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Last week's announcement that the Silver State, and specifically Washoe County, did not make it as a finalist — thus missing out on about $80 million of a $4.35 billion pie — was indeed disappointing not just for the district but for the Reno-Sparks community.
However, the fact that Race to the Top was advertised as a competition in the first place is somewhat detestable since all public schools deserve an equal shot at improvement.
After the news broke last Tuesday, the blame game began immediately between Sen. Harry Reid and Gov. Jim Gibbons, certainly a juvenile and unnecessary act that lent no support to districts like Washoe County.
As a side note, the bickering is also a turn-off during an election season.
Barring the accusations that neither one did enough to help Nevada be as competitive as it could/should have been, Nevada schools already had too much stacked up against them. The ban that had to be lifted by the Nevada Legislature in February prohibited the use of students' test scores to be used as a component of teachers' evaluations, a notion that received mixed reactions from the educators themselves.
Because the Legislature didn't meet until February, Nevada couldn't apply for the first round of funding, consequently losing out on an opportunity to get feedback from the feds about how to improve its application and resubmitting for the second deadline in June.
Nevada grant writers still won't know how many points the state earned in which areas and exactly where its weaknesses lie until later this month after the "winners" have been revealed.
It's a true blow for Washoe County, whose staff of grant writers and consultants gave up likely far too many hours even before February in anticipation of creating a robust application for the state.
But that should not change the district's mission of reform and Superintendent Heath Morrison is determined that it won't.
Washoe school board trustees moved ahead in their usual and refreshing good spirits at their board meeting, discussing updates on the district's strategic plan because, as they've said before, "it's the right thing to do." They have been nailing down those critical points for assessments. They are considering how to identify much earlier those students who are falling behind and provide extra support before and after school and, most likely to their dismay, on Saturdays, if necessary — all on a limited supply of federal funding based on grants the district is now turning its head to for financial assistance.
As talks of this strategic plan continue, which appears to be on the cusp of becoming actionable, hopes linger that it will set a clear direction for rising above a series of stagnant graduation rates and help motivate children to perform better in school for themselves. Unfortunately, funding can be a factor with these things, but it doesn't always have to be.
Of course, if district officials still intend to make good on "Nevada's Promise" and succeed without federal dollars, shouldn't that set a healthier pulse for local and national education?
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TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts University baseball team looks to continue its momentum in Southland Conference play on Friday as they host Nicholls State in the first game of three at J.L. Johnson Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
ORU will sponsor a pair of special events during the weekend. On Friday, ORU athletics will team up with The Autism Center of Tulsa for Autism Awareness Night. On Sunday, Miss Teen Grand Lake Caroline Friesenhahn will be raising money for her "Fill A Backpack" campaign partnership with the Regional Food Bank.
The Golden Eagles (13-24, 8-7 SLC) have won their previous two conference series, 2-1, against Southeastern Louisiana at home and Sam Houston State on the road. ORU is currently in a tie with Central Arkansas for sixth place. However, they are just two games behind Stephen F. Austin who leads the conference.
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I am aware of the file for Cody the collie dog doused in flammable liquid and set on fire on 26th august 2012 in Magheberry is now with you to decide if the accused will be prosecuted.This was a horrific crime on a defenceless animal causing immense suffering.The Agnew family especially the two young boys have been left devastated. It also touched the hearts on many people world wide.I feel it is in the public interest to prosecute the perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law and wish to add my name to those who seek Justice for Cody.
From the Family: We still think of Cody everyday. She was our beloved family pet. The devastation it has left us and the boys will always be with us. The culprits need to be brought to justice. Preventing them from committing these disgusting crimes or worse. our family will forever be heart broken.
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They deserve the maximum penalty for this horrific act. I hope they get set on fire. That would be justice.
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They are sick and twisted to carry out such an evil and cruel torturous death to this dog, they need to be charged to the fullest extent of the law and I hope that means a LONG time in prison. They are a danger to any community they live in and will escalate their violence from dogs to humans at some point, those are the statistics and they need to be taken seriously.
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Is a bit dark and also a form of insurance to some.I used to fear ghosts when I was a child but my grandmother would pretend to chase them away so I could fall asleep.At age 13 my mom took me to see The Exorcist. We had to leave after the first scary scene. I slept with the light on for three months after that.My fear of the dark and all that goes with it magically disappeared when my grandmother passed away which is a bit ironic. She was the one who made me feel safe!
Can't stomach then. There is enough scariness in the world, I figure why subject myself to PAYING for more? :) Yes, there is a peacefulness that they are watching over you. I feel like that with my own mother, that she's always there, looking out for me.
A bit dark and a bit of insurance. :) Never thought about it either way, but yes, that prayer is interesting when thought about ...
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Hi, i've been working on an individual project (related to my work) and the idea to use it on iPhone and iTouch has come straight to my mind.
So i started to build a prototype and it works great ! (i can control my TV, DVD, Mac...)
Here is a picture of the very early stage of the prototype dev.
Now, i'm in the process to design the PCB and make the appication to use the hardware dongle connected to the dock connector of the iPhone or iTouch.
The first version will only act as a remote and you'll need to use your computer (OS X, Linux or Windows) to capture the IR codes (learning process).
In the second version, i've planned to make it totally autonomous (no computer required).
Because Hackint0sh is a community and as you know our purpose is not business related, iCouchPotatoe will be available for free (software and hardware schematics). You will still be able to donate (i've asked a friend to set this up for me).
I will start a PCB production if there is enough people interested.
(you'll pay the price i'll pay + shipping).
The IR to Audio Converter
The schematic below is to Capture the IR codes and Convert them to Audio by using your computer.
The 5V (VCC) can be taken from a USB plug.
You can use any kind of audio capture software that has a Normalize filter (Audacity, Sound Studio...)
- Set the recording audio input to Line in/44100hz/16bit
- Place the remote controller near the QSE156 IR sensor (~5cm).
- Record the Line in while pressing the button you want to capture.
- Take care not to saturate, when you press a button the Input Levels should be around -1.5dB.
- Then cut/remove the silence at the beginning/end of the captured audio file.
- Select it all and choose "Normalize" in the Filters menu.
- To check if the recorded button is correct, just plug the iCouchPotatoe AUDIO to IR Jack to your computer
headphones/Speakers out, put it in front of the device you want to control and play the audio file.
- If it works, you can save it as AIFF or WAV (don't use any compressed format that will remove the high frequencies)
- Send it to the phone/iTouch in a playlist with iTunes.
The next version will be a Dock connector Dongle completely autonomous (no computer+software needed to capture)
The Audio to IR jack plug
The trick of this very simple piece of hardware was used years ago (2003/4) by Griffin Technology with their Total Remote product.
Most of the Remote Controls in consumer products are using a frequency range between 30 and 40Khz. The average Bandwidth permitted by audio chip on soundcards is limited around ~20Khz
Using two IR LEDs mounted in reverse will do the job as the recorded audio signal from the iCouchPotatoe AUDIO to IR converter is split and phased out.
So when playing the audio back, each IR LED will emit half the signal/frequency (15~20Khz). Together they will reproduce the original IR frequency exactly like the original remote.
If you want to test the IR to AUDIO jack you have made, just download this audio file
http://firstname.lastname@example.com/?oybuvyouxmy (replace @ by a)
It is the Apple Remote Volume UP command converted in AIFF.
You can play it from your iPhone or iTouch in front of an Intel Mac.
The software is still under development, it will support Theme for different Remote Control Brands.
You can also submit your captured codes as sound sets.
If you are a Skilled iPhone Dev and wanna join this project to help to make the application a killer app, you can PM me. Also, if you have some idea about the logo and icon for the application, you can post them here.
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Its a great pic for your first time.
My first Elvis drawing ever
Sorry for the bad quality of the pic, I don't have a scanner...I know it's a bit blurred
The first yoy made ?? That's great !! I wish I was able to draw half as well....
Thanks for sharing.
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
Very nice Pauline especially for a first. Thank you for sharing.
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WOW, that one is great Pauline!!! Well done
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I think I will draw more if I have time...and Malc, please show us your drawing whent it's done
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Some more drawings I did, instead of doing my homeworks, working for my exams and all this kind of stuff
Pauline I like your drawings they are in reminicant of the posters we used to get in the early seventies very pop-ish well done
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Unleashing the biggest load of crap in the top portion of the toilet.
"I wasn't able to get a beer at this party, so I took it upon myself to give him an upper decker in the toilet".
mark abestin tarafından 18 Aralık 2003, Perşembe
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to leave a nice steaming terd on the toilet seat, enhancing the savory odor for the next user of the john; especially irritating to females, dudes not so much. Not to be confused with a Back Door Bandit which involves removing the lid of the reservoir tank and much better balance
eww, gross!!! some fuckwad left a upper decker in there!!!!! take me somewhere to tinkle, dammit!!
coldbowl tarafından 17 Mayıs 2007, Perşembe
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To put toilet paper over someone elses poo when the toilet is clogged and then take a shit on top of the original poo.
I shit on eric's poo because he clogged the toilet and there was nowhere else to go.
grind tarafından 16 Ocak 2004, Cuma
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An earnest do-gooder named Christian Gray and his earnest nonprofit — inCOMMON Community Development — are throwing a party Saturday, and you should come.
You should come because there will be food and drink and bounce houses for your kids. You should come because inCOMMON did a slick redo of an old rug shop, keeping the stamped tin ceiling but knocking down walls and adding more windows, filling the whole place with light.
But really you should come because this new community center sits on Park Avenue, and you ought to see what a few years and millions of dollars of private investment have done for this once-notorious street.
You also should see the challenge ahead for what inCOMMON wants to do: bridging the two worlds that coexist on Park Avenue.
The first is a world of deep poverty, with two public housing towers on the south end of the street, near Woolworth Avenue. The second is a world of professionals and students moving into beautifully-restored buildings at the north end of Park Avenue, near Leavenworth Street.
Both worlds are on a street that, not too long ago, was known for prostitutes and drug dealers operating in the open. And for landlords who let their buildings go to pot.
But in recent years, some of the buildings have been fixed up. And Park Avenue has benefited from its location near Midtown Crossing and downtown Omaha.
Gray wants to build on that progress. The 41-year-old and his faith-based organization aim to tackle poverty, but not by handing out basics like food or shelter. InCOMMON is setting up the community center to mix the neighborhood's people together so they can unite around a shared goal: improving the area.
"If we can develop strong, healthy neighborhoods," he said, "then kids aren't growing up in troubled environments."
The community center is called Park Ave. Commons. It will have classroom space for kid art classes, GED instruction and English language lessons. It will hold work space for tool-lending, recycling and bike-repair programs. It will offer public computers. It will even provide a piano. Just because.
And Park Ave. Commons will have space for social work students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Gray said the point is to build relationships and, by doing that, form a community that will improve life for all.
A lot of improvement is still needed. One out of three Park Avenue residents lives below the poverty line. Seven out of 10 are Hispanic, reflected somewhat in new businesses taking root. Almost eight of 10 are renters.
InCOMMON started 10 years ago and used to be called Mosaic Community Development. The group ran various programs, including some on Park Avenue, but focused its efforts downtown with the homeless.
Several years ago, the group changed its name and sought a home in a struggling neighborhood where it could be more proactive, than reactive to poverty. InCOMMON raised $500,000 through a capital campaign and — with donated construction work from the Omaha Federation of Labor — created its new headquarters and this community center at 1340 Park Ave.
Park Ave. Commons sounds nice and utopian and idealistic.
But it doesn't have millions of dollars to invest in restoring more buildings in the neighborhood, police officers to curb crime or housing inspectors to chip away at problems.
What can it do, really? What can a little community center offer?
You can find some answers inside Park Avenue Grocery, where customers are so familiar with owners Mary Ann and Mick Caniglia that they call them Mom and Dad. Mom, can I cash a check with no ID? How you doin', Dad?
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Here, inside their tidy, warm shop, there's a sense of community. It's where I find 52-year-old Steve, who is black, 27-year-old Matt, who is white and has multiple facial piercings, and 17-year-old Tremaine, who is wearing his Taco John's uniform and hurrying off to his after-school shift.
"There's good, solid family roots down here," Mary Ann says.
She explains how these roots were hurt by the slumlords, the crime and bad press that followed. Park Ave. earned a bad rap that was hard to shake.
But many of those problems have been cleaned up, and Mary Ann sees Park Avenue on the rise. She is so hopeful that at age 58, the Caniglias finally took out a loan to replace their leaky roof. They hadn't dared to make that kind of $47,000 investment before.
Mary Ann said a community center is needed to weave together the lower-income longtime residents and the better-off newcomers. Park Avenue Grocery may be a neighborhood anchor, too, but the young professionals in the fixed-up buildings don't seem to shop at the Caniglias' store.
Mary Ann speculated it's because they have cars and go elsewhere. Mick wonders if they're a little afraid to come in. Or maybe it's because the newcomers don't need the store's check-cashing service.
But no matter where they shop, all Park Avenue residents have a stake in the neighborhood's health.
This is why Park Ave. Commons is holding this big party.
After all, if you're opening a community center, you want the whole community.
So come Saturday. The party is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. And maybe, if enough neighbors come, they will see what Christian Gray believes: that they all have something in common — even beyond living on the same street.
"We're all humans," Gray said. "We all want the same things for ourselves and our families: good opportunities."


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2014 Ephemera Society of America: Philip Jones Fellowship Announcement The Ephemera Society of America invites applications for the Philip Jones Fellowship for the Study of Ephemera. This competition, now in its sixth year, is open to any interested individual or organization for the study of any aspect of ephemera, defined as minor (and sometimes major) everyday documents intended for one-time or short-term use.Learn more →
Online Index of Ephemera News and Ephemera Journal A complete online Index of Ephemera News lists more than 1,600 entries, some of them containing dozens of individual references.Research now →
Each collector does things differently Thinking it might be of widespread interest for individual collectors to describe just how each approaches collecting, the Ephemera Society has initiated this column, as a forum for participation.Read more →
About Us
The Ephemera Society of America, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history identified with it; to further the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of ephemera by people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest; to promote the personal and institutional collection, preservation, exhibition, and research of ephemeral materials; to serve as a link among collectors, dealers, institutions, and scholars; and to contribute to the cultural life of those who have an interest in our heritage as a nation or a people, both nationally and internationally.
The Society sponsors an annual convention that includes seminars, exhibitions, a superb ephemera show and sale, workshops, collector forums, and other conference events.
The Society's Web site — www.ephemerasociety.org — connects with thousands of visitors seeking information about ephemera, provides contacts with other collectors and ephemera-related businesses, and includes notices of Society events.
All members-—individuals, libraries, corporations, colleges, historical societies, and museums—receive The Ephemera Journal, a 32-page four color publication published three times a year; an annual Membership Directory; the eNews, and special admission to Society-sponsored functions.
Members also enjoy the camaraderie and shared interests of fellow ephemerists.
Mission Statement
Mission of the Society and its Members
- - To cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history identified with it
- - To further the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of ephemera by people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest
- - To promote the personal and institutional collection, preservation, exhibition, and research of ephemeral materials
- - To serve as a link among collectors, dealers, institutions, and scholars
- - To contribute to the cultural life of those who have an interest in our heritage as a nation or a people, both nationally and internationally
Commitment of the Society and its Board
- - To conduct the affairs of the Ephemera Society according to the highest professional and ethical standards
- - To strive to be recognized for excellence
- - To value and develop our membership
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To arrange an interview with one of our experts, please contact:
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Pop-ups from Prague A Centennial Celebration of the Graphic Artistry of Vojtech Kubašta (1914-1992) From the Collection of Ellen G. K. Rubin Pop go the pop-up books in a lively public exhibition at the Grolier Club drawn from the collection of Ellen G. K. Rubin. On view from January 23 thorough March 15, 2014 in the second floor Members' Gallery, the exhibition showcases the full range of artwork by the major Czech paper engineer, children's book illustrator, and graphic designer Vojtech Kubašta (1914-1992).Read more →
Selling the Dwelling: The Books That Built America's Houses, 1775-2000 Through Friday February 7, 2014 in our Ground Floor Gallery:"Selling the Dwelling: The Books That Built America's Houses, 1775-2000." An exhibit by Ephemera Society member, Richard Cheek. The evolution of the house design book in the United States is a long and complicated story, filled with architectural creativity and banality, commercial genius and excess, egalitarian and humanitarian ideals, literary and social ambition, can-do individualism, faith in progress and invention, and endless energy.Read more →
Civil War "Dog Tags": Sutlers Solve the ID Dilemma During the American Civil War, soldiers were concerned that their bodies would not be identified in the aftermath of a battle because neither the Union nor Confederate government issued identification tags, commonly called "dog tags" today. Consequently, many soldiers would write their name on a piece of paper and pin it to their clothing or scratch their name into the soft lead of their belt buckle.Read more →


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Information Technology has taken a foothold within health care and mobile technology.
Medical Main Street, powered by Oakland County, understands the importance of IT and the
continuously evolving health care industry, which is the central focus of INNO-VENTION 2013 – a Medical Main Street Conference.
INNO-VENTION 2013 – set for Nov. 6-8 at the Troy Marriott – highlights how IT is fueling changes in health care and the next generation of medical devices. More than 600 professionals in health care, mHealth, medical device manufacturing, and other life science industries are expected to attend.
"We bring together a unique alliance of world-class hospitals, universities, biopharma and medical device companies that keep each other informed of the latest developments," Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said. "Medical Main Street and the INNO-VENTION conference raise the region's visibility and our reputation as an engine of innovation in health care and the life sciences."
Nicole Thomson, a business development representative for the county's Department of Economic Development & Community Affairs, said those who attend INNO-VENTION 2013 will be able to make valuable contacts within health care and IT.
"Typically, at a conference, you are in a room with your peers," Thomson said. "But at this event, you'll see a wide variety from education, finance and government. It's an exceptional networking experience."
Highlights from this year's conference include:
Keynote speaker Rick Valencia, Qualcomm Life vice-president and general manager
Prearranged one-on-one meetings with hospital group purchasing organizations
The impact of the Affordable Care Act
Cyber security: How the rise of electronic health records has made health care vulnerable to security breaches
Tours of the region's top hospitals and health care innovation centers
The conference also includes its Commercialization Competition where three start-up medical device companies pitch their projects to a panel of investors in hopes of funding their product and the INNO-VATOR of the Year award which goes to the company or individual who has made the most dramatic change in the medical device industry in Michigan.
INNO-VENTION 2012 was live streamed globally and helped attract an international audience to Medical Main Street.
Thomson and the Medical Main Street team have worked diligently to market Oakland County in the United States and beyond as a life science and health care destination. This year's conference will also be live streamed by Detroit Public Television.
To register or learn more about the conference, go to MedicalMainStreet.org.


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Thank you for your interest in the Brass area at Tennessee Technological University. We have a wide variety of information about our program as well as the brass instruments in general on our website. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any additional questions about brass playing in general or our programs here at Tech.
The TTU brass studios in the Department of Music and Art present a series of concerts each Fall and Spring semester, each concert highlighting the trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba in a variety of musical settings. These performances, include recitals for chamber ensembles (duets, trios, quartets, quintets), individual recitals, a studio recital, student ensembles in which brass instruments play an integral role (i.e. brass quintet or other chamber ensemble), and concludes with concerts by the TTU Trumpet Ensemble, the TTU Horn Choir, the Tennessee Tech Trombone Choir, and the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble.
Events of interest to brass players during the current semester may be found on the events page, or you may browse the Music Department's calendar of events for a complete listing of recitals. Information about other performing ensembles in the department may be found on their respective pages.
We are also home to the Brass Arts Chamber Quintet, the brass quintet in residence at Tennessee Tech, made up of faculty members Charles Decker and Chris McCormick, trumpets; Greg Danner, horn; Joshua Hauser, trombone; and R. Winston Morris, tuba.
Please visit the web pages of the Department of Music and Art and Tennessee Technological University for additional information about music at Tennessee Tech and general information about the university.


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Within Maryland DNR's Fisheries Service the Shellfish Division is responsible for the maintenance and restoration of Maryland's oyster population. In the late 1800's and early 1900's unregulated over-harvesting lead to the initial decline in the oyster population. Then in the 1980's the oyster diseases MSX and Dermo caused another drastic decline in the population. Harvests which exceeded 15 million bushels in the late 1800's and sustained an average of 2 to 3 million bushels through much of the mid 20th century, dropped to 79,000 bushels in 1994. In 1960, the State of Maryland started an oyster repletion program in response to declining harvests. Today, along with many other groups the Maryland DNR works to not only restore oysters for harvest, but also for their ecological contributions to the Chesapeake Bay. It is this balance that DNR tries to maintain, working to have a healthy industry and a thriving oyster population for the Bay's ecology.
The Chesapeake once teemed with oysters. Tens of thousands of acres of oyster bottom lined the Bay. Oysters have always been an important part of the diet of those who lived on the Atlantic coast, from the Native Americans and the Colonists to modern America. In the late 1800's the oyster fishery in the northeast United States collapsed, leaving a large demand for product and a large number of watermen out of work. So they and their boats migrated south to the Chesapeake Bay. There were no regulations or limits of any kind, oysters of all sizes and the shell they lived on were harvested and either processed locally or shipped out of state by the train load. As the years passed, the harvest, which peaked at around 15 million bushels, declined to an average of about three million bushels.
Then came disease. As early as the 1960's the Bay started seeing the effects of the parasites. It wasn't until 1987 that the major impact of the oyster diseases were felt. The diseases, MSX and DERMO, are parasitic organisms that infect the oyster and can lead to its death. The diseases cause mortalities ranging from 30% per year up to 90% in some areas. These rates result in extreme declines in populations, such as the crash of 1994 which resulted in the all time low harvest of 79,000 bushels. While the population has increased some since then, disease still holds sway in the bay. Areas that historically had an average of 5% mortality per year now have levels well above 30%. Trying to restore oysters in the face of these devastating diseases is a daunting task. Both diseases thrive in higher salinities, so that the mortality is much higher in the lower parts of the Bay. MSX is more salinity dependent and is primarily found in the lower Bay, though drought conditions have seen it advance higher up the Bay. Dermo is found throughout the Bay, but is more deadly to oysters in the higher salinity areas. The main difference between the two is how fast they work. MSX can kill oysters of all ages; it can kill spat as easily as an adult. Dermo takes time to kill and oyster, accumulating the parasite until it reaches a certain intensity and dies. So while an oyster with MSX will die, an oyster with a light Dermo infection can survive as long as the intensity doesn't increase to the critical level.
The repletion program was started by the State of Maryland in 1960 in response to declining annual harvests. The program consisted of the planting of oyster shell dredged from the upper bay in different areas to restore habitat. The other part of the Repletion program was the moving of seed oysters from State seed bars to areas with low recruitment to boost populations in those areas. These programs continue today, much as they have for the past forty years. It is estimated that about 80% of the harvest comes from areas that DNR has planted with seed and/or shell.
RESTORATION - Oysters For The Ecology
In the late 1980's and early 1990's it was decided that there needed to be efforts to restore oysters purely for the ecological role that they play in the Bay. Restoration efforts use many different methods, but instead of being maximized for harvest potential, restoration sites are designed for maximum habitat and ecological improvement. To allow oysters at a restoration site to grow and flourish into a thriving reef community, they need to be left unharvested. To protect the oysters, restorations sites are made into sanctuaries, where no shellfish harvest is allowed. As a sanctuary the fragile reef community is protected from being disturbed. DNR currently has 24 sanctuary areas throughout the Bay. They range in size from around 5 acres to over 5,800 acres, the entire Severn and Magothy Rivers are examples of two of the larger sanctuaries.
Reserves are areas where restoration type efforts are done and then the site is closed like a sanctuary for a period of five years. At the end of the five year closure the site is opened for a managed harvest, and then when the set amount is harvested from the site it will be closed again. In this way the area gets all the benefits of a good oyster population and the industry has a storehouse of oysters that they will be able to eventually take from. There are currently 19 reserves in Maryland.
Repletion and restoration activities use many of the same methods. Projects basically fall into two categories, habitat improvement and population enhancement. Habitat improvement increases the quality of the bottom for growing oysters while population enhancement increases the actual number of oysters.
Shell planting has been a part of oyster restoration for forty years. Oyster shell from upper bay deposits are dredged and moved by barge to selected restoration sites around the bay. The shell is then planted over the bottom in a layer 4" to 8" thick, depending on the existing bottom conditions. This leaves a nice clean layer of shell which is ready to accept a natural spat set or receive hatchery produced oysters. Shell is the preferred setting substrate for oyster larvae, and as such has been the keystone of oyster restoration since it began. DNR plants an average of 2.5 million bushels of dredged shell every year.
Another aspect of shell planting is fresh shell. Fresh shells are the byproduct of Maryland's oyster shucking and packing industry. Approximately 200,000 bushels of fresh shell come from Maryland's processors every year, but amounts are declining as the harvest declines. Most of the fresh shell is planted like the dredged shell, while some goes to the State oyster hatcheries for production of spat-on-shell.
Having been a part of Maryland's efforts for over forty years, the areas from which the State collects buried shell are almost exhausted. New areas exist in the Bay but obtaining permits to remove the shell is difficult and debatable. It is important, therefore, to conserve the remaining shell supply. To conserve the remaining shell, DNR is looking at new methods of habitat restoration, such as the use of alternate materials and bar cleaning.
Seed planting is another staple for the State's restoration and repletion activities. Seed essentially comes in two different forms, natural seed and hatchery seed. Natural seed is a product of the repletion program. DNR makes large shell plantings in areas that receive a regular spat set to catch the natural larvae which are in the water. These areas are usually in the lower part of the Bay where recruitment is good, but disease will limit survival. The spring after the larvae set DNR comes back and harvests the new oyster seed. It is then moved to different parts of the Bay where natural recruitment is low, but disease pressure is less and survival will be better. In this way areas of high productivity but low survival can help supplement those areas of low productivity and high survival. So we can help maintain a harvest in certain areas that on their own may not be able to sustain themselves.
Hatcheries allow us to have a higher level of control over the oyster production. Seed produced at hatcheries is used mostly for the restoration program. In the hatchery we can select the broodstock which is used, the amount of larvae, the food, temperature and a number of other variables that are uncontrollable out in nature. The seed produced for the restoration program is called spat-on-shell. Oyster shell, which comes from Maryland shucking and packing houses, is placed in mesh bags and placed in tanks at the hatchery. The tanks are filled with water and larvae produced at the hatchery area added, where they will then set onto the shells. After a few weeks at the hatchery the spat-on-shell is moved out and planted at various restoration sites. Since there is so little time between setting and planting, the hatchery produced oysters are nearly always disease free, and thus preferred for restoration projects. Hatchery seed results in clumped of oysters, compared to natural seed, due to the high setting densities on the shell. A hatchery clump may have between 5 to 10 oysters per shell.
The upper Bay shell reserves which have supported the shell program for forty years are running out. Within the next few years these areas will be exhausted of the shell the program needs. To help conserve the remaining shell we need to look into alternate types of materials to take the place of shell. Recycled brick, concrete, stone and slag are just a few examples of the types of materials being considered. Another material would be preformed concrete modules that would provide both a setting substrate and structure for fish and other organisms. These materials would either form the base of the planting and then be covered with a veneer of shell or would be planted by itself and receive a seed planting over it. Shell is a finite resource and the use of alternate materials will help conserve shell for the projects where it is needed the most.
The other main option to conserve dredged shell is to use the shell that is already at the project site but may be silted over or buried under a layer of sediment. Heavy use of the watershed for development and other needs has resulted in vast amounts of sediment polluting the Bay and covering once plentiful oyster habitat. Both natural bars and the many shell plantings made by the State have over the years become silted over. DNR is looking at different ways in which we could utilize that shell, bringing it back to the surface to once again be usable by oysters. There is a wealth of shells in the Bay bottom now.
In the past bar cleaning mainly comprised of "Bagless Dredging". This consisted of taking a harvesting dredge, removing the catch bag or opening it up and dragging it across lightly silted bars to stir the shell up to the surface. This technique met with limited success. The method which is being looked at now, shell excavation, uses escalator dredges on clam boats to dig around a foot into the bottom to bring shell up. The shell gets much cleaner and can be moved to a nearby area of firmer bottom. Use of "in situ" shell is going to be a critical part of restoration in the future, but cleaner and more efficient methods of bringing up the shell need to be developed. The use of clam rigs is small scale and experimental.
Forty years ago the State was the only group doing oyster restoration activities in the Chesapeake. Today there area a wide variety of interest groups involved in oyster restoration. From the Federal government to Non-governmental organizations and local community groups, the array of people who are a part of the restoration effort keeps growing. The 2000 Chesapeake Bay Agreement set forth the restoration goal that all the partners are working towards. This is the 10-fold increase in oysters in the Chesapeake Bay by the year 2010, starting from the population's lowest point in 1994. The expertise, manpower and funding these groups have been able to bring to the effort is considerable. And will be necessary to make progress towards the 10-fold goal.
The major partners are:
There are opportunities to help out as an individual also. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has an excellent oyster gardening program for people with waterfront property or pier access, to grow oysters for planting in sanctuaries. Also the Oyster Recovery Partnership is often looking for volunteers to help out with various projects. So go out and get involved, from spending some time getting dirty planting oysters to spending some money so that others can, the Bay needs your help.


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Relaxed Accommodation on the South Island's Stunning West Coast
"West Coast NZ - Top 10 Region in the world to visit for 2014 as rated by Lonely Planet. Stay awhile and find out why."
Welcome to Bazil's Hostel on the stunning West Coast of the South Island your gateway to hiking, kayaking, surfing, mountain biking and caving adventures as well as being your getaway from the 9-5 lifestyle with
plenty of room on site to relax, while also being centrally located in town, close to bars, shops and cafes. We offer a variety of facilities & accommodation for everyone from backpackers and families, to school groups and sports teams: standard dorm rooms (twins & doubles), fully self-contained rooms, twin, double & family, campervan
power sites & tent sites. Shared facilities: bathrooms, 2 TV rooms, 2 lounges, outdoor covered BBQ area which is also suitable to store motorbikes & bicycles. Lots of quiet garden areas to sit & relax with a good book.
We have free sports equipment including volleyball, cricket, rugby balls, soccer balls and squash rackets, Free movies, A great $5 cooked breky, Hammoks, Free herbs from the garden, internet & wifi, off street parking, laundry, Great mountain bikes, surf boards and kayaks for hire. Real & cozy fire places.
BAZIL'S HOSTEL NOW HAS FREE WiFi & BAZIL BUS AVAILABLE TO TRANSPORT YOU ANYWHERE!!!!!
We can book any tours or activities you may wish to do in NZ. No commission
Stuff to see & do in Westport : Learn to surf with one on NZs top surf coaches, (Westport is one of NZs best surf spots) white water rafting, caving, mountain biking, fishing, paintball, mine tours, take a visit to the west coast brewery, play golf or mini golf, visit the brand new sports complex & use the gym, 3 heated indoor pools, basketball court, squash courts, go underworld rafting, Do some great local walks or borrow our bikes. Take a soak in our indoor outdoor bush baths.
STAY, PLAY & SURF WITH USStay with us for 5 nights & Receive a FREE SURF LESSON with Board silly @ Bazils Hostel Surfing NZ Accredited Surf School, board & wetsuit included. Discounted board & wet suit hire any day you want to practice, Free transport to the beaches. We also have some great Mountain bikes and can arrange drop off & pick up to some great Mountain bike tracks.
Mention this special offer at the time of reservation/check in.
Or just relax and take in some of NZs best scenery & meet some "Coasters".
We offer dorm, family, twin, double and studio units as well as non-powered tent sites at affordable prices.
We have free sports equipment, movies and herbs from the garden, a great $5 cooked breky, hammocks, internet & wifi access, off street parking, laundry, mountain bikes.
- Buller Adventure Tours offer rafting, jet-boating, horse trekking and quad biking.
- Underworld Adventures offer underworld caving tours.
- Bazils Hostel Surf School, Surf Lessons, Transport to Beaches, Surfboard and Wetsuit hire. Bazil's Hostel has great knowledge of local surf spots and conditions.
Centrally located in the town close to bars, cafes, supermarkets, cinema's and across the road from Victoria Square . Westport Is an underated Gateway to the Natural wonders of the northern Westcoast. Lots of great hikes, surf spots, fishing, waterfalls, caves and a relaxing, refreshing laid back lifestyle.


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I have long been a fan of Silver Oak, known for producing cabernets ready to drink upon release but also possessing traits for extended aging. Not having any prior experience with this vintage, we opened the wine two hours before our guests arrived. An immediate sip revealed a wine tight and tannic. Decanting twice did little to reduce its tannic grip.
Pouring it into glasses 30 minutes ahead of serving made it marginally better. When the last glass was poured after having been opened for four hours, the wine had lost its tannic grip morphing into a harmonious, balanced wine.
Often in writing about pleasurable red wines, I describe them as being balanced with well-integrated tannins. What do I mean by this? Simply that the wine is pleasant when first tasted with no bitter elements that stand out, like the bitterness found in strong unsweetened tea. This does not mean tannins are not present. It simply means tannins, along with other elements found in red wine, are balanced with no one element standing out.
Tannins come from the seeds, stems and skins of red grapes and to a lesser extent from oak barrels in which red wines are aged. White wines are not generally tannic because after crushing, their clear juice is drained off from skins, seeds and stems.
Some grapes are more tannic than others. Cabernet sauvignon like that used in the 2006 Silver Oak Alexander Valley is known for being especially high in tannins. Tannin is one element that gives the wine its structure. Fruit and acid also figure into the equation.
Tannin is not a bad thing — it acts as a preservative. Wines high in tannins age well. Less tannic wines, like most white wines, tend to have less longevity.
It is a known fact that tannins change over the course of a wine's life. Tannin is a compound known as a phenol. While the amount of tannin does not change over the wine's life, phenols do bond together as tannic wine ages. This chemical change gives the perception of a more-balanced, less-harsh wine.
Oxygen helps mitigate tannic wine as seen in the 2006 Silver Oak after four hours of oxygen exposure. This wine aged 25 months in barrel and 15 months in bottle before release in August 2010. In 2013 the wine remains very tannic and likely should have been held for several more years before opening.
There is a school of thought that magnum-size bottles, those holding the equivalent of two standard-size wine bottles, mature more slowly. Perhaps that was a factor in why it took the 2006 so long to evolve after opening. The producer says this wine should be good until 2026. I believe this is a credible prediction of its longevity.
Tannin is a naturally occurring substance in wine. Often the harshness this substance imparts to red wine is a turnoff to red wine novices.
Giving red wine a chance to breathe before tasting makes the wine more palatable for those new to red wine. A piece of cheese also ameliorates the effect tannins have on the mouth.
Granted, most wines do not have to breathe for four hours like the 2006 Silver Oak, but most moderately priced red wines on the market do benefit from about an hour of breathing time.
Like it or not, tannin is essential to the structure of red wine. Without its presence, one might as well drink grape juice.
Email Pat Kettles at firstname.lastname@example.com


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The Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders - the TopCats - help cheer the Panthers to victory and entertain fans at every home game at Bank of America Stadium in addition to being visible throughout the Carolinas at corporate and charitable events.
A group of 26 women, the TopCats represent all regions of the Carolinas and range in age from 21 to 36 years old. They hold careers in a variety of distinguished professions, including dentistry, marketing, engineering and teaching.
Auditions for the TopCats are a comprehensive and intense process. The final squad members are selected based on their personalities, showmanship, dance skills, professionalism and physical fitness.
The TopCats staff includes Tina Becker and Richelle Williams, both former TopCats, as well as Kate Milstead. Becker is the director of entertainment, which includes overseeing the cheerleader, mascot and drumline programs and handling game day entertainment. Williams serves as the manager and squad's choreographer. Milstead is the entertainment assistant and coordinates all appearances for the TopCats, Sir Purr and PurrCussion.


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The natural, organic beauty of fresh Bosc pears is artfully displayed in this elegant handmade tart from Tatte Fine Cookies & Cakes, a Boston-area artisanal bakery famous for its European-style creations. Sweet poached Bosc pears mingle with a delicious almond, Amaretto and rum filling brightened with notes of lemon and cinnamon, all contained in a tender, rich, buttery crust. The stems of the pears are left intact for a beautiful presentation.
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Wiki is now live!
…and still in development.
But my visiting, you can take a look at my dev notes
that contains stuff about what worked now, what didn't work,
and what I plan to implement later.
I promise to make it more pretty later :3
In the meantime, please click on the image below to go to the wiki.
(I don't really want to make a website header for it because it's pretty ugly still haha)
Thank you Mediawiki for this awesome integration!


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Benjamin Powell on Economic Growth and Development: Are We Rome?
Recorded: Wednesday, July 10, 2013
A Powerpoint A/V presentation by Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell at FreedomFest 2013 in Las Vegas. Powell speaks to similarities of ancient Rome and our modern economic culture.
Experts: Benjamin W. PowellType: Other EventIssues: Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Political Ideology and Philosophy
Ivan Eland at CPAC 2013 Too Many American Wars Panel
Recorded: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland at CPAC
Experts: Ivan ElandType: Other EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Terrorism and National Crises
Anthony Gregory at P.A.U.L. Festival 2012
Recorded: Saturday, August 25, 2012
Independent Institute Research Fellow and Student Programs Director Anthony Gregory addresses P.A.U.L. Festival 2012 on Government Power and the Road to Liberty.
Experts: Anthony GregoryType: Other EventIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Culture/ Society, Free Market Economics, Freedom, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Property Rights
John C. Goodman Speaks at the Heritage Foundation about Healthcare
Recorded: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Research Fellow John C. Goodman, author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, speaks to the Heritage Foundation about the problems in the US healthcare system.
Experts: John C. GoodmanType: Other EventIssues: Free Market Economics, Health Care, Regulation and Deregulation
Ivan Eland on 9/11 and the War in Iraq
Recorded: Thursday, September 11, 2008
Ivan Eland discusses 9/11, the Iraq war, and the questionable link between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda.


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Dave is forced to don his fireman's hat when he and Peter get a call that Pete's restaurant is on fire! The near disaster is enough to persuade Pete that it's time to renovate Pete's A Place. The boys take on their most daunting task yet--totally reinventing the pizza shop in one week! But every day the shop is closed it loses money and Pete's stress levels rise. Dave manages to electrocute himself on day 1, Pete botches the measurements on his new oven, and then they get a surprise visit from the health inspector. With a lot of team work and a bit of luck the flippers scramble to make sure the Grand Opening isn't a Giant Fiasco!
Pete and Dave go in on a new construction house that the previous owners were unable to finish. The buy is in a great sea-side town and has minimal work left to be done, but when Dave disagrees with Pete s design plans, this simple flip is thrown off course. An argument over the deck sends Dave over the edge. He wants his vision to be heard, and the only way to prove himself is to take over the design and leave Pete to the project managing. Will the duo succeed or will this flipping experiment blow up in their faces?
Pete and Dave decide to flip one of their rental properties but they have different ideas about how to get it done. Pete wants no trouble with the tenants, so a quick spruce up. Dave sees it's time for a complete facelift. Dave wins Peter over by offering to take on the brunt of the work, but forgets he has a family vacation booked in the middle of the renovation! When Dave takes off on vacation Pete is left to deal with a real can of worms and an angry tenant.
Andy Dick gives a tour of his children's rooms.
Andy Dick gives a tour of his children's rooms.
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Swim rules changes by the NFHS
A release from the National Federation of State High School Associations: Read more…
A release from the National Federation of State High School Associations: Read more…
Here are results from the Class 5A girls swimming and diving championships at the Edora Pool Ice Center in Fort Collins as provided to The Denver Post.
The meet was fast and the crowd enjoyed.
No, we can't talk to Missy Franklin here in Fort Collins at the Edora Pool Ice Center.
She won't be speaking until after Saturday's finals and that's the way Franklin, her family and Colorado High School Activities Association officials want it.
But if she could speak, what would she say? Or what should see say?
In a preliminary heat of the 200-yard individual medley at the Class 5A state swimming and diving meet, Franklin, the highly decorated Olympian and senior at Regis Jesuit, tunred in a time of 1 minute, 58.22 seconds, a rip-roaring time that set a state record. The previous mark was 1:59.09 by Bonnie Brandon, the former Cherry Creek star now at Arizona
Later, in the 500 freestyle, Franklin turned in a time of 4:45.51, just a few ticks off the state mark of Brandon, also set in 2012, and good enough to win her heat by more than 19 seconds.
Half of Missy Franklin's final swimming meet as a schoolgirl has been set.
The senior at Regis Jesuit and multiple Olympic champion will swim the 200-yard individual medley and 500 freestyle this weekend at Colorado's high school swimming and diving championships in Class 5A at the Edora Pool Ice Center in Fort Collins.
Even this late in the season, team are heading out of state to try their mettle against – in this case – the West's best.
Broomfield went to Orem, Utah and Utah Valley University's "The Rumble and finished fourth in the 68 team tournament. Read more…
No, things didn't go according to plan in the championship round of Niwot's 1st annual Gary Daum Classic for Longmont. The Trojans had seven wrestlers in the finals, but crowned only one champion. Their work troughout the day was still enough to win the team title.
Jaime Ramos Vega was the only champion for Longmont and he was awarded the victory of Skylines Ray Rodriguez via injury default. The host from Niwot got the night of to a good start with a quick victory by 106 pounder Clay Robinson, who pinned Platte Valley's Nikko Jaramillo in 33 seconds. Holy Family, Fairview and Golden all crowned three champions, with Golden 152 pounder Devin Rothrock earning outstanding wrestler.
Elsewhere: Out west in Utah at the Vernal Tournament of Champions, Fruita Monument finished fifth in the 40+ team tournament. Dove Creek finished ninth and Delta was tenth. … Down south in Texas at the Lone Star duals, Windsor extended its dual match winning streak to 52 – the state record belong to Fort Morgan at 59 – on Friday to advance to Saturday's champsionship round. After winning their next two to extend it to 54, the Wizards lost 29-28 to New Orleans' Brother Martin High School in the finals. Windsor led going into the heavyweight match, but Brother Martin's Ross Brister won a 6-3 decision over Robert Bishop-Cotner to give the win to the Crusaders. … For more dual meet results from around the state, log onto trackwrestling.com and fin you favorite team. Read more…
The toughest ticket in town? This winter, at least on the prep level, it just may be the Class 5A girls swim meet.
CHSAA announced Friday morning that schools will have the first opportunity to buy tickets to the meet, held Feb. 8-9 at the Edora Pool and Ice Center in Fort Collins. Any tickets not purchased by schools, which isn't likely to be many, will then be sold to the general public.
Also, no tickets will be sold until the week before the state meet.
The general public quickly bought up tickets well in advance of last year's 5A meet, hoping to catch a glimpse of Regis Jesuit star Missy Franklin. It meant some parents were unable to attend, though CHSAA did set up an auxiliary viewing area with a live feed. Read more…
Regis Jesuit swimmer Missy Franklin will make her high school season debut in a dual meet against Highlands Ranch on Tuesday, and then swim again against Cherry Creek on Jan. 15.
Franklin, the four-time Olympic gold medalist, may add additional meets to her schedule during the regular season, but she is also expected to swim at the state championships Feb. 8-9.
With last season's meets turning into something of a frenzy, Regis Jesuit is trying to "ensure as normal a climate for each of the meets as possible" by limiting media access, according to a statement released by the school. They are allowing one TV station to serve as a pool camera, and have reserved four spots for print reporters or photographers.
Franklin won four gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and also captured a bronze.
Missy Franklin, Regis Jesuit's Olympic swimmer, will sign with Cal today in a ceremony at her high school.
But Franklin, a senior, has yet to decide if she'll swim for the Raiders this season. Franklin will decide by the end of the week, according to her mom, D.A., via our Neil Devlin.
The Gold Crown Foundation will host a sports conference on Saturday at Lakewood High School that will feature Archie Manning and others to help equip adults with youth development skills.
It is designed to provide adults with cutting-edge skills and knowledge to help create the most safe and positive youth sports experiences possible.


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We found 9 additional articles filed under seminar. They're listed below, most recent first.
- Who Is My Neighbor?
12/13/2010 -- This is the question that Baltimore-Washington Conference United Methodist Women will be exploring over the next three days during their seminar with the United Methodist Seminar Program.
- Apply for the College Women's Seminar on Women and Migration
10/14/2010 -- The United Methodist Seminar Program is seeking applications from college and university women for a week long seminar Jan. 3-9, 2011 to be held in New York City.
- Winthrop University Wesley Foundation Takes Human Trafficking Seminar
10/14/2010 -- The United Methodist Seminar Program is hosting a group of 15 students from Winthrop University Wesley Foundation in Rock Hill, S.C., for a two-day seminar on human trafficking.
- Sally L. Vonner Elected to Women's Division AGS Position, and Other Approvals
10/13/2010 -- At their Annual board meeting, Oct. 7-11 in Stamford, Conn., the Women's Division board of directors approved or reported on the following actions.
- Stop Human Trafficking
08/30/2010 -- One year ago this month, United Methodist Women embarked on a mission of learning, sharing, and policy action on the issue of human trafficking.
- From Iowa to Washington, D.C.
08/30/2010 -- Judy Kading shares how she puts "love in action" as Iowa United Methodist Women's social action mission coordinator.
- Voices of Human Trafficking Team Members
08/30/2010 -- United Methodist Women members who participated in the Human Trafficking training session in Atlanta, Ga. in 2009 reflect on what they've accomplished and how they've changed a year later.
- BBC Radio : Edinburgh 2010 Worship Service
06/09/2010 -- Dr. Glory Dharmaraj took part in a worship service at St. Mary's Anglican Cathedral. Dr. Dharmaraj is the director for Spiritual Formation & Misson Theology of the Women's Division.
- Edinburgh 2010 Is Reminded Of Role of Women in Mission
06/08/2010 -- Celebrating women's involvement in mission, beginning in the 19th century, was an option for conference delegates and local people at the City of Edinburgh Methodist Church.
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"I think this development is exciting because it portends a dramatic increase in the number of individual computing elements per chip." - Justin Rattner, Intel Chief Technology Officer
Intel Labs has created an experimental "Single-Chip Cloud Computer" (SCC), a research microprocessor containing the most Intel® Architecture cores ever integrated on a silicon CPU chip–48 cores. It incorporates technologies intended to scale multi-core processors to 100 cores and beyond, such as an on-chip network, advanced power management technologies and support for "message-passing."
Architecturally, the chip resembles a cloud of computers integrated into silicon. The novel many-core architecture includes innovations for scalability in terms of energy-efficiency including improved core-core communication and techniques that enable software to dynamically configure voltage and frequency to attain power consumptions from 125W to as low as 25W.
This represents the latest achievement from Intel's Tera-scale Computing Research Program. The research was co-led by Intel Labs Bangalore, India, Intel Labs Braunschweig, Germany and Intel Labs researchers in the United States.
Inside the Single-Chip Cloud Computer
The name "Single-Chip Cloud Computer" reflects the fact that the architecture resembles a scalable cluster of computers such as you would find in a cloud, integrated into silicon.
The research chip features:
- 24 "tiles" with two IA cores per tile
- A 24-router mesh network with 256 GB/s bisection bandwidth
- 4 integrated DDR3 memory controllers
- Hardware support for message-passing
In a sense, the SCC is a microcosm of cloud datacenter. Each core can run a separate OS and software stack and act like an individual compute node that communicates with other compute nodes over a packet-based network.
One of the most important aspects of the SCC's network fabric architecture is that it supports "scale-out" message-passing programming models that have been proven to scale to 1000s of processors in cloud datacenters. Though each core has 2 levels of cache, there is no hardware cache coherence support among cores in order to simplify the design, reduce power consumption and to encourage the exploration of datacenter distributed memory software models, on-chip. Intel researchers have successfully demonstrated message-passing as well as software-based coherent shared memory on the SCC.
Fine-grained power management is a focus of the chip as well. Software applications are given control to turn cores on and off or to change their performance levels, continuously adapting to use the minimum energy needed at a given moment. The SCC can run all 48 cores at one time over a range of 25W to 125W and selectively vary the voltage and frequency of the mesh network as well as sets of cores. Each tile (2 cores) can have its own frequency, and groupings of four tiles (8 cores) can each run at their own voltage.
A Platform for Software Innovation
Intel Labs believes the SCC is an ideal research platform to help accelerate many-core software research and advanced development. Intel researchers have already ported a variety of applications to the SCC, including web servers, physics modeling, and financial analytics. By the middle of 2010, Intel Labs anticipates having dozens of industry and academic research partners conducting advanced software research on the SCC hardware platform.


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Financial services technology provider Fiserv Inc. has published a free white paper that discusses the value FIs can realize from their mobile banking channel by taking mobile beyond basic services. The white paper is titled "Next Generation Mobile Banking: Transactions Increase Potential Return on Investment."
The Fiserv white paper outlines four benefits yielded by a well-executed mobile banking platform:
- Increased customer retention — CEB TowerGroup research has shown that mobile banking customers are half as likely as online customers to switch banks.
- Reduced channel costs — Mobile banking can help drive customers from costly assisted service channels to lower cost self-service resources.
- Transaction generation — Mobile banking use encourages revenue-generating activities such as increased debit card usage.
- Expanded Customer Base — An FI can expand its customer base simply by offering mobile banking.
The paper also outlines benefits to be gained by increasing the transactional banking capabilities available through the mobile channel:
- Greater mobile adoption — enhanced functionality increases the usefulness of an FI's mobile offering to customers and encourages them to shift interactions away from higher cost banking channels.
- Additional revenue — An FI can generate new income streams with mobile banking services such as person-to-person payments, remote deposit capture, merchant-funded offers and other cross-selling opportunities.
"[B]anks and credit unions are looking for ways to quantify the success of the mobile channel," said Erich Litch, division president of digital channels at Fiserv. "By adding capabilities that customers view as useful, innovative and convenient, banks and credit unions can continue to drive adoption while also bolstering potential return on investment."
"Next Generation Mobile Banking: Transactions Increase Potential Return on Investment" is available for free download at the Fiserv website.
For more on this topic, visit the mobile banking research center.


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This quick guide counts down four ways that automation can help you drive deeper customer engagement. Also inside, find customer statistics, tips for moving forward, and more.
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Sarah Kaiser
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So, this guy comes with a story.
It was over a month ago now that my ipad had been stolen (or lost and taken, you pick), I'd been waiting for my lunch when a co-worker happened by. We got to talking, lunch came and I returned to the studio completely forgetting my ipad behind. I realized my error minutes later and ran back, checked inside, outside, asked around- no one had seen it.
Oh well, I figured someone probably picked it up. It was in a dull old brown case that made it look more like a book than anything, I expected a kid or some doddering old lady, the two usual suspects of Arlington Heights. I went back to work, logged onto the locate app and watched it slowly travel down the road and up to a residencial area. I locked it and pinged it with a note, 'Hey, my name is Sarah! I see you've found my work ipad, email me at xxx and I'd be happy to trade you for a cash reward or drink'. This is my go-to message, I lose my phone all the time. Works more often than not.
No response. I made it beep to possibly attract their attention, it gets turned off. The battery was low so I was expecting anything. At my coworker's urging I went down to check out the area, but found no one where it was last sighted. I'm worried, but optimistic. I set a locate action for when it gets turned on again as well as another message along the lines of 'I need this device for work, it would mean a lot to me if you could return it, I can't afford to replace it.
Days pass, I watch it drift in an out of activity making its way north from Boston. A park, some random suburb, another park. What the hell? Who would be wandering around with a locked ipad in a park? Every time I made it beep it would get turned off, and the battery was ticking low. My creative director suggested I call the police, I doubted anything could come of it- and the officers I spoke with just short of laughed at me. 'There's nothing that can be done', I'd figured as much. They didn't bother filing a report.
Finally it went dead. I figured at this point whoever had it had no intention of returning it. They'd either let it run dead and had no idea what to do with it short of pawn it for petty cash, or wiped it, and with that all means of my tracking the device.
Either way, I owed my work $600+ worth of iProduct.
I actually wasn't too upset, to be perfectly honest. Anyone savvy enough to get around a block and malicious enough to go leafing through my email or dropbox might have found some scrap of PHI or other material that could have cost us more than a measly half-k, and I didn't want to have to live with my stupidity having caused such a mess. I'd gambled by putting the block up with my contact info, allowing me to still monitor it and track it when I could have wiped it and given them a fresh, unlocked new ipad. As far as I was concerned, I'd gotten lucky- even if I did have to go buy another iPad for Invo.
Sarah Kaiser
So I begrudgingly put in an order for a new one and resigned myself to the loss. It goes without saying I was surprised when a week later I got an automated email letting me know Apple had located it at an address. Fully charged, no less. Seems someone had figured out how to insert a plug into a hole. (One big step for man.) I related this to my coworkers, and my creative director said he'd heard of a case where a man, who was very much in the same position as I, had cops outside the door of a residence- and used the beep function to give the police incentive to inspect the house by turning it on once they got to the door. It sounded far-fetched, especially when the cops had brushed me off so quickly before. To me it's just some consumer device, I'm not dying, it's not a car or a stolen child, why should I waste a police officer's time? I gave it a shot anyways, what the hell.
After some municipal juggling, I get in touch with an office of the local force. I forward him the email Apple sent me with the address, and told him that if he could call me when he's outside that I could make the device beep when the time came. He said he'd give it a shot, and I spent the next while at the office biting my nails and trying to putter away on some UI work for the first time that day.
He calls me a little while after lunch and tells me to go ahead and make it do its thing and that he'd call back in a while. I do just that and sat around waiting beside my phone, sat around as well as a shambling ball of nerves could anyways. I wasn't alone, several other co-workers kept peeking over and prompting me for updates on the minute.
Another call, it's the same officer and he's asking where I am. I tell him the address of my work, and he says he'll be here in 20 minutes and nothing else. On the dime, he walks in with his partner.
Sarah Kaiser
The first thing I noticed about the guy was that he was MASSIVE. This big, friendly, bald looking fellow with at least a head and some change on me in terms of height, but with the sort of muscle that could easily allow him to fold me up like an origami crane if he wanted. He looked like a line-backer, and his partner looked like he might have been cast from a similar mold. Somewhere along the line, they had both been shoe-horned into some very prim looking sports sweaters and khaki trousers, badges at their waists. Being in software design, this race of human was somewhat foreign to me, but they reminded me violently of the Nordic race from The Elder Scrolls (And if you know what I'm talking about, then you're just as bad. Don't judge me.)
I instantly felt pity for whoever's door they had turned up at unexpected, but it hadn't been without result. The officer I'd spoken to grinned and held out my ipad (which, in his hand, looked a bit more like an iphone) and my jaw just dropped, and a cheer went through the studio.
I think I might have hugged him, and he was a lovely gentleman. While I was filling out the report he explained that when he'd gotten to the door and rung the bell he could already hear it beeping away. As he opened it he watched some kid coming down the stairs as the beeping got louder- and there it was in hand. He was apparently strung out on something, and the first words he'd said were 'I found it!'. Funny that. It was true enough at least.
The officer gave me his business card and went on his way, and I was just speechless. I haven't let the ipad out of my sight since, and I'm still in disbelief I ever got it back. I wanted to write him and his partner a thank you card and send it along at Christmas, but I went one step further and make a little sculpt in the likeness of the officer who got it back. I wish I could have done one of his partner too, but I don't recall what he looks like as much. I'm going to tell him he's always welcome to stop by if he wants one for himself though. I still need to paint this guy, but I hope he likes it, and perhaps isn't too put off by the big schnoz. I think it's rather fetching.
Sculpey, ~4 1/2 hours
Rob Hendricks
cute! you should still learn to remember your stuff! Put it all in one pile, you won't forget everything when leaving a place =]
Louis Bullock
Excellent tale! :) Glad you got your iPad back :)
Sarah Kaiser
Rob- I get better about it all the time. I have a side bag with pockets for all my things. Everytime I stand to leave I'm getting in the habit of making sure all the pockets are full, haha!
Sarah - I think this may have set a record for the largest number of characters ever used on Dribbble. Ha! Seeing this I said, 'no way I'm reading this whole thing', but I did anyway. And I'm glad I did! Lol. You are not only good at Sculpting but at writing as well. You will henceforth be known as Sarah the Scripting Sculptress. Good work, good story, good ending. :-)
oh and i tweeted it here. :-)
Sarah Kaiser
Jivaldi > I admit I felt some pangs of embarrassment watching it stretch on for three comments, I could just hear my mother saying "If you don't see anyone else doing it, you probably shouldn't be doing it either."
I'm glad you enjoyed it though! These kind of stories always felt like something that only happened to other people, so I'm still sort of in disbelief .
Sunny Tellone
Exactly what Jivaldi said! Fun read and great ending. I found myself wondering and hoping a little, that you might have more stories for us...
Ashley McQuaid
I absolutely love this story Sarah, this is awesome!
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