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Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Investigative Medicine and of Public Health (Health Policy); Director, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Co-Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University
Departments & Organizations
Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Medicine: Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE) | Diabetes Research Center | Investigative Medicine Program | National Clinician Scholars Program
School of Public Health: Health Policy & Management
Center for Biomedical Data Science
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Harlan Krumholz is a cardiologist and health care researcher at Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital. He received a BS from Yale, an MD from Harvard Medical School, and a Masters in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard University School of Public Health. He is the Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine and Director of the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), one of the nation's first and most productive research units dedicated to producing innovations to improve patient outcomes and promote better population health. He is also a Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, which prepares talented physicians to become future health care leaders.
Dr. Krumholz has been honored by membership in the Institute of Medicine, the Association of American Physicians, and the American Society for Clinical Investigation. He was named a Distinguished Scientist of the American Heart Association. He was elected to the Board of Trustees of the American College of Cardiology and the Board of Directors of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and was appointed by the U.S. government to the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. He is a 2014 recipient of the Friendship Award from the People's Republic of China in recognition of his collaborative efforts to develop a national cardiovascular research network.
Dr. Krumholz is the editor of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, and editor of CardioExchange, a social media site of the publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine. He has published more than 800 articles and is the author of two books, one on smoking cessation and another on reducing the risk of heart disease. He has a regular blog on Forbes.com and has contributed to the New York Times Wellness blog, the New York Times op-ed page, and National Public Radio Shots blog.
Education & Training
|Harvard, Health Policy and Management (SM) (1992)
|Harvard University (1985)
|Yale College, Biology (1980)
|Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School
|Chief Resident
|Moffitt Hospital/University of California, San Francisco
|University of California, San Francisco
|University of California at San Francisco
|Board Certification
|AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1989)
|Board Certification
|AB of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (1991, recertified: 2011)
Honors & Recognition
China Friendship AwardPeople's Republic of China (2014)
Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Outstanding Achievement AwardAmerican Heart Association (2013)
Distinguished Achievement AwardAmerican Heart Association (2011)
Board of TrusteesAmerican College of Cardiology Foundation (2010)
Board of DirectorsAmerican Board of Internal Medicine (2010)
Distinguished Scientist AwardAmerican Heart Association (2010)
Elected memberConnecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (2008)
Elected memberInstitute of Medicine of the National Academies (2007)
Award of Meritorious AchievementAmerican Heart Association (2007)
Elected memberAssociation of American Physicians (2004)
Elected memberAmerican Society for Clinical Investigation (2000)
Professional Service
American College of Cardiology (2009 - Present) Steering Committee of the Hospital to Home (H2H) Initiative
Institute of Medicine (2008 - Present) Evidentiary Recommendations for Qualification of Surrogate Endpoints for Chronic Disease Risk Committee
National Cardiovascular Data Registry (2008 - Present) International Strategy Work Group
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (2008 - Present) Methodology for the Selection and Creation of Performance Measures for Quantifying the Quality of Cardiovascular Care Writing Committee
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (2008 - Present) Expert Panel on Integrated CVD Risk Reduction in Adults and the Guidelines Implementation Work Group
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (2008 - Present) Committee on Human Rights
American Heart Association (2007 - 2009) Standards for Measures Used for Public Reporting of Efficiency and Value in Health Care Writing Group
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (2007 - 2009) Writing Group to Update the 2004 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, of the June 2007 Focused Update of the 2004 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
American Heart Association (2007 - 2008) Implementation and Integration of Pre-hospital Electrocardiogram Programs into Systems of Care for Acute Coronary Syndrome Writing Group
Yale School of Medicine (2007 - Present) MD-MHS Advisory Committee
American College of Cardiology (2006 - 2008) D2B Alliance Steering Committee
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (2006 - 2008) Task Force on Practice Guidelines
American Heart Association (2006 - Present) Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee
Yale School of Medicine (2005 - Present) Advisory Board
American Heart Association (2004 - 2005) Standards for Statistical Models Used for Public Reporting of Outcomes Writing Group
Yale School of Medicine (2004 - Present) Clinical and Population-Based Research Committee
Yale School of Nursing (2003 - Present) External Advisory Committee
Yale School of Nursing (2003 - Present) Committee Member
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (2001 - 2005) Writing Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (2000 - 2008) Writing Committee to Develop Performance Measures for STEMI/NSTEMI
American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (1999 - Present) Fellow
American College of Cardiology (1996 - Present) Fellow
American Heart Association (1996 - Present) Fellow, Council on Clinical Cardiology
Yale-Fuwai Session Beijing, China (2009 - 2009)
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The next version of the video ingest tool will include native DNxHF and ProRes format support.
Adobe has given us a sneak peek at the next version of its Prelude video ingest tool, alongside upgrades to After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition and SpeedGrade – as well as formally launching its network-based editing system Adobe Anywhere.
Prelude CS7 * features the ability to import DNxHD MXF and ProRes footage natively – though ProRes is Mac only due to licensing issues. When importing footage, users can add metadata – and administrators can require metadata to be added before an import is allowed, as it stops untagged media being imported into large media asset management systems (this is a feature Adobe says was requested by CNN).
Users can also batch rename files when importing – adding camera or location data – to make working with them easier further down the workflow.
As with the next version of Premiere, Prelude gains a Story panel. This provides access to scripts and transcriptions hosted in Adobe's online script-development tool. Adobe's business development manager for video Niels Stevens demoed this showing how the transcription of an interview could be matched against a clip's audio using the Speech Analysis technology already in Premiere Pro CS6 – creating markers for each work. When a search of the transcript for certain phrases was performed, their places in the clip could quickly be located.
There are also many smaller improvements, including tweaks to Prelude's interface such as scrubbing in the Project panel and highlighted clips featuring a coloured border so it's easier to see what you've selected – a much requested feature according to Adobe.
* While Adobe has released updates to tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver for free to subscribers to its Creative Cloud service, the company is talking about Prelude's new features in terms of the 'next version' of the software, leading us to believe that this will be Prelude CS7 – so a paid-for upgrade available for non-Cloud members and free to those who are. We've also received information pointing to the next version of AE that was demoed at the same time is After Effects CS7.
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Thankfully, helping people with HIV/AIDS has for the most part transcended party lines over the last decade or so. In fact, George W. Bush has been hailed by many, if not all, as the president who did more for AIDS sufferers and AIDS prevention worldwide than any other president.
But oh how things have changed in the GOP in just a few short years.
AIDS, which had been recognized as a health epidemic since 1981, was not an issue at either major political party's national convention until 1992, when Elizabeth Glaser and Bob Hattoy, both HIV positive, spoke at the Democrats' confab in New York, and then Republican Mary Fisher spoke about her HIV-positive status at the GOP convention in Houston.
Fisher, a staff member in the Ford White House, got a warm reception during her poignant 13-minute speech at the convention, which interestingly is also remembered for Pat Buchanan's infamous culture war speech. It has been said that Fisher's speech changed the way many Republicans looked at the disease and led to more funding and support for AIDS research.
But can you imagine if the Republicans of 2012 had put Mary Fisher, who is still alive, or anyone else who is HIV positive on the convention stage in Tampa this week?
Several AIDS activists think a Romney-Ryan White House would be a disastrous setback for the national and worldwide HIV/AIDS community. They could be right.
While a study released in May showed that the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), created by Bush in 2003, prevented 741,000 deaths worldwide between 2004 and 2008, Mitt Romney told reporters during the primary campaign that he would be "very reluctant" to fund this or any other HIV/AIDS global program because of the deficit.
As for Paul Ryan, in 2008 he voted against a bill that would reauthorize funding for Bush's AIDS relief program, and 66 percent of the time he has voted against programs related to the AIDS Drugs Assistance Program, which provides HIV treatments to low-income Americans
To his credit, Sen. John McCain mentioned AIDS during his speech this week at the convention. But it's not an issue that resonates with many in the GOP in 2012. This is a very different party than the one I grew up admiring. It's a different party even than it was eight years ago when Bush was re-elected.
AIDS remains an epidemic in many places worldwide, including the American South, the site of both political conventions this year. According to a recent Los Angeles Times piece, the South has the highest rate of AIDS deaths of any U.S. region, the largest numbers of adolescents and adults living with HIV, and the fewest resources to fight the epidemic.
Timothy Brown, the first person to be "cured" of HIV and founder of The Timothy Ray Brown Foundation of the World AIDS Institute, said in a recent statement:
"In 1992, the political establishment began taking HIV and AIDS seriously when Mary Fisher, Elizabeth Glaser, and Bob Hattoy took the courageous step to address a prime-time audience at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. America suddenly had three proud, wonderful faces to see that AIDS does not discriminate; AIDS was no longer 'just' a San Francisco disease or a gay disease."
Brown continued, "I honor these three heroes on this 20th anniversary for their bravery and wish all three were still with us to see that a cure is in sight. These historic speeches served as one of the transformational milestones on the path toward AIDS awareness. I want all HIV-positive people to be cured. But we must all insist that we dramatically strengthen cure research so that I no longer stand as the first, perhaps only, person cured of this horrific disease."
Brown continues to do all he can to keep HIV/AIDS in the national spotlight. To borrow a quote from George W., who blew it on Katrina but who was and remains a champion for AIDS patients, "You're doing a heck of a job, Brownie."


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A man from a church wants to help save lives. He learned that many young people were using guns. He was worried.
Some kids hurt people with guns. Other kids injure themselves with guns. Guns can be very dangerous.
This man got an idea. He thought gun locks could help keep people safe. He wanted to give people gun locks.
A store agreed to sell the locks to him at a good price. He bought the gun locks. He will give them to people in his church.
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'The Hobbit' premiere: Peter Jackson, Orlando Bloom talk Smaug
From latimes.com: "I was thrilled," Bloom said when asked how he felt when he got the call to return to Middle Earth. "Peter's an amazing filmmaker, and these films are his babies, and to be a part of these again was just wonderful, you know."
And since "The Hobbit" is a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings," Bloom, 36, credits digital "magic" with getting his ageless elf to look even younger.
"Well, I work out, I drink juices. No, I'm joking! That's a joke!" he said. "I think that's the magic of digital photography, right? I was very happy that the wig still fit and that I got a chance to be in these movies. It's a great character."


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MagSafe to MagSafe2 & rMBP - Does it charge the rMBP while in use?
Equipment: 2012 rMBP, 2008 23" Cinema Dislay, MagSafe to MagSafe2 adapter.
Tonight I hooked up my retina macbook pro to my cinema display via the MagSafe to MagSafe2 adapter and noticed that while the rMBP received power, it wasn't charging the battery while I used the computer.
I've read various reports online about the MacBook air being able to receive both power and battery charge simultaneously, probably because it's power needs are 45w compared to the rMBP's 85w.
My experience so far says that the MagSafe to MagSafe2 adapter will NOT charge a rMBP while it's in use. Is this correct?
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I am not a Genious Bar Apple employee but I do own a 13" MacBook Air, the 13" MacBook (Mid 2005), 15 inch MacBook Pro (Mid 2008), 13" Macbook Pro (Mid 2011) and two White mid 2006 MacBooks-- Just to name a few
The air requires 45 watts, MacBooks require 60, and the 15"/17" Pro's require 85 watts.
45w Megsafe Air charger will only charge the Air although a higher watt charger will charge it as well
60 Watt Mega safe. Charger that comes with the all 13" MacBook's and Pros are as well as the air
Whilst the The 85 watt Megasafe charger is intended For Macs 15" & 17"; it is my charger of choice b/c it charges all Intell based Macs including the air
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In my experience the cinema display can and will charge a newer device, once you have used the converter. The problem is, does it charge in practice? Almost every time I plug mine in the little light fails to light. If I am lucky the power is going in but failing to charge (as revealed by clicking on the power plug icon in the top menu). The only solution seems to be repeated connect/disconnect cycles until somehow it starts going.
So, if your converter + cinema display isn't charging, try, try again. I can't tell whether it is the amount of power (this is a macbook air, so it isn't likely the issue) or the quality of the connection, but either way it isn't reliable. The regular cord/power adapter works every time, so I suspect the little converter thing.
- Answered by Richard S from Vancouver
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Actually, the cinema display SHOULD be charging your macbook pro. I have a similar setup and it worked the first time I plugged everything in, but stopped charging after a few uses. The problem is actually in the connection, not the wattage difference. When I notice I'm not charging, all I have to do it remove the magsafe adapter from the cord and reconnect, giving it a little extra jiggle to be sure it's all seated good and re-plug into the macbook. Saw elsewhere that rotating the adapter 180 degrees (flip it) can mean the difference between charging and not charging. Not sure this is true (can't hurt though), but literally jiggling the thing when you reattach (as though the contacts aren't seating fully) has been successful almost every time. I just did it, in fact. No SMS reset required (doesn't work anyway).
(by "flip it", I of course mean keep the connections facing the correct sides, just roll the thing and reattach)
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I have a 13" 2010 MacBook Pro with the 60watt charger and a 15" retina MacBook Pro with the 85watt charger. In addition to experience I asked this question to a tech and several other experienced persons. The 60watt will charge any MacBook Pro albeit slower, I am using my 60watt with my rMBP because my 13" is downstairs demoted to family computer and that way I can keep the chargers in one spot. For the first few seconds or minutes mac's might "reject" a charger, my 13" MBP rejected its own charger and would ONLY power the computer until I took it in to get fixed, the computer needed to be rebooted at the firmware level. My 60watt is charging my 15" rMBP just fine, a little slower but it doesn't matter to me, again first few seconds it said power only. I can't speak on the 45watt charger but it might in fact to low. Does it charge it when the lid is closed? I realize this threads a year old but it could still help someone who stumbles on it.
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Can I use this to charge my MacBook Pro 13-inch instead of the Apple 60W MagSafe 2 power adaptor?
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Mashable Video: NEW CAMERA CASE MAKES LIGHTING PERFECT FOR iPHONE PICTURES
Fast Company: KICKSTARTING: AN iPHONE CASE THAT KEEPS GLARE FROM RUINING YOUR PICTURES
Huffington Post: TRYGGER iPHONE CASE BRINGS VIBRANT COLORS AND SHARP CONTRAST TO 4/4S CAMERA
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iPhoneography: ADD A POLARISING FILTER TO YOUR iPHONE WITH THE TRYGGER CAMERA CASE
Cult of Mac: THE TRYGGER IS AN INGENIOUS AND EASY WAY TO ADD [A POLARIZER] TO YOUR iPHONE
TechNewsDaily: TRYGGER iPHONE CASE MAKES SUNNY PHOTOS LOOK BETTER
CNET: A MUST HAVE iPHONE ACCESSORY
Hi, we're Trygger and we've created the Camera Case. It's an iPhone 4/4S case with a polarizing filter built in to help you make your best photos.
Professional photographers have relied on polarizing filters to clean up noisy light for decades. The Camera Case brings that same polarizing filter to your iPhone camera, built-in and always ready to take great pictures. It cuts out glare and unwanted reflections while making colors more vibrant and contrast sharper. It makes the world through your phone look more like the world you see through your eyes so you can capture all of life's moments the way you remember them.
The polarizing filter cuts out glare and unwanted reflections, without blocking your flash. It is made by placing a color neutral polarizing film between two layers of high grade optical Borosilicate glass. Each of your snapshots will be crisp, clean and ready to show off.
The adjustable filter also lets you capture more vibrant colors that are truer to what your eyes see. The world through your phone has never looked this good.
The filter also lets you remove unwanted reflection from glass, water and metal. See the image, not the reflection!
The filter is adjustable so you can change how much light comes through. You'll have more control over the look of your photos, as you shoot them.
There are no pieces to carry with you to attach (or lose). Just slide the felt-lined back up and you're ready. You'll be the quickest shot around.
1.8mm of high-strength polycarbonate means your iPhone can be fully protected and keep its thin profile. Think of it as peace of mind for when you climb that tree to get the perfect angle.
Beyond the four colors we've shown above, we also plan to produce one more color choice for the Camera Case and we want you to vote to pick it out. If you are a backer, you'll receive a survey after the Kickstarter period has ended. In that survey you can pick one of the existing colors for the Camera Case you will receive, or you can vote for one from the colors below. Don't worry, if you don't like the color that ends up winning the Backer's Color Choice, you will have the opportunity to switch to White, Black, Azalea or Pollen instead.
The Camera Case was carefully planned and designed. We're a team of designers and engineers who also love photography. Since we were making a tool to help you make your best photos, it was important to us that you have the best experience using it as well. That means the Camera Case is thoughtfully designed and is made from the best quality from the glass of the filter to the way it fits on your phone. Every detail was important to us. We made more than 30 prototypes before we had something that felt right and decided on our final design. We also field tested the Camera Case in just about every terrain our native state of Oregon could provide. We ended up with a product that is great to use, is going to last and is something we're very proud of.
Trygger's Connected Camera App enhances the use of the Camera Case to make better photos. The Trygger app is the result of an integrated software and hardware design to simplify taking pictures. For example, the App offers a calibration function aligned with the polarizing filter. We scan the image in real time and create a histogram behind the scene. As you rotate the polarizer, the histogram shifts while the contrast changes and we let you know by a sound cue when to take the best picture. This will be especially helpful when taking pictures in sunlight when it is difficult to see the screen. Scheduled for delivery this fall, the Trygger Camera App will be Free. Here is an early look.
Here is an early look.
Your Camera Case will work great without the Trygger Filter App, but it will work even better with it.
This is where you come in. We're on Kickstarter because we need your help. Manufacturing the Camera Case is going to be expensive and we need funding to put it into production. If we hit our goal we'll be able to make the Camera Case on a broad enough scale so that the cost of each case is very reasonable. It's the upfront costs that we can't make happen without your help.
So back us. Help the Camera Case get funded so you can start making your best photos.
Thank you Kickstarter!
Question: Can these effects be created using software like Photoshop, or an app?
Answer: No, the effects of a polarizing filter can only be achieved when the picture is taken.
Question: What does a polarizing filter do?
Answer: Among other things, it can darken the sky, remove reflections from water and glass and make plant-life and foliage appear less shiny. Color saturation is also enhanced.
Question: Does it work with camera apps like Instagram?
Answer: Yes, it works with every iOS camera app.
Question: When will it ship?
Answer: Estimated shipping is early July 2012.
©2012 Trygger LLC. All rights reserved.
iPhone and Apple are trademarks of Apple, Inc. registered in the US and other countries. Patents pending. iPhone not included.
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I have a 30 minute match of theirs on dvd from 2004, it is not very good. It has some nice reversals but almot all of them are done just for the sake of it rather than to add any meaning to the match.
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Contending Perspectives: Southeast Asia and American Views on a Rising China
Edited by Ms. Corazon S. Foley.
Brief Synopsis
The State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), the National Bureau of Asian Research, the Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies of Singapore, and the U.S. Army War College conducted a colloquium on Southeast Asia and American views of China in August 2005 in Singapore. The event brought together analysts and scholars from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States to examine the economic, diplomatic, and military dimensions of China's rise from two perspectives. An abbreviated follow-on colloquium conducted by INR was held in Washington, DC, on November 3, 2005. This brief focuses on summarizing Southeast Asian perspectives on China as articulated by participants at the two events.
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The Flying Dutchmen approach their 103rd season seeking to build on the momentum of the program's most successful campaign in six years. The 2011 team posted a 7-3 record and finished second in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).
Hope coaches and players are eagerly anticipating their home season debut on Saturday, Sept. 1, when they'll play on the newly installed artificial turf of Holland Municipal Stadium. Hope College is in the process of acquiring the stadium from the City of Holland. The home field for Hope football games since 1979, installation of the turf is the first of what is expected to be on-going upgrades at the stadium.
The first month of the season will be against non-conference opponents who are all from Illinois. Three teams compete in the College Conference of Ilinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). An interesting twist will be the MIAA/NAC Challenge Series pitting all members of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) on a single day (September 15). The pairings are determined on the basis of the 2001 standings of each conference. Hope will play at Concordia-Chicago in the renewal of a series that occurred during the 1970s. Hope's season-opening foe, North Park from Chicago, is a first-time opponent.
The 2012 pre-season roster includes 33 returning letterwinners from the 2011 squad. The team's co-captains will be seniors Mark Karam of Grosse Pointe Woods (Warren DeLaSalle HS), Brian Lynn of Holland (Holland HS), and Ben Van Ausdall of Hudsonville (Unity Christian HS). Lynn and Van Ausdall were also captains as juniors.
Two returning players received All-MIAA honors in 2011. Junior linebacker Tim Klaus of Saugatuck (Saugatuck HS) was a first team honoree while junior tailback Shawn Jackson of Comstock Park (Comstock Park HS) received second team recognition. Klaus was part of a defense that was among the NCAA Division III leaders in several defensive categories -- #45 in scoring defense, #81 in rushing defense, #85 in the pass efficiency defense and #90 in total defense. Jackson rushed for over 100 yards in four games and averaged 5.3 yards per carry.
Two returning players received MIAA Player of the Week honors in 2011. Junior placekicker Evan Finch of Ann Arbor (Pioneer HS) kicked the winning field goal in an overtime victory over Adrian. For the season he was 23-for-25 on extra point kicks, raising his career stats to 39-for-41. He was also was six-for eight on field goals. In addition to being honored by the MIAA, junior Santino DiCesare of Dorr (Wayland HS) was the NCAA Division III Player-of-the-Week in recognition of his school-record 100-yard return of an intercepted pass for a touchdown against Olivet.
The Flying Dutchmen will return a veteran offensive backfield. Junior quarterback Michael Atwell of Geneseo, Ill. (Geneseo HS) started every game a year ago. He completed 129-of-252 passes (51.2%) for 1,628 yards and six touchdowns. Fullback Brian Lynn of Holland (Holland HS) is a two-year starter. A year ago he had just two negative yards in 44 rushes. He also caught 17 passes. Junior Shawn Jackson of Comstock Park (Comstock HS) rushed for 10 touchdowns. In two seasons he has rushed for 1,284 yards on 248 carries and scored 14 touchdowns.
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Space Dungeon is one of these shooters that has two joysticks to control the game. The left one for movement and the right one for firing. It is very similar to Robotron 2084 or SmashTV.
Well worth checking out yet the only home port of it in existence is on the 5200.
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Finally…AK-47 '09-'10 highlight reel
I've been posting about the old days for a good month now, and it's time for something new. Without further ado, here are your Andrei Kirilenko '09-'10 highlights:
Some stuff:
The video is comprised of highlights from 25 games between January and March (because it was immediately obvious that if I went full season, it was going to end up at a documentaryesque length. It didn't help that I couldn't bear to cut stuff out). It also took much longer to finish than I'd expected, because I kept unconsciously sitting back in my chair and watching the video instead of editing it. That's how amazing AK is/was.
The games included are the 25 games taking place between 1/4-2/19 and 3/1-3/9 (AK got injured at Portland on 2/21 and sat out three of the next four games). He started the last 21 of the 25 games, and in that span the Jazz went 21-4: 10-3 in January, 7-1 in February, and 4-0 in March. In short, it was the best Jazz basketball played in a decade.
C's comments as she watched it through the first time:
–His hair is terrible!
–His hair is terrible!
–The Jazz really need a stylist, between Andrei's hair and Deron's beard.
–His hair is terrible!
–I don't like it [regarding the final scene, which shows AK walking off the court and a CG of the final score. i.e. the Jazz had beaten her Spurs].
Edit / Two things I forgot to say in the original post:
1) Let's stop for a moment and appreciate the fact that it might take other players an entire career to come up with this many highlights. This was just 25 games in one season. Not even the best highlights of the season, but the best highlights over a two-month span.
2) I liked that Memo was waiting to hi-five AK at the end of the tunnel in the last shot (I think AK came off the court later than everyone because he did the post-game interview). Team chemistry and teammates getting along FTW.
Make that 3) This video is apparently blocked in Germany. I used 8 songs in the video…but of course Youtube won't tell me which track was the problem. Maybe it's Boler that's banned in Germany lol.


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Cleaning up the place a bit since it's all too outdated.
I've been working on other projects (of mine and clients), so no real purpose to build up this place at the moment. I'll fix 'er up at some point, but for now, there's no reason. I'm not interested in resumes and portfolios, but I'll add some stuff here if I deem it worth my time down the road.


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Condo Terminology
Administrator: In situations of an administrative vacuum or irresolvable conflict, a condominium corporation or any
interested person may apply to the Court for appointment of an administrator. If appointed, the administrator will have, to the exclusion of the board, all the powers and duties that the Court may order.
Annual budget: Now required by the Condominium Property Act, conscientious development of an annual budget is an important duty of a condominium board. It's the basis upon which contributions are levied and funds collected for the control, maintenance, and repair of the common property and the administration of the condominium corporation.
Annual general meetings (AGM): Once a year, within 15 months of the last, a condominium board is required to convene an Annual General Meeting of unit owners. At the meeting, the retiring board provides owners with operational and financial reports for the year past. Owners then elect a new board, and deal with any unfinished and new business, including (if required) appointment of
Bareland condominium: In traditional condominium, both the master lot and the walls and roof of buildings are common property. Today, many townhouse and villa communities are developed as bare land condominiums in which the private structures lie completely within the unit boundaries, and only the land is condominiumized.
Board of directors: Every condominium must have an elected executive, the Board, which is responsible for proper administration of the condominium and bylaw enforcement. The Condominium Property Act's initial Appendix 1 bylaws, although replaceable, stipulate a board of no fewer than three (except where there are not more than two owners) and not more than seven individuals.
Bylaws: A set of rules and procedures, adopted by a special resolution of unit-owners, for the administration of the condominium corporation and the management and conservation of the common property. Initial bylaws for all new plans are provided in Appendix 1 of the Condominium Property Act, but are most times replaced by the developer with a project-specific set.
Caveat: A unit-owner's obligation to pay regular condominium fees or special assessments is fundamental to the condominium's financial security. If a delinquency develops, the corporation has the right to file a caveat (notice or warning) against the title. The charge may be enforced in the same manner as a mortgage.
Condominium corporation: When a plan is deposited with a land titles office, an administrative body is automatically created. Membership in the condominium corporation is made up of the owners of the individual units. Its purpose is the management of the affairs of the condominium in the best interests of all owners.
Condominium plan: Every condominium community has a plan, registered at a land titles office, that provides unambiguous definition of the perimeter of the master lot, the location of buildings (if any), unit boundaries, and the unit-factor distribution. The document replaces the original single title with unit titles.
Common property: Every part of a condominium plan that is not a unit is common property. The condominium common property supports and services the individual units, and its ownership is proportionately distributed among the unit owners in accordance with their unit factors.
Condominium Property Act: The name of the Alberta statute that supports, directs, and regulates condominium ownership. Since provinces have jurisdiction over land titles, each has its own condominium legislation. Fundamental concepts are essentially similar. However, from one province to another, legislative scope and administrative technicalities may vary significantly. The Act, which must be passed into law by the provincial legislature, articulates legislative concepts and cornerstone provisions.
Condominium Property Act Regulation: The Regulation is a set of implementation rules, the scope of which is articulated in the Condominium Property Act, and for which creation authority is vested in the Ministry responsible for its administration. With the legislative revisions in September 2000, the role of the regulations was significantly expanded — to the point where they comprise almost 40% of the size of the Act and Regulation combined.
Condominium unit: Units are those parts of a condominium master lot which are designated for the private, exclusive use of individual owners. These "volumetric spaces", whether structure-defined compartments of air (as in the case of apartments and traditional townhouses), or columns of air (as in bareland projects), are defined by boundaries shown on the condominium plan.
Contributions (condo fees): Condominium owners contribute to a fund for payment of common property costs (whether normal operating, reserve, or special) via assessments levied against their units. "Contributions" is the proper term, but "condo fee" has acquired colloquial, although incorrect, currency.
Disclosure documents: Developers of new and conversion condominium are required to provide prospective purchasers with extensive documentation regarding investment details and due-diligence estimates of operating costs. The Condominium Property Act legislates a 10-day rescission period for review and acceptance of these documents. Although time delays for review may vary, member boards of the Alberta Real Estate Association follow similar procedures for resale documentation.
Estoppel Certificate: In the context of condominium, it's a certificate issued by a condominium corporation stating the status of a particular unit's contribution account. If the corporation certifies that there are no arrears, referred to as a "clear certificate", it cannot subsequently claim otherwise against a new owner.
Exclusive use: Although forming part of the common property, patios, balconies, parking, storage and other spaces are normally designated as exclusive-use areas for residents of a particular unit only. However, bylaws usually provide the board with authority to manage such assignment. Any presumed or represented tenure, permanent or long-term, should be verified and documented.
Extraordinary general meetings: Other than the Annual General Meeting, every properly constituted assembly of unit owners is called an Extraordinary General Meeting. bylaws typically permit the board to call, whenever it sees fit, or give a certain proportion of owners power to requisition, within procedural guidelines, an EGM. The purpose, usually, is to deal with issues that require urgent attention.
Improper conduct: For non-compliance with the Act, the regulations, or bylaws by any party — owner, board member, employee, corporation, or developer — the September 2000 revisions provide that any interested party may apply to the Court for relief from and remedy of this alleged "improper conduct".
Insurance — corporation: Every condominium corporation must place and maintain a "master policy" (for a broad set of perils specified in the Regulation)over the common property and the units (other than improvements made by the owners) and against corporation, board and officer liability for action or omission with respect to carrying out their functions.
Insurance — unit owner: To protect against property loss, personal liability and disaster expenses, every condominium owner should purchase unit-owner insurance. Such coverage usually offers all-risks protection against an owner's personal property loss from fire, theft and vandalism, and improvement and betterment coverage for damage to upgrades made by the owner.
Mortgages — unit: Buying and financing a new or used condominium residence is not much different from that of a non-condominium home. Like any home purchase, ownership of a condominium unit plus its proportionate share in the common property is an estate in land. Land Titles will issue a title and register mortgage documents and other instruments associated with standard real estate investments.
Municipal taxes: Like traditional-house buyers, condominium purchasers are land owners. So, they must pay their fair share of municipal taxes. For assessment purposes, each unit and its share in the common property constitutes a separate parcel of land and improvements.
Non-compliance sanctions: Corporations may, with the authority of a properly constituted bylaw, impose monetary and other sanctions on owners, tenants, and invitees of the owners or tenants, who fail to abide by the bylaws. Any such bylaw must define the sanctions to be imposed and the applicable amount or range of monetary sanctions. Boards pursuing such actions are subject to the "honesty and good faith" obligations and the "improper conduct "provisions of the Act.
Officers: From its members, the Board elects an executive — usually a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer. The president chairs meetings and often has a casting vote. The vice-president performs the president's duties in his or her absence. The secretary ensures minutes of proceedings are kept; and the treasurer, that proper financial records are maintained.
Proxy: Written authorization given by a unit owner to another so that person can act for the owner and exercise the unit's voting share at a general meeting.
Qualified person: Every board must retain a qualified person to perform the reserve fund study. The person who carries out the study must prepare and submit to the board a written Reserve Fund Report in respect of the study. For communities of not more than 12 units, the corporation may itself carry out the functions of the qualified person if authorized to do so by a special resolution.
Reserve fund: A fund of money set aside to provide for the repair and replacement of major parts of the common property. Officially termed the Capital Replacement Reserve Fund, it is usually held in secure, fairly liquid investments, and is not intended to be used to cover regular or annually recurring maintenance.
Reserve fund study: The purpose of a reserve fund study is to inventory the depreciating common and corporate property needing to be repaired or replaced within the next 25 years, assess the present condition, estimate when each component of the depreciating property will need to be repaired or replaced, and estimate the costs of repairs to and replacement of the depreciating property.
Reserve fund report: Once completed, the person who carried out the Reserve Fund Study must prepare and submit to the Board a written report setting out the qualifications and independence of that person, the findings of the study, and any other matters that are considered relevant.
Reserve fund plan: The condominium board must, after receiving and reviewing the reserve fund report, approve a reserve fund plan under which a reserve fund is to be established, if one has not already been established, and set forth the method of and amounts needed for funding and maintaining the fund. The corporation must provide the owners with copies of the approved reserve fund plan prior to the collection of any funds.
Special Resolution: Important community decisions such as enacting or amending bylaws, or transferring or leasing common property, require a resolution passed at a properly convened general meeting by a majority of not less than 75 per cent of all persons entitled to vote and representing not less than 75 per cent of the total unit factors for all units. Alternately, without a meeting, unit owners representing the same majorities may agree in writing to the special resolution.
Special assessment: If sizeable repair or replacement expenditures are urgently required, and sufficient funds are not available in the reserve fund, the condominium board has little choice but to levy a special assessment. As would be the case with traditional houses, unit owners are required to come up with the cash necessary to rectify the problem.
Tenancy in common: Condominium unit-owners collectively co-own the common property as tenants in common. The arrangement is a long established, business-like system for administering undivided interests in real property. In the absence of a written co-ownership agreement, common law provides for the accounting, allocation, and collection of operating expenses, and for the reimbursement of expenditures that result in capital enhancement. With condominium, the plan and the bylaws constitute a contract between the individual unit owners and the condominium corporation.
Unit factor: Unit Factor is the term used in the Alberta Condominium Property Act to define each unit owner's tenancy-in-common share in the common property. Unlike other jurisdictions, where a separate factor regulates distribution of operating costs, the unit factor also determines the proportionate contribution obligation (condo fees). However, the September 2000 revisions now permit, through a properly passed bylaw, assessment proportions other than by unit factor.
Unit boundaries: The Condominium Property Act determines, unless stipulated in the plan, where boundaries exist between units, and the common property. The revised legislation now distinguishes between interior and external doors.
Unit rentals: The Condominium Property Act recognizes that when an owner leases a unit, he or she is also leasing access to and use of the common property. Consequently, the condominium community is given authority to assure that its
interests are considered and properly protected. The Act states that an owner shall not rent a unit until written notice of such intent, an address for service, and the amount of rent to be charged is given to the corporation.
Excerpted from the CondoSmart Guide for Alberta. The updated 48-page booklet may be ordered or downloaded by visiting the Web Site (www.condoserve.com).


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We all know Diggy as the son of Hip Hop royalty, but now he wants us to know why he is really trying to do this rap thing all on his own.
Diggy has created a huge buzz in the industry by releasing several mixtapes and accelerated his momentum by headlining the smokin' Scream Tour. Now with his hit lead single 'Do It Like Her' featuring Jeremih, the wait is over for his new album 'Unexpected Arrival' is in stores and online March 20th, 2012.
Watch Diggy talk about the evolution of this album, how his father heard his music and who he's talking about when he says 'us'!
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Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter of October 14, 2011: "Turn Your Loved One Into Live Ammunition" sure did present what may seem to be a strange new way of honoring your loved one who has now passed on...to most of his faithful readers who commented it was an idea that was indeed just down right weird so with this posting I am sure to offend some of my genealogy friends and maybe even family members. They may think for sure that this writer has officially lost her mind!
|Early photo postcard from my shooting collection
Over the years I have seen many strange things show up in the way of honoring our ancestors and loved ones. Burials in vehicles or huge carved vehicles of stone above, a five foot sundial, a statue of Mickey Mouse to mark the final resting place and jewelry made just to hold a speck of ash in order to keep the loved one near to heart...so why not the product that the company HolySmoke LLC has to offer? Live ammunition filled with ashes to be kept or "fired" in the appropriate setting in honor of one's life.
I should explain that there are as many ways to be buried or remembered after cremation as there are flavors of jelly beans and just as many reasons why some people choose one way over another. Personal beliefs, cost of a funeral, dislike of conventional ways, are but a few to mention. I am one who has rather unconventional views on the matter. My husband and I have conventional lots in our local cemetery, next to my beloved grandparents and parents. That is where our gravestone will someday be as I do believe that a final little plot of land on this earth is all that we can physically leave behind in addition to our offspring, a little spot for family to come visit and for future genealogists to someday discover us and our history. I will not be "living" at the location of my gravestone as my requests to my children have already been to have my ashes placed, spread -if you will, in places that I have grown up and loved. Places where I have felt the closest to the loved ones who have gone before me and where my family has experienced great joy together.
|I guess this is "tooting my own horn"!
On to the point of this rambling on! I grew up learning to shoot, hunting with my Dad from age eight. I was the girl with two much older brothers and when they were grown and gone I had all of Daddy's attention and love. We were shooting and hunting buddies and I was spoiled rotten! Those were some of the best times of my life and yes, guns and shooting have always been a big part of my life. I met my husband on the shooting line of a trap club and we have traveled to hundreds of shooting ranges and have shot millions of rounds together over our 40 years of marriage. In 1971 while in college I was the National Collegiate Women's Trapshooting Champion. I am a family genealogist, my other love interest in life but I have the great outdoors in my blood and burnt gunpowder is my favorite smell so naturally being "shot" out of a cartridge or better yet out of a shotgun shell when my days on this earth come to an end is an awesome idea to me! I can't think of a better send off or a better resting place for my ashes through eternity than being spread over the land I love. I can just hear my sons saying "there goes Mom -dead bird!" (The call on the trap field for a scored broken/hit target.)
All strange, morbid and funny thoughts aside for now, I hope I have not lost all my readers! If you are the unconventional or adventurous type, go ahead and check out the Holy Smoke website if you too want to GO OUT WITH A BANG!


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All across America, newspaper editors have racked their brains trying to think of ways to blame the tsunami on the Bush administration. Our friend Chad, the Elder at Fraters Libertas, imagines one such conversation at the offices of the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
"If it was atmospheric, it would be a no-brainer" Managing Editor Scott Gillespie replied, "just yell 'Kyoto' and it's a done deal."
"But, this is geological. I mean, as evil as he is, I don't think even he had anything to do with this one. But no way are we going to let him off the hook." said Jim.
"Oh, no, we won't. But it's pretty clear we have to come up with an angle that makes sense." Scott answered. "Is there anything the U.S. has been doing in the last four years that could have caused a seismic disturbance of this caliber?"
"You mean like drilling for oil, or underground nuclear tests?" Asked Susan Albright, The OpEd Editor.
"Yeah, stuff like that. Or that low frequency noise the Navy uses to bother dolphins. There's lots of things our military is doing to the ground."
Susan took a sip off her Venti skim half-caf one Splenda sugar free vanilla extra hot latte. "How about something along the lines of global warming causing the ocean to be more full of water and that made the waves bigger than they should have been? That way we can nail Bush and the SUV drivers for thousands of unnecessary deaths."
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Terrebonne Parish voters will decide May 4 whether to approve a new property tax for public schools.
Terrebonne Parish voters will decide May 4 whether to approve a new property tax for public schools.
The School Board voted Tuesday to start the bureaucratic process of asking the state to put the 31-mill tax on the ballot.
If approved, it would bring in an estimated $16.4 million a year more for the school system.
The board already collects 9 mills, in addition to sales taxes. A mill is a dollar's tax on every $1,000 of taxable property.
Superintendent Philip Martin repeated arguments he's made over the past few months for why voters should approve the tax.
"This school district collects the smallest amount in taxes of any parish in the state. We are last, dead last," Martin said. "I don't want my grandchildren going to the worst-funded school district in the state, and I think parents will agree with me."
Martin said the system has struggled with state budget cuts. Over the past five years, administrators have been forced to lay off teachers, cut spending on travel and supplies and leave many teaching positions unfilled, increasing class sizes and putting more burden on individual teachers.
Martin said the tax increase will put the school system at the Louisiana average for property tax rates.
All of the board's nine members voted to put the proposal in front of voters except Debi Benoit, who was absent, and Brenda Babin, who abstained, citing procedural complaints.
Babin said the board did not put many of the specific agenda items for Tuesday's meeting — including the one to ask for a tax increase — in front of the public, which she alleges violates the state's open-meetings law.
"The LSU Board of Supervisors did what we're doing right now," Babin said. "And they were told to go back and vote on it again because they hadn't done it right."
Babin said she supports asking voters to consider the tax, however.
Five residents addressed the board about the proposed tax increase. All but one, Houma resident Rene Williams, spoke in favor of the increase.
"I might vote for this tax if it wasn't this particular board. But you haven't given us a plan for what you want to do with it," Williams said. "With the record of this School Board, there is no way I will approve of giving you a blank check. I don't trust you."
Williams' criticism drew heated reactions from members.
"Where did he come from with this foolishness?" said member Gregory Harding. "To come up here and insult the character of the people on the board like that? Sir, I really don't care if you don't come back again."
Other board members emphasized that the vote wouldn't raise taxes by itself.
"We are just getting the ball rolling. We are just starting the process of going through everything we need to do to get this on the ballot," said member Roger DeHart. "It's up to the voters to decide what happens. If they think we deserve it, they'll give it to us."
Martin said he plans to hold meetings with teachers and parents to see how they prioritize the system's needs.
"We want this to pass. If we don't give people a plan for what we're doing, there's zero chance of it passing," Martin said. "So of course we're going to go out and give people a plan well before the vote happens."
Two parents, a teacher and Parish Councilwoman Arlanda Williams spoke in favor of the tax.
"I am not speaking to you as a councilwoman, I am speaking to you as a parent and a taxpayer," Williams said. "I'm asking you to send out an S.O.S. — save our schools. We can't have the schools our children deserve with the funding we have now."
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Latvia, which was occupied and annexed by the U.S.S.R. in June 1940, declared its independence on August 21, 1991. The U.S.S.R. recognized its sovereignty on September 6, and United Nations membership followed shortly thereafter. Latvia was admitted to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) in 2004. The capital and chief city is Riga.
Latvia lies along the shores of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga, and it is bounded by Estonia to the north, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and Lithuania to the south.
Relief, drainage, and soils
Latvia is essentially an undulating plain, with fairly flat lowlands alternating with hills. The eastern part of the country is more elevated, its most prominent feature being the Central Vidzeme Upland, which reaches a maximum elevation of 1,020 feet (311 metres). In the southeast the highest point is Lielais Liepukalns (947 feet [289 metres]), which is part of the Rāzna National Park territory. The Kurzeme (Courland) Upland in the west is divided by the Venta River into western and eastern parts. Between the Central Vidzeme and Latgale uplands in the southeast lies the East Latvian Lowland, partly crossed by moraine ridges that impede drainage. There are numerous peat bogs in this area.
Latvia contains a multitude of rivers that drain into the Baltic Sea. The largest are the Western Dvina, locally called the Daugava (with a total length of 222 miles [357 km] in Latvia), the Gauja (Russian: Gauya), the Venta, and the Lielupe. Amid the hills, many of which are forested, are numerous lakes, some measuring up to about 12 square miles (30 square km). Latvia's soils are predominantly podzolic, though calcareous soils characterize the Semigallia (Zemgale) Plain, located just east of the Eastern Kurzeme Uplands. Swampy soils are found in some areas, particularly the East Latvian Lowland. Erosion is a problem in the more intensely cultivated hilly areas.
The climate is influenced by the prevailing southwesterly winds coming from the Atlantic. Humidity is high, and the skies are usually cloudy; there are only about 30 to 40 days of sunshine per year. Average precipitation usually exceeds 20 inches (about 500 mm) on the lowlands and may approach or exceed 30 inches (about 760 mm) on the uplands. The frost-free season lasts about 125 to 155 days. Summers are often cool and rainy. The mean temperature in June is in the mid-60s F (about 17 °C), with occasional jumps into the mid-90s F (about 34 °C). Winter sets in slowly and lasts from the middle of December to the middle of March. The mean January temperature ranges from the upper 20s F (near −2 °C) on the coast to the lower 20s F (about −7 °C) in the east. There are occasional extreme temperature drops into the −40s F (about −40 °C).
Plant and animal life
More than half of Latvia is covered with forests, meadows, pastures, swamps, and wasteland. Forests account for more than one-third of the total area, and about one-tenth of the forests are cultivated. The larger forest tracts are in the northern part of the Kurzeme Peninsula, along the banks of the Western Dvina, and in the northeast, where conifers (pine and spruce) predominate. Of the deciduous species, birch, aspen, and alder are the most prevalent. Meadows are found both in the river valleys and among the hills.
Latvia's fauna consists of squirrels, foxes, hare, lynx, and badgers. Somewhat less common are ermines and weasels. Conservation measures have resulted in an increase in the number of deer and elk, and beavers have been reintroduced to Latvia. The country's bird population includes the nightingale, oriole, blackbird, woodpecker, owl, grouse, partridge, finch, tomtit, quail, and lark. Storks and herons are usually found in the marshes and meadows.
Ethnic groups, languages, and religion
Before Soviet occupation in 1940, ethnic Latvians constituted about three-fourths of the country's population. Today they make up about three-fifths of the population, and Russians account for about one-fourth. There are small groups of Belarusians, Ukrainians, Poles, Lithuanians, and others. The official language of Latvia is Latvian; however, nearly one-third of the population speaks Russian. Smaller numbers speak Romany, the Indo-Aryan language of the Roma (Gypsies), and Yiddish, a Germanic language. The majority of Latvians adhere to Christianity—mainly Lutheranism, Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodoxy. About one-fourth of Latvians consider themselves nonreligious.
Latvia had a significant Jewish population—estimated at more than 90,000 in the 1930s—until the Soviet and German occupations during World War II, when tens of thousands of Latvian Jews fled the country, were deported to prison camps or concentration camps, or were killed. Nazi forces were responsible for between 65,000 and 75,000 of these deaths. By war's end, only several thousand Latvian Jews remained.
Settlement patterns
Latvia's rural population decreased after World War II, largely because of poor socioeconomic and political conditions, while its urban population increased steadily. By the early 2000s more than two-thirds of the country's population lived in urban areas. Riga is the most populous city, followed by Daugavpils and Liepāja.
Demographic trends
A major challenge for Latvia in the early 1990s was to offset the aging of its population, a serious problem that had existed even before the country's independence and that was the result largely of birth rates that were not high enough to ensure population replacement. An attempt was also made to increase the percentage of the population made up of ethnic Latvians by encouraging them to have larger families and by instituting stronger immigration controls. However, because of the unstable political and economic situation of the early post-Soviet period, most families postponed having more children. In fact, at the onset of the 21st century, Latvia had the lowest birth rate of the Baltic states as well as one of the lowest life expectancies in all of Europe.
Industrialization in Latvia began in the latter part of the 19th century, and by the late 20th century the country was the most heavily industrialized of the Baltic states. Substantial economic changes occurred following Latvia's independence in 1991, as the country transitioned to a market economy. Starting in the mid-1990s, the economy diversified, and by the early 21st century most industry in Latvia had been privatized.
Agriculture and fishing
About one-third of agricultural land in Latvia is used for crop cultivation, and about one-tenth is dedicated to pasture for livestock. Of the crops, grain (mainly rye) is the most important. Wheat, oats, flax, and barley are also significant. Potatoes, onions, carrots, and sugar beets are the main crops produced for export.
Collectivization of agriculture was accomplished, against resistance, in 1947–50. Up to the time of independence, in 1991, there were collective farms (engaged mainly in the cultivation of grain crops and mixed farming) and state farms (usually specializing in the cultivation and processing of a particular crop). Decollectivization became a goal of the newly independent government. During the Soviet period Latvia was a net importer of agricultural products, albeit on a small scale. After independence it was hoped that the privatization of agriculture would lead to higher levels of production and a favourable balance of trade in agricultural commodities, but, as a result of the economic hardships of adjusting to a market economy and of the high cost of equipment required, agriculture contributed only a small percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the early 1990s. By the early 21st century, agriculture had been completely privatized.
Latvia's fishing industry accounts for only a tiny percentage of the GDP, and fish products for export have decreased in importance. In general, sportfishing has contributed more to Latvia's annual catch from inland waters than has commercial fishing. Much of the catch from the Baltic is consumed domestically as a source of protein, most notably codfish and herring (sprats). The most common species of fish found in inland waters are pike, bream, carp, perch, eel, and lamprey. Some salmon and trout are bred artificially in nurseries and then released into rivers. Crayfish and carp have been raised successfully in ponds.
Resources and power
The principal mineral resources found in Latvia are sand, dolomite, limestone, gypsum, clay, and peat. Oil has been discovered in the Kurzeme Peninsula, and exploration of reserves has been undertaken. Latvia has hydropower plants on the Western Dvina River. Nonetheless, the country is highly dependent on imported sources of energy. Electric energy is supplied primarily by Estonia and Lithuania, and petroleum products are supplied by Russia and Lithuania. Beginning in the early 21st century, Latvia has attempted to diversify its domestic energy sources to reduce its dependence on foreign supply.
The production of furniture, foodstuffs, beverages, and textiles had replaced machine building and metal engineering as Latvia's leading manufacturing activities by the late 1990s. The manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals became important in the 21st century.
Under Soviet rule, Latvia used the Russian ruble as its monetary unit, but by 1993 the country had adopted its own currency, the lats. On January 1, 2014, Latvia adopted the euro as its official currency. The Central Bank of the Republic of Latvia is the centre of the banking system. There is a stock exchange in Riga. In the middle of the first decade of the 2000s, foreign direct investment, which came mainly from other EU countries, accounted for about one-third of GDP.
Latvia's main trading partners are Germany, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Exports include wood and wood products, metals, foodstuffs, and textiles. Latvia imports machinery, oil, foodstuffs, and chemical products.
By the early 21st century the service sector accounted for the largest percentage of Latvia's GDP and employed about one-fifth of the country's workforce. Latvia's tourist infrastructure, which was virtually nonexistent in the early 1990s, contributed a small percentage to the GDP. Major tourist attractions include the historic centre of Riga, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997; the country's picturesque castles and monasteries; and its coastline and lakes. Improvements were made in the quality of tourist accommodations in the early 2000s, but Latvia's infrastructure was still not fully sufficient to cater to an influx of visitors.
Transportation and telecommunications
Latvia's favourable geographic location and temperate climate allow for year-round freight transport. Major ports are located in Riga, Ventspils, and Liepāja, and there are several smaller ports located along the coast. An east-west railway corridor allows for the easy passage of freight from inland Latvia out to its main ports. There is an international airport in Riga.
The telecommunications sector of Latvia is partially nationalized. The number of Internet users increased significantly from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s; however, it is still somewhat lower than the average for the European Union. Cellular phone usage in Latvia is much higher than fixed-line phone usage.
Government and society
Constitutional framework
The Latvian constitution of 1922 provided for a republic with a president and a unicameral parliament, the Saeima. From 1940 to 1991 Latvia was a republic of the Soviet Union. On Aug. 21, 1991, the Latvian government declared independence, which the Soviet Union recognized shortly thereafter, and the 1922 constitution was restored. Latvia has a unitary form of government. The head of state is the president, who is elected by the Saiema for a four-year term (with a maximum of two consecutive terms) and who plays a largely ceremonial role. The government is headed by a prime minister, who appoints officials of the cabinet and is responsible to the Saiema. The Saiema consists of 100 members, who are elected to four-year terms.
Local government
Latvia is divided into 26 self-governed rajons (districts). Outside of this structure are seven major cities that are designated republican cities and have their own governments. The districts are further organized into pilsétas (towns), pagasts (rural municipalities), and novads (amalgamated towns and rural municipalities). Each of these local administrative units has its own governing body (a council elected by its citizens). Because the local administrative units are so numerous, many of them lack sufficient staffing and funds, and the Latvian government has attempted to consolidate the country's administrative structure.
Latvia's judicial system includes district courts, regional courts, and a Supreme Court. Supreme Court justices serve life terms, and judges in the lower courts serve two-year terms. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia was established in 1994 and began sittings in 1996. Its jurisdiction extends to areas such as ensuring the constitutionality of proposed legislation and of international agreements and ensuring that national laws are in compliance with international agreements. Justices of the constitutional court serve 10-year terms and are confirmed by the Saeima.
Political process
Suffrage is universal for all Latvian citizens aged 18 and older. However, as part of the government's attempts to preserve and increase the dominance of Latvian culture in the face of the country's large non-ethnic Latvian population, those wishing to become citizens are required to pass a Latvian language test. Until the late 1980s, when several prodemocracy groups united as the Popular Front of Latvia, the Communist Party of Latvia (Latvijas Komunistu Partija; LKP), like its counterparts in the other republics of the Soviet Union, was the only source of political power, under the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The party was dominated by non-Latvians (mainly Russians and other Slavs) and by Russified Latvians who had lived in Russia for large parts of their lives. The power of the Communist Party began to weaken by the late 1980s, and in 1990 Latvia adopted a multiparty system. The Communist Party was outlawed in 1991, and many new and revived parties developed under the Popular Front.
The legacy of the LKP was widespread distrust of large-scale centralized political parties. Thus, the political landscape in Latvia after independence was complex. The Latvian National Independence Movement, founded in 1988, garnered a measure of popular support, but there were many other parties similarly intent on broadening their membership. Parties espousing liberal philosophies, environmental principles, or particular interests, such as those of the growing number of private farmers, were part of the fast-changing political scene.
General literacy was achieved in Latvia in the 1890s. Education is free and compulsory until age 16. A 1998 education law ensured that a certain amount of instruction be provided in the Latvian language in the country's minority schools. However, state financing is provided for minority schools that teach classes in Belarusian, Estonian, Hebrew, Lithuanian, Polish, Romany, Russian, and Ukrainian, to preserve each minority's heritage and culture. Notable institutions of higher learning include the University of Latvia (1919), the Latvia University of Agriculture (1939), and Riga Technical University (1990). The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga opened in 1994. The Latvian Academy of Sciences (1946) in Riga is one of the top research institutes in the country.
Cultural life
Cultural milieu
Because it has been invaded and occupied by neighbouring powers for much of its history, Latvia has had to struggle to preserve its distinctive language, folklore, and customs. The country's loss of political independence in the 13th century effectively halted the development of Latvian culture for centuries. Indeed, it is only since the end of the 19th century that Latvians have been able to openly and actively celebrate their cultural heritage.
Daily life and social customs
Religious and folkloric festivals, which were banned under Soviet rule, are celebrated again in traditional style. The festivals, complete with dance, music, and song, are usually performed in colourful costumes that are typical of specific regions of the country. The most important annual festival is Jāņi, a midsummer tradition based on an ancient pagan ceremony that celebrates the summer solstice. It is considered bad luck to fall asleep before dawn during Jāņi. Huge bonfires are lit, and special foods and beverages are prepared. Staples of Latvian cuisine include ķimeņu siers (caraway cheese), bacon, berries, potatoes, sausages, soups, and rye bread. Smoked or salted herring is also a common dish. Berry pies and tarts served with sour cream are favourite desserts.
The arts
The Latvian folk song, or daina, is undoubtedly the heart of Latvian culture. Dainas, which are generally no more than four lines long, tend to be stories of family or love or are related to myths. Andrejs Pumpurs's literary epic Lacplesis (1888; Bearslayer) was inspired by the genre, as was the work of Rainis (pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns; 1865–1929), who is considered one of the great Latvian poets.
During the onset of the country's "national cultural awakening" in the mid-19th century, Latvians established their artistic independence, and for the first time an artists' community formed in Riga. An eminent poet of this period was Mikus Krogzemis, who took the pseudonym Auseklis, a god in Latvian mythology. Some of the best-known Latvian painters of that time were Janis Rozentāls and Vilhelms Purvītis, while Andrejs Jurjāns and Jazeps Vītols were highly regarded symphonic composers of the era.
Cultural institutions
Most of Latvia's major cultural sites are in the capital city of Riga. The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (1926) and the Latvian National Opera are internationally renowned. The Riga Latvian Theatre was established in 1868, during the so-called Neo-Latvian movement of the 1860s and '70s, when Latvians strove to promote their identity in industry, trade, and the arts. Latvian ballet became prominent in the early 20th century, and the Latvian state ballet opened in 1932 in Riga; among its students were Mikhail Baryshnikov and Alexander Godunov.
The Latvian Open-Air Ethnographical Museum (1924) is one of the oldest open-air museums in Europe. It includes reproductions of typical 18th-century peasant dwellings, and artisans of all types produce and display their crafts there. The Castle Museum of Bauska, in southern Latvia near the Lithuanian border, is housed in the fortress built in 1443 by the Order of the Brothers of the Sword.
Sports and recreation
Latvia's climate is conducive to winter sports, and bobsledding, skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey are popular. The Gauja valley is a well-known locale for winter sports. Canoeing on the Gauja and Abava rivers and the lakes in the Latgale region is a national pastime, as is bird-watching in the countryside. Latvia's Baltic coast is the site of numerous resorts, and its beaches are popular holiday destinations for tourists from across Europe.
Latvia made its first Olympic appearance at the 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix, France. After World War II, Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Olympic team. Latvia competed at the 1992 Olympics as an independent country for the first time since 1936.
Media and publishing
Prior to independence, the media were state-owned and controlled by the Communist Party, mainly through state censors. Media censorship was abolished in 1989, and much of the media flourished as the economy became more liberalized. Latvia's print media is divided into Latvian- and Russian-language media. The daily Diena ("Day"), launched in 1990, is published in Latvian. The Latvian Telegraph Agency (Latvijas Telegrāfa Aģentūra; LETA) is the national news agency. The country's radio and television outlets mainly air programs in Latvian, Russian, and English; however, according to a 1998 law, at least half of the programming must be of European origin and at least two-fifths must be broadcast in the Latvian language.


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April 1: Officers assisted with a possible domestic disturbance. Officers responded to a verbal disturbance report; person said he had his drug money stolen. A subject was arrested for having a suspended license following a traffic stop.
April 2: Officers found an unsecured door and light on in a vacant residence. Officers found the main entrance to Marion Elementary school open; the building was cleared with canine officer Ana.
April 4: Officers took a report of harassment by telephone. Officers responded to a verbal disturbance.
April 5: A sexual battery was reported. Officers made two follow up calls on a juvenile rape case.
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April 11: Officers assisted a homeless female by finding her a place to stay for the night.
April 12: Officers responded to debris purposefully left in the roadway. Officers responded to a report of a go-cart in the street causing a traffic hazard; officers spoke with the individual involved. Officers responded to a missing person report for an elderly male with dementia; the elderly male was found and taken by Marion Emergency Medical Services.
April 13: Officers responded to a dispute between neighbors. Officers assisted with a domestic disturbance.
April 14: Officers responded to a possible burglary in process and found that everything was OK. Officers responded to a possible suicide attempt; the victim was taken to St. Luke and later to a Wichita area hospital. Officers arrested a male subject for outstanding warrants. Officers arrested a female subject for domestic battery.
Cases over two weeks: 3 batteries, 3 assaults, 3 disorderly conducts, two criminal damage, 3 criminal threat, two sexual assault, and 7 arrests.


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Audio historians have found a sound recording that pre-dates Edison's phonograph. The device, the 'phonautograph,' was invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville abd patented in 1857, some 20 years before Edison unveiled the phonograph. The device recorded images from sounds, tracing squiggles in black soot coating a surface. Recently, First Sounds, a group of audio historians, was able to play back one of Scott's recordings by scanning the phonautogram image and using computer software to translate the squiggles back into sound waves -- a feat that was not technologically possible when the sounds were first recorded.
Hear the first known recorded sound, recorded April 9, 1860. The words being sung are "Au clair de la lune, Pierrot répondit." Recording courtesy First Sounds
In this segment, we'll talk about the 'phonautograph' and take a listen to the recording, a 10 second recording of someone singing the French folksong "Au Clair de la Lune," recorded April 9, 1860. Why are some inventors and inventions almost lost to history?


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Pole Dancing and Pole Fitness
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The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, Feb. 11, to Sunday, Feb. 17, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify.
1. James Blake, "Retrograde" (Polydor Ltd.)
2. Baauer, "Harlem Shake" (Mad Decent Protocol)
3. Fall Out Boy, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" (The Island Def Jam Music Group)
4. Drake, "Started From the Bottom_Explicit Version," (Cash Money Records)
5. The Lonely Island, "YOLO" (Universal Republic Records)
6. The Postal Service, "A Tattered Line of String" (Sub Pop)
7. The Neighbourhood, "Sweater Weather" (The (r)evolve Group)
8. Kelly Rowland, "Kisses Down Low" (Universal Republic Records)
9. Mikky Ekko, "Pull Me Down" (RCA Records)
10. Wale feat. Tiara Thomas, "Bad" (MMG/Atlantic Records)
1. James Blake, "Retrograde" (Polydor Ltd.)
2. Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors" (RCA Records)
3. Baauer, "Harlem Shake" (Mad Decent Protocol)
4. Foals, "My Number" (Warner Music UK)
5. HAIM, "Falling" (HAIM Productions Inc.)
6. Woodkid, "I Love You" (Green United Records)
7. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, "Thrift Shop" (Macklemore)
8. Killswitch Engage, "In Due Time" (Roadrunner Records)
9. Bullet for My Valentine, "Tears Don't Fall (Part 2)" (RCA Records)
10. Fall Out Boy, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" (The Island Def Jam Music Group)


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The robot future of terminals Multiple terminals in one window. The goal of this project is to produce a useful tool for arranging terminals. It is inspired by programs such as gnome-multi-term, quadkonsole, etc. in that the main focus is arranging terminals in grids (tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports).
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