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DNC delegate exposed to ID theft
A TV camera focused on a Medicare card displayed by a delegate at the Democratic National Convention, making her Social Security number clearly visible to the TV audience.
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Wednesday night, in the midst of former President Bill Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention, the camera cut away to an audience member holding up what is a familiar sight for the roughly 50 million Americans who participate in Medicare -- a Medicare ID card.
While that ID card was a great image of what Clinton was discussing -- whether Obamacare would mean cuts in benefits for Medicare participants -- that simple act of airing someone's ID card, which displays one's Social Security number as an identifier of his or her Medicare status, can expose that person to identity theft.
In fact, the Social Security Administration even says on its website, "The potential for misuse of SSNs (that) could result from the need for Medicare recipients to carry their Medicare cards with them is a valid concern."
The Government Accountability Office even suggested in August that Social Security numbers be removed from all Medicare cards because of the identity theft risk it poses to Medicare participants.
The video of the DNC attendee was aired on multiple stations covering the convention, including, but not limited to, PBS, ABC and MSNBC. The full video of the speech, including the Medicare card moment, is also still up on YouTube. The Medicare card fully displayed the delegate's name and Social Security number, something that hackers can now use to steal her identity, according to Adam Levin, co-founder and chairman of Credit.com and Identity Theft 911.
"It's good to be enthusiastic about a candidate and a cause," Levin says. "It's bad to wave personal identification cards in front of cameras, unless you are Todd Davis and LifeLock will handle your 15 incidents (or more) of identity theft for free."
But not all hope is lost. Here's what Levin advises this person to do immediately to help protect herself. "Now that her information is out there, close monitoring of her credit report, bank accounts and any other financial accounts is the key to discovering fraud and then beginning the process of resolving it," he says. (Post continues below.)
The first step for people who think they have exposed their Social Security number to the outside world is to place an initial security alert on their credit reports, Levin says. This can be done through any of the three major credit reporting agencies -- TransUnion, Equifax or Experian -- and once you call one, you do not have to call the others. This will essentially flag your credit reports so that creditors know to be extremely careful about releasing any other information about you.
An initial alert will stay in your file for 90 days, but that doesn't mean your work is done. You should be monitoring your credit report and financial accounts to make sure nothing seems out of place. The initial alert entitles you to a copy of your credit report with each of the major credit reporting agencies.
If you spot anything hinky on your credit report -- check out these signs that you've been compromised to know what "hinky" means -- then you should file an identity theft report with a local or federal government agency to document that your identity has been compromised. Then file an extended alert with the credit reporting agencies, which will remain on your credit report for seven years to prohibit identity thieves from lying in wait and then using your identity down the road.
Seem like a lot of work? It is. But it can all be prevented by being careful about how, when and where you share your information. Showing your Social Security number and name on national television can be a costly mistake.
"It is said that cybersecurity is only as effective as its weakest link. Human beings are the weakest link," Levin says.
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Massimino's Twitter user name is Astro_Mike, according to the announcement dated April 6 . He will fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist and spacewalker during a mission targeted to launch May 12.
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- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 168.4
- Total Fat: 4.0 g
- Cholesterol: 75.0 mg
- Sodium: 537.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 15.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
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Slow Cooker Bourbon Street ChickenSubmitted by: SUNSHYNE71
IntroductionThis is New Orleans-style chicken made with shredded dark meat in a lightly sweet sauce. Delicious served over brown rice. Kids love it, too. This is New Orleans-style chicken made with shredded dark meat in a lightly sweet sauce. Delicious served over brown rice. Kids love it, too.
Number of Servings: 6
6 frozen chicken thighs
1 clove garlic, chopped (or 1 tbsp. granulated garlic)
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 c. apple juice
1/4 c. packed light brown sugar
2 tbsp. ketchup
1 tbsp. cider vinegar
1/2 c. water
1/8 c. soy sauce
Green onion garnish and a side salad make it a meal.
Place frozen chicken thighs on bottom of crock pot. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook 8 hours on low, then shred chicken in the slow cooker to a "pulled pork" consistency. Ladle over a bowl of brown rice or place atop a whole-grain bun. (Not included in Nutrition Facts).
Serving Size: Makes six servings.
Serving Size: Makes six servings.
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I give this recipe 5 stars! I used 6 skinless breasts instead of the dark meat. Everyone commented on how wonderful it smelled while it was cooking and they couldn't wait to dig in. I served it on a bun and also have eaten it on a whole wheat pita. It is juicy and delicious. - 6/25/13
This was excellent. Even sent out to other friends who love their slow cookers. Only concern, next time I will add a little cornstarch to the water because the sauce came out liquidy. I also will add some sweet onion next time. Chicken was tender and had great flavor! - 4/14/13
I like the recipe, but was hoping for the chicken skewers in the picture. - 4/13/13
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I didn't put that pic there. Not sure who did....
Really yummy! Like a lot of other people, I used chicken breasts instead of thighs. I pulled the chicken at about the 6 hour mark and cooked for another half an hour. It was perfectly cooked, and soaked up all the sauce - super juicy and tender! Delicious on it's own or on a bun. - 4/14/14
The sauce was very watery. We used a slotted spoon to drain it when serving. I ate as-is to save calories, but the family put BBQ sauce on it because we didn't think it was flavorful enogh. Even our German exchange student, who is accustomed to less-seasoned foods, was dumping BBQ sauce on it. - 3/2/14
Thought this was delicious. Looks nothing like the picture, though. To answer another poster's question, yes, after the initial 5-6 hours cooking time is up you need to remove skin and bones. All the fat is present in the sauce, though so I would still include it in calorie/nutrition calculations. - 2/27/14
This was so good! My family raved about it. I cut the chicken in cubes, browned it in a pan, and added the sauce, simmered about 20 minutes- so good. Used half chicken breast and half chicken thighs and thickened the sauce with cornstarch. My family raved about it and everyone asked for the recipe - 2/23/14


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Lesson Plan Overview / Details
This lesson serves as an introduction to the alternative fuels program. Students will learn about a variety of alternative fuels, the infrastructure supporting these fuels, pros and cons associated with alternative fuels, and safety when working with or around them. Example of fuels discussed include; compressed natural gas, electric, fuel ethanol, fuel methanol, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and nuclear energy. May be taken a total of two times. 18 hours lecture."
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- Identify various alternative fuel types and the efficiency of each.
- Evaluate the viability of various alternative fuels based on demographic information and make appropriate recommendations to the user.
- Identify and describe safety concerns associated with various alternative fuels.
- Use Internet-based resources to search for and find alternative fuel filling stations.
- Identify and perform the proper method to refuel an alternative fuel vehicle.
- Identify state and federal government regulations, incentives and infrastructure for the use of alternative fuels.
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- Lecture to Introduce Class Hooks / Set
The War in Iraq, global-warming, sustainability, pollution control. When I say these things, what do you think about? What if you could change your world, or those individuals who are in your area of influence, so that twenty-years from now the environment is as good or better than you enjoyed growing up? How would that make you feel?
Show the picture, "LA Smog" during the next taking point.
Tell the story of my growing-up and "brownout" days.
When I was a young person growing up in Southern California, though I lived in a community near the beach, several times through the year we would experience what were called "brown-out days." Brown-out days were days that required all students in the school to take their recess in non-physical ways. We would go to the gymnasium and play cards, or a board game, watch a movie, or some other non-physical activity. The government had determined that the air quality was so bad that it was unhealthy for children. My wife grew up in the foothills of Los Angeles, her brother had a respiratory health problem, and her family eventually left that community and moved where the air quality was better. Imagine air quality that is so unhealthy that government says, children cannot go out and play at recess.
Resources and Materials
- LA Smog [ View Image ] [ Download Original ] A photo of Los Angeles during a smog alert
NOTE: This next portion of the course is important for effective communication and connecting with the students. In this portion of the course, you are seeking to understand the reason(s) the students enrolled in the course. Directed instruction will work most effectively when you meet the needs/desires of the majority of the student population. Your goal as the teacher in this portion is to discover WHY these students have enrolled in your class.
Begin lesson segment:
Most individuals have opinions about motivations for Alternative Fuels. Seek to understand the reason(s) the students have enrolled in your class. Do this by leading an interactive discussion about these key elements; do not limit the discussion to these, but use them as a springboard to launch the discussion.
1. Political views of the "wars for oil"; show the political cartoon of hybrid here
2. Global-warming; go to www.fueleconomy.gov and discuss carbon footprint
3. Sustainability; all alternative fuels have two common components; cleaner (less emissions) than gasoline AND renewable sources
IMPORTANT NOTE: you as the teacher would be well-served to pay close attention to the above discussion; there are many different reasons why individuals are interested in this emerging field; presenting material that aligns best with student interests will most likely provide enduring interest in the topic (make your class fun and engaging).
Following the introduction/information-seeking discussion, hand out Chapter 35 of Automotive Technology, A Systems Approach, by Jack Erjavec (Delmar/Cengage Learning, 2010). Inform the students this will be the reference material for the next 4-hours of the course (in the Intro to Alt Fuels class that I teach, this is two, 2-hour lecture sections).
Additionally, the review questions at the end of the chapter will serve as the homework assignment. Students who wish to receive additional knowledge and extra-credit may complete the "ASE-Style Review Questions" in addition to the "Review Questions," found at the end of the Chapter 35 handout.
Resources and Materials
- political cartoon of hybrid [ Download ] political cartoon of hybrid for first talking point
- www.fueleconomy.gov and discuss carbon footprint [ Download ] Carbon Footprint from www.fueleconomy.gov for second talking point
- Chapter 35 Hand-Out [ Download ] Week 1 (first 4-hours of course) Written Reference Material
- Review Questions from Chapter 35 Hand-Out Assessment
Students will use this handout as the foundation of the first 4 hours of the course. In addition, the material will be used to answer the review questions at the end of the chapter. Since there are two sets of review questions, I suggest making one set a requirement and the second set extra credit.
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From inflationary cost pressures to FX headwinds, international food marketers have single-digit growth trajectories ahead. How do you succeed in this market? While I see few opportunities for outperformance, I think the industry offers a few stocks that are incredibly safe, even if they are also slightly overvalued. To be clear, none of the stocks highlighted below are poor investments; rather, they just have constrained momentum that precludes entry of high-growth investors. Accordingly, I recommend reviewing these stocks to determine which ones are ideal for a defensive portfolio.
Mondelez International : Poor Returns Ahead
Early last month, Mondelez (NASDAQ: MDLZ) split off from Kraft Food Groups. Mondelez retains the more popular core snack business, which includes favorite brands like Wheat Thins, Newtons, Cadbury, and Trident, among others. At 16.4x forward earnings, however, the stock is fairly expensive, especially when you consider, it has a yield of just 2.7%. But volatility is still less than half that of the broader market, and 11.8% annual EPS growth is forecasted over the next 5 years. Clearly, there is some value to be had. So, how is the business doing fundamentally?
In the third quarter, performance was in-line with expectations while Kraft Foods was ahead of consensus by 16.2%. The greatest potential comes in emerging markets, but profit realization thus far is being held back by FX headwinds. Operating income still gained over 9%, and revenue in the biscuit and chocolate categories remain strong in the mid- to high-single digits. Gum, on the other hand, has been challenging. Though revenue, overall, in 3Q12 was disappointing, 4Q12 is set for a rebound, according to management. However, management has guided for 2013 organic net top-line growth at the low end of its long-term 5-7% target. Even developing markets are only forecasted for just high-single digit growth.
All in all I recommend, avoiding the stock. Margins have expanded 90 bps during the last 9 months, but there are tremendous risks going into 2013. Inflationary inputs and FX headwinds are more of a long-term problem than a seasonal weakness. Brazil and Russia have also seen operational missteps, including lower pricing and contribution. A dislocation between consumption and distributor inventories have depressed momentum in those regions. And while this dislocation will be corrected, it's the slowdown in growth that is problematic.
General Mills Preferable Over Kellogg Company
Unfortunately, there are a lack of good alternatives. General Mills (NYSE: GIS) and Kellogg (NYSE: K) have <4% free cash flow yields and are rated around a "hold" or worse on the Street. Kellogg, for example, is rated a "sell" and has weak earnings momentum to drive returns. Over the past 5 years, it grew EPS by 6.2% annually-- a rate of 6.6% is forecasted over the next 5 years. Assuming expectations are met, 2016 EPS will come out to $4.40. At a multiple of 15x, this translates to a future stock value of $66. That is an average return of just 4% and does not warrant an investment. When you discount the future stock price by 10%, you find that the current price is around 25% overvalued.
General Mills has been a solid winner over the years. It has gone up and up and now is priced at its record high of $25.1 billion. What makes the stock so attractive to many is that it performs well in good times and bad. During the past 5 years, GIS went up around 41% while the S&P 500 slid 4.9%. Combined with the 3.3% dividend yield (a distribution has been in existence of 113 years), investors have been very fortunate with returns. However, the past is not an indicator of future performance. Management says that it is on track to hit its issued guidance call for earnings of $2.65 per share.
Yet ROA has climbed from around 5% in 2003 to 7.9% today. Gross margins have held relatively steady over the last decade, but competition is rising. So, all things considered, while the stock may not be undervalued, it is not risk-free.
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Behind the Motion Picture Canvas: Film Formats through the 21st Century
Presented by the Academy's Science and Technology Council
Hosted by Rob Hummel
With special guests John Bailey, Stephen Burum, Allen Daviau and Caleb Deschanel
Continuing with screenings of "Manhattan" and "The Black Stallion" on September 10 and 11.
"Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out." – Martin Scorsese
The motion picture aspect ratio isn't just a frame for the picture; in the hands of an accomplished filmmaker, the aspect ratio can have a significant influence on the storytelling process. Join Science and Technology Council member Rob Hummel for an illustrated lecture that traces the history of motion picture formats from the silent era through the 21st century. "Behind the Motion Picture Canvas" will examine the role that emerging technology has played in the evolution of film formats, and how the technical choices made by Thomas Edison and William Dickson at the dawn of the film era continue to influence the way we look at movies today.
The program will include clips from such films as "The Great Train Robbery" (1903, full aperture 1.33:1), "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938, Academy aperture 1.37:1), "White Christmas" (1954, VistaVision 1.85:1), "Lady and the Tramp" (1955, CinemaScope 2.55:1), "Sleeping Beauty" (1959, Technirama 70 2.2:1, Composed for 2.55:1), "The Sound of Music" (1965, Todd-AO 65mm 2.2:1), "Ryan's Daughter" (1970, Super Panavision 65mm 2.2:1), "Silverado" (1985, Super 35 2.40:1), and "The Accidental Tourist" (1988, Panavision 2.40:1).
Cinematographers, including John Bailey, Stephen Burum, Allen Daviau and Caleb Deschanel, will be on hand to discuss the role of film formats in shaping their creative decisions, including the technical constraints and the creative opportunities that the choice of a film format brings to a motion picture.
Hummel has served on the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee and edited the 8th edition of the American Cinematographer Manual. During Hummel's tenure at Technicolor, he worked closely with over 70 cinematographers ranging from John Alonzo to Vilmos Zsigmond, giving him a unique perspective on the creative process of working with film formats.
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"Behind the Motion Picture Canvas: Film Formats through the 21st Century" continues with two nights of screenings hosted by Rob Hummel. Both screenings will be held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Thursday, September 10, at 8 p.m.
Manhattan (1979) – 96 mins.
This classic romantic comedy stars Woody Allen as Isaac Davis, a twice divorced 42-year-old comedy writer struggling to cope with the women in his life.
With Diane Keaton, Michael Murphy, Mariel Hemingway.
Directed by Allen. Produced by Charles H. Joffe. Written by Allen, Marshall Brickman. Cinematography Gordon Willis.
Premiering a newly struck print from the Academy Film Archive.
Filmed in Panavision with Eastman B&W negative. Released in 35mm Anamorphic (CinemaScope) with Eastman Kodak B&W prints. Prints by Technicolor.
Academy Award nominee: Supporting Actress (Hemingway), Writing – Screenplay written directly for the screen (Allen, Marshall Brickman)
Friday, September 11, at 8 p.m.
The Black Stallion (1979) – 118 mins.
Based on Walter Farley's acclaimed 1941 children's novel, "The Black Stallion" tells the story of Alec Ramsay (Kelly Reno) and his relationship with a wild Arabian stallion.
With Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse.
Directed by Carroll Ballard. Produced by Fred Roos, Tom Sternberg. Screenplay Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg, William D. Wittliff. Based on the novel by Walter Farley. Cinematography Caleb Deschanel. Premiering a newly struck print from the Academy Film Archive.
Filmed in 35mm with Eastman Color negative, composed for 1.85. Released in Eastman Color prints composed for 1.85. Prints by Technicolor.
Academy Award winner: Special Achievement Award – Sound Editing (Alan Splet)
Academy Award nominee: Supporting Actor (Rooney), Film Editing (Robert Dalva)
Event Information
- When
- Wednesday, September 9, at 8 p.m.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
- Where
- Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
- Contact Info
- (310) 247-3600
"The Great Train Robbery," 1903. The first standardized film format was a frame contained within a 35mm film area of four sprocket holes.
"White Christmas," 1954. Turning the film on its side and doubling the image size was Paramount's response to CinemaScope.
Please note: Images shown here do not reflect the original format of these films.
Host and council member Rob Hummel with cinematographers Stephen Burum, Allen Daviau, John Bailey and Caleb Deschanel.
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Four Early Movers On Friday … Are Any Presenting Value?
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Earnings and earning-related news is the number one catalyst for stock movement. A strong quarter can dictate the direction of a stock for the following three months as can a bad quarter; in the past I have written in detail about such subjects, a domino effect following a strong or bad quarter. Therefore, I am looking and assessing four of the top movers following earnings on Friday.
Modest Growth Finally Takes its Toll
IPG Photonics (NASDAQ: IPGP) is trading lower in early trading by almost 8% after reporting earnings. The company's stock had been trading near 52-week highs after a 25% three-month return, but after posting revenue growth of just 17% year-over-year (yoy) it's very possible that investors will reassess their position.
This is a tech stock that is trading with a price/sales of 6.5 and at 21.05 times next year's earnings. The company has operating margins of 38%, therefore it doesn't appear expensive to the naked eye. However, the problem is that margins are near maxed and top-line growth is slowing.
As a result, after a top and bottom line miss, I'd avoid the stock for now, and would not pay more than a 4.0 price/sales multiple on this stock due to slowing growth.
Ellie Continues to Exhibit Perfection on All Levels
Ellie Mae (NYSE: ELLI) is trading higher by 12% after reporting earnings that blew past expectations. This is a company that grew its revenue by 60% yoy, issued guidance above the consensus, and saw a 10% rise in users of its loan origination software. The company's software is growing rapidly yet trades with a price/sales of slightly below 6.0.
Keep in mind, IPG Photonics, the company above, grew by just 17% and trades with a similar valuation. As a result, I definitely think Ellie Mae is a great potential investment, a company with room to grow in a mortgage industry that appears to be on the rise.
A Quarterly Beat is Not Enough to Counter Weak Guidance
Technology company LogMeIn (NASDAQ: LOGM) continues to add to its one-year decline following earnings. The stock is currently trading lower by more than 25% after beating earnings expectations, due to issuing weak guidance. This is a stock that simply can not fall fast enough, a company that has continued to lower its guidance and is now growing by less than 15% year-over-year.
Obviously, the stock is not nearly as expensive as it was last year, now trading at just 4.37 times sales, yet investors must wonder if growth is in the company's future. After a one-year loss of more than 55%, I still think I'd avoid this stock.
Qlik Breaks Out With Strong Earnings/Guidance
Qlik Technologies (NASDAQ: QLIK) is trading higher by over 18% after the company's earnings beat on both the top and bottom line. The company saw revenue growth of 27% over last year, saw 40% growth in North America, and provided excellent guidance.
The company is what I consider to be fairly valued. It has had a rough year in terms of performance and this is the quarter that could lead to a larger trend higher. It trades with a price/sales of 5.44, which is appropriate considering its growth, and has significant room to expand its operating margins of 3.45%. Overall, the quarter was strong, the outlook is great, and this appears to be a company on the rise.
Too often we associate stock performance with fundamental performance, yet it's the inconsistencies between these two factors that create value. The ability to identify these inconsistencies is a psychological behavior-changing skill that very few investors are able to perfect. I have talked about this subject in great detail, and have taught investors how to change these tendencies to return large gains. My advice is to become a smart investor, by learning how to logically assess what caused a stock to move compared to its valuation, or by learning how to first read a quarterly report before admiring the stock's reaction. Then, if there is a distinction in value you are able to capitalize on the value.
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Blizzard will not donate as the donations or contest are not specifically endorsed by Blizzard. On a side note, the donation page does not say that this person is a Blizzard employee and just because she is a friend of a WowInsider admin, I wouldn't donate anything hoping for a lifetime pass to WoW (even though lifetime is actually just the life of the game). Before donating, remember that on the donation page, it does not say if the entire donation amount is being donated, a lot of compaines and people will actually on donate a percentage of the amount (great one for this is the childrens miracle network who keeps a great deal for themselves).
But yea it would be nice if Blizzard donated $1 from each person monthly subscription for the month of December than the donation would be over $11.5million 8P


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Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr. appeared on XMSatellite radios Innovation Navigation show to talk about his new book Patent Trolls: Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation. The cost of patent trolls is staggering, both in terms of lost work and in court costs and attorney fees. The outmoded patent system in the US is discussed, including proposals for reforming the patent system.
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Recorded: Friday, October 25, 2013
Ghanaian economist and Research Fellow, George Ayittey argues that Africa is poor because it is not freedue to dictatorships. He spoke with host Justin Rowlatt and an audience at Paris Dauphine University in Paris.
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Recorded: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
With the hearings on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., was interviewed on NPRs Talk of the Nation to discuss how to revise the nomination and selection process of Supreme Court Justices, based on his recent article in the Washington Examiner, A role for the people in judicial selection.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott visited PortMiami Friday to see first-hand the specially outfitted vessel that is currently dredging the channel entrance to the port, a project made possible when Scott provided millions in state money for the endeavor.
A month after Scott withdrew Florida's participation in the bullet train project in early 2011, he directed the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to amend its work plan to include $77 million so PortMiami could deepen its cargo harbor to receive the giant container ships that will cross the Panama Canal once its expansion is completed in 2015.
Later the state contribution grew to $112.5 to fund the $220 million dredging project, The county port's contribution totals $108 million.
The dredging of the port's shipping from 42 to 50 to 52 feet will enable the mega container vessels to dock at PortMiami and unload cargo containers. PortMiami is the only Florida port currently undergoing dredging to 50 feet, which is the required depth to accommodate the giant container ships.
Workers are now building a third set of locks at the Panama Canal and widening navigational channels in order to accommodate the giant container ships and maintain the canal's competitiveness among shipping companies.
Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who visited Miami last week, said ports along the East Coast should follow PortMiami's example and dredge their cargo harbors to 50 feet or become irrelevant.
" PortMiami is expanding," Martinelli said in Miami, "and a place like Miami will be greatly benefited because more than 30,000 people will benefit with new jobs with the expansion of this port, and this will lead to great benefits for the United States. All ports that do not deepen their harbors to 50 feet will disappear."
On Friday, Scott got to see the dredging work up close. He was taken to see the dredging vessel Terrapin Island as it idled near the entrance channel to the cargo harbor across from the mansions of Fisher island.
The Terrapin Island dredge acts like a giant vacuum cleaner, sucking up loose rock and soft materials. At the end of next week, a larger dredging vessel, the Texas, is expected to arrive. It will be able to cut through rock.
Scott saw the Terrapin Island from a state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission boat. He wore a baseball cap that said Navy on the front and was accompanied on the tour by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, PortMiami Director Bill Johnson and FDOT Secretary Ananth Prasad.
After the tour, Scott told reporters that he decided to allocate state money to the dredging project because PortMiami Johnson persuaded him that Florida's future in the global economy rode on whether the port here could handle giant container ships.
"I want to first thank Bill Johnson," Scott said. "He told me the importance of the dredge project here and we made sure, with the support of the FDOT, that we would get this done."
To Scott and local officials, the goal is to make PortMiami the first port of call on the East Coast for the mega cargo ships after they cross the Panama Canal.
"PortMiami, and the state of Florida, is giving them [the shipping firms] the reason to stop here at this port and this state," said Johnson. "PortMiami offers efficiency, the best infrastructure of any port on the East Coast of the United States. It's about time to market. It's about saving money. That's what it's about and that's why Miami will win."
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This will bring a smile to your face! A very thirsty and hot chimpanzee called Tong drinks water from a pipe that an official turned on to help cool him down as temperatures rise to nearly 40C in Bangkok, Thailand Photograph: Apichart Weerawong/AP
Actually Governor Romney, what you just said is completely incorrect… This is NPR.
NPR has a new ethics handbook, which came out February 24th. Here's the key part:
We report for our readers and listeners, not our sources. So our primary consideration when presenting the news is that we are fair to the truth. If our sources try to mislead us or put a false spin on the information they give us, we tell our audience. If the balance of evidence in a matter of controversy weighs heavily on one side, we acknowledge it in our reports.
Fair to the truth. Pretty cool. It's already started to have an effect. This is from an NPR report on Feb. 27th about auto bailouts and the Republican candidates.
NPR REPORTER: Mitt Romney, son of former American Motors CEO George Romney, criticized President Barack Obama's handling of the bailout.
MITT ROMNEY: Instead of going through the normal managed bankruptcy process, he made sure the bankruptcy process ended up with the UAW taking the lion's share of the equity in the business.
NPR REPORTER: Actually, the U.S. Treasury got most of GM's equity.
Such a simple word: "Actually…." And now it has a chance to become standard practice at NPR.
For more on this, see my post: NPR Tries to Get its Pressthink Right
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Pictured: On August 14, 1945 — VJ Day — a jubilant sailor plants a kiss on a nurse in Times Square to celebrate the Allies' long- awaited World War II victory over Japan. Originally published (not as a cover shot, as most people assume today, but as just one in a series of "VJ Day victory celebration" images featured in the middle of the magazine) in the August 27, 1945, issue of LIFE.
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Introducing our new game called:
"Don't Be A Di*k During Meals With Friends."
The first person to crack and look at their phone picks up the check.
Our (initial) purpose of the game was to get everyone off the phones free from twitter/fb/texting and to encourage conversations.
1) The game starts after everyone has ordered.
2) Everybody places their phone on the table face down.
3) The first person to flip over their phone loses the game.
4) Loser of the game pays for the bill.
5) If the bill comes before anyone has flipped over their phone everybody is declared a winner and pays for their own meal.
Variations/house rules:
-Starting the game after everyone is seated.
-In the rare event that multiple people flip their phones simultaneously, the bill is split between said players.
- Feel free to invoke penalties/strikes systems.
- No touching or messing with anybody else's phones.
- You don't have to stack the phones. This was done for picture taking purposes.
- I realize I should perhaps think of a different name for this awesome game. Because I don't mean to imply that everyone who checks their phone during meals is a di*k.
- I recommend not being such a stickler or hardass on people about the rules and even initiation of the game. Basic premise is to just get people open to the idea of staying active and attentive to one another. But if someone has to take a call; they have to take a call =).
- Have fun! It's really more of a fun concept in this new age high tech life of ours. Conversation is the spice of life.


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Quick History: Silhouettes
In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, silhouettes became popular as cheap, quick ways of capturing likenesses. Often created by amateurs, especially women, they are now known as sentimental keepsakes of the Victorian variety, sweet mementos of anonymous everyday people from the past memorialized in ink, paint, or cut paper, and even painted onto porcelain. Let's take a look at this traditional art form and also at its name, whose etymology is an interesting riddle.
The tracing of silhouettes can be linked to historical precedents like Classical black-figure vases (image 2), the ancient Chinese art of paper cutting, and even the legendary origins of picture-making, itself. Pliny the Elder, writing around the 1st century AD, told the story of a 5th century Corinthian girl, Dibutade, who traced her lover's shadow, cast by candlelight, because he was leaving on a journey and she wanted to keep his image with her. In the 18th century, when silhouettes came into fashion, Dibutade was often invoked and even depicted in art (image 3).
The Dibutade story is interesting not only because it describes the same candlelight method favored in the 19th century (image 4), but also because the artist is a woman, an amateur, who wants a souvenir of her beloved. These were often the circumstances under which silhouettes were created. It even became something of a parlor game for women in the 19th century. Because of its simplicity, and because the shadow could be traced against a wall, it did not require training or even much skill, and it fit into the expected amateur artistic pursuits of the Jane Austen-era woman (image 5). Even the earliest known silhouettes, of William and Mary, were painted by a woman in the late 17th century.
There were also professional silhouette-painters and -cutters; these were usually men, who advertised the speed and accuracy of their work. In the mid-19th century, several artists patented various machines and devices intended to help with the accuracy or duplication of silhouettes.
The market for professional portraits was often travelers or immigrants, people who wanted to send mementos of themselves home to family members, or who wanted to bring such souvenirs with them on their travels. Of course, in that era, when transportation was difficult, and journeys somewhat uncommon, silhouettes served as valuable keepsakes for family or friends separated by any significant distance.
The most famous silhouettist was the Frenchman Auguste Edouart, who made full-length portraits out of cut black paper (image). He moved to England in 1815 and then spent years in America around the 1830s, popularizing the art form there. He recorded thousands of images of his contemporaries, famous and anonymous.
The allure of professionally-created silhouettes was not only the appealing Neo-Classical aesthetic or even the accuracy of the resemblance. It was, primarily, cheap and quick — certainly much cheaper and quicker than a regular portrait. Tellingly, while sitters wore their finest clothes for traditional portraits, for silhouettes they typically wore their everyday dress.
In fact, the term silhouette is most likely related to either the cheapness or the quickness of the medium. The word is named for Étienne de Silhouette, a French economist whose friendship with Madame de Pompadour got him the lofty position of Controller-General of France in 1759. Faced with a dwindling, mismanaged treasury during the Seven Years' War, de Silhouette attempted to apply some of the economic policies and practices he had observed during a year's sojourn in England. But attacking the privileges and pocketbooks of the aristocracy was not a way to gain popularity in the Ancien Régime and he was dismissed from office amid a torrent of criticism only 8 months after accepting the post.
Up to this point, silhouettes were known as "shades" or "profiles" in Great Britain, and as "l'art de l'ombre" ("shadow art") in France. But very quickly, by the 1770s in France and Germany and by the 1790s in England, the name silhouette became applied to the art form. By the 19th century, the terms were used interchangeably. The term silhouette was further popularized by Edouart in Britain and America,.
So why did this somewhat obscure French economist give his name to the art form? One common explanation is that it was initially a derogatory reference to the brevity of de Silhouette's tenure, because of how quickly one can complete a silhouette. Another explanation is that he was an avid amateur, very proud of his own skills at making l'art de l'ombre, and that his collection at his château was well-known. While possible, of course, it seems questionable that this fleetingly public figure would have become so intimately associated with a common art form.
To me, the most plausible explanation is that de Silhouette's name had become synonymous with "cheap" in general in France. Habits à la Silhouette were men's waistcoats that had no pockets — cheap not only because it cost less to make garments without pockets (less fabric, less labor), but because not having pockets suggested that you didn't have money to put in them, a snide allusion to de Silhouette's failed policies. Like the habits à la Silhouette, silhouette portraits were sleeker, cheaper, and more quickly made than traditional portraits, and somehow, the name stuck.
Today, you can collect antique silhouettes, commission or make silhouettes of your own loved ones, or take your silhouettes on teacups (image 12), tote bags (image 13), or découpaged coasters (image14).
Part of the reason for its popularity today must be related to the rich, beautiful and disturbing work of the artist Kara Walker, whose silhouetted scenes address the historical legacy of violence, mistreatment and revenge between blacks and whites. Using the silhouette, a black-and-white medium popular during the era of American slavery, Walker brilliantly subverts the sweetness of the form, updating it into something too urgent and incisive to be anything but modern.
Sources: A few years ago, Emma Rutherford published a beautiful and well-illustrated book called Silhouette: The Art of the Shadow. If you are interested in a more in-depth history, you can buy it here. Online, the richest information can be found in Penley Knipe's research paper, Shades and Shadow-Pictures: The Materials and Techniques of American Portrait Silhouettes, which you can read at cool.conservation-us.org.
Images: 1 & 11 Lauren Liess via From the Right Bank; 2 Metropolitan Museum of Art; 3 Joseph-Benoît Suvée's The Invention of Drawing, c. 1791, via the Getty Museum; 4 Marie Antoinette's Cercle Privé blog; 5 Janeausten.co.uk; 6 & 7 Brooklyn Museum; 8 Papercutters.info; 9 Design Labyrinth; 10 Vogue via Habitually Chic; 12 Peak of Chic; 13 Mothology; 14 John Derian via Lonny; 15 Mad Men via Tom & Lorenzo.
(Re-edited from a post originally published 08/26/10 - AH)
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great article! i too have been collecting framed silhouette arts from ebay, etc...
they are so pretty on any wall...big and small.
These are my style - we have a frame of my husband and I we had done at Disney, FL by a very talented artist cutting free hand just by looking at us one by one.
Very interesting! Haunted_Studio^ It is so funny my wife and I have a silhouette from Disney as well that brings back so many memories! It was done about 4 years ago when we were dating. We took a road-trip from AZ up through Oregon and back down to Disneyland on the way home. Every time we look at it brings back so many wonderful memories
I always loved these silhouettes (especially Kara Walker's work) but I feel the cluster framing is just a tad too tight. I'd like to have seen them with a little more space between the pics to let the ch'i in.
My grandmother was a silhouette artist of some renown in West Virginia, she cut at every festival, craft fair, etc, that they had in WV and Ohio. I sat for at least two cuttings a year from birth until her passing six years ago. I love having silhouettes in a design scheme as they can fit into almost any setting given the right image and framing.
I did a post on my design blog (www.brjudge.com) last year about her and the artform she loved so much. The majority of the text was taken from a display she kept at her table for years upon years.
Sorry, I meant to post the link.
This is the kind of post I'd really like to see more of at AT. Some real information rather than just an amalgamation of links.
Brion, you should post many more pictures of your grandmother's work!
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Beautiful silhouettes, great topic. Unfortunately, the writing implies something a bit offensive. I'm certain it's an error, but the copy that reads "Often created by amateurs, especially women" directly states that women are, in fact, amateurs. That only applies if they were not paid for this service. If this meaning is/was not the intention, it implies low quality work--particularly that produced by women.
I teach journalism in higher education so maybe I'm just touchy.
I read the site several times each day---and it has always given me the creative inspiration I need. So thanks!
Great article! I'd love to see more of these on AT.
You guys should also check out Beauty Bar, as their logo and design aesthetic include silhouettes: http://thebeautybar.com
This was a nice little post! thanks for the education! I learned something today. Thanks!
What a coincidence! I teach children's art lessons, and we've been doing silhouettes! Check out my blog, please and see their beautiful work. More to come!
Great post! I've always loved silhouettes! I even made one of my cat once!
I love the design history posts!


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Fox 2 News has confirmed Detroit City Council President Pro-Tem Gary Brown will not be making a re-election bid."After careful consideration with my family, I have decided not to seek a second term on Detroit City Council," Brown wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday afternoon. "I am thankful for the overwhelming support Detroiters have given me."Brown says he will concentrate on three areas for the remainder of his term."My focus will remain on the three areas I set out to address as an elected official: Improving public safety, educating our kids and operating a fiscally-responsible government that delivers quality services," Brown wrote.Council President Charles Pugh and members Ken Cockrel, Junior, Kwame Kenyatta and JoAnn Watson have also chosen not to run again.
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tried to save the life of a 17-year-old who was shot in Lawton Monday got to meet the boy's family Thursday.
Alec McGlory
was killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex in west Lawton. Michael Wilkins and others
administered CPR at the scene. McGlory's mother was touched by the story we ran
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Alec McGlory's
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appreciation enough. She tells thanked Michael Wilkins and his wife for what
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their house and take the time to hold him and try to save him."
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I was hoping to have an interview for you today with our current interim Chorusmaster & Principal Coach, Francesco Milioto, but that didn't work out -- maybe next week! Instead I have an assortment of Tosca-related notes that I've been compiling during this past week of rehearsals and performances.
Trials and tribulations of running supertext
Tosca is, relatively speaking, not a terribly difficult opera to follow, supertext wise. The music goes quickly and changes a lot, but there aren't a lot of fast recits or strange time signatures or anything like that. However, there are plenty of places where I have to take my cue from the singers rather than the orchestra (because the orchestra is sustaining a note and the singer can come in at will). This normally works just fine -- I just wait until I begin to hear the singer and I press the button. But sometimes it's trouble. I tend to cue the title slide when I hear the singer breathe, because that way the title comes up just as they start to sing. This is particularly important when the slide goes by quickly. But yesterday, during the matinee, I was waiting for Roger Honeywell (our Cavaradossi) to sing a line, thought I heard him breathe in, and hit the button. The slide, which goes by lightning fast, says "Someone's coming!" and is therefore kind of a surprise moment in the opera. It came up, and ... no singing. Foible! He did sing it a moment later, but I had already given it away. Sorry, Roger.
In our post-show Q & A yesterday, Kara Shay Thomson answered the question, "What languages do you speak?" The answer cracked me up: "This is embarrassing, but ... none. I speak opera." She clarified that although she doesn't speak the language she's singing, she (and all singers you see) translates every word of the opera and knows exactly what she's saying onstage. She said, "You know, the syntax is not always the same as what you see up there" (pointing to the supertext screen). "Sometimes I'll be singing something and I'll think, 'why are they laughing?' and I'll realize, oh, right, they've already read the joke even though I'm not through saying it."
The bells of Rome
There are a lot of bells in Tosca. There are chimes in the pit, and two sets of chimes backstage. For this production, there is also a synthesizer loaded with bell samples, which we use for the lowest three church bells. (You hear one of these bells at the start of e lucevan le stelle, Cavaradossi's heart-breaking Act III aria).
As the story goes, Puccini climbed up to the top of the Castel Sant'Angelo at dawn and wrote out in musical notation the sound of all the different bells of the city, and that's what you hear at the top of Act III. One percussionist is in the wings on stage right, downstage near the front of the stage. The other backstage percussionist plays both one set of real, physical chimes and the three lowest bells of the keyboard. They all watch monitors so they can follow the conductor. This took us several rehearsals to perfect, as you can probably imagine.
Puccini's original score actually calls for a carillon. I don't really know the story behind why he called for this, the heaviest (and most impossible to transport) of all instruments, but there you have it. Fun fact, I used to play the carillon in college. This carillon, in fact:(It's a very physical instrument to play! I would be sweating afterwards)
Whenever anyone produces Tosca, they have to come up with a bell solution. In previous years, we've rented a set of large tubular bells (like giant chimes), which actually sound an octave above what's written, because to get bells that low means they have to be REALLY BIG. This time, with the help of Maestro Colaneri, we acquired these extremely well-produced samples. Those low bells are some of my favorite moments in the opera.
Stabbing and dying 101
Yesterday I found myself wondering, how does Kara Shay stab Mark Schnaible (our Scarpia)? First off, that is a real kitchen knife, which has been dulled down, with its point rounded, and then coated in foil to make it shinier. When she thrusts the knife at him, she twists her hand, turning the knife parallel to his body, so that what hits him is the flat side of the blade rather than the pointy end. This explains how, on opening night, she said, "Do you know where I ended up stabbing him tonight? In the thigh."
And what about her final plunge? Behind the 'parapet' onstage, there is a large foam pad -- actually two pads, one a crash pad generously provided by Do Jump!, the other, topmost layer a piece of thick foam. Altogether the pad is about three feet tall. As she jumps, jump spotters on either side of the mat hold up what essentially amounts to foam bumpers (like at the bowling alley!) to make sure she falls in the right direction on the pad. Then, to avoid problems with sightlines in the second balcony, Kara Shay immediately rolls to one side of the pad and a stagehand throws a black cloth over her so that she can't be seen. Theater!!
Relatedly, on opening night, the audience applauded Scarpia's death -- a thing we all agreed had never before happened in anyone's experience of the show! A testament to just how (delightfully) detestable Mark Schnaible makes Scarpia, and just how well Kara Shay kills him. For my part, I am often out of breath at the end of the Act II, even though I can't see any of the action. Yesterday, my hands were shaking. It is, maybe weirdly, one of my favorite parts of the opera, not least because Kara Shay acts the heck out of it. Sunday was her 77th performance of the role!
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In this Video I discuss the how the world was made from ACIM point of view. I go through the 4 splits that occur in the mind and why each of them happen. With this understanding it makes the teachings of forgiveness and guilt more understandable. For the full transcript click here : ACIM EXPLIANED […]
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Christ vision – The present memory.
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