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Travis County District Judge John Dietz has finished hearing closing arguments in the Texas school finance lawsuit and now attorneys from both sides await a decision. Dietz is taking his time to formulate an opinion because the case will likely go to the Texas Supreme Court.
"I think the evidence was pretty compelling that restoring some of the money just didn't fix all the problems," said Houston attorney David Thompson, who represents a large group of schools in the lawsuit.
The Beatles were all over television this last weekend in national TV commemorations of their US arrival. Locally, they were celebrated at the South Texas Popular Culture Center. Hundreds gathered to mark the occasion and listen to bands pay homage to the Fab Four. I went there to speak to a couple of notables involved in the effort. The music I've used in my story (hit "listen" above) was the Blue Note Ringos' version of "Strawberry Fields."
I spoke first to Express News Columnist and Krayolas front man Hector Saldaña.
In a city like San Antonio, the question has become: Is the city growing in a way that is pushing long-time residents out of neighborhoods as it transforms?
Seeing examples from across the country of growth that completely takes over a town and forces generations of families out of their homes due to wealthier people infiltrating areas, District 1 Councilman Diego Bernal thinks it's time to study how San Antonio grows.
It may not ever be a problem, he said, but he doesn't want to be caught off guard.
More than 500 community members, state and local officials and civic leaders gathered at Temple Beth-El on Friday to pay their respects to the "Father of Hemisfair" and civil rights leader, Bill Sinkin, who died Monday, February 3 at the age of 100.
A little over ten years ago, Bill celebrated his 90th birthday at La Villita. At the celebration, all guests were asked to wear a bowtie--Sinkin's signature accessory--in his honor.
Fronteras: The Affordable Care Act aims to increase access to healthcare, but for those in the so-called "affordability gap" insurance may still be out of reach. We speak to Politico about a program just launched to provide scholarships for undocumented student immigrants. Also, it was 150 years ago that Mexico was invaded by the French and ruled by Maximilian. It was a time of betrayals, brutality and war, but who was Maximilian?
Last year at Austin's South By Southwest Festival, a muscular, shy young man with a fairly pronounced sunburn arrived for an interview with me.
Asgeir Trausti had recently arrived from a howling storm in Iceland. He shared a video on his cell which confirmed the conditions-- all dark skies and driving snow. On that same day, Austin was experiencing a fairly typical spring day, with warm temperatures, clear blue skies and gorgeous sunshine. It all went to Asgeir's head--and his face, and his arms,which were glowing pink!
Normally I'd suggest not setting your sights too low on how to celebrate Valentines Day with your significant other, but in this case setting them far below might just be the thing to do.
"We are presenting a musical review called Love, Sweet Love," said Allegro Stage Company Music Director Tom Masinter.
"Love, Sweet Love is a musical review presenting beautiful love songs of the 1960s," he said.
I asked Masinter where it was happening.
Texas Matters: Republicans have dominated statewide elections in Texas for two decades, so what is the secret to their success? A new book examines their sometimes controversial journey to statewide domination. Also on this show: A new campaign is trying to sway lawmakers into expanding Medicare under the ACA.
How do they do it? Republican domination in Texas
A report out this week contradicts information put out by the Public Utility Commission that the state does not have sufficient energy reserves and is in need of changing to a capacity market model.
The City of San Antonio and the University Health System are partnering to target teen pregnancy.
A few years ago, San Antonio residents identified teen pregnancy as the biggest problem the city faces. While leaders with the SA2020 initiative say teen pregnancy is down, Metro Health Director Dr. Thomas Schlenker said the rate is still far above the national average at 40 percent.
To further reduce the pregnancy rate, the city reached an agreement with University Health to provide about 250 girls with the contraceptive each year for three years.


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NICHCY's Structured Abstract 6 describes the following:
Title | Helping At-Risk Students Meet Standards: A Synthesis of Evidence-Based Classroom Practices
Authors | Barley, Z., Lauer, P.A., Arens, S.A., Apthorp, H.S., Englert, K.S., Snow, D., & Akiba, M.
Source | Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
Year Published | 2002
Teachers need access to research-based practices that target children who are low performing or at risk of failure. This research synthesis addresses the research question: What are effective instructional strategies that can be used in classrooms to assist low-achieving students? To answer this question, the synthesis looks at evidence supporting the use of 5 strategies to help low-achieving students meet standards: cognitively oriented instruction, heterogeneous grouping structures, tutoring, peer tutoring, and computer-assisted instruction. This section of the report (Chapter 6) synthesizes research on the "peer tutoring" classroom strategy.
Peer tutoring* is an intervention that has been widely studied as a means of helping low-achieving students meet standards. Given the intent of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 that all children attain standards, this strategy becomes one of importance. Peer tutoring involves pairs of students working with each other in the learning process. It may involve students of equal ability trading roles of tutor and student, or an academically stronger student paired with an academically weaker student. When students are in or close to the same grade level, the method is considered peer tutoring; when 1 of the 2 students is in a significantly higher grade level, then it is considered tutoring. Two previous meta-analyses have been completed on peer tutoring, specifically on mathematics. However, these had some methodological limitations; researchers were not precise about the amount of the learning increase or about the conditions under which positive effects are likely to occur (Cohen et al., 1982).
Research Questions
The purpose of this synthesis was to describe and discuss relevant findings of 4 peer-tutoring strategies that occur within the scope of the regular classroom teacher. They were divided into four subcategories: Classwide Peer Tutoring (CWPT), Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS), Reciprocal Peer Tutoring (RPT), and studies that explored variations on CWPT.
Research Design
- Number of Studies Included | N/A
- Number of Subjects | N/A
- Years Spanned | 1982-2001
Research Subjects
- Low-achieving students
- Language learners
- Low socio-economic status (SES)
- Students with a broad array of handicapping conditions
Age/Grade of Subjects
K-12. The majority of the studies were on elementary level and some on high school level.
Specified Disability
Students with a broad variety of disabilities.
- Classwide Peer Tutoring (CWPT). Pairs of students work together in learning basic information within a subject area. The teacher prepares materials for the pairs to use, assigns students to pairs, trains students how to serve as both tutor and tutee, prepares assessments materials, and monitors the tutoring sessions. Only 2 longitudinal studies and a follow-up study used standardized measures with a no-treatment comparison group. The rest used weekly teacher-derived tests.
- Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS). PALS expands the original CWPT to engage students in reading activities. Students are paired within the classroom and complete a tutoring routine. Pairs earn points and are assigned to teams. The winning team is announced at the end of the week.
- Reciprocal Peer Tutoring in Elementary Mathematics (RPT). RPT is designed to enhance learner control and cooperation between peers. Students are given the opportunity to alternate between student and teacher roles. A structured peer-tutoring format is used to guide the learning process, and students help design and evaluate a cooperative reward system that they use to manage their own reinforcement procedures.
- Six additional peer tutoring studies were included in this synthesis. Four were further examinations of CWPT, and one was a further development of CWPT called CSTT. The other one was designated as peer tutoring.
Duration of Intervention
- Classwide Peer Tutoring (CWPT) takes approximately 30 minutes each day, or for 2 to 5 days of the week for pairs of students.
- With Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS), pairs are assigned to teams weekly.
- With RPT and the other peer tutoring studies, the duration of intervention was not reported.
- CWPT was effective for low-SES and low-achieving elementary students in spelling, reading, and math. Well-developed materials were available to support teacher use.
- Preliminary evidence supported the effectiveness of PALS with elementary school children with learning disabilities* in math and reading. Results were positive, with large effect sizes for PALS, plus teacher-provided, advanced mini-lessons on new material.
- The studies on Reciprocal Peer Tutoring (RPT) provided conclusive evidence of the effectiveness of peer tutoring for elementary children identified as low achieving in math.
Combined Effects Size
- CWPT: Effect sizes were reported only for the longitudinal studies and the follow-up study. In the 1991 study, effect sizes were: 0.36 (1st grade reading) and 0.33 (language). Comparing the treatment group to a control group of students with similar socioeconomic status (SES) the effect sizes compared to control were 0.71 and 0.48. The follow-up study at 6th grade showed effect sizes of 0.55 (reading), 0.23 (math), 0.40 (language), 0.22 (social studies) and. 49 (science).
- PALS. Effect sizes were: 1.22 (word identification), 1.14 (word attack), 1.37 (basic skills), and 0.50 (passage comprehension). For low-achieving and students with disabilities, effect sizes on a math readiness measure were 0.46 and 0.41, respectively; on a primary mathematics measure, effect sizes were 0.22 and 0.31, respectively.
There is evidence that peer tutoring, when it is well developed and supported, can improve the performance of low-achieving students. The following bullet points summarize important elements in this strategy:
- Teachers will need training and logistical support to initiate peer tutoring.
- Tutoring activities are highly structured.
- Teachers carefully monitor tutoring behaviors.
- Tutoring participants receive specific training.
- Students are well prepared for the tutoring role, and during tutoring sessions, teachers monitor the tutoring activity and provide feedback on proper procedures.
- Materials must be developed for weekly use, including tutoring materials such as flash cards and assessment materials.
- Time and process for the tutoring sessions must be established and pairing arrangements planned.
* Terms Defined
Meta-Analysis | A widely-used research method in which (1) a systematic and reproducible search strategy is used to find as many studies as possible that address a given topic; (2) clear criterion are presented for inclusion/exclusion of individual studies into a larger analysis; and (3) results of included studies are statistically combined to determine an overall effect (effect size) of one variable on another.
Peer Tutoring | Interventions involving students taking on an instructional role with classmates or other students.


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The Only Thing That Matters for Spiritual Influence is Integrity: Build it, says Mel Lawrenz
"The highest currency leaders trade on is trust."
How's that for a Monday morning reminder! And what a reminder it is, especially at the start of a week that will tempt us in any number of ways to violate that trust, that will coax us into sacrificing our integrity at the altar of selfish ambition, desire, pleasure, you name it.
This powerful reminder to us ministry leaders comes from Mel Lawrenz's new book Spiritual Influence: The Hidden Power Behind Leadership. Our highest currency as ministry leaders is the trust we cultivate and maintain between us and our people. In other words, the only thing that matters for spiritual influence is integrity. As I wrote last month, one of the main reasons we believe God has called us to ministry is to influence people. We got into this business, paid or volunteer, in order to influence people to give their life and lifestyle to King Jesus. And the trust it takes to have that privileged influence must be cultivated and maintained.
While flipping through Lawrenz's book, I was reminded about my weighty responsibility to steward one of my greatest assets as a leader, a life of integrity. He reminded me that integrity carries with it the heavy burden of being whole, intact, connected. And that burden has everything to do with pursuing a whole, intact, connected public and private life. Here are some potent words for us this Monday:
Free Online Leadership Seminar with Mel Lawrenz
Mel Lawrenz is a minister at Elmbrook Church and the author of Spiritual Influence: The Hidden Power Behind Leadership. He's offering a free online seminar through The Brook Network. I've posted the initial details below. You can read all of the information about the seminar here. This is a great opportunity for staff training and development. It's free, participants aren't tied to a set schedule, and the content is from a minister who has been in the trenches of church ministry and who deeply loves the Lord. I encourage you to check out this opportunity and to recommend it to others on your ministry staff.
- Andrew
You are invited to follow along with "Deepen Your Influence – the Online Seminar" beginning in the next couple of weeks. This is not a webinar or a class, but a gradually unfolding learning and networking experience over an 8-week period, ending in December. There are no scheduled sessions. You will be able to follow the steps of the seminar on your own time.
"Deepen Your Influence – the Online Seminar" will help you in four specific ways:
1) "Getting Grounded" focusses on strengthening your spiritual roots; 2) "Taking Initiative" shows how you can deepen your influence through your spiritual resources; 3) "Going Deep" reveals your potential power to produce enduring influence; and 4) "Facing Challenges" will help you get through difficulties and discouragements that prevent you from being a deeper influence.
How will this "online seminar" work? Very simply.
If you sign up, in the 8-week period beginning the week of October 15 you will receive a series of emails that will lead you step-by-step through the seminar.You will learn through four kinds of experiences…
Why do you believe God has called you to ministry?
Last week I opened my weekly column by walking through two questions I was asked during my church planter assessment that continue to hover just over my shoulder: "Why do you believe that God has called you to ministry? What were the formative events that led you to this conclusion?" In order to introduce myself I answered the second question by tracing several formative ministry calling events. Today I'd like to answer the first question: Why ministry?
For pastors, Mondays can be a particularly great day to sit back and marinate over this question after a jam-packed week and even more jam-packed weekend. Perhaps you're a small group leader who needs a reminder of why you signed up and volunteered to minister to a group of souls week in, week out. Whether you're in professional ministry or not, sometimes we need a reminder of why we're doing what we're doing.
Before I get to my answer, what's yours? Why do you believe that God has called you to ministry? What's your why?
Your answer can be a strong antidote for those moments when you feel discouraged or distracted from God's call on your lives. Actually, as I write this I find it to be important in my own ministry life at the moment. And one of the best books I've read recently that summarizes why I believe that God has called me to ministry is summarized in its two word title: Spiritual influence.
Deep in my inner being God has wedged this insatiable desire to impact people spiritually—to influence people in such a way that they give their life and lifestyle to Jesus Christ, as Lord and Rescuer. Another word for spiritual influence is discipleship. My story seems to confirm this calling time and time again.
The Spiritual Influence Blog Tour
The "Spiritual Influence" Blog Tour
The blog tour is this week! I'll be keeping a list below of the stops on the tour. I will update it as the reviews are posted. So be sure to check back.
Spiritual Influence: The Hidden Power Behind Leadership is a book written for leaders at any level of any organization, or even leaders in the home. This book is about the hidden currents of power behind leadership. It's about character, wisdom, integrity, and perseverance. This book will help people understand how they can make lasting change in whatever sphere they live in a way that pleases the Lord and connects with the Holy Spirit. Read on for more!
The Blog Tour
- The Squirrel Factor blog – One of my favorite book reviewers suggests that the book could be read in a small group or taught as a semester-long course. Great idea! (She also includes a mini-rant about the subtitle. If you have an opinion, I'd love to hear it.)
- MGPC's Pastor's Blog (Gary Ware) – In this review a pastor tells us "what he liked" and "what he's not sure about." I love the format. It's so helpful for quick reading. Thanks, Gary.
Spiritual Influence is available in print and as an eBook wherever books are sold.
Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, ChristianBook.com, and Zondervan.com
Download a PDF sample.
Spiritual Influence by Mel Lawrenz…the reviews are popping up!
Some of you have already signed up for the Spiritual Influence blog tour. (Reminder, the tour is scheduled for 8/20 -8/24. If you've not gotten your copy in the mail yet please wait patiently. It will be there soon! Other bloggers are starting to review the book as well. I wanted to highlight two today:
The High Calling Blog - I love this quote from the review because I think many, many readers will resonate with this feeling:
I had never thought of myself in these terms—had never considered serving as a form of leadership. But according to Mel Lawrenz in his book Spiritual Influence: The Hidden Power Behind Leadership, serving is a form of worship and one quality of an effective spiritual influencer.
Read the whole review here.
Choose the Cross Blog – Have you ever read a book on leadership and walked away amped by your own potential and talent? I'm not saying a little boost to your self-esteem is always a bad thing. But I think that sometimes certain leadership books can leave us feeling like WE have all the power to do whatever WE WANT.
This reviewer points out that Spritual Influence offers a
I found that reading the book was a spiritual experience in itself, an exercise in practising humility rather than the boost to selfish ambition that discussion of leadership success often provides. …the book is more about influencing by taking on failures, heartbreaks and frustrations than it is about achieving worldly success.
Now that's refreshing! Read the whole review here.
Blog Tour Sign Up: Spiritual Influence by Mel Lawrenz
"Mel Lawrenz has given us all a new baseline for leadership that is personal, wise, and spiritual. It spans generations and reaches across cultures. Just think what will happen if believers in positions of influence tie into the wisdom and the power that come from God in order to bring restoration in our broken world!" – Mark Batterson, Lead Pastor, National Community Church
This blog tour sign up is now closed. Sorry! Check back to read the reviews during the week of August 20-24.
Spiritual Influence by Mel Lawrenz
Spiritual Influence is available in print or as an eBook at these and other booksellers:
Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and ChristianBook.com
'If you are in a position of positive influence, if you exercise leadership in any way, your faith in God gives you a power—a hidden power—that will allow you to make an enduring difference in the lives of other people and organizations. But how does that power work?'
So says Mel Lawrenz in this fresh look at leadership which offers practical and biblical guidance to believers who want to have a deep influence and who want to know: What is the proper use of authority and power? Where do good ideas come from? How can we deal with failure? What does God expect of us?
Drawing from more than thirty years of experience in pastoral ministry, Lawrenz writes for Christians in any position of influence. This book provides a new baseline for 21st century Christian leadership, addressing issues such as:
* building integrity
* seizing opportunities
* exploring new horizons
* speaking into crises
* receiving power
* accepting authority
* promoting truth
* managing expectations
* dealing with criticism
Using real-life examples, key Scripture passages, and history, Lawrenz shows that when believers align their responsibility to lead with the teaching of Jesus and the work of God's Spirit, their spiritual influence will have integrity and enduring effectiveness. Download a sample chapter.
"Lawrenz gives us hope that the leadership pendulum which has swung from "over- spiritualized" to "de-spiritualized" in recent generations may have finally come to rest where it always belonged-upon Jesus Christ."
Skye Jethani, Senior Editor, Leadership Journal (from the foreword)
"It is exciting to think about believers at every level of society rising to a new call to exercise powerful spiritual influence. In his newest book, Spiritual Influence, Mel Lawrenz has given us all a new baseline for leadership that is personal, wise, and spiritual. It spans the generations and reaches across cultures. Just think what will happen if believers in positions of influence tie into the wisdom and the power that comes from God in order to bring restoration in our broken world!"
Mark Batterson, Lead Pastor, National Community Church in Washington, D.C.
Purchase Spiritual influence now on Amazon.com, BN.com, and CBD.com or download a sample chapter.
What's an Advanced Reader Copy?
For a while now Chris and I have been discussing the idea of sharing some info about the publishing process. Today's is post is the first to follow up on that idea. We plan to post once per week on the publishing process. Likely, the posts will appear on Fridays. We hope you enjoy these, and if you don't, well…we'll stop. But on to today's topic….
What's an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC)?
In yesterday's post we gave away advanced reader copies of Spiritual Influence by Mel Lawrenz. These copies have a glued binding like normal softcover books. They're made with a cream paper and they have a lighter weight paper for their cover than a typical book. They have a Z logo on the front that says "Advance Reading Copy, Not For Sale." On the back cover they have information about the marketing campaign for the book and the publicist's contact info. The interior content of the book is nearly final, with perhaps a few more edits pending.
All of this isn't to say that these ARC's aren't good looking, quality copies of the book. In fact, they are just the opposite – which is why we print them.
ARC's look like real books. They are just as heavy as a real book. They are in the same trim size the final book will appear in, and their covers have just as much vibrancy and color as the final covers will have. ARC's also have fully designed pages inside. The font, sub-headings, chapter openers, diagrams, images, and other design elements have already been designed by the time ARC's are made. The overall experience upon reading an ARC vs. a final printed copy is very similar.
So why do we print them?
ARC's are printed primarily to secure media and publicity opportunities for the author before the book is actually available. Most media outlets – radio, TV, magazines, news websites – work pretty far in advance. Media channels need to know what books are coming out far ahead of the release dates if they plan to showcase the book in their channel at all. So, in the case of Spiritual Influence, which releases in July, we printed the ARC's a while back so we could begin sending them to magazines and other media channels. Then, when the final book comes out in July and starts really hitting the market in August and September the media channels will be ahead of the game and able to feature the book and interview Mel.
Make sense? Those who have worked in publicity at all could probably go on about this process with much greater detail, but this is at least a snapshot of the why we print ARC's.
Do you have questions about the publishing process? Let's us know what it is below and we'll cover it in one of our Friday posts.


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AvizStudioTools - ATree3D
ATree3D is simple to use 3D plants generator for architectural visualizations. With this script for 3ds max you can create trees, bushes, shrubs, flowers and grass. You can use it for low or high polygon models with precise control of the level of details on each sub-element. Script works inside of the 3ds max viewport and show instant preview of your changes.
Download & Install
This script works with 3ds Max 7 or later. Script is free for commercial and non-commercial projects. You are not allowed to sell or distribute this script. We are not responsible for any damages or incompatibilities that may result by using it.
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UI Buttons and Shortcuts:
[Build Tree(s)] Button -With this button, if [Edit->] button is off, you can build multiple trees and each time script will randomly change parameters of the tree base on Variations parameters. To stop building trees, press right mouse button or Escape. If [Edit->] button is on, [Build Tree(s)] Button finishes process of editing and build edited tree.
[Edit->] Button - Use this button to edit your trees. When pressed, script asks user to select position for the preview of the tree. If user select valid position, script builds preview of the edited tree and opens parameters on the right side of the button. When you are ready, press this button again to finish the process of editing.
Main drop-down menu (MDM)- Load parameters from listed tree types. Script do not automatically update selected tree type. To update selected type you have to use [#] Button.
[A] Button - About this script.
[Load] Button - Load trees from file to MDM. If script finds material library file (.mat) with the same name in the same folder, script will load this file to the scene.
[Save] Button - Save MDM list of trees to file. File content only the names of the materials used for the trees.
[#] Button - Rename/Update selected tree.
[+] Button - Add current settings to the MDM list.
[-] Button - Remove selected tree from MDM list.
[Pick Material ...] Button - Pick material from the scene for the current tree.
Seed - Based on this number, all variations of the tree's parameters are calculated.
Angle - Specify angle variation for user defined angles.
Length - Specify percent variation for the length of user defined elements.
Leaves - Specify percent of Angle and Length values for leaves variations.
Skip - Specify the maximum percent of elements that will be skipped when building the tree.
Rotate - Specify maximum angle rotation of the tree's trunk.
Scale Next - Specify maximum percent difference between the first and the next built trees when building multiple trees.
Colors - Defines wirecolor of trunk, first level branches, next levels branches and leaves.
Edit [S] - Build only two first level branches for the preview to increase preview update speed. This button don't affect the final tree.
Edit [M] - When on, script applies material on the tree's preview.
Edit [T] - When on, script generates preview of the trunk.
Edit [F] - When on, script generates preview of the first level branches.
Edit [N] - When on, script generates preview of the next levels branches.
Edit [L] - When on, script generates preview of the leaves.
Build [M] - When on, script applies material to the final tree.
Build [T] - When on, script builds trunk.
Build [F] - When on, script builds first level branches.
Build [N] - When on, script builds next levels branches.
Build [L] - When on, script builds leaves.
Attach [T] - When on, script attaches all trunks to each other.
Attach [F] - When on, script attaches first level branches to the trunk.
Attach [N] - When on, script attaches next levels branches to the trunk.
Attach [L] - When on, script attaches leaves to the trunk.
Trunks -Set the number of the tree's trunks. Each trunk has it's own shape and position.
Branch Levels - Set the number of the branches sub levels. Each level has it's own parameters.
Leaves Types - Set the number of leaves types. Each type has it's own parameters.
Branch MinRadius - Set minimal radius of the branches.
Global Parameter Slider - Scale tree structure. Left corner is equal to 50% and right corner is equal to 200%.
Level drop-down menu (LDM) - Select which level of the tree to edit. In this list T+ number represents trunk level; B+ number represents branch level; L+ number represents leaves type. In the brackets {} script shows the name of the picked object. To change this name press [Shape]button, change the name of selected object and then press again [Shape] button.
[Position] Button - Define position of the elements for selected level.
[Direction] Button - Define direction of the growth for the selected level.
[Scale] Button - Define scale of the elements for selected level.
[Radius] Button - Define radius for selected level.
[Shape] Button - Enter shape modify mode. Modify element and when it's done, press the button again.
[Pick ...] Button - Pick new object from the scene for selected level.
Sides - Set number of the sides of selected trunk or branch.
Subdivision - Set number of the subdivision of the trunk or branch shape for selected level.
Count - Set number of the elements for selected level.
Mul - Multiply the count of branches or leaves. (New in version 1.1)
Radius Mul - Set starting radius of selected level by multiplying the radius of the parent branch and this value. When this value is set to 0.5, starting radius of the branches is half the size of the parent branch radius. When this value is set to 1.0, starting radius of the branches is the same as the size of the parent branch radius.
Spiral Steps - Set number of the branches or leaves that are required to make complete 360 degree turn around parent trunk or branch.
Level Parameter Slider - Scale element of selected level. Left corner is equal to 50% and right corner is equal to 200%.
From-to Level - Set selected leaves level to generate leaves from- to branch level. If second value is set to -1, leaves are generated from first set value to the last tree branch level.
Distance - Set distance between leaves. This value is editable only if Count value is set to zero.
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6 U.S. Code § 984 - Pilot program to improve the security of empty containers
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The Secretary shall conduct a 1-year pilot program to assess the risk posed by and improve the security of empty containers at United States seaports to ensure the safe and secure delivery of cargo and to prevent potential acts of terrorism involving such containers. The pilot program shall include the use of visual searches of empty containers at United States seaports.
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Coding Contest FAQs
- Will I get more information about this competition before the contest day?
- All registrants will receive an email containing the contest specifications on Friday, November 2, 2012. The specifications will be sent to the email address you used when you registered for the contest. The specifications will enable you to prepare a submission in a relatively short period of time.
- How much time should I spend to prepare my code?
- There's a range. For example, the winning submission from the previous contest took 40 hours over a period of 10 days. A minimal submission will take approximately two hours to prepare.
- When do our codes compete?
- Your code submission will compete head-to-head with other programs on the contest day which is Saturday, November 17, 2012. As the day progresses, you may modify your submission as needed. How much modifications you choose to do on the Saturday is entirely dependent upon how your submission is doing, whether you decide to modify it, and how well you can adapt it the day of the contest.
- What programming languages can I use?
- There are no restrictions on what language you can use for the competition. There is also no restriction on using a specific Integrated Development Environment (IDE). However, there is a subjective set of prizes that will take into account how you express the code.
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- The awards ceremony will take place right after the competition on Saturday, November 17, 2012. There will be appetizers and beverages served while you network and recount the exciting moments of your day.
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- Yes. While you may use any language or IDE you want, you will be required to run your submission on a Pason-provided Amazon Web Services Micro Instance (Windows or Ubuntu). Further, your submission will be required to submit commands to a ZMQ broker. Given the real-time nature of the problem we are presenting this year, we are using these technologies in an attempt to normalise any hardware advantages students may have and keep the competition fair. For more information on the ZMQ technology, see http://www.zeromq.org/. For more information on AWS (and to acquire a free micro instance to play with before the contest), see http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/.


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Company offers 15% raise if you tattoo their logo on your body. Cue the DiBiase music!
CBS–As CBS 2′s Emily Smith reported Tuesday, a tattoo can be a way to show off your personality. For Rapid Realty employees, it is the fast track to a 15 percent pay raise if you get inked with the company logo. There are no size or location restrictions. Brooke Koropatnick got hers behind the ear.
First of all, I'd make fun of the cell phone camera recording here on Youtube, but I actually went to the theater and paid $10 to see this thing on it's opening weekend in and I'm pretty sure that's just how the movie was filmed. But you'll spend money and time on things like this when you can't drink. Honestly people think 18 year old's shouldn't be able to drink but I'd argue that between spending two hours watching this film, or housing 10 Natty Ice's that the amount of brain damage is negligible*.
Anyhow I don't think this tattoo thing is a good idea, it's a GREAT idea! I mean a 15% raise? Yes please! Not to mention this kills two birds with one stone for me. I've always wanted to get a tattoo and I've always wanted to make minimum wage. This knocks both those out in one fell swoop! Plus the problem with the tattoo is that I never know what to get. That plus I've got decades of Catholic guilt and a healthy fear of my mom but those are different stories for different days. But in terms of a life decision I'd say picking a tattoo is probably more important than picking a college. A tattoo is with you for life so if it's awful it's awful until you're dust in the wind. But if you make a poor choice on a school you can just drink your way through 4 years and lie about where you went on your resume. But if I'm just forced to get the logo of my company then the choice is out of my hands! I mean yeah, it could be a lame logo, or you might get fired one day and be stuck with it, but those sound like future Jon's problems. 15% more promissory notes here I come!
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SCOPE, one of the largest satellite fairs held during Art Basel Miami Beach, has announced a new location for this year: the sands of Ocean Drive at 10th Street in Miami Beach. The 70,000-square-foot pavilion will feature an outdoor beach lounge with views of the ocean along with 100 international exhibitors and 15 Breeder Program galleries (program that introduces new contemporary art galleries to the market). SCOPE Miami Beach opens Dec. 3, to welcome VIPs at its First View benefit, and runs Dec. 4-8. Scope-art.com or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Galena Mosovich
Arison honored
Lin Arison, one of Miami's most significant arts patrons, was awarded the National Medal of the Arts by President Barack Obama this week. Arison, who co-founded the National YoungArts Foundation and the New World Symphony with her late husband Ted Arison, was honored Wednesday at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. She was one of 12 honorees; others included musicians Herb Alpert and Allen Toussaint, singer Renée Fleming, artist Ellsworth Kelly, playwright Tony Kushner and director George Lucas.
"I am honored and deeply humbled," Arison said in a statement. "This award is a testament to the President's recognition of the incredible work of the next generation of young artists in this country."
Arison was honored for her philanthropy and work as an arts education advocate. Both YoungArts, through its programs for talented teens, and the New World Symphony, made up of young conservatory graduates, are dedicated to developing young artists. Arison is the most significant individual supporter of both groups.
"These organizations have grown beyond our dreams, to contribute to the cultural vitality of our nation," Arison said. "Ted would be very proud to know that. I am grateful to the people of Miami, where both organizations are headquartered, for their participation in developing new programs, testing new ideas, and supporting the future of the arts nationwide."
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Miami Beach's Bass Museum of Art has appointed José Carlos Diaz as Curator of Exhibitions. Diaz's history in the Miami arts scene includes interning at the Rubell Collection in Wynwood, working at the Miami Art Museum and the Diana Lowenstein Gallery, and curating exhibits at the Moore Space and ArtCenter South Florida. Since 2005 Diaz has lived in Liverpool, England, where he worked at the Tate Liverpool gallery, part of a national network of British museums and arts programs where modern art and community programming are emphasized, and the Liverpool Biennial.
At the Bass, Diaz will work with the museum's education department to develop community and educational programming, as well as organize exhibitions.
The museum will announce Diaz's appointment at the F@B event from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the museum at 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. The reception will feature a screening of artist and filmmaker Kevin Arrow's film Gianni Versace, on the murdered designer and the creation of his Miami Beach mansion, and a performance by noise-rock duo Gavin Perry and Beatriz Monteavaro, known as Holly Hunt.
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Garland sings
Singing and showbiz legend Judy Garland is long gone, but thanks to William Randall Beard's Beyond the Rainbow, the charismatic star works her magic again. Jody Briskey plays Garland and sings many of her well-known songs — including, naturally, the signature Over the Rainbow — in a biographical play-with-songs set at the time of Garland's 1961 Carnegie Hall comeback concert. Fans of the old Florida Stage may recall that the show got its South Florida debut there (with largely the same cast) in 2006.
The production opens Friday at the Theatre at Arts Garage, 180 NE First St., Delray Beach. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, and the show runs through Aug. 11. Tickets are $30-$40. Get them by calling 561-450-6357 or visit artsgarage.org.
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Playwright couple
Marj O'Neill-Butler and Roger Martin are well-known figures in South Florida's theater community: She's an actor, director and stage manager, while he's a critic and editor of miamiartzine.com. They also happen to be married, and both are playwrights. That latter skill will be on display at 7:30 p.m. Monday in an evening dubbed Women Always Win. Four plays by O-Neill-Butler ( A Bump in the Night, Flight Fright, Missed Connections and Special Delivery) and four by Martin ( In Print, Ladies' Home Companion, Sea Spray and Pass the Elephant, Please) will get staged readings as part of the South Florida Theatre League's Summer Reading Series.
Margaret M. Ledford is directing the evening, and Todd Allen Durkin serves as narrator. Doing the reading are Ken Clement, Clay Cartland, Betsy Graver, Christina Groom, Pamela Roza, Angie Radosh and Laura Turnbull. The event is free, and it happens at Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. For more information, call 305-444-9293 or visit actorsplayhouse.org.
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Dali exhibit
New River Fine Art in Fort Lauderdale presents "Salvador Dalí: A Surreal Collection" from Friday through July 30, featuring 800 pieces of work. Bernard Ewell, who has specialized in the works of Salvador Dalí since 1980, will give a free public lecture at 2 p.m. July 20 at 105 NE 16th Ter. #1; newriverfineart.com or 954-467-2624.
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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - There's no statute of limitation for murder -- and a lawmaker says there shouldn't be one for attempted murder or rapes, either.
Assembly Republican Jim Steineke of Kaukauna says he'll ask his colleagues to co-sponsor a bill that takes away the normal six-year time limit for prosecutors to file charges in attempted homicide and rape cases.
He says a rape case in Outagamie County shows why the change is needed.
55-year-old Roman Zareczny was recently charged in the rape of a 12-year-old girl in 1989, after new DNA evidence apparently linked him to the crime.
Prosecutors said the charge was valid because the statute of limitations on child sex assaults was lengthened in '89. But the assault took place 3 months before the law was passed. And the defendant wants the charge dropped because the statute was not in place at the time of the crime.
A judge will decide that issue February 22nd.
UW-Madison law professor David Schultz said Wisconsin's time limits for charges in child sex assault cases were amended 5 times from 1989 through 2006. He says a statute of limitations is needed because evidence deteriorates and witnesses' memories fade over time.
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San Antonio, TX -- Consumers nationwide should be on the alert for advertisements from two Texas-based companies that are using newspapers to sell gold bullion coins completely free of dealer mark-up, Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns. The companies appear to be using the ads to entice consumers to buy more expensive collector coins at prices significantly higher than they could be bought elsewhere.
The companies are United States Rare Coin & Bullion Reserve and United States Coin and Gold Reserve, both with addresses in the same office building in Austin, Texas. Colt Verret is a former sales manager for United States Rare Coin & Bullion Reserve and is the current president of United States Coin and Gold Reserve, which also uses the name United States Gold Coin Exchange, LP.
United States Rare Coin & Bullion Reserve took out a full-page ad in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in January and The Cincinnati Enquirer in February. United States Coin and Gold Reserve recently took out full-page ads in several additional newspapers, including the Post-Dispatch, the Belleville, Ill., News-Democrat and The Boston Globe. All of the ads have striking similarities including sections where the ad copy is identical.
Carrie A. Hurt, BBB president and CEO, says the advertisements invite consumers to call toll-free phone numbers to speak with company salesmen, called gold advisors.
These seem to be typical bait-and-switch ads where the salespeople use the initial offer to convince callers to buy higher grade, so-called collector coins, at highly inflated prices, Hurt explains. There also is concern that these salesmen may be targeting senior citizens, some with little or no knowledge of the gold market.
BBB is also concerned with the content of the companies advertising, which pictures the U.S. Capitol building and which could lead consumers to believe the companies have an affiliation with the U.S. government.
An investigator with BBB called the toll-free number listed on the Belleville advertisement and spoke with a salesman who identified himself as a senior investment advisor and senior gold advisor with United States Coin and Gold Reserve. He said that people are fed up with low interest rates offered by banks, and retirees are looking for a better way to save money. He said he works largely with retirees.
While the salesmen said he could sell some of the advertised coins, he recommended that between 85 and 90 percent of a gold investment portfolio be in what he called congressional proof, extremely high-grade, collectible coins that tend to appreciate far better than bullion does. He said the coins contain ounce of gold and could be purchased at a cost of $639 each, or $12,780 for a tray of 20 coins.
The price he quoted for the coins is markedly higher than the price they could be bought elsewhere, according to research conducted by an investigator with BBB. A longtime Texas-based coin dealer, Danny Hall, said his business would sell the same high-grade coins for approximately $398 each, or around $7,860 for a tray of 20 coins. A check of prices on the online site eBay shows the coins selling for between $335 and $420 each. Hall called the price being charged by the Austin coin company inflated at $639. He further emphasized these coins are not considered to be particularly collectible, but simply a purchase of gold.
BBB is currently working with United States Rare Coin & Bullion Reserve to confirm substantiation of the claims in their advertisements.
Consumer complaints received by BBB allege that they purchased coins from United States Rare Coin & Bullion Reserve, but the purchase amount was far more than the amount the coins were later appraised. The company generally responds by offering consumers the option to return the coins for a refund. Consumers have filed more than 40 complaints against United States Rare Coin & Bullion Reserve in the past 36 months.
Click here to view the current BBB Business Review on United States Rare Coin & Bullion Reserve and here to view the current BBB Business Review on United States Coin and Gold Reserve.
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Research Gold-Buying Businesses in Advance.
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Kao the Wolf, also known as Kao Tatius Wolf or Kao T. (born December 29th, 1989) is a furry who lives in Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA. His fursona is a schnolf (a snow leopard/wolf hybrid). Kao made his own partial suit with paws, a tail, and a head. He has made some things for friends on request, but does not take commissions. Kao is an amateur photographer and artist.
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>>5 Hated Earnings Stocks Poised to Pop2013 is shaping up to be a stellar year for Facebook (FB). Shares of the social network have rallied more than 21% since the first trading day of the new year. Even if shares are still far from their post-IPO open, this stock has made leaps and bounds from where it sat this summer. Facebook is getting extra trading attention today ahead of the firm's earnings call, where analysts expect the firm to report its first quarterly profit since going public. With shares sitting right below resistance at $32.50, Facebook looks like a very possible breakout candidate if earnings don't disappoint Wall Street this afternoon. If you're looking for an opportunistic time to be a buyer in FB, I'd recommend waiting for a close above $32.50. That's a signal that buyers have been able to overcome the glut of supply of shares at that level.
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Ho ho ho! It's your old pal Santa Dogg!
Originally featured on Newgrounds for the Christmas of 1999, this submission is now being introduced via the Portal. It's part of the ongoing effort to move all the old content into the Portal system.
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1. Use a better browser. Ask just about any IT person who either supports computers or designs websites and they will tell you they do NOT use Internet Explorer. I believe that Internet Explorer 8 is better than ever, but there are alternatives with features you won't find in IE. I personally use Google Chrome. It is VERY fast, has all of the features I require (like tabbed browsing) and displays 99% of the pages I visit properly. I previously used Firefox for years for the same reasons I use Chrome now. The reason I switched was simply for speed and performance (Firefox uses quite a bit of memory and is slower to start up). I have all of the same options and extensions in both of these great browsers.
The best part about these browsers, for purposes of this article, are the extensions/add-ons. There are endless amounts of them. I have found that AdBlock (Available for Chrome and Firefox) helps prevent spyware by simply not displaying the ads that contain harmful links. The added bonus is more real estate and less flashy junk adds in your way when you are surfing. There are thousands of other addons that can make life easier. Chances are if you can think of a feature you want in your browser, someone has already created a way to do it.
2. We recommend the following programs for prevention and cleanup of malicious programs:
A good Antivirus like: NOD32, Microsoft Security Essentials, Avira or Comodo Internet Security. All of these are even free for home use with the exception of NOD32.
MalwareBytes: Free program that will scan your computer for "malware". The paid version runs in the background alongside your antivirus and prevents intrusions before they happen.
ComboFix: A free tool, mainly used by techs like us, that will simply scan your computer, kill and remove hundreds of the latest spyware apps, then reboot and show you a log of what it found. This is THE #1 tool in removing those hard to get spyware apps off of your computer. NOTE: Be sure to download the latest version each tiem you use it. Only use the links from bleepingcomputer.com to download this program, otherwise you may be installing more spyware!
System Restore: This feature is included in Windows XP and later. We have found that restoring a computer back a day or two before malicious spyware was installed will allow us to use other tools above to completely cleanup a computer. This tool can be run in Safe Mode, as well. Look under Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore. Choose a date to restore your computer to and let it happen. This basically restores your Windows registry, effectively removing any programs that you had installed since the checkpoint, but leaving ALL of your documents and data intact.
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This document will give the client a walk-through on how to use our Remote Support tool.
Start a new remote support session
- Open a web browser (like Internet Explorer or Firefox) and go to http://support.oneboise.com.
- Look for a session that was created by your technician and click to "Select" it.
- Click the "Run Program" button.
- You will see a message appear while the application begins.
- A security warning dialog box will appear. Click "Run" on this window.
- You are now connected to the Remote Support Server. A technician can now control your computer to help resolve your issue.
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If you are using Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003, you can connect to the computer running Windows® Small Business Server through the Internet using the feature called RPC over HTTP. This means you can remotely access your server e-mail account from the Internet when you are working outside your organization's firewall. You do not need security-related hardware or software (such as smart cards or security tokens), and you do not have to establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection to the server.
Comparing RPC over HTTP and Outlook Web Access
When using RPC over HTTP to access your mailbox, you get the full functionality of Outlook 2003. For example, you can work offline, use Microsoft Office Word 2003 as your e-mail editor, and easily organize your mailbox.
Ensure that you have an Outlook profile configured for the server
- Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
- If you are viewing Control Panel in the default Category view, switch to Classic view, and then double-click Mail.
- If you are viewing Control Panel in Classic view, double-click Mail.
- In the Mail Setup dialog box, click Show Profiles. If your profile appears in the list, select your profile, click Properties, click E-mail Accounts, select View or change existing e-mail accounts, and then click Next. If your profile does not appear, open Outlook and follow the instructions to create a profile before proceeding.
- If Microsoft Exchange Server does not appear in the list, the existing profile is not associated with a Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail account. Click Cancel, and then click Close. Continue with step 3 to add a profile.
- If there is an existing Microsoft Exchange Server profile, continue with step 3 under Configure the computer for RPC over HTTP.
- Click Add. The New Profile dialog box appears.
- In the Profile Name box, type a name for the new profile, and then click OK. The E-mail Accounts dialog box appears.
- Under E-mail, select Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next. The Server Type dialog box appears.
- Click Microsoft Exchange Server, and then click Next.
- Continue with step 4 under Configure the computer for RPC over HTTP.
Configure the computer for RPC over HTTP
- Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
- If you are viewing Control Panel in the default Category view, switch to Classic view, and then double-click Mail.
- If you are viewing Control Panel in Classic view, double-click Mail.
- In the Mail Setup dialog box, click E-mail accounts, click View or change existing e-mail accounts, and then click Next.
- In the E-mail accounts dialog box, click Microsoft Exchange Server, and then click Change.
- In the Microsoft Exchange Server box, type the local name of the Exchange server:
- In the User Name box, type the user name that you use to log on to the Remote Web Workplace. Do not click Check Name.
- In the Exchange Server settings page, click More Settings.
- On the Connection tab, under Exchange over the Internet, select Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP, and then click Exchange Proxy Settings. The Exchange Proxy Settings dialog box appears.
- Under Use this URL to connect to my proxy server for Exchange, type the following URL:
- Select Connect using SSL only, and then select Mutually authenticate the session when connecting with SSL.
- In the Principal name for proxy server box, type the following text:
- Select On slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP.
- Under Proxy authentication settings, select Basic Authentication.
- Click OK, and then click OK again. Click Next, and then click Finish. Click Close.
- In the Mail dialog box, if Always use this profile is selected, choose the newly configured profile.
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Dear Gen5 iPhone, I'm watching yououou!!! I thought about the RShack deal. Then I thought that I want to have a back up if i trash the i4 and don't want to pony up 600$ for a new i4. i'll simply wait til june for the new unscheduled slash scheduled rollout of the new and improved SpyGate iPhone5.
iPhone 5 3D/Hologram anyone? That will be the day wouldn't it?
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Woah $250 to jump from the 3G to the 3GS? That's a lot. But relatively cheaper than what AT&T will offer... Thanks I guess lol.
Is this with or without a contract upgrade from AT&T?
Hopefully without... I'd like an iphone 4.
With contract. Without will be much more expensive even with the money off.
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I have a "refreshed" iPhone 4 16 gig on my desk right now that I purchased at Radio Shack for $52.43.
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Tonight in Montgomeryville, PA. We got a refurbed iPhone 4 for $125 and then they gave us $75 for the old 3G. It was a good night. We took the money we saved and bought a cool popcorn maker for our movie room
Lol, nothing like buying some fancy now huh? lol
did they give you $75 in store credit or that money towards the iphone purchase? and I'm guessing you renewed your contract at the same time?
only reason im asking so much is i think i live close to that radio shack you might be talking about.
Come on any cheap 3GS with no contract?
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Financial education supports not only individual well-being, but also the economic health of our nation.
In "Conversation with the Chairman: A Teacher Town Hall Meeting," Bernanke explained to educators across the United States that fallout from the financial crisis made it clear that financial literacy should be a top priority in this country. During this talk, he also described his view of the content of this education: "Effective financial education is not just about teaching students about financial products or performing financial calculations. It also involves teaching them the essential skills and concepts they will need to make major financial choices."
In an effort to continue its focus on financial education as well as to observe its centennial, the Federal Reserve has two initiatives under way:
Financial Education Day offers educators professional development
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FederalReserveEducation.org: This Federal Reserve System website offers numerous personal finance lessons, activities, and interactive materials.
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