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3 Coloring and Activity Books for the Carefree Black Kids In Your Life
I have been a fan of Crystal Swain-Bates' collection of books for kids for quite some time now. So, I recently expanded the household collection to include three coloring and activity books. This is probably one of the smartest purchases I've made in a while.
Color My Fro: A Natural Hair Coloring Book for Big Hair Lovers of All Ages
Color My Fro is my three-year-old daughter's favorite coloring book. One particular page, where a young Black girl eats a triple decker ice cream cone, continues to draw her attention. The beautiful curly haired girl is rocking afro puffs, a detail my daughter noticed immediately. She loves the Black Rapunzel and the afro clad ballerina. The great thing about these books, though, is that every image is gorgeous and different, something you can't typically find in other brands of children's books.
The Colorful Adventures of Zoe & Star
My daughter loves princesses. But, after she grew an unhealthy attachment to "Frozen," I made a concerted effort to find images of princesses that looked more like her. One of those searches led me to Zoe and Star. The two Black princeses sell lemonade, roller blade, and even become mermaids together. My daughter's favorite pages are the ones where she can draw hairstyles for each day of the week. I'm glad she has these images reflected back at her at such a formative period of her life.
The Colorful Adventures of Cody & Jay
I wasn't going to buy this coloring and activity book about Cody and Jay. When I first showed it to my seven-year-old son, he said he thought it was a "baby book." But, after reading some reviews, I chose to go ahead and get it anyway. I was pleasantly surprised at his reaction.
He first opened the book a little hesistantly but he was pleased when he saw that Cody and Jay weren't doing "baby stuff" at all. In the images, they were working in a science lab, performing magic tricks, and even turning into robots – all things that my nerdy Black son finds incredibly intriguing. Now, whenever he sees his sister coloring, he immediately runs to find his coloring book too.
I'm so pleased with these books that I have decided to start collecting them all. I have seen a marked difference in how my younger two children, in particular, discuss their hair since introducing them. My one-year-old son even enjoys the collection.
I would recommend these for any child but especially for kids with kinkier or curlier hair whose features are more phenotypically associated with blackness. Those kids are less likely to see positive images with kids like them in their local grocery or department store. But, they deserve to imagine themselves in the adventures of Zoe & Star and Cody & Jay because they are just as valuable as any other child. Plus, it doesn't hurt to support a great brand with a Black woman at the helm.
You can purchse any of Crystal Swain-Bates' books in our Amazon Store. Just click on 'Kids-Books.'
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Kourtney Kardashian Admits She'll Only Have A 4th Child For The Person She Loves: Will It Be Younes?
Are Kourtney Kardashian and Younes Bendjima planning to have a baby together?! Watch her surprise announcement on the new trailer for Sunday's episode of 'KUWTK.'
Kourtney Kardashian, 38, is ready to be a mom again… well, sort of. During a new trailer for KUWTK, which aired on Feb. 22, Kourtney tells her sisters Kim Kardashian, 37, and Khloe Kardashian, 33, that she is thinking about freezing her eggs. Although we find the news super exciting, Kim doesn't seem too enthused. "Are you serious? You want another kid?" Kim asks shockingly. Kourt then tries to assure her sisters that she is in no rush to get pregnant, but Khloe is convinced she has boyfriend Younes Bendjima, 24, on her mind, and we do too!
"I don't need a baby to have a baby, I have three kids (Mason Disick, Penelope Disick and Reign Disick). I'm saying if I am like in love and the person wants to have a kid…" Kourtney says defending her decision. Freezing her eggs certainly makes sense, after all, Younes doesn't have any kids of his own. The couple have been dating for a little over a year now, and appear to be very much in love, so adding a child to the mix isn't far fetched. And, as we previously reported, they might be considering marriage. "Kourtney has fallen in love with Younes and she feels like she would totally say yes if he proposed to her right now," a source shared with HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. So sweet, right?
We love seeing Kourtney so happy with Younes, and we can't wait to see their romance blossom more in 2018. I guess we will just have to wait and see if Kourt actually goes through with the plan to freeze her eggs!
HollywoodLifers, do you think Kourtney Kardashian should freeze her eggs? Let us know below!

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CLEVELAND, Ohio --
The Monsters ended their season with two impressive performances against the defending Calder Cup champions.
The Monsters completed a home-and-home sweep of the Grand Rapids Griffins with a 4-3 shootout victory on Saturday night in front of 14,064 fans at The Q. On Friday night in Grand Rapids, Mich., they won, 4-2.
The Monsters (32-33-1-10) failed to qualify for the Calder Cup playoffs for the sixth time in their seven seasons of existence, but they continued to draw well. Their total attendance was 309,472 over 38 dates, for an average of 8,144. They will finish in the top four in the AHL in attendance.
Grand Rapids (46-23-2-5) entered the weekend with a higher playoff seeding at stake.
Lake Erie won the five-round shootout, 2-1. J.T. Wyman and Brett Clark converted for the hosts; Clark's shot rolled off goalie Tom McCollum's back and across the line. Monsters goalie Calvin Pickard played well at the other end.
The Monsters went 8-10 in shootouts this season.
The Monsters opened the scoring at 5:18 of the second period. Center Mitchell Heard controlled the puck in his end, zoomed up the right side and beat McCollum from the right circle for his fourth. Heard's laser went short-side over McCollum's glove. Lake Erie winger Guillaume Desbiens kept the Grand Rapids defense honest by driving the net from the far side.
The Griffins answered at 6:27, Andreas Athanasiou's one-timer from low in the right circle beating Pickard. Grand Rapids made several crisp passes and Athanasiou had a superb shot.
One minute later, Athanasiou darted in from the right circle and pressured Pickard. Athanasiou was knocked off the puck by Daniel Maggio in front of Pickard, but Grand Rapids center Andrej Nestrasil gathered the loose change and attempted to jam it in.
Pickard thought he had rejected the shot with his stick, but the officials were not sure. After a protracted delay, the officials saw enough video to conclude that a goal had been scored to give Grand Rapids a 2-1 advantage.
Pickard watched the replays on the arena TV above the ice. He grabbed his helmet with both hands in disbelief, then slammed his stick.
The Monsters tied the score, 2-2, at 18:49. Troy Bourke created a play behind the cage and fed winger David van der Gulik, who beat McCollum from the crease for his 13th. van der Gulik simply was too quick for the Griffin trying to check him.
Lake Erie pulled ahead, 3-2, early in the third. Maggio's shot from the point deflected off a Griffin and onto the stick of Bourke, who wasted no time in notching his third.
Grand Rapids made it 3-3 at 6:46 when defenseman Ryan Sproul sent a shot through traffic and bagged his 11th.
Midway through the third, Grand Rapids penalties gave Lake Erie a 5-on-3 for 93 seconds. The Monsters failed to convert the 5-on-3 or the remaining seconds of the man-advantage.
McCollum made two terrific saves in the final minute of regulation.
Pickard made 11 saves in the first period. He played a significant role in the Monsters killing two penalties.
Lake Erie's best chance in the first occurred at 12:27. Michael Sgarbossa moved into the slot uncontested and fired the puck past McCollum and off the left post. Fans thought Sgarbossa had scored, but several Griffins smothered the puck in front of the line.


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AVL Looms are used around the world by many skilled artisans. Today we're highlighting one of the many companies that use our looms to create beautiful products. Swans Island is a blanket company in Maine. They source high quality materials to make hand dyed yarn, and then weave that yarn into blankets, scarves, and shawls.
Swans Island has 4 AVL looms: two 8' rug looms, a 6' rug loom, and a 60" PDL.
Swans Island has 4 AVL looms: two 8' rug looms, a 6' rug loom, and a 60" PDL.
A rainbow of hand painted yarn.
A wall of hand woven blankets in the Swans Island showroom.
Swans Island Yarn Sale
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It's Time for Rewards Programs to Step It Up
There are many good reasons why brands should have a loyalty program. Done right, it can help a company identify its high-value customers, providing opportunities to communicate with them at the beginning of their buying journey, which is more important than ever according to a recent study.
The most successful programs include a point system whereby customers earn and use them in a repetitive cycle, like with airlines miles. In a recent report by HelloWord, called What Consumers Think of Loyalty & Reward Programs, 64% of consumers still find it appealing to earn points for their purchases. This strategy works well because it requires customers to stick around to hit their milestones, and to not lose the points they've earned. For companies, this type of loyalty program is very time-consuming to execute and it takes a lot of planning, so you need to have the right resources in place to go this route.
What is most eye-opening about this study is the shift in consumer expectations when it comes to what they should get for their loyalty – 75% of them want to be rewarded beyond a purchase. Earning points for spending is not enough. These consumers want to be rewarded for things like watching a video, or taking a survey.
This means that marketers must rethink what a great loyalty program should look like. It appears that consumers want to be paid for their time. It is also proof that there is a shift in the role loyalty plays in the buying journey, which means it's time for you to get creative. Think outside the box when designing or revamping your loyalty program.
- Consider partnering with other brands to increase the number of ways consumers can earn loyalty points (70% of respondents in the study like this idea).
- Create a meaningful connection with your brand by offering interactive games, or delighting them with something fun (40% of Millennials believe this should be a part of a program).
- Programs designed for instant gratification with built-in frequent rewards will be more successful (53% of consumers complained that it takes too long to earn rewards).
The study also called out these top four consumer expectations when it comes to loyalty programs. They want:
- Discounts and offers – 82%
- Free products – 77%
- Free services – 66%
- Priority customer service – 39%
Now that you know, it's time to get to work and devise ways to connect with consumers and create experiences that correlate with their needs. Go get 'em.


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Hi All. We lost our rescue boxer at age 12 last summer. Now we are looking for a puppy as a family pet. I have not been able to find an available puppy from a good breeder in CT, Mass or RI. I found one in NJ from "Triwin Boxers"/Joe Pastella. I can't find Triwin on the NJBC site. Does anyone know anything about this breeder? Does anyone have a lead on a puppy for me? Thanks!


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Statement of Values
The Higher School of Economics is a research university that carries out its mission through academic, programming, peer review and sociocultural work based on international academic and organizational standards. We perceive ourselves as a part of the global academic community and believe that international partnership and engagement in global university cooperation are the key elements of our movement forward. As a Russian university, we work for the welfare of Russia and its citizens.
The basis of our work is theoretical and empirical research and the dissemination of knowledge. Without compromising the quality of research and not being limited to teaching fundamental disciplines, we seek to make a practical contribution to the building of a new Russia.
Our university is a community of faculty, staff members, graduate and undergraduate students who are distinguished by their deep commitment to supporting high academic standards in their work. We seek to guarantee that each member of our community has the most favourable conditions to develop.
Though at times we take different positions on a variety of historical and contemporary issues, we are united by the following common values
- Striving for truth
- Collaboration and commitment to one another
- Honesty and openness
- Academic freedom and political neutrality
- Professionalism, self-discipline and accountability
- Public engagement
Striving for Truth
We believe in the existence of objective truth and, as scholars, we do everything possible so that our academic work serves its comprehension. Our lectures and textbooks reflect cutting-edge academic research; our academic articles, student papers, models and experiments seek to expand the horizons of contemporary academic inquiry.
Collaboration and Commitment to One Another
As scholars, we seek to make our research available to all of our colleagues in the Russian academic community.
We are open to participation in discussions and review of academic work, and we welcome requests for clarification, consultation and peer review, which all lead to the convergence of positions on problems relevant for Russian and global development. As teachers, we seek to awaken our students' interest in our subjects, help those who experience difficulty and support talented and hardworking students.
As undergraduate and graduate students, we try to learn from our professors, help one another and set an example for the young. We seek to be full-fledged citizens and members of our university community.
Honesty and Openness
We do not tolerate any deceit, corruption, double standards, or any form of discrimination.
Our undergraduate and graduate students take a genuine interest in studying and accumulating knowledge and therefore do not accept cheating, plagiarism or having others do their work for them.
Our scholars follow academic ethical norms and do everything possible to prevent their violation in our university. They serve as an example to students.
Our teachers strive for maximum objectivity when evaluating our students' knowledge on the basis of an open and transparent system of criteria. They strive for equivalent evaluation of students with an equivalent level of training, and they seek to establish equal conditions for all levels of knowledge assessment.
As a university in general, we seek to ensure open and public access to information on all aspects of our work.
Academic Freedom and Political Neutrality
We welcome the free exchange of opinions and ideas based on the principles of strict academic rigour, mutual respect and partnership.
We respect the opinion of each member of our community and believe that the right to state one's point of view is inviolable.
In the area of academic research, this means that imposing the academic approaches and standards of a specific school of thought in the university is unacceptable.
In the area of peer endorsement and empirical analysis of social and economic processes, this means that the university is free from political and ideological dogmas.
The university does not restrict employees and students from forming and expressing personal political opinions. However, any political discussions taking place within the walls of the university are to be investigative and impartial in nature, as well as based on the search for substantive arguments.
Professionalism, Self-discipline and Accountability
We are guided by international academic standards in conducting research and by global professional standards in the practical areas of our work.
We strive to be as strict and critical as possible with ourselves in cases where no corresponding international standards can be applied. Self-discipline is the basis of our everyday work. We aim to continuously improve the quality of our performance, whether it concerns our educational, academic or peer review work.
We accept responsibility for all aspects of our work – for the level of our graduates' preparation, for the quality of research conducted and results achieved, and for the justifiability and balance of our peer review findings, our students' papers and graduation theses.
Active Social Position
We are part of Russian society not as observers but as active participants in its development.
We value and support the aspiration to creative, social and professional work that exists in each of us. We do not fear taking innovative risks and discovering new opportunities for both ourselves and others.
We use our organizational experience and potential to spread accumulated knowledge and experience across the country. We strive to have our academic results and our best teaching materials part of the public domain.
The Statement of Values was approved at the meeting of the Higher School of Economics Academic Council on on December 6, 2013.


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You can find a variety of special-purpose primers formulated to help a finish coat of paint look and perform its best on surfaces that might otherwise prove challenging. Primers formulated around a polyvinyl acetate resin are the most commonly used base coats for use on newly installed drywall.
Primer Recipe
Polyvinyl acetate is a latex resin that also serves as the primary ingredient in many paints and wood glues. A PVA primer consists of water, the polyvinyl acetate binder, white titanium oxide pigment and a variety of additive chemicals -- most of which are formulated to make sure the coating will apply evenly to the wall.
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A PVA primer soaks into the surface of the drywall and forms a soft, uniform film over the wallboard, tape and drywall mud. The topcoat then adheres uniformly to the primer without drying to an uneven color and finish that might occur if the paint were applied directly to the drywall.
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We look forward to welcoming you to the Lord Leycester Hospital this evening for the Annual Christmas Supper. Entry by ticket only. We are gathering at 7.00pm.
The newsletter recently circulated contains errors in the dates of meetings early next year. James Mackay says, 'I am very sorry that, inexplicably, I confused years, weeks and days, and printed nonsense'.
The correct dates are:
Tuesday 9 January
Tuesday 13 February
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"My situation really is complicated."
Not really.
I'm not sure why, but we like our problems to be complex and difficult to solve.
The more complex, the harder it is to solve.
If we can't solve our problems, then we don't have to do anything hard to resolve them.
We just stay where we are.
Just try and help someone and then watch how they fight to keep the problem.
They'll share six different ways to Sunday for why their problem can't be solved.
Every problem (if it really is one) is solvable.
To solve a problem, change your thinking.
New thinking. New action. New results.
No drama.
No painstakingly difficult work.
Everything you really want is on the other side of your drama.
Your false arguments for your problems don't need justification and cuddling and nurturing.
You false arguments just need to go in the bin.
Start new today.
Don't fight to keep the problem.
Choose new thoughts.
Believe there is another way.
And then … just…. go.
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At the retail store
Customer: Hi, I'd like to buy this latest iPhone. How much is it?
Apple employee: $700 dollars.
Customer: Here you go. But I want most of this money to be spent on direct costs. No more than $70 should be going to indirect costs like rent, insurance, etc. I also don't want any of this $700 to go toward advertisement or staff salaries.
Apple employee: We'll designate these restrictions in our systems.
Customer: At the end of the year, I'd like a report on what you spent this money on.
Apple employee: We provide quarterly financial reports, and would be glad—
Customer: No no no. I don't want the financial reports on your entire company. I only want a report on what my $700 specifically was spent on. Only my $700.
Apple employee: OK… Would you like to be added to our e-newsletter list?
Meeting with a key shareholder
Tim Cook, CEO: As you can see, this quarter we surpassed our sales goal, moving over one million units, which is 15% more than we had anticipated.
Shareholder: Congratulations, that's really wonderful to hear. But… that's more like an output. What are your outcomes?
Tim Cook: I'm glad you asked! Of the one million iPhones we sold, over 223,000 people used their phones to update their resumes and applied for jobs. Of that population, almost 15% then actually got a job. Meanwhile, about 115,000 seniors buy our phones, and surveys indicate that nearly 7% use their phones to go on to WebMD after they fall and break their ankle. Our phones allow these seniors to figure out how to create makeshift tourniquets for their broken ankles, which prevents them from going to the emergency room, which saves taxpayers about $1.7 million.
Shareholder: Hm…
Tim Cook: Our phones have also reduced crimes by 30% in some cities, since teenagers and young adults have been using their phones to take naked butt selfies, or NBS, and to look at viral cat videos instead of robbing banks, starting gangs, or committing other crimes.
Shareholder: That's great to hear.
Tim Cook: Would you consider renewing your stocks this coming year?
Shareholder: I'll have to consult with the family, Tim. Our investment priorities might change this year. I'll let you know in 9 months. But to be honest, the ROI seems kind of low with only 15% finding jobs and 7% of seniors using their iPhones to learn how to make tourniquets after they break their ankles…
At the retail store
Customer: Hi, I'd like to buy the iPhone 8 Double Plus.
Employee: I can help you with that. What color would you like? We have black, white, or Burnished Coral?
Customer: Black. But before I buy this phone, what is your sustainability plan? How do you plan to sustain this store after I bought this phone and I'm gone? How are you diversifying your revenues so that you're not so dependent on retail customers?
Employee: Well, we are courting government contracts, as well as developing relationships with, uh, local and national, um…
Customer: Sorry, it doesn't seem like you've thought much about sustainability. It's for Apple's own good to diversify its revenues and not be so dependent on its customers. I'll buy a phone later when you have that figured out.
Staff meeting
Tim Cook: Investors are breathing down my neck about our outcomes. We need to increase the number of people, especially seniors, who use our iPhones to look things up after falling and suffering injuries. What ideas do you all have?
Angela, CFO/COO/CTO/Janitor: Our R&D is working on a feature that would automatically alert emergency services when a senior falls.
Tim Cook: Excellent. How is that going?
Angela: Only 340 customers are allowing a portion of their iPhone payments to be used on Research and Development. So we've been short-staffed. In fact, our entire R&D department is basically just Eduardo, who graduated last month with a Master's in Botany, but he took several online courses on coding.
Eduardo, SVPR&D: If you think about it, plants and phones are actually a lot alike.
Tim Cook: OK… let's keep working on that feature. Meanwhile, how is the gala planning coming along?
Steve, DD/SVPCom/QA/HR: Better than we thought, boss! Listen to this, after a bunch of discussion at the last event planning meeting, we finally came up with a cool name for the gala. At first, we thought we would just call it "The Apple Gala." But then we thought, why not be a little cheeky and fun. So now we are calling it… "The Gala Apple."
Tim Cook: ….
Steve: Gala is a type of—
Tim Cook: I know what gala apples are! How is recruitment for table captains coming along?
Steve: We have 5 captains confirmed. Zuck says he can't captain, but he'll raise his paddle at the $1,000 level during the ask.
At the retail store
Customer: Hi, I heard that you are asking for donations of gently-used lightning cables?
Apple employee: Yes, it's for our initiative to provide charging cables to low-income individuals during the holidays
Customer: Well, I don't have any lightning cables. But, I got a box of clothes hangers and twelve cans of beets I bought five years ago that I never got around to eating.
Employee: I'm not really sure we can use those…
Customer: I'm sure you can. Poor people love beets. I already dropped it off in your donation box. If you could send me a tax receipt, that would be swell!
At Thanksgiving
Tim Cook's Mom: How is your job going, Timmy?
Tim Cook: It's great, Mom. It can be stressful, but really rewarding. Our iPhones support thousands of people as they look for jobs. They also reduce crime and save taxpayers money, and help a lot of seniors when they fall and sprain their ankles.
Tim Cook's Dad: Are you making enough money? Are you doing OK? Your mother and I are kind of worried about you, son. When will you find a real job?
Tim Cook: Mom, Dad, we've been through this. I'm not going to get a "real job." Helping people IS. A. REAL. JOB! I'm making a difference in the world!
Tim Cook's Dad: All right, no need to get defensive.
Tim Cook: I'M NOT DEFENSIVE!!! …Look, will you come to the Gala Apple next month? You can get a better picture of the work I'm doing.
Tim Cook's Mom: We'll check our calendar, honey. It might be your cousin's housewarming party. Such a nice house. He's a lawyer, you know. Have you seen his NBS at the Grand Canyon?
This article was originally published on Nonprofit AF. You can read the original piece here.


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Businesses can do many things and have many jobs. The big aspects of a business usually revolve around a product or service and money. But the other big aspect that I talk about a lot is the people aspect. I'm an introvert by nature but know how much value there is in other people. Which is why that as important as a product, service or money is to a business, the really big and important aspect is the people part. Because without people you won't do anything with your product, won't make a difference with your service, and won't make any money either. You'll also miss out on a chance to give people jobs, support other businesses, and support your community.
One of the biggest challenges for businesses is knowing how to make sales. The secret lies in knowing your audience. It starts with figuring out if anyone at all is interested in what you're buying or selling. If no one is, either there's no issue you're really going to solve, or you're on the cutting edge of new things and will have to not only do the promotion that all the other companies do, but spend a lot of time educating your audience about what you're offering and why they would benefit from it.
The second step is identifying your audience. If you don't know who they are, what they like, what their other interests and needs are as well as what keeps them up at night, the marketing you do won't be as effective. People use the old "spray and pray" method you've probably heard about when they don't take the time to identify their audience. Once you know your audience you can design your campaigns and present your business in a way that they identify with, not that tries to reach the whole world.
The third step is something I just alluded to, and the one that not everyone remembers: it's truly identifying with your audience. This means that not only do you know who they are and what makes them tick, you're willing and able to show that you totally and personally understand where they're coming from. This is more than just saying "I know your problem" it's about sharing the passion, soul, fire and inspiration that's gotten you to this place with your business.
Don't be afraid to let your passion for your business shine through in your marketing and conversations with potential clients. When they see that not only do understand where they're coming from but you have been in their shoes or personally understand what they're facing, it reassures them that in choosing you not only will they be satisfied with the product or service, they'll have a great experience too.
"I try to bring the audience's own drama – tears and laughter they know about – to them." Judy Garland


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A Guide to the John Edward Hickman Papers, 1845-1994
Biographical Note
One of seven children, John Edward Hickman (1883-1962) was born to Nathaniel Franklin Hickman and Mary J. (Porterfield) Hickman on a farm in Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas. After the death of his father at a young age, Hickman worked to help support the family. A graduate of Liberty Hill Normal and Business College, Hickman taught school first at Hog Mountain in Bell County and then in Lampasas, where he served as principal of the high school for two years. Hickman graduated from the Law Department of the University of Texas at Austin in 1910 and acted as Quizmaster from 1910 to 1911. Thereafter, he attended the 1911 class reunions regularly.
In 1910, Hickman was admitted to the Texas Bar and practiced law for 16 years, first in Dublin and later in Breckenridge. Two years after the death of his first wife, Ethel Markward, Hickman married Lena Pettit in 1923 and moved to Breckenridge. He was elected as an Associate Justice of the Eastland Court of Civil Appeals in 1926 and delivered his first opinion the following year. Hickman continued to serve on that court until 1935, when he was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court to succeed Judge Richard Critz. He became an Associate Judge following a constitutional amendment increasing the number of justices to nine in 1945. Upon the death of Judge James P. Alexander, Governor Beauford Jester appointed Hickman Chief Justice, to which position he was reelected in 1948 and 1954 without major opposition. From 1952 to 1953, he served as the Chairman of the Conference of Chief Justices and retired from the Texas Supreme Court in 1960.
Hickman's second wife, Lena Pettit Hickman, was president of the State Officials Ladies Club and the Austin Lawyers' Wives Club. In 1971, the Austin American-Statesman named her one of Austin's outstanding women. She was also an active member of the University Methodist Church (now University United Methodist) in Austin with her husband, who organized and taught a popular men's Sunday school class, the Men's Fellowship Class, for over thirty years. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University from 1921 until his death.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, cartoons, and printed material comprise the John Edward Hickman Papers, 1845-1994, documenting Hickman's life and career as Texas Supreme Court Justice as well as the activities of his second wife, Lena Pettit Hickman. A large amount of professional correspondence and printed materials concern Hickman's election campaigns, while a small quantity of personal correspondence focuses on Hickman's work as a Sunday school teacher at University Methodist Church and congratulates him on his appointment as Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, 1948. Furthermore, Lena Hickman wrote editorial comments on correspondence she felt was indicative of her husband's character. A 1905 journal and an autograph book, 1906-1907, relate to Lena's childhood. Additionally, documents pertaining to the Hickman and Hill families, 1845-1956, such as legal documents, stock certificates, and deeds, shed light on the business affairs of John Augustus Hill and William Hickman Hill.
"Hickman, John Edward." Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fhi01 (accessed July 13, 2016).
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This collection is open for research use.
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John Edward Hickman Papers, 1845-1994, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
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IPS Testing Is ISO Certified
- Published: June 22, 2012
APPLETON, WI | IPS Testing, an independent testing laboratory, has received ISO 17025 accreditation. This is the quality standard recognized globally for testing and calibration laboratories. With this certification, IPS Testing is now accredited for ICP analysis of heavy metals and GC-MS analysis of phthalates. The company has also added toy testing to its menu of services.
IPS president Bruce Shafer says the company pursued the accreditation because of the considerable increase in the amount of requests that relate to regulatory testing. The company has been providing analytical services focused on research and development and defect analysis for years in the paper, nonwovens, consumer products, and packaging industries, Shafer notes, and the recent trend toward more stringent regulations, including toy safety, food packaging, and the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) requirements, led to the ISO application.
Shafer says, "As regulation continually increases, it has touched the paper industry in unforeseen ways." He goes on to explain that while the company's traditional client base does not manufacture toys, some do make the stickers that are placed on them. These stickers must be tested to ensure their safety in the event that a child was to remove and ingest them.
Along with regulatory testing for compliance purposes, adding heavy metals and organics analysis services gives IPS Testing the ability to work with clients in monitoring their processes from raw materials to finished goods. Shafer adds, "The testing of vendors' or raw materials has become a significant part of our business as we have watched our clients move to global sourcing."


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Last week I was talking to a colleague about how police legitimacy drives public consent for police actions—and the role of digital policing in handling it. Legitimacy is an issue that we often see playing out in the media and it has been at the heart of policing principles since the force first began. Sir Robert Peel, seen by many as the "father" of modern-day policing, developed a list of principles that are as relevant today as they were nearly 200 years ago. The first principle is simple but captures the essence of law enforcement: "The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder." The remaining eight principles address how to perform the basic mission of preventing crime and disorder, one of which strikes at the heart of the legitimacy and consent topic: "The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police actions."
So how can police departments keep legitimacy at the core of their policing operations? Probably the easiest route is straightforward visibility. Officers need to step outside their vehicles and engage with the community, get to know people face-to-face, as this is an essential step in building trust. Community policing is about problem solving and partnerships—working with citizens and organizations to develop solutions to problems. These solutions naturally involve a collaboration between the community and the police. Which is why police corruption can be so damaging—when an officer tarnishes the badge through corrupt practices, the entire police department suffers.
I'm sure most of you will agree that it can take years to gain the trust of a community, and one small incident to lose it. Nothing impacts how a community feels about its police department more than the use of force, especially deadly force which has spurred many incidents involving riots and violence in recent years. And while, in the United States, a legal review might find a shooting to be justified in accordance with the US Constitution, its perception, often fueled by the media and fact-lite, can lead to chaos and destruction.
I strongly believe police chiefs must have an effective and proactive process to review all use of force incidents and use that analysis to identify officers who fall outside their peer group. Mere numbers do not tell the story; a comprehensive review of officers' use of force must provide a complete picture of their activities, training, chain of command, and experience, to name just a few metrics. Facts are the only way to alter perception, and when it comes to shootings where officers are involved, the facts must be fast and readily available. If they aren't, perception can swiftly become reality—think of the "hands-up don't shoot" fabricated narrative around the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Police departments can gain public approval of their actions but they may need to think creatively to do so—and take advantage of digital technologies in the process. Consider whether:
- Social media might help to give a department "virtual" visibility
- Police chiefs can use online services to enable more people to "see" their officers
- If community policing could move to a virtual world
- How to use technology to ferret out police corruption
Accenture has worked with the Seattle police department to develop an effective tool to address the use of force issues, but there is more that can be done. For instance, much of what is called predictive analytics is simple data-mining. Departments today need to develop real predictive analytics with algorithms validated by years of data to help police identify indicators of abusive policing.
Policing today is faced with a significant legitimacy problem—and the public can help them solve it. By continuing to innovate using digital policing tools and techniques, the police can make a wise pivot to new ways of retaining legitimacy and trust.
Let me know what ideas you have to help police forces across the world maintain legitimacy.
See this post on LinkedIn: Securing the community's trust: How police can make it happen.


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Software piracy is the failure of a licensed user to adhere to the conditions of a software license or the unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted software by a person or entity that has not been licensed to use the software. Software piracy has become a household word and a household crime and has had a great affect on the software industry. It is a problem that can only be solved by the choices of each individual.
The computer software industry is one of the great business success stories of recent history, with healthy increases in both hardware and software sales around the world. However, software piracy threatens the industry's economic future. According to estimates by the U.S. Software Publisher's Association, as much as $7.5 billion of American software may be illegally copied and distributed annually worldwide. These copies work as well as the originals and sell for significantly less money.
Piracy is relatively easy, and only the largest rings of distributors are usually caught. In addition, software pirates know that they are unlikely to serve hard jail time when prisons are overcrowded with people convicted of more serious crimes. The software industry loses more than $15.2 billion annually worldwide due to software piracy.
Software piracy costs the industry:
$482 every second
$28,900 every minute
$1.7 million every hour
$41.6 million every day
$291.5 million every week
To understand software piracy, one must get inside the mind of the pirate. People, who wouldn't think of sneaking merchandise out of a store or robbing a house, regularly obtain copies of computer programs which they haven't paid for. The pirate has a set of excuses for his actions: prices are too high; the company doesn't provide decent support; he's only going to use the program once in a while. Although, what really...


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State Duma approves tougher punishments for "the people's promenades"
MOSCOW, June 5 - RAPSI. The State Duma has approved an amendment proposing to punish organizers of unauthorized rallies under the guise of mass gatherings if they result in public disorder.
Individuals will be punished by a fine of 10,000 rubles ($294) up to 20,000 rubles ($587) or up to 50 hours of community labor, while public officials will be fined from 50,000 ($1,468) to 100,000 rubles ($2,937). Legal entities, on the other hand, will be charged from 200,000 rubles ($5,875) to 300,000 rubles ($8,800). However, in cases where the rally results in physical injuries, then individuals will be punished by a fine from 150,000 rubles ($4,400) to 300,000 rubles ($8,800) or up to 200 hours of community labor, officials - from 300,000 ($8,800) to 600,000 rubles ($)17,600; legal entities - from 500,000 ($14,688) to 1 million rubles ($29,370).
The State Duma voted in favor of the amendment during the second reading of the draft bill on the increase of fines for committing violations at rallies. 238 MPs voted "for" and 154 "against."
After the March of Millions was marred with violence and resulted in clashes with police, the opposition held peaceful protest "promenades" and set up so-called camps. The police is now evicting opposition activists from the camps but they simply move on to other places and recruit more supporters via social networks.
Lawmakers specify in the law that the organizer is considered to be a person who actually runs the rally and performs organizational functions.


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Tick Charts is a Java-based interactive charting tool coupled with technical indicators and drawing tools capabilities for technical analysis. It comes with real-time price feed if you are subscribed to the "Real-Time Stock Prices" option.
Tick Charts supports both historical and intraday data. It supports all the popular indicators and you can also use the drawing tools to draw your own trend lines on the chart.
Tick Charts is useful for our web-based users who needs more than what the Interactive Chart has to offer.


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"Uterus is a feature, not a bug" is a pretty feminist book by Sarah Lacy which talks a lot about women, and specifically women in tech. However, men can benefit from reading this book too. There are a lot of great point in there about parenting that apply to both moms and dads, and by reading about the kinds of issues women have to deal with on daily basis, men could learn to become more open-minded and helpful.
As you will discover in the book, our society is still pretty male-dominated and is not doing nearly enough to elevate women. In fact, very often women are expected to do more, but get far less credit for doing so, and if you think that this is not true, you are probably part of the problem and should read the book.
If you don't think you would read the book, or you are curious but not sure if this book is right for you, I made a little summary of the major points below. Note that I am not covering the chapters about troubles at Uber, sexism in Silicon Valley, women of Iceland, or how Chinese moms do it all. To get the real kicker out of the book you have to read it on your own and hear Sarah talk (scream!?) at you on every page.
If you think you can be a parent and be perfect at everything, you are in for a surprise. You cannot. Good news though, no one cares. Instead of trying to be perfect, just focus on doing the right things right. Is it going to be hard? You bet, and you won't even know half of it, but be confident and you will figure things out.
If you are a working mom, it is going to be really hard to do it alone. Get help, nanny/sitter/cleaner whatever, if you can afford it, do it. Stop asking for permission and get shit done.
Here's a workplace conundrum — a mom must be constantly available to her children to be considered a good mom, and a good employee must be constantly available to her bosses. But by definition, no one can do both, and when an employee starts to spend time with his/her family, the bosses see it as weakness and try to eradicate such behavior. This causes many employers to reject or be biased against women who would become mothers for the fear of not being able to extract enough value from them. This happens on every level, where bosses discriminate against employees, CEOs against bosses, and VCs against CEOs and so forth.
I'd like to take that further and suggest that same applies to dads, but our society has been putting less pressure on dads to be good dads, and therefore enabled men to split this family-work ratio heavily in favor of work. Don't believe me? Listen to Oleksiy Kovyrin talk about his early challenges with being a dad, and how he was not able to share it with anyone, for the fear of perception.
Never mind that data shows that most people work far, far less than they think they do, and even the best employees only work for 4hrs a day.
Ok, back to the book, here's another kicker. Allegedly, if you a woman and you become a mom, your coworkers will naturally think of you as nice, but now that you are mom, they'll also see you as less competent, simply because you are now a mom. But if you are a man who becomes a dad, you automatically gain on the competence scale, without doing anything at all. That's messed up. Great time to be a dad!
Last but not least, hostile work environments succeed when they isolate you and make you feel as though you are the only one who has a problem with the way things are. So if you are a woman, a lot of workplaces will discriminate against your, and sometimes they might even do it out of good intensions. For detains on how to deal with terrible employers who think women are not people, please read Sarah's book.
Much like startups, parenting is about putting in the hours, loving the child through the worst, and never giving up. But, doing a startup and being a parent is hard, really hard. Know what you are getting yourself into.
When Sarah was running Pando, while being a single mom to two kids, people would ask her if she was having fun. "Are you f***** kidding me?" was her thought. Running a company is hard as it is. Raising kids is incredibly hard. Doing both at the same time, by yourself, is insane. Sure it was the exhilarating kind of crazy, but still, fun isn't how one would describe this experience.
Sarah hosts a parenting podcast too and here's what she learned over the last few years.
"At this point, I've had five years of conversation with other parents who are founders, investors, or work at startups. I'm always struck by how the anecdotes all feel personal, and yet they are also universal. Your own experiences and circumstances are absolutely unlike anyone else's. And yet, another founder or another parent can always relate."
By the way, did you know a tell-tell sign whether you are a parent or you are not? Whenever something really challenging happens at work, more likely than not parents won't have a problem dealing with it. Non-parents though might lose their mind because they've encountered a situation they can't exert control over. Parents just get so used to that. It's true.
White men in tech don't actually give a shit about diversity. The majority of white men in the survey that was referenced in this book seemed blissfully unaware that sexism and racism even occur in the industry at all. Turns out white men won't give up power because you show them a series of charts and studies. So, when a woman is being attacked by the status quo, don't let her stand alone and support her. It will go a long way.
Obviously there is a lot more in the book, read it, and remember, women are people, and often times smarter and better than you.
Dudes who may not be the best dudes to women, remember the old saying that you ought to be nice to nerd because one day you'd end up working for them? That turned out pretty true, right? Well, if all else fails, please at least remember to apply the same logic and hedge your bets.
> If you want to hear a dude's point of view on the sexism in tech industry, check out this interview with my friend Galen Ward, the CEO of Estately.
You don't have to think of divorce as a tragic end to a good thing, but rather as a transition to a whole new thing that will be different, but enjoyable and rewarding in new and exciting ways.
Remember — don't put the burden of divorce on your kids: Your kids can't be the only sources of emotional strength; that isn't fair to them. So what can you do to help yourself?
(A) Own relationship with your kids. Every parent needs to take ownership of their relationship with their children and regularly take care of them alone for days at a time to make sure they are fully checked into that relationship.
(B) Take regular scheduled breaks from your kids. If you cannot recharge to be 100% present with your kids, it's not going to do them any good. Take breaks, get your shit together, enjoy life.
(C) Don't work yourself to death. Working abusively brutal hours is the easiest, clearest way to telegraph your hustle to the world. What takes strength and courage is standing up to this expectation.
> If you want to hear about divorce from a single dad's point of view, check out this Rad Dad Interview with Matt Wallington.
I. There is no answers. Stop looking in books for an answer. Stop asking permission. Take ownership of your life. Do something.
II. Excel at whatever the thing is you are good at, no matter what that is. Strive to become the best in the world at that.
III. New world order is on the horizon. Women are people, awesome people, and it's time to let equality stand and empower 50% of our society to achieve awesome things. We will all benefit.
Good luck!
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p.s. Amazing secret revealed: You can most definitely run a startup and have a family life too. Listen to this interview with Matt Shobe. Matt sold a company to Google for $100 million while having a fulfilling family life and three kids. So yeah, you most definitely can have a life and a startup too.


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A former campaign aide to District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray could receive a sentencing date.
Thomas Gore -- the acting treasurer for Gray's 2010 campaign against then-mayor Adrian Fenty -- is due in court Thursday for a status conference.
Last May, Gore pleaded guilty to making secret payments to another candidate and shredding records of the transactions. That candidate, Sulaimon Brown, was paid to stay in the race and make negative comments about Fenty.
Gore is one of three Gray campaign aides who have pleaded guilty to felonies.
The investigation is ongoing and Gore is cooperating, which is why prosecutors have asked a judge to delay sentencing. Gore faces up to a year and a half in prison under federal guidelines, but cooperation could earn him a reduced sentence.


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10 Tips to Get the Most out of Apple Notes on OS X
Apple's Notes app finally has enough power to compete with note-taking giants like Evernote and OneNote.
If you have switched over to Notes Should You Be Using Apple's Notes for iOS and OS X? For the first time since its release, Apple Notes for both OS X and iOS may be worth considering. Read More and use it on a regular basis, you're sure to have figured out the basics, but we thought you might appreciate a few tips on improving your workflow. So here they are!
Import Your Notes
If you want to bring your notes from Evernote into the Notes app, you're in luck. You have a hassle-free solution in the form of Larry Salibra's script (download). It comes with simple instructions.
If you're using a different note-taking app, you don't have a straightforward way to import your data into Apple Notes. But don't worry! You'll get one soon, because an "import notes" option is coming to Notes in the OS X 10.11.4 update, which is in beta at the time of writing.
How-to import notes from Evernote to Apple's Notes app for OS X 10.11.4. El Capitan pic.twitter.com/xTiTjGhi46
— Christian Zibreg (@dujkan) February 9, 2016
Use Checkboxes for Your To-do Lists
Wrapping up a task is that much more satisfying when you can cross it or check it off your to-do list. That's why we recommend adding checkboxes to your tasks in the Notes app. It's easy to do.
Place the cursor on any line that makes up a task and click on the Make a checklist icon in the toolbar at the top. This prefixes the task with a blank circle, one that you can mark as checked. Completed tasks are highlighted in orange and with a tick mark.
Love keyboard shortcuts Switching from Windows? Essential Keyboard Tips for Mac Newbies Moving from a Windows PC to a Mac can be a shock in many ways for new users, so here's a quick start guide to adjusting to a Mac keyboard layout. Read More ? Use shift+cmd+l to add a checklist and shift+cmd+u to mark a checklist item as complete.
Add URLs to Notes
The Notes app allows you to store web page links in your notes — quite a convenient option when you don't want to clutter up your bookmarks Creative Ways You Need to Try to Organize Your Bookmarks But, what really is the best way to save and organize bookmarks? Here are a few creative ways to do so, depending on your style and browser use. Read More . You can simply copy-paste a URL to a note. Then hit the spacebar or the Enter key to make the URL clickable.
If you stumble across a link while browsing and would like to save it to one of your notes, you can use the OS X Share feature to send the URL directly to the right note in the Notes app.
When you're on any web page that you want to save, click on the Share icon in Safari's toolbar and select Notes from the menu that appears. You'll then get a dialog box where you can select a note and save the link to it.
Use Makeshift Tags
There's one thing that Apple hasn't introduced to notes — tags. If these are a regular part of your workflow, you'll have to make do with a hack. Go ahead and use hashtags in your notes and then search for them using the search box in Notes or using Spotlight Search More Efficiently In Mac OS X With Our Top Spotlight Tips Spotlight has been a killer Mac feature for years, with Cupertino regularly schooling Redmond in the art of desktop search. Here are a few tips to help you find more on your Mac. Read More , to filter notes based on hashtags.
Get Expressive with Emojis
It's the era of emojis What Does This Emoji Mean? Emoji Face Meanings Explained Confused by the emojis in that text message you just got? Here are the commonly accepted meanings of popular emojis. Read More . If you want to add an emoji to a note, here's the quickest way to do that: hit cmd+ctrl+space to bring up the emoji keyboard and click on any emoji of your choice. This shortcut is not limited to the Notes app. It's works in various text fields across OS X.
Look at Notes without Squinting
The default font size in Notes on OS X is ridiculously small. Unfortunately that's how it's going to stay till Apple adds a setting to increase font size across the app.
A message to Apple developers who designed Notes app for MacOS El Capitan (clue: font size) pic.twitter.com/dq6DuAfdcp
— Piotr Kowalczyk (@geekowalczyk) October 14, 2015
For now you'll have to content yourself with increasing font size on a note-by-note basis. To do this, select any note text and click on Format > Font > Bigger. You can also scale text up and down faster with two shortcuts: cmd+plus (for scaling up) and cmd+minus (for scaling down).
Speed up Formatting with Keyboard Shortcuts
The usual shortcuts for emphasizing (cmd+b), italicizing (cmd+i), and underlining (cmd+u) text work in the Notes app, so you can continue using them to keep your workflow fast and smooth. In addition to these shortcuts, you might want to start using the following to make text formatting easier:
- shift+cmd+t to use the Title style
- shift+cmd+h to use the Headline style
- shift+cmd+b to use the Body style
Finally discovered the keyboard shortcuts for Apple Notes formatting. Quickly replacing Evernote for me. If it only did Markdown… :)
— Craig Jarrow (@TMNinja) January 19, 2016
Every note begins with a standard font style, which you get to pick via Format > New Note Starts With. Your options are Title, Headline, and Body.
Make Your Notes Portable
Your notes don't need to stay stuck within the Notes app. You can export them as PDFs using the File > Export as PDF… option in Notes, or as a bunch of plain text files using Notes Exporter.
Sync Notes with Your Email Account
Because Notes is a part of the Apple ecosystem, your notes are pushed to your iCloud account. It doesn't hurt to check that everything is configured properly on your Mac. To do that, go to System Preferences > iCloud and ensure that the checkbox next to Notes appears selected.
You don't have to keep your notes synced with iCloud. You can sync them with your Gmail account by going to System Preferences > Internet Accounts. There, select your Gmail account from the sidebar and in the list of applications on the right, check the box next to Notes. Your notes then appear as emails in Gmail, and are tagged with the label Notes.
You can also back up your notes to any other email account instead of Gmail. All you have to do is check the Notes option for the right email account under System Preferences > Internet Accounts. This feature has been around for quite some time.
Find Notes Faster
You can scan folders or the list of notes in them to find a note, but there are a couple of simpler ways to get the same result:
1. Use the Attachments Browser
Image thumbnails are easier to scan and identify than a bunch of text snippets. If the note that you're looking for has one or more attachments, you can find the note via any of its attachments. To do so, first open the Attachments Browser by clicking on the grid icon in the toolbar or by pressing the keyboard shortcut cmd+1. Now right-click on the attachment whose note you'd like to open and select Go to Note from its context menu to jump to the note.
2. Use Spotlight
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After Temporary Ban, Horse Slaughterhouse Sues New Mexico's AG
The owners of a New Mexico horse slaughterhouse have announced plans to sue Attorney General Gary King, a longtime opponent of the horsemeat industry in the case. The battle between these parties has raged for two years, most recently with a lawsuit filed by King. King alleged that the company, Valley Meat Co., would violate state environmental and food safety laws if it opened this month as planned.
Now, the owners of Valley Meat Co. are countering with their own lawsuit, suing King's office for slander, harassment, conspiracy and abuse of process. The company's lawyer, Blair Dunn, says that the horsemeat industry is legal, AP reports:
Dunn says King is conspiring with the animal protection groups, the Humane Society of the United States and Front Range Equine Rescue, to block a lawful business with a frivolous lawsuit to further his gubernatorial bid. "They are trying to drive Valley out of business," Dunn said. "They don't agree with the lawful business so instead of changing the law they decided they will try to destroy Valley. HSUS and Front Range have stated their goal is to drive Valley out of business."
The news of Valley Meat's lawsuit comes just days after a New Mexico judge temporarily halted the opening of the plant for 10 days so he could hear King's testimony.
A federal court recently lifted a ban on horse slaughter across the country, but The Humane Society of the United States immediately filed an appeal of the court's decision to lift horse slaughter restrictions, calling for a moratorium of the practice on U.S. soil.


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If I were to say the word 'protein', you'd probably think of a juicy steak, or perhaps a muscle-building protein shake. But in our bodies, proteins give us far more than just muscular bulk. They're the enzymes that carry out cellular reactions — the microscopic sensors that allow us to detect the smell of a rose, or the pain of a burn. They're the cement that connects our cells together, give our nose cartilage its rigidity and our skin its elasticity. And they serve all of these incredible functions in organisms from the lowly bacterium, to the majestic sequoia, and everything in between.
But proteins, in their myriad forms, could not exist without a complex piece of cellular machinery known as the ribosome. As important as it is, the ribosome — unlike the proteins it makes — is hardly a household name.
A few weeks ago on Up Close, I spoke to Ada Yonath, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for her pioneering work on the structure of the ribosome. She is now the Director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.


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In 2011, slip and fall accidents were the second most common event or exposure leading to a work injury or illness, accounting for an incidence rate of 29.7 injuries per 10,000 full-time workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And these add up to a lot of pain and money spent. Combined, falls on the same level and falls to a lower level were the number one cause for all disabling injury costs in 2010, representing a cost to employers of nearly $14 billion, according to Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. It's a hefty price for an accident that could have been prevented!
With so much that can be done to lessen the likelihood of a workplace slip, it is shameful that they are so prevalent.
Some occupations come with greater hazards for slips. For instance, restaurants often have areas near the kitchen where spills occur frequently, setting the stage for a slip. The same is true of grocery stores where slick foods or liquids may make their way to the floor, causing more slippery surfaces than the norm.
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Of uncertain origin. Rolin is a French surname, from a pet form of a Germanic personal name containing the element hrod 'renown'. However, there is no evidence to support a French origin, and a different source should be sought.
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Top 20 Multimedia Posts for 2011
Yesterday, we have listed the top 20 mathematics posts written in 2011. Below is the list of the top 20 multimedia posts.
- How to write math equations (integrate Latex) in Blogspot/Blogger
- Using Wolfram Alpha in Teaching Math
- Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers
- What is GeoGebra Tube?
- Geometer's Sketchpad Essentials 5: Basic Graphing
- How to download Math Videos from Youtube
- Winmat Tutorial 1: Basic Matrix Operations
- Exploring the Universe with Worldwide Telescope
- Interactive Maths Dictionary for Kids
- Creating Flipbooks with Youblisher
- Explore Solids with Archimedean
- Plot Functions with Google Search
- Screenr: An excellent Screencasting Software
- Exploring Computational Thinking
- Wolfram launches computational document format
- Building widgets with Wolfram Alpha
- Quick Graph: A graphing tools for iPad, iPhones, and iPad Touch
- Calculize – an online scripting language
- The Codebreaker Game
- Free Grid and Graphing Papers
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I have found a flaw in a site where the password reset feature resets passwords in the following format
Eg: A0b1c2d
I'm trying to determine how many possible password combinations there are for a system like this (where i can predict the 'password format' vs something random that uses the entire Upper/Lower-Alpha-Numeric Keyspace.
I'm not a cryptographer but this seems like a significant weakness to me. I'd like some data to back that assumption up :) Cheers