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The program is part of a statewide project funded by the National Science Foundation, which awarded the UH System $20 million last year to do a five-year study of water sustainability issues throughout the state.
By Marcia Sakai.
I am pleased to share an update on the exciting new data science degree program at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. The program is multidisciplinary in scope with elements of geophysics, microbiology, cyberinfrastructure, data modeling, indigenous knowledge, and economic forecasting. Students will learn how big data sets, from seemingly unrelated areas, can be used to solve complex problems.
Data science is a field that can have great impact on our local communities and environment. The collection and analysis of big data in areas such as water resources, for example, can reveal patterns and trends that can alert decision makers such as lawmakers and policymakers about the directions needed to ensure future stability for our island and state. This is especially important in relation to human behavior—for example, analyzing statewide water resources can reveal things our communities can do better to use and conserve water more efficiently.
'Ike Wai
The UH Hilo data science program is part of a statewide project funded by the National Science Foundation, which awarded the UH System $20 million last year to do a five-year study of water sustainability issues throughout the state. The project is called ʻIke Wai (Knowledge, Water) and has the overall goal of gathering new data on groundwater flow, sustainable yield, and economic impact. The data will help communities and state decision makers preserve Hawaiʻi's water resources for the future.
Four tenure-track professors will lead the UH Hilo program. The first two were hired over the summer: Travis Mandel, assistant professor of computer science and Grady Weyenberg (who grew up in Hilo), assistant professor of mathematics and statistician. They will be joined in the near future by the others in the natural and social sciences.
While developing the UH Hilo data science program, our faculty team will work with 'Ike Wai data scientists and water researchers around the state, collaborating alongside local communities, indigenous peoples, government agencies and businesses to generate the scientific data. Partners also include undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty to address water challenges at the academic and policy level.
'Ike Wai student scholars
As part of our program, a cohort of 'Ike Wai student scholars will be chosen each year to do research and analyze the data collected (this year's scholars are currently being chosen). The scholars will work with six faculty across natural science fields on research projects including investigation of local flora and fauna, genetics, and improving educational software. This is an invaluable training ground for our students, and when they graduate, they will have the background and skills needed to start professional careers in related fields. This is of immense benefit to our local communities and state.
Developing curriculum
Since Travis and Grady's arrival, they have been hard at work on the process of getting approval for a certificate program in data science, which will be followed by a baccalaureate degree.
Meanwhile, proposals have been submitted to launch four new courses: three in computer science and one in math, which will form the core curriculum. Two of these courses will focus on computer programming and language, statistical techniques, and data plotting.
Grady is primarily involved in the development of the math course with focus on computing language and statistics, which will be attractive not only to students who are earning a data science certificate, but also to anyone in a natural science program (or even beyond) who needs an introduction to applied data analysis techniques. Target date to launch the new course is fall of 2018.
Travis is the new data science hire in computer science. He is also working on the design of the certificate and its courses, proposing a new course on cutting-edge machine learning techniques that will take students to the "next level" of data analysis. His research interests lie in the realm of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Specifically, he is interested in how we can use data to automatically improve human-focused systems.
While the university is developing curriculum, we also need to ensure that students are getting a good background in specialized techniques that will be useful for local industries, such as renewable energy and agriculture. It will be this practical application that will make the biggest impact on our local communities and economy.
Faculty have recently begun reaching out to local schools and businesses, with the intent to ensure that a smooth transition can be created from secondary education to the university and through the data science program to the workplace. It will be wonderful to see high school students exposed to some of the interesting problems that can be addressed with data science before they get to the college level.
The development of the data science initiative makes us very proud of our campus—we are educating our students to be the problem solvers of our state's future while helping to protect and conserve the islands' precious natural resources.
Visit the EPSCoR website to learn more about the data science program and the 'Ike Wai project.
See also: UH Hilo developing new data science program (UH Hilo Stories, Oct. 31, 2017).
Marcia Sakai


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'It is great, if you're white': Madison cops arrest up to 30% of black kids a year, report finds
A report on policing in Madison, Wisconsin revealed that officers in the city could be arresting nearly a third of black children between the ages of 10 and 17 each year.
In an article for Fusion, investigative reporter Cristina Costantini highlighted how a city which is considered to be one of the best places in the country for white children to grow up was also one of the worst places in the country for black children.
According to Costantini, Wisconsin is only second to Indiana, which has the highest arrest rates in the country for black kids. But Madison doubles Wisconsin's arrest rate for black kids, making them eight times more likely to be arrested that white children.
"In a city where whites outnumber blacks more than 11 to 1, Madison made over 1000 arrests of black children between the ages of 10 and 17 in 2013," she wrote. "It's unclear how many kids may have been arrested more than once, but only 3,247 black children of that age live in the city, according to the Census."
Costantini said that she interviewed more than two dozen black teenagers in Madison and each one told a story about being "unfairly targeted by the police."
Christen Justice, 18, told Fusion that he had been wrongly cited for shoplifting because a friend stole something from a store where he works. Four weeks later, Justice was arrested for taking a lunch break in the food court because police said that he "was allowed to report to work at East Towne Mall, but was not to conduct other activities."
"When I think about it, I figure that the biggest threat to my life is a police officer," Justice lamented. "My biggest threat is the people who are supposed to be protecting you."
Justice's experience with Madison police could help to explain why 13 percent of black men in Wisconsin are in prison, which is nearly twice the national average. In fact, black children in Madison are arrested for disorderly conduct at a rate 14 times higher than white children, Costantini noted.
"My grandmother moved from Mississippi to Madison with me because she was told it was a great city. It's so progressive, it's so welcoming," Justice remarked. "And it is great, if you're white."
(h/t: Boing Boing)

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Norma Baker of London receives Win A Million Lottery's top prize
LONDON, ON, December 21, 2011 — Visions of sugarplums and prize homes weren't part of this year's London Health Sciences Foundation fall lottery but the $1 million, all-cash top prize made Norma Baker of London a "Very Merry Millionaire" for Christmas.
Foundation Chair Kirk Baines made the draw at 10 a.m. this morning, pulling winning ticket #016234.
Norma and her husband Bob's first reactions were surprise and disbelief, but it became reality when LHSF lottery manager Rita Fieder came to pick them up and bring them to the hospital for a cheque presentation.
Norma is a retired librarian at the University of Western Ontario and Bob is retired from London Life. The couple, both in their 70's, have a son, a daughter and four granddaughters in London.
Mrs. Baker says that they had won once before – wrist watches in a lottery years ago. This time she was hoping to win a car but now, the couple will likely plan some trips that they had just been dreaming about. New Zealand, Hawaii and London, England are on the short list.
"We bought the ticket because it helps the hospital,‖ she says. ―But it is nice to win."
Both Norma and Bob have received care at London Health Sciences Centre and are glowing in their praise for doctors, nurses and staff alike.
"We wanted to support the hospital so that others can have the same great care we've experienced," Mrs. Baker says.
This is the seventh year for the foundation's fall lottery, and while final numbers will not be available for a few weeks, the lottery will again contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars – vital funds to support the highest priority needs of the hospital. In the past six years the lottery has raised $4.5 million net. In addition to directly supporting health care initiatives at London Health Sciences Centre, the lottery also serves another important function for the foundation.
"The lottery is also an important way for us to connect with communities across our region, letting people know about the great patient-care, research innovation and health care education that their donations support," says LHSF president and CEO Dan Ross.
Win A Million Lottery also drew tickets for eight grand prizes yesterday making the season merrier for winners from across the region:
Grand Prize #1 winner Judy Potter of Forest (Winning Ticket #007023) has won her choice of a Porsche Cayman R, a Turks & Caicos vacation and $5,000 cash; OR $100,000 cash.
Grand Prize #2 winner Marion Moore of Ilderton (Winning Ticket #005551) has won her choice of a Mercedes-Benz SLK 350, a vacation in Italy and $10,000 cash; OR $100,000 cash.
Grand Prize #3 winner Jamey Chapman of London (Winning Ticket #033015) has won his choice of a Lexus ES; OR $50,000 cash.
Grand Prize #4 winner Grant M. Young of London (Winning Ticket #033080) has won his choice of a BMW X1 and a Punta Cana vacation; OR $50,000 cash.
Grand Prize #5 winner Larry Cowan of Mt. Brydges (Winning Ticket #050574) has won his choice of an African adventure: OR $25,000 cash.
Grand Prize #6 winner Lucy Zerdzicki of London (Winning Ticket #081333) has won her choice of a ―Waltzing Matilda‖ adventure to Australia and New Zealand or $25,000 cash.
Grand Prize #7 winner Archibald McCowat of Sarnia (Winning Ticket #065778) has won his choice of Tacori designer jewellery: OR $10,000 cash.
Grand Prize #8 winner Steve Murphy of London (Winning Ticket #063517) has won his choice of Stephen Webster designer jewellery: OR $10,000 cash.
"12 Days of Bonus Vacations" draws took place, one each weekday from Nov. 15 to 30. "12 Days of Early Bird Vehicles" draws took place each weekday from Dec. 1 to 16. Each vacation and car prize in those draws offered the choice of a cash alternative.
Five thousand Win A Million tickets, and two hundred $50 Shoppers Drug Mart gift cards were also given away during the November Bonus Draw.
The complete listing of winners including those who won during the Early Bird and Bonus Draws is available at www.winamillionlottery.ca


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Professor Elizabeth Childs and graduate students from the Department of Art History and Archaeology gather around Meg Galindo (MA/PhD student) and Max Valsamas (PhD student), the co-curators of this summer's installment of the Teaching Gallery at the Kemper Art Museum. Meg and Max delivered a gallery talk on May 12, 2016 to discuss the larger themes of their show Battle of Ideal vs. Real: The Figure in Nineteenth-Century Art. The exhibition characterizes the nineteenth century as a transformative period in the arts, because artists increasingly experimented with alternative ways of representing the human body while questioning established conventions. The Teaching Gallery exhibition is on display until July 31, 2016 in conjunction with the course Introduction to Western Art, Architecture, and Designed offered at Washington University in summer 2016.
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PROVIDENCE — Reverend James P. Hynes, 92, pastor emeritus of St. James Church in West Warwick, died Monday, February 6, 2017.
Born in Providence, son of the late Thomas and Mary (Lyons) Hynes, he attended St. Mary Grammar School and LaSalle Academy, both in Providence.
In preparation for the priesthood, he studied at Our Lady of Providence Seminary in Warwick and at St. Mary Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland. He was ordained a priest on June 11, 1949 in the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul by Bishop Russell J. McVinney.
After a summer assignment at Saint Bernard Parish, Wickford, Father Hynes served as assistant pastor in the following parishes: Saint Anthony, Providence (1949-54); Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence (1954-56); Saint Luke, Barrington (1956-64); Holy Trinity, Central Falls (1964); and Saint Michael, Providence (1964-71). In June 1971, Father was appointed pastor of St. James Parish, West Warwick, and remained there until his retirement in July, 2000 as pastor emeritus.
In addition to his parish duties, Father Hynes served as chaplain for Division 11, Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Providence (1955) and of the Nina Circle of the Daughters of Isabella (1969).
Following retirement, Father Hynes continued to assist in various parishes within the diocese. In his later years, he lived in Coventry, and then resided at the St. John Vianney Residence in Providence.
A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial was offered for the repose of his soul at St. Mary Church in Providence on February 17 with Bishop Thomas J. Tobin as the principal celebrant with Bishops Louis E. Gelineau and Francis X. Roque and other priests concelebrating. Reverend Monsignor John C. Halloran, senior priest, was the homilist.
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Bahrain: Political Development in a Modernizing Society
While I have greatly enjoyed the resumption of courses for the most part, I have been slightly bothered by one observation: Many of my classmates do not seem to be nearly as excited as me to be there. Without wanting to sound too preachy, I was raised to view education as a unique privilege – one that I probably would not have if I had been born in a different geographic location or at another time in history. Thus, I find it incredibly frustrating when I see people sitting in front of me perusing Facebook in the middle of a lecture. Perhaps even more frustrating (or humorous, depending on how you look at it) are the students who so-stealthily text in the middle of class by ingeniously hiding their hands underneath their desks. As for me, I do things the relatively old-fashioned way: pencil, notebook, and a leather knapsack. I do have a cell phone, but I hardly use it on a daily basis. My friends can tell you that it might take days for me to return a text.
Another thing which irks me about my educational experience: the number of non-informative Power Point presentations that I have been forced to sit through. I believe that our society should redefine Power Point as "an exercise to make a twenty-minute research session on Wikipedia seem substantial enough to get a decent grade." Although I do not consciously try to be rebellious, I try to challenge the undergraduate norm as much as I can. Those who have sat through one of my Power Points know that I go all-out: raw data, graphs, and charts. (I often include data in other languages, just for fun.) I always have two – if not more – bibliographic or sources slides. I am of the opinion that if I present on a topic, I must understand that topic to the best of my ability given the time constraints. Presentations should not be judged on someone's willingness to stand in front of a group and sounding eloquent, but actually conveying information, ideas, and research in an efficient manner.
As you can probably tell from the above paragraph, I actually enjoy reading technical articles and books. I like studying graphs and charts because I believe that one can decipher numbers to get a better understanding of a particular situation. Thus, I was very excited to get my hands on Emile Nakhleh's book, "Bahrain: Political Development in a Modernizing Society," which features a wide assortment of graphs and charts.
Although it was originally published in 1976, it was re-released in 2011. In this edition, the author includes a very interesting preface linking this book to the events of the modern day, particularly with the events of the Arab Spring, which have deeply affected Bahrain. The author was the first Fulbright Scholar admitted into Bahrain. His research, which outlines the political development of this society following the creation of the country's first constitution in 1973, was very controversial and was unable to be published in Bahrain until recently.
The preface states that the insights into Bahrain society made by this book are very applicable to the modern times. In 1973, the emir unexpectedly issued a constitution providing citizens with certain rights, including the right to vote in the election of a National Assembly. However, due to conflicts among leaders, the constitution was soon discarded. In 2011 during the Arab Spring, many protestors called for the restoration of the 1973 constitution. The author makes an interesting point that in 1973, the Bahrain people saw the constitution as somewhat of a gift from the emir, while now they view it as a right that was taken away from them. Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, tensions have rocked the tiny country of Bahrain, most notably "the bloody confrontations in Bahrain's Pearl Square."
This book delves into several topics – including education, communication, labor issues, foreign policy, and the development of democratic structures. Although I would like to outline each of them, I think it might be best to offer a broad overview of Bahrain. (Also, the research in this book is almost 40 years old.)
So, what is Bahrain and where is it? The answer is pretty simple: "The State of Bahrain is an archipelago of some 33 low-lying islands and islets, only 5 of which are inhabited, located in the Gulf equidistant from Saudi Arabia and Qatar" (pages 7-8.) It is a very small country that is like the other Gulf states in most ways, and different in others. The author notes one notable difference in that Bahrain was actually able to establish independence for itself in 1970, somehow surviving despite territorial claims of other, more powerful nations: "Without any doubt the greatest diplomatic achievement of the Khalifa family in recent years has been the attainment of independence for Bahrain as an Arab state and its acceptance by the international community as such" (page 103.)
Like the other Gulf states, Bahrain is run by a ruling family. This makes political development in Bahrain a very interesting topic, with the author equating it to a sort of modernization of tribalism. (Interestingly, religious factors do play a role in Bahrain society, as the author notes: "The relatively wealthy Sunni minority Al Khalifa family continues to rule Bahrain, a small island country in which the large Shia majority is generally excluded from power and influence.") Like the other Gulf states, prior to the discovery of oil, pearling and agriculture were the two main industries in the country. Although oil was discovered in Bahrain in 1932, Bahrain lacks the same rich resources as its Gulf neighbors, which means that it has been forced to develop and expand in other ways.
Please feel free to comment on these topics or note something interesting from the book. I look forward to hearing your opinions!


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Precipitation distribution in the Lake Pukaki Catchment, New Zealand (2009)
Type of ContentTheses / Dissertations
UC Permalinkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/2650
Thesis DisciplineGeography
Degree NameDoctor of Philosophy
PublisherUniversity of Canterbury. Geography
AuthorsKerr, Timothy Rossshow all
Mountain precipitation, as a major component of global ecology and culture, requires diverse observation-based distribution studies to improve process characterisation and so enhance environmental management and understanding. Analysis of data from an array of precipitation gauges within the nationally important, and internationally extreme, mountainous Lake Pukaki catchment in New Zealand has been undertaken in an effort to provide such a study, while also improving local hydrological understanding. An objective observation based undercatch-corrected 1971-2000 average annual precipitation distribution has been prepared for the mountainous Lake Pukaki catchment, New Zealand. Precipitation records from 58 gauges at 51 sites, augmented with 10 new gauges, were used in preparation of the distribution. The assessed undercatch correction of 17 % across the catchment indicates that mountain hydrological investigations in New Zealand that use precipitation data and yet do not consider undercatch will be in considerable error. The average annual distribution confirms the existence of high precipitation magnitudes and horizontal gradients in the catchment in comparison with other mountain regions around the world. The high magnitude is unusual when its position in the lee of the principal orographic divide is considered indicating rare precipitation distribution processes occur in the region. Consideration of river flows, glacial change and evaporation led to a confirmation of the gauge derived average catchment precipitation. Precipitation to wind direction relationships identified the predominant westerly wind to be the primary precipitation generating direction with large magnitude events biased towards the northerly direction. All directions from the eastern side of the mountain divide had the lowest frequency and daily precipitation magnitude. Derivation of wind-classed precipitation distributions identified a distinctive south east to north west precipitation gradient for all wind directions, most severe for the north west direction and least severe for the easterly direction. Precipitation extent was greatest for the northerly direction and least for the south south westerly. The wind-classed distributions enable the estimation of daily precipitation likelihood and magnitude at any location in the catchment based on knowledge of the synoptic wind flow direction and precipitation at just one reference site. Improved river flow and lake inflow estimates resulted from the use of wind classed daily precipitation estimates validating the quality of the wind classed distributions. From 1939 to 2000 there has been no statistically significant trend in precipitation magnitudes, frequencies, or extremes in the catchment. At Aoraki/Mt Cook village, in the upper catchment, there have been significant increases in magnitude, frequency and extremes associated with the phase change of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) in 1978. This change can be explained by the increase in strength of westerly winds for the different IPO phases but not by a change in frequency of different wind directions. In the lower catchment the IPO relationship is of an opposite sense to that observed in the upper catchment, indicating that the areas operate under two different climate regimes with different precipitation controls. The significant relationship to the IPO phase indicates that it is more important than climate warming in terms of future precipitation distribution in the Lake Pukaki catchment, and by extension the Southern Alps. The distributions prepared provide a valuable tool for operational and academic hydrological applications in the region. In addition, they provide a valuable characterisation of the precipitation in a Southern Hemisphere mid-latitude lee to predominant westerlies glacierized mountain catchment. From this standpoint they highlight the contrast to Northern Hemisphere mountain precipitation distributions commonly used in model validation studies, thereby providing an extension of locations with which to refine orographic precipitation process understanding.


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Welcome on my own personal space on the internet. Since I love to travel and to write I decided to combine both here, on this blog.
I'm a 23 year old student and currently I'm living in The Hague, the Netherlands where I intern at an incentive travel company. This means that each day I'm confronted with the most beautiful places and great activities all over the world. Something that gives me inspiration for this blog, but also a motivator for the future, since my dream is to be able to travel the world and experience all there is out there.
Let's hope that this blog can be the humble start of that (:
Since this part of the internet is all mine now I can do whatever I want with it (I'll keep it decent, I promise). I therefore might not always write about traveling, but also about all other subjects that I believe deserve a place here.
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Morfometria y diferenciación craneal. Un caso en ovis
Skull morphometry and diferentation: a case in ovis
Issue date2015-01-03
Suggested citationParés Casanova, Pere-Miquel; . (2015) . Morfometria y diferenciación craneal. Un caso en ovis. Actas Iberoamericanas de Conservación Animal (AICA), 2015, vol. 4, p. 111-113. http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/48112.
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Techniques of traditional morphometry, based on the application of multivariate statistical methods on a set of linear variables, have been running since the appearance of personal computers. However, a variety of new techniques has emerged recently, grouped together in what has been called geometric
morphometrics (GM) appropriate for the statistical study of variation and covariation of the form (shape + size). This is more useful and consistent for the study of the morphological variation than the traditional morphometry. For this GM study in domestic sheep, 39 skulls of adult animals (with at least the first two upper molars erupted) from 3 different areas of the pre-Pyrenees and Pyrenees were studied. Using digital pictures, 21 2D landmarks were recorded on their skull dorsal aspect. These individual coordinates were then adjusted by means of superimposing procrustes using the criterion of least squares or (Generalized Procrustes Analysis) generalized procrustes analysis. The analysis of the major components, using the variance-covariance matrix, detected 23 loading values > [0.1] from which we proceeded to the comparative study of the three populations resampling by using subsets of available data (jackknifing). The comparative study suggests that working with the size adds no more qualifying power for the differentiation of the sheep groups.


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The "Ideas Box" is a portable multimedia library that ships easily to vulnerable populations around the world. From the U.S. to Burundi, France, Australia, Jordan and Lebanon, these kits have reinforced education and stimulated creativity in needed areas." — Founder LWB


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A light, moist, crumbly fruit cake, packed with plump raisins, sultanas, currants, cranberries and mixed peel. This cake is a nice alternative to traditional fruit cakes used for wedding and christmas cakes but still makes an excellent base for icing and decorating and making tiered cakes.
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- 250g of Stork
- 12 oz of Self Raising Flour
- 6 oz of Caster Sugar
- 2 eggs
- 120z Dried Mixed Fruit Including Cranberries
- 200ml of Cranberry Juice
- 200ml of Orange Juice
- tbsp Mixed Spice
- First soak the dried fruit in the cranberry and orange juice. Allow this to soak whilst you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- In a large mixing bowl cream the sugar and stork until pale.
- Add the mixed spice to the flour and sieve half of the flour and one egg to the mixture, beating well.
- Then repeat this with the remaining flour and egg.
- Drain the fruit from the juices, and then add to the mixture.
- Pour the mixture into a 9-10 inch cake tin and cook in the oven for 1 hour 45 mins at 130c until the cake is firm to touch.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 2 hours before tucking in!


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Camille Grammer Lands Sitcom Role
After all the drama, she's giving comedy a try.
Camille Grammer may be in the midst of a messy divorce and coming off of a rough run on the first season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but she's getting her $#*! together.
According to TVGuide.com, Camille will guest-star on the season finale of CBS' $#*! My Dad Says. She'll play a divorced reality star searching for a new home with Bonnie (Nicole Sullivan) and Vince (Will Sasso), while her reality show cameras film the house-hunting process. Art imitating life much? Oh yeah, and her character's name is... wait for it... Camille.
Sounds like the perfect scenario for real-life real estate agent Mauricio to make a cameo, no? Camille's comedy chops will air Thursday, February 17, but she's not the only Housewife to spend time on a set recently. The Real Housewives of New York City's LuAnn de Lesseps will appear on the February 23 episode of Law & Order: SVU.
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Are you concerned with internet privacy? You should be, and it's worse than you imagined! With newly invented technology for facial recognition, your tagged Facebook photos may help the authorities, or even a stranger, ID you while you walk down the street.
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University say that a basic system can compare webcam snapshots and Facebook pictures to make a positive identification in less than three seconds. Alessandro Acquisti and his associates presented their data at a recent Black Hat internet security conference held in Las Vegas.
The program succeeded in correlating some webcam shots to profile pictures on Facebook, and to anonymous dating website pictures. The "Facebook to webcam" system identified 31 percent of people, but only 10 percent of dating website users. The message is loud and clear; anonymity is growing increasingly more difficult to maintain.


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Unexplained stroke: Look for Lyme disease
On rare occasions, Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) can cause a stroke. The authors of "Ischemic stroke: Do Not Forget Lyme Neuroborreliosis," review the case of an 83-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency room of Geneva University Hospitals in Switzerland. [1] The case highlights the importance of gathering a complete patient history and in performing adequate ancillary tests.
"We here describe the case of an 83-year-old man for whom we strongly suspect Lyme neuroborreliosis as the etiology of his stroke," writes Moreno Legast and colleagues in the journal Hindawi Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. [1]
The patient was admitted to the emergency room complaining of right-sided weakness and speech difficulties, which had developed over a 24-hour period.
Multiple test images revealed a recent ischemic lesion in the left corona radiate, as well as a small left parietal lesion. There was no evidence of hypertension, large vessel disease, or a cardiac source. Instead, the workup revealed a positive lupus anticoagulant in a patient who did not have a history of venous or arterial thrombosis or autoimmune disease.
Because of the presence of a lupus anticoagulant antibody, the authors tested for infectious and autoimmune causes. According to Moreno Legast, antiphospholipid antibodies are associated with different infectious diseases. And, she adds, antiphospholipid antibodies have been reported in chronic Lyme disease.
Infectious and immune screenings were negative. But the ELISA and Western blot for Lyme disease came back positive.
Clinicians then reassessed the patient, carefully reviewing his history. The man reported having multiple tick bites over several years, but did not recall any type of skin rash. He also had paresthesia with tingling in his hands and feet 2 years earlier which lasted 4 months, writes Moreno Legast.
Further testing was initiated. A spinal tap was positive, showing an elevated protein level of 0.71 g/l and an increased CSF/serum antibody index for Lyme IgG of 27.5 but no pleocytosis. (Pleocytosis refers to an increased white blood cell count in cerebrospinal fluid.)
"According to the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) diagnostic criteria, our patient had a possible but not definite LNB [Lyme neuroborreliosis] because of absent CSF pleocytosis," explains Moreno Legast.Lyme disease triggers stroke in 83-year-old man, leaving him partially paralyzed in right arm. Click To Tweet
"Considering the possibility of a stage 3 LNB with cerebrovascular complications, antibiotic treatment with intravenous Ceftriaxone 2 g per day was administered for 14 days," Moreno Legast states.
The antiphospholipid antibodies were negative at 6 weeks. "The patient slowly improved and was discharged a few weeks later," according to Moreno Legast. He could walk with a cane but still had a severe right arm paresis.
"This case reminds us that, even after standard pharmacological treatment, LNB can lead to long-term sequels," the authors write.
Moreno Legast and colleagues did not, however, address whether additional antibiotic therapy might have been helpful.
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- Moreno Legast G, Schnider A, Nicastro N. Ischemic Stroke: Do Not Forget Lyme Neuroborreliosis. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2018;2018:1720725.


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I was reminded today that I haven't done updates in a while so this one is gonna be a doozy….
November was jam packed with some awesome classes and much more…
Mocktails and Mini Desserts were the order of the day. I wish I could have taken pics of all the attendees and the fun we had. But my poor camera has been on the mend. However I did manage to get a lot of pics from the people who attended.
but that's not all. I announced that I will be going to Cape Town to do some classes….I hear some of you saying "Finally" but yes I am. So Cape Town…I will see you between the 12th-14th December! Please book early as spaces are limited! Also please understand that I will be driving up from Johannesburg but I will try my best to carry all my things in my beloved car…who I treat like a Mary Poppins bag…..hahaha See you soon! <3
And yes, I cooked…albeit just a little but I did cook some.
Made some savoury waffles with chicken schnitzel and pepper sauce….
Savoury Waffles:
1 cup flour
1 pinch of sugar
1 spoon of melted butter
2 tsp baking powder
1 egg
salt & pepper
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp chilli powder/paprika
1 tsp crushed garlic & green chilli
chopped robot peppers
chopped spring onion
drop of vinegar
enough milk to make a thick dough
*Optional variation*
1 can of creamstyle corn
Let the batter rest for 20 minutes.
Heat your waffle iron, spray with non-stick spray.
Ladle in some batter and let the machine do its magic.
Chicken Schnitzel:
Butterfly 4-6 chicken breasts.
Then take two wide flat bowls.
In one bowl add flour, pinch of salt and some water (or soda water) to make a thin batter.
In the second bowl add:
1/4 cup self raising flour
Garlic flakes
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 tsp chicken spice
Now…dip your chicken breast into the flour mixture, then the breadcrumb mixture. Let it rest while you do the other.
The repeat the process starting from the first one again. (this is optional but makes for a wonderful crispy thick coating of crumbs)
Pan fry isln some olive oil or drizzle with oil and bake in the oven.
Then….its time for the pepper sauce. I can't believe I even made this meal from scratch..ordinarily I would just BUY the ready schnitzels and the pepper sauce. I was clearly having an "on" (or is it off?) day.
Pepper sauce.
250 ml fresh cream
1/4 cup milk
Heat to a simmer. Then in a cup add 2 tsp maizena and another 1/4 cup milk, combine well and ladle some of the heated liquid into it. Keep mixing til smooth and add the entire contents of the cup to the hot mixture.
Stir well
Now add:
2-3 tsp crushed black peppercorns
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp garlic
1/2 chopped green chilli *optional
Cook til sauce is slightly thick. If it gets too thick, thin out with some milk.
And serve atop your chicken & waffle!!
And if I must be completely honest, it was alot quicker to make than it may sound if you're reading this.
More chicken??!! Yes….i made more..a terrible thing to do in a household where the testosterone residing there only likes red meat. Hahahaha
But I made chicken tikka pizza.
This was insanely quick…I used a quick pizza dough recipe (recipe will follow in a later post) While it was resting I cooked up the chicken
I had 2-3 leftover chicken fillets, chopped them up and cooked with whatever tandoori spice I could find plus a dash of cream to keep it moist. Make it saucy.
Whacked some of the sauce on the base (you can just use a readymade base….La Padrinos ones are fantastic!!)
Top with the chicken, lots of cheese and place in a hot oven.
If you have a pizza stone….I am SO envious right now!
When you remove it, top with fresh chopped coriander and serve!
This was delicious <3
As November came winding down, I played with some Molecular Gastronomy (another post to follow asap) and a new Fehmz class was born. What fun!!! Look out for news on this soon.
But with the ending of November came a few VERY hot days and some very wet days.
On one of these particularly hot days supper was a simple chicken salad.
I cooked two fillets with:
Crushed garlic
Green chilli
Lemon pepper
Olive oil
Sliced them up and served on a bed of rocket, tomato, feta and served with fresh lemon to squeeze over.
So there…..my concerted effort to make up for the very serious lack of posting.


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From Peter O'Neil in the National Post:
"OTTAWA — Farms in the heavily protected dairy, poultry and egg sectors, concentrated primarily in Central Canada, are far more likely than those in other sectors to be high-priced operations owned by corporations, according to an internal 2011 analysis done by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz's department.
The figures were assembled last November as senior officials in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scrambled to respond to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's announcement that Canada will put the controversial supply management system on the table as a price to enter the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade negotiations.
The federal government and farm lobby groups in the protected sectors defend the system, saying it has created a strong dairy, poultry and egg production network that can withstand price volatility and doesn't depend on government subsidies that are common in other countries.
But a critic said Friday the figures suggest one group of Canadian farmers is pampered at the expense of other farmers — and the general public.
"The original intent of supply management was to protect family farms, but the intent and outcome are just worlds apart," said Brian Lee Crowley, managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an Ottawa-based think-tank.


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The statements that go along the lines of "an organized office is more productive, less stressful and overall just feels good to work in," is absolutely true. Although at times it seems like an impossible task, it is at no point far away from being possible. All you need to do is to make sure that you don't ignore what has to be done. If not the organization goes wayward each and each and every time.
Well if you really think the task is out of your hand there are organizations are whose main objective in their business is to provide storage solutions. Today as we all know that all the documents are becoming e – documents. Where everything is stored online but then what about all the documents? Are you going to throw it away? Well, you can scan them in to your computer but then again you can't just throw it away. Keeping them in offices will only take up space that you will not be using a lot. Well this is where storage solutions come in. They give out cheap storage for you to store anything you wish in a well secured area of their own.
You find out a few around your area and go for the cheapest storage units but always go for the best because you are handing over precious documents. You will want to give it to safe hands after all.
If you have just documents and other stuff that is really disorganizing your office well here are some tips to organize your office. The number one thing to do is to identify what is making your office disorganized. Is the lack of space? Storing in the right space? Some people just don't know where to store. Just take a look at your empty wall. There is so much of vertical space over there. Get a shelf place it there and store the right things on that shelf.
Getting new storage is one thing but you can improve your current storage space as well. Maybe start labelling files and documents so the it is easy to put them back even if you can't put it back others know where it must go back to because of the label.
Get a bit creative with storage. Have you see those couches with drawers underneath them? Well you don't need to go for exactly that because you'd probably not have a couch but you can a drawer staircase where every step is a drawer you save space a lot.


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Niantic has updated its social media pages with a header that displays green paint splattered all over. This all but confirms that the beloved Painter Pokémon, Smeargle, is finally coming soon to Pokémon GO. Shiny Smeargle is also expected to make its Pokémon GO debut, based on reports that first surfaced last year. An official announcement has yet to be made, but stay tuned for any updates. According to its official Pokédex entry, Smeargle marks the boundaries of its territory using a body fluid that leaks out from the tip of its tail. Over 5,000 different marks left by this Pokémon have been found.
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10 Galleries You Need to See at This Year's Dallas Art Fair
Our critic hit the art fair, and these are the 10 galleries he thinks you should seek out.
The Dallas Art Fair kicked-off last night with a big ol' gala I didn't attend. I was at the press preview yesterday, though, and got to spend some time milling around the booths of the 100 or so galleries from around the world. Chatting with a few gallerists, dealers, consultants, and curators who were also wandering about the Fashion Industry Gallery space yesterday afternoon, there's a general feeling that this year's fair is a bit deeper in quality. There are certainly more international galleries (around 20 or so).
My feeling, though, was that there was both a bit more quality and a bit more filler. I wandered around the upstairs labyrinth of booths for a while before I actually found some art I could get really excited about. I saw enough abstract painting to satiate me for a year. And even among the international galleries, I was generally a bit disappointed with what they had brought to Dallas. As for the local galleries, the spaces tended to a bit overhung, with the exception of Barry Whistler, whose booth is typically one of the best-looking ones in the fair each year (this year featuring the work of John Wilcox).
There is good work to be seen at the Dallas Art Fair, and certainly some I'd like to see on my own walls. Here are the galleries that caught my attention.
Misako & Rosen
After wandering about the upstairs rat-labyrinth, starting to feel like a dehydrated desert wanderer hallucinating a million mirages of Jordache jeans paintings, I turned a corner and spotted the pithy, little elegant work of Yui Yaegashi. "Goodness, that looks like the Japanese love child of Fergus Feehily," I thought. And lo and behold, it was a Japanese gallery that also had Feehily on display. My sweet tooth was satiated.
There's a nice, brightly colored whimsical photograph of a helium balloon holding a carrot upright by Carlo Ferraris in the LYNCH THAM space, but the piece that got me was a video by Ferraris, tucked away in the corner, which features a long POV shot of the artist kicking two bowling balls down the stairs of his New York walk-up. Ferraris appears to be interested in kinetics and common objects held in tension by absurd orchestrations or scenarios. The bowling ball piece expresses something both brazen and debilitating, a Gordon Matta Clark destructive exertion mixed with Martin Creed whimsy.
Beatriz Esguerra Art
The Colombian gallery featured a couple of artists that caught my eye. Max-Steven Grossman's large scale photos of bookshelves are pretty, if a bit contrived, but the longer I stayed with them the more they reminded of Jorge Louis Borges and Italio Calvino's writings on books, imaginary libraries, and conceptual, subjective databases of knowledge. I didn't care too much for Carol Young's porcelain chip "paintings," but her stacks of porcelain scrolls are sumptuous. Edgar Martins' work brought the space together, stark and sunning photographs that transform spare landscapes into evocative, surrealistic settings defined by a sharp, though poetic formality.
Galerie Forsblom
The Finnish gallery features a number of interesting works by Terry Winters and HC Berg.
The Green Gallery
Milwaukee's Green Gallery is always one of the best spaces at the Dallas Art Fair each year, and this year's highlight is Brad Killam and Michelle Grabner's massive kinetic sculpture, a mash-up modernist vortex machine. The domineering piece is complemented well by energetic paintings by Nicholas Frank and Spencer Sweeney.
Carrie Secrist Gallery
You might walk by Carrie Secrist if you just glance in at the op arty abstracts that feel so much like so much at the Dallas Art Fair. But hidden in the back of the space is a video piece that may have been my favorite work in the entire fair. Michael Robinson's The Dark, Krystle (2013) re-cuts hundreds of shots from the TV show Dynasty to reconstruct a new, surrealistic story line comprised of moments of over-the-top melodrama, repetitive over-acting, and period-dated fashion. Soap schlock becomes something closer to David Lynch. It's a marvelous and often hilarious (and heartbreaking) riff on artifice and narrative, as well as the inner workings of fiction and cultural subtext.
Howard Scott Gallery
I liked the mix of work at Howard Scott, some rich abstracts, lush tonality, and narrative, "outsider-y" work that was whimsical and refreshing.
Jonathan Viner
Amid a sea of endless abstract iterations, Paul Cowan's achingly simple, seemingly effortless, and cerebral-sparse series of rich blue canvases, dashed with digital slashes, feel as if the artist took the stage, hung his work, and threw down the mic.
Massimo De Carlo
There are some interesting paintings in this space, but the highlight is a blue chip item — a perforated swirl of mud on canvas by Lucio Fontana — that shouldn't be missed.
The Journal Gallery
Brooklyn's Journal Gallery, which is adjacent to the Jonathan Viner space, is circled on my brochure map, but I didn't take any notes. Going back over the romp though the art fair in my mind, I'm having the hardest time remembering what this space looked like. That's a fail on my part, but it is also something typically art fair: art swept from the memory by a rushing stream of even more art. Nonetheless, I trust my instinct at the time. There's something at Journal Gallery worth seeing. Go check it out.


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Last night, the nominees for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards were announced with their usual set of surprises and predictable nods. As I was reading over the list, I became increasingly confused as to what I was looking at. The Grammys have, historically, been a celebration of "good" music, not popular music. The American Music Awards (decided by fan vote) usually takes up that responsibility. Now I'm not saying I always agree with the Grammys, but this year I'm finding myself more puzzled than ever. Let's just take a look at some of the major nominees:
- "Lonely Boy" The Black Keys
- "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Kelly Clarkson
- "We Are Young" fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
- "Somebody That I Used To Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra
- "Thinkin' Bout You" Frank Ocean
- "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Taylor Swift
So here lies the first set of head scratchers, but, in my opinion, they got this mostly right. "Lonely Boy," "We Are Young," "Somebody That I Used To Know," and "Thinkin' Bout You" were all clearly in the running from the beginning. I was a little surprised to see them leave out Bruce Springsteen's "We Take Care Of Our Own," as they're pretty loyal to those "classic" acts. The biggest surprise lies in the other two nods…TWO…making a total of SIX nominees. I'm all for giving other songs a shot, but looking at the ones they made room for, I'm not convinced. First off is Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger," which is a decent enough song, but hardly Record of the Year-worthy, and then they's Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." Just… why? Out of everything T. Swift has released, this may be one of her catchiest, but it's easily one of her poorest efforts. The fact that the Grammys felt the need to make room for THAT is a clear sign they're losing touch. WHAT SHOULD WIN? "Thinkin' Bout You." WHAT WILL WIN? "We Are Young."
- "El Camino" The Black Keys
- "Some Nights" fun.
- "Babel" Mumford & Sons
- "Channel ORANGE" Frank Ocean
- "Blunderbuss" Jack White
Now this one they got completely right! Five great albums who all deserve the nomination. I am a little surprised, again, that Springsteen wasn't in the running, but I'm certainly not complaining. There is a striking lack of diversity in the group, Frank Ocean being the "sore thumb," but all in all, these probably were the five best albums that came out in the last year. This certainly restores my faith in the Grammys. WHAT SHOULD WIN? Channel ORANGE. WHAT WILL WIN? El Camino.
- Alabama Shakes
- fun.
- Hunter Hayes
- The Lumineers
- Frank Ocean
And here is another relatively accurate set of nominations. I see five exciting, deserving, and talented acts pinned against each other. Once again, though, I see a striking lack of diversity, Frank Ocean AGAIN sticking out. I'm actually pretty surprised to see Emeli Sandé and/or Lana Del Rey passed up in favor of this kind of alternative/folksy/country cluster they've got going on, which is a real shame, if you ask me. All in all, though, it's a pretty predictable, understandable set of nominees. WHO SHOULD WIN? Frank Ocean. WHO WILL WIN? Frank Ocean.
- "The A Team" (Ed Sheeran)
- "Adorn" (Miguel)
- "Call Me Maybe" (Carly Rae Jepsen)
- "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (Kelly Clarkson)
- "We Are Young" (fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)
So here is the itchiest head scratcher of them all. WHAT?! Now let me explain why the artists names are in parentheses: Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter, not the artists. So you have to approach the nominees from that direction. Who wrote the best song, and what was it? So right off the bat, I see "The A Team," written by Ed Sheeran himself. It's a good enough song, but it came out of nowhere! If you ask me, this is the Grammy's attempt at trying to act like they know what's going on across the pond (they don't.) How can someone be nominated for Song of the Year… and completely ignored elsewhere? Then there's "Adorn," a Grammy-worthy song (written by Miguel himself, as well)… out of the blue shows up here. This then brings my eyes to "Call Me Maybe." CALL. ME. MAYBE. I'm the first to give credit where credit is due, and this song was a brilliantly crafted pop song… the kind that only comes around every so often. But it isn't a "good" song. The lyrics are melodic, but dumb and the progression is relatively predictable. The brilliance in the track is the presentation! But this is a songwriters award, not Record of the Year, given to all the people involved in crafting the perfect record (producers, engineers, performers, etc.) I just don't understand how the Grammys can consider it a well-written song, but not a well-crafted one. So then there's our returning nominees, "Stronger" (which still doesn't make much sense to me) and "We Are Young" (which does.) They didn't seem to want to make a concession for a 6th nominee here, leaving Frank Ocean (heartbreakingly) out of the mix. I would have expected the Lumineers' "Hey Ho," Mumford & Sons' "I Will Wait," and even Springsteen's "We Take Care Of Our Own" to be on the list. WHAT SHOULD WIN? "We Are Young." WHAT WILL WIN? "We Are Young."
So elsewhere, outside of the four majors, it seems that the Grammys were playing more "all inclusive" than anything else. Most of the major nominees had modest showings in the fields for their respective genre (Frank Ocean criminally almost completely left out of R&B.) Another completely striking observation… none of the major categories feature any rap at all, and country only makes an appearance in Best New Artist. This past year, "Alternative" (ironically) became a mainstay on the pop charts, and that's really reflected here. Much of the music has been really good, too, impressively, but it's those "gap fillers" that absolutely blow my mind. That's probably the result of this being an "off year," so to speak. Every other year or so, there's that act that walks in and just kind of predictably steals the show. In 2000 it was Santana, 2002 was Norah Jones, 2008 was Amy Winehouse, and last year was Adele. This year… there wasn't really that stand-out, and the Grammys tend to panic on those years. Once again, it seems like they're trying to appeal to the younger crowd. The past year has been INCREDIBLE for music, and most of it isn't getting recognized to make room for "Call Me Maybe" and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." Far superior acts like Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sandé, Azealia Banks, Of Monsters and Men, Passion Pit, etc. etc. etc. have been completely ignored. This isn't a fair representation of the past year in music, it's a fair representation of the past year in pop. I think there will be some sort of major musical event in the next 365 days that makes up for this disappointing set of nominees, but if this is what the Grammys have completely turned into… I would say that they've lost their touch. This just isn't acceptable.


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You are currently browsing the daily archive for December 22, 2009.
At this very minute, I am in my home state of Michigan for Christmas, and I'm seriously giddy! There's nothing like being surrounded by family and friends, you know?
Today I am getting together with my college roommate and suitemates for a little reunion. The four of us had some hilarious and fun times at Concordia College, Ann Arbor, MI, in the early 90's jamming out to EMF and Vanilla Ice. Now 18 years later, it'll be exciting to share our experiences since then.
Tomorrow, I'll be gathering with all sorts of old friends from my alma mater, Valley Lutheran High School for a night of karaoke and reminiscing. We're all a little older and grayer (underneath the hair color), but we still know how to rock!
And the rest of this week and into the weekend I'll be basking in the Christmas joy with my sweet family. My brother Kurt and his family spent the last two Christmases in Istanbul, Turkey, so I'm awfully thrilled to spend time with my cute nephews (and my brother and sister-in-law, too, of course!). My brother Paul is coming from upstate New York, and my sister will arrive from Utah on Thursday. My adorable parents will have a houseful! We'll spend time celebrating our Lord's birth at one of my favorite places on the planet, St. John Lutheran Church.
Yes, spending time with family and reconnecting with friends is one of my all-time favorite parts of the Christmas season. One way that we can stay connected all throughout the year is to send handmade cards. That personal touch makes all the difference in saying, "You mean the world to me!"
I recently created this sparkly thank you card using the brand new L Letterpress from Lifestyle Crafts, and I think I just might send it to a fabulous friend in 2010 just to say thanks for being so awesome.
This year I'm particularly thankful for Facebook! Both my college and high school reunions came about because of our contacts there. And did you know that you can be connected to Paper Crafts magazine through our Facebook Fan Page? Become a fan and join in the rollicking good time!
So now I want to know, who are you looking forward to seeing during this festive time of year? Leave me a comment by Friday, December 25th at midnight MST, and you can win this stash of goodies to create your own cards for someone special. We'll announce the winner on Monday, December 28th!
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SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A jury is now hearing testimony over whether a man convicted of beating a 74-year-old Smithfield widow to death should get the death penalty.
WRAL-TV reports that a Johnston County jury last week found Matthew Hagert Salentine guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery.
Patricia Stevens was found dead in her home in 2010, wrapped in a rug. She was the widow of prominent attorney Austin Stevens, who died in 2005.
Salentine lived about a block away and was arrested the day after Patricia Stevens was killed. Salentine's attorney said his client is bi-polar and was a crack-cocaine addict at the time.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Salentine. That hearing continues this week.
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SGT Jay M. Hoskins, 24, Paris, TX (Afghanistan)
DOD NEWS RELEASE No. 593-09 Dated August 07, 2009
The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
The following Marines died Aug. 6 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan:
Lance Cpl. James D. Argentine, 22, of Farmingdale, N.Y.
Lance Cpl. Travis T. Babine, 20, of San Antonio, Texas.
Cpl. Christian A. Guzman Rivera, 21, of Homestead, Fla.
Sgt. Jay M. Hoskins, 24, of Paris, Texas.
Argentine, Babine and Hoskins were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.
Guzman Rivera was assigned to the 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
For additional background information on Argentine, Babine or Hoskins, news media representatives may contact the Marine Corps Base Hawaii public affairs office at(808) 257-8870.
For additional background information on Guzman Rivera, news media representatives may contact the III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Bases Japan public affairs office at 011-81-611-745-0790 or e-mail them at firstname.lastname@example.com .
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Hometown Marine dies
By Mary Madewell
Published August 9, 2009
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jay M. Hoskins, 24, on Thursday became the first Paris native son to make the supreme sacrifice for his country since the war in the Middle East began following the 9-11 attacks in 2001.
It was the 2003 North Lamar High School graduates third combat deployment since joining the Marine Corps following high school graduation.
Hoskins, along with two other Marines, were killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb while supporting combat operations in Farah province, the Department of Defense said late Friday. The two other Marines were Lance Cpl. James D. Argentine, 22, of Farmingdale, N.Y. and Lance Cpl. Travis T. Babine, 20, of San Antonio.
The three were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.
Hoskins served tours in Iraq in 2004 and in Afghanistan in 2005. While in Iraq, he participated in the Battle of Fallejuh and received a Navy Unit Commendation Medal, given by then President George W. Bush for what his unit accomplished during the assignment.
In 2005, he served seven months in the Toro Boro area in the Afghanistan mountains, receiving his first of two Afghanistan Campaign medals. He also was the recipient of three combat action ribbons, three sea service deployment ribbons, an Iraqi Campaign medal, a Navy Marine Corps Achievement medal, a National Defense Service medal, a Global War On Terror Service medal, a Good Conduct medal and now a Purple Heart along with other pending medals. He received rifle and pistol expert badges and served as a military black belt instructor.
From 2005-2008, he served as a member of a training cadre in infantry tactics for Marine officers at Quanitico Base in Virginia. He returned to Hawaii in January and deployed to Afghanistan in May along with about 1,000 other Marines to Helmand and Farah provinces as part of a surge of 21,000 U.S. troops sent by President Barack Obama.
The Marine leaves behind his wife, Chandler McRae Hoskins, a son, Tristen, 1, and a second child expected to be born in January. He is the son of Michelle Sparks Widner, a dispatcher with the Paris Police Department, and Danny Hoskins, also of Paris. He is the stepson of Chris Widner of Paris and the grandson of the Rev. James Sparks, retired pastor of Gospel Lighthouse Church in Powderly and his grandmother, Carol Sparks. He is survived by two sisters, Amber Young and Chelsie Hoskins, and a brother, Cameron Hoskins, all of Paris.
Family speaks about Hoskins life
By Mary Madewell
Published August 9, 2009
A true American hero, humble to the core with an unwavering Christian faith is the description family members give of Paris native son Jay Hoskins.
The U.S. Marine died Thursday, killed by a roadside bomb while traveling in a Humvee with two fellow Marines somewhere in the western desert province of Farah in Afghanistan.
He was a true American hero, said mother-in-law Tydette Tisdell of Rockwall. He was so humble about everything he did because he loved his country so much and believed in what the Marines were doing.
He was one of the finest men I have ever met, and was very good at what he was doing, former U.S. Marine Tim Sparks, formerly of Paris and now of Pittsburg. Pa., said about his nephew. A former Frisco police officer, Sparks now works in federal law enforcement.
Sparks said Hoskins was a good kid growing up, spending much time on his grandfathers farm working cattle, bailing hay and riding horses.
The Rev. James Sparks, his father and his nephews grandfather, instilled work ethic and faith in God by example, Sparks said.
The uncle said he taught his nephew how to hunt and use a gun.
In fact, he probably gravitated to the Marines because of me. Sparks served from 1986 to 1994.
We spent hours talking about service to country, and I know he believed he was making a difference in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sparks said. He talked about the people living 1,000 years in the past in mud huts.
His nephew often shared about women bowing as Marines passed by and young children running out to greet them. Hoskins also talked to his uncle about combat.
At times he told me the fighting would be hand to hand; face to face, Sparks said. But he did not let it affect him negatively he was just doing what he had to do.
Sparks last talked to his nephew in late July for about two hours.
He told me things were dangerous. In fact he said he had been hit by a roadside bomb, which rolled his vehicle but he came out without a scratch, Sparks said. I know it was not his decision to be riding on a road but he was just following orders like the good Marine he was.
But it was not about danger the young Marine complained.
His main complaint was the heat, Sparks said. It would be 116 degrees at night when he was trying to sleep and temperatures would reach 130 during the day just brutal conditions.
Sparks said Hoskins sometimes shared about how hard it was to be away from his wife and children.
He knew he might not be around for his wife and two kids, Sparks said. He knew that, but he was willing to go anyway because he believed in what he was doing.
About his nephews untimely death, Sparks said, A brilliant career cut short. He noted how quickly Hoskins had advanced in rank and that he was up for a promotion to staff sergeant.
A good man, Tisdell said time and again about her son-in-law.
We have the freedoms we enjoy today because of men like Jay Hoskins, she said. I just hope people realize the sacrifice he made.
Theres a big hole in our family, Sparks added.
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Foreign DNA, Other Substances from Vaccinations Found in Sick, Disabled and Dying Children
September, 07 2012
'This week an important paper by Leslie Carol Botha hit the Internet by storm. This revolutionary paper titled Unveiling the Culprit – Is Foreign DNA Contamination the Autistic Villain behind Biologic Vaccine Injuries, is one of the first papers to discuss various foreign DNA fragments being discovered in sick, disabled and dying children after they have received various childhood vaccinations.
Over the past six years, Ms Botha has been heavily involved and dedicated to using her print and broadcast experience to share information with the public about the potential dangers of the HPV vaccines. She is a member of TruthAboutGardasil and is one of six women who, in March 2010, presented research and data to the FDA on the alarming statistics of Gardasil and Cervarix deaths, injuries and harm in comparison to other vaccines.'
Read more: Foreign DNA, Other Substances from Vaccinations Found in Sick, Disabled and Dying Children
Gates Foundation Funds 'Anti-Vaccine Surveillance and Alert System' and 'On-Demand Vaccine Delivery via Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicles'
'An anti-vaccine surveillance and alert system
Seth Kalichman of the http://www.uconn.edu/ in the USA will establish an Internet-based global monitoring and rapid alert system for finding, analysing, and counteracting communication campaigns containing misinformation regarding vaccines to support global immunization efforts.
On-demand vaccine delivery via low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles
George Barbastathis of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology in the USA will lead a team to develop unmanned aerial vehicles that can be deployed by health care workers via cell phones to swiftly transport vaccines to rural locations and alleviate last-mile delivery problems and improve cost, quality, and coverage of vaccine supplies.'
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Big Pharma criminality no longer a conspiracy theory: Bribery, fraud, price fixing now a matter of public record
July 9, 2012
(NaturalNews) Those of us who have long been describing the pharmaceutical industry as a "criminal racket" over the last few years have been wholly vindicated by recent news. Drug and vaccine manufacturer Merck was caught red-handed by two of its own scientists faking vaccine efficacy data by spiking blood samples with animal antibodies. GlaxoSmithKline has just been fined a whopping $3 billion for bribing doctors, lying to the FDA, hiding clinical trial data and fraudulent marketing. Pfizer, meanwhile has been sued by the nation's pharmacy retailers for what is alleged as an "overarching anticompetitive scheme" to keep generic cholesterol drugs off the market and thereby boost its own profits.
The picture that's emerging is one of a criminal drug industry that has turned to mafia tactics in the absence of any real science that would prove their products to be safe or effective. The emergence of this extraordinary evidence of bribery, scientific fraud, lying to regulators and monopolistic practices that harm consumers is also making all those doctors and "skeptics" who defended Big Pharma and vaccines eat their words.
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Merck Vaccine Fraud Exposed by Two Merck Virologists; Company Faked Mumps Vaccine Efficacy Results for Over a Decade, says Lawsuit
Thursday, 28 June 2012 07:31
'According to two Merck scientists who filed a False Claims Act complaint in 2010 — a complaint which has just now been unsealed — vaccine manufacturer Merck knowingly falsified its mumps vaccine test data, spiked blood samples with animal antibodies, sold a vaccine that actually promoted mumps and measles outbreaks, and ripped off governments and consumers who bought the vaccine thinking it was "95% effective."'
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FDA Approves Meningitis Vaccine After Big Pharma Conducts Human Experiments
Monday, 25 June 2012
'The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given GlaxoSmithKilne (GSK) their approval of the MenHibrix vaccine(MHV), which is meant for infants between the ages of 6 weeks to 18 months. This vaccine is a dangerous mixture of the meningococcal disease and Hib disease. MHV will be manufactured in Rixensart, a Belgium-based arm of GSK Biologicals.
In 2010 and 2011, the FDA rejected MHV. GSK claims that they have "resolved" the FDA's concerns about the necessity, potency and efficiency of MHV. This simply accepted GSK's word that they have taken care of the vaccine's issues. The FDA does not require more proof than that.'
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MMR Causes Autism, Proven in Italian Court Case
Friday, 22 June 2012
1 in 88 children are autistic in the U.S, a jump from 1 in 125 children in 2006. (picture from: http://libertarianreview.us/2012/04/01/thiomersal-still-common-in-vaccines-autism-rates-on-the-rise/)
(NaturalNews)'For many years the stories from devastated parents have been eerily similar. A young, bright child vaccinated with MMR, has minor side effects such as high temperature and being off food, and then develops the debilitating disability of autism.
Whilst the mainstream medical profession deny the link between autism and the triple shot of measles, mumps and rubella, there have been many who have argued to the contrary. Statistics show the increases in autism correlate alarmingly with the introduction and uptake of the MMR vaccine. And Now in an Italian court, there has been a landmark ruling for a child whose parents claim that his autism was triggered by MMR.'