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Justin Bieber Appears In Court Following DUI Arrest Early Thursday Morning [VIDEO]
After being arrested early this morning for drag racing, driving under the influence and resisting arrest, Justin Bieber appeared in court.
Judge Joseph P. Farina presided over the proceedings. Bieber was charged with DUI alcohol or drugs, resisting without violence and driving with an expired driver's license. The defense was retained by Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun. The total bond was set at $2,500.
When he was pulled over by police in Miami, Bieber reportedly said to the officer: "What the f*** did I do? Why did you stop me?"


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California - Build a Droid at Disneyland is inside the park at Star Traders only.Florida - Build a Droid at WDW is outside the park at Once Upon a Toy in Downtown Disney. It is also inside Disney Hollywood Studios park in Tatooine Traders.
It looks pretty long term. Disney doesn't do sales in the parks.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
A Change in the Weather
And it still looks like that tonight. I had a dentist appointment this morning, and then Pilates. The chair of our fundraising golf tournament committee brought over all the money from the day of the tournament plus all the sponsors' checks she'd been holding in case we had to cancel the tournament. So this afternoon it took me more than an hour to get a deposit slip made out, everything totaled up, and the books brought up to date.
We also have to be out of the building donated to us for the Rummage Sale by the end of the month. Other members have taken care of cleaning out everything that didn't sell, but the sign guy that said he'd take my sign off the windows never did. Tomorrow is supposed to be a lot colder, so if I'm gonna be slopping around with a bucket and sponge, this afternoon was going to be the best time to do it. So after getting the deposit to the bank, I swung by the storefront and washed the paint off the windows.
I'd already gotten the last of the Burbank Red Ace plums picked a couple of days ago. That's a wonderful plum - if I only had one plum tree, it would be that one (but it needs a pollinator - Starking Delicious is almost as good, and although that tree was almost killed by rabbits walking on deep snowpack one year, girdling it two feet above the ground, it spouted back from lower on the trunk and blooms enough to keep me in plenty of plums about every third year or so). The Burbank has a weeping form, so needs more space than an upright tree, but sets lovely big red firm juicy plums that ripen incrementally over almost a month's time.
I eat them right from the tree whenever I'm out in the yard starting in late August, and then dry whatever the birds leave me by late September. Cut in half around the equator (easier to tip and twist the pit out) they're better than any prunes you'd buy in the store. I packed away two gallon bags full of dried plums, leaving a little bowl of those not-quite-dry enough out to snack on now. Next into the dehydrator will be the grapes in that big grey tub. The tomatoes I'll can as whole tomatoes, and most of the bell peppers I'll freeze cut into 1" pieces - that's on my schedule for tomorrow.
Junior was still setting her nest out in front, but she was right under the eave of the shed, and if the rain comes it would be dripping right on her. So after getting all the grapes off the grapevine that grows on the side of the dog run/brood pen, I got the pen all set up with food, water, and a nice little protected nest. Last night, in the dark, we scooped up Junior and all her eggs and put her on the nest I'd made up. She settled in ok, and this morning was still there. We'll give her a few more days setting time - at least now she's a bit more out of the weather, just in case anybody hatches.
Temperatures are dropping, but it's not supposed to freeze tonight. But I decided to cover the tomatoes and some of the pepper plants, just in case. So just before dark I got out my bin of old draperies. If I can protect the plants during the September cold snaps, we'll often get a spate of Indian Summer weather in October - long enough to ripen a few more vegetables before everything has to be inside or perish. The really cold weather is supposed to be Wednesday and Thursday nights, so I'll see what it does tonight before deciding to cover everything tomorrow, or just pick it all.
As long as I'm blathering on about my harvest, I have something really bizarre out there this year. In June, when I was thinning the apples, I cut back one of my apple trees that had long whippy branches, hoping to shape it into more fruiting spurs and a stronger branch structure in the future. Some of those headed-back branches are blossoming now, in September. Of course, those blossoms will get frozen any day now, but I think it's so strange that even though this tree set a nice crop of apples that we just picked a few weeks ago, it's trying to make another crop without having gone through any chilling period or dormancy. The only thing I can think is that the daylight hours are now the same as they'd be during the Spring Equinox, normal blooming time. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?
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Never heard of that on a fruiting tree. My strawberries, though, are still blooming. . . until tonite when we get our first freeze.
- September 30, 2009
- Nancy M. said...
Wow! You still have so much coming in! What a blessing!
- September 30, 2009
- tymxgrl said...
How DO you get such beautiful vegetables? My tomatoes had issues this year. I'm on a drip... how often do you water?
- October 01, 2009
- Sadge said...
Thanks, Tymxgrl. I use 50' soaker hoses, one down the middle of each 2-3' wide bed, and leave it on overnight every third night, on average. The water system for the garden is gravity-fed from an old hot water tank, so it doesn't have much pressure. And here, I'm thinking this year hasn't been a very good one for most things. I'll have to post some photos of my failures to give you a better picture of the ups and downs of gardening around here.
- October 01, 2009
- Thomas said...
That's so strange! Apple Blossoms in in late September? I love when plants surprise you with their oddity.
- October 01, 2009
- Throwback at Trapper Creek said...
We had two ancient Gravensteins do that several years ago after a terrible spring, so wet that there was a blight on most fruit trees in Western Oregon. Lots of leaf drop and no pollination - then the September bloom.
They were fine the next season and back on track. I have no idea what exactly caused it, but it was a strange sight.
- October 01, 2009
- Annodear said...
Great pics and an awesome harvest!!!
- October 01, 2009
- Francesca said...
What a wonderful blog you have here! I think I'm going to learn a lot from you! I'm more surprised by the plums than the apple blossom, actually: I have two different plum trees (couldn't tell you the variety, they were here when we moved) and we pick our round-golden and oval-purple plums in mid summer. In fact, I've never seen plums in our stores in the fall: in my country it's a summer fruit!
PS thank you for the useful tips on how to repurpose rake heads.
- October 03, 2009
- Aussiemade said...
What an amazing bounty, I would be delighted if my garden will give me half of what your has given your right there. May I ask how long you have been vegie gardening?
- October 03, 2009
- Sadge said...
Hey Aussie! I've been growing my own vegetables for about 30 years now. I had a short-season cool-weather garden when I lived in Leadville Colorado, starting in the late 1970's. I moved to Nevada in 1986, and was thrilled to finally be where I could grow tomatoes, squash, and corn.
- October 04, 2009


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|Information: Narcotic Search Warrant (arrest)
|Date: 7-28-11
|Time: 11:00a.m.
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On Thursday July 28,2011 at approximately 7:00a.m. members of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Police Metro Narcotic Unit executed a search warrant at 1607 25th St, Rockford, Illinois. During the execution of the warrant in excess of 100 grams of heroin and 30 grams of crack cocaine was recovered, along with two handguns and United States Currency. Rishawn Lavell Jones (male, 25yrs old/DOB 9-24-85) was located in the residence and has been charged as follows: - Violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (possession with intent to deliver between 100-400 grams of heroin) - Violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (possession with intent to deliver between 15-100 grams of Crack Cocaine) - Armed Violence - Unlawful Use of Weapons by a felon - No Firearms Owner Identification card The charges against Jones are merely accusations. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. A photo of Jones is attached to this release.


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Text: Amie Ferris-Rotman
KABUL May 4, 2012
Stress of war prompts soldiers to take Afghan dogs home
Spot made the clandestine journey from the Afghan Taliban stronghold of Helmand to the capital Kabul, where he is undergoing medical treatment before moving to the United States to live with the family of the Marine who rescued him.
His ears clipped and tail severed from his days as a fighting dog, the surprisingly docile ginger and white mutt is one of hundreds being adopted in increasing numbers by foreign soldiers, who pay vast sums to take their new
pets home.
"Dogs have been proven to help post-traumatic stress and the soldiers who adopt them are addressing this," said Pen Farthing, founder of British charity Nowzad, an animal shelter on the outskirts of Kabul.
A former Royal Marine, Farthing adopted his dog Nowzad, named after a Helmand district, during his tour there in 2006. He then set up the charity, where dogs and some cats are neutered and vaccinated against rabies before their
journeys abroad.
Nowzad has given homes to over 330 dogs since it was founded, mostly to soldiers from the U.S. and Britain, but also from South Africa, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands.
It costs around $3,000 to get a dog from Afghanistan to its new home, and Nowzad relies solely on much-needed donations. It is now trying to raise $250,000 for a new plot of land.
The dogs' birthplaces in some way
reflect the thrust of the NATO-led war against Taliban insurgents, which has experienced some of its toughest fighting in the militants' southern bastions.
"We're seeing more soldier rescues than ever before. When you're being shot at by the Taliban every day, dogs give you that little bit of normality," Farthing said by a row of outdoor pens holding black and yellow puppies.
Nearby stood Dshka, an affectionate grey hound rescued by a U.S. Marine sergeant in Kaiaki
in Helmand, where British forces handed security to the U.S. in 2010 as part of the American troop surge. His neighbor, Poppy, a small black dog from Kandahar, will soon go to a British soldier's home.
Afghans bring the dogs to the capital by car, often through large swathes of Taliban country over days.
Workers at Nowzad are now hoping that Afghans will begin to adopt dogs, banking on a changing attitude to owning pets.
Poverty prevents many Afghans from having dogs and cats at home, and some Muslims believe dogs are unclean and therefore unfit for keeping. Kabul is home to thousands of stray dogs, and many are shot and killed.
Dogfighting, which the austere rule of the Taliban outlawed, enjoys enormous popular support across the country, as does birdfighting, and welfare groups say there is little respect for animals.
"City workers say dogs are a threat
to people's lives but this is cruel," said Afghan veterinarian Abdul Hadi, one of two working full-time at Nowzad. "Dogs have the right to live and it is time for Afghans to enjoy them."
Afghan families are beginning to adopt dogs from Nowzad, they said, giving promise to the charity's goal to become Afghan-led in the future.
Article originally published by Reuters. To view original click here.
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A little while ago I had to retire my rope. It was my favourite rope... Here's the Story:
My Orange Nano.
It was love at first sight… She's a beautiful tall and skinny one. With her bright orange tan she makes heads turn at the crag. I'm not jealous when people look at her because she's mine.
We met a year and half ago. She was introduced to me by JB from Sterling Ropes when I visited the factory in Maine. Instantly, I knew it would be a fun relationship. I wasn't sure how long it would last, because with her delicate looking body she didn't look like she could endure much abuse…
We had success on our first climbing trip together when, along with her little sister Photon and my two friends, Damien and Yannick, we made the 2nd ascent of Daedalus on Cannon Cliff, NH. Then the following Spring, I made my usual Utah desert trip. She came along and she performed like no other. We did some cragging in Indian Creek for 3 weeks and then with my buddy Sly we climbed the incredibly classic Moonlight Buttress. Back at home we worked on a project I bolted at my favorite local crag, Weir. This spicy sport project is a fairly long pitch (50m) and I knew with her light weight she would be really helpful. Although I didn't sent the rig we got so close so many times, I'm sure next season I'll send it. Alas, I won't be able to climb it with my orange Nano. Because she's been murdered.
To my surprise, she still looked good 8 months (and many pitches) after our first climb together. I guess she could have used a bath but I really didn't mind. So I decided to bring her along on alpine rock climbing trip to the Bugaboos. Unaware that she would be in great danger left alone, Matt and I left her stashed in a dry bag, to save weight on the approach. We tought she would be safe at the base of our project on the South Howser tower. When we came back 48 hours later we were devastated to find her and her little cousin the 5.5mm tag line all chewed up… The incredible bugaboos predator, the Snafflehound, chewed through the dry-bag and completely destroyed her… It was a cruel scene.
One day I will have my revenge, beware of my slingshot you monster snafflehound!
No Way Jose
Weird traverse on Le Gros-Bras
Full conditions!
Secret Proj...
Matt cruising the flared hands pitch on the Wandering Direct
High up on the South Howser
Racking up for the loose pitch on the Wandering Direct
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satjot necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 42 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
I'm a developer. I have a decent eye for UI/UX but am not good at making things look good and clean.
Folks who watch ESPN and/or male teens
This game is for sports fans who yell at the TV to tell the coach what to do. For folks who scream from the stands. For people who brag at work that they knew what the outcome of the game will be - they are a better sports fan.
The game is essentially a one page website, where the user can
- make daily predictions
- challenge friends for those daily predictions
- see a leaderboard
Users will get an email at the end of the day telling them how they did, the challenges they won and lost, and a link to the next day's predictions.
I've attached a wireframe
- The left hand side is the where the user is presented with 10-20 predictions for the day.
- The right hand side (top part) is where the user can set who they want to challenge for that day.
- The right hand side (bottom part) is a leaderboard. It will show a site wide leaderboard for not logged in users. For logged in users (Facebook connect), it will show leaderboard amongst friends.
- Facebook connect will be the only way to signup.
I've also attached two assets I like
- a logo
- yes/no buttons
-> Feel free to tweak them if you need to, but I think they are okay.
- I like the idea of a stadium background, like http://www.roulettecricket.com/
- I don't like having a lot of the field. I'd like the focus to be on the stands because it's all about users making predictions.
- The background should be subtle and not take away from the game actions.
Things I like
- clean
- attention to details (no detail is small enough)
- fun
The main page of the website, which will also be the home page (where users land). I want to do it this way because I want it to remain very simple.
This page gets right to the point
- it lets users make predictions right away
- a one liner on the top bar (in between logo and facebook connect) should explain the game
The ideal thing I want to see from users
- make predictions
- challenge 3-5 friends
- that's it! (all friend will get an email at the end of the day giving results and asking for next day's predictions)
This site launched 3 weeks ago but didn't really do well. It was 'too much' for users. They had to select a game, and make predictions within a game. The new version simplifies the game mechanics by asking users to make a set of daily predictions, across all sports.
http://www.twitter.com (the new twitter) - you'll see where my wireframe is influenced from.


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By: Katherine Malishewsky
As contemporary architects continue to deal with the delicacies of creatively intervening in existing buildings, designing alongside iconic modern buildings has specifically proven to be a challenge (as seen in the struggle of adapting Eero Saarinen's TWA terminal or in the controversial addition to Corbusier's "Ronchamp" chapel by Renzo Piano). The most recent announcement in October of The Bacardi headquarters in Miami, Florida, now under its new owners (the National YoungArts Foundation), has hired Frank Gehry to convert the corporate complex into an art campus.
With design interventions, considerations such as preserving (or keeping any) original materiality, modernization and updating, and altering programmatic requirements are not unique to modern buildings. However, capturing an "essence" or atmosphere of the modern era may be adding a unique consideration when integrating new design with the old.
Romanticized visions of the recent past are adding a new layer of preservation expectations. Today, envisioning the atmosphere of a modern building during its heyday is possible with the help of TV shows such as Mad Men and PanAm, Julius Shulman's iconic photographs, and the living history of those who experienced Modernism first hand. For example, just imagine the TWA terminal in its first few years of opening.
Image (above): view toward the entrance from the upper lobby as seen in 1963. Credit: Scanned from Fly the Finest Fly TWA: A Pictorial History of Trans World Airlines, 1925-1987, by George W. Cearley Jr.
In Miami, the Bacardi headquarters and annex buildings, occupied by Bacardi USA until 2009, were designated as landmarks a few months after Bacardi's departure. The two buildings, completed in 1963 and 1974, are Miesen in form with Latin American influences in the cladding ornamentation. Gehry's master plan for the complex will include adapting the Bacardi tower for art gallery and artist-in-residence spaces, and reprogramming the annex with studios and classrooms. There will also be a new performance hall just north of the complex that will connect to the original site with a new park, which will be located at the current site of the parking lot. The exteriors of the existing buildings are to remain untouched.
Although the spirit of tropical Modernism could revive the site in an unprecedented way, apprehension towards the intervention still lurks. Since Gehry's architecture is recognized for its innovative and expressive forms, pairing the Bacardi buildings with Gehry's aesthetic may result in a competition between old and new architecture within the complex. However, Gehry has said, "it's not going to be a building that's architecturally published in any way. But it's a place I want to go."
While retaining the spirit of modern architecture with adaptive reuse projects can lead to inspiring interventions, choices made (even with a gentle hand) to meld present needs with past design intentions, is often met with mixed response. Iconic modern architecture has the added challenge of nostalgia that will continue to face architects and preservationists for many years to come. For now, with modernism still fresh in the public's mind, subtle and reverential interventions are believed to be most appropriate, allowing the modern building to fulfill a longer, fuller life.
Image:Bacardi headquarters, Tower and Annex Buildings. Credit: William Hamilton Arthur IV


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New Mexico Tech Alumnus Finances New Investment Club, June 12, 2006
by George Zamora
Left to right: Peter Anselmo, chairman of the New Mexico Tech Department of Management; Peter Gerity, vice president of academic affairs at New Mexico Tech; M. Pat Miller, New Mexico Tech alumnus; Daniel López, New Mexico Tech President; and Cheryl Pulaski, director of advancement at New Mexico Tech.
SOCORRO, N.M., June 12, 2006 – A New Mexico Tech alumnus has donated $100,000 to the university to establish the Pat Miller Investment Group, an on-campus investment club that will allow Tech students the opportunity to make real-world financial investments in hopes of developing a self-sustaining diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and money market securities.
M. Pat Miller, a 1961 graduate of New Mexico Tech, recently traveled across the country from his home in the Florida Keys to the research university's campus in Socorro and met with Tech administrators and faculty to work out the specifics involved with setting up an ongoing investment club for interested students.
The Pat Miller Investment Group, named after its primary benefactor, will begin operating as a full-fledged student organization at New Mexico Tech as early as this coming fall semester, and will be administered through the university's Department of Management.
"With his generosity and foresight, Mr. Miller has single-handedly created an enormous opportunity for New Mexico Tech students to gain first-hand experiences with investment strategies, which will allow them to better understand the mechanics of how investment strategies actually work," said Peter Anselmo, associate professor of management and chairman of the management department at New Mexico Tech.
"This is practical knowledge gained that these students will be certain to use after they graduate from Tech," Anselmo, who also serves as the new club's faculty sponsor, added.
Membership in the Pat Miller Investment Group will be open to any student at New Mexico Tech, Anselmo said, but actual investing will be limited to students who have already taken and successfully completed an undergraduate course in either "Principles of Finance" or "Engineering Economics," in order to ensure that they know the basics of financial investments.
The recently forged donation agreement between Miller and New Mexico Tech stipulates that annual earnings from the student-run investment account will be used to fund other activities within the university's management department, such as setting up scholarships, equipment purchases, club promotions, social events, and re-investments.
During his recent meeting with New Mexico Tech administrators, Miller stated that he wanted to provide current Tech students with opportunities to learn first-hand about financial investments, which is something he didn't know about when he got out into the "real world."
Miller, who graduated from New Mexico Tech with a bachelor of science in petroleum engineering, already supports an academic scholarship program at the university which is named in his honor.
In addition, Miller has also consented to revisit the New Mexico Tech campus at least once a year to talk to the members of the Pat Miller Investment Group.


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A Saturday afternoon pool party was held at the Avila at Palencia pool April 14.
Residents from the community formed a small committee in March to organize the party so that all residents could get to know one another better. Those attending brought covered dishes to share, and participated in door prizes and raffles. Children ages 4 to 8 scrambled for treasure (candy and change) hidden around the pool. Some of the 30 door prizes and raffle drawings included golf passes, gift certificate for dinner, art, gift certificates for food, nail and hair salon, dry cleaners, ice cream, coffee, liquor, etc.
Local contributing vendors included Golden Ox Liquors at Palencia, Avalon Galleries, Sweet Treats Ice Cream, Cafe on the Green at Palencia, Donovan's Irish Pub, Shear A'Peel, Vina Nails and Spa (Palencia), First Atlantic Bank (Palencia), New York Pizza Company, Nena Alteration & Dry Cleaner, Hair Cuttery, Chick-fil-A, Burger King, BB&T Bank, Starbuck's and Southern States Management Group.


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By Brent Bandelgar and Scott Behrens
The people that run The Internet have been clamoring for years for increased adoption of IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol. Modern operating systems, such as Windows 8 and Mac OS X, come out of the box ready and willing to use IPv6, but most networks still have only IPv4. This is a problem because the administrators of those networks may not be expecting any IPv6 activity and only have IPv4 monitoring and defenses in place.
In 2011, Alec Waters wrote a guide on how to take advantage of the fact that Windows Vista and Windows 7 were 'out of the box' configured to support IPv6. Dubbed the "SLAAC Attack", his guide described how to set up a host that advertised itself as an IPv6 router, so that Windows clients would prefer to send their requests to this IPv6 host router first, which would then resend the requests along to the legitimate IPv4 router on their behalf.
This past winter, we at Neohapsis Labs tried to recreate the SLAAC Attack to test it against Windows 8 and make it easy to deploy during our own penetration tests.
We came up with a set of standard packages and accompanying configuration files that worked, then created a script to automate this process, which we call "Sudden Six." It can quickly create an IPv6 overlay network and the intermediate translation to IPv4 with little more than a base Ubuntu Linux or Kali Linux installation, an available IPv4 address on the target network, and about a minute or so to download and install the packages.
As with the SLAAC Attack described by Waters, this works against networks that only have IPv4 connectivity and do not have IPv6 infrastructure and defenses deployed. The attack establishes a transparent IPv6 network on top of the IPv4 infrastructure. Attackers may take advantage of Operating Systems that prefer IPv6 traffic to force those hosts to route their traffic over our IPv6 infrastructure so they can intercept and modify that communication.
To boil it down, attackers can conceivably (and fairly easily) weaponize an attack on our systems simply by leveraging this vulnerability. They could pretend to be an IPv6 router on your network and see all your web traffic, including data being sent to and from your machine. Even more lethal, the attacker could modify web pages to launch client-side attacks, meaning they could create fake websites that look like the ones you are trying to access, but send all data you enter back to the attacker (such as your username and password or credit card number).
As an example, we can imagine this type of attack being used to snoop on web traffic from employees browsing web sites. Even more lethal, the attackers could modify web pages to launch client-side attacks.
The most extreme way to mitigate the attack is to disable IPv6 on client machines. In Windows, this can be accomplished manually in each Network Adapter Properties panel or with GPO. Unfortunately, this would hinder IPv6 adoption. Instead, we would like to see more IPv6 networks being deployed, along with the defenses described in RFC 6105 and the Cisco First Hop Security Implementation Guide. This includes using features such as RA Guard, which allows administrators to configure a trusted switch port that will accept IPv6 Router Advertisement packets, indicating the legitimate IPv6 router.
At DEF CON 21, Brent Bandelgar and Scott Behrens will be presenting this attack as well as recommendations on how to protect your environment. You can find a more detailed abstract of our talk here. The talk will be held during Track 2 on Friday at 2 pm. In addition, on Friday we will be releasing the tool on the Neohapsis Github page.


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B.S. in Digital Forensics
The four-year undergraduate program in digital forensics has a forward-looking curriculum that will help you build the skills and experience to answer the who, what, where, when and why of cyber incidents including cyber attacks and cyber crimes.
Why Choose this Degree?
Digital forensics is a fast-growing billion-dollar market, with high long-term projected demand for trained professionals. What identity theft, insider trading, information security breaches, cyber attacks, industrial espionage, financial fraud, and terrorism all share is that they leave behind digital "fingerprints" in the form of electronic data (from computers, networks, the cloud, GPS systems, and smartphones). Similar to DNA forensic scientists in the physical world, digital forensic analysts understand how to follow these "fingerprints" to investigate incidents and track activities in the electronic domain.
It is no longer a question if someone will be a victim of cyber-enabled crime, but when. Digital forensics comes into play after something bad inevitably happens - helping to determine the - who, what, where, when and why. Cyber incidents are serious business with huge economic consequences and organizations rely on digital forensics to detect such incidents.
UAlbany's four-year undergraduate program in Digital Forensics will help you build the skills and experience to answer these important questions. This B.S. in Digital Forensics is the first of its kind in New York State and is only one of a handful of such programs in the entire nation. This program is at a great value - public school prices for high-quality education.
Features of the Program
- Part of the School of Business with long history of business partnerships and alumni relations for improved internship and employment opportunities
- State-of-the-art security and forensics laboratories
- Classes and study spaces in new $64M Business Building (ranked #4 most beautiful business school building in the world)
- Partnerships with accounting, business consulting, and information technology firms and government agencies to offer hands-on experiential learning experiences to students
- World-class faculty, including six new faculty dedicated to the program
- Pipeline from community colleges to attract the best students
- Small class size in our specialized digital forensics courses
- Highly competitive program
- Excellent in-house resources for academic and career advisement and mentoring
What You Will Learn in the Program
The curriculum is designed to assist you in developing a solid foundation of fundamental knowledge in digital forensics through a 'flipped-classroom' model where you learn by solving problems in the classroom.
The undergraduate Digital Forensics program is designed to:
- Prepare you to consult in diverse areas such as fraud investigation, cyber incident response, and deep data analytics
- Provide you with core technology skills of network, hardware, software, and law;
- Enable you to collect data from a variety of electronic sources and analyze large data sets, numeric and text (big data);
- Deliver business reporting, evidence, and testimony related to results of a digital forensics investigation;
- Prepare you to pursue professional, scientific, or technical, careers in digital forensics-related fields; as well as pursue graduate education in the area of information security, digital forensics, or law.
What YOU can do with a B.S. in Digital Forensics
As a graduate with this degree, you will have many options. You can:
- work in a large consulting firm in cyber incident analysis;
- investigate criminal cases involving hacking, child pornography, financial fraud, identity theft, and terrorism;
- audit for regulatory compliance;
- perform data discovery to support civil litigation like industrial espionage
- examine information security breaches;
- work with the Securities and Exchange Commission on insider trading investigations; and
- develop tools and techniques for the forensic analysis of digital and multimedia evidence.
Program Partners
The program harnesses the strengths of the School of Business, the School of Criminal Justice, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, and the College of Computing and Information. This interdisciplinary approach educates students in the protection, defense, and investigation of information and information systems in areas such as industry (e.g., accounting and business consulting firms and cyber security and digital forensics companies) state and federal government (e.g., state department, police, intelligence agencies), and not-for-profit environments.
The University at Albany is also partnering with accounting firms such as Ernst & Young (EY), PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), and Accenture; digital technology company, and the New York State Division of State Police, by providing research, internships and support in the field of digital forensics.
The program is also building collaborations with two-year community colleges throughout New York, creating a pipeline for students completing associates degrees in digital forensics or related fields, to our undergraduate Digital Forensics program.
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Cesarean Scar: Sarah W.
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My scar was from march 21, 2010. It is a constant reminder that if it wasn't there my baby wouldn't be here.....
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New citrus varieties developed by the UCR Citrus Breeding Program are propagated at Lindcove and planted in the research blocks. Dr. Mikeal Roose (Dept. of Botany, UCR) heads the project, and pictured here is the newest addition to his team, Dr. Soon Park. The major objective of the program is to release exciting new citrus varieties of commercial importance to the citrus industry. Recently the program has released three varieties of low-seeded mandarins, 'DaisySL', 'KinnowLS', and 'FairchildLS'. Several more low-seeded mandarin varieties are scheduled for release in the near future, including 'EncoreLS' and unnamed selections from low-seeded 'Nova' and 'Fremont'. On the horizon is the possibility of releasing some selections of lemon and grapefruit. Many of these newly released varieties will be available for tasting at the upcoming Citrus Showcase sponsored by California Citrus Mutual at the Visalia Convention Center on March 7th. Hope to see you there.


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edX is opening up its membership beyond its initial 32 charter institutions. With its new membership structure, the online course provider will bring colleges, universities and other organizations into the fold as regular members, including 12 new institutions announced today.
edX, a not-for-profit online course provider, has 32 charter members, which include Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both founding members, and 30 other institutions that make up the "xConsortium." Now edX comprises 32 charter institutions and 12 regular members, which range from colleges and universities to foundations and consortia.
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Editor's Note: Jack O'Connor was one of the most prolific figures in American gun writing. The longtime firearms editor for Outdoor Life magazine introduced a great swath of America to hunting and firearms through countless books and articles.
O'Connor's unique life was the driving force in the development of his technical background and always enlightening perspective on firearms and hunting. Born January 22, 1902 in the Arizona Territory, he was witness to the closing of the old West. As an adult, he hunted all over the world, collecting trophies from nearly every continent. And throughout his life he was a refined man of letters, serving as an English professor at the University of Arizona and becoming the school's first journalism professor.
O'Connor is perhaps best known for his passion, sheep hunting. As pointed out at the Jack O'Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center's website, "by 1946 he collected three or more of each of the four wild sheep species in North America, becoming the fourth and fifth man to complete such a collection."
O'Connor also graced the pages of the Gun Digest Annual for many years. What follows is an excerpt from one of his earliest contributions, an article titled Tips on Big Game Shooting from the 1952 edition of the annual. As always, O'Connor's writing leaves his readers entertained, but more importantly educated.
Hold 'em, squeeze 'em, and call 'em!
This is the formula for becoming a good big game shot, just as it is for becoming a good shot of any kind.
The man interested primarily in being a game shot should practice largely in the position he will use in the field, and as much as possible under the conditions he will encounter in the field. Of the standard positions, the two most useful are sitting and offhand. Since I have done most of my big game hunting in the mountains and canyons of western North America, I have shot probably 70 percent of the big game I have killed from the sitting position – and that includes running game. I have shot some big game from the kneeling position, but I'd make a guess that of the other 30 percent, about half was shot from offhand and the other half from prone.
Sitting is the queen of hunting positions, particularly in the mountains. It brings the muzzle of the rifle high enough to clear grass and low shrubs. It can be used from a hillside. It is much steadier than offhand or kneeling. It is somewhat less steady than prone, but it is far more flexible and adaptable. Practice in the sitting position pays big dividends. It is a far better position for general use than kneeling.


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I love the caffeinating one! Too funny!
My favorite is the Reversible slacker, because sometimes I am actually motivated... sometimes.
The caffeinating one is great! I made a bunch of cozies as gifts last Christmas and they were very popular!
My fav is the I <3 T
i <3 the caffeinating one and the checklist *do stuff or * procrastinate !! too cute
Personally, I like the 'I heart T', but the 'caffeinating please wait' is a perfect one as well!! Can't decide between the two..
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Hi! I don't have a blog, can I facebook it instead? I have a twitter too if that helps. Anywhoo here is my first comment. :)
i love the procrastinator one! they are all super fun!
The tea cozies are my fav of all the amazing creations you've made!
Ok, so, I really like two. Do I lose points for indecision? I like the procrestinate one AND the I <3 T one. :)
all are very cute.
I love the caffeinating one the best.
Hi - Thanks for the giveaway. I love Tara's blog too.
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Joanna Montrichard OMG CUTE TEA COZY GIVE A AWAY!!! If you like getting tea or coffee on the go these are for you. So cute and made by the wonderful SewTara!! I might have to order a couple of these for Derek for xmas. ;) http://muffinsnmore.blogspot.com/2010/09/giveaway-and-small-guestpost-by-tara.html
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I like the one that says do stuff/procrastinate.
These are all so cute!
Love the "warm and cozy cozy."
Soooo cute! (Pick me!!)
I love the variety in her shop. She's quite the creative one!
I love the Kool Aid pouch beach bag! My favorite cozy is the "Caffeinating...please wait" SO ME. :)
I like the caffeinating one! It's cute!
I love the caffeinating one the best following ya too
I am a new follower! :)
I love ALL of the cozies...but I also REALLY like the very cherry pocket clutch! :)
Thanks for a great giveaway!!!
These are super cute. What a great idea.
I don't drink out of disposable cups, but I looked in her shop anyway and would love to have her adorable cupcake pin!
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hope i win!
my favorite is the caffeinating one! too appropriate for my mornings!
I love the "tea for geeks" 01010101 tea cozy, my husband needs it for his coffee at work!
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these are totally adorable!
i love the warm and cozy cozy, so cute!
thanks for such an awesome giveaway!
i love the warm and cozy cozy :)
The do stuff/procrastinate ones are really adorable!
The I heart T is just adorable!
So cute! Would love to win :)
My favorite is the Reversable Slacker or Go-Getter cup cozy!
Thank you and Sew Tara for the opportunity!
I would love to win the "caffeinating ..." one!!
Thank you again for the opportunity! :)
So creative ! I love this :)
Anw, i also have giveaway, it is F21 statement ring.
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My faviest thingy is http://www.etsy.com/listing/55214737/cup-cosy-for-hot-beverages
Good luck for me and everyone :)
Anw, i also have giveaway, it is F21 statement ring.
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I love these! So cute!
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I love the Cup cosy for hot beverages.
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I love all the cozies, but my absolute favorite is "caffeinating ... please wait" ... Gave me the biggest smile of my day! Thanks :)
I blogged about this giveaway.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I like the Warm and Cozy Cozy!
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Enter me please:)
I love the caffeinating one, so cute
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The tea cozy is a fantastic idea! Much better than trying to re-use the cardboard sleeves... :)
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I visited sewtara's etsy shop. "Caffeinating... Please wait" is definitely my fav!
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I love the fact that no one will steal my drink because it would e so different from everyone else!
I love the warm and cozy tea cozy!
i like the cosies- ironical and yet fun
Love the procrastinate one.
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Ohhhh, I love the caffeinating one, that is sooo me. crossing my fingers!
I love them ALL! :)
I really like the I heart tea cup cozy. It would make a perfect gift for my sister. She loves tea, and her name begins with T!
I love the "I heart t" one. It is too cute - and I am always drinking tea!
Procrastinate for the win!
I would have to say hands down, I love the procrastinate one...i am so there everyday, however, and I think I just proved my point that I procrastinated so long that it is like the end of October now and the contest deadline was Sept 28th, right? Do i get to win this one because I proved that I am "Mrs. Procrastination" to a "T"ea...get it? LOL!


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Well, I personally don't feel surprised in terms of results. Fed didn't produce enough tournament wins to stay in the top 3. But I do feel a little surprised at how quick he has shifted priorities to winning only the Slams mainly and less on winning the regular tour events.
But then again, I have always said that once a number one player gets married, the tennis results always seems to drop.
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I was replaying the 2005 Fed vs. Agassi matches, both Australian and U.S. Open. Fed was more vigorous and "swashbuckling" in his strokes. His backhand had great coil and balance, his forehand had more loop in the backswing to get him out of trouble. Agassi never seems to get the ball out of Fed's deceptive extension. Now his backhand looks abbreviated and his forehand does not start as high and comes through with flattened spin. He has given away his marvelous extension, especially on the forehand.
He used to hit 35% flat finishing forehands. It is also clear to see his footwork cover less ground and surrounds the ball less. He seems to hit more "inside and out" swingpath off both wings of his groundstrokes, instead of "outside and in". Hence, some of the strokes lack the power he once had. Perhaps age has caused all of these changes, but something in the back of my mind also thinks Fed has also chosen to be more conservative as well.
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One of the most memorable features in the Grand Theft Auto series of video games are the radio stations and music. In the latest instalment, GTA V, we can expect the radio stations to return, complete with new music and original content to keep us entertained while cruising the mean streets of Los Santos. The first official trailer features Small Faces' "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake," while the second features the song Skeletons by Stevie Wonder, so we're expecting solid 60s/70s/80s stations to be a prominent feature in the game. Other expected stations include hip-hop, rap, classic rock, electronic, pop, talk radio and more. GTA V releases in Spring 2013 and is sure to have a great soundtrack.
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Travelling abroad to learn a foreign language requires minimum preparation. This guide will help you to choose the best options during the preparation of your language study trip abroad. With the help of this guide, you will be kept up-to-date with all of the current possibilities on the language travel market.This language travel guide will help you in the step-by-step planning your language study trip abroad by providing you with numerous practical columns for the preparation of your language study trip abroad.
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Week 1: House back to ACA votes
House Republicans are back in town — and immediately getting back to the business of anti-Obamacare votes.
It's a notable change from the opening week of Congress in the past two years, when Republicans had somewhat relaxed their Obamacare game. In 2012, they were waiting for the Supreme Court to rule on the law and in early 2013 they'd just watched President Barack Obama win reelection — after which Speaker John Boehner temporarily declared the Affordable Care Act "the law of the land." The repeal vote last year didn't come until May, and only after freshman Republicans clamored for it.
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There's no waiting around this year, now that the law is in full effect, and Republicans are finding plenty of flaws to point out after the rocky rollout. But they aren't embarking on another full-fledged repeal effort, at least not this week.
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"Now that January 2014 is here, Obamacare has become a reality for all Americans and their families," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Wednesday. "The House this week is going to be approaching that issue in a very deliberate and appropriate manner."
The House is rounding out its first week back after the holidays with a pair of votes Friday aimed at the security and functionality of HealthCare.gov. It's a jab at the Obama administration after the website launch fiasco and follows repeated Republican criticisms about what they say was inadequate testing of the website security. It's a strategy that's likely to play out from now right up until the midterm elections.
One bill offered by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) would require the Department of Health and Human Services to notify Americans within two days if their personal information has been compromised on the new insurance exchanges. The other, sponsored by Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.), would require the administration to publicize weekly reports detailing the performance of the federal website.
( Also on POLITICO: Darrell Issa accuses Sebelius of 'false' testimony)
Republicans' new year's Obamacare energy is reminiscent of 2011, when they kicked off the year by voting to ditch the whole law. But the tone is different this year, now that the law is a reality and not just an impending change.
Republicans say now they can respond to specific problems with the law — instead of just trying to scrap it all. The votes this week, for instance, don't repeal or defund all or part of the health law, as a few dozen prior House votes did.
"Bah humbug, those days are past us," House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) told Rep. Frank Pallone after the New Jersey Democrat remarked on the fact that the bills this week didn't aim to kill the whole thing.
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Republicans say they are focused on the problems that Americans have been able to see over the past few months.
"Most of us on the Republican side were concerned about this from the beginning — seeing a lot of areas we thought were going to be problematic — so we were trying to take it out all at once," said Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.). "Now we're dealing with things as the American people bring it up, and it's been overwhelming that they're very concerned about the security."
The administration wouldn't say Wednesday whether Obama would support the legislation if it reached his desk, although Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will not bring up the bill in his chamber, his spokesman said.


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Immunizations are important to keep your child healthy. This article discusses how to ease the pain of shots for babies.
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Parents often wonder how to make shots less painful for their babies. Nearly all immunizations (also called vaccinations) need to be given into the muscle or under the skin using a needle and syringe. Reducing your child's anxiety level may be the best way to help limit the pain.
Here are some tips.
Tell older children that the shot is needed to keep them safe and healthy. Knowing what to expect ahead of time may reassure the child.
Explain to the child that it is okay to cry. But suggest that the child try to be brave. Explain that you do not like shots either, but you try to be brave, too. Praise the child after the shot is over, whether or not he or she cries.
Plan something fun to do afterward. A trip to the park or other entertainment after the shot can make the next one less scary.
Some doctors use a pain-relieving spray or cream before giving the shot.
Put pressure on the area before the shot is given.
Stay calm and do not let the child see if you are upset or anxious. The child will notice if you cringe before the shot. Talk calmly and use soothing words.
Follow the health care provider's instructions about how to hold your child to steady the leg or arm that will get the shot.
Distract the child by blowing bubbles or playing with a toy. Or point out a picture on the wall, count or say the ABCs, or tell the child something funny.
After the shot is given, a cool, damp cloth may be placed on the vaccination site to help reduce soreness.
Frequently moving or using the arm or leg that received the shot may also help reduce the soreness.
Giving your child acetaminophen or ibuprofen may help relieve common, minor symptoms after immunizations. Follow package instructions about how to give your child the medicine. Or call your child's health care provider for instructions.
Side effects from the shots vary, depending on which type of immunization was given. Most of the time, side effects are mild. Call your child's health care provider right away if your child:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years - United States, 2014. MMWR. 2014;63(05):108-109.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Parent's Guide to Childhood Immunizations. Second reprint. Atlanta, Ga: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. March 2012. CS229570.


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SAMHSA Honors Demi Lovato for National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day [Video]
Demi Lovato rocked a beautiful new look with a consistent and beautiful message for National Children's Mental Health Day. The 'Heart Attack' singer was honored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for her continued work with children and young adults with mental health and substance abuse problems.
Rocking a sensible white suit, nude heels, a new sandy blond shoulder-length bob and natural, glowy makeup, Lovato looked as angelic as she now behaves post-treatment.
Lovato received her award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at the National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day press briefing, which went down at the University of the District of Columbia Community College in Washington, D.C. yesterday afternoon (May 7).
"Every young person faces challenges as they work toward becoming an independent adult, and for those with mental health challenges, it can be even more of a struggle," Lovato said upon receiving her honor. "I want those young adults to know that your life has meaning and you can reach out to someone you trust for support and overcome any challenges in your life."
Lovato tweeted about the award:
"We applaud Ms. Lovato for her willingness to speak out about her experiences in support of youth and young adults with behavioral health challenges," said SAMHSA administrator Pamela S. Hyde in a statement. "This type of support, coupled with effective community-based programs for these youth and young adults can help them overcome any challenges and go on to live healthy, fulfilled lives."
Congrats, Demi -- and keep up the great work!


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After World War II, I served as an electrician with a local electrical company in a small town of approximately 10,000. Some of the houses in this area did not have house numbers posted on them because the original numbers had disappeared when the homes were repainted. As a result, our boss would frequently give us an approximate address when assigning our work. He would say something like, "a white house with a little roof over the front steps in the middle of the 600 block on South Garfield." In those days, very few people locked their homes, and typically no one was home when we performed our work. One day, the boss sent Merle, a master electrician, out to install four new receptacles in one of these homes. As he had done so many times before, he only gave Merle a brief description of the house. About two weeks later, the customer came into the shop and asked the boss if he was now sending out bills before the job was done. "No," the boss said. "Merle turned in your job sheet right after he finished the job." The customer quickly added, "Well where did he put the receptacles because I cannot find them." Come to find out, Merle had installed the four new receptacles in the wrong house.
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An Oldie but Goody
When our town's swimming pool was getting ready to open for the summer, we discovered the chlorine injection flow switch?had rusted out and needed to be replaced. After removing the old one, I realized the paddle that sat in the water stream had completely corroded away. I made a wild guess at which size paddle to use and finished installing the new switch. Although it seemed to be working fine when I left, we got a frantic call the next morning (opening day) that it was not working. I hurried over and found the new switch was not actuated. Certain that I had put in the wrong size paddle, I kept installing larger and larger paddles to try and correct the problem. Finally, one hour before opening,?when I was at my wit's end, one of the pool workers decided to clean the pump strainer, which was completely clogged with grass clippings from last night's mowing — resulting in no flow through the pipes. After this clog was cleared, I installed the original paddle, which worked just fine. I learned a painful lesson from this experience: Always check all indications before jumping to conclusions.
Richard Harrahill
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So how do we gauge the effects of climate change? Not just empirically but aesthetically, viscerally, visually? This is a question the city of San Jose has put to different groups of artists in commissioning a design for a Climate Clock. The clock will be a site-specific public art piece that will serve as an educational tool about global climate change– while also recording its local effects. The proposals were narrowed from 50 down to three. The finalist groups will have residencies at both the CADRE Laboratory for New Media at San Jose State University and the Montalvo Arts Center in order to develop the designs further. The city of San Jose will then select a winner in mid-2009. In the meantime, we can examine the intricate and fascinating proposals for works of art that will monitor our people space for the next 100 years.
Each proposal has a very different approach to the daunting task of recording the effects of climate change over the next century. The Huey-Dewey-Louie Clock is built as a tribute to the film Silent Running, in which a scientist fights for the last encapsulated remnants of forest with the help of three robot aids. The HDL Clock will incorporate three such robots: Huey will extract mineral deposits from the air, forming them into towers that read as visual breakdowns of the landscape. Dewey is a series of genetically identical daffodils, grown each year in groups of 100 and hermetically-sealed beneath glass air samples: the 100th flower will be laid to dry out inside them. Finally, Louie will roam the area, compacting soil into tiny cubes and stamping each one with a significant fact of the day: the price of oil, or the number of remaining polar bears, for instance. In this way, each devoted resourceful caretaker leaves a visual reminder of the cumulative effects of our changing atmosphere.
Brent Bucknum of Hyphae Design and Greenmeme worked on a proposal, Wired Wilderness, which suggests creating a small ecosystem of native oaks and their companion, lichen, in the center of the city, surrounded by the data collected by the nearby wired oak grove. The exhibit would be "curated" by a different artist overseeing the artwork each year, the technology could be transformed, swapped out to accommodate new innovations and developments. The entire piece would be surrounded by a tidal pool, made to rise and fall in accordance with local water levels.
In the Organograph, artist Chico MacMurtrie, Geo Homsy, Bill Washabaugh and Gideon Shapiro plan to create a spiraling sculptural journey that unfolds every morning and closes each night like a flower. This twisting sculpture moves two meters a year along a preset spiral path, advancing on a watery canal and leaving a trail of garden space and garbage-paved paths. The paths widen to accommodate increased human used of garbage: visitors at the apex of the flower are asked to descend in one of two ways: the traditional fossil-fuel way, or the clean energy way. The space inside the sculpture would be continually updated by scientists to provide the most accurate and relevant information.
Regardless of which proposal is selected next year, San Jose will find itself with a stunning art-watchman of climate changes to come.
+ San Jose Public Art Program: Climate Clock
+ CADRE Laboratory for New Media


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Hayden teacher named Leader in Education, praised for efforts
Steamboat Springs — Based on her remarks after being named a Peabody Energy Leader in Education, Lori Hornstein's commitment to education was clear.
When it came time for the Hayden Valley Elementary School first-grade teacher to speak, she directed the attention away from herself and toward the crowd of students gathered for the assembly. Always an educator, she told the students she wanted them to focus and do well on upcoming Transitional Colorado Student Assessment Program testing.
"They make all of us in our school look good," Hornstein said.
She then led the students in singing the ABCs.
This is Hornstein's 26th year teaching at the school, where she has taught students in kindergarten through third grade.
Thursday's assembly was meant to surprise Hornstein. That was tough, though, because the school had a surprise assembly in January to honor kindergarten teacher Laura Voorhees as a Leader in Education.
It was obvious another teacher from the school was being recognized when Peabody Energy Leaders in Education Program Manager Maureen Moore walked into the gymnasium. She flew into Hayden from St. Louis, where Peabody is based. Peabody is the world's largest private-sector coal company and runs Routt County's Twentymile Mine southeast of Hayden.
"I bet we have someone here that turns on electricity in your minds every day," Moore said when introducing Hornstein to the students.
Principal Rhonda Sweetser said Hornstein is known for dedicating extra time to her students and often can be found at the school on nights and weekends.
"One of the people that is always here is Lori, and that's after years and years of teaching," Sweetser said. "She just believes in giving it her all and being ready for everything she has to do."
Hornstein also has won the praises of parents.
"They realize her dedication and that she is a teacher who realizes parents are an important part of the education team, and she expects the highest level from all students," Sweetser said.
Students appreciate her, as well.
"She's really smart, and she teaches us a lot," said Joseph Hockaday, one of Hornstein's students.
Hornstein's husband, Donovan, was at the assembly to congratulate his wife. Hornstein said she was shocked and surprised by the recognition.
"I'm still shaking," she said after the assembly.
Peabody is recognizing about a dozen educators this year in Routt, Moffat and Eagle counties, where Peabody has mining operations or corporate offices.
In addition to Voorhees and Hornstein, Hayden High School teacher Kevin Kleckler was honored in February. In Moffat County, Craig Middle School seventh-grade science teacher Brynna Vogt was given the $1,000 award that teachers can use in any way they like.
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Moffat County Class of 2019 keeps hope, heart, humor during graduation ceremony
Sharing thanks, enjoying some laughs, and shedding a few tears are an indicator of the emotional levels that always seem to come with Moffat County High School graduation.


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Adler Planetarium has topped 500,000 annual visitors for the first time since 1993, the lakefront space museum crowed in a news release Tuesday.
Running about 22 percent ahead of 2014 in attendance, the Adler achieved the half-million mark Nov. 30, with a month left in the year, including the busy Christmas vacation week.
The museum is touting revamped exhibits, including the new "Mission Moon," and a new management team as the reason for the attendance growth. Michelle Larson took over as the Adler president almost three years ago and has put in place new senior management.
But another key, said Marc Lapides, chief marketing and development officer, was the...


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NU Online News Service, April 12, 2:44 p.m. EST
The Government Accountability Office said today in a new report that the government should consider capping crop-insurance-premium subsidies for individual farmers or reducing subsidies for all farmers, or both.
In an example, the GAO report says that if a limit of $40,000 had been applied to individual farmers' crop-insurance-premium subsidies, as it is for other farm programs, the federal government would have saved up to $1 billion in crop-insurance-program costs in 2011.
The report also says that the U.S. Department of Agriculture should accelerate the use of data-mining tools to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse by either farmers or insurance agents and adjusters.
"GAO believes that when farm income is at a record high and the nation faces severe fiscal problems, limiting premium subsidies is an appropriate area for consideration," the report concludes.
The report was requested by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. In a statement, he says, "This report shows that Congress could cap premium subsidies at $40,000 and save taxpayers $1 billion."
He says high premium subsidies have hurt small and beginning farmers because the subsidies themselves have distorted the market. For instance, he says, high subsidies have artificially increased the value of land and have created other barriers to entry and expansion.
"I applaud GAO for providing Congress with yet another way to save taxpayer dollars and reform government," Coburn says.
Ironically, the report was issued as information surfaced that insurance agents are lobbying Congress to end caps on commissions imposed in the contract agreed to in 2011 that cut existing subsidies in the program by approximately 6 percent over 10 years.
Officials of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents are trying to get the 2011 caps removed in the 2012 farm bill now being crafted by Congress.
Regarding the GAO report, Mike Becker, assistant vice president of PIA National, says, "We caution against additional cuts to federal-crop insurance. The program sustained multi-billion dollar cuts during the 2008 Farm Bill and additional multi-billion-dollar cuts during the most recent Standard Reinsurance Agreement. A continued array of cuts would lead to a derailed program causing catastrophic failure to America's agricultural safety net."
Becker adds, "When it comes to budget cuts, crop insurance has already done much more than its fair share."
Others in the industry sought to defend the current system. In a statement, officials of National Crop Insurance Services, Overland Park, Kansas, which represents crop underwriters, says, "The plan recently outlined by the GAO would adversely affect many of America's full-time farmers."
In addition, the statement says, "We fear it could prove particularly punishing to beginning and young farmers and other operators who are less likely to secure essential loans without adequate insurance coverage."
Moreover, the NCIS officials say, "Having already shouldered more than $12 billion in funding reductions since 2008, the crop-insurance infrastructure must not be weakened further.
"As Congress writes the next farm bill, lawmakers should do no harm to crop insurance and keep rural America strong."
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text: On December 1, 1983, director Brian de Palma (The Untouchables, Carlito's Way) released his modernized version of Ben Hecht and Howard Hawks' 1930s gangster drama, Scarface. While the original followed a charismatic Chicago mobster in the Prohibition era, de Palma's version took the character to violent world of the 1980s drug trade in Miami, Florida. Fueled by Al Pacino's riveting performance and backed by an outstanding supporting cast that included Michelle Pfeiffer (What Lies Beneath, Batman Returns), Steven Bauer (Raising Cain, Primal Fear), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (The Abyss, The Perfect Storm) and Robert Loggia (Big, Independence Day), Scarface ushered in a new era of gangster movies far darker than Francis Coppola's The Godfather series just a decade before. One of the primary reasons is because of de Palma's direction. Continue reading


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AMPHETAMINES OR SPEED, MORE LIKE CRANK,METH,GLASS. The term is used when one or more tweakers are in the presence of some authority figure ,ie; school teachers, parents, the pay phone at the police dept.ect... and dont want their conversation completly understood. as apposed to "olskool" which refers to the "rode hard and put out wet" cocaine, or more specifically crack
tweaker 1; " DUDE,I just got out a jail, I'm on the pay phone at the W.Valley cop shop, pick up a teener of nu-skool and come git my ass out-a-here tweaker 2; "Im on my way, be there with fresh round-ball and a teener of nu-school in no time at all.
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More than 3,000 students live on-campus across 15 residence halls. In total, more than 80 percent of our students live on campus or in off-campus housing within walking distance to the university.
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