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Are 'Buyers Liars' or Do We Need To Be Better Listeners?
I've always detested that little saying about buyers being liars but, you'll understand the point of my title if you read further...
I'm always thrilled to be the recipient of a phone call from a disgruntled customer in need of an agent immediately! However, there's a part of me who feels a little sorry for the 'other' agent. Silly, I know but, we've all either been new or done something that we have looked back on and thought, "How on earth did I blow that?!" I just can't help those ambivalent feelings though--thrilled to have a new buyer but, a bit sad for the other agent.
I recently received one of those phone calls. Of course, I found that the buyer hadn't ever signed a buyers agency agreement because he was a bit unsure as to whether or not the agent would be 'right' for him. We discussed his needs and sure enough, he was truly prepared to locate a home and write an Offer immediately just as he said he would.
We initially, by phone, discussed this customer's needs. He had very specific lifestyle needs and very specific home needs. The easy part for me was locating the neighborhood based upon his lifestyle needs. Without sharing specifics, he had never even been ASKED anything about his lifestyle needs OR his preferences in a neighborhood. He had only been told to 'Tell me how many bedrooms and baths and what price range' by his former agent.
Well, there are a lot of 4-bedroom, 3-bath homes in a variety of neighborhoods in the Charlotte Metro area. There are TONS of them in the price range which he was searching. After seeing more than 25 homes, he lost faith in his agent and began phoning around to see if he could quickly interview agents by phone and then meet with a couple to see if they 'got it' (his needs, of course).
I just happened to be the Realtor® that won the prize - a fantastic client who viewed ONE home and wrote an Offer! How often does THAT happen?! It was the sweetest deal I've had in a very long time--no hiccups whatsoever!
Which leads me to the point of this post...
If we Realtors® would really listen and stop just trying to 'land the deal,' we'd actually prove that buyers really AREN'T 'liars' - they simply need to be heard. So, listen-up! It'll not only make for happy clients but, will make your life SO much easier as well!
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Power bank has been witnessing a rising demand from the consumers worldwide, owing to its portability feature and reusability feature upon recharging. Depending upon the usage, consumers have options to purchase power banks with different capacities. Also, power banks are available in different shapes such as square, rectangular and cylinder and sizes providing users with a variety of choices.
The global power banks market is highly fragmented owing to the presence of numerous small and large vendors. The vendors in this market compete on the basis of price, quality, reputation, distribution, and promotion to gain maximum traction over their competitors during the forecast period.
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Power Bank or a portable charger is lithium-ion or lithium-polymer based battery used to charge a variety of electronic devices such as tablets, smartphones, music players and other devices with USB slots. With extensive use of internet on electronic devices and limited capacity of inbuilt batteries, there is a rising demand for an external power source that enables the users to charger their devices on the go. The growing demand of power bank in a variety of segments such as communication & technology, and medical & military is expected to create opportunities for the power banks market.
The rising demand and usage of smartphones, tablets and other digital gadgets are expected to drive the global power banks market. Although the use of power banks is increasing significantly, rapid advancement in battery technology has led to the devices now being manufactured with sufficient battery power to eliminate the use of power banks. In addition, the power bank manufacturers are facing stiff competition in order to provide high quality products at lower prices to attract consumers. Thus, these factors combined are restricting the global power banks market.
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Get together with any group of runners and it's like a convention of orthopedic surgeons. Long, complex-sounding conditions are referred to and discussed at length. Treatment options, like night splints, orthotics and various braces are compared and suggested by injury veterans who have survived common running maladies such as plantar fasciitis and sore kneecaps.
There is one injury, however, that is spoken about in whispers, often since the inflicted runner no longer makes it to the group runs or track workouts. The condition is known in the medical jargon as proximal hamstring tendinopathy or high hamstring tendinitis and refers to inflammation of the common origin of the three hamstring muscles. To the rest of us it is quite literally a pain in the … rear.
Below, a simple strengthening workout relieves a common tight spot.
Among its many functions, the hamstring complex is responsible for propelling your body forward with every step. The hamstring complex is actually composed of three separate muscles that share the same origin at the bottom of the pelvis but all attach to different areas after crossing behind the knee joint. If you were a car, your quads would be the springs and your hamstrings would be the engine. Needless to say, like the engine of a car, more miles frequently means greater chance of the engine breaking down. Despite both the potential seriousness of the injury and its prevalence among runners, it is largely ignored in the orthopedic literature, with much greater attention focused on traumatic injuries of the hamstring.
In one of the few articles that investigates high hamstring tendinopathy in a runner, Dr. Michael Fredericson notes that the basic anatomy and function of the hamstring muscle complex predisposes it to running injury. As the muscle is largely composed of "fast-twitch" Type II muscle fibers, capable of generating a high degree of tension on the tendon with every contraction, a great deal of tension is generated within the common tendon of the three muscles. Additionally, while running, the hamstring muscle contracts while in a stretched position as the leg strides out in front of the body. This forces the hamstring to begin contracting with the hamstring muscles and tendon already under significant tension from the stretch.
Functionally, the hamstring muscle complex has three basic roles with running: slowing the striding leg down as it approaches the ground; extending the hip and propulsion of the body forward; and assisting the calf muscle as it helps to move the knee.
After seeing literally thousands of patients over the past 12 years in sports physical therapy, one fact has become very apparent: high hamstring tendinitis is almost exclusively a runner's injury. In this it is unique, as "tennis elbow" is found equally in common mechanics and tennis players, and "jumper's knee," is not only suffered by basketball and volleyball players. High hamstring tendinopathy is also characterized by several other factors, some of which are critical to the initial diagnosis and subsequent management of the condition.
The predisposing factor for many runners can be a known or unidentified level of sciatic nerve irritation. This nerve irritation can be caused by lower back dysfunction, overstretching of the nerves in the leg or because of swelling in the area of the tendon. In addition to his findings described above, Fredericson observed the inclusion of nerve and lower back irritation with the presentation of hamstring dysfunction in an elite runner. The initial introduction of tendon pain is often preceded by a sometimes subtle level of low back discomfort and radiating tingling, numbness or pain in the back of the leg. This ensuing nerve irritation may weaken the hamstring muscle and leave the muscle and tendon vulnerable to injury.
Case Study
Mary, a 45-year-old runner and triathlete, has been unable to train for the New York City Marathon because of a pain in the buttock and sit bone region. She works at a computer and frequently sits for six to eight hours a day. She will sometimes feel lower back pain that includes a sharp tingling down the back of her leg. She is able to run at a very slow place but cannot complete her long runs or perform any speed work due to pain at her sit bone.
As exhibited by Mary's case, the injury is characterized by a deep pain at the site of the ischial tuberosity or "sit bone." The condition begins with soreness after running but progresses to pain with activity and often soreness with the direct pressure of sitting. In most cases the pain comes on without any acute event but rather increases over time with continued running. As the runner can often have a history of lower back pain, the symptoms frequently include a radiating pain that crosses the knee, suggestive of nerve inflammation from the lower back. After a longer period of high hamstring injury, changes in running gait are sometimes apparent as the runner begins to "ride" over the leg and not use the hamstring complex to propel the body forward.The three hamstring muscles (biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus) have a common origin on the ischial tuberosity of the pelvis. This common tendon is subjected to a high degree of tension as the hamstring muscle group propels the body forward during running. This repetitive tension can lead to an overuse injury of the high hamstring tendon.
Treatment of the injury should initially address identification and treatment of any lower back involvement with a visit to an orthopedic surgeon or spine specialist. Once lower back pathology has been ruled out or treated, treatment of the high hamstring can begin. The important areas to address are strength of the hamstring, hip and leg, flexibility, and soft-tissue mobilization of the tendon and hamstring. Since running is an aggravating factor and is likely preventing the healing process from beginning, it is best to find other means of cardiovascular exercise.
Mary makes several ergonomic changes to address her lower back symptoms, including avoiding the slumped position, not sitting for longer than 15-20 minutes without a short standing break and temporarily avoiding hamstring stretching to allow the sciatic nerve to heal. Mary also begins an exercise program that emphasizes general leg strengthening and avoids direct hamstring exercise. She stops running and starts riding a stationary bike and swimming to cross train.
The purpose of the initial phase of the treatment process is focused on cross-training and general hip and leg strengthening (quad, calf, gluteal muscles, hip abductor). Special care should be taken early in the reconditioning process to avoid too much stress on the healing tendon. Direct hamstring work, as with a hamstring curl machine, can be aggravating to the tendon and should be avoided at this stage. Direct hamstring stretching should also be avoided or done cautiously to prevent overstretching an inflamed sciatic nerve or hamstring tendon.
After a reconditioning and healing period of six weeks, Mary no longer feels the same level of soreness at her high hamstring tendon. She is able to begin full weight-bearing training on the Stairmaster and elliptical trainer and adds direct hamstring strengthening exercise into her rehabilitation program. Mary also starts to stretch her hamstring and uses a foam cylinder to massage the hamstring muscle and tendon.
After this protective phase is completed, more specific hamstring work can begin, as detailed in the included exercise program. As a general criterion, once hamstring strength is nearly equal, a light running program can be initiated.
Prevention of hamstring problems mirror the later phases of the rehabilitation program. Those without any hamstring problems will benefit from maintaining or improving hamstring and leg strength and can incorporate direct hamstring work into the initial exercise program. All phases of exercises, as detailed in the exercise program, can be used. Another important factor in preventing high hamstring problems is avoiding excessive stress to the lower back. As in the case of Mary, being mindful of sitting ergonomics can help with those who sit for long periods of the day. The important factors are avoiding the slumped position when sitting and taking frequent sitting breaks.
The process of returning to running after an extended period of high hamstring injury can be a long one but can be done successfully with a patient and thorough reconditioning program. As with any injury, early intervention is the key to minimizing time away from running. Many studies have shown the importance of resistance training for endurance athletes, especially as they age.
These exercises are not meant to take the place of either an evaluation by a physician or a guided treatment program by a physical therapist. If any difficulties are experienced with the program, seek the guidance of a sports medicine professional.
Level 1 Exercises
This initial level of exercise is focused on general hip and leg strength without specifically isolating the hamstring muscles. Cycling or swimming should be used for cardiovascular training. At this point, running should be stopped so that the hamstring tendon can begin to heal.
Flat Bridge (Glute muscles)
- Tighten abs, lift hips off of floor and tighten glute muscles.
- Hold position, taking care not to lift too high and arch lower back.
- Hold for 30 seconds, then try 15 repetitions, lifting hips up and down as pictured below.
- Continue holds and repetitions until glutes are fully fatigued and are burning.
- 3-4 sets
- Can be performed with one leg for extra difficulty.
Leg Press (quadriceps)
- Using 30-40 pounds, position foot and lower leg so that knee and foot are at the same height as pictured below.
- Keeping weight on heel of foot, press out and hold position
- Hold for 30 seconds, then try 15 small repetitions.
- Continue holds and repetitions until quad is fatigued and is burning.
- Do 3-4 sets with a short break between each.
Side-lying Hip (Hip abductors)
- 10-15 repetitions in each of the below positions without stopping in between.
- Fatigue/burn should be felt in outside of hip.
- 3-4 sets.
Foam Roll Hamstring Massage
Use foam roller to massage hamstring and tendon for 5-10 minutes.
Level 2 Exercises
This second level of exercise should be started when the hamstring tendon area becomes less sore to direct pressure and when the previous level of exercises can be performed without any significant discomfort. Cardiovascular training can be moved to the Stairmaster or elliptical.
Hamstring Bridge (Hamstring muscles)
- Tighten abs, lift hips off of floor and tighten hamstring muscles by trying to pull heels toward hips.
- Hold position, taking care not to lift too high and arch lower back.
- Hold for 30 seconds, then try 15 repetitions, lifting hips up and down as pictured below.
- Continue holds and repetitions until hamstring muscles are fully fatigued and are burning.
- 3-4 sets.
- Can be performed with one leg for extra difficulty.
Squat (quads, glutes, hamstring)
- Squat down while reaching hips back.
- Weight should be on heels.
- Hold position slightly above 90 degrees for 20-30 seconds, then move up and down for 10 repetitions.
- 3-4 sets
Hamstring Stretch
- Lie on back with stretching leg slightly bent at the knee.
- Point foot
- Bring leg back until a stretch is felt in the hamstrings, hold for 30 seconds.
- Stretch should not be felt in calf or foot.
Level 3 Exercises
This final level of exercise can begin when the hamstring-specific exercises of Level 2 do not elicit any soreness at the high hamstring area. Two to four weeks of the direct hamstring strengthening exercises of Level 2 should be finished before moving to Level 3.
Hamstring Curl (Hamstrings)
- Select a lighter weight so that a higher number of repetitions can be performed.
- Bar should be set at the end of the lower leg.
- 3-4 sets of 15
Treadmill Pull (Hamstring, glutes)
- Stand on the side of treadmill with the involved leg on the belt and the treadmill off.
- Keep opposite hip against side rail.
- Keeping foot flat and knee fully extended, pull belt backwards until heel begins to lift off of belt.
- 3-4 sets of 10-15.
- Additional resistance can be provided by having someone rest one foot on belt for extra friction.
Hamstring Squat (Hamstrings, quads, glutes)
- Squat down while reaching hips back, back should be parallel to floor.
- Weight should be on heels.
- Hold position slightly above 90 degrees for 20-30 seconds, then move up and down for 10 repetitions.
- 3-4 sets.
General Program Guidelines
Exercises should be performed three to four days a week, with at least one day of rest in between.
- After advancing to the next level of exercise, continue to do the previous levels
- The goal of each exercise is to reach muscular fatigue and burn. After performing the exercises several times they should begin to get easier. In order to keep them challenging, add time and repetitions to each set as necessary.
- Each exercise should be done to at least a moderate level of fatigue/burn and should be felt in the indicated muscle. It is common for an injured leg to fatigue/burn less than the uninjured leg, despite the fact that it is usually much weaker. After each exercise, fatigue should be experienced equally in both legs. Care should be taken to focus on using both legs evenly to ensure that the injured leg's muscles can be strengthened.
- For those with the goal of establishing a program for injury prevention, perform Level 1 and 2 exercises for one to two weeks apiece before starting Level 3 exercises.
Ian McMahan is head athletic trainer at Active Care Physical Therapy in San Francisco and has worked with runners and endurance athletes of all ages and ability levels. He has a master's degree in exercise physiology from the University of Maryland. Since having to walk half of his first 5K in college, he has run five marathons, including two Boston Marathons.
Lisa Giannone is the founder of Active Care Physical Therapy in San Francisco and has worked with professional and elite athletes from all over the U.S. She is responsible for developing the exercise theory and technique of many of the exercises in the hamstring program.


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JERUSALEM (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Israel on Wednesday as concerns about Iran's nuclear progress percolate.
The trip, his first to the country as president, is part of his sweep across the Middle East, which will include visits to the West Bank and Jordan.
Obama's first stop Wednesday will be a visit to an Iron Dome missile defense launcher in Tel Aviv.
Designed by Israel and funded by the United States, the battery was deployed at the height of November's fighting between Israel and Hamas. It intercepted a rocket headed for Tel Aviv, Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren said.
Afterward, Obama will head to Jerusalem to meet Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where Iran is expected to be a hot topic.
Concerns about Iran
On Tuesday, Peres conceded his country may disagree at times with the White House over Iran's nuclear progress. But he said he is "free of doubts" that Obama would use military force if necessary to stop Tehran from developing a nuclear bomb.
As he prepared for this trip, Obama told an Israeli TV station he believed there was still a year or so before Iran reached the final development stage -- suggesting he believes there is more time for diplomacy than the Israeli prime minister would like.
But Peres played down disagreements between the U.S. and Israeli intelligence assessments of Iran's progress toward a bomb.
"There may be some differences in timing, but basically we support the policy of the president of the United States," Peres said.
Netanyahu has voiced concerns that Washington has a less urgent view of Iran's progress toward developing a nuclear warhead, but has welcomed the administration's more muscular language recently that "all options" are on the table.
A shaky relationship
Obama's relationship with Netanyahu has never been warm, and the Israeli prime minister supported Republican challenger Mitt Romney in last year's presidential election.
Despite getting off to a rocky start with Netanyahu by pushing for a freeze of Israeli settlements, Obama's vocal support for him through the November crisis with Hamas and U.S. financial support for the Iron Dome anti-missile program could pave the road for greater trust in the relationship.
The Israeli-Palestinian dispute
White House officials say Obama is not carrying a new peace initiative and is hardly optimistic there is solid ground to try to revive negotiations.
Most of all, the president's aides say, he wants to assess how prepared -- if at all -- Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas are to return to negotiations.
Palestinians want Obama to prove there are consequences if his call for an Israeli settlement freeze is again ignored -- as it is currently ignored with construction of subdivisions.
And their grievances are evident in more personal ways: Posters on Ramallah streets sarcastically advise Obama not to bring his smartphone because Israel does not allow 3G or better service in the Palestinian territories.
Poll: Most Americans say Israel is a friend
According to a new CNN/ORC International poll, 46% of Americans surveyed said Israel is an ally of the U.S., and 33% said the country's not an ally but friendly. Only 8% say Israel is unfriendly, with 6% calling the country an enemy of the U.S.
But if Israel were to attack Iran to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, Americans were split on how the United States should react.
Of those polled, 49% said the U.S. should support Israel, while another 49% said the country should not get involved.
This article was written by the CNN Wire Staff. CNN's John King, Paul Steinhauser and Ashley Killough contributed to this report. TM & © 2012 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.


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Apple's Rumored Cheaper iPhone Looks Like iPhone 5, iPods Combined
More details about Apple's rumored cheaper iPhone have emerged online, providing a concrete idea of how the smartphone looks.
In a nutshell, it will be a cross between the iPhone 5, the latest iPod touch and the iPod classic, according to an unconfirmed report by iLounge.
The budget version will have a 4-inch screen like the iPhone 5, a bottom like the fifth-generation iPod touch and a shape similar to the iPod classic. (To be precise, its dimensions are slightly larger than the iPhone 5's, at a half-millimeter taller, half-millimeter wider and nearly a millimeter thicker.)
From the front, the device looks almost exactly like the iPhone 5, with the sensor, camera and button in the same place.
In terms of materials used, it will be made largely from plastic, confirming earlier reports that the phone could have a polycarbonate shell, rather than an aluminium one. Despite this move to plastic, however, Apple will use Gorilla Glass for its screen. For more details, check out iLounge's post.
This alleged move into lower-cost territory signals that Apple is looking to appeal to developing markets, such as China, and to cut into the market share of Android phones, which are available in a wide range of prices.
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Alan Karlsson is a Forest Gump-like character who stumbles his way into some fantastic situations. There are two parallel story lines. In the first one, Alan is reluctant about attending his 100th birthday party in the senior's home, so he jumps out of his window, into the flowerbed, in his slippers, and walks away. Embarking on a very unlikely adventure for a centenarian, this story line was my favourite.
The other storyline are flashbacks to various stages of this 100-year-old man's life which prove to be hugely interesting because he blunders into situations that are larger-than-life, and accidentally makes some very famous acquaintances. It's all fiction of course, but his unassuming manner (like Forest Gump) makes it very funny and quirky. And his connections from the past, uncannily get him out of trouble in the present.
Unfortunately the historical and political backstories can be a little tedious, but hang in there because he unwittingly manages to get out of some unbelievable binds because of who and what he knows. Feel free to skim those sections a little, but don't miss the punchline. What improved my experience with this book was listening to the audio book version, which is read beautifully by acclaimed narrator Steven Crossley (and I could daydream a little through the boring bits without losing the thread). Judging by the reviews, people either really love this farce, or couldn't even get through it.
What this book did for me, was make me poignantly realise that when I see old folks in a nursing home, there's so much more there than a frail person pushing a walker–there's a whole interesting life with amazing stories that will soon be lost. Ask questions, find out more! They'll be blessed by your interest and you'll be enriched by their unique perspective.
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Sherlock: The Casebook offers a multidimensional companion to the PBS hit show Sherlock. Covering the first two seasons in vivid detail, each case is richly captured on the page and re-examined through Dr. Watson's blog, Inspector Lestrade's police reports, and newspaper articles about the crimes.
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FOSKCO news.Daniel Shimizu just bought a new sleek black Civic 2002. If you see him coming get off the sidewalk immediately! Currently Daniel has some good stuff in the works for TWS, so keep your eyes peelin on and off the road.
It's officially official! Corey Duffel is now an official Glam Boy. If you did not know already the controversial and amazing rider of the boards Mr. Corey Duffel is the Foundation Skateboards newest rider and in FULL effect. Dubbed the "loose cannon" on Foundation, Corey is ready to take over. Check out his bio page for details, drawings and photos.
Corey is all healed up now from his encounter with the jocko rocko and is out shreeeding again. Word on the street is something about an 18 stair to huge drop. Amazing! Look out for that shit soon!
Justin Strubing is feeling much better and is starting to roll around. Look for him on the cover of the new monsterskate catalog.
Ethan Fowler has also been very busy. Right now he's working on a Pro Spotlight and a video part for TWS. Both of which are sure to be daft punk.
Jon West stopped by last week and hung around the headquarters for a couple days. Some heavy sessions went down everyday after work. Jon drove down from BC and was on a little mini tour for himself his girl and his baby. Hold up! Jon's girl is 7 months along and the baby is not born yet, but it's coming soon. If it looks anything like Jon and his girl, it will be gorgeous!
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Brainwaves Could Make Passwords Old School
Apr 10, 2013 2:00 PM PT
Brainwave authentication can be used instead of passwords to protect computer logins, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley's School of Information said this week. The development opens up the potential for users thinking certain thoughts or picturing specific images to gain access to devices, thereby adding a layer of biometric security.
UC Berkeley's John Chuang presented the team's findings at the 17th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, held in Okinawa, Japan this week.
The researchers used the NeuroSky Mindset, a Bluetooth headset that costs about US$100. They found the headset's single electroencephalography (EEG) channel provides good signal quality for accurate authentication 99 percent of the time.
Chuang did not respond to our request to comment for this story.
What the Researchers Did
The researchers asked participants to perform seven mental tasks. These were divided into two categories.
For the first group of tasks -- which were the same for all participants -- the subjects were asked to focus on their own breathing, imagine moving a finger, or listen for an audio tone and respond to that by focusing on a dot on a piece of paper.
For the second group of tasks -- which participants selected and performed individually without letting others know what they were doing -- the subjects were asked to select from imagining performing a repetitive motion from their favorite sport, such as swinging a golf club; singing a song of their choice; watch a series of onscreen objects and silently count those that matched a color of their choice; or think of something for 10 seconds.
The NeuroSky MindSet
The NeuroSky MindSet is a Bluetooth headpiece with a main sensor that's placed on that part of the head termed FP1 by scientists. The area is above the prefrontal cortex of the brain, on the front left side of the brain's frontal lobe. Emotions, mental states and concentration are dominant in this area.
NeuroSky filters out noise frequencies from muscle movements, the human pulse and electrical devices. The headset measures dominant brainwaves, and the company claims its products let users influence the functions of an electronic device by thoughts.
The Power of Thought
"This is one of those interesting technologies that could be used for more than password protection," Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld.
"It could be used to control peripherals or input/output functionality, and could eventually even be used to input text through thought," McGregor said. "That's very far out there, but it's potentially not unfeasible."
However, using thought waves will not necessarily make computers more secure, said Randy Abrams, a director of research at NSS Labs. "Regardless of the authentication method, digital data must be sent over the Internet. From the moment the input receives the authentication thought, it's digital data and subject to attack."
Further, it's "absolutely essential" to have a backup method of access because "neither amnesia nor dementia are urban legends," Abrams told TechNewsWorld. Fingerprint or retina scans could serve as backup authentication.
Brainwave access "would work really well with wearable computers, or with something like Google Glass," McGregor noted. "You just put on a headset and have everything essentially connected to your body."
In the next 40 years, mobile phones will be replaced by wearable devices with built-in communications capabilities, Carl Howe, a research vice-president at the Yankee Group, told TechNewsWorld.
"We'll have watches, bracelets, glasses, hats, and necklaces which can be used for communication with people and Internet services," Howe said, "and we'll buy them as much for their fashion value as for their technology value."


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There are two tools, generalizing a concept of a volume to the case of submanifolds in $\mathbb{R}^n$, namely the Hausdorff measure $H^k$ and the volume form. The question is how to show that if $M$ is an orientable $k$-submanifold in $\mathbb{R}^n$ with a volume form $dV$ then $$ \int\limits_{M} f(x) dV = \int\limits_{M} f(x) H^k(dx) $$ if the integrals exist.
P.S. Maybe the question is sufficiently silly for mathoverflow.com and a more suitable for math.stackexchange.com, but I have 2 reasons to post it here:
- In books on geometric integration theory (Krantz, Parks; Federer) I failed to find an answer.
- I've already posted the question on math.stackexchange.com and on one more forum, but I didn't receive any response.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. – Segway Fort Lauderdale is proud to announce their second consecutive Certificate of Excellence Award from TripAdvisor. This a tremendous achievement following being rated the number one Segway Tour Company on TripAdvisor in Broward County, FL, with a 5-star rating and more than 516 reviews
"Customer service is our number one priority. My only goal is to make sure that everyone has nothing short of an amazing experience before, during, and even after their tour," said company CEO Jon Rosen. "We are closing in on our 5-year anniversary providing Segway Tours throughout South Florida and we are looking forward to many more exciting years to come.
The Certificate of Excellence accounts for the quality, quantity and accountability of reviews submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.
Segway Fort Lauderdale's tour starts downtown at the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, and takes riders along the New River and Rio Vista where they pass multi-million dollar yachts and mansions along the Venice of America. A professional, entertaining and knowledgeable tour guide will first teach participants how to ride the Segway, and then will go for an adventure of a lifetime. Be ready to laugh, ride, and explore the most exclusive and scenic areas in this beautiful city.
"Thousands of my customers from these past 5 years tell me after their tour that this is the most fun thing to do in Fort Lauderdale and was the highlight of their vacation," said Rosen.
Segway Fort Lauderdale has been endorsed by The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau for building one of the most popular tourist attractions in Fort Lauderdale. They have also appeared on South Florida's Local 7 News and ABC News, as well as SFL TV. Most importantly, the business works with a local foster home, His House Childrens Home, and takes the kids on tours throughout the year at no cost to the organization.
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Once more this year, there is huge anticipation ahead of World Book Day which is to be held on Thursday, 3 March. There will be a variety of celebrations and events across Wales on this day to mark the special occasion – the largest annual celebration of books and reading in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
This popular reading festival is going from strength to strength, and the Welsh Books Council is urging readers of all ages across Wales to join in the fun and to celebrate reading #lovetoread.
Angharad Tomos, Reading Promotions Project Manager with the Welsh Books Council, says it is a special day in the reading events calendar and it encourages people to read a book: 'Books and reading are intertwined in our lives throughout the year, but World Book Day is a special opportunity to celebrate reading and it really raises the spirits to see children and adults across Wales with their heads buried in a good book!'
Elwyn Jones, Chief Executive of the Welsh Books Council, added: 'World Book Day has by now become an important event in Wales and it is celebrated in schools, libraries and in the media. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to books and reading and to highlight the fantastic choice of reading material available. Yet again, a variety of activities will be held across Wales and will encourage the public to buy a book and to enjoy it.'
Alongside the Welsh Government, World Book Day in Wales is also sponsored by the bookseller Waterstones. Steve Gane on behalf of the company said: 'Waterstones are proud to support Welsh publishing along with the Welsh Books Council on World Book Day. The Books Council perform an essential role in literary Wales, and our continuing partnership on World Book Day is testament to that.'
Leading up to the World Book Day celebrations, a large event was held in Swansea. The event, called the Biggest Book Show on Earth, saw 600 children attend the city's Grand Theatre. In partnership with the Welsh Books Council, the free one-day show was an opportunity to see many of the stars of the world of children's literature, including Steven Butler, Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles, Knife and Packer, Huw Aaron and Dan Anthony.
'It was an excellent opportunity for the children to discover more about their favourite authors and illustrators and to learn more about the secrets of the trade,' explained Angharad. 'We were delighted that the Biggest Book Show on Earth came to the Grand. It was a great opportunity for local children to be entertained and inspired by fantastic authors. We are very glad that the tour started here in Wales this year.'
Following the book show in the morning, the excitement continued in the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, where World Book Day tried to break the Guinness World Record for the highest number of children taking part in a books quiz at the same time. Over 200 children aged between 9 and 13 from schools all over south Wales took part in the event at the Brangwyn, and thousands more took part across the whole of Britain! Did they succeed in breaking the record? You can hear the result on World Book Day!
Another event on World Book Day, 3 March, will be the launch of a new theatre in education show for schools and libraries which will celebrate the works of the world's number one storyteller, Roald Dahl. It's a joint venture between the Welsh Books Council and the theatre for children company Mewn Cymeriad / In Character, and the show is part of the official centenary celebrations of the author in Wales.
Following the success of our #bookselfie challenge which was held for the first time last year to celebrate World Book Day, we wanted to encourage the same enthusiasm again this year and to try and collect even more selfies!
'Our aim is simply to get children, school pupils, parents and people all over Wales to take a selfie showing them reading or holding a book, and to upload the picture on our Twitter stream @DYLLCymruWBDWales,' said Angharad. 'By creating a collection of selfies using the hashtags #bookselfie and #hunlyfr, we can show the world that Welsh people of all ages want to celebrate reading, and that they are delighted with books of all types.'
Our #bookselfie challenge will be launched this year by the actor Chris Kinahan from the In Character theatre show, and you will get a glimpse of the new character Chris will be portraying during 2016. The challenge will be announced on Saint David's Day, just ahead of World Book Day itself.
One of the highlights of World Book Day is the annual lecture held in the Pierhead, Cardiff Bay on Tuesday, 1 March. The guest speaker will be Meilyr Rowlands, Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales, who will be discussing 'What is worth learning? A personal history through books'. Light refreshments will be available at 6.00 pm and the lecture will start at 6.30 pm. This is a lecture for invitees only and is sponsored by Huw Lewis AM. Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, Ken Skates, will also be present.
The Welsh Books Council is proud to acknowledge the generous contribution towards the lecture by Mererid and Angharad Puw Davies in memory of their parents, Roger and Catrin Puw Davies, who contributed so much to the literary world in Wales.
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Each year, the Emmy Awards ceremony presents a steamy challenge for the red carpet's most fashionable, since September is typically LA's hottest month.
This year should be no exception. The mercury is expected to soar at midday, when nominees parade inside the Nokia Theatre. Add hundreds of spotlights and a dose of nerves, and maintaining a cool, camera-ready appearance can be a challenge. But the stars have strategies.
Emmy-winning animator Kevin Shinick, for example, has a powerful plan.
"Battery-operated tux," he said. "I have little mini fans all throughout, except on my groin. So you know, that was extra, I couldn't afford all that!"
Actress Lake Bell suggests minimising movement.
"If you do not move that much, you will not sweat. So I am trying to exercise restraint," she said at last week's Creative Arts Emmy celebration, where temperatures topped 37C. "But the dress is helping me because it's very serre, as we say in French, very narrow."
Dancing With the Stars choreographers Travis Wall and Nick Lazzarini agreed with the no-movement policy.
Plus "pit pads", Lazzarini said, and chilled champagne in the car on the way to the ceremony.
Stylists offer some more practical solutions.
Opt for light fabrics and minimal undergarments, suggests celebrity stylist and costume designer Tanya Gill. That means choosing looks that allow for a Spanx-free approach: "If you can avoid all those undergarments that a lot of people tend to rely on for these events – maybe a little Pilates, a little juice the week before – you'll feel so much more comfortable not to have all that on."
A spray tan can help, too.
"If they can spare a couple of hours and get a spray-on tan, they'll feel amazing," she said. "It also makes you feel slimmer, so then you might not have to wear all those undergarments."
Men should consider light fabrics as well – and mind the lining of their tuxedos.
"Avoid anything polyester, even the lining," Gill said. "Cotton, fabulous. Linen, fantastic."
When it comes to hair, ladies should skip the side-swept ponytails and half-up/half-down 'dos popular in seasons past, says celebrity stylist and global creative director for Alterna Professional Haircare Michael Shaun Corby.
"This season it's all about the beehive, topknots and super-sleek ponies," he said. "What I like about these styles is they keep your hair off the neck, keep you cool and keep you right on trend."
Men should avoid the "shaggy, hipster look" in the heat, says Corby, because "when you start to sweat, the ends will start to curl, and that will be a red-carpet miss". He suggests opting for shorter cuts – and don't forget the sunscreen. For guys who must rock longer styles, "try putting dry shampoo close to the scalp, because that will dry up excess oil and keep you from looking shiny on those HD-close-ups", Corby said.
Since many of the nominees are actors, there's always the option of acting cool. At last week's Creative Arts ceremony, Brenda Strong worked her skills to beat the heat.
"I'm not beating anything. It's beating me, very slowly," she said. "I look cool. Thank you. It's an act, it's all an act. I'm not cool at all, I'm boiling up."
Of course, there's always Maya Rudolph's advice for beating the heat while dressed to the nines.
"You don't beat it," she said. "You try to gently lay next to it."
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"Save My Daughter"
An estimated 30 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder, and anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Family members of victims often suffer the consequences of the disease as well. Are there early warning signs to watch out for? What can you do if you suspect a loved one is anorexic or bulimic? Dr. Phil tackles this emotional topic with a family in crisis.
"Save My Daughter, Identical Twin Sister and Fiancé"
Cheryl wrote Dr. Phil because she says her talented and beautiful 23-year-old daughter, Sherri, has struggled with anorexia and bulimia for 10 years, and she fears she may die without an intervention. Shannon, Sherri's identical twin, worries her sister's heart will stop in the middle of the night. Shaun, Sherri's fiancé, has called off their wedding until Sherri gets her behavior in check.
According to Shannon, Sherri first started watching what she ate when she was 10 years old at gymnastics camp. Since then, Sherri's anorexia and bulimia has spiraled out of control, and at her lowest she weighed 76 pounds. She has been in treatment three times, but often purges only days after she is released.
Early warning signs to watch for.
Cheryl, Shannon and Shaun agonize as they watch Sherri give in to her disease. They say Sherri doesn't realize her suffering affects those around her. How can they contribute to Sherri's healing? Dr. Cynthia Bulik, director of the University of North Carolina's Eating Disorders Program offers advice to the family.
"I feel like her eating disorder has ruined our relationship."
Dr. Bulik explains her Crave-ology profile, and how it helps you take charge of your appetite and your urges. Could Sherri's mother be contributing to her relapses? What must this family do to help Sherri conquer her eating disorder?
Find out how to use the Crave-ology profile to get your eating under control.
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It was thought that it would take an atomic bomb to produce enough power to generate an X-ray laser, but a team of boffins have fired one from a table-top box of tricks.
X-ray lasers need astonishing amounts of power and huge equipment to create extremely short-lived yet coherent beams with a wavelength in the tens of nanometers - dozens of times shorter than that of visible light. But now a cross-continental team has produced a smaller cost-effective alternative and published the test results in the Science journal today.
The scientists made the breakthrough using a phenomenon called high-harmonic generation: atoms are shot by a specific laser pulse that causes their electrons to tear away and then return to collide with the atoms and emit energy right across the electromagnetic spectrum.
The researchers were able to focus intense pulses of infrared into a high-pressure noble gas chamber to kickstart this process and produce a rainbow of radiation that - for the first time ever - included a stable X-ray beam.
Applications of these stupidly high-resolution femtosecond lasers include the study of biological cell structures and chemical reactions.
Deborah Jackson of America's Engineering Research Center, which is funding the project, said: "Thirty years ago, people were saying we could make a coherent X-ray source, but it would have to be an X-ray laser, and we'd need an atomic bomb as the energy source to pump it.
"Now, we have these guys who understand the science fundamentals well enough to introduce new tricks for efficiently extracting energetic photons, pulling them out at X-ray wavelengths - and it's all done on a table-top." ®


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I don't dine out as much as you think. I go out to lunch or dinner once or twice during the week and multiple times over the weekend. Throughout the year, I also attend several restaurant events.
Even dining out occasionally, I can see what trends are fading fast and which ones are coming on strong. So as we bid goodbye to 2012, here's a list of top local food trends to watch for in 2013.
Craft Beer Goes Mainstream
Yes, craft brew has been trending for a few years in Orange County. But most local beer aficionados have had to hit tasting rooms, gastropubs or niche microbrew bars to sample labels from Stone Brewing, Lost Coast and Hangar 24.
But as craft beer interest soars, I see more mainstream restaurants – where Stella Artois is considered edgy – adding microbrews. I've already seen this playing out locally and at a national level. The Filling Station, best known as a breakfast joint in Old Towne Orange, is offering craft beer for lunch and dinner. In the spring, Angel Stadium added beer taps featuring Hangar 24 and Bootlegger's.
At the chain level, Chipotle Mexican Grill recently announced plans to serve craft beer (light and dark ales) in Chicago-area stores. Company spokesman Chris Arnold told me that Chipotle restaurants, including those in Orange County, have the OK to add craft beer to the menu when they're ready. Smashburger, a "better burger" concept with locations in Aliso Viejo and Mission Viejo, also sells craft beer. Even more interesting, the chain's local outlets soon will recommend wine pairings with signature burgers.
Veggie Stars
Brussels sprouts are part of a movement to make feared or misunderstood vegetables the superstars of the plate. Menus have more shared plates and main entrees featuring vegetables. Think bacon-soaked or roasted brussels sprouts. Eggplant sandwiches are everywhere. Pitfire Artisan Pizza, which opened its first Orange County location this month, offers a pizza topped with bacon and brussels sprouts. Pizzeria Ortica in Costa Mesa also offers an addictive starter dish featuring roasted brussels sprouts, as does Broadway by Amar Santana in Laguna Beach.
Home cooks are also digging the tiny cabbage-looking sprouts. Seeing a demand, Fresh & Easy spokesman Brendan Wonnacott said grocery stores have started selling brussels sprouts with the buds still on the stalk.
Wild Over Grains
Restaurant industry consulting firm Technomic said grains are taking center stage on the plate. The one I see most in restaurants is quinoa (actually not a true grain). The first time I saw it on a menu was four years ago at the then-fledgling Veggie Grill. It made sense for this high-quality protein to find its way on the menu of this local chain, which specializes in meatless meals. Now quinoa is popping up everywhere.
'Fast-Casual Plus'
Years ago, the restaurant industry created the fast-casual category to represent a different kind of fast-food concept. Fast-casual restaurants such as Corner Bakery typically don't have drive-through lanes, and their food is perceived as higher quality. Now, a new subcategory is emerging – one that restaurateurs are calling fast-casual plus or premium fast casual. What's the difference? Not much. They are still counter-service concepts serving upscale foods at a $10 price tag. However, fast-casual plus chains are differentiating themselves by offering enhanced table service and superior ingredients. For example, you order at the counter at Tender Greens in Irvine, but servers keep tabs on your table like a full-service restaurant. Tender Greens also fits into the premium fast-casual category because its $11 plates feature produce from local farms. Smashburger fits into the category because it offers ingredients such as goat cheese, arugula and baby Portobello mushrooms.
Other trends to watch out for: Coffee-infused beer. Designer doughnuts. Small-batch syrups. Juice bars. Nose-to-tail dining. Family-style meals. Digital menus and pay systems. Thin-crust pizza.
Nancy Luna covers restaurant news and trends. Follow her daily dining adventures on Twitter @fastfoodmaven.
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DOVER — It was another fine soccer fall for local boys teams. Although none tasted championship glory, there were plenty of highlights to go around.
No club in the local area had a better tournament run than St. Thomas Aquinas, which finished the season at 8-8-3 but not before advancing to the Division II semifinals as the No. 12 seed. In fact, the Saints were just one of four local D-II teams to pull off first-round upsets. No. 9 Portsmouth, No. 10 Coe-Brown and No. 11 Oyster River all opened the tournament with road wins against higher seeds.
In Division III, Prospect Mountain earned the No. 8 seed but lost a 1-0 thriller at No. 1 Belmont in the quarters. The Timberwolves finished at 10-7-1. Newmarket earned the No. 5 seed in Division IV and advanced to the quarterfinals, finishing 13-5.
In Maine, he Noble boys went 9-7 and earned a 2-0 upset victory at South Portland in the first round of the Western Maine Class A tournament, before bowing out at Greely in the quarterfinals. Marshwood, led by Foster's player of the year Alex McLean, went 8-6-1 and fell to Cape Elizabeth in the Western Maine Class A tournament prelims. The Berwick Academy boys advanced to the NEPSAC tournament.
How the team was picked: Area coaches nominate players from their teams and offer input on player of the year and coach of the year. The sports staff makes the final selections.
The senior midfielder was the first Hawk in more than 10 years to earn first-team all-SMAA honors. He scored nine goals.
"He was first on our team in total points (assists and goals)," said Marshwood coach Ben Deschene. "Over his years here Alex played defense, midfield and forward. He was very versatile, physical, and was the engine behind the team. He did an amazing job controlling the midfield which is usually the difference in having a winning or losing season at this level."
For guiding Noble to its best season in years, which included a final record of 9-7 and a berth in the Western Maine Class A quarterfinals, Matt Foster is our coach of the year.
"I must say that all the credit for the success of this season really goes to the guys," Foster said. "We had an amazing group of senior leaders this year who decided very early on that this season was not going to be like any of the past three that they have had. They made sure all the other guys were on board and I really only had to take care of putting the pieces together."
Oyster River
The junior forward scored 12 goals with 11 assists and earned second-team D-II all-state honors.
"He's a big center striker, has a great understanding of the game and competitive passion," Oyster River coach Charlie Crull said. "He has the ability to strike the ball with both feet making him a multi-dimensional goal scorer."
A senior, McCoomb finished second in the SMAA in scoring with 13 goals and was a second-team all-SMAA selection.
"He was always a danger and scoring threat," Deschene said. "Very quick up front. Had hat -tricks multiple times. His technical ability matched with athleticism and sheer energy forced other teams to man mark him or always be aware of where he was."
The senior was a D-IV honorable mention all-state selection and scored 15 goals for the Mules in their journey to the tournament quarterfinals..
"They were all beautiful goals as well," Newmarket coach Chris Morrill said. "He and Zach (Jarosz) were our senior leadership."
The senior was a second-team all-SMAA selection with 11 goals and six assists, tied for team lead in both categories.
"He was really the offensive catalyst for our team contributing to 17 of the 39 goals we scored this year," Noble coach Matt Foster said. "He was a great leader and captain, and he will be very hard to replace next year."
A senior, Sowell scored four goals with eight assists en route to earning D-I honorable mention all-state honors.
"A true workhorse controlling play in the middle of the field," Dover coach Andy Allen said. "He has great ball skills and control of the game. He often gets overlooked because of our record but put him on any team in the state and he would stand out on that team."
The senior scored nine goals with six assists. He earned D-I honorable mention all-state honors and was named an alternate for the N.H. Lion's Cup team.
"We scored 17 goals as a team and he was involved in 15 of them," Red Raider coach Dan Curran said. "He's played everywhere for me but his natural position is as a center back. Played center mid for me this year as a necessity and truly took many games into his own hands for us."
The senior defender was a first-team D-IV all state selection and provided key senior leadership during the Mules' run to the quarterfinals.
"He pretty much ran our defense," Morill said. "He was able to change point of attack easily, and was our leader as a captain."
St. Thomas
The senior was a second-team all-state defender with a monster goal kick, instrumental in leading the 12th-seeded Saints to the D-II semis.
"His size and quickness helped him to be a good defender," St. Thomas coach Scott Suleski said. "He was able to help control counter attacks and send the ball back into our offense. For two seasons he has led our defense and will leave big cleats to fill in our back line."
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Agnew, a senior, was a versatile defender and a D-II first-team all-state selection, leading the Bears to the quarterfinals.
"A fierce tackler and unmatched speed and quickness, he plays at his highest level in every game or practice," Coe-Brown coach Christian Gompert said. "His professionalism and passion at this level make him a natural leader, he is still humble and respectful, and received our team's Outstanding Contribution Award."
Eight shutouts in nine Noble victories, plus an appearance in the Western Maine Class A quarterfinals earned Martin a spot on the Dream Team.
"He stepped up and had an amazing year," Foster said. "He held the top seed and nearly four-goals-per-game Gorham to just two goals."
BRODY LAJOIE, Somersworth — The senior goalie returned to the game after two years away to backbone the Hilltoppers:
CHRIS RICHARDS, Berwick Academy — The senior was a four-year starter and an Eastern Independent League first-team all-star;
ALEC WOOD, Newmarket — The sophomore midfielder scored eight goals and received D-IV honorable mention;
ALEX BENNETT, Prospect Mountain — The sophomore forward was a D-III honorable mention with six goals and six assists;
BRYCE BERCHULSKI, Somersworth — The sophomore defender was a D-III honorable mention;
JAKE COFFEY, Noble — The junior defender was a second-team all-SMAA selection and a large contributor to a defense that allowed just 22 goals all season;
ZACH JONES, Oyster River — The senior center-mid was a D-II honorable mention selection;
BERWICK ACADEMY — Dexter Doucet, Stephen Sherbahn, Erik Wisniewski, Jesse Morse;
COE-BROWN — Dewey Fanjoy, Isaac Nowland, Spencer Nowland; Beau Pingree; Kyle Sanborn:
DOVER — Sean Drake, Aaron Esparza, Griffin Damon;
FARMINGTON — Austin Valladares, Adam Valladares, Kevin Radcliffe, Spencer Deland, Jake Richardson;
MARSHWOOD — Austin Hale, Robert Jones;
NOBLE — Tyler Morris, Brandon Vigneault;
NUTE — Dom English, Corey Wilson;
OYSTER RIVER — Sam Lewis;
PROSPECT MOUNTAIN — Ken Gilbert, Logan Laroche, Jake Towle;
ST. THOMAS — TJ Tetreault, Ben Mardin, Bryan King, Sebastian Olsen, Aaron Dubois;
SOMERSWORTH — Jake Hill, Zachary Campbell, Timothy Brackett, Benjamin Hassett;
SPAULDING — Ben Gilbert, Mitchell Cyr, Spencer Hoyt, Nate St. Cyr;
TRAIP — Brandon Metevier, Ralph Humiston.


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Video does a fair job of explaining how Geithner's latest plan may actually wind up working. Bottom line is that the taxpayer will ultimately pay, but this is a good example of how they obscure what's happening so that the common people are just baffled and think they've been saved.
This comes from The Khan Academy...
Geithner's Plan (12 minutes):
Sunday, March 29, 2009
How Geithner's Latest Plan Will Really Work...
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Jan-23-09 New Jersey to Conduct Third Annual Statewide Point-In-Time Survey
New Jersey to Conduct Third Annual Statewide Point-In-Time Survey
TRENTON – On Wednesday, January 28th, the State of New Jersey will be conducting the third annual statewide Homeless Point-In-Time Survey. The survey counts the number of unsheltered homeless families and individuals on one day throughout New Jersey communities.
"Homelessness remains a serious problem, one that Governor Corzine is actively trying to combat," said Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Joseph Doria. "This survey will be a useful tool in finding out how many homeless there are in New Jersey. Once we establish that figure, we can move forward with measures on helping these individuals and families."
The Point-In-Time survey will gather demographic and other information about those who are homeless to be used to develop effective plans to address and end homelessness. Each County's Continuum of Care (CoC) coordinates their own Point-In-Time count, however, the method by which data is collected is uniform throughout the state. The survey will be conducted in shelters and on the street. Each CoC identifies places where they are likely to find unsheltered homeless individuals or families. Additionally, the survey will take place at a central location where services and information are available to homeless households and individuals.
The DCA and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA), a DCA affiliate, play a supportive role in coordination of the survey, providing technical assistance, volunteers and data from the Agency's Homeless Management Information System. The Corporation for Supportive Housing also plays a supportive role, providing technical assistance and preparing the final report based on the information collected. The data will be available after April 1, 2009.
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I'm sitting in sunny California, in the Classics Library at University of California, Berkeley, and I'm thinking about sunny Italy. For 5 years (2006-2010) I spent Julys living in a Boy Scout camp in Sgurgola, Italy, about an hour south of Rome, field-directing the excavations of Villamagna. [See more about our project here: http://www.villa-magna.org]. And for the past three years I have spent Julys working on the material we excavated, working on the stratigraphy and working with finds specialists who were studying the pottery, glass, animal bones, environmental remains, coins, small finds and the human remains from the cemetery. This summer we are finishing the manuscript. I can tell you a bit about where we are for medieval Villamagna and what I'm doing today, and then I'll tell you about my other project, which I'm working on in my spare time: urban gardens in medieval Italy.
Our project at Villamagna looked at a site over time. In the Roman period, one of the 2nd-century emperors (Hadrian, probably) built a large country house, surrounded by vineyards and forests for hunting. The buildings of that villa are still visible in some places on the site, and what was clear even before we started digging was that throughout the middle ages people had lived among the Roman ruins–the church on the site was built and rebuilt several times in the middle ages reusing Roman bricks, columns and other pieces, and we knew there was a monastery in the area from some medieval parchment documents at the Cathedral archive. Digging was great fun. We had a super team of people from Italy, America, Britain, Belgium, Algeria, Sweden, Canada; these ranged from local high school kids to a volunteer excavator who could excavate a skeleton in minutes, perfectly (it took me hours, imperfectly). The results were very exciting. We could see an early medieval phase of occupation, with high-status pottery, in the Roman building. The monastery buildings were there, including the cloister and a huge underground cistern (a storage container for water). We found a huge cemetery in front of the church, dating mostly from the late middle ages, with hundreds of skeletons; it is now the largest excavated medieval cemetery in Italy.
At the moment, I am working with a research assistant here at Berkeley and the other editors of the project, Lisa Fentress and Marco Maiuro, to pull together the work of the entire team into a publication which makes sense of the thousands and thousands of pieces of data we have collected. Let me give you an example:
This is O 700, a spur which came from SU 4291 (we called contexts stratigraphic units, SUs). This was a deposit of rubble and silty soil which accumulated in the well house of the monastery cloister.
Giorgio Rascaglia tells me that the pottery from this deposit dates to the latter half of the fourteenth century, and this fits with what the stratigraphy suggests about the abandonment of the monastic buildings and their conversion to an elite residence next to the church, and also what some medieval parchments record. A bull of Pope Boniface VIII from 1297 suppressed the monastery of Villamagna and gave its properties to the bishop of Anagni, and then in the 14th century, various bishops argued with one local family, the Caetani–perhaps the most powerful family in medieval Central Italy–over their occupation of the property. The Caetani, or some of their homines (their men), were probably the ones living in these buildings and stabling their horses nearby. We found four other spurs from this period (our Finds specialist, Tyler Franconi, tells me that spurs like this, with a rowell, were common from the 14th century onwards) in this and related deposits, as well as a pair of bone dice for when the knights were playing games, and lots of broken drinking glasses, which Barbara Lepri has studied (these are her drawings):
The final publication will include a website, based on ARK, with the records of our Objects, Pottery, Glass, single-context stratigraphy, as well as a printed volume with essays by Giorgio, Tyler, Barbara, and myself on this material. Today, we have been editing the footnotes and checking the bibliographic formats for essays on early medieval liturgical sculpture and ninth-century pottery and revising maps of the area from the Roman and medieval periods [thank goodness for http://pleiades.stoa.org/].
As I have been in the Bay Area, I've become quite interested in urban gardening. Here in Berkeley it is high-status display horticulture in a foodie society (people have raised garden beds in the front of their Craftsman homes, with rows of broccoli and the most elegant heirloom tomatoes you've ever seen) and in Oakland, it is activism and community-organisation in the economically blighted parts of the city, where there are no grocery stores which have fresh food. Among some of the immigrant populations of Oakland, like the Hmong, community gardens have provided people places to grow familiar plants not available elsewhere, speak native languages, and help the elderly to socialise. I assumed, initially, that many of the urban gardens of Oakland were built on derelict land, gaps in the urban fabric of the city created by abandoned houses or unused lots. (Some of them were.) I wondered if the urban gardens of early medieval Rome were not similar, and I wondered what I could learn about the past based on the example of the present. So I set out to collect the evidence of early medieval urban gardens not only in Rome but all over Italy, to see who owned gardens, where they were, and to determine if they were household kitchen gardens or market gardens. I also went looking for 'dark earth' in archaeological reports. That is the archaeological deposit characteristic of early medieval cities, with thick (.70-3.0+ m) dark soil, few inclusions of potsherds or other materials, and little or no internal stratigraphy. These have been interpreted as abandonment and decay of organic materials used in late antique and early medieval buildings, but more recent thinking suggests that they are actually the archaeological remains of cultivation.
I have spent the past few months looking through property documents from Italy up to about 1100, and archaeological reports for major cities: Milan, Verona, Lucca, Rome, Naples, Salerno, Ravenna. What I have found is this: there were urban gardens within the walls of every early medieval city, more in Rome (which was of course the largest city in medieval Europe), fewer in Salerno (which was very small indeed). These were not, on the whole, owned by the poor, or by people who rented houses, but by the elite who owned their own houses, and constituted significant social and economic potential for growing food and providing it/selling it to others.
Doc. 82 in the Regesta Sublacense, is a good example of what I have been looking for. The 'humble monk' Crescenzio Murcapullo gave his property on the Caelian hill in Rome to the nearby monastery of S. Erasmo in 1003:
'It is a one-story house entirely tiled and shingled, with an oven inside it and a yard and a vined pergola in front of it. Also a garden with fruit trees next to it, with right of passage to a public road, and with all things pertaining to these, located in the region called 'porta metrovia,' where I Crescenzio up to now have lived. One one side is the garden of Iohannes Folle. On the other side is the garden of Iohannes, priest and cardinal. And the third and fourth sides are surrounded by public roads.'
In the same document he bequeathed a grain-field measuring 13 moggi outside the nearby Porta Metronia, in the Prata Deci (Decenniae), which was surrounded by four other grain fields. Crescenzius himself appeared as neighbour to other parcels which ended up at S. Erasmo, as a renter of other parcels, and then the donor of this land. This seems a rather plush residence and it clearly included land designed for growing grain, vine, fruit trees and vegetables. The urban plot would have been 6900 m2, and his extramural field over 4 times that. Given a ballpark-estimate that in pre-industrial Europe, 40 m2 would grow the vegetables for a single person for an entire year (this is the figure that German agronomists working on Constantinople use), this monk had a very sizeable plot, indeed.
Like this example from Rome, these gardens were mostly owned by churchmen. This may be an issue of the documentation (the vast majority of property documents from the period record properties which eventually came to the hands of churches or monasteries), but it also may reflect new social values which emerged in relation to changes in social structures. Abbots and bishops–and priests as well–became powerful figures in early medieval cities, and one of the ways in which they negotiated their new status was by showing themselves to be good managers of estates–a new book by Kristina Sessa makes this point very clearly. As good estate managers, they provided for their households and their dependents, and also provided charity for the poor and for pilgrims. The gardens attached to their houses, and the many gardens inside monasteries, helped them to do that. Towards the central middle ages, in the eleventh century, populations of Italian cities grew, and so too their economies. Where there had been lots of empty lots in cities and very little in the way of a market for foodstuffs and firewood, in the eleventh century these were sold off and rented out to new people and there were market gardens, mostly outside city walls. Historians have often made the gardens out to be subsistence-level food-production in the gaps left among decaying Roman buildings. I think, however, that they were controlled by the cities' elites and while the mustard-greens and onions of these gardens may indeed have fed the poor, they did so through a new system of redistribution organised by the cities' churches.


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Pythons linked to Florida Everglades mammal decline
By Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
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Non-native Burmese pythons are the likely cause of a staggering mammal decline in Florida's Everglades.
In PNAS journal, scientists report that observations of some mammal species have declined by more than 99%.
A team studied road surveys of mammals in the Everglades National Park before and after pythons became common.
The researchers found a strong link between the spread of pythons and drops in recorded sightings of racoons, rabbits, bobcats and other species.
The national park covers the southern 25% of the original Everglades - a region of subtropical wetlands that has been drained over the last century to reclaim it for human use.
The origins of Burmese pythons in south Florida are unknown, but many were imported into the US through the pet trade.
As the pythons have made it from captivity into the wild, the absence of natural predators has allowed populations to balloon. Intermittent sightings were recorded for 20 years before the snakes were recognised as being established across the Everglades in 2000.
The pythons are now found across thousands of sq km in southern Florida. Although there are no accurate figures for how many there are, the numbers removed from the Everglades reached nearly 400 in 2009 and this has been increasing year-on-year (apart from a slight drop in 2010 due to a cold spell).
"Any snake population - you are only seeing a small fraction of the numbers that are actually out there," said Prof Michael Dorcas, one of the study's authors, from Davidson College in North Carolina.
He told BBC News: "They are a new top predator in Everglades National Park - one that shouldn't be there."
"We have documented pythons eating alligators, we have also documented alligators eating pythons. It depends on who is biggest during the encounter."
Earlier this month, US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the US was poised toapprove a ban on importingBurmese pythons. But some observers remarked that the move was about 30 years too late.
Prof Dorcas and his colleagues looked at data on mammals found during roadkill surveys from 1993-1999, and on live and dead mammals encountered during nighttime road surveys from 1996-1997.
They then compared these results with similar data collected between 2003 and 2011, after the pythons were recognised as being established.
They found that observations of raccoons and opossums had dropped by about 99%. There had been a 94.1% fall in observations of white-tailed deer and an 87.5% decrease in sightings of bobcats.
No rabbits or foxes were seen during the more recent survey; rabbits were among the most common mammals in the roadkill survey between 1993 and 1999.
Getting ambushed?
The majority of these species have been documented in the diet of pythons found in the Everglades National Park. Indeed, raccoons and oppossums often forage at the water's edge, where they are vulnerable to ambush by pythons.
Observations of rodents, coyotes and Florida panthers had increased slightly, but the overall number of sightings remained low.
The researchers also found that the declines in mammals coincided geographically with the spread of Burmese pythons. Mammal species are more common in areas where pythons have only been recently introduced, and are most abundant outside the snakes' current range.
Prof Dorcas said more research was needed to assess the impact of such large declines. But he added: "It's not unreasonable to assume that any time we have major declines in mammals like this it's going to have overall impacts on the ecosystem. Exactly what those are going to be, we don't know. But it's possible they could be fairly profound."
The ban on importing Burmese pythons has come after five years of debate and lobbying in Washington DC. Florida's Democrat Senator Bill Nelson was among those who campaigned for a ban, unravelling the skin of a 5m-long Everglades python at a 2009 Senate hearing to make his point.
But reptile breeders and collectors had disputed that the tropical snakes posed much risk beyond south Florida and argued that any ban would harm a multi-million dollar industry.
Although the ban will not reverse the situation in southern Florida, where the reptiles are already established, Prof Dorcas said it could help prevent their spread to other suitable habitats in the US, such as southern Louisiana and south Texas.


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