bow is and now I want one!
And speaking of things I want, Legogil goes minus ten with this flashy red '67 'Stang Shelby GT500. That grille, those headlights, the white rally stripes, the big engine, the aggressive stance, the roulette wheel rims, even the corrugated seats are all Mustang, baby!
Its been awhile but Lego Guy graces us again and goes minus ten with this 1982 Series 3 Land Rover. The blue light on the roof denotes that its some kind of emergency vehicle....exactly what is the emergency at hand is a little unclear. Maybe someone ran out of hot sauce at a chili cook-off. That's a major emergency, for sure!
And speaking of hot sauce emergencies, something else that raises my core temperature is this '81 Harley Davidson FLH 1340 as built by the chrome master himself, Bricksonwheels. He went plus ten with this chrome-laden marvel making Mr. 'Wheels and I the exact same age. Now why didn't we do a buddy challenge on this one? Oh right, too busy doing our own thing.
Speaking of my own thing, Lino Martins goes minus ten with this wild custom '61 Dodge Polara called Aztec Gold. Chopped, lowered, with a ruby dazzled grille and a fiery lowrider paint job, this doozie ought to stand out at any car show or brick convention.
Born in '72, Lego911 shows the young whooper-snappers and grumpy old men alike how its done with his first of many entries, this one being an '82 Porsche 944 Coupe rendered in luxurious, yet demure grey.
If demure luxury is not your thing and you'd rather let your mullet flap in the breeze while rockin' out to Led Zeppelin, Lego911 conjures up what the cool teens were driving with this '82 Chevy Camaro. Bitchin' Dude!
Just to show off his versatility with the rendered bricks, Peter shows us what the more forward thinking sportier types were driving in '82...the Ford Sierra XR4Ti.
Europeans and sensible types were driving the BMW E30 3-Series M-3 back in '82. Undoubtedly they wore skinny piano ties and listened to Human League's "Don't You Want Me" on their tape decks. CD's didn't come out until '85, kids. Just thought you'd like to know that.
And what were Europeans and sensible types doing twenty years prior? Turns out they were driving the '62 1500 BMW Saloon. This car defined the iconic BMW DNA (and incidentally their financial security) for the next 50 years. And what were they grooving to on the radio back then? Probably "Green Onions" by Booker T and the MG's.
Penguins aren't just arctic birds and Batman villains anymore. And it isn't just youngsters who make up their own cars. Peter was a youngster once and back then he made up the boxy '82 Penguin. This car may seem uneventful, but it marked the beginning of a looooong prolific career of both LEGO car design and real car design. Good to see he stuck to his roots!
And back in '62 when suave and debonair men were drinking their martinis shaken, not stirred, they were doing it in the stylish
Ferrari 400 Superamerica Coupe Aerodinamico. It was a different time back then...you could drink behind the wheel so long as you were classy about it.
In '82 Sweden introduced the Volvo 740 Estate wagon and the 760 Saloon. Even though it was more of a 70's Disco thing Sweden was still listening to Abba in '82. In fact, Abba is still a national treasure there and its against the law to badmouth them...its an enforced arrest-able offense. Go ahead, look it up, its all true!
And in '82 when cruel and ignorant men were taking over major corporations, they were doing it in style with this Ferrari 512 BBi - Boxer Berlinetta. Also they had sultry nearly naked women strewn across the hood as evidenced by all the Ferrari posters in the 80's.
And when you want to leave the 80's behind you would be Gillies Villeneuve and you would do it in your '82 Ferrari 126 C2. Peter tells us '82 was a dark year for the entire Scuderia Ferrari team as not only did they lose their popular Villeneuve but another driver was involved in a career ending accident. Yowza!
Now this is just the kind of buddy challenge you want to see. Nathan and Ralph were both born in '75 so the Jack of All Trades and the Maestro of the Studs collaborated to come up with this neat pair of brown Caddies, Nathan with the '85 and Ralph taking on the 20 year older '65. Both are using Ralph's Devil May Care Lettin' All The Studs Show style. Ya gotta love it!
It was a different time when I was born, way back in '71. Smoking a lot and putting out a cigarette on your kid's arm was considered good parenting. But being born in '93, thankfully Aaron F1 knows nothing about that world as evidenced by this sweet little '83 Lamborghini Countach LP500 QV.
I bet that cruel little segue surprised ya, didn't it? What can I say, I was bored and wanted to see if you were paying attention. What didn't surprise any of us though is the fact that Jmaokoen has built yet another F1 racer. This one is a 1985 Brabham BT54.
Krika99 tells us the Bat-Pod ejected from the bat Tumbler in 2008. Its true, too. I've got the Dark Knight DVD right here to prove it. It seems like just yesterday I was watching that and thinking Sweet Baby Jeebus, how cool is that!? And in the whole scheme of things it seems like just yesterday that Krika99 was born. In '98 I graduated from college.
Rolic breaks all the rules with this '99 SAAB 9-5 wagon first manufactured 10 years before the birth of...his baby daughter. He tells us the rule breaking would offer some irony for the round up but I think the irony started right in the opening paragraph and just got way more twisted from there. Here's to a bright future for his little girl...and the SAAB is pretty sweet too.
And speaking of a young man with a bright future, Raphy chimes in with this 1987 Chevrolet Camaro in Gumball livery. I wonder if that's the same as gum ball livery? 'Cuz gum balls can be pretty colorful, right? No? Anyway, sweet Camaro. It just needs a high school dropout with a mullet and a black led Zeppelin T-shirt...and maybe a thin mustache. Chicks dig the 'stash!
Chicks might also dig this '67 Chevy truck as built by Tim Inman and best known for the fuel heist scene at the beginning of Fast and Furious 4. Then he goes on to tell us he was born, in '81, not '77 but the '67 shares a body style with the '71. Now I'm all sorts of confused but that must be all the chrome. You see, I'm like a goldfish, as soon as I see something shiny I forget all that I know.
Ok, what was I doing here? Oh right! Wrapping up this round up and talking about the next challenge. This one is called Cars, Too and is sort of a Cars 2 tie in with any other car with a face. The skull and cross bones blazoned across the hood of the Death Proof Nova would totally work for this challenge or anything from children's illustration book would work as well. How will we...um...Face off in this challenge? You'll just have to stay tuned next time to see! Get it? Face off. Hah! I can't believe how funny I am! Can I get a hell yeah all up in here?! C'mon, who's with me?! Ahh forget it then! See ya next time.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Plus Or Minus Ten Round Up
2 comments:
- Blake Reina said...
Man, you gotta love that 1967 Mustang! In a challenge like this, a few would really go with the generic cars, but what the hey. No matter what car they would build with Lego, I'd still be pretty amazed!
- June 21, 2011 at 12:43 PM
- Tyra Shortino said...
My son would love this! After being addicted to robots, he's into toy cars right now. I'm sure he'll ask one of this for Christmas. I wonder if they can make a replica of a bug car out of Lego. HAHAHAHA.
- November 11, 2011 at 8:47 AM
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So, it's been a year since the big break up. I was aware that the anniversary was approaching, but it was weird because I sort of remembered it haphazardly while reminding myself of my parents' anniversary. It was sort of a "oh yeah!" moment. I can't believe it's been that long. So I've spent sometime thinking about where I've come in the last year.
A few weeks ago, I decided to quit online dating (again). Even though I don't have any real prospects on the horizon (which is a little scary, not going to lie), I'm pretty happy with my decision. The level of effort involved was just not worth the outcome. I just feel like I'm a pretty socially high functioning person and maybe online isn't a great medium for me to meet people. Not to mention, I'm pretty convinced the fact that I'm 30 is discouraging guys. By not being proactive, I actually feel better about the whole thing, as counter intuitive as it sounds. I'm trying to just focus on me and put out positive energy and hoping the universe/God/my guardian angel do the rest.
So I feel like I've grown a lot this past year. In the fall, it almost felt like I had regressed back to where I was at 23 before T. But I think I've built upon the 23 year old me and feel like the 30 year old version of myself is really me. I'm the girl that is calm and easy going. I'm the girl that can't commit to a diet because she's sure she'll just bail in a week, but is totally ok with it. I'm the girl that watches absolute garbage on TV but will throw down in an intelligent conversation. I'm a nerd who doesn't really like other nerds (but seems to be a nerd boy magnet, WTF). My general rule of thumb lately has been CTFD (Calm the Fuck Down). I see myself as happy, but still have outlined some improvement plans for the next year. I would like to be completely 100% happy with myself. I know I'm not a perfectionist, so I think this is possible. This includes: losing weight the right way, paying down my debt so I can start to explore home ownership, finishing my MBA, making more friends and settling into 30 year old me (even though at some point I'll be 31). I'm confident that it can happen and that everything will fall into place.


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Q: What's Ben been up to? A: Who the heck cares?
But, if for some reason you DO care, feel free
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I just love the flavour cooked smoked salmon brings to a dish. In fact if I'm completely honest I only really like smoked salmon when it's hot, I prefer the texture. And what's wonderful about this recipe is the fact that you don't have to faff around cooking the fish first – toss it all in together, give it a stir and enjoy!
Cook the basmati rice according to the packet instructions. Rinse the cooked rice with boiling water and cool.
Melt the butter in a large, non-stick frying pan or wok and add the onion and leek. Cook gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally and then add all the dry spices and cook gently for 1-2 minutes.
Add the rice and stir for 1-2 minutes so the rice takes up the colour and flavour of the spices.
Toss the salmon into the pan and stir in the cream. Next add the parsley and lemon zest and juice. Season with a little salt and pepper and spoon into a serving dish.
Scatter over the cooked egg and garnish with the lemon wedges and chopped parsley.
Recipes taken from 'Lotte's Country Kitchen' by Lotte Duncan, priced £20, published by Absolute Press.


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The Noble Deed of Inspector Rao
Dr Ratan Lal Basu
A Short Stoty
The Police Inspector Sudhakar Rao looked down the deep gorge with bewildered eyes. The rivulet, locally called Drejon-chu, was flowing about 200 feet below, dancing down the boulders and pebbles and the musical resonance could be heard from the stiff bank at the foothill. A patch of sooty cloud was gliding down the undulating crest of the hill to the other side of the river and a chilly breeze from the heights made Rao tighten his jacket. He looked up at his guide Thupden Lepcha. Thupden smiled amiably and said assuredly, This is a simple job sir. Always have tight grip on the ropes and never look down while crossing.
The narrow causeway had abruptly widened into a rectangular space that sloped gently down to the mouth of the timber-bridge at the ledge edging the bank of the river. Two long sal logs were laid side by side and fitted close, the ends riveted tightly into the slits cut on the ledges on both the banks. Two thick ropes of mesta, fastened on poles at both the banks, ran alongside the two logs at a height of five feet. He would have to cross the bridge by catching hold of the ropes. Any slip is sure death. His heart sank as he pondered over the adventure he had to undertake right at the moment. The sun had now glided down behind the hills at the west and light was fading fast.
Sir, dont waste time, we are already late. Its about a mile from the other side of the river and because of stiff rise at the first phase, it would take time to reach the village and we would be in trouble if its dark before we reach there. Hurry up sir. Okay, Im showing you how easy it is to cross the bridge.
Thupden scurried along the bridge like a squirrel and returned in a matter of seconds.
Rao was now absorbed in thought. All these risks and troubles would be an exercise in futility if the information is wrong, he thought. But Tribhuban is a very reliable informer and he would never commit anything unless he has unquestionable evidence. But this deadly tree-bridge is to be crossed anyway. He followed the guide along the bridge with palpitating heart and tried to keep his mind distracted through prayers to Lord Tirupati.
After the informer at Hyderabad had reported about the presence of the two boys at North Bengal hills, Rao consulted the seniors who advised him to immediately rush to Kolkata and make further enquiries after consulting Calcutta Police and visit North Bengal if necessary. Upon arriving at Kolkata from Hyderabad, Rao was at a loss how to accomplish his assignment. After groping in the dark for a few days, Rao got dismayed and was thinking that he should better give up but the lure for the promotion prevented him from giving up. He started rethinking how to proceed in a different way. Then by good luck he came upon his friend, Inspector Datta of Calcutta Police. He was acquainted to him at a training camp and thereafter they exchanged mails for a long time. Datta was delighted to meet him after a long time and took Rao right to his house. Rao told Datta about his predicament and sought his help. He also told Datta that they had unconfirmed information that the boys were likely to be hiding somewhere in North Bengal hills. Datta assured Rao that he would be able to assist him in the matter as he was once posted at Darjeeling and he had still good connections there. Datta contacted a Nepali informer who was trustworthy and very efficient. Within a week good news came for Rao. The informer reported that two Bengali youths resembling Raos description were hiding at a Lepcha village of Darjeeling district adjacent to Sikkim.
Police authorities at Kolkata informed the Superintendent of Police of Darjeeling District about Inspector Raos urgent visit and requested him to make arrangements for receiving him and arranging for his stay at Darjeeling. Rao immediately booked an air ticket from VIP quota for Bagdogra Airport and from the airport a police car took him direct to the office of the district police superintendent at Darjeeling. He consulted the S. P. and a few of his reliable subordinates about the pros and cons of the matter and an immaculate plan was chalked out so that he could visit the village under the guise of a researcher interested in economics of Lepcha villages. The entire village was under the jurisdiction of the S. P., Darjeeling and therefore there was no need to consult the Sikkim police. The S.P., however, decided to alert the authorities in Sikkim apprehending that the culprits may try to escape to Sikkim.
Rao found time enough to have a sightseeing of the beautiful hill resort. On the third day of his arrival at Darjeeling he called on a travel agents office at Chawk bazaar, described himself as a tourist and professor conducting research on hill people and asked if they could arrange for a trip to the remote village with a reliable guide. They showed the chart of charges for the trip and Rao booked the package tour with a guide immediately. A land rover carried them up to the end of the motorable road and thereafter they had to climb the rise along a narrow causeway. It was mostly an uphill journey and Rao had to take rest every now and then causing inordinate delay to reach the approach of the timber-bridge.
Are all these troubles worth taking? Doubt lingered in the mind of Rao. But a great reward waits if he succeeds. If he could apprehend the absconding boys the long cherished promotion to the post of DSP is just a matter of weeks. It was his good luck that the authorities had entrusted the job to him.
The breath taking venture along the narrow log-bridge seemed never to end and even in this cold weather, beads of sweat dripped down Raos cheeks and he felt clammy inside his garments. The tedious journey ended at last and Rao heaved a sigh of relief and sat right down on the stony ledge, exhausted out of fear and more so of tension. The guide handed out a few small tablets from the pocket of his threadbare coat, flicked some into his mouth and handed a few to Rao. Take them sir, and your nerves would be in order in no time.
Watching Raos hesitant gaze, the guide smiled candidly, No drug sir, made from harmless herbs.
Rao reached for the tabs and dropped them on his tongue imitating the guide. The salty tabs melted on his tongue instantly and his heart stopped pounding in a matter of seconds. He felt courage and energy reviving within him. Soon they resumed their journey. The first part was stiff rise and really troublesome for Rao, but he endured the ordeal dreaming over the promotion. He had to take several breaks for rest until they reached the crest and started the downhill journey. As they turned corner keeping the stiff hill to the right, a new vista opened up before the eyes of Rao and he was enchanted by the picturesque valley dotted with scattered huts and clusters of pines.
It was yet to be five but the shadow of the hills started spreading a dark blanket across the valley. Downhill journey now was much easy but he had to climb down with caution as the guide alerted him, There are pebbles and pine needles and you should be careful sir not to step on them.
It was dark when they reached the village and dots of light were flickering from the scattered dwellings of the Lepchas. The guide, a resident of a nearby village, had already informed Yalmo Lepcha, a well to do businessman of the village, that a researcher from Hyderabad would visit the village to collect information for the benefit of the villagers. Yalmo, a robust and short man around forty five with a large round face, small eyes and a curved goatee on the chin, cordially received Rao and took him right to the dwelling where Rao was to stay during his sojourn at the village. The dwelling was at the upper floor of the two-storey house of Yalmo and meant for the occasional tourists or trekkers. Dinner was served with thupka which hungry Rao gulped fast ignoring the fishy smell and the peach wine, served thereafter was unquestionably excellent. He was also offered local liquor in a bamboo cask but it tasted very strong and he gave up after a few seeps. He fell fast asleep as soon as he got under the heavy blanket.
Next day, his sleep broke as sunshine greeted him through the glass of the window and looking out he could not move his eyes from the fantastic view that was unfolding. He looked at the watch and leapt out of bed as it was about ten thirty. Oh, Ive slept for such a long time he said to himself. He hastened to open the door and found Thupden and Yalmo standing near the sill and smiling affably.
I was going to nock at the door right now sir the guide said politely.
You could have done it earlier; it has already been late, Rao said with worry.
Like to have your breakfast now sir? the Yalmo asked.
Oh sure, Im awfully hungry, but Im to finish my toilet job first. Okay Im getting ready in a few minutes.
If you like to bathe I may get you warm water in a no time.
No need right now. Ill tell you if I need it tomorrow. In this cold weather I may as well go without baths for days.
The dwelling was a beautiful two storey wooden house. The ground floor was occupied by the Yalmo and his family consisting of his wife and two adolescent sons. There was also a shop attached to the house and it was the only shop in the village that used to sell all sorts of commodities that had to be brought from outside the village. Once a week, his men used to travel to the nearest market carrying over yaks, vegetables and other saleable articles produced in the village and return with necessary wares not produced in the village.
The breakfast was bread and butter along with locally made alubakhra jelly and the sweetish peach wine again. Thereafter the guide led him through the village and showed him various places of interest in the village. The village, surrounded by hills on all sides, looked like a cauldron. The hills were thickly covered with green pines and cryptomarius. A small river originating from a dancing spring at the northern end of the village was flowing gingerly across the entire length of the village into the pine forest sloping down through the crevice between two adjacent hills. The water of the river was silver and glittering in sun rays. It was the source of water for the villagers for all purposes drinking, washing, bathing and irrigation. Fields were also irrigated by narrow channels dug from small perennial springs that were gliding down from the natural reservoirs at the heights.
There were around fifty Buddhist Lepcha families in the village, all peasants and they grew all sorts of vegetables cabbages, cauliflowers, beans, beets, gourds, cucumbers, peas, radishes, red potatoes, carrots etc. The lush green of the vegetable fields, adorning the lower slopes of the hills and the spaces between the huts, were enchanting. Produces of the fields over and above family needs were sold to city markets, and with this income, necessaries from the towns were bought. Most of the dwellers were poor and had no savings. Yalmo was the richest man in the village and a trader through whom all excess produces of the poor villagers were sold in the town markets and the necessaries bought from there. The other tiny villages around were connected with each other by narrow hilly paths cut at places by streams which had to be crossed along tree or rope bridges. Occasionally a few intrepid trekkers visit this village for trekking the steep hills around. Ordinary tourists rarely come here because of the difficult journey. All the villagers are Buddhists and they offer prayers to a monastery situated at another village beyond the hill to the south.
Rao was astonished to come upon some young boys speaking good English in this remote village from where the nearest convent school was at least eight hours journey. He was also amazed to learn that everyone of the village knew the three Rs, i.e. cent percent of the villagers were literate according to Indian definition of literacy. As an explanation of this unexpected fact, the guide said that only two years ago all the villagers, except two adventurous and intrepid girls, were illiterate. The girls had left the village in childhood and managed to get admitted to a convent at Kurseong and got into the favor of an old catholic Bishop. They adopted Christianity but the liberal villagers accepted them after they had returned with two Bengali boys and established a school and devoted themselves to the noble mission of making everyone in the village literate. These four teachers had done miracle for the village within a short span of time and their school was treated by the villagers as a sacred place. The girls had married the boys and everyone in the village had attended their wedding. The monastery helped the marriage between Hindus and Christians as they did not change their religions and therefore neither any Christian Church nor any Hindu priest agreed to perform the rituals for the marriage.
Rao could hardly pay any heed to the lengthy account of the guide about the pious school. His mind hovered around the boys; they must be those culprits and now his promotion is just a matter of time, he thought gleefully, but he was a bit disappointed to learn that the boys had gone out to meet relatives in North Bengal and would return after a week. Then it dawned upon him that this had been a boon to him. It occurred to Rao that if the boys had been in the village he could not arrest them right away and being alerted the boys could have escaped to some other place before he could be prepared to arrest them. I need considerable preparation before I proceed to arrest them Rao said to himself. The border with Sikkim is to be sealed first; then considerable police in plain dress are to be sneaked in. The boys are popular in the village and there would be strong resistance from the villagers. Forces are to be properly mobilized to overcome these obstacles and assistance of Darjeeling Police would be needed for the entire operation. . He would have to return immediately to Darjeeling under some ruse and chalk out a full proof plan and seek assistance of the S. P. But first he was to be sure they were the culprits he was looking for.
He asked the guide if the latter could make him meet the girls and the guide took him right away to the school. The girls, Chuning and Doma were in the class but as soon as they learnt about the arrival of an important guest, they gave the students some tasks and came promptly over to greet Rao with sweet smiles. Rao praised ebulliently the girls for their dedication to the noble mission and queried at length about all matters pertaining to the school emphasizing the financial position of the school and the girls admitted that the desired progress of the school had been stalled because of financial stringency and it would be a boon for them if he could arrange for some financial assistance from government and NGOs. Rao assured them that he would do his best. In fact his mind was not in these talks and he was thinking how to ask about the boys without raising any suspicion in the minds of the girls and then the opportunity dropped from heaven. The girls showed him an album containing photos of school festivals and there they were. Heart of Rao fluttered in excitement. Rao asked casually why two Bengali boys had come to a remote village to impart education and then himself answered his query by commenting that they must be philanthropists with lofty ideals. The girls appreciated him for his correct assessment of the boys and thereafter, in course of conversation, disclosed how they had happened to meet the boys at Kurseong, of their mutual love and the willingness of the boys to be permanent residents of the village and assist them in their mission to eradicate the curse of illiteracy from the village. They emphasized with pride that the noble mission had been successful within a short span of time only because of the deep devotion of the villagers, but further achievement is well neigh impossible without financial assistance from outside. The Church at Kurseong was ready to help but string of religious conversion was attached with their assurance of assistance.
Rao assured the girls once again that he would talk with the authorities about the school and the financial help it badly needs and left the school jubilantly. The long cherished promotion is now just a matter of time, he thought with delight. But the arrest of the boys from this village would not be an easy task and his heart sank to take stock of the hazards to be encountered to arrest, from an isolated hilly village, the boys who are not only popular among the villagers but also husbands of two local girls. Should I give up after coming so close? Rao thought to himself and tried hard to shake off the worries from his mind. With perfect planning and mobilization of adequate forces he must be successful in the all important mission. Im to go to Darjeeling right away. Rao pondered over the excuse he is to resort to for his leaving abruptly. Then a good idea struck his mind.
Returning to his dwelling in the evening Rao started rummaging his luggage pretending to be worried in the presence of both the Thupden and Yalmo. While asked he told with mock anxiety that he had left an important data book at Darjeeling and he would have to go back to the hotel at Darjeeling the next day and return as early as possible. Next day leaving his belongings in his room he again went through the tedious journey back to Darjeeling and because of his ebullience the crossing of the timber-bridge was no problem now. It was afternoon when Rao reached the office of the S. P. who was busy conducting a meeting. So, Rao had to wait on a bench outside the meeting room and he got absorbed in thought.
He thought of the preparations to be made for the great job and then his long cherished promotion would be there. After meeting the S.P. he should immediately call Inspector Datta who would sure help him with his connections here. His mind drifted to the privileges of the high position he would soon be in and who knows if luck is with him he could one day be nominated to the IPS category. His dream was interrupted as the peon of the S. P. informed him that the meeting was over and the S. P. was now waiting for Rao in his personal chamber.
Rao pushed open the swing door of the S. P.s chamber and asked humbly, May I come in sir?
Yes, the S. P. replied jovially. Any good news?
No sir, Rao said dejectedly. Two boys are there no doubt, but they are not the murderers. I was very much hopeful about the promotion but now all my hopes are shattered sir.
In course of his journey back to Siliguri Rao was overwhelmingly puzzled at his own mystic behavior but felt happy for his first noble deed in life.
Ratan Lal Basu, Ph.D. (Economics) is an ex-Reader in Economics and Teacher-in-Charge, Bhairab Ganguly College, Kolkata, India. Dr. Basu has written & edited several books on Economics.
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
A Bus Home - Seventh Semester at JCU
I was leaning against the post at the bus stop when I suddenly realised it was remarkably cold. The sun was setting towards the west, in some unknown location behind University Hall, well beyond John Flynn College and the once-glorious Western Hall. The night was approaching with steadiness, and in that natural requiem for the dying day, the skies were filled with shades of gold and red, the majestic display of the natural cycles that surround our very busy lives at University.
My internal thermostat, under subjective control, was telling me it might have been around 18 degrees Celsius. I looked at myself, feeling very Australian. I was wearing a T-shirt I was given during the SPRTE conference in Canberra last year and the standard footwear of this Great Southern Land: thongs. Maybe not the appropriate clothing for such a cold late afternoon, but who cared anyway?
The bus approached in the distance, making its way northbound towards us. I looked at my watch again and realised that I had taken this same bus at that very hour exactly one year earlier. Well, to be precise, it was exactly one academic year earlier; not necessarily three hundred and sixty five days in the past. The precise academic date was the last Friday of exams for the first semester of the year.
During the first semester of 2008 I was completing my fifth semester at JCU, and I still remember with great complacency how I finished that final exam for Advanced Cell Biology on that last Friday afternoon of exams. I recall taking the last bus number 10 for the day, ready to go home and sleep. As that day was dying, just like this one, I leaned my head against the window, and with a big smile of my face I was embracing the finalisation of another semester of academic endeavours, whilst listening to 'Tabaco y Chanel' by the Colombian group "Los Bacilos" in my MP3 player.
A year later, I would take the same bus home. This time, however, the last Friday of exams brought me to Uni not to sit an exam like all the rest of the students, but rather to continue my literature research on caffeine and Alzheimer's disease. This year I will be finishing my Honours year in Pharmacology, thus only needing to complete assignments and my thesis.
As the sun continued its journey towards the West, I sat in that bus, and in a retrospective (and slightly melancholic) mood realised how incredibly lucky I have been. Even though this year I do not have a proper mid-year break, this Friday finalizes my 'proper' seventh semester at James Cook University in this beautiful spot in the Australian tropics. As usual, each semester has its own distinct flavour and experiences, and this one has been a very special one.
The bus was now following the sun in its westward journey. In my MP3 player a slightly-more-Medieval version of "Amazing Grace", rendered by the German band Gregorian, was playing, the beautiful tune resonating in the auditory centres in my brain. As I stepped down of the bus in Kelso and walked home, the song continued to play, bringing to life the world around me in the fantastic realisation of the amazing mercy that God displayed, even towards a wretch like me.
I was so glad of being in Australia, after seven semesters, with great friends, marvellous fellowship, and the Southern Cross up in the skies always faithfully showing me where the cardinal South is located. And even more, to be able to lean against the bus window in a cold June evening and truly sing (in my head, at least) the deep theological implications of Amazing Grace.
What a great blessing, mate!
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LifeLock, the heavily advertised identity theft prevention company, and its CEO Richard "Todd" Davis are being sued by customers in class action lawsuits filed in Maryland, New Jersey and West Virginia.
Customers of the company say that the service does not work and Davis knows this for a fact because he has actually been a victim of identity theft himself.
The LifeLock commercials feature Davis promising fraud-prevention and identity theft protection, customer testimonials and a van with Davis' real Social Security number painted on the side of it.
The bold nature of the advertising would be impressive if the claims that the company could absolutely and completely prevent identity theft were true.
David Paris, a lawyer who represents customers of LifeLock in the class action lawsuits, says that there is evidence of people either applying for or receiving driver's licenses using Davis' Social Security number on at least 20 occasions.
Davis has admitted to the Associated Press that the fact that he exposes his Social Security number in advertising has led to at least 87 attempts to steal his identity. One identity thief was successful at using Davis' Social Security number at a payday lending store and was loaned $500 in Davis' name.
The class action lawsuits against Davis and LifeLock revolve around the bold advertisements, which the lawsuits claim are false and misleading.
The plaintiff and lawyer David Paris say that LifeLock provides only a limited amount of identity protection for its subscribers, but the commercials and other advertising materials make claims of comprehensive security.
Additionally, the lawsuits claim that LifeLock did not advise them that use of the company's services could have a potentially adverse effect on their credit reports.
The LifeLock commercials also are enticing because of the offer of $1 million insurance policy against any losses sustained as a result of identity theft while subscribed to the service.
While this seems like an iron-clad guarantee against losses associated with identity theft, Paris claims that there are many legal limitations and disclaimers attached to this insurance and in reality the policy only guarantees that LifeLock will investigate how to correct its failure and will pay third-party companies to attempt to restore its customers' identity.
Subscribers are not entitled to any monetary compensation from LifeLock for identity theft, if and when it happens.
Additionally, there is no guarantee that subscribers who become victims of identity theft will have their credit status and reputation restored.
The LifeLock service charges subscribers $10 per month to place fraud alerts on credit reports at the three major credit bureaus. This is the service that they provide, however it is something that consumers could easily accomplish on their own for free.
Davis stands by the service and his advertising gimmick. He says that the payday lending store that loaned money to a customer using his Social Security number only did so because they did not use one of the three major credit bureaus before making the loan.
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Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag Discussion
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Game crashes the moment I activate it.
Playing the latest version through Steam/Uplay, and tried running in Admin mode.
Even if you activate the trainer at the main menu?
Tried that way now, and I could play for 20 seconds or so before the game stopped functioning and died on me.
If you're using Win7-Win8 try out the virtual keyboard and click on the F1 button. Maybe there is something wrong with your keyboard.
Alright tried this and it helped. Not in the way you said but activating the trainer on my desktop with the virtual keyboard a popop from my virusscanner appeared. I never could see this because de game and computer froze on exiting. The popup gave me the option to always except this file ~Mnn133.tmp
Now it workes just fine.
Still strange because i disabled scanner and firewall before opening the trainer.
Thanks for the help!
Ps. I use Gdata internet security
My son did something with the cable to the Internet and I lost the conection to Internet, closed Uplay and the trainer. Plugin in the cable again and start the trainer and then Uplay to start up AC4 BF again.
Hit F1 at main menu to activate the trainer and then the trainer starts loopin (hackin sound) "Activated" in the main menu. Load a saved game and the loopin sound is still goin on in the game.
I downloaded a new trainer from CH to test with but still the same problem.
The trainer was workin great before.
Edit: Usin win 7 64 bit Home Prem and have the PhysX settins on low.
I have a Nvidia GTX Titan Graphics card and 16 GB ram.
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Are at the beginning of the story?
Could say that, in a way. I am running around in the first big town you get to, after sailing the merchants ship.
Not met the templars yet.
@seville: Restart your computer, somehow any key is stuck so it triggers the trainer hotkey listener.
Just tested and no problems.
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KAMLOOPS – A bystander waiting for a bus captured on video a police confrontation with a violent man at the bus loop near the Northhills Mall in Kamloops on Friday.
Two officers on patrol on Tranquille Road near Sydney Avenue, June 3, were following up on a report about two men drinking alcohol at the bus stop, according to a RCMP media release.
The officers approached the men and advised them they were not allowed to drink alcohol in a public place.
One of the two men was cooperative, but the other became belligerent.
In the video posted to YouTube, you can see a suspect armed with a hatchet threatening the two officers while they repeatedly order him to drop the weapon and get on the ground.
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The second officer moves in and hits him with pepper spray. The suspect drops the hatchet and takes a fighter-like pose with his fists up, while the officers continue to yell, "please get on the ground."
At the end of the clip, the suspect can be seen running across the street toward the mall, where RCMP say he was tasered by a third officer and finally taken into custody.
A 29-year-old man faces numerous charges and was scheduled to appear in court Friday.
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Assalamualaikum again :)
Well, as I mentioned before about my obsession with make-ups before. I'm not gonna talk about that, instead, I'm gonna talk about my business interest. Recently, Sephora's items was on sale where their black cards member get 20% off. Unfortunately, I'm not entitled to that since i don't own one.
and i keep saying I'm obsess with make-ups kan?
then, let's put it this way, major make-up interest! hehe
Since I'm not a member, I have to use someone else's card for me to get what i want. I was using personal shopper service. and so, I have to pay for the postage services and all. blurgh. Then, something occurred to me that 'I WANT TO BE A PERSONAL SHOPPER' (PS). The reason why is that i want to be a Sephora black card member.
The only problem is that I'm scared of taking that risk where I may not have any customers or loss. Yet, I'm taking a major in investment *rollingeyes. So, then, I began to take a look at other PS instagram pages and i tried to learned from there. I came up with a plan on postage, COD, famous products etc. I even planned to be a PS to some famous boutiques.
What's been holding me back is that i have so little modal and I don't intend to ask my mom for it since she doesn't know it yet. No one actually knows OK. The same 'What if I made a loss?' voice kept lingering in my head.. What should I do? Should I just continue or what? But to be thinking, that is the perks of starting a business. So imma give it a try!!
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text: On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:39:55PM +0530, Koul, Vinod wrote: > So my codec map looks like: > /*headset map*/ > { "HSDAC Left", NULL, "PCM_In"}, > { "HSDAC Right", NULL, "PCM_In"}, > { "PCM_In", NULL, "Headset Rail"}, > { "Headset Rail", NULL, "Audio Rail"}, > /*speaker map*/ > { "IHFDAC Left", NULL, "PCM_In"}, > { "IHFDAC Right", NULL, "PCM_In"}, > { "PCM_In", NULL, "Speaker Rail"}, > { "Speaker Rail", NULL, "Audio Rail"}, > But when the stream is started now all the widgets get powered on. The debugfs > entry says You have unconditionally connected both speaker and headphone widgets to the same input so when that input becomes active paths are completed to both outputs and both outpus are enabled. These "Rail" widgets look quite unusual - what are they? > What could I be doing wrong here? I want to add this PCM button for all streams > (4 eventually) and this be enabled whenever anyone of them is started. What is a "PCM button" and what do you mean by starting a "stream"? Normally a stream would be a path between the CPU and the CODEC. The way this works is that as described in reply to your previous mail DAPM powers anything on which has a completed path from input to output. As mentioned then if you have no routing control in the device the machine driver will arrange to enable and disable input and output widgets on the edge of the CODEC, either automatically using jack detection or by offering SOC_DAPM_PIN_SWITCH() or similar controls to applications.


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Hot Time In The Newest Continent
The Land Down Under is baking and burning. Juan Cole noted that Climate Change is turning Australia Purple with Blazing Heat, referring to the new color they had to add to their temperature graphics to deal with areas over 50°C [122°F].
The ABC noted that Austrailia had its hottest day, on average, since records have been kept, but wrote that the record was not expected to last for long.
While Tasmania is still looking for 100 people who have been missing since wildfires stormed across the island, New South Wales is under a catastrophic fire alert. The map shows fires popping up all over the state in the Southeast corner of the continent.
Meanwhile, as Fallenmonk implies, too many people with too much influence continue to deny the existence of Global Climate Change.
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Paneer in Mustard Sauce
Paneer or cottage cheese is one of my weaknesses and I can eat it raw. But, cooking is my passion too, hence experimenting with spices during crisis becomes my usual fun. Cottage cheese in mustard sauce is an outcome of my culinary experiment; therefore it is a crisis solving recipe that is quick and handy.
Time Required
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Yields: Serves four
Cottage cheese/Paneer - 200 grams (cut into cubes)
Black mustard seeds - one teaspoon
White mustard seeds - two teaspoons
Poppy seeds - two teaspoons
Cashew - 6-7
Ginger garlic paste - 1 and ½ teaspoon
Green chilies - 2
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon (powdered)
Coriander - one teaspoon (powdered)
Chili powder - half a teaspoon
Cilantro - one sprig
Vinegar - one teaspoon
Turmeric powder - one teaspoon
Salt - to taste
Milk - two tablespoons
Water - as required
Oil - as per requirement
Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the paneer cubes. Once the cubes turn slightly brownish, take them out from the pan and keep aside.
Take mustard, poppy seeds, cashew nuts and a green chili in a blending bowl and grind them into paste in a blender.
Again heat a little oil in a pan and once the oil is hot, add ginger-garlic paste to it. After the oil starts separating, add the paste of ingredients you just made in the blender. Add vinegar and let it cook for 10 seconds. Now add turmeric, salt, cumin and coriander powder and stir. Add some water (very little) and leave the ingredients to be cooked for two minutes. Now add the cottage cheese cubes. Stir slowly so that the sauce coats all the cubes. Now add milk in it and cook for 2-3 minutes. You can also add a teaspoon of sugar or honey to add slight sweetness in the dish.
Add a chopped green chili before taking out the dish from the oven to enhance the flavor. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with chapatis or parathas.
Tip: Cook in mustard oil to intensify the aroma.
Final Outcome of My Experiment
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8/23/12 Atlanta Meeting Notes
SURA Research Data Management Meeting Atlanta Airport Renaissance Hotel August 23, 2012
Attendees: J.L. Albert (GSU), Jordon Andrade (FSU), Diane Bruxvoort (UFL), John Burger (ASERL), Keith Campbell (GSU), Theo Chaojareon (GWU), Gary Crane (SURA), Marc Hoit (NCSU), Ron Hutchins (GaTech), Wendy Mann (GMU), Sean Moore (Tulane), Richard Newman (FIT), Lizzy Rolando (GaTech), Bryan Sinclair (GSU), Aaron Trehub (Auburn), Pat Vince (Tulane), Chris Vinson (Clemson), Susan Wells-Parham (GaTech), Tom Wilson (UA)
Remote participants: Sara Graves (UAB), Rick McMullen (UARK), Andrew Sallans (UVA), Steve Morris
Action Items:
- Develop a meeting summary to share with Judith Verbeke by 8/28 - Marc Hoit & Gary Crane (submitted 8/28))
- Continue development of SBSG using info from meeting (Aaron)
- Develop 1 page abstract for the following list of possible DataWay white papers by next bi-weekly call (9/10):
- Collect best practices for communities of practice (Pat)
- Economic models for sustainable curation (Jordan)
- Community formation across groups (Gary)
- Metadata / vocabulary ontology (Sean)
- Incentives / Drivers for use/adoption (Rick McMullen)
- Involve research, IT, Lib and education goals/Governance (Diane/Gary)
Volunteers will draft a 1 page outline for a white paper for comment by group.
NSF Dataway Discussion - 10:30-11:00
Judith A. Verbeke from NSF Bio Infrastructure Division and new lead for DataWay Program
- DataWay envisioned as a portal to NSF data management programs across divisions
- Vision: national infrastructure for heterogeneous data management
- Goal is for charrette in Nov-Feb timeframe
o Dear colleague letter to solicit white papers to drive the agenda (by end of Sept) o Open to input from community on topics and goals for charrette o Look into RCN program as source of funding for building community
- Judith asked group to provide topical or thematic areas for the white papers, in common language terms, used as means for evaluating who to invite to the charette
- After charette, will split into broad community and crowdsourcing approach to gather more information from community, particularly those who weren't at charette
Step-By-Step Guide SBSG) discussion (11:00 – noon)
- Incorporate references to local implementations at schools. Tulane has developed a new Researcher Services site and GSU has also incorporated elements into its new Data Management guide
- Explore making Tulane training materials available on RDM wiki for community
- Aaron agreed to continue to add material and edit
Afternoon discussion:
Topics to include in framework for Charrette planning:
- link data to open access
- Ownership and rights (reuse)
- principles
- how to keep data usable over time
- Roles for reuse vs. captue new (must use existing first)
- data standards
- Governance (multi-level) both data focused and process
- living standard and process (how to sustain)
- differentiate roles (local, regional, national)
- how to move results into operations
- connection between proprietary and open
- Identify framework Gaps
- measurement - evaluation
- Data lifecycle
- Platform - cross platform compatibility
- how to keep data usable over time
- discoverability (search)
- differentiate data (transport, store, not move, etc. (compute in place))
Community building/outreach
- promote national awareness of data management (DataOne)
- Community building
- Awareness and communication of big picture
- INVOLVE: researchers, IT, Lib. education
- Cultural change (share, reuse...)
- public/private partnership
Suggested DataWay white paper topics:
- Discoverability (unified list of data sets)
- Provenance, data quality
- Incentives/drivers for use (mandates)
- Rights management (data security)
- Governance (how does community want decisions made)
- Economic models for sustainable curation
- Glossary of data management terms
- Metadata and ontologies (vocabulary)
- Scoping of cost, funding
o what can we do for how much?
- Collection of best practices (length of preservation...)
- Ontology mapping across fields
- Division of effort (what is handled by community of practice, handled by larger group)
- Balance/connection of structured/unstructured data/ontology/dirty data
- Planning grants as part of process
- Community formation (across groups)
- How to evaluate the DataWay process (Clemson?)
- Survey of organizational models and business process models that institutions, collaborations and federations are currently using
- role of provenance in cases where data standards are not sufficient. e.g. data from imaging equipment where headers are the primary or only metadata and contents of headers are not detailed enough for reliable re-use
Framework for institutions to manage data:
(insert table from meeting notes)
Next Steps:
How do we map RDM economic and governance models to institutional structures?
Need framework: 1. for how to run charrette (morning list) 2. for institutions to manage data (afternoon table)
Possible white paper topics:
- Collect best practices for communities of practice (Pat)
- Economic models for sustainable curation (Jordan)
- Community formation across groups (Gary)
- Metadata / vocabulary ontology (Sean)
- Incentives / Drivers for use/adoption (Rick McMullen)
- Involve research, IT, Lib and education goals/Governance (Diane/Gary)
Volunteers will draft a 1 page outline for a white paper for comment by group.
Continue development of SBSG using info from meeting (Aaron)


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For more information on Oxygen Therapy see:
Dr. Warburg discovered that cancer cells are anaeorbic (that is to say they do not breathe oxygen) and are unable to survive in the presence of high levels of oxygen.
"All normal cells have an absolute requirement for oxygen, but cancer cells can live without oxygen - a rule without exception." - Dr. Otto Warburg
An unnamed medical research nurse said," It's so simple. I don't know why I never thought of it before. When we're working with cell cultures in the laboratory, if we want the cells to mutate (turn cancerous) we turn down the oxygen. To stop them, we turn the oxygen back up."
Clumping together of red blood cells is a sign of absorption of undigested protein. In normal blood, the red cells should be round, freely moveable, and unattached. That way they can make their way through the blood vessels and accomplish their number one job, which you will remember is to carry oxygen to all the cells of the body. But the accumulation of undigested protein in the blood makes these red blood cells stick together, like stacks of coins, or like globs of motor oil. Once it gets like this, the blood tends to stay aggregated. Imagine the difficulty, then, for the blood to circulate in such a globbed-up condition. The smallest blood vessels, through which the blood has to pass each time around, are the capillaries. But unfortunately, the diameter of a capillary is only the same as one of the red blood cells - they're supposed to circulate in single file. So what happens in a body whose red cells are all stuck together for a few years? It's not rocket science: the tissues of the body become oxygen deprived and are forced to stew in their own wastes.
Are we talking cancer yet? We sure are. Nobel laureate Dr. Otto Warburg discovered in the 1920s what all researchers now know: most cancers cannot exist well in an oxygen-rich environment. Why is it that people don't die of cancer of the heart? Just doesn't happen. Why not? Because that's where the most highly oxygenated blood is, and cancer doesn't like oxygen. Tim O'Shea (From 'To The Cancer Patient.')


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|OUMNH Number:
|Name and quarry location:
|Diaspro tenero di Sicilia, from Castellammare, Trapani, Sicily, Italy
|Geological description:
|Bioturbated limestone, most probably of the Cretaceous-Eocene Scaglia Rossa Formation. It is a fossiliferous pelagic biomicrite crowded with planktonic forams and calcispheres together with some molluscan debris. Note the calcite-filled fractures.
|Corsi says that he has followed Borch's 'Lythologie Sicilienne' (1778) in attributing names and quarry locations to his Sicilian soft jaspers, but not all his locations are mentioned by Borch, nor do descriptions always match.
|Borch (1778) 130-161; Corsi (1845) 155-156; Dubarry de Lassale (2005) 290; Evangelista (1998); Montana (1998) 64-68; Price (2007) 150-151
|Further information:
|Corsi's classification:
|Class 1. Marbles; Section 2. Veined marbles; Species 11. Soft jaspers of Sicily
|Corsi's text:
|67.13 Diaspro tenero di Sicilia. Rosso, e bianco di Castellamare


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Click the link to see all of our holiday sale items, and keep in mind all holiday sale boxes are as-is, it could be a C9 box, or it could be less than C9, whatever we have is what we ship. You can also choose to upgrade to a C9 or Mint box for an additional cost as listed on each item. Some of the Great Deals found at TFsource Holiday Sale 2008: #12 Encore Metroplex - $60 #11 Encore Thundercracker and Skywarp Set - $55 #10 Encore Omega Supreme - $75 #07 Encore Sky Lynx - $50 MP-06 Masterpiece Skywarp - $75 MP-04 Masterpiece Optimus Prime - Perfect Edition - $220 Click Here for a full list of all Holiday Sale Items Note: All Sales Final, No Returns, Box Condition is as-is, While Supplies Last =============================================================== 2) MP-07 Masterpiece Thundercracker - Instock! =============================================================== We have started to receive our shipment of MP-07 Masterpiece Thundercracker. 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Avocado and cucumber purée
Time: 10 mins Makes 2 portions
A simple, no-cook purée that's packed with green goodness! Slice the remaining half of the avocado and add it to a salad or sandwich for your lunch. Suitable from 6 months+.
- ¼ small cucumber
- ½ avocado, peeled, stoned and chopped
- Peel the cucumber and slice in half lengthways. Scrape out the seeds with a teaspoon. Chop into small chunks.
- Whiz the cucumber and avocado until smooth using a hand-held blender or food processor. For just-weaned babies, pass the purée through a nylon sieve.


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As most mothers know, feeling some degree of fatigue on a daily basis is an almost inescapable part of early parenthood. Caring for small children takes a lot of energy and many parents are often caring for an infant (who may not sleep well) at the same time as a toddler or preschooler. Parents who have experienced this frequent fatigue know that it can really wear on your patience. When you are tired, it is often harder to be patient and considerate of a toddler's sometimes erratic or less-than-compliant behavior. Researchers have taken note of this and have begun to study the influence of fatigue on mothers' interactions with their toddlers.
A recent study considered this issue, specifically studying maternal fatigue and their use of verbal control with their toddlers. The study included 34 mother-toddler pairs and assessed mothers' verbal interactions during a patience task in which the toddler was instructed not to touch a particular toy for eight minutes. During this task, several types of mothers' verbal control strategies were coded, including:
- polite do: mother requests that the child perform or stop performing a behavior
- hint do: mother hints that the child should perform or stop performing a behavior
- positive evaluation: mother praises child's behavior to encourage its continuance
- bargaining: mother requests the child's compliance by offering something in exchange
- empathy: mother showing empathy with child's feelings
- negative evaluation: mother chastising child for non-compliant behavior
The researchers then evaluated the relationship between these verbal control strategies and mothers' fatigue and sleep deprivation. Not surprisingly, the results showed that the more fatigued mothers were, the less likely they were to use positive verbal control strategies (polite do, hint do, positive evaluation) during the patience task. Similarly, mothers who experienced more sleep deprivation were less likely to use polite do, hint do or bargaining strategies.
Carmel Parker White, Sarah L. Bradley, Lauren Neverve, Laura Stirewalt, Xochitl Summers (2013). Does Maternal Fatigue Influence Maternal Verbal Control in a Stressful Parenting Task with Toddlers? Journal of Child and Family Studies DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9843-x
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Live At Arlene's Grocery Sept 6th
Doug Ratner & The Watchmen Live At Arlene's Grocery
Join us at Arlene's Grocery Friday September 6th at 7 p.m. for our CD release show of "Run With Me"
Arlene's Grocery is one of NYC's most famous rock clubs and we're honored to play and get wild on a legendary stage.
There will be drinks, free give always, and a whole lot of rock n roll!
$10 At the door
7-10 pm
Arlene's Grocery
95 Stanton St
New York, NY