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I can't really offer anything helpful, but I can't see anything to criticize either, so that's a good thing. I just want to say that this looks pretty striking and want to see it fully developed.
hello. Long time no see =]
I was working on a strange map of Japan but my pc crashed and I lost it. Too bad since I spend on it like 10 hours. Then I lost my login and password, but I'm finally back. =P I want to show you my work in progress here. It's far from finished though. =]
I can't really offer anything helpful, but I can't see anything to criticize either, so that's a good thing. I just want to say that this looks pretty striking and want to see it fully developed.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
Hmm... Am I really cheap when I'm using a lot of brushes I found here in "mapping elements" and on deviant art? I tried to make my own brushes of trees etc. but I have absolutely no talent =/
I believe I should be able to finish my map tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. =]
I really don't know how helpful this will be for you, but since you prefer map symbols and brushes (made by others) and you seem to work on Japanese flavored maps, I have a bunch of symbols I made about a year ago and are in the Map Elements Forum.
Because I too create lots of Japanese style maps, and I'm a bit of an artist, I desired mountains and terrain features that resembled Ukiyo-e Japanese print art for that extra bit of Japanese nostalgia.
Here's a link to my symbols in that forum...
Here's my February 09 map challenge entry where I used these symbols to create a map of Japan during the last year of the Genpei War, 1185,
I hope that helps you!
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Wow That's awesome. Thanks.
I wanted to make a map similar to the one you find in game muramasa. The Demon blade for wii. It's beautiful and your hill and mountain brushes would help me sooooo much. Now when you showed me those maybe I will remake it. =]
Anyway Back to my current map. I posted an update. I decited I want to show which and what kind of goods each province has for an export etc. (I hope this sentence makes sense =P). So the middle one will have a lot of woods, the one on the lower right corner have herds of elephants so they can sell ivory etc. I would like to paint some roads or trade routes.. Do you think I should use dots to connect towns or simply a line?
I was wondering if anyone has some small and not overly complicated symbols for Towns, cities, villages, castles etc. =]
Wow That was my longest post on this forum and propably most of it has bad grammar ==;
Its simple, and its great. It goes to show that you don't have to have a complicated map to have something that is visually pleasing.
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There is no proof that the MMR vaccine is linked to the development of autism.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccine safety and adverse events. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/safety/default.htm. Accessed April 19, 2013.
DeStefano F, Price CS, Weintraub ES. Increasing exposure to antibody-stimulating proteins and polysaccharides in vaccines is not associated with risk of autism. J Pediatr. 2013; DOI10.1016/j.peds.2013.02.001.
Institute of Medicine. Immunization Safety Review Committee. Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2004.
Orenstein WA, Atkinson WL. Immunization. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 17.

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AES LNG Import Terminal
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Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
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Hyperion Egg-Shaped Digesters (ESD™)
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World's Largest ClariCone®
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- One of the special features on the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD was a set of cast interviews conducted by British broadcaster Johnny Vaughn and Dre Head. In these interviews, Dre showed awareness that the Harry Potter films were works of fiction, asking on several occasions if he could play a major character in later films. Despite this, he was afraid of the actors playing the Dursley family, seeming unwilling to accept that it was merely their actors rather than the actual Dursleys.
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Adeo sat down with host Scott McGrew, Eric Savitz of Forbes, and Jon Swartz of USA Today, to discuss how the Founder Institute takes a unique approach to entrepreneurship by bringing Silicon Valley to entrepreneurs all over the world. In lieu of relocating to Silicon Valley to start a business, the Founder Institute helps entrepreneurs build startups in their own communities.
Ressi believes that when the world's most talented entrepreneurs flock to Silicon Valley "you're sucking out the oxygen of these local ecosystems. I like to see the best and the brightest stay in their cities and build great companies there. There is no reason that there is one destination for smart entrepreneurship" - hence the notion of 'Globalizing Silicon Valley'.
Adeo also filled in reporters on the system in which the Founder Institute enrolls potential startup founders – a highly selective process that aims to measure success both during and after the 4 month program. He says the test highlights attributes of entrepreneurship as well as flags applicants who may be problematic, which reporters jokingly coined as a 'threshold of crazy'.
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May 11th, 2012
When it came time for Sivan Pardo, 31, to plan her wedding to her 28-year-old fiancé Scott Renwick, she knew she wanted a âbig fat vegan wedding.â
âAs Scott and I are both vegans for ethical reasons, it was very clear to us that we wanted our wedding, and everything around it, to reflect our ethics and values,â said Pardo, the founder and director of âThe Vegan Womanâ website.
Pardo has been vegan for one year and a vegetarian since she was 12. There will be no animal-derived products served at her reception on June 1.
She is hardly the first bride to use her wedding menu to express her beliefs. In 2010, former first daughter Chelsea Clinton famously served a vegan menu and gluten-free cake during her nuptials to Marc Mezvinsky to reflect her own dietary choices.
Clinton did, however, also offer the option of organic grass-fed beef to omnivorous attendees. She is among the brides and grooms meeting their guests halfway down the aisle on menu choices in the interest of making their big day more harmonious.
It's a fine waltz between âitâs my wedding and Iâll serve seitan if I want to,â and appeasing the average guestâs palate.
The compromise is one that Jennifer Fugo was willing to stomach. She was diagnosed with gluten sensitivity in 2008, and two years later, opted against a gluten-free wedding.
âAt first I wanted the entire wedding to be gluten-free, however I came to realize that the cost was just too much to bear,â said Philadelphia-based Fugo. She runs the âGluten Free School,â an online educational resource for the gluten-free lifestyle.
While her guests noshed on traditional wedding fare, Fugo enjoyed a personalized gluten-free meal. And when it came time to cut the cake, there was a gluten-free, vegan cupcake waiting for her.
For those with gluten intolerance like Fugo, the flour in a regular wedding cake would have wreaked havoc on her digestive system. Sick and bloated is no way to spend your wedding day.
âMost caterers should be able to accommodate health-related dietary restrictions individually and create a special meal for the bride or groom without serving it to all of the guests,â said Chicago-based wedding planner Camille McLamb. âBut ultimately, whether the restrictions are health-related or due to religious or ethical reasons, it's the bride and groom's day, and they should choose a menu that they are most comfortable with.â
For Pado and her fiancé, the menu with which they felt most at home was entirely vegan.
âWe could not imagine having our wedding tainted with the suffering of animals for the sake of keeping some of our guests pleased,â she said. âEspecially as we know how wonderful, rich and exciting the world of vegan cuisine is, and that all people really need to do is just give it an honest try.â
Among the items the couple will be serving: eggplant rolls with sun-dried tomatoes and vegan cream cheese, mushroom risotto, coconut milk-based penne pasta with peanuts and chives and honey-melon soup with mango sorbet.
Pado says she and Scott are constantly invited to non-vegan events, and though the non-vegan food and drink âsaddensâ them, they attend as a sign of appreciation for the invitation - and hope for the same mutual respect on their big day.
âWe hope that by inviting our family and friends to an event that is cruelty-free, they will respect us and our chosen lifestyle on our very special day,â she said.
McLamb says the menu can communicate something about the couple to the guests.
âI've had couples that served curry to reflect their Indian heritage and hushpuppies to showcase their Southern roots,â she said. âDietary restrictions based on religion, ethics, or beliefs are no different; they highlight something that's important to the couple and personalize the wedding.â
When Siobhan Kent married her husband Aaron, they wanted to personalize their wedding with one of their favorite foods - Southern barbecue.
The mother of the bride, however, advised the couple that since their officiating rabbi kept kosher, the reception should reflect the same, even if Siobhan's half-Catholic, half-Jewish family only kept kosher on major Jewish holidays.
âI wasn't a bridezilla by any stretch, but I wasn't too mature about being denied bacon on what was supposed to be the best day of my life,â said Kent.
In the end, her motherâs opinion meant more than her persuasion toward pork, especially since her parents paid for the wedding.
No harm done. The Kents ended up getting more than their fill of barbecue on their big day, it just happened to be in the form of chicken.
âThe kicker on the whole day was that the rabbi ended up not being able to attend, so this delicious kosher buffet was served to an audience where absolutely no one kept kosher,â she said.
Ultimately, the people invited to a wedding should know the bride and groom well enough to understand their choices. McLamb says a wedding should be treated like a dinner party; if you go to a vegetarianâs house for dinner, would you expect a T-bone? If guests know the hosts abide by certain dietary rules, they shouldnât expect to be served outside those.
And if your second cousin twice-removed does end up complaining because there isnât any schnitzel, McLamb suggests the bride and groom can simply reply, "'I'm sorry you feel that way, but this is important to us.' In the end, most people understand that the bride and groom's preferences reign supreme on wedding day.â
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SUPO has started a solar cooking programme in Ouagadougou, the growing capital of Burkina Faso. The aims of PESGO (Programme Energie Solaire Grand-Ouaga) are:
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In PESGO, it is observed that the CooKit cannot replace firewood entirely. SUPO is exploring the use of Jatropha oil as a complement to the CooKit. The Jatropha plant is drought tolerant and its fruits contain oil which can be used as fuel substitute. Unlike the use of solar energy, there is a still little field experience. Further exploration is needed. The combination of the CooKit and Jatropha oil seems to have high potential in the urban kitchens of West-Africa.
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Conservation and management of rare plant species
The Tennessee coneflower is listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. (www.npr.org)
Over 8,000 plant species worldwide are threatened with extinction, according to the World Conservation Union, and that number grows daily. Researchers have recently estimated that between 22 and 47% of the world's flora is in serious decline. In the United States alone, 744 plant species are federally listed as threatened or endangered by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, comprising over half of all imperiled species. These are disturbing trends, because plants provide essential ecosystem services that sustain life on the planet: producing oxygen, sequestering carbon dioxide (a major greenhouse gas), and providing food, medicines, building materials, textiles, and habitat. Many plants listed as in danger are endemic (restricted in distribution) to small regions or require specialized habitats. However, an increasing number of formerly "common" or dominant species are rapidly becoming vulnerable. Thus, efforts to conserve and manage plants are critically needed around the world.
Many factors are contributing to the loss of plant species, and these threats act synergistically. Foremost among the causes of extinction is conversion or destruction of habitats by humans. Overharvesting of wild plants for medicine and food also endangers species. In the United States, over half of imperiled plant species are threatened with competition or predation by invasive exotic species. Pollution accounts for declines in still more species. It is imperative to evaluate the threats to plant species accurately and to address these threats explicitly through conservation and management.
Several approaches can help save rare plant species and protect habitat for all species generally. First, the global distribution of plant species and their conservation status must be thoroughly and systematically documented. Scientists (including botanists, taxonomists, and ecologists) are working hard to catalogue, name, and describe the biology of plants throughout the world before they disappear, often using a method called Rapid Ecological Assessment. This activity is especially important in highly diverse regions of the globe with high numbers of rare species, such as tropical and temperate rainforests, and fynbos and other species-rich ecosystems of Mediterranean and monsoonal climates. Until the past few decades, many of these areas have remained extremely remote and relatively difficult for people to access and settle; however new technologies and population pressures are allowing people to colonize these regions and to permanently alter their ecology, even as scientists work to discover their biological richness.
Wiliwili seeds Erythrina sandwicensis (http://www.usbg.gov/gardens) Second, global efforts are underway to protect the remaining areas on earth that harbor high diversity of both common and rare plants (so-called biodiversity hotspots). The goal is to provide habitat in perpetuity for as many species of plants, animals, and other organisms as possible within a given area. Protection involves setting aside large, relatively intact tracts of land to reduce access and prevent exploitation by humans. Governments and international or regional conservation organizations frequently work together to acquire this land and to regulate human uses of it. However, these protection projects are often hampered by lack of funds, lack of political will, and a lack of understanding by the populace as to why such conservation is needed when it conflicts with human needs and goals. Thus, many of these areas are regarded and treated as "parks on paper," and incursions continue unabated.
A third approach, therefore, is to educate people about the economic, utilitarian, and intrinsic values of biodiversity. Many efforts to date have focused on educating local people about rare species and engaging them in helping to enforce the boundaries of protected areas. Local populations already often possess in-depth knowledge about the uses of wild plants and the need to utilize these resources wisely, but they are pressured by growing populations, poverty, and forces such as war and natural disasters that displace them to new areas or induce them to overharvest or destroy habitats. Likewise, even affluent or highly-educated landowners or politicians purposely or incidentally endanger plant populations when the promise of wealth outweighs the perceived benefits of protecting rare species or when their rights to use private land appear to be constrained. Outreach is needed to change these perceptions, and many conservation organizations now engage a wide array of stakeholders as soon as they begin to formulate conservation plans.
Fourth, national and international legislation is necessary to prevent the trafficking of rare species such as orchids. For example, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES); prohibits or limits trade of almost 28,000 species of rare plants worldwide.
Mammillaria hahniana (Old woman cactus) (http://www.usbg.gov/gardens) Even if critical habitat for rare plant species is successfully protected, ecological processes continue to affect the survival and future viability of populations. A fifth component of the conservationist's toolkit, therefore, is active management of these processes. Globally, perhaps the most important of these factors is global climate change. Plants are very sensitive to drought, storms, and temperature extremes, all of which are predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to increase in severity in the coming decades as the earth's climate warms (there is uncertainty about exactly where and when these changes will take place, but a high probability of significant disruptions to regional climate if current emissions trends continue). The geographical ranges of plant species have shifted widely in the past in response to glaciation and warming events, and will do so in the future. But their ability to move is constrained by their own adaptability and by the availability of suitable new habitat. For example, alpine plant communities, in which species are adapted to long winters with abundant snowfall, may disappear completely in some areas as mountain glaciers recede, snowfall amounts decrease, and plants acclimated to warmer climates move in and outcompete them. Rising sea levels also threaten to inundate coastal plant communities such as mangroves and salt marshes. Humans are also exerting other large-scale changes that threaten plant species; atmospheric pollutants such as nitrogen compounds (from automobiles and fertilizers) and clorofluorocarbons (refrigerants and aerosols) are contributing to acid rain and increased ultraviolet radiation due to the thinning of the earth's protectant ozone layer, respectively. Solving these global-scale problems in order to conserve plants and other species will demand coordinated efforts on the part of all people worldwide.
Many rare plant species have evolved specialized adaptations that depend on natural disturbance processes to maintain open habitats or to provide periodic flushes of water and nutrients, and these species become rarer when these processes are disrupted. Plant communities such as prairies and sandplain grasslands, for example, benefit from occasional wildfires that stimulate seed germination and eliminate competing species. People have suppressed many of these disturbances to avert their dangerous impacts on lives and property – preventing burning or diverting and damming rivers to preclude floods. Therefore, many rare plant communities need to be actively managed in ways that mimic or restore some of these critical processes. For example, conservation managers now have to set localized, controlled burns in order to maintain fire-dependent plant communities. Such techniques are labor-intensive, expensive, and sometimes controversial.
The fynbos (fine bush) vegetation of South Africa is exceptionally rich in plant species that are found nowhere else on earth. It is the focus of concerted conservation efforts. (Source: Elizabeth Farnsworth) Today's threats may abate tomorrow, creating opportunities for plants to "wait-it-out" or recolonize and reclaim their former habitats. Fortunately, many plant species possess a unique strategy for coping with stressful environments in the long-term: the seed or spore. Seeds and spores of a wide variety of species can go dormant for long periods (weeks up to centuries), postponing development of the plant embryo until external cues indicate that the environment is optimal for survival. Conservation organizations take advantage of this capacity by collecting seeds and spores from rare plant populations and storing them in a seed bank over the long term. Successful storage demands an understanding of the unique physiological tolerances of each species and their capacity to undergo and recovery from dormancy. Perhaps the world's most ambitious seed storage project is the Millennium Seed Bank of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, which seeks to collect and store genetically diverse representatives of 10% of earth's plant species over the next decade. Although seed banks can provide an insurance policy against extinction for certain species, other taxa produce seeds that cannot tolerate storage. Sometimes the leaf or root tissues of these plants can be deep-frozen and reconstituted; other times the species must be maintained and propagated in living collections in botanical gardens, much as endangered animals are housed in zoos. Thus, botanical gardens can be critical repositories of biodiversity, as well as aesthetically pleasing and educational institutions for the public to enjoy.
Reintroduction or creation of new populations of plants is another conservation tool that follows on seedbanking, but this practice carries its own challenges. Many reintroduction efforts fail because the species' ecology is poorly understood or because their original habitat has been irrevocably damaged. It is risky to existing populations to remove and deplete their seeds in favor of establishing new populations. It is not enough to scatter seeds in apparently appropriate habitat and hope for the best. Seedlings must be monitored closely for survival and reproduction, and reasons for plant mortality must be carefully evaluated. Thus, introduction projects are usually undertaken only when no other alternative for saving the species in situ is available and when the probability of long-term success is demonstrably high. Reintroduction is not a substitute for proactive habitat protection, nor can it mitigate for the destruction of existing populations.
The issues facing rare plants are formidable, and many species have already been lost. But the news is not all bad: efforts to save species are resulting in many successes. In 2003, the first plant ever was removed from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species list due to cooperative efforts by the Service and the New England Wild Flower Society. The diminutive Robbins' cinquefoil, restricted to a handful of alpine communities in northern New Hampshire, had suffered for years from trampling and other threats. Botanists learned how to propagate the plant from seed, and introduced two new populations into the plant's native habitat in the White Mountains. At the same time, a popular trail that led directly through the existing populations of beleaguered plants was relocated. Today, the plants are thriving and the species is considered secure. Increased understanding of species' requirements, activities to reduce threats, and far-sighted and collaborative strategies to save populations and habitats will help to stem the tide of plant extinction in the future.
Further Reading
- Farnsworth, E.J., Klionsky, S., Brumback, W.E., Havens, K., 2006. A set of simple decision matrices for prioritizing collection of rare plant species for ex situ conservation. Biological Conservation, 128:1-12.
- Farnsworth, E.J., 2003. Planning for plants: The New England plant conservation and research plan project. Plant Talk, 34:24-28.
- Guerrant, E.O. Jr., Havens, K., Maunder, M. (Editors), 2004. Ex Situ Plant Conservation: Supporting Species Survival in the Wild. Island Press, Washington, D. C. ISBN: 1559638753
- Kier, G., Mutke, J., Dinerstein, E., Ricketts, T.H., Kuper, W., Kreft, H., Barthlott, W., 2005. Global patterns of plant diversity and floristic knowledge. Journal of Biogeography, 32(7):1107-1116.
- Pitman, N.C.A., Jorgensen, P.M., 2002. Estimating the size of the world's threatened flora. Science, 298:989.
- Wilcove, D.S., Rothstein, D., Dubow, J., Phillips, A., Losos, E., 1998. Quantifying threats to imperiled species in the United States. BioScience, 48(8):607-615.


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For the first time in a long time, Robert Mark said he feels like he can just kick back and relax. But his respite didn't come because of his retirement. Nor did it come as a result of a long-awaited vacation.
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Diagnosed with bladder cancer two years ago, Mark recently qualified for services with Hospice of Marion County and, through the agency's assistance, he was able to leave his job and discounted room at the Steven's Motel and move into a studio apartment at Trinity Villas.
To get into the apartment, Mark had to come up with a month's rent and electric service, plus security deposits for both. Janai Duncan, medical social worker for Hospice, brought his case before the Community With A Heart board. Members approved $674 for those expenses.
With a wide grin, Mark paced around his apartment on Saturday and pointed at pieces of furniture that had been provided: a TV set and rocking chair from the apartment complex's maintenance man; a hospital bed, coffee table, sofa and kitchen set from Hospice.
"My life has changed radically in the last two weeks," said Mark. "This happened at the worst time of the year, just before Christmas. But Janai worked a miracle. She did all this because she knew I was moving into an empty apartment. I'm so excited about the way things are happening right now. That meant God is looking after me. I didn't think he knew I was alive."
Duncan said she first met Mark when he was working at the Steven's Motel on Pine Avenue.
"It was at our initial visit that he asked for help in finding housing," she said. "He had tried to find housing on his own, but he hit many roadblocks. He had no transportation, so he was limited in his ability to get out and about. I have a list of apartments and subsidized housing, so I started calling and leaving messages."
Duncan said Trinity Villas called back right away.
"It's a coveted location," Duncan said. "The rent is based on 30 percent of your income and the electric is a calculated stipend based on the apartment size. And, it's so close to shopping."
Duncan said several different entities came together to help Mark move in. Debbie Crawford, the complex property administrator, immediately emailed the needed documentation so Duncan could present his case to the CWAH board. Hospice volunteer drivers transported Mark to his interview for the apartment.
"It was a team approach," said Duncan. "So many people made this happen. I think it's been a very long time since something nice happened for him."
Mark had outlived his parents and two sisters. His wife died in 2009. Mark said he decided to turn down the recommended bladder surgery. And, since he was not a candidate for chemotherapy, he wanted to see if he qualified for hospice.
"My mother-in-law was on it," he said. "I saw people coming in every day and they were wonderful. My wife said it was a good place to be if you're getting ready to cross over."
On Mark's kitchen counter stand five vials of vitamins and also pills for pain. Mark starts his day with the regimen, eats breakfast and, if the weather's nice, he walks a couple blocks to Publix or Kmart. An avid reader, his only desire now is for a library card. And he needs a men's small size jacket for those brief, yet harsh, winter days.
At the end of the day, Mark said he goes to prayer before bedtime.
"I have had a wonderful life," said Mark. "I've had some great jobs, and the 30 years I spent with my wife, we had unbelievably good times. I have good memories to keep me going."
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By: Todd Mordhorst Journal Sports Editor
Western States veteran writes how-to book on ultrarunning
Bryon Powell is torn. He loves his job. He also loves to run. Thus his dilemma on June 25, when he is scheduled to toe the starting line at the Western States Endurance Run. A three-time Western States finisher, Powell is excited to test himself once again at the world's premier ultramarathon. He also feels an obligation to follow the race and report to his thousands of followers on Twitter and many more devoted followers of his website – . "As a journalist, do I serve the public better by going out there and live-casting or do I run and just have the experience and share that with others?" Powell asked. "It's a big consideration." Despite his interest in the competition at the front – particularly the return of defending champion Geoff Roes and Spanish phenom Kilian Jornet – Powell intends to run. It's appropriate, since he recently wrote the book on ultras. Powell's "Relentless Forward Progress" is drawing praise from beginners and experienced runners. The Park City, Utah resident penned the book as a guide to endurance running. "It explains the building blocks of training and the basics of trail running," Powell said. "It covers everything from extreme conditions to elevation training, as well as nutrition and even race-day problem-solving. People talk about ultramarathons as an experiment of one, but if you can learn from mistakes others have made, you can shorten the learning curve." Powell also tackles some of the debates about training for ultras. In one chapter, he has guest writers present their arguments for, and against, speed training. The author has been encouraged by the response to the publication, which ranked 21st this week among "Running" books on Amazon.com. "I've sold more copies than I ever thought I would," Powell said. "People are inspired. I've heard from a lot of veterans in the ultra community, but also a ton of new people." Those new people – the ever-expanding number of ultramarathon participants and spectators – helped convince Powell to quit his job as an attorney two years ago and dive into the world of ultras full-time. He covers races, reviews products and profiles athletes, both for his website and on a freelance basis for several prominent publications. Western States is as popular as ever, with well over 1,000 people entering the lottery for the 2011 race. The field for the race is limited to 369 runners. There are new races popping up each year and the renowned Ultra Trail Mont Blanc in France draws thousands of participants each year. "I think it's sort of an organic growth," Powell said. "There are a ton of runners – more and more – who cover the ultra distance. Their friends see they can do it and say, 'Maybe I should give it a shot.' There's also a lot wider exposure. With the Internet, people can feel connected to the races." Twitter and Facebook have revolutionized the way people follow races, and Powell has made the most of the technology. Last year he provided dozens of interviews and countless updates for those following the action at Western States online. This year, he'll be rubbing elbows with his fellow runners, experiencing the unique bond that comes with the highs and lows on 100 miles of rugged trail. "It's a common experience, and it's a challenge," Powell said of the ultra community's tight bond. "It really digs deep into your core. It's not just the front-of-the-pack guys. They have respect for those at the back of the pack. For the top guys, it may look like it's effortless, but they're suffering out there too."


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A judge has thrown out 4th Assembly District candidate John Allard's suit over opponent Beth Gaines' small-business credentials. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Timothy Frawley ruled Friday that the Allard campaign waited too long to lodge the legal challenge. The suit against the Secretary of State and registrars of voters in District 4's Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento and Alpine counties called into question the "small business woman" ballot designation for Gaines that is being printed on sample ballots. Placer County elections chief Jim McCauley, who attended Friday's hearing in Sacramento with County Counsel Anthony La Bouff, said the judge denied moving forward with the case because delays and added costs would have gravely affected the election process. Allard filed the lawsuit late Wednesday, which the judge pointed out was after the Jan. 31 cutoff for ballot-wording challenges to the Secretary of State. Kimberly Nichols, a spokesman for the Allard campaign, said the judge determined a delay would compress the time line for the election and pose a hardship to reprint ballots that were already completed. "Unfortunately he didn't rule on the merit of the case, that Beth Gaines is misleading voters," Nichols said. "The judge did admit the question being raised did have merit." Dave Gilliard, spokesman for Gaines, said the campaign was happy with the decision and glad to put it behind them. Allard contended that documentation from Fair Political Practices Commission filings by Gaines and her husband, state Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, showed that while she claimed to be a small businesswoman, there was no evidence of her being in business. The Gaines camp responded that the filing was a publicity stunt and had no merit. Gaines was involved in two family businesses and filed information with the Fair Political Practices Commission showing she received income, Gilliard said Thursday. McCauley said that the judge didn't address any of the ballot-designation issues because of the tight time factor between now and the March 3 special election. Placer County's printer has already started publishing sample ballots and he said they could be going out as early as Tuesday. "It would have cost the county thousands and thousands of dollars," McCauley said. "I'm sure that was part of the judge's thinking."


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If your spouse or loved one has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, you're probably wondering how you are going to handle it. Like many, you may run to the library and return with an armful of books that will take six months to read. Or you may jump on the Internet and try to wade through a thousand pages of useless information for one page of relevance. Or you may reach out to others that have similar afflictions. Here at BipolarConnect.com, we try to give you the information you want, the way you want it. Below you'll find a quick top ten list of suggestions and things to remember if your loved one is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Keep in mind this is written from the point of view of the individual with bipolar disorder. In the near future, we'll revisit this topic from my wife's point of view.
1. Give us confidence. If you can make your partner or loved one feel good about him or herself, life will be so much easier for both of you.
2. Take an active role in our treatment. Help with med administration. Don't count on us to be faithful to our medication, we all slip from time to time. If we are under the care of a psychiatrist or counselor, maybe a yearly session where you join us would be helpful. At a minimum, if you have questions or concerns write them down so we can take them with us to our appointments.
3. Recognize there are things we just can't bring ourselves to do, and try to work with us on this. For example, my wife pays the bills, as my stress level goes through the roof, and I blow up at the family if I try to do it. Of course, it's worse when I then give her a hard time for not "doing it right." When this happens, try to be understanding.
4. Remember that we have certain strengths and super-hero abilities at times. Take advantage of this. For example, if we go hypomanic and suddenly desire intimacy for hours on end, or multiple times per day, help us out. Keep in mind our meds sometimes take this desire away for months on end, so when it does come around use this to your advantage.
5. When we get in a really bad frame of mind, and we all do, be there for us. Don't be afraid, don't put up a defense against us, don't brace yourself for something bad. Be there to talk and support. It may not be pleasant (personally, I can be downright mean when in a bad frame of mind). But you'll both be glad you were there.
6. We know when we've made fools of ourselves, or done something bold, brash, or stupid. We'll be embarrassed to face you and the others affected. Don't hang us out to dry. Step up and support us, not in a condescending way, but as you would with any loved one. Don't say "that's the bipolar disorder talking." We may say that, but please let that be our decision. Accept us, don't dwell on it, give us a hug to show you understand, and move on. We'll be eternally grateful.
7. Embrace our diagnosis. It's not going to change, and may not improve. Meds can control it, but we won't be "cured." Realize that it's not always a bad thing, we're still the same people we've always been. To look at the bright side, we now even have an official title.
8. Remember that even though we're diagnosed, and likely medicated, things aren't necessarily going to be easy. In fact, when the bad times come around, we now know what's happening, and we understand why. Rather than use our old (and maybe dangerous) coping techniques, we may try harder to rein in our feelings and behaviors. This can make these episodes even more dangerous and volatile than before.
9. Help us to recognize those coping mechanisms that may not be good for us. We may not realize we are doing something, and the gentle input from a loved one may be extremely valuable.
10. Watch for triggers, and watch our behavior for clues of an upcoming change of mood or frame of mind. You are in the best position to recognize this, and to help us see and understand this.
There's not much that love, understanding, and trust can't improve. Keep the love flowing, be understanding of our limitations, and continue to trust us. We'll try hard to do the same for you.
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3rd edition! After 14 years, I've finally updated the book that's become almost everyone's introduction to Web usability (450,000 copies in 20 languages). Don't Make Me Think, Revisited is still short enough to read on a plane ride, but now the examples are from the 21st century, and it talks about mobile sites and apps.
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NELAUX has posted an excellent video of a presentation I did recently in Pasadena: "Is Usability Taking a Nose Dive?"
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TheUXIntern (Wesley Noble) has posted our hour-long chat (also available on iTunes podcasts). We ended up talking about things like the-Microsoft-UI-formerly-known-as-Metro and The Great Skeuomorphism Panic of 2013.
UserTesting.com has a pretty freewheeling two-part interview about the new edition of Don't Make Me Think. (At one point, I can't remember Geena Davis's name.)
And New Riders has a podcast of a discussion I had with my publisher Nancy Ruenzel about usability testing on mobile devices when I stopped by their new office in San Francisco.
I haven't scheduled more of my do-it-yourself usability testing workshops yet. (I'm still trying to whittle away my sleep deficit after writing for six months.)
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